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Zendure Welcomes Jim Haflinger as Chief Technical Advisor

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An engineering expert with decades of experience at major companies including Kodak and Nortek, Jim Haflinger will advise the product research and development team on the company’s expansion into sustainable energy.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2022 — Zendure USA Inc. today announced that it has hired Jim Haflinger to the role of Chief Technical Advisor. As the Silicon Valley portable charger company expands into the sustainable energy sector, Haflinger will lend his decades of electrical engineering experience to Zendure‘s research and development team.

Prior to joining Zendure, Jim Haflinger was a Senior Principal Engineer at Nortek, where for 11 years he designed many products for home automation, security, personal safety, and solar backup power. He served Kodak for over six years as a Lead Electrical Engineer for the company’s printer division, designing printheads and multi-protocol interfaces. The role had him coordinating product design and manufacturing in Europe, Asia, and the United States. He was also the engineering representative for the Customer Experience team to make the products more user friendly and easier to install and use.

Prior to joining Zendure, Jim Haflinger was a Senior Principal Engineer at Nortek, where for 11 years he designed many products for home automation, security, personal safety, and solar backup power.
Prior to joining Zendure, Jim Haflinger was a Senior Principal Engineer at Nortek, where for 11 years he designed many products for home automation, security, personal safety, and solar backup power.

In total, Jim Haflinger has over 30 years of experience designing a wide variety of products, including SCSI interfaces and diagnostic equipment, data management tools, and switching power supplies for medical applications.

Haflinger holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Santa Clara University and owns over a dozen patents on a variety of technologies. He is a member of IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and the Electric Auto Association and is the author of the 2nd edition of "Making SCSI Work".

Recently, the company raised over $1.3 million in crowdfunding for their new SuperBase Pro power station. This year at CES, Zendure set up a high-tech camping experience for visitors and debuted even more energy storage solutions and solar power generators and has plans to further expand into sustainable energy and home power management.

With Jim Haflinger’s product development and engineering expertise, the company hopes to come up with innovative solutions to bolster and accelerate the green energy revolution, including next-gen solar power and energy storage products.

"We are elated to have Jim advising our team, and the timing couldn’t be better," said Zendure CEO and founder Bryan Liu. "With his immense experience in all things electric, Jim will help us lead the global charge toward a sustainable future."

Zendure is a sustainable energy company located in Silicon Valley in the United States and the Guangdong – Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area in China. Since its establishment, Zendure has continuously launched innovative products, made rapid breakthroughs in the core technologies of energy storage and power supplies, and continues to bring pleasant surprises to the user experience. The company recently received a multi-million dollar series-A round of funding from a joint investment from Shanghai GP Capital and YOTRIO group.

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Aboriginal Male Healing Centre’s Holistic Approach Breaks Cycle of Domestic Violence with Data-driven Case Management Solution Built in Western Australia

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>> ECINS works with Centre to custom build new client engagement module to establish rehabilitation program for domestic violence offenders with long-term successful outcomes

NEWMAN, Australia, Jan. 20, 2022 — The Aboriginal Male Healing Centre (AMHC), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making an impact on domestic violence and its effect on communities and families, partnered with ECINS, Australia’s most collaborative case management system, to record data, demonstrate results, apply for grants, attract socially enterprising investors, and receive more funding to grow their organisation and support more clients.

Solution built to meet challenges AMHC faced in Western Australia

AMHC’s efforts are focused in Newman, a Western Australian mining town with a large indigenous community. Financial inequality coupled with historical oppression has caused the people of Newman to become vulnerable to poverty, homelessness, alcoholism, drug abuse, and an extremely high incidence of domestic violence. Operating with limited resources, AMHC worked with ECINS to create a solution specifically for the challenges that the organisation was facing.

By deploying the ECINS Client Engagement Module – the mobile application developed in Western Australia – as part of their collaborative case management solution, AMHC recognised a significant increase in its impact.

Streamlining key to successful outcomes for rehabilitation program

"The Client Engagement Module streamlines the whole support process for the participants," said Devon Cuimara, the Chief Executive Officer at AMHC. "Clients are now empowered to take charge of their healing process. We knew if we could give the offender and the family support mechanisms, we could enable them to maintain vigilance."

