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Supermicro Unveils Intelligent Retail Edge – Delivers Sophisticated Solution for IoT Workload-Intensive Applications

NodeWeaver and NetFoundry Collaborate with Supermicro to Offer Retailers a Platform to Accelerate Digital Transformation

SAN JOSE, California, May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, announced an advanced and customizable integrated platform targeting retail and chain store environments. Supermicro’s new platform combines proven hardware/software configurations to support the demand for processing the quantities of data emanating from the growing deployment of IoT and other interrelated computing devices. 

Supermicro’s Intelligent Retail Edge provides an integrated software-defined operating platform that significantly simplifies the deployment, management, orchestration, and networking of Edge infrastructure and applications. The platform runs on Supermicro’s IoT and edge hardware, ranging from small edge devices to full-scale rack-based edge servers that can support GPU, FPGA, and other technologies.

"Supermicro’s Intelligent Retail Edge solution provides retailers the engine they need to deliver innovative technologies and services to their customers efficiently," said Raju Penumatcha, senior vice president and chief product officer, Supermicro. "Built on Supermicro’s flexible Building Block Solutions® architecture and powered by leading-edge software from our partners, this solution is optimized to help address some of the challenges facing the retail industry today."


Supermicro’s Intelligent Retail Edge is offered in three different certified cluster configurations leveraging the industry-proven SuperServer platform that is optimized for specific sized stores, and application workload requirements.

  • Entry-level cluster platform based on the E100, a small, powerful fanless IoT/Edge gateway server for small stores with space and power constraints, such as small convenience stores or restaurants, running basic workloads such as Point-of-Sale (POS), video surveillance, and inventory management.
  • A mainstream cluster requiring a versatile, high-performance IoT/Edge server based on the E300, has a small physical footprint and superior acoustics for small to medium-sized stores running multiple applications at the edge.
  • High-end cluster configuration utilizing the 1019/5019, a short depth rack-mount edge workhorse server with rich storage and networking options and support for accelerator and GPU technologies needed for AI/ML applications for medium to- large-sized stores, such as grocery stores and mid-sized size retailers.

Developed through a collaboration with NodeWeaver and NetFoundry, Supermicro’s Integrated Retail Edge platform supports small-to-large clusters for retail applications.

"Retail technology is at the beginning of a new era that promises to revolutionize the customer experience, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs," said Carlo Daffara, CEO and Co-Founder of NodeWeaver, a provider of a universal edge fabric software. "As distributed compute becomes more critical for retail operations, these platforms must be deployed, managed, maintained, and secured on a mass scale. Supermicro’s Retail Edge provides the foundational operating platform for this distributed compute layer, and NodeWeaver is proud to be a part of this solution."

Providing reliable and secure networking can be challenging in distributed edge environments, and securing customer and point-of-sale (POS) data is critical in retail environments. Supermicro’s Retail Edge platform provides simple, easy to deploy Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) connectivity powered by NetFoundry to deliver exceptional performance, zero-trust security, agility, and simplicity.

"Retailers are innovating to enhance customer experiences," said Galeal Zino, Founder, and CEO, NetFoundry. "The SuperMicro Retail Edge solution provides next-gen retail applications with the software-defined operating platform, and powerful edge compute they require to innovate.  To securely connect those retail edges with core, cloud, and partners, without needing to manage additional networking servers, the retailer or solution provider leverages Zero Trust NaaS, powered by NetFoundry, and integrated into the solution with this partnership between Supermicro and NetFoundry."

NodeWeaver’s adaptive hypervisor provides secure and partitioned execution of any application without the traditional overhead of virtualization. Initial performance benchmarks show that the platform can run applications with performance near to that of bare metal execution, while maintaining the ability to provide for high availability and cloud-like flexibility.

For more on Supermicro’s new Retail Edge platform, please visit here.

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About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (Nasdaq: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology, is a premier provider of advanced Server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, BigTwin, SuperBlade, and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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DigiCert Named 2020 Global Company of the Year in TLS Certificate Market by Frost & Sullivan

DigiCert’s customer-focused strategy, feature-rich solutions and agile processes give it a distinct competitive advantage in the global market

LONDON, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan recognizes DigiCert with the 2020 Global Company of the Year Award, based on its recent analysis of the global transport layer security (TLS) certificate market. DigiCert has exhibited strong market leadership in its growth, supporting the adoption of new standards and continually innovating with the industry’s best, most modern public key infrastructure (PKI) technology. In addition to the strength in the TLS/SSL market, the company is also focused on new security technologies, such as protecting devices in the Internet of Things (IoT) and developing implementations of post-quantum cryptography (PQC). By developing these technologies and helping define standards to address new security use cases, the company is strengthening its leadership position within internet security.

