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Epic Cloud Wins Taiwan Distributorship for Vpon Big Data

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The deal establishes a vast presence for the cloud service company in the data economy

TAIPEI, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A Strong Alliance of Cloud Services + Data Services

Photo / (from left) Xu Zewei, General Manager of Vpon Taiwan; Arthur Chan, Chief Operating Officer of Vpon; TK Young, Chairman of Epic Cloud; and Zhu Yiqing, Vice General Manager of Epi Cloud
Photo / (from left) Xu Zewei, General Manager of Vpon Taiwan; Arthur Chan, Chief Operating Officer of Vpon; TK Young, Chairman of Epic Cloud; and Zhu Yiqing, Vice General Manager of Epi Cloud

Huge swaths of the world of business now belong to the cloud and data. IDC estimates that in the global big data analysis space, cloud spending in 2023 will surpass that of local deployments for the first time. In this context, MetaAge‘s cloud service company, Epic Cloud, staked out a major role for itself in the growing cloud and data economy with the acquisition of the Taiwan distributorship for Vpon Big Data, a leading Big Data platform provider in Asia.

The future belongs to the cloud and big data

The data economy is growing in size. According to Precedence Research, the global big data market is expected to reach US$346.3 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 30%. In light of the growing business value of big data, Epic Cloud has, over the last few years,  been aggressively expanding its Customer Experience Data Solutions, a solutions package that help companies accurately capture consumer profiles and convert data and traffic into long-term revenue.

Epic Cloud chairman TK Young said that the future belongs to the cloud and big data, while the resources and applications of both will complement each other. Epic Cloud believes that Vpon’s advanced big data analysis technologies and its mobile database, the richest in Asia, in tandem with Epic Cloud’s Cloud native system integration and development technology, will enable companies to effectively monetize their collections of data.

Vpon takes data as the core, targeting the whole Asia

Vpon is Asia’s leading Big Data company, helping brands extract value from their data. With access to 900 million mobile devices monthly and the 21 billion bits of biddable traffic that are generated through these devices across the Asia Pacific region on a daily basis, Vpon has more than 1,500 of the world’s leading brands as its customers, with operations in Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Osaka.

Vpon chief operating officer Arthur Chan said that the company has a long history of providing data-centric, comprehensive data solutions to companies, including data analysis services, advertising, cross-border marketing, and e-commerce performance optimization. The partnership will combine Epic Cloud’s strong technical capabilities in cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to help financial institutions, government agencies and retailers, among other sectors, embark on accurate and compliant digital transformation, while providing users with immediate results in data power and integrated marketing.

The Cloud Native + Big Data monetization solution accelerates business growth

Currently, Epic Cloud’s Customer Experience Data Solution includes the world-leading marketing solution HubSpot, a CRM + Marketing + Sales + Customer Service platform, and Infobip, a one-stop, all-channel marketing platform, which, when combined with Vpon’s leadership position in the data economy, provides a powerful set of tools.

In response to the strong convergence of cloud and big data, Epic Cloud will leverage its expertise in cloud-native applications and combine it with Vpon’s line-up of solutions designed to deliver data-driven business growth, to address the needs of different industries for data navigation and continue to provide more established data monetization solutions.

About Vpon Big Data Group

Vpon Big Data Group (“Vpon”) is Asia’s leading big data company with advanced big data analysis technologies and the richest mobile data in Asia to provide the most effective data core solutions to the market. Founded in 2008, Vpon is headquartered in Taipei and has 8 offices in the Asia Pacific region spanning Taipei, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Bangkok. The company plans to continue to expand in Asia and into Europe and the Americas. Vpon has an international C-level core management team of top talented persons from various countries, and has also passed the ISO 27001/27701 certification for compliance. With monthly access to 900 million mobile devices, a collection of quality media resources covering the Asia-Pacific region, and a leading team specializing in cutting-edge big data and artificial intelligence technologies, the company provides comprehensive Data Solutions and AI Solutions, including data analysis services, brand promotion, cross-border marketing, performance optimization and enterprise digital transformation, to help customers improve brand recognition and create efficient transactions. Vpon has launched the Wee Global Data Marketplace cross-border data trading platform in Japan and Taiwan, the first of its kind in Asia! It is also the only firm that provides a secure and reliable cross-border data trading environment that connects the supply side and the demand side. To learn more about Vpon, please visit www.vpon.com.

