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The Second Annual Award Ceremony for International Video Contest of My China Story held in Yantai

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BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2021 — Nearing the end of 2020, an eventful year for most, China International Publishing Group (CIPG) hosts the My China Story award ceremony for excellent films created by foreigners both abroad and living in China. Content creators from around the world document their lives and experiences in China through filming short videos.

 

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The event begins with the screening event where guests gather to view 33 award-winning short films, getting the opportunity to view the "China Stories" experienced by other foreigners just like themselves.

After the screening, everyone headed upstairs to participate in the seminar, where several guests took the stage and shared ideas for improving how we document our experiences in or with China and how we go about sharing our stories with the world. At the seminar, video creator, Leo, from Germany, shares with us his first time in China nearly 40 years ago in 1984 and his reflections about life in China at that time. Father-son YouTube duo from the UK, Lee and Oli Barrett, also relate their experience filming and visiting the "enormous" Three Gorges Dam for the first time.

Downstairs, Liu Bianjing, a university student in China from Cameroon Africa, prepares to take the stage. He claims to be one of the best, if not the best, foreign singers of traditional Chinese Henan Opera; previously having won second prize on television competing against Chinese singers.

The grand prize is revealed by the host, awarding RMB30,000 to the first prize winner for their film about the magnificent annual gala performance and the tight-knit community of workers in a Chinese factory.

The video follows American host, Jack, who takes us through the ceremony showing us the most interesting, note-worthy highlights. We get a chance to talk to content creators and briefly hear exactly what it is they do in China that makes their own experience so unique.

Contact: Jack Klumpp
Tel: +8610-26538513
Email: jack_klumpp@yahoo.com

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UnionBank acclaimed by Frost & Sullivan for leveraging innovative digital capabilities to deliver exceptional customer experiences

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Bank takes customer experience to next level by harnessing the power of 5G, in line with the launch of its smart branch

SINGAPORE, Jan. 1, 2021 — Based on its recent analysis of the Philippines’ customer experience solutions in the banking industry, Frost & Sullivan honored UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank) with the 2020 Philippines Excellence In Customer Experience in ATM Ambience Experience and In Online Customer Experience.

The award is in recognition of bank’s initiatives to stay ahead of the demand curve by offering best-in-class, personalized customer experience with robust 24/7 services. Combining 5G and artificial intelligence (AI), UnionBank can better anticipate customers' preferences and behaviors through. This commitment to continuous, data-driven innovation has helped the bank deliver enriched customer experiences.
The award is in recognition of bank’s initiatives to stay ahead of the demand curve by offering best-in-class, personalized customer experience with robust 24/7 services. Combining 5G and artificial intelligence (AI), UnionBank can better anticipate customers’ preferences and behaviors through. This commitment to continuous, data-driven innovation has helped the bank deliver enriched customer experiences.

The award is in recognition of the bank’s initiatives to stay ahead of the demand curve by offering best-in-class, personalized customer experience with robust 24/7 services.

"UnionBank has ramped up its digitalization efforts in the past few years. A customizable system, self-service options, and personified robot assistant are among the digital options available to customers, half of whom now transact digitally," said Edurra Talib, senior research analyst. "The bank also became the first in the Philippines to launch the smart branch leveraging 5G technology for seamless connectivity with internet of things (IoT)-enabled services."

Combining 5G and artificial intelligence (AI), UnionBank can better anticipate customers’ preferences and behaviors through. This commitment to continuous, data-driven innovation has helped the bank deliver enriched customer experiences.

Frost & Sullivan presented this award to the banks that demonstrate outstanding performance for branch, specifically ATM ambience and online experience. The bank has used the customer experience framework of process, space, and people in its digitization process, bridging offline with online to deliver a seamless customer experience.

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, analysis, 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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Kala Mani. S.
Best Practices Awards Branding  – Asia-Pacific
Email: kala.manis@frost.com

About UnionBank

UnionBank has consistently been recognized as one of Asia’s leading companies in banking and finance, ranking among the Philippines’ top 10 universal banks in terms of key performance ratios in profitability, liquidity, solvency, and efficiency.

