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Salata announced the promotion of former vice president of operations, Michele Maerz, to president. Maerz joined the growing salad brand in 2021 and steps into her new role as Salata is poised for growth.
The role was previously occupied by Michelle Bythewood from 2019-2023; Bythewood was an integral part of selecting Maerz to step into the role after achieving what she came into the role to accomplish.
On moving on from Salata, Bythewood says, “While it is a very hard decision to leave Salata, I am confident that Michele, with her operational background, will continue to grow the brand in the right direction. My passion is rebranding companies and putting systems and processes in place for growth and franchisee expansion. When presented the opportunity to do just that with another brand out of California, I decided the time was right to make a move.”
Bythewood adds, “Michele and I have had a great tandem working relationship since she joined the team and I feel confident that moving forward Salata is in the hands of someone who truly cares about the brand and can take it to the next level as they continue to grow.”
Michele Maerz brings over 30 years of restaurant industry experience to her role as president of Salata. During her time as vice president of operations of Salata, Michele and her team improved operational procedures; solidified a partnership that opens new revenue streams on major corporate campuses and facilities in Houston and Dallas; rolled out several new menu items including a Certified Angus Beef® steak protein to the salad menu; and launched the Salata Mobile Kitchen to assist operations during restaurant remodels and create an opportunity for greater community involvement.
Prior to joining Salata, Michele served as regional vice president of On The Border Grill & Cantina where she was responsible for leading operations of 39 casual dining restaurants operating in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Prior to On The Border, Maerz spent 4 years at Lazy Dog Restaurants as regional director of the Texas and North California markets. Michele also served as area vice president with BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. opening 23 new restaurants across the country and overseeing operations of up to 45 restaurants from California to Florida. She broke into the industry serving 15 years at Brinker International, Inc. and credits executives at both BJ’s and Brinker for giving her a firm foundation on which to drive operational excellence and brand growth.
In her role as president, Michele will be responsible for the overall strategic vision and leadership of the Salata brand and ensuring operational excellence across Salata’s more than 90 corporate and franchised restaurants along with franchise expansion across the country.
“I’m excited to step into this new role and take over where Michelle left off. I can’t express my thanks enough to Michelle for her confidence, leadership, mentorship, and friendship built during our time together,” says Maerz. “My focus as president will be to carry the brand forward with quality as our compass, build upon operational efficiencies, and double our restaurant count over the next 5 years.”
Maerz adds, “I am passionate about Salata’s mission to make healthy, fresh, and customizable meal options more accessible to communities around the country and look forward to leading the charge as president.”


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Talbots to build shop in new center Former grocery store on East Main to be renovated
The Talbots women's clothing chain of Boston will anchor a new $1.6 million specialty center to be constructed near downtown, developers said Thursday. The store will be joined by a new Shearson Lehman Brothers investment office, an Ice Cream and Coffee Beans restaurant and other stores, said Arthur Cleveland, developer of the center. An old Community Cash grocery store on East Main Street across from Converse College will be renovated and expanded to make way for the center, called Converse Corners. "We felt the speciality center is the best mix for the area," said Cleveland of Cleveland White & Associates. "We want to continue the theme of landscaping that Mr. (Jerry) Richardson started (at TW Services)." Construction has begun on the interior of the old grocery store. The center is expected to open in November, Cleveland said. Talbots is a catalog and retail operation that serves the upper end of the women's clothing market. Nationwide, the company's customers have a median household income of $72,000. The chain has 262 specialty retail stores in 43 states, and its catalogs have a worldwide circulation of more than 60 million, according to information provided by the company. There are Talbots stores in Greenville, Columbia and Charleston. "That's a positive sign that Spartanburg has Talbots' kind of clientele," Cleveland said. "A lot of people from outside may have doubted that." In Spartanburg, Talbots' strongest area is the 29302 area code, said Brad Thomas, leasing agent for Cleveland White. The company also has strong catalog sales in Landrum, Tryon and Spartanburg's west side. Cleveland White is a co-developer of Broadwalk, another mixed-use development in the downtown area. That $4 million center opened last year. Cleveland said his company has been planning Converse Corners for four years but had been delayed by its work with Broadwalk and the recession. "1991 wasn't a very good market to really push things." Shearson Lehman will move to a
4,600-square-foot space at Converse Corners from Hillcrest Shopping Center, where it has been for about 10 years. The investment office employs 18 people and intends to boost that to 21 soon, said Rob King, office manager. "We want to be more central to downtown and provide better service to the east and west sides of town," he said. "We think it's a wonderful premier location." The new office will provide Shearson about 35 percent more office space. The Ice Cream and Coffee Beans restaurant will seat about 50 people and offer sandwiches, soups and salads. It will be the second in Spartanburg and the 13th in the Hilton Head-based chain. Like the one on Reidville Road, it will be owned by Buddy and Jane Mullins. Cleveland said there is space for about three more stores in Converse Corners, and he is negotiating with a furniture store, a copy center and others. "We feel like by the time it opens, it'll be full," he said. Miller Construction of Spartanburg will build the center, and Albert Jolly & Associates is the architect.

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Sneaker resale… so hot right now. And, these days, it’s attracting more than your average hypebeast.
Case in point: Online luxury fashion marketplace Farfetch just acquired online sneaker marketplace Stadium Goods for $250m (blowing its $20m valuation from last year out of the water).
Not so farfetched
Farfetch is one of the biggest online luxury retailers in the game. This year alone, the company went public at a $6.2B valuation and is on track to hit over a billion in sales.
By acquiring Stadium Goods, the company’s diving even further down the sneaker wormhole, further blurring the lines between luxury and tennis shoes.
Why not? According to Farfetch’s CEO, José Neves, sneakers are already the fastest growing category on the platform.
Welcome to the Sole Rush
Investors are finally starting to smell that get-rich-quick foot stink: LVMH, the investment arm of Louis Vuitton’s parent company, threw cash into Stadium Goods earlier this year, and some of its rivals are also lacin’ up while the sneaker-wave is good.
The trendiest of trends
Volatile fads rule the fashion world, and each of these companies is hedging a different bet on what the future of sneaker growth will look like.
Stadium Goods and Farfetch have their money in luxury, GOAT and Flight Club are betting on sneakerhead traditionalists, and StockX is trying to get people to see sneakers as an investment opportunity in an entire “stock market of things.”


