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CNN and Hyundai Motor Company embark on a new campaign exploring innovations in transport and mobility

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HONG KONG, Oct. 23, 2020 — CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) are partnering on a cross-platform campaign that explores how innovation will change the way we will live in the future. In this exclusive global partnership, CNN will deliver a creative mix of advertising, branded content and sponsorship solutions to bring to life Hyundai’s vision on human-centred mobility through stories that will engage and inspire CNN global audiences. CNNIC will power this campaign with the latest data technology and targeting tools to reach Hyundai’s core audiences including electric car owners and young families with children.

CNN and Hyundai Motor Company embark on a new campaign exploring innovations in transport and mobility
CNN and Hyundai Motor Company embark on a new campaign exploring innovations in transport and mobility

The campaign’s branded content component includes three films produced by CNNIC’s global brand studio Create that will convey Hyundai’s messages around the new paradigm of electric. With a cinematic documentary approach, the films discover new possibilities in life and follow individuals’ journeys with curiosity and exploration in mind.

The partnership also includes Hyundai’s exclusive sponsorship of two editorial initiatives ‘Saved by The Future’ and ‘Time Transformed’. Launching across CNN International TV, digital and social platforms, the series explores transport and mobility innovations set to transform our cities, economies and societies in the next ten years. ‘Saved by The Future’ is hosted by TV presenter Nicki Shields and airs from October to December. ‘Time Transformed’ is a special series where CNN meets thought leaders of renewable energy, green mobility, intelligent design, business and urban planning.

"Building on CNN’s long-held belief in and coverage of the power of technology and innovation, we are delighted to embark on this journey of hope, inspiration and ingenuity together with Hyundai Motor Company. Our premium storytelling and deep insight into stories that engage with global viewers has enabled us to create fascinating content about new mobility technologies which encourages and inspires our audiences for a better future," said Rob Bradley, Senior Vice President, CNN International Commercial.

"Collaborating with CNN International Commercial will be an exciting opportunity for Hyundai Motor to share a glimpse into the future of mobility as we envision it," said Wonhong Cho, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Hyundai Motor Company. "Through this campaign, we will highlight new possibilities in life as well as the benefits of electrified mobility with IONIQ – our dedicated electric vehicle lineup brand."

About CNN International Commercial

CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) is responsible for the business operations of CNN’s properties outside of the United States. All commercial activities for brands such as CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Arabic, CNN Style and CNN Business are aligned within the division. This encompasses the advertising sales, sponsorship partnerships, commercial content development, content sales, brand licensing, distribution and out-of-home operations, business development and marketing for the world’s leading international news provider. CNNIC is a recognised industry leader in international advertising sales and its use of award-winning commercial content, produced through its Create unit and driven by its advanced data usage and digital capabilities, has resulted in strong and enduring partnerships with many of the world’s most recognised brands. Its Content Sales and Licensing unit has relationships with more than 1,000 affiliates ranging from licensing the CNN brand through to content supply contracts as well as offering consultancy services. CNNIC has offices across the world, with key hubs in London, Hong Kong and Miami. For more information visit http://commercial.cnn.com

About Hyundai Motor Company

Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company offers a range of world-class vehicles and mobility services in more than 200 countries. Hyundai Motor sold more than 4.4 million vehicles globally in 2019, and currently employs some 120,000 personnel worldwide. The company is enhancing its product lineup with vehicles designed to help usher in a more sustainable future, while offering innovative solutions to real-world mobility challenges. Through the process Hyundai aims to facilitate ‘Progress for Humanity’ with smart mobility solutions that vitalize connections between people and provide quality time to its customers. More information about Hyundai Motor and its products can be found at: http://worldwide.hyundai.com or http://globalpr.hyundai.com Disclaimer: Hyundai Motor Company believes the information contained herein to be accurate at the time of release. However, the company may upload new or updated information if required and assumes that it is not liable for the accuracy of any information interpreted and used by the reader.

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CaDi introduces Lycofertilic™ – high potency, targeted supplements with algae DHA Omega-3 to provide anti-ageing support for the ovarian reserve and to prepare for egg retrieval and IVF

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LONDON, Oct. 23, 2020 — Cambridge Diagnostic Imaging (CaDi) is launching a new generation of targeted daily supplements, LycofertilicTM for fertility support and LycofertilicTM Prime to prepare for egg retrieval and IVF.

The ovarian reserve and egg quality of women declines with age. This depletion is exacerbated by stress, imbalanced diet and obesity and is further deteriorated by inflammatory pathologies of the pelvic organs. These processes, even on a subclinical asymptomatic level, are amogst the main factors negatively affecting natural or artificial fertilisation processes and pregnancy.

