FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, DELPHIX SPEEDS UP GROWTH, PROFITABILITY

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Delphix, the industry leader in DevOps test data management (TDM), has announced closing fiscal year 2022 with a second consecutive year of accelerated revenue growth and profitability at a scale well over US$100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). (US$1 = RM4.355)

With increasing activity from hostile nation states and ransomware gangs, companies around the world need a solution to automate and secure test data for enterprise applications.

As a result, the company also reported 36 per cent faster year-over-year growth of its large, enterprise customer base driven by increasing data risks.

Delphix’s growth comes as companies worldwide continue to invest in innovative DevOps solutions to accelerate application delivery, modernise legacy infrastructure, and move applications across the multicloud. 

“Enterprise applications all need test data for fast, quality releases. But test data has traditionally been slow, complex, and filled with risk,” said Delphix Founder and CEO, Jedidiah Yueh in a statement.

“Delphix helps companies like Banco Carrefour, The University of Manchester, and BNP Paribas release applications quickly while improving data security and compliance.”

Delphix delivers an innovative API-first data platform that transforms application delivery with comprehensive data controls. By automating data delivery into test environments, Delphix helps software developers innovate faster while reducing compliance and security risk.

Test data management is a critical component of application development but is often slow and manual. The Delphix DevOps Data Platform enables teams to create, manage, and automate hybrid cloud-based data environments to support CI/CD pipelines and train AI/ML algorithms.

Delphix Growth Highlights include expanded large enterprise customer base; and, appointed new additions to the global leadership team. Delphix also introduced multiple innovations across the company’s product offerings in the last fiscal year.

Among new additions to the global leadership team include Robert Stevenson, VP of Japan Operations; Josh Harbert, Chief Marketing Officer; and, Pritesh Parekh, Chief Trust & Security Officer, VP of Engineering.

Delphix has introduced Continuous Vault, a ransomware-specific capability that boosts the Delphix platform’s data isolation capabilities and strengthens data protection for enterprises; and, Data Control Tower, which provides a single point of control for API-driven test data automation across development pipelines at scale.

More details at www.delphix.com.

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PRESS GANEY ADVANCES TECHNOLOGY VIA FORSTA ACQUISITION

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Press Ganey, renowned leader in patient, member, employee and consumer experience across the healthcare ecosystem, has announced completion of acquisition of Forsta, a leading global provider of market research, customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX) technology. The closing was effective April 26, 2022.

As industry-recognised leaders, with Press Ganey recently selected Best in KLAS for Patient Experience Improvement and Forsta named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Voice of the Customer, the combined companies will power the future of research and experience technology.

“Together, Press Ganey and Forsta offer our clients the data connectivity, accelerated analytics, DEI expertise and deeply segmented insights that companies need to deliver frictionless experiences and truly drive transformation,” said chairman and chief executive officer, Press Ganey,  Patrick T. Ryan in a statement.

“With Forsta, we expand into new geographies and industries, with highly complementary market research, CX and EX technology that will coordinate seamlessly with our existing healthcare solutions.”

Meanwhile, chief executive officer, Forsta, Kyle Ferguson said: “Press Ganey is expediting Forsta’s mission to reinvent the global insights industry. With this investment, we will be able to greatly accelerate innovation so our customers can deliver better insights, faster and at scale.”

Acquisition highlights include Fast-tracked Product Innovation; Marketplace Expansion; Unparalleled Insights; Healthcare Sector Disruption; and Exceptional Human Capital.

Press Ganey’s investment will advance Forsta’s product innovation at an accelerated pace, especially in the high-demand areas of artificial intelligence (AI), data visualisation and qualitative research.

In addition, Forsta’s global presence and extensive network will propel Press Ganey’s international healthcare growth ambitions while also expanding the company into new verticals, such as retail, financial services and consumer goods.

The joint company will continue to be led by Ryan as chairman and CEO, and Ferguson will remain at the helm of Forsta as CEO. 

Combined, the organisation’s 3,000+ employees now serve thousands of customers, including Fortune 500 companies and top healthcare systems, throughout the North America, EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa) and APAC (Asia-Pacific) regions.

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PARTNERS LIFE BECOMES FIRST NEW ZEALAND LIFE AND HEALTH INSURER TO GO LIVE ON THE FINEOS PLATFORM

Clients will benefit from enhanced service and future digital self-service

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- FINEOS Corporation (ASX:FCL), the market-leading provider of group and individual core systems for life, accident and health insurance, today announced that Partners Life has become the first life and health insurance company in New Zealand to go live on the FINEOS Platform. The FINEOS Platform is a purpose-built end-to-end SaaS core platform for life, accident and health insurers.

The Partners Life and FINEOS partnership replaced the insurer’s existing system with FINEOS Claims, giving Partners Life unparalleled operational and customer service benefits. The FINEOS Platform includes a market-tested, pre-configured business and regulatory content pack for the region known as FINEOS LISA (Life Insurance Solutions Australasia). Internally, the company will experience improved risk controls and claims management workflow covering life, TPD, trauma, income protection and medical products.

This launch is the first stage of the company's claims transformation journey, with medical claims debuting on the FINEOS Platform later this year. It lays the foundation for the final stage where Partners Life clients will have access to digital self-service and elevated customer service.

“FINEOS has proven to be the strong partner within the New Zealand and Australian life and health insurance industry we needed,” said Daniel Walker, Chief of Operations at Partners Life. “Our clients, who are already managing health difficulties, will have an easier time accessing their benefits because of our digital transformation, and our employees are able to dedicate more time to helping them because of the benefits of automation brought by FINEOS.”

“Partners Life saw the direction the voluntary benefits industry is going and put itself ahead by investing in the power of a cloud-based core solution,” said Adam Edwards, FINEOS APAC product manager.