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Meet the Amazon coin. You won't be able to throw it in a piggy bank, but Amazon hopes its newly minted digital currency will be a hit with users.
Essentially, the coin is the online retailer's first whack at proprietary digital currency. Come April 25, Kindle Fire users will be able to spend Amazon coins on games, apps, and other in-app incentives.
To jumpstart the initiative, the company plans to give "tens of millions" of these virtual coins away for free in May so that people can buy real, fully functioning apps from the Amazon Appstore. Customers will still be able to use their credit cards for purchases, if they like. And app developers will still be paid the same 70 percent revenue share they're entitled to.
Why do it? Amazon vaguely states that the coins are "another opportunity to drive traffic, downloads, and increase monetization."
Or think of it this way: Amazon coins are smart because they work as another incentive to keep hard-fought users locked into the Kindle Fire's ecosystem. If you have a bunch of coins left to spend, for example, you're less likely to jump ship to an iPad Mini or a Nexus 7 the next time you have to upgrade your hardware. Remember, the company already takes a financial hit with every Kindle Fire it sells — so Jeff Bezos has no qualms about losing a few bucks to keep consumers locked in for the long-term. (Via CNET, Los Angeles Times)
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Sprint shed more light on its "Next-Generation Network" Tuesday, promising it would significantly densify its network across all of its various spectrum bands via thousands of new macro sites, tens of thousands of new small cells and further 2.5GHz expansion. And it doesn't plan to spend more to make it happen.
Speaking on the carrier's fiscal first-quarter earnings call, Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) CEO Marcelo Claure said the carrier would be "extremely surgical and efficient by leveraging big data and network diagnostics" and other "new tools" to determine where it should deploy small cells on street level to improve the network. Sprint will embrace its existing vendors and new, innovative companies for the network upgrade, he said.
Sprint also recently began using 2x20MHz carrier aggregation to improve capacity and speeds in its 2.5GHz spectrum on select sites across the country. It also called out its use of antenna beamforming to improve performance at the cell edge. (See Sprint Plans to Meld TDD, FDD LTE Spectrum.)
Claure was joined by SoftBank Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son on the earnings call as a show of support for Claure and the new team he has put in place, including yesterday's announcement of a new CTO, CFO and COO. (See Sprint Swaps in a New CFO, COO & CTO.)
Son had some harsh words for all the wireless operators in the US, calling their networks "very, very bad" and inferior to what he's built in Japan. SoftBank is superior in coverage and speed, he said, and was built with half the capex spend. Networks in the US aren't ready for new video services, like Verizon Wireless 's over-the-top service, because they can't yet support the extra traffic, he jibed. (See Verizon Dubs New OTT Service Go90 – Report.)
"It's easy to spend money and get a result, but if you have less money and then still want to achieve the number one network, you have to use brains instead of money and muscle," Son said. "We have used brains a lot and created a lot of unique solutions that other companies do not have."
Now, he said, SoftBank is prepared to replicate what it has done in Japan with Sprint in the US given their similar spectrum holdings. "In my view, it'll be a lot better network very soon with much lower capex," Son said of Sprint. (See Sprint Spend Slowing Ahead of Next Network Push – Analysts.)
Son admitted he lost confidence with Sprint when its attempt to acquire T-Mobile US Inc. failed, but he has renewed faith in the company and has been "very, very involved" on the network side, working with his engineers every night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. to design Sprint's Next-Generation Network and find opportunities to improve opex.
"As a result, Marcelo and I and the total team of Sprint and SoftBank together, now we have a plan to have a big turnaround," Son said. (See Sprint CEO Claims Next-Gen Network Will Be #1.)
Sprint ended the quarter with $6.6 billion in cash and an additional $1.3 billion available under its previously obtained vendor financing agreements, cash it intends to use to purchase 2.5GHz equipment. It also announced Tuesday that SoftBank and an undisclosed partner have set up a leasing company to finance both the devices and the network equipment Sprint leases. SoftBank will be a minority equity investor in the company. (See Sprint Signs $1.8B in Vendor Financing Deals .)
Claure says that with the leasing company, further expense reductions and a "capital efficient deployment of the network," Sprint won't need to raise additional capital through public debt, the equity markets or a spectrum sale for the foreseeable future. (See Sprint Mulling 2.5GHz Monetization Opps.)
For the first quarter, Sprint added 675,000 customers and reported improved postpaid churn of 1.56%, but it wasn't enough to stave off T-Mobile's advances. With 1.2 million customer additions, the "uncarrier" surpassed Sprint in the quarter in total subscribers, ending the quarter with 58.9 million subscribers compared to Sprint's 57 million. (See T-Mobile Beats Sprint on Subs, Eyes Verizon on Network.)
Sprint reported a loss of $20 million, or 1 cent a share, on net operating revenues of $8 billion in the first quarter. That's down 9% from the previous year, but beat analyst expectations. The carrier's stock was up .20 points, or 5.84%, to $3.54 on the better-than-expected quarter and perhaps buoyed by Son's bravado. (See Sprint Posts Q1 Revenue of $8B.)
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Portugal's Sonae Group Launches E-Commerce Platform With CTT
Portuguese retail group Sonae, which owns banners such as Continente, has announced an e-commerce partnership with the national postal service of Portugal, CTT.
The joint venture, which will see the creation of a digital marketplace platform, will involve a €10 to €15 million investment in the first phase of operation, equally split between the two partners.
CTT is a public limited company which offers mail and express parcel service within Portugal.
‘The creation of this 'Marketplace' represents a strong commitment to develop the e-commerce sector, focusing on SMEs and Portuguese brands, through a positioning based on proximity, a simple, safe, and convenient shopping experience, and a comprehensive online offering of products and services by a growing number of companies,’ Sonae said in a release.
It emphasised that this new endeavour in its e-commerce strategy fit the group’s strategic pillars, which include advancing and leveraging Sonae’s key strengths, and diversifying its business and investment approach.
The completion of the deal is conditional on the approval of the relevant competition authorities.
The agreement between Sonae and CTT follows a raft of similar deals between retailers and delivery providers. French retailer Carrefour recently partnered with Google to boost its online shopping business, while online retailer and services provider Ocado announced a partnership with US retailer Kroger in May, following the penning of similar deals with Groupe Casino and Sweden's ICA.
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ITU has released the latest ICT statistics today, showing that mobile broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally in 2014 with 55 percent in developing countries. Mobile broadband remains the fastest growing market segment, with continuous double-digit growth rates in 2014. Mobile broadband is growing fastest in developing countries, where 2013/2014 growth rates are expected to be twice as high as in developed countries (26% compared with 11.5%).
According to the statistics, mobile broadband penetration levels are highest in Europe (64% ) and the Americas (59%), followed by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (49%), the Arab States (25%), Asia-Pacific (23%) and Africa (19%). However, Africa will lead in the mobile broadband growth, since penetration in Africa reaches close to 20% in 2014, up from 2% in 2010.
The Americas region, with the second highest penetration levels, will be home to more than half a billion mobile broadband subscriptions by end 2014, and the growth rate will remain above 15%. Although by the end of 2014 Asia-Pacific will be home to close to 1 billion mobile broadband subscriptions, the region’s penetration rate lags behind other regions, including the Arab States and CIS.
Meanwhile, 44 percent of households in the world will have Internet access by end 2014. 31 percent households in developing countries will be connected to the Internet against 78 percent in developed countries. The analysis shows that household Internet access is approaching saturation levels in developed countries. In Africa, only about one out of ten households will be connected to the Internet. However, household Internet access in Africa continues to grow at double-digit rates.
“I am pleased to present the latest ICT statistics. The new figures show that, by the end of 2014, there will be almost 3 billion Internet users, two-thirds of them coming from the developing world, and that the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally. Fifty-five per cent of these subscriptions are expected to be in the developing world,” said Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
“Behind these numbers and statistics are real human stories. The stories of people whose lives have improved thanks to ICTs. Our mission is to bring ICTs into the hands of ordinary people, wherever they live. By measuring the information society, we can track progress, or identify gaps, towards achieving socio-economic development for all,” he added.


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This is a guest blog post by Matt Davies, head of marketing, EMEA, Splunk.
The retail industry is going through a constant journey of transformation as it is at the intersection of many disruptive technology trends. No sooner do retailers get a handle on the growing role of the cloud, they are then faced with having to implement an omni-channel strategy – and the associated technologies that come with that. Next step, once all those plans are in place is ensuring all those channels, as well as their move to the cloud, are secure. Then comes the need to embrace the opportunities of IoT – on both the front and back ends of the business – and the blurring of the physical and digital worlds. Alongside this, they need to differentiate through customer experience, ensure revenue keeps flowing and make sure that their IT department can evolve quickly enough to meet with all these growing challenges.
When you look at it like that, it’s exhausting. How does a retailer manage to keep encouraging customers to buy more and protect their transactions and sensitive data – all whilst keeping them happy? Increasingly this comes down to a series of real-time IT and business “moments” where having the right data in the hands of the right people makes sure the right decision is made.
One retailer who’s making use of machine data to help this at the moment is Kurt Geiger. The British shoe and accessory retailer currently uses machine data to help tackle each of those big questions – and to make sure all of those plates keep spinning. The retailer’s machine data is used to make sure the IT infrastructure (including Amazon Web Services) that underpins its website is running optimally. This includes having to manage peaks of activity like Black Friday and the Boxing Day sales. The same data is then used to help its security teams protect customers’ data by identifying any suspicious activity online or within the network. The machine data is also weaved together to map out customer journeys, both online and in-store.
Having this type of analysis allows retailers to stay on the front foot at all times. This is especially good when it comes to handling customer complaints – it allows the retailer to see exactly what needs to go where – and anticipate any potential issues.
Kurt Geiger is one of many UK and European retailers using machine data. IKEA is also benefiting from its, gaining end-to end visibility from e-commerce to security. Instead of being reactive to customer complaints, the Swedish retail giant is using machine data to troubleshoot issues proactively from multiple data sources, demonstrating the business impact and value of this level of visibility.
All retailers, regardless of their size, generate troves of data every day. With a lot of them, that data is just sat there, being ignored. Retailers need to realise that machine data and analytics go hand in hand – and neither are as complicated as one might think. The value from this data is typically first tapped into by IT but rapidly spreads and evolves to create tangible business benefits.
From IT, to security, to the customer experience – machine data and analytics can play a huge role in keeping shoppers loyal, secure and happy in a disruptive, transformative and innovative period in retail.


