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The 7th Global New Material Startups Contest kicks off in Ningbo, China

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NINGBO, China, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The 7th China-Ningbo Global New Material Startups Contest will formally commence in Ningbo, Zhejiang province on April 23, 2020.

Given the rapid emergence of a new round of innovation in science and technology as well as ongoing transformation across all industries, Ningbo National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (also known as New Materials Science and Technology Park) has hosted the Global New Material Startups Contest for six consecutive years, attracting high-level talent projects in a number of sectors, including new materials, life science, high-end equipment, new energy and automobiles.

The final of the 7th China-Ningbo Global New Material Startups Contest will be held in September 2020. Targeting cities in China as well as around the world that have taken the lead in new materials, the smart economy as well as intelligent technologies, this year’s event will adopt an innovative approach to the online + offline model as a vehicle for attracting talents and introducing intellectual resources. The contest will consist of three online qualifying heats and field tryouts which will be held in Xi’an and Shenzhen. Finally, 40 outstanding projects will be selected to participate in the final competition and compete for the top ten positions. The organizer will launch an official website for the contest, helping participants and investors as well as creative talents and entrepreneurs gain an in-depth understanding of the event, while giving them access to important resources, including Ningbo National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone’s talent recruitment policy and project docking roadshows.

This year’s event will provide direct benefits for high-level talents and outstanding projects as part of the Hi-Tech Zone’s talent policy, with the top five projects qualifying for grants of up to approx. US$5.6 million (40 million yuan).

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Pantum Introduces Easy Printing for Home Working and Schooling

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ZHUHAI, China, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted workplaces on a massive scale as countries around the world mandate people to work from home to contain the spread of the virus. Pantum, a developer and manufacturer of laser printers and printing solutions, is bringing its compact yet powerful laser printers to help workers and students keep productive in the current strain of the new coronavirus.

“As office workers and students start to work from home, they need an easy-of-use, affordable and reliable printing solution to ensure a stress-free work-at-home routine,” said Michael Qin, Sales Director of Pantum. “To address this challenge, we are introducing our cost-effective, M6502NW and P2500W models, to provide high-quality, trouble-free and economical printing solutions for homes.”

Ever Easier with Pantum

With the rise of remote working situation in India, many in-office workers and students will experience their first foray into at-home work. To get started, users simply need to install the driver downloaded from Pantum website or extracted from the disc. Once the driver file is initiated, users just need to follow the instruction to connect and finish installation with one click. Coupled with Pantum APP, users can realize fast and easy printing right from mobile phone or tablet without any additional set-up or direct contact.

Pantum user-friendly design
Pantum user-friendly design

Safety Net Offered by Dedicated Service Team

Even though the new stay-at-home rule results in restrictions, Pantum remains to make sure users who are unable to leave their homes during the pandemic still enjoy dependable after-sales service through virtual guide. The Company continues to set up a national free hotline and online service center on its Facebook page, Pantum India, to provide customers troubleshooting solutions and free to-door repair service (After Lockdown) for products under the one-year warranty period.

Simple but Mighty

Designed to meet the daily printing needs in the home scenario, the single-functional laser printer P2500W is capable of printing 2,000 pages monthly. With sleek design and compact size, P2500W fits any desktop and prints with speeds up to 22ppm.

Pantum P2500W & M6502NW
Pantum P2500W & M6502NW

Also, with printing, scanning and photocopying combined into a compact and elegant metal structure, the three-in-one M6502NW seamlessly integrates paper and digital workstream for various home working and learning scenarios from scanning and printing business files to submitting homework.

Go Green at Home

With the compatibility of refillable toner cartridges, users can replenish the printers with toner with easy-to-use refill kits. It not only reduces the after cost but also mitigates the negative impact of manufacturing cartridges on the environment.

About Pantum

Founded in 2010, Pantum is a printer manufacturer, with its business covering printers, printing materials, and printing solutions and services. In 2011, Pantum began its overseas expansion with current global footprints in more than 50 countries and regions, including China, the US, Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa. Driven by its patented technology, Pantum is continuously innovating its office products to meet the evolving needs of customers, offering economical, user-friendly, and energy-efficient products as well as reliable printing solutions. Today, Pantum is now also bringing greater value to Indian customers through its cost-effective products, premium services.