Equipped with comprehensive statistical data demonstrating their program’s efficacy, AHMC has expanded its services to more people while developing an application for a $40 million government endowment to develop a residential facility to further their support offerings.

Cutting edge innovation helps AMHC secure funding for continued impact 

Cuimara continues, "Our partnership with ECINS gives us a competitive advantage and places us at the cutting edge of monitoring and evaluation. This is going to be a significant catalyst in our success in securing funding moving forward."

The results are already evident. The partnership positioned AMHC to enhance their offerings, including a new "walk-up" service that allows people to self-refer into the program.

"Supporting the whole person is essential to the organisation serving the client successfully," explains Thomas Pettengell, ECINS’ Australia Operations Manager. "Our Client Engagement Module was developed right here in Western Australia, and we are thrilled with the ways it’s already helping AMHC more effectively serve their community and expand their capabilities."

About ECINS

ECINS is a not-for-profit social enterprise looking to create a better society by encouraging a smarter, more collaborative way of working across the public and third sectors. ECINS serves Australia from its offices in Dunsborough, Western Australia, helping health and human services civil servants, government agencies, social entrepreneurs, charities, organisations and teams evidence their impact and empower their teams to make better, more informed decisions. Learn more by visiting ecins.com/au.

 

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VVDN opens 5G Test Lab to provide ORAN, RCT and Inter-Operability Testing Services

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GURUGRAM, India, Jan. 20, 2022 — VVDN Technologies, end-to-end product engineering and manufacturing company, today announced the introduction of a new end-to-end 5G Testing Lab for 5G ORAN Based RU Devices in India. VVDN’s 5G lab is intended to enable technology providers such as telecom device manufactures, system integrators as well as Telcos to do protocol and validation testing for Open RAN(ORAN), Radio Conformance Testing (RCT) and IOT(Inter-operability testing) in a real 5G radio environment.

Open RAN is touted for its potential to provide vendor diversity, network flexibility and lower cost. Though its future success is not in question but its adoption timing is definitely a concerning factor for ORAN technology service providers. Device Manufacturers need a quick way to holistically check their radio devices performance and conformance to a wireless network comprising of multi-vendor systems. VVDN’s 5G Testing Services offerings will help customers transition to 5G ORAN by examining how Radio solutions behaves in a fully interoperable, technology-neutral network. A detailed insight on the Radio Device performance, will help in accelerating time to market for the ORAN solutions.

Nitin Jain, Vice President – Sales, VVDN Technologies said, " VVDN has deep commitments in the 5G space. I am thrilled that VVDN’s state of the art 5G Testing Lab is opening doors to many technology partners who are looking for their 5G ORAN based solution launch." He further added, "Our investment in setting up state-of-the-art 5G Testing Lab is very critical to our 5G strategy where we’ve committed ourselves to enable the 5G eco-system. Today we not only help customers with their Radio Unit design, development and manufacturing but also help them with the much needed interoperability, compliance and interface testing solutions."

VVDN looks forward to work with a diverse range of global telecom device manufacturers, system integrators, telcos and other players to help them with 5G Testing. For more details on 5G Testing Labs please contact marketing@vvdntech.in

About VVDN Technologies:

VVDN is a Product Engineering & Manufacturing company focused on designing & manufacturing end-to-end products across several technology vertical markets (5G, Data Center, Vision, Networking and Wi-Fi, IoT, Cloud & Apps). VVDN’s India HQ is located at Gurgaon, India and its North America HQ’s is located in San Jose, CA, USA. VVDN serves global customers across several regions including US, Canada, Europe, India, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. VVDN has 10 advanced Product Engineering Centers in India, which are fully equipped to design & test the complete hardware & software required to develop a complete product or solution. VVDN’s 5 Manufacturing facilities are located at Manesar, Gurgaon, India which includes in-house best-in-class SMT Factory, Molding & Tooling Factory, Die Casting, Product Assembly Factory, and Product Certifications labs. VVDN’s Engineering & Manufacturing facilities are fully complied to develop & manufacture Enterprise, Consumer, Industrial, and Automotive-grade products. 