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Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 19th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.10 per share by the construction company on Wednesday, November 29th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 14th.
Winnebago Industries has a dividend payout ratio of 13.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Winnebago Industries to earn $3.27 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 12.2%.
Winnebago Industries (WGO) opened at $48.45 on Monday. Winnebago Industries has a one year low of $24.15 and a one year high of $49.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market cap of $1,541.04, a PE ratio of 16.48 and a beta of 2.03.
Winnebago Industries (NYSE:WGO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 19th. The construction company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.09. Winnebago Industries had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 21.92%. The business had revenue of $454.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $444.50 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 72.8% compared to the same quarter last year. research analysts predict that Winnebago Industries will post 2.88 EPS for the current year.
A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 3rd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries to $51.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, October 23rd. SunTrust Banks, Inc. reissued a “hold” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries in a report on Friday, October 20th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Winnebago Industries from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $53.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 5th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Winnebago Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $44.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 3rd. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $46.17.
Winnebago Industries announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, October 19th that authorizes the company to buyback $70.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the construction company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Winnebago Industries Company Profile
Winnebago Industries, Inc is a manufacturer of recreation vehicles (RVs) used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets motorized and towable recreation products along with supporting products and services. Its other products manufactured by the Company consist of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, including extruded aluminum and other component products for other manufacturers and commercial vehicles.
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The annual AirCargo 2018 Conference, which has been moved back to its early year position on the calendar (Feb. 18-20) in Austin, Texas, will feature the ever-popular Pete Mento of Crane Worldwide (pictured) as this year’s keynote speaker. Mento’s background as an air forwarder, customs broker and noted futurist means that while most people are focused on what they can see, Mento’s vision is focused far over the horizon on the issues that air cargo will face in the coming years.
As we have seen in the past year, owing to e-commerce and a resurgent economy, air cargo is experiencing one of its strongest growth periods in ages. Questions remain as to whether or not this bull market will continue, especially in the face of changing regulations, capacity challenges by air, land and in the warehouse, and the rapid advance of nascent technologies, such as drones, self-driving vehicles and rapid information sharing for both forecasting and security.
Co-presented by the Airforwarders Association, Air-Expedited Motor Carriers Association, ACI-North America and the Express Logistics Association, AirCargo 2018 is the preeminent airfreight event in North America, bringing together everyone who is a key stakeholder in the air cargo supply chain. Air Cargo World is the official media sponsor of AirCargo 2018.
From the opening keynote through to the closing session, AirCargo 2018 in Austin seeks to give its attendees thoughtful answers to the major questions being asked about the future of air logistics. Coupled with an exhibition hall boasting nearly eighty companies in support of air cargo, there is no shortage of ideas or solutions that will be generated over the course of the three-day event next month.
Breakout sessions include employment issues, integrating digital media into the sales funnel and pipeline and how companies can get into or expand their footprint in the ever-growing ecommerce field. Realizing that keeping air cargo moving requires infrastructure investments, sessions have been earmarked to discuss issues like congestion as more cargo from more carriers moves through airports and airport operators and handlers struggle to match planning with demand.
Finally, because air cargo happens in a heavily regulated sector for safety and security of both passengers and the homeland, AirCargo has planned sessions with TSA to discuss SSI-only issues as well as with the Department of Commerce who will talk about commodities that are regulated or controlled for export and how airfreight forwarders and others can ensure they are facilitating exports without running afoul of export control regulations.
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How apple growing in Ontario has changed
September 01, 2021
It’s not your grandfather’s orchard any more
Innovation, technology and changing consumer tastes have changed many things about farming - and apple growing is no different.
Paul Frankis has seen many of those changes first-hand in his more than 30 years of managing an orchard near the southwestern Ontario town of Kingsville, close to Windsor. Originally from the United Kingdom, he landed in Ontario at age 25 after some time spent working in Australia and Michigan.
One of the biggest changes he’s noticed over his decades in apple growing is in the varieties now being grown in Ontario orchards.
“What we were mostly planting down here (at the time) was Red Delicious, and one of my first things was planting Gala apples, which was a bit unusual at the time, but Gala is now the number one apple in the province in terms of volume,” says Frankis. “This orchard is about 90 acres and it was more than half Red Delicious back then. Now, they are just a few acres and we grow mostly Gala, Ambrosia and Fuji.”
Most of the apples produced in the orchard end up on retail shelves, marketed through Martins Family Fruit Farms or Algoma Orchards.
Not only are the varieties different, but trees are continuously being planted closer and closer together so that growers can produce more apples on the same amount of land. According to Frankis, orchards that used to contain 160 trees to the acre can now accommodate up to 1,400 trees on that same acre.
A trellis system is used to support the trees, and modern plantings look more like grape vines than the large, bushy fruit trees many consumers remember from childhood. That shift in tree density and orchard appearance isn’t just to produce more fruit though. It’s also to allow for more mechanization of apple growing.
For example, Frankis uses two-level platforms now for workers to prune, thin and harvest trees instead of ladders that have to be manually moved from tree to tree. It’s safer for workers, and also more efficient.
“We are doing more things on platforms now, producing more with the same amount of labour. The farm is the same size as when I came here, but we’re always trying to find more efficient ways of getting as much out of the ground as possible,” he says, adding that as more automation comes to the orchard, like apple picking or tree pruning, trees will continue to change.
“We’re shifting to getting trees closer together and more uniform, less the 3-D trees of 40 years ago and more 2-D so we can accommodate the equipment of the future and technological evolution,” he says.
Automation will reduce some of the apple industry’s dependence on manual labour, but Frankis believes there will still be a need for skilled workers. Labour-saving devices will make work easier and faster while also adding new types of jobs in areas like robotics, machine learning and computer technology.
Another area where technology has already made a significant difference in apple production is when it comes to dealing with weather.
An early spring frost during blossom season can severely damage or even destroy a whole apple crop, which is what the Ontario industry experienced in 2012. That’s when Frankis started installing frost fans in the orchard, and as of last year, the whole orchard is now protected with this technology. The fans pull warmer air down to the ground level in the orchard, preventing the trees from becoming damaged from frost.
There is also a special kind of netting that can be put over the tree rows in the orchard that will protect the apples from hail damage. As well, the whole orchard is now irrigated using a trickle irrigation system which delivers a consistent supply of water, ensuring both healthy trees and healthy fruit.
“In these high-density orchards, the trees are like racehorses - you need to keep them well watered and well fed,’’ Frankis says. “They’re not like the big old trees with deep roots, they have a narrower, more confined area to grow in. We didn’t used to have any irrigation at all.”
Growing apples is complex, he adds, but it’s always innovating and changing, which is what makes the industry so interesting for him.
“The apple business is like the fashion business - the consumer is always looking for new things, so we’ve always got an eye out for new varieties and trying to spot the one that will be the next winner,” he says.


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In an interview with CBS Sports, Ring Of Honor Wrestling COO Joe Koff noted that the company will be launching their own streaming service via an app in the first quarter of 2018.
“We have an app coming out in the first quarter. It really became developmentally the right time to do it. We saw an opportunity. We had a long discussion about it. We looked at the business model and how it impacts our business. We just felt that this was the time to create our own Ring of Honor stream.”
The interview is available in full at this link.


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Due to the ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT, Roc-A-Fella sued Dame Dash.
There may be disappointment among Roc-a-Fella Records fans who hoped for a proper reunion.
An ex-label of hip hop mogul Damon Dash has filed a lawsuit against him.
With DASH, a non-fungible token (NFT), JAY Reasonable Doubt’s album was offered for sale. According to the outlet, Alex Spiro, Hov’s attorney, filed the lawsuit Friday (June 18) in the Southern District Court of New York.
As detailed in the documents, Spiro asserts, “Dame Dash planned on selling … the copyright to JAY-Z’s Reasonable Doubt, one of the greatest recordings ever made. Dash is frantically looking for another venue through which to sell these items… Currently, Dash is stealing a valuable resource and must be held accountable for doing so.”
In addition, Dame Dash is accused of converting a corporate asset and breaching his fiduciary duty by attempting to sell it. He should be held accountable for his stealthy conduct by the courts.
As mentioned above, Dame Dash owns and operates his own streaming service, titled Dame Dash Studios. Reasonable Doubt was supposed to be auctioned on the NFT marketplace SuperFarm, but the NFT listing was canceled after Spiro contacted SuperFarm.
Taking this to a new level, the NFT finally grants the winner the right to sell the song in future. The minted NFT is proof that the album was sold, transferring the copyright to the winner.”
He does not own any rights to Roc-A-Fella, so he cannot sell the rights to Reasonable Doubt, despite being a 33% stakeholder in the company.
It is possible fans may be disappointed by the news of a Roc-A-Fella Records reunion. They have not yet addressed the matter publicly.
This article was penned by Jonathan P. Wright. Jonathan is a freelance writer for multiple mainstream publications and CVO of RADIOPUSHERS. You can read more of his work by clicking here.


