TOSHIBA SHIPPING SAMPLES OF MOTOR DRIVER IC WITH HIGH-DEFINITION MICRO STEPPING

- Achieves large current drive and high-accuracy control while cutting power consumption

TOKYO, April 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) today announced “TB67S128FTG,” a bipolar stepping motor driver with a 50V/5A rating and support for 128 micro steps. Sample shipments start from the end of this month.

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High speed and high performance motor control and lower power consumption are required for applications that include 3D printers, office equipment, banking terminals such as ATMs, cash dispensers, amusement machines, and home appliances. To meet these conflicting requirements, Toshiba has applied its original current optimization technology, AGC[1], to a new motor driver IC that achieves a large current drive (50V/5A rating).

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MRC provides US$ 35 million loan for condominium tower in Manhattan

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Madison Realty Capital (MRC) will provide a US$35 million (RM 134.4 million) mezzanine loan to co-developers Sumaida + Khurana and LENY for a condominium tower in Manhattan, New York, US.

The funding is part of a US$155 million (RM 595.2 million) construction financing package for the project provided by MRC and an investment fund managed by Apollo Global Management.

The project located in the evolving Hudson West neighborhood will stand 35 stories in height, encompass 163,329 square feet and feature 83 residences, ranging from one-bedrooms to expansive penthouses, a statement said.

The building development team Sumaida + Khurana is a New York-based development firm focused on developing seminal buildings throughout the city while LENY has been responsible for the development of millions of square feet of residential projects around the world.

The building is being designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza. IA award-winning architects, Michael Gabellini and Kimberly Sheppard will collaborate with Siza on the building's interiors and SLCE Architects will serve as the Architect of Record.

The condominium will also feature a significant amount of outdoor space, including a landscaped roof garden and sun deck, as well as numerous private terraces for the residents including access to art fitness center, children's playroom and space to host private events.

"We continue to be successful in meeting the needs of borrowers at all stages of the development process, from predevelopment to construction to sellout or stabilization," said co-founder and managing principal MRC,Josh Zegen.

Sales are slated to begin in Spring 2019 and Leonard Steinberg, Debra LaChance, and Justin D'Adamo at Compass will lead the marketing efforts.

MRC is a New York-based real estate investment firm that pursues real estate equity and debt investments in the middle market.

--BERNAMA 

WESTINGHOUSE AP1000® PLANT TO LOAD FUEL

Landmark milestone for Westinghouse technology

SANMEN, China, April 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Westinghouse Electric Company, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced today that the world’s first unit of AP1000 nuclear power plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China, has received the fuel load permit from China’s National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and has commenced initial fuel loading.

“Today we have reached a tremendous milestone for Westinghouse and our AP1000 plant technology,” said José Emeterio Gutiérrez, Westinghouse president and chief executive officer. “This is the next major step in delivering the world’s first AP1000 plant to our customer and demonstrating the benefits of our advanced passive safety technology to the world.”

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JAM CITY LAUNCHES HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS MYSTERY ON THE APP STORE AND GOOGLE PLAY

New Mobile Game Allows Players to Experience the Magic of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry First-Hand as Students

LOS ANGELES, April 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jam City, a Los Angeles based mobile games studio, announced today that the new mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is available to download now on the App Store and Google Play. Developed by Jam City in partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is the first mobile game where players create their own character and experience life as a Hogwarts student. The game will launch under Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Portkey Games, a label dedicated to creating new mobile and videogame experiences that place the player at the center of their own adventure, inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories.

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“There are so few moments where a mobile entertainment company has the chance to truly bring magic into the world and we’ve been thrilled by the amazing response our game has already received from Harry Potter fans everywhere,” said Chris DeWolfe, co-founder and CEO of Jam City. “We at Jam City have been working hard to ensure that any aspiring witch or wizard can enter Hogwarts through their smartphones and tablets and begin their magical journeys.”

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MIHAS 2018 RECORDS STRONG SALES

The 15th edition of MIHAS contributes to Halal economy, exports and SME development

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- The 15th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2018, organised by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), yet again proved to be a major catalyst in growing halal trade in Malaysia as well as internationally.

The event, which took place from 4-7 April 2018 was held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC). A total of RM1.52 billion sales were recorded, compared to RM1.01 billion registered last year.

The sales were from the event’s two main components - exhibition and business matching programme called International Sourcing Programme (INSP). Sales from the exhibition component recorded an increase of 29 per cent to RM914.57 million compared to RM708.82 million in 2017, while the INSP generated sales of RM602.45 million, an increase of 99.5 per cent compared to RM301.99 million in 2017.

The top performing sectors at MIHAS 2018 exhibition were prepared food (RM407.20 million or 44.5% share of total sales), beverages (RM129.3 million or 14.1% share), pharmaceuticals, toiletries & cosmetics (RM108.04 million or 11.8% share), agricultural produce (RM68.53 million or 7.5% share) and machinery & equipment (RM41.58 million or 4.6% share). The iconic event focused on seven key product and services clusters namely food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, finance, tourism, e-Commerce and logistics.

