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TIDAL Adds Millions of Master Quality Tracks, Offering Extensive Catalog of Highest Quality Streaming Audio

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MQA Users have Doubled Since 2019 on TIDAL

TIDAL HiFi Users Now Stream 40% More Tracks in Master Quality than Last Year

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2020 — Today, global music and entertainment streaming platform, TIDAL, added millions of tracks in MQA from Warner Music Group to its Masters catalog. TIDAL, in partnership with MQA (Master Quality Authenticated), provides guaranteed delivery of the original sound recording with TIDAL Masters. Now music fans can listen to an expanded Masters catalog, featuring iconic albums from artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Missy Elliott, LCD Soundsystem, Madonna and more.

MQA, led by Bob Stuart, who this year became the first audio engineer to receive the Prince Philip Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering, has pioneered an entirely new way of coding digital audio based on key insights into how humans hear. Key to the technology is MQA’s built-in authentication to confirm that the listener is getting the exact sound created in the studio. Additionally, MQA addresses the issue that when analogue sound is turned into digital, the process introduces time-smearing artefacts that blur sounds unnaturally. MQA solves these problems, and then the MQA decoder in the TIDAL app ensures the conversion back to analogue preserves the music’s pristine clarity.

Bob Stuart, MQA Founder, explained, "By paying great attention to the nature of sound and the way we hear, MQA opens a clear window and delivers all the detail and nuance of the original song. The music industry’s catalog contains millions of significant performances from the early days of CD where, sometimes, the recording was created in 44.1kHz 16bit and where no alternative existed. We are delighted that Warner Music Group is bringing this content to TIDAL."

"TIDAL Masters offer the best sound available. As consumers’ expectations of high quality experiences increase, TIDAL’s audio innovation sets the bar for music listening," said Lior Tibon, TIDAL COO. "Not only can members hear music exactly as their favorite artists recorded it, but with recent platform enhancements, the experience is as seamless as ever."

In response to listeners’ requests to make it easier to listen to and discover more Masters tracks, TIDAL has added ‘Master Edition’ Artist Radio and Track Radio. TIDAL members can listen to radio stations in the best quality available containing  Masters only songs, uninterrupted. In conjunction, TIDAL is adding the Master Edition of My New Arrivals, a personalized playlist of new music in full master quality audio for members based on their listening habits. Using less bandwidth, MQA technology packages and delivers master quality audio to music fans making MQA files accessible to listeners on-the-go, with any headphones.

To further support a harmonious listening experience, TIDAL recently launched the "Connect" feature, which allows users to stream music from its HiFi tier directly to connected devices, including: Bluesound, Cambridge Audio, DALI, KEF, iFi audio, Lyngdorf, Monitor, NAD, and Naim Audio. Through TIDAL Connect, the platform’s unparalleled lossless audio quality can now be seamlessly experienced on members’ favorite devices with the touch of a button. For more information on how to connect, visit TIDAL.com/Connect

TIDAL offers the largest MQA catalog outside of China. In addition, TIDAL offers music lovers unlimited access to its extensive catalog of over 70 million tracks across all genres, thousands of expertly curated playlists by TIDAL’s seasoned editorial team, and endless artist radio stations.

TIDAL HiFi at a Glance

A TIDAL HiFi membership allows you to listen to the best quality sound based on your settings, selected playback device, and data availability. The HiFi tier offers a number of streaming options, including:

HiFi – High-fidelity sound comes from uncompressed music files. TIDAL HiFi utilizes FLAC, a more robust file format. In contrast, MP3 files are compressed to decrease file size, which can remove audio details, which can reduce sound quality. FLAC offers CD-quality audio in its purest form (1411kbps or 16bit / 44.1kHz)

Master – Authenticated and unbroken files with the highest possible resolution—as flawless as it sounded in the mastering suite. And exactly as the artist intended.

Dolby Atmos – An immersive audio experience. Dolby Atmos Music allows sounds to be precisely placed, adding dimensionality to create a full audio atmosphere.

Sony 360 Reality Audio – An immersive experience using Sony’s spatial audio technology to map out sound at any point or distance from your ears. This new listening experience is the culmination of years of acoustic and physiological studies of how we hear and place sounds.