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A third-generation grocer and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is currently gaining attention with a new crowd — the Amish.
Store owner Greg Arlint recently opened a new Provo location of his Apple Creek Amish Market, an old-timey grocery business created out of inspiration and aid from Amish neighbors living near his home in Montana. It is located at 1331 S. State Street.
Foreseeing better business forecasts out of state, Arlint turned to Utah, where he opened a first location in Willard more than two years ago.
The store has been well received in Utah and, to Arlint’s pleasure, among the Amish community.
“I was kind of hesitant in the beginning,” he said. “I knew after meeting with the people back east that the great majority of stores back there that are Amish-style stores are owned by Mennonite and Amish. Me not being that, I did wonder how I would fit in. But they know us back there now.”
Arlint and his employees stock the stores with products shipped from two main distributors: Troyer, in Ohio, and Dutch Valley, in Pennsylvania. These sources supply the majority of the store’s meats and cheeses, jarred goods and bulk products.
Arlint prides the store on being authentically Amish while employing the use of modern conveniences and drawing on his family-taught experience to create a pleasant atmosphere for customers.
“I knew that we’d have to be a little bit more refined in how we do things,” he said. “Coming from a grocery background, I’ve been able to make a good balance with keeping it like a market environment but not making it into a Wal-Mart feel either.” Because they live in communities, no Amish currently work at the store.
Provo Apple Creek employee Sierra Anderson, a Willard local, was one of the first to begin working with Arlint. She said she’s constantly “running all over the place,” fulfilling many rotating duties at the store. But she’s a fan of the many unique items offered at the market.
“I spend so much money here,” Anderson said with a laugh. “I think Greg makes more money off of me!”
One of the challenges Arlint and his workers noted, however, is the difficulty of shipping. To wipe out their stock, it just takes one Relief Society president buying out a product for an activity, or a regular coming back for a favorite item, he said. Because products are sent from a great distance by only two main distributors, shipments are only received in large loads every few weeks.
“One of the biggest issues we knew going into this, that’s different from a traditional store, is our shipping and deliveries,” Arlint said. “Because you can’t just ship out a little every day, like they do at other stores.”
Anderson has seen this challenge with customer satisfaction. “We get people who are regulars, and when we don’t have (what they want), they get upset,” she said. But because of the nature of the store, she said, they “generally understand.”
Arlint said that over time, he and the employees will be able to get used to the rhythm of what does and doesn’t sell, making it easier to predict customer shopping patterns and make changes to shipping.
Despite needing a more readily available option for groceries, Arlint believes the store’s unique model appeals to the city’s residents.
“In Provo especially … we’re definitely different,” he said. “You won’t find our store out West anywhere.”
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Wearable computing has supposedly been the next big thing for a while now, but what wearables can you actually walk into a store and buy today? Sure, you have Pebble, fitness trackers and a few other smaller projects, but we're still waiting for the big guns from the Apples, Samsungs, and Googles of the world. That may soon change, though, as Samsung is reportedly going to pull back the curtain on its smartwatch, the so-called Galaxy Gear, next month.
The scoop comes from Bloomberg, whose sources say the "wristwatch-like smartphone" will share the spotlight with the Galaxy Note 3 phablet at the company's Mobile Unpacked 2 event on September 4.
No word yet on display size or resolution, but a separate report from the well-connected Sammobile suggests that the device will sport a dual core Samsung Exynos processor, along with 1 GB of RAM. Those would be pretty mid-range specs by 2013 smartphone standards, but when we're talking about wrist-based computing, things like form factor and battery life are going to take precedence over raw horsepower.
One thing that the Gear reportedly won't have is a flexible display. Earlier rumors, supported by a Samsung patent claim, had said the Korean company was developing the wrist-based computer with a bendy, flexy display in tow. If Bloomberg's sources have their facts straight, though, it looks like that was thrown out.
Of course, just because Samsung is allegedly announcing the Galaxy Gear in September doesn't mean its launch will necessarily follow soon after. After all, Google first showcased Glass in mid 2012, and it's still only available for a small group of developers and "Explorer" guinea pigs.
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Yesterday the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple titled “Laser Architectures Using Quantum Well Intermixing Techniques.” The patent’s inventors are from Apple’s engineering team responsible for designing future specialty chips for Apple products. Whether that extends to the new Apple Silicon is unknown at this time.
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A lot has changed since the Port of Duqm in Oman began operations in 2013. Heavy cargo used to pass through Musabbah Port in Abu Dhabi to get to Oman, which meant higher costs and longer transport times. With Port Duqm now able to handle heavy cargo, companies can save both time and money. The Port of Duqm's strategic location and potential for technological advantages have already attracted numerous investors. Today, it is well on its way to becoming a key shipping hub in the region.
In 2010, the population of Al Wusta Governorate where Duqm is located was 42,000. Due to the numerous developments in Duqm, it is predicted to reach 250,000 by 2040. Duqm's workforce, once a small fishing town of about 5,000 people, is expected to balloon to 188,000, also by 2040. Omanis are expected to make up a substantial portion of the labor force, ensuring the port's significant contribution to the local economy and community.
The Port of Duqm is located about 450 kilometers south of Muscat, Oman's capital. It sits within the Duqm Special Economic Zone, an area built across 2,000 square kilometers. One of Port of Duqms strengths is its location in the Arabian Peninsula. Apart from building its enormous economic potential by embarking on the Duqm Special Economic Zone project and building the port, Oman is also decentralizing its economic offering by establishing the new hub away from capital Muscat, and its two largest cities, Sohar and Salalah.
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“This is a very strategic location and we have utilized it to benefit the economy,” said Saleh Al Hashmi, general manager of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones, which oversees the development of the new economic hub. Construction of many major projects is either fully under way or completed. This includes the new Duqm Special Economic Zone, and the Port of Duqm. “We are targeting all types of industries. You can say this is considered a main economic business district, which is expected to contribute to Oman’s economy.”
To improve transport efficiency, strengthen logistics, facilitate mineral exports and reduce supply chain delivery time and costs for the various industries in the Duqm Special Economic Zone and its broader hinterland, the Omani government is working with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on a commercial terminal and operational zone development project worth a total of USD349 million. AIIB approved the USD265-million sovereign-backed loan in December 2016 to construct the terminal building, access road and operational zone facilities within the port. The loan has a 35-year tenure, which provided stable long-term financing otherwise unavailable in the market.
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The Port of Duqm is part of an ambitious project that aims to diversify Oman's economy from the exportation of crude oil to other mineral exports, manufacturing, logistics service arrangement, warehousing, fisheries, tourism, and value-added industries in oil and gas. This is another reason why AIIB financed the Port of Duqm project. Oman's dependence on oil and gas had caused it to become economically vulnerable despite being a high-income country. A careful study revealed that the country is facing "second-generation development challenges." This means that the country's development had reached a point wherein it is experiencing challenges for it to progress further. The Port of Duqm thus has a crucial role in promoting Oman's economic viability by expanding the country's opportunities for trade and services.
The project is AIIB's first in the Arabian Peninsula. It is also the Bank's second stand-alone financing deal in its first year of operations. The investment stands to gain enormous economic and social benefits for many generations of Omanis to come. Apart from promoting trade, local employment, and tourism, the Port of Duqm also enhances connectivity and regional cooperation by facilitating the movement of people and goods that will lead to economic progress and help Oman overcome its development challenges. The project is aligned with AIIB's thematic priorities on connectivity and regional cooperation as well as its commitment to finance Infrastructure for Tomorrow (i4t).


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Theo Valich reports the new Quadro FX 4800 and 5800 workstation graphics cards from NVIDIA feature 55nm GT206/212 GPUs. These are the two GPUs that will soon power the GeForce GTX 270 and GeForce GTX 290, little is known about these cards but the specifications of the Quadro cards hint at a much lower power consumption.
G200-302 Rev A2 begun manufacturing back in September, and the first parts are now finding their way to mass manufacturing. The chip features a die size of 470mm2, 107mm2 less than the original G200 chip. This just goes to show the vast difference between 65nm and 55nm - if Nvidia had the balls to go with 55nm chip back in May, the prices of GTX260/280 parts could have been way cheaper and offer much more flexibility, but we can’t cry over spilt milk. 55nm part is here now, and it will consume much less power than is the case with the 65nm one.
The 55nm GPU consumes roughly 50% less power than it was the case with 65nm one, and this difference is more than massive. When I did quick power checks, the GTX280 at 650/1500/2200 would eat around 266W, while the default clocked GTX280 (600/1300/2200) was specc’ed at 238W.
Well, the 55nm GPU will eat around 170W at 650/1500/2200, meaning that GTX290 just got 100W of power to play with. If you’re into overclocking, you can now start dreaming about clocking those 240 shaders to 1.7-1.8 GHz range (perhaps even 2.0 if water-cooling setup is powerful enough), and achieve massive performance gains, all happening while you’re consuming less power than a stock clocked GTX280.


