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iQIYI Becomes the First Chinese Video Streaming Site to Support AV1 Video Codec

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The new encoding format allows viewers to stream ultra-HD video using 20% less data without sacrificing quality

BEIJING, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) (“iQIYI” or ‘the “Company”), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, has recently launched support for the Alliance for Open Media Video 1 (AV1) video encoding format for users on PC web browsers and Android devices, becoming the first and the only Chinese video streaming site to adopt the AV1 format to date.

The AV1 format reduces the size of video files by around 20% while maintaining the same quality. For example, watching a 1080P video typically requires 1,000 MB data, but with AV1, just 800 MB is needed. The adoption of the AV1 codec will help to improve the user streaming experience of ultra HD videos especially for 4K and 8K resolutions. Given the large size of raw video files, video encoding techniques are required to compress the files for efficient storage and transmission. AV1 is the new-generation open-source video codec designed to deliver higher quality videos on a narrower bandwidth.

AV1 was developed by Alliance for Open Media (AOM), a consortium founded by leading tech companies including Google, Facebook, Amazon, Intel, Netflix and Apple. AOM is committed to the promotion of ultra-high quality videos, data saving technologies and improved user experiences. iQIYI joined AOM in 2018, becoming the first Chinese member of the alliance. Thanks to the efforts of AOM, AV1 has won widespread support in the industry and is being rapidly deployed to deliver a greater viewing experience.

To further boost the encoding efficiency, iQIYI independently developed an AV1 standard-based QAV1 encoder that significantly mitigates computation complexity and reduces the time required for encoding. As a result, the QAV1 encoder delivers smoother streaming of AV1 videos while allowing users to realize massive savings in data usage.

As ultra HD 4K and 8K videos are poised to enter a period of explosive growth, audiences have increasingly high demands for video quality. The development of AV1 and other new-generation video encoding standards will ensure sharpness and cost-effectiveness in video streaming platforms with limited bandwidth. It will also allow users to enjoy ultra HD videos while saving more data.

As a leading online video streaming platform in China, iQIYI will continue to work with members of AOM to build open, high-quality technical standards. The Company will collaborate with industrial partners, chipmakers, mobile phone vendors to expand the deployment of AV1 to more devices and deliver premium entertainment experiences to users.

About iQIYI, Inc.

iQIYI, Inc. is an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China. Its corporate DNA combines creative talent with technology, fostering an environment for continuous innovation and the production of blockbuster content. iQIYI’s platform features highly popular original content, as well as a comprehensive library of other professionally-produced content, partner-generated content and user generated content. The Company distinguishes itself in the online entertainment industry by its leading technology platform powered by advanced AI, big data analytics and other core proprietary technologies. iQIYI attracts a massive user base with tremendous user engagement, and has developed a diversified monetization model including membership services, online advertising services, content distribution, live broadcasting, online games, IP licensing, online literature and e-commerce.

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Touchless Entry with Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro Smart Lock and Donation Program

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FREMONT, Calif., April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — U-tec, the Fremont based Smart Lock company, is featuring their Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro, which will allow people to open their lock without touching it.

“The touchless features that the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro offers, like auto-unlock, unlocking with your smartphone, using Alexa and Google Assistant, even using your Apple Watch, adapt perfectly to this unprecedented times. People can upgrade to an Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro in their house, health care facility, warehouse, or any other place where they need frequent access. With these features, they don’t need to touch their lock, and this will lower the risk of getting Coronavirus,” said Guillermo Montalvo, Marketing director of U-tec.

Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro 6-in-1 Smart Deabolt
Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro 6-in-1 Smart Deabolt

The options the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro offers for a touchless entry are:

  • Via the smartphone App
  • Voice Control
  • Auto Unlock
  • Apple Watch

With the U-tec App that is available for iOS and Android, people can fully control their Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro, like unlocking and locking, all of it without touching it.

Alexa and Google Assistant need to be paired with the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro and an Ultraloq Bridge, and this will allow users to use voice commands to unlock or lock the door. 