“It is exciting for FINEOS to deepen our engagement in the region, which dates back almost 20 years and involves six of the largest life insurers in Australia. Partners Life brings FINEOS to the private life and health insurance sector in New Zealand,” said FINEOS CEO Michael Kelly. “With Partners Life experiencing the benefits of our partnership and the FINEOS Platform, I’m confident additional growth opportunities will follow.”

The FINEOS Platform provides a comprehensive SaaS end-to-end core solution for the Global Life, Accident and Health market. Key to the solution is the rich functionality that underlies FINEOS AdminSuite, FINEOS Engage and FINEOS Insight, a common set of capabilities including workflow, rules engine, customer management, no-code/low-code configuration tools, a standardized API connection and the cloud environment powered by AWS.

About FINEOS Corporation

FINEOS is a leading provider of core systems for life, accident and health insurers globally with 7 of the 10 largest employee benefits insurers in the US as well as 6 of the largest life insurers in Australia. With employees and offices throughout the world, FINEOS continues to scale rapidly, working with innovative, progressive insurers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

The FINEOS Platform is the only purpose-built, end-to-end SaaS insurance solution for the life, accident and health market. The FINEOS AdminSuite delivers industry-leading capabilities across core administration including absence management, billing, claims, payments, policy administration, provider management and new business and underwriting; all of which are configurable to operate independently or as one suite. The machine learning-enabled FINEOS Engage solution creates robust, people-first digital engagement pathways and the FINEOS Insight solution provides predictive analytics and reporting across the business.

For more information, visit www.FINEOS.com.

About Partners Life

Partners Life is proud to be a New Zealand operated company. Like many Kiwi companies, they began with humble beginnings as a small start-up in 2011. Since then, they’ve become a recognised industry leader in life and health insurance. Their rapid rise to the top has only been made possible because of the strong partnerships they've built over time with their clients and with independent financial advisers across the country. That's why they're called Partners Life.

Their focus is on protecting Kiwi families and businesses. People need insurance when their lives are negatively affected by ill-health or death. This can be an incredibly stressful time for them and their families. By working with independent financial advisers, their clients can be confident that they have insurance tailored to fit them. This gives them the very best chance of getting their claims paid quickly and without any hassles. Their insurance products include life insurance, income protection, medical insurance, disability insurance, trauma cover and business risk protection.

They're an industry leader that Kiwis trust. Find out about the Solvency and Financial Strength of Partners Life.

For more information, visit https://www.partnerslife.co.nz/. 

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MAWI ISWAB MICROBIOME-EL ENABLES PRIME DISCOVERIES' DEVELOPMENT OF COVIDDETECT™

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Mawi DNA Technologies (Mawi), a biotechnology company focusing on the development of innovative technologies for biosampling, announced that Prime Discoveries has successfully developed CovidDetect™, a rapid isothermal amplification diagnostic assay for detecting SARS-CoV-2.

Without the need for RNA extraction and purification, the sample result occurs in less than 30 minutes, according to a statement.

The assay uses Mawi’s new iSWAB Microbiome-EL (Extraction-Less) sample collection technology. This allows RNA release from the sample and maintains stability, protecting it from degradation and allowing room temperature storage and transport.

Chief Science Officer at Prime Discoveries, Arun Manoharan, Ph.D. said: “Our work with COVID has shown stable performance of the Mawi iSWAB Microbiome-EL for hundreds of clinical samples with similar or superior performance to RT-PCR solutions.

“Our partnership with Mawi enables Prime Discoveries to develop room temperature sampling with Extraction-Less capabilities for our rapid diagnostic solutions in many areas. These include influenza, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomonas, HBV, HCV, HPV, TB, herpes, syphilis, etc. 

Prime Discoveries recently received CE IVD marking for CovidDetect™ and plans to pursue FDA 510K approval soon.

Clinical results from Prime CovidDetect™ have been peer reviewed and recently published in PLOS ONE under ‘A Rapid, Specific, Extraction-Less, and Cost-Effective RT-LAMP Test for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Clinical Specimens’.

The CE marking allows deployment of a solution to countries in Africa and Asia where rapid, inexpensive diagnostics for various infections with minimal technical expertise and equipment infrastructure is highly required.

Prime CovidDetect™ leverages Mawi’s unique iSWAB Microbiome-EL sample collection buffer with Prime Discoveries’ patented Loop AMPlification (LAMP) technology. This allows isothermal nucleic acid amplification removing the need for expensive thermal cycling equipment required for PCR. 

Founded in 2013, Mawi DNA Technologies has developed and commercialised the iSWAB technology, an innovative system for collection of biosamples.

More details at http://www.mawidna.com.

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TOSHIBA DISCLOSES NEW M3H GROUP OF ARM® CORTEX®-M3 MICROCONTROLLERS

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has started mass production of 21 new microcontrollers in the M3H group as new products in the TXZ+™ Family Advanced Class, manufactured in a 40nm process.

According to a statement, the M3H group includes an ARM® Cortex®-M3 core running up to 120MHz, integrated max. 512KB code flash, and 32KB data flash memory with 100k write cycle endurance. 

These microcontrollers also offer various interface and motor control options, such as UART, I2C, Encoder, and Programmable Motor Control. M3H group devices are suited for a wide range of applications including motors, home appliances, and industrial equipment.

In response to the diversity of consumer equipment, the new M3H group products have enhanced communications functions integrated as UART, TSPI, I2C, and a 2-unit DMAC. 

Moreover, a digital LCD driver is integrated to reduce the number of components for display function, facilitate contrast adjustment, and ensure a flexible board layout.

These devices support a variety of sensing applications with a high-speed, high-precision 12-bit analog/digital converter (ADC) that allows individual sample and hold times to be set for each of the 21 ADC input channels.

The self-diagnosis functions incorporated in the devices for ROM, RAM, ADC and Clock help customers to achieve IEC60730 Class B functional safety certification.

Documentation, sample software with actual usage examples, and driver software that controls the interfaces for each peripheral can be downloaded from the Toshiba website. Evaluation boards and development environments are provided in cooperation with ARM global ecosystem partners.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor and storage solutions, draws on over half a century of experience and innovation to offer customers and business partners outstanding discrete semiconductors, system LSIs and HDD products.