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Cafedirect, the Fair Trade coffee brand, is to be the first to use
the newest outdoor advertising media in the launch campaign for its
freeze-dried coffee product, 5065.
The media, developed by Viacom and Starcom Motive are extended posters
that stretch across the ceiling of London Underground stations, and
hanging banners at exit gateways at stations.
The posters will form part of a £300,000 campaign by Host
Universal which also uses cross-track posters and extensive
In addition, cross-platform posters on the underground will depict an
elevator with its doors open and the 'up' arrow lit, implying that it
'can take the consumer to that magical 5065 place'.
The campaign will be expanded to other parts of the UK next year.


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WASHINGTON – The CDC has teamed up with the Ad Council and Warner Media to produce a star-studded PSA encouraging mask-wearing.
You’ll recognize most of the actors, but also many of the shots because they’re taken from some of America’s favorite movies.
The only difference is that masks have been super-imposed over the noses and mouths.
That includes Mike Myers in Austin Powers, Keanu Reeves in the Matrix, and even Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca.
The shots in the clip are key moments from some of Warner Brothers’ most famous films
The PSA will air primarily across the Warner-Media ecosystem. It comes amid new information from the CDC on double masking.
According to the agency, wearing two masks instead of one can block over 92 percent of potentially infectious particles.
Wearing a mask with a moldable nose wire, knotting ear loops on your mask, or wearing a cloth mask over a procedure or disposable mask can help improve fit.


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Will governor sign or veto craft beer bill?
by Associated Press
Published: March 28,2012
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is not yet saying whether he’ll sign or veto a bill that would allow the sale of stronger beer in the state, including some craft brews that have been unavailable because of current regulations.
Bryant will review the measure after he gets it from the Legislature, his spokesman, Mick Bullock, said yesterday.
Senate Bill 2878 would permit the amount of alcohol by weight in beer to be raised from 5 percent to 8 percent.
The bill passed the House yesterday with no debate. After paperwork is processed, it should hit Bryant’s desk in the next few days. The bill passed the Senate March 12.
Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, said Mississippi’s current beer regulations are the strictest in the nation. He said some people are driving out of state to buy stronger brews, and that’s causing Mississippi to lose some tax revenue.
Bryant, a Republican, became governor in January.
In January 2011, when he was lieutenant governor, Bryant told the Mississippi Business Journal for a beer article that he did “not see a reasonable public benefit to increasing the alcohol content in Mississippi.”
Butch Bailey, who lives near Hattiesburg, is president of a nonprofit group called Raise Your Pints, which has asked legislators for several years to expand Mississippi’s beer-buying possibilities by allowing a higher alcohol content. He said craft-beer fans are trying to hold off on toasting to victory until they see what Bryant is going to do.
Bailey said in an interview yesterday that the current law limits Mississippi to about 15 of the top 100 beer brands in the world. He said if the new law is enacted, about 70 of the top 100 brands would, theoretically, become available.
During past debates, some lawmakers have raised concerns that allowing the sale of stronger beer could lead to more drunken-driving and more injuries and deaths. Bailey said he believes craft-beer fans can be trusted.
“I feel like if people in Alabama can do it responsibly, so can people in Mississippi,” Bailey said.
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Walmart Partnering with Waymo for Grocery Pickup Services
GEORGIA – August 11, 2018 (fool.com) Walmart is partnering with autonomous vehicle company Waymo for grocery pickup services, according to an online news report from fool.com.
Waymo is owned by Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, and has been testing its autonomous vehicles around the country. At the same time, Walmart has been racing to find a way to keep pace with Amazon and other companies offering grocery delivery. The retail giant has tested services like Deliv, Postmates, and DoorDash and recently wrapped up a trial with Uber and Lyft for grocery delivery. So far, it hasn’t found a method that works well for the company and for customers.
But Walmart is pushing forward, currently in the middle of another experiment in Georgia, in which it has hired a handful of employees to delivery groceries using their own cars. It is also partnering with Waymo to launch a grocery pickup service. Instead of delivery groceries to customers, the Waymo vehicles will pick up customers while their orders are being prepared in-store, take them to the store to pick everything up, then take them home.
Critics see a couple big issues with the Waymo partnership: First, the vehicles are not delivery to people’s doors, which cuts out a lot of the convenience people receive from companies like Amazon. If people still have to go to the store, why wouldn’t they drive their own cars, or opt to use a service that will directly deliver?
Second, in a recent study conducted by the American Automobile Association, 73 percent of participants said they are fearful about riding in self-driving vehicles. This represents a growing mistrust of autonomous vehicles — up 10 percent from a survey conducted last year.
Whether Walmart will finally find a winning option in the Waymo partnership remains to be seen.
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Nirav Modi impact: RBI scraps letters of undertaking for import trade credits – Business Line
Nirav Modi impact: RBI scraps letters of undertaking for import trade credits
With the fraudulent letter of undertaking (LoU) scam aggregating ₹12,600 crore at Punjab National Bank shaking the banking system, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday asked banks to discontinue issuance of LoU/Letter of Comfort (LoC) for trade credits ...
RBI Stops Letters Of Undertaking For Import Trade Credits
RBI discontinues issuing of LoUs on trade credit for imports; PNB discloses additional exposure of Rs 942 cr
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Here's a guide to sauntering into your workplace in style with an eclectic mix of fashionable footwear to suit every taste and mood
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The researchers are now working to identify specific populations of bacteria involved in these processes and the molecules that the bacteria produce
While the condition is more common in older people, there is also a high prevalence in young adults, adolescents, and even children, and it affects women more frequently than men.
Fitness experts Manisha Ahlawat from Vivafit and Pankaj Arora of Technogym have shared simple ways on how to keep the body hydrated while working out.
"This is an old drug for a new disease. The research could soon be translated to the clinic, to human patients with Alzheimer's disease,"


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If wine is “liquid art,” as one presenter said Wednesday at the opening of ExpoVino in Belén, then art lovers will find a full gallery of reds and whites to enjoy at the wine convention in the next two days.
For $65 you can indulge your inner oenophile and taste wines from Chile, Argentina, the United States, Spain, Italy and even newcomer Germany from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Centro de Eventos Pedregal, just west of San José.
“Ticos love Chilean wine, but they also like to discover new flavors,” said Karl Hempel, director of ExpoVino. “We want to emphasize that the experience here is to discover flavors, discover new wines and above all discover good value in wines.”
Costa Rica has increased wine imports by $7.9 million over the past four years, reaching $23.5 million in 2014, according to the Chamber of Importers (CRECEX).
Or if you prefer to measure wine by the kilo, imports grew from 10 million kilos in 2010 to 11 million in 2014.
The heavyweight of all wine exporters to Costa Rica remains Chile, with 45 percent of the market, followed by 15 percent from Argentina, 14 percent from Spain, 10 percent from Italy, 6 percent from the U.S., 5 percent from France and 5 percent from elsewhere. (The nascent wine industry in Costa Rica doesn’t really make a dent.)
But wine consumption has a long way to go in Costa Rica, which consumes a paltry 2.75 liters of wine per capita per year, Hempel said.
According to figures from the Wine Institute, the world leader in per-capita wine consumption (bless me, Father) is the Vatican, at 62 liters per capita in 2011. France weighs in at 45.6 liters, the United Kingdom at 20.3 and the United States at 10.5.
Alejandra Monge, communications and marketing coordinator for ExpoVino, said 27 wine importers are represented at the convention, or one-third of all exporters to Costa Rica. But there are a total of 54 stands, including local food and tourism operators.
“This is done every two years,” Monge said. “It’s a window where our principal objective is for the end consumer to get to know all the different distributors there are and to get a real education into wine culture.”
Among the newest offerings are German wines by Georg Müller of Hattenheim, along the Rhine River. Peter Winter, owner of the winery, said exports to Costa Rica began just two months ago, but the wines should be in Auto Mercado stores soon.
“Germany is the 10th biggest producer of wine in the world,” he said. “And OK, we make only 3 percent of the world’s production, but anyway we have lots of wineries, 100,000 hectares of wine.”
He said riesling is the most famous grape in Germany, accounting for about 22 percent of all production, but it’s not the only game in town.
“This is not known to many people,” he said, “but Germany is the third largest pinot noir producer in the world after France, after the United States.”
Most of the German winery’s exports go to countries that are small consumers per capita but have huge populations, mainly China.
“What people don’t know is China has become the biggest red wine consumer in the world,” Winter said. “There is more red wine consumed in China than in France or Italy.”
The $65 admission to ExpoVino includes a wine glass, a 2-ounce taste from all the stands, and five tickets you can redeem for a 4-ounce glass of wine or food (plus, for really lazy wine drinkers, something you can hang around your neck to carry your glass).
Those who have a Banco Nacional card and book in advance get a 20 percent discount.
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PvP content yet to be confirmed.
Bungie has already confirmed that Destiny 2’s beta will start on July 21st, 10 AM PT for general Xbox One and PS4 users while PC users get a shot in “late August”. We also know that PS4 pre-orders get access on July 18th while Xbox One pre-orders start on July 19th. The beta is otherwise open and doesn’t necessitate pre-ordering.
However, we now know what the beta will contain. Along with the Inverted Spire strike that you’ve been seeing footage of since the game was first revealed, there will be the first story mission “Homecoming”.
Furthermore, there will be three subclasses to try out – Arcstrider, Dawnblade and Sentinel. Interestingly, the PvP content hasn’t been confirmed but it will probably be Countdown on maps we’ve seen already. Bungie could surprise us though.
Destiny 2 is out on September 6th for Xbox One and PS4. PC users get it on October 24th. What are your thoughts on the game so far? Let us know below.


