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Though Indian air cargo sector is on the growth path in terms of infrastructure and technology; however there is a lot which it can learn from global best practices at airports like Dubai, Hong Kong or Singapore, when the situation is compared on both sides. Jasleen Kaur
Possibly the most advanced cold storage is the Dubai Flower Center, a multistory facility located next to the Dubai Cargo Village. It is designed for the storage and processing of flowers imported primarily from Africa for both the local market and for distribution to the region. The initial phase on this center is designed for an annual throughout of up to 180,000 tonnes of flowers. The perishable handling area in Dubai Cargo Mega Terminal is about 4623 square metres floor space, with 3927 square metres of 218 individual cells of temperature zones.
Nairobi is another airport, which has a pair of on-airport refrigerated storage facilities operated by the ground-handling subsidiary of Kenya Airways, as well as a stand-alone cold storage operated by DHL on the airport and Swiss port off the airport. These are highly automated. While, the 9,000 square metre perishable centre, for instance in Cargo City, Frankfurt Airport, offers 20 different climate zones.
Changi air freight terminals offer dedicated/specialised perishable handling facility that is temperature monitored and humidity controlled to cater to different types of requirements and a wide range of commodities.
While talking about India… it is a long way to go as it has just stepped into this. Perishables are at a nascent stage of growth in the Indian air cargo sector, when it is compared to international scenario. This is one of the examples when the development at the Indian airports is compared to international airports. There are many segments where the Indian market really needs to buck up.
“India seemingly has all the ingredients to be one of the world’s great air cargo centers. Rapid growth of international trade, a huge manufacturing engine and a population of more than 1.2 billion all bode well for the industry. However, for a variety of reasons, India has not realised this great potential,” said Amber Dubey, partner and India head of aerospace and defence at KPMG India, adding, “Participants in India’s air cargo sector agree that inadequate infrastructure in the country is a major obstacle, followed by cost inefficiencies and the need for governmental and tax reforms. But they are also optimistic that the needed changes will eventually happen.”
In 1960, Singapore was not much richer; its per capita income at purchasing power parity was two and a half times India’s. In 2010, it was 15 times richer; this is a country of 276 square miles, which had little beyond a good harbour to boast of in 1960. It handled 531 million tonnes of cargo in 2010; all India’s ports together handled 560 million tonnes. All India’s airports handled 75 million passengers in 2013; Singapore’s Changi airport by itself handled 30 million. This is the perfect example of the pace of growth. Prabhakara Rao, CEO, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), said, “We need to adopt international standards. Hong Kong airport is one of the biggest airports working on infrastructure. Networking is important. Logical understanding of the industry is required. Initiatives like Make in India and e-commerce are a welcome move.”
“The transformation of Indian airports into international cargo hubs with the adoption of a more systematic approach, observing international standards adopted at airports worldwide and this can only happen when the government and industry work together,” added Rao. The civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju at a recently concluded convention at PHD Chambers of Commerce in New Delhi, said, “The future is bright for the air cargo sector. Infrastructure and airlines have great role to play for developing cargo hubs. Now it is the right time to translate ideas into actions. We (the government) are eagerly looking for ideas from the industry players to work together. Let’s work together to turn our dreams into a reality.”
But to begin with a change, there is a need to look at the prevailing challenges and dwell time is the one.
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The lack of infrastructure has led to high cargo dwell time which almost every agent is facing. And it has become a major concern for them. India seems to be lagging behind that its compared with the international airports sounds not realistic at all. “Comparison of dwell time of Indian airports with hub airports like Hong Kong, Dubai etc are not realistic because bulk of their cargo throughput in these hub airports are transshipment cargo which does not have to undergo customs clearances unlike the situation in India where the transshipment component is an insignificant proportion of the total throughput handled,” shared Cyrus Katgara, partner, Jeena & Company.
Tushar Jani, chairman, Cargo Service Centre, said, “The floor area at the truck dock is the first entry point for offloading the cargo before shifting for clearance. A report received from the users of cargo terminals indicate that dwell time for trucks waiting outside the air cargo complex ranges from 8 to 12 hours in one of the major gateway airports during peak seasons. In today’s competitive environment it is ironic that export cargo vehicles are not off loaded due to lack of adequate space availability. Limited number of truck docking bays for imports also is said to severely limit the ability of the cargo terminal operator to clear the cargo on time resulting in delay and accumulating daily back log of undelivered cargo.”
“Number of truck dock bays in air cargo terminals of Hong Kong, Dubai etc is several times the facilities prevalent in Indian airports. More importantly, access to truck dock areas need better road connectivity which is missing in some of the major metro airports. If existing roads accessing the air cargo terminals cannot be widened, options should be explored to provide additional access from the city side to relieve congestion,” Jani added.
“It is also essential to ensure that freighters are provided with adequate dedicated facilities and parking bays in close proximity to improve operational efficiency. Necessary infrastructure and upgrade in infrastructure is required in key international airports like Chennai so that they can service the new generation of large cargo airplanes,” mentioned Dubey.
Suffice it to say here that if we aim to create cargo hubs in our country for which there is no doubt about its potential it would then be appropriate to benchmark with the best facilities that are already present in those cargo hubs in the international airports like Singapore, Dubai or Hong Kong


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La Photo Studio: Photo Studio for L.A. is Now Available on Steam for $10.9
L. A. studio Photo Studio is officially on Steam as a $10 premium game, making it one of the most successful indie titles on the platform.
The game, which debuted last week, offers a new look and feel to the genre, featuring a large variety of characters and locations from L. a. game series.
It is available to download right now, and is priced at $10 for the first 10 hours.
Photo Studio’s story follows a group of friends and their attempts to get back into the real world, but their attempts are hindered by the fact that they can’t afford to get the required equipment.
It’s a dark, atmospheric experience, and the game’s graphics and animations are reminiscent of Final Fantasy.
It also features a variety of unique weapons, and an expansive map of the Los Angeles area, complete with locations such as The Beach, The Sunset, and The Hollywood sign.
Photo Studios co-founder and game director Joe Salvo told Polygon that he’s excited about the new release.
“I think the game is very well received, it’s definitely got a unique look to it,” Salvo said.
“I think people really dig the concept, and people really appreciate the characters and the setting.
I think that people really like the art style.”
Photo Studio was initially planned for release in September, but has now been delayed for a few weeks to accommodate the holidays.
In addition to the Steam sale, Photo Studio has also been ported to iOS and Android via the App Store, and has a number of other Steam deals that can be found on the official Photo Studio Steam page.

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DENTON, Texas -- Wedding dresses from the 19th century to the present day are featured in a new exhibit in Texas showcasing the changing styles of American brides.
That includes a 1900s dress featuring a lace choker collar, a beaded flapper dress from the 1920s and a 1980s satin confection with an explosion of organdy ruffles.
More than 40 wedding gowns spanning from 1844 to last year are featured in the free exhibit that opened recently in the North Texas city of Denton. "American Brides: Inspiration and Ingenuity" runs through Oct. 24 at the Greater Denton Arts Council's Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts.
Most of the dresses are from the Texas Fashion Collection -- which includes more than 20,000 historic clothing items housed at the University of North Texas.


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Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC. was adjudged the winner in the Medium Scale Category for the second consecutive year at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards and once again joins the ranks of being one of the most transparent companies in the region.
The awards evaluates companies’ sustainability reporting under the categories of completeness in scope & coverage, credibility and communication. Reports are evaluated by an eminent independent judging panel consisting of experts in the field of sustainability and environmental reporting disclosures.
Organised by ACCA Sri Lanka for the eighth year the grand award ceremony was held on February 14th in Colombo under the aegis of Chief Guest, Diarietou Gaye, Country Director for Sri Lanka and Maldives – The World Bank, while the Guest of Honour for the event was Lucia Real-Martin, ACCA Director, Emerging Markets – Asia.
This win highlights the importance Aitken Spence Hotels gives to sustainability, transparency and accountability and provides a clear indication that the company’s ongoing commitment to report on its economic, social and environmental impacts.
“We are delighted to have been adjudged the winner in the medium scale category once again. This commendation reflects Aitken Spence Hotels’ track record of commitment to corporate accountability and championing sustainable tourism by producing industry best practices.Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is currently experiencing a boom and has been identified by many of the prominent international hotel chains as a sought after destination. As a country we need to be focused on positioningSri Lankaas a sustainable tourism destination in order to attract the premium brands which will in turn help positionSri Lankaas an up-market destination. This repositioning will bring vast benefits to the country’s economy and its people”, said Mr. Malin Hapugoda, Managing Director, Aitken Spence Hotels.
The ACCA Sustainability Reporting awards is held in over 30 countries and is based on judging guidelines established by ACCA worldwide. It is open to any type of organization encompassing all business sizes. The ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards are already functional inAustralia,Canada,Hong Kong,Ireland,Malaysia,New Zealand,Pakistan,Singapore,South Africa,Sri Lanka, theUKand theUSAwith similar awards, largely based on the ACCA criteria, existing inBelgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Holland,Italy,Luxembourg,Norway,Portugal,Spain,SwedenandSwitzerland.
Aitken Spence Hotels located in strategic locations inSri Lanka,India,MaldivesandOmancaters to a diverse market segment and is famed for its stellar service, exquisite food and world recognised sustainable practices. Over a period of time the reputation gained has helped to position the chain of hotels as one the best in the region.


