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Blis keeps finger on the pulse of consumer behaviour with global sentiment tracker

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1 in 3 Singaporeans would save additional funds as sentiment starts to slowly decline

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19, 2020 — Blis, a trusted leader in location-powered advertising and analytics has today released the Blis consumer confidence pulse, an interactive tracker that captures a quick snapshot of consumer sentiment. The tracker plots how consumers are feeling about their local economy, household finances and spending intent and the survey is running in Singapore, the UK, USA, UAE and Australia.

Based on three highly topical questions around finances the Blis pulse is updated twice monthly to provide a rounded picture of how consumers are reacting to changes in their situation, both personally and on a national scale.

Head of Insights, Alex Wright speaking on the tracker said, "We started this tracker in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak being declared a pandemic to give us a quick read on consumer sentiment. Armed with the knowledge of what consumers are telling us, we can then plot this against our retail foot traffic and consumer movement data to give a rounded view of progress through crisis, stability and recovery."

Over the past six months, physical movement restrictions have ebbed and flowed in different cities across the country with daily activities requiring new safety measures. As a result, most consumers are behaving differently, with many working from home, avoiding crowded public spaces and communicating virtually. For brands, this tracker provides an opportunity to contextualise other data sources to really understand the concerns of their audience.

For the most part sentiment towards the Singaporean economy has remained remarkably robust, except for a dramatic swing in June. This coincided with Prime Minister Lee’s address to the nation and messaging from several government ministers that the Covid-19 pandemic meant the road to recovery would be a long one. Early July saw the most optimism in both the economy and household finances although we’re beginning to see a decline in sentiment once again. Interestingly, the pessimistic spike in early June led to a surge in intent to spend additional funds on home improvement, as people prepared to settle in for the long haul. Aside from this, Singaporeans have consistently declared their intent to save any spare income.

"2020 has been nothing short of a rollercoaster year. Everyone has been impacted differently and now people are not only concerned about the health crisis, but also the global financial crisis. Since March, we’ve seen brands pivot their operations, strategy and messaging multiple times to meet their consumers’ concerns about safety. Looking ahead, it’s essential for brands to pivot again and remain sensitive to their audience’s financial confidence. The Blis consumer confidence pulse allows brands a quick snapshot of the direction of sentiment," said Fionn Hyndman, Managing Director Asia.

The interactive trackers can be found here and will be updated twice monthly.

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About Blis

Blis is the trusted leader in location-powered advertising and analytics, helping brands understand, reach and engage consumers globally to deliver measurable results. Because location data is the most accurate indicator of ‘real’ behaviour and intent at scale vs any other type of data, Blis uses this data to map real-world consumer behaviours based on where people are and where they’ve been, uncovering the truth about what people actually do.

Blis’ Smart Platform provides unmatched transparency, accuracy and scale. Its three tried and tested proprietary technologies – Smart Pin, Smart Scale and Smart Places – and its new Smart Households technology allow for more effective planning, activation and measurement for marketers and business decision makers alike.

Established in the UK in 2004, Blis now operates in 42 offices across five continents. Working with the world’s largest and most customer-driven companies across all verticals including Unilever, Samsung, McDonald’s, HSBC, Mercedes Benz and Peugeot, as well as every major media agency, Blis reaches over a billion mobile devices a year.

To learn more, visit blis.com.

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SK hynix to Expand United States Market Presence with the Launch of the World’s First 128-Layer NAND Consumer PCIe NVMe SSD

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SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 18, 2020 — SK hynix Inc. (or "the Company," www.skhynix.com), a global semiconductor supplier based in Korea, announced today the release of its newest PCIe SSD: the SK hynix Gold P31. The latest edition is the world’s first 128-layer NAND Flash-based consumer SSD and the company’s first consumer-facing PCIe SSD launched in the United States under the SK hynix brand. 

Figure 1. SK hynix Gold P31 Consumer SSD
Figure 1. SK hynix Gold P31 Consumer SSD

The Gold P31 is intended for all PC users with a particular focus on gamers, designers, and content creators. The drive supports the PCIe NVMe interface based on 4D NAND Flash technology and is now available for purchase in 1TB and 500GB capacities on Amazon U.S.

The Gold P31 offers best-in-class read speeds of up to 3,500 MB/s and write speeds of up to 3,200 MB/s. The drive is a reliable choice for gamers whose PCs must support long hours of play, as well as professional creators and designers for whom performance and stability is essential. The Gold P31’s reliability has been tested and validated through 1,000 hours of high-temperature operating life tests (HTOL) with mean time between failures (MTBF) reaching 1.5 million hours. The SSD also comes with a five-year (limited) warranty.

