SAIC MOTOR SELECTS HERE LOCATION SERVICES TO POWER CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES GLOBALLY

Beijing and Singapore, Oct 26 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SAIC Motor, China’s largest automaker, today announced HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, will power the connected In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems of MG cars in South-East Asia, Oceania, Western Europe, Latin America, Middle East and India.

The connected IVI system includes HERE Traffic which provides real-time information on traffic flow and conditions, helping drivers reach their destinations safely and more efficiently. The SAIC Motor system includes the latest connected vehicle services including HERE Parking, HERE EV Charge Points and HERE Fuel Prices, which deliver drivers dynamic and highly relevant information on their route ahead.

The MG mobile application i-SMART, includes a set of IoT solutions that combines the value of the connected on-board IVI system and the MG mobile application. I-SMART will utilize HERE’s mobile Software Developer Kit (SDK) which provides MG software developers a rich set of location features such as mapping, routing, geocoding and search, traffic, transit and navigation.

HERE Technologies is supporting SAIC Group’s expansion outside China by providing access to global map coverage and country-specific, local market knowledge. Both MG’s conventional and electric vehicles will benefit from HERE services and they are planned to be available immediately in South-East Asia, Oceania and Western Europe, and planned to be introduced in the coming months in Latin America, Middle East and India.

“HERE Technologies provides MG with the core location data, services and mobile SDK that enable the development of high-quality, industry leading products in a short period of time” said Tang ShengHao, Product Manager at SAIC responsible for SAIC’s overseas’ product architecture for navigation, online services and mobile apps. “We look forward to a continued cooperation with HERE in various fields to provide further industry-leading features and functions for our MG i-Smart system for an enhanced intelligent user experience. SAIC’s goal is to sell 550,000 vehicles overseas in 2021. We hope that the MG i-Smart system, including navigation and location-based services can also contribute.” 

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JUNIPER RESEARCH: ROAMING REVENUE LOSSES TO SURPASS $2 BILLION GLOBALLY BY 2026; NECESSITATING NEW CLEARING PROCESSES FOR OPERATORS

BASINGSTOKE, England, Oct 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A new Juniper Research study has found operators will lose around $484 million in roaming revenue from the misidentification of roaming data traffic this year. These losses are expected to rise to $2.1 billion by 2026; representing absolute growth of 331%. The report found the inability to distinguish between 4G and 5G data traffic using current standards will result in greater losses as the travel industry returns to pre-pandemic levels and 5G adoption increases.

In response, the new research, Data & Financial Clearing: Emerging Trends, Key Opportunities & Market Forecasts 2021-2026, cited the support by operators for the BCE (Billing & Charging Evolution) protocol as being a key strategy to minimise the extent of revenue leakage. BCE is an end-to-end industry-wide standard defined by the GSMA that introduces new capabilities that identify roaming data traffic over different network technologies.

For more insights, download our free whitepaper: Mobile Roaming & the $2 Billion Revenue Leakage Problem

5G Roaming to Drive Roaming Market Evolution

This issue of misidentifying roaming data will only be exacerbated by the rising number of 5G subscribers roaming internationally. The report forecasts there will be over 200 million 5G roaming connections by 2026; rising from 5 million in 2021. This growth is driven by increasing 5G adoption and a return to pre-pandemic levels of international travel. In response, it urges operators to identify emerging areas of potential revenue leakage by leveraging machine learning in roaming analytics tools to efficiently assess roaming behaviour and data usage.

In addition, the report found to effectively mitigate the growing complexity of clearing processes arising from increased demand for data when roaming, operators must move away from established roaming clearing practices in favour of BCE.

Research author Scarlett Woodford remarked: “By combining BCE with AI-enabled roaming analytics suites, operators will be ideally positioned to deal with the rise in roaming data. Separating roaming traffic by network connectivity is essential to allow operators to charge roaming partners based on latency and download speed, and maximise overall 5G roaming revenue.”

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Vonage acquires Jumper.ai, adds conversational commerce solution to product portfolio

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has announced acquiring Jumper.ai, a Singapore-based leader in omnichannel conversational commerce solutions.

According to a statement, Jumper.ai’s team will join Vonage’s Product and Engineering group.

With this acquisition, Vonage gains significant technology and developer-focused talent, as well as expertise in conversational commerce, complementing the programmable, flexible and intelligent capabilities of its singular Vonage Communications Platform and robust portfolio of APIs.

“The addition of Jumper.ai’s conversational commerce and omnichannel capabilities fits perfectly into Vonage’s strategy and is a natural extension of Vonage’s offerings. It transforms customer interactions from notifications and simple communications to conversations across the spectrum of customer engagement points,” said Vonage Chief Executive Officer, Rory Read. 

The Jumper.ai platform creates omnichannel, messaging-first customer engagement and shopping journeys across social, messaging, and web (WhatsApp, Messenger, Apple Business Chat, Instagram, Twitter, SMS, LINE, Google Ads, Brand websites, and more). 

As social messaging becomes more important to consumers globally as a quick and direct way of connecting with their favorite brands, Vonage will incorporate Jumper.ai technology to expand its total addressable market and complement its robust portfolio of APIs with a packaged AI-enabled conversational commerce offering.

Jumper.ai is an all-in-one solution that meets the needs of major brands to connect with consumers through web and social channels, while also turning these conversations into richer AI-enabled customer experiences with rapid service and sales follow-through.