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Apple manufacturing partners are reportedly facing difficulties producing key components for the recently announced iPad Pro lineup, pushing availability of the flagship tablet into July.
Unveiled at a special media event in April, the new iPad Pro line features the top-end 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Liquid Retina XDR display. Production of the screen, packed with mini LED technology, is reportedly causing unexpected supply delays.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports Apple partners are struggling to manufacture the intricate 12.9-inch screen in large quantities. Unlike traditional LCD screens, the Liquid Retina XDR groups 10,000 mini LEDs into 2,500 distinct dimming zones to achieve an extremely high contrast ratio.
The reported display woes, coupled with a wider global chip shortage, has pushed back availability of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro into July, according to the Online Apple Store. Delays could be exacerbated by continued constraints.
Reports in April first indicated that Apple suppliers were wrestling with mini LED production issues, though the exact impact of the shortage was not at the time known.
Apple’s 11-inch iPad Pro, which boasts a traditional LCD display, is also in short supply, though constraints have been chalked up to intense launch window interest.


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The time before the new iPhone hits the market is one that is usually filled with rumors. The sources are mainly suppliers and manufacturers of cases for the new models. Something that ensures that we already have a pretty good idea of the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
YouTuber Unbox Therapy, one of the biggest in the world in the field of technology, contacted a special company for this reason. This company provided him with a premium replica of the new smartphone, transforming all these theories and information into an actual smartphone. A first impression was born.
iPhone 14 Pro Max: the first impression of Unbox Therapy
The video below was not made with a cheap replica. It is a special model, made by a Chinese case maker, that probably cost even more money than the actual smartphone itself. Unbox Therapy thus gets a good first impression of exactly what the iPhone 14 Pro Max will offer consumers. The smartphone is expected to be announced in September.
By the way, the iPhone 14 Pro Max replica is not functional, but mainly shows what has changed on the outside. Thus, the smartphone features the new, special, notch. Furthermore, it is noticeable that the device is slightly thicker and that the camera system, on the back of the device, is a lot larger. Mainly the lenses of the iPhone 14 Pro Max are larger. Something that clearly matches the work that well-known rumor-makers and analysts have already brought out.
Check out the video of Unbox Therapy below:
A new format
Except for the notch, the new iPhone 14 Pro Max is not going to change very much from the current model in terms of design. Although the lineup will look a little different this year. It now seems likely that the mini version of the iPhone will disappear and a Max version will take its place. This means that the Pro Max is no longer the only option for consumers who want a physically larger smartphone.
Staying up to date with all the news around hardware? Then be sure to check out this page on our website!


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In today's connected world, consumers send and receive content on multiple handheld and portable devices on a continuous basis. However, much of health monitoring is still done in a discrete manner, such as during a doctor's visit.
But that is rapidly changing, as evidenced by the number of medical device, consumer electronics, and startup companies developing wearables for continuous monitoring. Continuous health monitoring provides users with a peace of mind, allows for preventative healthcare, and has been shown to improve treatment outcomes. Patients with chronic conditions see improved quality of life and reduced hospitalizations and ER visits.
Attendees at Healthcare Sensor Innovations USA 2020 will hear from industry representatives on how the next wave of connected and wearable medical devices will bring increased benefits to patients, healthcare providers, insurers, and the pharmaceutical industry. IDTechEx has forecast the medical wearables market to be worth almost $20 billion by the year 2024. In this article, we highlight some of the exciting technologies at our event.
Starkey: World first multi-purpose hearing aid
One of our keynote speakers at Healthcare Sensor Innovations USA 2020 is Dr Achin Bhowmik, CTO of Starkey Hearing Technologies. Starkey have launched Livio AI, the world' first multiple purpose hearing aid with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence. In addition to the benefits of enhanced body and brain monitoring from the ear, the hearing aids also include fall detection and alert capabilities. As people with hearing loss are more likely to have a history of falling, the Livio AI is the perfect wearable in which to apply such life-saving technology.
Hexoskin: Smart shirts for human vitals monitoring
IDTechEx have been following the e-textiles market for many years, and are excited to host Mr Pierre-Alexandre Fournier, CEO of Hexoskin. Hexoskin has developed smart shirts for human vitals monitoring and will share with us how their shirts can help patients with chronic conditions to stay at home. But not all of Hexoskin's shirts are for home use - their Astroskin platform has been used by astronauts in space since early 2019.
Lief Therapeutics: Skin patches for mental health
Awareness of the importance of mental wellbeing is rising, and numerous startups have focused on using digital therapeutics to improve the management of conditions such as anxiety and depression. Lief Therapeutics CEO and Founder Rohan Dixit will share with attendees how tracking and improving heart rate variability using a wearable skin patch has helped 90% of patients reduce their anxiety in 8 weeks.
Dreem: A soft headband that monitors your sleep
Another area that is gaining prominence is sleep tech. The short-term effects of sleep deprivation, such as grumpiness and tiredness are well known, but sleep deprivation also increases risks to obesity, heart disease and diabetes. IDTechEx have invited Dreem Managing Director of North America Mr Vik Panda to speak on how the Dreem headband can help users understand and improve their sleep.


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If you watched Google's inaugural Stadia Connect broadcast ahead of E3, you may have caught a glimpse of Gylt. This is the new title from Tequila Works, the studio behind games such as RiME. Billed as a Stadia exclusive, it seemed that this adventure game would only be playable on the upcoming streaming platform. However, new comments from the development team sound like a multi-platform release may be on the cards.
After successfully dodging a line of questioning from Eurogamer about Gylt's exclusive status, co-founder and creative director Raúl Rubio Munárriz eventually offered some encouraging words. "Of course, we will try to make Gylt accessible for everyone," he told Eurogamer. "I guess it's not a design question, it's more of a business question. Today is not the time to answer that question but rest assured, everyone will be able to play the game".
It sounds like Gylt may turn out to be a timed exclusive on Stadia, with a release on PlayStation 4 (or PS5?) later down the line. Would you like to see this game release on other platforms? Sign a deal in the comments below.


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Employers taking unfair advantage of female employees at cosmetics shops
JEDDAH: Although the Ministry of Labor is opening its doors to receive complaints from private sector employees, many Saudi females employed in cosmetic and perfume shops in Madinah are not making complaints about being overworked due to fear of losing their jobs and source of income.
Shop owners in Madinah have been overworking a number of female employees, requiring them to clean shops and load shipments and supplies, despite these duties not being included in their employment contracts.
Ministry of Labor Spokesman Tayseer Al-Mofrej said in a recent statement that the feminization of women’s shops has nothing to do with work duties. “The employer and employee must commit to the articles stated in the employment contract, and in case any duties outside the agreed upon contract have not been compensated, the employee has the right to make a complaint to the labor office.”
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European Parliament votes in favour of Digital Single Market Act
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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have recently adopted a report into the Digital Single Market Strategy launched by the European Commission in May 2015.
“I am very happy that this report clearly states that we need pro-innovation and pro-digital policies in Europe. If we want to give companies the chance to innovate, we have to give a clear signal that we support innovation”, declared MEP Kallas, Co-rapporteur for the report. MEPs generally welcomed the Commission’s initiatives, which have the potential to significantly boost the growth of the ecommerce sector, but expressed their concern about the risk of different rules for online and offline sales and the lack of measures to address geo-blocking.
Same rules needed for online and offline sales
There was a clear consensus among MEPs about the need for the regulatory harmonization of online and offline sales.
MEP Gebhardt - Co-rapporteur for the Digital Single Market Act - argued that the separate legal regimes are creating problems for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and called for further negotiations with the European Commission to resolve the issue. MEP Ford likewise highlighted the fact that the difference in rules is a source of confusion and legal uncertainty for companies.
Unjustified geo-blocking is bad for business
Many MEPs raised the issue of unjustified geo-blocking and urged the European Commission to put forward a concrete proposal to end this discriminatory practice so that European consumers have better access to online goods and services.
The resolution on the Digital Single Market Act was adopted by a large majority of 551 votes to 88. Although not legally binding, the resolution is a clear outline of the Parliament’s views regarding the different initiatives contained within the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy.
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Apple to jump on the bandwagon – again?
APPLE appears poised to unveil a voice-activated, internet-connected speaker that would create a new digital pipeline into people’s homes.
Tapping Apple’s Siri digital assistant, such a speaker is expected to serve as a butler as well as an outlet for listening to music. If the speculation pans out, the speaker would be Apple’s first new product since its smartwatch in 2015. And it would mark an effort by Apple to catch up with Amazon and Google.
An early glimpse at updates to iPhone and Mac software has become a tradition at Apple’s annual conference for app developers, which began yesterday in San Jose, California. But Apple occasionally also uses the event to introduce new devices and services and upgrades to existing products.
Amazon introduced the Echo speaker, featuring its Alexa assistant, in 2015. Google followed with its Home speaker, featuring its plainnamed Assistant, last year. Both speakers can respond to voice requests for the news, weather and tasks such as turning on the lights.
More than 35 million people in the US are expected to use a voice-activated speaker at least once a month this year.
“There is so much momentum building around these speakers that it would be difficult for Apple not to come out with one,” said industry analyst Patrick Moorhead of Moor Insights & Strategy.
Amazon just unveiled a version of Echo with a camera, touch-screen display and video-calling capabilities. The new Echo Show goes on sale on June 28 for $230 (R2 940).
Google, meanwhile, previewed new speaker features such as hands-free phone calling during its software conference last month.
Microsoft also has announced its own speaker with Samsung’s Harman business; it will use Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant.
That leaves Apple. Although it was the first smartphone maker to come out with a digital assistant when Siri debuted in 2011, it hasn’t had a stand-alone assistant. For Apple, having one would further broaden the role that its software, services and gadgets play in people’s lives.
It wouldn’t be the first time that Apple hopped on the bandwagon of a technology product popularised by a competitor.
For instance, Apple initially resisted enlarging the size of iPhone’s screen despite strong sales for larger-display phones made by Samsung and other rivals. But the company relented, and Apple’s larger phones have become hot commodities as more people have embraced having a bigger display to look at pictures and watch video on the devices.
Although Siri would likely be a centrepiece of a smart speaker from Apple, Moorhead said the device’s design, colours and acoustics will also likely be focal points, because the company has a long history of making elegantly designed products. - AP