To purchase, please searches on Amazon:

P2500W: https://amzn.to/2mAY9qj 
M6502NW: https://amzn.to/2kgGljs

Or Contact:

Mr. Abhra Das
Pantum India Sales Head
Mobile: +91 9831849971
Email: Abhra.das@pantum.com
Website: www.pantum.in  
Facebook: Pantum India
Service hotline: +91-1800-419-3160

Mr. Aaron Zhao
Asia-Pacific Sales manager
Mobile: +86 18928036307
Email: Aaron.zhao@pantum.com

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Icelandic Genomes Elucidate Neanderthal Heritage of Europeans

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Archaic genetic fragments comprising nearly half the Neanderthal genome are circulating in the European gene pool today

The average European carries more than 500 such archaic fragments, including SNPs linked to prostate cancer risk, iron retention, blood clotting speed, and height

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Scientists at deCODE genetics and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute and universities in Denmark and Iceland today publish in Nature the first study to use whole-genome sequence data from across a population to shed light on the present-day legacy of interbreeding between modern and archaic humans more than 50,000 years ago. In general terms, the findings support previous estimates that most people outside of Africa have approximately 2% archaic ancestry, predominantly the result of repeated contact and interbreeding between groups of Homo sapiens and multiple Neanderthal individuals. The results also show more significant than expected genomic fragments from Denisovans, another archaic human species that interbred with both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens.

Yet the principal significance of this study lies in the unprecedented magnitude of data that was used to understand the nature and impact of this archaic legacy. In its first phase, the study utilizes whole genome sequence (WGS) data from 28,000 Icelanders, nearly ten percent of the entire population, and 286 sub-Saharan Africans in the 1000 Genomes project. A limiting factor in previous studies has been an overreliance on searching modern genomes for sequence fragments derived from just three archaic individuals for whom we have good quality sequence data: two Neanderthals and one Denisovan. The authors here turn this approach on its head, using the African sequences as a baseline for Homo sapiens with no introgression from Neanderthals, and against which they compared the Icelandic sequence data. The resulting chromosomal fragments found in Icelanders but not shared by Africans comprise a vast catalogue of 15 million putative archaic fragments.

After combining identical and overlapping fragments, the authors identified more than 50,000 distinct archaic fragments covering 38-48% of the readable genome. These contain nearly 400,000 single-letter sequence variants, that are absent from the African samples. Intriguingly, in the Icelandic samples the authors identify nearly 300 “archaic deserts” where there are no archaic fragments; these cover nearly 25% of the genome, including the entire X chromosome.

To better understand the phenotypic impact of the archaic variants, the deCODE team examined them for association with 271 phenotypes in whole-genome data on 210,000 Icelanders. After winnowing suggestive associations in order to eliminate those driven be nearby non-archaic variants, they identified five archaic variants with genome-wide significant associations. One has previously been linked to decreased levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and risk of prostate cancer, but was not known to be of archaic origin; two decrease levels and mass of hemoglobin; a fourth increases the time it takes for blood to clot; and the fifth decreases height.

“Whether individually or collectively, our genome enables us to learn more about who we are by telling us where we come from. This paper is a kind of ancestry report for one branch of our species, and it’s telling us that in this particular neighborhood we are not just Homo sapiens but also the descendants of ancient archaic humans – cousin species whose lineage is thus not entirely extinct,” said Kari Stefansson, CEO of deCODE and a senior author on the paper. “We are scratching the surface of what this hybrid legacy means. What we know is that in the 50,000 years from their time to this, our adaptability and diversity have enabled us to mix and move, settle and thrive in every corner of the planet as they did not. In these dark days we would do well to remember that our differences are literally the mark of our success, and so to help each other as best we can.”

Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, deCODE is a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome. Using its unique expertise in human genetics combined with growing expertise in transcriptomics and population proteomics and vast amount of phenotypic data, deCODE has discovered risk factors for dozens of common diseases and provided key insights into their pathogenesis. The purpose of understanding the genetics of disease is to use that information to create new means of diagnosing, treating and preventing disease. deCODE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN).

Contact:
Thora Kristin Asgeirsdottir
+354-894-1909
Thora.Asgeirsdottir@decode.is

The Neanderthal In All Of Us - Dr. Kari Stefansson and Dr. Agnar Helgason
The Neanderthal In All Of Us – Dr. Kari Stefansson and Dr. Agnar Helgason
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Baidu Announces New Steps to Safeguard Biodiversity Through Technology Solutions

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BEIJING, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) today launched several biodiversity protection initiatives that will leverage the company’s leading positions in online content, mobile, and AI to promote scientific knowledge about wildlife protection and fight against illegal online marketplaces for wildlife products.

