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La solution de communication numérique de Hytera fournit à l'industrie minière un avantage concurrentiel

SHENZHEN, Chine-Vendredi 25 Juin 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- La solution de communications intelligentes 4G LTE pour l'exploitation minière de Hytera offre une plateforme intégrée capable de soutenir une large gamme d'applications audio, vidéo, de données et de M2M/IdO adaptées à l'exploitation minière de surface, à ciel ouvert et souterraine.

Tendances mondiales ayant un impact sur l'industrie minière

L'industrie minière et métallurgique est confrontée à un certain nombre de défis, y compris la fluctuation de la demande des minerais et des métaux, une capacité excédentaire et une concurrence accrue des matériaux en compétition, ce qui a entraîné une baisse des prix. Les gisements de qualité les plus accessibles sont déjà exploités, obligeant l'industrie à développer des minerais de moindre qualité dans les régions plus éloignées.

L'exploitation minière fait face aux réglementations environnementales et sécuritaires les plus strictes et à l'exigence de s'engager davantage avec les communautés locales. L'industrie souffre également d'une main-d'œuvre vieillissante, mais a du mal à recruter des jeunes jouissant de compétences technologiques modernes. Tous ces facteurs aboutissent à la hausse des coûts.

Tendances en matière de développement et de valeur

Pour relever ces défis, les sociétés minières doivent réduire leurs coûts d'exploitation et accroître leur efficacité, productivité et sécurité si elles veulent atteindre la rentabilité. La numérisation accrue de l'industrie est un moyen efficace pour y parvenir.

Il est essentiel d'investir davantage dans l'automatisation, la robotique, les solutions de mobilité dans les fosses, l'analyse centrée sur les données et la création d'une main-d'œuvre numérique. Des outils matériels activés numériquement sont déployés pour effectuer ou améliorer des activités qui ont traditionnellement été effectuées manuellement ou avec des machines contrôlées par l'homme.

Mais fréquemment, les processus automatisés, les couches informatiques, les systèmes de communication et les régimes de surveillance fonctionnent en silos. Pour tirer parti des avantages réels de la numérisation, l'industrie doit devenir une entreprise intégrée utilisant des plateformes connectées soutenues par l'analyse de nouvelle génération.

Les équipes de terrain peuvent être renforcées en utilisant des solutions audio, vidéo et de mobilité de données connectées, ainsi que des applications de réalité virtuelle et augmentée. En tirant parti des algorithmes et de l'intelligence artificielle pour traiter les données à partir des systèmes de télémétrie et SCADA, les sociétés minières peuvent exploiter l'analyse des données massives. Ces informations permettront d'améliorer la connaissance de la situation et la prise de décision en temps réel, fournissant des données précieuses pour façonner les projections et les stratégies futures.

Comment les solutions de communication numérique profitent à l'industrie minière

La solution de communication intelligente pour l'exploitation minière de Hytera peut aider l'industrie à tirer parti des avantages de la numérisation. Elle fournit une solution haut débit de bout en bout hautement transportable comprenant des terminaux, un réseau, un centre de données et un centre de commande et de distribution. Elle est capable de soutenir une automatisation sophistiquée, des analyses de données et toutes les applications de voix, de vidéo, de données et de M2M/IdO utilisées dans l'industrie minière.

La solution de 4G/5G entièrement conforme au 3GPP fournit un réseau haut débit sans fil complet comprenant le réseau d'accès radio (RAN), le backhaul, le réseau central LTE, la gestion des appareils et du réseau. Plusieurs services peuvent être exécutés simultanément sur le réseau 4/5G à haut débit et résilient, notamment : Push-to-X à mission critique (Voix/Données/Vidéo); la diffusion vidéo en temps réel ; la télémétrie/SCADA ; et la surveillance des capteurs M2M/IdO. Les taux de transmission à faible latence (< 100 ms) permettent un contrôle précis des opérations automatisées à distance.

Les différentes technologies peuvent toutes être gérées à l'aide d'une commande unifiée et d'un centre de distribution visualisé et d'un centre de contrôle à distance, qui reçoivent et distribuent des informations en temps réel depuis et vers les opérations sur le terrain. L'infrastructure du réseau soutient également l'analyse intelligente des données et les applications d'intelligence artificielle.

Les solutions de communication de Hytera soutiennent l'industrie minière

Les solutions de Hytera ont été utilisées avec succès dans l'industrie minière où elles ont aidé les clients à résoudre leurs problèmes de communication. Par exemple, JSC AK Altynalmas a déployé une plateforme et des terminaux Hytera Hytalk (PoC) LTE au Kazakhstan, tandis que la mine de cuivre Letpadaung au Myanmar utilise une solution intégrée DMR et LTE d’Hytera.

La solution de communication intelligente de Hytera pour l'industrie minière offre les communications instantanées de voix, de vidéo et de données pour transmettre aux membres de l'équipe les informations dont ils ont besoin en vue d'effectuer leur travail. La solution de communication de Hytera soutient un riche écosystème d'intelligence en temps réel, qui permet aux équipes de travailler plus efficacement, de manière productive et en toute sécurité.

Pour de plus amples informations à propos de la solution de communication intelligente pour l'exploitation minière de Hytera, veuillez consulter le lien suivant : https://pardot.hytera.com/l/860473/2021-06-16/w7flf

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Contacts

 

Lingran Tao
Lingran.Tao@hytera.com


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IDEMIA Brings Boarding Security to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

 Integrated solution delivers more secure, seamless boarding experience 

 

RESTON, Va.-Thursday 24 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

The deployment is part of a contract awarded by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to EASIER, a leader in e-gate technology. In alignment with protection measures defined by the U.S. Congress, passengers will now get to experience a faster, more accurate, and touchless boarding experience. LAX is just one of multiple airports where IDEMIA’s facial recognition technology is deployed in conjunction with CBP and an example of the long-term commitment to provide secure and effective passenger facilitation technologies.

“With IDEMIA’s advanced facial recognition technology, which was ranked #1 in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) latest Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT), airports will be equipped to deliver the best-in-class passenger experience utilizing our accurate and responsible system.” Lisa Sullivan, VP Travel and Transport of IDEMIA North America.

“We are delighted to support LAWA, U.S. Customs and more than 50 airlines in achieving their goal of helping passengers travel safely," explains Ludovic Libeski, Managing Director of EASIER. “Faced with an unprecedented health crisis, EASIER teams and our partner IDEMIA mobilized to ensure a large-scale deployment of solutions at the largest Origin & Destination airport in the United States and to improve the passenger experience.”

IDEMIA does not store private passenger information and CBP conducts biometric matching in the cloud. U.S. citizens can choose to opt out of the facial image capture and instead be processed by airline agents with a passport and boarding pass.

About IDEMIA

IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, provides a trusted environment enabling citizens and consumers alike to perform their daily critical activities (such as pay, connect and travel), in the physical as well as digital space. Securing our identity has become mission critical in the world we live in today. By standing for Augmented Identity, an identity that ensures privacy and trust and guarantees secure, authenticated and verifiable transactions, we reinvent the way we think, produce, use and protect one of our greatest assets – our identity – whether for individuals or for objects, whenever and wherever security matters. We provide Augmented Identity for international clients from Financial, Telecom, Identity, Public Security and IoT sectors. With close to 15,000 employees around the world, IDEMIA serves clients in 180 countries.

For more information, visit www.idemia.com/usa / Follow @Idemia_NA on Twitter

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Contacts

Press contact
James Fuller, James.Fuller@hkstrategies.com / +1 240 393 1369

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Cadre Announces Strategic Partnership with DisruptAD for International Expansion

 

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Thursday 24 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- DisruptAD, one of the region’s largest venture platforms, announced a strategic investment in Cadre, a US-based technology-driven real estate investment platform that provides individuals the opportunity to invest alongside institutions in high-quality commercial real estate assets. The investment comes after Cadre has raised capital from investors including Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Ford Foundation, General Catalyst and others. DisruptAD’s investment is from the Ghadan Ventures fund, which aims to support promising startups from around the globe to expand their footprint to Abu Dhabi and across the broader region. As part of this partnership, Cadre will be expanding its corporate footprint to Abu Dhabi, and will work closely with DisruptAD to expand access for investors in the region to commercial real estate in the United States, and vice versa.

This partnership follows the recent announcement of the Cadre Direct Access Fundi, which offers individuals a curated portfolio of commercial assets with lower minimums, lower feesii, better underwriting, and a potential for liquidityiii that was never available to individual investors. The Cadre Direct Access Fund is also designed to accommodate investors in regions outside the United States, and DisruptAD’s investment will enable Cadre to expand its reach to individual investors in international markets.

Ryan Williams, Cadre’s co-founder and CEO, said, “We’re grateful to DisruptAD for their partnership and support as we continue to grow our company. We were founded on the belief that all investors should have access to institutional quality assets, and we’re well on our way to making this goal a reality. We also see enormous potential in providing access to more investors everywhere, and this partnership is a big step forward on that journey.”

