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IBM to Acquire Turbonomic Building Industry’s Most Comprehensive AIOps Capabilities for Hybrid Cloud

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– Addition of Turbonomic will enable businesses to assure application performance using AI and cut costs by optimizing the deployment of IT resources across development, test and production environments

– Complements IBM’s recent acquisition of Instana and launch of IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps to address AI-driven automation of IT; Powered by Red Hat OpenShift to run applications on any cloud

ARMONK, N.Y., April 30, 2021 — IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Turbonomic, an Application Resource Management (ARM) and Network Performance Management (NPM) software provider based in Boston, MA. The acquisition will provide businesses with full stack application observability and management to assure performance and minimize costs using AI to optimize resources – such as containers, VMs, servers, storage, networks, and databases. This will ensure they can dynamically and more efficiently assess and manage the performance of any application, anywhere. Financial details were not disclosed.

The acquisition complements IBM’s recent acquisition of Instana for application performance monitoring (APM) and observability, and the launch of IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps to automate IT Operations using AI. By acquiring Turbonomic, IBM is the only company that will be able to provide customers with AI-powered automation capabilities that span from AIOps (the use of AI to automate IT Operations) to application and infrastructure observability – all built on Red Hat OpenShift to run across any hybrid cloud environment.

"IBM continues to reshape its future as a hybrid cloud and AI company," said Rob Thomas, Senior Vice President, IBM Cloud and Data Platform. "The Turbonomic acquisition is yet another example of our commitment to making the most impactful investments to advance this strategy and ensure customers find the most innovative ways to fuel their digital transformations."

With the acquisition of Turbonomic, IBM will help companies overcome the high costs associated with managing performance and availability for multiple applications sharing an increasingly complex hybrid cloud environment. Given these challenges, organizations are seeking to adopt AIOps for full stack observability and visibility into their IT resources so they can deliver high availability and performance of applications at lower costs.

"We believe that AI-powered automation has become inevitable, helping to make all information-centric jobs more productive," said Dinesh Nirmal, General Manager, IBM Automation. "That’s why IBM continues to invest in providing our customers with a one-stop shop of AI-powered automation capabilities that spans business processes and IT. The addition of Turbonomic now takes our portfolio another major step forward by ensuring customers will have full visibility into what is going on throughout their hybrid cloud infrastructure, and across their entire enterprise."

"Businesses are looking for AI-driven software to help them manage the scale and complexity challenges of running applications cross-cloud," said Ben Nye, CEO, Turbonomic. "Turbonomic not only prescribes actions, but allows customers to take them. The combination of IBM and Turbonomic will continuously assure target application response times even during peak demand."

Turbonomic provides businesses with its ARM software that simultaneously optimizes the performance, compliance, and cost of applications in real-time. Upon close of the acquisition, IBM plans to integrate Turbonomic’s ARM software with the APM and real-time observability capabilities of Instana and the ITOps capabilities of IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps to help customers assure application performance and minimize costs by driving optimization across development, test and production environments.

By integrating Turbonomic ARM with Instana’s APM capabilities, a user will now be able to automate actions to optimize their underlying IT infrastructure and assure performance across applications. The Turbonomic ARM integration with IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps will enrich the ITOps experience in cross-cloud management by bridging an application’s topology to the resources on which it runs. This ensures customers can deliver quicker resolution of incidents or, if resourcing actions are automated, automatically absorb demand spikes with no degradation to end user response time.

Another major benefit for customers is the potential for sustainability improvements related to lower server, facilities and carbon usage afforded by Turbonomic’s ability to continually right size resources, without compromising application performance.

As 5G adoption continues to grow, enterprises are also looking to move workloads to the edge. This is driving networking to be an integral component of the application deployment strategy.  With this acquisition, IBM plans to leverage Turbonomic’s NPM products and strong presence in the telecommunications industry to complement its own offerings and expertise in this area, helping customers intelligently optimize applications running in 5G environments. 

Turbonomic has built and maintains an OEM relationship with Cisco through Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer.  The acquisition also builds on IBM’s growing investment in its ecosystem of business partners such as Cisco to help customers accelerate their journey to hybrid cloud and AI.