In the past three years, the bank has garnered a record number of recognitions from global awards bodies for its digital expertise, including Digital Bank of the Year from The Asset, Best Digital Bank Philippines from Asiamoney, Asia Pacific Retail Bank of the Year from Retail Banker International, Top 2 Most Helpful Banks in Asia Pacific during COVID-19 by BankQuality.com, Asia’s Best Bank Transformation from Euromoney and Digital Transformer of the Year Philippines from IDC’s DX Awards Philippines.

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Mr. James P. Ileto
VP for Corporate Media Affairs
Email: jmpileto@unionbankph.com

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Inaugural Shanghai Electric Cup ‘Industrial App’ Awards Given to 16 Outstanding Entries, Empowering Digital Innovation for Energy Industry

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SHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2020 — Shanghai Electric (the "Company") (SEHK: 02727, SSE: 601727), the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of electric power generation equipment, industrial equipment and integration services, has recently concluded a five-month industrial innovation application competition. The inaugural ‘Shanghai Electric Cup’ was launched in July this year with the support of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Shanghai Industrial Internet Association. Aimed at fostering an environment of digital innovation, the competition saw 140 entries from around the world take a total of 16 prizes.

The first time to organize this event, Shanghai Electric took the opportunity for the company’s internal and external teams to promote industrial innovation and accelerate digital transformation. The theme of the competition aimed to push applicants to develop practical applications for use in industrial settings, and called for a focus on connecting four concepts – smart cities, smart energy, smart manufacturing and smart transportation – four areas that outline the future direction of Shanghai Electric.

Of the 140 entries from domestic and international teams, the top three prizes were awarded to 16 projects, ten of which were from Shanghai Electric and six from other companies. The Company’s Central Research Institute signed project incubation agreements with four of the award-winning external teams. Shanghai Electric Digital Technology (SEDT) and other six companies reached an ecosystem cooperation agreement for SEunicloud, Shanghai Electric’s industrial internet platform.

About the competition and the unveiling of the winners, Shanghai Electric President, Huang Ou said, "On the path of improving our skills in 3D design and industrial applications, the extraordinary achievements of those participants we see in this year’s contest are the small steps in accelerating the digital transformation of Shanghai Electric, but those joint efforts have amounted to a huge step forward for the entire company."

"From digitizing product models to business models, this competition has laid the foundation for Shanghai Electric to build a new ecosystem for SEunicloud, as well as gathered a specialized team to speed up the digital transformation of our company," he added.

Also unveiled at the awards ceremony, the upgraded SEunicloud Industrial Internet Platform 2.0 revealed improvements in terms of the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), and Creative Intelligence (CI). With these upgrades, the platform will further accelerate Shanghai Electric’s digital transformation and marks yet another substantial step forward in the construction of Shanghai Electric’s Industrial Internet.

The 2.0 release features a new AI big data module capable of providing data value displays and business analysis for a multitude of industrial scenarios. The upgraded Business Intelligence module utilizes fast data processing and visualization tools to produce intuitive displays and enable intelligent analysis across huge datasets. In addition, through an inbuilt visual development integrated system, the platform can be used as an InaaS (Innovation-as-a-Service) platform.

Shanghai Electric’s focus on digitization and development is reflected in a consistently high R&D investment rate of over 3.4%. This number is intended to be higher for development in new industries, predicted at an increase of 6% from 2019, and investment in pre-research and development which is expected to see an increase of 11%.

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vivo Announces Picture of the Year and Winning Creations in vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020

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– The competition has received over 135,000 entries to compile joy images from the mobile lenses of creators worldwide

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 29, 2020 — vivo has announced the Picture of the Year and named winning creations in the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020, with participant photographers worldwide conveying outstanding joy images through their mobile lens. As part of vivo’s VISION+ initiatives, the success of the awards demonstrates vivo’s devotion to mobile photography technology and visual aesthetic exploration. The breath-taking works of winning photographers are now on full display and publicly available, marking a fruitful and promising start to the ongoing vivo VISION+ ecosystem.

Partnering with National Geographic to Explore the Cultural Value of Mobile Photography

Smartphones are providing more people with the capability to experience the joy of photo creation in this modern era of visual expression. vivo announced VISION+ in September 2020, a visual content ecosystem for the global market with "JOY IMAGE" at its core. As an important component of the VISION+ initiative, vivo has partnered with National Geographic for the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020, which focuses on exceptional imaging and optics that can capture the essence of individual emotions and humanistic culture. Global creators were invited to discover, capture and communicate through their smartphone cameras.

