The We Company submits IPO draft registration statement

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- The We Company (WeWork) has confidentially submitted an amended draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock.

WeWork has initially submitted its Form S-1 with the SEC in Dec 2018, whereby the process will enable the company to make the decision to become publicly traded, subject to market and other conditions.

Any offer, solicitation of offer to buy, or any sale of securities will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, according to a statement.

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Ready to serve: Unisys Elevate(TM) platform accelerates open banking

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Unisys Corporation has announced the latest version of its Unisys Elevate(TM), an omnichannel banking software platform which is currently available.

Launched in 2017, Elevate is an end-to-end, digital banking software platform and suite of applications, designed to help financial institutions deliver an instantly secure, omnichannel banking experience to their customers.

Open banking allows the institutions to share data with other organisations and easily access third party applications and services, offering customers a way to personalise and improve their experience.

The newly-released Elevate includes data management for personalised offerings, application programming interfaces integration and security across multiple touchpoints.

Unisys Corporation Financial Services vice-president and global head, Maria Allen said: "What makes this new version of Elevate truly unique is that it takes the new transaction channels made available by open banking and allows banks to seamlessly integrate them into their offerings.

“The platform also establishes the bank as an integral part of the customers' life – a 'one-stop-shop' where they could get personalised products and services they want, when they want them.”

Using the platform, customers will be able to pay their bills on the go, transfer funds and apply for loans and mortgages anytime, anywhere – regardless on a mobile device or tablet, via an internet browser or inside a branch.

More information on www.unisys.com/elevate

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Benchmark Mineral appoints Vivas Kumar as Principal Consultant

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (Benchmark Minerals) has appointed Vivas Kumar as Principal Consultant, joining its Forecast & Consultancy Division.

Kumar joined from Tesla, one of the world’s foremost electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery producers.

“During my previous experiences at McKinsey and Tesla, I consistently relied on Benchmark Minerals for their objective knowledge and unique insights on the rapidly transforming battery supply chain.

He said in the global shift to more environmentally sustainable technologies, the battery industry remained vastly under-invested.

“I look forward to arming this supply chain with the world’s leading lithium price assessments, data and analysis as we enter a new phase of the energy storage revolution,” he said.

Kumar will be speaking on the North American leg of Benchmark Minerals' World Tour 2019, visiting New York (May 6), Toronto (May 8), Chicago (May 10), San Francisco (May 13) and Vancouver (May 15). 

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Talent mobility management firm BGRS acquired by Relo Group

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Relo Group Inc and talent mobility management firm BGRS have entered into a definitive agreement, where a Relo Group affiliate will acquire BGRS from Brookfield Business Partners.

BGRS is the fourth investment in North America for the group and will expand its global network and service offerings.

Leading the global mobility industry with innovative outsourcing and fully integrated solutions, BGRS provides a full spectrum of talent mobility and advisory services to Global Fortune 500 companies.

BGRS chief executive officer, Traci Morris, and the management team will remain in place and work with Relo Group to advance the company to its next phase.

“BGRS has developed into a world-class talent mobility management firm by always putting the interests of our clients first, constantly innovating and searching for new opportunities to create value for all stakeholders and implementing sustainable operating practices,” said Morris.

Based in Tokyo, Japan, Relo Group has over 30 years of history of offering premier relocation services to support the global expansion of Japanese companies.

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P&G to improve smallholders livelihood in Malaysia´s palm supply chain

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has collaborated with Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation to help improve the livelihood of smallholders within the P&G palm supply chain in Malaysia.

International Plant Nutrition Institute and Yara International are also part of the newly-announced collaboration.

Between 2015 and 2018, P&G has conducted a successful pilot ran focusing on assessing the baseline capability of around 2,000 smallholder farmers in Johor.

Given its success, the programme is expanding to create 250 learning farms which will be embedded in a P&G-led innovation system.

These farms will serve as community resource centres to drive scale and diffusion of good agricultural practices for up to 10,000 smallholders within the next five years.