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Looking back on 2019 it would be safe to say it was a year of dramatic changes for DataExpress. Being acquired was one thing but joining an organization focused as solidly as Data443 is on security represents an opportunity to build on what we have learnt to date. As the year came to a close, Data443 began trading with its new symbol – ATDS: All Things Data Security. As the November 25, 2019, Press Release noted:
“Over only the past two years, the company has combined the technology, people and revenue assets of 5 product lines to form one of the fastest growing data privacy organization on the market. These products on their own are market leaders in individual segments of the data security, compliance and governance marketplace.”
In this press release, DataExpress was listed as expanding the suite of products and services that now include DataExpress, which Data443 recognizes as “the leading Data transport, transformation and delivery product trusted by leading financial organizations worldwide.” Up until the acquisition, DataExpress was widely known within the NonStop community for its DataExpress Open Platform and DataExpress NonStop secure and managed file transfer products that today move tens of thousands of files each and every day for some of the world’s biggest financial institutions, but now, whereas “managed” remains all important for DataExpress users who are averse to risk, “security” is attracting more of the spotlight.
Over a period of time that spans decades, financial institutions have relied upon DataExpress in support of their applications – DataExpress has become an essential part of their underlying infrastructure. Business simply couldn’t function without the presence of DataExpress and the situation is only becoming more acute for financial industries. As governments and associations worldwide are demanding even more reporting on all financial activities as they “come under social pressure to root out those that exploit banks, fintechs, retailers and anyone with touch points to the financial community,” said Billy Whittington, Data443 Engineering Manager.
“Moving from a ‘utility product’ to where we now contribute our expertise within a ‘security company’” said Whittington, noting that Data443 is energized with a product set focused on opportunities in data security, privacy, compliance and governance, “changes perspective on our products because the sales team can talk about security and incorporate all the products that elevate the strength that comes with being part of Data443.” There are always broader market opportunities whenever large software vendors can address critical business situations with a comprehensive product portfolio created to meet these businesses’ needs.
“From my perspective, DataExpress joining the Data443 product suite shows our determination to become an integral part of the security infrastructure of every organization,” said Michelle Marost, Data443 QA Manager. “‘All things data security’ is what our new organization is about, and DataExpress, together with our new complementary product partners, is a major player in that marketplace.” Looking ahead to 2020 only brings added excitement to the DataExpress team as we respond to numerous new opportunities arising from the alignment with Data443.
Some of these opportunities are already being realized as was noted in the article DataExpress – 2019 has been a terrific year! that was just published in the December 2019 issue of NonStop Insider and where Whittington is again quoted :
“In responding to a customer suggestion, we took an existing module that provided Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) – a communications-centric cryptographic privacy and authentication protocol – from within DXNS and stripped it out to become a stand-alone product.
“Given that we now support this ‘GnuPG’ standalone and that it resides within the Guardian personality – available with the NonStop Kernel (NSK) – and that it can access the OSS personality to take advantage of the newer technologies and solutions that leverage this environment, DXNS users have even better security support in place.”
Being part of a bigger product portfolio has considerable upside for DataExpress, but being able to take our security knowledge and respond positively to customer suggestions about real business problems will always be a priority for DataExpress. It’s just that now we have an organization with which we can interact and this will expedite any response we give. And again, if you missed reading the complete article referenced here then make sure you click on the hyperlink above.
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Par. Mike Valera Posté Aug 20th 2010
It's been an insanely busy time for us recently here at Corsair. We've had several new products in the works, and we just announced a bunch of them at Computex Taipei...
The new Corsair Professional Series™ Gold power supplies, continue our tradition of innovation and excellence with three new 80 Plus® Gold certified, fully-modular PSU's rated at 1200, 850, and 750 watts. Read more about the AX1200, AX850, and AX750, and check out the press release.
The Corsair Graphite Series™ 600T Mid-Tower case is something I'm personally very excited about. No other mid-tower case has the combination of features, good looks, and ease of build that this case will bring to the market. Read the press release, and check out this video from our friends at Legit Reviews:
Jessie Lawrence posted yesterday in detail (with a video!) about the new Corsair AirFlow™ Pro, our newest accessory for Dominator® memory with DHX Pro technology that provides a dynamic display of memory activity and temperature for up to six modules. Click here to read the press release.
We also just announced our compatability with the latest Intel® Core™ i7 and Core i5 unlocked processors and Corsair Dominator DDR3 memory. Check out Jake Crimmins post detailing his experience overclockcking the Intel Core i5 unlocked processor to 4.5 GHz, and the Core i7 to 4.05 GHz using all our latest and greatest products.
Finally Legit Reviews has a great article on everything we're up to at Computex, with tons of pictures and videos of our latest products.
Keep checking the Corsair Blog for all the latest Corsair news from Computex Taipei!


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A couple of leading banks have switched back to being positive about lithium with Macquarie and Morgan Stanley both upbeat once again.
That saw shares in some leading lithium groups rise – Pilbara Minerals rose more than 4%, IGO shares were up 3.6% and Core Lithium shares were up 6.7%.
But before enthusiasm gets away from everyone again, take a look at the April figures for Chinese sales of New Energy Vehicles (that’s battery powered and plug-ins). The breakdown between the two are not available but while there was a solid rise year on year, the monthly performance was a touch weak when there was no reason for it to be.
The pace of China’s new energy passenger car retail sales slowed in April from March’s rebound from February and the data will add more pressure on the belief that the slide in lithium prices has decisively stopped.
Preliminary data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed the 529,000 NEVs sold last month, up 87% from April, 2022 (when China’s harsh Covid lockdowns were being tightened by a nervous President Xi Jinping).
The early data showed a fall of 3% from March’s 653,000 units (slowing from the 46% jump from February this year).
Sales in April 2022 slowed as the harsh social distancing, testing and other controls spread to Shanghai and all but halted activity in China’s biggest city and the home of major car producers such as Tesla.
With sales of ICE (internal combustion engine) powered cars steady up slightly month on month in April, but steady for the first four months of the year on the same period in 2022, the Chinese car industry seems to have hit a slow patch.
That China’s auto market performed largely in line with the same period last year is not a good result, considering the sporadic outbreak of Covid in the first quarter of last year and the impact of the lockdown in Shanghai in April on the sector.
The lift in April from April 2022 should have been larger and the performance in May and June this year will be examined on that basis as well because of the extent of the 2022 lockdown.
Analysts also note that there has and continues to be low level price cutting and stories of car companies adding benefits such as insurance and extra items to sell cars.
The CPCA’s preliminary figure is an improvement on the half a million April sales forecast made in a statement on April 25.
From January to April, retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China totalled 1.85 million units, up 37% from the first four months of 2022.
From January to April, wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China were 2.1 million units, up 42% year-on-year (which means there were around 250,000 NEVs wholesaled but not yet sold or delivered to customers).
Retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China were 1.65 million units in April, up 58% year-on-year and 4% from March.
This means that the penetration of new energy passenger vehicles at retail in April was 32% down from 34.2% in March.
From January to April, retail sales of all passenger vehicles in China totalled 5.94 million units, unchanged from the same period last year – a sure sign that consumer spending in China is nowhere near as buoyant as a lot of optimistic analysts inside and outside China thought it would be.


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I’m very excited about this trip not just because I’ve never travelled to these areas before, but also because of the sudden attention that rural India has been garnering in the media. I’m referring to two much emailed articles that came out in the WSJ and Mint newspapers today (Mint is a business newspaper that partners with WSJ). Rural India has been untouched by the recession and continues to consume and purchase more consumer products in the market than urban India. In fact, sales from rural India account for more than 50% of Unilever’s total sales in personal care products in India. Rural India has accounted for 50% of Vodafone’s new subscriptions for cell phone connections in the last year, and just today, the Indian prime minister has said that the economy will target for 9% growth rate, fuelled no doubt by the growing consumerism in the robust rural economy.
To know more about HUL’s Project Shakti, try this and this. This project has been successfully implemented in countries in Asia under Unilever Bangladesh (UBL) as Joyeeta and in Unilever Sri Lanka as Saubaghya.
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The FED examined the effects of central bank digital currencies.
The Philadelphia branch of the Federal Reserve, known as the central bank of the United States, discussed the possible effects of digital currencies supported by the central bank and showed that it was officially afraid of them and not ready for change.
The FED stated in its report that the FED will become a monopoly on deposit after launching its central bank-supported digital currency and will collect all the deposits in the commercial banking sector. Stating that this monopolization will threaten the overall sector, central bank officials stressed that the whole balance will be disrupted.
Digital Money Fear in the Federal Reserve!
In addition, the Federal Reserve stated that if the competition between commercial banks is over, the central bank will have to spend extra effort to manage maturation, and that this is not ideal at the moment, and that the current economic order is much more “reliable”. In addition, the report states that central banks are not investment experts and that private investment banks are trusted in this regard.
The experts, who stated that the central bank cannot invest in long-term projects on their own, thinks that the commercial banks that will invest with this deterioration will also be lost. In short, the FED thinks that the whole order will change with the introduction of the central bank-supported digital currency.
Despite this, China continues to progress in digital currency and the central bank digital currency named DCEP, which has the potential to change the economic order of the world, is likely to be released soon. This situation can change the crypto money sector significantly.