Mayank Singhal welcomed the new partnership with Cadre on behalf of DisruptAD and said: “We are pleased to back Ryan’s vision to democratize global access to real estate investing. He has built a world class real estate investment platform in Cadre, supported by best-in-class technology. We are excited for Abu Dhabi to be Cadre’s first international market and look forward to supporting the company as it provides investors in our region with access to commercial real estate assets in the United States.”

Cadre has delivered compelling returns for investorsiv. Since inception, the company has closed more $3 billion in real estate transactions, delivering greater than 18% net IRRv and resulting in the return of more than $168vi million of capital to Cadre investors.

The Ghadan Ventures Fund is an AED 535 million fund under the Ghadan 21 program and is managed by DisruptAD. It is part of DisruptAD’s broader mission to support and nurture 1,000 start-ups over the next five years and create a thriving local community of founders, fund managers, incubators, and accelerators in Abu Dhabi.

To find out more about Cadre, please visit https://www.cadre.com

About Cadre

Cadrevii is a next generation technology-driven real estate investment platform that provides qualified individuals and institutions access to fully vetted commercial real estate opportunities. Cadre has also built a groundbreaking secondary market for commercial real estate enabling investors to have the potential to seek liquidity. Cadre combines its institutional experience with differentiated technology to empower investors through direct access, low fees, and greater transparency.

Since inception, Cadre has closed more than $3 billion in real estate transactions across 16 markets and delivered more than 18% net IRR on four complete property sales, resulting in the return of more than $168 million of capital to Cadre investors to date.

About DisruptAD

DisruptAD is ADQ’s venture capital platform. Its activities include investments in start-ups and venture capital funds, as well as the creation of new incubators and accelerators to support Abu Dhabi’s evolution as a global start-up destination and accelerate the development of its innovation ecosystem. DisruptAD invests across the UAE as well as other global markets including the Middle East and North Africa region, India, China, South East Asia and the United States. The platform aims to support and nurture over 1,000 start-ups by 2025.

DisruptAD is also responsible for the Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI) Fund, the AED 1.1 billion venture fund that focuses on Indian and South East Asian start-ups. In addition, it manages the AED 535 million Ventures Fund, a flagship initiative of the Ghadan 21 programme.

 

i This communication is not an offer of securities or invitation to make an investment. Nothing contained herein should be relied upon as a guarantee, assurance, or representation. Any targeted returns, expected returns, or probability projections are not guaranteed and may not reflect actual future performance. Please refer to the Cadre Direct Access Fund offering material and memorandum for additional information and disclaimers, including regarding fees and costs.

ii Based on a comparison of the upfront, management and performance fee rates charged by the manager, advisors and their affiliates (collectively, the “Cadre Entities”) to investments in the Cadre Direct Access Fund to rates of those fees charged by the manager, advisors and sale agents of selected competing real estate investment vehicles. Assumes that the Cadre Direct Access Fund and competing vehicles achieve the same assumed gross return (14.6%) over equal hold periods - these assumptions are for illustrative purposes only and no conclusion of any type or kind should be drawn regarding the future performance of investments offered or managed by Cadre based upon these assumptions. Selected competing vehicles are non-exchange traded and have minimum investment requirements that are the same as or similar to the Cadre Direct Access Fund’s requirements. Comparison does not include fee breaks, fees that are not received by the Cadre Entities or the direct sponsors (or their sale agents) of the competing vehicles (including operator fees and promotes) nor does it include any expenses other than performance, management and selling fees.

iii Liquidity is not guaranteed. Investments offered by Cadre are illiquid and there is never any guarantee that you will be able to exit your investments on the Secondary Market or at what price an exit (if any) will be achieved.

iv Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Any historical returns, expected returns, or probability projections are not guaranteed and may not reflect actual future performance. All securities involve a high degree of risk and may result in partial or total loss of your investment.

v Our track record for realized investments can be reviewed here. See that page for additional detail and disclaimers. IRR calculation represents an equity-weighted average annualized internal rate of return (“IRR”) for realized real estate investments of offerings by Cadre since the formation of our Investment Committee through to the date of calculation, after deduction of fees and expenses. For recently realized investments, an estimate of proceeds to vehicles managed by Cadre may be used. The use of a different methodology may result in a materially different IRR. Please also see cadre.com for additional disclaimers.

vi Gross Distributions to Investors refers to the sum of any income distributions, sale gains, and return of capital without deduction for any investor-specific withholding or preferred equity payments. As of 1/27/21.

vii © Cadre 2021. Broker-dealer services in connection with an investment are offered by RealCadre LLC, a broker/dealer registered with FINRA and a member of SIPC.

 

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Contacts

Lauren Fernandez
cadre@laurelstrategies.com

 
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Choueiri Group’s digital arm DMS lauded and recognized for its “publisher first-party data” capabilities

At the forefront of setting the new gold standard for advertisers


Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Sunday 27 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

With the demise of the third-party cookie, publishers’ first-party data is gearing up to become the latest gold standard for advertisers.

Leading industry authority New Digital Age (Covering the latest news, insights, opinions and research on all aspects of digital media and marketing), recently partnered with audience platform Permutive to launch ‘The Pitch’ - a Dragons’ Den-style contest where market-leading publishers were invited to prove to a panel of agencies that their first-party data offer could deliver campaigns on client KPIs, without the use of any third-party data.

Attending the event were shortlisted representatives from market-leading publishers including “DMS – the digital arm of Choueiri Group,” “Dazed Media,” “the Guardian,” and “Hello!” All the teams presented their offerings to ‘Dragons’ Caroline Moffat, Digital Director at Starcom; Dan Calladine, Head of Media Future at Carat; Morys Ireland, Head of Data and Technology Services at Mindshare; and Liting Spalding, Head of Audience Planning and Programmatic at Havas.

The publishers were placed through a series of challenges related to every aspect of their solutions in a bid to test their capabilities.

Havas’s Liting Spalding praised all the publishers, saying, “great preparation and presentation, with passion for the technology. They really believed in the products, and it was not just a sales pitch. She went on to state that “agencies are very excited about potential cookieless solutions and it was great to see publishers driving those solutions. It was a great test to see how they would react in those situations – and some certainly rose to it.”

As part of the Middle East’s leading media representation group, Choueiri Group’s DMS were the first to (virtually) step in front of the esteemed judging panel, showing off the data segments they are able to create across the more than 40 web portals they represent.

Commenting on the depth and potential of DMS’ presentation, Mindshare’s Morys Ireland said that “the work to bring together so many publishers and titles across their region was very impressive, it would be great to be able to tap into something like that in the UK. They clearly had the tech infrastructure and data offering and, if we were able to, we would certainly look at following up with them.”

Mathieu Yarak, Group Senior Director – Data & Insights at Choueiri Group, also elaborated on his team’s excitement and stated: “We are happy that we got shortlisted in the Permutive Publisher Pitch Event and that our pitch and capabilities were greatly appreciated by the experts on the judges panel. In an ever-evolving marketplace, this is a huge achievement for DMS, our entire team, and a win for our advertising partners and clients.”

The judging panel concluded that all contestants proved the promise of their first-party data as a potential new gold standard for audience data. Not only are these publishers able to understand their audiences in real-time but also monetize that data and answer RFPs effectively. This will be vital as brands search for ways to reach their audiences.  

“It was great to see that all publishers had a strong first-party story to tell, but even further than that, via technology, that they were able to see and understand 100% of their audience and present privacy-safe insights for advertisers,” said Elizabeth Brennan, Head of Advertiser Strategy at Permutive. “In some cases, they were also able to show work towards specific brand KPIs. It’s going to be an exciting few months as more brands test the power of publishers’ data and capabilities, as they enter a world without third party cookies together.”

About Digital Media Services (DMS):

Digital Media Services (DMS) was incorporated in 2010 as the official digital media arm of Choueiri Group. Today, the Company extends a premium portfolio of online / mobile offerings, which reach 140 million Unique Browsers, generate 1.2 Billion Page Views, and serve over 3.8 billion ad impressions per month. Aligned with Choueiri Group’s commitment to and focus on digital, DMS received a brand makeover in April 2017, which expresses its unique strength as the true voice of independent publishers. DMS is headquartered in Dubai, with presence in key regional markets.

Contacts

Choueiri Group

Assad Jamil, +97144545454

ajamil.mr@choueirigroup.com  

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Gulf Brokers awarded for The Best Customer Service as global No 2

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Thursday 24 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

In May, users of the educational portal FOREX-MAG.COM voted in the competition for The Best Customer Service Award, assessing the services provided to customers. In the competition of fifteen brokers, who were among the top reviewed brokers, Gulf Brokers took 2nd place.

“An award from educated public is always pleasure to obtain. It confirms the high level of our services,” says chief analyst of Gulf Brokers Syam KP.

The evaluation criteria, personal experience, such as the availability of the broker's website in different language versions, the possibility of opening a demo account, the quality of the Education section or local language support, and easy-to-find contact, clearly confirmed the qualities of trusted and award-winning broker Gulf Brokers.