Today’s news underscores IBM’s continued focus on providing organizations with a one-stop shop of AI-powered automation capabilities for business and IT all built on Red Hat OpenShift, helping to automate their entire enterprise, from robotic process automation (RPA), to AIOps, ARM and process mining. This is the latest move in a series of recent IBM acquisitions – including myInvenio, Instana and WDG Automation; ecosystem partnerships; organic R&D – including the launch of Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps; and customer adoption by leading brands -including CaixaBank, PNC Financial Services and Banco Popular.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. It is anticipated the transaction will close in the second quarter of 2021.

For more information on today’s announcement, please visit: www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/ibm-to-acquire-turbonomic 

To learn more about IBM AI-powered Automation, please visit: https://www.ibm.com/automation

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WiMi Hologram Reports 140.0% Year-over-Year Revenue Growth to US$ 117.4 million in 2020

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BEIJING, April 29, 2021 — WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (Nasdaq: WIMI) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

The Company reported that its revenues increased by approximately RMB 446.8 million, or 140.0 %, from approximately RMB 319.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to approximately RMB 766.0 million (US$ 117.4 million) for the year ended December 31, 2020.The Company reported non-GAAP net income, which is defined as net income (loss) before the impact of stock compensation expenses, of RMB 40.3 million (US$ 6.2 million) for the year ended December 31, 2020. Research and development expenses increased by approximately RMB 66.6 million, or 362.8%, from approximately RMB 18.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to approximately RMB 85.0 million (US$ 13.0 million) for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in salary, as the Company hired more IT engineers to work on research and development of advanced AR holographic and related projects. In addition, the Company also focused on the research and development of the application of holographic AR technologies in the area of semiconductor, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data 5G and other areas, which the Company incurred in outsourced technical development services to focus on developing its technological capabilities in order to maintain its competitive advantages in the AR holographic industry.

Since its inception in 2015, the Company has offered AR-based holographic services and products to cater to customers’ needs, focusing on providing an innovative, immersive and interactive holographic AR experience to customers and end users. Since July 2020, the Company has developed its semiconductor business and provided computer chip products and comprehensive solutions for central processing algorithms and related services with software and hardware integration to its enterprise customers. In 2020, the Company generated approximately 44% and 56.0% of its revenues from holographic AR business and semiconductor business, respectively.

Mr. Shi Shuo, the chief executive and operations officer of WiMi, commented, "In 2020, we made three major leaps forward. First, after our successful initial public offering in April 2020, we overcame the impact of COVID-19 in the first half of the year and achieved a robust growth in our revenues in the second half of 2020. As a result, our total revenues in 2020 grew by 140% year-over- year to RMB766.0 million (US$117.4 million). In particular, after we received investment from well-known investment institutions in both the US and Asia, including a company affiliated with Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ: WB),we actively expanded our holographic AR business scope and made meaningful progress in the semiconductor industry."

"Secondly, we have increased our investment in the research and development of holographic AR technology applications, mainly in the specialized fields of automobile AR holographic HUD, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic devices, holographic semiconductors, holographic cloud software, holographic automobile navigation, and others. These fields cover multiple segments of holographic AR technologies from holographic automobile AR technology, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR technology, holographic visual semiconductor technology, holographic software development, holographic AR Advertising technology, holographic AR entertainment technology, holographic ARSDK payment, interactive holographic communication and many other aspects of holographic AR technology. Our research and development expenses in 2020 increased significantly, by 362.8% year -over -year to RMB85.0 million, as we worked to enhance our competitiveness and maintain our technology leadership position in the holographic AR industry."

"Thirdly, we have established a huge technology research and development ecosystem in the holographic AR industry through investment and mergers and acquisitions. According to Frost & Sullivan’s industry report, the market size of the global holographic AR market will grow rapidly. From 2020 to 2025, the annual growth rate of the market size of AR software & content and AR hardware is expected to be 68.7% and 67.9%, respectively. As a listed company in the holographic AR industry, we have a high global vision. In 2020, through investment in and acquisition of many R&D companies in the holographic AR industry, we have formed a powerful holographic AR technology research and development ecosystem, and are in the process of building a holographic AR industry value chain with great potential for expansion."

The information disclosed in this press release does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F. The annual report, which contains the Company’s audited consolidate statements, can be accessed on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.wimiar.com/.

About WIMI Hologram Cloud Inc.