Auto Unlock feature uses the users’ GPS to determine the proximity to their door, and then via Bluetooth, it will communicate with the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro to trigger the function.

Similar to the Auto Unlock feature, Apple Watch will communicate via Bluetooth, with an Apple Watch users will be able to unlock or lock the door.

As the situation intensifies daily, U-tec just announced a donation program. When a customer purchases any Ultraloq Smart Lock on their Website, they will donate 10 meals to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, to help people who may now be facing hunger as a result of lost hours, wages, or jobs. 

San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank

About U-tec

U-tec leads connected smart door lock revolution. Located in Fremont, California, U-tec invents and manufactures Ultraloq Whole-Home Smart lock system that fits into any lifestyle that lets consumers access every door in a true keyless way. They have complete control of who comes and goes via smartphone even they are away. Temporary access can be granted to guests, dog walker, babysitter, or service provider remotely. Ultraloq smart lock integrates seamlessly with major smart home platforms to intelligently interact with other smart devices, which provides unlimited possibilities.

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The New Roborock S6 MaxV Sets Innovative Navigation Standard in Home Robotics

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HONG KONG, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Roborock, developer of ultra-intelligent vacuum cleaners, today introduces its latest product innovation, the Roborock S6 MaxV. This premium addition to the company’s S-Series lineup is the first Roborock vacuum to include a stereo camera, allowing advanced obstacle avoidance technology called ReactiveAI. In addition, it’s the first product to be powered by a Qualcomm® APQ8053 processor chip from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. – giving the MaxV cutting-edge on-device AI and connectivity performance. Its ReactiveAI enables the vacuum to not only recognize, but also avoid a range of common robot trapping obstacles, meaning people, especially parents and pet owners, can run their robotic vacuums with fewer worries than ever before.

Roborock S6 MaxV Robotic Vacuum
Roborock S6 MaxV Robotic Vacuum

“The seamless integration of ReactiveAI with our advanced laser technology allows the Roborock S6 MaxV to estimate the size and location of common obstacles and the best way to clean around them, setting the standard for our smartest navigational robot vacuum yet,” said Richard Chang, CEO of Roborock. “The powerful image processing technology behind it has led us to work with Qualcomm Technologies for the first time, a journey we are delighted to begin as we continue to imagine the next generation of robotic vacuums to navigate today’s world.”

This vision is echoed by Dev Singh, senior director of business development and head of autonomous robotics, drones and intelligent machines at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “The advancements that Roborock has made in the Home Robotics industry these past years are remarkable,” said Singh. “We’re thrilled to work with Roborock on their first product to launch with a stereo camera and a Qualcomm APQ8053 heterogeneous processor – powering the MaxV with cutting-edge on-device computation performance plus long-lasting battery life – in an effort to bring the next generation of innovative robot vacuums to life.”

Advanced Obstacle Recognition and Avoidance

  • Stereo camera – The Roborock S6 MaxV is equipped with a stereo camera on the front that captures detailed images at a maximum speed of 30 fps, allowing powerful image processing to recognize and avoid common obstacles including pet waste, scales (weighing), or shoes.
  • ReactiveAI – This obstacle avoidance technology utilizes a Convolutional Neural Network for image processing – trained on tens of thousands of images and powered by a fast and powerful Qualcomm® APQ8053 processor.

Roborock’s Most Powerful Robot Vacuum Yet

  • Powerful suction – With its 2500Pa of suction, which offers 25% more suction power than its predecessor the S6, the S6 MaxV is Roborock’s most powerful vacuum cleaner ever launched, now picking up even finer dirt from hard floors and reaching deeper into carpets.
  • Battery life – The S6 MaxV also has an extra-large 5200mAh battery – allowing it to clean for up to three hours (in quiet mode). Smart Top-Up allows the robot to recharge just enough to complete a large clean when needed.

Beyond Hardware

  • Multi-level maps – New clever software features are continually being introduced. In particular, multi-level mapping technology, a feature in high demand by customers, allows the robot to automatically recognize different levels of a home.
  • Every floor can now have its own set of No-Go Zones and No-Mop zones, and the already popular automatic room recognition feature – which automatically splits each level into rooms – can also be extended to multiple floors.

