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2022 Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Symposium and Exhibition Features Head-Up Displays and Other Human/Machine Interface Advances

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DETROIT, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the Society for Information Display (SID) has announced that the 29th Annual Vehicle Displays & Interfaces symposium and exhibition will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, September 27 and 28, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. Registration and hotel reservations are now open. This year the conference takes place in a new location, the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel.

The annual symposium is designed for the sharing of information among designers, engineers, scientists, technologists, researchers, and system integrators of land, air, sea, and space vehicle displays and display components. Vehicle Displays & Interfaces has become the primary venue for information exchange among experts in the automotive display industry.

“We’re excited to be presenting so many vehicle display innovations this year,” says Silviu Pala, chair of the Vehicles & Interfaces Symposium and Exhibition, “particularly in the areas of head-up displays and new display solutions for both auto interiors and exteriors. Last year marked our return to an in-person show, and we are pleased to report that this year, paper submissions have increased by 45% and exhibits by 29%.”

The 2022 technical program features presentations from the global display, HMI, vehicle systems, photonics, academic, and vehicle OEM communities. Peer-reviewed papers will provide in-depth knowledge and insights on the latest scientific advances, most recent breakthroughs, and potentially revolutionary applications. Symposium session topics include New Display Solutions; Display Metrology; Touch HMI and Driver Interface; Head-Up Displays; and Display Systems and Lighting.

Other highlights include a keynote address from Andrew Poliak, Chief Technology Officer of Panasonic Automotive Systems, and a tutorial on holographic windscreen displays from representatives of both Ceres Holographics and Texas Instruments.

The event’s popular automotive-focused market session will be chaired by Silviu Pala, who is from Automotive Display, and also by Michael Boyd from Yazaki North America. Expert market analysts who will speak include Kyle Davis of IHS Markit, Jennifer Colegrove of Touch Display Research, Inc., Bob O’Brien of Display Supply Chain Consultants, and You Xiang Wu of Omdia Research.

Last but not least, there will be an exhibition featuring companies from the vehicle display industry, with a block of time dedicated to exhibitor presentations.

Links:
To review the symposium program and exhibitor list, go to www.VehicleDisplay.org
To register, go to www.VehicleDisplay.org
To secure an exhibitor booth, contact Danielle Rocco at drocco@pcm411.com.

About SID Vehicle Displays & Interfaces Detroit Symposium and Exhibition:
Vehicle Displays & Interfaces is presented by the Metro-Detroit Chapter of SID (Society for Information Display) www.SID.org. By exclusively focusing on the advancement of electronic display and visual information technologies, SID provides a unique platform for industry collaboration, communication and training in all related technologies while showcasing the industry’s best new products. The organization’s members are professionals in the technical and business disciplines that relate to display research, design, manufacturing, applications, marketing and sales.

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Clean home, Enjoy life, GWEICH home appliances first launched

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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GWEICH, a smart home appliance brand, recently announced that it will launch two star products in the Indonesian market on the 30th of this month: GWEICH intelligent vacuum cleaner GWV-20W06 and GWEICH air fryer GWA-45M01, which will be the first time that GWEICH home appliance products appear in the Indonesian market.


GWEICH was founded by American engineer Weichel Geller in 2014. GWEICH focuses on advanced bionic science and technology and female experience design, and is committed to providing healthy and comfortable high-quality home life for new middle-class families in Southeast Asia.

GWEICH household vacuum cleaner, refuse secondary pollution

There are many imperceptible dust in the indoor environment. The dust generated by the traditional household vacuum cleaner during the working process is often ignored by people. Yolanda, industrial designer of GWEICH, said: “the innovative cleaning method and cleaning effect of GWEICH intelligent household vacuum cleaner are what the new middle-class families in Southeast Asia urgently need.”

