Tel Aviv, Israel–(ACN Newswire – May 29, 2024) – Kardome, a leading voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology startup, has announced a partnership with South Korea’s telecom giant, KT Corporation, to integrate its AI-based Spatial Hearing Technology solution into Genie TV, KT’s IPTV service. This collaboration will offer Genie TV users an advanced, seamless voice interaction experience.
KT has closely monitored user feedback on the voice AI feature integrated into multiple generations of Giga Genie devices. The company was seeking a solution to improve performance and satisfy demanding customers.
Kardome’s Spatial Hearing AI technology is a unique and innovative solution that utilizes advanced acoustical modeling to identify a user’s voice and location precisely. It enhances speech recognition directly on edge devices in challenging, multispeaker environments.
Kardome’s voice technology is compatible with any voice-enabled platform or smart device.
The Genie TV provides audio/video-centric AI voice control and home assistant services through the TV. By integrating Kardome’s Spatial Hearing Solution into the Genie TV, users can benefit from a hassle-free voice command experience even in noisy, multi-speaker environments and deliver an immersive, engaging voice/audio experience.
Dani Cherkassky, Kardome’s co-founder and CEO, expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership: “We are thrilled to partner with KT to provide the best-in-class voice user interface for the Genie TV. This collaboration opens up exciting opportunities for us to explore new verticals in addition to the Genie TV, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
About Kardome:
Kardome is an Israeli-based voice technology startup. The company’s innovative location-based, noise-reduction Spatial Hearing technology gives clear, real-time voice command input and audio output in any environment. Kardome aims to solve end-user frustrations with speech recognition and voice command devices. More information about Kardome can be found at Kardome.com.
About KT Corporation:
KT Corporation is the largest integrated telecom and digital platform service provider based in South Korea. Principal services include mobile, Broadband, IPTV, B2B communications, and fixed-line telephony. The company has an industry-leading market presence in broadband, media services, and fixed-line telephony by maintaining the No.1 market share position. Also, the company is one of the most prominent players in B2B communications and offers a wide range of digital transformation services (IDC, Cloud, AI, etc.).
HONG KONG, May 29, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – Today, SAP held its annual flagship event, “SAP NOW Hong Kong2024”, with the theme “Bring Out Your Best: SAP Business AI”. Over 400 industry leaders,technology experts, and innovative thinkers gathered to explore the usages of Business AI and cloud-based digital transformation, sharing insights on how to optimize operations and uncover newbusiness opportunities in the intelligent new era by leveraging AI.
During the keynote session, Dr. Chenhong Huang, SAP Global Executive Vice President andPresident of Greater China, stated: “We are excited to be entering an era where artificial intelligencesignificantly impacts business models and the competitive landscape. SAP Business AI is relevant,reliable and responsible, enabling enterprises to stay competitive in a rapidly changing market andachieve robust growth. By combining SAP’s cutting-edge Business AI, cloud and data managementsolutions, we effectively empower Hong Kong and Macau enterprises to achieve agile, globalized andsustainable development”.
To allow enterprises to experience its latest services firsthand, SAP announced a fully upgraded”Business AI Experience Center” at its Hong Kong office. The center guides customers and partnersthrough a three-pronged approach – from understanding to implementation – to gradually achievedigital transformation and unlock boundless possibilities brought by Business AI, thusly:
Inspiration: Showcasing the potential of AI in driving innovation, efficiency, and growth throughreal-world business demos and success stories.
Empowerment: Providing businesses with the knowledge and understanding of AI-drivensolutions, enabling informed decisions and driving digital transformation.
Collaboration: Fostering collaboration between SAP, customers and partners, by providing aplatform for interactive workshops, live demos, and knowledge sharing sessions.
Mr. Esmond Tong, SAP Managing Director of Hong Kong and Macau, said, “The upgradedexperience center can demonstrate real-time use cases of Business AI across different industries,inspiring Hong Kong and Macau enterprises to understand the demand for Business AI-embeddedsolutions and solve their pain points while driving business growth. As a collaborative platform, thecenter can further strengthen the relationship between SAP and customers to better understand theirneeds and provide them with more suitable applied solutions. With over 50 years of demonstrableexperience, SAP serves 26 industries, offering industry-specific solutions for enterprises of all sizes.This can empower them to accelerate their business development through SAP’s integrated offeringwhile supporting their business transformation.”
Since the launch of SAP Business AI last year, SAP has over 27,000 global customers using it, andmore than 130 use cases covering core functions such as sales, finance, supply chain, and humanresources. By integrating Business AI into industry-specific solutions, SAP has significantly enhancedenterprises’ productivity, effectiveness and resilience.
For instance, the century-old pharmaceutical company Roche has leveraged SAP Business AI toreduce the time for drug research and production forecasting from weeks to just 2 hours, improvingthe accuracy of these flows by 40%. This has led to a substantial increase in R&D investment returnsand strongly mitigated decision-based risks.