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DIGITAL WALLETS TRANSACTION VALUE EXCEEDS US$12 TRILLION IN 2026 - JUNIPER RESEARCH

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- A new study from Juniper Research has found the value of digital wallet transactions will exceed US$12 trillion in 2026, from US$7.5 trillion in 2022. (US$1 = RM4.350)

To capitalise on this substantial growth, the research predicts leading digital payment vendors will diversify their payment products to include new solutions, such as buy-now-pay-later and cryptocurrencies.

Digital wallets are software-based systems that securely store users’ payment information for many payment methods in one location.

The new research, Digital Wallets: Key Opportunities, Vendor Analysis and Market Forecasts 2022-2026, found increasing merchant acceptance of digital wallet methods at eCommerce checkouts has been a driving force behind enabling further digital wallets use.

It predicts APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that connect financial institutions to local retailers will be key to the international growth of digital wallets usage for large, cross-border eCommerce merchants.

According to a statement, the research also recommends that digital wallet vendors look to offer value-added services, such as loyalty rewards and credit, to diversify their revenue streams; capitalising on a highly active user base.

Juniper Research’s Competitor Leaderboard for the digital wallets market has identified the five leading market vendors as follows: 1.PayPal; 2.Alipay; 3.WeChat Pay; 4.Apple Pay; 5.Google Pay.

Juniper Research’s Competitor Leaderboard provides an independent assessment of the market standing of the leading digital wallets players. It includes a robust and transparent assessment methodology, including heatmap analysis and a thorough explanation of each company’s market position.

The Leaderboard tool assesses each vendor’s capacity, capability, and products. This analysis includes assessing the size of their operations, financial performance and the sophistication of their digital wallets offerings.

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CLARITAS HEALTHTECH, UNC SIGN AGREEMENT COMMERCIALISING PAEDIATRIC MRI SOFTWARE

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- Claritas HealthTech Pte Ltd (Claritas), a healthcare technology company has announced finalising a licence agreement to commercialise the Paediatric MRI software developed and patented by the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill.

This licence agreement grants Claritas the exclusive worldwide right to promote and market the deep-learning software solution that improves the quality and efficiency of paediatric MRI scans through Retrospective Artifact Correction.

“MRI scans are particularly sensitive to physical movement and for a child to remain motionless for up to an hour to obtain an image of appropriate quality is difficult. The thought of spending 45 minutes to an hour in a noisy, enclosed tube can be intimidating for adults. Sometimes, a child may have to take sedation or undergo a general anaesthetic which brings additional risk and requires close supervision.

“This can add delay and limit the use of a valuable tool,” commented Dr Arup Paul, Chief Clinical Strategy Officer, at Claritas HealthTech in a statement.

“We are excited about this new technology that can ‘correct’ the image impairment (artifact) caused by physical movement that previously rendered MRI images unusable or difficult to read.

“This will reduce the need to repeat scans, give clinicians more confidence in interpreting these images and determining clinical management. This step change in 'artifact correction' will help drive access, quality and safety in Paediatric care, benefiting patients and those who care for them.”

Claritas aims to transform the diagnostics industry with powerful and effective software products created using image enhancement and AI technology enabling and assisting doctors and physicians to make accurate diagnosis and improve patient lives.

For more information, visit www.claritashealthtech.com.

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INTERNET PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO FESTIVAL DISPLAYING TIBET BEAUTY CONCLUDES LHASA

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- An internet photography and video festival with works displaying the landscape and development of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has been concluded in Lhasa, the regional capital.

With the theme of ‘witnessing the great leap forward of beautiful and happy Tibet’, the festival aimed at showing the region's beautiful landscape and development achievement to make the new Tibet in the New Era better known and recognised.

In the award ceremony recently, 46 works were granted prizes of different levels, according to a statement.

Tsering Chusang, a cadre from Tashigang Township from Gar County in the prefecture of Ngari, won the gold prize for his video work showing the life of a border patrolman.

"Tashigang is a border township in Ngari, and my work was inspired by the frontline patrollers guarding the border," he said.

In a work that won bronze, Padma Yangjen and other students from Tibet's Lhasa middle school respectively sang songs in not only Tibetan and Mandarin but also English, Korean and other languages.

The activity was launched in August 2021, and in the following four months, 37,000 photos and 400 videos were collected, including more than 100 works from overseas.

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G20 EXPECTS INDONESIA'S G20 PRESIDENCY SEEKS SOLUTION TO THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- The second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting expects Indonesia's G20 Presidency to bring about a solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, states Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

"(G20) members hope that the current geopolitical situation, particularly related to the war in Ukraine, will be handled," Indrawati noted at a press conference of the second G20 FMCBG meeting on Thursday.

The expectation is based on the fact that the global situation has worsened and changed rapidly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the Russia-Ukraine war, she remarked.

Moreover, the Russia-Ukraine war has a very dynamic implication, including on the energy, food, and fertiliser price hike, she affirmed.

According to a statement, Indrawati said Indonesia, which currently holds the G20 presidency, will continue to conduct intensive communication and consultations with all G20 members to address the very dynamic situation.

Indonesia continues to hold discussions with all G20 member states to find ways to get out of the various global economic risks that result not only from the war in Ukraine but also from the pandemic, she states.

The minister emphasised the current need for an exit strategy since several countries were under the threat of high inflation while the global energy and food price hike will increasingly create a challenging situation for policy makers.

According to Indrawati, G20 members are concerned about inflationary pressures that tend to prompt several central banks to raise the policy interest rates that will eventually lead to faster-than-expected global liquidity tightening.

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JUMIO SEES 2022 TO ANOTHER RECORD START

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- Jumio, the leading provider of orchestrated end-to-end identity proofing, eKYC and AML solutions, has announced a record-breaking Q1, with sales growing more than 140 per cent, with the growth spanning the globe and multiple industries, including government, financial services and mobility.