An overview of the entire ranking is available on the FOREX-MAG.COM.

Trading is risky and your entire investment may be at risk. TC’s available at https://gulfbrokers.com/

Contacts
Gulf Brokers

Syam KP, Chief Analyst

support@gulfbrokers.com

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Kioxia’s AI Project Wins 2020 Field Innovation Award Silver Prize From Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence

TOKYO-Wednesday 23 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, announced today that it was awarded the 2020 Field Innovation Award Silver Prize by the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) for its TEZUKA 2020 project. TEZUKA 2020 brought AI and humans together in collaboration to create a new manga, or comic book, in the nearly identical artistic style of manga legend Osamu Tezuka.

The Field Innovation Award recognizes individuals and organizations that leverage AI technology to solve real-life issues and advance the state of business and society.

The TEZUKA 2020 project was acclaimed as an innovative use of AI technology to develop a new manga, which involves combining numerous elements of storytelling, including location settings, characters, plot development, dialogues, panel layouts and speech bubbles. Through the AI technology, the project team created prototypes for new plots and characters, all while honoring the unique and highly recognizable Tezuka style. Human artists then used these AI-created prototypes to develop a complete, full-length manga entitled “PHAEDO.”

Kioxia, guided by its mission of uplifting the world with memory, uses AI technology to support creativity as well as to improve production efficiency and quality through memory solutions.

The members of the TEZUKA 2020 project are as follow:

Hitoshi Matsubara, Professor at the University of Tokyo

Satoshi Kurihara, Professor at Keio University

Kazushi Mukaiyama, Professor at Future University Hakodate

Yoji Kawano, Assistant Professor at Keio University

Atsushi Nakajima, Digital Transformation Technology R&D Center, Kioxia Corporation

Atsushi Kunimatsu, SSD Division, Kioxia Corporation

Masato Ishiwata, Director of Creative Division, Tezuka Productions

Makoto Tezuka, Director at Tezuka Productions

Daisuke Tsutsui, Director of Brand & Innovation Division, Wunderman Thompson Tokyo

Ryohei Orihara, Digital Transformation Technology R&D Center, Kioxia Corporation

Creating plots with AI
To enable AI to learn the essence of Tezuka’s works and artistry, 130 of his creations were deconstructed and split into 13 common plot development phases to be used as data. The AI technology used that data to generate story outlines (Figure 1), generating over 100 plots in total. Thereafter, the project members discussed the storyline options, some of which had highly unexpected twists that people would not likely have imagined, and ultimately selected the plot that became the basis of “PHAEDO.”

Creating characters with AI
This project used an AI technology called Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), which learned Tezuka’s authentic artistry to generate characters that were extremely close to his style. Some 4,500 facial images were gathered, but only a small number of the images were ideally suited to machine learning due to their orientation and proportions (Figure 2). To enable the AI to learn the characteristics of Tezuka’s illustrated human faces, the project team introduced a process called “transfer learning” to the AI technology, allowing it to accurately learn Tezuka’s manga characters and generate its own characters in his unique style (Figure 3).

About Kioxia
Kioxia is a world leader in memory solutions, dedicated to the development, production and sale of flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs). In April 2017, its predecessor Toshiba Memory was spun off from Toshiba Corporation, the company that invented NAND flash memory in 1987. Kioxia is committed to uplifting the world with memory by offering products, services and systems that create choice for customers and memory-based value for society. Kioxia's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive and data centers.

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Contacts
Kota Yamaji
Public Relations
Kioxia Holdings Corporation
81-3-6478-2319
kioxia-hd-pr@kioxia.com

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Sherlock Biosciences’ 221b Foundation Enables Global Access to COVID-19 Diagnostics with Up To 10 Million Tests Per Month

Multiple Partnerships Ensure Point-of-care and High-throughput CRISPR COVID-19 Diagnostic Kits at Global Scale

BOSTON-Friday 25 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 221b Foundation, a nonprofit organization established by Sherlock Biosciences to address the global COVID-19 pandemic while promoting diverse representation in STEM, today announced that its partnerships will increase COVID-19 diagnostic manufacturing capacity by up to 10 million tests per month by year-end. Through multiple license agreements this year with organizations including ALBOT Technologies, Cooper International, LogicInk, Rokline, United PPE and binx health, The 221b Foundation has enabled manufacturing and global distribution in the U.S., United Arab Emirates, India and Singapore, and is in discussions to expand beyond these geographies to increase access for vital diagnostic solutions around the world.

The 221b Foundation was founded to aid in the fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic by enabling access to intellectual property associated with the company’s SHERLOCK™ CRISPR-based technology. Proceeds from third-party sales of SHERLOCK CRISPR COVID-19 products have supported programs that promote racial and gender diversity in STEM, including HMS MEDscience, Scratch and The Akilah Institute.

“As the world mobilized to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, our mission obligated us to be part of the global solution. The 221b Foundation is one of our most important responses – an open innovation model to provide our comprehensive CRISPR IP estate to expedite the end of the pandemic,” said Rahul Dhanda, co-founder, president and CEO of Sherlock Biosciences. “Since launching the Foundation, we have enabled a variety of use cases from point-of-care to strategic testing centers in the country of Nepal to highly automated clinical environments. We are honored to be meeting this global need while creating pathways for programs that support gender and racial diversity in STEM, a vital step to ensure our industry reflects the communities it serves around the world.”

Since receiving Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May 2020 for its Sherlock™ CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 kit – the first FDA-authorized use of CRISPR technology – The 221b Foundation has continued to increase access to the technology through partnerships around the world.

“Since launching The 221b Foundation, we have continued to advance the platform workflow to provide a high-throughput, low cost and incredibly accurate solution to patients worldwide, while advancing the field of CRISPR diagnostics with innovations building on our discovery of new Cas enzymes to enable fully integrated, real-time multiplex testing,” said William J. Blake, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Sherlock Biosciences. “Our and our partners’ assays are highly effective at detecting new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variants, making them a powerful solution to this global public health crisis.”

To learn more about licensing opportunities or our CRISPR SARS-CoV-2 method, contact us directly at sales@sherlock.bio or read our White Paper here.

About The 221b Foundation
The 221b Foundation was founded with the dual mission to assist in the eradication of COVID-19, while supporting racial and gender diversity in STEM. By providing support and intellectual property that enables both non-profit and for-profit entities to develop CRISPR-based diagnostic testing, The 221b Foundation seeks to aid in the fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic while furthering access and diversity in STEM industries. Led by industry experts in the fields of diagnostic testing, STEM and diversity, The 221b Foundation envisions a world where advances in CRISPR technology fuel the innovations that will put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please visit: 221bfoundation.org.

About Sherlock Biosciences
Sherlock Biosciences is dedicated to providing global access to the simplest and most accurate tests that empower individuals to control their own healthcare. Through its Engineering Biology platforms, the company is developing applications of SHERLOCK™, a CRISPR-based method for “smart amplicon detection,” and INSPECTR™, a synthetic biology-based molecular diagnostics platform that is instrument-free. SHERLOCK and INSPECTR can be used in virtually any setting without complex instrumentation, opening up a wide range of potential applications in areas including precision oncology, infection identification, food safety, at-home tests and disease detection in the field. In 2020, the company made history with the first FDA-authorized use of CRISPR technology. For more information visit Sherlock.bio.

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Contacts

Katie Engleman, 1AB
katie@1abmedia.com



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Hytera’s Digital Communications Solution Gives the Mining Industry a Competitive Edge

SHENZHEN, China-Friday 25 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Hytera 4G LTE Intelligent Communications Solution for Mining offers an integrated platform capable of supporting a wide range of audio, video, data and M2M/IoT applications suitable for surface, strip, open-pit and underground mining.

Global trends impacting the mining industry

The mining and metals industry faces a number of challenges including fluctuating demand for ores and metals, excess capacity, and increased competition from competing materials, leading to weaker prices. The most accessible high-quality deposits are already being exploited, forcing the industry to develop lower-quality ores in more remote regions.

Mining faces more stringent environmental and safety regulations and the requirement to engage more with local communities. The industry also suffers from an ageing workforce, but is finding it hard to recruit younger people with modern technological skills. All of these factors are driving up costs.

Development and value trends

To meet these challenges, mining companies must reduce operating costs and boost efficiency, productivity and safety if they are to achieve profitability. Increased digitalization of the industry is one way to do this.

Greater investment in automation, robotics, in-pit mobility solutions, data-centric analytics and the creation of a digitally enabled workforce is key. Digitally enabled hardware tools are being deployed to perform or improve activities that have traditionally been carried out manually or with human-controlled machinery.

But too often automated processes, IT layers, communication systems and monitoring regimes operate in silos. To achieve the real benefits of digitalization, the industry needs to become an integrated enterprise using connected platforms supported by next-generation analytics.

