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HMS Ecosystem Breaks New Ground to Enable Global Developers to Create A Digital Future

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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 16, 2020 — At Huawei Developer Conference 2020 (Together) today, Huawei shared updates on Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) Ecosystem. Delivering his keynote speech titled "Together, Let’s Play with HMS", Zhang Ping‘an, President of Consumer Cloud Service, Huawei Consumer Business Group, highlighted its 2020 achievements, announced that there are 1.8 million developers registered with HMS ecosystem, doubling that of HDC.2019.  

Zhang Ping’an, President of Consumer Cloud Service, Huawei Consumer Business Group, delivered rkeynote speech titled “Together, Let’s Play with HMS”
Zhang Ping’an, President of Consumer Cloud Service, Huawei Consumer Business Group, delivered rkeynote speech titled “Together, Let’s Play with HMS”

"HMS ecosystem is now the third largest in the world, and HMS core achieved a tremendous improvement. Together with the many Huawei teams, we made the impossible possible within a year." said Zhang.

HMS – The World’s Third Largest Ecosystem

As of August 2020, 96,000 global apps have integrated with HMS Core. HMS Apps continues to launch globally, with content apps such as HUAWEI Music, HUAWEI Video, HUAWEI Themes, HUAWEI Reader and HUAWEI GameCenter taking center stage in various countries and regions.

Soaring global developer enrollment in the HMS ecosystem
Soaring global developer enrollment in the HMS ecosystem

AppGallery now has 73,000 overseas apps, up from 6,000 last year, reaching 700 million users worldwide. Local apps and services continue to be on-boarded everyday – in line with AppGallery’s ‘Global + Local’ strategy – bringing consumers an all-scenario experience. From January to August 2020, applications in AppGallery, the top 3 app store, have been distributed for 261 billion times.

HMS phones have become increasingly popular among consumers around the world
HMS phones have become increasingly popular among consumers around the world

"Global sales of HMS mobile phones grow rapidly since May this year, from the strong support of developers, partners and especially global consumers. With that, we invite more developers and partners to join us actively, as we bring to life your innovations with our fully open capabilities, to benefit more consumers." said Zhang.

HMS Introduces Five Basic Service Engines

Huawei introduced five basic service engines to global developers, including search, map, payment, browser and ads.

HMS phones have become increasingly popular among consumers around the world
HMS phones have become increasingly popular among consumers around the world

HMS search engine is available in more than 170 countries and regions around the world. Offering an innovative and diverse search experience in over 20 vertical industries including app, sports, finance and more, it supports more than 50 languages.

HMS map engine has collected more than 180 million pieces of POI information and open 11 capabilities such as route planning, drag-and-drop 3D scene layout, full-scene spatial computing capabilities and precise AR walking navigation. Currently, more than 2,000 overseas apps have integrated with HMS map engine.

HMS payment engine provides developers with global and localised mobile payment capabilities, helping developers to achieve business success. Since HDC 2019, the number of overseas applications integrated with IAP services has increased by 619%.

Huawei Browser provides intelligent, accurate and high-quality web browsing services, as well as support for Quick App distribution.

HUAWEI Ads provides efficient traffic monetisation services for developers, to achieve further commercial success. It provides efficient traffic monetisation services for developers expanding into global markets. With over 3,100 overseas apps connected to HUAWEI Ads, global developers are accelerating their commercial success.

HMS Core 5.0: Let Every Innovation Come to Life

HMS Core 5.0 is officially launched at HDC.2020, covering open capabilities in seven main areas including App Services, Graphics, Media, AI, Smart Device, Security and Systems.

HMS Core 5.0 opens 56 kits and 12,981 APIs, spanning 7 service categories
HMS Core 5.0 opens 56 kits and 12,981 APIs, spanning 7 service categories

For Graphics, Computer Graphics Kit provides open capabilities centred around GPU technology to support game developers with a high-performance rendering framework and a series of rendering plug-ins to improve game screen rendering efficiency. Gaming app achieved close to 11% in both increase in average frame rate and reduction in average power consumption by integrating HMS Core’s Computer Graphics Kit.

In AI area, ML Kit provides abundant text, speech, language, images, as well as face and body detection service to help developers build AI apps easily and efficiently. Currently, this feature is supported in six languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Apps integrated to ML Kit can easily cover all platforms and all devices.

Huawei VR audio-visual platform provides developers with a comprehensive technical platform to bring a subversive and innovative audio-visual experience to consumers.