After a two-month submission period, vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020 received over 135,000 mobile photo and video entries from nine countries including the United Kingdom, France, Spain, China, Vietnam and etc. A total of 37 exceptional creations were ultimately selected by a panel of judges composed of the world’s top photographers and imaging experts including Steve McCurry and Michael Halsband. This series of mobile images individually reflect the human stories and landscapes around the world in 2020.

Entries in the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020
Entries in the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020

Illuminating the Joy of the World in Photos

A multitude of photo creators managed to interpret the joys of everyday life before their eyes with mobile photos in different styles, from vibrant portraits and spectacular landscapes to splendid nights and fleeting memories.

There are six categories under the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020, including Portrait, Night, Landscape, Motion, Memories, and Story. A range of awards were also offered in this contest, including "Picture of the Year", "Category Winners", "Honorable Mention" and "Category Finalists". vivo named Zhang Yu’s creation, Daily Life of Four "Big Mouth Monsters", as the Picture of the Year in the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020. 

Daily Life of Four "Big Mouth Monsters", the Picture of the Year in the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020, created by Zhang Yu, China
Daily Life of Four "Big Mouth Monsters", the Picture of the Year in the vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020, created by Zhang Yu, China

Zhang Yu surmised that kids call the gesture as seen in the photo, where one’s hand is tucked into an outstretched shirt collar as a "Big Mouth Monster". The moment that kids are playing in the shape of "Big Mouth Monsters" was captured by the creator with his smartphone, serving as a shining beacon of hope in the midst of a difficult 2020.

Camping Night with Beloved Friends, a creation by Rifqi Moch Lutpi from Indonesia, was awarded with the "Honorable Mention" award. This photograph displays three beloved friends chatting beside a burning bonfire in a dark night. The creator expressed subtle thinking, "In my life, camping is the most exciting story, the greatest moment… We should enjoy every moment in life and live it to the fullest with a rich variety of activities."

A multitude of excellent mobile photo submissions across the Portrait, Night, Landscape, Motion, Memories and Story competitive categories. Under the Story category in the form of mobile video imaging, Opera Watch, the winning submission by Chen Lei from China, focuses on a traditional Sichuan Opera troupe that brings human-culture co-existence to life in smooth scenes with folk drum music.

The outstanding winning creations are currently made public and available for viewing on the vivo VISION+ official website (https://visionplus.vivo.com/), including Steelwool with Bridge, a creation by Pyae Phyo Aung from Myanmar under the Night category, Balinese Woman, a creation by Arief Satria from Indonesia under the Portrait category, and Replicate, a creation by Lin Haibo from China under the Memories category, revealing incredibly fascinating works of mobile photography. 

Delving Deep into Mobile Photography to Enable More Creativity with Innovation

vivo is a leading product-driven global technology company, with its core business focusing on smart devices and intelligent services. In 25 years of technology-based growth, vivo has always communicated with users attentively to proactively serve their needs.

Providing the masses with the best tool of self-expression and creativity for humanized professional imaging is the mantra of vivo as a technology brand. vivo wishes that more people can redirect their focus on the warmer details in real life, record touching emotions of everyday happenings and share these feelings with the world. Going forward, vivo will continue to collaborate with creators to enable more humanized professional photography that better meets the needs of users, and ultimately fulfill its cultural responsibility as a brand with 380 million users.

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About vivo
vivo is a leading, product-driven, global technology company, with its core business focusing on smart devices and intelligent services. vivo is committed to connecting users around the globe, through design of exciting and innovative smartphones and companion devices, as well as services which integrate technology and design thinking in unique and creative ways. Following the company core values, which include innovation, consumer orientation and benfen*, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy, with the vision of becoming a leading, long-lasting, world-class enterprise.

With headquarters in China, supported by a network of 9 R&D centers in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Taipei, Tokyo and San Diego, vivo is focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, photography and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set-up five production hubs (including brand authorized manufacturing center), across China, South- and Southeast Asia, with an annual production capacity of nearly 200 million smartphones. As of now, vivo has branched out its sales network across more than 30 countries and regions, and is loved by more than 380 million users worldwide.

