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SpaceChain Receives Grant from EUREKA GlobalStars-Singapore Call to Jointly Develop Decentralised Satellite Infrastructure with Consortium Partners

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Milestone brings together SpaceChain, Addvalue Innovation and Alba Orbital on a mission to democratise access to space innovations

HARWELL, England, Dec. 10, 2020 — EUREKA, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore and Innovate UK, has awarded GBP440,000 in funding together with access to research and development facilities and resources to SpaceChain UK Limited (SpaceChain) and consortium partners Addvalue Innovation Pte Ltd ("Addvalue ") and Alba Orbital. Awarded under the EUREKA Globalstars-Singapore Call, the companies will jointly develop a decentralised satellite infrastructure (DSI) that powers a blockchain payload at its core to enable direct tasking of a satellite in real-time.

The DSI innovation will be formed by a mesh-network of heterogeneous spacecrafts that is owned by multiple parties across jurisdictions operated in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The DSI is set to democratise access to the nascent space sector with lower barriers to entry by individual companies. The innovation also bridges the communication gap between technology and data.

Once the DSI architecture and the blockchain payload is developed, stringent testing will be carried out on the blockchain-based satellite tasking to ensure secure, reliable connectivity and performance between the DSI infrastructure and ground-based users in real-time. The DSI infrastructure will advance the development of commercial use cases linking space resource providers, satellite application and fintech companies with an ultra-secure and low-latency network.

"We are honoured to receive support from EUREKA, Enterprise Singapore and Innovate UK as we forge ahead on our mission to develop a New Space Economy and minimise the entry barriers to space with the DSI," said Nick Trudgen, chief commercial officer and UK director at SpaceChain. "Space exploration projects are tremendous in scale and require close collaboration and partnership, and this milestone unlocks new opportunities for building commercial solutions that leverage space and blockchain applications."

The innovation will be made possible collectively with the blockchain payload and software package developed by SpaceChain, the Unicorn-2 PocketQube platform built by Alba Orbital, and on-demand real-time communication provided by Addvalue through their Inter-Satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) that leverages LEO-Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) links.

"With the global blockchain market size projected to grow at a CAGR of 67.3% per annum from USD3.0 billion in 2020 to USD39.7 billion by 2025*, it is undeniable that blockchain technologies will play a very significant role in space applications, especially in the name of cyber-security in protecting the different assets in the space information network. The Addvalue IDRS solution is a key enabler in ensuring the availability of low latency and reliable connectivity for the effective blockchain applications in a decentralized and distributed satellite infrastructure. The funding from EUREKA epitomizes our collective innovation in redefining the future of space applications. Addvalue, through the offering of its proven inter-satellite communication expertise and developmental capabilities for such embedded systems, is excited to be part of the consortium which put us in a pole position to target the fast growing blockchain market in a satellite environment," said Francis Low, Head of Advanced Development at Addvalue Innovation.

"We are very excited to collaborate with SpaceChain and Addvalue as we integrate our expertise for ground-to-satellite communications to create this pioneering DSI Innovation," said Tom Walkinshaw, founder and CEO of Alba Orbital. "Built upon our shared vision in advancing the frontiers of space technologies for businesses, the partnership will catalyse the use of space systems and services in the commercial market with unparalleled performance and security."

The EUREKA project is expected to commence in early 2021.

*source from MarketsandMarket

About SpaceChain

SpaceChain fosters decentralized infrastructure for the New Space Economy. By combining space and blockchain technologies, SpaceChain is making the development of space applications easier and making space more accessible. SpaceChain UK Limited is a subsidiary of SpaceChain Limited. For more information, visit spacechain.com

About Addvalue Innovation

Addvalue Innovation Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGX Mainboard-listed Addvalue Technologies Ltd (A31), is a leading satellite-based communication solutions company. Addvalue provides state-of-the-art communication terminals for use in space, in the air, at sea and on the ground. The company also offers extensive engineering and integration services to its customers, including the design and development of reconfigurable embedded system suitable for software defined radio and edge computing applications. Whatever the market or application, the company’s wide range of satellite-based products and services is sure to offer the right technology to drive enhanced connectivity. Learn more at www.addvaluetech.com

About Alba Orbital

Alba Orbital is the world’s leading PocketQube satellite manufacturer and launch broker. The company was founded in 2012 in Glasgow, Scotland and recently opened its second office in Berlin, Germany. To date, Alba launch has successfully deployed 6 PocketQube satellites into orbit including the Unicorn-2 platform. Unicorn-2 is the world’s most capable Picosat by specification. Albaconnect, a ground station service developed by Alba, completes the full end-to-end service to newspace users and operators. Alba has 20+ customers on 3 continents. For more information visit albaorbital.com

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Entain Marks Its First Day With Measures To Deliver On Its New Strategy

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– U.S. growth accelerates as BetMGM plans to double its footprint in three months

– Entain to seek licence in Canada and becomes the first global sports betting and gaming operator to gain a licence in Latin America

LONDON, Dec. 10, 2020 — The global sports betting and gaming group previously known as GVC Holdings plc, marked the first day of trading under its new name with a range of measures to deliver on the vision and direction recently outlined by its CEO Shay Segev. The new measures extend across all the countries in which it operates with brands including bwin, PartyPoker, Ladbrokes, Coral, FoxyBingo and BetMGM.