Additionally, SAP has helped Delta Air Lines utilize Business AI to bolster employee satisfaction,create personalized career plans, and achieve precise talent matching. It’s resulting in a 98% high-performer retention rate, and 25% of frontline employees taking on managerial roles, strengtheningthe company’s competitiveness, and enabling them to achieve their various business goals.
About SAP
As a global leader in enterprise applications and Business AI, SAP (NYSE: SAP) stands at the nexus of businessand technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. In 2023, SAPwas honored for the eighth time with the “Best Workplace in Greater China” award by Great Place to Work. Formore information, visit www.sap.com/hk.
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TAIPEI, TW, May 23, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – Leading power semiconductor companies including STMicroelectronics (ST), Texas Instruments Inc. (TI), Efficient Power Conversion Corp. (EPC), onsemi, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, and NXP Semiconductors will be discussing the latest power semiconductor development trends and innovations, and how these are helping the drive toward greener electronics, at the upcoming PowerUP Asia 2024 virtual conference.
PowerUP Asia, organized by AspenCore, publisher of EETimes Asia, EETimes India, and EDN Asia, is a two-day virtual conference and exhibition focusing on power semiconductor technologies, including wide-bandgap (WBG) devices such as gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC), low- and high-voltage power semiconductors, and related technologies, as electronics manufacturers worldwide set their sights on power efficiency, carbon reduction, and greener energy.
With the theme Power Semiconductor Innovations Toward Green Goals, Decarbonization and Sustainability, PowerUP Asia, to be held from June 11–12, will feature keynotes, technical presentations, and a panel discussion, discussing the latest developments in power semiconductor and engineering, and how the industry can explore ways to accelerate the pathway to net-zero carbon emissions.
The virtual conference will also feature technical experts from UTAC Group, Rohde & Schwarz, Qorvo Inc., and Arrow Electronics.
Who Should Attend
Engineers, researchers, and industry professionals should attend the PowerUP Asian 2024 virtual expo and conference.
Engineers specializing in power electronics, semiconductor technologies, like GaN and SiC, and renewable energy systems will find immense value. Professionals in power management, converters and those exploring advancements in e-mobility and smart-grid infrastructure will gain significant insights.
Furthermore, those interested in gaining hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies within this field should attend. Those who possess a genuine enthusiasm for transforming energy efficiency, diminishing carbon footprints, and promoting the worldwide transition to renewable energy sources will find this conference to be of value.
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HONG KONG, May 22, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – Kingsoft Corporation Limited (“Kingsoft” or the “Company”; HKEx stock code: 03888), a leading Chinese software and Internet service company, has Announces First Quarter Results for the Period Ended March 31, 2024.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
RMB’000
For the 3 months
ended March 31
2024
2023
Revenue
2,136,875
1,970,307
– Office software and services
1,225,349
1,051,652
– Online games and others
911,526
918,655
Gross Profit
1,740,653
1,625,393
Operating Profit
601,578
460,302
Profit Attributable to Owners of the Parent
284,570
192,343
Basic Earnings Per share (RMB)
0.21
0.14
In the first quarter of 2024, the revenue of Kingsoft increased 8% year-on-year to RMB2,136.9 million. Among them, revenue from the office software and services, and online games and others represented 57% and 43% of the Group’s total revenue for the first quarter of 2024, respectively. Gross profit for the first quarter of 2024 increased 7% year-on-year to RMB1,740.7 million, while operating profit was RMB601.6 million increased 31% year-on-year.
Mr. Jun LEI, Chairman of Kingsoft, commented: “We are off to a good start in 2024 with solid performance. With opportunities arising from the booming digital economy, Kingsoft Office Group focuses on AI and collaboration, deepening the R&D and commercialization of related products, and actively advances the implementation of new productive forces in the office field. Online games business maintains the strategy of prime games, focusing on deepening and expanding the classic JX online series while continuously exploring new game genres. In the future, we will continue to dig deeper into the office and gaming fields, and with the help of technology and innovation, we will continue to enhance our core competitiveness and strive to bring more returns to our users and investors.”
Mr. Tao ZOU, Chief Executive Officer of Kingsoft, added: “In the first quarter, the Group demonstrated steady financial performance. The total revenue for the first quarter amounted to RMB2,136.9 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 8%, among which the revenue from the office software and services business was RMB1,225.3 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 17%, this was primarily driven by the growth of both domestic individual office subscription business and institutional subscription business. The operating profit of the Group for the first quarter increased remarkably to RMB601.6 million, marking a 31% year-on-year growth. The above achievements reflect our insistence on technology as the core, customer-oriented, and continuous improvement of products and services to bring users excellent experience.”
BUSINESS REVIEW
Office Software and Services
Revenue from the office software and services business for the first quarter of 2024 increased 17% year-on-year to RMB1,225.3 million. The year-on-year increase was mainly due to the growth of domestic individual office subscription business, institutional subscription business and institutional licensing business of Kingsoft Office Group, partially offset by the decreased internet advertising business. The growth of domestic individual office subscription business was mainly attributable to the increases in both the user stickiness and paying ratio, resulting from enriched membership benefits. The growth of domestic institutional subscription business was mainly because we continuously promoted the transformation to subscription models, as the launch of WPS 365, the new productive forces in office. The increase of institutional licensing business was mainly driven by purchase orders on localization solutions. The decrease of internet advertising business was mainly due to the shut-down of the domestic third-party advertising business at the end of 2023.