Public agencies and private organizations alike share a common need to know, then trust, their end users online. The Jumio KYX Platform makes this possible by establishing the identity and risk of new users, authenticating and monitoring existing users, and detecting suspicious transactions to meet compliance mandates.

“Government agencies are changing their mindset and now truly understand the need to implement cutting-edge identity verification technology in order to prevent scammers from impersonating unknowing citizens and to know with a high level of assurance that only legitimate end users are accessing benefits and services,” said Jumio CEO, Robert Prigge in a statement.

One of the notable achievements in the first quarter was Gartner Representative Vendor, whereby, Jumio was recognised as a Representative Vendor for the fourth consecutive time in the latest Gartner Market Guide for Identity Proofing and Affirmation, published in March.

The Guide also lists Jumio among orchestration vendors that “connect to a range of identity proofing and affirmation vendors, as well as vendors focusing on fraud detection and user authentication.”

Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and is backed by Centana Growth Partners, Great Hill Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners.

For more information, please visit www.jumio.com.

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YILI TEAMS UP WITH CASC TO LAUNCH SPACE LAB FOR FUTURE DAIRY

BEIJING, Apr. 22, 2022 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

On April 17, a day after China's Shenzhou 13 crew returned to earth, dairy giant Yili Group announced at a press conference to collaborate with the China Center for Aerospace Science and Technology International Communications (CCASTIC), which is an affiliation of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The collaboration will include establishing a Space Lab for Future Dairy, which will aim to leverage space technology to bring new transformative innovations to the health sector.   Yu Dengyun, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Committee of CASC and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, noted that the two sides will focus on boosting the dairy industry through space technology. He said that research on space biology and new space materials will introduce new solutions to upgrade the dairy industry.   Yili will strive to develop more healthy dairy products that fulfill consumers' nutritional demands and meet strict quality standards. We will drive and contribute to the upgrading of the dairy industry through space technology, said Zhang Jianqiu, CEO of Yili Group.   The two sides will work closely with related space institutes on scientific research, technology transfers and product development. Through joint efforts in packaging using new space materials, bacterial strains in space, TanSat-based pasture monitoring, and health and nutritional care, they are committed to upgrading dairy products to a higher level.   The Lab marks a step forward towards further empowering industries with space technology and improving consumers' health and nutritional status. Dr. Situ Wenyou, a scientific research expert of the Innovation Center of Yili, expressed his hope that this inter-disciplinary cooperation will bring about lighter, safer and more environmentally friendly food packaging materials, as well as nutrition and health products tailored for special segments of the population, with the aim of enabling consumers to enjoy advanced technologies and products in their daily lives. Yili aspires to participate in future space experiments by applying cutting-edge research to dairy products under special conditions such as long-term microgravity, strong radiation and extreme temperatures. These efforts will contribute to improving consumers' health and nutrition by leveraging state-of-the-art technology.   Yili has always pursued the philosophy of "no innovation, no future". To date, the company has built 15 innovation centers across the globe and actively engages in innovation-focused collaborations across its supply chain. By early December 2021, Yili had become one of the leading dairy players in terms of its total number of patent applications and invention applications.   Yili is also stepping up its efforts to build the Future Intelligence and Health Valley in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a landmark project for the dairy industry. The Valley includes a RMB 5 billion (equivalent to approximately US $785 million) demonstration program focused on the 5G- and AI-based green production of liquid milk, the largest and most highly automated such initiative of its kind.    http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=42982

Glamhive returns with First International LIVE Style & Beauty Summit in London

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- What started out as a way for the style community to come together during the pandemic has grown into one of the largest gatherings of influencers, beauty experts, and fashion icons worldwide.

Glamhive and Mary Kay Global Design Studio are launching this summit as a hybrid physical/digital experience with guests attending in-person and virtually, all from the ultra-chic Bulgari Hotel in London on April 23.

This will be Glamhive’s eighth summit featuring six panels with over 20 speakers. The star-studded event will be co-hosted by Stephanie Sprangers (Founder & CEO of Glamhive) and Nicole Chavez (Celebrity Stylist to Kristen Bell and Jessica Simpson).

According to a statement, a variety of trending topics will be covered by the all-star speaker line-up including rising stylists in the industry, fashion futurists, beauty and fashion entrepreneurs, and world known TikTok influencers.

Topics include The London Perspective; Unstoppable: Ladies Who Launch; Tea With British Vogue’s Dena Giannini; Brand Yourself: Growing Your Personal Brand; Behind The Seams—The People Behind Your Favorite Red Carpet Looks; and, The Future of Fashion.

Speakers include celebrity stylists, makeup artistes, and image-makers who work with the biggest names in Hollywood and beyond.

They are Celebrity Stylists (Nicole Chavez, Zadrian Smith, & Holly White); Celebrity Beauty (Christian Wood & Tania Grier); Editors (Dena Giannini, British Vogue & Brian Underwood, Oprah Daily); Fashion Futurist & Trend Forecaster (Geraldine Wharry); and, TikTok Fashion Influencers (Benji Park, Ambika Dhir).

Tickets to the conference are £149 GBP for an all-day in-person ticket and £45 GBP for a virtual ticket. Presenting sponsor for the Glamhive LIVE Spring Style & Beauty Summit is Mary Kay and its Mary Kay Global Design Studio and Bulgari Hotel London. (£1 = RM5.591)

More details at https://www.glamhive.com/live

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IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS ADDS SUREFIRE VIDEO AD SERVER TO MONETISATION SOLUTIONS SUITE

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- Imagine Communications has announced the addition of SureFire™ video ad server to its suite of monetisation solutions, addressing decade-old gaps in the cost, yield, and quality of advertising on digital video streams.

According to a statement, the game-changing product will be shown for the first time at the 2022 NAB Show (April 24–27, Las Vegas Convention Center).