GWEICH has innovated and developed the industry-leading bionic cleaning technology, greatly improving the utilization rate of air volume, so that GWEICH intelligent household cleaner has long-lasting and strong suction. The advanced whole machine is sealed with a 7 filtration system, which can separate large particles of garbage, absorb fine dust, accurately capture and lock the dust, so that the vacuum cleaner can filter 99.97% of the dust to 0.3μmfine dust [1] to discharge clean air and eliminate secondary pollution during cleaning.

GWEICH air fryer · Enjoy visual life

More and more new middle-class women in Southeast Asia are constantly upgrading their demand for “high-quality life”. The multifunctional air frying pan with a large window can bring them a wonderful cooking experience.

GWEICH visual air fryer
GWEICH visual air fryer

GWEICH air fryer is equipped with a 6-inch double-layer semi transparent anti scalding window to make the cooking process visible throughout the whole process, so that people can observe the cooking state of food at all times. The inner side of the air fryer is equipped with a steam water box. While cooking with 360° circulating hot air, the high-temperature steam can replenish water in all directions, making the food crisp and tender, delicious and juicy, while retaining more nutrients. Cook freely and enjoy a healthy life.

GWEICH will promote two products at the lowest price on August 30. GWEICH’s official TikTok account has also prepared a lot of exquisite gifts, which will last 10 hours of live interaction with users in the TikTok live room on the same day (12:00 – 22:00).

GWEICH, essentials for free lifestyle.
GWEICH official website: https://www.gweich.com/

Gweich TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@gweichofficalid

GWEICH official store:
https://shopee.co.id/gweichofficial
https://www.tokopedia.com/gweich

[1] Data are from GWEICH laboratory.

Contact
yang.shao@jetcommerce.cn

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GIGABYTE Holds Global Campaign “AERO 16 Relay Challenge” Featuring Color Accurate Laptops For Creators

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TAIPEI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GIGABYTE, the world’s leading computer brand, wowed the creator community with its completely re-designed AERO series laptops since their launch earlier this year. Above all, the AERO 16 creator laptop is particularly designed with graphic designers, video editors, and photographers in mind, delivering X-Rite™ certified and Pantone® validated (Delta E<1) color accuracy. Combined with the Super Narrow Bezel 4K+ OLED display and VESA-certified DisplayHDR™ 500 True Black, the AERO 16 laptop brings true-to-life colors that make creators’ inspirations come alive.

GIGABYTE Holds Global Campaign “AERO 16 Relay Challenge” Featuring Color Accurate Laptops For Creators
GIGABYTE Holds Global Campaign “AERO 16 Relay Challenge” Featuring Color Accurate Laptops For Creators

To share such a creative edge, GIGABYTE is inviting the whole community to join AERO 16 Relay Challenge and pass on the joy of color and creation on social platforms. The campaign is led off with the Color Relay Challenge. Starting from August 10, participants are invited to apply the AERO 16-themed Instagram AR filter and complete the tasks for a chance to win awesome prizes.

The campaign will be later succeeded by the Creativity Relay Challenge. GIGABYTE will be teaming up with several world-renowned content creators, including Asia Ladowska, Carles Dalmau, Elenamics, Elliot Ulm and Li Cambon. These creative talents will be split into two, as each team will create a piece of art in a relay format based on the subjects of realness and freedom. Each talent will be using the AERO 16 laptop and let their creativity fly thanks to its powerful performance and perfect color accuracy. Starting from August 23, everyone can visit Official Facebook Page and vote for their favorite artwork for a chance to win a custom AERO 16 laptop featuring the winning design.

For more information about the campaign, please visit https://bit.ly/GIGABYTE-AERO16-Laptop-Relay-Challenge

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CRUNCHYROLL ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND ANIME AWARDS AND BRING THE LIVE EVENT TO JAPAN IN 2023

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Premiere Event to be a Celebration of International Fans’ Love of Anime;

Global Fans of Anime Will Vote for the Content and Creators That Have Captured Their Collective Hearts 

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CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Crunchyroll, the global leader in bringing fans the ultimate anime experience everywhere, is announcing today that the seventh edition of the yearly, leading awards program for anime globally, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, will take place in Japan for the first time ever for 2023.

