FEATURESPACE UNVEILS AUTOMATED DEEP BEHAVIORAL NETWORKS FOR CARD, PAYMENTS INDUSTRY

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26 (Bernama) -- Featurespace has introduced Automated Deep Behavioral Networks for the card and payments industry, providing a deeper layer of defense to protect consumers from scams, account takeover, card and payments fraud.

“The significance of this development goes beyond the scope of addressing enterprise financial crime. It's truly the next generation of machine learning,” said Featurespace’s founder, Dave Excell.

A breakthrough in deep learning technology, this invention required an entirely new way to architect and engineer machine learning platforms. 

According to a statement, Automated Deep Behavioral Networks is a new architecture based on Recurrent Neural Networks that is only available through the latest version of the ARIC™ Risk Hub.

Featurespace Research developed Automated Deep Behavioral Networks to automate feature discovery and introduce memory cells with native understanding of the significance of time in transaction flows, improving upon the market-leading performance of the company's Adaptive Behavioral Analytics.

Automatic Deep Behavioral Networks benefits include enabling genuine transactions with reduced verification, automatically discovering features in transaction events, leveraging the irregularity of human actions to identify anomalistic behaviour, and reducing step-up authentication.

More details at www.featurespace.com.

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VAULT MICRO’S CAMERAFI LIVE NOW CONNECTS DSLR FOR LIVE E-COMMERCE

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26 (Bernama) -- Live streaming app CameraFi Live has released updates, connecting DSLR in portrait mode for high-quality live e-commerce streaming. 

This follows an announcement by the app developer, Vault Micro.

According to a statement, the updates enable users to use their DSLR or camcorder to broadcast professional-quality video for shopping live vertically.

Unlike smartphones, DSLR cameras use large image sensors that result in better resolution and clarity. 

Moreover, DSLR supports zoom in or out and sharp focus to show the product in detail. DSLR is available in a variety of distances and focuses so sellers can flexibly respond to customer requests.

CameraFi Live is a live streaming app for Android users, providing an easy way to sell products via live streaming with professional-like videos on various social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. 

The app creates about 30,000 live broadcasts every day from different parts of the world, especially in Thailand, Indonesia and South American countries. 

CameraFi Live also provides real-time shopping effects to product information like item name, price, discount event, and other relevant details during broadcast. 

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FIRST-EVER OCTAFX HOLD FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL PRIZE CEREMONY FOR OCTAFX 16 CARS, AMIDST MALAYSIA LOCKDOWN

OctaFX has the great pleasure to announce the first winner ever from Malaysia in its prestigious OctaFX 16 Cars contest. The well-known Malaysian actor Fizo Omar hosted the event via Zoom.

 
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (Bernama) -- The lucky winner’s name is Mohammad Saiful Bin Mohammad Amin. The young trader is 29 years of age and works as an aviation engineer with Etihad Airways. He only started trading with OctaFX three months ago, making his win all the more uplifting.

Mohammad is originally from the Kulim District in the Malaysian state of Kedah but has been working for some time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he could not come home and receive the prize himself. That’s the reason why his mother Rosnah was so kind as to accept the car in her son’s stead. She said, ‘He is a good son, and he is the eldest. We always call each other by Zoom, about three times a week. He only started trading three months ago, and suddenly he walks away with a car as a grand prize!’

The entire ceremony was conducted virtually through a Zoom conference which Fizo Omar moderated. Omar is a famous film and drama actor who appeared in popular movies like ‘Romeo Kota’ (2015) and ‘Kongsi’ (2011). He only recently joined forces with the Forex broker OctaFX.

Omar had his own thoughts on this particular occasion: ‘He sent his most special person, his mother, to collect the car. I am also so happy that he kept sharing his profits with her.’

The OctaFX 16 Cars contest is a recurring event that accounted for around 18,000 participants in the last edition alone. Mohammad received the first prize not out of sheer luck: he ranked number one, determined by three major categories—gain, profit factor, and traded volume.

The brand new cars offered at this contest were a Honda Civic, a Mitsubishi Xpander, and a Volkswagen T-Roc.