Visit www.vvdntech.com for more information.

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Too early to bottom-fish in China’s property bonds, Greifenberg Digital says

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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022  — Greifenberg Digital, a member of the IMTE Group, commented today on the risks to Chinese property bonds as gauged by its suite of quantitative models. 

"Large parts of China’s property bond market are still too risky for investors," Jerry Lucas of Greifenberg Digital said after the bulk of US dollar bonds of Chinese property companies closed at new lows. The Bloomberg Index of high-yield Chinese bonds denominated in US currency (Bloomberg ID I36616 Index) closed January 18 at 53.7, down from a March 2021 peak of 120. "Although bonds of some property companies with stronger balance sheet have risen in price today [January 19], more leveraged developers remain subject to very high default risk, according to our models."

US dollar bonds of Country Gardens, one of the stronger developers, rose in Hong Kong January 19 on hopes of easier regulatory and monetary policy, according to financial news reports.

"For most developers, the equity buffer for creditors remains extremely thin, and default risk remains elevated. More clarity is required both from issuers and regulators before the riskier part of the property market becomes attractive," Lucas added.

Greifenberg Digital recently released Credit AI™, a suite of risk analytics that applies Artificial Intelligence/Big Data technology to a universe of 30,000 Chinese corporate bonds. Credit AI models forecasted the crisis in China’s property bond market last year, according to a Greifenberg White Paper released on December 7.

"The equity buffer on the balance sheets of the stronger property companies is shrinking as they sell assets and raise equity at a discount," said Lucas, a managing director at Greifenberg. "The shrinking equity buffer in turn leaves the property sector closer to default."

China’s high yield market lost ground in the second half of 2021, and continued to show losses during the first two weeks of January 2022.


Sunac China Holdings Limited (1918.HK) January 12 issued equity in Hong Kong at a 15% discount to the previous day’s close, and its stock led the property market down.

Credit AI uses four models, including a contingent claims analysis module that prices the issuer’s option to default. Less equity on the balance sheet and higher equity volatility increase the probability of default in this model, based on the work of Nobel Prize winner Robert Merton.

The Greifenberg models also analyze sentiment via Natural Language Processing of news and social media and apply machine learning to balance sheet analysis.

"The Merton approach gives us a real-time indicator of credit risk," Lucas added. "What we observe from the equity price and volatility of the more vulnerable property companies tells us that default risk remains elevated."

"In the case of Fantasia Holdings Group Co., Limited (1777.HK), distance to default as calculated by the contingent claims analysis model had fallen for six months before Fantasia’s bond price fell in July 2021. That’s been true for most of the distressed property companies. One or more of the Credit AI models sent out a warning signal well in advance of the event," Lucas added.


"If we look at where Fantasia’s default risk is trading today, we see that there has been no real improvement, and its bond price continues to bounce along the bottom."

"We see a nearly identical pattern in the case of Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd (1638.HK). For example, Kaisa’s distance to default had been shrinking since the middle of June 2021, but the bond price didn’t react until October.


"Now we see that distance to default remains extremely low, and Kaisa’s bond price is following it down."

"The market is telling us that the underlying assets of the highly levered property companies are still subject to price discovery. There are a lot of unknowns, including the extent to which state-owned banks will lend to distressed property companies, and the terms on which state-owned enterprises will buy assets from weak hands. The Chinese government is likely to favor homebuyers who have already made down payments for apartments and suppliers over bondholders. Net, we think investors should wait for clarity before bargain hunting."

About Greifenberg Digital Limited ("Greifenberg")

Greifenberg is a Canadian company engaged in the business of the credit research on China’s fixed income market.  Greifenberg has developed an innovative AI/Big Data suite of corporate bond analytics focused on the Chinese market. For more information, please visit www.greifenbergcapital.com.

About Integrated Media Technology Limited ("IMTE") 

IMTE is an Australian company engaged in the business of the manufacture and sale of nano coated plates for filters, the manufacturing and sale of electronic glass, operating a platform on trading in digital assets and financial research.  For more information, please visit www.imtechltd.com.