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Last month Entain announced a new strategy to deliver significant growth, driven by expansion in the U.S., growth across its core business, entry into new markets, and to new audiences. Entain, which has a very strong track record of 19 consecutive quarters of double-digit growth in its online business, also committed to lead responsible gaming with a new Sustainability Charter. Under this charter, the business pledged to focus only on regulated markets and use its proprietary technology to raise levels of player protection. 

As part of these plans to deliver growth and sustainability, Entain today confirmed strong momentum and market share gains in the U.S. for BetMGM, its joint venture with MGM Resorts. Between October and January BetMGM is adding five new states, doubling its population reach in three months to around 75 million across 12 states. Entain also disclosed that BetMGM’s most recent state launch in Tennessee has been its most successful go-live yet with revenues already ahead of those in more established states. Powered by Entain technology, BetMGM expects to be in over 20 states by the end of 2021.  

"We are firmly on track to take further leadership in the U.S. as well as in many other newly regulated markets that are now opening around the world." said Segev. "At the heart of our growth strategy is a determination to bring the best player experiences and protections to our industry as technology moves sport and interactive entertainment into a new era. In the U.S., we invested in building the right building blocks for the BetMGM platform to grow and become a long-term leader in the U.S., with superior technology and capabilities, and this is now paying off."

Entain also fleshed out its new Sustainability Charter, allocating money to new projects which will be delivered through its international Foundation around the world. It also gave further detail on its new Advanced Responsibility and Care (ARC) initiative, seeking to revolutionise player experiences and protection through world-leading research, data science and technology. Other new measures include:

Focus on new regulated markets: In line with its stated intention to focus on fully regulated markets, Entain today announced it has become the first global sports betting and gaming operator to gain a licence in Latin America and expects to go live in Colombia over the next month. Colombia is one of the first countries to issue licences in Latin America with others, such as Brazil preparing to follow. Elsewhere in the Americas, Canada is also moving ahead with regulation and Entain confirmed it will be applying for licencing in Canada.

  • Investing in people and communities: Entain has pledged to invest £100 million over five years in the Entain Foundation to fund responsible gaming initiatives and to support people and communities around the world where it operates. Today, it announced a series of international commitments: 

    UK: Entain and the three Trident Leagues (The Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern Leagues) are to launch the Trident Community Foundation to help fund community-based projects. Grants will be open for the 228 football clubs that participate in the leagues.
    "Pitching In", Entain’s recently launched grassroots sport investment programme, is the founding partner of the Trident Community Foundation (TCF) and has donated £150,000 to establish the TCF fund, for distribution over the rest of the 2020/21 season.

    US: The Entain Foundation is rolling out an extensive state-by-state program with EPIC, a charitable organisation which works with former athletes and people who have overcome gambling addiction to help educate people on how to play safely.

    The U.S. project announced today with EPIC extends the program to a total of 15 Pro Sports teams and over 20 colleges across the country, including Harvard University, University of Oregon, and the Mid-American Conference. Entain and EPIC plan to work together to add additional professional sports leagues and colleges across the US during 2021. 

    Germany: The Entain Foundation will continue existing sports integrity projects in Germany and receive early funds to initiate further activities around responsible gaming.

    Australia:  The Foundation has announced initial new projects to advance responsible gaming with Relationships Australia, a community-based not for profit organisation which provides a range of counselling and support services to problem gamblers and their families. The new funding will be used to support a social media campaign to reach vulnerable audiences and to raise awareness of the signs of gambling addiction.

  • Advanced Responsibility and Care (ARC): Under this recently announced programme, Entain will combine its technology with research and insight from leading psychologists and Harvard to develop innovative experiences and safeguards for a new era in interactive sport and entertainment. To this end, Entain today announced that:

    Dr. Michael Auer,     a leading academic and member of the scientific community at the University of Hohenheim in Germany, specialising in behavioural psychology and addiction, will join Entain alongside Professor Mark Griffiths, Distinguished Professor of Behavioral Addiction and Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. They will evaluate and advise on improvements to Entain’s guidelines and processes in relation to responsible gaming.

For more information see the Group’s website: www.entaingroup.com

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TCEB Announces Winners of the 3rd Edition of ‘Thailand’s MICE Startup’ Competition

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BANGKOK, Dec. 9, 2020 — Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau announced the winners of the 3rd Thailand’s MICE Startup competition, a project aimed to develop innovative solutions for the operation of new normal MICE, with HybridSolution project by NewMediaX winning the top award for its excellent provision of online and offline exhibition engagement.