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KellyOCG earns recognition as a John Deere “Partner-level Supplier”

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MOLINE, Ill., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — KellyOCG, the outsourcing and consulting business of Kelly, has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2022 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating. The Troy, Mich.-based company was selected for the honor in recognition of its dedication to providing products and service of outstanding quality as well as its commitment to continuous improvement. Company employees accepted the recognition during a virtual ceremony held on January 25, 2022.

KellyOCG is a supplier of Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions to John Deere’s operation in the US and Canada.

Suppliers who participate in the Achieving Excellence program are evaluated annually in several key performance categories, including quality, cost management, delivery, technical support and wavelength, which is a measure of responsiveness. John Deere Supply Management created the program in 1991 to provide a supplier evaluation and feedback process that promotes continuous improvement.

About KellyOCG®

KellyOCG connects companies with the talented people they need to fuel and grow their business through our unrivalled global talent supply chain and leading workforce solutions including Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). We combine decades of people industry experience with proprietary insights and a continued focus on technology to produce world-class programs that meet an organization’s unique workforce needs and can start them on their journey to total talent management. Our ability to anticipate what’s next for talent solutions drives us to challenge the status quo making us a trusted partner for our global client portfolio, which spans leading industries across North America, APAC and EMEA. Visit kellyocg.com or connect with us on LinkedIn to learn more.

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Integrated growth agency ADA clinches historic 87 industry awards in 2022, cementing position as one of the fastest-growing Data & Tech agencies in APAC

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Notable wins include Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies 2022 and being named Campaign Asia’s Southeast Asia Independent Agency of the Year

SINGAPORE, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — ADA and its clients won a record breaking 87 industry awards in 2022 from Campaign Asia, Adweek, Marketing Excellence Awards, Asia eCommerce Awards, Smarties, Mob-Ex and many more.

Integrated growth agency ADA clinches historic 87 industry awards in 2022, cementing position as one of the fastest-growing Data & Tech agencies in APAC
Integrated growth agency ADA clinches historic 87 industry awards in 2022, cementing position as one of the fastest-growing Data & Tech agencies in APAC

Each of ADA’s integrated services, which is focused on delivering clients’ topline growth, were recognised as Southeast Asia’s:

  • Customer Engagement Agency of the Year;
  • Data Analytics Agency of the Year;
  • eCommerce Agency of the Year;
  • Consultancy of the Year; and
  • Independent Agency of Year

In 2022, ADA debuted in Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies 2022 list as the only Southeast Asian (SEA) entry, also making it to the Top 10 Large Agencies list as the only Data and artificial intelligence (AI) company. The Adweek Fastest Growing Agency List is a recognition for agencies that have shown remarkable revenue growth and is evaluated through three consecutive years of earned revenue (at least US$250,000).

Srinivas Gattamneni, Chief Executive Office of ADA said, “Our 87 industry awards in 2022 are a powerful confirmation of our relentless focus in driving our clients’ revenue growth through comprehensive digital transformation with the utilisation of data, technology, and content. This is a team victory, achieved by the efforts of our more than 1,000 experts.”

“In 2023, we will continue to be the leading provider of innovative and results-driven digital solutions that empower our clients’ businesses to achieve their full potential in the digital landscape,” added Gattamneni.

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, ADA registered solid triple digit year-on-year (YoY) business growth as the need for data and tech driven solutions in the region rose rapidly. In 2022, ADA did not just record the highest number of award wins, but also onboarded many new clients and partners.

Anurag Gupta, Chief Operating Officer of ADA said, “It is our power of integration that makes us stand out among the rest in the industry. Our unique ecosystem of end-to-end solutions enable us to thoroughly understand clients’ businesses and consumer insights via data-driven marketing strategies, especially in Marketing Technology.”

“ADA exists to make our customers and people win ─ and this can only happen when we are winning too. Many leading brands have entrusted us to drive their digital and data maturity to achieve business goals including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Etiqa Insurance, Petronas, DBS Bank, Laneige, Nestle, Watsons, Burger King, and Toyota,” added Gupta.