The car in question was the Honda Civic 1.5, worth over RM120,000 or over $29,500.


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OAG TO PROVIDE IATA CUSTOMERS WITH MARKET’S RICHEST, FRESHEST SCHEDULES DATA

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 25 (Bernama) -- OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight has agreed a partnership with International Air Transport Association (IATA), to provide schedule and reference data via its new cloud platform. 

As part of the strengthened partnership between the two aviation leaders, OAG will also provide IATA with a customised version of its market-leading Analyzer tool which will be offered as part of a bundle alongside Airport IS and other existing tools in the future.

Built on the Snowflake cloud platform, the supply of reference and schedules data provides customers with the richest and freshest version of schedules data available in the market.

In a statement, OAG’s Chief Executive Officer Phil Callow said: “Our high-quality, flexible and creative technology enables us to adapt to ongoing market volatility by delivering the optimal version of our data directly in the hands of our customers.”

“Our deeper partnership with IATA and investment in our new cloud platform are the latest steps in our ongoing journey to empower the industry with best-in-class data and tech,” added Callow.

“The combined IATA and OAG offerings enable airports to operate more intelligently and efficiently while navigating one of the most unpredictable periods in our industry’s lifetime,” said Director Aviation Data at IATA, Charles de Gheldere.

The multi-year partnership officially went into effect on Jan 1, marking the start of a developing relationship with the two organisations.

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‘HONG KONG SUPER FANS’ CATALYSES POST-COVID-19 PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS - HKTB

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) recently announced its first global fan-engagement programme, ‘Hong Kong Super Fans’, to accelerate promotional efforts as part of the post-Covid-19 tourism-recovery plan.

At a time of unprecedented restrictions on international travel, the HKTB is harnessing the community power to remind people why they love Hong Kong and drum up excitement about visiting the city, once borders reopen.

According to a statement, in the programme, the HKTB has invited Super Fans (people with social influence and a heartfelt connection to Hong Kong) to join exclusive online and offline activities, designed to showcase the city’s best offer.

Once international travel resumes, these Super Fans will be invited to explore Hong Kong, from heritage attractions to hidden local gems and exciting new happenings, and share experiences with their audience (Fans & Friends). 

To show its appreciation, the HKTB has also organised a series of attractive offers and incentives that can be enjoyed by all Fans & Friends of Hong Kong.

The HKTB has been recruiting Super Fans by invitation in Hong Kong and 20 key markets through the HKTB’s worldwide offices in Asia, Australasia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. 

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LEDDARTECH LAUNCHES INDUSTRY’S FIRST FULL-WAVEFORM FLASH LIDAR DATASET

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- LeddarTech®, a global leader in Level 1-5 ADAS and AD sensing technology, has announced its first publicly available sensor dataset, Leddar™ PixSet, for advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving research and development.

This dataset is the first of its kind in the industry to include full-waveform data from LeddarTech’s Leddar™ Pixell, a 3D solid-state flash LiDAR sensor. 

According to a statement, LeddarTech will offer these datasets free of charge for academic and research purposes.

Datasets like Leddar PixSet allow research teams to use existing sets of sensor data to test and develop advanced software and run simulations without having to assemble new sensor suites and collect their own dataset.

It provides information from a wide variety of situations, creating real-world data for advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving.

The Leddar PixSet was developed with the collaboration of Silicon Valley-based Deepen AI, which provided comprehensive object annotations. 

Additional information at www.leddartech.com 

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INCLOUDCOUNSEL SINGAPORE OFFICE EXPANDS ASIA PACIFIC REGION FOOTPRINT

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- InCloudCounsel has announced the opening of its Singapore office, further expanding the company’s footprint in the Asia Pacific region.

InCloudCounsel is a tech-enabled services provider, modernising legal processes and documents for many of the world’s leading companies.

By continuing expansion into Singapore, InCloudCounsel furthers its ability to provide truly global solutions for existing and potential customers in the region.

