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Gigantic Playground Welcomes Eric Soto as Partner & Senior Vice-President of Themed-Entertainment

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Today, Gigantic Playground, a leading connected experience agency, proudly announces the strategic appointment of Eric Soto as Partner & Senior Vice-President for Themed-Entertainment.

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  • Today, Gigantic Playground, a leading connected experience agency, proudly announces the strategic appointment of Eric Soto as Partner & Senior Vice-President for Themed-Entertainment.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240212984079/en/
    Eric Soto, Partner & Senior Vice-President of Themed-Entertainment of Gigantic Playground (Photo: Business Wire)
    Throughout his career, Eric has catered to a broad spectrum of clients across the United States, leaving a transformative impact in sectors spanning hospitality, web, commerce, and healthcare.
  • Sharing his excitement about the new role, Eric stated, "Joining Gigantic Playground as a Partner & Senior Vice-President for Themed-Entertainment marks an exhilarating new chapter in my career.
  • Eric Soto's inclusion in the leadership of Gigantic Playground is a testament to the agency's commitment to excellence and innovation.

Schneider Electric integrates Hailo Technologies processors for greater AI capabilities

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Low-power consumption processors enable real-time, high-accuracy data analysis at the edge

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  • Low-power consumption processors enable real-time, high-accuracy data analysis at the edge
    Rueil-Malmaison (France), November 16, 2023 – Schneider Electric , the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced a technology collaboration with Hailo Technologies , a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) chipmaker, to integrate Hailo’s advanced processors within Schneider Electric solutions.
  • AI offers significant benefits in enhancing the performance, efficiency and capabilities of industrial automation systems, allowing industries across all segments to better position themselves for the future.
  • Its Hailo-8 processor is an efficient and compact AI processor with low power consumption, enabling real-time, high-accuracy data analysis at the edge.
  • It signifies an important step in delivering intelligent, energy-efficient solutions that will shape the future of industries.”
    “We are proud to work with Schneider Electric, an industry pioneer that has recognized the transformative potential of integrating AI capabilities into its industrial automation solutions,” said Eyal Barnea, VP of Business Development at Hailo Technologies.

AMD Expands Ryzen Embedded Processor Family for High-Performance Industrial Automation, Machine Vision and Edge Applications

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced at Smart Production Solutions 2023 the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 7000 Series processor family, optimized for the high-performance requirements of industrial markets.

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  • NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced at Smart Production Solutions 2023 the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 7000 Series processor family, optimized for the high-performance requirements of industrial markets.
  • With its expanded features and integration, Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processors are ideal for a wide range of embedded applications, including industrial automation, machine vision, robotics and edge servers.
  • The Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processor is the first embedded processor to use next-generation 5nm technology with a 7-year manufacturing availability commitment.
  • The new embedded processor integrates AMD Radeon RDNA™ 2 graphics that eliminates the need for a discrete GPU for industrial applications.

ZEISS ABIS III: Fully Automated Surface Inspection for Smart Factories

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. , June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions present the new generation of the surface inspection system ABIS. The new sensor ZEISS ABIS III, enables reliable and early inspection of the entire component surface – within cycle time – due to its objective evaluation and classification of all kinds of defects – making the fully automated system the ideal quality assurance tool for modern press shops and future-oriented body shops.  

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  • MAPLE GROVE, Minn. , June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions present the new generation of the surface inspection system ABIS.
  • The smart combination of projector, cameras, patented lighting and the new software ZEISS ABIS V20 ensures the perfect balance between maximum inspection speed, robustness, reliability and usability.
  • In quality assurance, the new surface inspection system thus constantly provides all fundamental data needed for targeted rework, quick surface analyses and process optimizations.
  • The software ZEISS ABIS V20 processes and visualizes potential component defects in pressed parts or in complete body-in-whites in real time.

Cognite Appoints Four Global Leaders to Fuel Market Momentum

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Cognite , a global leader in industrial software, today announced four appointments to lead the company’s scaling efforts for its next stage of growth.

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  • Cognite , a global leader in industrial software, today announced four appointments to lead the company’s scaling efforts for its next stage of growth.
  • These leaders held roles of increasing responsibility at Red Hat, Microsoft, Amazon, PTC, and Aker Solutions.
  • I'm pleased to welcome these leaders with diverse, global experiences, including deep technical skill sets and tenures at Fortune 500 companies.
  • Her expertise is building and balancing global companies while incorporating local realities, and she will play a key role in energizing Cognite’s global workforce.