Image Kit open the capability of HUAWEI themes, provides animation effects and ready-made template, allowing developers to quickly produce creative content. Thousands of lines of code were required previously to achieve the effect, after integrated, only two or three lines of code are required, and easier to set simple parameters to achieve more brilliant creative effects.

Huawei provides global developers with a one-stop, highly efficient operation service through AppGallery Connect, which includes 68 services – an increase of 27 services since HDC 2019. The number of apps using AGC increased by 90%.

Huawei Mobile Services has set up 6 regional centres, 7 DIGIX LABs, with local tech experts and operation staff, to provide services for local developers and partners. Huawei empowers developers in every region to innovate and offers full support to help them bring their local innovations to the global stage, allowing HMS ecosystem to flourish at the same time.

HMS: The Spark of Inspiration to Light Our Lives
HMS: The Spark of Inspiration to Light Our Lives

"Stars brighten the future. In the past year, we grew to the world’s third largest ecosystem. We will continue to work with our developer stars from around the world to let the fire of innovation shine," Zhang added.

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NetEase Cloud Music Enters into Strategic Music Partnership with BMG

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HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 16, 2020 — NetEase Cloud Music, a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China, today announced that it has entered into a strategic music partnership with BMG. Under the agreement, NetEase Cloud Music will gain access to BMG’s extensive global music catalogue and partner with BMG in new music-related endeavors including live concert performances, artist promotions, live streaming and online karaoke.

The new deal will provide BMG’s international artists and songwriters with a new stage that is widely recognized as one of China’s most active music platforms and one of the most popular music streaming platforms with over 800 million registered users.

The agreement includes recording works of Andy Grammer, Avril Lavigne, Black Sabbath, Blanco Brown, Conkarah, Curtis Waters, Dido, Jason Aldean, Kylie Minogue, Lil Dicky, and Run The Jewels, as well as copyrights from the likes of 21 Savage, Bebe Rexha, Bruno Mars, David Bowie, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Juice WRLD, Kurt Cobain, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and Roger Waters.

As part of the strategic partnership, NetEase Cloud Music will team with BMG on its renowned "SoundLabs" series to develop unique initiatives and projects crossing cultures and genres following BMG’s success with last year’s China Beat SoundLab. Leading up to a virtual SoundLab later in 2020, Chinese musicians will have a chance to compete online on NetEase Cloud Music’s platform to join some of the world’s best songwriters in creating BMG’s China Beat releases. The creative projects will give China-based and global BMG artists and songwriters platforms to collaborate and release music and fans the opportunity to experience the creative process through live streaming and other initiatives.

"We are pleased to collaborate with BMG and share the passion to create new experiences for our highly active online community," said Ding Bo, Vice President of NetEase Cloud Music. "With access to BMG’s extensive catalogue and through our shared endeavors, we look forward to extending the reach of renowned music and artists at home and abroad by promoting artists and music works from BMG." 

"We are thrilled to team up with NetEase Cloud and provide our artists and songwriters a platform at one of the most forward-thinking businesses in music," said Marian Wolf, Vice President, Head of Global Writer Services & BMG China. "We are very excited to collectively drive creative projects based on BMG’s successful China Beat SoundLabs," adds Leon Lin, Head of A&R & Marketing, BMG China.

Launched in 2013, NetEase Cloud Music has grown to one of the most popular music streaming platforms in China with over 800 million registered users and 160,000 independent musicians. While maintaining its competitive edge in original music, NetEase Cloud Music recently has expanded its portfolio to provide music from all over the globe to its growing user community through strategic partnerships with BMG, Rock Records, Universal Music Group and Warner Chappell Music.

About NetEase Cloud Music

Launched in 2013 by NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES; HKEX: 9999), NetEase Cloud Music is a leading interactive music streaming service provider in China with more than 800 million registered users and over 30 million tracks. Dedicated to providing an elevated user experience, NetEase Cloud Music provides precise, personalized recommendations, promotes user interaction and creates a strong social community. Its focus on discovering and promoting emerging musicians has made NetEase Cloud Music a destination of choice for exploring new and independent music among music enthusiasts in China. The platform has been recognized as the most popular entertainment app among China’s vibrant Generation Z community.

Please see http://music.163.com/ for more information.