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) announced the winners of the 3rd Thailand’s MICE Startup competition, a project aimed to develop innovative solutions for the operation of new normal MICE
Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) announced the winners of the 3rd Thailand’s MICE Startup competition, a project aimed to develop innovative solutions for the operation of new normal MICE

NewMediaX pairing with the organiser of Thailand Toy Expo, won a cash award of 400,000 baht for ‘HybridSolution’, an integrated Internet of Things (IoT) hardware and software system that helps exhibitors build online and offline engagement. The second prize winner is Loops and MICE & Communication, whose vanpooling service for mega sports events won them 200,000 baht. The third prize winner, AltoTech and SYN Hotel, won 100,000 baht for their smart hotel energy management solution with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IoT.

Mr. Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, President of TCEB, said: "The annual ‘Thailand MICE Startup’ competition is significant not only for Thailand’s MICE industry but also the country’s economy. In 2018, TCEB foresaw the need to create a channel to help our MICE players go digital when we launched ‘Thailand MICE Startup’. Today, COVID-19 has amplified the importance of digital capabilities and this competition has become a leading platform for our MICE entrepreneurs to discover and apply innovation. It is also a showcase for Thailand’s startups, whose skills and ideas can help our MICE organisations prepare for a digital future."

This year, the judges have introduced new criteria to ensure marketability. Not only must competing teams develop a solution to address a specific pain point, they must also demonstrate return-on-investment for MICE entrepreneurs, impact on the MICE industry, effectiveness in addressing new normal challenges, ability to foster collaboration between MICE entrepreneurs and startups, and practical considerations.

This third edition of the competition, which was launched in July, entered the final round in November when the five finalist teams were unveiled. They were: 1) Loops and MICE & Communication; 2) SSP Platform and Green World Media; 3) Potioneer and BITEC; 4) AltoTech and SYN Hotel; and 5) NewMediaX and the organiser of the Thailand Toy Expo.

Three affiliated public agencies have supported the ‘Thailand MICE Startup’ competition since its launch. They are the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa), and the National Innovation Agency (NIA).

Mrs. Suwipa Wanasathop, Vice President of the NSTDA, said: Software Park Thailand which is under NSTDA is committed to matching the capabilities of our tech and digital entrepreneurs with the needs of industry. TCEB’s ‘Thailand’s MICE Startup’ competition has proved to be an excellent platform for this purpose with many promising ideas presented. We are delighted to support the creation of these future-ready solutions through this competition and see them adopted by the MICE industry."

Mr. Chatchai Khunpitiluck, Senior Executive Vice President – Digital Economy Unit, The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa), said: "TCEB’s ‘Thailand’s MICE Startup’ competition has a direct impact on Thailand’s MICE industry and demonstrates the value of a well-defined cross-sector collaboration. It’s also an excellent platform for startups to showcase their cutting-edge capabilities and for industry to look for new ways to rapidly deliver enhanced digital experiences."

Dr. Pun-Arj Chairatana, Executive Director of The National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) (NIA), said: "The COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled the rise of virtual events and we have responded with partnerships with Thai inventors to co-create new digital tools to meet new market demands. We share an identical mission to TCEB’s ‘Thailand’s MICE Startup’ competition – to accelerate the invention of technologies that will enhance efficiency and enrich customer experience. We are impressed by the range of solutions generated and the thought process behind each idea."

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About TCEB

A LEADING AGENCY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THAILAND’S MICE INDUSTRY

Established in 2004, Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization) or TCEB – the government agency under the supervision of the Prime Minister – has been assigned a role to promote, support and develop business events industry – corporate meetings, incentive trips, conventions, exhibitions, mega events and world festivals. Serving as a strategic partner, TCEB helps deliver creative ideas and solutions to bring success and fulfill the requirements of business events. The overarching goal is to drive Thailand to become a global MICE and mega events destination that can drive the country’s strategic industries and national economy.

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Investments in Cyber Intelligence Platforms to Surge as Companies Require Advanced Threat Protection

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In the Americas, the managed and professional security services market is estimated to reach $18.81 billion by 2024, finds Frost & Sullivan

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Managed and Professional Security Services Market in the Americas, Forecast to 2024, finds that the volume, sophistication, and diversity of cyber threats are unrelenting problems for companies’ internal information security teams. The study finds that the combination of escalating cyber risks and security personnel shortages propels market demand and presents challenges for organizations. Customers’ demand for more proactive security is compelling managed and professional security service (MSS/PSS) providers to embrace advanced security analytics platforms to better detect and anticipate threats. In the Americas, the MSS/PSS market is estimated to rise from $12.01 billion in 2020 to $18.81 billion by 2024.