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"Leveraging its superior technology, customizing it to regional markets and building a best-in-class customer support system, DigiCert has captured the business of 89% of the Fortune 500 companies and the world’s most recognized brands," said Swetha Krishnamoorthi, Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "Further, DigiCert has successfully integrated the technology strengths of the former Symantec TLS and PKI business to provide an unequaled product portfolio and scalability for partners and customers. DigiCert’s certificates and management tools support a wide range of enterprise needs and use cases, ranging from standard TLS to compliance-specific use cases such as Google AMP and EU-trusted qualified certificates for natural persons, legal entities or web authentication (QWACs). The company also supports cloud-based code signing, remote document signing, a host of IoT device authentication and encryption scenarios, large enterprise secure remote access, secure email and much more."

DigiCert CertCentral® TLS Manager enables organizations to issue, discover, renew and revoke certificates in an automated manner. CertCentral features an intuitive UI and is built on APIs for easy certificate management at any scale. DigiCert’s modern and growing DigiCert® ONE platform, which also includes DigiCert® Enterprise PKI Manager and DigiCert® IoT Device Manager, enables management of all types of certificate deployments, such as cloud, on premises, in-country and hybrid environments.

DigiCert has upgraded its infrastructure in a way not seen in its industry to support large installations, regionally-focused deployments and high-volume, rapid certificate enrollments for the world’s largest web platform companies. The company’s agile product development process allows it to roll out changes and product updates more quickly than competitors. This strategy has helped the company create the industry’s first PQC toolkit, which enables companies to create hybrid certificates for testing in their systems. DigiCert actively engages with industry standards and regulatory bodies to drive the creation and support of new standards and ensure a safe internet and IoT for consumers, including the CA/Browser Forum, IETF, W3C, ASCX9, PCI Council, SAE, CableLabs, CI+, AeroMACS, WinnForum, Industrial Internet Consortium, APWG and NIST NCCoE.

"With its multi-pronged approach to innovation, DigiCert has developed a hyper-converged, agile infrastructure that promises reliability, scalability, resiliency and shorter response time for its customers," noted Swetha. "Its emphasis on user experience and a customer-first approach to product development will ensure its continued domination of the digital certificate market in the long term."

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Frost & Sullivan
For over five decades, Frost & Sullivan has become 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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About DigiCert
DigiCert is the world’s leading provider of scalable TLS/SSL, IoT and PKI solutions for identity and encryption. The most innovative companies, including 89% of the Fortune 500 and 97 of the 100 top global banks, choose DigiCert for its expertise in identity and encryption for web servers and Internet of Things devices. DigiCert supports TLS and other digital certificates for PKI deployments at any scale through its certificate lifecycle management solution, CertCentral®. The company is recognized for its enterprise-grade certificate management platform, fast and knowledgeable customer support, and market-leading security solutions. For the latest DigiCert news and updates, visit digicert.com or follow @digicert.

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XMOV Unveils China’s First AI Virtual Influencer

SHANGHAI, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese virtual key opinion leader (KOL) Ling (ins: ling.gram_) made her world online debut Monday, leading the latest Chinese internet trend among positive influencers and cultural inheritors and showcasing China’s soft power and culture.

Chinese virtual KOL Ling (ins: ling.gram_) Photo: Courtesy of Xmov
Chinese virtual KOL Ling (ins: ling.gram_) Photo: Courtesy of Xmov

Bearing a close resemblance to humans, Ling (ins: ling.gram_) was co-created by Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Shanghai Xmov Information Technology and Beijing Cishi Culture Media Company.

Relying on its self-developed full-stack end-to-end AI technology, Xmov has opened the  process of intelligent characterization from intelligent modeling to AI performance animation technology which drives facial expressions, eyes, body and finger movements, and  generating short videos or real-time broadcasts to realize interaction and commercialization of virtual intelligent property (IP).

Ling’s team will generate content around such characteristics as the national essence of Peking Opera and the combination of classic and modern fashion on social platforms like Weibo, Instagram, and TikTok, Xmov said in a statement.

With commercial programming, the 3D virtual figure will engage in business endorsements, live broadcasts, and participate in online and offline activities.

CEO and Xmov founder Chai Jinxiang said virtual IP value will be released at the maximum level via livestreaming and short videos.

The emerging virtual idol sector, backed by China’s younger generation, has been on the fast development track in recent years, with more domestic internet firms increasing investment in this nascent sector.

Despite the size of China’s virtual idol industry being less than 100 million yuan ($14 million) in 2018, with increased investment, it is expected to grow to 1.5 billion yuan by 2023, according to Newsijie.cn.