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About BMG 

Founded in 2008, BMG is already the world’s fourth largest music publisher and the first new global player in the recordings business in decades. Named in 2020 one of The World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, BMG’s pitch is unique – a relentless focus on fairness and transparency and service to its artist and songwriter clients. BMG’s 19 offices across 12 core music markets now represent over 3m songs and recordings, and thousands of artists and songwriters attracted by its fresh approach which now includes production music, film and books as well as music publishing and recordings. BMG is owned by international media, services and education company Bertelsmann, whose other content businesses include the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House and the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr. With its multi-platform perspective, integrated technology platform and commitment to help artists maximize their income, BMG aims to be the best company in music to do business with. www.bmg.com

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Get SAT And SeaLandAire Delivering BLOS Capable ADARO Unmanned Surface Service Vessel To US Navy

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ADARO Project Using Inmarsat L-Band Network

JACKSON, Mich. and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 16, 2020 — SeaLandAire Technologies, Inc., an engineering services small business with a core focus on developing small unmanned vehicles and sensor systems to collect data from difficult environments, and Get SAT, an innovator in small, lightweight satellite communication terminals for airborne, ground, and maritime applications, today announced that the U.S. Navy has selected Get SAT’s micronized, lightweight Ultra-Blade L-Band ESA (Electronically Steerable Array Antenna) for beyond line of sight (BLOS) C2 and ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) exfiltration on SeaLandAire’s ADARO an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV).

The marriage of SeaLandAire’s ADARO, Get SAT’s micronized Ultra Blade L Band ESA, and INMARSAT Governments high capacity L Band service provides the Department of Defense with a low cost, highly mobile USV capable of supporting the most demanding at sea missions, including Full Motion Video backhaul. Reducing risk to force and risk to mission by removing the USV operator from the area of operation, the BLOS ADARO will make a significant impact to mission planning and approvals in high risk environments.

The ADARO is a rugged, man-portable, X-class unmanned surface vehicle designed around a modular payload capability. Its series-hybrid energy system provides quiet electric-only operation, even at top speeds, while the heavy fuel range extender significantly lengthens mission life. The platform is designed with a modular architecture to facilitate field servicing and repair. The flexible payload architecture allows extremely rapid integration of new payloads. Both software and hardware are designed for ease of use; ADARO can be set up and deployed within minutes.

Ultra-Blade is the market’s first complete all-planes ESA antenna with no moving parts whose streamlined physical characteristics, such as super low-profile, and technical achievements change the nature of mobile broadband satcom. With more than 90% antenna efficiency and the unprecedented capability to independently track any L-band satellite, Ultra Blade’s exceptional high throughput works for maritime, aviation and ground applications.

SeaLandAire President David Sparks stated, "The ADARO project is an important stride towards the future of USV surveillance operations. Our SeaLandAire team and partners are providing a solution that can be utilized to combat the fast-occurring challenges of the changing maritime and coastal domains."

According to Jason Stephens, Get SAT VP Sales North America, "The integration of Ultra Blade’s satcom with the autonomous capabilities of ADARO provides an immediate positive impact to the warfighter.  Anytime technology reduces the potential risk to personnel, Get SAT will be at the forefront of creating smart, micronized communication solutions.  We are very happy with our partnership with SeaLandAire and will continue to work to provide new technologies to solve hard challenges."

About Get SAT:

A privately held company located in Rehovot, Israel, Get SAT Communications provides portable and extremely efficient antenna and terminals that offer high-data-rate communications for ground, air, and maritime applications. Get SAT provides services for government and military use, enterprises, first responders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian groups. For more information, visit www.getsat.com.

Get SAT CONTACT:
Ayala Pinhasi
+972-76-5300-700
+1-571-501-5150
info@getsat.com

About SeaLandAire Technologies, Inc.

A privately held small business located in Jackson, MI, SeaLandAire is an engineering services company that designs, develops, and builds products tailored to helping our customers collect information in any environment, focusing on small unmanned vehicles and sensor systems.

For more information, visit www.sealandaire.com

SeaLandAire CONTACT:
Jenna Jarvis
517-784-8340
JJarvis@sealandaire.com 
Info@sealandaire.com 

 

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Baidu “Breaks Boundaries” by Launching XiaoduPods Smart Earbuds and Announcing DuerOS Upgrades to Empower Smart Living

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  • Baidu launches XiaoduPods, true wireless portable smart earbuds that "break boundaries" with functions including built-in translation, voice search and much more 
  • The upgraded conversational AI system, DuerOS 6.0, offers more convenient AI capabilities to expand DuerOS’ applications
  • DuerOS’ features are integrated into more aspects of daily life, showcasing the future of smart living

BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2020 — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) held the Baidu World 2020 event today in Beijing, unveiling DuerOS 6.0, the latest version of Baidu’s conversational artificial intelligence (AI) system, as well as the true wireless smart earbuds XiaoduPods, Baidu’s first portable consumer electronics product, demonstrating its "breaking boundaries" strategy. These breakthroughs will allow Baidu to broaden its AI services, fulfilling more user needs and assimilating into more aspects of daily life, such as elderly care communities and smart hotel rooms, which Baidu demonstrated during the event that was co-hosted with CCTV.