The Roborock S6 MaxV will be available in the US at the end of Q2 for $749 RRP.
In addition, the company also added the Roborock E4 to its E-Series lineup today. The robotic vacuum, available on Amazon for $299, features precision sensors and an internal map, enabling it to know where it has cleaned and what areas still remain.

For more information on either product visit us.roborock.com. 

About Roborock

Roborock specializes in the research, development, and production of robotic home cleaners and other cleaning appliances. It develops and produces robot vacuums under its Roborock brand, as well as creating robot vacuums for one of China’s largest technology companies, Xiaomi. Each robot it builds is designed to fulfill a singular purpose: To give people more time to spend on the things they love. Currently, Roborock is available in 40 countries, including the U.S., Germany, France and Spain. The company operates out of four locations, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.

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Y Soft Enhances Embedded Terminal Functionality For Sharp Devices

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BRNO, Czech Republic and DALLAS, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Y Soft Corporation, the leading enterprise workflow solutions provider, today announced the availability of the 2nd generation of YSoft SafeQ Embedded Terminal for Sharp multifunctional devices. The YSoft SafeQ Embedded Terminal is a software-based terminal integrated into the multifunction device (MFD). It utilizes the MFD’s printer control panel for user input, providing a seamless user experience and simple and intuitive operation using the Sharp touchscreen display.

This upgraded version of YSoft SafeQ Embedded Terminal includes the latest clean design user interface enhancements, which enable easy and personalized access to features and functions. It supports the basic features of Embedded Terminal, which allows users to authenticate, then manage their YSoft SafeQ prints, copies, and scans directly at the MFD.

YSoft SafeQ enables organizations to manage and optimize print and scan services across their organization with secure pull-printing, cost reduction tools, productivity-enhancing workflows, and comprehensive reporting for monitoring and auditing usage and to highlight sustainability contributions.

“Sharp is an important partner and has been for many years; this upgrade is a reflection of our dedication to them and their customers,” said Barry Lower, Chief Sales officer for Y Soft. “We’re confident that Sharp customers will appreciate and agree that the new YSoft SafeQ Embedded Terminal on Sharp MFDs delivers a simplified user experience and reduces the time they spend copying, printing, and scanning.”

Löwer continued, “Customers have grown accustomed to and demand easy to use user interfaces’ on every digital device they use. YSoft SafeQ Embedded Terminal for Sharp offers our customers one of the best user experiences and supports all the functions provided by YSoft SafeQ.”

YSoft SafeQ is designed as a software platform. Today, the platform has four main product areas:  Print Management, Cloud-hosted Print Management, Document Capture, and 3D Print Management. Within these four areas, the software is offered in Software Suites for the best value, although individual modules can be purchased.

About Y Soft 

Y Soft develops intelligent Digital Transformation office solutions for enterprise, SMB, and Education that empower employees to be more productive and creative. Our YSoft SafeQ® workflow solutions platform enables businesses to manage, optimize and secure their print and digital processes and workflows. Our 3D print solutions are focused in the Education sector where they provide unique ease of use and safety benefits, while utilizing YSoft SafeQ software for seamless 3D print management.  

Founded in 2000, the company is headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, with offices in North and Latin America, Europe and Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and the Asia Pacific region (APAC). For more information, please visit www.ysoft.com. 

YSoft SafeQ, SafeQ, and Y Soft are property of Y Soft Corporation, and registered in many countries in the world. Other applications for registration are pending. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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steven.knuff@ysoft.com
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Supermicro Unveils Portfolio of Workload Optimized Hyperconverged Infrastructure Solutions for Virtualization Validated by Red Hat

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SAN JOSE, California, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, introduced multiple systems tailored to work with a leading open, hyperconverged software offering, Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure. Supermicro collaborated with Red Hat to develop advanced configurations based on industry-leading Supermicro servers featuring the latest technologies. These systems, available now, give customers new options when architecting infrastructure.