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"With customers requesting more proactive security measures to defend against evolving cyber threats, MSS/PSS providers must adopt more advanced security analytics platforms to detect and anticipate the potential threats more effectively," said Mauricio Chede, Information & Communication Technologies Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "These new security analytics platforms should feature advanced functionalities, such as forensics and incident response, across the entire systems in different environments, be it on-premises or for cloud-based services."

Chede added: "Attackers are now targeting people and not just systems. Companies need to understand that a cybersecurity culture needs to be implemented. Cybersecurity tools and service providers can mitigate threats, but employees need to be aware of potential security threats that could penetrate the corporate environment."

The digitalization of business operations and the dispersion of devices and locations create a dynamic and escalating exposure footprint, presenting immense growth prospects for market participants, including:

  • Advanced Threats: Service providers need to emphasize the effects of advanced persistent threats (APTs) by showing companies their exposure to financial, intellectual property, and confidential information losses.
  • Digital Transformation: MSS/PSS providers must take advantage of digital transformation initiatives by observing clients’ current situations and being trusted advisors through consulting and value-added services to help them embrace digitalization.
  • Vertical Specialization: Market participants should develop dedicated vertical teams and advise customers operating in several verticals.
  • Geographic Expansion: With the Latin American market in the growth stage, companies should try to increase the client’s trust by establishing offices in prime locations to grow MSS/PSS in the region.
  • IoT: Enterprises that embrace IoT technologies to enhance end-user and employee experiences are likely to turn to MSS providers for quick and effective security.

Managed and Professional Security Services Market in the Americas, Forecast to 2024 is the latest addition to Frost & Sullivan’s Information & Communication Technologies research and analyses available through the Frost & Sullivan Leadership Council, which helps organizations identify a continuous flow of growth opportunities to succeed in an unpredictable future.

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Alberto and Lucky’s “Online Seoul Life” Released

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SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 4, 2020 — The Seoul Metropolitan Government released YouTube video series entitled "Online Seoul Life" to provide an opportunity to experience what life in Seoul is like for those who would like to visit Seoul yet cannot visit Seoul because of COVID-19.

Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here:
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8822351-online-seoul-life-youtube-series/   

Alberto and Lucky, famous foreigners residing in Seoul, appeared in the series’ four episodes. The two gained their popularity by featuring in the talk show program "Non-Summit" on JTBC.

In the episodes, Alberto and Lucky introduce interesting places in Seoul while solving quizzes or performing missions at each location and competing to become the final winner.

Alberto and Lucky’s "Online Seoul Life" can be viewed on the city’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/seoulcityofficial.

Through the four episodes, global viewers can learn and experience Seoul from a brief history of an old palace featured in Netflix’s drama "Kingdom" and the secret behind Seoul’s smart transportation system.

Here are details on each episode:

  • Episode : "History and Beauty of Seoul" learned at a palace and Hanok (traditional Korean house)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL1p4dDyR9M 

You can explore "Baek In-je house," where the Korean film "Assassination" (2015) was filmed, and the Changgyeonggung Palace, which appeared in Netflix’s drama "Kingdom." Lucky teaches a zombie he meets there how to wear a mask.

  • Episode : "Future City, Seoul" experienced through the Smart Transportation System

https://youtu.be/rW63QOqZCsg 

Alberto and Lucky visit the Seoul Transport Operation & Information Service (TOPIS) to see real-time traffic conditions and experience the city’s smart transportation system.

  • Episode #3: "Maker City" Sewoon Sangga where the past and the present of Seoul co-exist in harmony

https://youtu.be/NGv-TvEecGk 

Alberto and Lucky make their voice changer devices by themselves at Sewoon Sangga, which was reborn as "Makercity" through the city’s urban regeneration projects three years ago.

  • Episode #4: Enjoying Korean Ramyeon and "Ttareungi" at Hangang Park

https://youtu.be/cGcgjTCCXNw 

The two men ride a Seoul’s public bike "Ttareungi," perform missions, and have instant noodles at Banpo Hangang Park. 

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MoEngage Achieves AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency Status

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4, 2020 — MoEngage, a leading insights-led customer engagement platform, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Travel and Hospitality Competency status. This certification recognizes that MoEngage has demonstrated deep experience in helping Travel and Hospitality companies transform their customer engagement. The launch of the AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency comes at a crucial time for the industry as it looks to innovate to address changing demands in the face of COVID-19.

Achieving the AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency differentiates MoEngage as an AWS Partner with deep domain expertise in Digital Customer Engagement for Travel and Hospitality companies enabling them to create delightful digital experiences for their end-users. This certification comes on the heels of Gartner naming MoEngage a Leader in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms report.

