KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 -- CollabNet VersionOne (CollabNet) and XebiaLabs have merged to create an Agile, end-to-end, DevOps platform for enterprises.
The combination, backed by TPG Capital, unites CollabNet’s upstream Agile planning and enterprise version control functionality with XebiaLabs’ downstream release orchestration and deployment automation capabilities. In connection with the transaction, Ashok Reddy, an accomplished industry veteran and former Broadcom executive, has joined the combined company as chief executive officer (CEO). Derek Langone, current CEO of XebiaLabs, will serve as president of the combined company while Stephen Gregorio will serve as the combined company’s chief financial officer. According to TPG Capital’s Nehal Raj and Art Heidrich, the combination will provide enterprise customers with end-to-end visibility and management capabilities needed to develop software quickly, reliably and securely, helping accelerate digital transformation and drive business outcomes. XebiaLabs’ existing shareholders, Susquehanna Growth Equity and Accel, have sold their respective stakes in the company as part of the combination. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. -- BERNAMA
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 -- GIobal Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has announced that Julie Ashworth and Philip Iley have been elected Partners of the Firm, effective Jan 1.
In a statement, the leading independent global infrastructure investor said Ashworth, who joined GIP in 2012, had been a crucial contributor to the success of the Firm. As Deputy General Counsel, she has been actively involved in many aspects of GIP’s business, from supporting investment activities to leading legal team and working with investors on fundraising efforts. Meanwhile, Iley, who joined GIP in 2016, has been a key member of Transport Investment Team and played a leading role in several of GIP’s investments in the sector. He represents GIP on the boards of Italo and Gatwick. GIP Chairman and Managing Partner, Bayo Ogunlesi said: “Julie and Philip have made meaningful impacts on GIP’s businesses in many ways. These well-deserved promotions are a testament to their leadership qualities and to the important contributions that they have made to the success of GIP.” More details at www.global-infra.com -- BERNAMA Toshiba: a 10Mbps high-speed communication logic output photocoupler "TLP2363" (Photo: Business Wire) - Supports IEC 61131-2 digital input type 1 - TOKYO, Jan 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched “TLP2363,” a 10Mbps high-speed communication logic output photocoupler for 24V digital input interfaces of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Shipments start today. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200127005229/en/ The new photocoupler’s specifications include both the minimum and maximum values of its threshold input current at its operating temperature range (-40 to 105℃). Use of the photocoupler in combination with appropriate resistors for current control realizes a 24V digital input module that follows IEC 61131-2 Type 1[1] specifications. In addition, the new product’s circuit suppresses chattering noise so that its output is clearly either “low” or “high,” even with a slow input signal with a long (60s or less) rise or fall time. This eliminates the need for a waveform shaping circuit in the output part, reducing the number of components. The photocoupler is packaged in the thin 5pin SO6, and has a maximum height of 2.3mm. Its slim shape brings greater freedom to component layout on printed circuit boards. Applications
Please click here Note: [1] Specifies the requirements and tests for PLC devices Follow the link below for more on the new product. TLP2363 https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/info/lookup.jsp?pid=TLP2363 Follow the link below for more on Toshiba’s optical devices line-up. https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/opto.html To check availability of the new products at online distributors, please visit: TLP2363 https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/semiconductor/where-to-buy/stockcheck.TLP2363.html *Company names, product names, and service names may be trademarks of their respective companies. Customer Inquiries: Optoelectronic Device Sales & Marketing Dept. Tel: +81-3-3457-3431 https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/contact.html Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice. About Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation combines the vigor of a new company with the wisdom of experience. Since becoming an independent company in July 2017, we have taken our place among the leading general devices companies, and offer our customers and business partners outstanding solutions in discrete semiconductors, system LSIs and HDD. Our 22,000 employees around the world share a determination to maximize the value of our products, and emphasize close collaboration with customers to promote co-creation of value and new markets. We look forward to building on annual sales now surpassing 800-billion yen (US$7 billion) and to contributing to a better future for people everywhere. Find out more about us at https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/top.html View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200127005229/en/ Contact Media Inquiries: Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation Digital Marketing Department Chiaki Nagasawa Tel: +81-3-3457-4963 [email protected] Source : Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 -- Evercore, the leading global independent investment banking advisory firm, has once again been recognised Best M&A Adviser in Singapore by The Asset magazine at its 2019 Triple A Country Awards ceremony in Hong Kong recently.
