ANNOUNCING NYIAX, THE WORLD'S FIRST ADVERTISING CONTRACT EXCHANGE

NYIAX aims to transform ad inventory into standardized and durable securities

A blockchain-enabled media trading platform running in the cloud and powered by Nasdaq

NEW YORK, March 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the world's first guaranteed advertising contract exchange - NYIAX (New York Interactive Advertising Exchange) - was announced. The new exchange will operate on Nasdaq's world-renowned technology and leverage the Nasdaq Financial Framework architecture. NYIAX will be the first exchange to be deployed in the cloud and also run on blockchain technology.

"NYIAX is a trading platform that brings Wall Street to Madison Avenue through a Nasdaq-powered, seamless global exchange that allows publishers and advertisers to buy, sell and re-trade premium advertising inventory as guaranteed contracts," said NYIAX CEO Lou Severine. "By enabling guaranteed digital media contract trading with efficiency, transparency and ease and providing the proprietary matching engine and trading tools trades require, NYIAX helps advertisers and publishers dominate the $72 billion US digital advertising landscape they command1. Once the exchange achieves critical mass within digital, we will begin supporting TV, print, radio and out-of-home markets."

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PAXATA NAMED A LEADER IN DATA PREPARATION TOOLS REPORT BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM

Report states, “Customer references gave top scores across all usability and time-to-value features.”

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paxata, the pioneer in self-service data preparation, today announced that Forrester Research, Inc., a leading independent technology and market research company, has positioned Paxata as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Preparation Tools, Q1 2017.  Paxata is top ranked in the Current Offering Category.

Within the Current Offering Category, Paxata earned the highest possible scores in 14 out of 15 criteria, which includes Customer Experience, Discover and Blend, Standardize and Enrich, Deliver, Sharing, and Deployment criteria.  Additionally, based on customer references, Paxata received the highest possible scores in usability for business analyst, effectiveness and time to value, and vendor relationship subcriteria. The report also states, “Paxata focuses on usability and fast time-to-insights for business analysts. Paxata is powered by a unified set of technologies designed to support and balance data integration, quality, governance, collaboration, and enrichment.”

The complete report, including the Forrester Wave graphic, is available at:
Download - the Forrester Wave on Data Prep Tools, Q1 2017

The report found that “to remain competitive, firms must speed up driving data to insights in all areas of the business.  However, that requires cutting overhead and inefficiencies from traditional data management timelines and, most important, driving from insights to actions that have business impact.”  Furthermore, Forrester states, “To accelerate time-to-insights and time-to-actions, business end users and analysts who today wrangle data in spreadsheets or other traditional tools need direct access to data and a significant power assist. Data preparation tools can provide this power, but they must balance features and functions to support different roles and use cases and enable appropriate manageability, security, and governance in today’s enterprises — while at the same time delivering speed-to-value.” 

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CALLING ALL AUSTRALIAN ENTREPENEURS AND INNOVATORS: HELP SOLVE GLOBAL WATER SCARCITY

SYDNEY, Australia, Mar. 15, 2017/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --

In partnership with Tata Group and Australian Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's inovationXchange, DFAT iXc), XPRIZE - the world's leader in designing and operating massive incentive competitions to solve humanity's grand challenges - announces the launch of the Water Abundance XPRIZE http://water.xprize.org/), a US$1.75 million global competition aimed at alleviating global water scarcity. This prize will incentivise teams to compete and develop new energy-efficient technologies designed to harvest fresh water from the atmosphere.

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UNISYS INTRODUCES DIGISTICS(TM) BY UNISYS, A CARGO MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO HELP CARRIERS IMPROVE AGILITY, PROCESSES

BLUE BELL, Pa, USA, Mar. 15, 2017/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --

Users can choose a single, comprehensive solution or pick from specific services based on needs, while built-in analytics drive insight for an improved bottom-line and future top-line growth


Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) (http://www.unisys.com/) today launched Digistics(TM) by Unisys (http://www.unisys.com/digistics), a holistic and integrated cargo logistics solution that allows carriers to streamline freight management and improve their operational efficiencies. Digistics enables air carriers to choose from a comprehensive suite of offerings or select the specific cargo services they need, including inventory management, booking, invoicing, and accounting. The system features cross-platform analytics allowing carriers to view past, present and forecast data for enhanced operations.

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A.M. BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF CHINA TAIPING INSURANCE (MACAU) CO., LTD.

HONG KONG, March 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" of China Taiping Insurance (Macau) Co., Ltd. (CTIM) (Macau). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.

The ratings reflect CTIM's strong risk-adjusted capitalization, consistently favorable operating performance and position as the leader in Macau's non-life insurance market.

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TRIPWIRE STUDY: 96 PERCENT OF IT SECURITY PROFESSIONALS EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CYBERSECURITY ATTACKS ON INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

Study reveals most organizations take additional precautions to secure IIoT

 

PORTLAND, Ore., March 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced the results of a study conducted in partnership with Dimensional Research. The study looked at the rise of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) deployment in organizations, and to what extent it is expected to cause security problems in 2017.

IIoT are the connected devices in critical infrastructure segments such as energy, utilities, government, healthcare and finance. Tripwire’s study revealed that:

- Ninety-six percent of those surveyed expect to see an increase in security attacks on IIoT in 2017.

- Fifty-one percent said they do not feel prepared for security attacks that abuse, exploit or maliciously leverage insecure IIoT devices.

- Sixty-four percent said they already recognize the need to protect against IIoT attacks, as they continue to gain popularity among hackers.

“Industry professionals know that the Industrial Internet of Things security is a problem today. More than half of the respondents said they don’t feel prepared to detect and stop cyber attacks against IIoT,” said David Meltzer, chief technology officer at Tripwire. “There are only two ways this scenario plays out: Either we change our level of preparation or we experience the realization of these risks. The reality is that cyber attacks in the industrial space can have significant consequences in terms of safety and the availability of critical operations.”

“As Industrial companies pursue IIoT, it’s important to understand the new threats that can impact critical operations. Greater connectivity with operational technology (OT) exposes operational teams to the types of attacks that IT teams are used to seeing, but with even higher stakes,” said Robert Westervelt, security research manager at IDC. “The concern for a cyber attack is no longer focused on loss of data, but safety and availability. Consider an energy utility as an example - cyber attacks could disrupt power supply for communities and potentially have impact to life and safety.” 

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A.M. BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF ENERGAS INSURANCE (L) LIMITED

SINGAPORE, March 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" of Energas Insurance (L) Limited (Energas) (Malaysia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Energas is a sole captive insurer of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Malaysia's national oil and gas company.

The ratings reflect Energas' strong risk-adjusted capitalization, excellent earnings track record and the position it holds as a key part of Petronas' risk management framework.

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