Supermicro’s open HCI solution, based on Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure, includes the BigTwin, SuperServers, and Ultra platforms that offer compelling configurations for compute, storage, and networking. BigTwin™, SuperServers offer four hot-pluggable systems in a 2U form factor of four dual-process server nodes with up to 24 DIMMs, and high-performance NVMe.  The BigTwin, SuperServer, leverages 12 nodes, 672 compute cores per cluster, total memory of 4,608GB, and using NVMe pushes total storage to 138TB and for density performance workload. Ultra SuperServers have three options spanning three, six, and 12 nodes; compute cores of 96, 240, and 672; and, total memory of 384GB, 1152GB, and 4608GB per cluster. Total storage spans 72TB to 230TB per cluster dependent upon system architecture.

“We have a long-standing relationship with Red Hat to bring technology innovations to benefit our mutual customers,” said Raju Penumatcha, senior vice president and chief product officer, Supermicro. “We have further strengthened our portfolio by validating with Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Virtualization – a powerful open-source HCI solution – delivering more value to our customers with improved automation of infrastructure management, higher efficiency, while lowering TCO.”

“Customers need open, flexible hyperconverged solutions. Red Hat and Supermicro are dedicated to delivering integrated open source solutions. Together we offer flexible infrastructure solutions for organizations to more easily provision compute, storage, and networking resources with confidence,” said Terri Hall, vice president, Global Partners & Alliances, Red Hat.

Supermicro’s HCI offerings are based on the powerful 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, including hardware-accelerated performance options such as Intel’s Optane DC persistent memory, and up to 25Gb networking for demanding workloads.

Supermicro open source HCI solution is optimized to reduce your IT footprint while providing ease of use leveraging Red Hat Ansible Automation management tools. Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure offers a single software package coupled with a simplified deployment model that helps reduce capital expenditures (CapEx), and operating expenses (OpEx).

Visit Supermicro Red Hat hyperconverged solutions for more details.

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About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (Nasdaq: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded 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, Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

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

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Huawei Launches the Storage Server of Tomorrow-The Next-Gen FusionServer Pro 2298 V5

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SHENZHEN, China, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei Computing Product Line unveils the next-gen FusionServer Pro 2298 V5, a 2U 2-socket storage rack server that provides up to 450 TB storage capacity. Designed to resolve the problems of low storage capacity and limited room space, it is a smart choice for customers looking to deploy a high-density and large-capacity storage solution in their data centers.

The Huawei next-generation FusionServer Pro 2298 V5 storage server
The Huawei next-generation FusionServer Pro 2298 V5 storage server

The FusionServer Pro 2298 V5 storage server is a cutting-edge product running on the Cascade Lake Refresh processor, the newest member of the Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family, and the server supports the Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory (DCPMM). The Cascade Lake Refresh processor offers a base frequency up to 3.9 GHz with a 4.5 GHz turbo boost, a new height for Intel’s Xeon lineup. It supports more cores and provides higher hyper-threading processing capabilities, delivering a performance that is 36% higher than its predecessors.

The FusionServer Pro 2298 V5 can house 24 3.5-inch and 4 2.5-inch drives, as well as 4 NVMe SSDs, in a 2U space, providing up to 450 TB storage capacity. It offers high density, performance, and scalability for enterprise customers, helping you seamlessly handle the mass data generated in daily services. Thanks to its easy maintenance and management, this server helps slash the high O&M costs, a pain point that has haunted industry customers for years. This storage server is tailored to a wide range of scenarios, such as the distributed storage, software-defined storage, big data analytics, video, data backup, archiving, and data-intensive warm and cold storage. It offers large-capacity and cost-effective storage for enterprise customers in the Internet and carrier industries.