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Samsung’s AMD RDNA 2 Equipped Exynos 2200 is Official

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Samsung’s much anticipated Exynos 2200 with AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture incorporated in its GPU is finally official. The partnership was initially announced back in 2019 and has been one of the most anticipated developments in mobile silicon. The new system on a chip (SoC) will be making its official, commercial debut with the release of Samsung’s next flagship smartphone – the Galaxy S22 series.

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Better Security & 5G Connnectivity

The new Exynos 2200 will be one of the first commercially available processors to use the new ARMv9 standard bringing new advancements that provide better overall security. The SoC is made using 4nm technology with a more power-efficient architecture. It consists of one ARM Cortex X2 flagship core with 3 high-performance Cortex 710 big-cores and 4 power-efficient Coretex 510 small-cores. The octa-core SoC comes with a more powerful neural processing unit (NPU) which has double the performance of the previous generation thanks to the increased number of parallel computations that can be done. The more powerful NPU translates to better AI performance with increased precision thanks to the employment of FP16 (16bit floating point) in combination with the power-efficient INT8 and INT16.

exynos 2200

It’s a fully capable 5G equipped processor. The Exynos 2200 supports both sub6 and mmWave spectra thanks to the incorporation of a 3GPP Release 16 5G modem. Samsung is also boasting higher connectivity speeds of up to 10Gbps with its incorporation of E-UTRAN New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC).

On the imaging side of things, the new Exynos 2200 will come with an image signal processor (ISP) which is able to support up to 200-megapixel resolution. It also has support for up to 108-megapixel sensors and combinations of 64+36-megapixel sensors at 30fps and up to 8K or 4K HDR video.

XClipse – Enabling Next Generation Content with Ray Tracing with AMD RDNA 2 Technology

The crowning glory of the Exynos 2200 comes in the form of its new XClipse hybrid graphics processor. The new GPU is using AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture to unlock graphics that have been, until now, reserved for consoles and PCs. Using the RDNA2 architecture, the new SoC is unlocking both Ray Tracing (RT) and variable rate shading (VRS). What’s more, these technologies will be able to run natively on the hardware rather than remotely through the cloud.

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Ray Tracing technology will allow mobile gaming to level up significantly. The technology will allow game developers to mimic the behaviour of light more realistically in games. Details such as the colour, angle and characteristics of light rays as they interact, bounce and refract off surfaces can be simulated more accurately with RT. To ensure that performance isn’t sacrificed when deploying RT, developers can also take advantage of VRS which allows them to prioritise rendering to items that will affect the overall gaming experience. Items in the background can be deprioritised with lower frame rates to allow better processing and resource management. This would translate into better performing graphics particularly when it comes to gaming.

The Exynos 2200 is entering mass production as of this announcement. It’s poised to make its official debut together with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy flagship – the Galaxy S22 series.

Official Specifications

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Source: Samsung
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DYNAYAK N35 — The World’s First Waterproof Portable Power Station

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— Work temperature from -40oC to 50oC / Waterproof Design / Strengthened metal frame

SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 19, 2022 — DYNAYAK represents the great wilderness. North latitude 35, it’s the most difficult route to cross in the world. Moving to the west along north latitude under Kun Lun mountain, there’s the largest no-man’s land of China, Chang Tang. There’s about 1,700 KM toward the west along north latitude 35.

The outdoor expedition experience through Xijir Ulan Nuur, near to Hoh Xil no-man’s land of Qinghai Province is really unforgettable. At -40oC, the car fell into the icy lake, and all devices were flooded. The team had been trapped in such a severe environment for 66 hours without any power supply. This story even has been made into a documentary to remind other outdoor enthusiasts that a real outdoor power station should be made. Power supply could save the life at a critical moment. The freedom to use electricity bothered outdoor enthusiasts for so many years. There is no any power station in the world that can work stably in low temperature and harsh environment.

DYNAYAK decided to accept this challenge and break the limitation. Finally, the professional outdoor power station, N35, was born. N35 is designed to solve power supply problem at various of severe environments.