The SSD market’s rapid transition to the PCIe NVMe interface, and the creation of the Gold P31, highlights SK hynix’s position as an established leader in supplying reliable PCIe NVMe products to global PC OEMs. The newest SSD is one of the fastest and most innovative consumer SSDs on the market, sporting the latest technology from SK hynix. 

As a leading manufacturer of memory chips, SK hynix designs, develops, and supplies its own DRAM and NAND Flash devices as well as internal SSD controllers. Prior to the addition of the Gold P31 PCIe SSD, SK hynix launched the Gold S31 SATA consumer SSDs, offering the industry’s best-in-class speeds and reliability.

Following the successful U.S. debut of the Gold S31 SSDs last year, the Company is confident that Gold P31 will claim a significant presence in the growing PCIe market backed by industry-leading performance metrics.

In accordance with SK hynix’s strict commitment to social and environmental value, the Gold P31 SSD is responsibly encased in packaging that utilizes Forest Stewardship Council certified paper, biodegradable plastic bags, and soy ink.

Figure 2. SK hynix Gold P31 Consumer SSD
Figure 2. SK hynix Gold P31 Consumer SSD

SK hynix Gold P31 SSD

Product Specifications: SK hynix Gold P31

Interface

PCIe NVMe Gen 3

Product Type

Internal SSD

Form Factor

M.2 (2280)

SSD capacity

1TB ∙ 500GB

NAND Flash

128-layer 4D NAND

Controller

SK hynix Controller

Sequential Read

up to 3,500MB/s

Sequential Write

up to 3,200MB/s

Warranty

5 years

TBW

750 TBW (1TB)

* Performance may vary based on system hardware, operating system, SSD capacity, individual usage pattern and other system variables.

About SK hynix Inc.

SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top-tier semiconductor supplier offering
Dynamic Random Access Memory chips ("DRAM"), Flash memory chips ("NAND Flash") and CMOS Image Sensors ("CIS") for a wide range of distinguished customers across the globe. The company is listed on the Korea Exchange, ranking the second largest in market capitalization as of June 12, 2020, with revenue of KRW 26.99 trillion won in 2019 and a 21% share of the global memory market*. The Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com, news.skhynix.com.

* Source – OMDIA, DRAM Memory Intelligence Service – 2019 and NAND Memory Intelligence Service – 2019, April 2020. Market share in terms of revenue for combined DRAM and NAND memory. Results are not an endorsement of SK hynix. Any reliance on these results is at the third party’s own risk. Visit technology.informa.com for more details.

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Jaehwan Kevin Kim
E-Mail: global_newsroom@skhynix.com
(+82) 31 8093 4775

Technical Leader
Sejin Julia Yoo
E-Mail: global_newsroom@skhynix.com

Technical Leader
Eun Suk Yixi Lee
E-Mail: global_newsroom@skhynix.com

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MediaTek Introduces Newest 5G SoC, Dimensity 800U for Ultra Connectivity and Advanced 5G Dual SIM Technology

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New chipset enhances 5G smartphone experiences through advanced connectivity features and multi-core high performance technologies

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Aug. 18, 2020 — MediaTek today announced its newest 5G SoC, the Dimensity 800U, as the latest addition in MediaTek’s Dimensity series family.  The 7nm Dimensity 800U chipset is designed for multi-core high performance and leading 5G+5G Dual Sim Dual Standby (DSDS) technology. With Dimensity 800U MediaTek continues to accelerate the rollout of 5G technology and deliver premium experiences on mid-tier 5G smartphones.

MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G chipset

"MediaTek has always focused on enhancing the user experience with our leading semiconductor technology, whether consumers are streaming, gaming or taking photos," said Dr. Yenchi Lee, Deputy General Manager of MediaTek’s Wireless Communications Business Unit. "MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U brings cutting-edge, next-gen technology to the Dimensity SoC series, bringing MediaTek’s advanced 5G, imaging and multimedia technologies to high-performance 5G smartphones that deliver incredible 5G experiences."

The integrated 5G modem in MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U not only supports sub-6Ghz SA and NSA networks, but also supports cutting-edge technologies such as 5G+5G dual SIM dual standby (DSDS), dual Voice over New Radio (VoNR), and 5G two carrier aggregation (2CC 5G-CA), bringing users faster and more stable 5G connections. With MediaTek 5G UltraSave technology, the  modem’s operating mode is managed based on network environment and data transmission quality, extending the battery life of mobile devices.