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James Archibald / Cape Town () – South African Deputy Minister of Small Business Development Elizabeth Thabethe said her country is encouraged by big investment companies from Turkey in their region, in her recent visit to Turkey.
Thabethe is currently in Turkey with a business delegation of about 35 business men and women who are ready to do business with the country. As part of the Outward Trade and Investment mission, the delegation includes South African manufacturers looking for export opportunities to Turkey. The delegation also seeks to attract investments into South Africa.
“As a country, we are encouraged by some of the big investment companies that have already invested in our country such as Arcelik, a leading manufacturer of home appliances in Turkey which acquired South Africa’s Defy Appliances for $324 million in 2011, the largest Turkish investment in South Africa to date” Deputy Minister Thabethe said.
“South Africa is an investment destination of choice and there should be no doubt about that” Deputy Minister Thabethe added.
South Africa is a compelling investment destination, promoting itself as the "gateway to Africa" for companies seeking to expand on the continent. It is Africa's most developed and industrialised economy, having recently slipped behind Nigeria in terms of size but with a significantly smaller population.
Like many emerging economies, South Africa's rand currency has weakened sharply this year, having hit a 14-year low to the dollar on Monday. As such, it is able to provide cheaper exports, while at the same time reducing the cost of investments made within the country.
The programme for the Outward Trade and Investment mission will include business seminars, business-to-business meetings and site visits in Istanbul and Ankara, running from today until Thursday.


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The Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) says some households are giving up on dairy farming due to rising prices of feed against low prices being offered by processors.
In a statement on Thursday, Cisanet board chairperson Herbert Chagona said some renowned milk processors who used to collect about 150 000 litres from farmers in a day are now collecting between 50 000 to 60 000 litres due to reduced production.
Ironically, veterinarian drugs aside, maize bran (madeya), the preferred locally-available feed, fetching about up to K25 000 while a bag of dairy marsh is fetching up to K50 000, for a 50 kilogramme (kg) bag.
However, Chagona, who is also Milk Producers Association of Malawi national director, said while processors are still offering between K300 to K365 per litre, processed milk is fetching an average of K2 000 per litre.
He said: “The move has seen several farmers selling their dairy cattle, which is very unfortunate to them as individuals and the industry at large.
“For the selected few who have stuck to farming are largely resorting to grass or fodder as dairy marsh has become too expensive for them to afford. This has contributed to an acute drop in the milk quality and quantity as cows need a good combination of protein and carbohydrates in their feed for best results.”
Chagona said at K2 000 per litre, a lot more people are failing to afford the commodity, which is nutrient-rich food source.
“Simultaneously, it has come to our attention that milk processors persistently offer low prices to farmers at the farm gate, exacerbating the situation and creating an unjust environment where farmers struggle to make a sustainable income.
“Cisanet, therefore, urges government to urgently revise and enforce use of improved farm gate prices for dairy milk, ensuring that farmers receive fair compensation for their hard work and dedication.”
Figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that Malawi has the lowest consumption of milk per capita in Africa, estimated at four to six kilogrammes (kg).
This is below the continent’s average of 15kg per capita and is also lower than the 200kg per capita recommended by WHO.
Consumers Association of Malawi executive director John Kapito said in an interview that last year’s maize output was low compared to demand.
“We have already seen the market reacting and mostly from speculation and exacerbated by the devaluation of the kwacha and general high prices on the market,” he said.
Cows in the dairy herd produce between eight and 15 litres of milk per day, depending on feed and health of the cow.
Of this, an estimated 19 percent of the milk is retained by dairy producers for household consumption whereas of the remaining 81 percent, just over half is sold through milk bulking centres such as the one at Mpemba in Blantyre that deliver to formal processors such as Blantyre Dairy 2015 Limited, with the other half sold to informal traders.


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Even though Nokia unveiled two phablets and a tablet during this week’s event, people still were not happy with the releases and wanted more. That’s probably because another model was rumored to appear: Lumia 929. Well, it didn’t get launched, but it did get leaked… this weekend.
WPCentral forum member Falorin has posted some photos and a video of the device, that’s supposed to come to Verizon by Thanksgiving. Nokia Lumia 929 is expected to be a more compact Lumia 1520 and I have to say its rectangular case looks quite nice in the video. It will feature a 1080p screen, a 20 megapixel camera and Snapdragon 800 chip.
There’s no microSD card slot, but we get 32 or 64 GB of storage inside. Nokia is using a nano SIM slot here and I expect Verizon to price this unit handsomely, to make it truly appealing. 2 GB of RAM should also be on board, as well as 4G LTE and in the end I’d like to mention that somehow the design of this handset makes me think of a Motorola Droid series unit.


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We read about Smart Guns revolutionizing the firearms industry. We shop at Smart Toys stores in the shopping mall. We use Smart Phones, wear Smart Watches and Smart Rings, drink Smart Water. We live in Smart Houses, drive Smart Cars on Smart Roads in Smart Cities and we work in Smart Zones.
It's a Smart World, after all.
And you've got to admit it's a really Smart Idea to call something a Smart Something. It makes everything else seem Stupid.
Unless, of course, the Smart Thing itself is really a Stupid Thing. Then it's a Stupid Thing to call anything a Smart Thing.
Here are some Smart Things just waiting to be invented:
- Smarter Marts. Convenience stores that anticipate when you will run out of milk.
- Smarty Smarties. The candy that knows when you've had too much.
- Smart ePants. Trousers that press themselves.
Wise folks are weighing in on the new Smart World.
IBM wants to build a Smarter Planet.
Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk predicts in a video clip that our mass march toward the use of smart gadgets is "the biggest culture shift of our time."
Advertising critic Bob Garfield: "I'm just waiting for Smart People technology. There is a huge pent-up demand."
Smart Money, however, is not on the idea that Smarter Things will inevitably lead to Smarter People. Some studies in the past few years suggest that — despite contrary research and the continuing Smartification of Everything — Americans may not be getting smarter.
On the other hand, Boston.com told us recently Why Smart Everything Is Dumb. One problem, apparently, is that not too long after much of the New Smart Stuff makes it to store shelves, it's Old Dumb Stuff.
That. Really. Smarts.
The Protojournalist: A sandbox for reportorial innovation. @NPRtpj


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The Nodaway County Health Center released information this week urging parents of infants and toddlers to exercise extreme caution when bedding down their children in previously owned — and to altogether avoid older drop-side models prohibited by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2011.
"We've been pretty fortunate in in Nodaway County. However, it is really a problem out there," said Tabitha Frank, RN, a public health nurse at the Maryville-based center.
Drop-side cribs are dangerous, Frank said, because infants can become trapped between vertically sliding rails and the mattress, where they can suffocate or die of strangulation.
No deaths have been reported in Nodaway County, but that doesn't mean it can't happen, especially in a tough economy where a lot of new parents are trying to stretch every nickel as far as they can.
"A crib is one of the most expensive items parents have to buy," Frank said, "so they are going to the garage sales and using hand-me-downs. We want to get the word out there that that is probably not the safest route to go."
According to Consumer Reports, obsolete or unsafe cribs were associated with at least 32 deaths nationwide since 2000, plus hundreds of infant injuries and close calls.
The fatalities occurred even though millions of drop-side cribs were recalled before being banned outright two years ago.
These days, parents are urged to acquire new or recently manufactured cribs that combine fixed sides and simple designs that prevent clothing from becoming entangled in decorative embellishments.
Families who already own a crib with a drop side can immobilize it with manufacturer-supplied hardware. Frank said anyone missing the proper fittings should call the maker and ask for a kit. The CPSC severely discourages using any crib more than 10 years old because numerous safety improvements have come about over the past decade.
Cribs are a necessity for newborns and young toddlers, and good one still in the box will set parents back at least a couple hundred dollars, said Frank, who nevertheless recommends that families make this potentially life-saving investment in their child's safety.
Parents who do purchase a second-hand crib, or accept one from a family member, must take several precautions, she said.
First of all, make sure the crib is sturdy and has a sufficient number of secured wooden slats to support the mattress. Slats should be spaced no more that 2 and three-eighths inches apart, or about the width of a soda can.
Second, look for a label or other documentation containing the make and model number, and use these to go online and ensure that the crib meets current requirements and has not been recalled. One source for this information can be found at CPSC.gov/info/cribs/index.html, which is part of the Consumer Product Safety Commission website.
Page 2 of 2 - Finally, when placing a child inside a crib — new or used — take adequate precautions. These include laying the baby on his or her back on top of a firm, tight-fitting mattress. Avoid pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, bumper pads and stuffed toys.
Other don'ts embrace cribs with corner posts over one-sixteenth of an inch high, which can catch at clothing, and headboard/footboard cutouts that can trap the baby's head.
If you plan to acquire a mesh-sided crib or playpen, look for mesh less than a quarter inch in size, which means smaller than the tiny buttons used on baby clothes. Mesh should attach securely to the top rail and floor plate and contain no no tears or holes.
If staples have been used to fix the mesh to the frame, make sure they are not missing loose or exposed.