Kingsoft Office Group continued optimizing its product portfolio to support intelligent office solutions. In terms of domestic individual subscription business, we continuously enriched the membership benefits to enhance user stickiness and paying ratio. With regard to domestic institutional subscription business, we kept improving the product system, enhancing service experience, expanding ecosystem channels, and actively promoting the transformation to cloud and collaboration office. Driven by orders in the localization industry, the institutional licensing business achieved growth. In March, WPS AI began its initial commercialization. In April, we launched upgraded WPS 365, the new productive forces in office, covering the upgraded versions of WPS Office, WPS AI Enterprise Edition, and WPS Collaboration, and providing users with one-stop AI office solutions.
Online Games and others
Revenue from the online games and others business for the first quarter of 2024 decreased 1% year-on-year. The slight year-on-year decrease was primarily due to a natural decline in revenue from certain existing games, partially offset by revenue contribution from titles released in the second half of 2023.
The online gaming business maintained the strategy of prime games in the first quarter of 2024. The flagship JX3 Online demonstrated resilience and vitality, maintaining steady performance. For the mobile version JX3 Ultimate, we initiated extensive testing in collaboration with players to continuously improve the game quality. It is expected to be launched in June 2024, realizing full-platform accessibility for the flagship JX3 Online, and offering players unified gaming experience across multiple platforms. We also achieved phased progress in exploring new game genres, upheld the principle of user-first and paid high attention to user feedback and suggestions. We actively operated the anime shooter game, Snowbreak: Containment Zone, which achieved significant increases in both daily active users and gross receipts in the first quarter. The sci-fi game Mecha BREAK received the license approval in March 2024, and is undergoing testing and continuous optimization in Chinese Mainland and overseas regions, while maintaining in the top 100 of the Steam Global Wishlist since its debut.
Mr. Jun LEI concluded, “Looking ahead, Kingsoft Office Group will remain dedicated to investing in R&D of AI and collaboration, continuously exploring the application of WPS AI in office scenarios across various industries. Online games business will keep focusing on prime games, listening to user feedback and providing high-quality gaming experience. We firmly believe that these efforts will strengthen the Group’s core competitiveness and lay a solid foundation for our long-term sustainable development.”
About Kingsoft Corporation Limited
Kingsoft is a leading software and Internet services company based in China listed on the stock exchange of Hong Kong. It has three main subsidiaries including Kingsoft Office, Seasun and Kingsoft Shiyou. Following the implementation of its “mobile internet transformation” strategy, Kingsoft has completed the comprehensive transformation of its overall business and management models, and formed a strategic platform with office software and interactive entertainment as the pillars and cloud services and AI as the new directions. The Company has more than 7,000 staff around the world and enjoys a large market share in China. For more information, please visit http://www.kingsoft.com.
HONG KONG, May 17, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883) is pleased to announce that its two AI-driven Innovative solutions ” AIGC-Blockchain Integrated Solutions ” and “AI Databank” have honored with two innovation awards from industry contests in Mainland China and Asia Pacific respectively. These two awards affirm CITIC Telecom CPC’s “Innovation Never Stops” vision and pursuit of excellence, showcasing the outstanding achievements of its innovation team in DICT technologies, while demonstrating its “AI+ Cloud Network Security” integrated platform capabilities, staying ahead of the curve with its international strategic position.
The 2 industry awards are：
AIGC-Blockchain Integrated Solutions won “XuperCore Open Source Blockchain Innovation Competition – Second Prize in Innovation Application Challenge”
AI Databank is honored by “CW Innovation Awards APAC 2024” organized by Computer Weekly
Mr. Ivan Lee, Vice President of Information Technology Services and Data Science of CITIC Telecom CPC, said, “We are honored to receive these two innovation awards in recognition of our commitment to pushing the boundaries of innovation and developing excellent solutions. The awards are also a testament to our team’s dedication to innovation, deep expertise, perseverance, and determination to breakthrough and transform cutting-edge concepts into innovative solutions, while integrating AI elements into enterprise solutions to redefine technologies and optimize “Cloud, Network, Intelligence, Security” services. As a pioneer in embracing the DNA of innovation and DICT technologies, CITIC Telecom CPC will continue to foster its commitment to technological innovation, enhance its core competitiveness, empower enterprises to accelerate their digital transformation journey through the “Go Global” and “Attract Foreign Investment” strategy, creating values for customers, driving them towards achieving high-quality development.”
AI Empowers Copyright Protection – Blockchain-based AIGC Multimedia Digital Watermarking Solution
CITIC Telecom CPC’s Research and Development team participated in XuperCore Open Source Blockchain Innovation Competition jointly organized by OpenAtom Foundation, Industry and Information Technology Department of Jiangsu and Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, clinching the second prize in Innovation Application Challenge with its AIGC-Blockchain Integrated Solutions. This provincial competition requires participating teams to apply blockchain scenarios in their innovative solutions as submission entries. CITIC Telecom CPC integrates blockchain and digital watermarking technologies to develop a copyright protection solution for AI Generative Content (AIGC) works, providing highly-efficient and reliable solutions for AIGC’s copyright management and regulatory compliance needs.
