14TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS ANNOUNCE STEVIE AWARD WINNERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE

Business Awards Program to Celebrate Excellence Worldwide at Barcelona Event

FAIRFAX, Va., Aug 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High-achieving organizations and executives around the world have been recognized as Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in The 14th Annual International Business Awards, the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program.

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Nicknamed the Stevies from the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented at a gala on 21 October at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain. Tickets for the event are on sale now at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

All organizations worldwide are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can submit entries in a wide range of categories.

More than 200 executives worldwide participated on 12 juries to determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners from among more than 3,900 nominations submitted by organizations in over 60 nations.

Among the top winners of Gold Stevie Awards are MSLGROUP, worldwide, with 13; Cisco Systems, worldwide (10); Weber Shandwick, worldwide (nine); CallidusCloud, Dublin, California USA (eight); Telkom Indonesia (eight); LLORENTE & CUENCA, Madrid, Spain (seven); and Deutsche Post DHL, worldwide, with six.

Other organizations with 10 or more Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie wins include, among others, ASDA'A Burson Marsteller, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; FIS, St. Petersburg, Florida USA; Jeunesse Global, Lake Mary, Florida USA; Marico Ltd, Mumbai, India; Odea Bank A.S., Istanbul, Turkey; Ooredoo Group, worldwide; and PRIZM, Hong Kong.

A complete list of all Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners by category is available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

The winners of Grand Stevie Award trophies, the top overall winners in the competition, will be named the week of 21 August. 

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ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM FIELDS WITH RISE OF DIGITAL ECONOMY

MELAKA, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- An abundance of business and career opportunities awaits the new generation of youth pursuing the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, according to a statement issued by Technology Park Malaysia Corporation Sdn Bhd (TPM).  

In efforts to encourage secondary and tertiary student to seize the opportunities available in the STEM education, TPM President and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Ir. Mohd Azman Shahidin said the Malaysian society and domestic companies must adapt the latest science, technology and innovations (STI) in line with the rapid expansion of the global knowledge-based economy which is fast moving into the next level – the digital economy.

Azman said with the fast-pace evolution of technology, it remains important for Malaysians to keep abreast of new global STI developments.

“The rapid transformation of information and communication technology (ICT) has enabled global connectivity today to reach about 80 per cent, thus reducing the world to a global village.

“This has given rise to smart technologies with the development of Internet of Things (IoTs) for both the industrial and consumer segments. In addition, we now have to start preparing Malaysian businesses and entrepreneurs for the 4^thIndustrial Revolution, better known as Industry 4.0. The latter will lead to the development of the digital economy in the near future,” he added.  

As the premier technology incubation centre, TPM is hopeful of empowering technopreneurship among the students and communities at the two-day exhibition in Karnival Kreativiti & Sains 4U organised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) starting tomorrow.

To empower the students and communities, TPM is showcasing a specially designed career development opportunities in STI during the Karnival Kreativiti & Sains 4U. It will also display its Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) career info-graphic which provides in-depth information on the career prospects and opportunities available in the fields of science, technology and innovation (STI).

In addition, TPM will also display an its range of services for the development and expansion of entrepreneurship and technopreneurship in the core industry clusters of biotechnology, advanced engineering, ICT and green technology. 

For Malaysians to cope with the rapidly changing global economic transformation landscape, Azman said it remained pertinent for TPM to continuously encourage school children to develop an interest and better understanding on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

“TPM is committed to play its social community service role not only to the urbanites, but also to the rural folks and children. It is our hope that the Melaka communities, especially the youth and school children, will grab this opportunity to visit our booth to gain a better insight into the benefits of STI and the career prospects in the respective fields,” he advised.

The two-day MOSTI-organised Karnival Kreativiti &Sains4U exhibition will be held at Arena Petanque Hang Jebat, Pantai Kundur Kampung Gelam, Tanjung Kling Melaka, 12 & 13 August from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Technology Park Malaysia Sdn Bhd, an agency of MOSTI, has an integrated infrastructure, facilities and support services to assist technopreneurs and entrepreneurs who are keen to commercialize their ideas in the four industry clusters, namely, ICT, Engineering, Biotechnology and Green Technology.
 
Issued by:
Corporate Communications Department
Technology Park Malaysia Corporation Sdn Bhd


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BROADSOFT NAMED TO THE CONSTELLATION SHORTLIST™ FOR ENTERPRISE GROUP MESSAGING

BroadSoft Business UC-One® App Honored as One of Seven Enterprise Group Messaging Solutions

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT), a global market leader in cloud business software for cloud PBX, unified communication, and provider of team collaboration and contact center as a service (CCaaS), today announced that BroadSoft Business UC-One® application is included in the Constellation ShortList™ for enterprise group messaging solutions in Q3 2017. The Constellation ShortList™ presents vendors in different categories of the market relevant to early adopters. Inclusion signifies BroadSoft as a leading provider of messaging tools in the market and its influence on the way people expect to be able to communicate at work.

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SKY9 CAPITAL ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF CHAY, TEH, XU, AND ZENG TO ITS ADVISORY BOARD

HONG KONG, Aug 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sky9 Capital, a leading China venture capital firm, announced that China industry veterans KS Chay, Dr. Kok Peng Teh, Bob Xu, and Jason Zeng have joined its Advisory Board to provide strategic advice and foster long-term partnerships.
 
