After Clubhouse, Roblox and Tiya, will audio platforms usher an iterative movement in China?

SHENZHEN, CHINA, Mar 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Following Elon Musk's personal "endorsement" of Clubhouse, use of the international audio social apps exploded in China in February. During that time, a Clubhouse "invitation" code sold for nearly RMB1000 on a Chinese second-hand market platform. At the same time, Roblox, a social gaming platform, and Tiya, an audio-based social networking product, are becoming popular in overseas markets, along with Clubhouse.

When Roblox listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RBLX) on March 10, its closing price on the first day ended up by 54.4% increase. The company's valuation had exceeded US$45 billion. Seizing on this opportunity, investors looked for similar stocks to Roblox and the share price of LIZHI INC. (NASDAQ: LIZI), an online user-generated audio platform from China, also rose 15.5%.

Tiya is an audio-based social networking product launched by LIZHI in October last year. Market analysts believe that Tiya, which is in the same sector as Clubhouse, is mostly positioned for young social media users. At the same time, it meets the social needs of all types of users for real-time audio chat and "play with friends" for gaming. Many users also use Tiya as an audio tool to chat with friends while playing Roblox.

The popularity of overseas audio social platforms has encouraged many Chinese players to enter this sector. Where will the market go next? LIZHI CEO and Founder Marco Lai said in a recent live broadcast that young people make up the main market for audio-based social networking. Tiya's design builds on its youth appeal, incorporating cartoon elements and similar design themes.

In terms of global geographical demand, the Middle East and Japan markets have strong demands on audio-based social networking. Therefore, Tiya chose to test its product in the Middle East and Japan markets first. The U.S. market, meanwhile, is broader and has a greater impact on global users which means it is easier for a popular product in the U.S. to become part of the global mainstream. Hence, Tiya chose to enter the U.S. market after its initial success.

The rapid user growth of Tiya today also confirms Lai's comments on demand. As seen from LIZHI's success, Chinese internet and game apps need to have deep insight into overseas markets and find its unique positioning in order to have differentiated competitiveness.

Tiya was able to soar to the top 10 in social networking ranking shortly after its launch in the U.S., ending as high as 4th place. This success is due to LIZHI's insights into the audio social needs of young people in overseas market. And it's also because LIZHI has differentiated competitiveness on its product.

Tiya and Clubhouse are currently competing in the same market but differentiate themselves in terms of product positioning. Instead of the live conferences and live panel discussions mode of Clubhouse, Tiya focuses on audio-based social networking for scenarios like playing games, singing karaoke together, animation, etc. Tiya has a broader appeal to mass market and younger users. Most of the users on Tiya are Generation Z.

This is why the public listing of Roblox has attracted the market's attention to Tiya. According to the data, among Tiya's many topics, users who enter Roblox-related rooms/topic interactions account for a relatively high proportion. Secondly, from the perspective of product evolution, any Internet product has periodicity. Social products are no exception.

There seems to be a paradox in the evolution of social media products: they are dominated by efficiency, and products follow the simple and effective "Occam razor" principle, but the most long-lasting and mature social products are often the most complex.

WeChat, which is ubiquitous in China, is a good example. In the early years, the functions of WeChat were simple, but with the rapid growth of its userbase, WeChat is no longer a purely social platform. It has become a comprehensive platform integrating text, video content and various services.

In overseas markets, Facebook is becoming more like the Chinese version of WeChat, adding shopping, fund transfers and other functions. After reaching a certain number of users, old social products often stop innovating. Users then look to find new social applications to meet their needs.

In the U.S. market, there is still demand from young users for audio-based social media. Tiya not only meets the personalized social needs of Generation Z, but also has simple product design, social efficiency and high capacity for interaction.

From this point of view, Clubhouse, Roblox, and Tiya are popular with users and to some extent, they also conform to the minimalist principle guaranteeing the success of the early generation of social media products. Their success seems to prove one thing. Overseas social media and social content products are undergoing the next phase of transition, which also creates an opportunity for Chinese companies.

However, most Chinese enterprises still need to be cautious about expanding overseas. The success of LIZHI is inseparable from a deep cultivation and understanding of overseas markets. Before enterprises decide whether they want to expand abroad, they need to be fully prepared.

During his live broadcast, Lai shared, "In fact, early in the release of Tiya, I tried to change the product design many times. Because I couldn't see the growth of data, I was also very confused: am I right? At that time, we didn't face the most difficult of times, only more difficult times. At that time, LIZHI didn't have overseas business experiences before."

When asked how to get out of the predicament, Marco replied that the LIZHI team has a slogan: "All because of love!" With the enthusiasm and deep understanding of our app, we are able to meet the needs of users. This is how we have Tiya.

Capital markets provide dynamic feedback, while the technical achievement of an app can also determine its value. Judging from the feedback from the capital market, and the popularity of overseas audio-based apps, third-party institutions have also given positive feedback.

Recently, the well-known financial institution Citron published a report offering to buy LIZHI shares with a target price of US$30. When the report was released, LIZHI's stock price rose by 5.5% and triggered a surge. As of the close of March 16, LIZHI's share price rose by 29.51%.

In the US capital market, the rise of audio social app stocks have brought positive feedback to some companies focusing on this sector. On the other hand, according to financial information previously released by LIZI, its financial and business conditions are generally better than market expectations. This has also contributed to the rise of its share price.

