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EQS-News: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG ANNOUNCES FY 2023 RESULTS

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS Group revenues reached € 351.3m increasing by € 40.9m or 13.2% compared to 2022.

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  • AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS Group revenues reached € 351.3m increasing by € 40.9m or 13.2% compared to 2022.
  • The number of sold and invoiced cards increased by 7.1m or 5.6% from 127.7m to 134.8m cards.
  • Gross profit I increased by € 20.7m or 15.0% to € 158.8m in 2023 as a result of the strong increase in revenues.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased by 50.6% and the adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 2.6 percentage points to 14.0% in 2023.

36% of US Employees Don’t Believe Their Workplace Enables Them to Work Productively

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

BOSTON, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HqO, the world’s leading real estate experience platform, announced today the release of its 2024 “State of Real Estate Experience (REX)” report. Leveraging global data from close to 400,000 employees across nearly 200 organizations, this report brings focus to the challenges and opportunities in front of property owners, operators, occupiers and investors, all through the lens of real estate end-users. With proprietary customer sentiment and preference data, HqO’s State of REX provides a crucial roadmap to understanding and navigating the complex CRE terrain by highlighting key REX trends reshaping the CRE industry, the 2024 in-office must-haves, and an overview of the strategic approach businesses must adopt to succeed.

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  • 43% of global employees do not believe their workplace contributes to environmental sustainability.
  • 89% of global employees feel that when they are in the office, focused work at a desk is the most important activity they need their workplace to support.
  • While a staggering 80% of U.S. employees agree that the design of their workplace is important to them, a much lower 36% believe their workplace enables them to work productively.
  • Yet HqO data indicates that nearly half (43%) of employees do not believe that their workplace contributes to environmental sustainability.

Alliance Entertainment Begins Installation of Cost-Saving OPEX Sure Sort X Sortation Technology at Kentucky Warehouse

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Utilizing this new Sure Sort X technology will result in annual labor savings of nearly $400,000 for Alliance Entertainment, along with an immediate savings of $460,000 from avoiding retrofitting older sorting technology set to be retired.

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  • Utilizing this new Sure Sort X technology will result in annual labor savings of nearly $400,000 for Alliance Entertainment, along with an immediate savings of $460,000 from avoiding retrofitting older sorting technology set to be retired.
  • The Alliance Entertainment Kentucky warehouse fulfilment center covers 873,000 sq feet, warehousing 31 million units of entertainment product across 330,000 SKUs and ships 52 million units annually.
  • Bruce Ogilvie, Chairman of Alliance Entertainment, commented, “In partnership with OPEX, the expansion of automation capacity at our Kentucky warehouse facility with the acquisition of a Sure Sort X sortation system is a continuation of our margin improvement plan.
  • We continue to innovate and grow our distribution capabilities by futureproofing through the addition of technology and automation.”
    Watch the Sure Sort® X video: https://www.opex.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sure_sort_x-1080p.mp4 .

Nokia enhances optical network automation capabilities to help network operators reduce CAPEX and OPEX, increase revenues 

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Nokia enhances optical network automation capabilities to help network operators reduce CAPEX and OPEX, increase revenues

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  • Nokia enhances optical network automation capabilities to help network operators reduce CAPEX and OPEX, increase revenues
    New enhancements to better streamline operations, speed up introduction of new capacity and reduce risks due to network failures.
  • Optical network automation critical for network operators to meet rapidly shifting customer expectations for bandwidth, latency, reliability and more.
  • Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced enhancements to its WaveSuite optical network automation platform aimed at meeting urgent customer needs for increased bandwidth, reliability and imperceptible latency.
  • This enhancement was analyzed in a Jan 2024 Analysys Mason report where the research firm quantified the benefits of optical network automation.

DZS and Infinera to Demo Game-Changing ICE-X Coherent Pluggable Solutions for Mobile xHaul and Advanced Business Services at OFC

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Chief Product Officer, DZS.

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  • Chief Product Officer, DZS.
  • The integrated solution enables service providers to cost-efficiently deliver 25GE, 50GE, 75GE, 100GE and 200GE enterprise-class services over current Passive Optical Networking (PON) infrastructure.
  • The ability to transmit bi-directional high-speed services over a single fiber will also enable network operators to rapidly and cost-effectively expand their networks for 5G and beyond.
  • The Saber 2200 can also be seen at DZS booth #1348 at OFC.