Making the debut at Baidu World 2020, XiaoduPods are developed under the vision of "breaking boundaries". As Xiaodu’s first portable device, XiaoduPods soar beyond previous application scenarios and are suitable for even more occasions. With 28-hour long battery life, the smart earbuds contain dual microphones that are supported by AI algorithm to offer accurate voice pickup, filtering out excess noise from the user’s surroundings in the process. By double-tapping or using a wake-up word "Xiaodu Xiaodu", users can effortlessly utilize various functions such as voice search, voice navigation, music or call.

Baidu "breaks boundaries" with XiaoduPods, its first portable consumer electronics product
Baidu "breaks boundaries" with XiaoduPods, its first portable consumer electronics product

In addition to the breakthrough achieved in application scenarios, XiaoduPods are also designed with functions that can apply to specific types of users. In "Wandering Earth" mode, two users can each wear one earbud that will intuitively translate their ongoing conversations into their respective preferred languages (available in English and Chinese) in real time. Additionally, the earbuds have "AI Translator" mode and "Simultaneous Interpretation" mode, which can break language barriers in various social situations. With almost no latency, XiaoduPods can be described as a "translator right next to your ears". With the portable smart service provided by XiaoduPods, more users, such as businessmen and travelers, can enjoy the convenience of smart living brought by DuerOS. XiaoduPods are currently available for purchase on Dumall, JD, Tmall, Pinduoduo, and other platforms. XiaoduPods will retail at first for only RMB 199.

Under the "breaking boundaries" strategy, there are two main avenues: the first is to foster a higher degree of accessibility by expanding smart service capabilities into more application scenarios. The second is to tailor the functions of DuerOS products to specific types of users and cater to a wider range of needs.

"In the future, we will provide more devices for a wider range of application scenarios to make Baidu AI ubiquitous and implement more convenient smart living to users," Kun Jing, Corporate Vice President of Baidu and General Manager of Smart Living Group (SLG), said. "This is quintessential to the ‘breaking boundaries’ strategy we have been focusing on."

At the event, Kun Jing announced that DuerOS has entered its 6.0 era, marked by a series of comprehensive and remarkable upgrades. DuerOS is currently the most active, prosperous and sizeable conversational AI system available in the Chinese market, with more than 40,000 developers. According to renowned research firms including Canalys, Xiaodu ranks No.1 in global shipment of smart displays and No.1 in national shipment of smart speakers, and it continues to "break boundaries", aiming to expand DuerOS applications and further fulfill the needs of users.

The capabilities of DuerOS 6.0 were showcased at the event when a news reporter for CCTV and the host Hui Kang, connected with Beijing Guofengmeitang Community in Changping District, one of the trial locations of Baidu’s smart elderly services. Nearly 200 elderly households within this community have been outfitted with customized Xiaodu smart displays to demonstrate the power of Xiaodu devices and the assistance AI can provide. Xiaodu provides elderly demographics with ubiquitous smart services that can be immensely helpful to their lives, such as for entertainment purposes, weather reporting, health consultations and more.

Baidu has also collaborated with hotel brands and has wide-reaching applications for the hospitality sector, with its services reaching 100-thousand hotel rooms and ranking first in the industry. Kun Jing and another CCTV reporter arrived at the branch venue at InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland hotel to experience smart hotel rooms equipped with Xiaodu capabilities. Under Kun Jing’s voice instructions, Xiaodu Smart Display X8 (Hotel Version) methodically directed the switches in the room and responded to his inquiries, showcasing the convenience of the smart hotel rooms offered by DuerOS.

Speaking at the event, Baidu Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO Robin Li emphasized the power of technology in delivering convenience to consumers. He said AI will lower the barriers of technology and eliminate many obstacles.

Furthermore, Robin Li explained that because Xiaodu has capabilities such as voiceprint recognition, it is able to recognize different family members based on their differing facial features and voices, thereby providing personalized services to each respective user. At the event, Xiaodu was able to adopt CCTV’s host Hui Kang’s voice to tell a bedtime story with the "Parents Story Telling" function of a Xiaodu smart speaker. Hui Kang was impressed and moved by the heartwarming demonstration, expressing that Xiaodu smart speakers can allow the elderly and children to both enjoy the convenience of smart products.