Baidu has partnered with China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA), the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to disseminate authoritative information about biodiversity to netizens and promote sustainable lifestyles. Experts at these partner organizations have provided Baidu high-quality content about wildlife conservation, which Baidu is now using to optimize search results on its information-centered platforms, including Baidu App, Baidu Knows, Baidu Encyclopedia, and others. For example, in response to a search query about selling wildlife, Baidu will display an explanation of the relevant Chinese legal provisions that prohibit selling wildlife in most circumstances. On Baidu App, if a user searches what happens to elephants that lose their tusks, the top result will be a Baidu Knows entry from IFAW that explains the vital importance of tusks for elephants. On Baidu Knows, if a user asks “can I eat Chinese alligator?”, the top result will be a response from NFGA explaining that the Chinese alligator is a first-class protected species in China and cannot be eaten. Baidu also launched the Earth Diversity Nature Archive (Earth DNA), an online library for scientific knowledge about wildlife protection, which will include content co-developed by Baidu and its partners.                                    

On Baidu App, in response to a user’s query about elephants losing their tusks, a Baidu Knows entry from IFAW appears as the top result. It explains the types of elephant tusks and why tusks are so important for elephants’ survival.
On Baidu App, in response to a user’s query about elephants losing their tusks, a Baidu Knows entry from IFAW appears as the top result. It explains the types of elephant tusks and why tusks are so important for elephants’ survival.

By increasing access to authoritative information about biodiversity, Baidu’s aim is for more users to make environmentally-friendly decisions. As the world’s largest Chinese language search engine, and with an expansive mobile ecosystem of information and knowledge-centered platforms, Baidu is uniquely positioned to encourage netizens to adopt greener lifestyles and promote a more harmonious relationship between humans and nature. Due to the harmful impacts of humans on the environment, one million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction, according to a May 2019 report from the United Nations on the global state of biodiversity. As the human population and resource consumption continues to grow, safeguarding biodiversity will require concerted efforts from companies, governments, organizations, and individuals around the world.

In line with this vision, Baidu, CWCA, and IFAW launched an initiative calling on individual users and peer technology companies to contribute to wildlife protection. The initiative urges users to adhere to laws that protect wildlife, respect nature, and develop green consumption habits. It also calls on technology companies to co-operate to develop AI-powered applications that protect wildlife, and to eliminate illegal wildlife trade on their online platforms.

Baidu also launched the “AI Guardian of Endangered Species”, an AI-powered tool to identify online images of products related to endangered wildlife, which will empower organizations to monitor and crack down on the illegal wildlife trade. Jointly developed by Baidu’s open source deep learning platform PaddlePaddle and IFAW, the tool has obtained a 75% accuracy rate at recognizing images of products made from elephant ivory, pangolin scales and claws, and tiger teeth, skin, and claws. During a five month testing period, the tool recognized 3,348 images of illegal wildlife products that were being traded on Chinese internet platforms. In recent years, the illegal wildlife trade has shifted to online platforms, with sellers relying on images and other techniques to advertise their products while avoiding detection. Baidu will open source the tool’s identification model on PaddlePaddle so that other developers can build AI applications for combatting the illegal wildlife trade.              

Through these initiatives, Baidu hopes to safeguard biodiversity by delivering high-quality content to users, halting the illegal trade of wildlife online, and making the protection of wildlife a core business purpose, strengthening its existing commitment to biodiversity, according to a Baidu spokesperson.                                                                                         

The participation of technology companies in environmental governance is increasingly important because they can implement innovative, high-tech solutions at a global scale, said the IFAW China director, adding that environmental initiatives form a foundation for sustainable and successful business operations.

This past year, Baidu partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to optimize search results about endangered species. Meanwhile, Baidu has cleaned up more than 260,000 damaging pieces of online information related to wildlife and blocked information promoting the illegal wildlife trade 1.4 million times. Moving forward, Baidu will continue to ensure that its technology is a force for safeguarding biodiversity.

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. is a leading search engine, knowledge and information centered Internet platform and AI company. The Company’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BIDU”. Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.