The exhibition has attracted 778 exhibitors from 32 countries, and witnessed first-time participation from Cambodia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Throughout the 4-day exhibition, MIHAS 2018 received over 21,000 visitors comprising local and international companies, associations, foreign delegation and others.

The INSP, held on 3 April 2018, attracted more than 182 prospective foreign buyers from 39 countries. During the event, a total of 2,094 business meetings were arranged between the international buyers and 428 Malaysian exporters. Among the top countries with the highest export sales for Malaysian companies at the INSP were China (RM310.46 million or 51.5% share of total sales), India (RM75.61 million or 12.6% share), Poland (RM71.34 million or 11.8% share), Thailand (RM21.70 million or 3.6% share) and the United States (RM20.13 million or 3.3% share).

According to YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry, MIHAS is not just an event, but a platform for the Halal industry, which has now been gaining strong momentum from the past decade. “The organisation of MIHAS is important in driving not only Malaysia’s, but the world’s Halal industry to greater heights. With Malaysia’s conducive Islamic economic landscape, MIHAS has become a marketplace for local and foreign businesses to thrive in the Halal trade and to contribute significantly to the global Halal economy,” he said.

MIHAS Awards were also featured this year to provide recognition to companies who innovate and inject creativity into their product development. A total of 12 awards were given out during MIHAS Awards 2018, as a form of appreciation for the efforts made by MIHAS’ participants in showcasing their Halal products and services. Among the winners were PS Food & Beverage Sdn Bhd (Gold Award for Most Innovative F&B Product), Phytes Biotek Sdn Bhd (Gold Award for Most Innovative Non-Food & Services), Umrahloka Sdn Bhd (Gold Award for Best Malaysian Booth Design & Presentation) and Takex Co. Ltd (Gold Award for Best International Booth Design & Presentation). Palestine pavilion won the best country pavilion award.

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MIMOS-POWERED INNOVATION HUB SET TO ACCELERATE INDUSTRY 4.0 ADOPTION

Facilities to reskill and upskill local talent in latest technologies to catalyse the E&E ecosystem

BAYAN LEPAS, April 27 (Bernama) -- The Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with national applied research and development centre, MIMOS, to collaborate on completing the Industry 4.0 value chain, and support industry needs in Penang and the Northern Region.  An MoU exchange ceremony was held here on Wednesday (25 Apr 2018).

Subsequent to the MoU, an Innovation Hub was launched to provide high-technology industry training that will support and accelerate Industry 4.0 adoption. 

The MoU documents were exchanged between PSDC Chief Executive Officer Muhamed Ali Hajah and MIMOS Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Rizan Ibrahim.

Under the MoU, MIMOS is offering its technologies, capacities, expertise and ecosystems in information and communications technologies (ICT), Semiconductor, Microelectronics and Embedded Systems to support training programmes offered by PSDC.

Through this initiative, MIMOS will also set up an Augmented Reality - Virtual Reality laboratory as well as an Internet of Things laboratory to complement existing facilities at PSDC. The Innovation Hub will also cover Nanotechnologies, Photonics and Wireless Communications in addition to training facilities in emerging technologies such as Big Data Analytics, Edge Computing, Artificial Intelligence, 3D-Printing and Smart Manufacturing. 

According to Ahmad Rizan, the Innovation Hub will reskill and upskill existing local talent, apart from enrolling and nurturing new batches of talent.  He said, the establishment of the Innovation Hub will not only bring Industry 4.0 technologies and talent to Malaysian industries but also to multinational companies having operations here.

Ahmad Rizan said that MIMOS was aware of the criticalness of talent development in improving social mobility and wellbeing of the people in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, towards which Malaysian industry must embrace Industry 4.0.  This would bode well for the country’s transformation agenda, he said.

Muhamed Ali said that PSDC is proud to once again collaborate with MIMOS in supporting and improving the uptake new technologies by companies through the provision of proper training and shared services to the industry.

PSDC and MIMOS have been working together in talent development to support industry with skilled workforce in the areas of Manufacturing, Semiconductor, as well as Electrical and Electronics (E&E) services for the past decade.

The launch of the Innovation Hub is expected to further synergise PSDC and MIMOS in offering technology and talent solutions needed for the industries in Penang and Malaysia’s Northern Region.

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15 researchers for 13th Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship

TOKYO, April 27 (Bernama) -- Fifteen researchers have been invited by The Hakuho Foundation - a public interest incorporated foundation in Tokyo, Japan - to participate in the 13th Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship.

Selected were those from Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine and USA, a statement said.

Four researchers were selected in the Japanese language and Japanese-language education research category and eleven in the Japanese literature and Japanese culture research category. The fellowship period is from Sept 1, 2018-Aug 31, 2019 - (either long-term (1 year) or short-term (6 months)).

The receiving organisations are -- International Research Centre for Japanese Studies, The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa, Kyoto University, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Ochanomizu University, Ritsumeikan University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Waseda University.