KS Chay is Founder and Chairman of Enspire Capital, and previously he co-founded Singapore’s first Nasdaq-listed technology company, Creative Technology Ltd (SGX:C76). Dr. Kok Peng Teh is currently Senior Advisor and Board Member for China International Capital Corporation, and he was President of Government of Singapore Special Investments (GIC) for over a decade until 2011. Mr. Bob Xu co-founded New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU), the largest provider of private education in China, and is one of China’s most successful angel investors having founded ZhenFund in 2010. Mr. Jason Zeng co-founded Tencent Holdings Ltd (HK:0700) and is currently Chairman of the angel-stage investment firm Decent Capital.
 
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SIGMA SYSTEMS APPOINTS SIMO JOVOVIC AS HEAD OF SALES ANZ

TORONTO, Aug 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sigma Systems, the global leader in catalog-driven software, has strengthened its global sales team with the addition of Simo Jovovic as Head of Sales ANZ.
 
Simo joins Sigma Systems from Hansen Technologies, Melbourne where he was Global VP Sales and Marketing. He has previously worked for Amdocs, Convergys, Redknee and CSG International.
 
Speaking about his appointment, Simon Muderack, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President at Sigma Systems said: “Sigma’s business is expanding globally, building particular momentum in the Australian and New Zealand markets with the recent win of a new Tier 1 customer in the region. Simo has over 20 years’ experience in the telecoms B/OSS industry and will be key in Sigma’s ongoing growth in Australasia.”
 
Simo Jovovic added: “I am delighted to be joining Sigma at this stage in its ascendency. The company is renowned for its flexible and innovative approach and for being an excellent employer. I look forward to working with this great team.”

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SIX SWISS EXCHANGE AND NASDAQ TO DEVELOP DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY FOR SIX'S OTC STRUCTURED PRODUCTS

NEW YORK and ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today have announced that Nasdaq, in collaboration with its technology partner Chain, will provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for SIX’s OTC structured products business. The solution will integrate with several systems currently managed by SIX and utilize the DLT capabilities at the core of the Nasdaq Financial Framework, Nasdaq’s next-generation enterprise architecture stack. With the MVP, SIX gains first-hand experience regarding the implementation of a DLT solution and investigating how to leverage blockchain technology for SIX and its members in the post-trade environment.  
 
“We are always keen to explore innovative technologies which could serve as basis for wider commercial offering,” said Chris Landis, Division CEO SIX Swiss Exchange. “Working together with Nasdaq reinforces our commitment towards being an exchange at the technology forefront.” 

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QUANTOPIAN BRINGS QUANTCON BACK TO SINGAPORE SEPTEMBER 28-30

SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Quantopian, the free online platform that provides education and tools to create new quantitative investing strategies, will hold its second annual Singapore QuantCon conference from September 28-30.
 

The three-day event will focus on algorithmic trading and feature talks by leading experts in quantitative investing from asset management firms, technology companies, investment banks, and academia.

The keynote for the event will be delivered by Yi Li, portfolio manager for GIC’s Systematic Investment Group.

Other speakers include: Josh Holcroft, Head of Quantitative Research, Asia, at UBS Investment Bank; Juan Cheng, data scientist at InfoTrie; Jason Hsu, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer at Rayliant Global Advisors; Dr. Haksun Li, founder and CEO of NM Ltd., an algorithmic trading research and mathematical consulting company; and Rob Carver, Independent Systematic Futures Trader, Writer and Research Consultant.

“We are honored to have an outstanding group of leaders participating in QuantCon Singapore this year,” said John Fawcett, CEO of Quantopian. “QuantCon brings intelligent people together and helps people develop innovative investing strategies.”

The three-day event, held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore, will open with a day of hands-on workshops on algorithmic trading, futures trading, and quantitative investing. Day two will feature talks and tutorials on trading strategies, alternative data sets, and machine learning. The conference closes with a free, data-centric hackathon – giving attendees a chance to put their trading strategies to the test.

Since its founding in 2011, Quantopian has built a fast-growing community of more than 140,000 people who are using the platform to educate themselves on quantitative investing, create and test investment algorithms.

Quantopian licenses the best of its users’ investment strategies as part of the company’s investment management business. Authors whose algorithms are currently being licensed come from all over the world, including China, India and Australia.

To see a complete list of speakers or to register for all or part of QuantCon, visit https://quantconsingapore2017.splashthat.com/.

About Quantopian

People everywhere solve today’s hardest investment challenges with Quantopian.

Quantopian educates individuals with lectures, tutorials, data, tools, and their online community - all for free. Members from all backgrounds learn by researching and creating investment strategies.

Quantopian offers license agreements for strategies that fit its investment strategies, and the licensing authors are paid 10% of the strategy’s net profits, based on their strategy’s individual performance. The company has received nearly $50 million in equity investments, including a Series C fund closed late last year and led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Quantopian’s community nearly doubled in each of the last four years, now with more than 140,000 members, including finance professionals, scientists, developers, and students from 180 countries. The members collaborate online and in person at regional meetups, workshops, and Quantopian’s flagship QuantCon events in New York and Singapore. To date, more than 6 million simulations have been run on Quantopian’s platform. For more information, visit www.Quantopian.com.
 

Contacts

Quantopian
Kelly Elmstrom, 617-767-6880
kelmstrom@quantopian.com

 

Source: Quantopian

 

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