FusionServer Pro 2298 V5 equipped with 24 3.5-inch front drives
FusionServer Pro 2298 V5 equipped with 24 3.5-inch front drives

The FusionServer 2298 V5 boasts the following advantages:

  • Ultra-large storage: Supports various drive configurations and provides elastic storage capacity, meeting upgrade requirements at different storage capacity levels. Supports SATA/SAS SSDs or PCIe NVMe SSDs as the cache, improving drive read/write performance.
  • High I/O expandability: Provides diverse network ports, such as four PCIe 3.0 slots, two 10GE and two GE LOM ports, as well as one OCP mezzanine card 2.0.
  • System acceleration: Supports two SATA M.2 SSDs for independent OS installation and high-speed startup. The two M.2 SSDs provide capacity options of 32, 64, 240, and 480 GB, and support hot swap and hardware RAID. All these features ensure the OS high reliability.

Many customers are looking for ways to improve their system performance but at a lower energy consumption. The Huawei FusionServer 2298 V5 answers this pain point. It adopts an intelligent power management design and capitalizes on the power capping technology to help customers improve deployment density. In addition, the Huawei-patented Dynamic Energy Management Technology (DEMT) automatically monitors resource usage based on service loads and dynamically adjusts the minimum power based on resource utilization for solid and reliable server running. In doing so, the server power consumption is minimized without compromising service running, all while reducing your operating expense (OPEX).

Huawei has a proven track record of being a server supplier of both quality and quantity. According to Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company, the total shipment of the Huawei x86-based servers from 2012 to 2019 amounted to 4.31 million units. The sales performance peaked in 2019 when the Huawei 4-socket servers topped the world in terms of shipment and sales volumes for that year. As a global strategic partner of Intel, Huawei has been adhering to a customer-centric approach and making unswerving commitments to the digital transformation of enterprises for the success of customers. A more intelligent data center is critical to fulfilling this commitment. To this end, Huawei is collaborating with Intel to provide high-performance, energy-efficient, secure, and reliable products and solutions.

About Huawei

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

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

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company wholly owned by its employees. For more information, please visit Huawei online at www.huawei.com or follow us on:

http://www.linkedin.com/company/Huawei 
http://www.twitter.com/Huawei 
http://www.facebook.com/Huawei 
http://www.youtube.com/Huawei

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Sogou Unveils Upgrades to its AI-Driven Multilingual Mobile Keyboard

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BEIJING, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) (“Sogou” or “the Company”), an innovator in search and a leader in China’s internet industry, released its Sogou Mobile Keyboard 10.8, the latest version of the Sogou Mobile Keyboard. Powered by Sogou’s leading AI technologies, the latest upgrade features new multilingual voice-based transcription and translation services, supports language input in four more languages, and offers improved accuracy rates for voice inputs.

As the most popular Chinese-language mobile input app by number of monthly active users, the Sogou Mobile Keyboard makes communication easier and more efficient for millions of individuals. By enhancing the user experience and enabling people to communicate smoothly across multiple languages, the Sogou Mobile Keyboard continues to break down language barriers.

Multilingual Translation and Transcription

The Sogou Mobile Keyboard 10.8 now supports voice-based translation between Chinese and seven foreign languages, including English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Japanese, and Korean. It also provides voice transcription services for nine foreign languages and ten Chinese dialects with an 85% accuracy rate.   

Voice-based translation in real-time
Voice-based translation in real-time

Supports Language Input in Eight Languages

The latest version also supports language input in Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and French, building on the existing keyboards in Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. Users can easily communicate in multiple languages without switching between different input methods.

Further, to help users communicate more eloquently, the English keyboard comes with a thesaurus that provides a large collection of synonyms for over 4,000 commonly used words. Users simply tap a word and its synonyms pop up.

Enhanced Voice Input Experience

The Sogou Mobile Keyboard 10.8 also features an upgraded voice input system, with the voice recognition accuracy rate for speech entered from a distance increasing by 30% and by 20% for speech in Mandarin, compared with the previous version. Further, when pronunciation is unclear or inaudible, the smart keyboard recommends possible words for users to choose from. 

In addition, the revamped Sogou Mobile Keyboard provides a full suite of features to enrich user interactions and offer a more personalized experience, including sentence correction, text prediction, and smart recommendations.