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In recent years, we have seen the rise of the iPhone and Android phones. These smartphones are everywhere, and have a majority of the industry under their control. However, Windows has recently entered the smartphone market with hopes of gaining a fair share, and will be releasing its new phones on November 8th. For Windows lovers, this means that their favorite operating system is now portable.
Three phone makers will incorporate the new operating system, and those are the more high-brow brands of HTC and Samsung, as well as Nokia. As far as which service providers will carry the Microsoft phones, not much is known; however it is speculated that AT&T will carry both the HTC Surround and the Samsung Focus.
As far as the operating system itself goes, Windows lovers can expect everything that they love about the system in the palm of their hand. The phone is fun and extremely easy to use, and can handle way more than simple functions like searching on Bing.com or finding a phone number through Anywho.com.
The interface is broken up into six hubs for easy navigation, and the predominate focuses are on People, Pictures, Media, Marketplace, Microsoft Office, and Games.
Facebook is very easy to use on the interface, but the Twitter integration could still use some work. The photo and media hub is very similar to Zune which is nice because it allows users the ability to sync their phone content with that of their computer. For gamers, the integration of Xbox Live makes the Windows phones an exciting new addition to the smartphone market.
Like Android, the Windows user interface is also highly customizable so that you can have what you want at your fingertips at all times.
But perhaps the biggest accolade that can be given to the Windows series of phones is that they don’t come across as an iPhone knock-off. They truly have their own unique interface, and are capable of giving each user a unique experience.
Whether or not Microsoft will be able to succeed with its Windows phones will be another story. While many reviews have given Windows phones high marks, the late entry into the market has many worried that they won’t stay around. So if you are a die hard Windows fan, show your support and get a smartphone that you can sync with your computer – get a Windows phone.


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New limited edition Shelby.
After a long wait, finally has already been unveiled the latest addition to Shelby American, the new Shelby 50th Anniversary Super Snake, created to commemorate the 50 years of the first GT500 Super Snake, born in 1967. This is a work of the only Shelby American is responsible for, and in spite of what we expected has nothing to do with the GT500 or any other version that we see in the official catalog of Ford.
The new Super Snake to 2017 is a tribute to the brand founded by Carroll Shelby and is based on the Mustang 2015, that is to say, the model that Ford will sell in a few months, as it has been presented this same week the facelift of the Mustang, the new model in 2018.
Has a kit supercharger raises the power of the V8 Coyote 5.0-liter up to 679 HP (670 hp), although there is in the option of a supercharger of increased size that triggers the power up to 760 PS (750 hp). These certainly are great figures, but it is certain that modified versions of the Mustang, 2015, with more than 800 HP are available from the SEMA 2015.
Larger wheels and new exhaust, spoiler and skirts.
Roush presented the 2015 kit Stage 3 raises the power to 679 HP (670 hp) and Hennessey has the Mustang HPE700 raises the power of the V8 5.0-liter up to 726 HP (717 hp), more than 800 in the case of the GT350, adding a supercharger to the V8’s Voodoo 5.2-liter.
Some tuners americans less well-known have even kits that come dangerously close to the 1,000 HP, making the new Super Snake from Shelby is not the Mustang 2015 aftermarket most radical available currently.
The coincidence in time of this filing, announced by Shelby a week ago and the arrival of the new Mustang 2018 only two days, made us think that we were before the long-awaited GT500, but unfortunately has not been as well.
Available from 69.995 in its variant of 670 hp.
For the official version of Ford, which was the one we expected most of the specialized media, wait a while more, so that for the moment, those customers who want a little bit of history and a lot of horses, have the option to be with one of only 500 Shelby 50th Anniversary Super Snake that will be manufactured by Shelby American.
From 69.995 usd – including the own vehicle, a donor – you can access the version of 670 hp, but with the option of 750 hp is capable of reaching 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds and do the quarter mile at 10.9 seconds. In addition to the new hood, with the air inlets of the Super Snake original, we find a rear spoiler, body-slightly more low, new splitter and side skirts, as well as anagrams of the anniversary, and the name of Shelby in several areas.


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Line on Agriculture
Land & Livestock Report
U.S. Potato Industry Celebrates Mexico’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Decades-long Ban on Fresh U.S. Potato Imports
USTR Urged to Push TPP Return and Pork Export to Central America
Columbia Grain CEO Discusses West Coast Shipping Congestion
Washington State Farm Bureau ReportAgrian deals in new world technology for ag producers.
The Agribusiness UpdateWorld dairy prices continue to inch up, and Farting Cows a hit on social media.
Food ForethoughtProvision in the recently passed Water Resources Reform and Development Act changes EPA's SPCC rule.


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A recent estimation predicts that the global GreenTech market will reach a valuation of $74.64B by 2030. The sector expands as rapidly in Europe as it does globally. There’s more demand for companies that want to accelerate the transition to a greener tomorrow, also due to the upcoming EU policies.
Approved in 2020, European Green Deal is a set of policy initiatives prepared by the European Commission aiming at making the European Union climate neutral by 2050. On top of the pre-existing policies included in it, will also aim at bringing more policies related to innovation, circular economy, biodiversity, farming and building renovation. That will mean not only a higher number of GreenTech startups, but a more environmentally-aware change for pre-existing companies.
As we’re facing a critical point that requires a more sustainable approach, the GreenTech sector grows faster than ever. More countries focus on their transition to EV’s, renewable energy and circular economy, to ensure a greener future. European governments and the European Commission bring more funding to help the companies kickstart their mission of removing the human footprint from the planet. How does the European GreenTech market look like when it comes to numbers?
Although the US still dominates this market, Europe is slowly catching up with the quantity of companies as well as their quality. To understand the current state of the market, we put together some key GreenTech statistics to illustrate the amount of companies and money distributed in the sector. You can also find the key companies based in Europe as well as which sectors are the most funded.
If you’d wish to know more about the pays in Europe, you can find the Europe Salary Guide report here.


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Shares of Sony (6758JP) fell ¥24, or 1%, to close at ¥1,744 in Tokyo trading before announcing fiscal Q4 revenue and profit per share that topped consensus expectations and offering a slightly higher outlook for sales for this fiscal year.
Sony's American Depository Receipts have reversed a decline in early trading and are now up 6 cents at $18. The stock is up about 60%, so far, this year.
Revenue in the three months ended in March rose 8%, year over year, to ¥1.7 trillion, roughly $1.7 billion, yielding EPS of ¥80.41, above the consensus for ¥1.65 trillion and about ¥40 per share, and an improvement from the year-earlier net loss of ¥254 per share.
Sony said revenue was helped by consolidating its "Sony Mobile" venture was a wholly owned operation -- it had been a joint venture with Ericsson (ERIC), and by the yen's 15% decline against the U.S. dollar, which helped in, for example, filmed entertainment receipts for Sony Pictures.
That's despite the fact Sony's theatrical revenue actually declined on a dollar-denominated basis, as the studio released fewer films.
Those helpful elements were offset by a decline in sales of LCD television sets.
As regards its mobile unit, Sony said that on a like-for-like basis, assuming the unit had been fully consolidated a year earlier, its full-year revenue was up 18%, which it attributed to "an increase in sales of mobile phones primarily resulting from higher average selling prices, reflecting a product portfolio shift to smartphones from feature phones, and higher unit sales of smartphones, partially offset by lower sales of PCs."
For last quarter, the mobile unit saw an 82% jump in revenue, to ¥352.8 billion, or roughly $3.6 billion at current exchange rates, but also a swing to a loss of ¥24.6 billion, "primarily due to the recording of the remeasurement gain associated with obtaining control of Sony Mobile in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year," the company said.
For this fiscal year, the company raised its outlook for sales by 10% from what it forecast back in March, to ¥7.5 trillion, but left its operating income forecast unchanged at ¥230 billion.
That outlook is a little better than the consensus for ¥7.15 trillion this year.
For this year, the company projects its mobile devices unit to see a "significant" overall increase in sales, "primarily due to an anticipated significant increase in unit sales of smartphones and the introduction of high value-added models, as well as due to the introduction of high value-added PCs," said Sony. "Operating results are expected to significantly improve primarily due to the impact of the increase in sales."


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I4MS, Now Coming to an End, Has Helped the EU in Their Digital Transformation Process of Their Manufacturing Sector
- I4MS has been the Financial Support offered to SMEs and mid-caps aiding more than 100 SMEs across Europe.
I4MS Phase 3 launched in September 2017 is now coming to an end.
The main objective of I4MS has been to facilitate the digitisation of SMEs and mid-caps through access to funding, testing facilities and upskilling of their workforce.
I4MS Disruptors Awards Trophy in Digitalising European Industry Forum, Madrid 2019
Moreover, during phase 3, I4MS, through its central information point, an international online forum (https://fundingbox.com/c/i4ms), launched information about funding opportunities, inspiring success stories of SMEs having benefitted from state-of-the-art-technologies and facilitate the access to new technologies to manufacturing SMEs in Europe, that continue being active after the closure of the initiative. To date, the I4MS Community has gathered more than 1,000 European manufacturing players and providers.
Special emphasis has been put on strengthening European SMEs and mid-caps’ staff by offering training solutions on the different technologies, whilst creating a catalogue of more than 80 advanced trainings to re-skill workers and raise awareness about the benefits of I4MS digital innovations. That has helped the EU to maintain itself in float in the rough sea of digital tensions and high competition between China and the US.
One key element of I4MS has been the Financial Support offered to SMEs and mid-caps allowing more than 100 SMEs across Europe to access high-quality infrastructures, demonstrators and testing facilities in advanced digital technologies, improving their productivity, capacity to deliver products in less time and saving costs and energy. In summary, it has made available around 34 million Euros to this endeavour.
The challenge for European manufacturing SMEs now is to become more competitive, but digital tools and technologies evolve fast, therefore the EC will launch in late 2020 a new I4MS Phase. During Phase 4 the focus will be put on accelerating the design, development and uptake of advanced digital technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence, by European industry with a total funding of €71 million, being at least 50% distributed among SMEs and mid-caps.
After 3 years supporting SMEs in their digital transformation it is clear that I4MS has positively contributed to raise awareness about the use HPC cloud-based simulation (Cloudifacturing), robotics (L4MS), additive manufacturing (AMable) and, cyber physical systems and Internet of things (MIDIH) in the manufacturing processes, products and services.
The I4MS funded experiments has also extended recent advances of ICT beyond the traditional European manufacturing sectors (e.g. automotive, aerospace and machine tooling) to other industrial sectors such as in food, textile, printing and health care, in which efficient use of advanced ICT enabled SMEs to play a stronger role, putting Europe on the right path to compete in the volatile global digital scenario.