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Hong Kong stock trading feature added to TradeUP’s web platform

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NEW YORK, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — TradeUP, the fintech-powered commission-free trading platform, announced today that it is offering Hong Kong stock trading on its web platform. U.S. investors can now gain exposure to one of the world’s most dynamic economies not only on their phones, but from any browser.

TradeUP launched the Hong Kong stock trading feature three weeks ago on its mobile platform, which enables users to invest in U.S. and Hong Kong stocks from an integrated account with no hidden fees or minimum deposits. This feature was well-received by customers seeking to diversify their equity portfolios and manage market volatility for long-term growth, especially since U.S. stocks have been swinging wildly in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Diversification may help to reduce volatility. Some may suggest that risks associated with investing only in domestic stocks may be very similar to foreign securities due to the growing integration of different capital markets. However, a large number of studies still argue – because economic conditions may vary among countries, thereby implying an imperfect correlation between stock markets of different countries – the benefits of international diversification remain evident.

Ryan Song, director of TradeUP, said, “TradeUP aims to offer investors a channel where they can easily extend to a wider investment horizon and take advantage of opportunities beyond geographical borders at a lower cost.”

TradeUP has been upgrading its web-based platform to help users make more intuitive and efficient trading decisions. That includes features such as the heatmap where users are able to clearly view the market data at-a-glance with a self-explanatory visual colormap. TradeUP’s heatmap displays symbols in color-coded blocks, where shades of red signify a downward stock price movement and shades of green show an increase in the stock price. The size of each block is relative to the company’s market cap. TradeUP provides heatmaps of different time cycles ranging from one day to one year.

“Heatmaps convert numerical data into easy-to-read graphs, allowing users to easily identify the performance of stocks according to their colors. Stocks are also organized by sectors, which gives users a snapshot of buying or selling sentiment of that particular market segment. This can then be utilized to help users determine the trend of the overall market,” said Song. “We aim to simplify the trading experience for our clients by providing them with smarter tools. We will continue to introduce more features to our platform to provide convenience and agility.”

Currently, TradeUP has several promotions. Clients who sign up and fund a TradeUP Live Account are eligible to receive cash equivalents of stocks worth up to $1250 in total. Moreover, clients with an initial qualifying deposit of $1000 or more can receive extra cash bonuses up to $400.

For more information about the promotion please visit: https://tradeup.marsco.com/activity/market/deposit-award/#/award

Commissions Disclosure
Zero-fee or commission-free trading means $0 commission trading on self-directed individual cash or margin brokerage accounts that trade U.S. exchange-listed stocks and ETFs online. A $0.65 per contract fee applies to options trades. TradeUP also charges commission on Hong Kong stock trading. For more information, see our full pricing details: https://www.itradeup.com/pricing/commissions-us.

Brokerage services in TradeUP are offered by Marsco Investment Corporation. Download TradeUP in the Apple App Store or Google Play for free. For more information, please visit TradeUP’s website: https://www.itradeup.com/

About Marsco Investment Corporation

Marsco Investment Corporation is a registered brokerage firm at SEC (CRD:18483; SEC: 8-36754), a member of FINRA/SIPC and a member of DTC/NSCC, regulated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Risk Disclosure:

All investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal. Past performance of a security, market, or financial product does not guarantee future results. Electronic trading poses unique risk to investors. System response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance, and other factors. Market volatility, volume, and system availability may delay account access and trade executions. The contents of this article shall not be considered a recommendation or solicitation for the purchase or sale of securities, futures, or other investment products.

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Awakened Enhancement and Shultz Secret Fortress Now Available in Black Desert Mobile

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SEOUL, South Korea, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Pearl Abyss today announced that Awakened Enhancement and a new zone named “Shultz Secret Fortress” have been added to Black Desert Mobile. Adventurers can now further enhance their powers through these updates and receive great rewards.

Awakened Enhancement and Shultz Secret Fortress Now Available in Black Desert Mobile
Awakened Enhancement and Shultz Secret Fortress Now Available in Black Desert Mobile

With Awakened Enhancement, Adventurers can upgrade their gear above level 40 and make them more powerful using Pristine Black Crystals, which can be crafted in the Refinery using Black Crystals and Black Stones. Enhanced weapons and armor will give Adventurers more AP and DP. Adventurers can increase their chances of success by using Advice of Valks, a new series of items for Awakened Enhancements.