The Hakuho Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation based in Tokyo, Japan, was established in 1970 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of Hakuhodo Inc., a major Japanese advertising company.

The foundation program invites leading international researchers to Japan to further strengthen the fundamentals of international research into Japan and deepening understanding of Japan.

The Foundation's website for details

About the Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship: https://www.hakuhofoundation.or.jp/en/program/

-- BERNAMA

Snoopy "Peanuts" Museum Tokyo reaches its grand finale

TOKYO, April 27 (Bernama) -- Having welcomed its one millionth visitor on March 29, 2018, Snoopy Museum Tokyo completes its term in September 2018 and reaches its grand finale with the final exhibition titled "FRIENDSHIP IN PEANUTS" from April 21, 2018 to Sept 24, 2018.

The museum depicts characters like Snoopy and his owner Charlie Brown, depicted by Charles M. Schulz over 50 years through "Peanuts". It also exhibits the oldest original drawings of "Peanuts", a statement said.

The final exhibition at the museum, which opened in April 2016, will offer the humorous yet pathetic dialogues through approximately 80 pieces of precious original drawing that shows the author's fresh strokes, and new animation works, a statement said.

The location of the museum is 5-6-20 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo - a 7-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Roppongi Station, 10-minute walk from Azabu-Juban Station.

For details please go to Snoopy Museum Tokyo official website: www.snoopymuseum.tokyo/en;Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/snoopymuseumtokyo/; Official Twitter account: https://twitter.com/snoopy_m_tokyo

-- BERNAMA

MEDICCOIN UNVEILS INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION STRATEGY BASED ON INTEGRATING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY INTO EVERYDAY LIFE

Strategy focuses on improving health of mankind through blockchain-powered rewards, advancing scientific research and charitable donations

NEW YORK, April 25 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NetworkWire -- MedicCoin, a community-driven crypto focused on improving the lives of millions worldwide, today provides the multifaceted roadmap established for global adoption while recapping practical innovations that set MedicCoin apart for everyday use.

Introducing Multiple Ways to Earn Crypto as a Reward for Positive Choices

The MedicCoin founders envisioned using blockchain technology to make life better for all mankind. A key part of staying true to this vision is ensuring people around the world can join the MedicCoin community without highly technical skills or expensive mining equipment.

Living an Active Lifestyle

By simply installing the MedicWalk app and staying active, anyone will be able to acquire MedicCoin. MedicWalk will be launched within the next few weeks.

Donating Unused Computer Power to Stanford University’s Disease Research Program

MedicCoin offers the opportunity to earn coins by donating computer power to Stanford University’s Folding@home program, which helps scientists solve computer calculations related to finding cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, many forms of cancer and other types of diseases.

Following Doctor Instructions

Failure to complete medical regimens is a common and costly problem worldwide. Physicians who join and support the network will be provided with MedicCoin for rewarding patients who show up for appointments and follow instructions.

Key Innovations to Accelerate Global Adoption

MedicCoin aims to become the preferred choice for accepting payments among healthcare professionals, all merchant types and individuals by incorporating the latest innovations in crypto and blockchain technology.

MedicEMR: The First Free Opensource EMR Software Accepting Cryptocurrency (MedicCoin)

MedicEMR will be introduced to combine opensource OpenEMR software with crypto payments. In addition to rewarding physicians and patients with MedicCoin for using the software, MedicEMR aims to increase access to high-quality medical care for all people regardless of race, socioeconomic status or geographic location by building awareness of the free, opensource software.

MedicPhone: An Integrated TeleMedicine App Accepting Cryptocurrency (MedicCoin)

MedicPhone is being designed for people who face immobility challenges or logistical complications. In addition to giving access to board-certified doctors 24 hours a day, seven days a week, MedicPhone will integrate MedicEMR and accept MedicCoin alongside other payment methods.

Private and Lightning-Fast Transactions for All Merchant Types

Integrated privacy technology ensures users can maintain a confidential transaction history with different healthcare providers, individuals, merchants and other establishments. InstantX enables users to avoid the long delays common with most cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, so MedicCoin is viable wherever conventional payment methods are used.

To increase visibility of prior accomplishments and future announcements, key members of the MedicCoin community chose to engage multiple communication channels and platforms to ensure ongoing media coverage via syndicated articles and editorials, journalist outreach, a MedicCoin-branded news portal, and various engagement initiatives.

About MedicCoin

MedicCoin (MEDIC) is a blockchain-based crypto focused on promoting health and philanthropy throughout the world by rewarding individuals in various ways for being healthy as well as donating their unused computer power to Stanford University’s Folding@home project. Initiatives currently underway will introduce MedicEMR, a free open-source EMR software integrating MedicCoin; MedicPhone, a telemedicine app that allows patients to see doctors remotely, integrates MedicEMR and provides MedicCoin as a payment option; and MedicWalk, a smartphone app that rewards individuals for staying active.

