AIBP: How Technology Contributes to Economical Gaps in Southeast Asia

Singapore, Jul 13, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Nearly half of ASEAN based respondents perceived legacy IT infrastructure and systems to be a challenge to digital transformation (DX) and innovation projects within their own company, according to a survey conducted by AIBP in 2021. The survey counted 206 professionals in the public services sector across the largest economies in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines & Vietnam. The same survey showed that 60.6% of respondents believe that business intelligence software is the DX solution that brings the largest benefits to their organisation.

Sustainability has also been a growing focus in ASEAN, illustrated by the sustainable mobility and energy targets of ASEAN. The Phnom Penh Declaration on Sustainable Urban Mobility is the first Declaration on sustainable transport issued by the ASEAN Transport Ministers focusing on urban and metropolitan regional mobility. The ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation demonstrates the region's commitment to achieving the targets on renewable energy share 23% in total primary energy supply, as well as the 35% share in installed power capacity by 2025. The need for education is underlined as well from a 2021 AIBP survey, where the lack of talent and expertise was ranked as the most significant impediment to digital transformation in ASEAN. In advancing these public interests, tech-powered innovation has and will continue to be key.

Tech-powered innovation has continued to be key in advancing public interests such as mobility, sustainable energy and education.

Taiwanese Companies Contributing to ASEAN Societies

Mobility:
With transport mobility being integral to driving economic and social growth, importance is placed on developing innovations in this area and several companies have stepped up to take the lead. PLANET Technology Corporation has solved key issues pervading public transport networks with their Industrial LoRaWAN Wireless Gateway solution. It facilitates data transmission over long-range distances at low power consumption across urban and rural areas, and supports real-time data collection, enabling vehicle detection and location tracking. This contributed to smart parking solutions and allowed commuters to easily check bus timings, improving the overall public transport system.

Up-and-coming alternative mobility solutions are getting increased attention as well. Advancements made in vehicle electrification have contributed to the lowering cost of electric vehicles (EV). Coupled with an increasing focus on sustainability in ASEAN, EV adoption and the development of an EV ecosystem are growing. Zealio is one of the key players in the EV interior space. Guided by a user-centric approach, Zealio sought to develop EV components that are easy to install, have zero-interference with other vehicle electronics, are energy efficient and recyclable.

Sustainable Energy:
Environmental concerns are increasing in ASEAN. Stakeholders in the energy industry are seeking to pivot to a green energy approach and Advantech is at the forefront of this change. Advantech has observed that power plant and grid owners are most concerned about data accuracy, operational efficiency and asset management. To address these needs, the company has developed a smart energy management solution that includes pre-built related analytics. In helping Singapore's National Water Agency (PUB) with the monitoring and tracking of their Floating Solar PV System, Advantech partnered with Mirai Electronics to build an IoT framework that gathers critical equipment and environmental data that is sent to the cloud, various dashboard views including green parameters to facilitate data analytics and visualisation, and a system that enables proactive monitoring and response to tough environmental conditions.

Need for Skill Development through Tech-Enabled Education:
A 2021 survey conducted by AIBP showed that 39.4% of public services stakeholders believe people are the principal challenge to becoming data driven. As technology continues to play a key role in innovation efforts, workforce skill levels need to keep up and education is integral to nurturing that talent. Enterprises have recognised this need and are providing tech-enhanced solutions to complement traditional educational methods.

In pursuit of closing the gap, one successful project was delivered by CYP's Pro AV solutions. CYP integrated their AV solutions together with learning tools such as document cameras, interactive white boards and audio visual devices providing a solution for Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU)'s remote learning programmes. This has enabled the concept of smart classroom, which aims to deliver high-quality classes during distance learning and video conferencing, and let teachers engage both in-class and remote students.

Another technology provider, IPEVO, has also demonstrated strong commitment to provide real-time image capture document cameras to DIGI@Education, driving student engagement in a hybrid setting. On top of education, IPEVO is able to support corporate trainings, legal and healthcare sectors.