Learn more on tidal.com/sound-quality 

About TIDAL
TIDAL is an artist-owned global music and entertainment platform that brings artists and fans closer together through unique original content and exclusive events. Available in 56 countries, the streaming service has more than 70 million songs and 250,000 high quality videos in its catalog along with original video series, podcasts, thousands of expertly curated playlists and artist discovery via TIDAL Rising. With the commitment of its owners to create a more sustainable model for the music industry, TIDAL is available in premium and HiFi tiers—recordings which includes Master Quality Authenticated (MQA), Sony’s 360 Reality Audio recordings, and Dolby Atmos Music.

About MQA
Using pioneering scientific research into how people hear, MQA has created a technology that captures the sound of the original studio performance. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream, while also being backward compatible, so you can play MQA music on any device. MQA’s award-winning technology is licensed by labels, music services and hardware manufacturers worldwide and is certified by the RIAA.

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PTT Team Up with Partners to Launch 5G x UAV SANDBOX to Unlock Thailand’s First Restriction-free Drone Testing Area at Wangchan Valley

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BANGKOK, Nov. 12, 2020 — Wangchan Valley invites start-ups, investors, and all interested parties to utilize 5G technology and the first UAV regulatory sandbox in Thailand. Together, both sandboxes will serve as a paradigm shift mechanism to drive Thailand’s innovation ecosystem, since the country’s development is geared towards Industry 4.0.

PTT Team Up with Partners to Launch 5G x UAV SANDBOX to Unlock Thailand’s First Restriction-free Drone Testing Area at Wangchan Valley
PTT Team Up with Partners to Launch 5G x UAV SANDBOX to Unlock Thailand’s First Restriction-free Drone Testing Area at Wangchan Valley

Mr. Auttapol Rerkpiboon, President & CEO of PTT, stated that the Wangchan Valley development project in the Easter Economic Corridor (EEC) covers 3,454 rai of land in Wangchan District, Rayong. PTT proudly presents the project and welcomes all stakeholders for their participation. This project is in accordance with the "Powering Thailand’s Transformation" vision to jump start Thailand through the transformation period.

PTT fully commits to maintaining its core businesses’ strength and creating new businesses in order to maintain PTT Group’s growth and facilitate Thailand’s transformation through technologies and innovations.

Mr. Wittawat Svasti-Xuto, Chief Technology and Engineering Officer of PTT, explained that the 5G x UAV SANDBOX will uncover the full potential of 5G and UAV technologies and incubate innovative business. In this regard, PTT and partners will jointly develop a range of technological infrastructure, as follows:

  • CAAT: as the regulator of Thai aerial transportation, facilitates to make Wangchan Valley the first restriction-free drone testing area
  • NBTC: as the regulator of the Thai telecommunication spectrum, supports the trial of 5G network in Wangchan Valley and also aims to benefit commercial uses.
  • NSTDA is the key state agency overseeing the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi) and is providing support of developing drone skills related to flight controls for interested individuals.
  • AIS is teaming up with VISTEC to develop an engineering drone to help monitor and maintain assets and property.
  • TRUE is developing and testing drone patrols to eliminate blind spots and secure perimeters.
  • DTAC is developing ultra-HD video surveillance capable of providing responsive control system.

PTT would like to invite interested parties to jointly develop and take advantage of the ecosystem and infrastructure at Wangchan Valley. Participants will receive investment incentives from the Board of Investment (BOI). The BOI’s incentives, including a corporate tax exemption for up to 13 years, import tax waivers for machinery and raw materials, personal income tax of 17%, Smart Visa program for experts and family members, and One Stop Service Center for investors’ convenience. For more information, please email: info@wangchanvalley.com.

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JinkoSolar Signs Long-term Purchase Agreement with Tongwei for nearly 100,000 Metric Tons of Polycrystalline Silicon

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SHANGRAO, China, Nov. 6, 2020 — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the Company and its subsidiary Sichuan Jinko have signed a long-term purchase agreement with second tier subsidiaries of Tongwei Co., Ltd. ("Tongwei"), namely Sichuan Yongxiang Polysilicon Co., Ltd., Sichuan Yongxiang New Energy Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Tongwei High-purity Crystalline Silicon Company, and Yunnan Tongwei High-purity Crystalline Silicon Company. The raw materials procurement will ensure a stable supply of polycrystalline silicon ("Poly-Si") in line with JinkoSolar’s strategic and operational plans.