*"Benfen" is a term describing the attitude on doing the right things and doing things right – which is the ideal description of vivo’s mission to build technology for good.

Please stay informed of vivo’s news at https://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news

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LIZHI Caps Off 2020 with Two New Awards in Recognition of its Achievements

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GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 28, 2020 — LIZHI INC. ("LIZHI" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: LIZI), a leading online UGC audio community and interactive audio entertainment platform in China, was recently named the Most Influential App of the Year at the Global Marketing Cicada Awards ("GMCA") and won the NextWorld 2020 Top Apps & Brands Awards in China, marking another remarkable year for LIZHI.

LIZHI won the Most Influential App of the Year in recognition of its industry-leading audio entertainment ecosystem, which the Company has been developing consistently since the launch of the LIZHI App in 2013. The GMCA was held by the data analysis platform Chandashi on December 18, 2020 in Guangzhou to honor, among others, outstanding players based in PRC in the mobile apps and live streaming e-commerce space, in appreciation of the continuous efforts toward innovation that has helped propel the development of the industry.

LIZHI also won the NextWorld 2020 Top Apps & Brands Awards at the 5th NextWorld Summit and Annual Top Apps & Brands Awards Ceremony, hosted by Chinese mobile application data analysis platform Qimai Data on December 22, 2020 in Beijing. The summit, which brought together leading entrepreneurs, senior executives, media, and other guests, recognized brands and products that lead innovation and pursue excellence in the internet industry. LIZHI was acknowledged for its innovative audio ecosystem and interaction model. With a diverse and complete platform that encompasses podcasts and entertainment products, LIZHI offers podcast content across 27 major categories and 107 sub-categories, such as content related to life & relationship, parenting, language learning, music radio, and talk shows.

"LIZHI is honored to have received these two awards, which is a great recognition of our efforts and achievements, and an encouragement to us in this challenging year," said Marco Lai, the founder and CEO of LIZHI. "We believe we have made substantive progress in diversifying our business models and expanding online audio use scenarios this year. We plan to continue exploring exciting new ways to forge a dynamic and interactive audio-centric user community, which may then help us create a more diverse and vibrant audio experience in the future."

This year, LIZHI has also entered into a collaboration relationship with some of the major automobile players in China including GAC AION New Energy Automobile, GAC Motor, and Xpeng Motors as previously announced.

About LIZHI INC.

LIZHI INC. is a leading online UGC audio community and interactive audio entertainment platform in China, with a mission to enable everyone to showcase vocal talent. The Company is aiming to bring people closer together through voices.

Since the launch of its LIZHI App in 2013, LIZHI has cultivated a vibrant and growing community encouraging audio content creation and sharing. Now LIZHI is an audio wonderland offering a wide range of podcasts and audio entertainment products and features, including audio live streaming and various interactive audio social products, empowering users to enjoy an immersive and diversified entertainment experience through audio. LIZHI envisions a global audio community – a place where everyone can create, share and connect with each other through voices and across cultures.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the Securities Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:
LIZHI INC.
IR Department
Tel: +86 (20) 3866-4265
E-mail: ir@lizhi.fm  

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Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: Lizhi@tpg-ir.com  

In the United States:
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Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: Lizhi@tpg-ir.com

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NetEase Cloud Music Concert by TFBOYS Breaks Guinness World Records for Most Viewed Paid Concert

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HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 27, 2020 — NetEase Cloud Music, a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China, today announced that a concert by TFBOYS, one of China’s most popular boybands, held on its platform has broken the Guinness World Records for the most viewed paid concert.

The concert, broadcast on NetEase Cloud Music on August 22nd 2020, was viewed by over 786,000 fans, setting the record title for "the most live viewers for a pay per view music concert on a bespoke platform."

The concept of an online concert is increasingly relevant to music fans and musicians at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic has halted live events, and the success of this TFBOYS concert demonstrates NetEase Cloud Music’s ability to proactively explore different approaches to engage users with high quality content and simultaneously diversify monetization channels. Online music concerts have been gaining popularity in China as more and more music platforms explore new methods to monetize entertainment in an increasingly digital age.