Built on the 7nm process, the Dimensity 800U delivers high performance while also minimizing power consumption. The SoC has an octa-core CPU with a dual cluster consisting of two Arm Cortex-A76 processors with a clock speed of 2.4GHz and six Arm Cortex-A55 processors with a clock speed of 2.0GHZ, offering incredible performance. Dimensity 800U integrates an Arm Mali-G57 GPU, an independent AI processing unit (APU) and LPDDR4x RAM.

MediaTek Dimensity 800U Infographic
MediaTek Dimensity 800U Infographic

MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U offers smartphones advanced technology to deliver incredible 5G experiences:

  • Support for 120Hz FHD+ displays with high refresh rates for faster and smoother gaming and media streaming.
  • Support for the HDR10+ standard for enhanced visual quality, plus the integrated MediaTek MiraVision PQ engine with HDR optimization for various types of videos.
  • Support for flexible camera placement with up to 64MP cameras and quad camera capabilities.
  • Integrated APU and ISP to provide a series of AI camera-enhancing functions.
  • Support for voice on wakeup (VoW) and dual-mic noise reduction technology, lowering the standby power consumption of a voice assistant, and enabling it to hear clear sound regardless of external noise interruptions.

MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U will help drive mass market 5G smartphones and give users extraordinary 5G experiences. To learn more, please visit the MediaTek 5G page.

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SEMI Launches World’s First Flexible Hybrid Electronics Standards Technical Committee to Promote Industry Growth

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HSINCHU, Taiwan, Aug. 18, 2020 — SEMI today announced the formation of a new standards committee that aims to develop global standards for flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) spanning design, materials, manufacturing, packaging and systems and to drive industry growth. Unanimously endorsed by members of the SEMI North America Regional Standards Committee (NARSC) and approved by the SEMI International Standards Committee (ISC), the technical committee is the world’s first to focus on flexible hybrid electronics standards. The SEMI Standards Flexible Hybrid Electronics Global Technical Committee has established its first chapter in Taiwan.

"The SEMI Standards Flexible Hybrid Electronics Global Technical Committee sets out to clear development bottlenecks facing the industry and establish unified measurement standards for flexible smart textile, automotive, Internet of Things (IoT) and related devices," said Terry Tsao, SEMI Chief Marketing Officer and president of SEMI Taiwan. "The Taiwan chapter looks forward to kicking off the development of international industry standards that help Taiwan’s FHE sector promote industry growth by reducing costs and increasing competition."

Initial work of the SEMI Standards Flexible Hybrid Electronics Global Technical Committee will include establishing working groups to draft measurement standards; building industry consensus on the need for materials, equipment and manufacturing standards; and developing standards to accelerate the introduction of related FHE technologies into diverse consumer end markets.

"We are very pleased to see the establishment of the SEMI Standards Flexible Hybrid Electronics Global Technical Committee and are proud to be part of the working committee to draft the standards," said Steve Huang, executive director of Taipei-based AiQ Smart Clothing, an innovator with a significant pool of smart textile IP. "As a pioneer in smart textile applications, we are keenly aware of the challenges posed by an absence of standards and how it stifles mass adoption of new technologies."

The SEMI International Standards Program is in its 47th year, with the 1,000th SEMI Standard published last year. SEMI Standards cover fields including semiconductors, displays, photovoltaics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and smart manufacturing.

For more information, visit the SEMI Standards web page.

About SEMI

SEMI® connects more than 2,400 member companies and 1.3 million professionals worldwide to advance the technology and business of electronics design and manufacturing. SEMI members are responsible for the innovations in materials, design, equipment, software, devices, and services that enable smarter, faster, more powerful, and more affordable electronic products. Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), FlexTech, the Fab Owners Alliance (FOA) and the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG) are SEMI Strategic Technology Communities, defined communities within SEMI focused on specific technologies. Visit www.semi.org to learn more, contact one of our worldwide offices, and connect with SEMI on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Irene Huang/SEMI Taiwan
Phone: 886.03.560.1777, ext. 205
Email: irehuang@semi.org

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Hytera Launched the Latest Broadband Emergency Communication Products

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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 17, 2020 — In 2020, the COVID-19 and some natural disasters seriously threaten the society health, life and property, and in face of such challenges, the emergency communication becomes more and more important for the first-response rescue of government. 

For the overall promotion on the capacity of the emergency rescue, Hytera has rolled out the cutting-edge products and solutions for emergency communication in 2020. Recently, Dr. Guan Bao, the general manager of Broadband System BU of Hytera, gave a comprehensive introduction of these latest technologies and products as well as the expectation of emergency communication in the future.