Under the agreement, JinkoSolar has locked in nearly 100,000 metric tons of polycrystalline silicon and both parties can negotiate additional purchases. The price for any additional order will be negotiated and determined based on market conditions at that time.

Mr. Kangping Chen, Chief Executive Officer of JinkoSolar, commented, "Building strategic partnerships with suppliers of key raw materials is essential for our business and to raise our competitive edge in the solar industry. We are very pleased to begin this partnership with an industrial leader like Tongwei, a strategic cooperation that will contribute to the stability of JinkoSolar’s long-term business. This is the first long-term contract with Tongwei for the steady supply of poly-Si, a win-win scenario that will no doubt bring on other advantages for both parties and further promote the development of renewable energy. We look forward to more opportunities with Tongwei, and to explore other ways we can work together to create value for the global PV industry."

Mr. Duan Yong, Director of Tongwei Co., Ltd., Chairman and General Manager of Yongxiang Co., Ltd., commented, "JinkoSolar is one of Tongwei’s most trusted customers and we are very pleased to reach a strategic cooperation with a leading PV module manufacturer like JinkoSolar. The signing of this contract is conducive to the stable sales of Tongwei’s high-purity polysilicon products and is in line with our future business strategy. It is also conducive to bringing into play the leading advantages of two major industry players in the PV industry, and to jointly promote the development of the global PV market."

About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes it solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial, and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 20 GW for silicon wafers, 11 GW for solar cells, and 25 GW for solar modules, as of June 30, 2020.

JinkoSolar has 7 production facilities globally, and 14 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Australia, and global sales teams in China, United  Kingdom, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Poland, and Argentina.

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com

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This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends, "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company’s operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JinkoSolar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Ms. Ripple Zhang
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
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Dubber “Best of Breed” UCR & Voice Intelligence Cloud selected for IBM Cloud for Telecommunications Services

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  • Integrated Cloud offering to unlock efficiency and new services across Service Provider Networks globally
  • Addresses critical customer challenges in compliance, customer experience and security at scale

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 6, 2020 — Dubber Corporation Limited (ASX: DUB) (Dubber), has been chosen as the recording and data capture platform for IBM Cloud for Telecommunications. Dubber’s Voice Intelligence Cloud will enable Service Providers to deliver next-generation Unified Call Recording and Voice AI Services on a unified cloud platform. IBM announced Dubber on the IBM Cloud for Telecommunications today, selecting ‘best-of-breed’ solutions proven in leading Service Provider environments, as critical elements of the solution.

The only Unified Call Recording™ (UCR) solution integrated and interoperable with IBM Cloud for Telecommunications, Dubber enables Service Providers to offer solutions critical to their customers addressing compliance mandates, improving sales and service performance and unlocking the possibilities contained within voice data.

"IBM has assembled world-class ‘best of breed’ services to form a compelling Cloud offering for Service Providers with Dubber as a core component and the only Australian based company involved in the global offering," said James Slaney, co-founder, Dubber.

Today’s announcements furthers Dubber’s leadership globally in UCR and voice data as a service, increasing its ability to offer new services to its more than 140 Service Provider customers globally – and, for IBM to do the same with its global network of Service Provider customers.

"In simple terms, IBM and Dubber enable service providers to differentiate and create value from the conversations occurring on the network by making call recording and voice data as a service ubiquitous and open. All conversations can be captured in the Cloud, and converted to AI-enriched data," added Slaney. "Dubber will make it easy to capture all calls – from traditional landlines to 5G services, and any end-point provisioned by the Service Provider."

The IBM Cloud for Telecommunications enables digital transformation today. The ability to convert the content of any communication into usable data presents an opportunity for endless use cases and for IBM to demonstrate its unparalleled capability to create value from the data using AI and machine learning. IBM and Dubber have a well-established partnership in the area of voice data.

Data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) now play an expansive and critical role in generating new business value, lowering costs and improving customer advocacy. Where and how calls occur have dispersed – a trend likely to be accelerated by 5G adoption – requiring new unified solutions that capture data from any end-point. Dubber on IBM Cloud for Telecommunications ushers in a new era of Unified Call Recording from any end-point with all voice data unified in one Cloud platform delivering insights, automation and compliance like never before. Dubber eliminates the need for costly hardware, services and lock-in contracts – and enables Service Providers to eliminate operating costs while boosting performance.