To learn more, visit: https://mediccoin.com/

Engage with the MedicCoin Community

Discord chat via https://discordapp.com/invite/SjudnyK 
Twitter via https://twitter.com/mediccoin 
Facebook via https://www.facebook.com/mediccoin 

MedicCoin Contact
MedicCoin
https://mediccoin.com
inquiries@mediccoin.com

Blockchain Relations Contact
Blockchain Relations
http://www.blockchainrelations.io
614-465-6025
press@blockchainrelations.io


SOURCE : MedicCoin


--BERNAMA

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Record network growth for Cloudflare

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 (Bernama) -- Cloudflare - a leading Internet performance and security company - today announced record network growth by nearly 30 percent in the first quarter of 2018 and launched three new products and a major collaboration.

The company also added 32 new cities, growing its network to 151 points of presence globally. Cloudflare now protects more than 8 million domains, websites, APIs, mobile applications, and anything connected to the Internet, a statement said.

"At Cloudflare´s core is its network, which we've built to be flexible, efficient, and able to perform any task in any given location," said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. "In this last quarter, we grew our network at record pace, bringing our network closer to everyone on earth. This means that we´re able to roll out products at a global scale for users everywhere."

The three major new products in the quarter are Cloudflare Access, a solution that makes accessing internal enterprise applications fast and easy, Cloudflare Workers, a better, faster way for developers to deploy and execute their code directly at the edge of Cloudflare's global network and Cloudflare Mobile SDK, a free solution that enables any mobile app developer to understand network performance and metrics.

Also announced today is the Cloudflare and IBM collaboration to extend security and performance from the cloud to the network edge. Through the collaboration, IBM launched Cloud Internet Services, a one-stop shop for Cloudflare's security and performance capabilities designed to protect enterprise public-facing web content and applications.

Now Cloudflare's solutions can be deployed in IBM's customers' environments, including public, private, hybrid cloud, or on-premise. Additionally, IBM is now an authorized reseller of Cloudflare´s suite of security and performance edge services.

Cloudflare now has more than 625 employees, up from 400 just over a year ago. The company continues to grow its engineering, sales, marketing, and support teams across its offices in San Francisco, Austin, Champaign, IL, London, New York, Washington D.C., and Singapore.

To learn more about Cloudflare please check: www.cloudflare.com/@cloudflare; cloudflare Network Map; Cloudflare Blog

-- BERNAMA

2018 GLOBAL THREAT INTELLIGENCE REPORT: FINANCE REMAINS THE SECTOR MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ATTACKS IN APAC, DESPITE 20 PERCENT DROP IN VOLUME

NTT Security report shows brute forcing as top attack type within APAC for all industry sectors at 26 percent, reflecting attackers’ desire to decode encrypted data through automated software
 

SINGAPORE, April 26 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NTT Security, the specialised security company and centre of excellence in security for NTT Group, has published its 2018 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR). The report reveals the number of attacks on the finance sector in APAC has dropped from 46 percent to 26 percent compared to the previous year, along with 3 new industries that made it to the top 5 attacked industries – Technology, Retail and Government.

NTT Security summarises data from over 6.1 trillion logs and 150 million attacks for the 2018 GTIR, which analyses global threat trends based on log, event, attack, incident and vulnerability data from NTT Group operating companies and highlights the latest ransomware, phishing and DDoS attack trends, demonstrating the evolving threat landscape faced by global organizations.

In APAC, the report shows the attacks targeting the finance sector have continued to be a threat despite a 20 percent drop versus a year ago. On the other hand, attacks targeting the manufacturing sector have significantly decreased to seven percent from 32 percent in the same period.  Even though the APAC region tends to have a strong representation in the manufacturing sector, with China and Korea being two of the world’s leading manufacturing countries, the sector is no longer listed among the top five most attacked industries in this year’s report.

Attacks against retail and education sectors were at 15 percent and 18 percent respectively. Education, in particular, saw a dramatic jump from three percent to 18 percent in attack volume, alongside technology industry from five percent to 16 percent. Technology was the only sector to appear in the top five most attacked industries in every geographic region (Americas, APAC, EMEA and Japan, as well as globally). Though most regions saw a decrease in attacks against government targets, APAC actually had a seven percent increase, from six percent to 13 percent.

Overall, the top five most targeted industries in APAC, namely finance, education, technology, retail and government, comprised 88 percent of all attacks last year. This suggests that attackers spread out attacks more evenly across a focused set of industries.

Malware and brute force attacks dominate in APAC

In APAC, viruses and worms accounted for 66 percent of malware, nearly three times the global percentage of 23 percent.  Whilst the report shows an increasing trend of ransomware nearly in every region, it played a role in only 2 percent of malware-related attacks for APAC targets. Conversely, brute force attacks accounted for 26 percent of all attacks in the region, but were ranked the twelfth most common attack type in both the Americas and EMEA.

Brute force attacks spiked to 64 percent for the retail and education sectors in APAC, and was the leading attack type in the region, at 26 percent. A brute force attack usually uses automated software to perform many consecutive guesses to identify usernames and passwords.  Simple passwords can be broken in seconds or minutes depending on password complexity.