The goal is to improve yields by 30 to 50 per cent, improve the livelihood of the smallholder farmers and ensure sustainable practices in the P&G palm oil supply chain.

The farmers of the 250 learning farms will have direct access to agronomists and sustainability field officers and receive hands-on technical advisory support.

Together, they will work to implement best-in-class farm operations management including harvesting optimisation, nutrient plans and budget management.

In return, these smallholders will act as resource trainers and scale the effort to other farmers in their community.

P&G Chemicals vice-president, Jack Ryan said the company was proud of the work they did in Malaysia because it was the right thing to do for the local community and the global consumers who demanded for more sustainable products.

Sustainability of the system is underpinned by a common and shared vested interest of smallholders, oil palm processors and fertiliser supply chains.

The goal is to increase productivity of farms and meet the continued demand for sustainable palm oil and palm kernel oil.

Smallholders provide about 40 per cent of the world’s palm oil supply. However, many of them have limited knowledge or access to agricultural resources to help maximise their crop.

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Dassault Systèmes announces Q1 IFRS unaudited financial results

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- Dassault Systèmes has announced its International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31.

On an organic basis, non-IFRS total revenue, software revenue and recurring software revenue were up eight per cent; licences and other software were up nine per cent, all at constant currency.

3DEXPERIENCE software revenue increased 26 per cent at constant currency, representing 23 per cent of related software revenue with clients in industrial equipment, transportation and mobility, aerospace and defence and high tech, among others.

Cash flow from operations increase by 20 per cent to €489 million (€1=RM4.63)

The board of directors also proposes a 12 per cent increase in annual dividend to €0.65 for the 2018 financial year.

In addition, BHP and Dassault Systèmes have signed a long-term partnership, with BHP adopting the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

These results were reviewed by the company’s board of directors on April 23.

All IFRS and non-IFRS figures are presented in compliance with IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 standards.

More details about the company at https://www.3ds.com/

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Amazon Web Services operates AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Amazon Web Services Inc (AWS), an Amazon.com company has opened its AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, spanning 64 Availability Zones within 21 geographic regions worldwide.

AWS has also announced plans for 12 more Availability Zones and four more AWS Regions in Bahrain, Cape Town, Jakarta and Milan.

The AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region is the eighth active AWS Region in Asia Pacific and mainland China, along with Beijing, Mumbai, Ningxia, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

Developers, startups and enterprises, as well as government, education and non-profit organisations can leverage the new AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region to run their applications locally, and serve end-users across Hong Kong with lower latency.

“Hong Kong is globally recognised as a leading financial tech hub and one of the top places where startups build their businesses, so we have had many customers asking us for an AWS Region in Hong Kong so they can build their businesses on the world’s leading cloud with the broadest and deepest feature set,” said AWS Global Infrastructure and Customer Support vice-president, Peter DeSantis.

“By providing an AWS Region in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, we hope this enables more customers to be more agile, innovate and transform their end-user experience for decades to come.”

Additionally, local AWS customers with data residency requirements can now store their content in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the assurance that their content will not move without consent.

Customers building applications now have access to another secure AWS infrastructure region that meets the highest levels of security, compliance and data protection.

More details at https://aws.amazon.com/local/hongkong/

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BPU HOLDINGS CTO APPOINTED CHAIR OF INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE NSF CENTER FOR CLOUD AND AUTONOMIC COMPUTING

The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) of the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) for Cloud and Autonomic Computing (CAC) has appointed BPU Holdings (BPU) CTO Carlos Art Nevarez as Chair to drive technology innovations for the CAC
 

TUCSON, Ariz., April 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Earlier this month, the National Science Foundation Center for Cloud and Autonomic Computing appointed BPU Chief Technology Officer, Carlos Art Nevarez, to chair their Industry Advisory Board.
 