The Anime Awards live ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo and will bring together the studios, creators, musicians and voice actors behind the anime community’s favorite series,  film and music. The event will also be streamed on many of Crunchyroll social channels. Crunchyroll will work with Sony Music Solutions, part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., to execute the event.

Crunchyroll also announced that the 2023 edition will be a premier event full of fans, celebrities, creators, musicians, performances and more in a style that is as unique as the artform of anime. Crunchyroll’s intention is to create a spectacular event that is an international outpouring of affection for anime.

“There is no better place to celebrate the Anime Awards than the birthplace of anime itself,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “Anime is a rich storytelling medium, capturing the hearts and minds of fans all over the world. We can’t wait to showcase how much love the global anime fanbase has for the studios, creators, and our trusted partners behind anime.”

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards celebrate fan-favorite anime series, characters, and creators across streaming, film and music – voted for by fans and judges from across the globe. Last year, a record 16.9 million votes were cast for nominees representing nearly 40 anime studios across a record-high eight streaming platforms.

Nominees and voting will open early next year. More information will be shared across the Anime Awards website and across Crunchyroll social channels.

About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles, and manga publishing.

Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.

The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Sony Group Corporation.

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FinVolution Group to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results on Monday, August 22,2022

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-Earnings Call Scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET on August 22, 2022–

SHANGHAI, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — FinVolution Group (“FinVolution”, or the “Company”) (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform, today announced that it will report its second quarter 2022 unaudited financial results, on Monday, August 22, 2022, after the close of U.S. markets.

The Company’s management will host an earnings conference call at 8:30 PM U.S. Eastern Time on August 22, 2022 (8:30 AM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on August 23, 2022).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

United States (toll free):

1-888-346-8982

Canada (toll free):                     

1-855-669-9657

International:

1-412-902-4272

Hong Kong, China (toll free):

800-905-945

Hong Kong, China:

852-3018-4992

Mainland, China:

400-120-1203

Participants should dial-in at least 5 minutes before the scheduled start time and ask to be connected to the call for “FinVolution Group.”

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at  https://ir.finvgroup.com.

A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call until August 29, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

United States (toll free):

1-877-344-7529

Canada (toll free):            

1-855-669-9658

International:

1-412-317-0088

Replay Access Code:

3371733

About FinVolution Group

FinVolution Group is a leading fintech platform in China connecting underserved individual borrowers with financial institutions. Established in 2007, the Company is a pioneer in China’s online consumer finance industry and has developed innovative technologies and has accumulated in-depth experience in the core areas of credit risk assessment, fraud detection, big data and artificial intelligence. The Company’s platform, empowered by proprietary cutting-edge technologies, features a highly automated loan transaction process, which enables a superior user experience. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had over 145.3 million cumulative registered users.

For more information, please visit https://ir.finvgroup.com.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:
FinVolution Group
Head of Investor Relations
Jimmy Tan
Tel: +86 (21) 8030 3200- Ext 8601
E-mail: ir@xinye.com

The Piacente Group, Inc. Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: finv@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc. Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: finv@tpg-ir.com

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Witness the Rise of the Power of Innovation, Final of the Global Digital Economy Innovation Competition 2022 to Be Staged at the End of this July

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BEIJING, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Since its launch, the Global Digital Economy Innovation Competition 2022 has attracted 500+ projects from over 20 countries to sign up. The final will be staged at China National Convention Center in Beijing on July 29.