About ADA

ADA provides services that enable enterprises and brands to drive topline growth through digital marketing and sales transformation across Asia. It operates three data-driven service segments:

i.  Marketing Solutions:

  • performance marketing, which enables clients to reach consumers efficiently on social media, native ads, display ads and search marketing;
  • creative solutions to drive user engagement and conversation rates; and
  • marketing technology transformation involves consultation on the implementation of managed services that enable brands to achieve superior customer experiences with technology platforms.

ii.  Ecommerce Solutions: provide brands with end-to-end store management to fulfil enablement on marketplaces, social channels, third party messaging channels and owned websites.

iii.  Customer Engagement Solutions: used by enterprises to enhance customer support and communicate with consumers in real-time through SMS, WhatsApp and other messaging applications.

ADA, which operates 10 offices across Asia with approximately 1,100 employees, was formed in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore and Malaysia.

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OutSystems Named a Leader and Positioned Highest for “Ability to Execute” in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms

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Recently recognized as “Customers’ Choice” in the 2022 Gartner Peer Insights™ Report1, OutSystems is named a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for the sixth consecutive time

SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — OutSystems, a global leader in high-performance application development, today announced it has once again been named by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the January 2023 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAP). In its sixth consecutive time as a Leader2, OutSystems was positioned highest on the vertical axis for “ability to execute”  based on its product/service, sales execution/pricing, customer experience, market responsiveness/record, overall viability, marketing execution, and operations.

Low-code development continues to see high adoption growth due to demands for greater velocity in application delivery across large and midsize organizations with extreme engineering efficiency, continued scarcity of tech talent, and growing hybrid or borderless workforces. “LCAP continues to be the largest segment of low-code and is expected to reach $18.2 billion by 2026 at a CAGR of 23.6% from 2021 through 2026″.3

“The demand continues to intensify for new and superior apps that drive efficient operations and improve the bottom line. Faced with complex legacy systems and limited resources, development teams need an open platform that helps accelerate their pace of innovation for new customer experiences, services, and integrations,” said Paulo Rosado, Founder and CEO of OutSystems. “OutSystems is changing the way software is built through high-performance application development. Along with our platform, we’ve built one of the industry’s most robust ecosystems of low-code-specific app components to help all teams build exactly what their business needs now, with the power to rapidly evolve and innovate for the future.”

Unlike other vendors in the market, OutSystems enables a high-performance software development approach, which elevates the performance and productivity of development teams so they can build applications of any complexity or scale. The company’s evolutionary approach to software development also gives customers the power to continuously evolve, integrate, and extend enterprise-grade applications to address new business demands and opportunities. The company’s high-performance approach also allows users to create a wide variety of strategic, mission-critical apps to address their current and emerging business needs.

Customers Validate the Power of High-Performance App Development

In addition to the January 2023 Magic Quadrant, OutSystems was also recognized as the “Customers’ Choice” in the March 2022 Gartner Peer Insights “‘Voice of the Customer’: Enterprise Low-Code Platforms” report, based on user reviews and feedback. Since the launch of the Peer Insights platform, users have shared more reviews (more than 700 reviews and counting) of OutSystems than of any other enterprise low-code vendor, with an overall score of 4.5/5 stars as of 11th January 2023.

“The role of the IT leader has never been more difficult. The backlog of applications continues to grow and teams simply don’t have the time or resources to keep up,” said Pete Peterson, CTO of Riviera Partners. “I have used OutSystems at three different organizations, and each time, it was the catalyst for transformation. My teams and I have built strategic apps at a rapid pace while delivering exceptional value and saving millions of dollars in production costs. This is not a regular low-code tool, it’s a platform for innovation.” 

“We live in a world that requires our digital solutions to grow with our mission, to quickly extend value as opportunities arise, and to meet our constituents in a personalized and modern fashion,” said John Rathje, Vice President and CIO, Division of Information Technology, Kent State University. “OutSystems provides us the development platform to quickly turn ideas into value, and it meets our goals for a sustainable and extensible solution architecture.”

Read a complimentary copy of the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms or the 2022 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of Customer’: for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms.