Baidu is looking to explore new user needs and further real-world applications to actively "break boundaries", allowing more people to experience the convenience that AI brings to them. With continuous advancement and ongoing expansion of product lines, the ubiquitous Xiaodu is becoming increasingly integrated into all aspects of our personal and professional lives.

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. Baidu aims to make the complicated world simpler for users and enterprises 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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Innovative Use of FICO Decision Management Technology Sees World’s Biggest Bank Win Prestigious Award

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China’s ICBC collects credit risk technology implementation award from Asian Banker in 2020

BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2020 —

Highlights:

  • ICBC Credit Card Centre has been recognized for its credit risk technology implementation with a prestigious award from The Asian Banker in 2020.
  • Responsive, high-speed iteration of decision management strategies was key to gaining an edge over competitors.
  • As of the end of June 2020, ICBC has issued more than 160 million credit cards.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s biggest bank and issuer of credit cards, has seen its innovative and extensive use of FICO decision management technology recognized with the Credit Risk Technology Implementation of the Year Award from The Asian Banker.

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The award from Asian Banker is one of the most prestigious in the financial services industry for Asia-Pacific and acknowledges the bank’s industry leadership in the field of risk control.

"ICBC Credit Card has achieved some remarkable results using decision management technology in its business and we are thrilled they have been recognized in this way," said Sandy Wang, managing director of FICO China. "The team at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has been focused on providing world-class customer-centric solutions for its credit card customers and they continue to be one of our most innovative and advanced clients in terms of their approach to analytics."

As of the end of June 2020, ICBC has issued more than 160 million credit cards and served more than 100 million customers, maintaining its position as the world’s largest credit card issuing bank with the largest number of customers. The bank has over 8 million corporate customers and 650 million consumer customers worldwide.

One of ICBC’s stated aims is to build "China’s No. 1 Credit Card Brand". After launching FICO® Blaze Advisor® decision rules management system, the bank successfully applied the technology to multiple decision-making areas of the credit card center and established a comprehensive intelligent risk control system.

To deliver on the demand for agile deployment of decision management across the business, ICBC Credit Card Center worked closely with FICO’s experts to establish a team to manage the rapid handling of production problems. ICBC also adjusted the development process and innovated a set of efficient working models to promote rapid strategy development as they saw responsive, high-speed iteration and continuous learning as key to gaining an edge on the competition.

"We are very honored to work with ICBC Credit Card and to have played a part in helping them to win this award," concluded Wang. "Decision management is both art and science and the team at ICBC has managed to combine both skills when deploying this technology. FICO’s decision management platform is being widely adopted in the finance industry, especially as banks look to the current and future digital transformation of their business."

About ICBC
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was established on 1 January 1984. On 28 October 2005, the Bank was wholly restructured to a joint-stock limited company. On 27 October 2006, the Bank was successfully listed on both Shanghai Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Through its continuous endeavours and stable development, the Bank has developed into the leading bank in the world, possessing an excellent customer base, a diversified business structure, strong innovation capabilities and market competitiveness. The Bank regards service as the very foundation to seek further development and adheres to creating value through services while providing a comprehensive range of financial products and services to 8,098 thousand corporate customers and 650 million personal customers.

About FICO
FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956 and based in Silicon Valley, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 195 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100 countries do everything from protecting 2.6 billion payment cards from fraud, to helping people get credit, to ensuring that millions of airplanes and rental cars are in the right place at the right time. 

Learn more at www.fico.com.

Join the conversation on Twitter at @FICOnews_APAC.

FICO and Blaze Advisor are registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation in the US and other countries.

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Infosys to Acquire GuideVision, a Leading ServiceNow Elite Partner in Europe

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Acquisition to augment Infosys Cobalt portfolio of cloud services and further strengthen nearshore delivery presence in Europe

BENGALURU, India and PRAGUE, Sept. 14, 2020 — Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire GuideVision, one of the largest ServiceNow Elite Partners in Europe. GuideVision is an award winning enterprise service management consultancy specialised in offering strategic advisory, consulting, implementations, training and support on the ServiceNow platform.

GuideVision’s end-to-end offerings, including SnowMirror – a proprietary smart data replication tool for ServiceNow instances – enables over 100 enterprise clients to simplify complex business and IT processes. GuideVision’s training academy and nearshore capabilities in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and presence in Germany and Finland will strengthen Infosys’ ServiceNow capabilities for its clients in Europe.