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IAB members represent the interests of their organizations within the Center. As Chair of the IAB representing BPU, Nevarez’ responsibilities include reviewing and evaluating prospective and current research projects amongst CAC Members. Additionally, he serves as BPU’s strategic representative for information technology being developed within the Center. In the United States, there are more than 75 Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) that are distributed over 225 university sites, and populated by more than 876 industry/government members. Nevarez is chairing the Advisory Board for the CAC, which is one of 24 centers in the area of IT, communication and computing.
 
Carlos Art Nevarez states, “As Chair of the IAB, BPU Holdings gets the opportunity to help shape the projects along with other industry leaders such as Dell, Raytheon and The Department of Defense agencies that are members of the NSF CAC center. It is both an honor and responsibility to help steer projects that are not only academically challenging, but commercially viable.” He further adds, “I’m lucky to have Dr. Salim Hariri and Allan Sill, who are Co-Directors of the Center to help me bring my experience to bear in such relevant and important research as the CAC is currently leading.”
 
Dr. Hariri, Full Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona, and Co-founder of Seva Technology adds, “We’ve seen significant progress in our Center’s project that focuses on Artificial Emotional Intelligence (AEI). With Carlos’ expertise and knowledge in the fields, we are able to demonstrate the successful use of AEI technology in healthcare. He understands both sides of architectural tech-building and commercialization of unique products that align with the NSF CAC’s goals. We’re happy to have him on board.”
 
CAC Chairs elected from the IAB membership play an active role in recruiting new members, stimulating interest in projects and ensuring fluid communication between the IAB, CAC Sites and Center Directors. BPU Holdings is thrilled to be recognized as a leader in Artificial Emotional Intelligence technology in the United States, while building key strategic partnerships amongst the members of the NSF I/UCRC CAC. The company will enhance the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education.
 
About BPU Holdings
 
BPU Holdings is dedicated to generating the first Artificial Emotional Intelligent (AEI) – Framework. Artificial Intelligence (AI) emulates how people think — AEI emulates how people feel. AEI technology advances the human condition by providing rigorous tools to improve emotional intelligence. BPU gives back. Our acronym translates to ‘Bae-Pum’ in Korean; which means “to giveaway.” We strive to do exactly that as we have set our company Articles to allocate 30% of our Company’s profit to the public good.

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Contact
 
Media Contacts
U.S. + Korea
Allison Kang, +822.548.9593
allison.kang[at]bpuholdings.com

U.S.
John Pilmer, +1.801.369.7535
john[@]pilmerpr.com
 
Source : BPU Holdings
 
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Loomis Sayles strengthens Singapore investment staff, capabilities

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Loomis Sayles Investments Asia Pte Ltd has named Thu Ha Chow as portfolio manager on Asia credit strategies and senior credit strategist for the emerging markets debt team.

She will report to deputy chief investment officer, David Waldman and continue to report to Loomis Sayles Investments Asia Pte Ltd managing director and Loomis Sayles Singapore office head, Paul Ong.

She joins existing emerging markets debt portfolio manager, Elisabeth Colleran in co-managing the Asia Bond Plus strategy, seeking to generate returns by investing in corporate bonds benefiting from the long-term structural growth in Asia.

In addition to Thu Ha’s portfolio management responsibilities, she will also focus on identifying Asian corporate credit investment opportunities across emerging market debt portfolios.

Also in Singapore, Zhi Wei Feng and Jeremy Teng have joined the firm as senior credit research analysts.

Zhi Wei focuses primarily on the Chinese corporate sector, including the property sector while Teng’s coverage concentrates on Asian credits outside of China.

Both report to director of credit research, Chris Gootkind and Ong.

Loomis Sayles recently hired emerging market research analysts in Boston and London to support and expand its research and investing capabilities globally.