According to a statement, the office will be led by Jon Crandall, who joins the company as Managing Director for Asia Pacific.

He previously served as a partner at Duane Morris, advising clients across Asia on capital markets, M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.

To support InCloudCounsel in expanding its global footprint, the company continues to build out a strong bench of global leadership talent. 

Crandall’s appointment, along with that of Oscar Wang as Sales Director in Hong Kong, bolsters InCloudCounsel’s ability to streamline and automate cumbersome legal document processes for customers worldwide.

The company, which has locations across the United States, opened an office in Hong Kong last fall. 

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CISCO APPDYNAMICS NEW RESEARCH EXPLORES DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RAPID ACCELERATION IMPACT

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- AppDynamics, a part of Cisco, has released Agents of Transformation 2021:The Rise of Full-Stack Observability, the latest edition of its global research study.

The study explores the impact of the rapid acceleration of digital transformation created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the repercussions for global technologists.

According to a statement, the findings reveal a dramatic increase in IT complexity caused by the need for urgent innovation - and the resulting technology sprawl.

The research also validates a pressing need for full-stack observability with added business context to help technologists manage the IT estate, cut through the data 'noise' and observe what matters most to their business.

The shift to digital-first business models to weather the storm and minimise the commercial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has placed technologists at the forefront of their organisations’ response.

According to the research, this forced a 3X acceleration of digital transformation projects. Unsurprisingly, technologists found themselves under considerable strain, with 89 per cent reportedly feeling under immense pressure at work and 84 per cent admitting to having difficulty switching off.

The new research goes on to highlight that rapid digital transformation has added staggering technical complexity throughout IT departments, with technologists listing the factors, including a new set of priorities and challenges; technology sprawl and a patchwork of legacy and cloud technologies; and, acceleration to cloud computing as key contributors.

This research comprises interviews with 1,050 IT professionals in organisations, which were conducted in 11 markets. Respondents worked across a range of industries, including IT, financial services, retail and public sector.

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HILLSTONE NETWORKS BREAKS DATA CENTRE SECURITY BARRIERS WITH X8180 PLATFORM

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Hillstone Networks, a leading provider of enterprise network security and risk management solutions, has announced a breakthrough for data centre security with the Hillstone Networks X8180.

Customers can secure their networks with even more performance and greater energy efficiency while achieving high reliability, scalability and adaptability in a small form factor.

According to a statement, today’s security landscape is nothing short of constant evolution, as remote workers, cloud migration and IoT propagate and increase the attack surface.

The X8180 reduces CAPEX and OPEX, without sacrificing on enterprise-grade features.

3RU delivers high throughput per RU and low power consumption per Gbps of throughput, with a power-to-throughput ratio of 2.9 at under 1000W maximum power consumption.

Ideal for service providers, large enterprises, governments and carrier networks, the X8180 is fully distributed and supports many virtual systems with a full complement of features to protect data centre networks.

More details at www.hillstonenet.com.

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CONTROL RISKS NOW RELATIVITYONE GOLD PARTNER, EXPANDS TO GERMANY, BRAZIL

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- Control Risks, the specialist risk consultancy, has become a RelativityOne Gold Partner for providing exceptional service experience to its RelativityOne end users.

The RelativityOne Gold Level is part of the Relativity Partner Program, recognising organisations that have reached a high bar for experience, customer satisfaction, and staff training and certifications. 

According to a statement, Control Risks is also expanding its RelativityOne footprint to Germany and Brazil, deepening its global reach and capabilities.

The expansion bolsters Control Risks’ strategy to support complex regulatory and litigation needs of a global client base, who are increasingly focused on securing business information, driving significant scale, and deploying analytics when interrogating their data.

RelativityOne’s scalability and flexibility allows Control Risks to handle any case, no matter the size, and offers a more consistent experience to customers globally.

Control Risks holds 40 Relativity certifications and has also joined Relativity’s new Services Partner programme, offering solutions and services to clients who subscribe to RelativityOne directly through Relativity.