This ASX release has been approved for release to ASX by Steve McGovern, CEO & Managing Director.

For further information on IBM Cloud for Telecommunications visit:

https://newsroom.ibm.com/Introducing-IBM-Cloud-for-Telecommunications-with-35-Partners-Committed-to-Join-IBMs-Ecosystem-and-Help-Drive-Business-Transformation

About Dubber:

Dubber is unlocking the potential of voice data from any call or conversation. Dubber is the world’s most scalable Unified Call Recording service and Voice Intelligence Cloud adopted as core network infrastructure by multiple global leading telecommunications carriers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Dubber allows service providers to offer call recording for compliance, business intelligence, sentiment analysis, AI and more on any phone. Dubber is a disruptive innovator in the multi-billion dollar call recording industry, its Software as a Service offering removes the need for on premise hardware, applications or costly and limited storage.

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Healthscope selects Adoreboard to improve Patient Experience in a Post-COVID World

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BELFAST, Ireland, Nov. 5, 2020 — AI is being used to understand patients’ emotions to help detect breaches in COVID-19 across 43 Healthscope hospitals in Australia with the deployment of Emotion AI technology Adoreboard.

As hospitals wrestle with the challenge of COVID-19, Healthscope a leading private healthcare provider, with 43 private hospitals across Australia and New Zealand treating 600,000 patients annually, has turned to Emotion AI platform Adoreboard to understand patient emotions.

Insights by Healthscope using Adoreboard shows that apprehension spiked by 33% during the lockdown period as patients came to terms with the pandemic with 12.5% of all COVID-19 related comments expressed concerns around social distancing in areas such as hospital lifts.  

It also pinpointed the need for multi-language signage with this issue alone driving patient sadness by 30%. In response, Healthscope’s patient experience and communications team rolled out innovative signage on social distancing instructions on thousands of meal trays across all hospitals with social distancing messaging for patients in multiple languages. A week after implementing the modifications they saw the positive changes in the patient feedback through the Emotion AI technology.

The software works by automatically integrating patient feedback from Qualtrics into Adoreboard’s Emotics platform which can detect 24 levels of emotional intensity. Adoreboard’s AI can detect recurring themes that trigger emotions such as Joy or Anger which in turn helps Healthscope prioritise what actions to take.

Jeffrey Woods, National Patient Experience Manager at Healthscope said: "Adoreboard’s Emotics helps our frontline staff connect the dots in far more meaningful and empathetic ways. This improves speed to insight and ultimately the patient outcome by enabling us to prioritise decisions based on emotional intensity in any feedback. The best in human experience should be at the heart of healthcare and that’s why we use Adoreboard."

The technology has also been deployed to detect other issues impacting patient experience by providing predictions on the outcome on its patient experience metrics if resolved. 

One such issue was the impact of blood monitoring cuffs which if fitted wrongly can cause discomfort to a patient’s arm. The AI identified this issue reduced patient trust by 33% and increased sadness by 88%. The analysis showed by fixing this issue gains in satisfaction levels of patient experience would increase by 18%.

Adoreboard is a Gartner Cool Vendor in Customer Analytics using AI.

 

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ATIF Holdings Limited Signs Strategic Collaboration with Shenzhen Dah Sing Geek Association to Facilitate Rapid Development of Geek Industry

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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 4, 2020 — ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ATIF, the "Company"), a company providing business consulting and multimedia services in Asia and North America, today announced that through its viable interest entity, Qianhai Asia Times (Shenzhen) International Finance Services Co. Ltd., the Company signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Shenzhen Dah Sing Geek Association ("Shenzhen Geek Association") for its online financial and consulting service platform IPOEX.com ("IPOEX"), targeting at nationwide innovative technology companies in geek industry.

Based on the strategic collaboration, Shenzhen Geek Association will serve as one of IPOEX’s corporate client channels, making fullest use of its professional geek platform, deep government connections and strong industry consolidation expertise to attract innovative technology companies with high growth potential to become members of IPOEX. IPOEX will offer a variety of online and offline consulting services for its members including, but not limited to, education on global financial system, fundraising advisory, project incubation, initial public offering-related advisory, etc.