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HANGZHOU, CHINA: TELLING FASCINATING ORIENTAL STORIES WITH CARTOON AND ANIMATION

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HANGZHOU, China, Apr. 29, 2019 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

The eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou is known as China's "Love Capital", where many fascinating oriental stories have occurred, such as the story of "Liang Zhu", which has been regarded as "the Oriental Romeo and Juliet". Meanwhile, Hangzhou has the most developed internet and digital economy industries in China. Encouraged by the rich cultural cultivations and story elements, coupled with the most avant-garde digital technologies, a large number of young artists and technology entrepreneurs have made Hangzhou into a "capital of cartoon & animation" with its unique style. As a result of the development of cartoon and animation, this famous oriental city has demonstrated its urban vitality with more diversity.

Staring from 2005, Hangzhou holds an annual city-wide party in the name of "cartoon & animation" every May. Over the past 14 years, a total of 16.2 million people around the world have participated in the event. As scheduled, from April 30 through May 5 this year, the 15th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival will be held in Hangzhou. Disney, Sony Entertainment from the US, Webtoon, South Korea's largest comics platform, and cartoon and animation companies, organizations and guests from 86 countries and regions around the world are coming to Hangzhou to participate in the event, which is, for now, the only national professional cartoon and animation exhibition in China, as well as the largest, most popular and influential cartoon and animation festival in the world.

The encounter between Hangzhou and cartoon & animation is no accident.

"The White Snake Enchantress", the first long colorful animation movie in the history of Japanese Cinema, was released in 1958. It came in pairs that 60 years later a team of Chinese filmmakers launched the original animation movie "White Snake", both of which were based on the legend known to everyone in China. With its setting in Hangzhou, most of the scenes and landmarks in the story have been existing in local people's lives for thousands of years.

As an encounter across more than half a century, both of the movies have harvested unanimous praise in different times through aesthetic expressions of oriental elements and sophisticated productions. This ancient oriental love story has been given a new life by the animations of different times, telling the world about the beauty and charm of the Chinese version of "the Little Mermaid" that took place in Hangzhou.

In recent years, the cartoon and animation industry is considered as one of the most promising emerging industries in China.

In 2005, Hangzhou held the first China International Cartoon & Animation Festival and has kept Hangzhou as the permanent venue for the only national professional cartoon and animation exhibition of China ever since, turning on the "Hangzhou model" for China's cartoon and animation industry. Over more than 10 years, with a series of supporting policies for the cartoon and animation industry, Hangzhou have attracted many excellent domestic and foreign cartoon and animation companies and creators to operate in the city. Thereby, Chinese cartoonists and animators have taken on the mission to create Chinese cartoon and animation stories and brands.

Liu Jian, a Chinese cartoonist, came to fame at the 2018 Academy Awards, where he was selected to be one of the Oscar judges as a Chinese animation director.

"In my point of view, good movies must be creative and must express a good worldview with good stories." Last December, Liu Jian's team with teachers and students created the animation work "Liangzhu", telling about the origin and evolution of Liangzhu culture with elements from 5,000 years of Liangzhu civilization, such as dams, walls, jade and Taotie designs.

Obviously, the creators, bred in this ancient cultural city, have been committed to demonstrating deep cultural genes with cartoons and animations and depicting oriental aesthetics. With the rise of China's cartoon and animation market, many filmmakers from overseas are seeking to cooperate with China, exploring Chinese culture, seizing the opportunities to tell Chinese stories.

Mark Handler, the managing director of Disney, China, shared the creation experience of Disney China's new movie "Stitch & Ai" (An Ling and Stitch) at 2017 China International Cartoon & Animation Festival. Instead of focusing on the beautiful scenery of Huangshan, the crew went deep into the countryside to seek for Chinese stories. The movie included many Chinese cultural symbols, such as Huangshan, Xidi and Hongcun in the southern Anhui Province.

Animation is the language in which cultures go to the world. Many years ago, Xia Yan, a forerunner in the Chinese movie industry said, "The first movies of PRC that went global in the real sense were cartoons." Having been building China's "capital of cartoon & animation" for 15 years, Hangzhou is sending the voice of China to the world and telling fascinating oriental stories in the form of cartoon and animation.