With the latest upgrades to the Sogou Mobile Keyboard,  Sogou showcases its continued commitment to making communication easier for millions of users at home and abroad by leveraging its AI capabilities in voice, image, natural language processing, and machine learning.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates, and projections, which involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, intense competition in the market for search and search-related services; our need to continually innovate and adapt in order to grow our business; our reliance on Tencent platforms for a significant portion of our user traffic; and uncertainty regarding the extent and reach of PRC governmental regulation of sponsored search. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Sogou’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2020, and other documents Sogou files with or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Sogou

Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) is an innovator in search and a leader in China’s internet industry. With a mission to make it easy to communicate and get information, Sogou has grown to become the second-largest search engine by mobile queries and the fourth largest internet company by MAU in China. Sogou has a wide range of innovative products and services, including the Sogou Input Method, which is the largest Chinese language input software for both mobile and PC. Sogou is also at the forefront of AI development and has made significant breakthroughs in voice and image technologies, machine translation, and Q&A, which have been successfully integrated into our products and services.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Yadan Ouyang
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86 10 5960-8600
Email: sogou@brunswickgroup.com

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AxiomSL releases regulatory disclosure support for financial institutions participating in the Australian government’s COVID-19 SME Guarantee Scheme

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SYDNEY, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — AxiomSL, the industry’s leading provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, today announces they have provided clients in Australia with a new release of their Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting solution, to incorporate the brand new ARS 920 (COVID-19 SME guarantee scheme) requirements. This scheme was announced on 16 April 2020 and AxiomSL is pleased to deliver an automated solution for this weekly report, before the first collection date on 1 May 2020.  

This new reporting standard has been recently released by APRA and has a very short runway, before being effective due to the pressing nature of the COVID-19 situation, both locally and globally. This collection includes granular levels of individual loan-level data, following the global trend for regulators to ask for more detailed information on a much quicker reporting cycle. This trend can also be seen with APRA’s recent announcement about new data collections around the early release initiative for superannuation funds and Registered Superannuation Entities (RSEs), with a weekly reporting schedule.

Andrew Wood, Country Manager (Australia) AxiomSL, said: “I’m exceptionally proud of the way our local and international teams have adjusted their daily working practices to deliver throughout this pandemic.  The rapid release of ARS 920 is an example of how client and supplier teams need to work closely together as new risk and regulatory obligations emerge during this period of disruption.”

About AxiomSL
AxiomSL is a global leader in risk analytics, data-management, and regulatory-reporting solutions. Leveraging more than 25 years’ experience, AxiomSL combines its deep industry experience and intelligent data-management platform to deliver solutions and services around regulatory and risk reporting, liquidity, capital and credit, operations, trade and transactions, and tax analytics. The platform can be deployed on premise or on the cloud. Its client base spans regional and global financial institutions with more than $43 trillion in total assets and investment managers with more than $11 trillion in assets under management. Its coverage encompasses more than 110 regulators across 55 jurisdictions. AxiomSL is in the top 20 of the Chartis RiskTech100® 2020 ranking.

For more information, visit www.axiomsl.com.

Contact us
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Associate Marketing Manager, AxiomSL APAC
+65 6955 7660
rgan@axiomsl.com

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MiniTool Software Releases Power Data Recovery V8.8 with New Updates

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MiniTool® Software Limited released new Power Data Recovery V8.8 with some new updates. The latest version 8.8 adds Spanish support. It also extends the language support for its File Previewer. This new release of MiniTool Power Data Recovery optimizes the RAW scan on SWF files by delivering more accurate recovery results. The software download and installation speed is improved as well.

Added Spanish Support

This time MiniTool Power Data Recovery V8.8 added support for Spanish. MiniTool software has been working on adding more language support so as to let more people worldwide to use this product and help them with lost data recovery. Other languages include English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Korean, now this data recovery program supports seven languages.

New Language Support for File Previewer

The File Previewer of new MiniTool Power Data Recovery V8.8 now also supports French, Italian, Korean, and Spanish. The File Previewer embedded in this software lets users preview files before restoring them. The supported preview file types are up to 70 types. The new language support for the File Previewer enables more users to determine if the files are the ones they want.