Mr. Pishan Chi, CEO of the Company commented, "We look forward to cooperating with Shenzhen Geek Association. Shenzhen Geek Association has a resourceful platform that brings together top technology experts to promote innovative technological achievements to serve the innovation and entrepreneurship development of the geek community. We believe through our strategic collaboration, we will be able to provide comprehensive financial and listing consulting services for local companies, to assist them to make debuts on global capital markets and to promote the rapid development of innovative technology companies in Shenzhen and cities across the country."

About Shenzhen Dah Sing Geek Association

Established on January 6, 2017, Shenzhen Dah Sing Geek Association ("Shenzhen Geek Association") is the first community organization in China to serve the innovation and entrepreneurship of the geek community. Shenzhen Geek Association aims to strengthen the connection between geeks and government departments and promote the development of the geek industry as its mission. Shenzhen Geek Association mainly provides services for members to understand policies, development strategies and plans of geek industry, and expresses suggestions and opinions to the government on behalf of the group. Shenzhen Geek Association also creates a high-level communication platform for members, governments, experts, scholars, and non-members to exchange information and develop strategies and plans for the geek industry.

About ATIF Holdings Limited

Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, ATIF Holdings Limited ("ATIF") is a company providing business consulting services to small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia, including going public consulting services, international business planning and consulting services, and financial media services. ATIF operates an internet-based financial consulting service platform IPOEX.com, which provides prestige membership services including online capital market information, pre-IPO education and matchmaking services between SMEs and financing institutions. ATIF has advised several enterprises in China in their plans to become publicly listed in the U.S. Through its majority-owned subsidiary, Leaping Group Co., Ltd., ATIF also provides multimedia services and is engaged in three major businesses, including multi-channel advertising, event planning and execution, film and TV program production and movie theater operations. ATIF operates the largest pre-movie advertising network in Heilongjiang Province and Liaoning Province of China and also provides advertising services in elevators and supermarkets. ATIF is often hired to plan both online and offline advertising campaigns and to produce related advertising material. In addition, ATIF invests in films and TV programs and distributes them in movie theaters or through online platforms. ATIF is also one of majority shareholders of AeroCentury Corp. (NYSE American: ACY) which is an independent global aircraft operating lessor and finance company specializing in leasing regional jet and turboprop aircraft and related engines to airlines and commercial users worldwide. For more information, please visit https://ir.atifchina.com/.

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Clarivate Expands International Real-World Data Offering with Addition of Techtrials Brazilian Dataset

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Partnership to provide life science, healthcare and research professionals with comprehensive RWD capturing approximately 80% of the Brazilian population

LONDON, Nov. 2, 2020 — Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CCC), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced the expansion of international real-world data offerings through its partnership with Techtrials Pesquisa e Tecnologia Ltda (Techtrials), the leading healthcare real-world data (RWD) provider in Brazil. The new partnership will provide customers with comprehensive RWD capturing approximately 80% of the Brazilian population.

As part of the three-year partnership, Clarivate customers can access the largest integrated real-world database in Brazil to address the most pressing questions related to epidemiological, clinical and pharmacoeconomic outcomes. The dataset features in-depth, clinically structured, anonymized data of billions of records with more than 195 million patients in the public and private market as well as claims, electronic medical records, registry and lab data. The comprehensive Techtrials real-world data paired with the expertise, information and insights that power DRG healthcare products and services, will allow global researchers to access, synthesize and analyze critical data.

The Techtrials dataset will be available to life sciences companies internationally, supporting a multitude of end users, to enable deeper insights and delivery of complex and high value use cases.  Clients can choose from an array of delivery options depending on their resource needs and expertise, including: commercial targeting; patient population & market sizing; patient journey; therapeutic area assessments; disease burden analysis; health economics and outcomes research and more.

As the world’s 11th largest pharmaceutical market, Brazil spends 9.5 percent of GDP on healthcare – providing universal healthcare to its population.1 Multinational pharmaceutical companies continue to invest and expand operations in Brazil, with market researchers anticipating spending to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 7% to 10% from 2018–2022.2 Clarivate recognizes the ever-increasing need for customers within the Latin American market to have insights-ready RWD on a real-time basis to help drive and inform decision-making.