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  1. Gartner Peer Insights “‘Voice of the Customer’: Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms” – 31 March 2022
  2.  
    1. 2021: Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms – 20 September 2021
    2. Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms – 30 September 2020
    3. Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms – 8 August 2019
    4. Magic Quadrant for Enterprise High-Productivity Application Platform as a Service – 26 April 2018
    5. Magic Quadrant for Enterprise High-Productivity Application Platform as a Service – 27 April 2017
  3. Forecast Analysis: Low-Code Development Technologies, Worldwide – 27 October 2022

About OutSystems

OutSystems was founded in 2001 with the mission to give every organization the power to innovate through software. The OutSystems high-performance low-code platform gives technology leaders and developers the tools to rapidly build and deploy their own business-critical applications. The company’s network spans more than 600,000 community members, 400+ partners, and active customers in 87 countries across 22 industries. OutSystems is “The Low-Code Platform®” and a recognized leader by analysts, IT executives, business leaders, and developers around the world. Some of the most well-known brands use OutSystems to turn their big ideas into software that moves their business, people, and the world forward. Learn more at www.outsystems.com.

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Thales Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Its Comprehensive Solutions, Services, and Market-leading Position

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Thales acquired market leader Gemalto in 2019, and remains the overall market leader in software license and entitlement management.

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan has researched the global software license and entitlement management market and, based on its findings, recognizes Thales with the 2022 Global Software License and Entitlement Management Market Leadership Award. The company is the recognized leader in the software monetization field with a team of 450 experts in over 20 countries, including the United States, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and most European states. The Sentinel Platform provides publishers with the flexibility to create licenses and entitlements for any pricing model and allows customizations to meet evolving customer needs.

2022 Global Software License and Entitlement Management Market Leadership Award
2022 Global Software License and Entitlement Management Market Leadership Award

Thales’s Sentinel platform allows the management of licenses and entitlements for products across any direct or indirect distribution channel and the deployment of both popular and custom licensing models, including trial, subscription, perpetual, seat-based, and per-use licensing. It enables customers to track the delivery and activation status of licenses and get notifications for expirations and renewals. The data gathered in a central location can be used to generate up-sale and cross-sale opportunities. Sentinel also helps prevent reproduction, distribution, and unauthorized use of customers’ licenses and product features while allowing publishers to verify customer compliance with license usage terms and conditions of sale. It protects against IP theft through file encryption, code obfuscation, and system-level anti-debugging.

Mukul Krishna, global head of practice, supply chain, and logistics at Frost & Sullivan, observed, “Thales provides the most comprehensive platform and services for license and entitlement management, spanning both software and hardware enforcement with additional focus on helping SaaS companies to scale and grow. 

Thales’s suite of software monetization solutions capitalizes on a sophisticated entitlement management capability that can address any combination of SaaS, on-premises, and device-based requirements. With flexible and scalable solutions, Thales can equally address the needs of those looking for an out-of-the-box experience or a tailored and personalized customer experience. Dedicated SaaS services facilitate ecosystem integration to eliminate costly and cumbersome customizations, while easy-to-use APIs and web services ensure a lower cost of ownership for Thales’s customers, irrespective of their business dynamics.

“In a fiercely competitive and fast-changing market, Thales has shown it can compete at the highest level globally. Its impressive growth strategy and resilience have enabled it to maintain its market leadership,” added Krishna. For its exemplary market performance, Thales earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Market Leadership Award for the global software license and entitlement management industry.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has developed an innovative element in a product by leveraging leading-edge technologies. The award recognizes the value-added features/benefits of the product and the increased ROI it offers customers, which, in turn, raises customer acquisition and overall market penetration potential.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in 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 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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MoEngage Recognized as a 2023 Great Place to Work® in the US

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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MoEngage, the insights-led customer engagement platform, has received the Great Place to Work-Certified™ recognition in the United States (from December 2022 to December 2023).

This prestigious award is based on employees’ direct feedback and experiences of working at MoEngage. According to the Great Place To Work® survey data, 96% of MoEngage employees state that the company’s executives fully embody the best characteristics of the company, with 93% of employees rating management as approachable. Moreover, 84% of employees rated MoEngage as a great place to work.

Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers business leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make strategic people decisions.