About AIBP

AIBP serves as an avenue for public and private organisations in Southeast Asia to access and exchange information about growth and innovation within the B2B space. With a current network of over 30,000 stakeholders in Southeast Asia, AIBP continues to develop ecosystems by engaging in activities which create value-adding information for our stakeholders seeking to make transformative impacts within their organisations. For additional information about AIBP, please visit https://iotbusiness-platform.com/.

About Taiwan Excellence Awards

Advantech, Cypress, IPEVO, PLANET, and Zealio were recently recognized by the Taiwan Excellence Awards. These awards have been established by the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs since 1993 to celebrate how technological innovation helps people live more rewarding lives. Each year, the Taiwan Excellence Awards select the most innovative products in Taiwan across four major categories: R&D, design, quality, and marketing. As well as recognizing domestic achievement, the awards serve as a benchmark for innovation and excellence in international markets. Please visit https://www.taiwanexcellence.org/en for more information.

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Evolve Your Instinct with the Launch of Amazfit’s T-Rex 2

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 7, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Amazfit, a premium smart wearable hardware brand owned by Zepp Health Corporation, launched the T-Rex 2, in Malaysia today, an outdoor, tough and rugged smartwatch, with a demonstration of its durability and versatility by wall climbing professionals from Camp5, the climbing gym.

Amazfit recently sent the rugged outdoor GPS smartwatch Amazfit T-Rex 2 into space on a quest to prove its strength in extreme environments. The space journey began in the city of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, where Amazfit T-Rex 2 was sent off on a lightweight spacecraft equipped with fully functional tracking and control systems, as well as an on-board camera to capture the most exciting highlights during the two and a half hour round-trip.

The Amazfit T-Rex 2 has passed 15 military-grade tests and can remain functional in temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius through the ultra-low temperature operation feature. With a battery life that can stretch to 24 days, it comes with dual-band, 5-satellite positioning and route-import and real-time navigation for optimum outdoor use. Built for any terrain, the Amazfit T-Rex 2 can also resist heat up to 70 degrees Celsius, has a humidity resistance of 240h, 96h salt-spray resistance and shock-resistance.

Wearers can create their own training templates for 11 different sports through the Zepp app, which is powered by the Zepp operating system and includes a rich ecosystem of over 10 mini apps for seamless interactions. The Amazfit T-Rex 2 also has a huge selection of over 150 sports modes including the toughness-testing triathlon mode, the professional lap-data recording track run mode, with smart trajectory correction, and the more leisurely golf swing mode.

Mr. Benky Lin, Country Manager of Amazfit Malaysia, said, "There is no doubt that the Amazfit T-Rex 2 is one of the toughest smartwatches in the market. The military-grade tests ensures that it can withstand low and high pressure, extreme heat and cold, rain, salt, sand, dust, vibrations, shocks, acid and fungus. The Amazfit T-Rex 2 is built for durability and versatility and can be used for the great outdoors as well as for strength training in any condition."

"We are happy to introduce the Amazfit T-Rex 2 here in Malaysia. This is a smartwatch that is ready to evolve your instinct anywhere in the world. We have pushed it to the limit, going all the way to space, subjecting it to the most extreme conditions we can reach and that includes the heat of Death Valley in California and depths of the Pacific. The Amazfit T-Rex 2 is a smartwatch you can wear with confidence in any terrain condition."

The Amazfit T-Rex 2's look is inspired by the spirit of nature and comes in Astro Black & Gold, Ember Black, Wild Green and Desert Khaki. It is rugged in style with HD AMOLED display that enables the wearer to download dozens of watch faces with matching always-on displays or images unique to the wearer.

The Amazfit T-Rex 2 comes with one-year warranty and retails at RM799 each. To commemorate the launch, Amazfit T-Rex 2 will be exclusive to Shopee Online Store with a store promotional price from 6 July to 8 July. At the promo, there are also one each of Powerbuds Pro, GTS 2 mini and Band 5 to be won. The first 100 buyers of the T-Rex 2 will get an Amazfit sport bottle and screen protector as a gift.