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CLOUDFLARE COLLABORATES WITH MICROSOFT AND MAJOR SEARCH ENGINES TO HELP IMPROVE WEBSITES' SEARCH RESULTS

Initiative introduces a new way for website owners to instantly drive higher quality search engine results, and helps improve efficiency of the web

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, announced it will work with Microsoft, Yandex, and other leading search engines to help businesses get the most timely and relevant search results to their customers. By participating in the IndexNow.org initiative, Cloudflare will allow websites to automatically notify search engines whenever content is created, updated, or deleted so they can be more efficiently crawled. Now, all Cloudflare customers can ensure users see the most up-to-date version of their content, all with a single click.

Search engines use a complex network of bots to crawl the ever-changing content on the Internet so people can find relevant, timely content. Today, approximately 45% of Internet traffic comes from web crawlers and bots. To help improve the efficiency of crawlers on the web, Cloudflare launched Crawler Hints–an easy way to signal to bot developers when content has been changed or added to a site, so they can make more efficient choices about what to crawl. What’s more, website owners will be able to improve site performance by reducing unnecessary bot traffic and to provide timely content, which ultimately helps improve search rankings. Now, Cloudflare is using the IndexNow standard to bring Crawler Hints to major search engines.

“A fast, reliable website and timely search results are at the heart of any growing business, whether it’s a startup or Fortune 500 company. Since the beginning, we’ve worked to help our customers to give them the speed, reliability, and security they need to do business,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “Today, we're taking that one step further by working with Microsoft and other major search engines to help any website owner reduce inefficiencies while also delivering their users reliable, relevant and timely online experiences.” 

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J.P. Morgan Securities plc announces post-stabilisation period

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 -- Further to the pre-stabilisation period announcement dated Oct 11, J.P. Morgan Securities plc hereby gives notice that no stabilisation (within the meaning of Article 3.2(d) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014) or the rules of the Financial Conduct Authority) was undertaken by the Stabilisation Manager(s) named below in relation to the offer of the following securities.

The Issuer is The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), while the Stabilisation Manager(s) include BNP Paribas; Credit Agricole CIB; HSBC; ING; Shinhan Investment; and KEXIM Bank (UK) Limited, according to a statement.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. 

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Nippon Express (Shanghai) unveils ‘Kansai Special Rapid Service’ using high-speed ferries

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 -- Nippon Express (Shanghai) Co Ltd (NE Shanghai), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co Ltd, has launched an in-house consolidated service -- ‘Kansai Special Rapid Service’ -- using extremely reliable high-speed ferries from Shanghai to Osaka/Kobe, with the first departure being Sept 18.

The increasingly strict biosecurity measures imposed at Shanghai Pudong Airport have resulted in a continual string of flight cancellations by airlines, making it difficult to rely on air transport, while congestion at Shanghai Port has put container vessels considerably behind schedule. 

These circumstances have given rise to greater need for LCL (small-lot consolidation) services offering speed and punctuality, according to a statement.

Nippon Express developed the ‘Kansai Special Rapid Service’ in-house consolidated service as a BCP-compatible solution that uses high-speed ferries to transport cargo from the Shanghai CFS to the Osaka CFS/Kobe CFS in five days.

Service overview, frequency: departures twice weekly (using the ferries Xinjianzhen and Suzhouhao), while service type: consolidated cargo transport (LCL service with in-house consolidation).

Meanwhile, service features include speed: transport from Shanghai CFS to Osaka CFS/Kobe CFS in as short as five days; and, punctuality: service operates on reliable schedule using high-speed ferries.

The ferries Xinjianzhen and Suzhouhao alternate between Osaka and Kobe every other week, with service provided to the Osaka CFS for Osaka arrivals and the Kobe CFS for Kobe arrivals.

More details at http://www.nipponexpress.com/

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FinLync-Standard Chartered partnership to hasten bank's API offerings adoption

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 -- FinLync, a global fintech company founded in Singapore that is transforming corporate finance and treasury offices through its world-class products, and leading international banking group Standard Chartered have announced partnership to enable corporate treasury and finance teams to rapidly and easily connect to Standard Chartered’s application programming interface (API) offerings, via FinLync.

This will allow corporates to make decisions faster, more frequently and based on more-precise information, all of which provide an edge over their competition without the substantial time and financial investments typically required in such integration projects.

Based on a statement, this partnership reflects FinLync’s role as the market leader in bank API connectivity, and Standard Chartered’s commitment to developing API offerings that provide corporate treasurers with 24/7 access to critical information for improved control and visibility.

By partnering with FinLync, the Bank is able to support its clients in making the shift to real-time treasury and significantly increasing working capital efficiency, as well as differentiate itself from banks limited to legacy connectivity, all while offloading IT burdens.

FinLync co-founder and CEO, Phillip Klein said: “In order to get value from bank APIs, companies must connect them to their end solution, usually an ERP. Building these connections from scratch is a lengthy and costly process that can take months or years for just a single API.

“FinLync turns this previously complex connectivity challenge into a simple plug-and-play process. You get rid of bank files and middleware but get all the connections you need, plus real-time data and expanded data points, without having to manage the connectivity.

“We are excited to partner with Standard Chartered to make their bank API offerings immediately accessible for corporates.”

Standard Chartered Global Head of Cash Management, Philip Panaino said: “Beyond the building of APIs, we recognise the need to take the next step in ensuring that corporates can access these solutions in a fast, secure and easy-to-use manner, to fully deliver the benefits of this seamless connection.”

For more information, visit https://www.finlync.com

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