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Adlumin Adds Threat Intelligence Portal to Crowdsource Threat Detection

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The newly launched Adlumin Threat Intelligence Portal (ATIP) provides powerful new capabilities to the already robust cloud-native SIEM from Adlumin, a cybersecurity company dedicated to defending corporate networks from threats, malfunctions, and IT operations failures. ATIP is a threat intelligence platform that conducts searches across numerous databases, and the world’s largest crowdsourced threat intelligence database – with additional integrations in the works.

“Integrating with our threat intelligence sources enables a collaborative defensive system through community-powered threat data,” said Adlumin CEO Robert Johnston. “With these upgrades, every Adlumin user now has access to crowdsourced threat intelligence from more than 100,000 participants in 140 countries. That adds up to millions of threat indicators daily.”

The portal automatically checks millions of dangerous Indicators of Compromise (IOC) against the IP traffic in your network, providing additional context to make informed decisions about your network’s security, based on similar threats flagged in other users’ networks. It facilitates real-time searches of individual IP address across the three threat intelligence databases, in addition to firewalls, VPN servers, and network security appliances. Users receive immediate notifications of potentially dangerous events. ATIP also allows users to share information about suspected threats with others.

The new platform builds on Adlumin’s existing line of dependable, easy-to-use network protection and breach detection software. Users can access ATIP from the main Adlumin dashboard, where clear, color-coded visualizations aid the user experience.

“ATIP was designed for ease of use. Adlumin listened to customers’ needs and worked closely with them to design this new SIEM feature to further enhance security. Users now have even greater security, visibility, and automated compliance,” said Tim Evans, Adlumin SVP, chief of strategy and co-founder.

ATIP provides financial institutions with automated threat detection at an intermediate level of security within Domain 2 of the FFIEC CAT and ACET. ATIP will automatically provide an organization automated security threat alerts without any work on the part of the protected organization. Plus, the ATIP main dashboard provides a real-time feed with articles from top cybersecurity news and information sources.

About Adlumin: Adlumin is a leading cybersecurity service provider for financial institutions, based in Washington, D.C., serving a variety of global financial sector and government clients. The company was founded under the desire to “add luminosity” to customers’ cybersecurity processes through real-time threat detection, analysis, and response to ensure sensitive data remains secure. The Adlumin team continually evaluates and upgrades its revolutionary, artificial intelligence and machine learning-focused solutions to maintain the advantage over would-be intruders in the rapidly evolving cybersecurity sector.

 

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Bitmain strengthens global reach: names Bit5ive and Fastblock official distributors of Antminers in South America

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Bitmain – the world’s leading producer of cryptocurrency mining hardware is strengthening its global reach by selecting two cryptocurrency mining consulting firms, Fastblock and Bit5ive as the company’s official distributors of Antminers in South America.

Bitmain strengthens global reach: names Bit5ive and Fastblock official distributors of Antminers in South America

“South America continues to be an important region for the cryptocurrency mining sector. Our collaboration with Fastblock and Bit5ive will help us to build on the relationships we have with the mining community on-the-ground and instill trust in the sales process of Antminers,” said Irene Gao, Antminer Sales Director of NCSA.

Bit5ive, a Miami-based firm founded in 2013, that sells, hosts and supports the most advanced cryptocurrency hardware available on the market, will be distributing Antminers to over 30 countries in Latin, Central America and the Caribbean.

“The Bit5ive team looks forward to a close partnership with Bitmain. The official distributor license will help to strengthen the trust South American miners have in Antminer’s sales process,” said Robert D. Collazo Jr., CEO and Co-Founder of Bit5ive.

Fastblock, a Mining As A Service (MaaS) company that has been providing mining consulting services since 2014, will be the main distributor of Antminers in Brazil.

“We are excited to be bringing our blockchain knowledge from managing over 20 mining plants since 2014, to Antminer customers in the region. We are also able to guarantee the best prices and have a highly skilled team that can advise on the most cost-effective solutions for any mining project,” said Bernardo Schucman, CEO and Co-Founder of Fastblock.

The two companies have been selected due to their capabilities in providing customers in those location further expertise and added solution services such as: Customer Clearance Service, Logistics Service, Mining Farm Hosting Services, Consultancy, and more.

About Bitmain

Founded in 2013, Bitmain transforms computing by building industry-defining technology in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI). Bitmain leads the industry in the production of integrated circuits for cryptocurrency mining, as well as mining hardware under the Antminer brand. The company also operates the largest cryptocurrency mining pools worldwide—Antpool.com and BTC.com. Bitmain technology supports a wide range of blockchain platforms and startups.

 

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Webb Fontaine Wins Three Prestigious Awards at Nigeria Technology Awards 2019

DUBAI, U.A.E, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Webb Fontaine, a leading provider of solutions for Trade Facilitation powered by Artificial Intelligence, has been recognized as one of the biggest winners at the annual Nigerian Technology Awards (NiTA) 2019.

Ope Babalola, Managing Director of Webb Fontaine Nigeria accepting his award at the Nigeria Technology Awards 2019.

Held at Ace-Olivia Hall, Lagos, Nigeria Webb Fontaine picked up three prestigious awards, namely the e-Government Infrastructure Services Provider of the Year, Software Development Company of the Year and a Special Recognition Award for Mr. Ope Babalola, Managing Director of Webb Fontaine Nigeria.

As the Managing Director of Webb Fontaine Nigeria, Ope Babalola has been responsible for managing the implementation of Webb Fontaine’s technology solutions in Nigeria and has been instrumental in their solutions being implemented by various government agencies.

“On behalf of Webb Fontaine, It is an honor to be recognized by NiTAas e-Government Infrastructure Services Provider of the Year and Software Development Company of the Year. Since 2006, we have been the official technology partner for the Nigerian Customs Service and these awards are testament to the strong relationship we have developed over the years. I would also like to thank the Webb Fontaine team for their continuous efforts in the development of world class solutions for the empowerment of local communities and governments,” commented Ope Babalola, Managing Director of Webb Fontaine Nigeria.

Now in its fifth year, NiTA annually recognizes the top technology entrepreneurs, technology professionals, corporate organizations, innovators, academicians, inventors and policy makers (Government) in Nigeria; the awards are aimed at building a large scale and internationally recognized Technology Awards in Nigeria.

The awards signify a huge step for Webb Fontaine as their technology solutions are being recognized across the continent.

Webb Fontaine comprises of 15 offices in markets all over the world, and has worked with different government and private entities to provide them with technology solutions to facilitate trade processes. Its innovative solutions and services are brought to life at its Research and Development (R&D) Centers which work across the board to ensure they are utilized correctly and efficiently. Located in Armenia, France and the Philippines; Webb Fontaine has invested heavily to ensure each facility is equipped with disruptive technology such as AI and Machine Learning to constantly develop new solutions for its clients.

To learn more about Webb Fontaine and its suite of tech solutions, please visit: www.webbfontaine.com

About Webb Fontaine:

Trusted by governments globally, Webb Fontaine provides industry wide solutions to accelerate trade development and modernization. The company uses unique technology including Artificial Intelligence to enable countries to emerge as leaders in the future of trade.

Knowledge transfer is at the core of Webb Fontaine; comprising of a team of experts  who work across the board, empowering local communities and governments.

As an industry leader with the largest R&D centres in the industry, