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Realsee Announced Partnership with Catalyze Solutions to Enable Digital Upgrading of Housing Service Sector in Canada

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BEIJING, Feb. 16, 2022 — On February 15th, 2022, Realsee, a world-leading space digitization integrated solution provider, and Catalyze Solutions, a Canadian real estate technology company, signed a partnership agreement. Both parties will further expand the application of such cutting-edge technologies like VR and AI in the Canadian housing service sector, boost the digital transformation of the sector and provide consumers with a better housing service experience.

With the challenges brought by worldwide pandemic, Catalyze Solutions, a modern real estate technology company committed to offering developers and brokers digital and personalized solutions, has been exploring new ways to find and inspect housing. With world-leading 3D reconstruction technology and space digitization capabilities, Realsee has become an important partner of Catalyze Solutions.

Powered by Realsee’s leading 3D reconstruction technology, Catalyze Solutions currently supports housing display in VR filmed by mobile phones. This technology allows real estate brokers to realize the VR-based maintenance of housing via mobile phones only, without the need for professional VR acquisition equipment. In addition, Realsee’s space digitization solutions, which are well-known in the Chinese market, will be realized in the real estate sales system of Catalyze Solutions, including VR-based housing inspection, AI-based housing introduction and VR-based housing display.

Steven Shen, Founder of Catalyze Solutions, said, "During this period when human beings are facing major tests and transitions, I want to stay true to my vision and cooperate with our partners to energize the real estate market and promote the digital transformation of the housing service sector in Canada through VR, AI and other space digitalization solutions, thus bringing consumers a better housing service experience and achieving mutual support and win-win cooperation."

"Our cooperation with Catalyze Solutions enables Realsee to provide such independent and portable services as VR acquisition, VR-based housing inspection and VR-based housing display in order to facilitate the digital upgrading of the real estate industry in Canada," said Wu Ge, General Manager of Business Development of Realsee. "In the future, Realsee will partner with more overseas real estate technology companies to facilitate the digital transformation of the real estate markets in various countries. All parties will complement each other’s advantages to jointly offer global consumers a better housing service experience and achieve mutual benefits and win-win results."

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Sony Announces the LinkBuds WF-L900 – Listen to Music and Talk to Your Friends at the Same Time!

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When our friends ask us what they should get as a personal music listening device, we always go back to one brand. If you guessed ‘Sony’, you would be right. Sony is one of the leading brands in audio solutions for many reasons. For one, they make some of the most reliable hardware in the industry. They also make some of the best audio solutions that is accessible to even average joes.

They are also one of the biggest innovators in the industry. They were the first brand to commercialise and nearly perfect Active Noise Cancelling technology for headphones. Plenty of the noise cancelling earphones you can find today can find its roots in Sony’s WH-1000X headphones.

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In that sense, it should not be surprising for that company to bring in new innovations to the industry. They just launched something that has been leaked and teased for a while now, the LinkBuds earphones. This is something quite unique.

Instead of the usual Active Noise Cancelling stuff that they have been doing and re-doing for years now, this is the complete opposite. While sharing the same codename family as the Sony WF-1000XM4, the headphone is designed to be a transparent one. That is why it is designed with holes for its tips instead of a sealing plug.

The reason for that is to naturally implant transparency mode for the earphones. The downside, if you want to see it as such at all, is that it is permanently on transparency mode. It is also designed so that you never really have to take the earbuds off even when you need to have conversations.

You might liken it to the bone conducting headphones that is quite popular amongst athletes in the market. Both offers a constant transparency mode that also allows you to never take off your headphones until your battery runs out. Both works a little differently though.

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The sony WF-L900 LinkBuds delivers audio like traditional headphones, though a regular audio driver seated within the main body casing of the earphones. Of course, the casing, in this case, sits inside the confines of the ear to produce sound that is delivered through a tip that is usually seated inside the ear to also ensure that the earphones do not fall off.

The Sony WF-L900 LinkBuds are designed a little differently though. With Sony’s extensive expertise on designing earphones, they are able to design the LinkBuds with a casing that ensures its security in your ear without relying on a rubber tip. They also managed to make the compact earbuds lighter than most wireless earbuds of its type. Each bud is only 4 grams in weight, making them barely noticeable when you keep them on.

There is still some form of noise cancelling on the headphone though. Sony applied noise cancelling only for when you make calls to ensure that you have crystal clear calls with your friends. At the same time, Sony’s knowhow in headphones packs a clever pick up that cleverly detects your voice and ensures that it transmits thought the headphones properly.

Of course, the LinkBuds packs many of Sony’s clever technologies to ensure you have the best audio experience available. You get Sony’s industry leading DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) technology to upscale your music. You also get Sony’s highly acclaimed 360 Reality Audio technology for the most immersive audio experience you can have. It is also made to be IPX4 water resistant so that you can wear it even when you get to enjoy it while working out or even out in the rain.

The WF-L900 LinkBuds will last you 5.5 hours on their own. The carrying and charging case provides an extra 12 hours of battery life. It charges quite quickly too; at 10-minute charge within the case gives you up to 90 minutes of music playback.

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The Sony WF-L900 LinkBuds will be available in Grey and White at MYR 849, slightly cheaper than the premium WF-1000XM4. The new earphones will be available in Malaysia 17th February onward. For more information on the Sony WF-L900 LinkBuds, you can visit their website.

*Approximately based on exchange rate of GB£ 1 = MYR 5.68 as per 16/02/2022 on xe.com

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SK hynix Develops PIM, Next-Generation AI Accelerator

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SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 16, 2022 — SK hynix (or "the Company", www.skhynix.com) announced on February 16 that it has developed PIM*, a next-generation memory chip with computing capabilities.

*PIM(Processing In Memory): A next-generation technology that provides a solution for data congestion issues for AI and big data by adding computational functions to semiconductor memory

 

SK hynix develops the first sample of GDDR6-AiM that adopts its PIM technology
SK hynix develops the first sample of GDDR6-AiM that adopts its PIM technology

It has been generally accepted that memory chips store data and CPU or GPU, like human brain, process data. SK hynix, following its challenge to such notion and efforts to pursue innovation in the next-generation smart memory, has found a breakthrough solution with the development of the latest technology.

SK hynix plans to showcase its PIM development at the world’s most prestigious semiconductor conference, 2022 ISSCC*, in San Francisco at the end of this month. The  company expects continued efforts for innovation of this technology to bring the memory-centric computing, in which semiconductor memory plays a central role, a step closer to the reality in devices such as smartphones.

*ISSCC: The International Solid-State Circuits Conference will be held virtually from Feb. 20 to Feb. 24 this year with a theme of "Intelligent Silicon for a Sustainable World"

For the first product that adopts the PIM technology, SK hynix has developed a sample of GDDR6-AiM (Accelerator* in memory). The GDDR6-AiM adds computational functions to GDDR6* memory chips, which process data at 16Gbps. A combination of GDDR6-AiM with CPU or GPU instead of a typical DRAM makes certain computation speed 16 times faster. GDDR6-AiM is widely expected to be adopted for machine learning, high-performance computing, and big data computation and storage.

*Accelerator: A special-purpose hardware made using processing and computation chips

*Graphics DDR (GDDR): a standard specification of graphics DRAM defined by the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) and specialized for processing graphics more quickly, of which generation shifted from GDDR3, GDDR5 and GDDR5X to GDDR6. It’s now one of the most popular memory chips for AI and big data applications

 

SK hynix develops the first sample of GDDR6-AiM that adopts its PIM technology
SK hynix develops the first sample of GDDR6-AiM that adopts its PIM technology

GDDR6-AiM runs on 1.25V, lower than the existing product’s operating voltage of 1.35V. In addition, the PIM reduces data movement to the CPU and GPU, reducing power consumption by 80%. This, accordingly, helps SK hynix meet its commitment to ESG management by reducing carbon emissions of the devices that adopt this product.

SK hynix also plans to introduce a technology that combines GDDR6-AiM with AI chips in collaboration with SAPEON Inc., an AI chip company that recently spun off from SK Telecom.

"The use of artificial neural network data has increased rapidly recently, requiring computing technology optimized for computational characteristics," said Ryu Soo-jung, CEO of SAPEON Inc. "We aim to maximize efficiency in data calculation, costs, and energy use by combining technologies from the two companies."

Ahn Hyun, Head of Solution Development who spearheaded the development of the latest technology and product, said that "SK hynix will build a new memory solution ecosystem using GDDR6-AiM, which has its own computing function." He added that "the company will continue to evolve its business model and the direction for technology development."

About SK hynix Inc.

SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips ("DRAM"), flash memory chips ("NAND flash") and CMOS Image Sensors ("CIS") for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com, news.skhynix.com.

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Allschool Reveals Exclusive New “Animal Fun Fair” Live Course Series, Allowing Kids to Immersively Learn Animal Science

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SINGAPORE, Feb. 15, 2022 — Allschool ("the Company"), an innovative online education platform, has announced a new course series, Animal Fun Fair, is coming to the platform, designed to take students on an immersive tour of the animal kingdom where they can learn animal science while having fun in a virtual zoo.

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Available online exclusively between February 15th and March 15th, the lessons will be delivered by Tracy Horner, who has over twenty years of experience in education and teaches students ranging in age from four to university level. Ms. Horner believes that the golden rule for engaging students in learning activities is to make lessons fun and enjoyable, encouraging active participation and exploration of the learning content, ensuring kids look forward to the next lesson.

In the "Animal Fun Fair" course series, students will embark on a mesmerizing journey with Ms. Horner to gobble up fun facts about four fascinating animals that play an important role in our ecosystem: tiger, giraffe, snake, and fox. The course includes clips highlighting the interesting features of the four animals such as how they behave among each other and forage for food, combined with Ms. Horner’s inquiry-oriented explanation that fires and expands kids’ imagination about the animal world.

Thanks to Allschool’s online learning tool, Classpod, kids can interact with the teacher along with other students, draw pictures of the animals on the screen, and receive a star from the teacher when they give a correct answer. Classpod also allows the teacher to invite kids to the stage where they can interact with the real animals, making the learning fun and enjoyable.

An enthusiastic animal lover herself, Ms. Horner is also equipped with a wealth of knowledge on animal care having worked as a wildlife rescuer and zoo worker—an experience that grants her unique insights into animal behaviors and their natural habitats.

"Over the course of my career as an educator and animal worker, I find that kids are constantly fascinated by animals, whether it is about their stories or living environments, and have a natural tendency to develop instant connections with their pets as well as other critters great or small. By incorporating animal-themed elements into Allschool classes, coupled with my personal stories with those amazing creatures, I aim to pique the children’s curiosity about animal science while offering them essential knowledge for their future education," said Tracy.

With its state-of-the-art technology, Allschool works with experienced teachers with rich professional and educational backgrounds to bring engaging and innovative online learning content to kids around the world. Allschool endeavors to create an unparalleled virtual learning experience that is fun, inspiring and memorable by harnessing Allschool’s proprietary digital tools designed to boost in-class engagement and interaction. Visit here to join Animal Fun Fair with Allschool.

About Allschool

Founded in Singapore, Allschool is an innovative online platform that delivers highly interactive small-group live classes to children worldwide. Through Allschool, learners can enjoy a variety of premium live classes – including mathematics, languages, visual arts, game design, and more – delivered by thousands of devoted and talented teachers from all around the world.

An expert in online education, Allschool has developed a set of innovative purpose-built teaching and learning tools that bring meaningful changes to learning outcomes, allowing students to immerse themselves in a rewarding, gamified, and interactive environment that empowers them to explore and pursue their interests while making schooling fun and enjoyable.

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Computers, News

Microsoft Brings the Surface Laptop Studio to Malaysia for MYR 7,399 Onward

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The most powerful Microsoft Surface laptop is finally coming to Malaysia. Announced back in September 2021, the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio is meant to be a beast of a thing that can keep content creators churning contents out like champs. It is also Microsoft’s first notebook that features an ezel-style (Dynamic Woven Hinge) hinge to turn it into a studio powerhouse. Of course, it is a touch sensitive display too. With a stylus, it is made to be the ultimate tool in a creative environment.

A studio powerhouse is meant to be powerful, so Microsoft fitted this laptop with a powerful H35 series 11th Generation Intel Core processor (up to Core i7-11370H). Of course, a studio notebook is not complete without a powerful GPU to ensure that it can handle multiple displays and whatever software you can think of throwing at it. For that, the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio features up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti.

In Malaysia, you can spec your Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio with up to 32GB of RAM and up to 1TB of SSD storage. Unfortunately, you can only get those specs in Harvey Norman. If not, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD should be more than enough for today’s studio standards. For anything more in terms of storage, you might want to think about getting external back up drives.

The 14.4-inch display is an impressive one. The touch sensitive display refreshes at up to 120Hz. When you get some inspiration, the Surface Slim Pen 2 stylus is conveniently tucked away underneath the keyboard. To get some inspiration or some entertainment, you get a Dolby Atmos certified Quad Omnisonic speakers.

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The Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio is now available for pre-order from authorised retailers across the nation. As mentioned, this includes Harvey Norman toon. It starts at MYR 7,399 for an Intel Core i5, Intel Iris Xe Graphics variant that also comes with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. It tops out at MYR 9,399 for an Intel Core i7 variant that comes with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of SSD. The Harvey Norman exclusive will retail for MYR 11,999. While it comes with 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD storage, it only packs the power of an Intel Core i5 and Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Of course, all of them comes with Windows 11. More information on the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio can be found on their website.

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On-demand Food Delivery Services: Next Growth Frontier in Southeast Asia

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Exponential rise in internet penetration and mobile applications expedites growth opportunities, says Frost & Sullivan

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 15, 2022 — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Southeast Asian On-demand Food Delivery Market, finds that the industry presents promising growth opportunities for market participants. Increasing internet penetration and mobile applications and surging internet subscribers accelerate market expansion. The gross merchandise value (GMV) of the market in the region is likely to reach $49.72 billion by 2030, up from $15.15 billion in 2021, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) at 14.1%.

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On-demand Food Delivery Services: Next Growth Frontier in Southeast Asia

For further information on this analysis, please visit: https://frost.ly/6zk

Southeast Asia’s on-demand food delivery market is highly concentrated. GrabFood (by Grab), Foodpanda (by Delivery Hero), and GoFood (by Gojek) contributed 84.8% of the total market share in 2021, followed by smaller operators such as Deliveroo in Singapore, Line Man in Thailand and ShopeeFood in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. By market share in 2021, GrabFood is the leading on-demand food delivery service in Southeast Asia with 47.8% of the market, followed by Foodpanda at 23.2%, GoFood at 13.8% and others at 15.2%.

"The rise of shared mobility solutions in Southeast Asia has accelerated the expansion of on-demand food delivery services. Backed by large customer bases and user dependence, operators’ super apps are enabling value chain integration," said Ming Lih Chan, Industry Analyst, Mobility at Frost & Sullivan. "Additionally, major on-demand service operators are expected to broaden their product portfolios in the next one to three years, including on-demand deliveries of food and beverage, fresh foods and kitchen supplies, groceries, pharmaceutical products, and so on."

Chan added: "The developments of on-demand food delivery services will lead to the optimization of merchants, including supply chain management and time management, which vary according to the food delivery types such as instant, scheduled, and deferred. In addition, with the rapid advancement of technology and the popularization of mobile internet, adoption of digital payment solutions as opposed to cash on delivery will also increase."

To tap into the growth prospects, on-demand food delivery operators should:

  • Evaluate the potential integration of different industries, especially those related to mobility, including strategic partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.
  • Improve the instant food delivery market and strengthen their competitiveness by broadening their product portfolios and application of new technologies.
  • Explore partnerships with merchants, especially food and beverage restaurants and catering services, to enrich product choices for users.

Southeast Asian On-demand Food Delivery Market, 2021-2030 is the latest addition to Frost & Sullivan’s Mobility research and analyses available through the Frost & Sullivan Leadership Council, which helps organizations identify a continuous flow of growth opportunities to succeed in an unpredictable future.

About Frost & Sullivan

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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Nintex to Showcase Automation Innovations during Nintex ProcessFest® 2022

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Free virtual conference kicks off on 1 March with global keynote broadcast followed by live local sessions and on-demand content designed to help organisations save time and money by digitally transforming faster

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 15, 2022 — Nintex, the global standard for process intelligence and automation, today announced it will demonstrate how easy it is for organisations in every region of the world to save time and money by digitally transforming their manual, paper-based, and repetitive processes into digital workflows and automated experiences at Nintex ProcessFest® 2022 which begins on Tuesday, 1 March 2022, at 12 p.m. Eastern.

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"The demand to transform the way people work is urgent for every workplace, from commercial enterprises to government agencies," said Nintex Chief Product Officer Neal Gottsacker. "At Nintex ProcessFest®, we’ll highlight how organisations can leverage the breadth and depth of the Nintex Process Platform to quickly map, automate and optimise organisational-wide processes and improve customer and employee experiences."

The road to automation starts at Nintex ProcessFest® 2022

This year’s keynote features a new end-to-end demo which leverages every capability of the Nintex Process Platform to transform a manual corporate car leasing process into a fully-digital experience, as well as new Nintex customer success stories from Capital Group, ClaimCare, and GM Financial. Nintex product experts will also share process intelligence and automation innovations and the Nintex product roadmap for a look into the future, including enhancements to Nintex Promapp® and its next generation platform, Nintex Workflow Cloud, which includes more than 100 connectors.

Nintex ProcessFest® 2022 includes live local sessions in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe Middle East and Africa regions each featuring a product expert panel, customer panel, and drive-thru Q&A session. Participants are encouraged to network in real-time as they learn automation best practices from Nintex experts, digital workplace insights from industry-leading organisations, and how this year’s keynote demo was built leveraging the easy-to-use and powerful capabilities of Nintex Workflow Cloud.

Event attendees will have exclusive access to support engineers throughout the virtual conference. Attendees can visit the virtual support desks to ask questions, find community resources, and easily schedule a 1:1 meeting with Nintex support engineers. Additionally, 50 customers that attend live will receive a free learning consultation and learning journey based on their goals, skills, and role. Everyone who registers will gain access to more than 30 breakout sessions throughout the event including:

  • Solutions: Learn how industry leaders implemented Nintex solutions to solve industry and departmental challenges
  • Product: Hear best practices and updates on the latest features and functionality across the Nintex Process Platform
  • Resources: Drive Nintex adoption with customer success offerings, including courses to advance your skills
  • Customer-led: Explore real-world Nintex success stories from Nintex customers and partners

Nintex will also celebrate the 2021 Nintex Solution Innovation Award winners and 2021 Nintex Partner Award winners for their achievements, during Nintex ProcessFest® 2022. The 2022 Nintex Solution Innovation Awards are open for nominations now through 11 March 2022. To learn more about the awards and submit a nomination, visit https://www.nintex.com/awards.

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About Nintex
Nintex is the global standard for process intelligence and automation. Today more than 10,000 public and private sector organisations across 90 countries turn to the Nintex Platform to accelerate progress on their digital transformation journeys by quickly and easily managing, automating and optimising business processes. Learn more by visiting www.nintex.com and experience how Nintex and its global partner network are shaping the future of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA).

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AskNicely Releases 2022 State of Frontline Survey Identifying Top Service Business Investments for Customer Satisfaction, Employee Efficiency, and Revenue Growth

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Results of first-of-its-kind survey conducted by Metrigy to be discussed in depth at virtual Global Frontline Experience Summit, February 16, 2022

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14, 2022 — AskNicely, a leader in customer experience software for service businesses, today announced the results of its 2022 State of Frontline Survey. Conducted by Metrigy, and inclusive of 215 service businesses in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, the first-of-its-kind report identifies four key areas where companies can invest in empowering their frontline teams to significantly increase ROI from their customer experience (CX) investments. AskNicely Head of Marketing, Robert Galop, will present the findings in depth at the virtual Global Frontline Experience Summit taking place Wednesday, Feb 16, 2022, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. (PST).

"We are excited to reveal the invaluable insights from the survey," says Galop. "Traditional methods of managing customer experience are holding service businesses back. Companies follow a long path of collecting and analyzing data before taking any action to improve the actual experience. This data may eventually – but probably will not – trickle down to those frontline teams that can actually do something about it. Service businesses following this approach spend more and get less out of their customer experience than those following the AskNicely approach."

The survey found that service businesses realize significant gains from their customer experience initiatives when following the AskNicely approach:

  • 105% greater Customer Satisfaction improvement
  • 68% greater Employee Efficiency improvement
  • 25% greater Revenue improvement

"CX and other business leaders have found tremendous success by using technology to improve interactions with customers. By expanding with innovative technologies that help empower frontline workers, we are seeing impressive and measurable improvement in both the customer and employee experiences," says Robin Gareiss, Metrigy CEO and principal analyst. "The research clearly shows the value of products and services such as those offered by AskNicely."

Metrigy is an innovative research and strategic advisory firm that analyzes enterprise success metrics to advise companies on their technology transformation strategies. Founded by Robin Gareiss and Irwin Lazar, both renowned technology analysts and content developers, Metrigy focuses on some of the most interesting technologies including unified communications and collaboration, CX and contact centers, artificial intelligence, analytics and more. In the State of Frontline Survey, Metrigy mapped the following key areas:

  • Customer Experience Maturity
  • Frontline Experience Maturity
  • Employee Efficiency
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Revenue and Cost Impact

The survey is unique in that no other study has been conducted at this level to tie investments in frontline workers to improvements in business outcomes, and specifically to the highest-priority initiatives for service businesses. Frontline and Customer Experience leaders can leverage the results to identify and justify customer experience and frontline enablement initiatives that will help them significantly improve revenue, customer satisfaction, and employee efficiency.

The Global Frontline Experience Summit will feature over 15 sessions with speakers including:

  • Dan Cockerell – Former Disney Executive VP
  • Christine McHugh – Former Starbucks Executive VP, Customer Service & Operations
  • Charles Ryan Minton – Hotelier, Marriott Hotels
  • Joe Thornton – EVP/COO of HMS Host, former COO of Jamba Juice
  • Cheryl DeSantis – Chief People & Diversity Officer of SmileDirectClub

To register for the 2022 Global Frontline Experience Summit visit: https://www.frontlinesummit.com/ 

About AskNicely

Founded in 2014, AskNicely is the Frontline Success platform pioneer, connecting the dots between employee experience, customer experience, and revenue growth for service businesses. The industry-leading mobile technology platform delivers personalized coaching and motivation for frontline workers powered by real-time customer feedback and eliminates the need for layers of middle management. AskNicely services over 1,400 companies worldwide and has offices in the United States, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.asknicely.com. 

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Nokia Announces the G21 with 90Hz Display and 50MP Camera

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Nokia came back into the smartphone market with quite a bang. Unfortunately, they are not as popular as they were before. Still, Nokia is a popular smartphone maker with Android within their devices. They are popular in the scene of affordable Android devices – the entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment.

They kick off 2022 with a more modest note though. They have just released their Nokia G21, the replacement to their entry-level champion, the G20. This time, they have focused on all the important stuff that is aimed to make the device more reliable than ever.

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Nokia retained a few things from the G20 though. The Nokia G21 still comes with a large 5,050mAh battery that has a quoted battery life of three days while being a little thinner at 8.5mm thick. While that is also the same promise before, Nokia is ensuring that the G21 can last for three days by improving its power saving modes, or rather to implement them in stages. The first power saving mode triggers at 20% and still allows you to run most of your apps as normally as possible. The second, more aggressive power saving mode kicks in at 10% to extend the battery life even more.

Nokia also increased the charging speed on the Nokia G21 to now be delivered at 18W via a USB Type-C. Interestingly Nokia is reportedly shipping the device with a 10W charging brick. To fully take advantage of 18W charging speed, you need to buy a new charging brick.

The new Nokia G21 also comes with a large 6.5-inch LCD display with 90Hz refresh rate. Running the display at 90hz always can drain its battery though. There is an adaptive feature to reduce the display’s refresh rate to 60Hz (when needed) to get more battery life out of the device. It is also now a HD+ 720p display. Which means you can watch Netflix, Prime Video, and even YouTube at HD resolutions.

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You get a new 50-Megapixel shooter out the back of the device. The new improved camera also features a night mode, and Super Resolution function to capture highly detailed images. Sadly, there is no more ultra-wide-angle lens on the device though. Alongside the 50-Megapixel sensor are two 2-Megapixel sensors, one is a macro lens, the other a depth sensor.

Inside the device is also a more powerful System on a Chip (SoC). It comes with a Unisoc T606 12nm chip with eight cores. Two of the performance cores are ARM Cortex A75 cores while the other six efficiency cores are Cortex A55 cores that is still more powerful than the eight Cortex A53 cores from the previous Helio G35. The Unisoc T606 is also paired with a 4GB RAM and up to 128GB of storage and microSD expansion.

Oddly enough, Nokia has not bothered with 5G with this device, it is 4G capable still. On that note as well, the Nokia G21 ships with Android 11 at the time being. Nokia claims that the G21 is Android 12 ready though, which means that the Nokia G21 can be updated to Android 12 as and when it is available. HMD also promised two OS upgrades on their devices, which also means that it will be upgradable to Android 13 when it is available.

Security wise, nothing much has changed too. You still get a side-mounted fingerprint sensor that also doubles as a power button. Of course, there is the regular face unlock function that you might be used to on modern Android devices today. The facial recognition now allows you to wear your face mask and unlock the device though.