Extreme High-Low Temperature Resistance

The world’s first portable power station breaking through the severe outdoor conditions of rain, snow, wind, or dust storm. N35 can work at an extremely cold and hot temperature, which reaches -40 ℃ to 50 ℃ （-40℉ to 122℉）. And it’s a portable power station that works over 5,000 meters above sea level.

Innovative Waterproof Design

Featured on waterproof grade IP67, N35 is excellent waterproof and dust-proof, offering you safe power wherever you are. It still works very well even being immersed into water.

Strengthened Metal Casing

With rugged industrial design, we removed screen, switch and other elements which probably cause malfunction, instead of traditional indicator. The wooden handles make a very comfortable grip. And the innovative metal casing is coated with anti-corrosion material, which is built to last.

Integrated with cooling shell design, the whole casing is an effective cooling system. With free convection cooling solution and partitioned thermal control, it assures the even temperature inside the unit.

Power Everywhere

With 1200Wh capacity and 1800W AC output, N35’s advanced battery pack system enables you to power heavy-duty outdoor appliances and tools. The powerful 1200 Wh battery makes it perfect for camp, outdoors, and expedition, where it can easily power all your devices.

Multiple Recharging

N35 is designed to recharge in different options. You can connect with your car charger, solar panels, wall outlet, or 650W professional charger, which fully charged in two hours. DynaYak offers a 120W solar panel in a foldable design. It features portable and IP67 water resistance. Available to connect five solar panels with N35 to achieve up to 600W input.

N35 has experienced a variety of tests in harsh environments with our team at plateau, no-man’s land, and desert. N35 bring the innovative power station to the people around the world, who are enthusiastic in expedition, outdoors, camping, van life and working at extreme environment.

Availability

Coming in different version for users worldwide, available to back on Indiegogo now.

https://igg.me/at/dynayak/x/28195572#/

For press inquiries:
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Microsoft to Buy Embattled Activision Blizzard

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After months of growing legal battles and losing some of its top talents, Activision Blizzard may be getting a much-needed break. Microsoft is sweeping in to acquire the game developer for a whopping USD$68.7 billion. The acquisition will make Microsoft the third biggest gaming company behind Tencent and Sony.

Activision Blizzard’s acquisition will give Microsoft access to IPs from Blizzard, Activision and King studios. This includes titles like Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft and Overwatch in Blizzard’s portfolio; Candy Crush in King’s portfolio; and Call of Duty, Destiny and more in Activision’s portfolio. These game IPs are apparently making their way to XBOX’s GamePass sometime after the acquisition has been finalised.

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Source: Activision Blizzard

While the acquisition may seem like a big win, it may not be in the best interest of gamers as we’ve already seen Microsoft use acquisitions to bolster its exclusive games catalogue. Most recently, the company acquired ZeniMax which owns popular game studio Bethesda. In the wake of that acquisition, Bethesda has already announced that the latest instalment of one of its most popular IPs, Elder Scrolls VI, will be exclusive to XBOX. While it’s still too early to say if games like Diablo and Overwatch will be exclusive to Microsoft, it is something that gamers should be wary of.

In addition to this, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard isn’t addressing the underlying issues which have been plaguing the company. In fact, in its announcement, Activision Blizzard has confirmed that embattled CEO, Bobby Kotik, will continue as the CEO for now. Activision Blizzard has had a tumultuous 2021 plagued with workplace issues that have come to light thanks to multiple lawsuits.

However, Microsoft’s new CEO of Gaming, Phil Spencer, mentions in his email to employees, “Microsoft is committed to our journey for inclusion in every aspect of gaming, among both employees and players. We deeply value individual studio cultures. We also believe that creative success and autonomy go hand-in-hand with treating every person with dignity and respect. We hold all teams, and all leaders, to this commitment.”. Hopefully, this holds true when it comes to dealing with their latest acquisition’s colourful state beyond the close of the acquisition. Beyond the acquisition, Activision Blizzard will be reporting to Phil Spencer which leaves many of the concerns raised by both gamers and Activision Blizzard’s developers at his doorstep.