AWS’s global travel and hospitality practice help companies of every size and segment – including airlines, airports, ground transportation, travel services, and sellers, restaurants, lodging, entertainment venues and casinos, cruise lines, and technology providers – to stay agile and accelerate innovation. Now more than ever, AWS wants to help customers succeed by connecting them to AWS Partners with deep AWS experience, and a proven track record for helping travel and hospitality companies build resilience for the long run.

AWS launched the AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency to help customers find highly specialized AWS Partners and take on the heavy lifting of identifying and validating industry leaders with proven customer success and technical proficiency.

"MoEngage is proud to be a launch partner for the AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency," said Raviteja Dodda, CEO & Founder of MoEngage. "Given the changing trends in travel and hospitality, we believe that insight-led customer engagement is going to be critical. MoEngage offers analytics and engagement in one place and we’ve been working on building capabilities that strengthen these offerings and enable travel and hospitality brands to get more ROI from their marketing. Our team is dedicated to helping companies achieve their business goals by leveraging the scalability, reliability, and innovation that AWS provides."

MoEngage offers tools and analytics that can help travel and hospitality brands delight their guests with thoughtful messages, delivered at the perfect moment, across every digital touchpoint. Brands such as Oyo, Travelodge, Luxstay, Yatra, and more use MoEngage to gather user insights and then build personalized journeys to engage and retain their digital customers. 

For example, Oyo Rooms, one of the world’s largest hotel chains, used MoEngage’s workflow to personalize the user’s lifecycle journey. This approach helped them boost user engagement by 8X. 

"AWS provides companies with agility, cost savings, elasticity, and ability to quickly innovate and go global," said David Peller, Managing Director, Travel & Hospitality, Amazon Web Services. "Working with a well-vetted, industry-focused AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency Partners such as MoEngage gives companies the added expertise needed to help experience the benefits of AWS."

"MoEngage has played a pivotal role in realizing our communication strategy. It stitches together all channels seamlessly and complements them with features like Dynamic Product Messaging, Advanced Analytics, Intelligent Delay Optimization, and Push Amplification that helps us serve the right message to the right people at the right time, at scale," says Arjya Nathvani AVP-CRM of OYO Rooms.

AWS is enabling scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions from startups to global enterprises. To support the seamless integration and deployment of these solutions, AWS established the AWS Competency Program to help customers identify Consulting and Technology AWS Partners with deep industry experience and expertise.

About MoEngage:

MoEngage is an insights-led customer engagement platform, built for customer-obsessed marketers and product owners. MoEngage enables hyper-personalization at scale across multiple channels like mobile push, email, in-app, web push, on-site messages, and SMS. With AI-powered automation and optimization, brands can analyze audience behavior and engage consumers with personalized communication at every touchpoint across their lifecycle. More than 1,000+ brands across 35 countries use MoEngage to send 50 billion messages to 500 million consumers every month. With offices in nine countries, MoEngage is backed by marquee investors such as Eight Roads, F-Prime Capital, Matrix Partners, Helion Ventures, Exfinity Ventures, and Venture East. To learn more, visit www.moengage.com.

MoEngage is also recognized as a Leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Marketing Platforms, a Strong Performer in the 2020 Forrester Wave for Mobile Engagement Automation, and as a Leader in G2 for Fall 2020 Grid® Reports for our solutions too. To learn more, visit www.moengage.com.

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Norwegian Cruise Line Reunites Award-Winning Broadway Stars for “EMBARK NCL Spotlight” Episode, “Live From Broadway”

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– Performances by Renowned Musical Theatre Veterans Brenda Braxton, Stephanie Pope, Alan Mingo and More Stream Live 18th December 2020 at www.ncl.com/embark –

LONDON, Dec. 4, 2020 — Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in global cruise travel with a 53-year history of breaking boundaries, showcases its continued commitment to the performing arts community with its  second "EMBARK NCL Spotlight" episode, "Live From Broadway," following the highly successful debut of its first "EMBARK NCL Spotlight" episode, "The Choir of Man – Live From London," which received over 500,000 views within the first week of airing.

Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8667852-norwegian-cruise-line-embark-spotlight-live-from-broadway/

For NCL’s "Live From Broadway" episode, the Company reunites top talent from the musical theatre world in New York City for an exclusive showcase of the Brand’s Broadway and West End calibre entertainment available across its fleet, including performances by:

  • Michael Fasano, singing "Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You" from the Tony Award®-winning musical "Jersey Boys" available on Norwegian Bliss;
  • Brenda Braxton, singing "On the Sunny Side of the Street" from "After Midnight" available on Norwegian Escape;
  • Marissa Rosen, singing Cyndi Lauper’s "True Colours" from "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" available on Norwegian Epic;
  • Stephanie Pope, singing Donna Summer’s "Last Dance" featured in the Australian musical "Velvet" available on Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Breakaway;
  • Leandra Ellis-Gaston and Zach Cossman, performing a duet to "Almost Paradise" from "Footloose" available on Norwegian Joy;
  • Colin Summers, singing "Blue Suede Shoes" from "Million Dollar Quartet" available on Norwegian Getaway; and
  • Alan Mingo, singing "Land of Lola" from the Tony Award®-winning musical "Kinky Boots" available on Norwegian Encore.