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The Nokia G21 is supposed to be available soon. The suggested retail price for this device is from €170 (MYR 806*) onward in Nordic Blue and Dusk colour options. Oddly enough, different regions get different packages for the device. For Malaysia, there are no confirmations on its availability and official pricing at this point. But we are looking forward to seeing the Nokia G21 making its way here.

*Approximately based on the exchange rate of €1 = MYR 4.74 on xe.com as of 14/02/2022

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COCA-COLA, WELLA COMPANY, FLIPKART, JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND NESTLE TO LEAD INDIA’S BEST COMPANIES AT 2022 INDIA EDITION OF BREAK THE CEILING TOUCH THE SKY(R)

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Opportunity for organizations to learn from the best on leadership, diversity & inclusion success.

MUMBAI, India, Feb. 14, 2022 — House of Rose Professional (HORP) announced today that leaders from India’s best Companies would exchange best practices for leadership, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and success at its 2022 India Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® – the success and leadership summit for women to be held online on April 19, 2022. Coca-Cola, Flipkart, Wella Company, Johnson & Johnson and Nestle are leading as early sponsors of the 2022 India Edition. The 2022 India Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® is a one-day virtual forum, led by C-Suite speakers, that offers organizations the opportunity to learn and exchange best practices alongside the best Companies in India at a fraction of the cost of other training programs. A critical theme for the 2022 India edition of the summit is men playing a much larger advocacy and allyship role in the acceleration of gender diversity & inclusion in India. 

The 2022 India edition is an important enabler of HORP’s  MISSION 2029 FOR A BETTER WORLD – its 10 year global initiative to shape a better world by quintupling the number of Female CEOs in the worlds 500 largest Companies by 2029 (from 14 in 2020 to 70 in 2029) and doubling the number of Male CEOs actually investing gender diversity & inclusion. Research around the world shows conclusively that greater gender equality in organizations delivers improved business results, better innovation and greater corporate social responsibility.

Neeraj Garg, CEO, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd, said, "Diversity is at the core of our business. As a company inspired by India, we aim to create a microcosm of India within HCCB. We continue to invest and make progress in unlocking the full potential of our people with equal access to development and opportunity. There is much work to be done and it is in this spirit of sharing and learning that we have been partnering with this forum. It gives participants an opportunity of cross-industry learning and defining the interventions that are further required." 

Krishna Raghavan, Chief People Officer, Flipkart shared, "As India’s homegrown e-commerce entity, Flipkart continues to set a positive example for building an empowered, inclusive and diverse workforce. Our People & Culture Vision underpins our commitment to Inclusion; and every Flipkart leader supports the advancement of diversity in business by being an ally and owner. From our corporate staff and technology org to our growing supply chain workforce, we consistently work towards enhancing our inclusion and diversity experiences through the introduction of multiple initiatives and policies that create a level playing field. We are happy to partner with the Break the ceiling touch the sky® initiative and look forward to making a difference in the larger ecosystem, together."

Manish Bhagat, General Manager, South Asia, Wella Company commented; "At Wella Company, we believe that becoming a truly inclusive and equitable leader in beauty requires that we commit to building diverse teams & brands that reflect the backgrounds of the professionals and consumers we intend to serve. We are delighted to partner with Break the ceiling touch the sky® in its ongoing mission for gender equality and advancement of women in leadership."

Commented Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional and best-selling author of the book Break the Ceiling, Touch the Sky: success secrets of the world’s most inspirational women which inspired the summit:  "The 2022 India Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky® is a simple and cost-effective means  by which Companies can learn from the best of the best and enhance their positive business impact in India via greater gender diversity in their workforces."

The 2022 India Edition is a key pillar of the 2022 World tour of Break the ceiling touch the sky® which travels virtually or live through North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, ANZ, Africa in 2022. Since mid-2014, Break the ceiling touch the sky® has inspired and enabled over 30000 women leaders to success across the world, led by a team of over 900 C-Suite speakers to date. The 2022 India Edition is the seventh annual India edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky®.

For delegate and team participation bookings or to lead as a sponsor please visit www.houseofroseprofessional.com

House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd® is a global leader in the Talent, Training and Transformation businesses. The Company operates internationally via its registered  brands Break the ceiling touch the sky®, Dream Job International® and CEOSmith®.

Inquiries contact:

Anthony A. Rose
House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. 
Email: anthony@houseofroseprofessional.com 
www.houseofroseprofessional.com