Japan's prestigious hotel renovates 13 universal design guests rooms

 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH) -- a prestigious international hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo -- will renovate 10 of its universal design guest rooms and add three new luxury type universal design rooms to be reopened in middle of December 2018.

A total of JPY400 million or RM 14.67 million will be spent on the renovation of these 13 universal design rooms and four other general guest rooms on the 30th floor. (JPY1 = RM 0.037)

The renovation was made to raise the design and functionality of these rooms as part of KPH's long track record of industry leading efforts to provide easier access to a wide range of customers, a statement said.

The current round of renovations is part of the KPH's policy of offering higher levels of satisfaction to customers with varying medical and other special needs who also seek elegant accommodation.

The renovations will also expand the size of bathrooms and add new furniture with greater functionality including special lighting systems with visual impairments and other special features for guests with hearing impairments.

The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo has led the hotel industry with its various efforts to provide guests with universal design facilities and services since 1988. More information at https://www.keioplaza.com.

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AXA Malaysia continues committing to corporate responsibility

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- AXA Malaysia recently organised Corporate Responsibility Week (CR Week) for the eighth consecutive year, as part of its efforts to give back to the community.

The annual initiative reinforces the company's commitment to empowering lives and helping to build a more sustainable society.

The theme this year is 'Corporate Responsibility in Action' for AXA Malaysia to raise awareness and advocate the importance of health, wellness, education and social welfare among its staff and community.

AXA Affin Life Insurance Berhad chief executive officer, Rohit Nambiar said: "We at AXA Malaysia, recognise that a healthy and sustainable society is critically important to our community, economy, business and people.

"This CR week is a great avenue for us, as a corporate, to engage our staff to contribute to a good cause and help the underserved community.

"We believe the long-term success of AXA Malaysia contributes to the health and well-being of society in general."

Various activities advocating different causes were held from June 25 to 29, such as healthy sushi-making class, cancer awareness campaign, blood donation and pre-loved sale where funds raised were used to improve students' classroom in Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Delima.

To share the true spirit of Raya, AXA Malaysia invited children from Pusat Aktiviti Kanak-Kanak (PAKK) to its head office in Kuala Lumpur for a celebration filled with fun, festivity and activities. The employees also collected a generous donation of groceries and household essentials worth RM12,820 for PAKK.

AXA Malaysia also gave out RM50,000 in donations to five non-governmental organisations - The National Kidney Foundation, National Cancer Society Malaysia, Yayasan Jantung Malaysia, World Vision and WWF Malaysia.

AXA Malaysia promotes corporate responsibility as a continuous, year-long agenda. In conjunction with CR Week 2018, AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (AAGI) introduced Employee Social Responsibility Leave to encourage employees to participate in local charities and good causes beyond the CR Week.

AAGI employees are allocated two days in a year to join volunteering activities of their preference, without utilising their annual leave.

AAGI human resources chief, Mohd Syukri Ahmad Sudari said: "The launch of Employee Social Responsibility Leave is yet another feature of our commitment to championing innovative initiatives that serve to empower people's lives, starting internally with our employees."

CR Week is a global initiative involving all of AXA's employees worldwide. Held in association with AXA Hearts In Action, it strives to empower employees around the world to act upon corporate responsibility as part of their day-to-day life.

Last year, more than 60,000 employees participated during the week in volunteering and fund-raising activities.

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LIMELIGHT NETWORKS' "STATE OF DIGITAL LIFESTYLES" REPORT SHOWS MORE THAN HALF OF SINGAPOREAN CONSUMERS COULD NOT GIVE UP MOBILE PHONES FOR ONE DAY

Consumers increasingly depend on technology and say it has positively impacted their lives

SINGAPORE, July 2 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Consumers in Singapore increasingly depend on internet-connected devices, with 83 percent reporting digital technology has made a positive impact on their lives. According to the new “State of Digital Lifestyles” report from Limelight Networks(Nasdaq: LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery, mobile phones have become such an integral part of daily life that more than half of Singaporean consumers surveyed say they could not go a single day without them.

Respondents in ten countries were asked how they interact with digital media and the impact of technology in their lives. When asked how long they could part with their favorite digital devices, 48 percent of global consumers and 58 percent of consumers in Singapore reported they would not be able to stop using their mobile phones for even one day. Desktop computers and laptops were the second most integral technology, with 36 percent of Singaporean respondents reporting they could not go a day without theirs.

Consumers have yet to widely embrace digital assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home. In Singapore, only 14 percent currently own one of the devices, 5 per cent below the global average of 19 per cent. The main hurdle to adoption is that only 35 percent of Singaporean consumers fully trust digital assistants to provide general information such as weather, news and research. Less than one-third (28 percent) fully trust digital assistants for online shopping, and just 24 percent trust them for home automation.

Additional insights from the report include:

• Security concerns were highest among Singaporeans when using internet-connected devices. Globally, Singaporean consumers have expressed the most concerns over security and possible hacking into digital assistants (51 percent), security devices (51 percent), home automation products (42 percent) as well as health and fitness trackers (30 percent).
• Entertainment has gone digital, with streaming as the preferred method of accessing multimedia content. In Singapore, 48 percent prefer to stream music, while 64 percent of consumers prefer to stream movies and television shows online rather than downloading or using DVDs, more than any other country in Asia.
• Yet, Singaporean consumers are least likely to pay to download or stream online content globally. Globally, consumers in South Korea, the U.K. and Germany are most willing to pay for content, but Singapore and Malaysia consumers are the least likely to pay. However, if they do pay for digital content, Singaporeans are more likely to pay for movies and TV shows (38 per cent) than any other digital content.

