Vricon, Cesium collaborate to bring users streaming 3D geodata

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- Vricon, a producer of geospatial 3D solutions, and Cesium are jointly providing accurate 3D geodata in the cloud, for a three-week free trial until June 24.

Working with 3D data in Cesium ion enables users to see the world as it really exists, explain what they are seeing more clearly, and help better convey their findings.

Both companies are providing 3D digital surface models via Cesium ion, starting with highly detailed datasets for six cities including Cairo, Egypt; Caracas, Venezuela; Damascus, Syria; Tehran, Iran; Honolulu, Hawaii; and, San Francisco, California.

Users can access these data sets by signing up for an ion account and navigating to the Asset Depot.

“Because Vricon 3D data is now available through Cesium ion, individual users can experience the full power of 3D imagery,” said Vricon chief executive officer, Magnus Brege.

“We want more people to try applying 3D data to their mission, fuse it with other data, experience it through mobile devices, and see how this can help in the important work they do,” said Cesium creator, Patrick Cozzi.

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GetSwift adds Stanley Pierre-Louis as non-executive, independent chair

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- GetSwift Limited (GetSwift), a leading provider of SaaS logistics technology has appointed Stanley Pierre-Louis as non-executive, independent chair to its board of directors.

Pierre-Louis brings over 23 years of experience leading, advising and governing private and public companies with particular focus on technology and intellectual property issues, according to a statement.

“We are thrilled to add such an accomplished professional to lead a majority independent board. We look forward to working together to continue growing GetSwift over the coming years for the benefit of all shareholders,” said chief executive officer (CEO) and executive director, Bane Hunter.

“I look forward to working with Bane, Joel and the rest of the board to focus on growing the top line aggressively, while maintaining best-in-class corporate governance practices and creating significant long-term value for all shareholders,” said Pierre-Louis.

Pierre-Louis currently serves as CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining ESA, he served as senior vice-president and associate general counsel for intellectual property at Viacom.

For more information, contact https://www.getswift.co.

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Teledyne DALSA new Genie Nano-CXP cameras boast high-speed, high resolution

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology has announced its new Genie Nano-CXP series, a CoaXPress line of CMOS area scan cameras.

The cameras redefine performance and feature the latest On-Semiconductor and E2V sensors, offering breakthrough speed, robust build quality for wide operating temperature, and an unmatched feature set at an incredible price.

Perfectly complemented by the half-length Xtium-CXP frame grabber, these series have been designed to work synergistically, minimise CPU usage and improve processing times for host applications by enabling maximum sustained throughput and ready-to-use image data.

The Genie Nano-CXP cameras are engineered to deliver high-speed, dependable results for applications such as semiconductor wafer inspection, electronics manufacturing, solar panel inspection and machine vision.

For more information, contact http://www.teledynedalsa.com.

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COAST Autonomous selects LeddarTech's LiDAR technology for autonomous shuttles

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- LeddarTech®, an industry leader in automotive and mobility LiDAR technology, has announced its selection by COAST Autonomous for its autonomous shuttles.

COAST Autonomous, founded by veterans of the self-driving industry, chose LeddarTech’s technology because of its ability to deliver enhanced safety for COAST Autonomous’ vehicles.

LeddarTech’s robust and reliable solid-state technology meets today’s demanding mobility conditions and makes it the technology of choice towards preventing collisions in stop-and-go applications by eliminating dead zones left by other sensing technologies.

COAST Autonomous has developed self-driving vehicles that integrate several detection technologies, including LiDAR, RADAR, and camera. LeddarTech’s LiDAR provides full coverage with no dead zones within the entire perimeter of the vehicle, also referred to as the cocoon. This protects vulnerable road users such as pedestrians who may approach the vehicle in stop-and-go situations.

LeddarTech’s cocoon LiDAR provides a unique solution enabling safe, fully autonomous vehicles.

“With the intent of providing the safest rides to our passengers, our selection of detection technologies takes into consideration the maturity of the partners we work with, and their ability to consistently deliver on their promises,” said COAST Autonomous Chief Technology Officer, Pierre Lefevre.

LeddarTech Global Sales and Business Development VP Adrian Pierce said: “COAST has an amazing track record with over 60 trials in seven countries and (an) impressive history of transporting over 120,000 passengers.”

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Taconic´s commercial mouse colonies free of newly-discovered pathogen

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing genetically-engineered rodent model solutions has announced commercial mouse colonies and contract mouse breeding barriers are free of a newly-discovered pathogen.

According to a statement, Taconic is the first and only commercial animal vendor to exclude mouse kidney parvovirus (MKPV) from its animals at all health standards.

The company has utilised a diagnostic assay developed by a testing partner to screen all commercial mouse locations for the agent and resulted that all commercial mouse colonies and contract breeding barriers are negative from MKPV.

Taconic has credited these results to a strong biosecurity programme, which includes practices and procedures to prevent entry or spread of viral contaminants as the agent has significant clinical impact in immunodeficient mice and may cause mild nephropathy.

The company has routinely evaluated its health testing programme and refined it, based on scientific findings and customer feedback. Regular testing will commence in July this year, while MKPV test results will start appearing on health reports on June 4.

For more information, contact https://www.taconic.com.

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Announced: Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Award winners

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Mary Kay, an international leader in corporate and social responsibility has announced the winners of the Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation and Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Awards at the 2019 Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference in Toronto.

The awards celebrate doctoral candidates in marketing based on the quality of their dissertation research and their final presentations at the AMS Annual Conference, according to a statement.

Recipients of 2019 Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award are Shaobo Li, from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and Junzhou Zhang from Old Dominion University.

Meanwhile, the 2019 Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Award recipients are Kiran Pedada from Texas Tech University; Anh Dang from Old Dominion University; and, Martin Hirche from Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, University of South Australia.

“We look forward to providing mentorship and networking opportunities to our winners as they pursue their noble goal of continuous education,” said Mary Kay vice-president (Global Sales Education), Beth Lopez.

Doctoral students from programmes at any recognised university, college of higher learning, business school or management school worldwide were eligible for the AMS Mary Kay Doctoral Dissertation Awards.

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Trax, LenzTech to digitise China´s physical world of retail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Trax, the world’s leading provider of computer vision and analytics solutions, has partnered LenzTech to provide Chinese Consumer Packaged Goods companies (CPGs) for better in-store execution, promotion optimisation and merchandising strategies.

According to a statement, the merger combines Trax’s best-in-class technologies with LenzTech’s in-market expertise in AI and crowdsourcing to ‘digitise’ China’s physical world of retail.

“The union of LenzTech and Trax’s technologies will make our offering the powerhouse retail execution solution in China. We have consistently been impressed with LenzTech’s innovation, footprint and its vision and look forward to transforming the new retail landscape together,” said Trax’s CCO and co-founder, Dror Feldheim.

Under the initiative, Trax will provide in-store execution solutions, market measurement and consulting services for CPG brands and retailers by leveraging its cutting-edge computer vision, machine learning and IoT platform.

Meanwhile, LenzTech, the market leader in AI-powered, crowdsourcing services in China leverages its 800,000 user base to perform tasks such as taking images of a store shelf.

With their combined platforms, both companies intend to put the power of AI into the hands of consumers across China to serve global and local brands for better auditing efficiency and enhanced insights across all store formats at unprecedented speed and scale.

For more information, visit https://traxretail.com.

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