Lycofertilic™ has been developed by Lycotec, a company in Cambridge, UK. It is a patented complex of DHA Omega-3, Lutein and Zeaxanthin, which, due to patented technology, helps to provide anti-ageing support for the ovarian reserve in women throughout their fertility years.

It is very important to improve the quality of the egg in its preparation for retrieval and IVF. Lycofertilic™ Prime is an increased dose of this complex developed especially to boost this process.

Clinical trials (link below) demonstrated 250 mg of Lycofertilic™ DHA Omega 3 to be 10-16 times stronger than conventional Omega 3 supplement products and 4–5 times more powerful than Omega 3 pharmaceuticals. This superiority translates into a much more efficient reduction in markers of inflammatory damage and to a boost in peripheral tissue oxygenation and respiration. The increased bioavailability and targeted delivery reduces side effects and makes for unnecessary overconsumption of traditional Omega 3 products.

"According to the World Health Organisation 28 million women around the world encounter fertility problems every year. This is a serious problem which we decided to help to address by launching these new innovative technology-based products. As preparation for IVF is a critical period for the fertilisation process, it is of utmost importance that women receive health products with the highest quality ingredients such as algae DHA Omega-3, and of sustainable origin too" said Alexey Shulepov, CEO of CaDi.

A combination of Lycofertilic™ products with a personalised CaDi AI-based algorithm recommendation provides additional superior efficacy over existing Omega 3. Both Lycofertilic™ products are safe, vegan and their active ingredients are GMO-free and approved for humans.

About CaDi and Lycofertilic™:

http://cambridgediagnostics.co.uk – CaDi official website, online store of Lycofertilic™

lycotec.com – medical research company, developer of technologies of Lycofertilic™ 

https://www.ijabmr.org/article.asp?issn=2229-516X;year=2018;volume=8;issue=3;spage=148;epage=154;aulast=Petyaev – Clinical trials

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Silicon Motion Launches PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 Controller Solutions for Client SSDs

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New controller solutions offer best-in-class Power and Performance up to 7,400/6,800 MB/s Sequential Read/Write Speeds

TAIPEI and MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 23, 2020 — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) ("Silicon Motion"), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, today announced a new portfolio of PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions to address performance, mainstream and value SSD applications. The portfolio consists of SM2264 for performance, SM2267 for mainstream and SM2267XT for value DRAM-less client SSDs.

Silicon Motion's PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions include SM2264 for performance, SM2267 for mainstream and SM2267XT for value DRAM-less client SSDs.
Silicon Motion’s PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1.4 controller solutions include SM2264 for performance, SM2267 for mainstream and SM2267XT for value DRAM-less client SSDs.

 

Silicon Motion’s latest controller family has been designed from the ground up with PCIe Gen4 technology and innovative hardware features especially optimized for true Gen4 performance at low power consumption, advanced error correction as well as data path and EMI protections. To date, ten of the leading global NAND makers and SSD OEMs have selected Silicon Motion’s Gen 4 controllers with 3D TLC and QLC NAND technologies.

Don Jeanette, Vice President of TrendFocus, commented, "Silicon Motion has long been known as a leader in SSD controller technology. The company’s new product introductions are well timed as Gen 4 continues to gain traction and will become the standard over the next few years for PCs, game consoles and other client devices."

"PCIe Gen4 brings the next level of performance for SSDs to the market," said Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion. "With today’s announcement, Silicon Motion’s complete line-up of PCIe 4.0 SSD controller solutions meets the requirements of the world’s top PC OEM and SSD manufacturers into the future. Already, our new PCIe Gen4 controllers have been designed into SSDs from leading OEM customers and SM2267 has started volume production."

For Performance and Automotive PCIe Gen 4 Solutions: SM2264 Gen4 x 4 Lanes, 8 NAND Channel SSD Controllers

Targeted at performance and automotive SSDs, SM2264 features a quad-core ARM R8 CPU with four lanes of 16Gb/s PCIe data flow and supports eight NAND channels with up to 1,600 MT/s per channel. Its advanced architecture, based on 12nm process technology, enables high throughput, lower power consumption, and rigorous data protection while delivering ultra-high speed of sequential read/write performance of up to 7,400/6,800 MBs and random read/write speeds of up to 1,000K IOPs. The quad core ARM R8 CPU offers high multithreaded performance to handle mixed workload operations required by emerging storage applications. SM2264 is designed with Silicon Motion’s state-of-the-art 7th generation NANDXtend™ ECC technology with a performance-optimized 4KB LDPC engine and RAID to maximized error correction capability for the latest and next generation 3D TLC and QLC NAND. SM2264 is also ideal for automotive storage, offering built-in SR-IOV capability that provides direct, high-speed PCIe interface for supporting to up to eight Virtual Machines. SM2264 is currently sampling to leading customers.