The Global Digital Economy Conference (hereinafter referred to as GDEC) 2022 is hosted by Peoples Government of Beijing Municipality, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Commerce, Cyberspace Administration of China, and China Association for Science and Technology. As an important part of the GDEC 2022, the GDEIC is jointly organized by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, Chaoyang District Peoples Government of Beijing Municipality and Asia Data Group. With the theme of “Scientific and Technological Innovation Empowers Industry – A New Pattern of Digital Economy”, the competition consists of five sub competitions as well as exhibitions, industry matchmaking and cloud competitions to create a high-quality innovation competition that integrates online and offline. 11 high-quality projects stood out and won the admission ticket to the final after five fierce sub competitions. At that time, guests from governments, enterprises, universities, research institutes and finance and end-users will gather to witness the wonderful moment when the dream of innovation and entrepreneurship in the digital economy blossoms.

Gathering global high-quality innovation resources

As a China-based competition with a global outlook, this GDEIC, adhering to the concept of openness and collaboration, recruits roadshow projects from 20+ countries around the world. The selection criteria for projects will center on the hot issues, key points and difficulties in the development of the global digital economy. Innovation projects that are leading and promising in the field of digital economy will be cherry-picked from key industries such as the new-generation of information technology, digital healthcare, digital culture and sports, digital low carbon, digital consumption, and digital manufacturing as well as more than 20 sub-sectors, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, network security and digital environmental protection.

The five sub competitions has attracted more than 500 projects worldwide so as to bring together high-quality innovation resources and provide an important platform for global makers to display and communicate. In the end, 11 outstanding projects were shortlisted for the final. They are Yuntu WiseVision, Guodian Gaoke, Ilodo (Beijing) Sports Technology Co., Ltd., Nanhuai, Shenzhen Meikyo Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., German OLI Ecoystem, SHINEtoilets, Fubao Robot, E3A Healthcare Pte Ltd, PIXMOVING INC and Changhui Auto Steering System (Huangshan) Co., Ltd.

Accelerating the landing and transformation for projects

The final will invite executives from more than 100 leading investment institutions around the world, such as IDG Capital, Sequoia Capital, SBCVC, ASBV and GSR Ventures as investment mentors to provide more opportunities for excellent projects to interact with capital. Besides, experts, scholars and elites in digital economy will be invited to participate in the competition, all to build a benchmark event for digital economy entrepreneurship.

In order to help participants better present their projects, cloud exhibitions, web conferencing, livestreaming videos and metaverse venues will be adopted, together with interaction on the same screen, to realize superior display, communication and docking that break the limits of time and space. Furthermore, digital special effects are used offline for the diversified display of project information to build a metaverse scene where infinite creativity is enabled via technology.

According to the GDEIC’s Organizing Committee, in addition to the competition among 11 projects during the final, 20 companies will be invited for roadshows, exhibitions and docking on the spot to facilitate the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy. Moreover, the introduction and promotion of landing policies for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and industry docking and exchanges will be set, with government leaders, representatives of innovative enterprises and incubators, heads of industrial parks and leading companies in the industry invited to get involved in the on-site docking, so as to build a bridge for participants to communicate with governments, industrial parks, and enterprises of different natures, and promote the follow-up development and implementation of the industry.

The final will kick off in Chaoyang District. Since it first proposed to build a digital economy demonstration zone in Beijing in September 2020, the district, combined with its own resources, guided by the cultivation of digital industrial clusters and focused on enabling the upgrading of traditional industries, has been actively cultivating future-oriented new technologies, new business formats and new models, with a leading edge in the field of digital economy formed. The final will build a communication and cooperation platform for the shortlisted high-quality projects.

Let us witness the matchup on July 29.

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Baidu to Reveal Latest Updates for Autonomous Driving, AI Cloud, Large AI Model at Baidu World 2022

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BEIJING, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, will virtually host its annual flagship technology conference Baidu World on July 21.

Centered on the theme of “Deepening AI innovation for social growth“, the conference will explore the possibilities of AI across various fields, revealing Baidu’s latest developments in autonomous driving, AI Cloud, large-scale AI models and more.