Last year, virtual idol Luo Tianyi shared the stage with China’s top pianist Lang Lang, marking the country’s first concert between a holographic singer and real-life musician. 

Today, Luo’s Weibo account has over 4 million fans.

The virtual idol trend first originated in Japan, where the IP industry has thrived. Hatsune Miku, a virtual idol pioneer, is an anime character who sings through a vocal synthesizer. Miku has performed multiple times in China, singing in both Chinese and Japanese.

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Anaqua and Clarivate Announce Strategic Partnership

Trademark search integration increases workflow efficiency for IP professionals

BOSTON, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management solutions, and Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CCC), a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced a strategic partnership that brings together two of the leading service providers in the trademark industry. The partnership will see CompuMark™, a part of Clarivate and industry leader in trademark research and protection solutions, working with Anaqua to help IP professionals work more efficiently.


The alliance will provide seamless integration between the ANAQUA® IP Management platform and the CompuMark trademark research and protection platform, delivering significant workflow efficiencies for IP professionals. Anaqua and Clarivate share a number of customers who perform different activities on the two platforms across the full trademark lifecycle—from screening to clearance to management. Available in summer 2020, the integration offers easy access between the systems, enabling automatic data sharing and negating the need for time-consuming manual export. This will help streamline work processes and reduce administrative burden.

Bob Romeo, CEO of Anaqua, said: "We are excited to be partnering with Clarivate and CompuMark, the market leader in trademark research and protection solutions. By teaming up, we are bringing a full lifecycle solution to trademark professionals that will help them save time, improve workflow, and expedite decision-making. The possibilities are very promising, and this is just the beginning."    

Jeff Roy, President, IP Group, Clarivate, said: "Our partnership with Anaqua offers a time-saving solution powered by industry-leading technology to better service our customers. We are constantly innovating and expanding our solutions to enable our customers, the world’s leading brands, businesses and IP offices, to work more effectively, efficiently and with confidence."

About Anaqua

Anaqua is a premium provider of integrated, end-to-end innovation and intellectual property (IP) management solutions, serving more than 50% of the top 25 U.S. patent filers, more than 50% of the top 25 global brands, and a growing number of the most prestigious, forward-looking law firms. The company’s global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across Europe and Asia. Anaqua’s IP platform is used by nearly one million IP executives, attorneys, paralegals, administrators, and innovators globally. Its solution suite merges best practice workflows with big data analytics and tech-enabled services to create one intelligent environment designed to inform IP strategy, enable IP decision-making, and streamline IP operations. For additional information, please visit anaqua.com.

About Clarivate™

Clarivate is a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. We have built some of the most trusted brands across the innovation lifecycle, including the Web of Science™, Cortellis™, DRG, Derwent™, CompuMark™, MarkMonitor™ and Techstreet™. Today, Clarivate is on a bold entrepreneurial mission to help our clients reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing innovations. For more information, please visit clarivate.com.

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TUV Rheinland Announces World’s Largest Display Makers Achieve Eyesafe Display Certification

At “The Future of Low Blue Light Displays” event, Eyesafe Display certification announced for display manufacturers BOE, TCL CSOT, Innolux, IVO, Wistron and AUO

SHANGHAI, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On May 20, 2020, the international independent third-party testing, inspection, and certification organization, TUV Rheinland Group (TUV Rheinland) and Eyesafe, the leader in new technology research & development on blue light management, announced that display manufacturers BOE, TCL CSOT, Innolux, IVO, Wistron and AUO have achieved Eyesafe Display certification, the industry’s standard for low blue light and color performance management. The Eyesafe Display standard is the world’s leading set of health-based requirements for the consumer electronics industry, developed in conjunction with over 250 leading ophthalmologists, optometrists, and engineers who have been conducting and analyzing clinical health and safety research on the impacts of exposure to high-energy blue light. TUV Rheinland also announced that display manufacturer Panda has panels that are in the process of being certified, and should be able to bring certified panels to market later this year.

TUV Rheinland Announces World's Largest Display Makers Achieve Eyesafe Display Certification
TUV Rheinland Announces World’s Largest Display Makers Achieve Eyesafe Display Certification

"Today’s announcement that the computer electronics supply chain is coalescing around a single unified standard for blue light management is an important milestone for the industry," said Gene Munster, the Managing Partner at investment firm Loup Ventures and a prominent voice on emerging trends across the technology sector. "With average screen time now reaching unprecedented levels and showing no signs of abating, it’s more important than ever that consumer brands have an easy-to-understand standard like Eyesafe for addressing consumers’ health and safety concerns."