According to the fourth quarter of 2020 and the annual financial report released by LIZHI on March 9, net revenues in Q4 for last year reached RMB420 million, and the annual net revenues were RMB1.5 billion. In addition, the company achieved Non-GAAP net income for two consecutive quarters.

According to LIZHI's financial filings, Tiya now has users in more than 200 countries, which has a great growth potential in the future.

Lai said that audio-based social media were only a product feature on LIZHI App at first. In 2019, he began to develop independent products and continuously test them. After three years of accumulation and eight years of experiences in audio sector, he achieved success with the explosive user growth of Tiya.

The quality of technology determines its value. The accumulation of technology is fundamental for the long-term development of Internet companies.

The leading edge in audio technology is an opportunity for Chinese enterprises to develop audio-based social media products for overseas markets. In the audio-based social field, the level of technology determines the user experience and ultimately the value.

What is unknown to the public is that the smooth sound quality of Clubhouse primarily depends on the networks of a Chinese technical service provider. In terms of audio technology, Chinese providers have many years of technology experiences and accumulation. US-listed Chinese company LIZHI has also been developing voice and sound effects, real-time audio and audio recognition technologies for many years, which explains why Tiya is so competitive in overseas markets.

From the perspective of the future of the industry, the social field is the field that follows Metcalfe's law. The so-called Metcalfe's Law refers to the value of the network V=K x N2; (K is the value coefficient, and N is the number of users). Generally speaking, the larger the number of users, the greater the final value.

In terms of the number of users, audio-based social media is widely loved by young people in overseas markets, and the user groups of social applications such as Tiya, Roblox, and Clubhouse are also growing rapidly. This means that Generation Z's enthusiasm for audio-based social networking and gaming social networking will make the sector very valuable over time.

From the perspective of potential monetization, purchasing power and willingness to pay of overseas Generation Z users are generally high. According to the third-party agency DeepFocus's "Cassandra Report" and IBM's survey data, Generation Z in the US market has a direct purchasing power of US$200 billion and an indirect purchasing power of US $1 trillion.

Barclay bank also predicts that the Generation Z consumer group will occupy 40% of the consumer market in the United States, Europe and the BRIC nations, becoming the largest consumer group in the world. These statistics show a trend that in the future, with the iterative upgrading of mainstream consumers, the whole audio social industry will have great potential.

In the age of AI, audio-based social networking may become part of the Internet's infrastructure. Ray Kurzweil, founder and president of Singularity University and Google's chief technology officer, once said in his book The Singularity Is Near: most people tend to overestimate goals that can be achieved in the short term but tend to underestimate goals that will take a long time to achieve.

In the capital markets, people tend to overestimate the short-term value of a company and ignore the long-term value in some industries.

Objectively speaking, the current value of audio communication is really brought by its short-term popularity. Although it is accidental that Clubhouse and Roblox have been widely popular in the short term, it cannot cover up the long-term value of this sector.

In the long run, the era of intelligent economy driven by the AI technology in the future will be the era in which audio-based social networking will truly release value.

Some investors are not optimistic about audio-based social networking. A part of the reason is that on the Internet, text is still an important medium for people's social communications, such as email, WeChat and Facebook. The era of intelligent economy has not yet arrived, and people have not fully formed the habit of audio interaction.

However, with the widespread application of AI audio technology, IoT technology, audio interaction will be ubiquitous. Under the ratcheting effect of product use, people will become accustomed to using audio-based social apps to communicate anytime and anywhere. As the phone was used in the past, but now it has been replaced with WeChat and Facebook, audio-based social networking is likely to become one of the key infrastructures of the Internet in the future.

Next, with the expansion of audio-based social networking in application scenarios, such long-term value will be further revealed. However, for now, in overseas markets, more investors should be paying attention to this area.

As Lai said during the broadcast, it is difficult for many investors to understand the business model of LIZHI because there are no comparable business models in the United States yet. The emergence of information barriers indicates that investors may miss some high-quality enterprises, which cause that some enterprises may miss development opportunities.

However, it can be predicted that audio-based social networking will receive more attention from the market along with the continuous development of it. The value of some global audio-based social networking businesses in the capital market is expected to continue to be unleashed.

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Joy Spreader Announces 2020 Annual Results

HONG KONG, Mar 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Joy Spreader Interactive Technology. Ltd ("Joy Spreader" or the "Company", Stock Code: 06988.HK) is pleased to announce the audited consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group") for the year ended December 31, 2020, with the comparative figures for the preceding financial year.

RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS

– The revenue was HK$923.92 million, representing an increase of 71.73% as compared with that of last year.
– The profit for the year (excluding the impact of non-recurring profit or loss) was HK$220.69 million, representing an increase of 121.42% as compared with that of the year.
– The gross profit was HK$301.56 million, representing an increase of 126.98% as compared with last year.
– The gross profit margin increased from 24.70% in the same period last year to 32.64% in 2020.

In 2020, with the rapid development of the mobile-new-media industry and significant market demands for performance-based marketing and traffic monetization, Joy Spreader won the favor of numerous industry clients and content publishers with a leading position in MarTech. During the year, the number of new clients, marketing products, and monetization access points of the Group recorded a remarkable increase. In addition to the continuous growth of the marketing business of interactive entertainment and other digital products, the marketing business of e-commerce products made great progress and achieved gratifying results.