Enhances Copyright Protection and Monitoring Capabilities to Address Local Compliance Requirements
With the rapid development of AIGC applications, the demand for copyright protection, data privacy and regulatory compliance has increased around the world. Several countries and industries have formulated and proposed different policies on AI generative content. AIGC-Blockchain Integrated Solutions utilize the uniqueness of Nonce value in blockchain transactions to generate digital watermarks and embed it into AIGC works to enable the decoupling of copyright information and digital watermark being recorded in blockchain while interoperating with each other to ensure copyright protection and fast tracking. This solution has broad applications particularly for AI generative multimedia content platforms, supporting multiple types of AI generative works (photos, videos, audios, etc.) and facilitating quick copyright certification as well as improving monitoring efficiency. The solution can also work with smart assistants to record and limit data access through smart contracts on blockchain, raising the security and credibility of large models.
XuperCore Open Source Blockchain Innovation Competition – Second Prize in Innovation Application Challenge
AI Empowers Real-time Data Analysis – AI Databank Boosts Efficiency of Data Management, Analysis and Report Generation
As a revolutionary solution, CITIC Telecom CPC’s AI Databank leverages a powerful AI platform to address the pressing need for efficient data management, analysis and report generation. This solution simplifies report generation, optimizes resource allocation, and saves a lot of time and costs, providing an integrated platform across industries to formulate more effective and precise operations strategies.
Not only does AI Databank integrate fragmented data from various business systems (such as CRM and ERP) to provide data management and report generation functions, it also utilizes advanced large-scale language model technology to implement intelligent analysis and mining of data. Users can efficiently interact with the platform, swiftly retrieving data through dialog-based data queries facilitated with the Intelligent Report Assistant powered by natural language processing. The platform provides users and management with different dimensions of business data queries, which include raw data queries and various data charts for precise analysis. AI Databank can also generate associated questions based on user questions to increase the efficiency of data retrieval and analysis, enabling users and management to have in-depth research on data trends and risk analysis, and making accurate deployment and marketing strategies. In the future, the platform will be simultaneously integrated with external systems to collect more big data and effectively provide customer profile analysis, helping frontline sales teams better understand customer needs and preferences.
ICT-MiiND™ MarketPlace Unleashes a New Experience with Intelligent Solutions
CITIC Telecom CPC has been committed to empower enterprises to create an “Intelligence Operations Journey” by providing intelligent solutions to assist their business development and enhance competitive advantages. New digital platform “ICT-MiiND™ MarketPlace” is launched by CITIC Telecom CPC to allow customers to further explore different intelligent solutions. The platform provides different solutions powered by big data, AI, blockchain and other technologies, helping enterprises achieve digital and intelligent transformation in an efficient way. The unique experience of the platform inspires customers to explore innovative thinking in every aspect of their operational journey and unlock hidden potentials in operational efficiency and cost optimization.
ICT-MiiND™ MarketPlace provides technical demonstrations and scenarios of various intelligent innovative solutions in four major categories:
Natural Language Processing (NLP): Voice Recognition, Key Message Informaton Extraction, Smart Data Analysis Assistant
Network Security: AI Security Toolbox, AI Information Security Situational Awareness Platform & AI Security Visualization Solution
Operational Research: AI Rostering, AI Equipment Predictive Maintenance, AR Remote Hand Service, Intelligent Data Analysis Application
Mr. Ivan Lee added, “AI+ Cloud Network Security is the key focus area of CITIC Telecom CPC. Our Research and Development team leverages AI technologies and cloud network security capabilities to innovate a wide range of intelligent solutions and provide seamless experience and scalable architecture to accelerate digital transformation across industries, creating a profound impact and value for both industries and the community.”
About CITIC Telecom CPC
We are CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), serving multinational enterprises the world over by addressing their specific ICT requirements with highly scalable tailored solutions built upon our flagship technology suites, comprising TrueCONNECT™ private network solutions, TrustCSI™ information security solutions, DataHOUSE™ cloud data center solutions, and SmartCLOUD™ cloud computing solutions.
With the motto “Innovation Never Stops,” we leverage innovative technologies, embracing AI, AR, Big Data, IoT, and other cutting-edge emerging technologies to transform technical potential into business value for our customers. As an enterprise digital transformation partner, we strive to help our customers achieve industry-leading positions, high agility, and cost-efficiency through digitalization.