Improved RAW Scan on SWF Files

The new version 8.8 of MiniTool Power Data Recovery optimizes the RAW scan on SWF files. Now it can scan and recover SWF files more accurately. To scan and recover specific type of files, users can click the Settings button next to Scan button on the main UI of MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

Software Download and Installation Speed is Faster

The research and development team from MiniTool optimized the software download and installation process. Users can download and install new MiniTool Power Data Recovery V8.8 on their Windows computers in less time.

About MiniTool Power Data Recovery

Developed by MiniTool® Software Limited, MiniTool Power Data Recovery can recover any deleted/lost files from Windows computer, external hard drive, SSD, USB flash/pen/thumb drive, phone or camera SD memory cards, etc. It helps users rescue data after various data loss situations like system crash, hard drive failure, and more.

About MiniTool

MiniTool® Software Limited is a leading computer software provider. For more than ten years, it has developed professional data recovery software, disk partition manager, system backup and restore software, free movie maker and video editor, free video downloader, and more. Some new software products are also in development to meet more users’ demands.

For more information of MiniTool software and its products, please visit:

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Huami Amazfit X Smartwatch with 92° Curved Display, Titanium Unibody and Button Free Design Goes on Sale by Crowdfunding

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LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Amazfit X Smartwatch with curved AMOLED screen and button free design by Huami (NYSE: HMI) finally went on sale by crowdfunding on Indiegogo after making its name known by the world at IFA 2019. The crowdfunding price starts at USD 149, comparably an appealing order for the first biters such as business, fitness elites and Amazfit fans.  

Featuring a button-free design with a 2.07-inch curved AMOLED display, titanium alloy uni-body, the Huami self-developed BioTracker™ PPG optical sensor, as well as a 7-day uninterrupted usage on a single charge[1], the futuristic Amazfit X is setting a new trend in smart wearables industry since its launch in Berlin.

Amazfit X Curved Display, Titanium Unibody and Button Free Design
Amazfit X Curved Display, Titanium Unibody and Button Free Design

Big Curved AMOLED Display, Making Your Wearable Look Distinguished

Designed for business avant-garde, Amazfit X dedicates to surpassing the mainstream smartwatch functionalities. The cutting-edge Amazfit X features 2.07-inch AMOLED display curved at 92° curvatures to fit your wrist, while offering much more screen space. A 3-segment-motherboard connected through flexible circuit in order to adapt the device’s curves. A friendly larger visionary experience for Apps can be organized to your daily use, and less scrolling to find what you need. The 326ppi HD resolution display shows 100% NTSC color saturation and peak screen brightness of 400 nits.

Fine Glass and Titanium Unibody, and the Button Free Experience at the First Touch

The Amazfit X features a minimalistic design that does away with buttons and watch crowns that can dig on your wrist. Instead this watch stays sleek with a pressure button that helps you access everything with a press of your finger.

Thanks to a force-sensing sensor, the first noteworthy design of Amazfit X is titanium alloy unibody without any buttons. Users can complete the operation through the force-sensing button on the right side of the watch. It responds to your touch with textured, natural vibrations, so your fingertips know they’re in control.

The Amazfit X is made with a level of precision you’d expect from a finely crafted watch. The curved screen cover glass is required to be heated at 700°C. Then a 6-step bending process should be taken until the Amazfit X reaches a 92° super arc that wraps comfortably around your wrist. The TC4 titanium alloy, with high strength and excellent corrosion resistance, is used as material in aerospace with the purpose of weight reduction. Amazift X makes the metal with glass together in less than 39g with short fluoro-rubber strap, despite complicated high making-cost in the process.

Resonating with global pioneers to further activate a business and fitness lifestyle, 3D Corning Gorilla glass and anti-fingerprint coating makes Amazfit X scratch resistant and easy to keep clean, and more exquisite watch faces can be downloaded from Amazfit App.