ServiceNow is one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies, and is becoming an ‘essential service’ and workflow standard for organizations. Infosys was recognized by ServiceNow as the 2019 and 2020 ServiceNow Global Service Provider Partner of the Year.

Ravi Kumar, President, Infosys, said, "This acquisition is an important milestone in our journey to build capabilities relevant to the digital priorities of our clients. This move reaffirms our commitment to the growing ServiceNow ecosystem. The combination of scalable and agile nearshore capabilities of GuideVision in Europe,  and their unmatched delivery excellence, complements our own effort to help global enterprises navigate their next. We are excited to welcome GuideVision and its leadership team into the Infosys family."

Narsimha Rao Mannepalli, EVP and Head – Cloud & Infrastructure, Infosys, said, "GuideVision’s addition is another significant step towards strengthening our Infosys Cobalt offerings portfolio, bringing the combination of services, solutions and platforms, that acts as a force multiplier for cloud-powered enterprise transformation. Our recently announced Infosys Cobalt portfolio has a large repository of ServiceNow Industry Cloud solutions like ESM Café, and this will now be bolstered by GuideVision’s SnowMirror suite of Industry templates."

Norbert Nagy, Co-Founder, GuideVision, said, "GuideVision’s exceptionally high customer ratings are the result of our continuous effort to deliver superior consulting and implementation services. Joining Infosys brings an extended portfolio of services we can offer to our customers on their digital transformation journey. The global Infosys footprint is an exciting opportunity for both GuideVision customers and employees."

Pavel Muller, Co-Founder, GuideVision, added, "We are happy to become a part of the Infosys family and we strongly believe that the shared underlying values are a great foundation for our common goals in the future. Our combined expertise will further drive our customers’ digital transformation in the European market."

The acquisition is expected to close during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

ServiceNow, Now Platform and others are among the trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc.

About Guidevision                                                                          

GuideVision is a dynamic and progressive consultancy committed to enabling clients to reimagine and transform their enterprise service management with ServiceNow. GuideVision offers a unique combination of strategic expertise, innovative technological knowledge and agile methodology. Our mission is to make ServiceNow work for you and your goals. www.guidevision.eu

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

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Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, financial expectations and plans for navigating the COVID-19 impact on our employees, clients and stakeholders are forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the ‘safe harbor’ under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 and the effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread, risks related to an economic downturn or recession in India, the United States and other countries around the world, changes in political, business, and economic conditions, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry and the outcome of pending litigation and government investigation. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.

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Leading University Leverages Nintex Promapp® to Propel Process Excellence

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University of Western Australia deploys the process mapping capabilities of the Nintex Process Platform to accelerate process improvement and underpin business continuity

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 14, 2020 — Nintex, the global standard for process management and automation, today announced that The University of Western Australia (UWA) has embarked on the deployment of Nintex Promapp®, the visual and easy-to-use process mapping and management capability of the Nintex Process Platform, to support long-term continuous process improvement across all its faculties and operations.

UWA is ranked in the top 100 of universities around the world, based on QS World University Rankings 2020, and provides world-class education, research and community engagement. It has nearly 24,000 students enrolled across three locations in Crawley, Claremont and Albany as well as in satellite educational facilities in Kalgoorlie.

The decision to leverage the process mapping capabilities of Nintex Promapp follows a requirement by the university for each faculty and operations area to document, understand and update their processes as well as support a culture of business continuity and improvement.

UWA needed to gain a best practice approach to all end-to-end processes from curriculum planning to timetabling and student enrolment, while achieving a more standardised approach and managing process variants effectively.

"We looked at several solutions but were impressed with Nintex’s ability to give us a whole-of-university approach for end-to-end document processes, as well as accountability and the tactical ability for all staff to  easily edit and update processes," says Emma Bailey, Continuous Improvement Manager, at UWA’s Office of Service Delivery.

The University of Western Australia chose Nintex Promapp because of the software’s central information repository where processes and all associated documentation can be maintained, and process owners and experts can own updates and improvements.

Processes and procedures are currently being documented in the university’s finance, HR and brand, marketing and recruitment teams and will roll out across campus management thereafter. Nintex Promapp is also supporting faculties with distinct requirements such as the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences , with service delivery in podiatry, dental clinics and rural medical placements, where the tool will help refine process hierarchies and associated documentation for coaching staff.