Jon Heimerl, Senior Manager of the Threat Intelligence Communication Team, Global Threat Intelligence Centre at NTT Security, says: “The GTIR clearly demonstrates the uphill battle organisations face in achieving an optimal balance between operational security and compliance initiatives. In order to be successful they cannot afford to be complacent and must recognise that having a firm grasp on what it takes to remain secure is a fundamental part of everyday business operations.”

“In an ever-evolving threat landscape, defending your organization is no small task, but focusing on key areas outlined in our report, such as incident response plans, multi-factor and strong authentication, comprehensive and reliable patching and usable but effective security measures, can help to build the security posture of an organisation.”

Summary of other key global findings:

• Top attack source countries: United States (27%), China (19%), Netherlands (4%)
• Ransomware increased from being 1% of global malware in the 2017 GTIR to nearly 7%
• Ransomware incident response engagement fell from over 22% of incidents in 2016 to just over 5% in 2017
• Business and professional services joined the list of the top five globally attacked industry sectors in third position at 10%
• The gaming sector was the most targeted by ransomware in 2017 at 20%, followed by business and professional services at 17%, healthcare and manufacturing both at 12% and technology at 11%
• Financial services (18%) and healthcare (15%) were the two most common sectors to seek incident response services

The 2018 GTIR gathers data from NTT Security monitoring, management, and incident response operations. It also includes details from NTT Security research sources including global honeypots and sandboxes in over 100 countries in environments independent from institutional infrastructures.

To learn more about the most important global threats and the actions management, technical staff and users can take to improve their security posture, follow the link to download the NTT Security 2018 GTIR: https://www.nttsecurity.com/gtir.

Notes for editors:

About NTT Security

NTT Security is the specialized security company and the center of excellence in security for NTT Group.  With embedded security we enable NTT Group companies (Dimension Data, NTT Communications and NTT DATA) to deliver resilient business solutions for clients’ digital transformation needs.  NTT Security has multiple SOCs, seven R&D centers, over 1,500 security experts and handles hundreds of thousands of security incidents annually across six continents.

NTT Security ensures that resources are used effectively by delivering the right mix of Managed Security Services, Security Consulting Services and Security Technology for NTT Group companies – making best use of local resources and leveraging our global capabilities.  NTT Security is part of the NTT Group (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), one of the largest ICT companies in the world.  Visit nttsecurity.com to learn more about NTT Security or visit www.ntt.co.jp/index_e.html to learn more about NTT Group.

For sales enquiries, please visit dimensiondata.com, www.ntt.com/en/index.html, www.nttdata.com/global/en/ or speak to your NTT account representative for more information.

For more information, please contact:
NTT Security
Yixuan Lin
Email: yixuan.lin@nttsecurity.com

SOURCE: NTT Security (UK) Ltd

--BERNAMA

JDS DEVELOPMENT GROUP SECURES $137 MILLION CONSTRUCTION FINANCING FROM MADISON REALTY CAPITAL FOR DISTINCTIVE MIAMI BEACH CONDOMINIUM MONAD TERRACE

New York-based Madison Realty Capital Provides Final Funding for Pritzker Prize-Winner Jean Nouvel’s First Built Work in Miami

MIAMI , April 25 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York-based Madison Realty Capital has provided a $137 million construction loan to New York-based JDS Development Group for Monad Terrace. The deal indicates conviction in the development team, the high-design product by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel and the South Beach market’s extremely limited new development inventory and viability. The financing will fully capitalize the project, which features 59 individually-designed waterfront residences.

“This is a unique assemblage of land within a prime waterfront residential enclave in South Beach, Miami and we are excited to close another transaction with an esteemed developer like Michael Stern,” said Josh Zegen, Co-Founder and Managing Principal of MRC. “In addition, there’s virtually no new development product coming out of the ground in South Beach right now, so we offered a customized financing solution for JDS’s needs given our knowledge of the market. It was a special opportunity to support an A-team in one of the most attractive markets for real estate.”

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EXPERIENCE 3D ANALYTICS AT GEOINT 2018 SYMPOSIUM

Vricon and Esri bring 3D analytics to the GEOINT community

Tampa, Floria, April 25 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vricon, a producer of geospatial 3D solutions, and Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, are teaming to bring the best of 3D analysis to warfighters, analysts, and users at this year’s GEOINT 2018 Symposium in Tampa, Florida. Working with 3D data in ArcGIS Pro enables analysts to see the world as it really exists, explain what they're seeing more clearly, and help better convey their findings to decision makers.

“Because Vricon 3D data is now available in Esri ArcGIS Pro, analysts can use the full power of 3D at scale,” said Magnus Brege, Vricon CEO. “They’re not limited to postage stamp-sized areas, but can explore the world—The Globe in 3D—using ArcGIS Pro.”

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YPO WELCOMES 2018 YPO INNOVATION WEEK SPONSORS

DALLAS, April 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YPO, the world’s premier leadership organization of chief executives, announced today that Techstars has joined as a gold sponsor and Geniecast, Emplify and Telluride are silver sponsors of the 2018 YPO Innovation Week.