Consumer and industry-wide interest in low blue light solutions and standards has dramatically increased in recent years, forcing many companies to pursue their own low blue light management hardware and software solutions, which has resulted in significant confusion in the marketplace about the differences in the various solutions and standards. By adopting industry-leading standards that display manufacturers can certify against, TUV Rheinland is bringing much-needed order and consistency to the marketplace, creating uniform standards and a more comprehensive means for the industry to talk to end-consumers about the health impacts of toxic blue light.

Today’s announcement comes just over two months after TUV Rheinland announced that it would begin certifying against the Eyesafe Display standard. The announcement comes on the heels of significant data pouring in from across the globe on rising levels of screen time by end-consumers. The average amount of hours spent in front of displays, which has been growing at alarming rates in recent years, has spiked significantly as shelter-in-place, work-from-home and eLearning mandates have proliferated around the globe. In the US, a recent Nielsen study indicates that average screen time is now exceeding 13 hours a day.

"Ever since announcing in early March that we would begin certifying displays against the Eyesafe Display Standard, demand from across the panel manufacturing sector has been outstanding," said Kalyan Varma, Vice President of TUV Rheinland, Business Field Electrical, Global, at the launch. "There was clearly pent-up demand for industry-wide standards for low blue light and color performance management. Today’s announcement, which brings together many of the leading panel suppliers in the world, shows that the industry is serious about the health and safety of the end-consumers. TUV Rheinland is excited to be playing a leading role in consolidating industry support around a single, best-in-class standard."

"In the current information age with high-speed development, display panels are widely used as an interface for human-computer interaction," said Wu Yanbing, Vice General Manager of MNT SBU at BOE. "As consumers use monitors for longer periods and at a younger age, their demands for eye health protection are becoming stronger. BOE has always been people-oriented, and is committed to bringing users a better experience. We have a total of seven products that passed testing this time, and more products will be launched in the future. BOE will work with TUV Rheinland and Eyesafe to provide users with healthy, high-quality products."

"TCL CSOT will adhere to the strategy of becoming a global leading intelligent technology company," said Li Dongsheng, founder and Chairman of TCL. "Announcing that our devices and panels will now meet the best-in-class Eyesafe Display certification sends an important message to our supply chain partners. This is a very momentous day for our company, and it marks a major achievement by our engineering and product teams."

"Innolux has been committed to the development of low-blue display products since 2015," said James Yang, General Manager of Innolux. "The Eyesafe Display standard not only sets a new milestone for consumer electronics products, but also makes outstanding contributions to all consumers and our descendants. We will continue to cooperate with TUV Rheinland and Eyesafe, expanding the application of a full range of products, and contribute to the future development of the display industry."

"We are very pleased to be able to partner with TUV Rheinland and Eyesafe in this endeavor," said Tao Yuan, Chairman and President of IVO. "Our partners in the consumer electronics business have made it clear that low blue light protection is going to be an ongoing requirement in all new products, and we are now ready to provide them with Eyesafe Display certified components. Today’s announcement marks a significant pillar in our long-term strategic growth plan throughout the display sector."

 "Wistron is honored to announce that our panels have achieved the best-in-class Eyesafe Display certification, which represents a huge leap forward in product development," said Jeff Lin, CEO of Wistron Technologies, Wistron Corporation. "Today’s news also conveys our commitment to consumers’ health and safety. Gaining the Eyesafe seal of approval marks a milestone for our engineering and product teams."

The panel makers that have their products certified by TUV Rheinland to meet the Eyesafe Display requirements, BOE, TCL CSOT, Innolux, IVO, Wistron and AUO, in addition to Panda which is in the process of meeting the TUV Rheinland Eyesafe Display certification and plan on bringing Eyesafe Display certified panels to market later in 2020, collectively account for over 60% of the world’s display manufacturing for desktop monitors, all-in-one PCs, and laptops.

The Eyesafe Display Standard is an industry-leading set of requirements available for all manufacturers across the display industry. Products that have passed the Eyesafe Display Standard requirements will receive a Certificate (Certificate of Conformance) issued by TUV Rheinland, including the test report. Consumers can obtain information on certified products on the TUV Rheinland certificate database Certipedia, which helps facilitate consumers’ understanding of a product and enhance confidence in the purchase. With TUV Rheinland Certificate, all manufacturers can apply for using the Eyesafe Display label authorized by Eyesafe®.

"The Eyesafe mark represents a commitment to health and safety by the largest device manufacturers in the world, and we are proud to support their efforts in collaboration with leaders in healthcare," remarked Justin Barrett, CEO of Eyesafe, the healthcare research, technology and advocacy firm responsible for developing the standard. "Today’s announcement not only brings tremendous amount of clarity to the marketplace, but also ensures that the global standards for managing toxic blue light emissions and color performance are driven by healthcare, clinical research and scientific study."