WiMi Hologram Cloud, Inc.(NASDAQ: WIMI), whose commercial operations began in 2015, is a holographic cloud comprehensive technical solution provider that focuses on professional areas including holographic AR automotive HUD software, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic equipment, holographic semiconductor, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation and others. Its services and holographic AR technologies include holographic AR automotive application, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR technology, holographic vision semiconductor technology, holographic software development, holographic AR advertising technology, holographic AR entertainment technology, holographic ARSDK payment, interactive holographic communication and other holographic AR technologies. For more information, please visit http://ir.wimiar.com.

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Frost & Sullivan Evaluates How Remote Working will Redefine Global Mobility by 2030

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Webinar will explore how COVID-19 will have a transformative impact on key mobility segments such as corporate travel, car ownership and urbanization

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 29, 2021 — Mobility patterns across cities are highly influenced by Mega Trends, global events, changing work environments, and shifting industry structures, which have a direct correlation with commuting preferences. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is expected to affect the mobility industry for the foreseeable future. Industries and organizations have been forced to rethink the possibilities of their workforce working from home while staff considers new remote working set-ups away from congested cities.

Frost & Sullivan Evaluates How Remote Working will Redefine Global Mobility by 2030
Frost & Sullivan Evaluates How Remote Working will Redefine Global Mobility by 2030

This could lead to drastic short-term and possible long-term impacts on industries, the workforce, and the mobility market. In the short term, reduced vehicle usage would be a direct outcome. Consequently, a sustained ripple effect on private car registrations, public transit and new mobility solution adoption, trip patterns, urbanization and infrastructure requirements could disrupt the entire mobility industry. The evolving dynamics and rise in remote working trends are expected to significantly impact overall mobility patterns by 2030.

Join Shwetha Surender, Director, Frost & Sullivan’s Mobility Practice, for the Growth Opportunity briefing, "3 Remote Working Scenarios and their Impact on the Transportation Landscape," on May 5 at 10 a.m EDT. In this webinar, discover why COVID-19 is expected to alter growth paradigms for the mobility market, especially for business models. In addition, understand how "the new normal" is redefining the corporate mobility services segment by necessitating new corporate travel requirements and the adoption of new mobility solutions.

For more information and to register for the webinar, please visit: http://frost.ly/5m1

The future of mobility across the globe poses important questions about the need for sustainable, connected and shared mobility modes. Assessing future possibilities to achieve sustainable mobility will enable effective decision-making for cities, industries, and mobility providers.

Key benefits of attending this webinar:

  • Understand the implications of remote working on the global transportation landscape, including car ownership vis-à-vis shared mobility usage and employee commuting patterns.
  • Discover how and why shared mobility operators, technology platform providers, and OEMs will benefit from and/or be disrupted by the expected impact on mobility outflow, plans for buying a vehicle and modal shifts such as increased usage of shared mobility and active transportation modes.
  • Learn how businesses can capitalize on the seismic changes happening in the industry to build a more robust growth pipeline by tapping strategies such as supplying new mobility solutions (including bike sharing, corporate ride hailing, demand responsive transit, flexible subscription packages, and mobility budget) and driving business with new vehicle segments.

The event will also be recorded and available on-demand at http://frost.ly/1ti

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For six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.

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Samsung Unpacked Event Launches the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360

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Samsung just had an unpacked event last night and we found it quite odd. We did not expect a major unpacked event to happen at this time of the year. Still, it happened, and they launched something we did not really expect them to launch since a few years ago.

Welcome to Samsung’s first notebook PC product in many years. Welcome to the Samsung Galaxy Book ecosystem. First on the menu, are the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360.

We are going to assume that the Samsung Galaxy Book and Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 is the premium thin and light in their expanding stables of notebook products. The Galaxy Book Pro is light though at less than a kg. Specifically, it weighs just a little under 870g (13.3-inch). The 15.6-inch variant is not that much heavier too at a maximum of 1.15kg.