To know more on the Amazfit T-Rex 2 series of smartwatches, please go to www.amazfit.com/en or to Amazfit's e-commerce partner platform http://bit.ly/Amazfit-MY-SHOPEE.

Amazfit: www.amazfit.com/en

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Quantum Generation Announces Partnership with Plato Technologies and the Quantum Space Revolution

Quantum Generation® is pleased to announce an orbital and terrestrial technology partnership with Plato Technologies. The partnership allows the development of the quantum space-based infrastructure. We are building the quantum incentivized network and integrating the technologies in the space-based QPhone.

Quantum computers and communications promise to operate millions of times faster than traditional technologies. Quantum Generation® is deploying the QG® waves technologies with quantum frequency stronger than 5G or 6G. Integrating Plato Blockchain with Quantum Generation® key distribution will ensure it is secure and anonymous. Utilizing the quantum generation repeaters and QSAT™ satellites, Plato Blockchain provides the fastest and most secure platform in the world.

Quantum repeaters are a vital component of quantum mesh network. The Plato and QUBIT space “nodes” can receive and transmit quantum data to and from the ground via free-space optical communications.

Plato and Quantum Generation® building the viability of technologies with self-healing P2P orbiting nodes to connect quantum transmitters and receivers over great distances securely. These nodes must produce and detect pairs of entangled photons with the Quantum Generation® Repeaters. They are eventually transmitting such photons for quantum cloud computing, the internet, communications, and fintech –exchanging quantum data regardless of where the nodes are located.

Quantum Generation’s® exclusive QG® 369 community is growing worldwide and has seen an increase in its memberships platform and look forward to building on with the Plato community and creating new ideas, investments, and technologies.

About Quantum Generation: Space Based Quantum Ecosystem

About Quantum Generation: Space-Based Quantum Ecosystem™ QUBIT Blockchain® Satellites and Quantum Generation® Quantum Mesh Network™. Creating the QG® (Quantum Generation®) Social Community. For more information, visit https://quantumgeneration.io.

About Plato

Plato is an open intelligence repository and browser that unlocks the power of Vertical Search in a highly scalable and value driven way. The Platform is designed to provide an ultra-secure environment to consume specific real-time data intelligence across 27 Languages and through an intuitive and immersive user experience. For more information, visit https://Platodata.ai.

Source: Plato Data Intelligence

Global Portfolio and Work Management Leader Planview Expands with Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore; Two Asian Tech Veterans to Lead Regional Operations out of Singapore

SINGAPORE and AUSTIN, Texas, Jul 7, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Planview, a global leader in Portfolio Management and Work Management, today announced the establishment of its regional headquarters in Singapore. The expanded Asia Pacific operations will support the growing demand for software solutions to accelerate agility and business transformation.

The business disruptions accelerated by global events over the past year, together with major changes in work culture, processes, and business demands, have exposed the weaknesses of 'digital transformation' initiatives around the world, including in Asia.

Despite investments in new technology and methodologies, disconnects in the operating environment have shown that many of these transformation initiatives have fallen short, Razat Gaurav, Chief Executive Officer at Planview, said at the launch of its regional headquarters.

"After a surge in digital transformation investments for over a decade, most transformation initiatives have failed to yield the rapid insights, innovation, and deep connectivity needed to respond to the multiple challenges faced in recent times.

Business initiatives have become more complex across multiple locations, with shorter business cycles and much less predictability. It's critical that employees across the business can see how their work connects to the organisation's strategic outcomes and are enabled to make fast decisions on the front lines while staying on point strategically. To do so, the C-suite needs software that can facilitate agility, empower, measure individual and team outcomes, and offer visibility, all while achieving a holistic vision," Gaurav said.