The repercussions of today’s announcement extend far beyond the largely Asia-based consumer-electronics supply chain; with Eyesafe emerging as the global marquee standard for low blue light emissions, government and policy leaders, regulators, insurance executives and the research community sees far ranging implications.

"The Eyesafe Display Standard was designed in consideration of the leading published research relating to the most toxic portions of the blue light spectrum and the human eye," said Dr. David Friess, an internationally-recognized optometrist and member of the Eyesafe Vision Health Advisory Board, the entity responsible for advising the Eyesafe engineering team on the health components of the standard. "It is gratifying to see the display technology industry rapidly move towards adopting this new standard to bring improved display solutions to market based on clinical health research which ultimately benefit consumers."

About the Eyesafe Display Standard 

Supported by the Eyesafe Vision Health Advisory Board, the Eyesafe Display requirements are based on the growing body of research that suggests potential health impacts of blue light exposure and the consumer electronics industry’s requirements for accurate color performance. The Eyesafe Display Standard has been developed to provide transparency to consumers and is further built upon existing standards and guidelines developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), Eyesafe and TUV Rheinland.

Recent studies have shown growing concerns over potential long-term eye health impacts from digital screen usage and cumulative blue light exposure, in addition to recognized impacts of device use on circadian rhythms and sleep patterns. Blue light exposure research and studies on animals’ cells have shown that blue light in a range of 415 to 455 nm generated the greatest phototoxic risk to retinal pigment epithelium cells, with photoreceptor cell apoptosis seen early after the retina is damaged by blue light*.

*See www.eyesafe.com/research

About TUV Rheinland 

TUV Rheinland is a global leader in independent inspection services, founded nearly 150 years ago. The group maintains a worldwide presence of more than 20,000 people; annual turnover is EUR 2 billion. The independent experts stand for quality and safety for people, technology and the environment in nearly all aspects of life. TUV Rheinland inspects technical equipment, products and services, oversees projects, and helps to shape processes and information security for companies. Its experts train people in a wide range of careers and industries. To this end, TUV Rheinland employs a global network of approved labs, testing and education centers. Since 2006, TUV Rheinland has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact to promote sustainability and combat corruption. Website: www.TUV.com

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Cision Launches Article-Level Data, Allowing Communicators To Further Understand How Audiences Consume Earned Media

The new capability is available as part of Cision Impact in the Next Generation Communications Cloud

HONG KONG, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cision, today, announced significant improvements to their industry leading Impact solutions. The new features allow granular reporting of true-reach at an individual article-level, enabling communicators to better identify journalists and publications, craft more relevant stories, conduct market research, and measure their efforts using the same performance benchmarks as owned and paid media. The data- which is available for millions of publications- is now included in Cision Impact, Cision’s industry-leading audience and attribution technology.

Learn more about article-level data and the benefits for PR professionals here.

Better Understand Earned Audiences with Cision Impact
Better Understand Earned Audiences with Cision Impact

 

Track earned media article views, day over day
Track earned media article views, day over day

 

Understand which publications drive the largest readership
Understand which publications drive the largest readership

 

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Article-level data, which builds on exclusive audience and attribution technology, enables communicators to precisely understand which journalists and publications perform best with their target audiences. By combining article readership with audience demographic, firmographic, and engagement data, communicators can adopt a data-driven, systematic approach to their PR and comms functions. 

"Cision continues to add unique and innovative new solutions to our award-winning end-to-end communications platform. Cision Impact article-level audience data helps PR professionals to build a more effective media strategy and measure earned media success," said Brendon O’Donovan, Head of Global Product Marketing at Cision. "From targeting journalists and crafting campaigns to measuring pickup and coverage, article-level data can be leveraged at every stage of the communications workflow, and we’re thrilled to provide this new offering to our customers."

Cision’s article-level viewership data provides:

  • Data-Driven Outreach: Focus efforts on the journalists who move the needle. Understand which publications, journalists, and articles drive the largest readership to inform media relations strategies.
  • Competitive Intelligence: Track competitors’ earned media coverage, and understand their audiences, the journalists that influence them, and benchmark against their performance. Gain valuable insights into the efficacy of their earned media campaigns and use your competitors’ strengths to your advantage.
  • Industry Analysis: Discover new ways to engage your industry. Research key topics and monitor industry trends. Identify emerging journalists and prominent publications to better understand your industry’s sphere of influence.
  • Content Performance: Rely on validated viewership data and finally retire UVPM and potential reach. Demonstrate validated article reach, benchmark message resonance, and optimize earned media campaigns.
  • Crisis Mitigation: Accurately evaluate risk. Identify the most influential voices during a crisis to quickly gauge, react, and lessen the harm.