Ken McLaren, SVP & GM of Data, Analytics and Insights for Clarivate, said: "We appreciate the complexity of healthcare and the diversity of decisions its leaders must make, especially in an international context. We look forward to partnering with an organization like Techtrials to help our customers understand and drive decision-making with confidence in the high growth, high interest Brazilian market."

Douglas Andreas Valverde, CEO, Techtrials, said: "As a regional innovation leader for data solutions and real-world evidence, we offer a unique mix of capabilities and proprietary technology, providing valuable clinical and real-world evidence insights to support the efforts of pharmaceutical, healthcare and government agencies. We are proud to partner with Clarivate to reach international industry stakeholders who need to act and make critical decisions in their daily operations."

The Brazilian RWD offering features insights, including: new professionals per institution; variation of patients per period; procedures; workload by institution; comprehensive disease, epidemiology and market knowledge; drug use by specialty; outcomes, hospitalizations, surgeries and sub-procedures; hospital and comorbidities and more. The incorporation of Techtrials data further reinforces the expertise provided by Clarivate to support customers across the entire drug, device and medical technology lifecycles.

To learn more, visit https://clarivate.com/drg/real-world-data.

About Clarivate
Clarivate™ is a global leader in providing solutions to accelerate the lifecycle of innovation. Our bold mission is to help customers solve some of the world’s most complex problems by providing actionable information and insights that reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing inventions in the areas of science and intellectual property. We help customers discover, protect and commercialize their inventions using our trusted subscription and technology-based solutions coupled with deep domain expertise. For more information, please visit clarivate.com.

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1National Health Account (NHA) Indicators 2020. Source: Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED) of the World Health Organization.
2"Brazil: Commercialization Outlook, Global Market Access Solutions" 2020. Source: DRG, part of Clarivate

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Laying the Foundation for Shenzhen Airport to Become a “Future Airport” with Huawei UPS

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SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 27, 2020 — Shenzhen airport, China’s fifth largest airport and a world-class international aviation hub, has chosen Huawei to work together on the key project of its Future Airport Phase II implementation: the upgrade of its Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system. Such an upgrade provides a solid energy foundation to build a smart future airport from, as well as reconstruct the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure platform.

And this momentum is showing no signs of slowing: Indeed, Shenzhen Airport is the only airport in China participating in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) "Future Airport" pilot program. To realize the program, a large number of future-oriented upgrade and reconstruction projects are being implemented.

The airport’s legacy UPS was aging badly, leading to increased fault rates. To compound the issue, there was a lack of spare parts because the original equipment had been discontinued. And maintenance work was heavily dependent on the original manufacturer, representing a serious potential risk. In sum, these challenges were impairing Shenzhen Airport’s efforts to build a smart future airport.

With the goal of becoming the benchmark for future airports, Shenzhen Airport set high standards for its UPS replacement and it felt that any new equipment should be leading the industry’s future evolution. It also needed a supplier with extensive experience in cutover assurance, to secure operational processes.

With a modular and multi-redundancy design that eliminates single points of failure and ensures the smooth running of key services, Huawei’s modular UPS has already been tested in the industry. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) proactive warning function of components — such as capacitors and fans — shifts Operations and Maintenance (O&M) from passive to proactive prevention. Furthermore, all modules are hot swappable and can be replaced within five minutes when a fault occurs, further simplifying O&M. Such benefits convinced Shenzhen Airport that Huawei’s UPS solution met their requirements for future airport assurance and chose Huawei’s UPS5000 series for the upgrade.

At 03:00 in the morning on July 18, the Shenzhen Airport and Huawei team completed the online cutover of the second UPS with zero errors, just 13 days after the first successful cutover, and five days earlier than the original plan. This means that there is momentum for the next 24 sets of UPSs to be cutover and put into use. In total, 30 medium and large-sized UPS systems will eventually be deployed in ten power distribution rooms located across the terminal and in the Information Technology Center (ITC).