For Mainstream and Value PCIe Gen 4 SSD Solutions: SM2267 Gen 4×4 Lanes, 4 NAND Channel and SM2267XT Gen4x4 Lanes, 4 NAND Channels, DRAM-less

Silicon Motion’s SM2267 and SM2267XT meet the requirements of mainstream and value client SSDs and feature four 16Gb/s lanes of PCIe and four NAND channels with up to 1,200 MT/s per channel, delivering an impressive 3,900/3,500 MB/s sequential read/write performance. SM2267 includes a DRAM interface while the SM2267XT DRAM-less controller enables small form factor SSDs without compromising performance. Both also include NANDXtend™ ECC technology and support the latest TLC and QLC NAND. SM2267 and SM2267XT have entered volume production.

More information about Silicon Motion SSD controllers can be found at www.siliconmotion.com.

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About Silicon Motion:

We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices and the merchant leader in supplying SSD controllers.  We have the broadest portfolio of controller technologies and our controllers are widely used in storage products such as SSDs and eMMC+UFS devices, which are found in data centers, PCs, smartphones, and commercial and industrial applications. We have shipped over six billion NAND controllers in the last ten years, more than any other company in the world. We also supply customized high-performance hyperscale data center and industrial SSD solutions. Our customers include most of the NAND flash vendors, storage device module makers and leading OEMs. For further information on Silicon Motion, visit us at www.siliconmotion.com. 

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Supermicro 2U Ultra-E Short-Depth Server — Now with NEBS Level 3-Certification — Delivers Data Center Computational Power to the Telecom Edge

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Expanding Server Portfolio Gives Telecom Customers Multiple System Configurations: Intensive Workload Processing, NEBS Compliance, Free-Air Cooling, AC/DC Power

SAN JOSE, California, Oct. 22, 2020 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, continues to deliver market-leading data center server capabilities to global 5G, telecom, and accelerated workloads at the edge. The 2U Ultra-E short-depth is the latest update to Supermicro’s growing NEBS (Network Equipment Building System) Level 3-certified server lineup. Its deployment and operation in telecom and other edge applications confirm that industry-standard and open server computational power can be found outside of traditional data centers.


Supermicro is changing the telecommunications industry with powerful, feature-rich systems that provide intelligent and seamless connectivity from the edge to the cloud. Supermicro’s Ultra product line gives customers powerful computing with increased flexibility and joins an extensive family of customizable options with best-in-class features, including all-NVMe, hybrid storage, and low-latency optimizations plus extensive networking and expansion possibilities, including innovative space-saving Ultra riser cards.

"Increasingly, edge infrastructure is demanding the computational power found in Supermicro’s industry-standard server technologies," said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro. "Our Ultra SuperServer is ideal for edge applications, and the short-depth 2U Ultra-E delivers enhanced features, including GPU and FPGA support, with faster performance and is optimized for a wide variety of workloads in 5G and telecommunications applications with lower power requirements, and now NEBS certification."

The 2U Ultra-E server, available today, targets edge micro data centers and is fueled by dual 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 205-watt TDP. The 2U Ultra-E has front hot-swap drives and fan modules in a compact 22.6-inch depth. Also, the server supports up to 6TB of DDR4 memory in 24 DIMM slots and features eight PCI-E 3.0 expansion slots for flexible networking, GPU, and FPGA selections. This system flexibility and multiple configuration options give customers additional choices for modernizing their data centers and edge infrastructure. Ultra-E NEBS Level 3 versions will support either AC or DC power supplies.

With short-depth systems, NEBS compliance, and DC power options, Supermicro is proving its ongoing commitment to the telecom segment. In parallel, Supermicro continues to collaborate with industry-leading 5G and telco software providers to offer complete solutions. Supermicro is working with open standards such as O-RAN based solutions, as operators are looking for commercial off the shelf (COTS) servers for their new infrastructure rollouts.

For more information on the 2U Ultra-E, watch this SuperMinute.

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About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

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

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All other brands, names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Entrust Launches Next Generation Secure Cloud-Based Direct to Card ID Desktop Issuance Solution

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The next generation Entrust Sigma instant ID solution is built for today’s cloud environments, leveraging encryption, trusted HSM technology and secure boot to issue highly secure physical and mobile identities

SINGAPORE, Oct. 21, 2020 — Entrust, a leading provider of trusted identities, payments and data protection, today announced Sigma Instant Desktop Issuance solution, an innovative direct-to-card issuance solution for instant physical and mobile ID issuance. Designed for both cloud and on-premise deployment, the Sigma solution sets the standard for simple, secure and smart instant ID solutions across enterprise, healthcare, government, higher education and financial institutions.