In 2020, NetEase Cloud Music continued to develop a range of online live shows, including the "Bedroom Live Music Festival" and a series of other innovative online events, while also exploring further possibilities for other virtual shows. NetEase Cloud Music is currently the most favored online performance platform in China, especially among young users aged under 20, according to data from iiMedia Research, a third-party data mining and analysis organization in China.

NetEase Cloud Music has been highly innovative with content and technology, weaving a variety of cutting-edge technologies into stage effects and online interaction to successfully create an audio-visual treat for the public. For the TFBOYS concert, NetEase Cloud Music used technologies including mixed reality (MR), image overlay and augmented reality (AR) to give the event a more realistic quality when compared to traditional online concerts. For instance, using overlay and AR technology for TFBOY’s song titled "Firefly," countless fireflies were shown flying in a light and shadow forest to create a wonderful dream-like whimsical element.

About NetEase Cloud Music

Launched in 2013 by NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), NetEase Cloud Music is a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China with more than 800 million registered users and over 30 million tracks. Dedicated to providing an elevated user experience, NetEase Cloud Music provides precise, personalized recommendations, promotes user interaction and creates a strong social community. Its focus on discovering and promoting emerging musicians has made NetEase Cloud Music a destination of choice for exploring new and independent music among music enthusiasts in China. The platform has been recognized as the most popular entertainment app among China’s vibrant Generation Z community.

Please see http://music.163.com/ for more information.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetEase_Global   

Media Enquiries:

Li Ruohan
NetEase, Inc.
globalpr@service.netease.com
Tel: (+86) 571-8985-2668
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetEase_Global

 

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TCL 10 5G UW Named As CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree

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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 23, 2020 — TCL Mobile today announced that it has been named a CES® 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree for the TCL 10 5G UW, its first TCL-branded 5G smartphone and one of the most affordable offerings available on Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband and 5G Nationwide network. The award announcement was made ahead of the first-ever, all-digital CES 2021, the world’s most influential technology event, happening on January 11-14, 2021.

TCL 10 5G UW
TCL 10 5G UW

"As one of our first moves into the smartphone market, we’re thrilled that the TCL 10 5G UW is being recognized as a CES 2021 Innovation Award honoree," said Stefan Streit, general manager of global marketing for TCL. "This accomplishment underscores our dedication to making next-generation 5G connectivity more widely available and accessible, with even more to come at CES this year!"

The TCL 10 5G UW breaks down barriers in smartphone technology and brings the power of 5G to everyone at an unbelievable price point below $400. TCL’s powerful NXTVISION 48MP AI-powered triple rear cameras and 16MP front camera enable the smartphone to capture brilliant shots even in low light, reducing noise and brightening images with precise AI support. Streaming has also evolved to new heights on the TCL 10 5G UW’s expansive 6.53" FHD+ NXTVISION display, equipped with its own dedicated display engine for an even more fluid experience and Super Bluetooth audio sharing capabilities that allow you to bring friends and family along for the fun. The TCL 10 5G UW comes packed with powerful features for all types of users looking to take the next step into 5G connection with exclusive availability on Verizon for $399.99.

The CES Innovation Awards program, owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across 28 product categories. An elite panel of industry expert judges, including members of the media, designers, engineers and more, reviewed submissions based on innovation, engineering and functionality, aesthetic and design. All of the CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honorees, including the TCL 10 5G UW, can be found at CES.tech/innovation. Additional honorees will be revealed during CES 2021 on Jan. 11, 2021. 

Media Contact: 
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About TCL Electronics

TCL Electronics (1070.HK) is one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer electronics companies and one of the world’s leading television and mobile device manufacturers. For nearly 40 years TCL has operated its own manufacturing and R&D centers worldwide, with products sold in more than 160 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. TCL specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of consumer electronics ranging from TVs, mobile phones, audio devices and smart home products as part of the company’s "AI x IoT" strategy. For more information on TCL mobile devices, please visit: http://www.tcl.com/global/en.html.