Field teams can be empowered by using connected audio, video and data mobility solutions, along with virtual and augmented reality applications. By leveraging algorithms and artificial intelligence to process data from telemetry and SCADA systems, mining companies can exploit big data analytics. This information will improve real-time situational awareness and decision making, as well as providing valuable data to shape future projections and strategies.

How digital communication solutions benefit the mining industry

The Hytera Intelligent Communications Solution for Mining can help the industry realize the benefits of digitization. It provides a highly transportable end-to-end broadband solution including terminals, network, data center and command and dispatch center. It is capable of supporting sophisticated automation, data analytics, and all the voice, video, data and M2M/IoT applications used in the mining industry.

The fully 3GPP-compliant 4G/5G solution provides a complete wireless broadband network including radio access network (RAN), backhaul, LTE core, device and network management. Multiple services can be run simultaneously over the high throughput and resilient 4/5G network, including: Mission Critical Push-to-X (Voice/Data/Video); real-time video streaming; telemetry/SCADA; and M2M/IoT sensor monitoring. Low latency transmission rates (< 100ms) enable precise control of remote automated operations.

The various technologies can all be managed using one unified command and visualized dispatch center and a remote control center, which receive and distribute real-time information from and to the field operations. The network infrastructure also supports intelligent data analytics and artificial intelligence applications.

Hytera’s communications solutions support the mining industry

Hytera’s solutions have been successfully applied in the mining industry where they have helped customers solve their communication problems. For example, JSC AK Altynalmas has deployed a Hytera Hytalk (PoC) LTE platform and terminals in Kazakhstan, while the Letpadaung Copper Mine in Myanmar is using an integrated Hytera DMR and LTE solution.

Hytera’s Intelligent Communications Solution for Mining provides instant voice, video and data communications to deliver team members the information they need to know to carry out their work. Hytera’s communications solution supports a rich ecosystem of real-time intelligence, which enables teams to work more efficiently, productively and safely.

For more information of Hytera’s Intelligent Communications Solution for Mining, please visit: https://pardot.hytera.com/l/860473/2021-06-16/w7flf

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Celltrion announces positive top-line results from global Phase III trial of regdanvimab (CT-P59), an anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment

INCHEON, South Korea-Tuesday 22 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

  • Regdanvimab (CT-P59) (40mg/kg) achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful results in four main endpoints including primary and three key secondary endpoints; the company anticipates full Phase III data to be released in the coming months
  • Regdanvimab (CT-P59) significantly reduced the risk of COVID-19 related hospitalisation or death by 72% for patients at high- risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 and 70% for all patients
  • Patients who were treated with regdanvimab (CT-P59) reported a significantly shortened time to clinical recovery by at least 4.7 days quicker for patients at high- risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 and by 4.9 days quicker compared to placebo for all patients
  • According to the recently published article from Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, sufficient antiviral effect in B.1.351 variant (now classified by the WHO as Beta)-infected animals was confirmed with a clinical dosage of regdanvimab (CT-P59)1

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celltrion Group today announced top-line efficacy and safety data from the global Phase III clinical trial, demonstrating that anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment candidate, regdanvimab (CT-P59), met all primary and key secondary endpoints in patients with mild- to- moderate symptoms of COVID-19 (n=1,315). Results showed that CT-P59 significantly reduced the risk of hospitalisation or death by 72% for patients at high- risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 up to Day 28, compared to placebo, meeting the primary efficacy endpoint [3.1 vs. 11.1 %, p-value< 0.0001]. CT-P59 also significantly reduced the risk of hospitalisation or death by 70% in all patients, meeting the first key secondary endpoint [2.4 vs. 8.0 %, p-value< 0.0001].

The trial also met the other key secondary endpoints, including faster and persistent reduction in symptom duration. Patients treated with CT-P59 (40mg/kg) recovered at least 4.7 days earlier than those in the placebo-treated patients [median 9.3 vs. minimum 14 days, p-value< 0.0001] for patients at high- risk of progressing to severe COVID-19. For all patients treated with CT-P59 (40mg/kg), patients recovered 4.9 days earlier than those in the placebo-treated patients [median 8.4 vs. 13.3 days, p-value< 0.0001].

Top-line results also showed CT-P59 to have a positive safety profile, with no clinically meaningful differences between patients treated with CT-P59 (40mg/kg) and placebo-treated patients. Infusion related reactions were mild and transient, with most patients recovering within 1~3 days.

“We continue to be challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and new variants of concern,” said Dr. HoUng Kim, Ph.D., Head of Medical and Marketing Division at Celltrion Healthcare. “As many hospitals across the globe now exceed their ability to accommodate patients due to COVID-19, it is critical that we use every resource to reduce the burden on the healthcare system. This well-controlled trial provides conclusive results demonstrating that CT-P59 can improve outcomes in people with mild- to- moderate COVID-19 and also significantly reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death. We look forward to continuing to work with regulators around the world to make CT-P59 available to more patients in need.”

Therapeutic effect of CT-P59 against B.1.351 variant (first identified in South Africa, now classified by the WHO as Beta) was updated through the publication from Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. According to the article, in vivo ferret challenge studies demonstrated that a therapeutic dosage of CT-P59 was able to decrease B.1.351 viral load in the upper and lower respiratory tracts, comparable to that observed for the wild type virus.1

Celltrion plans to release full Phase III data in the coming months and plans to present the data at an oral session at the 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), which will take place online from 9 -12 July 2021.

 

Notes to Editors:

About Celltrion Healthcare

Celltrion Healthcare is committed to delivering innovative and affordable medications to promote patients’ access to advanced therapies. Its products are manufactured at state-of-the-art mammalian cell culture facilities, designed and built to comply with the US FDA cGMP and the EU GMP guidelines. Celltrion Healthcare endeavours to offer high-quality cost-effective solutions through an extensive global network that spans more than 110 different countries. For more information please visit: https://www.celltrionhealthcare.com/en-us.

About regdanvimab (CT-P59) and clinical trials

CT-P59 was identified as a potential treatment for COVID-19 through screening of antibody candidates and selecting those that showed the highest potency in neutralising the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In vitro and in vivo pre-clinical studies showed that CT-P59 strongly binds to SARS-CoV-2 RBD and significantly neutralise the wild type and mutant variants of concern including the Alpha UK variant (B.1.17). In in vivo models, CT-P59 effectively reduced the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 and inflammation in lung. Results from the global Phase I and II clinical trials of CT-P59 demonstrated a promising safety, tolerability, antiviral effect and efficacy profile in patients with mild- to- moderate symptoms of COVID-19.2 Celltrion also has recently commenced the development of a neutralising antibody cocktail with CT-P59 against new emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2. The research for Celltrion’s clinical trials was supported by a grant as part of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HQ2xC00xx).

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Although forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are based upon what management of Celltrion/Celltrion Healthcare believes are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Celltrion/Celltrion Healthcare undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

References


1 Ryu DK., et al. Therapeutic effect of CT-P59 against SARS-CoV-2 South African variant. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Volume 566, 2021, Pages 135-140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.06.016. [Last accessed June 2021]

2 Celltrion Data on file

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The Coretec Group Appoints Matthew Kappers as CEO to Accelerate the Company’s Next Stage of Growth

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Wednesday 23 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Coretec Group, Inc., (OTCQB: CRTG), developers of engineered silicon and 3D volumetric displays, has appointed Matthew Kappers as its Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through its next stage of growth. Mr. Kappers will also join CRTG’s board of directors.

Mr. Kappers has spent the last decade as a Partner and Managing Director of Concordia Financial Group, LLC, a merger & acquisition advisory firm. Prior to joining as CEO, Mr. Kappers was a consultant for The Coretec Group for the past two and half years. Mr. Kappers has extensive transactional and operational experience working with both startups and publicly traded companies.

“Matt brings a wealth of expertise. He has extensive experience working with the public markets and helping companies reach operational efficiency and executing strategic growth initiatives,” said Victor Keen, co-chairperson of the board. “We are fortunate to have Matt as CEO. He shares our passion and intimately understands our business.”

Mr. Kappers will be responsible for the next stage of growth for The Coretec Group. In March, the company closed on a $6.0 Million private placement offering. Mr. Kappers will further the use of the net proceeds to expand and accelerate the development of its CHS technology, as well as for working capital, general corporate purposes, and strategic investments.

“As The Coretec Group enters the next stage of innovation and growth, I am honored and excited to be part of such a talented team,” said Kappers. ”The opportunity ahead for the company is immense and we must move quickly and be nimble.”

Michael Kraft, whose expertise is in applied materials product development, has transitioned to President and is focusing on the commercialization of The Coretec Group’s CHS. He is also working with global customers and internationally recognized research institutions as they evaluate CHS. Mr. Kraft will also lead the company’s efforts in coordinating results and expanding the IP Portfolio of CHS.

About The Coretec Group

The Coretec Group, Inc. is developing a portfolio of engineered silicon to improve energy-focused verticals, including electric vehicle and consumer batteries, solid-state lighting (LEDs), and semiconductors, as well as 3D volumetric displays and printable electronics. The Coretec Group serves the global technology markets in energy, electronics, semiconductor, solar, health, environment, and security.