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The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 are Intel EVO certified platforms with some new tricks up their sleeves to make it even more seamless for users than ever; we will talk about this later. Intel EVO also means that it packs Intel’s latest 11th Generation Core i7 (up to) to boot. Alongside Intel’s Core processors also is a very capable Intel Iris Xe Graphics. You can opt for an NVIDIA GeForce MX450 discrete GPU (Galaxy Book Pro 15.6-inch) too if you want to and it is available in your region. The powerful Intel processor can be matched to an ample 32GB (up to) of RAM to make quick work of your tasks on the Galaxy Book Pro. It even packs up to 1TB of SSD space to store all the important documents and even your videos.

There is more inside the Galaxy Book Pro and the Galaxy Book Pro 360 though. All Samsung Galaxy Book Pro models, including the 360, packs WiFi 6E capabilities for smooth, stable network experience anywhere they can find WiFi signals. The Galaxy Book Pro 360 (13.3-inch) even has a SIM tray with 5G capabilities. The Galaxy Book Pro (13.3-inch) only has LTE capable SIM tray at this point, but LTE is plenty useful too when you are constantly on the go.

Both the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 comes with AMOLED (Super AMOLED for Galaxy Book Pro 360) display pushing images at Full HD 1080p resolution. What that means is that you get crisp, saturated, vivid, and very pretty images and videos on your Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 notebooks. Thanks to the added colour accuracy, editing photos and videos on the notebook should be an experience. You can even edit your photos via Samsung’s own Gallery app now ported to Windows on the Samsung Galaxy Book series.

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They have redesigned the keyboard as well for a better typing experience. The new Pro Keyboard, as they know it, supposedly features an optimum key travel of up to 1mm and is designed to be quieter and softer than ever before. All that allows for a smooth and comfortable typing experience especially when you are working on long emails. The Pro Keyboard is also a repositioning of the keyboard to maximise your typing position and therefore maximizing the trackpad for a more intuitive navigation through Windows 10.

Both notebooks in the series receive AKG’s treatment for audio with Dolby Atmos certification. That also means immersive sound on both ultrabooks. You even get to immerse yourself in movies even longer with up to 20 hours of video playback time and 16 hours in work/play time from the battery. Of course, that is what is being quoted by Samsung anyway, we have not had our chances to put it through our paces, so we can only take Samsung’s word for it at this time. Both notebooks also come with 65W Fast Charging via USB Type-C ports. The chargers are included of course. You can use the same charger to fast charge your Samsung Galaxy S21 device too.

What’s more impressive is that they managed to fit both the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 with a full-sized HDMI, and a full-sized USB Type-A port into the slim bodies of both notebooks. But that is really not the most impressive part of the notebook. The most impressive part of the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 is how well they seem to integrate Samsung’s own ecosystem into Windows, and how Samsung integrates their Android experience into Windows.

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If you are already a Samsung device user, you get to benefit plenty from the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360. For one, you get a very familiar S-Pen on the Galaxy Book Pro 360. It is about as big as the one you get from the Samsung Galaxy Tab S, and it is as brilliant, supposedly. But if you own a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 for example, you get to treat that tablet as a secondary display. It is a secondary touch sensitive display too, so you can naturally draw on the tablet and transfer it to the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro series instantly and seamlessly.

Easy Bluetooth Connection automatically detects other Samsung devices like the Samsung’s Buds earphones line-up for example, or even the Galaxy Watch devices. That also means you do not have to dig through Window’s annoying Bluetooth settings to pair up your earphones and synchronize your Samsung Bluetooth devices. But Samsung’s collaboration with Windows also means that it is now easier than ever to link your Android smartphone to windows with Link to Windows and Your Phone app. You need not download DeX anymore to get your device to seamlessly work on Windows.

You even get access to Smart Things within the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 to control all your smart home products from your notebook instead of your smartphone. Quick Share is now a part of the Windows ecosystem so you can start sharing any files instantly to Android devices in your vicinity quickly and seamlessly. These are truly the next step to integrate your devices into a single ecosystem, a way to access everything anytime, anywhere, every time, everywhere.  

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The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 will be available May 14th onward in selected markets. The Galaxy Book Pro starts at US$ 999 (MYR 4,098*) and is available in Mystic Silver, Mystic Blue, and Mystic Pink Gold colour options. The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 starts at US$ 1,099 (MYR 4,509*) and is available in Mystic Navy, Mystic Silver, and Mystic Bronze colour options. There are no confirmation or information currently on its availability or official pricing in the local (Malaysia) Market. For more information on the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360, you can head over to Samsung’s website.