At the end of Q2 in 2020, Hytera has officially released its latest broadband products for emergency communication, and consolidated its leadership in professional communication in further. "The latest intelligent products were built on smart phone SoC with the advantages of high integration, super capacity, small form factor and low power consumption etc.," Dr. Guan explained "We insisted on the 4G and 5G mainstream technology directions on the waveform design even though it’s more complicated. Under the 3GPP specification, we developed the industry-leading cognitive mesh technology, which significantly improved the anti-jam ability, and the radio link became more robust and stable. With the cognitive on network and service, it supports more flexible topology and end-to-end QoS mechanism." Dr. Guan highlights 3 latest products.

PNE380: multi-mode mesh radio

PNE380: multi-mode mesh radio
PNE380: multi-mode mesh radio

The PNE380 is featured with small form factor, and the weight of 288g is almost the lightest mesh radio in the industry. PNE380 is designed as a brand-new handheld radio that is capable of offering voice, data and video multimedia service, and similar to the traditional DMR radios in dimensions, appearance as well as usage mode. 

According to Dr. Guan, the PNE380 performs great despite its small size and low weight. Firstly, the PNE380 can flexibly switch between the cellular mode and the mesh mode on customers’ demands, which enriches the application scenarios of the radio. Secondly, with dual-band design, the PNE380 can work over both U and L band, and supports auto frequency scanning and selection, thus offering much better anti-jamming performance than the traditional single-band radio. Thanks to the superior signal processing capability of SoC chipset as well as the advanced technology of 4G and 5G, the PNE380 offers outstanding demodulation performance. Despite 0.5 watt transmit power, the single-hop distance with HD video service on the ground approaches to 1.5 Km with typical antenna, even longer than the distance of some backpacked mesh radio with high transmit power.

The PNE380 is powered with ARM cores and multimedia accelerators, and supports Android OS and customized Apps on actual demands.

Also, it provides rich peripheral interfaces for the flexible functionality extension.

In addition to high definition video services, the PNE380 radio can also offer various voice services through the Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) software, such as trunking group call, multi-party conference and more. Dr. Guan said that Hytera will launch more smart mesh radios to further enrich product forms and improve the performance of the overall solution.

Dr. Guan Bao noted that in addition to complete terminal products, Hytera is also engaged in module and board integration. Hytera is open to jointly develop innovative products with partners, promote the innovation of technologies, products and solutions through crossover cooperation, and build a more open ecosystem.

Dome Camera over Mesh Network

The dome cameras are widely used in fire, public security, energy and other industries to capture videos in emergencies. At present, dome cameras feed live video over public networks. However, in many emergency situations, public networks might be unavailable or congested, resulting in video backhaul failures. This adversely affects decision making for emergency.

To solve the problem, Hytera together with its partners embeds the mesh module into the pedestal of the dome camera. Therefore, when public networks are congested, the dome camera can backhaul video to the command center over mesh network, which significantly improves situational awareness and facilitates decision making.

The cost-effective and integrated pedestal can be easily installed and connected to PNE380, manpack radios, mobile radio, and other mesh products, which brings a more practical solution.

Adhesive Communication Box

The devices, no matter manpack, handheld, or wearable, will increase the burden on the first responders. As the first responders move or improperly carry the devices, the communication performance might be affected. Considering the emergency situations on the site, Hytera along with its partners has proposed the creative concept of adhesive communication box.

Dr. Guan showed an upcoming adhesive communication box that weights over 400 g. The box is easy to be recycled and pasted to the wall, light pole and other facilities by reusable universal pastes. Thus, customers give the box a vivid nickname "chewing gum". Featuring rich peripheral interfaces, the box also can be integrated with the AI edge computing module or Internet of Things (IoT) module, which further improves process capabilities and makes the box suitable for more scenarios.

5G technologies facilitate the development of the device-to-device (D2D) technologies, which have been widely applied to sectors such as the Internet of Vehicles (IOV) and Internet of unmanned intelligent devices. Dr. Guan pointed out, with the 5G-driven evolution of 3GPP-based mesh network technologies, Hytera will adhere to mainstream mesh network technologies and constantly upgrade mesh products. Based on unmanned drones and vehicles, 5G technologies shows great potential in the development of emergency communications toward the air-ground integration and man-machine coordination.

"5G technologies will promote the comprehensive and leapfrog development of emergency communications," Dr. Guan said. Hytera will embrace the opportunities and challenges to foster innovation, deepen cooperation, and expand the application of 5G in the field of emergency communications.