For more information, please visit www.thecoretecgroup.com. Follow The Coretec Group on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The statements in this press release that relate to The Coretec Group’s expectations with regard to the future impact on the Company’s results from operations are forward-looking statements, and may involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Such risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Since the information in this press release may contain statements that involve risk and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from expected results. We make no commitment to disclose any subsequent revisions to forward-looking statements. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of any entity.

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ARDEN GROUP ANNOUNCES FINAL CLOSE OF ARDEN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, III L.P. AT $500 MILLION IN EQUITY

 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 22 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

Earlier this month, Arden Group announced the final close of the firm’s third fully discretionary equity fund, Arden Real Estate Partners, III L.P., at $500 million. Greenstone Equity Partners supported Arden in achieving fund closure by raising capital from its network of GCC-based institutional investors.

Craig A. Spencer, Arden’s CEO, stated “although the global pandemic slowed fundraising, we are pleased that we were able to reach the fund’s hard cap, exceeding our initial target of $300 million by $200 million or 66%, with approximately 60% of the capital raised from institutional investors.”

Taking advantage of the the dislocation created by the global pandemic, the fund has already deployed $350 million to make opportunistic acquisitions in all three of its verticals: light/last mile industrial, office and hotel. David Eberle, Managing Director, Arden Group commented “Greenstone’s Dubai based team provided tremendous support in securing critical funding from across the GCC region.”

Alex Gemici, CEO & Chairman of Greenstone Equity Partners, said, “A key strategy for fast growing fund managers like Arden is to widen their LP base by raising capital from GCC investors. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, real estate remains a key investment strategy in the region. With Arden we are proud that we were able to deliver a top-ranked real estate fund to our investors.”

Omar Al Gharabally, President and Chief Placement Officer of Greenstone Equity Partners, added, “We are delighted to collaborate with Arden, who has been an important partner for Greenstone for many years, and whose entrepreneurial mindset and disciplined investment approach align with our investors’ strategy and vision.”

About Arden Group

Arden Group is a vertically integrated real estate investment management firm focused on equity and debt investments in the top 25 US MSA’s. Founded in 1989, Arden has acquired approximately $6 billion of properties and asset managed in excess of $11 billion of commercial real estate assets. To find out more visit www.ardengroup.com

About Greenstone

Greenstone Equity Partners is the largest fund placement firm in the Middle East and the leading provider of regulatory-compliant fund marketing and registration services in the GCC.  Founded in 2011, Greenstone has over 50 professionals, 1700 GCC investor relationships, supporting fund managers with AUM’s of $1.4 trillion. To find out more visit www.gsequity.com

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Sintavia Hires Brian Haggenmiller as Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Haggenmiller will lead the company’s financial and accounting teams

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -Friday 25 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sintavia, LLC, a designer and 3D printer of a new generation of flight and launch components, announced today that it had hired Brian Haggenmiller as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Haggenmiller had previously been the Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at AerSale Corp., where he led that company’s financial planning efforts in advance of it going public in 2020 via a special purpose acquisition company. While at AerSale, Mr. Haggenmiller was also responsible for evaluating all types of commercial aerospace transactions, ranging from single engine deals to multiple aircraft packages. Mr. Haggenmiller holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Washington University’s Olin School of Business, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami School of Business.

“We could not be more excited to have Brian join the Sintavia team as our new CFO,” said Brian Neff, Sintavia’s Chief Executive Officer. “Brian’s direct experience in commercial aviation, combined with his leadership in the financial markets, makes him an ideal choice to lead our financial and accounting teams. I am looking forward to working with him as we lead Sintavia to the next level of its development.”

“Sintavia is the global leader in applying raw additive manufacturing technology to targeted end uses within the Aerospace, Defense, & Space industry—specifically thermodynamic components, advanced propulsion systems, and aerostructures,” said Mr. Haggenmiller. “My goal in joining Sintavia will be to ensure that it has the financial support it needs to seize the opportunity that lies before it within these component markets.”

About Sintavia

Sintavia designs and 3D prints a new generation of flight and launch products for the Aerospace, Defense, & Space industry. The company's ability to design and serially produce thermally engineered components with complex structural walls of less than 150 microns has unlocked a level of performance impossible to achieve using traditional manufacturing methods. With 30 high-speed printers co-located alongside precision post processing equipment, a full complement of mechanical testing equipment, and a full metallurgical and powder laboratory, Sintavia is able to optimize parameters, serially manufacture, and audit quality parts for aerospace applications. A founding member of the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association, Sintavia is committed to the highest quality standards in the industry and holds multiple Nadcap and other aerospace accreditations. For more information visit http://www.sintavia.com.

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Amazon Becomes Largest Corporate Buyer of Renewable Energy in the U.S.

Amazon is already the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe and globally, with 232 projects around the world, enough to power 2.5 million U.S. homes

Amazon reaches 10 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and advances its commitment to decarbonizing its business operations and reaching net-zero carbon by 2040


SEATTLE-Friday 25 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced 14 new renewable energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Finland, and Spain to advance its ambitious goal to power 100% of company activities with renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of the original target of 2030. The new projects bring Amazon’s total renewable energy investments to date to 10 gigawatts (GW) of electricity production capacity—enough to power 2.5 million U.S. homes. Amazon is now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the U.S. and the world.

The latest utility-scale solar and wind projects will supply renewable energy for Amazon’s corporate offices, fulfillment centers, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers that support millions of customers globally. These projects will also help Amazon meet its commitment to produce enough renewable energy to cover the electricity used by all Echo devices in use. These new projects support hundreds of jobs while providing hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in local communities.

“We’re driving hard to fulfill The Climate Pledge—our commitment to reach net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “Our investments in wind and solar energy in the U.S. and around the world send a signal that investing in green technologies is the right thing to do for the planet and citizens—as well as for the long-term success of businesses of all sizes across all industries everywhere.”

Amazon will now have a total of 232 renewable energy projects globally, including 85 utility-scale wind and solar projects and 147 solar rooftops on facilities and stores worldwide. The 14 new wind and solar projects in the U.S., Canada, Finland, and Spain include:

    New projects across the U.S.: The 11 U.S.-based projects announced today include Amazon’s first solar projects in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania, and additional projects in Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. In total, Amazon has enabled more than 6 GW of renewable energy in the U.S. through 54 projects.

    Our largest renewable energy project in Canada: Amazon’s second renewable energy project in Alberta is a 375-megawatt (MW) solar farm—which is also the largest in the country. When it comes online in 2022, the solar farm will bring Amazon’s capacity in Canada to more than 1 million megawatt hours (MWh), enough to power more than 100,000 Canadian homes.

    Our first renewable energy project in Finland: Amazon’s first project in Finland is a 52-MW wind farm located near the country’s west coast. The project is expected to begin producing energy in 2022.

    Additional investments in Spain: Amazon’s fifth solar project in Spain will generate 152 MW when it begins contributing power to the grid in 2023, bringing total capacity in the country to more than 520 MW.

To see Amazon’s renewable energy projects around the world, visit our interactive map.

“Amazon’s commitment to clean energy is highly commendable, and it is the type of investment that we need to see more of to meet the world’s critical energy and climate needs,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). “It is becoming increasingly clear that corporations such as Amazon see solar and other renewable resources as the path forward to meet their energy and business needs, and we stand ready to support Amazon and other companies of all sizes in their decisions to go solar.”

“A new level of ambition across the private sector is necessary to accelerate decarbonization of the power system. Amazon’s leadership in investing and adopting renewable energy around the world paves the way for new innovation, and the ability to scale at the pace needed to address the real threats to the planet, people, and businesses posed by climate change,” said Miranda Ballentine, CEO of Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA).

“With an impressive 10 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity now in its portfolio, and a path to reach its 100% renewable energy target five years ahead of schedule, Amazon continues to walk the walk when it comes to corporate clean energy leadership,” said Gregory Wetstone, president and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). “The renewable projects the company announced today will provide communities with good-paying jobs and the affordable, pollution-free power we need to combat the climate crisis.”

Amazon and Global Optimism co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019, a commitment to reach the Paris Agreement 10 years early and be net-zero carbon by 2040. The Pledge now has 108 signatories, including IBM, Unilever, PepsiCo, Visa, Verizon, Siemens, Microsoft, and Best Buy. To reach its goal, Amazon will continue to reduce emissions across its operations by taking real business actions and establishing a path to power its operations with 100% renewable energy, five years ahead of the company’s original target of 2030; delivering its Shipment Zero vision to make all shipments net-zero carbon, with 50% net-zero carbon by 2030; purchasing 100,000 electric delivery vehicles, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles; and by investing $2 billion in the development of decarbonizing services and solutions through the Climate Pledge Fund. For more information, visit https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

About Amazon Web Services

For 15 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any cloud workload, and it now has more than 200 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), media, and application development, deployment, and management from 81 Availability Zones (AZs) within 25 geographic regions, with announced plans for 21 more Availability Zones and seven more AWS Regions in Australia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.