Baidu to announce major advance in autonomous driving

As the mass-production unit price of autonomous cars continues to decrease, robotaxi service is poised to begin large-scale deployment. In June 2021, Baidu released its fifth generation robotaxi Apollo Moon, bringing the cost of mass-production down to RMB 480,000 per unit, only one third of the cost of average L4 autonomous vehicles. In the first quarter of 2022, Baidu’s robotaxi ride-hailing platform Apollo Go has provided 196,000 rides and is now available in ten cities. This year’s Baidu World will witness a key step forward in Baidu’s progress towards its goal of providing autonomous driving service to more users.

New version of Kaiwu to be unveiled on Baidu AI Cloud

In 2021, Baidu AI Cloud launched its industrial Internet platform Kaiwu, enabling the intelligent transformation of industries with the help of AI. In less than a year since its launch, Baidu AI Cloud Kaiwu has risen to hold the second-largest market share in providing regional industrial Internet service in China, according to the latest report by IDC.

This year’s Baidu World will feature the unveiling of an updated version of Kaiwu. In addition, Baidu AI Cloud will release an update tailored to local-level implementation helping bring the power of intelligence to farmland and rural villages.

Baidu to release new AI model customized for key industry

The Baidu digital human family, including DuXiaoxiao and Xijiajia, will showcase AIGC (AI-Generated-Content) ability such as conversation and painting at the conference. The rapidly maturing creative capability of Baidu’s digital humans is driven by Baidu’s solid foundation in machine learning, powered by PaddlePaddle, Baidu’s deep learning platform, and Baidu’s large-scale knowledge enhancement models.

Baidu’s large-scale AI models are expanding the range of possibilities and lowering the threshold of AI development and application. At Baidu World 2022, Baidu will release a new large-scale AI model customized for a key industry with rising potential to boost efficiency. 

Some of the executives and AI leaders hosting the sessions will include:

Robin Li, Co-Founder and CEO of Baidu
Dr. Haifeng Wang, Chief Technology Officer of Baidu
Dr. Dou Shen, Executive Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of AI Cloud Group
Zhenyu Li, Senior Corporate Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of Intelligent Driving Group
Jackson He, Senior Corporate Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of Mobile Ecosystem Group
Kun Jing, Corporate Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of Smart Living Group 

The livestream of the event will be available starting at 9AM Beijing Time on July 21 via LINK, and will also be livestreamed on XiRang, Baidu’s metaverse platform. Highlights in English will be shared on Baidu’s official Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

For more information on the event, please visit Baidu World official website.

About Baidu

Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation. Baidu is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BIDU”, and on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code “9888”. Currently, one ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.  

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QC Ware Announces Q2B22 Tokyo to be Held July 13-14, 2022

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  • Industry’s Largest Quantum Computing Community Debuts in Japan
  • IBM Quantum Announced as Platinum Sponsor
  • Q2B22 Tokyo Co-Hosted by QunaSys

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — QC Ware, a leading quantum software and services company, today announced the inaugural Q2B22 Tokyo – Practical Quantum Computing, to be held exclusively in person at The Westin Tokyo in Japan on July 13-14, 2022. Q2B is the world’s largest gathering of the quantum computing community, focusing solely on quantum computing applications and driving the discourse on quantum advantage and commercialization. Registration and other information on Q2B22 Tokyo is available at http://q2b.jp

Quantum Computing as a Service
Quantum Computing as a Service

Q2B22 Tokyo will feature top academics, industry end users, government representatives, and quantum computing vendors from around the world.

“Japan has led the way with ground-breaking research on quantum computing,” said Matt Johnson, CEO of QC Ware. “In addition, the ecosystem includes some of Japan’s largest enterprises, forward-thinking government organizations, and a thriving venture-backed startup community. I’m excited to be able to connect the Japanese and international quantum computing ecosystems at this unique event.” 

QC Ware has been operating in Japan since 2019 and recently opened up an office in Tokyo. 