Entrust Launches Next Generation Secure Cloud-Based Direct to Card ID Desktop Issuance Solution
Entrust Launches Next Generation Secure Cloud-Based Direct to Card ID Desktop Issuance Solution

 

Today’s enterprises face a myriad of security challenges: From transitioning to digital operations during the pandemic, to managing the global rise in cyber-attacks, they must maintain a safe and secure flow of data − including the data stored on physical credentials. Within these organizations, Identity and Access Management professionals require a printing solution that is not only easy to integrate into their operations, but one that evolves to meet the growing needs of their company while assuring the highest level of data security. Sigma systems deliver a seamless user experience across the issuance process for desktop and mobile printing needs. It eliminates the frustrations of printer set-up with a modular design and an out-of-the-box implementation that takes less than 30 minutes for users to begin issuing identities.

Equipped with cloud-based APIs, Sigma systems bring issuance to the cloud without additional hardware — enabling instant printing for both physical IDs, badges and payment cards. Sigma systems are trusted IoT devices that help ensure organizations and their data are safe with an intelligent network and building connectivity for ultimate enterprise protection. With capabilities like tactile impressions, holographic and luster panel printing, Sigma printers make it highly difficult for counterfeiters to alter or recreate cards. Additionally, features like an inline magnetic stripe and smart card encoding secure your cards during the card printing process.

"With our Sigma platform, we’re proud to deliver a best-in-class desktop credential issuance solution that’s designed to work completely and securely within a cloud environment, allowing financial, enterprise, government, higher education and healthcare organizations to meet high-volume issuance demands without sacrificing security or ease of use. The Sigma system is ready to meet the issuance needs of today, and equally important, will evolve to meet tomorrow’s security and technology challenges with unlimited printing applications," said Tony Ball, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Instant Issuance at Entrust. "Entrust has been a pioneer in direct to card identity issuance technology for decades, and our Sigma system takes it to a whole new level."

Sigma systems offer the most advanced security architecture that keeps data protected at each step of the issuance process:

  • Encrypted connections: The connection and data sent between software and the printer are secure and encrypted. Sigma printers do not store customer data after successful printing is complete.
  • Secure boot: This feature prevents Sigma systems from booting up malware or other compromises are detected.
  • Trusted platform module (TPM): Organizations can store and manage user certificates and keys in the printer, allowing the printer to become a trusted internet of things (IoT) endpoint.

As large segments of the workforce continue operating remotely, Sigma systems are poised to meet the demands of a hybrid workforce with its physical and digital issuance platform. The Sigma system’s "Printer Dashboard" is available on mobile devices, allowing organizations to manage the printer from anywhere, without being tied to a desktop. Sigma systems also enable companies to pivot and move to a contactless ID Issuance experience, from online photo submission to validating the photo, printing the card, and ultimately delivering the card to the employee. Furthermore, the on-premises instant ID solution features a mobile enrollment functionality for added flexibility to issue IDs at various locations within a facility. Sigma systems use intelligent instant ID technology to streamline printing and eliminate manual workflows — bringing simplicity, security and flexibility to the issuance process.

"Whether your requirements demand an integrated, secure on-premises solution or a system that can grow with a distributed workforce via a secure cloud-hosted Identity Management offering, the Entrust Sigma solutions can meet your needs," said Joe Franco, Director of Sales at Capture Technologies, an Entrust channel partner. "They are browser based and mobile ready and able to be deployed without the need for a heavy client to be installed. The certificate based integrated security features should put to rest any concerns about using the cloud for identity issuance or your printing solution being vulnerable to network attack."

For more information about Sigma visit: https://www.entrust.com/c/meet-sigma.

About Entrust

Entrust keeps the world moving safely by enabling trusted identities, payments and data protection. Today more than ever, people demand seamless, secure experiences, whether they’re crossing borders, making a purchase, accessing e-government services or logging into corporate networks. Entrust offers an unmatched breadth of digital security and credential issuance solutions at the very heart of all these interactions. With more than 2,500 colleagues, a network of global partners, and customers in over 150 countries, it’s no wonder the world’s most entrusted organizations trust us. To learn more, visit www.entrust.com.

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+1-952.988.1154
ken.kadet@entrustdatacard.com

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Dubber Unveils Unified Call Recording and Voice AI Solution for Microsoft Teams

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  • Automatically record and transform every conversation on Microsoft Teams into rich voice data for compliance, CX, evidence and performance improvement
  • Eliminate the cost, complexity and risks of legacy call recording and unlock the benefits of voice data at scale
  • Dubber unveils global channel program for Microsoft Channel Partners & Resellers

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 21, 2020 — Dubber Corporation Limited (ASX: DUB) (Dubber), today announced the global launch of Dubber Unified Recording on Microsoft Teams, supported by a new and tailored global channel partner and reseller program.