YPO Innovation Week sponsors offer valuable insight, key connections and respected expertise that made the world’s largest and most impactful innovation initiative possible.

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VRICON UNVEILS NEW SOLUTION AT GEOINT 2018: VRICON PRECISION 3D REGISTRATION (P3DR)

Precise, accurate, georegistered GEOINT data for analytics and visualization—at a global scale

McLean, Virginia, April 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vricon is pleased to announce that it is unveiling the next in a series of GEOINT solutions — Vricon Precision 3D Registration (P3DR) — at this year’s GEOINT 2018 Symposium in Tampa, Fla. Vricon P3DR is a software suite designed to automatically georegister imagery, regardless of collection platform, against the most accurate 3D geospatial foundation available, The Globe in 3D.

P3DR can be implemented as a real-time processing workflow for imagery feeds without the need for GPS location, heading information, or ground control points.

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TACONIC BIOSCIENCES LICENSES EASI-CRISPR TECHNOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

RENSSELAER, N.Y., April 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing genetically engineered mouse model and service solutions, has been granted a license to the Easi-CRISPR technology from the University of Nebraska.

Easi-CRISPR was developed in the laboratories of Drs. Masato Ohtsuka (Tokai University in Japan), and Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy (University of Nebraska). The terms of the agreement include a world-wide, non-exclusive license to the technology, allowing Taconic rights to generate and sell rodent models generated via Easi-CRISPR. When compared to traditional CRISPR, Easi-CRISPR represents a significant advantage, allowing researchers to perform whole genetic insertions versus being limited to point mutations and constitutive knockouts.

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Extech Electronic marks 40th anniversary with future strategic plans

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- Extech Electronic Co (EEC), the industry-leading innovator of electrical testing equipment celebrated its 40th anniversary launching a website - www.eecextech.com - to inspire customer engagement through a modern, user-friendly online platform integrating social media and direct engagement.

EEC is also sharing its rich history, forging a new course for the future with marking the quality of electrical equipment while protecting the safety of manufacturing workers and consumers worldwide, a statement said.

Other plans include:

-- the company is striving to advance the EEC user experience through multi-language support for its feature-rich solutions, the statement said.

-- EEC will revolutionise its approach by shifting to a solution-oriented focus, bringing a various of game-changing solutions to multiple industries. This transformation draws upon four decades of experience creating testing solutions for components that drive and array of outstanding multinational brands such as Apple, Dyson, Panasonic and others.

-- through its EEC Service Program, manufacturers will gain unprecedented access to the company's expertise in general electrical safety, testing instrumentation and equipment, and testing standards, while EEC provide advanced training on state-of-the-art industry applications and technology.

-- established a global presence across 40 countries, extending its reach further with EEC Everywhere -- a strategic shift that marks an aggressive expansion from direct to indirect sales, opening the door to more distributers and greater service coverage than ever before.

Customers can now expect almost unlimited availability and unprecedented response times for their requests, enhancing overall customer satisfaction.

-- BERNAMA 

CISCO ACI IS DATA CENTER SOLUTION OF CHOICE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WORLDWIDE

Service providers deliver new cloud services more quickly and offer superior customer experience with the help of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 20 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Providing secure, differentiated and rapidly delivered cloud services to customers is a crucial requirement for today’s service providers. To meet cloud infrastructure demands, global service providers are increasingly turning to the Cisco® Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™), the industry-leading software-defined networking (SDN) solution. Cisco ACI reduces operational costs with an automated, policy-based programmable architecture, while improving scalability and security. In addition, new Cisco ACI multi-site management capability helps service providers to connect and manage multiple geographically distributed Cisco ACI fabrics and to move and manage workloads with a single pane of glass.

Cisco ACI is being deployed worldwide by service providers such as NTT Communications (United States), T-Systems (Germany), Hosters (Denmark), scanplus GmbH (Germany), Tieto Oyj (Finland), and Ritter (United States).

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China CEIS and HSF release 'Xinhua HSF Price Indices'

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- China Economic Information Service (CEIS) and Haiken Group (HSF) recently released 'Xinhua HSF Price Indices' in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province.

"Xinhua HSF Price Indices intuitively present the price changes of natural rubber, pepper and areca nut, and objectively and accurately reflect factor price fluctuations in different links of the industry chain, thereby providing an open and transparent price guide to the industries," said vice-president of CEIS, Liu Mingxia.

"The indices help players engaged in the production, circulation and processing to duly and accurately study and predict market prices whereby they rationally guide market expectations," added Liu.

The indices include China Natural Rubber Price Index, Pepper Price Index and Areca Nut Price Index, a statement said.

Xinhua HSF China Natural Rubber Price Index is China's first price index system supported by the spot market trade data and connecting the rubber production and sales comprising four sub-indices including concentrated latex, latex, mixed rubber and standard rubber. The index is an important carrier showcasing the influence of China's rubber industry.