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MALAYSIANS TAKE MORE CONTROL OF HEALTH AND RETIREMENT AMID COVID-19, MANULIFE SURVEY SHOWS

 ▪ Strong demand for new insurance as Malaysians get fitter and healthier

▪ Many like to manage insurance digitally, while speaking to agents remain popular

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- One year on from the outbreak of COVID-19, Malaysians have stepped up to take more control of both their physical and financial health, including their insurance and retirement planning, according to new research from Manulife.

The latest version of the “Manulife Asia Care Survey” takes a closer look into customers’ concerns, priorities and aspirations. The survey polled about 4,000 people across the region who either own insurance or intend to buy it in the next six months, including around 450 from Malaysia.¹

Nearly all (95%) of those across the region who worry most about COVID-19 have sought to take greater responsibility for improving their overall health, mostly through more regular exercise (58%) and improved diet (54%). Almost all the Malaysian respondents (98%) say they had taken action to help them manage COVID-19, with more than half (57%) saying this included doing more regular exercise and 46% of them saying they had improved their diet.

Among the Malaysians surveyed, a third of them (33%) said they had proactively undertaken research on insurance products and services in response to the pandemic – above average in the region (32%).

No matter their views on COVID-19, almost all respondents in the region (92%) are tracking their health and fitness, including body weight, sleep quality, blood pressure, heartbeat and steps. In Malaysia, 98% are self-monitoring health, with three-quarter (75%) tracking their body weight. Half (53%) of the Malaysians surveyed said they tracked their sleeping quality – more than the regional average of 51%. Blood pressure (58%), heartbeat (43%) and calories intake (42%) were all cited as areas of health they monitored.

More than 4-in-5 Malaysians cite importance of retirement planning

An eye-catching 83% of Malaysians say that retirement planning has become more important for them since COVID-19 started, well above the regionwide average of 73%. This high level of interest in retirement reflects their concerns about a decline in their personal wealth (33%) – although below the regional average of 42%. Their increased interest in planning to achieve greater financial security comes amid an uncertain environment.

“What we’re seeing in Malaysia is, despite concerns about the long-term economic impact of COVID-19, there is a strong desire among Malaysians to do something about it by taking more control of their health and their financial affairs, including retirement,” said Vibha Coburn, Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Malaysia. “As they go about doing that, Manulife has the experience and expertise to help them along. We have a wide range of health and locally-tailored retirement solutions, which are all designed to help make their every day better.”

“Our newly launched medical insurance plan, Manulife Health Saver Benefit (MHSB), enables policyholders to enjoy an immediate no claim discount (NCD) on insurance charges and empowers them to actively manage their health while getting top quality healthcare coverage.

The plan offers not just a health solution and a means for our customers to stay healthy, but also supports them in a way that really matters to them right now – by easing pressure on their finances through our NCDs,” said Vibha.

MHSB is designed so that upon purchase, policyholders benefit from an immediate 30% NCD on insurance charges in the first policy year. Every year thereafter, they can benefit from an NCD of up to 40%. The plan provides comprehensive medical coverage that includes chiropractic and Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments.²

Strong demand for new insurance and digital tools, while agents remain popular

Aligned with taking better control of health and finance is an interest to buy new insurance. In Malaysia, three quarters (74%) say they intend to buy new insurance in the next six months, just above the regional average (71%). Critical illness, accident, life, hospitalisation and health insurance products are of particular interest.

Just over half (53%) of Malaysian respondents say they prefer to manage their policies through digital means such as mobile apps, including for claims and payment – slightly higher than the regional average (52%). The survey also shows that 57% of them had spoken to an agent about purchasing insurance, a relatively high percentage given Malaysians’ increasingly digital lifestyles and habits.

“The appetite among Malaysians for new and additional insurance continues to be robust amid the pandemic. We want to provide convenience, protection and security to fulfil our customers’ insurance needs,” added Vibha. “The popularity of agents remain significant, so while digitally enabled trends continue to accelerate and look set to become permanent, our agents will be the catalyst in connecting our customers to our business. We are taking an omnichannel approach to distribution, one that maximises both digital and the human qualities of empathy, trust and a holistic understanding of our customers’ needs.”