Unified Call Recording is a first of a kind capability for Microsoft Teams enabled by Dubber’s unique ability to capture any conversation – voice or video – on Microsoft Teams in the cloud – and to aggregate recordings, data, insights and alerts from service provider and unified communications platforms, compliantly, in one place.

Microsoft Teams is one of the world’s fastest growing team collaboration suites and has over 75 million daily active users. Dubber allows Teams customers to automate voice recording at scale from any device with no need for hardware. Unified call recording and voice AI are a key enabler of compliance, customer satisfaction and sales performance – delivering real-time insights, sentiment analysis, alerts, beautiful transcriptions and more.

Dubber announced an extensive global channel partner program for Microsoft partners including partner incentives with support, deployment, and training resources.

"COVID has dramatically accelerated the demand globally for unified communications solutions," said Steve McGovern, CEO Dubber. "As workforces have dispersed and network end-points multiplied the demand for automated call recording at scale has become essential to addressing regulatory requirements and enterprise-wide visibility. With Dubber supporting Microsoft Teams via our global platform, users can activate recording immediately in the cloud – eliminating the need to build solutions or buy hardware."

McGovern added, "Microsoft Teams customers and resellers now have access to the industry leading platform used by over 140 service providers worldwide. It’s now possible to unify call recording on these networks and Microsoft Teams into the centralised Dubber Voice Intelligence Cloud. Our integration with Microsoft Teams advances Dubber as the preeminent and de facto cloud-based unified call recording solution for communications providers – and as a source of differentiation and value for resellers globally."

Background, Dubber on Microsoft Teams:

  • Available for order now from Dubber and registered Dubber resellers & partners
  • Dubber is live and can be easily activated on Microsoft Teams
  • Flexible plans start as low as AU$9.95 per month
  • Dubber for MS Teams currently supports Voice Unified Call Recording (UCR) with Video and Screen Share UCR to be available in December 2020
  • Access more information on Dubber on Microsoft Teams
  • Interested resellers can register to join introductory Dubber on Microsoft Teams webinars

About Dubber:

Dubber is globally recognised as the Cloud Call Recording and Data Capture platform for Communications Service & Solution Providers and as integral to their Unified Communications offering. Dubber’s unique technology enables call recording to be delivered as a service and turns voice calls into data enabling broad-reaching AI services to be deployed at scale directly from a Carrier network – or from inside a Solution Providers infrastructure. Dubber services are presented either in the brand of the Carrier or as Dubber products. Founded in 2011, Dubber is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with operations in the USA and Europe.

Trademark reference: "Microsoft" and "Microsoft Teams" are registered names and trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.

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

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Renowned fantasy RPG, Summoners War, launches with new gameplay and features on AppGallery

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The game will offer AppGallery users the chance to battle alongside 100 million Summoners across the globe, competing to retrieve the famous Mana Crystals

LONDON, Oct. 21, 2020 — Summoners War, a much-loved RPG game with over 100 million downloads worldwide, has arrived on AppGallery, bringing with it a brand-new battle experience. One of the highest-grossing mobile games, Summoners War is developed by Com2uS and is recognised across the globe for its action-packed fantasy gameplay, with this launch bringing new features, characters and battle arena.

Summoners War: Sky Arena is famous across the globe for its action-packed fantasy gameplay
Summoners War: Sky Arena is famous across the globe for its action-packed fantasy gameplay

Summoners War: Sky Arena – Bringing a new gameplay experience to an already popular platform

Sky Arena invites Summoners to return to battle in the name of collecting precious Mana Crystals, a vital resource within the game, alongside over 1,000 different types of monster waiting to be summoned. Winning teams need to consider their tactical approach to successfully assemble the most powerful team of monsters and compete for victory.

Com2uS – Expanding its global market to develop more world-popular gaming experiences

Com2uS is home to several world-leading mobile games but is looking to further expand its global market by partnering with AppGallery. Mirroring the recent progress of the mobile gaming industry itself, Com2uS offers a selection of high-quality games to its already large audience of over 160 countries. By continuing to collaborate with talented developers and market researchers, Com2uS hopes to continue its winning streak and offer consumers an increasingly competitive mobile gaming experience.

AppGallery – One of the top three app marketplaces globally

All applications developed in collaboration with Huawei, along with thousands of other quality apps, are available on Huawei’s open and secure app distribution platform, AppGallery. One of the top three app marketplaces globally, AppGallery connects more than 490 million monthly active users throughout more than 170 countries and regions to Huawei’s smart and innovative ecosystem. 