“Since its inception, MoEngage has been and always will be an innovative, people-first brand,” said Veena Satish, VP of People & Culture at MoEngage. “Our innovations toward employee wellness, building a high trust and high-performance culture, and the freedom to execute have earned us the recognition we deserve by Great Place to Work.”

“People-first” is a core concept in MoEngage’s brand identity, strengthened by initiatives such as regular wellness leave for employees to recover physically and mentally, and innovative people development opportunities. MoEngage’s Employee Assistance Program provides complimentary mental health sessions, diet and nutrition consultations, and counseling. In addition, MoEngage introduced a “Career Week” to foster career development opportunities for employees at all stages, including flash mentoring sessions from in-house and external experts in every field, and sharing central knowledge management spaces for employees to explore areas of interest.

“At MoEngage, every employee has the freedom to pursue their interests with the responsibility to align their expertise with the organization’s business growth. This culture has resulted in exceptional results, with a majority of employees going above and beyond expectations,” said Raviteja Dodda, CEO of MoEngage. “Apart from their contribution to organizational growth, MoEngage employees have also used this opportunity to build a strong personal brand in their network and earn recognition at a global level.”

To learn more about MoEngage’s careers, please visit www.moengage.com/careers.

About MoEngage

MoEngage is an insights-led customer engagement platform trusted by more than 1,200 global consumer brands such as Ally Financial, McAfee, Flipkart, Domino’s, Nestle, Deutsche Telekom, Travelodge, and more. MoEngage empowers marketers and product owners with insights into customer behavior and the ability to act on those insights to engage customers across the web, mobile, email, social, and messaging channels. Consumer brands across 35 countries use MoEngage to power digital experiences for over 1 billion customers every month. With offices in ten countries, MoEngage is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, B Capital, Steadview Capital, Multiples Private Equity, Eight Roads, F-Prime Capital, Matrix Partners, Ventureast, and Helion Ventures.

To learn more, visit www.moengage.com.

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Sangfor Named as a Representative Vendor in Gartner Market Guide for Network Detection and Response

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HONG KONG, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sangfor Technologies (300454.SZ), a leading global vendor of cybersecurity and cloud computing solutions, is proud to announce that it has been named as a Representative Vendor in the latest Gartner® Market Guide for Network Detection and Response (NDR).[1]

The latest Market Guide for NDR provides an updated market definition and description of NDR. According to Gartner, “Organizations rely on NDR to detect and contain postbreach activity such as ransomware, insider threats, or lateral movements. NDR complements other technologies, which trigger alerts primarily based on rules and signatures, by building heuristic models of normal network behavior and spotting anomalies.” The Market Guide also provides recommendations, market direction and analysis, and a list of nineteen Representative Vendors from across the world to help organizations looking to invest in NDR navigate the market.

“We are very honored to be named as a Representative Vendor for our NDR solution – Cyber Command,” said Kaden Zhang, President of Sangfor International Market. “Sangfor continuously strives to provide the world’s leading cybersecurity products and services to our customers. We believe this recognition from Gartner is testament to our NDR product’s outstanding ability to protect organizations from today’s most sophisticated cyber threats.”

Source

[1]Gartner Inc., Market Guide for Network Detection and Response, Cybersecurity Research Team, December 14, 2022

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APPETIZER HACKATHON 2022 Comes to a Successful Conclusion

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  • APPETIZER HACKATHON 2022, the second year of APPETIZER HACKATHON, comes to a successful conclusion with the award ceremony
  • Multiple noteworthy business models developed using outstanding API of South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Global Online Hackathon – APPETIZER HACKATHON 2022 hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and Korea Foundation for Cooperation of Large & Small Businesses, Rural Affairs and organized by NAVER Cloud and Korea Software Industry Association has concluded after approximately six weeks with the final award ceremony which was held on November 30.


This year marks the second year of the APPETIZER HACKATHON 2022, and it featured approximately 30 participant teams consisting of local developers, startups, and university students in Southeast Asia, with each participant team utilizing the outstanding API provided by ten API companies in South Korea to develop various business models.

Final rankings for top 8 teams were determined from the final presentations judge by the panel of judges consisting of API experts. Team Bruschetta consisting of university students from Indonesia, has won this year’s global hackathon event and took home the grand prize of USD 5,000.