"It brings us tremendous joy to be able to share our award-winning entertainment with our friends during a time like this and seeing our family of performers relish the opportunity is incredibly heartwarming," said Norwegian Cruise Line President and CEO Harry Sommer. I cannot wait for our guests to see their favourites again at sea very soon."

In addition to stellar performances, the cast members will share what it means to them to perform for the first time in many months. The nearly 40-minute "EMBARK NCL Spotlight" episode, "Live From Broadway," will stream live at www.ncl.com/embark on Friday 18th December at 2 a.m. BST, before being made available on-demand.

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Tencent Cloud powers up Global Tourism Economy Forum’s first-ever hybrid edition

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Hybrid event helps amplify the conversation on tourism economy beyond geographical boundaries, empowering businesses to go global more effectively through comprehensive digitized conferencing and business matching solutions

HONG KONG and MACAO, Dec. 3, 2020 — Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Tencent, today announced its support of the Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2020 (GTEF or the Forum), which will be held in a hybrid (online & offline) format for the first time ever under the "New Normal", to break through geographical and time zone barriers for global audience. Hosted by the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of the Macao SAR Government, the 9th edition of GTEF will take place on December 9 under the theme of "Solidarity and Innovation: Reshaping Tourism in the New Global Economy". The forum powered by Tencent Cloud will be presented in 3 main sessions starting with a GTEF Welcome Session from 12:15 to 14:30 (GMT+8), followed by the Main Program at MGM Macau to be live broadcast at GTEF official website from 14:30 to 19:15 (GMT+8). The entire program will be replayed from 12:15 to 19:15 (GMT+1) for global audience.

Norman Tam, General Manager, International Business Group of Tencent, said, "Going online has become more essential in sectors such as the MICE and tourism industries as the digital trend pushes further upward under the new normal. We are glad to extend our collaboration further with GTEF this year, providing broadcasting and online business matching solutions to help businesses in the travel and tourism sector to go global and be more connected. We look forward to enabling more organizations in the tourism sector and other industries to capture opportunities through Tencent Cloud’s advanced technologies and innovation in the future."

Pansy Ho, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of GTEF, said, "Due to the pandemic, this year’s planning efforts for GTEF have faced many challenges. But as an international tourism city, a World Centre of Leisure and Tourism, as well as a core city of the Greater Bay Area, Macao kept its promise in holding the GTEF annually. Such determination reflects GTEF’s commitment to maintain its responsibility towards global citizens, to promote Macao, its motherland, and the world’s sustainable development of the tourism economy. GTEF will continue on in full-force in the spirit of solidarity and innovation, using technology to hold a hybrid online and offline format to breakthrough geographical and time zone barriers, allowing attendees from all corners of the world to attend the Forum. Together, we join hands to explore innovative solutions, embracing the ‘New Normal’ of the tourism economy."

Moderated by 4 celebrity hosts, Martina Fuchs, Carol Yu, Liu Xin, and Anita Mendiratta, the forum brings together more than 40 Chinese and international government, industry, and academic leaders to discuss the development of world tourism in the face of the pandemic and explore important insights and innovative technology on tourism under the "New Normal". This year’s event marks the second collaboration between GTEF and Tencent Cloud since 2019. GTEF 2020 is utilizing Tencent Cloud’s live broadcasting and online business matching capabilities to bring the event to a wider audience in real time.

  • Live Video Broadcast and Video-On-Demand: Through Tencent Cloud, the GTEF will allow the conversation on tourism economy to go beyond geographical boundaries and provide businesses a way to go global more effectively. Integrated with the GTEF website, the forum programs will feature livestreamed video feeds in four languages, viewable by audience members from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Asia and all over the globe. The event will also be available after its live broadcast via video-on-demand.
  • Online Business Matching and Networking Platform: With business matching opportunities being an integral part of the annual GTEF, the segment is set to be held online this year leveraging Tencent Cloud’s solution, allowing businesses to connect without boundaries. Assuring higher efficiency, GTEF participants are able to register and make appointments as well as business matches on a dedicated online platform before the event. Successful matches will be notified via SMS, and would be made to conduct their online interaction via VooV Meeting, a seamless online conferencing tool powered by Tencent Cloud.

Through the support from Tencent Cloud’s innovative technologies, GTEF engages more industrial leaders to exchange insights on the global tourism development, reaches to global audience, opens up opportunities for local businesses to develop new partnerships and explores business leads in the industry around the world, remotely and seamlessly.

About Tencent

Tencent uses technology to enrich the lives of Internet users.