Stress Level and More Precise Monitoring for the Health Driven Goal

Amazfit X is designed with the reliable heart rate monitoring system, reaching your fitness goals and health management effectively. Equipped with Huami self-developed BioTracker™ PPG optical sensor, Amazfit X supports high-precision 24/7 continuous heart rate measurement with heart rate zones.

Amazfit X can also detect stress 4 level when the user is feeling tense through heart rate variability. It monitors your heart rate throughout the day and will give you updates on where your stress levels are: Relaxed, Normal, Medium, and High.

Amazfit X brings the PAI™ Health technology for the elite users. The PAI incorporates the algorithm that can motivate you to move with meaning with a simple goal that is personalized to each user’s experience. It tracks all of your activity based on your heart rate data and translates it into an easy-to-understand score giving you the health effects of your exercise. It is a single actionable metric, which can make sense of heart rate and an easy way to see if you’re doing enough exercise to stay healthy. According to the HUNT Fitness Study[2] research results, keeping your PAI value above 100 will help reduce the risk of death by cardiovascular disease and increase life expectancy.

Besides PAI, Amazfit X featured with SpO2 sensor which can measure oxygen levels or oxygen saturation in your blood[3]. And the 6-axis IMU, along with the curved body can track your data more precisely.

Complete with a GPS+GLONASS dual-satellite positioning system, you can easily track your route even when you travel abroad through Amazfit X.

7 Days for A Single Charge and Just Fit All the Ways You Move

This innovative Amazfit X features a 200mAh curved lithium battery lasts 7-days on a single charge[4].

Amazfit X provides 9 sports modes that support outdoor running, walking, outdoor cycling, indoor cycling, open water swimming, pool swimming, elliptical trainer, indoor fitness and treadmill. Its 5ATM water resistant[5] design also allows you to advance activities under water, keeping track of your performance in open water swimming or triathlons is made easier than ever.

Amazfit X looks like a band but is a real smartwatch. When connected to the smartphone, it supports notifications push from SMS messages, emails, calendar and all contents will be displayed on the display. Built-in apps are also available for easy access. It allows Bluetooth music control to directly operate watch while exercising without having to pull out your phone.

Pricing and availability

Amazfit X will be available in 28th April on Indiegogo: shorturl.at/eoEO0. Suggested crowdfunding price starts at USD149.

Huami Amazfit X Smartwatch will be available globally without shipping fee. Limited super early bird is offered. The crowdfunding prices will be the lowest, and will soon go up after the campaign end.

Specifications

Brand / Model

Amazfit X

Screen

2.07-inch flexible color AMOLED screen
Resolution: 206×640 pixels
326 PPI

Size

55.4 x 22.8 x 13.6mm

Weight

39g with short wrist strap

Color

Eclipse Black, New Moon Gold

Connectivity

GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 5.0

Sensors

PPG Optical HRM Sensor, SpO2 Sensor, 6-axis IMU, Ambient Light Sensor

Lens Materials

Corning Gorilla 3 tempered glass and anti-fingerprint coating

Strap Size

22mm

Body Materials

TC4 Titanium alloy

Strap Materials

Fluororubber

Waterproof

5 ATM

Battery Life

200mAh
Daily use: up to 7 days(test data in lab)[6]

Package

Magnetic charging stand, Replaceable long wrist strap, user manual

Sports Modes

9 sports modes

24-hour Heart Rate Monitoring

Yes

Smart Notifications

Yes

[1]Tests conducted in-lab, battery life may vary according to test conditions and usage.

[2]HUNT Fitness Study: This study was a sub-project of the HUNT study, and was led by Professor Ulrik Wisloff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The HUNT study lasted over 35 years and involved more than 230,000 participants.

[3]This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition

[4]Tests conducted in-lab, battery life may vary according to test conditions and usage

[5]Waterproofing is tested according to the GB/T 30106-2013 standard, and meets the 5ATM atmospheric pressure waterproofing standard. The Amazfit X has passed testing by the National Watch Quality Supervision and Inspection Center.

[6]Tests conducted in-lab, battery life may vary according to usage, settings, and other factors.

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