The revenue of the Group increased by 71.73% from HK$538.00 million in 2019 to HK$923.92 million in 2020. The Group achieved a gross profit of HK$301.56 million in 2020, representing an increase of 126.98% as compared with HK$132.86 million in 2019. The gross profit margin was 32.64%, representing an increase of 7.94 percentage points from 2019. The profit for the year (excluding the impact of non-recurring profit or loss) was HK$220.69 million, equivalent to 2.2 times of 2019.

The Company's Leading Position in Industry Remains Stable with Continuous Growth of Demand for Performance-based Marketing and Marketing SaaS Services

With the development of the mobile internet ecological environment and marketing technology, performance-based marketing, which features with strengths of accuracy and high-cost efficiency, is becoming the major option of marketers to conduct product marketing and promotion, and the market demand keeps on growing. At the same time, the rapid growth of the number of mobile-new-media content publishers and their published content also brings a sharp increase in demand for traffic monetization. In 2020, the Group has achieved outstanding performance in both business segments of the performance-based marketing and marketing SaaS services.

Performance-based Marketing Service
– In 2020, with the increase in the number of clients and products of interactive entertainment and other digital product marketing, together with the rising of ARPU value, the scale of business of Joy Spreader was boosted rapidly. In addition, the epidemic prevention and control measures in 2020 provided a growth opportunity for the online recreational industry, including games, online literature, and live broadcasting. Owing to the reinforcement of the user habits of interactive entertainment and other digital products, more online products consisted of mobile applications and mini-programs came into the market, which also drove the demand for online performance-based marketing services.

– At the same time, the video e-commerce industry continued to grow remarkably in 2020, becoming an important channel for e-commerce product distribution, presenting a blowout type of growth. Due to the early business layout in the field of video e-commerce product marketing and the accumulation of relevant data and model algorithms, Joy Spreader began to take shape in conducting non-live e-commerce marketing business over video platform which revealed the potential of rapid growth. As of December 31, 2020, the e-commerce product GMV of HK$593.64 million was achieved through the Group's performance-based marketing services, representing a year-on-year increase of 353.92%, becoming one of the fastest-growing business segments and main drive force of the Group in 2020.

Marketing SaaS Services
In 2020, with the rapid growth of the global SaaS industry, the development and popularity of standardized and modular marketing SaaS services have also provided content publishers with low-threshold, more convenient, and efficient tools and means. Joy Spreader began to provide mobile new media publishers with marketing SaaS monetization services in 2013. With the development of the SaaS platform, the Group provided the interface to content publishers, helping them to access their product library. The Group also recommended the product portfolios to their subscribers by using interest-based recommendation technology, and ultimately helped the content publishers to realize traffic monetization. Joy Spreader obtained revenue sharing via the process of traffic monetization and obtain the content resources and user behaviors data quickly and automatically, as well as improve the model algorithm, which in turn promote the Group's marketing efficiency and effectiveness and ultimately improve the profitability. As of December 31, 2020, the Group has cooperated with 469,968 mobile new media marketing access points, representing a year-on-year increase of 106.06%.

Looking forward to 2021, as a technology-driven company with data and algorithms as its core competencies, Joy Spreader will continue to optimize its data algorithm models and marketing SaaS platforms, actively expand the number of industry clients and mobile new media marketing SaaS clients, and make pre-deployment for the business expansion in overseas markets, in a bid to build an industry-leading service system of mobile new media performance-based marketing and marketing SaaS.

About Joy Spreader Interactive Technology. Ltd
Joy Spreader is a leading marketing technology company, engaged in mobile new media performance-based marketing and marketing SaaS services in China. The Group uses data and algorithms as the core competencies and uses aggregation and matching technologies based on interest-based recommendations to help marketers' products and mobile new media content to achieve coupled transactions, so as to realize marketers' marketing goals such as product sales and promotions. The Group also helps content publishers to realize the commercial value of their traffic.

Joy Spreader was listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 23, 2020 with the stock code of 06988.HK.

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AppsFlyer Promotes Sanjay Trisal As New General Manager of India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, New Zealand, To Strengthen Regional Collaboration

SINGAPORE, Mar 10, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Today, AppsFlyer, the global attribution and marketing analytics leader, appoints Sanjay Trisal as General Manager of INSEA/ANZ (India, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand). Prior to this promotion, Sanjay was AppsFlyer India's country manager for almost 6 years, and has grown AppsFlyer's presence in India across all verticals and domains. During the shift to Work From Home in early 2020, Sanjay has set up a successful strategy that ensured productivity results soared, and backend processes remained intact for the team in India.

In this newly created role, Sanjay will be responsible for AppsFlyer's regional growth over multiple markets across India, Southeast Asia, and Australia and New Zealand, and improve cross-border collaboration and ensure smoother efficiencies across teams. Based out of India for the time being, Sanjay will also oversee, plan, and coordinate operational strategies in INSEA/ANZ. With AppsFlyer having expanded into Australia and New Zealand in November 2020, Sanjay will also play a critical role in strengthening AppsFlyer's commitment to the ANZ region.

Sanjay Trisal, General Manager, AppsFlyer INSEA/ANZ, says: "Going forward, regional collaboration will continue to be the key to our success, and I am excited to be in a position to work across core markets to drive business objectives and grow to meet the demands of the region alongside a high-performing team. AppsFlyer's solutions help marketers to work smarter and fuel data-driven initiatives in a market that is constantly evolving. I look forward to tapping into the numerous opportunities INSEA/ANZ offers."