Article-level data is now available in the Next Generation Communications Cloud for all Cision Impact customers. To learn more, please visit www.cision.com.

About Cision
Cision Ltd. is a leading global provider of earned media software and services to public relations and marketing communications professionals. Cision’s software allows users to identify key influencers, craft and distribute strategic content, and measure meaningful impact. Cision has over 4,800 employees with offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information about Cision’s award-winning products and services, including the Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow Cision on Twitter @Cision. To support PR and communications professionals during this difficult time, Cision has compiled these free COVID-19 PR resources.

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Sogou Introduces World’s First 3D AI News Anchor

The breakthrough of Sogou Vocational Avatar technology empowers news production innovation

BEIJING, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) ("Sogou" or "the Company"), an innovator in search and a leader in China’s internet industry, today jointly launched the world’s first 3D AI News Anchor with Xinhua News Agency, a national news agency in China. The 3D AI News Anchor features the latest generation of the Sogou AI Vocational Avatar technology, which employs 3D modeling and cutting-edge AI technologies to create true-to-life avatars of human beings. The breakthrough demonstrates comprehensive improvements in movement and flexibility, interaction capability, and applications, which will further drive innovation in the news industry.  

Sogou 3D AI News Anchor
Sogou 3D AI News Anchor

The debut of the 3D AI News Anchor marks a milestone for the Sogou Vocational Avatar technology. Sogou achieved this breakthrough by bringing together 3D and AI, which enables the avatar to be more flexible and adaptive to different settings, creating a seamless experience for viewers. Compared with previous generations of Sogou’s AI News Anchors, the 3D AI News Anchor communicates visual and audio information more naturally and smoothly in real time and in a real-life setting. Not only can the 3D AI News Anchor walk around during a broadcast, it can also perform complex gestures.

Sogou 3D AI News Anchor
Sogou 3D AI News Anchor

Sogou applied cutting-edge algorithms and high-fidelity 3D technologies used in movie productions to create the 3D avatar of Zhao Wanwei, a real-life Xinhua reporter. Sogou’s leading AI technologies, including multi-modal recognition and synthesis, facial recognition and animation, and transfer learning, allow the avatar to intelligently imitate human voices, facial expressions, lip movements, and mannerisms with only text inputs.

The 3D AI News Anchor will be reporting for Xinhua News Agency on the Two Sessions, China’s largest annual legislative meetings, creating a new and dynamic viewing experience.

Since the introduction of its first 2D AI News Anchor in November 2018, Sogou has cooperated with trusted partners at home and abroad to develop avatars that are reshaping communications in various industries, including in media, financial services, and the cultural industry. Leveraging its language-centric AI technologies, Sogou also developed the first Russian-speaking AI news presenter in 2019. Sogou’s Vocational Avatar technology has undergone multiple upgrades to become more capable of capturing linguistic expressions, facial expressions, and body movements.

With the development of 5G technology and holograms, Sogou will continue to explore the application of advanced AI avatars in order to transform the way people communicate and acquire knowledge.

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About Sogou

Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) is an innovator in search and a leader in China’s internet industry. With a mission to make it easy to communicate and get information, Sogou has grown to become the second-largest search engine by mobile queries and the fourth largest internet company by MAU in China. Sogou has a wide range of innovative products and services, including the Sogou Input Method, which is the largest Chinese language input software for both mobile and PC. Sogou is also at the forefront of AI development and has made significant breakthroughs in voice and image technologies, machine translation, and Q&A, which have been successfully integrated into our products and services.

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Pantum Assists Salespeople and Distributors in the Indian Market to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

ZHUHAI, China, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in India, Pantum has sent critical medical supplies to local sales teams and is actively working with its local distributors to combat the challenges unleashed by the pandemic.

As brick-and-mortar stores are currently only open in certain regions, Pantum has mobilized its local sales staff to shift to working from home quickly.  To further optimize its local services, Pantum is actively organizing online sales staff training, covering product, marketing, management, and company culture training. In doing so, Pantum seeks to ensure that business expansion and service improvement can swiftly pick up when the pandemic subsides.

Pantum Assists Salespeople and Distributors in the Indian Market to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges
Pantum Assists Salespeople and Distributors in the Indian Market to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

With its close attention to employee and partner health and safety, Pantum has sent masks to each local salesperson as they continue to actively seek bids and prepare themselves for the rapid resumption of work. In the meantime, Pantum has also ensured that their distributor partners are able to confront difficulties, and they have expressed their gratitude for the care that Pantum has shown them, as well as how Pantum products have helped them achieve impressive business results. Several partners have conveyed their appreciation of Pantum and its products.