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Sharjah honours Kenyan humanitarian outfit, RefuSHE, for pioneering contributions in child and girl-focused refugee development

US$ 136,000 Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support 2021 was conferred on girl- and woman-centric organization at virtual ceremony

 

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates,-Monday 21 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

RefuSHE, a Nairobi-based humanitarian agency founded in 2008 to address the significant, unmet needs for child and girl-focused refugee services in Kenya, was conferred with the 2021 Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA) at a virtual ceremony. The $136,000 award, now in its fifth edition, is given annually by The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a UAE-based global humanitarian organization dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, in collaboration with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

With the COVID-19 pandemic deepening the vulnerabilities of marginalized women and girls, the SIARA selection committee acknowledged the leading contributions of RefuSHE, a girl- and woman-centric humanitarian organization, for its efforts in protecting, educating, and empowering orphaned, unaccompanied, and separated refugee girls, children and young women aged 13 – 21 in the Great Lakes region of East Africa.

Through a holistic model comprising of trauma-informed and girl-centric interventions and long-term programmes that address urgent safety, shelter and healthcare concerns to economic empowerment, vocational training, and mental health initiatives, amongst others, RefuSHE has enabled 5,000 individuals, and around 20,000 indirect beneficiaries build healthier and more resilient futures for themselves and their children.

Three entities shortlisted for SIARA 2021, namely, RefuShe from Kenya; International Network for Aid Relief and Assistance (INARA), which works for forcibly displaced children and youth in Lebanon and Turkey; and The Lotus Flower from Kurdistan, Iraq, which economically empowers vulnerable women and girls through innovative projects; are also recipients of a special grant this edition instituted by TBHF, in collaboration with UAE-based NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA). The US$ 300,000 grant will be divided evenly among the three non-profits.

Established in 2017, SIARA was instituted under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness, TBHF Chairperson and UNHCR Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children, who continue to champion philanthropic efforts by individuals and organizations around the world. 

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National Network Communications - NNC

Fadia Daouk, 00971526172111

f.daouk@nncpr.com

 

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In Celebration of World Rainforest Day, 33 Qualified Teams and 9 Judges Announced in $10M XPRIZE Competition to Improve Understandings and Preservation of the Planet’s Rainforests

 

LOS ANGELES-Friday 25 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, officially announced today the teams moving forward in the $10M XPRIZE Rainforest aimed at improving our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem.

Sponsored by Alana Foundation, the five-year XPRIZE Rainforest is a call-to-action to help save rainforests through the development of transformative, scalable, and affordable technology to autonomously survey and monitor biodiversity in real-time, leading to insights that communicate the health, well-being, and value of standing tropical rainforests. XPRIZE Rainforest is co-developing an inclusive framework throughout all stages of the competition that ensures competing teams co-design and co-create solutions with Indigenous Peoples and local communities as key stakeholders and not just beneficiaries.

These 33 teams will now leverage existing and emerging technologies, such as robotics, remote sensing, data analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, to develop new rainforest biodiversity survey tools that deliver information more quickly and affordably, and in unprecedented detail.

“There has never been a more urgent time for our planet,” Peter Houlihan, Vice President of Biodiversity & Conservation at XPRIZE said. “These teams show great promise for developing exciting new approaches to enhance shared understandings of the planet’s most complex and biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems.”

All registered teams submitted a qualifying submission detailing their approach and proposed technologies. The judging panel selected 33 teams, which hail from more than 16 countries and bring a collection of diverse backgrounds and industry experience.

The XPRIZE Rainforest qualified teams are:

    ACT NOW - Amazonas Action Alliance, Ecuador

    AirWrx, Canada

    Alouatta, Mexico

    AraceEye, Canada

    BiodivExplorer, Switzerland

    BioSTREAM, United Kingdom

    Bioverse, Brazil

    Blue Devil Rainforest Divers, United States

    Brazilian Team, Brazil

    Dinizia Excelsa, Brazil

    FLOATING FAB, Peru

    GainForest, Switzerland

    Inspire Robotics, United States

    KAA Initiative, Brazil

    Kreativno pero, Serbia

    Lorax, United States

    Map of Life, United States

    Mimicry Maniacs, United States

    Mowgli, India

    Nga Kaitiaki o te Ngaherehere, New Zealand

    PROVIDENCE PLUS, Spain

    Rainforest Quest, United States

    Reforester, Netherlands

    Selvascope, Netherlands

    Short-Eared Dogs, United States

    Team Morpho, United States

    Team Robotics, Japan

    Team Waponi!, United States

    Tengo Research Foundation, Panama

    Treeswift (Trefos Inc), United States

    Welcome to the Jungle, United States

    XiniX AI, Belgium

    Zissou, Brazil

Additional details about all competing teams can be found here. Additionally, watch Peter Houlihan speak about XPRIZE Rainforest, performanced-based design and goal setting for impact on a World Rainforest Day event as part of the Rainforest Ambitions series. Register here.

In order to win the competition, the winning team will survey the most biodiversity contained in 100 hectares of tropical rainforest in 24 hours and produce the most impactful real time insights within 48 hours.

“Nature Based Solutions are key to confronting the climate crises. We are celebrating teams from the Americas, Europe, Oceania, and Asia all united on the same goal: protecting our standing forests that provide water, biodiversity, livelihood, and our prosperity with an inclusive bioeconomy. The joining of these teams shows the urgency we have to change the scenario we are living. The world needs intelligent, possible, powerful solutions, but above all, made by people in communion. We hope that Alana Rainforest XPRIZE will inspire activism, science, and innovation for the benefit of the environment and people all over the world,” said Ana Lúcia Villela, president of Alana Foundation.

Successful technologies developed in the competition will demonstrate scalable and affordable capabilities that measurably improve biodiversity monitoring, including through better autonomous operations, innovative detection methodologies, and rapid data integration to provide new Insights in real time and at unprecedented levels of detail.

The XPRIZE Rainforest Judging Panel consists of an experienced and talented group of experts working at the highest levels of academia, leading conservation organizations, prestigious research institutions and grantmaking organizations. The 9 judges include:

    Dr. Jorge Ahumada –– Senior Wildlife Conservation Scientist, Conservation International

    Dr. Luisa Arnedo –– Primatologist, Conservationist, and Senior Program Officer, National Geographic Society

    Dr. Stuart Davies –– ​​​Director, Center for Tropical Forest Science-Forest Global Earth Observatory at the Smithsonian Institution

    Dr. Lian Pin Koh –– Professor of Conservation, Science, Technology & Policy, Founder, Conservation Drones

    Dr. Lucia Lohmann –– Executive Director, Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation

    Dr. Kevin Njabo –– Associate Director & Africa Director, UCLA Center for Tropical Research and the Congo Basin Institute

    Dr. Vojtech Novotny –– Head, Dep. of Ecology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences Director, New Guinea Binatang Research Center, Professor of Ecology, Zoology Dep., University of South Bohemia

    Atossa Soltani –– Founder & President of the Board, Amazon Watch; Director of Global Strategy for Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative

    Dr. Dave Thau –– Lead Scientist, World Wildlife Fund Global Data and Tech

The next step for the competition is the semifinal round and then a final round of testing before the grand prize decision in 2024. A total prize purse of $10 Million US dollars (USD) will be awarded throughout the lifespan of the prize, including a $250,0000 Bonus Prize that may be awarded at the Judging Panel’s discretion to one or more Finalist Teams whose Solutions demonstrate groundbreaking achievements. Milestone prizes will also be awarded equally for up to 25 teams that advance to Semifinals and up to 10 teams that advance to finals testing.

ABOUT XPRIZE

XPRIZE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the global leader in designing and implementing innovative competition models to solve the world’s grandest challenges. Active competitions include the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal, $15M XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion, $10 Million ANA Avatar XPRIZE and $5 Million XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling. For more information, visit xprize.org.

ABOUT ALANA FOUNDATION

Alana Foundation is an independent philanthropic organisation founded in 2012 in the United States. The Foundation supports initiatives in the areas of environment, inclusive education and health science research through grants and co-funding partnerships. It also engages with networks and global movements in those areas.

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Contacts

Caden Kinard, XPRIZE
caden.kinard@xprize.org

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Microchip Boosts Gallium Nitride (GaN) Radio Frequency (RF) Portfolio with Ka-band Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) with High Linearity for SatCom Terminals

The GMICP2731-10 helps maintain signal fidelity by allowing Earth stations to transmit at high RF levels without sacrificing the quality of the signal

CHANDLER, Ariz.-Tuesday 22 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Satellite communication systems use complex modulation schemes to achieve the blazingly fast data rates required to deliver video and broadband data. To attain this, they must deliver high RF output power while simultaneously ensuring the signals retain their desired characteristics. The new GMICP2731-10 GaN MMIC power amplifier announced today by Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) helps meet both of these requirements.