In addition, the Shultz Secret Fortress in North Mediah can now be accessed starting this week. It is the battlefield that the most powerful Adventurers can take on to try and obtain higher-quality rewards. Those who get the Shultz Supplies Sack can also receive an array of rare and valuable items. All Adventurers are highly encouraged to get adequate training before exploring this new zone as it requires higher combat skills than most areas and regions. 

Visit Black Desert Mobile‘s official website for more information.

About Black Desert

Black Desert is Pearl Abyss’ open-world action MMORPG with cutting-edge visuals and skill-based combat that redefines the genre. With the most developed character customization system of any game currently on the market, users can break out of the norm and make unique characters that truly represent themselves. Its intuitive controls, beautifully designed world, and extensive lore will excite both newcomers and veterans of MMO games and action RPGs.  

About Pearl Abyss

Best known for the MMORPG franchise Black Desert, Pearl Abyss is a leading developer in the game industry. Established in 2010, Pearl Abyss has since developed Black Desert for PC, mobile, and console, and is developing Shadow Arena for PC and console. All of Pearl Abyss’ games are built on the company’s own proprietary engine and are renowned for their cutting-edge graphics. The company is also developing Crimson Desert, DokeV, and PLAN 8 and is poised to continue its growth through 2020 and maintain its position as one of Asia’s leaders in game development. More information about Pearl Abyss is available at: www.pearlabyss.com

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Arcadier: Building free COVID-19 related marketplace to support community

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SINGAPORE, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way work and life happens. Today, nearly 3 billion people around the world are under some form of lockdown. Communities and community-based businesses have been hit especially hard by the Pandemic as face-to-face interactions have come to a standstill globally. Considering the pandemic’s impact, Arcadier, the world’s fastest-growing marketplace builder, is announcing an initiative to support the free creation of new marketplaces offering help or relief to those impacted by COVID-19.

Free COVID-19 related Arcadier Marketplace for your community
Free COVID-19 related Arcadier Marketplace for your community

Over the last few weeks, Arcadier has been receiving numerous requests from dedicated individuals and organisations intending to build marketplaces to aid their communities during this period of uncertainty. The free use of the Arcadier’s marketplace DIY SaaS solutions will be specifically offered to initiatives helping individuals or businesses affected by the Coronavirus crisis, especially if the intention of the marketplace is to assist in coordinating finite resources better and where profit making is not the principal objective.

Chief Operating Officer of Arcadier, Kenneth Low, said, “We recognize that the unprecedented global health crisis has made stemming the tide of infections while caring for the vulnerable a top priority, and we see the use of online marketplace technology as an efficient way to assist with the matching of societal resources to needs in every community. As such, we have decided to make our platform freely available to individuals or organizations with that vision to help their neighbourhoods or small local businesses tide through this period by supporting them with digitization.”

Arcadier provides ready marketplace solutions that suit different purposes, ranging from buying and selling items to scheduling and booking time-slots for rental or services. Consequently, participants can build community marketplaces to share medical or home supplies, offer volunteer services to support neighbours or even create an online marketplace for food takeaways from local restaurants affected by Coronavirus lockdown measures.

The sponsorship of a free marketplace for those affected by COVID-19 program is open to anyone around the world. However, to ensure that only genuine initiatives will benefit from this offer, Arcadier will review and approve every applicant seeking to participate in this free marketplace Covid-19 programme as well as monitoring their progress. This programme will run till 31 July 2020.

More information about how to build a free platform for those affected by Covid-19 and the eligibility criteria of the programme, please follow the link here. Arcadier looks forward to partnering with companies on coronavirus-fighting initiatives.

About Arcadier

https://www.arcadier.com

Arcadier is the world’s fastest-growing online marketplace builder and is the recognized global leader of multi-vendor eCommerce marketplace technology with users from more than 170 countries. Founded in 2013 in Singapore by senior PayPal executives, it has offices in 5 countries including Singapore (HQ), Australia, Philippines the United States and the United Kingdom. Arcadier enables Large Enterprises, SMBs, Governments and Start-Ups to build their own white-labelled marketplaces efficiently and cost-effectively. Arcadier’s platform supports various eCommerce models including B2B, B2C, P2P, Service & Rental across industry verticals such as retail, consumer goods, commodities, wholesale, manufacturing and services. Recently Arcadier launched its Arcadier Enterprise offering focused on enabling large corporations and multi-brand retailers to create complex marketplace experiences for their businesses.