AppGallery provides users with more choice and better app discovery options, with thousands of apps across 18 categories, including news, social media, entertainment, and more. 

For more information, please visit https://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/appgallery/.

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‘AIZEN’ AI banking-as-a-Service, Empowering data platform to launch lending services

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SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2020 — The financial services industry has seen drastic technology-led changes over the past few years. While some of the big tech giants have launched their own Fintech verticals, there are many brands that are also increasingly looking to offer financial services to their customers. These companies tend to partner with existing financial institutions and resell their financial products, but many fails to offer a seamless onboarding experience mainly due to partner banks’ legacy processes. 

Embedded Finance, as opposed to reselling financial products, is becoming more attractive to brands. It enables any non-financial companies to integrate innovative financial services into their offerings. This creates new revenue opportunities at low marginal costs for the brands that already have a large customer base and enables new customer experiences that drive loyalty and purchases.

Embedded finance- AIZEN's AI banking-as-a-Service
Embedded finance- AIZEN’s AI banking-as-a-Service

AIZEN, a leading provider of banking-as-a-service platform, has partnered with companies in Southeast Asia including leading e-commerce in Indonesia and e-wallet platform in Vietnam to provide an Automated Banking Operating System (ABOS) focusing on lending. The company is working with Balance Sheet providers (both banks and non-banking entities) and will act as an intermediary for all other processes related to the end-to-end credit lifecycle. ABOS is built on a robust risk management framework that automates the core operations from product design, credit acquisition, portfolio management and collection, and allows banks and brands to take proactive measures on the economic downside risks amid COVID-19.

According to the latest report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company, digital financial services in Southeast Asia is expected to generate revenues of about USD 38 billion by 2025. Digital lending has also gained momentum as we enter the "contactless economy" after COVID crisis, and it will offer the majority of revenue opportunities. 

AIZEN has recently raised from a government-led fintech innovation fund (KGIC, also known as K-Growth) led by major banks including KB, Shinhan, Woori and NH, which brings the company’s total funding to USD 10 million including USD 3.5 million in R&D grants. The company plans to roll out Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) primarily targeting the underserved markets in Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

For traditional lenders, the absence of credit history has meant a limited risk appetite for lending to this segment. Using proprietary AI technologies, AIZEN is able to better underwrite customers by converting non-traditional sources of data into credit-related data in Finance. This is powered by ABACUS, an AutoML platform in finance that is specifically designed to accommodate the fast-changing customer dynamics in real-time. 

Founded in 2016, AIZEN has been working on digital transformation projects with financial institutions including loan underwriting, transaction fraud detection, and insurance claim analysis. The company has joined Plug and Play APAC Fintech Batch in Singapore and has been named by Gartner as a Cool Vendor in AI for Fintech for high scalability and easiness of adoption. AIZEN is also a member of Intel’s AI Builders Program and is optimizing the solution with access to Intel’s latest technology and engineering expertise. "We will strategically expand our banking service with our AI operating model and will service our new AI-powered banking model in Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan," said Jung Seok Kang, CEO at AIZEN.

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Retail Tech Startup Tiliter Raises $7.5M for Cashierless AI Shopping Technology

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Tiliter to increase global footprint as Investec invests through its IEC Australia Fund I

SYDNEY, Oct. 20, 2020 — Investor demand for innovative emerging companies remains strong with Australian AI tech startup Tiliter completing a $7.5 million capital raise, led by Investec Emerging Companies (IEC).

Eleanor Venture, a tech investment syndicate for angel investors, and New York’s Cornell University also participated in the funding round.

Tiliter is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) provider whose technology uses computer vision to recognise products without barcodes.

Its technology automatically identifies items, such as fresh produce, without the need for barcodes, packaging, and price stickers, making it easier for shoppers to manage during self-checkout.

Tiliter is currently focused on the Supermarket vertical and its camera and software system uses AI to pre-select items and remove the need for manual entry, with over 99% accuracy and in under one second.

Karen Chan, Head of Investec’s Emerging Companies division, said Tiliter aligned with the Fund’s philosophy of investing in companies with high growth potential backed by strong founders.

"We are excited to be working with the Tiliter team and believe this technology solves a very real need for both consumers and retailers in the Australian market and abroad," Chan said.

With retailers increasingly moving towards self-checkout and mobile-checkout options, Tiliter’s technology makes it easier and faster for customers to complete their transactions, reduces fraud, costs, and waste for businesses, and addresses the need for contactless purchases in a COVID-19 world. This can all be done with limited integration and no changes to the retailer’s IT infrastructure.

