WECONEX WINS THE THIRD PLACE IN THE 'INTERNET PLUS TRANSPORTATION' INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMPETITION

GUANGZHOU, China, Dec 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Weconex, a leading transportation system solution provider, is pleased to announce that it has won the third place in the national finals for the 4th Xiaoguwei ‘Internet Plus Transportation’ Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition, held on December 21st in Guangzhou.

The Xiaoguwei Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition was organized by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Transport, China Transport News, the People's government of Panyu District and Guangdong Provincial Transportation Group Co., Ltd. This year’s theme was ‘Innovation and Integration—Accelerating the Development of High-quality Transportation Services’, topics ranging from smart transportation, big data, artificial intelligence (AI) to Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and Internet of Things (IoT). Over the past three months, the 34 national finalists were selected from 1500 enterprises in China. By virtue of its revolutionary business idea and technological innovation, Weconex’s flagship product DeerTrip™ one-stop cross-border travel solution has been acknowledged by the panel and industry experts. The award has once again demonstrated Weconex's strength and determination to become an industry leader.

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BRANDSAFWAY ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CABRILLO HOIST

Kennesaw, Georgia, USA, Dec 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a move to strengthen its motorized access capabilities on the West Coast, BrandSafway and SafwayAtlantic, a BrandSafway company, are pleased to announce the acquisition of Cabrillo Hoist, a leading provider of construction hoists and elevators in the region, effective December 20, 2018. With more than 20 years of experience and locations in Fontana and San Leandro, California and Stanwood, Washington, Cabrillo Hoist provides complete rental, erection, operation and maintenance services for personnel and material hoists in the greater Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, California and Seattle, Washington areas.

“With their outstanding capabilities in delivering high-performing motorized solutions, Cabrillo Hoist is a perfect fit for BrandSafway,” said Art Eunson, president of Commercial and Industrial at BrandSafway. “Cabrillo has a portfolio of high-profile west-coast projects including Apple, Facebook and Uber and a roster of customers like Tutor Perini, Devcon Construction, and Hensel Phelps.”

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New CFO for Sarment Intelligent Services

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Bernama) – Sarment Intelligent Services has appointed Jonathan Chou as its chief financial officer (CFO).

Based out of New York, he will report directly to Sarment’s chief executive officer, Quentin Chiarugi and the board of directors.

From January 2019, Chou will be responsible for the alignment and prioritisation of company investments across all its business units – Sarment distribution, KEYYES digital luxury marketplace and SAIS technologies.

Chou brings over 25 years of professional experience from various senior finance leadership positions with Fortune 500 companies as well as Asia-headquartered US listed companies. 

Prior to this appointment, Chou was the CFO of Kulicke & Soffa, a $2 billion market capitalisation company, from 2010 to 2018. 

Chiarugi said Chou would provide direction and experience on the company’s financial strategies. “His industry experience makes him uniquely poised for success in building our investor relations and partnership compliance, especially as we expand our operations globally,” he added.

Chou currently serves on the board of directors of MicroPort Scientific, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed global medical device company headquartered in Shanghai, China. He is also chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

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THE NORTH AMERICAN BITCOIN CONFERENCE STANDS OUT AS ONE OF 2019'S MOST IMPORTANT WORLDWIDE CRYPTO EVENTS

MIAMI, Dec 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via CryptoCurrencyWire – 2019 will kick off with what has become widely accepted as one of the most important blockchain conferences of the year. The North American Bitcoin Conference, sponsored by Keynote and part of the World Blockchain Forum, will take place Jan. 16-18, 2019, at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. This premier crypto conference, now in its seventh year, will draw cryptocurrency and blockchain leaders from all across the globe as they come together for this historical event.

The North American Bitcoin Conference is the longest-running, most-attended finance conference for the blockchain and crypto industries, with each event attracting thousands of attendees. The 2019 conference will feature a lineup of more than 60 world-class presenters, including technology veterans and company founders who have collectively raised more than $18.1 billion in initial coin offerings (ICOs).

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FUSIONEX RECOGNIZED AS A FORCE OF DISRUPTION IN GARTNER'S 2018 REPORT FOR MODERN ANALYTICS & BI

SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fusionex, the multi-award-winning data technology provider, has been shortlisted in Global research and advisory firm Gartner’s 2018 report on “Other Vendors to Consider for Modern Analytics and BI".

Recognized as an exemplary international Analytics and Business Intelligence (A&BI) player in a list that includes global heavyweights the likes of Amazon and Google, Fusionex’s analytics and data discovery platform - GIANT - was noted for affording progressive and specialized modern capabilities in streaming analytics. GIANT was also cited as a fast time-to-insight platform and end-to-end solution with functions ranging from data preparation and visualization to predictive and prescriptive analytics.

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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY REACHES 6 MILLIONTH INVISALIGN® PATIENT MILESTONE WITH TWEEN PATIENT FROM CHINA

BEIJING and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 18 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today announced that over 6 million patients have begun treatment with Invisalign - the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, including 1.4 million teenage patients*. This is a significant milestone for the company and the over 150,000 Invisalign-trained doctors worldwide, reflecting accelerating adoption of Invisalign treatment by adults and teens alike.

The 6 millionth Invisalign patient, Yuzhe Wang, is a 12-year-old student of the International School of Beijing, who began treatment in October 2018 using Invisalign Comprehensive with Mandibular Advancement treatment with Dr. Jiawei Wo from Yuxueyuan Dental clinic. Dr. Wo is a Gold Invisalign trained doctor based in Beijing, China who specializes in pediatric orthodontics.

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NCH ASIA PARTICIPATES IN CSR PROGRAM IN CELEBRATION OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- NCH Asia announced that, in celebration of 100th anniversary of NCH's establishment, around 20 of its key executives including country managers and regional managers from 15 countries gathered in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, December 14.

On this day, as part of the CSR Program, NCH Asia officials participated in the ‘Happy Dolls Project’, which makes and donates the dolls. All the Happy Dolls would be given to sick or lonely children in Thailand, who could use a friend and a reassuring smile from one of these very special dolls.

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