Named a leader in both the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Agile Planning Tools[1] and the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Portfolio Management[2], Planview addresses these gaps through solutions that enable strategic alignment to support organizations on their transformation journeys.

Planview was acquired for US$1.6 billion in December 2020 by TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, and TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm. In the last six quarters, Planview has acquired four companies to enhance its leadership in how companies drive on-strategy delivery at speed and accelerate the achievement of what matters most.

The launch of the APAC office is taking place just days after Planview completed its acquisition of Tasktop, a pioneer and leader in Value Stream Management (VSM). Based in Vancouver, Canada, Tasktop was founded by Dr. Mik Kersten, author of best-selling Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Kersten is now Planview's Chief Technology Officer.

After completing the Tasktop acquisition, Planview now has 1,300 employees, more than 4,500 customers, and over 2.6 million users worldwide.

Planview's operations in the region will be led by Managing Director and President for APAC, Vishal Dhawan, and Head of Strategy, Marketing and Alliances for APAC, Harsh Vardhan. The former is an Indian national and a Singapore permanent resident and the latter is a naturalised Singaporean.

"Our expanded footprint in APAC will allow us to support global clients at a time of increasing business activity in the world's fastest-growing economic region. We already have major customers in Australia and Southeast Asia, and will increase our presence through partnerships with consulting and transformation firms, as well as global systems integrators," said Dhawan. "We also intend to collaborate with Asian institutes of higher learning to help build future leaders equipped to handle agile planning."

[1] Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Agile Planning Tools by Bill Blosen, Mike West, Keith Mann, Deacon D.K. Wan, Akis Sklavounakis, Hassan Ennaciri, and Sarah Davies, April 25, 2022.
[2] Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Strategic Portfolio Management by Anthony Henderson and Daniel Stang, April 18, 2022.

About Planview

Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview's full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

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QualityKiosk and BrowserStack Announce Partnership Extension to the US, EMEA and APAC

MUMBAI, INDIA, Jul 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – QualityKiosk Technologies, one of the largest independent global quality assurance service providers, announced that it is extending its partnership with BrowserStack, a leading cloud-based testing platform enabling on-demand, cross-browser and cross-device testing, into the international regions of US, EMEA and APAC. QualityKiosk's strong domain experience in quality assurance and performance engineering combined with the BrowserStack platform will enable enterprises in the region to create and deploy quality and bug-free software at pace and scale.

Speaking on occasion, Mr Maneesh Jhawar, CEO & Founder, QualityKiosk Technologies, said, "QualityKiosk's QA solutions and services, coupled with the BrowserStack platform, provides enterprises with an end-to-end DevOps synergy to optimize the development, management, and up-gradation of all aspects of their business application. The partnership extension is a natural progression to helping businesses scale their digital transformation and evolution in the regions. We are excited for this new growth phase and look forward to working with BrowserStack to bring more innovative solutions and strategies for the region's expanding digital ecosystem."

"We're excited to take our partnership with QualityKiosk to the next step. BrowserStack and QualityKiosk share a common objective of empowering organizations to be more agile in their DevOps practices and support them throughout the SDLC process," said Sunil Jose, EVP, Global Sales, BrowserStack. "Expanding to APAC and the US allows us to help businesses scale their testing and quality assurance needs with our partnership's dual expertise."

The QualityKiosk-BrowserStack synergy has already enabled numerous businesses in the Indian subcontinent to automate, streamline, and optimize quality assurance to sustainably accelerate digital innovation, enhance end-user experiences, reduce go-to-market times and integrate agility into their development cycles. Their illustrious clientele includes some of the biggest enterprises from the banking, financial services, manufacturing, automotive, telecom, entertainment, and pharmaceutical industries.