Swisscom Expands Trust in Verimatrix VCAS with Full Migration to the Cloud

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Providing significant efficiencies of scale, the migration from on-premises to a SaaS-based VCAS on Amazon Web Services (AWS) enables Swisscom to future-proof its anti-piracy efforts.

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  • Providing significant efficiencies of scale, the migration from on-premises to a SaaS-based VCAS on Amazon Web Services (AWS) enables Swisscom to future-proof its anti-piracy efforts.
  • “Having relied upon the on-premises VCAS solution for more than eight years, Swisscom is confident in its move to SaaS-based content security through Verimatrix,” said Marco Lötscher , head of the technology group at Swisscom TV & Smart Products.
  • “The migration makes sense for our business, as it only furthers the value that Verimatrix brings us by enabling more streamlined operations that are accompanied by the reliability of AWS.
  • “We’re pleased to announce this latest milestone in Swisscom’s use of Verimatrix VCAS, as it assures all stakeholders that its valuable content is consistently protected at scale.”

Design-Empowered and Future-Driven: Contemporary Good Design Award 2022 Announces 188 Winning Works

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Monday, December 26, 2022

XIAMEN, China, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contemporary Good Design Award 2022 (CGD 2022) announced 188 winning works recently, including 22 entries that garnered the Gold Winners distinction and two Best Smart Product winners.

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  • XIAMEN, China, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contemporary Good Design Award 2022 (CGD 2022) announced 188 winning works recently, including 22 entries that garnered the Gold Winners distinction and two Best Smart Product winners.
  • Organized by Red Dot, Contemporary Good Design Award (CGD) aims to select good designs for contemporary society and aspires to provide the highest quality of package to its winners.
  • The Exhibition of Winners CGD Award 2022 will be showcased at the recently opened Red Dot Design Museum Xiamen in mid-2023.
  • The winning works came from the intelligent technology, human-computer interaction, new materials, life aesthetics, pet economy and other industry segments.

UAE’s EDGE Group Wins Prestigious International Industry 4.0 Award

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Monday, November 28, 2022

EDGE Group PJSC (EDGE or the Group), the UAEs globally recognised advanced technology group, has been awarded the prestigious ROI-EFESO INDUSTRIE 4.0 Award 2022 in the SMART WORKFORCE category for Best Implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions in 2022.

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  • EDGE Group PJSC (EDGE or the Group), the UAEs globally recognised advanced technology group, has been awarded the prestigious ROI-EFESO INDUSTRIE 4.0 Award 2022 in the SMART WORKFORCE category for Best Implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions in 2022.
  • Mansour AlMulla, Managing Director & CEO, EDGE, emphasised the importance the group places on the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies across its operations: Digital transformation, and specifically Industry 4.0, is a key pillar of EDGEs overall strategy.
  • This award is a clear recognition of our global manufacturing capabilities, and our continued focus on redrawing the boundaries across our industry from an Industry 4.0 perspective.
  • EDGE is the first company operating in its field to have been presented with the INDUSTRIE 4.0 Award.

Wellbots.com Releases The 2022 Annual Wellbots Ranking of Top 25 Smart Products

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Wellbots.com - the leading ecommerce company for Smart Products in North America - has released its 2022 Annual Ranking of Top 25 Smart Products .

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  • Wellbots.com - the leading ecommerce company for Smart Products in North America - has released its 2022 Annual Ranking of Top 25 Smart Products .
  • The Wellbots.com annual ranking compiles feedback from over 500 manufacturers of Smart Products around the world, along with surveys from over 2,000 users of smart devices.
  • We are thrilled to release the 2022 Wellbots Ranking of Top 25 Smart Products.
  • On behalf of the Wellbots Team, I would like to congratulate each brand who made this years wonderful Wellbots Ranking.

Belden SPS 2022 Exhibit Showcases Industrial Automation Solutions

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Belden, a leading global supplier of network infrastructure solutions, will showcase its Industrial Automation Solutions portfolio at the 31st edition of SPS, the trade fair for smart and digital automation, held in Nuremberg, November 8-10, 2022.

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  • Belden, a leading global supplier of network infrastructure solutions, will showcase its Industrial Automation Solutions portfolio at the 31st edition of SPS, the trade fair for smart and digital automation, held in Nuremberg, November 8-10, 2022.
  • Solution Demos: See Beldens solutions in action with portfolio demonstrations for Belden Horizon, Hirschmann BOBCAT, Lumberg Automation LioN-X family and Hirschmann OpEdge-8D.
  • To learn more about Beldens Industrial Automation Solutions, join us in Hall 10.0, booth #120/121, or visit us online at https://www.belden.com/sps22 .
  • Belden and the Belden logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and other jurisdictions.