Source: The Office of China International Cartoon & Animation Festival

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MOONTON KICKS OFF MOBILE LEGENDS' 515 UNITE CAMPAIGN IN SINGAPORE

The 515 Unite global campaign with the slogan United We Win has been launched to bring gamers and the general public to the Mobile Legends game

SHANGHAI, April 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mobile game developer Moonton Shanghai Technology proudly announces that they have now launched their 515 Unite global campaign with the hashtag #515Unite #MLBB which seeks to bring together gamers (not only Mobile Legends players) from around the world and introduce the general public to the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang game.

The campaign will feature exciting events, carnivals and roadshows to promote Mobile Legends. It will start on the 27^th of April and will include several interesting activities such as:

• Custom in-game mode during campaign period only;
• Showcase of trailer across all Golden Village cinemas;
• Release of theme song, followed by an exciting Dance Contest;
• Treasure Hunts;
• Cosplay Competition;
• SGD 15,000 worth of cash and prizes to giveaway from Limited Edition Miya character figurines, Special Edition EZ-Link cards and more.

The offline 515 United We Win live event will be held across several locations which include the AMK Hub on the 27^th of April, Bugis Junction on the 4^th of May, Scape on the 11^th of May and City Square Mall on the 19^th of May. During the event, interesting activities have been lined up for all Mobile Legends gamers, Esports fans and the general public. These activities include treasure hunts, completing real-world quests and taking selfies with Fanny and Tigreal cosplayers, a chance to play mini games and meet with influencers, dance competitions with 515 United We Win theme song and a lucky draw with up to SGD 15,000 worth of cash and prizes to be won. The Offline 515 United We Win event presents a chance for participants to win merchandise like 515 United We Win Goodie Bag (which includes lanyard & keychain), 515 United We Win T-shirt, 515 Limited Edition Miya Figurine and a 515 United We Win EZ-Link Card (with $5 pre-value). Online & in-game activities include 515 United We Win theme song with an exciting dance contest, and an opportunity to complete in-game tasks to unlock in-game rewards.

“Esports is growing in Singapore and Southeast Asia, and Mobile Legends is currently one of the biggest titles in the region,” says Nelson Woon, Regional Marketing Manager for South-East Asia, Moonton. “If you have realized, even the Olympic Council Asia has realized that the global viewerships & content value for esports has overtaken traditional sports, and what follows next will be the revenue (i.e. sponsorships, content & media rights, ticketing & merchandise). That is why we have Esports as a medal event on par with traditional sports for Asian Games last year (2018) and SEA Games this year (2019).”

ABOUT MOONTON

Moonton is a company founded in 2014 with headquarters in Shanghai, China. Currently, Moonton has more than 200 employees in Shanghai, Beijing and Hefei. Moonton focuses on global mobile game market, develop and publish games themselves. Being one of the fastest growing companies in China, Moonton is the No. 1 Chinese company which has the most players outside China. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is their current star game and the leader in mobile Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) games worldwide.

Follow on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MoontonGames to learn more.

ABOUT MOBILE LEGENDS: BANG BANG

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the most popular mobile MOBA game in the world (outside of China). It has over 500 millions installs and 60 million Monthly Active Users. Due to its fast growth, it has reached the top 10 grossing rank in more than 50 countries. It is a MOBA which covers most countries, including Southeast Asia, Middle East and India. In total, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has reached 135 countries/regions, localized in 23 languages and operated in more than 700 servers to make sure the game runs smoothly.

Follow Mobile Legends: Bang Bang on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mobilelegendsgame to learn more about the upcoming campaign.

Register for the event at bit.ly/sg515registration

For more information, please contact our official marketing partner, Fai Masri, fai.masri@3dbrandingagency.com, +65 97112904

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Contact

Nelson Woon
+60 17 2811 528
nelsonwoon@moonton.com

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Aptorum establishes Smart Pharma, focuses on computational repurposed drug discovery

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- Aptorum Group Limited has established a new subsidiary group, Smart Pharma (SmartP), which operates its novel computational repurposed drug discovery, modelling and validation platform, together referred to as the Smart-ACT™ platform.