About QualityKiosk

QualityKiosk Technologies is a global Quality Assurance (QA) solutions provider and caters to some of the biggest names in the banking and financial services, telecom, and automobile industries across the globe. Founded in 2000 by IIT-Kanpur graduates, the company is a pioneer in digital performance engineering and offers a diverse set of quality assurance solutions including QA automation, performance assurance, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), synthetic monitoring, site reliability engineering (SRE), digital testing as a service (DTaaS), and data analytics solutions for an array of industries and verticals. In the past, the company has been featured in various industry-leading reports by prestigious global advisory firms Forrester and Everest Group. Visit https://www.qualitykiosk.com/ to know more about innovative quality assurance and performance engineering solutions.

About BrowserStack

BrowserStack is the world's leading software testing platform powering over two million tests every day across 15 global data centers. BrowserStack helps Tesco, Shell, NVIDIA, Discovery, Wells Fargo, and over 50,000 customers deliver quality software at speed by moving testing to their Cloud. BrowserStack's platform provides instant access to 3,000+ real mobile devices and browsers on a highly reliable cloud infrastructure that effortlessly scales as testing needs grow. With BrowserStack, Dev and QA teams can move fast while delivering an amazing experience for every customer. Founded in 2011, BrowserStack is a privately held company backed by Accel, Bond, and Insight Partners. For more information, visit https://www.browserstack.com.

For more information, please contact:
Naeem Shaikh
+91 9819543757
naeem.shaikh@qualitykiosk.com

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How Technology Contributes to Economical Gaps in Southeast Asia

Singapore, Jul 4, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – cThe survey counted 206 professionals in the public services sector across the largest economies in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines & Vietnam. The same survey showed that 60.6% of respondents believe that business intelligence software is the DX solution that brings the largest benefits to their organisation.

Sustainability has also been a growing focus in ASEAN, illustrated by the sustainable mobility and energy targets of ASEAN. The Phnom Penh Declaration on Sustainable Urban Mobility is the first Declaration on sustainable transport issued by the ASEAN Transport Ministers focusing on urban and metropolitan regional mobility. The ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation demonstrates the region's commitment to achieving the targets on renewable energy share 23% in total primary energy supply, as well as the 35% share in installed power capacity by 2025. The need for education is underlined as well from a 2021 AIBP survey, where the lack of talent and expertise was ranked as the most significant impediment to digital transformation in ASEAN. In advancing these public interests, tech-powered innovation has and will continue to be key.

Tech-powered innovation has continued to be key in advancing public interests such as mobility, sustainable energy and education.

Taiwanese Companies Contributing to ASEAN Societies

Mobility:
With transport mobility being integral to driving economic and social growth, importance is placed on developing innovations in this area and several companies have stepped up to take the lead. PLANET Technology Corporation has solved key issues pervading public transport networks with their Industrial LoRaWAN Wireless Gateway solution. It facilitates data transmission over long-range distances at low power consumption across urban and rural areas, and supports real-time data collection, enabling vehicle detection and location tracking. This contributed to smart parking solutions and allowed commuters to easily check bus timings, improving the overall public transport system.

Up-and-coming alternative mobility solutions are getting increased attention as well. Advancements made in vehicle electrification have contributed to the lowering cost of electric vehicles (EV). Coupled with an increasing focus on sustainability in ASEAN, EV adoption and the development of an EV ecosystem are growing. Zealio is one of the key players in the EV interior space. Guided by a user-centric approach, Zealio sought to develop EV components that are easy to install, have zero-interference with other vehicle electronics, are energy efficient and recyclable.

Sustainable Energy:
Environmental concerns are increasing in ASEAN. Stakeholders in the energy industry are seeking to pivot to a green energy approach and Advantech is at the forefront of this change. Advantech has observed that power plant and grid owners are most concerned about data accuracy, operational efficiency and asset management. To address these needs, the company has developed a smart energy management solution that includes pre-built related analytics. In helping Singapore's National Water Agency (PUB) with the monitoring and tracking of their Floating Solar PV System, Advantech partnered with Mirai Electronics to build an IoT framework that gathers critical equipment and environmental data that is sent to the cloud, various dashboard views including green parameters to facilitate data analytics and visualisation, and a system that enables proactive monitoring and response to tough environmental conditions.