The INSEA/ANZ regions have shown great potential in the mobile attribution industry and provides many opportunities for mobile marketers to maximise results. According to an eConomy report, the Southeast Asian internet economy has grown by 33% each year since 2015, showcasing the immense opportunities in the region. Similarly, the Australia and New Zealand industry is becoming a hub for mobile app development in the region with apps like Canva being a global phenomenon.

AppsFlyer's 2020 growth has been exponential, reporting over USD200 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), as well as a late-stage extension of its existing USD210 million series D round. AppsFlyer now has over 1,000 employees, spread across 19 offices globally.

Sanjay brings over 20 plus years of strong sales, new business development, and management experience in the IT, High Tech and Consulting sectors. Before joining AppsFlyer in 2015, Sanjay spent almost 3 years at InMobi, a multinational technology company that specializes in mobile advertising and mobile marketing and was responsible for expanding the LATAM market.

"We are very pleased that Sanjay is taking on a broader role at AppsFlyer. We have been growing exponentially over the last year, opening our latest APAC office in Sydney at the end of 2020, and with Sanjay's remarkable talents aim to bring cohesive collaboration across our core markets. Sanjay's notable accomplishments in India make him a perfect fit for this new role and we have full confidence that he will play a critical role in spearheading a successful collaboration between regions," stated, Ronen Mense, President & Managing Director, AppsFlyer, APAC.

About AppsFlyer

AppsFlyer, the global attribution leader, empowers marketers to grow their business and innovate with a suite of comprehensive measurement and analytics solutions. Built around privacy by design, AppsFlyer takes a customer-centric approach to help 12,000+ brands and 7,000+ technology partners make better business decisions every day. To learn more, visit www.appsflyer.com

Media Contacts
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PRecious Communications on behalf of AppsFlyer
appsflyer@preciouscomms.com

Press Contact For AppsFlyer in APAC:
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AppsFlyer Announces Predictive Analytics Product for SKAdNetwork as Part of SK360, Its Comprehensive SKAdNetwork Suite

SINGAPORE, Feb 15, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – AppsFlyer, the global attribution leader, today announced the upcoming launch of PredictSK, a new predictive analytics solution that will be a part of its robust SKAdNetwork suite, SK360. The new product will be available after Apple will start enforcing its AppTrackingTransparency framework in early spring. The SK360 suite will continue to support the ecosystem throughout Apple's upcoming privacy updates.

SKAdNetwork is about to become a major part of campaign measurement and optimization on iOS, following Apple's latest privacy changes. This deterministic attribution framework provides advertisers with some data on their iOS campaigns, and while Apple has been continuously making updates to improve its offering to advertisers and app developers, it also introduces critical limitations.

To equip advertisers with the ability to continue driving positive results and accurately enhance their campaigns, AppsFlyer has added a new suite to its set of iOS 14 solutions – SK360. This comprehensive suite of tools enables brands to configure and optimize their conversion value, validate their data & keep it fraud free, and integrate with their choice of partners, all through a dedicated, centralized analytics dashboard. Networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Snap, ironSource and dozens of others have already signed on to ensure that relevant data such as postbacks and conversion value schemas are seamlessly delivered to AppsFlyer and any chosen partners.

"We've been working closely with AppsFlyer to deliver a fully operational plug-and-play SKAdNetwork solution in record time," said Liwei Chen, Staff Product Manager, Twitter. "The solution was designed together to validate all advertisers' needs from SKAdNetwork are met: data trust, granularity, optimization and measurement. This is another exciting step for advertisers, delivering upon our promise of helping drive business success while maximizing end-user privacy."

PredictSK, AppsFlyer's predictive analytics solution for SKAdNetwork will be officially rolled out later this year, in line with Apple's ATT enforcement, as part of the company's SK360 suite. One of SKAdNetwork's limitations is the very short window advertisers are expected to rely on for measuring campaign performance. With only 24 hours of user activity to work with, optimization is nearly impossible. With PredictSK, advertisers will be able to leverage early signals of engagement (first 24-72 hours) to predict long-term campaign performance. PredictSK puts mobile attribution in SKAdNetwork on 'auto-pilot', removing the measurement and timing barriers and allowing advertisers to maintain and strengthen their competitive edge in this new reality.

"Since the very beginning, AppsFlyer has been leading iOS 14 innovation, with full transparency to us about the solutions as they became available," said Dmitry Pinchuk, VP Marketing, SocialPoint. "As a privacy-oriented brand, it was imperative to us that we get on board with the new privacy features for iOS 14. AppsFlyer has helped us understand the new rules, workarounds and successfully drive marketing success."

"Our guiding star has been and always will be the advertisers' needs," said Barak Witowski, Vice President, Core Product, AppsFlyer. "As part of our holistic set of iOS solutions, AppsFlyer's SK360 suite will empower brands to eliminate the uncertainty brought on by limited data availability and limited measurement capabilities, while maintaining end user privacy, by combining multiple solutions for maximum coverage. Moreover, PredictSK will enable measurement across all user events to quickly and accurately predict user LTV, helping advertisers save precious time and money. With SK360, Advertisers can stay in the driver's seat while complying with the strictest privacy requirements."

To learn more about SK360, visit: https://www.appsflyer.com/product/skadnetwork

About AppsFlyer

AppsFlyer, the global attribution leader, empowers marketers to grow their business and innovate with a suite of comprehensive measurement and analytics solutions. Built around privacy by design, AppsFlyer takes a customer-centric approach to help 12,000+ brands and 8,000+ technology partners make better business decisions every day. To learn more, visit www.appsflyer.com.