* Based on approximate exchange rate of US$ 1 = MYR 4.10 as of 29/04/2021

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Nintex Helps Organisations Accelerate Digital Business Transformation with Pre-Built Configurable Process Maps and Automation Templates

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Free, downloadable business solution templates for nearly all industry and department use cases are available within the Nintex Solution Accelerator Gallery and integrated with Nintex Workflow Cloud

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 29, 2021 — Nintex, the global standard for process management and automation, today announced it is helping organisations accelerate their digital business transformation initiatives with pre-built configurable process maps, workflow and forms automation, as well as robotic process automation templates.

Downloadable business solution templates from Nintex span common use cases, industries, and departments and are available in the Nintex Solution Accelerator Gallery and integrated with Nintex Workflow Cloud.

"Our pre-built and easily-configurable digital business solution templates are designed to save every organisation valuable time while accelerating how fast processes can be documented and automated," said Nintex Chief Product Officer Neal Gottsacker. "Every process map and automation template is built to meet specific business process scenarios across departments and industries like government, financial services, manufacturing, and more."

With nearly 290 templates and more than 15,000 template downloads, the Nintex Solution Accelerator Gallery is a free online resource to help organisations of all sizes accelerate digital transformation with a best-practice approach to process mapping and automation. The gallery is easily searchable with filters which makes it fast to find an ideal template for a business process to be documented, reengineered or automated. Filters include:

  • Industry – banking, financial services, health and lifestyle services, energy, government, manufacturing, technology, education, and food and beverage
  • Department – customer services, finance and legal, human resources, information technology, operations and procurement, and sales and marketing
  • Capability – process maps, workflows, RPA Botflows™, connectors and Nintex K2 Cloud

Nintex Workflow Cloud customers can also quickly access every Nintex Solution Accelerator Gallery template from within their Nintex Workflow Cloud tenant via integrated links to the gallery. This helps organisations quickly auto-import their Nintex tenant details into relevant templates to efficiently deploy solutions even faster.

Popular Nintex templates include employee onboarding process maps and workflow templates, as well as process maps for invoice processing, workflow templates for work from home agreements, and templates to quickly convert SharePoint 2010/2013 workflows. 

To experience the power and ease of Nintex Workflow Cloud and the seamless integration to templates in the Nintex Solution Accelerator Gallery, simply request a personalised demo at https://www.nintex.com/request-demo/.

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Moomoo Inc. Clinches Title Sponsorship for Yahoo Finance’s Exclusive Livestream of the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting

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  • FUTU to leverage on its latest investment platform, moomoo, to stream Yahoo’s coverage for its growing user base of over 13 million investors on 1 May 2021 @12:30pm ET、
  • moomoo provides a platform for viewers to join the live conversation with industry experts
  • Futu Inc. is currently offering up to 4 free stocks with a USD 5,000 deposit for every account opening*

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 29, 2021 — Moomoo Inc, an all-in-one online platform in providing trading services and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Futu Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: FUTU), announced today that it has made the strategic investment to sponsor the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting live stream event. Yahoo Finance is the exclusive live stream host for the event which will be held on Saturday, 1 May 2021 beginning at 12:30 pm ET.

Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Shareholders Meeting, known as the "Woodstock for Capitalists", is one of the most well–attended shareholder meetings in the world.  In the new normal, the event will be broadcasted remotely. Yahoo Finance will connect moomoo’s 13 million users to the only destination for investors and professionals to hear directly from billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

Millions of people around the world are expected to tune in to hear Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of Non-Insurance Operations Greg Abel and Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations Ajit Jain share their insights on economic recovery, today’s markets, the company, and more. 

The global pandemic has fueled a surge in interest in financial information and an increased demand for the financial news, analysis and investment tools that Moomoo Inc. provides to its users. Yahoo Finance has seen a similar increase in demand on its properties. Therefore, Moomoo Inc. decided to sponsor the live stream event to further its commitment to the investment community and connect its 13 million users to the only destination for investors and business professionals to hear directly from billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

"Moomoo and its parent company, Futu, are seeing an overwhelming demand for better investing tools, more in-depth data and the need to diversify investable assets, which we offer through the moomoo app. By sponsoring the most anticipated event in the stock investing community, we want to further our mission of connecting investors with one another and with the brightest minds in the investing community." Said Leaf Li, CEO and Co-founder of Futu.