Need for Skill Development through Tech-Enabled Education:
A 2021 survey conducted by AIBP showed that 39.4% of public services stakeholders believe people are the principal challenge to becoming data driven. As technology continues to play a key role in innovation efforts, workforce skill levels need to keep up and education is integral to nurturing that talent. Enterprises have recognised this need and are providing tech-enhanced solutions to complement traditional educational methods.

In pursuit of closing the gap, one successful project was delivered by CYP's Pro AV solutions. CYP integrated their AV solutions together with learning tools such as document cameras, interactive white boards and audio visual devices providing a solution for Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU)'s remote learning programmes. This has enabled the concept of smart classroom, which aims to deliver high-quality classes during distance learning and video conferencing, and let teachers engage both in-class and remote students.

Another technology provider, IPEVO, has also demonstrated strong commitment to provide real-time image capture document cameras to DIGI@Education, driving student engagement in a hybrid setting. On top of education, IPEVO is able to support corporate trainings, legal and healthcare sectors.

About AIBP

AIBP serves as an avenue for public and private organisations in Southeast Asia to access and exchange information about growth and innovation within the B2B space. With a current network of over 30,000 stakeholders in Southeast Asia, AIBP continues to develop ecosystems by engaging in activities which create value-adding information for our stakeholders seeking to make transformative impacts within their organisations. For additional information about AIBP, please visit https://iotbusiness-platform.com/.

About Taiwan Excellence Awards

Advantech, Cypress, IPEVO, PLANET, and Zealio were recently recognized by the Taiwan Excellence Awards. These awards have been established by the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs since 1993 to celebrate how technological innovation helps people live more rewarding lives. Each year, the Taiwan Excellence Awards select the most innovative products in Taiwan across four major categories: R&D, design, quality, and marketing. As well as recognizing domestic achievement, the awards serve as a benchmark for innovation and excellence in international markets. Please visit https://www.taiwanexcellence.org/en for more information.

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Panthera Growth to Raise US$250 Million Second Fund to Back Tech Companies

Singapore, Jun 28, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Panthera Growth Partners (PGP), a Singapore-based tech-focused growth investment firm, today announced the first close of its second Fund, having secured commitments for more than half of the target raise. The fund's target has been set at USD 250 million, and is expected to be reached by end of this fiscal year. The fund will offer up to 100% of fund commitments in co-investment opportunities.

Shilpa Kulkarni, Founder and Managing Partner, Panthera Growth Fund

The Fund's investment objective is to partner with next generation consumption and enterprise services businesses with vast growth potential. The Fund's capital will be invested in companies that have achieved product market fit and are seeking to accelerate market growth. The Fund will deploy approx. USD20 million on average in 10-12 individual portfolio companies across India and Southeast Asia.

Backed by institutional investors from India, EU and USA, Fund II will seek to back entrepreneurs who typically employ market transformational ideas propelled by technology. Fund II has been formed to build upon the investment track record and philosophy of the firm by focusing upon investments in growth stage technology-enabled companies that are, or are poised to become, leaders in their respective markets.

Panthera was founded in 2021 and its Fund I, which raised $84 M from global institutional investors, is largely deployed across sector leading companies such as BigBasket, Pepperfry, Zivame, OfBusiness, etc.

Shilpa Kulkarni, Founder and Managing Partner, Panthera Growth Fund, said, "We are a growth equity investor focused on revenue-generating enterprises that are building scalable businesses having achieved product-market-fit. At Panthera, we believe that operating thought partners are as just as important as capital at this growth stage. With our teams' experience of investing and operating companies in the startup ecosystem since more than two decades, we look to support entrepreneurs and management teams as they embark on an ambitious growth journey."

About Panthera Growth Partners

Panthera Growth Partners is a sector specialist investment firm investing exclusively in cutting edge technology leveraged businesses. We are differentiated by our sector specialization, deep network of operational resources and industry relationships, systematic value creation process, and strong execution capability.