SureFire provides the linear-like control and brand protection needed to directly sell inventory on OTT platforms, enabling media companies to sell and fulfil campaigns across their entire audience. 

It also enables media companies to lower overall costs by eliminating silos, while increasing margins and keeping more ad revenue via direct sales ― eliminating intermediaries that take a percentage of revenue.

The result is more revenue, higher eCPM prices and improved fill rates, as well as a great advertiser and viewer experience.

SureFire, combined with Imagine’s unified monetisation solution, consolidates cross-platform workflows, enabling media companies to increase revenue opportunities, reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), and deliver a consistent, quality experience for streaming OTT and VOD.

SureFire operates as a managed cloud service on Amazon Web Services (AWS), so it has flexibility and scale to meet the needs of any media company.

Auto-scaling enables SureFire to support millions of ad requests per second, with sub-100ms response times even under heavy load. It uses the advertising industry-standard VAST and VMAP protocols to communicate dynamic ad insertion instructions with AWS Elemental MediaTailor.

Using open APIs, SureFire has been pre-integrated with Imagine’s Landmark™ Sales ad management platform, providing media companies a smooth path to unified monetisation of OTT and linear TV.

SureFire is also fully compatible with the recently announced Imagine Aviator™ cloud-native, unified origination and monetisation platform, providing broadcast-quality ad decisions to monetise OTT and FAST channels created by Aviator.

The first customer deployments of SureFire are expected in the summer of 2022. 

More details at https://www.imaginecommunications.com.

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Anaqua fortifies AQX IP management with automated IDS solution

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management technology, has announced plans for the release of its new automated information disclosure solution as part of its AQX IP management offering for corporations and law firms.

The new system will help IP professionals save time and money by streamlining and automating the IDS process.

By integrating with USPTO (Private PAIR) and leveraging optical character recognition (OCR) technology on PTO forms (892 and 1449), and international forms and search reports, Anaqua’s IDS system automatically extracts and processes data into an IDS form (SB/08) in just one click.

The system also uses external patent data (AcclaimIP), machine learning, and AI tools to automate citation workflow, allowing IP professionals to be in control in managing citations.

“We are committed to delivering capabilities that drive value for our clients in every aspect of the IP management lifecycle and in this case automating the IDS process,” said Anaqua CEO, Bob Romeo in a statement.

“Our team is responding to our clients by delivering one of the most efficient and intuitive IDS management systems in the market.

“We look forward to our customers experiencing increased efficiency and accuracy during their IDS management processes with this release.”

Anaqua’s global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

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DESKTOP METAL UNVEILS S-MAX® FLEX, MAKING SAND 3D PRINTING AFFORDABLE TO GLOBAL FOUNDRIES

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Desktop Metal has announced the launch of the ExOne S-Max® Flex, a scalable, large-format binder jetting system that 3D prints sand tooling, which foundries use to quickly cast complex metal designs for the aerospace, automotive, and energy industries, among others.

“To achieve our vision of Additive Manufacturing 2.0, we need to make production 3D printing practical in terms of speed, cost, and material availability for a broad range of applications,” said Co-Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal, Ric Fulop in a statement.

“We designed the all-new S-Max Flex from the ground up leveraging SPJ technology with the idea of making premium sand 3D printing accessible to every foundry, so that more companies can take advantage of the benefits of AM 2.0, such as distributed, local production, and remain competitive for the long term.”

ExOne, which was acquired by Desktop Metal in late 2021, is the leading digital sand printing solution provider for foundries.

The new S-Max Flex combines ExOne’s sand printing expertise in process and materials with proprietary Desktop Metal SPJ technology in an affordable architecture to deliver new value to foundries that have long wanted an S-Max but found the premium price out of reach.

The S-Max Flex will debut at CastExpo 2022, North America’s largest metalcasting trade show, from April 23-26 in Columbus, Ohio. 

Additional early buyers of the new S-Max Flex include Founders Service & Manufacturing Co Inc of Deerfield, Ohio, and HTCI Co. of New Carlisle, Ohio.

Desktop Metal’s high throughput SPJ technology delivers a build rate up to 115 l/h, which offers foundries quick and reliable production to operate more efficiently in times of ongoing labour shortages, as well as a faster return on investment.

The S-Max Flex joins the premium S-Max® and S-Max® Pro solutions that are used in foundries worldwide.

Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, Desktop Metal Inc is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with an expansive portfolio of 3D printing solutions, from rapid prototyping to mass production.

More details at www.desktopmetal.com.

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MONETAGO DESIGNATES IAN MILNE AS ASIA PACIFIC SALES HEAD

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Financial technology solutions provider MonetaGo has appointed Ian Milne to the newly created role of head of sales, Asia Pacific, with immediate effect.

Milne brings to MonetaGo over three decades of banking experience, having held senior roles at global banks including Fortis, Standard Chartered, HSBC and most recently Rabobank.

Over the course of his career, he successfully led the delivery of a robust operational infrastructure, establishing procedures and frameworks to provide sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing compliance on all commodities and structured trade finance facilities, along with operational risk controls in accordance with regulatory standards.

Based in Singapore, Milne will lead MonetaGo’s engagement with trade financiers across the Asia Pacific region to drive adoption of the Secure Financing platform.

“The entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has opened up new opportunities for trade across the region, but this growth risks being held back by the trade finance gap, which disproportionately impacts developing Asia,” says MonetaGo CEO and founder, Jesse Chenard in a statement.

“Having Ian on board will take MonetaGo closer to its goal of providing the Secure Financing system to all trade financiers, enabling more trade finance to get to where it’s so desperately needed.”

Meanwhile, Milne noted that throughout his 32-year career, he had a front-row seat to some of the major fraud defaults that have rocked trade and commodity finance, all of which brought into sharp focus the need for a solid understanding of the industry.

“MonetaGo’s Secure Financing system provides a compliant means by which banks can share information on potential risks, solving for the problem of duplicate financing in trade once and for all.”