  • "Pantum has cultivated a very positive brand image in the market," said Mr. Umang Lalani, CEO of Lalani Infotech Ltd., a pioneer in IT, telecom, and home appliance distribution in India with a strong network of 5,000+ dealers. "Pantum printers are known for being cost-effective and easy to use without compromising on quality and efficiency, creating significant value for users."
  • "Pantum is a fairly new name in the Indian market and in competition with brands like HP, Epson, and Canon," said Mr. Munish Jain, CEO of Paramount International, a New Delhi-based distributor. "We are confident that we can create a good market share for their products. The customers who have been using Pantum have been recommending it to others."
  • "Pantum offers an exciting range of laser printers, and their management and field team have a clear idea of how to address the Indian market, with lots of exciting plans in the works," said Mr. Saikat Mahapatra, CEO of Laptop Forum, a leading distributor of IT equipment in India. "Customers understand that Pantum is the best value for money."

Pantum has teamed up with 50 dealer partners for elevating national sales channels across 20 states in India, with 1,500 stores in first-tier and significant second-tier cities. In addition to continuously improving its distributor network, Pantum is committed to standing with its partners to combat the pandemic and leveraging its brand and product strengths to help them achieve continued business success. 

About Pantum

Founded in 2010, Pantum is the original printer manufacturer, with its business covering printers, printing materials, and printing solutions and services. In 2011, Pantum began its overseas expansion and is currently active in more than 50 markets and regions across the world, including China, the US, Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa. Driven by its patented technology, Pantum is continuously innovating its office products so as to meet the evolving needs of customers, offering economical, user-friendly, and energy-efficient products as well as reliable printing solutions. Today, Pantum is now also bringing greater value to its Indian customers thanks to its cost-effective products, services, and sales policies.

For more information, please contact:
Mr. Aaron Zhao
Pantum India Sales Director
Mobile: +86 18928036307
Email: [email protected]  

Mr. Abhra Das
Pantum India Sales Head
Mobile: +91 9831849971
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pantum.in  
Facebook: Pantum India
Service hotline: +91-1800-419-3160

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UNL, Akoin and Venturerock Team Up to Launch Human Unlimited #tech4good Foundation

SINGAPORE, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Global tech companies UNL, Akoin and Venturerock have teamed up to launch Human Unlimited foundation to use #tech4good and fuel the fight against COVID-19, future pandemics and disasters.

UNL, Akoin and Venturerock Team Up to Launch Human Unlimited #tech4good Foundation
UNL, Akoin and Venturerock Team Up to Launch Human Unlimited #tech4good Foundation

The foundation supports and accelerates initiatives and ventures that leverage technology as a catalyst to transform and elevate human reality within developing regions, starting with Africa, India and Southeast Asia. "Our focus is set on accelerating long-term tech solutions for battling the first, second and third waves of the virus, to bring back balance post COVID-19 and being ready for a fast, universal response when future disasters strike," says Xander van der Heijden, CEO of UNL.

The human and economic costs of COVID-19 are projected to be most devastating for developing countries which lack the infrastructure to contain the spread and provide health security. In the short term, Human Unlimited is launching the Human Care app and the Human Frequency music relief campaign to empower people in developing countries to protect themselves and their communities.

"People suffering from COVID-19 and other pandemics need an ongoing end-to-end system to aggressively fight these human battles," said Akon. "We created HUMAN CARE to map those in need of support during these trying times. Our HUMAN FREQUENCY music and awareness platform was built to raise the necessary funds to bring real relief to those directly in need," – Akon

An estimated 4 billion people globally are unaddressed, making vital services like emergency help inaccessible and patients hard to reach. Powered by UNL’s smart addressing infrastructure, Human Care gives universal addresses to people anywhere to enable access to essential services like emergency and health responses, and navigation to bring people in need to important hubs, such as hospitals and relief centers, faster. The application promotes social responsibility practices through tools for self-identifying and self-monitoring symptoms, and encourages collaboration between people and local governments, contributing to safer public environments.

In future releases, Human Care will be introducing an incentive mechanism to stimulate positive behavior and self-monitoring. Powered by Akon’s Akoin, the application will be rewarding users for contributing their data and insights about new and developing cases, starting with Africa. 

Through Human Care, individuals who have been affected by COVID-19 can self-identify in need, request relief in the form of food, medical supplies and other essentials and get it delivered even to the most remote locations in Africa, India and SEA.