According to Dr. Guan, radio communication is indispensable in emergency communications. Hytera’s e-Fusion emergency communications solutions have been put into commercial use and won a large number of customers in both domestic and overseas markets. With the launch of more new technologies and products, Hytera’s emergency communications products will develop toward miniaturization, intellectualization, and higher practical performance. Moreover, based on the modular design, Hytera expects to establish an open and innovative platform to enhance development of emergency communications.

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Clarivate Launches the Arabic Citation Index in Egypt

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Journal submissions now open to journals from across the 22 Arab League countries

LONDON, Aug. 17, 2020 — Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CCC), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, has now launched the Arabic Citation Index™ (ARCI), the world’s first local language citation index for the Arabic world in Egypt.


The ARCI is funded by the Egyptian government, and is available across the entire research community in Egypt. It is also open to journal submissions by editors of Arabic-language journals and will be open to researchers and organisations in all 22 nations of the Arab League by the end of 2020.

Powered by the Web of Science™, the world’s largest publisher-independent global citation index, the ARCI provides access to bibliographic information and citations to scholarly articles from over 400 expertly curated Arabic journals, with language interface in both English and Arabic. The indexing of Arabic publications will provide local scientific communities with improved routes to collaborating with national, regional, and international research efforts – extending the Arabic academic footprint.

The ARCI is now open for journal submissions. Journals will be selected by an expert, publisher-neutral editorial board from across Arab League Nations, who will provide regional insights and subject knowledge. Journals are eligible for inclusion if they meet the selection criteria, which require peer-reviewed and accessible content. The editorial board will consider trends in local research pursuits and publishing activity in the region.

Mukhtar Ahmed, President, Science Group at Clarivate said: "The Arabic Citation Index, hosted on the Web of Science, will provide scientific communities across the Arabic world with the ability to make their journals, and the discoveries within them, more accessible within their region and beyond. It will connect papers in Arabic journals to more than 1.7 billion cited references and the highest quality research from across the globe.

"The ARCI is a significant endeavour created in close partnership with the Egyptian government and represents the latest in a long series of developments and investments in the Web of Science platform. We believe that it will enable human ingenuity in the region, helping Arabic researchers and editors turn their discoveries into life-changing inventions."

Dr. Tarek Showki, Minister of Education & Technical Education, Egypt, President of Egyptian Knowledge Bank Project said: "We are delighted to see the ARCI launch. It has long been part of our 2030 Vision to transform Egypt into a ‘knowledge economy’ and will be the first ever mapping of Arabic scholarly literature in a citation index, helping us to evaluate the quality and research output of Arabic researchers, universities and research organizations."

Eng. Majid Al Sadek, Director of The Egyptian National Scientific and Technical Information Network (ENSTINET) added, "The indexing of Arabic publications will now provide our local scientific communities with the ability to contribute to not only national and regional research efforts but also internationally, helping us to extend the Arabic academic footprint further." 

Mrs. Ola W. Laurence, Independent Consultant for the Professional Services of Egyptian Knowledge Bank was instrumental in driving this initiative forward.  She added, "This important project will make Arabic scholarly content more accessible, connecting it to more than 1.7 billion cited research references and the highest quality, peer-reviewed scholarly content from across the globe. I believe it will help drive usage of local content, as well as providing access to the highest-quality, peer-reviewed content from around the world."

For more information on selection criteria, see the brochure, and click here for more information on how to submit a journal.

Notes to editors: The ARCI will be the fifth regional citation index developed by the Web of Science, alongside the Chinese Science Citation Database™ SciELO Citation Index™, Russian Science Citation Index™ and the KCI-Korean Journal Database™.

Contact details:

Amy Bourke-Waite
Director of External Communications, Science Group
Media.enquiries@clarivate.com

About Clarivate

Clarivate™ is a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation. We offer subscription and technology-based solutions coupled with deep domain expertise that cover the entire lifecycle of innovation – from foundational research and ideas to protection and commercialization. Today, we’re setting a trail-blazing course to help customers turn bold ideas into life-changing inventions. Our portfolio consists of some of the world’s most trusted information brands, including the Web of Science™, Cortellis™, Derwent™, CompuMark™, MarkMonitor™ and Techstreet™. For more information, please visit clarivate.com.

About the Egyptian Knowledge Bank

The Egyptian Knowledge Bank is a national project launched in November 24th, 2015 by the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, to offer each Egyptian citizen with the chance to learn, think and innovate. The Egyptian Knowledge Bank is the largest digital library and online knowledge hub providing students, researchers and all Egyptians with access to free education and scientific publications in various branches of knowledge.