Media Contacts
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PRecious Communications on behalf of AppsFlyer
appsflyer@preciouscomms.com

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nico.marco@appsflyer.com

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PuduBot Gets a Job at an Australian BBQ Restaurant

MELBOURNE, Feb 1, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Recently, a famous Korean BBQ restaurant on Elizabeth Street in the CBD of Melbourne, Australia, took in a new member to deliver food in the store. That is PuduBot, the iconic delivery robot from Pudu Robotics.

PuduBot has been well received by the locals since its introduction in the restaurant. While waiting for the food to be served, many customers use their mobile phones to take photos or videos of PuduBot hustling and bustling around.

Robot waiters are nothing new in the modern world, but people may wonder "How does the robot deliver food to the designated location? How does it avoid people coming and going? Is it reliable? And how can it ensure the food is not spilled or dropped?"

Well, it's all a piece of cake for PuduBot!

PuduBot is developed by Pudu Robotics, a world-leading provider of commercial robots. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, the global epicenter of hardware innovation, and has set up R&D centers in Shenzhen, Beijing and Chengdu, and hundreds of offices across the country. Pudu has developed over 400 patents, more than 60% of which are utility patents. Relying on the core technologies of low-speed autonomous driving, robotics motor, and motion control, Pudu has launched top-notch delivery and disinfection robots to the market.

As we know, Pudu's delivery robot features automatic driving, positioning and navigation, and obstacle avoidance. So how does this work? It is made possible by the multi-sensor PUDU SLAM algorithm independently developed by Pudu. This cutting-edge technology integrates the data from the vision camera, lidar, RGBD camera, IMU, encoder, ultrasonic sensor and many more sensors, enabling centimeter-level map construction and positioning with high precision and robustness.

When performing a task, the robot first identifies its own position and direction, makes global path planning based on the map and destination, and follows the calculated optimal path.

During its movement, the robot processes data from sensors through the perception algorithm, accurately identifies obstacles in the environment, and generates a high-precision, multi-layer semantic map. It also makes local path planning to fine-tune the trajectory in real time while maintaining the general direction of the global path, allowing for flexible obstacle avoidance.

Furthermore, thanks to the auto-level independent linkage suspension pioneered by Pudu Robotics, PuduBot provides sound damping performance comparable to vehicles, ensuring stable delivery of food and drink even when an obstacle is standing in the way.

Most Pudu delivery robots come with a pleasingly simple appearance. Take PuduBot for example. Equipped with 3-4 trays, the body features a streamlined, lightweight design in colors of black and white, making it easier to blend into the environment. In the idle state, PuduBot presents cute and vivid expressions as appropriate on its navigation-sized screen.

Today, Pudu's delivery robots have been sold all over the world. They have found wide applications in restaurants, hospitals, supermarkets, and even airports and office buildings of all sizes, providing flexible delivery that users can rely on.

Media contact
Linhong Jiang
Phone: +86-400-0826-660
E-mail: global_sales@pudutech.com
Website: https://pudurobotics.com/

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DigiCol + AnRKey X Announce True NFT Cross-Platform Interoperability

HONG KONG, Jan 19, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – DigiCol is excited to announce the first strategic partnership! We now have reached a strategic partnership with AnRKey X(TM)! DigiCol enables lending of ETH/USDT for NFTs locked up in the unique smart contract lending platform.

With this new partnership, DigiCol and AnRKey X(TM) aim for true NFT cross-platform interoperability. By enabling compatibility between AnRKey X's Universe Sidechain Collectables NFTs and DigiCol's lending platform, users can earn DGCL rewards for providing liquidity based on the monetary value of the NFT to borrowers.

J.D. Salbego, CEO at AnRKey X, said the following about the partnership: "We're excited to be partnering with DigiCol. With this new partnership, AnRKey X has further developed its gamified staking ecosystem plans. The cross-platform interoperability for NFTs between both platforms is also our latest milestone in bringing the future of DeFi gaming to mass adoption. Needless to say, we have great expectations of this partnership, and we look forward to a very fruitful collaboration with DigiCol"

DigiCol will be launching the beta Platform in Q1 and the AnRKey X will be launching gamified staking (gStake) in Q1, 2021 (see roadmap), which enables NFTs generated on other platforms to be staked for $ANRX rewards, achievements, and power boosts in gDEX games. With this partnership, DigiCol will be one of the first to utilize the gStake SDK for true interoperability with DigiCol NFTs on the gDEX!

Our vision is to throw off the shackles of the current order. We feel confident this new partnership with AnRKey X will be a gigantic leap in realizing that vision. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with AnRKey X!

About DigiCol
DigiCol aims to offer one-click NFT creation with no coding required, which lowers the entry barrier for normal users. Users can create their own digital collectibles and earn rewards (DGCL) by launching them into a liquid NFT marketplace. It also enables NFT owners to unlock liquidity in ETH, USDT, or DGCL by locking their NFTs as collateral.