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Infortrend’s Scale-Out NAS to support SMB Multichannel

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TAIPEI, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Infortrend® Technology, Inc. (TWSE: 2495), the industry-leading enterprise storage provider, adopts SMB Multichannel feature for its scale-out NAS EonStor CS. With support of SMB Multichannel, it is now possible to establish multiple simultaneous network connections between EonStor CS cluster and its clients over aggregated network interface cards (NICs). It increases bandwidth, storage performance, and fault tolerance for performance-demanding applications, such as 4K video editing, broadcasting, or real-time streaming in M&E industry and HPC.

EonStor CS is a scale-out NAS expandable up to 144 nodes in a cluster with a total of over 100 GBps throughput and 100PB capacity. By enabling SMB Multichannel, an SMB 3.0 client can access data on CS storage via multiple available paths, which compared to one path only, facilitates aggregation of network bandwidth and increases network fault tolerance.

Importantly, SMB Multichannel feature provides higher bandwidth and higher system performance, which is proved to be especially useful for performance demanding workloads. It aggregates multiple network interfaces and performs data read or write processes simultaneously utilizing multiple channels, which helps to noticeably increase performance. Moreover, if any failure occurs, it is automatically detected, and the data communication processes are moved to a normally functioning channel so that there is no connection disruption and no impact on system availability.

“With support of SMB Multichannel, our EonStor CS scale-out NAS can ensure not only higher performance, but also continuous network service for time-sensitive and high availability applications. For example, in M&E industry, for editing video footages with resolution 4K and above, high bandwidth is required. By using SMB Multichannel connected through multiple network interfaces, users are able to yield benefits of smooth workflow with provided bandwidth and experience no downtime while collaborating on their projects,” said Frank Lee, Senior Director of Product Planning.

Learn more about EonStor CS scale-out NAS

About Infortrend

Infortrend (TWSE: 2495) has been developing and manufacturing storage solutions since 1993. With a strong emphasis on in-house design, testing, and manufacturing, Infortrend storage delivers performance and scalability with the latest standards, user friendly data services, personal after-sales support, and unrivaled value. For more information, please visit www.infortrend.com

Infortrend® and EonStor® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc.; other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Y Soft Unveils Premium 3D Lesson Plans and Special EDU Bundle to Help Educators Use 3D Printing in STEAM Curriculum

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— New exclusive be3D Academy lesson plans available only to YSoft be3D eDee customers

BRNO, Czech Republic and DALLAS, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Y Soft Corporation, the leading enterprise workflow solutions provider, today announced premium 3D lessons in YSoft be3D Academy and a new 3D/2D EDU bundle designed to save schools money by combining their regular 2D print management needs with Y Soft 3D printers. 

3D printing in education is a growing market with more and more educational institutions adopting fleets of 3D printers to help STEAM classes illustrate difficult concepts, enhance hands-on interactive learning, and drive class engagement. To help support those efforts, Y Soft worked with educators to develop YSoft be3D Academy. The online library of 3D curriculum features comprehensive lesson plans, guides, videos, models, and presentations. It provides everything needed to conduct a STEAM subject lesson using 3D printing. A model database provides additional models that teachers can use to build their own lessons

While standard be3D Academy 3D lessons are available for anyone to use for free, Y Soft now provides premium 3D lesson plans exclusively for all eDee customers, including those that purchase the new EDU bundle. Premium lessons have the same rich resources as standard content, but only eDee customers can access them. Premium lessons are available today, and more will be added quarterly.

“These premium lessons, and the ones that follow, demonstrate our resolve to provide educators with easy to use and easy to follow lesson plans that help keep students engaged whether in a classroom or even at home,” commented Elke Heiss, Chief Marketing Officer, Y Soft. She added, “We’ve learned from schools that these lessons have helped teachers quickly ramp up their home learning classes during the current work/study at home situation caused by COVID-19.”

EDU Bundle

Y Soft also announced a new affordable education-focused EDU bundle that includes everything a school needs to start leveraging 3D printing in their classrooms. With scarce resources, educators need to be efficient in their print services offerings while finding new ways to engage students in learning. The EDU bundle combines print management for a school’s 2D printers and 3D printers, accomplished through YSoft SafeQ, the company’s print management and document capture software. Combining their print management options and leveraging available grant monies allows schools to justify the investment into 3D printing.