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Revenue gap widens between dairy companies
Updated: 2013-05-02 17:32
By Tang Zhihao (chinadaily.com.cn)
The revenue gap between domestic dairy companies widened in 2012, as experts said that increasing market concentration will benefit the industry in the long run, the National Business Daily reported.
The Shanghai-listed Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd reported 42 billion yuan ($6.81 billion) in sales revenue in 2012. This is the first time that the company’s sales revenue reaches 40 billion yuan.
In comparison, the Hong Kong-listed China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd reported 36.1 billion yuan in sales revenue in 2012, while Shanghai Bright Dairy & Food Co Ltd reported 13.7 billion yuan in total revenue in 2012.
The revenue difference between Yili and Mengniu increased to 5.9 billion yuan in 2012 from about 60 million yuan in 2011.
In 2011, the sales revenues of the three companies were 37.45 billion yuan, 37.39 billion yuan and 11.8 billion yuan, respectively.
Song Liang, a dairy industry analyst at the Distribution Productivity Promotion Center of China Commerce, was quoted by the National Business Daily as saying that increasing market concentration will allow leading companies to achieve better results and will benefit the whole industry in the long run.


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Mumbai: Book local-train tickets via mobile app for 5% discount
In a bid to encourage commuters of Mumbai's suburban rail network to use UTS mobile ticketing app, the Railways has planned to give 5% discounts on tickets booked via their mobile app. This means, on a seasonal pass costing Rs. 1,000, one would get a discount of Rs. 50. The feature is being tested and will be released in a month's time.
App was launched by Suresh Prabhu in 2014
The UTS Mobile app was launched in December 2014 by the then Railway minister Suresh Prabhu. Current railway minister Piyush Goyal was in attendance too. The app was launched with the intention of helping reduce long queues and saving time for commuters. However, even after four years of its launch, it has failed to take off as expected.
19,000 out of total 80L commuters use UTS app
Last year's data reveals that only 19,000 out of a total 80L regular commuters use the app to buy tickets. On a daily basis, Central Railway sells around 10L tickets, out of which a mere 13,000 are mobile tickets. A similar picture is painted of Western Railway. Out of a total 9L tickets sold every day, only 7,500 are mobile tickets.
Reasons for failure: Technical glitches, poor publicity
The app's failure has been attributed to recurrent and numerous technical glitches and poor publicity of the app, due to which many aren't even aware of its existence. Hemant Goswan, a regular commuter, narrates how he couldn't access his monthly pass on the app once he changed his handset. Another commuter 'bought' tickets thrice, but failed to get even one issued.
But you can now get discounts on the app
To lure passengers, the Railways is now offering discounts. Any smartphone user can download the app available in both Android and iOS. Sign in to create an R-Wallet, which has to be recharged. Payments can be made using net-banking, money cards or UPI (real-time payment system). After your log-in, you'll be asked your city, and then booking options would be displayed.


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Indian car industry showing signs of recovery
India's struggling car industry showed signs of recovery in July, with several major car makers reporting in sales.
Maruti Suzuki, the country's leading car manufacturer, enjoyed increases in sales of mini segment cars like Alto, M800, WagonR. The company's mini segment car sales increased 15.8 per cent year-on-year to 33,587 units. Sales of Dzire jumped 33.6 per cent to 15,249 units. Total domestic sales increased 5.8 per cent, from 71,024 units in July 2012 to 75,145 units in July 2013.
Honda India enjoyed a more than two & half-fold rise in its domestic sales to 11,223 units.
Jnaneswar Sen, senior vice president (Marketing & Sales) at Honda India, said, "Honda Amaze has clocked its highest monthly sales of 6,515 units during July 2013 and is maintaining very good growth momentum having sold more than 24,000 units sold since its launch."
Ford India's domestic sales increased 26.15 per cent year-on-year to 7,867 units in July 2013, from 6,236 units in the corresponding month of 2012.
The Indian arm of Renault also posted two-fold jump in July sales, from 1,776 units to 3,763 units.
However, homegrown automobile manufacturers Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra continued to struggle. While Tata Motors' sales slipped 58.75 per cent year-on-year in July, Mahindra & Mahindra's sales dropped 19.41 per cent.


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Annals of cheap: Fukushima peaches
On Thursday, the government lifted the ban on beef shipments for farmers and ranchers in the Tohoku region. That means cattle can be shipped, but the meat they produce will still have to be inspected for radioactive materials. Ranchers in Fukushima, however, want more. They want the government to buy up the beef that went to market before the ban but was not sold.
Farmers in Fukushima, where the stricken nuclear reactor is located, may attempt similar countermeasures for other produce, which is not selling because the public is afraid it might be contaminated. Of course, the very fact that Fukushima fruits and vegetables are in stores proves that those fruits and vegetables have passed inspection and are thus deemed safe according to government standards, but there’s always fuhyo higai (hearsay damage), which can be as deadly to commerce as any trace of cesium. If sales of certain produce are banned, then the farmers can ask for compensation from the government or Tokyo Electric Power Co., but if consumers just refuse to buy the produce because they’re afraid to eat it, there’s no recourse except to throw the produce away.
As cynical as it may sound, there is a silver lining to this situation, and that’s lower prices. In particular, the prices of peaches from Fukushima are lower than they’ve ever been, and if you’ve ever tasted a peach from the prefecture, you’ll understand what good news that is.
Fukushima is the second biggest peach producer in Japan, after Yamanashi. There are two brands, Miss Peach and Akatsuki, that particularly reign as the international queen and king of peaches in terms of flavor and texture. Japanese peaches are very different from the fibrous/soggy product Americans are used to. They are firm, invariably sweet and quite big. Japanese people usually peel their peaches, but it’s not necessary. The skin is thin and soft and tastes good. Normally, Japanese peaches are also expensive, because their peak season is relatively short and unlike other “deluxe” fruits like melons and strawberries, they grow on trees so it’s difficult to raise them in greenhouses. Peaches grow best in slightly higher altitudes and cooler climates, so Fukushima is perfect. The usual retail price for a peach classified as “large” (300 grams) starts at ¥200. However, in the last week, we’ve seen large peaches at local supermarkets (in this case, northern Chiba) that have been selling for ¥100 each. In one store, we bought a package of six for ¥500. They were excellent.
Since everyone loves peaches, Fukushima farmers are using the fair fruit as the lead product in their Fukushima Shinhatsubai (Fukushima Brand New) campaign to dispel the poisonous hearsay and move some produce. As part of the campaign, junior high school students from the prefecture will spend part of their school trip by giving out hundreds of peaches for free on Aug. 30 in Yokohama. The campaign’s website lists radiation readings on a daily basis for each item that goes to market. They also provide geiger counters at “antenna” stores that exclusively sell Fukushima products in areas outside the prefecture, including Tokyo. Again, the fact that the products are in the store means they’re safe according to the government, so the devices are mainly there for show. Of course, some people don’t trust the government inspection standards, which is understandable. But life is short, and peach season is even shorter.