 

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Infortrend Wins Storage Awards Again This Year

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TAIPEI, Dec. 22, 2020 — Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495), the industry-leading enterprise storage provider, is honored to announce that two years in a row, overcoming Tier 1 storage vendors, it receives two prestigious awards from Storage Magazine in UK: "Editor’s Choice – Company" and "Cloud Product of the Year" for EonStor GS Gen2. 

Due to the extraordinary circumstances of 2020, this year’s Storage Awards ceremony was held virtually, attracting storage industry vendors, resellers, and distributors. The awards are voted for by 20,000+ Storage Magazine readers and websites visitors. "The ‘Editor’s Choice – Company‘ award this year goes to the company that we have covered a lot over the last twelve months in the magazine in terms of not just product announcements, but the growth of the company itself – Infortrend… And just as a proof of what I have just been saying, literally singing the praises of this company’s products, the winner of ‘Cloud Product of the Year‘ award is Infortrend’s EonStor GS Gen2," said David Taylor, the editor of Storage Magazine.

The winning product, EonStor GS Gen2, is a high availability hybrid cloud solution exclusively designed for enterprises. It integrates SAN and NAS services as well as Cloud Gateway to connect on-premises storage to various cloud storages. Enterprises can synchronize their file and block-level data between the GS and cloud with desired frequency, so that remote colleagues can get access via common protocols and effortlessly collaborate on the same files and applications.

"We are excited to announce that this year we won two awards from Storage Magazine again! It is a big honor to receive such a prestigious recognition of our efforts, and both awards (‘Editor’s Choice – Company‘ and ‘Cloud Product of the Year‘) confirm that we are moving in the right direction developing EonStor GS as a comprehensive hybrid cloud solution for enterprises," said Frank Lee, Senior Director of Product Planning.

Learn more about EonStor GS Gen2

About Infortrend

Infortrend (TWSE: 2495) has been developing and manufacturing storage solutions since 1993. With a strong emphasis on in-house design, testing, and manufacturing, Infortrend storage delivers performance and scalability with the latest standards, user friendly data services, personal after-sales support, and unrivaled value. For more information, please visit www.infortrend.com

Infortrend® and EonStor® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc.; other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Wondershare Reasserts ‘Leader’ and ‘High Performer’ Status in G2 Crowd Winter 2021 Awards

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VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 22, 2020 — Wondershare, a leading company in digital creative software, is proud to share that several of its creativity and productivity software products have been recognized by the G2 Crowd in its latest Winter 2021 Reports. Wondershare Filmora, PDFelement, Dr.Fone, and Recoverit were named as industry "Leader", while FilmoraPro shone as a "High Performer" in the categories, reasserting their status from the Fall 2021 Reports.

Wondershare Reasserts ‘Leader’ and ‘High Performer’ Status in G2 Crowd Winter 2021 Awards
Wondershare Reasserts ‘Leader’ and ‘High Performer’ Status in G2 Crowd Winter 2021 Awards

"Thanks to the support and trust of our users, we’re honored to receive this recognition," said Tobee Wu, CEO of Wondershare. "As we continue on our mission to enable simplified creativity, we’re committed to driving the best customer experience that ultimately achieves the world’s leading new generation of digital creative enablers."

These non-biased reports rank products by customer satisfaction, market presence, seller size, and social impact. Below are the awards that Wondershare products achieved.

  • Wondershare Filmora: Leader in Video Editing

Wondershare Filmora has been recognized as a leader in the field of video editing, along with other well-known names such as Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro X. The recently launched upgrade, Wondershare Filmora X, is designed to make it easy for new content creators to drag and drop their way to extraordinary videos.

  • Wondershare PDFelement: Leader in Document Generation

Wondershare PDFelement has been recognized as a leader in Document Generation, PDF Editor, Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design and Document Creation. PDFelement 8, the latest iteration in the family of PDF editors, has brought UI and performance enhancements, cloud storage, and key changes in its toolbar navigation, increasing users’ office efficiency. 

  • Wondershare Dr.Fone: Leader in Online Backup

Wondershare Dr.Fone has been recognized as a leader in the field of online backup based on receiving a high customer satisfaction score and large market presence. It is a handy tool used for a wide array of situations, including backup, restore, and data transfer from Android, iOS, and directly from the iCloud.