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SEGA has announced details for Sonic: Lost World, which will see the blue fella facing off against six enemies.
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SEGA has released another teaser image for Sonic: Lost World. This one shows silhouettes of characters we can probably expect to be in the game. The last teaser image was revealed while the last Nintendo Direct was going on, which was when the Wii U exclusive was announced. Check out the teaser image in full […]


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The available incomes of the rural households are about 25 percent lower than those of the urban households, according to Romania’s Territorial Development Strategy recently adopted by the Government.
In cities, the household incomes account for over 60 percent of wages, while the main source of rural household incomes is the agricultural output (over 40 percent of total income).
“The differences in terms of level and structure of consumer spending are also high at the regional level: the highest monthly average per person was registered in Bucharest-Ilfov region, and the lowest in the South-West Oltenia region ,” authors strategy commented.
The document also points out “the significant disparities” in the development of entrepreneurship between the urban and rural areas, as municipalities provide only about 20 percent of the active companies and jobs at the national level.
According to the governmental document, small and medium-sized towns will be the most exposed to the demographic aging phenomenon in the coming decades as they face a sharp socio-economic decline for over two decades and have lost most of the younger workforce.
Thus, in Timisoara-Arad, Iasi, Oradea, Satu Mare and Braila-Galati cases, systems with cross-border potential are formed.


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Today is Thanksgiving, and since SmartBear’s HQ is located in the state where it all began, we thought it would be appropriate to name just a few things that we’re all thankful for.
First, we’re thankful for Twinkies! Sadly, these little cream-filled delights have been put on the snack food endangered list after Hostess was forced to file for bankruptcy. However, after a week of dealing with this horrible news, we’re thankful to hear that there’s at least a glimmer of hope that these indestructible cakes. This staple form of nourishment for developers everywhere may still be available on the shelves of our local grocery stores for years to come.
Another fuel necessary for those late night sprints, coffee was also placed on the endangered list recently, with an extinction date set sometime around 2080. While other sources have disputed this idea, at least we have 70 years to prepare for this catastrophe. Now, if we could only get some good news about the upcoming bacon shortage, we’d have all of the necessary food groups covered.
Google’s Calendar Error
In case you haven’t heard, Google recently made a little blunder when they forgot to include the month of December on the calendars of their Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS. We’ll admit, we are a little upset that Google won’t let us celebrate the holidays this year. However, we’re very thankful that they’re also excluding Dec. 21, 2012 – the date the Mayans prophesized that the world would end. So, from the bottom of our hearts, we’d like to thank Google for once again saving the planet from impending doom.
And, of course, last but not least, we are thankful for the one million people that are using SmartBear products to improve the quality of software (and life) all around the globe. Thank you all and have a happy Thanksgiving!


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The tech giant Amazon is now valued at more than $1 trillion on the US stock market. It is bigger than the economy of Turkey or Switzerland.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, is also the richest man on Earth, with a personal fortune worth over $167 billion. At the other end of the scale, employees at Amazon’s warehouse in Melbourne describe work as a “hellscape”.
Bezos’s massive behemoth landed in Australia in January when Amazon opened its first warehouse in Dandenong, Melbourne. They opened a second warehouse in Moorebank, Sydney in August.
In Melbourne there are reportedly about 200 ‘pickers and packers’, and more at the larger site in Sydney. The workforce are mainly recent migrants and the National Union of Workers (NUW) says virtually all are employed through the labour hire agency Adecco.
Amazon has a global agreement with Adecco to supply workers in many countries.
Pay rates start at $25.36 an hour in Melbourne, between $5 and $12 an hour less than comparable unionised sites nearby. Workers are hired daily by text message.
Hiring decisions are based on the despotic surveillance of harsh time targets. Employees are required to move just below running speed. “Amazon pace”.
Bathroom breaks are avoided. Workers say they are so nervous and stressed they can’t function properly. Cult-like chants including “Success!” “Quality!” “Amazon!” are led by managers during morning warm-up routines, workers report.
Amazon’s warehouses in other countries are similar ‘hellscapes’. In Britain the union GMB reports that there have been 600 ambulances called to Amazon warehouses in three years. One warehouse had 115 calls compared to eight at another company’s similar size site.
A British undercover journalist found a bottle of urine on the shelves, evidence of workers avoiding the toilet to meet time targets.
In Amazon’s US warehouses, special wristbands monitor every hand movement. Scratching is unproductive. German workers describe airport style security checks that chew up 20 minutes of a half hour break standing in line.
These dystopian reports threaten a “new normal” for all warehouse workers as Amazon undercuts rival companies. The push to drive down wages and working conditions must be resisted.
Workers must organise to stop Amazon’s practices at this early stage in Australia, and link up with other Amazon workers around the world. It will be a challenge, but it can be done.
Warehouse workers took coordinated strike action against Amazon in Spain, Germany and Poland in July. They especially targeted Amazon’s “prime” sales promotion day, setting an example to be built upon in Australia.
In the US, underground organising drives are happening, while in China workers are pioneering effective methods of struggle in the world’s most repressive surveillance state.
Brutal forms of casual work have been beaten before in Australia. During the Great Depression, groups of dock workers used to scramble for a handful of paper tickets thrown into the air by cruel bosses at the beginning of every day. No ticket, no work. They went on to form one of Australia’s strongest unions.
Amazon and other logistics companies seem all powerful, but they are extremely vulnerable. They rely on a “just in time” delivery model, so any disruptions to their supply chains, even short ones, have a massive impact on their profitability.
The concentrated nature of their workforce gives a huge amount of power to small numbers of workers if they take planned, targeted and coordinated action. Because of the fixed, dense logistics infrastructure that exists, it is very hard for companies to move their operations. Offshoring is almost never an option.
Strike action against Amazon would generate huge sympathy among other workers. As demonstrated in Europe, international solidarity could be organised quickly and effectively. Thanks to social media, workers are more connected internationally than ever before.
A wider campaign of support from local workers would also be important, to back up on-the-job action. A strike at Amazon’s Australian operations would put the company under massive pressure, with their profit flow disrupted and their corporate terror exposed.
On this basis they could be forced to concede higher pay, better conditions and secure jobs.
A struggle like this needs to be organised by Amazon workers, and supported by the entire trade union movement.
A successful drive to win better wages and conditions for Amazon workers would give confidence to workers everywhere and help to reinvigorate the unions, which have been pushed back in recent years.
A struggle to organise Amazon would put the unions back on the map.
By Kirk Leonard


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The newest Beef Jerky Outlet is getting set to celebrate its grand opening celebration on Saturday. The owner, Jeff Sherman, and a store associate, Thomsom Nystrom, stopped by WBTV News Saturday Morning to talk about the new store and how the festivities benefit the YMCA of Greater Charlotte.
The festivities start when the store opens at 10 a.m. in the Arboretum Shopping Center located on 8020 Providence Road, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28277.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say Sydney Shakur Mercer, additionally wanted for possession of a firearm by felon and damage to property, cut off his electronic monitor Tuesday.More >>
The legislation would, among other things, increase the amount of beer that breweries are allowed to brew and sell themselves without hiring a third-party distributor.More >>
Salisbury Police say an intoxicated man passed out on the green at the Corbin Hills golf course on Monday afternoon, leaving a one-year-old child in an unlocked car in the parking lot, and two mother children waiting on him at another golf course.More >>
Statesville police say investigators were searching a wooded area behind the 1100 block of Mahogany Road when "investigators discovered what appeared to be a deceased person buried in a rudimentary grave site."More >>
Deputies say 19-year-old Tyler Bracey, 25-year-old Bobby McKinney, 34-year-old David Neal and 33-year-old Michael Carver face a total of 22 different felony counts.More >>