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Source: Activision Blizzard

That aside, Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is a huge development in the gaming industry as a whole. It could be the jolt the industry needed to push it forward to adapt to a newer approach to gaming experiences including VR. In fact, in their statements, Microsoft’s leadership has indicated that their vision of the now trending, “metaverse”, is one that is populated by creative content that can be consumed at any time.

Microsoft’s acquisition comes at a crucial point in the development of some of Activision Blizzard’s most anticipated titles including the much anticipated Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 and Diablo’s foray into mobile, Diablo Immortal. Having had such a tumultuous year, the games are in need of an infusion of quality leadership and talent.

The new acquisition is pending the approval of regulators and the shareholders of both companies. Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is expected to close by the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year in June 2023.

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Mohammed bin Rashid attends Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week opening ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai

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DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 19, 2022 — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, today attended the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainability hosted by Masdar – Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company.

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The opening event was also attended by H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum welcomed the leaders and experts meeting in the UAE to discuss issues related to sustainability and intensify collaborative efforts to find solutions for moving the world towards a more sustainable future.

Highlighting the importance of ADSW, the first global gathering of its kind after COP26, Sheikh Mohammed said, "Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week lays a pathway for COP28 when the UAE will welcome the world in 2023. The continued success of ADSW, which every year sets the sustainability agenda for the year to come, fully reflects our nation’s leadership in the field of climate action. This year’s convening of ADSW as part of Expo 2020 Dubai provides an opportunity for the convergence of global expertise to stimulate constructive dialogue and push efforts towards implementing innovative solutions."

"The UAE, guided by the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was and continues to be one of the pioneering countries in the fields of climate action, energy transformation and the adoption of renewable energy as a solution for addressing environmental issues and their impact on people’s lives and the health of the planet. The UAE has continued to express this commitment by developing a group of the world’s largest and most innovative clean energy projects. These efforts culminated in the launch of the Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, which reflects our commitment to create a future free of emissions," His Highness added.

The opening ceremony, held at the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo 2020 Dubai, was also attended by H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and a number of senior officials.

The opening ceremony began with the UAE National Anthem followed by a short film centred on international cooperation to confront global challenges, especially those related to climate change and sustainable development.

Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, thanked the UAE for welcoming him to the country and inviting him to participate in the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. In his keynote speech, he said, "As the first event of its kind since COP26, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is a kick start to carbon neutrality this year, offering strength through unity. This event holds great significance with the UAE hosting COP28 in 2023 – a milestone for the country’s journey over the next 50 years. The UAE is a powerhouse of sustainable development for the Middle East and beyond, with pathways showing the way for the rest of the world."

He continued, "Last year, the UAE became the first one in the Middle East to commit to carbon neutrality by 2050. Korea too in 2020 declared its commitment to carbon neutrality. And the UAE and Korea both committed to cutting methane by 30 percent by 2030. The UAE and Korea, as special strategic partners, have been working together in the fields of construction, oil field development, national defence, agriculture, health, and much more. This demonstrates the robust relations between our two nations. For our sustainable future, Korea hopes to hold hands together with the UAE even more tightly. Now our two countries are working together to build an economy based on hydrogen – a potential new source of energy in the age of carbon neutrality."

In his keynote address, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and Chairman of Masdar, addressed the challenge of maintaining economic progress, while turning back the clock on emissions.

He said, "Finding the answers to these questions has been the mission of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the Zayed Sustainability Prize. A mission that builds on the UAE’s position as a pioneer in clean energy. When we began investing in the renewables space more than 15 years ago, our leadership had a theory of the future that has been proven right over time. Today, the UAE is home to the largest and lowest cost solar plants in the world. And globally the future of renewable energy is just as bright."

The objectives of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week are in line with the "Principles of the 50," the 10 principles that represent the UAE’s strategic path in a new era and reflect the country’s vision and determination to promote development efforts in various economic, political and social fields.

As one of the largest gatherings concerned with discussing sustainability issues, ADSW provides a global platform for cooperation, knowledge exchange, investment and innovation, as it attracts more than 45,000 participants annually representing more than 170 countries and hosts nearly 1,000 international companies.

