Business Technology

Manulife selects startups to further digitise, simplify customer experience across Asia

HONG KONG, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife and global venture accelerator firm Brinc have announced today the three startups selected for the ManulifeBOOST  2021 cohort. Manulife is increasingly engaging the startup c...

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VVDN to Design and Manufacture India's indigenous Tablet as an ODM Product

GURUGRAM, India, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VVDN Technologies, a premier electronic product engineering and manufacturing company, announced that it has started the complete design, development and manufacturing of "Make inIndia" Tablets for domestic and global OEMs and customers. The announce...

2021-12-14 10:49 1892

PR Newswire's Business & Finance Media Pitching Kit 2021 (APAC Edition) Shares News and Trends on the Radar of Journalists

HONG KONG, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/-- PR Newswire launched its Business & Finance Media Pitching Kit 2021 (APAC Edition) today, offering insights for brands pitching to business and finance media amidst a global economic outlook that remains clouded by uncertainties.

2021-12-14 10:00 3343

Bank of China Group Insurance engages Milliman and CoverGo to design and build new motor insurance products and platform

HONG KONG, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of China Group Insurance  (BOCG Insurance), a leader in general insurance in the region,Milliman , an international actuarial and consulting firm, are joining forces withCoverGo

2021-12-14 10:00 3756

Global Total Semiconductor Equipment Sales On Track to Top $100 Billion in 2021 for First Time, SEMI Reports

TOKYO, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach a new high of$103 billion in 2021, surging 44.7% from the previous industry record of$71 billion in 2020, SEMI announced today in releasing it...

2021-12-14 10:00 1716

22 UK tech companies selected for Tech Nation International Growth Programme into Southeast Asia and Australia

* 22 of the UK's most ambitious tech scaleups join Tech Nation programme to accelerate expansion in international markets * The four-month programme was created as part of the UK Government's Digital Trade Network , an i...

2021-12-14 10:00 586

Tradeplus24 restructures $25m of debt to underpin $100m growth debt facility

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global SME lending fintech Tradeplus24 Australia has restructured $25 million of its existing debt facilities to underpin the execution of a material debt transaction of over$100 million and reduce its cost of f...

2021-12-14 09:50 2339

Grundfos launches largest CR pump to celebrate 50 years of pioneering pump technology

BANGKOK, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the momentous milestone of delivering 50 years of world-class energy efficiency for industries worldwide with its renowned range of CR pumps, global water solutions leader Grundfos today released its latest CR 255 model. As Grundfos' largest ver...

2021-12-14 09:00 2403

Honeywell Solstice Propellant Receives NMPA Registration for China New Cosmetic Raw Materials

SHANGHAI, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today announced Solstice Propellant, a solution based on breakthrough next-generation hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) technology, completed registration for new cosmetic raw materials byChina's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)...

2021-12-14 09:00 3284

IG Group Pledges 1% of Post-Tax Profits to Charitable Causes

SINGAPORE and LONDON, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IG Group (LON:IGG) , a global leader in online trading, today announced that for each year from 2022 to 2025, it will pledge the equivalent of 1% of the prior financial year's post-tax profits to charitable causes. This...

2021-12-14 09:00 2679

New App Strengthens Human Connection

PARIS, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Heallo, a new smartphone application focused on strengthening personal human connections, launchesTuesday, December 14. Named to combine healing with saying "hello," Heallo  allows users to share feelings and be present for one anothe...

2021-12-14 07:00 2053

PTC Appoints Michal Katz to Board of Directors

BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) has appointed Michal Katz to its Board of Directors effective February 8, 2022. Michal Katz joins PTC's Board of Directors. With a career spanning more than 20 years on W...

2021-12-14 06:46 1944

365 Retail Markets Announces Acquisition of Spoonfed

Global technology leader to benefit from dynamic catering platform positioned for growth  TROY, Mich., Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 365 Retail Markets ("365") a leading provider of self-service commerce technology to the foodservice industry, today announced the acquisition of Spoonfed, aGlasgo...

2021-12-14 06:41 496

Australia first to adopt new ecommerce security requirement to combat cybercrime, says Visa

SYDNEY, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, the world's leader in digital payments, has today announced a new ecommerce security requirement to help Australian businesses combat a growing form of cybercrime and gain over 13,000 hours a year in otherwise lost time trading.[1] As commerce rapidly ...

2021-12-14 06:00 3424

Cloopen Announced its Acquisition of Zhuge, a User-Centric Intelligent Data Solution Provider

BEIJING, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 13th, Cloopen (NYSE: RAAS), China's leading multi-capability cloud-based communications solution provider, announced the wholly-owned acquisition of Zhuge Inc. ("Zhuge"), a new generation of user-centric intelligent data solution provider. After ...

2021-12-14 05:23 2627

Buybacks of series B shares in AB Electrolux during week 49, 2021

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- During the period December 6 – December 10, 2021 AB Electrolux (LEI code 549300Y3HHZB1ZGFPJ93) has repurchased in total 427,890 own series B shares(ISIN: SE0016589188) as part of the buyback program initiated by the Board of Directors in order to optimize ...

2021-12-14 04:25 2133

Cloud Technology Leader Boomi Names David Meredith as Chief Executive Officer

- Award-winning public company CEO joins global category leader Boomi - Appointment signals next stage of growth for the company, following its recently closed$4 billion acquisition by leading technology investors Francisco Partners and TPG - Chris McNabb to retire following successful 9-year te...

2021-12-14 01:52 2260

'Tiangong Classroom' catapults YCIS students into space

HONG KONG, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yew Chung International School (YCIS) students were transformed into excited young scientists of tomorrow during a unique 'Tiangong lecture' delivered live from space by Shenzhou-13 astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu. The event, on 9 Decem...

2021-12-14 01:49 2896

DYNATA ACQUIRES 0PTIMUS ANALYTICS, STRENGTHENING ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS OFFERINGS

Acquisition enhances capabilities for audience discovery and advertising implementation DALLAS, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynata, the world's largest first-party data platform for insights, activation and measurement, today announced it has acquired 0ptimus Analytics, an artificial intellige...

2021-12-13 23:03 1788

Advanced Performance Management Platforms will Enable Contact Centers to Deliver Enhanced CX

Incentivizing and engaging agents results in big leaps in performance and a subsequent rise in customer satisfaction, finds Frost & Sullivan SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic caused a temporary shift in investment priorities in the contact center. Millions of agent...

2021-12-13 23:00 1925