"Other benefits of using Nintex Promapp include the ability to easily move process hierarchies from a high-level process to a really detailed instruction," Bailey says. "The platform enables you to see links across processes and identify processes marked up for action. This will deliver a high-performance culture that is values-led, collaborative, open and ultimately supports all our centralised and remote staff."

The university predicts that long-term benefits from process management will include improved internal and external customer service by being able to provide transparency around specific processes.

"By having processes documented, we will reduce errors, gain efficiencies, and provide a standard service delivery," adds Bailey. "Process improvement will enable individuals to take responsibility for the processes they own and encourage them to provide feedback on processes they’re in, leading to greater staff satisfaction. We will create a working environment in which staff are inspired to give their best in process excellence every day and are motivated to be part of UWA’s success."

To experience the ease and power of the Nintex Process Platform for managing, automating and optimising processes request a personalised demo at https://www.nintex.com/request-demo/.

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About Nintex
Nintex is the global standard for process management and automation. Today more than 8,000 public and private sector clients across 90 countries turn to the Nintex Platform to accelerate progress on their digital transformation journeys by quickly and easily managing, automating and optimising business processes. Learn more by visiting www.nintex.com and experience how Nintex and its global partner network are shaping the future of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA).

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Extract Valuable Information to Enable Smarter Decision-Making with Newgen’s OmniXtract 3.0

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– An Enhanced Version of Newgen’s Intelligent Data Extraction Software Launched

SINGAPORE, Sept. 11, 2020 — Newgen Software, a global provider of low code digital automation platform, has launched OmniXtract 3.0, an enhanced version of its intelligent data extraction software.

The latest version of the software leverages intelligent technologies to enable the accurate extraction of critical data from paper and digital documents and offers enhanced reporting and visualization capabilities. Additionally, it collects documents of various design layouts and formats from disparate sources for extraction.

"When digital has become the new normal, it is important to have an efficient solution for managing content. The enhanced version of our software will help organizations simplify the process of identifying and obtaining complex information from multiple data sources. Organizations can easily extract information from a large volume of documents across various business processes, enabling smarter decision-making, enhancing operational efficiency, and reducing errors," said Diwakar Nigam, MD, and Chairman, Newgen Software.

Key features of the new version include:

  • Reports and Visualization: Offers contextual reports for real-time visualizations and to provide actionable insights across various stages of the extraction lifecycle
  • Extraction Engine: Supports on-premise and cloud-based third-party extraction engines.
  • Pre-configured Document Types: Offers pre-configured document types for common use cases, enabling quick implementations
  • Extraction Analytics: Analyzes historical data for enhancing extraction performance
  • Seamless Integration: Supports various application programming interfaces (APIs) for enabling seamless integration with various Newgen’s offerings

Newgen OmniXtract supports a wide array of extraction technologies, including guided intelligent character recognition, optical mark recognition, optical character recognition, barcode, and magnetic ink character recognition. Furthermore, it enhances accuracy through continuous learning from previously processed documents.

About Newgen Software Technologies Pte Ltd.:

Newgen Software is a global provider of business process management, enterprise content management, and customer communication management applications and large, mission-critical solutions deployed at the world’s leading banks, governmental organizations, BPOs and IT companies, insurance firms, and healthcare organizations.

To learn more about how Newgen is connecting enterprises and transforming experiences, visit:

http://www.newgensoft.com/

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Trend Micro Security Suite Adds Key Feature to Tackle Identity Theft

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With 85% of surveyed Singaporeans worried about identity theft, new solution addresses one of key concerns

SINGAPORE, Sept. 11, 2020 — Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of Trend Micro Security Suite, its most comprehensive protection for home users. In addition to a wide range of Trend Micro’s leading existing consumer security products, the new suite’s key added feature helps combat identity theft.

According to a recent survey done by Trend Micro, 85 percent of Singaporeans are very worried about identity theft, and 88 percent of home users are concerned about the risk of cyberthreats on their home computers (PC and Mac). They are equally concerned (87 percent) about cyberthreats on mobile phones and tablets.

Trend Micro Security Suite includes the following products to provide complete identity and device protection:

  • Maximum Security provides protection for PC and Mac®
  • Mobile Security protects Android™ and iOS devices
  • ID Security provides dark web monitoring to protect users against identity theft
  • WiFi Protection helps secure personal information via VPN on public WiFi
  • Password Manager helps keep passwords safe and secure

"As our lives and activities have moved increasingly online, so too has the risk and rise of identity theft. The consequences of this malicious activity can have a significant impact on the lives of the victims for years to come," said Tim Falinski, managing director, consumer business APAC for Trend Micro. "The vast amounts of personal data available online is not protected at a level that matches that same volume. With our new Trend Micro Security Suite, we are offering our customers the ability to protect their personal information online – in an easy way that does not require an advanced IT degree."