Our communications and social platforms, Weixin and QQ, connect users with each other and with digital content and services, both online and offline, making their lives more convenient. Our targeted advertising platform helps advertisers reach out to hundreds of millions of consumers in China. Our FinTech and business services support our partners’ business growth and assist their digital upgrade.

Tencent invests heavily in talent and technological innovation, actively promoting the development of the Internet industry. Tencent was founded in Shenzhen, China, in 1998. Shares of Tencent (00700.HK) was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 2004.

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SAP Hong Kong Supports Ocean Park to Accelerate Digital Transformation and Align Operational Processes

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HONG KONG, Nov. 26, 2020 — For over a decade, SAP Hong Kong has been supporting Ocean Park, Hong Kong’s home-grown theme park, through various technologies to become a cohesive organization, facilitating its connected and engaged workforce to navigate the challenging business environment. With SAP ERP solutions and SAP SuccessFactors, Ocean Park continues to empower and connect its multi-disciplined teams towards operational alignment with a readiness to respond to change.  

Since 2011, SAP® ERP was deployed by Ocean Park as an on-premises resource planning solution to transform and interlink its business processes. Ocean Park has subsequently rolled out cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors® solutions to enhance its capabilities in human resources management and better support its employees.

Fabian Padilla Crisol, Managing Director, SAP Hong Kong, said, "All businesses today are facing extreme challenges and an increasingly complex digital landscape. Organizations like Ocean Park that are transforming for the digital age by keeping their people at the centre of all of their decisions are the most agile and effective. Ocean Park is focused on becoming an intelligent enterprise that delights customers and employees alike, and SAP is proud to be its digital transformation partner."

"SAP ERP solution was a catalyst for cultural change that connected our entire organization and spurred us all to share information and data on a single centralized platform," said Ms Mimi Fu, Executive Director of Human Resources at Ocean Park. "When everyone has access to a wealth of neutral and unbiased information, we get better insights and can make better decisions. Tying this into our SuccessFactors platform helps us keep employees motivated, engaged and at the heart of everything we do."

Ocean Park runs SAP SuccessFactors Performance and Goals solution, as well as Learning Management System to optimize workforce performance, engagement and productivity. With the convenience of anytime, anywhere, any-device access, the SuccessFactors solutions allow for thoughtful goal setting, ongoing dialogue and continuous development. It supports Ocean Park to develop and deliver learning experiences that are relevant to employee goals and align with the organization’s mission to provide memorable experiences to all our guests as a world-class theme park resort.

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SAP’s strategy is to help every business run as an intelligent enterprise. As a market leader in enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and in all industries run at their best: 77% of the world’s transaction revenue touches an SAP® system. Our machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers’ businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology for companies so they can consume our software the way they want – without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and services enables business and public customers across 25 industries globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference. With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improve people’s lives. For more information, visit www.sap.com/hk.

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Raffles Hotel Singapore takes its legendary guest experience to the next level with Adyen

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  • The iconic Raffles Hotel Singapore has appointed Adyen as its strategic partner to enhance its digital experience across the hotel’s room reservations, food and beverage offerings, as well as spa and boutique stores.
  • The integrated solution will see Raffles Hotel Singapore implementing Adyen’s services to provide a contactless and seamless customer journey across the various consumer touchpoints.
  • Adyen’s customer-centric unified commerce platform will enable Raffles Hotel Singapore to use an enhanced data-driven approach to enrich customer insights and drive smarter guest engagement to better anticipate and respond to guests’ needs.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 24, 2020 — Raffles Hotel Singapore has appointed Adyen, the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, as its preferred payments partner to deliver a holistic and frictionless hospitality experience within and beyond its iconic property walls.

Always committed to being relevant and ever evolving to adapt to the changing needs of today’s traveller, the iconic Raffles Hotel Singapore is at the forefront of technology adoption with its latest offering of seamless and hassle-free payment experiences to its guests. Through Adyen, Raffles Hotel Singapore powers its unified commerce offering, providing simpler, faster and more customer-centric payment experiences across all sales channel touchpoints, from online to offline, including suite reservations, dining in its restaurants and bars as well as at Raffles Spa and Raffles Boutique.

Chadi Chemaly, Hotel Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore comments:

"Delivering bespoke and sincere service is always at the core of our legendary Raffles experiences that guests have come to love and appreciate. We believe that the guest journey with Raffles Hotel Singapore needs to be seamless from the start to the end and payment processes are key to achieving this.

With innovative and flexible solutions, Adyen stood out to us as a preferred strategic partner to meet our vision. Collaborating with Adyen has successfully allowed us to deliver a promise that is secure and contactless while enhancing our offerings as a lifestyle destination where guests can stay, dine, shop, celebrate and relax as they create treasured memories, without interruptions."