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Connecticut is the fifth state to enact data privacy legislation while discussions on a federal bill are underway again in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Connecticut’s data privacy legislation was signed by Gov. Ned Lamont last month, adding it to the handful of states with their own data privacy measures while a federal act has just again started to see some discussion on Capitol Hill.
The Connecticut Data Privacy Act will take effect a little over a year from now, July 1, 2023, and has some similar provisions to other enacted state data privacy laws.
It mostly follows the pattern of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act and the Colorado Privacy Act.
Key components of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, as previously reported by Josh Stevens, partner at Mac Murray and Shuster LLP in an article published by ACA International, include:
- No private right of action; 60-day right to cure period ending on Dec. 31, 2024.
- Applies only to controllers that meet data volume threshold (75,000 consumers or more) or data volume and revenue threshold (process data of 25,000 consumers and derive 25% of revenue from selling personal data).
- Provides GLBA (entity and data-based), HIPAA (data-based), FCRA (data-based), and other relevant exemptions.
- Consumer rights largely align with other states and include appeal rights.
- Controller-processor contract requirements mirror other states.
- Must provide conspicuous notice of right to opt out of targeted advertising and sales.
- Must provide a clear and conspicuous link on the website to enable a consumer to opt out of the targeted advertising or sale of the consumer’s personal data.
- Must allow consumers to opt out of the targeted advertising or sale of the consumer’s personal data via a global opt-out mechanism by Jan. 1, 2025.
- Cannot collect sensitive personal data without first providing clear notice and obtaining the consumer’s consent (sensitive data concerning a known child must be processed in accordance with COPPA).
- Imposes reasonable data security requirements.
- Requires data protection assessments which must be disclosed to the Connecticut attorney general upon request.
- Includes anti-discrimination provisions but exempts loyalty/rewards programs.
- The Connecticut General Assembly must convene a working group to study certain topics concerning data privacy and the working group must issue a report before Jan. 1, 2023.
Privacy bills in 11 other states remain active as some legislative sessions are ending. As previously reported, the California Privacy Protection Agency continues its regulation-making activity with regulations expected by late summer or early fall. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office is soliciting informal comments on 16 topics, including enforcement and controller and processor obligations, with stakeholder sessions and a formal notice of proposed rulemaking likely coming later this year, according to Stevens.
Businesses working to comply with adopted privacy laws in California, Colorado, Virginia and Utah should keep an eye on these and other privacy developments and consider ways to extend their current compliance efforts to cover emerging laws.
State Law Education
For more updates on state laws and trends to know, the quarterly series from ACA, “State Specifics for Collectors,” will next be held on Aug. 18. It is designed to eliminate confusion and help trainers, compliance officers and collectors in the ARM industry gain a better understanding of the most important state “can and cannots” to remain compliant on every call, no matter the consumer location. Stefanie Jackman, partner at Troutman Pepper, Abigail Pressler, general counsel at NCB Management Services Inc., and Nicholas Prola, general counsel at Professional Finance Company Inc., will lead this session.
Meanwhile, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have released a draft bill focused on comprehensive data privacy and held a legislative hearing for discussion on the proposal June 14.
U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J. and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the discussion draft of a comprehensive national data privacy and data security framework last week, ACA previously reported.
The draft legislation is the first comprehensive privacy proposal to gain bipartisan, bicameral support, according to a news release, and has been years in the making.
ACA ’s Federal Affairs Committee is reviewing the legislation and ACA will soon be providing more details on our thoughts on how it impacts the ARM industry.
If you have executive leadership updates or other member news to share with ACA, contact our communications department at [email protected]. View our publications page for more information and our news submission guidelines here.
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2005 AHR Expo celebrates 75th anniversary
with record number of exhibitors
For the first time in the 75-year history of the AHR Expo, the show was held in Orlando, Fla., and as anticipated, it attracted a large number of industry professionals from around the globe. According to show management, the 2005 AHR Expo set a new record for number of exhibiting companies with 1,871 exhibitors taking up 372,955 square feet of exhibit space. The show was also one of the biggest shows in the Southeast in total attendance with more than 45,000 total attendees (over 27,000 visitors and 18,000 exhibitor personnel).
In 2005, the AHR Expo continued its trend of attracting a growing number of international exhibitors and attendees. A total of 311 international companies from 31 countries, including exhibitors in several country-specific pavilions, showcased their products at the event. Solid representation from around the globe included more than 34 companies from Europe, 86 from Pacific Rim countries and 123 Canadian companies.
More than 5,300 international visitors from 117 countries registered to attend the show. AHR Expo generally attracts some 20 percent of its attendance from over 100 countries outside the United States as many HVAC&R professionals travel thousands of miles to see the best the industry’s manufacturers have to offer. The 2005 Show included a larger presence of visitors from Mexico, and Central and South American countries.
‘The total of 1,871 exhibiting companies is a new all-time record for the show and it tells us that we are providing a valuable service to the industry,” said Clay Stevens, president of International Exhibition Company, which produces and manages the show. ‘With growing participation from the international community, it’s clear that the impact of the show reaches into every corner of the world.”
Highlights of the 2005 AHR Expo included a special 75th anniversary photo gallery in the registration area illustrating how the show and the industry have progressed since the AHR Expo first started in 1930.
For those who came to the show looking for educational opportunities, many of the AHR Expo Endorsing Associations conducted free sessions that presented practical information ranging from principles of business management to a variety of current technical developments, including building automation. As always, ASHRAE produced a large variety of sessions in conjunction with its annual Winter Meeting, which is held concurrently with the show. These included numerous short courses with a nominal tuition charge and a free public session on ‘Battling Humidity in Southern Climates.”
The U.S. Department of Energy presented information on how proper equipment operation and maintenance effects energy efficiency and the finals of the 2005 SkillsUSA competition were held at the show to determine who would represent the USA in the World Skills Competition in Helsinki.
Based on interviews with several exhibitors, AHR Expo 2005 was one of the best ever.
Here are some of their quotes:
‘The show is going great for us. We’re seeing a good mix of our customers: contractors, consulting engineers and distributors. We’ve increased our booth space from 2004, as well as our commitment to the show.”
‘We’re seeing the people we need to see from all corners of the globe, from engineers to end-users.”
‘This is a very international show as we have already seen people from Poland, Holland, Germany, China and many other countries.”
The 2006 AHR Expo will be held Jan. 23-25 in the North and South Halls of McCormick Place in Chicago.


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Telstra Corp is planning to buy the Pacific operations of Digicel Group. The Australian government will be helping with the funding and is expected to provide 75% of the fund. The deal, which is still being discussed, is estimated to be worth A$ 2bn of which the Aussie govt paying A$ 1.5bn. Digicel is critical to telecommunications in the region with strong margins and it had a core earning of $235 mn in 2020.
Cars24 along with DST is looking to raise around $200 mn to $250mn. This will take the valuation of Cars24 to $2 bn. In November Cars24 closed a series E round that took their valuation beyond the $1bn marks. Both companies have declined to comment on the deal. The startup is looking to extend its influence in Australia and UAE. Cars24 said, in Nov their site traffic had grown by 4 x since the start of the pandemic.
Ransomware Payments Bill 2021 was introduced in the Australian House of Representatives on Monday which, if passed, would require organizations to inform ACSC before a payment is made to a criminal organization in response to a ransomware attack. The ACSC would be required to de-identify the information for the purpose of informing the public and private sector about the current threat environment.
Internet outages affected the Australian central bank, the postal service, commercial lenders, and many other companies. Operations to buy long-dated government bonds were canceled by the Reserve Bank of Australia due to internet issues. Many of the affected websites were back online by late afternoon. The CBA saw a widespread impact on its businesses due to the outages. The issue was with the host and the internet service provider.
In 2020, Australians reported total losses of AUS $851mn to scams, with AUS$ 128 mn lost to BEC, AUS$ 8.4mn to remote access scams while identity theft cost AUS $3.1mn. Maximum were investment scams worth AU$ 328 mn. A total of 444,164 scam incidents happened in 2020. Bank transfer was the most common payment method costing just over AU$ 97mn, while cryptocurrency was second costing AU$ 26.5mn. People over age 65 lost the most, AU $37.7mn.
IDC predicts that spending on security products and services in Asia-Pacific is expected to hit $23.1 bn in 2021, a 12.6 % rise YoY. The investments to grow at a five-year CAGR of 13.3 % over the forecast period (2019-24) and touch $35 bn by 2024. Australia and India, together, will drive the market and account for 26 % of the overall spending in the region. The two countries have a large number of enterprises catering to domestic and international clients.
Australia’s federal court found google misleading users of personal location data collected by Android smartphones, the country’s competition regulator said. ACCC said that android phone users were also not informed by Google that turning off location history but leaving the “Web & App Activity” setting ‘on’ would let it continue to collect the data. Google will be penalised by the local regulator, but the amount is not specified yet.


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Greenpeace Canada has released this year’s list of companies whose plastic products comprise most litter collected.
The report is called Brand Audit 2019 Report: Canada’s top plastic polluters
There were 240 companies identified in the plastics collected at 9 locations across Canada including Montreal, Toronto, Grimsby and shorelines along the east and west coasts.
Nestle and Tim Hortons were listed as number one and two for the second year in a row, while Starbucks came in at third place replacing Pepsi which didn’t make the top five list this year, with McDonald’s and Coca Cola in fourth and fifth.
Sarah King, Head of Greenpeace Canada’s Oceans and Plastics Campaign. “Companies’ responsibility doesn’t end at the point of sale. It’s time these polluters got honest with their customers about the scale of their plastics problem and made a real commitment to solve it through ditching disposables and embracing reuse”.
Some 400 volunteers collected a total of over 13,000 items of plastic litter, with over 1,400 identifiably branded.
The collection included many items that were identified as recyclable.
Bioplastics and bio-based single-use plastic alternatives were found in this year’s cleanups and udits. The items included: paper straws, dog waste bags, paper cups, wood cutlery, plastic bottles containing partial bio-based material, bioplastic cutlery, bioplastic lids, bioplastic straws, bioplastic shopping bags, and compostable take out containers. None of the items were found to be broken down with the exception of some paper products that were starting to break apart.
“Shoreline and community cleanups expose companies’ inaction and their failed attempt at green-washing, We’ve collected everything from bioplastics to paper straws and recyclable lids and bottles, but it’s all still trashing our planet. Replacing single-use plastics with other single-use alternatives is a false solution that perpetuates our broken, disposal-centric business models. We cannot clean and bandaid our way out of this crisis, we need an urgent move away from disposables towards a reuse revolution.” Sarah King Head of Greenpeace Canada’s Oceans and Plastics Campaign. “
Most people may not realize that cigarette butts contain plastic, and these were the most common item found. Plastic bottles, most of which are recyclable continue to be a major pollution item. Food packaging in various forms makes up about half of the plastic litter.
Other plastics items not branded include fishing and aquaculture ropes, nets, bouys and chunks of styrofoam.
The report notes that only 9 per cent of plastic actually gets recycled in Canada, and 86 per cent goes into landfill.
Several of the identified companies have announced plans and policies to reduce their environmental footprint.
Greenpeace says they hope reports like this spur everyone to take action, certainly the federal government and the companies, but also individuals who should make a greater effort to recycle but also to seek alternatives to single use plastics in the first place.