Team Bruschetta, the winner of this year’s event, applied the subscription management and solution API from STEPPAY as their main API, and utilized Langcode CXP, a conversational AI that provides personalized questions and responses, as their secondary API to develop a service named ‘SMEEMS’. SMEEMS is a service that allows management of an individual’s subscription concerning billing amounts with just a single click for customers. It is expected to bring convenience for customers with its chatbot functions and one-click solution while delivering increased sales and improved brand awareness for small and medium enterprises.

Team COOKIE, second place winner of this year’s event, utilized the USIGN API, an international standard digital signature solution from Korea Corporation Security (KCS), to develop the eco-friendly app ‘SWIPE’, where NGOs and users can report environmental issues without separate documentation and received many positive reviews. And for Team CODER, another second-place winner, utilized Pcanpi API from Data B, an automated English revision service, to develop ‘KIDSLINGO’, a toy for children that provides English grammar revision services, has received the audience’s attention.

Also, Team D2HD, joint third place winner of this year’s event, utilized the real-time Twitter scraping API of Hash Scraper to develop ‘Getgoing’, a search engine service for small and medium venture companies, and Team SanSan Tech’s powerful digital assistant ‘EVE’, developed using the Global Market Scraping API from Lamy Solution and Langcode CXP, a conversational AI providing personalized questions and responses, have also garnered attention from the audience. ‘VegVault’, a food ordering service that assists corporate employees with the management of healthy food consumption while also effectively dealing with climate change, developed using the EcoLoop API from Hana Loop and the subscription management and solution API from STEPPAY, were also successful in garnering attention.

The first-place team at the hackathon was given a prize of USD 5,000, the two second-place teams were each given a prize of USD 3,000 and the five third-place teams were each given a prize of USD 1,000. All teams that participated throughout the whole hackathon program schedule were also given USD 500 as a participation prize.

This year’s APPETIZER HACKATHON 2022 was held to promote and secure potential global users of API Marketplace. It served as an event to showcase the superb APIs of South Korea to the global market. You can experience these superb APIs of South Korea at ‘https://www.appetizer.kr‘.

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Moomoo wins Best Investment Research Tech at the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards

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Moomoo Recognized for 2nd Straight Year at Benzinga Global Fintech Awards

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Moomoo, the tech-driven online financial services platform, was named Best Investment Research Tech at the 2022 Benzinga Global FinTech Awards.

Best Investment Research Tech 2022
Best Investment Research Tech 2022

For the second year, moomoo was named to the Benzinga Fintech Listmakers in the categories of Best Investment Research Tech and Best Trading Technology. Winning the Best Investment Research Tech resonates with moomoo’s commitment to enabling smarter trading through its digital financial services platform with comprehensive data, strategic insights and advance tools.

“We are grateful to Benzinga and their panel of judges comprised of their editorial staff, industry leaders and advisors for recognizing moomoo once again at this year’s Global FinTech Awards,” said Justin Zacks, moomoo’s VP of Strategy. “This recognition validates our relentless dedication to technology that transforms the investor experience.”

Moomoo’s investment research tools are good for investors and traders at different levels. These professional and easy-to-use tools provide powerful fundamental and technical analysis allowing users to:

  • Follow and pick stocks with features like the stock screener with 100+ indicators, heat map, heat ranking by different categories, 16 individual industrial chains, earning report calendar, and institutional tracking.
  • Analyze individual stocks with visualized financial data, short sale analysis and short interest, technical indicators interpretations, and visualized fundamental analysis.
  • Utilize advanced charting with 63 technical indicators and 38 line drawing tools.
  • AI features that find similar charts to a chosen stock and identify stocks with large price and volume changes in real-time.

Moomoo’s mission is to provide investors at all levels of experience with an intuitive and powerful investing platform leveraging the power of technology. Moomoo users have access to real-time and in-depth data including pre-market and after-market quotes, Level 2 data, and real-time options chains. Additionally, users have access to market news and insights from around the globe, educational courses and content, and the ability to connect with over 19 million global users through moomoo and its sister brand Futubull.