Created with the intention of fulfilling its mission in making investing "not alone", the moo community serves as a platform for users to post investment ideas and trading history as well as interact directly with over 700 companies, fund managers, media and key opinion leaders through posts and live-streaming. On a daily basis, it has more than 1 million active users, over 310,000 items of user-generated content and over 3,000 posts. FUTU will be streaming the show live on its moomoo app, which is available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Moomoo is currently offering an incentive to first–time users. New users who download the app and open a brokerage account at Futu Inc. could receive up to 4 free stocks and free level 2 data with a USD 5,000 deposit.*:

The schedule of the live coverage is below, with special guests and interviews for the pre and post shows to be announced at a later date. 

Yahoo Finance Livestream Programming Schedule:


  • 12:30pm ET Yahoo Finance pre-show
  • 1:30pm ET Shareholder Q&A with Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Ajit Jain, and Greg Abel
  • 5:00pm ET Berkshire Hathaway business meeting
  • 5:30pm ET Yahoo Finance post-show
  • 6:00pm ET Livestream ends

The program will be broadcasted live on Yahoo Finance.

*Terms and conditions apply. The full terms and conditions and disclaimer can be found at https://help.moomoo.com/?tid=115.

About Futu Holdings Limited

Futu Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: FUTU) is an advanced technology company transforming the investing experience by offering a fully digitized brokerage and wealth management platform. Pursuing a massive opportunity to facilitate a once-in-a-generation shift in the wealth management industry and build a digital gateway into broader financial services. The organization’s primary fee-generating services include trade execution and margin financing which allow its clients to trade securities, such as stocks, warrants, options, futures and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, across different markets. Futu enhances the user and client experience with market data and news, research, as well as powerful analytical tools, providing them with a data–rich foundation to simplify the investment decision-making process. Futu has also embedded social media tools to create a network centered around its users and provide connectivity to users, investors, companies, analysts, media and key opinion leaders.

About Moomoo Inc.

Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Moomoo Inc. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Futu Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: FUTU), with its mission to transform personal investing experience with an intuitive user interface, fully digitized trading platform in the U.S. and globally. 

 

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Deltek Vantagepoint Sees Significant Momentum Proving It’s a Solution Leader in the A&E and Consulting Industries

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HERNDON, Va., April 28, 2021 — Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, announced it has gained significant momentum with its Deltek Vantagepoint solution, now used by more than 400 companies to power project success. In 2021, Deltek released a new and innovative update, Vantagepoint 4.0, in addition to earning several designations as a solution leader on G2, a peer review platform.

Built specifically for professional services firms including A&E firms and Consulting firms, Vantagepoint helps firms improve productivity, boost collaboration and increase profitability. Since its initial release, Vantagepoint has undergone significant enhancements including interactive dashboards, visual project scheduling, streamlined invoicing and billing, intelligent character recognition (ICR) for expenses, simplified approvals, a Deltek personal virtual assistant and much more.

In the latest release, Vantagepoint 4.0, the focus is on business insight and business process improvement with advanced business intelligence, improved project status visibility and digital mark up for draft invoices.

"We are excited about bringing this new release of Vantagepoint to the market," said Bret Tushaus, Vice President of Product Management at Deltek. "From expanded analytics with our Vantagepoint Intelligence module, to more intelligent banking processes due to ICR matching on credit card charges, to smarter mobile apps – Vantagepoint 4.0 is designed to empower every user."

"Dashboards are my favorite part of Vantagepoint," said Colleen Frolich, Manager of Information Systems at McCormick Taylor – a full service civil engineering firm that uses Deltek Vantagepoint. "We can use them to control what type of information is delivered to help project managers focus on the information important to them – and the dashboard filters make it even easier."

Vantagepoint user Jacqui Smith, ERP Operations Manager at A&E firm Galloway & Company, Inc. added, "We are very excited about the digital markup for draft invoices. The addition of digital markups and annotations will significantly improve coordination between our billers and project managers, improving the overall flow of our invoicing process."