Sponsored by IBM Quantum, Q2B22 Tokyo will be co-hosted by QunaSys, co-hosted by QunaSys, a leading Japanese developer company working on innovative algorithms focused on accelerating the development of quantum technology applicability in chemistry.

Japan’s technology ecosystem is actively advancing quantum computing. QunaSys is a key player in boosting technology adoption, driving business, government, and academia collaboration to enable the quantum chemistry ecosystem. We are pleased to work with QC Ware and co-host Q2B Tokyo bringing Q2B to Japan, said Tennin Yan, CEO of QunaSys.”

“IBM Quantum has strategically invested in Japan to accelerate an ecosystem of world-class academic, private sector and government partners, including installation of the IBM Quantum System One at the University of Tokyo, and the co-development of the Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium (QIIC),” said Aparna Prabhakar, Vice President, Partners and Alliances, IBM Quantum. “We are excited to work with QC Ware and QunaSys to bring experts from a wide variety of quantum computing fields to Q2B22 Tokyo.”

Q2B22 Tokyo will feature keynotes from top academics such as:

  • Kohei Itoh, President, Keio University
  • Hidetoshi Nishimori, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Francois Le Gall, Professor, Nagoya University

Other keynotes include:

  • Matt Langione, Partner, Boston Consulting Group
  • Aparna Prabhakar, Vice President, Partner Ecosystem, IBM Quantum
  • Mitsunobu Koshiba, Honorary Chairman,JSR Corporation
  • Koji Yasui, Sub Program Director of SIP Program, Photonics and Quantum Technology and Senior Chief Technologist, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
  • Celia Merzbacher, Executive Director, QED-C

Japanese and international end-users discussing active quantum initiatives, such as:

Automotive:

  • Takanori Ide, Senior Specialist, Aisin Corporation
  • Dr. Elvira Shishenina, Quantum Computing Lead, BMW Group
  • Tadashi Kadowaki, Project General Manager, Denso Corporation

Materials and Chemistry:

  • Qi Gao, Senior Chief Scientist, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
  • Gian-Luca Romano Anselmetti, Covestro Deutschland AG
  • Yu-ya Ohnishi, Deputy General Manager, JSR Corporation

Finance and more: 

  • Nikitas Stamatopoulos, Vice President, R&D Engineering, Goldman Sachs
  • Masayoshi Terabe, Head of Quantum Transformation, Sumitomo Corporation
  • Ryota Katsuki, Researcher, NTT Data

In addition to IBM Quantum, Q2B22 Tokyo, is sponsored by D-Wave Systems, Keysight Technologies, NVIDIA, Quantinuum Ltd., Quantum Machines, and Strangeworks, Inc.

Other sponsors include: 

  • Gold: Agnostiq, Bleximo Corp., Classiq, and Fujitsu
  • Showcase: Deloitte and PsiQuantum
  • Exhibitor: NEC and Pasqal
  • Networking: QED-C
  • Technical & Government Truck Sponsor: AISIN

Q2B has been run by QC Ware since 2017, with the annual flagship event held in Northern California’s Silicon Valley. Q2B Silicon Valley is currently scheduled for December 6-8 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. 

About QC Ware

QC Ware is a quantum software and services company focused on ensuring enterprises are prepared for the emerging quantum computing disruption. QC Ware specializes in the  development of applications for near-term quantum computing hardware with a team composed of some of the industry’s foremost experts in quantum computing. Its growing network of customers includes AFRL, Aisin Group, Airbus, BMW Group, Covestro, Equinor, Goldman Sachs, Itau Unibanco, and Total. QC Ware Forge, the company’s flagship quantum computing cloud service, is built for data scientists with no quantum computing background. It provides unique, performant, turnkey quantum computing algorithms. QC Ware is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and supports its European customers through its subsidiary in Paris and its Asian customers from a Tokyo office. QC Ware also organizes Q2B, the largest annual gathering of the international quantum computing community.