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Sai Life Sciences opens new, state-of-the-art Research & Technology Centre in Hyderabad

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– Completes first phase in committed investment of US$ 150M (> INR 1000 Cr)

– Sri KT Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Industry & Commerce and IT, Government of Telangana inaugurates the facility

HYDERABAD, India, Aug. 17, 2020 — Sai Life Sciences, one of India’s fastest growing Contract Development & Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), today announced the inauguration of its new Research and Technology (R&T) Centre in Hyderabad, India. Sri K T Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Industry & Commerce and IT, Government of Telangana formally inaugurated the facility in the presence of other dignitaries.

Sai Life Sciences New Research & Technology Centre
Sai Life Sciences New Research & Technology Centre

Speaking on the occasion, Sri KT Rama Rao said, "I’m very happy that the esteemed leadership of Sai Life sciences has considered Telangana for setting up their new R&D centre. Life Sciences is one of the key focus sectors for the Government of Telangana. Hyderabad serves more than 1000 global innovators in their vision to develop innovative and affordable medicines for the world. I sincerely congratulate the entire team of Sai Life Sciences, not only for the new Research & Technology Centre but, also for their work towards the development and manufacturing of new life saving medicines."

Built with an aspiration to achieve the best global benchmarks in lab infrastructure, the new R&T facility has several unique aspects such as intelligent & ergonomic lab design to enhance safety and productivity, advanced automation for seamless data capture during process development, lean & 5S approach to enhance productivity and collaborative workspaces for engendering innovation.

Making the announcement, Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & Managing Director of Sai Life Sciences said, "Our philosophy behind building this new facility was to go beyond what the norm is in India and to create what our global innovator partners expect in their inhouse capabilities." He further added, "We are an example of what is possible in Hyderabad’s rich life sciences ecosystem. Today, as we build world class R&D capabilities and invest in nurturing talent with deep domain expertise, I can unhesitatingly say, Hyderabad is truly a city where pharma dreams are made."

The new 83,000 sq.ft. (7700 sq.m.) facility houses state-of-the-art research capabilities and advanced technology platforms, augmenting the company’s capabilities in providing superior scientific solutions to its pharma and biotech innovator customers globally. It has 24 chemistry labs with 250 fume hoods, analytical labs, fully equipped technology suite and a dedicated process safety lab.

Sai Life Sciences began a process of organizational transformation in 2019 reinventing itself as a new generation global CDMO. Through this initiative, named Sai Nxt, the company is investing over US$ 150M (> INR 1000 Cr) to expand and upgrade its R&D and manufacturing facilities, induct top-notch global scientific and leadership talent, strengthen automation and data systems, and above all raise the bar for safety, quality and customer focus.

About Sai Life Sciences
Sai Life Sciences is a full-service CDMO driven by a vision to support the launch of 25 new medicines by 2025.  It works with innovator pharma and biotech companies globally, accelerating the discovery, development and manufacture of complex small molecules. A pure-play CDMO, Sai Life Sciences has served a diverse set of NCE development programs, consistently delivering value based on its quality and responsiveness. Today, it works with 7 of the top 10 large pharma companies, as well as several small and mid-sized pharma & biotech companies. Sai Life Sciences is privately held and backed by global investors, TPG Capital and HBM Healthcare Investments. https://www.sailife.com/

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Inauguration of Sai Life Sciences’ New Research & Technology Centre. Seen in the picture from left to right – Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & MD Sai Life Sciences, Sri K T Rama Rao, Hon'ble Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD and Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to Government Industries and Commerce
Inauguration of Sai Life Sciences’ New Research & Technology Centre. Seen in the picture from left to right – Krishna Kanumuri, CEO & MD Sai Life Sciences, Sri K T Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD and Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to Government Industries and Commerce

 

 

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CareMonkey becomes ‘Operoo’, launches digital school operations platform

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Education technology provider repositions to meet surging demand to streamline and automate operational school tasks and processes in K – 12 sector

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2020 — CareMonkey – the world’s fastest growing cloud-based solution for online school forms, medical data and trip management – has relaunched as ‘Operoo’. The relaunch will see the company trade as Operoo, with its software – rebranded under the same name, emphasizing its power as a School Operations and Productivity Platform.

The brand’s new logo and website were unveiled at www.operoo.com, along with a simple mission statement: To help schools eliminate operational inefficiencies, so that every dollar and every minute possible is focused on student education.

Operoo CEO and CoFounder, Troy Westley, said the new name reflected how the company had evolved to meet growing demand throughout the global K – 12 education sector for solutions that could streamline a broad range of day-to-day school operations.