In March 2021, Vantagepoint received three of the highest product designations from G2 in its Spring Reports – Leader, Mid-Market Leader and Momentum Leader – as well as the Users Love Us badge. G2 is a trusted buyer discovery platform that publishes reviews on software and services. Companies like Deltek are reviewed by users, covering everything from setup and ease of use to security and support.

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Android, Mobile, News

vivo Unveils the V21 Series – For a More Discerning Selfie

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Have you ever thought; “hmmm, my selfie camera is not powerful enough; I cannot get a good self portrait and therefore my social media is incomplete”? What vivo launched in Malaysia last night might be your answer to great looking selfies with superb details. They launched the new V21 series smartphone.

The new vivo V21 series packs a very powerful camera system. Out the back is a powerful 64-Megapixel main camera that is flanked by an 8-Megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 2-Megapixel Macro shooter. The highlight though is the 44-Megapixel front-facing camera that you can find on above the display in small notch.

The 44-megapixel camera also comes with its own Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) combined with Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS) technology to produce selfies like you’ve never seen on a smartphone before. There is also AI Night Portrait mode to ensure that your photos look detailed and noiseless even in low-light conditions combined with f/2.0 aperture for even more light to be captured. If there is still not enough light around you, there are the Dual Selfie Spotlight to light your face combined with the screen’s soft light feature.

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The high-resolution cameras also means that both the front and the back cameras of the vivo V21 can shoot videos at 4K resolution. That also means you can rely on the front camera to even do your own vlogs with the vivo V21. Either that or shoot great looking TikTok videos or Instagram Reels.

You need some power to get smooth 4K video recording experience though. Some power is also needed to keep both the front and back cameras happy and shooting quickly. That power is found in the form of a powerhouse that is the MediaTek Dimensity 800U (Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G for V21e) System on a Chip (SoC). The powerful processor is supported by an 8GB RAM for all kinds of multitasking needs and 128GB of storage to ensure all your photos has somewhere to go.

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Viewing your photos before you post them are very important too. That is why vivo has fitted the V21 with a 6.44-inch AMOLED display. The display boasts Full HD in resolution with 90Hz refresh rate to give you that really smooth feel while scrolling through the interface. 90Hz is great for gaming too, of course.

To keep the device running all day is a 4,000mAh battery kept within the slim and svelte 7.29mm (7.39mm for V21e) glass and aluminium body. It even charges at 33W too, in case you need a quick charge before you leave home or the office. The 33W FlashCharge technology is of course delivered via the USB Type-C port of the device.

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The vivo V21 series is now available for pre-order (until 4th may 2021) via vivo’s own E-Store, authorized dealers, vivo concept stores, and vivo flagship stores on Shopee and Lazada. The new selfie focused smartphone will be available in Dusk Blue and Sunset Dazzle (Roman Black and Diamond Flare for V21e). The vivo V21 will set you back MYR 1,399 and the V21e will set you back MYR 1,299. If you do pre-order a unit of the vivo V21 or the V21e, you are eligible for a 1-year extended warranty, 1-year screen crack protection, an MYR 50 instant rebate, and an exclusive gift that amounts to MYR 699 and MYR 599 in total value respectively. For more information on the vivo V21 series, you can head over to vivo’s website.

Computers, News

Work From Anywhere with the new Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable

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Work from home has become an undeniable fact given the current realities of the world we live in. Dell has been one of the companies that have been active innovating when it comes to creating solutions that they believe cater to the new niche that has been emerging. The latest device to make it into the Dell line up: the Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable.

The new Dell Latitude Detachable brings the tablet with detachable keyboard design to Dell’s professional line up. The new form factor brings more processing power with Intel’s latest generation vPro processors in a body that weighs less than 1kg.

The slim and light laptop packs a punch when it comes to features as well. The Dell Latitude Detachable comes with options such as a 5-megapixel, 1080p web cam with support for 30fps video and dual array microphones which should help with video calls. It also has options for mobile connectivity with support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modem. If you need a more tactile experience, the Latitude comes with support for styli as well.

Of course, a Dell PC wouldn’t be complete without support for the many innovations that Dell has created to make their laptops one of the most stable and reliable. This includes Dell’s SafeBIOS and Dell’s remote support solutions. Companies looking to deploy the Latitude Detachable can deploy the laptop complete with their necessary software direct from the manufacturer.