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Earlier today, students at California State University, Long Beach, were asked to evacuate and/or take shelter after reports that there was an “armed gunman” on campus. People were told to “lock and blockade doors, close blinds, silence [mobile] phones and remain calm”. Scary. Luckily, there wasn’t a shooter. It was just a guy carrying his Samsung Galaxy Phone.
Here’s the alert that CSULB students got:
With so many campus shootings happening these days, you can never be too safe. An alert like this should always be taken seriously. But it seemed to be a result of a mix up. There was no gun. There was just a Samsung Galaxy phone. LA Times reporter Andrew Blankstein said:
“Armed subject” seen on Cal State Long Beach campus was construction worker with Samsung Galaxy smart phone, police source tells me.
— Andrew Blankstein (@anblanx) August 13, 2013
Phew! Danger evaded. Threat cleared. No word if the phone was a giant Galaxy Note, the powerful Galaxy S4 or the tried and true Galaxy S3. But seriously, as folks always say, if you see something, say something. It’s better to mistake a phone for a gun than to miss a gun because you thought it was a phone. [@CSULB, @KTLA, @Anblanx]


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Should rich Americans stop spending their money?
That's easy: No. As Harvard economist Edward Glaeser wrote in the NYT Economix blog last month, "the government itself is not about to start making a fetish of frugality." Well of course not, that's CNN's job!
As I write these words, the lead story on CNN.com is: "As Recession Digs In, Cheap is the New Chic." The piece, which details the totally awesome trend of rich people spending like poor people, goes on to proclaim that "conspicuous consumption is out and frugality is the new black."
Why is the author glorifying rich people who have scaled back their spending just when the country needs it most? CNN isn't explicitly asking rich Americans to make bonfires out of their wallets, but the sentiment is strange nonetheless. The same way it would be bizarre and borderline irresponsible to proclaim in 2006 that "Unaffordable mortgages are the new black" or "Leveraging 50-1 is the new black" it seems equally misguided to blithely fetishize the instinct for millionaires to embrace their inner slumdog.
For many industries, recession spending from upper-income Americans is essential, like a backup generator when the lights go out. One way to analyze the "rich frugality" trend (if it's really a trend) without cheerleading this catatonic economy might be to focus on a struggling luxury store, like the Louis Vuitton the story's first character dismisses. A story about how profits plummet at this particular LV, and it goes out of business, and its staff file for unemployment, and the owner of the building takes a huge hit because nobody else is willing to rent out the space. That's the other face of the new frugality, and it's not so chic.


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Wikipedia has blocked editing rights from some computers at the U.S. House of Representatives for “disruptive” revisions on the online encyclopedia
The DA says that the collective amount for road users not paying their e-toll bill has reached just short of R1 billion
South Africans can save a lot of money on tech deals from Makro, Dion Wired, Incredible Connection, and other retailers this weekend
The JPSA has accepted Sanral’s challenge to take it to court over its use of blue lights and other traffic-policing tools on e-toll branded vehicles.


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Cantina co-owner Leslie Montemurro, left, holds a
t-shirt next to IM Properties Vice President of
U.S. Operations, Robert Gould, Town of Brookfield
Chairman, Keith Henderson, and BelAir co-owner,
Kristyn Eitel, on Friday in the Town of
Brookfield. The restaurant was announced as a
tenant at the development.
OF BROOKFIELD - BelAir Cantina is coming to The Corners
of Brookfield when it opens in April, the company
announced at an event Friday.
restaurant will be located along the northwest end of
The Corners Market Square, directly across from the main
entrance to Von Maur. It will seat up to 250 guests and
include a prominent bar as well as an outdoor patio.
is described as “a Mexican restaurant with some
California flair.” It’s known for its tacos,
guacamole and full-brunch menu. Currently, it has
locations in Wauwatosa, Oak Creek, and two in Milwaukee.
customers have been requesting us to move to the west
side since we opened our first store in 2010, so we have
been looking around the west suburbs for a long time,”
Leslie Montemurro, co-owner of BelAir, said. “We’ve
been looking for the right place, and I think in The
Corners we found the right match.”
wait in line food from BelAir Cantina on Friday
at The Corners of Brookfield in the Town of
Brookfield. The restaurant was announced as a
new tenant at the development.
finished, The Corners will have 400,000 square feet of
retail and restaurant space. It will be anchored by a
Von Maur department store and Sendik’s Food Market.
The complex also includes 244 luxury apartments and
underground parking for about 1,400 vehicles.
will be in a central location at the development in
what’s described by IM Properties Vice President of
U.S. Operations Robert Gould as a town center-like
portion. He said in Europe, market squares are a
“gathering place and their origins are a means of
exchange for ideas and goods.” Gould added it was a
no-brainer to add the restaurant to The Corners Market
Square, especially after visiting one of its locations.
walked into the BelAir over on North Avenue (in
Wauwatosa) and I just thought, I want this, this is what
I want,” Gould said. “It reminded me of lively,
outdoor eating that you see in squares around Europe,
particularly in Spain, which is historically where the
roots of all of this comes from. I thought, this has got
a buzz, it’s got an atmosphere, it’s got a
smell, it’s got noise, it’s got life, that’s what
we want in this square, and we want more of it.”
announcement was made at an event where tours were given
and a catered lunch from BelAir was provided for the
almost 300 construction workers at the site.
worker works on a steel beam Friday at The
Corners of Brookfield.
at the site, located at Interstate 94 and Barker Road,
began in May 2015 and has seen steady progress since
then. The numerous structures continue to take shape and
the underground parking, which extends 20 feet below the
surface, is progressing.
the construction advance is still surreal for Waukesha
County Executive Paul Farrow, who used to work at the
Menards that was formerly at the site.
Market Square at The Corners of Brookfield. The
building pictured is where BelAir Cantina will
worked there back in the mid-90s, so it’s kind of
fun,” Farrow said. “And this was my first bill in
2011 when I was in the (state) Legislature, to allow for
a TIF in the Town of Brookfield to allow this
development to begin. So to see it coming to fruition,
seeing what’s happening here, seeing the excitement
with 300some employees working right now on this job
site is fantastic.”
IM Properties Vice
President of U.S. Operations Robert Gould speaks
as representatives from BelAir Cantina and the
Town of Brookfield listen Friday in the Town of
new Magnificent Mile?
added that it’s been incredible to see the recent,
extensive commercial development in Brookfield along
Bluemound Road, including The Corridor, Brookfield
Square and Calhoun Crossing.
looking at the entire growth of Waukesha County right
now,” Farrow said. “We were at a meeting a couple
months ago and I said, ’We’re challenging Chicago
with their Magnificent Mile; we’ve got almost 3.2
miles between Moorland Road and Goerke’s Corners
that’s going to be some of the highest-end shopping
that’s going to be here.”
said with tenants slowly being rolled out and announced,
the emphasis now turns to a number of issues surrounding
the developments in Brookfield.
looking at a need for almost 3,000 employees along this
corridor and it’s going to be anywhere from the
restaurant food service industry to retail to the
hospitality industry,” Farrow said. “We’re also
going to need to find ways to get people to this
destination; transportation is going to be a big
conversation we’re going to have. We’ll look at bus
transit and work to get people here and make sure that
the roads and everything are safe and accessible.”


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If you get a spam message advertising an application called "Bitcoin Alarm," the name may tell you all you need to know.
A widely used security feature intended to protect access to online bank accounts is becoming increasingly ineffective, as cybercriminals develop advanced malicious software for Android devices, according to a report released Wednesday.
A third-party advertising framework integrated in hundreds of Android apps contains a vulnerability that could allow hackers to steal sensitive information from users' phones, according to security researchers from antivirus firm Bitdefender.
Hackers of likely Chinese origin infiltrated computers belonging to the foreign affairs ministries of five unnamed European countries ahead of the G20 Summit in September, according to security researchers at FireEye.
Trustwave's SpiderLabs researchers have found a piece of malware that collects data entered into Web-based forms, pretending to be a module for Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) web-hosting software.
A Russian-speaking group is advertising "bulletproof" hosting for cybercriminals from data centers in Syria and Lebanon, an apparent effort to place new services in locales where Western law enforcement has little influence.
Thirteen people, including the creator of Blackhole, a popular exploit tool used to infect computers with malware, were arrested and charged in Russia with creating and participating in a criminal organization.
Microsoft and law enforcement agencies said Thursday that they disrupted a botnet that defrauded online advertisers of US$2.7 million a month but that the malicious network hasn't been completely eliminated.
Explosive revelations in the past six months about the U.S. government's massive cyber-spying activities have spooked individuals, rankled politicians and enraged privacy watchdogs, but top IT executives aren't panicking -- yet.
New attack campaigns have infected point-of-sale (PoS) systems around the world with sophisticated malware designed to steal payment card and transaction data.
Two million logins and passwords from services such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have been found on a Netherlands-based server, part of a large botnet using controller software nicknamed "Pony."
In a development likely to concern those who believe that a system that's not connected to a network is safe from surveillance, researchers have demonstrated that microphones and speakers built into laptops can be used to covertly transmit and receiv...
Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that allows them to execute code with higher privileges than they have access to.
A new worm is targeting x86 computers running Linux and PHP, and variants may also pose a threat to devices such as home routers and set-top boxes based on other chip architectures.
A new Trojan program that targets users of online financial services has the potential to spread very quickly over the next few months, security researchers warn.
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Amsterdam – Homeware company Made.com is launching its first phygital showroom, bringing together VR and audio guides for a multimedia shopping experience.
Set up as a ‘virtual apartment’ in Amsterdam, the shoppable VR experience spans four rooms filled with the brand's latest products. The space invites shoppers to move freely around the rooms, clicking on items such as bed frames and lighting for more information. A complementary audio guide led by Made's design director Ruth Wassermann is also available, sharing product stories and inspiration.
Originally opened as a physical shopping space for 2019, the Amsterdam-based concept has been replicated in the virtual realm to allow shoppers to connect with the brand and space remotely. Jo Jackson, chief creative officer at Made, explains : 'Our virtual apartment enables us to maintain a dialogue with our customers across the globe, while introducing our brand to a much wider fan base beyond what a physical space can offer.’
With increasing demand for phygital retail touchpoints amid global lockdowns, brands such as Made are innovating to connect with consumers in the virtual realm.