Smart-ACT™ stands for Accelerated Commercialization of Therapeutics and encompasses state-of-the-art technology in systematic screening of existing approved drug molecules against selected therapeutic targets.

Specifically, the platform comprises a network of modules and processes that simulates the effectiveness of drug molecules against diseases for outcome prediction and selection.

It will initially focus on screening drug molecules for orphan diseases or unmet medical needs.

To date, SmartP has successfully screened 1,615 compounds against three therapeutic target proteins which are related to poor prognosis of neuroblastoma (NB).

NB is a cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue and most frequently, in the adrenal glands as well as spine, chest, abdomen or neck.

The preliminary results from the Smart-ACT™ platform have now identified a number of potential repurposed drug candidates that could show promise against such disease.

SmartP will next move on to conduct further in vitro and in vivo validation of these candidates through collaboration with Aptorum Group Limited to assess and validate the candidates’ usage for such new indication.

SmartP targets to discover up to 10 repurposed drug candidates per annum under the Smart-ACT™ platform, which will continue to develop and enrich its library of intellectual property for such discoveries.

Further information on the Smart-ACT™ platform at http://www.smtph.com

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Baoneng Times Bay new urban development in Chaoshan, China

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- The Baoneng Group leads the way with its masterpiece, Baoneng Times Bay, opening up a new chapter in urban development.

Covering over one million square meters, the Baoneng Times Bay is integrating high-end residence, culture centre, five-star hotel, top-notch business, 5A office buildings, creative offices and mansions to build a world-class landmark for Shantou, Chaoshan.

As a top-notch work of the East Coast, Baoneng Times Bay paints a rosy picture of Chaoshan and makes the overseas Chinese proud of their hometown.

A world-renowned designer, Chen Henghuan, was also invited to the establishment of Bay Culture Centre.

The aim is to create a platform for cultural communication, future urban display, modern art curation, children’s education experience and ecological leisure communication for propagating the special culture of Shantou.

Over the past 27 years, Baoneng has extended its operations to high-end manufacturing, international logistics, comprehensive development and people’s livelihood, thus integrating the development, business and management.

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Four festivals make Hong Kong's ancient history alive

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- The Hong Kong Tourism Board is honouring its Chinese past with four unique and ancient festivals steeped in culture and tradition.

The festivals are Tin Hau Festival (April 27), Cheung Chau Bun Festival (May 9-13), Buddha’s Birthday (May 6-12) and Tam Kung’s Birthday (May 12).

Hong Kong Tourism Board executive director Anthony Lau said the board was proud to support the culture and heritage that made Hong Kong such a vibrant city.

“We invite visitors to immerse themselves in these ancient celebrations, which truly capture the colour and lively spirit of the city.”

The festivals will feature powerful drums, riveting gongs, technicolour dragon dances, joyous crowds and mountains of Chinese buns.

Get more details on each festival at http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/events-festivals/chinese-festivals/index.jsp

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SIMO Holdings granted summary judgement on patent infringement claims

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- The United States (US) District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted a summary judgment of patent infringement claims of the holding company of Skyroam Inc, SIMO Holdings Inc.

The court found that products offered by UCloudLink Network Technology Limited America, brand-named GlocalMe, infringed on Skyroam’s patent.

SIMO’s lawsuit alleges that UCloudLink infringes certain claims of US Patent 9,736,689 by selling its infringing WiFi hotspot devices in the US, according to a statement.

The lawsuit alleges unauthorised use of patented technology, which is prohibited by law, and is intended to protect SIMO’s significant investment in its innovative Virtual SIM (vSIM) technology.

It also seeks monetary damages and an injunction to prevent UCloudLink from selling any products in the US that infringe SIMO’s patent.