“Consumers have become increasingly dependent on digital technology in both their personal and professional lives for information, entertainment, and for greater convenience in their daily lives. But as consumers get access to more options and become more reliant on the information they get from these devices, expectations continue to rise,” said Jaheer Abbas, Regional Director, SE Asia and ANZ at Limelight Networks. “At Limelight, we look to continue developing innovative solutions to help businesses meet consumer demands for high-quality, responsive, and secure online experiences.”

The State of Digital Lifestyles report is based on responses from 5,000 consumers in France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States age 18 and older who had downloaded software or streamed online video or music during the last month. The full report is available here. 

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Japan's manufacturer Makino revolutionizes it wit Aryaka's SD-WAN

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Aryaka, the leading global SD-WAN provider has been selected by Makino to adopt its SD-WAN as-a-Service to respond to customers faster and enable their cloud migration.

Based in Japan, Makino is a global leader in metal-cutting and manufacturing technology, serving hundreds of customers in the aerospace, automotive and construction industries.

After relying on legacy VPN and MPLS solutions for years, Makino chose to upgrade its network to align to key digital transformation initiatives, a statement said on Friday.

Makino significantly will improve speed and performance of international data transfer and synchronization and use more cloud applications.

The manufacturer will also deliver better voice and video communications for customers and partners.

IT Infrastructure Manager at Makino, Glenn Hensley said with previous network, it would take between six to seven hours daily to synch up connections between two locations. While with Aryaka´s global SD-WAN solution, it takes just 20 minutes to complete the same task.

He added with Aryaka, Makino is able to get twice the bandwidth for the same cost coupled with a very rapid deployment cycle.

Next year, Makino is shifting to use applications that are 90 per cent cloud-based, so it was important to deploy Aryaka as the foundation for this migration to the cloud.

Chief Executive Officer at Aryaka, John Peters said: "Aryaka´s SD-WAN optimizes global network connectivity and enables digital transformation for these businesses as they move towards cloud-based applications and industrial IoT."

More details on https://www.aryaka.com 

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Summer shopping campaign at four shopping centers in Tokyo's Odaiba

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- Four hundred and eighty shops in four shopping centers will host Tokyo Shopping Week at Odaiba for visitors to Japan from Aug 1 to 31 in cooperation with Visa Worldwide.

The shopping malls are Aqua City Odaiba (Mitsubishi Jisho Retail Property Management); VenusFort (Mori Building); DiverCity Tokyo Plaza (Mitsui Fudosan Retail Management) and Decks Tokyo Beach (Tokyu Land SC Management).

By actively approaching tourists, these four shopping centers hope to raise awareness of the Odaiba area leading up to 2020, a statement said on Friday.

During the period, shoppers from overseas spending 1,000 yen (RM36.50) or more will be eligible to receive a scratchcard with a chance to win a shopping voucher worth up to 10,000 yen (RM364.91). (1yen = RM0.036).

Scratchcards will be distributed for each transaction of 1,000 yen, with an additional card given to shoppers using a Visa card. Winning scratchcards are usable for the duration of the campaign period for shopping and dining across all participating facilities.

More details at https://www.visa.co.jp/visitjapan/en-tokyoshoppingweek-odaiba.html.

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THE FIRST TRUE MOBILE-ONLY CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING SOLUTION

The experts said mobile mining wasn’t possible, so Phoneum set out to prove them wrong

British Virgin Islands, July 2 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Introducing Phoneum, the world's first true mobile only mining platform.

Phoneum has created a new, accessible mining model that leverages an untapped market, making cryptocurrency available to anyone with a smartphone. At last count, there are over 2.1 billion smart devices, in effect mini-computers, currently in circulation. Leveraging smartphones allows for the unprecedented reach of cryptocurrency mining to those who have no specialized technical knowledge or equipment and/or to those who reside in underserved areas or regions with limited/higher electricity costs.

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GLOBAL DATABASE RELEASES FREE COMPANIES DATABASE FOR SINGAPORE - ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE ASIAN MARKETS

LONDON, June 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- London Global Database is set to give businesses the chance to conquer one of the most highly developed, dynamic and modern markets in Asia through the release of a free business intelligence database for Singapore. Every registered user will be able to access a large amount of valuable information - from financial insights for 1,615.893 companies to contact emails of their key decision makers, completely free of charge.

Singapore business is now closer than ever. An unprecedented amount of business intelligence is provided absolutely free of charge, including data for 310,728 executives, allowing you to reach key decision makers directly.

Businesses can now get free access to Singapore company data, like:

• Company name, address and industry
• Sales revenue
• No of employees
• Employee names, job titles and seniority levels
• Technology insights, like number of website visits and traffic sources

"We at Global Database believe that making qualitative business data public with zero fees is a win-win strategy both for businesses and business intelligence providers," said Global Database CEO Nicolae Buldumac. "Our Singapore public page release provides a powerful start for businesses looking to compete in the Asian market. Regardless of whether you are a business owner, a marketer, or a salesperson, you'll be able to get valuable insights for your work, keeping within your budget."

The business intelligence provider is also offering a premium Singapore package from for those who need access to direct contact information for companies and their executives, like phone numbers and emails, as well as the whole spectrum of digital insights. This kind of subscription offers users the possibility to download the data in a convenient format or perform the API integration and then use it to create successful marketing and sales campaigns, make detailed due diligence checks or find the best employees.

"Even though we’re offering Singapore company data for free, this by no means reflects its quality," added Buldumac. "The combination of our own top-notch web crawling technology and a large team of in-house employees carefully handpicking data provides an industry-leading level of data accuracy and constant updates. Thus you can now access the freshest business information for one of the most valuable Asian markets for free.”

Singapore dataset is available here: https://sg.globaldatabase.com

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Global Database
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