  • Wondershare Recoverit: Leader in File Recovery

Wondershare Recoverit has been recognized as a leader in the category of file recovery. The software includes support for a wide range of types and formats of data and files, which are available for both Mac and Windows computers and has a straightforward recovery process involving only three steps.

  • Wondershare FilmoraPro: High Performer in Video Editing

Wondershare FilmoraPro has been recognized as a High Performer in video editing. FilmoraPro provides powerful functions while remaining user-friendly. Features include unlimited tracks, preset transitions, automatic stabilization and more. It is the best choice for professionals. 

For all the latest Wondershare news and updates, please visit the official website or follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

About Wondershare

Founded in 2003, Wondershare is a global leader in software development and a pioneer in the field of digital creativity. Our technology is powerful, and the solutions we provide are simple and convenient. That’s why we’re trusted by millions of people in over 150 countries worldwide. We help our users pursue their passions so that, together, we can build a more creative world.  

www.wondershare.com 

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Finland Tax-System Modernization Program Named Best Project for 2020

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HELSINKI, Dec. 22, 2020 — A major IT program that overhauled Finland’s national tax system through implementation of software from Fast Enterprises (FAST) has been recognized as the year’s best project by the Finnish chapter of the International Project Management Association. The recognition marked the first time in five years that a non-infrastructure project has received the award.

Finnish Tax Administration (FTA), the recipient of the 2020 Finland Project of the Year award, was recognized for successfully completing the tax-system modernization program known as the Valmis program—a high stakes undertaking of national significance and the largest IT program in the agency’s history.  

"FTA’s Valmis program was selected from a list of very important and successful projects, including large-scale infrastructure and construction projects," said Ilama Vesa, chairman of Project Professionals Finland, the association that grants the award. "Without an effective tax system, you can’t fund programs and services that are essential to Finland’s citizens. This project provides benefits to people throughout the country."

The five-and-a-half-year Valmis program replaced over 70 legacy tax applications with GenTax, a tax-administration software package from U.S. software developer and government services provider FAST. FAST also served as the program’s prime contractor, providing FTA with project-lifecycle services to implement all of Finland’s major tax and revenue programs in GenTax.

Finland’s tax programs, such as corporate and individual income taxes, value-added tax, real-estate tax, and gift and inheritance taxes, were implemented in GenTax and released to production incrementally over the course of the multi-year program. With the final group of tax programs entering production in late 2019, FTA now uses GenTax to manage over €70 billion in annual tax revenue.

In total, the program entailed the training of over 4,000 new users, integration of more than 250 interfaces for exchanging data with other systems, development of hundreds of agency-specific reports and dashboards based on data managed and tracked by GenTax, and execution of over 50,000 system test scenarios. In addition to automating many tasks that required manual work in FTA’s legacy systems, the GenTax system also provides web-based taxpayer self-service features that greatly increased the number of tax returns filed online in 2019. 

Carmen Kurushima, a FAST associate partner and the company’s project manager for the Valmis program, said commitment and coordination between multiple program stakeholders were key to project success.

"Projects of this scope and complexity don’t succeed unless there is buy-in and communication from all individuals and organizations involved in the project," Kurushima said. "The entire Valmis team was dedicated to project collaboration and a common goal—successfully implementing GenTax as Finland’s modernized tax system."

In addition to FTA and FAST, multiple public and private-sector organizations played an important role on the program. Nortal, a Finland-based provider of consulting and technology services, supported the implementation of GenTax as a subcontractor to FAST. FTA partner agencies and additional organizations throughout Finland and the European Union also provided program support, helping to ensure that interfaces with external systems were securely implemented and tested within scheduled program milestones.

"This was a truly transformational program for FTA," said Virpi Pikkarainen, FTA program director. "It not only changed the technology that we use to manage Finland’s tax programs, it also changed our business processes, allowing us to provide more effective and efficient services to our taxpayers."

James Harrison, a FAST founding partner, agreed that the VALMIS program was a major achievement and said that its success is particularly rewarding considering the many challenges on the project.

"When you consider that hundreds of program personnel from different agencies, businesses, and countries were able to successfully modernize a national tax system, it’s really an impressive feat," Harrison said. "We’re proud that our software, services, and staff played such an important role in the success of the Valmis program."

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