The annual awards, now in its 21st year, is Asia’s pre-eminent recognition for best-in-class institutions operating within the region, according to a statement. Evercore has received this award in four of the five years since 2015, the first full year that Evercore obtained its Capital Markets Services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Since its establishment, Evercore has advised on some of the largest, most complex and transformational transactions in Singapore, one of the world’s largest financial centres. “I am extremely proud of the growth of our Singapore business in the past five years and of the advice that we have provided to the largest corporates, government-linked institutions, prominent families, financial sponsors and businesses within the region,” said Evercore president and chief executive officer, Ralph Schlosstein. “We are confident that Evercore Singapore will remain a core pillar of the Firm, given its success and Singapore’s position as a key strategic hub for Asia.” Evercore provides conflict-free, expert advice to clients regarding the execution of key strategic initiatives, including cross-border transactions and the deployment of strategic capital. More details at www.evercore.com. -- BERNAMA SNOMED International recognises Award for Excellence, Lifetime Achievement Award recipients24/1/2020 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 -- SNOMED International recently presented its Award for Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Award at its Awards Gala held in conjunction with the SNOMED CT Expo 2019 hosted here last October.
According to a statement, award recipients are nominated from among the community to recognise exceptional contributors to the evolution and ongoing guardianship of SNOMED CT. The Award for Excellence is given for outstanding contribution to the improvement of SNOMED CT and its successful implementation in health and social care. Last year, the award was presented to Dr Mark Jurkovich. Jurkovich’s commitment to SNOMED CT’s Dentistry Clinical Reference Group and its Special Interest Group predecessor, has made it among the most productive and successful of its kind. The organisation was also pleased to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Stewart Jessamine and Lies van Gennip, PhD. The late Jessamine’s passion for the global implementation and adoption of SNOMED CT was unparalleled, lending his time to progress the development and evolution of the company’s vision and mission, having served as Chair of the General Assembly on two separate occasions. Meanwhile, van Gennip has made a significant and sustained contribution to the community of practice and ongoing development of SNOMED CT. Throughout her career, she has focused on promoting initiatives improving population and patient health at national level in the Netherlands. SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organisation charged with setting global standards for health terminology, a critical element of safe and effective healthcare. More details at http://www.snomed.org. -- BERNAMA AUCKLAND, 24 Jan, 2020 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/--
--The sports technology platform launched in Auckland at the 2020 ASB Classic rolling out a new gamified player and coaching experience in an app to inspire more and smarter tennis across New Zealand. Bounx Sport, a global sports technology platform and sponsor of the 2020 ASB Classic tennis tournament, created opportunities for New Zealand’s top tennis juniors to get on court with exclusive Pro-Play experiences at the tennis tournament. Bounx Founder and CEO, Julian R. Ellison, said, “We now know why the ASB Classic has been awarded the Best WTA event in the world. It was the perfect venue to introduce the complete Bounx experience to the world. ProPlay, CoachPlay and MatchPlay, we did it all with the Bounx APP at the 2020 ASB Classic. We are excited to have some of Auckland ’s best tennis coaches and clubs on the Bounx platform and look forward to making Auckland a centre-of-excellence for Bounx.” Bounx APP users earn XP (eXperience Points) when they book tennis coaching or join group classes at Bounx enabled clubs. The greater the effort a player gives on court, the more XP they earn. Top XP earning juniors from Auckland were provided exclusive Bounx experiences at the 2020 ASB Classic which included, ProPlays with Cici Bellis, Tennys Sandgren, Valentina Ivanov, Erin Routliffe, Rubin Statham, Giovanni Teoli and even Live-on-Court Coaching with legendary tennis coach, Nick Bollettieri. Adding to the Bounx experiences at the 2020 ASB Classic, junior players on the Bounx APP were able to book the Bounx box seats to go courtside with their coaches to talk tennis strategy while watching the world’s best as their case studies. As the technology powering the demand for over 140 Hitting Partner requests from the pro players at the 2020 ASB Classic, Bounx Sport provided Auckland’s top junior players an exclusive experience to prove their hard earned tennis skills by warming up the pro players prior to their matches. The pro players were able view the Hitting Partner profiles, book them and provide feedback from the Bounx APP. As part of the roll out in New Zealand, Bounx Sport will continue to open new locations for playing tennis via the Bounx APP with the most passionate coaches and leading tennis clubs in Auckland. “We have signed on for 3 years as a sponsor of the ASB Classic and we look forward to building strong relationships with the national and local tennis associations, great clubs, inspired coaches and most importantly, energized tennis players. We are all about making the time players have on court smarter so they can improve faster,” Ellison concluded. ----- END ---- About Bounx Bounx is a global sports technology platform that provides a cloud-based ecosystem for players, sports clubs, and coaches to play more and play smarter. http://bounxsport.com/ SOURCE: Bounx http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=36622 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 -- The Guangzhou Night event was organised at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting for the first time in Guangzhou, China recently.