With our Global-Local capabilities, we are committed to providing our customers with one-stop-shop ICT solutions with superior quality. Having a worldwide footprint across nearly 160 countries and regions, including Asia, Europe and America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, our global network resources connect nearly 170 points of presence (POPs), 60+ SDWAN gateways, 21 Cloud service centers, 30+ data centers, and three dedicated 24×7 Security Operations Centers (SOCs). We are certified with a series of international certifications, including SD-WAN Ready, ISO 9001, 14001, 20000, 27001, and 27017, to ensure our services compliance with international standards and resources for enterprises. We offer local professional services, superior delivery capabilities as well as exceptional customer experience and best practices through our global presence and extensive industry know-how, becoming a leading integrated intelligent ICT service provider to enterprise customers.
SINGAPORE, May 15, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – In today’s fast moving digital environment and with ecommerce becoming more popular, shoppers now expect a faster, easier and more intuitive online experience. A recent report by Klarna found that 57% of Gen Z and Millennials reported that they want an even more personalised shopping experience.
In a crowded digital economy with busy online markets, customer personalisation can help to make a big difference and help businesses stay more connected with their customers and help to stand out amongst their competitors.
Personalisation can be used to the advantage of small business owners as they have greater flexibility to understand their customers’ needs and provide a more personalised approach to their digital experiences. By listening to customers and learning from them, small business owners can position their business in a way that exceeds customer expectations while reflecting positively on the business and help drive future growth.
Learning how to use personalization is key because it can prevent audiences from seeing and receiving content that is irrelevant to them. It makes it so customers only see messages they can find useful, interesting or engaging, which is helpful for both shoppers and businesses. Personalization isn’t just a sales driver; it’s a customer experience enhancer.
While personalization can be as simple as using a reader’s first name in an email, there are a variety of ways to personalize content for your audience. Here are some tips to help stay engaged with your customers through increased personalization.
Ask your customers directly
Engage with customers directly through feedback mechanisms, to help foster a sense of involvement and engagement with the business, as well as helping to ensure that their voices are heard. This could include, engaging with customers on social media channels, sharing feedback based on their comments and by including issues they said they care about in a blog article on how your business can provide solutions to issues they are raising.
Listen to your customers
The growth of your business is directly related to customer satisfaction. Listen to your customers and pay attention to the needs of your target market. Identify their problems and pain points. How can your offerings act as a solution? Is it possible to develop new products to help solve these problems? Engage by listening to customer feedback and keep an eye on customer behaviour changes and audience interests. Small businesses can use empathy to build relationships with their customers which can lead to heightened loyalty.
3. Personalize your content
Some ways to consider to personalize your content could include: greet the customer `by name in an email or on the home page of the website; show a list of suggested items that a customer might want to consider based on items they have purchased before; send email to customers sharing new updates to your business and your online presence; use email marketing to alert a customer when there is a special promotion or discount offer; use a personalized subject line in email communications; or remind a customer about an item they might have looked at but decided not to buy at that time. By using personalization, a business can effectively break through the noise in the inbox and connect directly with a reader, whether they are just getting to know your brand or is already a loyal customer. Personalized email marketing consists of a targeted, subject-specific message sent to a relevant segment of your audience list.
4. Thank your customers
It is important to thank your customers for their feedback and consequently show them how it is making an impact. One way to do so is to fold the sentiment into your marketing messages. For instance, saying “back by popular demand” can be a simple and effective way to communicate to customers that a business is listening and taking action. Small business owners can include gestures of thanks such as individual thank you notes which can help small business owners connect with their customers on a deeper level. Another way to say thank you is to share special offers and discounts for customers during holiday shopping periods, and other opportunities that seem natural for your business.
Look for inspiration
And finally, if you see a business that is great at connecting with its customers online, learn from them, draw inspiration and then find ways to incorporate these learnings into your own, authentic strategies. Identify where your target audience is spending their time, including on social media channels. You can get inspiration from seeing what your audience is doing online and what your competitors are doing well.
Our message to entrepreneurs is that a little bit of customer personalisation can take you far. By using personalization, you are effectively breaking through the noise in the inbox and connecting directly with your reader, whether they are just getting to know your brand or already a loyal customer. Think about what would help the customer and improve their experience. Then, design personalization strategies around those goals. Small businesses have the human touch that helps to connect us all.
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TAMPA, FLA., May 15, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) has appointed Ananth Lazarus to spearhead member development and operations in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) theater. Spurred by rising demand for industry support and resources in the region – along with encouragement from global OEMs, ISVs and distributors – the association is increasing its activities in the area in the coming months.
Ananth Lazarus will be responsible for executing the GTDC’s APJ expansion plan, which includes member recruitment, community development and engagement, and resource evaluation.
“With more than 30 years of experience guiding the regional strategies and activities of the world’s largest technology companies, Ananth Lazarus brings the leadership qualities we need to this position,” said Frank Vitagliano, CEO of the GTDC. “APJ representation in our distribution community is critical. Ananth understands the unique needs of those complex organizations – as well as the ISVs and OEMs – and will help us strengthen the GTDC’s global reach, programs and resources across the region.”
The former Microsoft, IBM and Compaq executive has worked extensively in end-to-end management, sales, marketing, P&L, and Asia Pacific market development. Ananth Lazarus spearheaded the APAC Ecosystem Cloud transformation for Microsoft and served as Managing Director of the company’s Malaysian subsidiary. He has helped many IT organizations make similar advances and supported enterprise, commercial, SMB and start-up activities in each market.