The EDU bundle includes: 

  • YSoft be3D eDee printer, a desktop 3D printer with an enclosed chassis for safety 
  • Three years of free access to premium 3D lessons in YSoft be3D Academy
  • DeeControl layering software, easy-to-use PC/Mac application for 3D print preparation 
  • Intelligent software including:
    • YSoft SafeQ for secure access, the ability to print at any 2D or eDee printer and usage reports 
    • Notifications and pictures during print progress, job completion alerts 
  • Beginner’s Accessory Kit
  • Student/faculty ID Card Reader 
  • Filaments: 3000 grams each of black, white and orange 

Ms. Heiss stated, “This bundle helps schools create an opportunity for students to excel in STEAM subjects and ready them for their future careers at an affordable cost. When a school chooses the be3D eDee solution, they get YSoft SafeQ to manage their 2D and 3D print needs, a unique value only Y Soft can offer.”

The education bundle also includes 3D print training, multi-year support, and installation. Full details can be found at https://be3dacademy.ysoft.com/en/3d-print-solution.

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. 

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Steven Knuff
Senior Manager, Global PR and Analyst Relations
steven.knuff@ysoft.com  
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Audiens Bolsters Its Innovative Customer Data Platform with $8M Strategic Investment from Tech Giant NHN

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The Audiens Customer Data Platform (CDP) gives digital marketers the ability to instantly personalize their data on their terms, get more out of their customer data and cut the waste from their advertising spend

SAN JOSE, California and CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Audiens, a global independent customer data platform and audience management tool, has received an $8M (£6.5 M) cash investment from South Korea’s NHN Corp. This is the first investment in a European technology company for NHN. The investment accelerates Audiens international expansion plans and strengthens the team in key European markets.

In addition to enriching the Audiens CDP product, the investment opens a new channel for NHN data technology to reach global customers beyond South Korea.

Jonathan Brech, previously Chief Commercial Officer at Audiens, has been appointed CEO to lead the expanded business along with Marko Maras, founder of Audiens, will now head-up product strategy and innovation. Brech was previously the CEO at Cambridge Data, which advised major organizations to develop world-class data-driven capabilities.

NHN has vast quantities of consumer behavior data and is one of the few tech giants outside the western walled gardens of Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft. Their focus on cloud, data, advertising, fintech and entertainment will enable Audiens to deliver unique competitive audience insight.

With the investment, Audiens plans to augment its plug and play audiences to deliver automatic audience identification and prioritization technologies. They’ll use advanced data processing techniques based on cloud data experience and machine learning techniques from NHN. The company will also embed new standard mathematical models into their CDP and ramp-up data science capabilities to embed better consumer behavior models in the audience management platform.

“Powerful industrial-strength functionality is moving out of the IT and business information domain and directly to the marketing user, to control and evolve, Audiens gives marketers instant visibility on their audience behavior,” said Jonathan Brech, CEO of Audiens. “Our audience management platform also lets marketing collaborate with colleagues on which ‘nudges’ work best to push different audiences to the next most desirable outcome — whether that’s buying media in a smarter way or messaging via email, messenger platform, etc. It’s a much faster way of understanding and responding to the way your consumers are behaving.”

“Audiens has a unique vision to automate audience identification and optimization using data science and machine learning techniques,” said JS Lee, Director of NHN. “By supporting them with our data science, technology and advertising leadership, plus our extensive customer insight data, we can deliver an exciting marketing game-changer.”

“The continued evolution of CDP’s as a result of the elimination of third-party data shows the strength of the CDP platform to marketers. CDPs are a critical technology to any marketer who needs to turbocharge their first-party data and build and manage audiences for engaging marketing campaigns,” said Brech. “CDP’s are the new must-have model for high-impact marketing and this investment from NHN proves the value of our technology platform.”

“Adding NHN’s technology and data science muscle to the simplicity and easy deployment of Audiens CDP platform, gives our global customers the ability to create marketing campaigns that create value faster for their brand,” added Brech. “The investment accelerates our data science studio capabilities and augments our international sales and marketing program.”

Customers, including ING, Iper and Unieuro, use Audiens to optimize their marketing, grow customer lifetime value by up to threefold and achieve up to 50% savings in advertising cost per acquisition (CPA).

For more information about Audiens and their audience management platform, go to www.audiens.com. For more information about NHN go to https://www.nhn.com.

Media contact: press@audiens.com

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