Huang Biao, General Manager of the Shenzhen Airport Digital Management Center, said: "The successful cutover of the project means that our success is not accidental. With the support of Huawei, the maintenance level of the airport UPS system is raised to a new level. It also proves that if the process of replacing old UPS hosts is highly operable and the solution is correctly formulated, UPS online cutover is feasible and controllable. All team members of the airport are confident about the subsequent cutover and future O&M assurance. Looking into the future, I hope that Huawei will continue to use its best products and services to help Shenzhen Airport build an international aviation hub, continue to move towards the goal of ‘Future Airport,’ and realize the strategic vision of leading the airport group with excellent global management and innovation as soon as possible."

Customer recognition and trust are the driving force behind Huawei’s ongoing innovation and efforts to push forward. Indeed, Huawei UPS is seeking to develop towards high frequency, modularization, and intelligence.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

Huawei’s end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company wholly owned by its employees.

For more information, please visit Huawei online at www.huawei.com.

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Thaioil partners with Plug and Play to drive innovation in Smart Manufacturing and Sustainable Future

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BANGKOK, Oct. 27, 2020 — Thai Oil Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest oil refinery and supplier of petroleum products, has partnered with Plug and Play Tech Center, a global innovation platform based in Silicon Valley, to help drive business growth opportunities and accelerate their ambition to lead Thailand’s energy sector to a smart manufacturing and sustainable future.

From left to right: Luck Saraya - Managing Director at TOP Ventures by Thaioil, Pongpun Amornvivat - Executive Vice President Innovation and Digitalization at Thai Oil PCL, Shawn Dehpanah - Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Innovation APAC at Plug and Play Tech Center, and Tanya Tongwaranan - Program Manager Thailand at Plug and Play Tech Center.
From left to right: Luck Saraya – Managing Director at TOP Ventures by Thaioil, Pongpun Amornvivat – Executive Vice President Innovation and Digitalization at Thai Oil PCL, Shawn Dehpanah – Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Innovation APAC at Plug and Play Tech Center, and Tanya Tongwaranan – Program Manager Thailand at Plug and Play Tech Center.

Thaioil’s venture capital arm "TOP Ventures" reflects the company’s commitment to its vision to Empower Human Life through Sustainable Energy and Chemicals as it seeks to invest and build partnership with outstanding startup companies around the world.

"Quality leads with robust engagement approach to such technologies are critical for success of the program. Access to Plug and Play’s ecosystem of over 10,000 startups focused on transforming the energy sector helps us bring innovative technology solutions to fruition faster," said Pongpun Amornvivat, Executive Vice President Innovation and Digitalization at Thai Oil PCL.

TOP Ventures have a firm hold on three blueprints for investments including: Industrial Technology that enhances efficiency and safety of the enterprise, Sustainability Technology that extends their current business into environmentally friendly products and technology, as well as into high value product and circular economy and New Mobility and Energy Technology that provides diversity to the current hydrocarbon-based portfolio.

"Our CVC program strives for value creation to both startup ecosystem and Thaioil and Subsidiaries. The program is built on 3 cornerstones: our investment thesis, deal and partnership leads and knowledge from our partner Plug and Play and our commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practice," said Luck Saraya, Managing Director at TOP Ventures by Thaioil.

"Our renewable energy and sustainability mission under Plug and Play Thailand Smart Cities Program align well with Thaioil’s commitment to reduce emissions and transition towards Industry 4.0. We are incredibly excited for this partnership and look forward to Thaioil’s engagement with our innovation ecosystem with global connections," said Shawn Dehpanah, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Innovation APAC at Plug and Play Tech Center.

Thaioil joins Plug and Play with 7 corporations in their Thailand Smart Cities Program, including Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group), PTT Group Plc, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), K.E. Group, Filinvest Development Corporation, and Bangchak. 

About Thaioil

Founded in 1961, Thai Oil Plc operate one of the most efficient refineries in Asia Pacific with the current capacity of 275,000 barrels per day. Thaioil operates under the Operational Excellence principle, operating as an integrated group of businesses in oil refinery, petrochemicals and lube base oil with supporting businesses, e.g. power generation, solvents, logistics and renewable energy generation, LAB: an intermediate in the production of surfactants, marine and pipeline transportation and storage services of crude, petroleum and petrochemical products. For more information, visit https://www.thaioilgroup.com

About Plug and Play

Plug and Play is a global innovation platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we have built accelerator programs, corporate innovation services and an in-house VC to make technological advancement progress faster than ever before. Since inception in 2006, our programs have expanded worldwide to include a presence in 32 locations globally giving startups the necessary resources to succeed in Silicon Valley and beyond. With over 10,000 startups and 400 official corporate partners, we have created the ultimate startup ecosystem in many industries. Companies in our community have raised over $9 billion in funding, with successful portfolio exits including Danger, Rappi, Dropbox, Lending Club and PayPal. For more information, visit https://www.plugandplayapac.com/smart-cities.