As a leader in natural rubber producer and major tropical crop producer in China, HSF has a natural rubber area of 3.69 million mu (15 mu equal one hectare) and a tropical crop area of 1.5 million mu.

Chairman of HSF, Yang Sitao said HSF will widen the cooperation with CEIS to gradually improve the system of Xinhua HSF Price Indices and enrich index dimensions to create internationally influential and credible price indices, and build HSF into a new growth pole for Hainan's economy as well as a characteristic national tropical agriculture demonstration zone.

CEIS is a wholly-owned company of Xinhua News Agency and boasts five national-level platforms including Xinhua Finance, Xinhua Silkroad, Xinhua Credit, Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) and Xinhua Think Tank.

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SURGE IN MANAGEMENT LIABILITY CLAIMS DRIVEN BY HARASSMENT HIGHLIGHTS LATEST CLEMENTS WORLDWIDE RISK INDEX FINDINGS

NGOs and international schools are the leading industries experiencing loss from this growing trend

Washington, DC, April 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The rise of professional and management liability due to global harassment and abuse claims is a leading cause of loss and risk among global organizations, according to the 2018 Clements Worldwide Risk Index, released today in Lagos, Nigeria in an event held in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria.

The survey, which is released annually, found that 17 percent of the organizations surveyed shared they were subject to a lawsuit or litigation within the last six months, with industries such as international schools (28 percent), government agencies (25 percent) and government contractors (29 percent) the most impacted by this loss. Twenty-seven percent of NGOs and UN agencies reported that they had suffered a significant loss from professional and management liability.

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Aryaka speeds up Office 365 application experience worldwide

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (Bernama) -- Aryaka's SD-WAN technology has enabled City and Guilds Group -- a worldwide leader in workplace skills, e-Learning and executive coaching to achieve faster Office 365 application response times to increase productivity and better collaboration between users in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Aryaka's technology has reduced time for global users to open SharePoint files from 10 to 0.05 seconds and the Outlook performance improves nine times worldwide, a statement said.

As the members of the Group are scattered around the world and primarily collaborate using Microsoft Office 365 applications, many remote users were struggling to access the Group's instance of Office 365 hosted in Dublin.

It could take over 37 seconds to open one file from the corporate SharePoint drive. Besides leading to a high number of user complaints, the performance issues limited adoption of Office 365 for global employees.

"Our users in Wellington, New Zealand saw delays between 10 to 15 seconds opening a standard Microsoft Word document, which was impacting productivity. We knew this would be a barrier to further collaboration and helping us reach our revenue goals," said chief information officer for City and Guilds Group, Alan Crawford.

The Group selected Aryaka's global SD-WAN because it ables the company to deploy the solution in an hour and users saw dramatic improvements in application performance and could suddenly collaborate on Office 365 in real-time.

"With Aryaka's global SD-WAN, enterprises can act quickly to capitalise on changing business needs in near real-time, instead of suffering from slow application performance and project implementation delays," said founder and chief technology officer of Aryaka, Ashwath Nagaraj.

"We are delighted to see the results City and Guilds Group has been able to achieve with our global SD-WAN as a Service," he added.

According to the recent State of SD-WAN Connectivity Report, the average time for a 100 KB file to traverse Internet links from Asia to the Americas can be as high as 4,000 milliseconds unlike those on Aryaka's, achieving on average 4.1 times faster application performance and 2.5 times less variation in response times.

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CHINA'S BAKERY INDUSTRY @ BAKERY CHINA 2018 (MAY 9-12, SHANGHAI)

SHANGHAI, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- With an exhibition area of over 200,000 square meters this year, Bakery China 2018, to be held on May 9-12, has attracted more than 2,100 exhibitors from all over the world.
 
As an important indicator of China’s robust growth on bakery, Bakery China (www.bakerychina.com) was launched 21 years ago and has developed into the world’s largest exhibition in this area. As the organisers of this high-profile and impactful event, China Association of Bakery & Confectionery Industry (CABCI) and Bakery China Exhibitions Co., Ltd. will welcome more than 140,000 professional visitors from over 110 countries and regions at the Shanghai New International Expo Center for Bakery China 2018, where every participant will truly experience the vibrant prosperity and innovation of China’s bakery industry.
 
China’s bakery industry, which has been experiencing a rapid growth since the end of last century, boasted a 20% average growth rate between 2003 and 2016 and is emerging as a global leader in the industry. In the forthcoming months, the country is expected to become the largest producer and consumer of bakery products. According to statistics on bakery enterprises above state-designated scale from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in 2017, China’s bakery and confectionery production (including pastry/breads, biscuits, chocolates, frozen beverages, instant noodles and sweetmeats) totalled 35.899 million tons, with a prime operating revenue of RMB 743.178 billion, at a year-on-year growth of 8.29%.
 
As indicated by CABCI, based on a population of 1.37 billion, China’s per capita annual consumption of bread in 2017 was only 4.4kg. Compared to an average of 10kg in South Korea, over 20kg in Japan and over 70-80kg in the US and Western European countries, it is obvious that China holds great potential of growth and expansion. Fast urbanisation and diversification of people’s diets will be the key drivers for the growth of the bakery industry in China.
 