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TIGERGRAPH SECURES US$105 MILLION TO SPEED UP GRAPH ANALYTICS ON THE CLOUD

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- TigerGraph, provider of the leading graph analytics platform, has announced raising US$105 million in Series C funding, the largest funding round to date within the graph database and analytics market. (US$1 = RM4.036)

The round was led by Tiger Global and brings TigerGraph’s total funding raised to over US$170 million. Already, TigerGraph has a presence in China and is opening offices in Singapore and Indonesia.

“The Asia Pacific digital economy continues to grow, and we are seeing increased regional demand. To tap this potential and to better serve our customers in the region, we will be opening offices in Singapore and in Indonesia.

“TigerGraph’s initiatives in Asia will be led by Joseph (Joe) Lee, an enterprise software sales and business veteran, as Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan. We are expanding at the speed of business and are actively hiring for key positions in Asia,” said TigerGraph COO, Todd Blaschka in a statement.

“Our mission is to help governments, businesses and people to unlock the power of their data and drive actionable, real-time insights-driven decision-making.”

According to TigerGraph founder and CEO, Dr Yu Xu, TigerGraph’s mission is to power an enterprise brain with graph and AI that discovers new insights within the enterprise data stored in the cloud and on-prem.

“TigerGraph is leading the paradigm shift in connecting and analysing data via scalable and native graph technology with pre-connected entities versus the traditional way of joining large tables with rows and columns. This funding will allow us to expand our offering and bring it to many more markets, enabling more customers to realise the benefits of graph analytics and AI.”

TigerGraph, headquartered in Redwood City, California, USA is a platform for advanced analytics and machine learning on connected data.

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MILREM ROBOTICS WILL DISPLAY UNMATCHED TYPE-X ROBOTIC COMBAT VEHICLE AT IDEX 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- For the first time, Milrem Robotics, the leading robotics and autonomous systems developer, will exhibit Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle at IDEX 2021.

According to a statement, the Type-X RCV is designed to support mechanised units and will become an intelligent wingman to main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. 

It is capable of taking on the most dangerous tasks and positions, resulting in lower lethality risk.

The robotic combat vehicle can be fitted with a cannon up to 50 mm; hence providing equal or overmatching firepower and tactical usage to a unit equipped with Infantry Fighting vehicles.

“The Type-X provides means to breach enemy defensive positions with minimal risk to own troops. If a RCV is lost, its replacement will become purely a logistical nuance, however, lives will have been saved,” said Milrem Robotics Chief Executive Officer, Kuldar Väärsi.

Milrem Robotics’ RCV will be equipped with intelligent functions such as follow-me, waypoint navigation and obstacle detection. 

Artificial Intelligence will also be part of the algorithms. However, the true innovation will be Milrem’s totally new and innovative approach to allow remote controlled operations on higher speeds.

The vehicle’s maximum speed is 80 km/h on paved roads and 50 km/h off-road. Watch the Type-X video at https://youtu.be/jQg4PLCZLdY 

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METLIFE NAMED TO WORLD'S MOST ADMIRED COMPANIES LIST BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE

 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) recently announced that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s 2021 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” Eight life and health insurers were included on the annual snapshot of the best-regarded companies.

Fortune partners with Korn Ferry to survey industry executives, directors, and analysts across nine categories, from investment value and quality of management and products, to social responsibility and ability to attract talent. A company’s score must rank in the top half of its respective industry to be listed.

Commenting on this recognition, CEO of AmMetLife Insurance Berhad, Ramzi Toubassy said, “Despite the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, our employees showed up to live our purpose of always being there for our customers and helping them live a well-protected life. This recognition is a testament of the difference they are making in the lives of our customers and the communities that we serve.”

­Additional details about the rankings are available at Fortune.com.
 