For more information, visit www.pantheragp.com

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Apptio reinforces commitment to Asia with strategic hire

SINGAPORE, Jun 24, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Apptio, the leading provider of technology business management (TBM) applications, has appointed Tarun Kumar Kalra as Regional Vice President – Asia. Tasked with strengthening and establishing new strategic engagements in the region to help organizations make informed, data-driven technology business decisions, Tarun will focus on creating incremental value for Apptio's customers and partners and expanding the company's presence across Asia.

Tarun Kumar Kalra

"Tarun joins us at a time of exceptional possibility in Asia and we are leaning on his experience and leadership to grow Apptio's presence across the region. CIOs are being asked to do more with less, and to be accountable for their spending. Apptio equips them with the data and insights to better manage their IT investments and align them to business outcomes, through the implementation of the Technology Business Management (TBM) and FinOps disciplines," Ben Allard, Apptio Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific remarked. "Tarun will be instrumental in leading the execution of Apptio's vision and the adoption of TBM, FinOps and agile disciplines in the region,"

Kalra observes that, "Asian economies continue to witness consumption-driven growth, fueled by governmental and private enterprises driven capital expenditure (CapEx) expansion cycles. Organizations that are 'born in the cloud' are altering customer engagement models and technology consumption patterns. For that reason, cloud computing is the cornerstone of technology innovation, ensuring organizational resilience."

He adds, "Clients are seeking frictionless engagement models to give them the ability to scale new products and services to support their market expansion strategies. That requires nimble and agile technology organizations."

Kalra expects growth in the technology sector to continue with further advances being made in digital banking, healthtech, insurtech, and ecommerce. He says "Such organizations, along with large enterprises and government departments are grappling with ballooning technology costs while struggling with a limited view on a single pane and single source of truth on their returns on technology investments. Apptio is uniquely positioned with a proven solution to help these organizations derive deeper financial accountability and effectively allocate resources to areas of greater ROI and innovation."

About Apptio

Apptio gives you the power of trusted, actionable insights to connect your technology investment decisions to drive better business outcomes. More than 60 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises trust Apptio to manage spend across the entire IT portfolio and beyond, so they can focus on delivering innovation. Apptio automatically ingests and intelligently structures vast amounts of enterprise and technology-specific spend and operational data. Apptio enables users across disciplines to report, analyze, plan, and govern their investments collaboratively, efficiently, and with confidence. Learn more at Apptio.com.

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. Apptio's solutions help IT leaders in large, complex enterprises and governments better manage the business of IT, so they can deliver better products and services, and improve the customer's experience.

2. IT leaders need better insights into their technology portfolio and spending to be able to make real-time decisions and align their IT investments to business value. Apptio empowers them with the data and insights to appropriate their resources wisely, elevating them to be accountable at the board level.

3. With Apptio, it is easier to make decisions when managing cloud services – whether multi-cloud or hybrid – reduce waste and avoid cloud overspend, with a view to improve operational expense (OpEx) and capital expenditure (Capex) management.

4. Over the past few years, Apptio has expanded their presence in Asia to support customers on the ground in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, where there is hypergrowth in companies moving to the cloud, driving agile transformation and aiming for greater business agility.

5. To support the customers and partners in the region, Apptio has doubled its number of employees in Southeast Asia, nearly half of whom are women. The company is justly proud of its track record of hiring for diversity and inclusion in the region.

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CleverTap Recognized by Great Place to Work Among India’s Great Mid-size Workplaces

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and MUMBAI, India, Jun 24, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – CleverTap, the modern, integrated retention cloud, has been recognized by Great Place to Work(R) India as one of India's Great Mid-size Workplaces 2022. CleverTap is recognized for creating and sustaining a high-trust, high performance work culture.

In its 6th edition this year for India, the list has grown to include the top 75 companies, up from the top 50 until last year. The rigorous methodology to assess workplace culture and identify India's Great Mid-size Workplaces 2022 is considered the gold standard globally.