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Goo Ha-ra treats boyfriend to a kitten
When Goo Ha-ra made a purchase at a pet store, there was one person who was absolutely stoked about the new kitten. It wasn’t Goo and it wasn’t her boyfriend, Beast member Yong Joon-hyung. The ecstatic individual was the owner of the pet store, of course.
The star-struck business owner couldn’t keep a secret and was quick to make a posting online titled “A Birthday Gift from Goo Ha-ra to Yong Joon-hyung.”
Pictures of the kitten as well as one of Goo made their way around online with the owner claiming that Goo had come in to put the cat on hold.
The pet store owner also went on to praise Goo for her good taste in picking a Scottish Fold, a rare breed “of the highest quality.”
Yong’s birthday was on Dec. 19, and apparently he went to the pet store located near his agency to pick up the new pet himself.
Netizens were quick to comment on the gift, saying that the cat looked remarkably like Goo.
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Although the verdict may still be out on whether mobile devices actually make us more productive, there’s no denying that gadgets like the iPhone help take some of the drudgery out of our daily lives—including keeping a journal of what we’ve been up to lately. Such is the premise of Rove, a free journal/diary app that promises to automate the thankless task of documenting our lives in excruciating detail. Similar to last year’s excellent Heyday, Rove uses geolocation data to keep a running tab on where we’ve been, importing new photos taken with the device to put a visual stamp on those memories.
Apple's Mac OS X v10.6 was released two weeks ago and for most of us the
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Apparel magazine has interviewed Ingram Micro Mobility’s senior vice president Doug Pasquale for his insights into the oncoming holiday season. Because as far as retailers are concerned, Christmas is always just right around the corner.
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Black Friday
Pasquale has three best practices for pre-holiday logistics planning. They include having a dedicated holiday supply chain strategy implemented at least six months in advance, acknowledging that supply chain can be a competitive differentiator, and not cutting corners with the returns process. For best preparing for disruptions like natural disasters and demand shifts, Pasquale recommends using big data and analytics tools for forecasting, combined with a flexible supply chain structure.
Since there are only 26 days between Black Friday and Christmas this year, there is an even bigger crunch, so retailers need to get open early and keep up clear communication. At this point in the year, where ideally all basic preparation has already been done, Pasquale says now should be the time where supply chains are “firming up delivery schedules and finalizing promotional packaging designs, special deals, and production schedules to ensure they are ready.”
To see if your supply chain is ready for Santa, you can read the full interview here: http://apparel.edgl.com/case-studies/Is-Your-Supply-Chain-Ready-for-the-Holidays-94755


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Cadbury has proven the adage that perseverance is the key to success as their continued and well-document pursuit over the registration of the colour purple has finally seen success in Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. v Cadbury UK Limited  EWHC 1671 (Ch). The UK High Court has partially upheld the Cadbury appeal over UKIPO’s previous 2019 decision. Hopefully, this will bring clarity to businesses wishing to register colour marks instead of creating further ambiguity around the registrability requirements of colour marks and other non-traditional marks.Read More
When it comes to non-traditional trade marks in the EU, the requirement of a clear and precise description can be quite complex to put into practice, as demonstrated in the recent UK Court of Appeal decision in Cadbury v The Comptroller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks.
In 2013, in Cadbury v Nestle, the Court of Appeal held that the graphic representation and the description of the purple mark did not constitute a sign within section 1 of the Trade Marks Act but rather an attempt to register multiple signs with different permutations, presentations and appearances, which are neither graphically represented nor described with any precision.
As a result, Cadbury attempted to amend the (same) description of another of its colour marks, registered in 1998 and now at risk of invalidity as a consequence of the Cadbury v Nestle decision. However, both the Comptroller and the High Court denied Cadbury’s request to amend the mark description.Read More


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|SmartPOST aims to enroll more clients with its parcel terminals|
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Although the launch of postal service was not easy and SmartPost concluded the first half of the year with 8.3 MEEK losses, the company is sure that this type of business will soon start growing.
“Current economic situation has been our baptism of fire, so to speak," says Indrek Oolup, chair of the board, to Päevaleht Online and asserts that number of people who use parcel terminals is growing steadily.
For instance, number of people who used the terminals in one day exceeded 1000 limit in the end of August. “Pro cent wise, we can be satisfied with how much the parcel terminals are used," he added.
Oolu told there are around 100 different web shops and catalogues that actively offer their service. “Usage rate varies – about 30-80% of customers select us as the preferred delivery method,” told Oolup.
Number of private individuals who used parcel terminals to send parcels to one another has been in average 2000 in the recent months, which according to Oolup shows that people use the terminals rather willingly. “It is true, however, that people are a bit reserved when it comes down to something new or unfamiliar,” Oolup admits.
Oolup says that one could compare red parcel terminals with ATMs. “When the ATMs first emerged, many people still preferred to get their cash from the bank assistant at the bank branch. Now it is rather rare that anyone would ever go to bank office to collect cash," explains Oolup and adds that parcel terminals will most probably face the same destiny. "Parcel terminals will soon take post offices’ place in delivering the parcels,” Oolup is sure.
Estonian Development Fund does not see a problem in initial losses.
Development Fund, that invested 13,4 MEEK into a launch of SmartPost does not believe their investment to fail despite the last year losses. Heidi Kokku, head of the Investment Division of Development Fund, explained to Päevaleht that real gains of the investment will be clear only after they exit their investment i.e. when they sell their stake in the company.
“The investment period is approximately 5 years and although it is possible to exit earlier that mark, Development Fund does not have any plans to sell their stake in SmartPost in the moment,” says Kakko.
According to Kakko it is usual and expectable that in case of the early phase investment into a growing company, there will be substantial investments, costs related to service development are high, possible gains will start to grow later, and all similar companies are in losses in accounting terms.
“The bookkeeping losses in 2008 definitely do not mean that the company or the investments in it would not have any value,” says Kakko.
Kakko admitted that planned usage levels have been achieved with some delay compared to the initial estimations, but this is not a big issue.
“We are on the position that in the conditions of the general economic downturn the team of the company has done a good job, has managed to start operating the service in the changed business conditions, and has managed to keep the costs under control,” told Kakko.
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According to a new press release, “Streamlio, the intelligent platform for fast data, today announced Streamlio Cloud, its new cloud-native service for fast data. This new offering is powered by Apache Pulsar, the top-level Apache Software Foundation project initially created within Yahoo! by Streamlio founders, and runs within Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows virtually any organization to benefit from this proven enterprise-grade technology for fast data processing, and the Streamlio team’s deep expertise deploying and operating Pulsar, with a few simple clicks. This news, which follows Streamlio’s recent release of Streamlio Community Edition as a Kubernetes application for the Google Cloud Platform, marks the company’s latest step in making it possible for organizations to create a unified fabric for fast data across cloud, edge and data center infrastructure.”
The release goes on, “Adoption of these intelligent, cloud-based applications and services is driving companies to move from batch-driven processing to acting on data immediately as it arrives. At the same time, the shift in application and deployment architectures to microservices, cloud and containers requires technologies that can integrate with and take full advantage of these new paradigms. The Streamlio Cloud service is designed to meet these requirements for companies of all industries and sizes, including in markets such as media and entertainment, energy, logistics, online services and others that need to quickly process and act on fast-moving data as part of a dynamic cloud infrastructure.”
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