Toshiba, Ciena Collaborate to Demonstrate Quantum Secure Communication at OFC

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Toshiba will demonstrate its quantum secure communication platform with Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) , a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, at OFC Conference 2024 .

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  • Toshiba will demonstrate its quantum secure communication platform with Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) , a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, at OFC Conference 2024 .
  • The quantum secure link will connect the Ciena and Toshiba exhibition booths with the OFCnet by using both QKD trusted node and multiplexing technology that will help to secure the network traffic over existing fiber optic cables.
  • Relentless progress in quantum computing can weaken much of the cryptography used today.
  • To protect future network communications, new advancements and developments in “quantum-safe” technologies are critical to help eliminate attacks in the quantum era.

Tachyum Solidifies Reliability, Availability and Serviceability of Prodigy Universal Processor

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Additional RAS features built into Prodigy include:

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  • Additional RAS features built into Prodigy include:
    Tachyum has incorporated redundant power supply unit (PSU) fans, network interface card (NIC) and efficient maintenance into its Prodigy evaluation platform.
  • When launched, Tachyum will offer data center family SKUs with a 5-year warranty/support period and 10-year warranty/support periods for enterprise/telco family SKUs.
  • The Tachyum RAS paper complements an earlier Tachyum white paper which showcased a large Prodigy lead customer data center designed to run 8,000 EF of AI performance where RAS will be a critical component.
  • Those interested in learning more about Tachyum’s RAS strategy and how it extends reliability, availability and serviceability in the data center can download the full white paper at https://www.tachyum.com/resources/whitepapers/2024/03/26/tachyum-prodigy... .

Vietnam Data Center Market Growth Analysis Report 2024-2029: Investments Soar as Vietnam's Binh Duong and Da Nang Lead the Charge - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, March 22, 2024

The "Vietnam Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2024-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Vietnam Data Center Market - Investment Analysis & Growth Opportunities 2024-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Vietnam data center market has the presence of several global construction contractors such as Aurecon, AWP Architects, Sato Kogyo, and others.
  • Regarding IT infrastructure vendors, global firms such as Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Fujitsu, and Huawei Technologies dominate the Vietnam data center market.
  • A detailed study of the existing Vietnam data center market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about market size during the forecast period.

Quantum Announces the Scalar i7 RAPTOR for Data Lakes to fuel AI models, Private and Hybrid Clouds, and Unmatched Data Protection

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO) today announced the Scalar i7 RAPTOR, the latest in tape innovation to support growing AI use cases.

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  • Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO) today announced the Scalar i7 RAPTOR, the latest in tape innovation to support growing AI use cases.
  • As organizations look to retain more data than ever to fuel AI models, this new offering gives customers an ultra-low cost, green, and secure solution for data lakes, data protection, and private and hybrid cloud deployments.
  • The Scalar i7 RAPTOR leverages AI to improve ease of use and management with interactive documentation and support tools.
  • Designed for rapid deployment, the Scalar i7 RAPTOR enables a seamless transition from dock to data center floor in record time.

Verimatrix Releases Counterspy as a New Anti-Piracy Solution with First-Ever Defensive Capabilities

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Verimatrix, (Euronext Paris: VMX), the leader in powering the modern connected world with people-centered security, today announced general availability of its new Verimatrix Counterspy anti-piracy solution -- the most advanced anti-piracy technology seen in the past decade.

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  • Counterspy goes beyond traditional methods to ensure top-tier security for media app subscribers, safeguarding content across various devices.
  • With Counterspy, each app instance is authenticated and tied to a specific subscriber, ensuring transparency and control over access.
  • Counterspy is part of the Verimatrix Streamkeeper suite of security solutions and can be flexibly deployed alongside other Verimatrix technologies, including Multi-DRM and Watermarking.
  • Presenters include Lee Kent from beIN, Klaus Schenk, SVP Security and Threat Research at Verimatrix, and Maria Malinkowitsch, VP Video Protection Business at Verimatrix.