Skyroam is a worldwide leading provider of software-based mobile connectivity solutions. Its innovative technology is available in over 130 countries involving over 500 retail locations. For more information, contact https://www.skyroam.com.

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AxiomSL receives ISO 27001 for exemplary information security practices

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- AxiomSL, the leading global regulatory-reporting, risk and data-management solutions provider, has received ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification (also known as ISO 27001).

The certification covers AxiomSL’s core software and ControllerView® flagship product, its system development, professional and client support services and company operations.

It also covers AxiomSL’s cloud-based solutions, operations and client support.

ISO 27001 validates the effectiveness of companies’ security processes related to financial information, intellectual property, employee details, third-party information and other assets.

AxiomSL chief information officer, Vlad Etkin said achieving this milestone in AxiomSL’s journey demonstrated the drive for excellence and commitment to upholding the necessary controls to ensure its technology, people and processes met high quality standards.

ISO 27001 compliance testifies to AxiomSL’s commitment to a systematic and ongoing approach to managing information-security risks that affect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of company and customer information.

AxiomSL received this certification after undergoing a rigorous audit conducted by a certification body accredited through the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board.

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Toshiba launches 2 three-phase brushless motor controller ICs

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has released two, three-phase brushless motor controller ICs, namely ‘TC78B041FNG’ housed in an SSOP30 package and ‘TC78B042FTG’ in a VQFN32 package.

Both adopt InPAC, Toshiba’s original automatic phase adjustment function, to eliminate phase adjustment and achieve high level efficiency at a wide range of motor rotation speeds.

This allows their use with motor drivers of various voltages and current capacities, and they also can be used in combination with intelligent power devices at the output stages.

The use of a sine wave drive system with a smooth current waveform reduces noise, and generates less noise and vibration than motors with a rectangular wave drive system.

TC78B042FTG adopts a VQFN32 (5mm x 5mm x 1mm) package that can be mounted in limited spaces. The popular SSOP30 package is also available as TC78B041FNG.

Toshiba said the controllers, for which mass production had already started, were suited for use in home appliances such as air-conditioners and air purifiers, and industrial equipment.

More details on the products at https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com

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Tokyo Metropolitan Govt appoints Malaysia representative to promote leisure travel

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has established a ‘Tokyo Tourism Representative’ in Malaysia to promote Tokyo, Japan as a premier destination for international leisure travel.

Being the first Tokyo Tourism Representative in Southeast Asia, FLP YOMIKO Malaysia Sdn Bhd has been appointed as Malaysia representative which will also manage Thailand and Singapore.

The representative will provide the latest media information and sales activities in Tokyo to local media and travel agencies, and attract interest from local citizens, media and travel operators.

Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau in a statement said the government had also established representatives in Europe, America and Australia.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and bureau will use the local network and knowledge acquired by the representatives to extend contribution to the Tokyo tourism promotion, aiming to increase the number of tourists.

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INFINEON AND E2OPEN AWARDED BEST TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION AT THE ANNUAL SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS GALA DINNER

Global Production Network project will help Infineon achieve its digital transformation strategy and better serve customers in fast-moving markets
 
SINGAPORE, April 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Infineon Technologies AG and E2open received the prestigious Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) Award in the category of Best Technological Collaboration. The award was presented at the 2019 SICC Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, held on April 3, 2019, by guest of honor and Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing.
 
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The collaborative Infineon and E2open project, entitled “Global Production Network,” established a platform based on E2open’s Manufacturing Visibility technology for Infineon to achieve global visibility over its manufacturing related supply chains, involving both internal and external manufacturing.
 
“The anticipated impact of the manufacturing visibility with E2open is significant,” said Dr. Mathias Duemmler, senior director of factory integration at Infineon. “In addition to the benefits realized so far, this project has contributed to progress with our process automation roadmap. This esteemed award honors the partnership between E2open and Infineon and will certainly boost our successful digital transformation journey.”
 