About MetLife
About MetLife MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com
 
About AmMetLife
AmMetLife is a strategic partnership between AMMB Holdings Berhad (AmBank Group) and MetLife International Holdings LLC (MetLife). AmMetLife offers a comprehensive range of life assurance and wealth protection solutions distributed through a combination of over 200 AmBank and AmMetLife branded branch offices, in addition to the strength of its authorised life insurance agents nationwide. The strategic partnership combines the international expertise and financial strength of MetLife with the local strength and reach of AmBank Group to create a customer-centric and modern life assurance solutions provider in Malaysia.

Source: AmBank Group

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AKWEL achieves €937.2 million turnover in 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 -- AKWEL has posted consolidated turnover of €937.2 million in 2020, limiting the year-on-year drop to -14.9 per cent, or -10.9 per cent, comparing like-for-like figures.(€1 = RM4.896)

According to a statement, after a first half-year highly impacted by the global public health crisis, the recovery that began in September was confirmed in the fourth quarter.

Comparing like-for-like figures, revenues for the quarter were up 13.6 per cent. AKWEL is still outperforming the global automotive market as a whole, which contracted by -0.7 per cent last quarter.

This performance can be explained by market share gains among the Group’s strategic customers and by buoyant Aftermarket activity.

The Group’s financial situation continued to benefit from the rigorous management and investment control policy adopted before the crisis. 

AKWEL forecasts free cash flow in excess of €100 million last year, and at December-end, the company had net cash flow of nearly €70 million, excluding lease debts.

AKWEL finished 2020 with a solid financial situation and bolstered market share. However, the Group remains cautious about its outlook for 2021, in a market that remains low-profile, and is determined to maintain the flexibility and efficiency of its production facilities while investing in order to move with market trends, particularly in clean vehicles.

An independent, family-owned group listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange, AKWEL is an automotive and HGV equipment and systems manufacturer, specialising in fluid management and mechanisms.

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Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group receives IP for EMA manufacturing

 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 -- Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (CE&IG) via its Pump Unit has acquired intellectual property (IP) to manufacture and assemble electric-mechanical actuators (EMA) and associated control panels.

With the IP acquisition, CE&IG’s Pump Unit will manufacture and assemble the EMAs at its Nikkiso ACD factory in Santa Ana, California.

“CE&IG will now be able to manufacture the complete pump assembly (from cryogenic head to the drive unit) and provide our customers with a complete factory supported solution,” said Chief Executive Officer of Cryogenic Industries and President of the Group, Peter Wagner in a statement.

The high force EMA coupled to a cryogenic reciprocating pump eliminates the need for a gearbox and crankcase, providing a compact layout for vertical submerged pump design.

It also provides complete control of the reciprocating pump’s piston speed and position, allowing for a wider turndown range, pulsation-free operation for multiple unit arrangements, and enhanced reliability.

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China Central Television's Baise Spring Festival special premieres Feb 10, 11

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 -- China Central Television (CCTV) special programme, ‘Our Chinese Dream: 2021 Nationwide Celebration of Spring Festival’, was recently filmed in Baise, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. According to Baise Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau in a statement, the show will premiere on CCTV-3 on Feb 10 and on CCTV-1 on Feb 11 (Chinese New Year's Eve), followed by continuous broadcasting on both channels during prime time throughout the Spring Festival. The programme features Haokun Lake of Lingyun County, Baise as the main venue, Baini Village of Leye County as the sub-venue for the recording under the theme, ‘The Road to Prosperity’, and Xiajia Town of Lingyun County as the sub-venue for ‘Longevity Town’ themed part of the show. Covering folklore, intangible cultural heritages, songs and dances, acrobatics, magic and other art forms, the performance adds to the festivity and peace amidst joy and laughter during the Spring Festival. Handicrafts such as colourful silk balls with local cultural features are seen everywhere on stage. The traditional New Year delicacies, the traditional costumes of various ethnic groups in Baise, the giant Fu (Fortune) and Chun (Spring) calligraphy, and the mascots for the Year of the Ox, among others, set off a joyful and festive vibe. The programme also incorporates a wide array of intangible cultural heritages, cultural performances with local characteristics, and local customs of celebrating the Spring Festival, bringing together excellent shows from around the city.

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