Key ADSW dates include: January 15-16 – IRENA Assembly; January 17 – Opening Ceremony and the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony, ADSW Summit; January 17-19 – World Future Energy Summit, Innovate, Youth 4 Sustainability Hub; January 18-19 Atlantic Council Forums; January 18 WiSER Forum, Exclusive Panel Session with the President of COP26 and 27 and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber; January 19 – Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum.

Photos, Video and Press Release from the Opening Ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week can be found below.

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MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ATTENDS ABU DHABI SUSTAINABILITY WEEK OPENING CEREMONY AT EXPO 2020 DUBAI
MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ATTENDS ABU DHABI SUSTAINABILITY WEEK OPENING CEREMONY AT EXPO 2020 DUBAI

 

 

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Bigtincan is a Gold Medalist in the 2022 SoftwareReviews Sales Enablement Data Quadrant Buyers Guide Report

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Ranked by Users for Vendor Capabilities and Product Features

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 18, 2022 — Bigtincan® (ASX:BTH), the global leader in sales enablement automation, today announced that it has been recognized as a gold medalist and leader in the 2022 Sales Enablement Data Quadrant report from SoftwareReviews, a division of IT research and consulting firm Info-Tech Research Group. The award is based on the collective knowledge of real users and placement is based on satisfaction with product features, vendor experience, capabilities, and emotional sentiment.

SoftwareReviews named Bigtincan a gold medalist as it received an 8.9 out of 10 composite score, which represents the complete and aggregated satisfaction score from end users. Quality of features, ease of customization and vendor support were amongst the strongest capabilities associated with Bigtincan, resulting in a 100% Plan to Renew reported by their users – outranking all other vendors in the report. Bigtincan secured the highest satisfaction scores in a variety of areas representing product features including:

  • Sales Collateral Management
  • Collaboration
  • Application Integration

Bigtincan also received a high Emotional Footprint score of +83, receiving top scores around innovation, product enhancements and importance to professional success. Additional Emotional Footprint Metrics in which Bigtincan ranked highly include:

  • Client’s interest first
  • Effective
  • Reliable

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Picosun part of extensive quantum technology development project

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HELSINKI, Jan. 18, 2022 — Picosun takes part as an industrial partner in QuTI, a recently launched extensive research project aiming to develop new components, manufacturing and testing solutions that are needed in quantum technology. Quantum technology has gained interest in a vast array of industries on a large scale. The remarkable performance improvements it offers enable for example powerful computing and benefits in communications, healthcare, sensors, imaging and measurement applications.

The QuTI project is coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and it has a total budget of around 10 million euros. Other industrial partners of the consortium include Bluefors, Afore, IQM, Rockley Photonics, CSC, Quantastica, Saab and Vexlum. The research partners are VTT, Aalto University and the University of Tampere.

"Quantum technology is a multidisciplinary and rapidly advancing field. The QuTI consortium provides an ideal starting point for strengthening the international competitiveness of Finnish technology and industry in this fast-growing field," says QuTI project’s coordinator, Research Professor Mika Prunnila from VTT.

"Quantum technology has already taken the step from research laboratories to commercial applications. We look forward in supporting this development trend even further and being part of creating a globally competitive industrial ecosystem in Finland around this technology," says Dr. Jani Kivioja, CTO of Picosun Group.

"Atomic Layer Deposition, or ALD, is the advanced thin film coating method for ultra-thin, highly uniform and conformal material layers that enables the digital solutions of today. It will also play a crucial role in future innovations and in the quantum computing, communication and sensing devices that will be developed in the QuTI project", continues Jussi Rautee, CEO of Picosun Group.

More information:
Jani Kivioja
CTO, Picosun Group
Tel: +358 46 922 8804
Email: info@picosun.com

www.picosun.com

Picosun provides the most advanced ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions for global industries. Picosun’s ALD solutions enable technological leap into the future, with turn-key production processes and unmatched, pioneering expertise in the field – dating back to the invention of the technology itself. Today, PICOSUN® ALD equipment are in daily manufacturing use in numerous leading industries around the world. Picosun is based in Finland, with subsidiaries in Germany, USA, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, China mainland and Taiwan, offices in India and France, and a world-wide sales and support network. Visit www.picosun.com.

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