"The ‘Oper’ part of Operoo is short for ‘operations’, while the ‘roo’ is a reminder of our Australian origins – even though we’re now truly an international company with offices in the USA, UK and Australia," said Westley. "When we began CareMonkey in 2013, the product was all about care – hence the name. The focus was on collecting child medical and emergency information from parents, then making that data securely available to schools and supervisors at other organizations with a duty-of-care.

"Since then, our product has grown and matured. We’ve listened to what our customers want and how they use the product. The feedback was clear: The daily operational and administrative demand placed on schools and their staff is growing fast. As a result, schools are looking for solutions to reduce the resources required to complete those recurring tasks so that they can focus on what really matters; educating young people. Operoo empowers schools to achieve that goal."

The renewed focus has seen the company grow rapidly, expanding its US and UK client bases by more than 1100% and 260% respectively since early 2019.

Operoo President, Peter Bencivenga, said: "For a long time, there’s been a huge gap in the education technology market, which sat between school administration systems and single use case products; like parent communication or payment apps.

"While we had already been working to address this need leading up to the launch of Operoo, that gap became glaringly obvious when COVID-19 started impacting the global education sector. Not only did the number of operational tasks schools had to manage soar, they simply had to be managed digitally in order to adhere to social distancing requirements and government health guidelines. Paper-based and human-reliant ways of working just weren’t an option. Operoo’s School Operations and Productivity Platform bridges that gap."

Operoo enables schools to automate, manage and track operational tasks in one cloud-based platform. Operoo offers digital workflows for a range of routine school processes – which are often manual, disconnected and paper-based – including distributing and collecting school forms, mobile communications, parental consent, payments, medical and emergency information, staff approvals, incident reporting, activity and group management, paperless school trips and more.

Operoo client and Principal at New York City’s Staten Island Technical High School, Mark Erlenwein, commented: "We started working with CareMonkey, now Operoo, because we were spending too much time and money manually managing routine paper processes. We’ve now digitized and automated over 30 different workflows – from emergency contact cards and consent forms, to reimbursement and leave requests – reducing the manpower required to perform them by 75 percent."

The latest iteration of the OECD’s global Teaching and Learning International Survey found that educators in the developed world are working longer hours than ever before. An increasing amount of time spent on non-teaching tasks was cited as a key contributor to that trend, with ‘skyrocketing administrative requirements’ a primary culprit. In fact, 91 percent of the 18,000 educators who contributed to the University of Sydney’s 2018 study, Understanding Work in Schools, reported experiencing a level of administrative demand so high it was a ‘hindrance’ to their job.

Founded in 2013 from Melbourne, Australia, CareMonkey won numerous awards, including two global start-up competitions in 2015: Talent Unleashed, presented by Sir Richard Branson, and Slush, where the company won a €650,000 investment. Company CoFounders, Troy Westley (CEO) and Martin Howell (CTO), declined the offer in favor of growing the business organically.

In 2019, a consortium led by Peter Bencivenga, New Ground Ventures and ReThink Education, approached and invested in CareMonkey, with Bencivenga becoming CareMonkey’s President.

Today, Operoo has offices in the US, UK and Australia serving thousands of customers from every major continent around the world. The company’s School Productivity and Operations Platform will be generally available under the Operoo name from Friday 14th August 2020.

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About Operoo

Operoo is a School Operations and Productivity Platform. Operoo is helping thousands of schools and other organizations around the world to eliminate slow, expensive and repetitive paper-based tasks. Operoo empowers schools to save time and resources by automating operational tasks and workflows, increasing staff productivity, parental engagement and student participation.

Streamline and digitize any school process, drastically reducing the associated costs: From permission forms, payments, and school trips; to medical information and emergency contacts, incident reporting, staff agreements, student onboarding and more. And, effectively communicate with staff, parents and your whole school community in over 100 languages with Operoo’s multi-language capability.

With Operoo, ensure every dollar and every minute possible is focused on students, rather than wasting resources on operational inefficiencies. For more information, visit www.operoo.com

For further media information, interviews, images or product demonstration, please contact:

Operoo CMO, Lachlan James, on +61 (0)431 835 658 or ljames@operoo.com

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Pasternack Introduces New RF Hybrid Couplers with Operating Frequency Range up to 40 GHz

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New High-Performance Hybrid Couplers Ideal for Wide Band Applications 

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2020 — Pasternack, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has just expanded its line of RF hybrid couplers with new models that meet the demands for higher frequency components. >Products linked here<.