The new device, Microchip’s first GaN MMIC, is designed for use in commercial and defense satellite communications, 5G networks and other aerospace and defense systems.

The GMICP2731-10 is fabricated using GaN-on-Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology. It delivers up to 10W of saturated RF output power across the 3.5 GHz of bandwidth between 27.5 to 31 GHz. Its power-added efficiency is 20%, with 22 dB of small-signal gain and 15 dB of return loss. A balanced architecture allows the GMICP2731-10 to be well matched to 50-ohms and includes integrated DC blocking capacitors at the output to simplify design integration.

“As communication systems employ complex modulation schemes such as 128-QAM and as the power of solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) trends ever upwards, RF power amplifier designers have the difficult challenge of finding higher power solutions while at the same time reducing weight and power consumption,” said Leon Gross, vice president of Microchip’s Discrete Products Group business unit. “GaN MMICs used in high power SSPAs can achieve greater than 30% lower power and weight as compared to their GaAs counterparts, which is a huge gain for satellite OEMS. This product delivers on the promise of GaN and enables the size, weight, power and cost OEMs are searching for.”

Microchip’s GMICP2731-10 complements the company’s existing portfolio of GaAs MMIC RF power amplifiers, switches, low-noise amplifiers, and Wi-Fi front-end modules, as well as a GaN-on-SiC High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) driver and final amplifier transistors for radar systems.

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Development Tools
Microchip provides board design support to help with design-ins, as does the company’s distribution partners. The company also provides compact models for the GMICP2731-10, which allow customers to model the performance and expedite the design of the power amplifier in their systems more easily.

Availability
The GMICP2731-10 is available today in volume production. For additional information, contact a Microchip sales representative or visit Microchip’s website. To purchase the GMICP2731-10, visit our purchasing portal or contact a Microchip authorized distributor.

Contacts
For further information, please contact:

Suzy Kenyon, Napier Partnership. Tel: +44 1243 531123 E-mail: suzy@napierb2b.com
www.napierb2b.com

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Philip Morris International: New Study Shows Near-Doubling in Counterfeit Cigarettes in the European Union Drives Increase of Total Illicit Consumption in 2020

The share of illicit cigarettes increased by 0.5 percentage points, to 7.8% of total consumption in the EU; PMI calls for continued collaboration between public and private sectors


LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Thursday 24 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) is calling for public and private representatives to jointly combat illicit trade as a new report produced by KPMG was released on the consumption and flows of illicit cigarettes in 30 European countries—the 27 European Union (EU) member states, as well as U.K., Norway and Switzerland. The study estimates that, while total cigarette consumption continues to decline, the share of illicit cigarettes increased by one half of a percentage point to 7.8% of total consumption in 2020, reaching 34.2 billion cigarettes consumed across the EU 27 member states (EU27). The increase of illicit cigarettes—which consist of contraband, counterfeit, and illicit whites—was driven by an unprecedented 87% surge in counterfeit consumption. The tax loss for governments in the EU27 now amounts to approximately €8.5 billion.

The annual study, conducted independently by KPMG and commissioned by PMI, shows how legal and illicit cigarette consumption was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a period of lockdowns and restricted movement of people within the EU coupled with declines in affordability. The report estimates that total consumption of cigarettes declined by 4.7% in 2020 to 438.8 billion in the EU27, while the COVID-19-related border controls and travel restrictions resulted in a sharp decrease of non-domestic consumption, which declined in 2020 by 18.5% (11.9 billion cigarettes). It is noted that the decline in total cigarette consumption also coincided with the growth of 6.0 billion cigarette equivalent units in the fine cut tobacco category in 2020.

Consumption of illicit whites and other contraband cigarettes decreased year-over-year, but these declines were more than offset by an increase in counterfeit, which almost doubled in 2020, equating to 10.3 billion fake cigarettes, up from 5.5 billion in 2019. This was estimated to be driven mainly by an unprecedented 609% increase in counterfeit cigarette consumption in France, reaching 6.0 billion fake cigarettes consumed in the country alone.

“It is crucial to protect consumers against counterfeits and that law enforcement, governments, and trademark owners such as ourselves in the private sectors come together as one to address and eradicate illicit trade in Europe and beyond,” said Alvise Giustiniani, Vice President, Illicit Trade Prevention. “Eliminating illicit trade is particularly important within the context of PMI’s transformation toward a smoke-free future, and we need to continue working in partnerships to address any potential illicit trade threats, including in our novel products. Compliance to the law and effective enforcement against criminals profiting from illicit trade is an absolute must.”

Interviews with law enforcement, conducted by KPMG as part of the study, indicate that organized criminal groups continued to move their operations inside the EU borders, as a large proportion of illicit whites and counterfeit cigarettes are also believed to be manufactured in illegal factories within the EU. This is further supported by the increasing number of illegal cigarette factory raids in multiple European countries.

The availability of cheap, fake, and unregulated cigarettes on the black market undermines efforts to reduce smoking prevalence and prevent youth from smoking. To succeed in PMI’s mission to achieve a smoke-free world, it is imperative that illicit trade is eradicated wherever it exists. In order to tackle the illicit tobacco trade, PMI is working closely with a broad range of law enforcement authorities and private actors worldwide to identify and shut down counterfeiting and smuggling operations.

The company recently announced the launch of the third funding round of PMI IMPACT, its global initiative supporting third-party projects aimed at reducing or preventing illegal trade, and fostering an ecosystem of public and private actors to tackle illegal trade in its many forms.

Additionally, in its efforts to combat illicit trade, PMI continues to invest significantly in supply chain controls through preventive and protective measures, implements state-of the-art track-and-trace technology, and has strict due diligence protocols in place for all customers and suppliers. The company also supports regulations such as the FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and the tracking-and-tracing provisions under the EU Tobacco Products Directive.

For more information about PMI’s illicit trade prevention efforts, visit StopIllegal.com.

About the KPMG Report
A detailed overview of results and methodology is available here.

Philip Morris International: Delivering a Smoke-Free Future
Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company, its shareholders and its other stakeholders. PMI is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, as well as smoke-free products, associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the U.S. In addition, PMI ships versions of its IQOS Platform 1 device and consumables to Altria Group, Inc. for sale under license in the U.S., where these products have received marketing authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) pathway; the FDA has also authorized the marketing of a version of IQOS and its consumables as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP), finding that an exposure modification order for these products is appropriate to promote the public health. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free products that, while not risk-free, are a much better choice than continuing to smoke. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. PMI's smoke-free product portfolio includes heat-not-burn and nicotine-containing vapor products. As of March 31, 2021, PMI's smoke-free products are available for sale in 66 markets in key cities or nationwide, and PMI estimates that approximately 14.0 million adults around the world have already switched to IQOS and stopped smoking. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.

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Contacts

Philip Morris International
Martin Schatzky
Martin.Schatzky@pmi.com
+54 911 3828 4288


 

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TAITRA Gathers Global CEOs and Executives for a Synergized Digital Future at COMPUTEX 2021 Virtual

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Thursday 17 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global technology leaders had gathered at COMPUTEX 2021 Virtual to discuss the future landscape driven by technology. The event organizer, TAITRA, invited executives from Intel, Arm, AMD, NVIDIA, Micron Technology, Supermicro and NXP Semiconductors to share their insights on the industry at the COMPUTEX CEO Keynotes and COMPUTEX Keynotes.

Intel: Opening Keynote to Unleash Innovation

Intel Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Michelle Johnston Holthaus talked about sustainability awareness of enterprises under the raging global pandemic and how it continues to work with global partners to promote digital transformation; Intel not only responses to the global market demand quickly and flexibly with the IDM 2.0 business model, but it also continues to promote innovation with 5G and its Open Architecture. Intel also unveiled new products leading in performance and enrich people’s user experience.

Arm: Sparking the World’s Post-Pandemic Recovery

Arm CEO Simon Segars’ keynote indicated that long-term investments in research and development are the key to shaping that future. Arm has invested significant resources in its next-generation architecture. Armv9 will enable partners to solve hard problems in the next decade of compute related to security, compute efficiency, and AI-enabled services, all while fighting climate change at the same time.

AMD: Unveiling breakthrough packaging technology for high-performance computing

AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su delivered a keynote titled “AMD Accelerating - The High-Performance Computing Ecosystem,” where she unveiled multiple new processors, graphics cards, and design framework for laptops. Dr. Su also announced collaborations with an EV company and mobile phone manufacture to deliver better user experience. AMD further showcased the latest 3D chiplet technology, a packaging breakthrough for high-performance computing that exceeds the current interconnect density.

NVIDIA: Igniting Industrial Revolution 4.0 with AI

According to Jerry Chen, NVIDIA Head of Global Business Development for Manufacturing and Industrials, AI is the most impactful general-purpose technology, and it will be at the heart of advanced technologies such as 5G, HPC, AIoT, and robotics, propelling industry development and transformation.