Warren Hayashi, President, Asia Pacific, Adyen comments:

"We are honoured to be chosen as the preferred payments partner to Raffles Hotel Singapore, and to support the property in meeting its vision of creating extraordinary experiences for its hotel guests. With our rich data and advanced technological capabilities, we are committed to providing the right insights to hotel partners, so they can drive smarter engagement, while focusing on the softer touches, as part of their recovery strategy."

A new chapter in hotel guest experiences

Through this partnership with Adyen, Raffles Hotel Singapore is one of the first hotels in Singapore to offer a truly contactless check-in and check-out with tokenized payments, heralding a new chapter in hotel guests’ experiences. With the implementation of Adyen’s payment solutions, Raffles Hotel Singapore can now securely capture a guest’s card details, encrypt the data, and replace it with a secure token ensuring faster hassle-free checkout experiences later. The implementation of this technology reaffirms the iconic property’s commitment to being at the forefront of innovation to deliver a guest experience that is seamless and holistic, allowing guests to enjoy the curated experiences, hassle-free.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns around hygiene and safety, Raffles Hotel Singapore has always been committed to upholding the highest standards and delivering modern hospitality experiences to its guests. Prior to its reopening in August 2019, Raffles Hotel Singapore was already planning to implement contactless check-in/check-out which finally came into fruition in July 2020.

Contactless check-in/check-out means guests can register and check-in prior to arrival, and check-out via the web, on their mobile devices using a QR code, through a phone call, or via a mobile payment terminal brought to their room. The ability for guests to check-out and pay securely via a phone call is a first-of-its-kind offering for the hotel and provides a new channel touchpoint with hotel guests. Prior to leaving the property, without needing to visit the front desk or make payments, hotel guests will receive the option to check-out via a phone call, through which they can go through payment-related processes, ultimately minimising face-to-face interactions for payment matters. To date, the hotel has seen a 90% take-up rate for this check-out option.

Payments across locations and devices

With Adyen’s technical solution that supports a large variety of currencies and payment methods, Raffles Hotel Singapore will now be able to offer hotel guests and customers options to choose their preferred payment methods. The hotel will now be able to accept all major credit cards, as well as Alipay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, UnionPay and WeChat Pay.     

In addition, Adyen will provide simpler, faster and more customer-centric payment experiences across the following:

  • Raffles Hotel Singapore-operated restaurants: With its single platform approach and technical solutions, Adyen is giving the hotel property the ability to offer more local payment options, including via WeChat Pay and Alipay, as well as offer contactless in-restaurant payment options at the table through mobile point of sales terminals.
  • Raffles Spa & Raffles Boutique: With customer demands for contactless payment offerings, Adyen has enabled in-property retail outlets to offer tap-and-go alternatives across more payment options (via card and mobile wallets). This shortens queues in-store as the terminal response times have increased and staff can also take payment terminals to customers around the shop.
  • E-commerce Platforms: With the rise of payment methods available and increased use of digital options, Raffles Hotel Singapore has implemented Adyen’s e-commerce platforms to extend its sales channels online for retail as well as food and beverage offerings. Additionally, online sales options will also be made available for special occasions such as Mid-Autumn Festival, Diwali, Christmas and Chinese New Year.

Adyen is committed to supporting hospitality partners across the world with tailored features for the industry, especially as they embark on the gradual road to recovery. From booking to check-out, and everything in between, Adyen takes a unified approach to help hotels manage payments and provide superior guest experiences.

About Adyen

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) is the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, providing a modern end-to-end infrastructure connecting directly to Visa, Mastercard, and consumers’ globally preferred payment methods. Adyen delivers frictionless payments across online, mobile, and in-store channels. With offices across the world, Adyen serves customers including Facebook, Uber, Spotify, L’Oréal, Cathay Pacific, Grab, Klook and Singapore Airlines.

The cooperation with Raffles Hotel Singapore as described in this merchant update underlines Adyen’s continuous growth with current and new merchants over the years.

About Raffles Singapore (Raffles Hotel Singapore)

Opened in 1887, Raffles Singapore is one of the few remaining great 19th century hotels in the world. Till today, its architecture is perfectly preserved both inside and out, giving it an intoxicating blend of luxury, history and classic colonial design. Within its walls are more than a hundred expansive suites, framed by polished teak verandahs and white marble colonnades, clustered around lush tropical gardens.  Each is serviced by the legendary Raffles butlers and offers every modern convenience necessary.

Raffles Singapore has recently undergone a careful and sensitive restoration and has fully reopened on 1 August 2019. The restoration of Raffles Singapore is designed to ensure that it retain what is so special about Raffles – the ambience, the service, the charm and the heritage of the hotel. It is also designed for Raffles Singapore to stay relevant and distinctive by moving with the times and with its guests and adapting to the changing needs of the well-travelled and Singapore’s community.