MonetaGo provides the first-ever global solution to duplicate financing fraud in trade finance, and is the world’s foremost provider of such technology to prevent both domestic and cross-border duplicate financing.

For more information, visit www.monetago.com.

-- BERNAMA

BAKE WITH YEN: BIGGER, BETTER AND MORE 'MEGAH'

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s largest baking supplies retailer, Bake With Yen (BWY), is now bigger, better and more ‘Megah’ with the opening of a new 4,029 sq ft superstore in this mature neighbourhood in Taman Megah, Selangor. 
 
Speaking at the opening of the store, incoming BWY Group Chief Executive Officer, Alexandre Rosso, said “We opened our very first store in Selangor right here in Taman Megah in 2002, which helped nurture generations of bakers in this community.  We are now reinvesting in the community by bringing a more ‘Megah’ experience – a bigger, better store, with a wider variety of the baking essentials we are known for. It is our way of thanking the community for their unwavering support over the years, and supporting the much larger community of bakers the store now serves.”
 
BWY Taman Megah is strategically located in the heart of Taman Megah, a stone’s throw away from the original store.  The store features over 3000 product items spread across one floor, making it more accessible and convenient compared to the previous store, which was spread over two floors.  Products include chilled products like butter, milk and cheese; groceries like flour, chocolate, dried fruit & nuts; cake and cookie premixes, through to baking utensils.  There are popular brands such as Lurpak, Anchor, Oreo and Nutella, amongst many others, as well as BWY’s own extensive range of in-house products.
 
The store also caters to newbie and would-be bakers, featuring BWY’s extensive range of premixes, like the Nasi Lemak Crunchy Cookies, a new variant introduced this Ramadhan, through to the very popular sourdough scones, an all-time best-seller. Value-seekers will be pleased to learn that the store offers some of the best prices in the market on popular items such as Ausicows butter at just RM7.90 per 250g pack, the lowest in the market.
 
Regular customers were invited to the opening to enjoy a stroll around the spacious store, to meet with BWY’s team of chefs, who demonstrated some of the popular premixes on sale, as well as to enjoy special opening day gifts. Visiting the store for the first time was a resident shopper, who said, “Bake With Yen has been and is our go-to baking supplies shop for the past 15 years, ever since our second daughter introduced us to it. We get almost all our baking needs and at reasonable prices too. With the opening of the Taman Megah Superstore, we now have very easy access to a huge range of baking ingredients and supplies especially with the Raya baking season dawning on us.”
 
For more information on BWY’s latest Superstore in Taman Megah, along with all the on-going promotions and offers, follow Bake With Yen on Instagram and Facebook, or check out our website at www.bakewithyen.my.

ABOUT BAKE WITH YEN
 
BWY's ambition is to make it easy, affordable and enjoyable for everyone to bake.
 
The brand has everything bakers need, whether they are professional bakers looking for the best ingredients from around the world, part-time bakers looking for affordable supplies, or just someone who simply enjoys the joy of baking for family and friends. To help realise this ambition, BWY offers a wide range of baking ingredients, from chilled products like butter, milk and cheese; groceries like flour, chocolate, dried fruit & nuts; cake and cookie premixes; through to baking utensils. 
 
The brand is quintessentially Malaysian; with universal appeal.  Bakers of all ages, races and ability throng BWY's stores nationwide for baking essentials to make the kuih, cookies, cakes and bakes that are synonymous with Malaysian celebrations, be it religious, cultural or simply celebratory and everyday events for family and friends.
 
BWY recognises that being able to bake is a valuable life skill, and it hopes, through its many different initiatives and activities, to educate, nurture and inspire generations of bakers to come.

Bake With Yen was established in 1987, and today has 92 stores nationwide.  

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AUTOSTORE™ BOOSTS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH WITH NEW SINGAPORE OFFICE

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Leading warehouse automation company, AutoStore, has announced the opening of its new Singapore office.

“This new office in Singapore gives us the opportunity to interact more closely, directly, and personally with our Asia-Pacific clients and partners than ever before,” said Vice President Business Development Asia-Pacific at AutoStore, Philipp Schitter.

“It is clear that the demand for automated warehouse solutions is growing, especially as e-commerce continues to be a driving force for innovation. We're pleased to expand our global presence to meet customers where they are at.”

The location will serve as the local hub for AutoStore in the Asia-Pacific region as the company positions itself to serve both local partners and clients, while adapting to meet the growing demand for Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) in the region.

According to a statement, the new Singapore office builds upon the company's existing presence in the area.

Currently, AutoStore has installed its innovative cube storage systems at seven sites in Singapore through its partner network. The new location will allow AutoStore to seamlessly work alongside both its local partners and clients.

AutoStore plans to hire for several key positions to be based in the Singapore office, as well as offer demonstrations of its robotic solutions at the new facility in the coming year.

More details at www.autostoresystem.com.

-- BERNAMA

PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF PICTURESQUE ZHEJIANG IN THE 2022 MATTA FAIR

 

Picturesque Zhejiang attracted many local visitors  at MATTA Fair 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (Bernama) -- The 2022 MATTA Fair organized by the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) was held on April 9 and April 10 in Kuala Lumpur, attended by Zhejiang Tourism (Southeast Asia) Promotion Center for “Picturesque Zhejiang” project on behalf of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.

The 2022 MATTA Fair, the largest-scale international tourism fair held offline ever in Malaysia after the Covid-19 pandemic, attracted tens of thousands of visitors. The “Picturesque Zhejiang” booth on site had played the promotional videos that introduced Zhejiang’s culture and tourism resources, vividly illustrating the unique sightseeing resources and colorful cultural heritages of Zhejiang. 

A large number of visitors immersed themselves in the video at the booth, took active participation in interaction and survey, and got rewarded by the characteristic Zhejiang-related souvenirs. The Picturesque Zhejiang VR video, in particular, had strongly impressed every audience and brought them a virtual tour to Zhejiang and to experience its extraordinary charm. 

