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UBS and Microsoft announce landmark expansion of cloud partnership
ZURICH and REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, UBS and Microsoft Corp. announced a landmark expansion of their partnership to accelerate UBS's public cloud footprint over the next five years. Through this transformational initiative, UBS plans to have more than 50% of its applications, including critical workloads, running on Microsoft Azure, now UBS's primary cloud platform. The partnership furthers UBS's "cloud-first"... Read More
Stamus Networks Signs Partner Agreement with Netmetrix
INDIANAPOLIS and SURESNES, France, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stamus Networks, a global provider of high-performance network-based threat detection and response systems, today announced it has signed a partner agreement with Netmetrix. The agreement allows Netmetrix to market Stamus Networks in France. With offices in Suresnes, France, Netmetrix is a value-added integrator that helps companies automate their digital infrastructures. They... Read More
ATFX Sponsors the Duke of Edinburgh Golf Cup for 5 Consecutive Years
HONG KONG, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 27, the Duke of Edinburgh Golf Cup (UK Finals), led by the British royal family, officially kicked off. As a leading CFD broker, ATFX was again the event sponsor, having partnered with the event for five consecutive years. The event, divided into two stages, including qualifiers and finals, aims to raise funds for the benefit of young people and children in need of help worldwide through... Read More
CGTN: 20th CPC National Congress: China's rule of law underpins justice for the people
BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The advancement of law-based governance has become one pillar of China's four-pronged comprehensive strategy for building socialism with Chinese characteristics since 2012. In a report delivered at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday, Xi Jinping mentioned the term of "rule of law" 23 times, highlighting the... Read More
LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Advance Mechanical Recycling in India
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries, India's largest plastic scrap recycler and waste collection company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to build and operate a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant in India. The plant is intended to process rigid packaging post-consumer waste and produce 50.000 tonnes of recycled polyethylene (PE) and... Read More
Guide Sensmart unveiled the World's First MP-level Portable Thermal Camera at OPTATEC 2022
WUHAN, China, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a two-year hiatus, the 15th Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems returned to Messe Frankfurt from the 18th through the 20th of October, 2022, where Guide Sensmart has launched the PT Series, the world's first portable thermal camera with megapixel-level infrared resolution. PT Series brings the advanced thermal imaging camera to the next level... Read More
Dusit Hotels and Resorts becomes first hotel chain in Thailand to offer 100% organic rice at its properties throughout the country
BANGKOK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dusit Hotels and Resorts, under Dusit International, one of Thailand's leading hotel and property development companies, has become the first hotel chain in Thailand to offer 100% organic rice across its entire portfolio of properties nationwide, bringing nutritional benefits to guests, customers, and employees, and sustainable income gains and life-changing developments to agricultural communities in the... Read More
BGI Australia Receives NATA Certification for Clinical Whole Exome Sequencing
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BGI Australia's lab has achieved accreditation from the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) to perform clinical Whole Exome Sequencing in Australia, paving the way for the global life sciences company to provide clinical sequencing services for identifying possible disease-causing genetic changes. The lab will start to provide clinical services in Australia for the first time... Read More
Digital Pilipinas and Affinidi Sign MOU to Accelerate Workforce Digitalisation in The Philippines
SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinidi, a decentralised identity solutions provider founded by global investment company Temasek, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Digital Pilipinas regarding the issuance of verifiable credentials ("VCs"), which is an open standard for tamper-evident digital credentials, to help facilitate the digital upskilling of the local workforce in The Philippines. This... Read More
Dar Al Arkan Global launches sales of the most premium residential address in Qatar, Les Vagues by Elie Saab, with views of the sea and the marina
DOHA, Qatar, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dar Al Arkan Global, the leading real estate company in Saudi Arabia, has officially launched the sales of Les Vagues residences by ELIE SAAB in Qetaifan Island North, Qatar, in collaboration with Qetaifan Projects, a leading Qatari real estate development company. Les Vagues by ELIE SAAB, valued at 1 billion Qatari Riyal, sets new standards of luxury living in Doha with an architectural design that... Read More