Media Contact: 
Tim Smith
Element Public Relations
tsmith@elementpr.com

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Cloocus recognized as the winner of the 2022 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for the second consecutive year

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SEOUL, South Korea, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cloocus, a leading cloud experts group specialized in Microsoft, today announced it has won the Country of the Year 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.

2022 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year _ Cloocus
2022 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year _ Cloocus

“The partner of the Year Award is awarded to the partner that has shown the highest performance in Microsoft business. Receiving this award for the second consecutive year, I feel great responsibility to strive more,” said Steve Hong, the CEO of Cloocus. “We will do our best to become a partner with the best technology to support 3 Cloud – Azure, Microsoft365, and Dynamics365 & Power Platform.”

The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based applications, services and devices during the past year. Awards were classified in various categories, with honorees chosen from a set of more than 3,900 submitted nominations from more than 100 countries worldwide. Cloocus was recognized for providing outstanding and services in Korea.

Despite being founded for only three years, Cloocus has grown in a rapid pace this year. Since its earlier stage, Cloocus has heavily invested in Microsoft’s cloud technology and acquired “Azure Expert MSP,” which is Microsoft’s top global technology grade. Among the Korean partners, it holds the most advanced specialization certifications, which is the highest grade of Azure technology per specific workloads, for Cloud Migration, Hybrid Cloud, Security, Application Modernization, Data & AI, and more. By utilizing the latest technologies of “Azure Digital Twin Platform,” “Azure Databricks,” and “Azure Machine Learning” for its recent project with Hyundai Motor Group, it has proven its exceptional expertise in Data and AI services.

An e-approval solution optimized for Korean work environments, “ClooWorks,” has also been launched based on Microsoft Teams. As the first Microsoft Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) partner in Korea, it is recruiting partners to do its Microsoft business together and is striving to expand its Microsoft-based cloud ecosystem. With Microsoft Korea, Cloocus opened the “Global Tech Hub” in Busan to strengthen strategic cooperation in expanding its regional cloud business.

Furthermore, Cloocus is also actively engaged in Microsoft Enabler Program to implement an inclusive workplace for disabilities in the APAC region.

“I am honored to announce the winners of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards,” said Nick Parker, corporate vice president of Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft. “These partners were outstanding among the exceptional pool of nominees and I‘m continuously impressed by their innovative use of Microsoft Cloud technologies and the impact for its customers.”

Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards are announced annually prior to the company’s global partner conference, Microsoft Inspire, which will take place on July 19-20 this year. Additional details on the 2022 awards are available on the Microsoft Partner Network blog: https://blogs.partner.microsoft.com/mpn/congratulations-to-the-2022-microsoft-partner-of-theyear-awards-winners-and-finalists/. The complete list of categories, winners and finalists can be found at https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/inspire/awards.

About Cloocus Co Ltd

Founded in 2019, Cloocus Co Ltd is recognized as a Microsoft Azure expert MSP (Managed Service Provider)(NASDAQ: MSFT) and currently houses the most Microsoft Azure experts in South Korea and is also recognized as Korea’s first Cloud Modernization, AMP, and Azure Advanced Specializations partner with over 500+ clients.

Cloocus has been working tirelessly to serve customers from Enterprise to SMBs and startups of various industries including Hyundai Motor Group, SK Group, Hanwha Solutions, CJ, Netmarble, NC, PearlAbyss, Krafton, and more.

In July 2021, Cloocus was named as the winner of “Microsoft Partner of the Year 2021 Korea”.

It has overseas offices in New York and Kuala Lumpur and will continue to expand its global business, mainly in Asia.