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ATIF Holdings Limited Signed Consulting Agreements with McSen Realty Corp. and Promise Logistics Corp. Totaling US$2 Million

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26, 2020 — ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ATIF, the "Company" or "ATIF"), a company providing business consulting and multimedia services in Asia, today announced the Company entered into two financial consulting service agreements, dated Oct 21, 2020 and dated Oct 22, 2020 (the "Agreements"), to act as a business advisor for McSen Realty Corp.("McSen Realty"), a leading real estate brokerage in Irvine, California and Promise Logistics Corp.("Promise Logistics"), a large inland logistics company in City of Industry, California providing logistic services nationwide. The Agreements were signed in anticipation of both McSen Realty and Promise Logistics to enter into the U.S. capital market.

Pursuant to the Agreements, ATIF agreed to provide both McSen Realty and Promise Logistics with services including business consulting, capital market advisory for business planning and strategy development, planning and assisting with fund raising activities, and investor and public relations services. As consideration, each of McSen Realty and Promise Logistics agreed to pay the Company a fixed consulting fee of US$1 million, to be paid in installments subject to certain conditions. The two Agreements totaled to US$2 million.

Mr. Pishan Chi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "We are very excited that we signed the Agreements with McSen Realty and Promise Logistics, two local companies, only three months after the establishment of our U.S. headquarters. Entering into the U.S. capital market is an important milestone for McSen Realty and Promise Logistics, indicating that McSen Realty and Promise Logistics will be in position for better development prospects and growth opportunities. We expect that McSen Realty and Promise Logistics will enhance its brand awareness and credibility in the industry, accumulating trust from customers and investors. In this engagement, we will do our best to help McSen Realty and Promise Logistics go public and to provide guidance on their potential listing and further development."

About McSen Realty Corp.

McSen Realty Corp.("McSen Realty") is the largest real estate brokerage in Irvine, California. McSen Realty provides commercial real estate and financial services including Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Fund Investment, Asset Management, Escrow, Real Estate Training School. McSen’s management team has many years of experience in real estate which created strong relationships with all builders. For more information, please visit: https://www.McSenRealtyrealty.com/.   

About Promise Logistics Corp.

Established in 2005, Promise Logistics Corp.("Promise Logistics") is a large inland logistics company with its own warehouses and a large number of transportation fleets throughout the United States. Promise Logistics owns a nationwide fleet of 50 plus company-owned trucks and 60 trailers and four warehouses located in Florence KY, Norcross GA, Delaware OH and City of Industry, CA respectively in the U.S.

About ATIF Holdings Limited

Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, ATIF Holdings Limited ("ATIF") is a company providing business consulting services to small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia, including going public consulting services, international business planning and consulting services, and financial media services. ATIF operates an internet-based financial consulting service platform IPOEX.com, which provides prestige membership services including online capital market information, pre-IPO education and matchmaking services between SMEs and financing institutions. ATIF has advised several enterprises in China in their plans to become publicly listed in the U.S. Through its majority-owned subsidiary, Leaping Group Co., Ltd., ATIF also provides multimedia services and is engaged in three major businesses, including multi-channel advertising, event planning and execution, film and TV program production and movie theater operations. ATIF operates the largest pre-movie advertising network in Heilongjiang Province and Liaoning Province of China and also provides advertising services in elevators and supermarkets. ATIF is often hired to plan both online and offline advertising campaigns and to produce related advertising material. In addition, ATIF invests in films and TV programs and distributes them in movie theaters or through online platforms. ATIF is also one of majority shareholders of AeroCentury Corp. (NYSE American: ACY) which is an independent global aircraft operating lessor and finance company specializing in leasing regional jet and turboprop aircraft and related engines to airlines and commercial users worldwide. For more information, please visit https://ir.atifchina.com/.

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