In the Great Place to Work(R) India study, they have observed that the Great Mid-size Workplaces have gone above and beyond to create and sustain aspirational organizations. Effective leadership is visible in these workplaces that are fostering a culture of fairness and originality, while offering flexibility to their employees in the current hybrid work environment. Organizations that succeed in establishing high-trust, high-performance cultures, and maximizing human potential by bridging experience gaps, will be Great Places to Work For All in the future.

"We're very excited to be recognized by Great Place to Work(R) India as one of India's Great Mid-size Workplaces. Even before the pandemic hit, we believed that an empathetic and flexible work culture is the essence of an organization's growth," says Sidharth Malik, Chief Executive Officer, CleverTap. "Our employees and their holistic well-being have always been the top priority for us. The recognition by Great Place to Work(R) India is a testament to our commitment of building a workplace that is inclusive and driven, and one that provides its people an environment to thrive and succeed in everything they do."

"With homes becoming an extension of people's workplaces, this year companies around the world were challenged to put their people at the center of their strategies. But the organizations that invested in their culture and people before the pandemic have overcome these challenges effortlessly. Being recognized as one of India's Best Workplaces 2022 demonstrates these organizations' commitment to improving their culture and putting their people first, whatever challenges they face," says Yeshasvini Ramaswamy, CEO, Great Place to Work(R), India.

As a global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work(R) has been studying employee experience and people practices across organizations for over three decades. Every year, more than 10,000 organizations from over 60 countries partner with Great Place to Work(R) Institute for assessment, benchmarking, and planning of actions to strengthen their workplace culture.

About CleverTap

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Amazfit to Launch Bip 3 Series of Smartwatches in Malaysia from 15 June

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Amazfit, a premium smart wearable hardware brand owned by Zepp Health Corporation, is going Big with Bip in the latest launch of smartwatches catered to the pursuit of an active and healthy lifestyle.

The Bip 3 will be launched online on 15 June while the Bip 3 Pro is available for pre-orders until 25 June, when it is launched online. The Bip 3 is available for the first seven days after launch on the Shopee e-commerce platform, of which the first three days is exclusive to Amazfit's flagship online store on Shopee.

Encased in a super-slim and light body, there is nothing small about the Bip 3 series of smartwatches because when you Think Big, you Think Bip as these smartwatches powered by the Zepp OS operating system and leveraging on big data optimises technology to provide a whole range of personalised sports, health and lifestyle experiences.

Jacob Jin (Amazfit SEA Director) Amazfit said, "Smartwatches in the US$25 to US$75 price category continues to grow globally. The Bip series is one of the top selling smartwatches priced between US$39 and US$49 with advantages in ID, screen size and endurance. Bip is Big in all the ways that count with a super-large display screen that allows the wearer to see more and do more."

The Bip 3 series come with 1.69" LCD screens, over 50 vibrant watch faces, up to two weeks battery life, 5-ATM water resistance, over 60 sports modes and health monitoring that includes blood-oxygen saturation measurement, heart rate, stress level and sleep monitoring and, Personal Activity Intelligence health assessment system. Exclusive to Bip 3 Pro is the 5 Satellite Positioning Systems.

The Bip 3, which comes in black, blue or pink, is priced at RM199 while the Bip 3 Pro, which comes in black, cream or pink, is priced at RM249. For the first 100 customers who gets their hands on a Bip 3, they will receive an exclusive Amazfit Headband.

"Bip is Big in letting the wearer express themselves as they can accessorise by choosing from a range of eye-popping watch faces that can be downloaded from the Zepp OS App. Wearers can customise which widgets to show on the editable watch face options or even upload of their favourite photos to the watch face."

To know more on the Bip 3 series of smartwatches, please go to www.amazfit.com/en or to Amazfit's e-commerce partner platform http://bit.ly/Amazfit-MY-SHOPEE.

Amazfit: www.amazfit.com/en

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