For more information about DigiCol, please refer to the following links:
Official website: https://www.digicol.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/digicolofficial
Telegram Official Group: https://t.me/digicolofficial
Telegram News Channel: https://t.me/digicolnews

About AnRKey X(TM)
Founded by recognized global leaders in blockchain, crypto assets, and DeFi, the AnRKey X(TM) protocol platform is a gDEX (Decentralized Finance Gaming Platform Exchange), designed to merge DeFi, eSports, and Web 3.0 NFTs into one on their gaming platform creating a brand new industry called m$ports (money sports). AnRKey X's token, $ANRX, works just like an arcade coin, the more you purchase, play, stake, sell, and compete, the more $ANRX you earn within the AnRKey X(TM) gaming system. With over 30+ years of combined experience working with blockchain-focused companies, crypto funds & exchanges, the team aims to combine DeFi liquidity reward farming and staking with community driven eSports and Web 3.0 NFTs. The AnRKey X(TM) defi game studio will be releasing continuous games in their m$ports(TM) genre, with their first game Battle Wave 2323(TM)

For more information about AnRKey X(TM), please refer to the following links:
Official website: https://anrkeyx.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnRKeyX
Telegram Official Group: https://t.me/anrkeyxofficial
Telegram News Channel: https://t.me/anrkeyxnews

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New LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution Product Enables Transparency Between Online Marketplaces and Their Trusted Partners within a First-Party Data Framework

Portland, OR, Jan 19, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – LeadsRx, a marketing analytics company, announced the availability of LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution(TM) – the first comprehensive platform that maps the customer journey and performs attribution analysis across the websites of network owners and their trusted partners promoting and selling products and services within an industry ecosystem.

Marketing ecosystems are composed of network owners and their partners. In this model, partners sell and promote a product or service, while network owners perform collaborative marketing and are paid a fee to do so by the partner. This is a cooperative relationship, but a single network owner often performs marketing for multiple, even hundreds or thousands, of partners. An ecosystem is formed when multiple competing networks strive to earn the business of partners. Examples of network owners include companies like Zillow, Auto Trader, NZI, and Domino's Pizza, and they function within an ecosystem for real estate, vehicle sales, dentists, insurance brokers and agents, and franchises.

LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution, with its innovative distributed attribution pixel technology, allows a network owner to electronically share first-party consumer behavior data in real-time with its trusted partners through an authenticated backbone. When combined with the partner's own first-party data, this results in a complete and accurate picture of the collaborative customer journey leading to shared insights and transparent accountability.

"Online marketplaces, directories, and franchised operations all struggle to show the real value they provide to their partners," said AJ Brown, CEO and co-founder of LeadsRx. "This is a billion-dollar problem for these collaborative marketers who otherwise can only communicate self-reported stats that may not be believed by their partners; by using the LeadsRx distributed attribution pixel, network owners can demonstrate their value in a transparent and trusted way, while also levelling the competitive landscape among network owners and other advertising channels."

Until now, these network marketplaces and their partners have lacked the unbiased analytics and multi-channel data sharing capabilities that LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution provides. Their current advertising and marketing tech-tools lack the ability to shed light and measure the performance of complex collaborative marketing relationships or provide the performance transparency an entire ecosystem requires.

The Problem with Attribution Across Networks

Currently, owners of a network diligently promote and advertise products and services provided by trusted partners, but they are unable to prove that their efforts are paying off with sales conversions. With network owners on one end and selling partners on the other, capturing an accurate customer journey and attribution analysis across this ecosystem requires collaboration and cooperation among the players.

"When ecosystem players use shared technology like LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution, network owners can electronically add to the chain of events on a consumer's path to purchase," stated Brown. "This provides much-needed transparency and accountability to spark marketing performance and well-spent budgets."

LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution makes collaborative marketing and data sharing across marketplaces between network owners and partners possible with new distributed pixel technology. For more information about LeadsRx Ecosystem Attribution, read more about the problem network owners are facing. https://pr.report/htaCs8Fn

About LeadsRx

A fast innovator and a marketer's choice for 5,000-plus global and local brands, LeadsRx is an unrivalled multi-touch attribution SaaS platform. Powered by a unique Universal Conversion Tracking Pixel(TM), LeadsRx provides an impartial view of customer journeys, giving each advertising touchpoint proper weight and credit including broadcast media. Founded by marketers, LeadsRx enables companies of any size to elevate marketing performance in a framework that is easily understood delivering sustainable return on ad spend (ROAS). To learn more about how LeadsRx can support you in marketing transformation visit LeadsRx.com. Connect with LeadsRx on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. https://leadsrx.com/

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PlanetSpark Innovation Centre, First Hardware-targeted Accelerator for AIoT Innovations Led by Singapore Company, is Launched to Enable Tech Startups Achieve Market Deployment

SINGAPORE, Jan 12, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – PlanetSpark Pte. Ltd., the entrepreneurial and strategic investment arm of SGX mainboard-listed Excelpoint Technology Ltd(1) ("Excelpoint"), today announced the launch of PlanetSpark Innovation Centre, the first hardware-targeted accelerator for Artificial Intelligence of Things ("AIoT") innovations, dedicated to supporting Singapore tech startups speed up market deployment.

Supported by Enterprise Singapore and backed by Excelpoint, PlanetSpark will invest an initial S$5 million to expand the centre's engineering capabilities and develop technology platforms, and has secured a lineup of five startups for its upcoming pilot run of accelerator programme. The new centre, situated at Changi Business Park, is officially opened today by Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing.

The path for an AIoT technology to reach market deployment has many hurdles and requires a long gestation period. A major contributor of this phenomenon lies in the high complexity associated with AIoT solution development – from proof-of-concept to production, and eventual commercialisation.