Tiliter was founded in 2017 by Marcel Herz, Martin Karafilis, and Chris Sampson. Commenting on the Tiliter team, Chan said, "The Tiliter co-founders are a visionary team, leveraging technology to solve the problems of the future.

"At IEC, we believe in acting as a true partner to our investee companies to provide advice, capital, and connectivity. We look forward to supporting the Tiliter team to reach their global growth aspirations."

Tiliter’s early adopters include Woolworths in Australia with over 20 live stores, Countdown in New Zealand, and several retail chains in the U.S., such as New York City’s Westside Market.

The company will use the latest funding to accelerate its expansion across Europe and the U.S., with many supermarkets to unveil Tiliter’s product recognition technology over the coming months.

CEO and co-founder of Tiliter Marcel Herz welcomed the funding from Investec and noted there had been a 300% increase in scan-and-go adoption in the U.S. over the past year due to COVID, and this growth is expected to rise globally.

"As an industry, we’re just at the beginning of how AI combined with computer vision will shape the future for brick-and-mortar and online shopping. It was important that we partner with investors that understand the new dynamics in retail innovation and the massive opportunity arising from this change," says Herz.

One factor many retail technology companies face is the cost and operational overhead to install and maintain their solutions.

"There has been an increased focus for Tiliter to create a plug-and-play solution for retailers and remove the operational friction of adopting cashier-less technology, particularly during the COVID pandemic," says Martin Karafilis, COO and co-founder of Tiliter.

"The end-to-end capability of Tiliter’s dedicated hardware and software is an example of how Tiliter’s recognition technology can be easily installed and used anywhere in the world at a lower cost than currently offered autonomous store solutions."

About Tiliter:

Tiliter makes software and hardware that uses computer vision to recognise products without barcodes. Tiliter is using machine learning and data analytic algorithms to disrupt industry practices and create the future now. For more information or to schedule a demo, visit www.tiliter.com or contact sales@tiliter.com. 

Media Contact: felicity.mullens@tiliter.com

About Investec Emerging Companies:

Investec Emerging Companies (IEC) is a division of Investec Australia. IEC partners with emerging companies to provide them with an integrated capital and advisory offering. The team partners with companies led by strong founders, with high growth potential and a demonstrated track record.

Media Contact: guy@honner.com.au

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Data Analytics Customers Value Choice and Simplicity; Teradata’s New Flexible Cloud Pricing Provides Both

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Innovative cloud pricing models include Blended Pricing – for the lowest cost at scale – and Consumption Pricing – for a true pay-as-you-go, usage-based offer

SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2020 — Recognizing that data analytics workloads, usage patterns, and utilization rates can vary widely across an organization, Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the cloud data analytics platform company, today announced flexible cloud pricing options to make it easy for enterprises to grow, and benefit from data analytics in the cloud.

In keeping with Teradata’s aim to provide its customers with simplicity and choice, the company now offers two flexible cloud pricing models: Blended and Consumption. Blended Pricing is best suited for high usage and provides the ultimate in billing predictability while delivering the lowest cost at scale. Consumption Pricing is an affordable, pay-as-you-go option best suited for ad hoc queries and workloads with typical or unknown usage that delivers cost transparency for easy departmental chargeback.

With broad availability of both models, enterprises can expect more choice, lower risk, higher efficiency, and greater transparency from Teradata. These options are crucial in today’s unpredictable market where technologies, supply chains, and customer expectations can shift abruptly, leaving companies with stranded data analytics investments if their software fails to provide enough flexibility to evolve as needs change.

"If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that change happens fast, and having simple, flexible cloud pricing options gives customers the freedom needed to optimize their data analytics investments," said Hillary Ashton, Chief Product Officer at Teradata. "Different analytic use cases have vastly different utilization patterns at different points in time, which means that having choice in pricing models enables Teradata to offer the best one for each customer scenario ranging from a small ad hoc discovery system to a large production analytics environment."

Through decades of catering to data analytics needs spanning dozens of business cycles, Teradata understands deeply what is required for firms to extract the most value from their data. Blended Pricing, which is based primarily on capacity, is optimized for high or predictable utilization. Consumption Pricing is optimized for typical to low utilization, unknown future usage, or for tactical business analytics that include frequent ad hoc queries. The ability for Teradata customers to choose the most appropriate cloud pricing model for data analytic workloads facilitates financial governance and can improve customers’ return on investment.

"The convenience of a true consumption-based pricing model – determined by actual usage of the Vantage platform for running successful queries, rather than just available capacity – is a win for customers who want to better align their investment with specific analytic outcomes," added Ashton. "It also corrects outdated perceptions about the cost required to become a Teradata customer, since there is now a risk-free, zero down option to pay only for what’s used with Vantage, the industry’s best cloud data analytics platform."