Recent Trend Micro research also found that although concern for cyber threats remains high, it’s the user’s behavior that puts them at risk. Nearly half of the respondents confirmed they don’t use a password manager, which puts them at risk of weak or reused passwords. Nearly two thirds of the respondents said they use public WiFi, which potentially also puts their personal information at risk.

"In the first half of this year alone, Trend Micro blocked over 27 billion threats, confirming that threats such as viruses, malware, and ransomware continue to be a major concern for consumers. Including our award-winning consumer product Maximum Security into our new Security Suite ensures that our users continue to receive the strongest protection against all threats," Falinski added.

The new version of Trend Micro Security Suite is available immediately from trendmicro.com.sg, and other leading electronic retailers. All current customers will be automatically upgraded to the latest version in the coming weeks at no additional cost.

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Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Leveraging over 30 years of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro enables resilience for businesses, governments, and consumers with connected solutions across cloud workloads, endpoints, email, IIoT, and networks. Our XGen™ security strategy powers our solutions with a cross-generational blend of threat-defense techniques that are optimized for key environments and leverage shared threat intelligence for better, faster protection. With over 6,700 employees in 65 countries, and the world’s most advanced global threat research and intelligence, Trend Micro enables organizations to secure their connected world. www.trendmicro.com

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Pharmalutions And Movilitas.Cloud Deliver Serialization Solutions for the Asia-Pacific Region

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Partnership Provides Greater Access to End-To-End Serialization and Track & Trace Solutions

COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 11, 2020 — Movilitas announced Pharmalutions Pte Ltd as its newest Movilitas.Cloud partner for the Asia-Pacific region. Under the partnership, Pharmalutions provides greater access to compliance-ready solutions with Movilitas.Cloud, a GAMP 5 validated software as a service solution (SaaS), and their all-European-made Serialization & Aggregation technologies dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry in the region. Their comprehensive portfolio enables companies to comply with global regulations while improving operational efficiencies to deliver safer pharmaceuticals to patients.

Several countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, have already established or announced the introduction of serialization regulations for medicines. As track & trace regulations further spread and evolve, this partnership ensures that safer products reach consumers. It makes compliance for life science manufacturers simple, offering a holistic solution connecting the serialization equipment on the shop floor with an out-of-box level 3-5 track & trace solution that is configurable for the specific needs of different participants in the supply chain.

"We have been involved in product-serialization and aggregation since 2004," said Tilman Joerss, Founder and Director of Pharmalutions. "This is 15 years ahead of the EU-FMD deadline [February 2019], and it provided us with a valuable long-term perspective of the regulatory landscape and its evolutionary nature. Today, this broad experience serves our customers well in dealing with much faster approaching deadlines while safeguarding their long-run investments into product-traceability. Rapid deployment of future-proof technology. That is the key and why Movilitas.Cloud is a perfect match."

To learn more about the Movilitas.Cloud solution, please visit: https://www.movilitas.com/solutions/movilitas-cloud/

About Pharmalutions Pte LTD

Founded in 2010 in Singapore, Pharmalutions Pte Ltd is a specialist for multi-regulatory Track & Trace (T&T) based on product-serialization, with a distinct focus on pharmaceutical compliance. Pharmalutions evolved from Regional System Integrator to become a private-label in 2019. Today, Pharmalutions is an officially recognised GS1 Singapore Solution-Partner (SSP). A 10-years-history powers Pharmalutions with a unique long-term perspective on global T&T. Its deeply rooted network stretches from Europe to Asia-Pacific, across industries.

For more information, visit Pharmalutions.net or LinkedIn

About Movilitas

Movilitas is a technology leader delivering the next generation of solutions and consulting services across multiple industries to advance smart supply chain ecosystems. We are recognized as a trusted SAP partner for digital supply chain transformation. We help businesses realize new growth opportunities, adapt to today’s on-demand economy and maintain compliance. Through services, such as Movilitas.Cloud, or extensions and accelerators for SAP solutions, our clients unlock data to realize greater efficiencies and new revenue streams. For more information, visit movilitas.com, or LinkedIn, Twitter or Xing.

CONTACT: marketing@movilitas.com

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