“I have had the opportunity to assist a number of burgeoning tech companies in breaking new ground in this region and achieving scalable and sustainable growth,” said Ananth Lazarus. “I look forward to helping Frank and the GTDC team forge stronger relationships here and continue creating resources and programs designed to support the goals of the APJ IT community.”
Learn more about the GTDC and its global activities at www.gtdc.org.
About the GTDC
The Global Technology Distribution Council is the industry consortium representing the world’s leading tech distributors. GTDC members drive an estimated $160 billion in annual worldwide sales of products, services and solutions through diverse business channels. GTDC conferences support the development and expansion of strategic supply-chain partnerships that continually address the fast-changing marketplace needs of vendors, end customers and distributors. GTDC members include AB S.A., Arrow Electronics, CMS Distribution, Computer Gross Italia, D&H Distributing, ELKO, Esprinet, Exclusive Networks, Exertis, Infinigate, Ingram Micro, Intcomex, Logicom, Mindware, Siewert & Kau, SiS Technologies, Tarsus, TD SYNNEX, TIM AG and Westcon-Comstor.
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SINGAPORE, May 8, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – BroadGroup’s Datacloud APAC conference took place in Singapore this week, marking it one of the largest and most important gatherings for the Asia Pacific of leaders in the digital infrastructure industry. The event attracted over 270 attendees to participate in the two-day conference.
The region’s growth is driven by the rapid adoption of cloud storage solutions, a growing demand for low-cost data storage, and an increased need for faster data accessibility across various industries. Moreover, the Asia Pacific region is seeing a push towards innovative cloud technologies, influenced by the rapid digitalisation of businesses and the increasing internet penetration.
Mayank Srivastava of BDx Data Centres opened the conference with a keynote speech describing what data centres in the APAC region face. Followed by a panel discussion, there was much buzz around the challenges of navigating and preparing for increased demand, especially in finding the capacity to power data centres. Powering data centres is becoming an increasingly pressing issue because they are estimated to account for up to 3% of global electricity consumption today, with projections suggesting this could increase to 4% by 2030. The average hyperscale facility consumes enough electricity annually to power up to 37,000 homes. This level of consumption is prompting greater governmental scrutiny and regulation, especially in regions facing energy and water resource pressures.
“The average density of data cloud centres is increasing, with current demand being AI,” said Mark Fong, Chief Executive Officer of Empyrion Digital, a member of the panel session alongside other industry-leading operators.
As cloud adoption spreads across more industries (BFSI, healthcare, retail, and government), there was also discussion about how to scale data centre construction. In building new data centres, more consideration is being given to Sustainable Cloud Solutions, especially in light of the amount of power it takes to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. The combined electricity use by major companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta, huge consumers of these services, more than doubled between 2017 and 2021, reaching around 72 TWh. This trend is expected to continue and grow.
“Customers demand pragmatic sustainable solutions. They are operating with a global view and we as DC providers need to work with them on meeting their green requirements. Clarity and transparency are essential,” said Matthew Benic, the Head of Commercial, Data Centres & Networks Division, Keppel.
The rise of IoT and the need for low-latency processing are driving the growth of edge computing. Speakers discussed how this is particularly relevant in the APAC region, where large populations and fast-growing tech markets create a high demand for real-time data processing.
Other issues the sector is grappling with centre around security and privacy, regulatory compliance, cost management and who is funding data centre development, as well as performance criteria, including the complexities of maintaining high availability while balancing load. For example, the demand for interoperability and data portability between cloud providers is essential but can incur significant costs or operational delays.
Another critical issue is the war for talent. Skilled professionals who understand cloud architectures, security, and regulatory requirements are in short supply, which can hinder the deployment and management of effective cloud solutions. Speakers discussed ideas as to how to grow a pipeline of talent, the merits of cross-training, and whether adjacency hiring could overcome skill set matching.
Overall, the conference went exceedingly well, with participants commenting on how much they enjoyed interacting with like-minded professionals who are grappling with the same issues.
“Events like Datacloud APAC 2024 are a great networking opportunity. Although competitors, we (in the industry) realise that everyone is facing the same common problems. What events like this can do is bridge the gap between private sectors collectively and attract and develop conversations with regulators to tackle critical pain points that are limiting the scale and potential of the data centre industry,” said Hisham Muhammad, Head of Client Solutions Engineering Asia Pacific, Yondr, a visitor to the event.
Many who travelled far to attend the event found value in doing so. Samuel Jones, a student who journeyed from abroad, expressed his enthusiasm stating, “This is my first time attending a datacloud event, and I’ve gained invaluable insights from both the stage events and networking opportunities with industry experts. The panel sessions provided a deep dive into the scaling, cooling solutions, and power requirements of data centres. Hearing directly from operators was truly eye-opening and offered a perspective that simply can’t be replicated in a classroom setting.”
Speakers at the conference represented leading brands including BW Digital, Digital Realty, Empyrion Digital, GDS International, Equinix, Exyte, Keppel, Neutra DC, Princeton Digital Group, STACK APAC, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres.