As many Malaysian visitors on site expressed, it is a pity they couldn’t visit Zhejiang for the time being, but they would definitely pay a visit in person to Zhejiang, enjoy its beauty and charm, as well as experience the local culture and communicate with local people.

The 2022 MATTA Fair marked the public debut of Zhejiang on international fairs after the pandemic. Not only does Zhejiang aspire to deliver the charm of Zhejiang to more SEA public and enhance the brand image by taking a good advantage of tourism industry recovery, but also Zhejiang would like to seek for global partners to help with the recovery of its inbound tourism market through communication with international platforms.

SOURCE: Zhejiang Tourism (Southeast Asia) Promotion Center
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: 
Email: lovezhejiang9999@gmail.com
 
--BERNAMA

COMPLETED: INNOVAHEALTH PARTNERS-LED €10 MILLION GROWTH EQUITY FINANCING FOR KOELIS

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Koelis, SAS (Koelis or the Company) has announced the completion of a €10 million follow-on growth equity financing led by InnovaHealth Partners, LP (InnovaHealth) and certain affiliates. (€1 = RM4.574)

Koelis is a pioneer and leader in the market for image-guided prostate cancer interventions including biopsy diagnosis and minimally invasive treatments, while InnovaHealth Partners, is a leading private equity firm focused on providing growth equity to the medical device industry.

According to a statement, the financing will support the Company’s continued commercial expansion as well as its commitment to clinical and technology initiatives that are at the leading edge of a paradigm shift in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

InnovaHealth President & CEO, Mortimer ‘Tim’ Berkowitz III said: “In advancing the way prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated, we see the enormous potential of Koelis technology to address significant unmet clinical needs on a global basis.”

Meanwhile, Koelis Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Antoine Leroy said: “We are very pleased to complete this financing with the InnovaHealth Partners team that has been not just a supportive investor, but also a true partner who shares the Koelis vision to be a leader in the transformation of the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.”

The Koelis Trinity is a system that offers stand-alone ultrasound imaging and MRI fusion image guidance for prostate biopsy and minimally invasive prostate cancer treatments.

Featuring proprietary 3D ultrasound imaging and prostate motion tracking software (OBT Fusion®), the Koelis Trinity System facilitates more accurate biopsy diagnosis as well as enabling ‘focal’ treatment alternatives to traditional ‘total organ’ treatments such as surgical prostatectomy and radiation. 

-- BERNAMA

KANEKA NEW PCR TEST KIT CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY DETECT COVID-19 OMICRON, DELTA VARIANTS

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Kaneka Corporation has released KANEKA RT-PCR Kit ‘SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron/Delta) ver.2’, a real-time PCR test kit capable of simultaneously detecting the Omicron (BA.1), ‘Stealth’ Omicron (BA.2), and Delta variants of COVID-19.

The kit has a suggested retail price of 121,000 yen (for 100 tests), including tax, according to a statement. (100 yen = RM3.34)

This test kit uses a proprietary reagent developed using Kaneka's molecular testing-related technologies to detect the presence of three variants with a single PCR test. 

This is expected to help reduce the burden placed by testing and to assist with selecting the best suitable drugs and treatment approaches for each variant in clinical settings.

Kaneka has already released the KANEKA Direct RT-PCR Kit SARS-CoV-2, an in-vitro diagnostic reagent that uses Kaneka's original sample processing technology to produce test results in less than an hour.

Also released are KANEKA RT-PCR Kit ‘SARS-CoV-2 (L452R/E484Q/E484K/N501Y)’, which can detect four variants simultaneously, and KANEKA RT-PCR Kit ‘SARS-CoV-2 (Omicron/Delta)’ which can detect the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19. 

These Kaneka products are being used at major sporting events and for pre-travel PCR testing, as well as in medical facilities and testing centres. These products make it possible to quickly test large numbers of samples.

Kaneka is taking a wide range of measures to combat COVID-19. These include the launching of the ‘Infection Initiative Team’, which conducts research and development regarding infection control measures including COVID-19.

-- BERNAMA

IMAGINE AVIATOR PLATFORM ENABLES MEDIA COMPANIES EXTRACT MAXIMUM REVENUE POTENTIAL

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Imagine Communications has announced the introduction of Imagine Aviator™, the first truly cloud-native platform that enables broadcasters, MVPDs and digital-first providers to plan, make and monetise premium-quality linear and OTT content from a single, unified platform. 

The ground-breaking platform ― designed to enable media companies to extract the maximum revenue potential from their assets ― will make its debut at the 2022 NAB Show (April 24–27, Las Vegas Convention Center).

“We understand the challenges and complexities that premium brands have in today’s fluid media landscape,” said chief product officer at Imagine Communications, Rob Malcolm in a statement.

“With Aviator, we are bringing together our experience and intellectual property in a unique, cloud-native platform that maximises monetisation of content across broadcast and OTT platforms today ― and readies media companies to adapt and thrive no matter what the future holds.”

Aviator raises the bar for monetisation of content across all screens, enabling media companies to optimise ad delivery, significantly improve the revenue of otherwise under-monetised OTT content and generate greater profitability from their media assets.

Architected for an ever-evolving future, Aviator offers flexible subscription and SaaS purchase options that suit new business models and an agile, cloud-based design allowing media companies to continue to deliver and monetise content no matter how consumer viewing habits change. 

Aviator combines the critical capabilities of scheduling, rights management, channel origination, live events, VOD, ad sales, ad placement, ad serving, campaign management, and more into a single cloud platform.

Running in the public cloud, Aviator requires only a web browser and internet connection to securely access and operate all aspects of the platform, placing control at the operators’ fingertips wherever they are based ― at the office, a remote location or when working from home.

At launch, Aviator will include all the capabilities required to solve the complex needs of delivering premium-quality, sophisticated linear channels with unified origination — originating broadcast and OTT linear streams from a single playlist supporting ad insertion. 