For further media inquiries please contact:

Jiyeon Ahn (E.jiyon@cloocus.com)
Dahyo Park (E.dhpark@cloocus.com)

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Huawei Mobile Services’ Apps UP 2022 Returns to Asia Pacific with a Total of US$200,000 Cash Prizes to be Won

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SINGAPORE, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) announced the start of their highly anticipated, Apps Up 2022, Huawei Global App Innovation Contest today. The contest aims to inspire and support mobile developers in adopting and integrating HMS Core Kits to develop innovative apps. In the Asia Pacific edition, the contestants can register their entries from 24 June to 9 October and compete from a prize pool worth a total of US$200,000 in cash. 

Apps Up 2022, Huawei Global App Innovation Contest is now open for registration. Talented mobile developers can enter the contest by creating innovative mobile apps leveraging HMS Core. In the Asia Pacific edition, the contestants can register their entries from 24 June to 9 October and compete from a prize pool worth a total of US$200,000 in cash.
Apps Up 2022, Huawei Global App Innovation Contest is now open for registration. Talented mobile developers can enter the contest by creating innovative mobile apps leveraging HMS Core. In the Asia Pacific edition, the contestants can register their entries from 24 June to 9 October and compete from a prize pool worth a total of US$200,000 in cash.

Running for the third year, Apps UP 2022 will task contestants in 5 regions – Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Latin America and Middle East & Africa, which Huawei has set aside US$1 million from the Shining Star Program as cash prizes for this contest.  

Apps Up 2022 welcomes talented developers to create innovative mobile apps leveraging HMS Core – the open capabilities and app development services by Huawei. To enter the contest, app developers must integrate their apps with at least one HMS Core capabilities or services to be eligible.

This year’s Asia Pacific edition presents a total of US$200,000 in cash prizes for distribution amongst 21 regional finalists in the following 9 award categories:

Award Category

Cash Prize

Best App x 4

US$15,000

Best Game x 2

US$15,000

Best Social Impact App x 1

US$15,000

Best HMS Innovation Award x 2

US$10,000

Tech Women’s Award x 3

US$8,000

AppGallery Rising Star Award x 3

US$7,000

All-scenario Coverage Award x1

US$7,000

Student Innovation Award x 4

US$5,000

Most Popular App x 1

US$3,000

All entries will be assessed based on user experience, novelty, and social value which will determine how the finalists are selected.

“Huawei is dedicated to fostering the growth of every developer within our mobile ecosystem. Hence in Apps UP 2022, we continue to recognize exceptional students, budding and women developers to drive diversity. We look forward to seeing the innovations mobile app developers will bring to our ecosystem this year,” said Rei Xiao, Director of Mobile Ecosystem Business Growth, Huawei Asia Pacific Region.

In line with Huawei vision to build an all-scenario, fully connected digital world, this year contest also introduces a new category – “All-scenario Coverage Award” to celebrate the app that best supports cross-device functionality, such as smartwatch, smart wearable and more.

On top of the cash prize, Apps UP 2022 is an opportunity not to be missed by developers that are looking to enter the global market. By joining the contest and onboarding their apps to AppGallery, it allows aspiring developers to meet over 730 million Huawei global users. Finalists can also enjoy global media exposure and co-marketing opportunities with Huawei in the future.

Eligibility of Entries for Asia Pacific Developers

Apps UP 2022 welcomes all mobile app developers and owners, whether students, professionals, start-ups, or businesses, to participate.

For APAC edition, developers must be based in the APAC region to be eligible. Submitted apps must be integrated with at least one HMS open capability or service and be able to run seamlessly on devices with only HMS installed. Participants may enter the contest as an individual or as a team of up to four people.

Participating apps can earn extra credits in their evaluation if they integrate designated kits such as the ML Kit, AR Engine, and Map Kit. Apps that allow cross-device capabilities, such as smartwatches and smart glasses, will also receive additional points.

Interested developers can register for Apps UP 2022 from June 24 to October 9. The APAC winners will be announced in December 2022 at the contest website.

Register for Apps UP 2022 now at: https://bit.ly/APPSUP2022APACPR