Edge Group

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.

Intel Corporation to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives.

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  • Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives.
  • Inspired by Moores Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers greatest challenges.
  • Intel Corporation.
  • Intel, the Intel logo and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.

Building Digital Equity through Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Marconi Society Announces 2022 Symposium and Gala

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The annual forum convenes leading visionaries in technology, business, policy, and digital inclusion to help build pathways to digital equity by 2030.

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  • The annual forum convenes leading visionaries in technology, business, policy, and digital inclusion to help build pathways to digital equity by 2030.
  • "The Decade of Digital Inclusion is a rare opportunity to create collaborative solutions to bridging the digital divide.
  • The Marconi Society, through our deep expertise in information and communications technology and connections in policy and digital equity, is uniquely positioned to create this convening," said Vint Cerf, Board Chair of the Marconi Society.
  • The Marconi Society celebrates and supports visionaries building tomorrow's technologies upon the foundation of the connected world we helped create.

Schneider Electric Collaborates With Intel to Drive Industrial Innovation

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Advances in machine learning, real-time analytics and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) hold massive promise for industrial enterprises and manufacturers.

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  • Advances in machine learning, real-time analytics and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) hold massive promise for industrial enterprises and manufacturers.
  • The joint effort between Schneider Electric and Intel illustrates the industrys transition from fixed-function hardware to software-defined, flexible, plug and produce solutions that deliver customers greater operational effectiveness.
  • This is the direction for process automation, said Natalie Marcotte, SVP and President, Process Automation, Schneider Electric.
  • This collaboration with Intel greatly enhances the capabilities of EcoStruxure Automation Expert, enabling the platform to scale faster and further.

Blue White Robotics and Federated Wireless Collaborate With Intel to Chart a New Path to Autonomous Agriculture With Flexible Robotics and Private Wireless

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va., May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of a joint industry collaboration to automate agricultural solutions, Blue White Robotics, Federated Wireless and Intel today announced a first-of-a-kind implementation, which greatly reduces the barriers for growers to adopt automation that can improve business outcomes while addressing labor shortages. Partnering with a California winery, the collaborators adapted existing farm equipment to perform autonomous tasks and connected the fleet over a private wireless network.

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  • Partnering with a California winery, the collaborators adapted existing farm equipment to perform autonomous tasks and connected the fleet over a private wireless network.
  • Low-latency, high-bandwidth wireless communications through a shared spectrum-enabled private wireless network were essential to realizing the level of automation achieved in this use case.
  • Federated Wireless deployed a private wireless network in less than three days which covered the vineyards 2.1 square miles.
  • This is made possible through strong industry collaborations with partners like Blue White Robotics and Federated Wireless.

MFA Releases Uni5G Technology Blueprints to Guide Enterprises Deploying Private 5G Networks

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

MFA , an international organization dedicated to enabling industry verticals to deploy private cellular networks globally, today announced the completion of the Uni5G Technology Blueprints .

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  • MFA , an international organization dedicated to enabling industry verticals to deploy private cellular networks globally, today announced the completion of the Uni5G Technology Blueprints .
  • By focusing and implementing selected features from the Uni5G blueprint families, industry verticals can simplify their path to 5G private networks.
  • The first Uni5G Technology Blueprints release includes three blueprint families that map 3GPP features to requirements for coverage, reliability, connection density, and latency.
  • MFA will continue to evolve the Uni5G Technology Blueprints to stay in step with 3GPP releases.

DMTF Shares Industry Support for Its Platform Security Standards

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Developed by the Security Task Force within the Platform Management Communications Infrastructure Working Group, DMTF has created the platform security protocol and when implemented properly, SPDM helps ensure a complete chain of trust for the platform.

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  • Developed by the Security Task Force within the Platform Management Communications Infrastructure Working Group, DMTF has created the platform security protocol and when implemented properly, SPDM helps ensure a complete chain of trust for the platform.
  • Platform security is becoming increasingly important and as platform firmware components have become a new area for attacks, DMTF has developed SPDM to address these challenges, said Jeff Hilland, president of DMTF.
  • Several industry leaders are solving platform security concerns in a common way by utilizing DMTFs SPDM standards.
  • Platform security is an absolute imperative and by utilizing DMTFs SPDM platform standards, we can provide additional benefits to our customers through a standardized platform security protocol, said Anthony Corkell, VP, Chief Quality and Security Officer, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group.

EDGE Group Reinforces Commitment to UAE’s Global Advanced Technology Capabilities at Dubai Airshow

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211121005125/en/
    EDGE stand at Dubai Airshow 2021 - Group Reinforces Commitment to UAEs Global Advanced Technology Capabilities (Photo: AETOSWire)
    16 joint developments with several major industry players were signed including Boeing, Embraer, Raytheon Emirates, CATIC, Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, IAI, GIFAS, STRATA, SANAD, LEIDOS, and ANSYS, among others, and the Middle East and Africa Distribution Centre in Abu Dhabi with Chinas CATIC was opened.
  • His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Managing Director, EDGE Group, said: This success is testament to the resilience of the industry and the incredible strides EDGE is making in transforming the technology landscape in the UAE, to introduce advanced products and services for export globally.
  • Major EDGE developments at Dubai Airshow included:
    EDGE Completes Successful Integration Programs, Adding Enhanced Modularity and Mission flexibility to Munitions Range
    EDGE is an advanced technology group established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond.
  • Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a catalyst for change set to revolutionise the industry and change its fundamentals.

Lightbits Labs to Demonstrate Advantages of Software-Defined NVMe Storage on Infrastructure Processing Unit at Intel Innovation

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The demonstration will showcase Lightbits LightOS providing remote storage services to storage-less servers equipped with Intels Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU), providing Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) with a disaggregated storage solution for IPU-enabled hosts.

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  • The demonstration will showcase Lightbits LightOS providing remote storage services to storage-less servers equipped with Intels Infrastructure Processing Unit (IPU), providing Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) with a disaggregated storage solution for IPU-enabled hosts.
  • This demonstration at Intel Innovation is evidence of the strong engineering collaboration between Intel and Lightbits delivering value to CSPs.
  • Lightbits Labs (Lightbits) is leading the digital data center transformation by making high-performance elastic block storage available to any cloud.
  • Lightbits, Lightbits Labs, and LightOS are registered trademarks of Lightbits Labs, Ltd.
    Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.

The Edge Group to grow partnership with Newell Brands' during shift in distribution channel

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

"This is a testament to our successful partnership with Newell," said Melissa Sealy, Chief Operating Officer for the Edge Group.

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  • "This is a testament to our successful partnership with Newell," said Melissa Sealy, Chief Operating Officer for the Edge Group.
  • In addition, this is an excellent opportunity to grow our member base to support distribution in different channels that were affected by the change."
  • Edge is encouraging companies that had their Newell account eliminated to explore if they qualify for an Edge Affiliate Membership.
  • Currently celebrating its 30th Anniversary, The Edge Group prides itself on providing distributors programs to make them more competitive and more profitable.