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Pasternack’s hybrid coupler line expansion consists of 21 new models with a high-frequency operating range of up to 40 GHz for wide band applications. These coaxial designs feature SMA and 2.92mm connectors. They are ideal for RF applications that require an even split of input and output ports with 90-degree or 180-degree phase shifts while maintaining high isolation between the ports. These hybrid couplers deliver power handling capability of up to 100W (CW). These new models provide very good isolation and insertion loss performance with low return loss. The flat phase balance performance spans across the frequency range. 

"We are happy to be able to offer these high-performance hybrid couplers to meet engineers’ immediate needs for small quantities of components for testing and proof-of-concept builds," said Steven Pong, Product Line Manager at Pasternack.

Pasternack’s new high-performance hybrid couplers are in-stock and available for immediate shipping with no minimum order quantity (MOQ) required. 

For inquiries, Pasternack can be contacted at +1-949-261-1920.

About Pasternack:

A leader in RF products since 1972, Pasternack is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer and supplier offering the industry’s largest selection of active and passive RF, microwave and millimeter wave products available for same-day shipping. Pasternack is an Infinite Electronics brand.

About Infinite Electronics:

Based in Irvine, Calif., Infinite Electronics offers a broad range of components, assemblies and wired/wireless connectivity solutions, serving the aerospace/defense, industrial, government, consumer electronics, instrumentation, medical and telecommunications markets. Infinite’s brands include Pasternack, Fairview Microwave, L-com, MilesTek, Aiconics, KP Performance Antennas, PolyPhaser, Transtector, RadioWaves, ShowMeCables, INC-Installs and Integra Optics. Infinite Electronics serves a global engineering customer base with deep technical expertise and support, with one of the broadest inventories of products available for immediate shipment.

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Inventec Introduces Entei, the Advanced Storage Server System

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Next-gen data storage server supports dual 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors

TAIPEI, Aug. 14, 2020 — To match an ever-growing need for data storage space, Inventec (2356.TW), one of the key suppliers of world’s leading server brands, hyperscale data centers and server system integrators, announced the arrival of Entei – a 2U24Bay Storage Server System to support dual 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. The solution comes with dual-socket 24 LFF HDD Bay in 2U form factor and will allow the scaling of the IoT and cloud industries.

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Inventec Entei: 2U24Bay Storage Server System

According to market research by US-based Grand View Research, the size of the global next-generation data storage market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5% from 2019 to 2025. The growth is driven by increasing global penetration of the IoT in various businesses sectors and industries, where there is an immense need to store multiple forms of data.

The research also indicates that market players are currently focusing on the development of scalable, practical and flexible cloud platforms to fulfil the needs of those various businesses and industries in today’s rapidly changing digital era. 

Inventec Entei: 2U High Serviceability Hybrid Storage Array

Entei is powered by dual 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with twelve DIMM capacity (up to 768GB with 64GB DIMMs) in the whole system, laying a new foundation of scalability. Entei also supports Intel Optane persistent memory which capacity is up to 1TB.

This enables optimized workload for synergy across computing, network and storage, and provides a higher virtualized workload throughput and number of VM density, a great boost in performance, security, agility and efficiency, while catering to a wide range of key workloads.

Ultra-Dense in 2U Form Factor

Entei supports 24x 3.5" and 4x 2.5" form factor hot-swappable drives with easy serviceability, providing balanced computing power and storage capacity, flexible I/O expansibility, and hardware redundancy. Together with multiple storage options for greater flexibility and scalability including NVMe support in the rear for a caching layer, Entei also includes 2x M.2 via interposer connection and a variety of storage mezzanine cards.

"Entei is an ideal hybrid system for warm storage and is applicable to further storage applications. By optimizing the ratio of SSDs and HDDs, it can highly accelerate IOPS and throughput performance while offering excellent storage capacity. Also, Entei’s drawer design for easier drive maintenance is a particular design feature which provides convenience to its users," said George Lin, General Manager of Business Unit VI, Inventec Enterprise Business Group (Inventec EBG).

Great Density and Scalability

Entei adopts the Intel® C621 chipset, supports dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and has up to 768GB of DDR4 memory. Hosting 3 PCIe x16 lanes, enabling expansion of up to 4 PCIe cards (two x8, two x16) with riser boards.

Flexible Network Configuration

Lastly, Entei offers an OCP NIC mezzanine option, ranging from 10G Ethernet to 40G (optical or Base-T, compatible with OCP 2.0). This allows high-speed performance and I/O flexibility, catering to suitable demands of different application procedures.

About Inventec Data Center Solutions (Inventec EBG)

Inventec Data Center Solutions (Inventec EBG) was established in 1998 and has been focusing on the design and manufacturing of server systems in Inventec Corporation. Over decades, Inventec EBG has been the key server system supplier of the global branding clients.
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