Micron Technology: Driving AI innovation with storage in the new era of data intensive computing

President and CEO of Micron Technology Sanjay Mehrotra pointed out that the world is at the dawn of a new age of data intensive computing. AI and 5G are the two major drivers of this age. With the rapid growth of AI applications, accompanied by numerous challenges, Micron Technology will continue to build a reliable, systematic infrastructure based on memory and storage for a better AI future.

Supermicro: Meeting demands for innovations with an array of products and solutions

Supermicro President and CEO Charles Liang stated that Supermicro will continue to meet customer demand in terms of AI, 5G, and cloud solutions through its leading technology, innovation, high quality, and serviceability. Supermicro will also push forward the development of technology with its partners through collaborations.

NXP Semiconductors: Accelerating Secure Intelligent Edge with New Era of Edge Computing Started

Kurt Sievers, President and CEO of NXP Semiconductors, indicated that AIoT devices are changing the way people live. While it creates great user experience, it is imperative to fully protect data and realize a secure intelligent edge. NXP Semiconductors will also continue to enable a safer and smarter world through breakthrough innovations.

COMPUTEX CEO Keynotes and COMPUTEX Keynotes are available for viewing now in the COMPUTEX YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/COMPUTEXtv
Join global tech leaders for more tech insights and future trends. Register for free:
https://virtual.computextaipei.com.tw/
For more information:
COMPUTEX : https://www.computextaipei.com.tw/
InnoVEX : https://www.innovex.com.tw/

About COMPUTEX:

Established in 1981, COMPUTEX is one of the leading global ICT, IoT, and startup tradeshows with a complete supply chain and IoT ecosystems. Co-organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), COMPUTEX, based upon Taiwan’s complete ICT clusters, covers the whole spectrum of the ICT industry, from established brands to startups and from ICT supply chain to IoT ecosystems. With strong R&D and manufacturing capabilities and IPR protection, Taiwan is a strategic destination for foreign companies and investors looking for partners in global technology ecosystems. Follow COMPUTEX on its website at www.computextaipei.com.tw and Twitter @computex_taipei using the hashtag #COMPUTEX.

About COMPUTEX 2021 Virtual:

As a pioneer in technology, COMPUTEX has been at the forefront in embracing digital transformation. In 2021, the show will go online. Together with the key global technology players, the organizer of COMPUTEX, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) introduces #COMPUTEXVirtual (including its global startups and innovations showcase #InnoVEXVirtual), an AI-driven virtual platform, and aims to deliver an exceptional virtual exhibition experience beyond the distance.

Explore #COMPUTEXVirtual now at https://virtual.computextaipei.com.tw/.

About TAITRA:

Founded in 1970, TAITRA is Taiwan's foremost nonprofit trade promoting organization. Sponsored by the government and industry organizations, TAITRA assists enterprises to expand their global reach. Headquartered in Taipei, TAITRA has a team of 1,300 specialists and operates 5 local offices in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, as well as 63 branches worldwide. Together with Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) and Taiwan Trade Center (TTC), TAITRA has formed a global network dedicated to promoting world trade.

 

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Contacts
Press:
Ms. Tessa Lin <tessalin@taitra.org.tw>
Ms. Li Chao < lichao@taitra.org.tw>

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Western Union Releases 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report

Third Annual ESG Report Details Company’s Focus on Furthering Economic Prosperity, Promoting the Integrity of Global Money Movement, and Advancing Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)


DENVER-Tuesday 22 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, today released its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, spotlighting the company’s commitment to its stakeholders through an evolved ESG strategy and actions aligned to its key ESG priorities.

“2020 reinforced the importance of collective action to address global challenges,” said Hikmet Ersek, Western Union’s President and CEO. “Following a year in which borders were sealed and economies struggled, we emerged with an even sharper focus on our role as a connector of people and businesses globally. Our ESG efforts are closely aligned to this view of our business, and our belief that we have a critical role to play in creating solutions and building collaborations worldwide to advance shared ESG priorities.”

2020 ESG Highlights

The report outlines the company’s efforts to connect people and businesses globally, foster an inclusive workplace, move money with integrity, uphold strong governance, safeguard our shared environment, and provide training, education and crisis relief through the Western Union Foundation. Key accomplishments in these areas included:

Cross-border money movement: Enabling nearly 150 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories to send and receive funds in more than 130 currencies, to and from almost anywhere, as the global pandemic raged.

Support for migrants: Continuing to support migrant, refugee and other vulnerable populations through monetary and other support to organizations focused on these groups, raising awareness and funding critical research.

Fraud prevention: Preventing $1.4 billion of fraudulent transactions, with the lowest annual dollar-value payout reported as fraud since Western Union began tracking consumer fraud claims in 2005.

Board diversity: Actively ensuring diversity at Board level - as of 2020, 45% of the company’s 11 Board members were female and/or identified as Latinx, Asian or LGBTQ+.

Human rights: Identifying and prioritizing the company’s human rights impacts, and releasing a Human Rights Statement guided by internationally recognized standards.

Western Union Foundation: Enabling the Western Union Foundation to reach more than 200,000 people through workforce skilling and support for resilience in crises.

Western Union’s ESG Strategy and Goals

In 2020, Western Union completed a refreshed materiality assessment to further shape its ESG strategy and priorities. This process identified 21 ESG topics to be integrated into Western Union’s ESG efforts, prioritizing three topics of greatest importance to its business and stakeholders: furthering economic prosperity around the world; promoting the integrity of global money movement; and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

The company also set forth the following goals to continue advancing its ESG priorities:

Maintain gender pay equity globally and racial/ethnic pay equity in the U.S.

Increase gender diversity in leadership, achieving at least 40% women in senior management positions by 2025.

Increase racial and ethnic diversity among employees, including reaching at least 25% Latinx and Black employees in the U.S. by 2025.

Conduct more than 300,000 partner engagements, such as compliance program reviews or trainings, with Western Union partners globally to continue building capacity within the financial system to detect and prevent illicit activity, by 2025.

Reach approximately 300 million consumers and clients to promote fraud awareness and education by 2025.

The Western Union 2020 ESG report and executive summary are available for download at https://corporate.westernunion.com/esg/. It is prepared in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, and includes responses to select relevant metrics from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards. The report also details Western Union’s actions to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future outcomes, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions, and projections, and include statements regarding our goals, commitments, programs, and other plans and objectives. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “targets,” “goals,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “aims,” “plans,” “strives,” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” and “might” are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, our forward-looking statements based on changes in circumstances, assumptions not being realized, or other risks, uncertainties, and factors. Such risks, uncertainties, and factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Risk Factors section throughout our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports filed on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, we cannot assure you that outcomes or results, including the achievement of any stated goals or targets, will have the forecasted, desired, or expected consequences and effects. Our forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments. Western Union’s platform provides seamless cross-border flows and its leading global financial network bridges more than 200 countries and territories and over 130 currencies. We connect businesses, financial institutions, governments, and consumers through one of the world’s widest reaching networks, accessing billions of bank accounts, millions of digital wallets, and cards, and over half a million retail locations. Western Union connects the world to bring boundless possibilities within reach. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.

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Contacts
Western Union Investor Relations:
Brad Windbigler: brad.windbigler@westernunion.com

Western Union Global Communications:
Claire Treacy: Claire.treacy@westernunion.com

 


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Kuwait Oil Company Selects Halliburton for Digital Transformation Projects

Projects expand collaboration across all Kuwait fields to increase production and recovery

HOUSTON-Friday 18 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced it received a contract from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a world leader in digital transformation, to expand KOC’s digital transformation journey by implementing solutions to maximize operational efficiency and increase production. The scope applies to all Kuwait fields including West Kuwait, South and East Kuwait, and Heavy Oil, complementing a recently awarded contract for similar services in North Kuwait.

Halliburton will collaborate with KOC to accelerate their data-to-decisions cycle by implementing automated work processes and digital twins across KOC’s major assets. The solutions will leverage DecisionSpace® 365, Halliburton’s cloud-based subscription service for E&P applications, to automate work processes to accurately plan, forecast, and optimize production throughout the KOC portfolio. Built on an open architecture, the service integrates Halliburton and third-party technologies to enhance operational performance and increase ultimate recovery.

“This award signifies our strong relationship with KOC as we collaborate and innovate across their company-wide digital transformation initiatives,” said Nagaraj Srinivasan, senior vice president of Landmark, Halliburton Digital Solutions and Consulting. “This contract further demonstrates Halliburton’s strategic priority to accelerate the adoption of our digital services. Our software and consulting services will support KOC to optimize their assets, reduce production costs and increase recovery.”

About Halliburton

Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. With approximately 40,000 employees, representing 130 nationalities in more than 70 countries, the company helps its customers maximize value throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production throughout the life of the asset. Visit the company’s website at www.halliburton.com. Connect with Halliburton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

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Contacts
For Investors:
Abu Zeya
Investor Relations
investors@halliburton.com
281-871-2688

For News Media:
William Fitzgerald
External Affairs
pr@halliburton.com
281-871-2601

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