PlanetSpark Innovation Centre sets out to address these challenges by offering a one-stop ecosystem that brings together innovators, hardware and software providers, venture capitalists, small and medium enterprises ("SMEs"), manufacturers and potential customers. Startups can tap into Excelpoint's vast industry networks of semiconductor manufacturers, sales channel partners and design engineering expertise – enabling the startups to expedite product design and optimise system-level integration for rapid prototyping, thereby reducing their time, cost and risks in bringing their solutions to market.

Mr Satvinder Singh, Assistant Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Singapore, said, "The PlanetSpark Innovation Centre is a welcome addition to Singapore's vibrant technology and innovation ecosystem. It brings ideas, people and networks together to scale innovative AIoT solutions to market and provides enterprises with the necessary resources to build capabilities and drive the development of innovative AIoT solutions. This is important as demand for such solutions is expected to grow in tandem with the region's emergence of smart homes, cities and industries."

PlanetSpark will be kicking off the 24-week accelerator programme designed to equip startups with tools and market-informed knowledge. Besides connecting the startups to industry mentors and supply chain partners, the centre will also be helping them jumpstart their AIoT technology by providing customised system integration solution (or "middleware") – one of the most critical link in determining the scalability and interoperability of an AIoT solution.

The pilot group of startups are developing market-deployable solutions integrating the middleware to solve real-world challenges in thermal sensing, facial recognition, satellite tracking and edge AI analytics.

Currently, the PlanetSpark-exclusive middleware is powered by the technology stacks of NASDAQ-listed global companies, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. ("Qualcomm") and Xilinx, Inc. ("Xilinx"), both Excelpoint's long-time partners. Qualcomm is the world's leading wireless technology innovator and the driving force behind 5G and related IoT technologies and chipsets, whereas Xilinx is a world leading manufacturer of programmable logic devices for edge AI computation. In time, PlanetSpark plans to add new industry partners to its ecosystem network to drive additional value for the participating startups.

Mr. Albert Phuay Yong Hen, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Excelpoint, added, "In the fast-evolving electronics industry, speed to market is key and Excelpoint is uniquely positioned at the intersection of electronics technology and supply chain management.

Excelpoint is honoured to have the strong support from Enterprise Singapore to groom the next generation of technopreneurs at PlanetSpark Innovation Centre. This innovation centre is an investment we made to nurture our Singapore-grown talents and bring our Singapore pride to the globe.

Through Excelpoint, we are thankful for the partnership with leaders in semiconductor technology, such as Xilinx and Qualcomm who have jointly worked with us for the first batch of platforms. Together, we wish to bring in our expertise and market knowledge, and open doors to opportunities in the region."

Ms Phuay Li Ying, Managing Director of PlanetSpark, said, "Through my work at Excelpoint, I see many Singapore hardware startups face challenges in accessing technologies from industry leaders, gaining market knowledge and finding channels to enter the regional market.

This is a gap that PlanetSpark Innovation Centre aims to bridge by leveraging on the strengths of Excelpoint and working closely with company founders to develop and integrate their AIoT technology and innovations in a way that is customer-centric and scalable, therefore creating new sources of revenue for these startups. Only then, we can build a robust foundation for them to co-pollinate with other players in the ecosystem.

Our role as a technology validator will also provide an indication of the potential of the startups for venture capital firms, which plays a key role in the success of a startup. Our ultimate objective is to have a collaborative hardware ecosystem where such start-ups can accelerate their growth and commercialisation plans, attract venture capital funding and create new possibilities for local technology innovations and economic growth."

The global IoT market is predicted to reach a scale of USD$1102.6 billion in 2026(2). Through the initiatives and collaborations spearheaded by the PlanetSpark Innovation Centre, the eventual market deployment of the startups' AIoT innovations is expected to create new opportunities in Singapore's semiconductor supply chain and accelerate Singapore's Smart Nation and Industrial 4.0 transformation.

(1) Excelpoint Technology Ltd is a leading regional B2B business platform providing quality electronic components with integrated R&D capabilities. Excelpoint has been an integral part of the global electronics technology value chain for more than 30 years.
(2) https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/ (https://bit.ly/3sbELxB) (Accessed 18 Dec 2020)

About PlanetSpark Pte Ltd

PlanetSpark Pte Ltd ("PlanetSpark") is the entrepreneurial and investment arm of Excelpoint Technology Ltd. ("Excelpoint"), investing in, supporting and collaborating with promising early- to mid-stage start-ups which have commercially viable technologies and products in Singapore and Asia that are related to the Artificial Intelligence ("AI") and Internet of Things ("IoT") ecosystem. PlanetSpark seeks to enable new market opportunities in hardware innovation and technology within the ecosystem with our investments and resources.

PlanetSpark Innovation Centre is a go-to-market hardware accelerator in Asia for technopreneurs specialising in the AI and IoT arena to accelerate their technology innovations and enable them to make a fluid transition from proof-of-concept to production and commercialisation through our hardware platforms.

Tapping on Excelpoint's extensive business networks and market knowledge across Asia Pacific, we strive to forge collaborative and innovative partnerships within our field.

For more information about PlanetSpark, please visit https://www.planetspark.io

About Excelpoint Technology Ltd.