With the Global Production Network project, E2open and Infineon connected former siloed manufacturing and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems within its widespread network of internal and external factories and created a holistic view of production, quality control and material allocation across the supply chain.
 
Automating the exchange of data between disparate systems will improve productivity by eliminating the manual and labor-intensive processes of consolidating spreadsheets and allowing users to focus only on exceptions that require attention. Streamlined quality processes will increase profitability, generating higher yields and reducing scrap costs by identifying defects or non-conformances earlier in the production cycle. The E2open solution enables availability of accurate real-time data to many other Infineon business processes and systems.
 
“E2open considers it an honor to help Infineon achieve its Global Virtual Factory vision and put in place a technology framework for the future. This prestigious SICC award is recognition of what two forward-thinking companies can build together in the pursuit of digital transformation,” said Michael Farlekas, president and chief executive officer of E2open. “The E2open platform provides the breadth to meet Infineon’s immediate needs, the depth to grow with the company as business processes mature and the agility to accommodate future changes in corporate strategy.”
 
About Infineon
 
Infineon Technologies AG is a world leader in semiconductor solutions that make life easier, safer and greener. Microelectronics from Infineon is the key to a better future. In the 2018 fiscal year (ending 30 September), the Company reported sales of €7.6 billion with about 40,100 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY).
 
About E2open
 
At E2open, we’re creating a more connected, intelligent supply chain. It starts with sensing and responding to real-time demand, supply and delivery constraints. Bringing together data from customers, distribution channels, suppliers, contract manufacturers and logistics partners, our collaborative and agile supply chain platform enables companies to use data in real time, with artificial intelligence and machine learning to drive smarter decisions. All this complex information is delivered in a single view that encompasses your demand, supply and logistics ecosystems. E2open is changing everything. Demand. Supply. Delivered. Visit www.e2open.com.
 
E2open and the E2open logo are registered trademarks of E2open, LLC. All other trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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Contact

E2open:
Sales and Customer Information:
Diane Mitchell | VP, Marketing | E2open | Diane.Mitchell@e2open.com | 512-735-5692
 
Media Contact:
WE Communications for E2open | e2open@we-worldwide.com | 512-527-7000
 
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Zycus headhunts regional sales director for South East Asia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) -- Zycus, a global leader in procurement technology solutions provider is on the look-out for a regional sales director for its Singapore operations to manage South East Asia.

The target in question should be a successful enterprise sales professional, preferably from the procurement domain.

The incumbent will be accountable for developing and managing the business in the region and hence, should have an exposure of working in the South East Asian market.

Launched in 2017, the Singapore operations support the increasing demand for procurement solutions in the regional market and to collaborate with global clientele with local offices.

This division has been responsible for handling the region’s sales and operations.

Zycus, Sales and Business Development vice-president (Europe, Middle East and Africa) & (Asia Pacific), Dixit Jasani said the new senior team member would not only help the company to expand its reach locally, but also bring a tighter focus on the regional automation needs, leading to much happier customers.

Apply for the post at https://workable.com/j/D22BB88AB7

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SIMEX Inc multi-functional platform meets crypto market needs

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Bernama) -- SIMEX Inc has created a multi-functional platform that meets the needs of the crypto market and any licensed company by using the company’s software for a particular activity.

SIMEX is also looking to enter markets and cover as many jurisdictions as possible, according to a statement.

The multi-function platform is an independent infrastructure solution software that can function as bank , broker-dealer, stock exchange and financial intermediary.

It functions to open and maintain private and corporate accounts; issue of debit and credit cards; acts as investment adviser to manage accounts; and, handles exchange of all types of trading with the ability to integrate third-party trading programmes, among others.

In addition, sale of SIMEX STO tokens is aimed at raising funds to obtain all types of required licences. It is also ready and open to consider partnerships with interested institutions that possess such licences.

All SIMEX functions can be implemented as SaaS as a box solution. At the moment, SIMEX provides services for customers only outside of the United States.

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