Guangzhou Night was co-organised by the People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality and Cedar Holdings, a Guangzhou home-grown conglomerate. Cedar Holdings ranked 301st on the Fortune Global 500 with US$40.6 billion in total revenue. (US$1 = RM4.06) Guangzhou introduced itself to the world, shared information on its development opportunities and communicated its willingness to be open and cooperative, according to a statement. Government representatives from dozens of countries and regions, senior executives of Fortune Global 500 companies and WEF participants from dozens of countries and regions attended the event. With sophisticated creative design, Guangzhou Night brought the urban landscape, Cantonese food and cultural & artistic performance unique to Guangzhou to Davos in winter, showcasing the vitality and culture of this thousand-year-old trade hub. During the Guangzhou Night, a SPA was signed that sees Cedar Holdings purchase the entire share capital of Stemcor, a Top three global independent steel and raw materials trading company headquartered in the United Kingdom. -- BERNAMA NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MRO Middle East (#MROME) summit and exhibition will be held February 24-26 in Dubai, UAE. The combined summit and trade show, co-located with Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME), is the Gulf region's leading conference and exhibition for commercial aviation maintenance.
Gathering over 5,000 attendees from the entire airline supply chain, more than 83 countries are represented at the event, offering networking among industry leaders representing airlines, regulators, suppliers, and service providers. According to Aviation Week 2020 Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast, fleets in the Middle East are expected to nearly double, growing from 1,760 aircraft in 2020 to 3,670 aircraft by 2029, a CAGR of 8.5%. MRO demand in the Middle East is projected to double in the next 10 years and could reach $16.5 billion by 2029. The MRO Middle East Exhibition (February 25-26), with more than 300 solution providers, is taking place at the Dubai World Trade Center (Za’abeel Halls 2-3). The event is free to attend to industry professionals and showcases the latest technologies and suppliers that are changing the way the MRO industry operates. The exhibition hours are Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Click here to see who is exhibiting. The MRO Middle East Summit takes place the day before the main exhibition, on Monday, February 24 at the Conrad Dubai. The one-day conference attracts 150+ senior attendees from the aviation aftermarket to network, explore the landscape, and discuss emerging opportunities in the Middle East. The sessions will be followed by a networking reception for delegates. mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=36568 Extended Streak of Intense Currency Volatility Has Cost Companies $100 Billion in Last Five Quarters
SAN DIEGO, Jan 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Currency volatility was responsible for significant impacts on the revenues of U.S.-listed multinational corporations, costing them more than $11.5 billion in Q3 2019, according to the new Kyriba Currency Impact Report (CIR), a comprehensive report which details the impact of foreign exchange (FX) among 1,200 companies in North America and Europe. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of $10+ billion in losses for North American companies – the longest such stretch in at least a decade. “Waiting for currency volatility to calm down has been a $98 billion mistake for CFOs of multinational corporations. CFOs who dismissed this problem as a temporary wave of market drama have unnecessarily cost their shareholders and need to reconsider their strategy,” said Wolfgang Koester, Chief Evangelist for Kyriba. “Unless they utilize the tools now available to gauge and manage currency exposures accurately and in real-time, those that remain exposed to currency movements are at the mercy of currency markets to determine their financial success. CFOs and corporate treasurers should not be playing roulette with corporate cash and equity.” The average earnings per share (EPS) impact reported by North American companies in Q3 2019 was $0.03 – three times greater than the industry standard MBO of less than $0.01 EPS impact. For the eleventh consecutive quarter, North American companies indicated the Euro as the most impactful currency, with 46 percent of companies mentioning it during their Q3 earnings calls, according to the report. Medical equipment and supplies and the business services industries experienced the greatest impact from currencies, as those industries continue to be affected by Brexit and other volatile geopolitical events around the globe. To learn about specific industries affected and which currencies were most impactful to multinationals, download the full Q3 2019 Kyriba Currency Impact Report here. In Europe, Currency Impacts Are Less of a Problem Publicly traded European companies which qualified to be monitored in the Q3 2019 report indicated a collective currency loss of $750 million, snapping a streak of eight consecutive quarters of $1 billion impacts. For the first time in three quarters, the euro was not the currency most mentioned as impactful by European companies during Q3 2019 earnings calls. This distinction belonged to the U.S. dollar, which topped the Euro, followed by the British Sterling, and Brazilian Real. The CIR is the most comprehensive report of its kind, detailing the impact of foreign exchange exposures among publicly traded companies. In addition, all companies in the report do business in more than one currency, with at least 15 percent of their revenue coming from other nations. Kyriba will be showcasing its FX risk management solution at Kyriba Live in Las Vegas, February 24-25. The solution is part of a larger cloud network designed to help CFOs and their teams better activate and protect their global cash and liquidity to achieve better financial outcomes. About Kyriba Corp.: Kyriba empowers CFOs and their teams to transform how they activate liquidity as a dynamic, real-time vehicle for growth and value creation, while also protecting against financial risk. Kyriba’s pioneering Active Liquidity Network connects internal applications for treasury, risk, payments and working capital, with vital external sources such as banks, ERPs, trading platforms, and market data providers. Based on a secure, highly scalable SaaS platform that leverages artificial and business intelligence, Kyriba enables thousands of companies worldwide to maximize growth opportunities, protect against loss from fraud and financial risk, and reduce costs through advanced automation. Kyriba is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in New York, Paris, London, Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai and other major locations. For more information, visit www.kyriba.com. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200121005145/en/ Contact Daniel Shaffer, [email protected], +1 858-263-2218 Source : Kyriba SG Fujita of the AJC (third from the right) participating in the High-Level Symposium on Intra-ASEAN Trade and Investment. From the left, Mr. Hirokazu Kobayashi, Executive Director, JETRO Singapore; Ms. Hoang Ngoc Anh, Acting General Secretary, Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association – VITAS; Mrs. Le Thi Hai Van, Deputy Director-General, Foreign Investment Agency, Ministry of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam; Mr. Masataka Fujita, Secretary General, ASEAN-Japan Centre; Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh, Associate Professor, Founder and Director of the Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR); and Atty. Allan B. Gepty, SEOM Leader of the Philippines (Photo: Business Wire) TOKYO, Jan 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Secretary General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), Mr. Masataka Fujita was invited to the High-Level Symposium on Intra-ASEAN Trade and Investment: “Enhancing Intra-ASEAN Trade and Investment for Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community”, which was held in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 10 January 2020, to share his views on the current situation of intra-ASEAN trade and investment with a focus on growing ASEAN’s participation in the Global Value Chains (GVCs). The Symposium was one of the first official events of ASEAN 2020 since Viet Nam assumed the Chair of ASEAN; and organized by the Viet Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Ministry of Planning and Investment. It was attended by some 120 distinguished guests and participants including former and incumbent ministerial level officials from some ASEAN countries, officials attending Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM) from all the 10 ASEAN Member States, as well as delegates and experts from the ASEAN Secretariat and other regional and international organizations. Against the background that the situation of intra-ASEAN trade and investment are relatively modest compared to the other economic groupings, and with the conviction that enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and investment will contribute to realize ASEAN priorities and a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community, the symposium discussed three kinds of issues, namely, removing institutional and policy barriers, moving up along GVCs and improving seamless logistics. It was aimed at coming up with policy recommendations to be reported to SEOM and ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting in 2020 for further consideration. SG Fujita participated in the panel discussion entitled “ASEAN participating more and moving up in Global Value Chains.” In his talk, he gave a general picture of the GVCs in ASEAN; and shared his views, with reference to AJC’s research work, on how ASEAN can participate more in the GVCs and how it can move up its GVCs, based on the data of value-added trade. He emphasized that the ASEAN Member States should participate in the GVCs as there is positive relationship between the GVC participation and GDP per capita growth rate; i.e. if a country participates more in the GVCs, the country tends to have higher opportunity to have higher GDP per capita growth. He further explained that there is also a positive relation between GVC participation and volume of foreign direct investment (FDI): namely, the more a country receives FDI, the country has more chances to participate in the GVCs; and recommended the ASEAN Member States to strengthen and improve their measures to attract it further. Having explained this, SG Fujita proposed the five policy points for the ASEAN Member States to gain access to GVCs, benefit from GVC participation and realize opportunities to upgrade in GVCs for further economic growth of the region. The policy points include (1) Embedding GVCs in overall development strategies and industrial development policies; (2) Enabling GVC growth by maintaining a conducive trade and investment environment and by putting in place infrastructural prerequisites; (3) Building productive capacities in local firms; (4) Mitigating the risks involved in GVC participation, which requires a strong environmental, social and governance framework; and (5) Aligning trade and investment policies, which implies the identification of synergies between the two policy areas and in relevant institutions. Upon participating in the symposium, he appreciated ASEAN policy makers’ keen interest in AJC’s study on the GVCs. “I hope our recommendations could be of any help for the ASEAN to increase GVC participation and moving up along as well as shifting up its GVC, as it is an important strategic option for ASEAN since it moves towards achieving the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025 with its characteristics of ‘a highly integrated and cohesive economy’ and ‘a competitive, innovative and dynamic ASEAN’”, he said. AJC is an intergovernmental organization established by the ASEAN Member States and Japan in 1981, with objectives to promote trade, investment, tourism as well as people-to-people exchanges between the ASEAN Member States and Japan. Official Website of the ASEAN-Japan Centre: https://www.asean.or.jp/en/ AJC's papers: https://www.asean.or.jp/en/centre-wide/centrewide_en/ Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/52160169/en Contact Junko Nukiyama Office of the Secretary General ASEAN-Japan Centre Tel: +81-3-5402-8118 E-mail: [email protected] Source : ASEAN-Japan Centre |
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