Excelpoint Technology Ltd. and its subsidiaries are a leading regional business-to-business platform providing quality electronic components, engineering design services and supply chain management to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), original design manufacturers ("ODMs") and electronics manufacturing services ("EMS") in the Asia Pacific region. EBN, a premier online community for global supply chain professionals, recognised Excelpoint Technology Ltd. as one of its Top 25 Global Electronics Distributors in 2017.

Excelpoint works closely with its principals to create innovative solutions to complement its customers' products and solutions. Aimed at improving its customers' operational efficiency and cost competitiveness, the Group has set up research and development centres in Singapore and China that are helmed by its dedicated team of professional engineers.

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Singapore, Excelpoint's business presence spans more than 10 countries across Asia Pacific with a workforce of more than 650 people from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.

For more information about Excelpoint, please visit www.excelpoint.com

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Launch of Digital Week 2021: Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE, Jan 7, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Calling all Cloud enthusiasts!

W.Media is gathering ASEAN's best and brightest for a 4-day virtual conference to cover everything from datacenter deployment to digital banking. From 23-26 February, network with 7000+ Senior IT Leaders across the Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand markets.

Digital Week is the webinar experience: REVAMPED.

Our virtual platform is a community hub for you to access more content and engagement than ever:
– Interactive industry chat rooms
– Live speaker Q&A sessions
– 1-on-1 video calls between attendees
– Conference-wide prizes and competitions

Registration is open. Join the conversation today!

Register here: https://whova.com/portal/registration/digit2_202102/

For more information, please visit https://w.media/digital-week/.

About W.Media

W.Media is a global B2B technology marketing agency specialising in PR, Media, and Events. It is the anchor of the cloud, datacenter and cybersecurity communities in Asia Pacific, combining market knowledge and network to uplift brands via targeted communication. W.Media educates both industry stakeholders and the public on the latest developments in these industries through personalized engagement with the marketplace.

From its founding in 2018, W.Media began organising Cloud & Datacenter Conventions throughout the APAC region, in countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea. In 2020, W.Media complemented its in-person events offerings by launching a series of webinars to connect top industry professionals in the three pillars driving tech today: Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Datacenters.

Beyond events, W.Media works closely with its clients to curate effective content marketing, editorial coverage, and digital advertising campaigns. This expertise and expansive regional network make W.Media a key player in Asia's Cloud and Datacenter market.

About Digital Week (Southeast Asia)

With cloud migration and storage demands at an all-time high, it's essential to stay up to date on the market's latest developments and technologies. So, our W.Media team has created a space for IT professionals to come together and share their insights while reaching an even broader, digitized network: Digital Week.

Our Digital Weeks combine the informational expertise of a leading webinar series with the personal touch of in-person conferences and exhibitions. This four-day virtual event brings together experts from the Cloud, Data Center, and Cybersecurity industries to share both regional overviews and local observations, as well as enables you speak directly to potential clients or future business partners one-on-one.

Our first Digital Week kicks off in February 2021 and caters specifically to key players across South East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia. Join thousands of industry peers–from specialists to C-suite–as we explore the future of Cloud in ASEAN. We'll be covering: Datacenter Deployment Trends, Regional Cybersecurity Risk Assessments, The Future of Fintech, Cloud Migration Case Studies, Digital Transformation Developments, Sustainable Infrastructure Innovations, Data Sovereignty Best Practices, 5G and IoT Adoption Analysis, and much, much more.

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Deeper Network Wins Web3 Foundation Grant to Build Critical Web 3.0 Infrastructure for the Polkadot Ecosystem

PALO ALTO, CA, Jan 6, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Deeper Network, an official member of the Substrate Builders Program, has received a Web3 Foundation grant to build critical infrastructure related to Substrate of the Polkadot ecosystem. Web3 Foundation's Github announced all the new recipients, including Developer Tooling, DeFi, Games, Oracles, Wallets, Bridges, NFT, Monitoring Tooling, Social Media, and Infrastructural Network represented by Deeper Network.

Deeper Network is committed to providing Web 3.0 infrastructure and gateway access for interacting with Web 3.0 content, aim to create a secure sharing network and a consensus network based on credit authentication. The company's flagship product is called Deeper Connect, providing security protection, privacy protection, and network acceleration, which can significantly improve users' internet experience. "At the same time, each Deeper Connect device is also a network node and a service portal that runs 24/7 hours in the Polkadot Web 3.0 network. Currently, it has been accepted into Parity's Substrate Builder Program. PolkaWorld has also conducted an interview with them," stated by PolkaWorld in their December 28th official news release.

Deeper Network CTO, Chao Ma mentioned "Deeper Network is positioned to become the underlying infrastructure for a truly decentralized communication network while serving as a gateway to Web3.0. dApps will proliferate in the Web3.0 era. Deeper's devices serve to bridge the gap and transition users from Web2.0 to Web3.0."

During PolkaWorld's interview, Deeper Network's CEO, Russell Liu said, "Web1.0 and Web2.0 have solved the problem of information asymmetry in many fields and greatly promoted the development of human civilization. However, there are still major areas where information asymmetry is unsolvable by Web 1.0/2.0. In fact, Web 1.0/2.0 has even created new gaps in information."

At Deeper Network, our understanding of Web 3.0 is to further close the information gap, and have the users gain control on the internet, achieving a fairer, freer, and more democratic internet environment. With excellent products as the entrance, Deeper Network can lead users to painlessly enter the Web 3.0 ecosystem.

Find out more at https://deeper.network/

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