About Benzinga Best Investment Research Tech Award

This accolade of Best Investment Research Tech is given to the best solution provider for long-term or passive investors looking to understand their holdings and discover new opportunities. A seasoned group of judges comprised of Benzinga staff, industry leaders and advisors in the space vetted all the nominees carefully and scored them on a range of topics including company background, accomplishments, successes and more. For a full list of Benzinga’s 2022 Listmakers and winners, please visit: https://www.benzinga.com/events/fintech-awards/winners/ To learn more about the award and selection process: https://www.benzinga.com/events/fintech-awards/ – faq

About Moomoo

Moomoo is a next-generation one-stop digital financial services platform created by Moomoo Technologies Inc., a fintech company based in Palo Alto, California.

Moomoo integrates trading, market data, and social networking with advanced features, such as AI-powered analytics and anomaly detection functions. It supports free online account-opening and provides access to trade stocks and ETFs in multiple global markets such as the United States, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, and Australia. Moomoo and its brand affiliates also offer rich investor education content and an interactive online community with over 19 million users in more than 200 countries globally.

Moomoo’s parent company is the Nasdaq-listed fintech company Futu Holdings Limited (“Futu”), which is headquartered in Hong Kong SAR. Futu’s subsidiary is also one of the largest brokerages in Hong Kong SAR. On March 8, 2019, Futu was listed on Nasdaq (stock symbol: FUTU).

Moomoo is a financial information and trading app offered by Moomoo Technologies Inc. In the U.S., investment products and services on Moomoo are offered by Moomoo Financial Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. Past investment performance does not guarantee future results. Investing involves risk and the potential to lose principal.

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Microland Recognized as a Leader for the Third Consecutive Year in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services

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BENGALURU, India, LONDON and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — For the third consecutive year, Microland has been named as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services. Microland has been recognized for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision in this space.

Microland Recognized as a Leader for the Third Consecutive Year in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services
Microland Recognized as a Leader for the Third Consecutive Year in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services

In the post-Covid world, Microland has enhanced its approach to network transformation and management by shifting its focus to User Experience and User Productivity. The new user-centric network management methodology optimizes productivity, experience, and security through a persona-based access policy, on-demand business application-specific prioritization, and enhanced operations by leveraging Automation, AIOps, and Analytics. We believe that our redefined focus and innovations to enrich User Experience through intelligent network operations have led to increased customer satisfaction and have resulted in us being positioned as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services.

Our solution suite called Microland Intelligent Network Experience (m.i.n.e.) provides wing-to-wing network services from consulting and assessment to transformation services as well as managed services. The m.i.n.e. suite of solutions covers key next-gen networking technologies including SD-LAN, SD-WAN, SASE, OT Networking, SDN for Datacenters, Cloud Networking, and Private 5G. The m.i.n.e. suite is supported by a one-of-a-kind unique platform, called Network Assurance Platform (NAP), our in-house developed transformation accelerator and operations excellence platform.

Robert Wysocki, Senior Vice President and Global Client Solutions Leader – Networks & Cybersecurity at Microland said “We are extremely thrilled to be positioned as Leaders in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed Network Services for a third consecutive time. We believe this recognition serves as an acknowledgment of our continued commitment towards an innovative approach to move away from infrastructure-based Network Management to User-Centric Network Management and this recognition by Gartner re-confirms the faith our clients have in us due to our relentless focus on innovation, optimization, and ability to drive efficiencies.”

To know more about the recognition, please visit: https://www.microland.com/analyst-insights/leader-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-managed-network-services-2022

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About Microland

Microland’s commitment to “Making Digital Happen” allows technology to do more and intrude less. We make it easier for enterprises to transition to nextGen digital infrastructure through our extensive service portfolio including Cloud and Data centers, Networks, Digital Workplace, Cybersecurity, and Industrial IoT. We ensure that the embrace of digital services is predictable, reliable, and stable.

Microland is making digital happen for enterprises with a laser focus on services that are more relevant to our clients and prospects than ever before, guaranteeing business outcomes. Incorporated in 1989 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Microland has more than 4,500 digital specialists across offices and delivery centers in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

Read more here: https://www.microland.com/

Media Contact: madhur.dubey@microland.com