“This was the first time in a number of years that the Datacloud APAC event has taken place in Singapore,” mentioned Liss Boot-Handford, Head of Content for Datacloud. “The seniority of the attendees has been industry-leading for the region, with a focus on key decision-makers from the major Asian operators. We’re delighted with the turnout, and look forward to continuing to grow our presence in the region.”
Datacloud APAC 2024 was held 6-7 May 2024 at Voco Orchard Singapore. The second day set to deliver engaging content on the sector’s emerging technologies, sustainability, data sovereignty, and the future of data centres. For more information and the event agenda, visit the Datacloud APAC 2024 website.
About Datacloud APAC
Datacloud APAC is part of a global series of high-profile global events. It is focused on the digital infrastructure and data centre industries in the Asia Pacific region. Organised by BroadGroup, the event brings together industry leaders to explore critical trends, forge new partnerships, and drive regional growth.
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 30, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – The country’s most remarkable datacentre and cloud event, Datacentre & Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI) is geared up for its return to Malaysia for its third annual edition on 14-15 May 2024.
While DCCI applauds the implementation of diverse government-led initiatives that are vital for upgrading the technology sector and boosting the digital economy, key government entities too have realized the pivotal nature of the event platform.
MDEC, MIDA, NACSA, Malaysia Centre4IR, which is hosted by MyDIGITAL Corporation, CyberSecurity Malaysia, and PLANMalaysia, have taken bold strides and allied with DCCI to address the tech sector’s most compelling matters through the summit. They will also be seen taking active participation in getting the best recognition for the platform and giving key inputs for program development.
Ts. Mahadhir Aziz, the CEO of MDEC said, “MDEC is thrilled to collaborate with DCCI as a Strategic Partner, advancing Malaysia’s digital infrastructure landscape and fostering industry collaboration within the datacentre and cloud industry. This aligns seamlessly with the Malaysia Digital (MD) national strategic initiative and further reinforces our vision to position Malaysia as the digital hub of ASEAN. Through significant global cooperation and partnerships with tech ecosystem enablers, MDEC is intensifying efforts to accelerate digital upliftment in the rapidly evolving digital economy.”
The 2-day event will go live at the heart of Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), and host 500+ datacentre & cloud professionals from 200+ leading public and private enterprises across Malaysia. Furthermore, the platform has already confirmed participations from some stellar thought leaders including Ts. Mahadhir Aziz (Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)), Datuk Ts. Dr. Mohd Nor Azman Hassan (Deputy Secretary General (Technology Development), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation), Ping Ngang Chee (Director of Research and Development Division, PLANMalaysia), Datuk Ts. Dr. Mohamed Sulaiman Sultan Suhaibuddeen (Chief Network Security Officer, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)), and many others who will impart the latest industry insights.
Credence CEO from TM Digital Innovation Sdn Bhd, Mohamad Rejab Bin Sulaiman expressed his organisation’s expectations from the platform, he said, “At Credence, we proactively champion ways to unlock the full potential of cloud technologies to shape it to our ever-changing needs and support sustainable socio-development growth. DCCI is the destination for insights, showcase of digital innovations and networking experience to support Malaysia’s digital transformation collectively.”
DCCI will initiate dialogue on some crucial industry topics like ‘Green Datacentres’, ‘The Symbiosis of Datacentres and 5G’, ‘Edge Computing Infrastructure’, ‘Embracing a Cloud-First Approach’, ‘Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure’, ‘Adopting Cloud Automation Solutions to Enhance Business Operations’, ‘Datacentre Cooling’ and many others.
Considering the response so far, it will only be fair to say that the delegates attending the summit will be totally spoilt for choice while deciding the most befitting datacentre or cloud vendor for their organisations. Few names from the list of solution providers who will be putting a grand show at the exhibition hall include Cloudflare, CETM, Fluke and others.
In a statement issued, post-confirming Cloudflare’s participation at the summit, Ben Munroe, Sr. Marketing Director, APJC, Cloudflare, said, “We are delighted to participate in this year’s Datacentre & Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI) in Malaysia. At Cloudflare, we look forward to working with our various partners and stakeholders in Malaysia to help businesses leverage the cloud as part of their digital transformation, while ensuring they prioritise cybersecurity at every step of the way.”
For Sudhir Ranjan Jena, the organizer and CEO of Tradepass, the platform is yet another feat towards moving the whole gamut of discussions around the country’s datacentre & cloud landscape to reality. He expressed, “Datacentre & Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI) is on a mission to create a legacy in Malaysia’s technology realm. We work with market leaders and the top players to support Malaysia’s dynamic digital transformation journey, the likes the country has never seen before. As we usher in a new era of datacentres & cloud technologies, an inclusive platform such as DCCI will bring diverse stakeholders closer, all the while doing wonders for the digital economy.”
About Tradepass
Providing access to the global emerging markets, Tradepass brings together people, products and solutions to power events for unparalleled business and networking opportunities. Being the most accredited event company, it helps organizations: enter new markets, grow sales pipeline, close prospects, raise capital and identify the right solution-providers.