Clarivate Global Research Report Examines Role of Research Assessment with a Review of Six Regional Systems
LONDON, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today released an in-depth look at formal regional research assessment, co-authored by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate, together with esteemed industry partners: Kate Williams, University of Melbourne; Jonathan Grant, Different Angles; Lutz Bornmann, Max... Read More
Art Toy Brand POP MART Launches Classic Character Series In Collaboration With Clash Royale
BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International art toy brand POP MART jointly launched classic character series of World of Warcraft in recent days. It also introduced classic figures of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale to customers and fans of these games. In addition, POP MART conducted various offline activities in many countries and regions such as Singapore, South Korea, the United States in collaboration with the game companies,... Read More
Record-breaking growth for more sustainable IT products
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TCO Certified is the world's leading sustainability certification for IT products and a tool that helps purchasers and purchasing organizations get sustainability right. TCO Certified, generation 9, was launched at the end of 2021. Since then, products have been certified at a record rate. The milestone of 1,000 certified new product models has already been reached — more than a month earlier than when... Read More
Sojern and GauVendi Partner To Support Accommodation Operators Drive Direct Bookings and Revenue
LONDON, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sojern, the leading digital marketing platform built for travel, and GauVendi, a sales and revenue system for hospitality, today announced a new collaboration to help accommodation operators stand out from the competition. "In our fifteenth year supporting travel our commitment to generating more direct relationships while driving online bookings is stronger than ever," said Josh Beckwith, Managing... Read More
Mobileum Announces Miguel Carames as New SVP for Roaming, Network Services and Security
CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobileum, the leading global provider of telecom analytics solutions, announced today that Miguel Carames has joined the company and assumed the role of Senior Vice President (SVP) of Roaming, Network Services and Security. In this role, Carames will lead strategy and business execution for the Roaming and Security business units. "We are delighted to have Miguel join the Mobileum team. His... Read More
ALFASIGMA ACQUIRES SOFAR'S ENTIRE SHARE CAPITAL, AN ITALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
POMEZIA, Italy, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alfasigma S.p.A. has completed the acquisition of SOFAR S.p.A., thus officially beginning the integrating process of the two companies. The transaction, which was launched last August and was scheduled for completion in October 2022, was successfully completed in full compliance with the planned timeline. Alfasigma is one of the leading multinational pharmaceutical companies with over €1... Read More
Targeting AI & Computer Vision, Innodisk Launches New Camera Module Series
TAIPEI, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innodisk, a global leader in industrial-grade storage and embedded peripherals recently announced its shift towards the AI industry. As 50% of Innodisk's AI development is related to image recognition, the company has also launched a new camera module series to further support image recognition technology. Compared... Read More
BRI Encourages Domestic Growth Through MSMEs as State-Owned Enterprises Become the Drive for Economic Developments
BALI, Indonesia, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Persero Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) pushes for Indonesia's growth by supporting Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through several initiatives and programs, one of which is the Ultra-Micro (UMi) Holding program. Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir revealed... Read More
Trip.com Group shares New Era of Opportunity vision at ITB Asia Conference
SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group, a leading global travel service provider, is participating in the 15th ITB Asia conference, promoting its cross-brand strategy and the strength of its all-in-one apps. With more and more countries and regions around the world lifting travel restrictions, a new era of travel has begun, and with this comes new opportunities to build relationships and seek strategic cooperation. As an... Read More
Pentera Expands Operations to APAC
BOSTON and TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pentera, the leader in Automated Security Validation, today announced local offices in Singapore, Australia, and Japan to expand the company's existing APAC operations. The offices will enable Pentera to expand business in the region, as well as better support local customers, service providers and partners. Pentera appoints Michael Tan as the company's VP of Sales, APAC. An industry... Read More
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