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During the COVID-19 pandemic, over 15 million Americans actively used trading apps. In Europe, India, and the Philippines, retail investors have also been found to be hyperactive. A two-fold increase in buyer activity occurred during the event. In 2020, retail investors in the United States will become the majority shareholders in companies, overtaking well-known corporations. Devon Energy Corporation and NVIDIA Corporation are two of the most notable multi-bagger stocks in the last year.
Insider Monkey selected the 10 best multibagger stocks to buy now. Devon Energy Corporation reported EPS of $1.08 for the third quarter, exceeding estimates by $0.15. The results were released on November 2. The quarter’s revenue totaled $3.47 billion, an increase of 224.84 percent from the same period last year. Unsecured personal loans of up to $40,000 are available through LendingClub Corporation (LC). To compare, in the third quarter of 2013, a total of 23 hedge funds reported holding a total of $375 million in LendingClub Corp. Signet Jewelers Limited is the world’s largest diamond jewelry retailer. Kay Jewelers, Jared and JamesAllen.com are all owned by the company. Announcing its acquisition of Diamonds Direct for $490 million in cash on November 18, the company said it had completed the transaction. Services provided by Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. include technical consulting, software design and development and testing as well as emerging technology engineering services and lean labs. “Stellar” Q3 results were posted by the company, which surpassed expectations on every front. During the third quarter of 2021, only 19 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on Chico’s FAS, Inc. There was a 29.09 percent increase in revenue for the quarter, totaling $453.64 million. For more details, click 10 Best Multibagger Stocks To Buy Now.


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"The key USP of BearingPoint's Infonova R6 platform is its ability to provide support for multi-dimensional, multi-directional value chains – even for legacy platforms."
Analysys Mason attended BearingPoint’s analyst summit held at the ‘Le Village by CA’ start-up ecosystem in Paris in March 2017, where the company made multiple customer presentations, provided a business update and outlined its strategic plans for the coming year. The company’s unified, integrated services approach to multiple verticals is gaining traction in the market.


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Delivering Repeatable and Cost-effective Test Automation Outcomes to Global Customers
Raleigh, NC (August 2, 2022): Cycle Labs, a leading software and services company in the enterprise test automation space, and netLogistiK, the largest global reseller of Blue Yonder’s software, are pleased to announce their new strategic partnership to deliver repeatable and cost-effective test automation outcomes to customers globally.
As its newest partner, netLogistiK will resell, integrate, and implement Cycle Labs’ testing solutions and services.
“Working with a thought leader like Cycle Labs will help us better serve our supply chain customers by extending our team’s capabilities and allowing us to deploy supply chain solutions with a higher level of quality than is possible with manual testing alone,” said Scott Zickert, Managing Partner at netLogistiK. “Our partnership exemplifies our commitment to helping our customers reach the maximum potential of all their logistics processes from end to end.”
This partnership between Cycle Labs and netLogistiK was created with the sole focus of delivering repeatable and cost-effective solutions that can support, sustain, and positively impact logistics systems on a global scale.
“Software companies are moving towards a more rapid upgrade cycle and supply chain companies must embrace continuous change in order to scale and not fall behind,” said Josh Owen, Cycle Labs CEO and Co-founder. “We are excited to partner with netLogistiK in the relentless pursuit of solving customer problems and saving money.”
The collaboration between Cycle Labs and netLogistiK will strengthen both teams to help meet the global customers’ demand.
About Cycle Labs
Cycle Labs is a software and services company composed of innovators dedicated to modernizing enterprise solution deployment and lowering risk through world-class test automation. We encourage our clients and our team to question everything and strive for continuous, iterative improvement. Cycle Labs is the creator and purveyor of the patented Cycle Test Automation platform. With Cycle, you can accelerate change with better, low-risk solutions for complex problems faster than ever before. For more information, please visit http://www.cyclelabs.io.
netLogistiK is a global company founded in 2000, with offices in North America, Latam, and EMEA, and with projects in +20 countries around the world, +15 years implementing Blue Yonder WMS and TMS, and experience within different verticals such as 3PL, retail, distribution, life science, food and beverage, and fashion. For more information, please visit https://www.netLogistiK.com/.
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New Delhi (India), May 22: MSME Bharat Manch – A Nationwide Initiative of RupeeBoss Financial Services Pvt Ltd, has joined hands with Enqube Collaborations in organising the 1st series of National Workshop with the theme “Gearing up for MSMEs IPO” This was the first of its kind Workshop with Real learnings and Key takeaways from successful MSME IPO Promoters and Industry Veterans specialised for MSMEs in an Interactive Oriented format.
MSMEs are considered the backbone of the economy, MSMEs contribute 30% to the country’s GDP and employ over 40%, which makes up around 110 million workers. This highlights the importance of supporting MSMEs and helping them grow, not only for their own benefit but also for the overall economic development of the country, as stated by President MSME Bharat Manch – Mr. PN Shetty.
The Workshop aimed to provide valuable insights and information regarding the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and its benefits to businesses, particularly to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), including the advantages and disadvantages of going public, the steps involved in preparing for an IPO and many related topics.
At the workshop, various Senior Officials from the Bombay Stock Exchange and other Industry experts & business leaders shared their experiences and insights on how MSMEs can benefit from the IPO process. MSME Business Owners also had the opportunity to interact with the speakers.
There are 432 companies listed on the BSE SME Platform that raised Rs. 64,708.92 crore from the market, and total market capitalization is Rs. 19,957.26 Crore as on 17th April 2023. BSE is the market leader in this segment, with a market share of over 60 percent.
M.Q. Sayed, Chairman & Managing Director, Exhicon Group, said that 250 MSME companies participated in the workshop. Where speakers from every field guided them. According to Syed, investing in an IPO is better than investing in a bank. Presently, about 450 MSME companies are listed in the stock market, and this number is increasing continuously, and there is a possibility of further increase.
Mr. Anant Singhania, President- IMC Chamber of Commerce & CEO – JK Enterprises, Mr.Manish Shah, Managing Director & CEO – of Godrej Capital, Mr. Ajay Thakur – Head of BSE SME & Startup were the Special Chief Guest who shared their valuable insights about the Growth of MSMEs and the Ecosystem that MSME Bharat Manch has created for the Upliftment of MSMEs Pan India.
Mr. NB Shetty, Chairman- RupeeBoss Financial Services Pvt Ltd; Mr. PN Shetty, President – MSME Bharat Manch, Dr. Narendra Mairpady, Former Chairman & MD – Enqube Collaborations, Dr. G. Rameshkumar, Director General, MSME Bharat Manch were instrumental in the successful organising of the National Workshop that provided valuable knowledge and insights, further to help make informed decisions for the business of MSMEs.
Rupeeboss Financial Services Pvt Ltd ( www.rupeeboss.com ) is a National distributor for Retail and MSME Secured & Unsecured Business Loan products representing 100+ Private, PSU banks, MNC Banks and NBFC’s in the country and have helped more than 13000+ MSME and Retail customers till date. MSMEs Pan India can download MSME Bharat Manch Mobile Application both on IOS & Android and can also register on www.msmebharatmanch.com portal to know more about the Services offered besides MSME Government Schemes and Subsidies.
Mr. Anant Singhania said, “Unlock the power of ambition and global reach. MSMEs, dare to dream big and go global. With a strategic vision, unwavering determination, and a strong value proposition, you can break barriers and transcend borders.
Manish Shah, MD & CEO of Godrej Capital, said: “We believe that MSMEs have a critical role to play in the growth of the Indian Economy, and we have significant scope to operate here.
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VidZone has another batch of amazing videos to keep you entertained this week. We have a brand new Artist of the Week, a rising British pop star and two Center Stages – one with a fantastic desert-themed video for a well-known classic and the other? Well it’s THE guaranteed hit of the summer!
Read on for more info and to find out what else is new…
Premiering today exclusively for PlayStation owners, Crackle’s original psychological thriller TV series, “Chosen,” starring Chad Michael Murray (“One Tree Hill”) and Rose McGowan (“Charmed”) returns for its third season. PlayStation fans now have early access to all six episodes on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita before Chosen premieres on Crackle on April 15.
Good news — a selection of new apps are coming to PS Vita! Starting today, you can enjoy the following services on your Vita:
Crunchyroll — Watch the latest and best selection of Anime from Japan, including Naruto Shippuden, Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, Hunter × Hunter and many more, as early as one hour after Japanese broadcast.
Hey PlayStation community. As February comes to a close, we wanted to make sure that you didn’t miss some of the cool games that we released this month. Enjoy!
Creatures and Castles VX is an action/puzzle game in which you help a young treasure hunter steal vast quantities of treasure from well-guarded castles.
Hey PlayStation community, January was a great month for PlayStation Mobile. We not only had a decent showing at CES, but we also launched some really cool games over the last few weeks. On January 22nd, we kicked off a promotion with Sony Mobile to celebrate the launch of the Xperia Z1S smartphone and finished up our Festive Giveaway promotion.
This week is the last week of our Festive Giveaway promotion that began over Thanksgiving. We are sending this promotion out with a bang by giving you Monster Hotel and Quiet Please.
We have some amazing games launching this week, so be sure to check them out. This week, we have Gun House and Crystal Ice launching. We also have updates to Chromatic Aberration and Shooting Star Featured.
Now that we are all returning to our daily routines post holiday break, we hope that you all enjoyed your time off, playing all of the awesome games that we gave away in late November and December. Today, we are resuming our Festive Giveaway promotion that began during Thanksgiving by giving away two more super cool games this week: Rock Boshers DX and Bike Rider DX.
We are halfway through our Festive Giveaway promotion now, and I hope that you have been enjoying the free games. After giving you four great titles over the last two weeks, we are going to give you two more awesome titles this week to carry you through New Year’s: Super Crate Box and Fuel Tiracas!