Analyst firm Gartner predicts in the report, Overcome Economic Uncertainty Through Financial Governance of Your Cloud Data Management Environment, April 2020 that, "By 2022, 75% of organizations using cloud data management will encounter budget overruns resulting in their questioning the value of using cloud services."

In order to ensure the benefits of deploying in an agile cloud environment are not negated by lack of pricing transparency and cost overruns, Teradata has developed flexible cloud pricing options to meet every company’s use case(s):

Blended Pricing

Teradata’s Blended Pricing option is an enterprise-class pricing model that couples low-cost, predictable reserved compute capacity with on-demand elasticity. Customers pay only for compute resources used or activated, plus storage.

Blended Pricing allows organizations to get cloud elasticity when needed while also benefitting from the lowest cost at scale.

Key benefits of Teradata’s Blended Pricing model include:

  • Predictability: No billing surprises – unlike other cloud analytics companies that employ inefficient auto-scaling which drives up incremental cost;
  • Lowest cost at scale: Vantage scales linearly, whereas other cloud analytics companies get increasingly inefficient as they scale; and
  • Granularity: Vantage offers incremental elasticity, which means not over-provisioning, and thus not over-paying for what’s not needed, unlike alternatives.

Consumption Pricing

Teradata’s Consumption Pricing is an innovative, usage-based option with automatic elasticity in which organizations pay only for compute resources consumed for successful queries, measured down to the kilobyte by user, plus storage. Businesses leveraging Teradata’s Consumption Pricing model need never worry about utilization, system sizing, or resource status since Teradata manages them on their behalf – and they never pay for what they do not use. For a risk-free experience, organizations can even start with zero down and no obligation.

Consumption Pricing makes it easier for customers to experiment with new analytics without fear of leaving money for unused resources on the table. Longtime Teradata customer, True Value Company – one of the world’s leading hardlines wholesalers – is one such customer now taking advantage of the company’s new Consumption Pricing model.

"As we continue on our modernization journey, it’s imperative that we are able to drive new, user-driven analytics capabilities to uncover critical business insights and operational efficiencies, all at an optimized cost," said Ron Byczynski, Director, Infrastructure, DevOps & QA at True Value. "By leveraging Teradata’s Consumption Pricing model, we will pay only for resources used, allowing us to better streamline our IT investments to ensure maximum ROI."

Key benefits of Teradata’s Consumption Pricing model include:

  • Pay only for what is used: Enables improved business efficiency and aligns investment with outcomes while not paying for unused capacity;
  • Automated elasticity: Since resource sizing is embedded in the offer, now customers no longer need to think about sizing, saving them time on capacity planning;
  • Cost allocation: Easy departmental chargeback on data analytics costs based on users’ actual resource consumption; and
  • Zero obligation: A risk-free opportunity to use Teradata Vantage in the cloud.

Vantage: the modern cloud data analytics platform

Teradata Vantage is the modern cloud data analytics platform that unifies data lakes, data warehouses, and analytics with new data sources and types. Built for a hybrid multi-cloud reality, Vantage solves the world’s most complex data challenges at scale.

Both Teradata’s Blended and Consumption Pricing models offer customers the best of what the Vantage platform has to offer, including:

  • As-a-service delivery: Teradata provisions and manages each customer in a dedicated public cloud environment, enabling users to focus on answers instead of non-differentiating tasks;
  • Dynamic resource allocation: Field-proven workload management helps customers prioritize users and queries, set guaranteed performance levels, and control spend; and
  • Software optimization: Sophisticated algorithms minimize compute and IO consumption, streamlining throughput and often eliminating the need to add the non-budgeted compute resources required by others.

Availability

Blended Pricing is now available for every Vantage deployment option worldwide.

Consumption Pricing is available for Vantage on AWS and Vantage on Azure globally. Availability for Vantage on Google Cloud is expected within the first half of 2021.

Resources

Gartner, Overcome Economic Uncertainty Through Financial Governance of Your Cloud Data Management Environment, April 2020.

About Teradata

Teradata is the cloud data analytics platform company, built for a hybrid multi-cloud reality, solving the world’s most complex data challenges at scale. We help businesses unlock value by turning data into their greatest asset. See how at Teradata.com.

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This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to opinions, beliefs and projections of expected future financial and operating performance, business trends, and market conditions, among other things. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the factors discussed in this release and those relating to the timely and successful development, production or acquisition, availability and/or market acceptance of new or existing products, product features and services, and other factors described from time to time in Teradata’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and subsequent quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q, as well as the Company’s annual report to stockholders. Teradata does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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