More details at https://www.imaginecommunications.com.

-- BERNAMA

USERTESTING NEW CAPABILITIES PROVIDES ORGANISATIONS MORE CUSTOMISABLE, POWERFUL INSIGHTS

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- UserTesting, a leader in video-based human insight, has announced new features as part of its quarterly product release to help companies gather human insights specifically tailored to how their business operates.

“UserTesting is continuously innovating its overall platform experience to bring greater efficiencies to how organisations collect, access, and take action on customer insights,” said CTO at UserTesting, Kaj van de Loo.

“The easier we can make it for organisations to capture these types of insights, the greater the customer intuition they can build–and it’s those companies that understand what is driving their customers’ behaviours that will be the market leaders.”

According to a statement, UserTesting has also rolled out usage management for workspaces, making it easier to plan and share testing capacity across the entire organisation.

Lastly, for teams that want to capture feedback from their Fuel Cycle community members, UserTesting now offers the ability to launch tests to these audiences directly from the UserTesting® Human Insight Platform.

New features in this product release include customise auto-generated insights. UserTesting’s insight customisation allows customers to provide feedback on auto-generated, intelligent insights by adding their own custom terminology.

Meanwhile, new integration with Fuel Cycle allows companies to more efficiently reach and get feedback from their own customers that are already established via Fuel Cycle communities.

In addition, usage management for workspaces enables organisations to manage testing capacity across their enterprise more easily and efficiently. Customers can now expand the use of the UserTesting Human Insight Platform into new departments, groups, and lines of business while effectively managing testing capacity.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, UserTesting has more than 2,300 customers, including more than half of the world’s top 100 most valuable brands according to Forbes.

More details at www.usertesting.com.

-- BERNAMA

ONLINE ESL PLATFORM NOVAKID INCREASES ITS USER BASE AND ADDS NEW FEATURES

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 (Bernama-PRNewswire) -- Novakid, Europe's leading platform in ESL (English as a Second Language), sees 2021 with a significant increase in the number of their user base while also celebrating the release of their first online educational game world. Currently in their fifth year, Novakid has over 500,000 user base in 49 countries with 70,000 active users. Throughout 2021, more than 2.4 million classes were taught by Novakid teachers—twice the number of classes taught in 2020, proving the platform to be the number one online English language course for children as stated by J'son & Partners.
 

Product: IT Infrastructure Optimization

Every month in 2021, Novakid's client base saw a 15% increase which prompted the necessary IT infrastructure optimization in order to accommodate busy teaching hours where up to 1,200 simultaneous lessons were hosted and more than 5,000 hours of video conference were processed on the platform.

Novakid Game World: Game-based English Lesson Program

In December 2021, Novakid released its first ESL product which combined educational enrichment and entertainment for students between 4 - 12 years old. Novakid Game World (NGW) is a story-based learning environment with mini-games and exercise activities. More than 82,500 students have joined Novakid Game World in its first virtual game, Novakid Magic Academy.
 

A new image: rocket-speed English learning

Developed together with BBDO/Proximity, Novakid introduced its new company identity in November 2021 to reflect the company's growth due to the support and success of the students with a new icon and new tagline — 'The Right Place to Start'.

Plans for 2022: Innovative solutions and new areas

In 2022, Novakid is focused on developing more quality and innovative educational English-learning contents with the plan to release a speech-training multiplayer game in NGW (Novakid Game World). This program is aimed to increase cooperation between students by implementing speech-to-text solutions and emotion analysis software.

Novakid is currently prioritising in strengthening its position in the market by increasing the qualification of their teachers, developing more content, and maintaining high customer service standards. Furthermore, Novakid also aims to gain a new global market in 2022. Learn more about Novakid here. 

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TDCX PRESENTATION AT HSBC VIRTUAL SERIES: ASEAN SOFTWARE AND IT SERVICES, APRIL 19

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (Bernama) -- TDCX Inc (TDCX or the Company) has announced that senior management will make presentation at investor conference: HSBC Virtual Series: ASEAN Software and IT Services on April 19.

The presentation will be available on the investor relations section of the TDCX website investors.tdcx.com, according to a statement.

TDCX, a high-growth digital customer experience solutions provider for technology and blue-chip companies, provides transformative digital CX solutions, enabling world-leading and disruptive brands to acquire new customers, to build customer loyalty and protect their online communities.

Singapore headquartered-TDCX employs more than 14,000 employees across 26 campuses globally, specifically Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, India, Romania, Spain and Colombia.

More details at www.tdcx.com.

-- BERNAMA

Kioxia releases version 3.20 of KumoScale™ storage software

 

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (Bernama) -- Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, has released version 3.20 of its KumoScale™ storage software built around the NVM Express™ over Fabrics (NVMe-oF™) protocol.

Designed for cloud-centric deployment at data centre scale, the KumoScale storage platform delivers high performance NVM Express (NVMe™) flash storage as a disaggregated networked service, according to a statement.

Major features in KumoScale software version 3.20 include additional bare metal deployment options, seamless support for OpenID Connect 1.0, and support for NVIDIA Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage (GDS).

In addition to the KumoScale software’s streamlined appliance install, KumoScale software version 3.20 adds an option to deploy on generally available commercial operating systems.

For large data centres, storage infrastructure, of necessity, is tightly integrated with a variety of sub systems such as those for provisioning, monitoring, telemetry and networking.

Version 3.20 adds support for NVIDIA GDS. GDS enables a direct data path for direct memory access (DMA) transfers between GPU memory and storage, which avoids a bounce buffer through the CPU. This direct path increases system bandwidth and decreases the latency and utilisation load on the CPU.

Version 3.20 adds support for third-party OpenID Connect 1.0. OpenID Connect is an identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol that allows clients to verify the identity of users and session based on the authentication performed by an Authorization Server for service account permissions.

KumoScale software version 3.20 also includes CSI raw block support, and an embedded Grafana™ storage analytics dashboard.

-- BERNAMA