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Contact
Bakery China 2018
Christine Jiang, +86-10-8219 1892
li.jiang@bakerychina.com
 
Source : Reed Sinopharm Exhibitions
 
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TOYOTA INTRODUCING "UNIVERSAL STREET GAMES": GLOBAL COMPETITION IN HUNTING FOR BEST STREET MUSICIANS, DANCERS AND ATHLETES

TOKYO, Apr. 20, 2018 /Kyodo JBN-- AsiaNet / --

- OUR WORLD IS ON STREET: Are You Ready to Rip It, Riff It or Ride It? -

The "Universal Street Games" brought to you by Toyota Motor Corporation is the first competition of its kind in the world. The "Universal Street Games" is bringing the streets to the international stage with a global hunt for the world's best street musicians, dancers and athletes.

(Photo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201804173013-O1-y99iQ4i4)

After two competition voting rounds, the nine finalists (three from each category) plus three voters will win a trip of a lifetime across the United States of America to the "Universal Street Games" at the X Games Minneapolis 2018, Minnesota.

The first round of the competition, calling for entries and votes from all over the world, closes on April 30, 2018.
Following the second round, starting on May 1, the top 10 voted performers from each category will be on the match to be chosen as one of the nine finalists leaving for a trip across the U.S.A. to show their performance and decide the No.1 of street performers at the final stage of the "Universal Street Games."

From July 15 to 21, those finalists travel around the U.S.A. to get the inspiration from it and develop their final performance, while creating one performance by all nine of them as an integration of music, dance and sports. Finally, all the efforts they make are to be spotlighted at the final stage. The whole trip is professionally filmed and uploaded daily on the "Universal Street Games" website during the trip.

The "Universal Street Games" is a four-month competition where artists and athletes record, upload and vote on entries via social media and the "Universal Street Games" website or app.

For more information, please visit:
- Website: https://universalstreetgames.com/
- iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/universal-street-games/id1365247404
- Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.toyotaglobal.usg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UniversalStreetGames/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/universalstreetgames/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/USG2018

Enter and vote now at universalstreetgames.com

SOURCE: Toyota Motor Corporation

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GOLDCRYPTO GUARANTEES ITS CRYPTOCURRENCY AGAINST THEFT - A WORLD FIRST

PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 18 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NetworkWire -- GoldCrypto.io (through its Service Operator Crypto Investor, Inc.) is pleased to advise:

In a world first, GoldCrypto is protecting and guaranteeing its cryptocurrency tokens from any theft through hacking. In the unlikely event of any hacking theft, stolen tokens will be replaced. This positions GoldCrypto AuX tokens as a better than bank-standard cryptocurrency.

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SCRUM ALLIANCE® AND SCRUM INC. ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP ON SCRUM@SCALE® FRAMEWORK FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AGILE TRANSFORMATION

DENVER, CO, and CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scrum Alliance® and Scrum Inc. are launching a new joint venture to train, coach, and promote Dr. Jeff Sutherland’s framework for Agile transformation via scaling Scrum across entire organizations.

Scrum Alliance is the largest and most established Scrum certifying body and professional association of Agile practitioners in the world. With more than 500,000 certified practitioners, Scrum Alliance is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations transform their world of work. Scrum Inc. founded by Dr. Jeff Sutherlrand the co-creator of Scrum is the world’s leading authority of implementing Scrum. They have helped hundreds of organizations, from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups, fundamentally reshape themselves to dramatically increase productivity and drive growth.

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New shopping experience with Amazon

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- Amazon Shopping App has been launched for international customers to browse and shop over 45 million eligible items that can be shipped to their country from the United States.

Amazon.com Inc in a statement said it is an ‘International Shopping´ experience within the Amazon Shopping App.

Customers can shop with ease in their local currency and choose from different shipping options and delivery speeds, depending on how quickly they want their package to arrive, a statement said.

It is available on mobile browser and mobile app within the Amazon Shopping App for both iOS and Android mobile devices with five languages including English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, German and Brazilian Portuguese and ability to shop in 25 currencies.

"We are always innovating on behalf of our customers, and with today´s launch, we are making the shopping experience on mobile devices even better and more convenient for our customers who live outside the US," said vice-president of Amazon Exports and Expansion, Samir Kumar.

Customers can simply download the free Amazon Shopping App from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and they will automatically be placed into the International Shopping experience.

Those who already have the Amazon Shopping App can simply go into their settings within the app, choose the ‘Country & Language´ option and select ‘International Shopping´ in the country picker.

They can change their location at any time to automatically see products that are eligible to be shipped to their selected delivery location.

The International Shopping experience displays clear pricing, shipping costs, and import duty estimates, with Amazon coordinating with courier services for customs clearance on behalf of the customer so there are no surprises at the time of purchase or delivery.

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. More information www.amazon.com/global

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