As a deal facilitator, Tradepass is always determined about exposing the most agile liquid growth markets, to enable all-round scalability and growth.
HONG KONG, Apr 29, 2024 – (ACN Newswire) – CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883) is pleased to announce the winning of awards and accolades from multiple ecosystem partners in Q1 of 2024, recognizing CITIC Telecom CPC for its commitment to collaborate with diversified ecosystem partners to accelerate business development, drive joint development of innovative technologies, redefine transformative DICT solutions to lead the industry, deepen social innovation power and business transformation capabilities, and being the most trusted partner for ecosystem and enterprise customers.
In the past six months, CITIC Telecom CPC collaborated with different partners to launch several innovative services, which not only infused with AI to empower “Cloud, Network, Intelligence, Security” integrated platform but have also redefined information security service framework with the introduction of TrustCSI™ 3.0 groundbreaking cybersecurity solution, the next-gen Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) service and other new solutions, these solutions and services are widely recognized in the industry. The awards and accolades we have garnered from diverse ecosystem partners underscore the power of our strategic alliance. Through co-creation, sharing, and win-win strategies, we drive breakthrough performance with partners to lead high-quality development.
Ecosystem partners awards and accolades include:
Fortinet – Top Cybersecurity Mesh Partner 2023
Fortinet – Top Regional MSSP Partner 2023
Fortinet – Star Performer Award 2023 – Top Presales – Universal SASE
Fortinet – Star Performer Award 2023 – Product Management
H3C – 2023 Business Breakthrough Partner
Hillstone – Strategic Partner in Hong Kong & Macau
Mr. Jacky Kwok, Chief Commercial Officer of CITIC Telecom CPC, said, “We are honored to receive multiple ecosystem partners awards, demonstrating our deep professional knowledge and commitment to deliver robust DICT solutions. Our strategic global collaboration with Fortinet in particular has significantly strengthened our leading position in network security market, and has also empowered us to offer a wider range of solutions to effectively address the evolving customer needs across different regions. Together, we are actively collaborating with diverse ecosystem partners to push the boundaries of innovation, accelerate the development of the new digital economy, and deliver revolutionary products, technologies and exceptional value to our customers.”
Network security service provider Fortinet is one of the major partners of CITIC Telecom CPC. Under our global cooperative strategy, CITIC Telecom CPC has effectively strengthened its security service portfolio and has fostered the development of cybersecurity solution TrustCSI™ 3.0. The winning of 4 Fortinet awards has affirmed extraordinary performance of CITIC Telecom CPC in network security in 2023. TrustCSI™ 3.0 is a flagship network security solution of CITIC Telecom CPC, which enhances cybersecurity services through a redefined comprehensive cybersecurity framework and enabling SOC-as-a-Service. TrustCSI™ 3.0 delivers proactive protection with 4 pivotal service pillars – identify & predict, protect, detect, and respond & recover, and even offers vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, cybersecurity practices and other professional information security services to ensure comprehensive protection for enterprises.
With the motto “Innovation Never Stops”, CITIC Telecom CPC continues to build a holistic and intelligent ecosystem while strengthening collaboration with multi-tier strategic partners, integrating resources and fostering capabilities, and sustaining its commitment to AI technology and innovative development. CITIC Telecom CPC is dedicated to integrating AI elements into its service platform, shaping the future of the industry. Delivering unparalleled comprehensive, efficient, and intelligent solutions that accelerate customer transformation, unlock untapped potential and create unprecedented value for enterprises.
About CITIC Telecom CPC
We are CITIC Telecom International CPC Limited (“CITIC Telecom CPC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Telecom International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 1883), serving multinational enterprises the world over by addressing their specific ICT requirements with highly scalable tailored solutions built upon our flagship technology suites, comprising TrueCONNECT™ private network solutions, TrustCSI™ information security solutions, DataHOUSE™ cloud data center solutions, and SmartCLOUD™ cloud computing solutions.
With the motto “Innovation Never Stops,” we leverage innovative technologies, embracing AI, AR, Big Data, IoT, and other cutting-edge emerging technologies to transform technical potential into business value for our customers. As an enterprise digital transformation partner, we strive to help our customers achieve industry-leading positions, high agility, and cost-efficiency through digitalization.
With our Global-Local capabilities, we are committed to providing our customers with one-stop-shop ICT solutions with superior quality. Having a worldwide footprint across nearly 160 countries and regions, including Asia, Europe and America, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, our global network resources connect nearly 170 points of presence (POPs), 60+ SDWAN gateways, 21 Cloud service centers, 30+ data centers, and three dedicated 24×7 Security Operations Centers (SOCs). We are certified with a series of international certifications, including SD-WAN Ready, ISO 9001, 14001, 20000, 27001, and 27017, to ensure our services compliance with international standards and resources for enterprises. We offer local professional services, superior delivery capabilities as well as exceptional customer experience and best practices through our global presence and extensive industry know-how, becoming a leading integrated intelligent ICT service provider to enterprise customers.
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