When it comes to connectivity and graphics, the Latitude Detachable comes with the Intel IRIS Xe integrated graphics. On the connectivity side of things, it supports WiFi 6 (802.11ax) in addition to the standard WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Bluetooth 5.1 and Thunderbolt 4 are also supported.

Pricing & Availability

The Dell Latitude Detachable will be available starting April 27, 2021 in the U.S. with prices starting at USD$1,549 (MYR6,354.54).

In Malaysia, the Dell Latitude Detachable will be available starting on April 27, 2021. The Latitude will be available with specifications starting with the Intel Core i5-1130G7 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD memory. Prices will start from MYR8,362.43.

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Ascensia Rolls Out The On@Pro Online Educational Platform for Healthcare Professionals in Collaboration With the Tumaini Institute

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BASEL, Switzerland, April 28, 2021 — Ascensia Diabetes Care, a leading global diabetes care company, has announced today that it has rolled out an online educational platform for continuous personal learning aimed at healthcare professionals working with people with diabetes. The On@Pro tool, which was originally piloted in September 2020, has been developed in partnership with the TUMAINI Institute in Germany, through a collaboration with Professor Peter Schwarz, a globally renowned diabetes expert.

Ascensia Diabetes Care has rolled out an online educational platform for continuous personal learning aimed at healthcare professionals working with people with diabetes
Ascensia Diabetes Care has rolled out an online educational platform for continuous personal learning aimed at healthcare professionals working with people with diabetes

On@Pro is currently available in 13 countries, including the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and the UAE), South Africa, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Singapore, China Hong Kong, the Philippines and Nepal, and there are plans to add additional markets over the course of 2021. It can be accessed via Android, Microsoft and iOS enabled devices such as smartphones, tablets and PCs, through a personal access code which can be obtained from Ascensia in countries where the tool is currently being offered. Access is free of charge to ensure access for as many healthcare professionals as possible.

The platform currently offers a total of 32 modules[1], all in English language, relating to various aspects of diabetes care and management. Each module includes a 3-4 minute introductory video, a set of educational slides and an assessment tool that enables the user to receive certification[2]. In certain markets, including South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and UAE, the tool has been accredited and completion of modules can lead to CME (Continuing Medical Education) credits.

Rob Schumm, President at Ascensia Diabetes Care commented: "Through our conversations with healthcare professionals, we became aware of a strong desire for a more comprehensive education platform in diabetes. As part of our ongoing commitment to the diabetes community, one of our priorities is to provide free educational resources to healthcare professionals that can build a greater understanding of diabetes and its management. We believe this will equip HCPs, including GPs, nurses and pharmacists, with the knowledge needed to advise and support people to more effectively self-manage their condition. The On@Pro platform is easily accessible and offers bite-size modules for effective and efficient continuous learning. Alongside On@Pro, we have developed other educational initiatives such as the EMEA Nurse Symposium and virtual courses for pharmacists and other healthcare stakeholders in North America. We believe that widespread education can empower healthcare professionals to help improve and simplify the lives of people living with diabetes."

"We wanted to provide an attractive and unique educational portal covering the different aspects of diabetes care relevant to healthcare professionals via a state-of-the-art platform. This tool enables personal continuous medical education that results in a CME certificate for the successful completion of the education program," concluded Prof. Dr. med. habil. Peter Schwarz, at the TUMAINI Institute. 

The modules are split into basic, advanced and add-on modules, and each one takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. The 18 basic modules cover topics relating to diabetes prevention, diabetes-related complications, diabetes in daily living and diabetes management, including nutrition and activity, self-monitoring of blood glucose, oral antidiabetic drugs, and insulin dosing. The nine advanced modules cover specific types of diabetes sub-groups or diabetes in specific scenarios – in pregnancy, in the elderly population, or in adolescents and children. They also look at accuracy in specific situations, such as low blood glucose ranges, gestational diabetes and among CGM and FGM users. Finally the four add-on modules cover e-health in diabetes, diabetes in Ramadan and blood glucose awareness training.

1. The content of the modules has been prepared by Prof. Peter Schwarz and the TUMAINI Institute and reflects their respective personal scientific views. Ascensia has no influence over the content of specific modules.
2. Certification granted by the University of Dresden and TUMAINI Institute, Germany.

 

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