Alongside the application, Human Unlimited is launching the Human Frequency campaign, a rolling series of at-home musical events to unite, invite and heal with the lyrics, beats and melodies of some of the world’s most-recognized musicians and new international artists, led by Akon. Funds raised during the Human Frequency series will go to COVID-19 relief for the ones identified in need via the Human Care app and to support the acceleration of new #tech4good solutions.

Human Unlimited is not doing this alone. The #tech4good foundation has already partnered with global companies, organizations and charities, including HERE Technologies, UN Blockchain Commission, PVBLIC Foundation, WeGiveToCare – Red Cross, Akoin Foundation and the People’s Prize.

About Human Unlimited

Human Unlimited is a #tech4good foundation supporting and accelerating initiatives and ventures that use technology as a catalyst to transform and elevate human reality within developing countries.

Learn more at www.humanunlimited.org

About UNL

UNL is a smart addressing platform that provides any location with a unique, universal location ID. Adding a programmable layer to real-life locations, UNL is building the Internet of Places, serving as an infrastructure for location-based economy. Powering services from ecommerce, delivery to smart city and autonomous solutions. Making any location a point of sale, delivery and payment.

Learn more at https://unl.global

About Akoin

Akoin is a blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency designed to fuel rising entrepreneurs in Africa and beyond. Akoin’s mission is to unlock the potential of the world’s largest growing economy by creating revenue-generating opportunities and stimulating innovation, entrepreneurship, economic stability, and growth across Africa and other lean economies.

Learn more at https://www.akoin.io

About Venturerock

Venturerock is a digital venture capital platform and ecosystem of founders, backers and venture builders. Venturerock has designed a new investment protocol – eliminating the middleman and delivering added value throughout the venture’s lifecycle.

Learn more at https://venturerock.com

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The Globe and Mail’s Sophi Wins Best Digital News Start-Up Award

TORONTO, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Globe and Mail’s automation and predictive paywall engine, Sophi.io, won WAN-IFRA’s North American Digital Media Award in the category of Best Digital News Start-Up.

Sophi.io by The Globe and Mail
Sophi.io by The Globe and Mail

"Very impressed with Sophi," the judges wrote in explaining their decision. "The most important and attractive piece from the creation of this AI is that editorial input was key to it. In many newsrooms, the business models undermine the value of their key product, but from this presentation it’s evident that it was not the case for The Globe and Mail."

The awards honour news publishers from Canada and the U.S. that have created unique and original digital media projects. Sophi also took second place in the awards’ Best Paid Content Strategy category, in recognition of Sophi for Paywalls, its complex natural-language processing and user behaviour-based predictive paywalling technology.

The artificial intelligence system is also a finalist in the International News Media Association’s Global Media Awards, rewarding innovation and excellence in growing audience, brand, and revenue, in the Best New Technology or Digital Product category. Additionally, Sophi is a finalist in the Digiday Media Awards, recognizing companies working to modernize digital media, in two categories: Best Digital Product Innovation and Best Revenue Diversification Strategy.

Sophi was developed by The Globe and Mail to help the newsroom make important strategic and tactical decisions. It is a suite of tools that includes Sophi Automation and Sophi for Paywalls as well as Sophi Analytics, a newsroom decision-support system.

Sophi Automation autonomously places 99% of the content on all of The Globe and Mail’s digital pages, including its homepage and section pages. This lets the newsroom focus on producing the finest journalism possible and has been so successful that it is now being used for print laydown as well.

Sophi for Paywalls analyses both user and content propensity and determines which content should automatically be put behind a hard-paywall, where the subscription revenue opportunity is many times greater than the advertising revenue forgone. It has uncovered millions of dollars in untapped revenue for The Globe and Mail.

Phillip Crawley, Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail, said: "It’s an honour for Sophi to be named the best digital media start-up. We are always looking to innovate, and Sophi has brought us tremendously valuable insights over the years, as well as freed up our journalists to do what only they can do. We are pleased to share this powerful engine with other publishers and help transform the industry with this tool."

As a North American award winner, Sophi is now a contender for the WAN-IFRA World Digital Media Awards, where the winners from North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa, India, and the Middle East compete.

About The Globe and Mail and Sophi.io

The Globe and Mail is Canada’s foremost news media company, leading the national conversation and effecting policy change through brave, independent journalism since 1844. The Globe and Mail’s award-winning coverage of busi­ness, politics and national affairs reaches 6 million readers every week in print and online. The Globe believes the future of journalism lies in its ability to bring readers the stories they both want and need to know. That’s why the company invested in innovative data science and hired data scientists from leaders in the tech industry to develop Sophi.io – an artificial intelligence system with predictive capabilities – and used it to automate content curation and promotion.

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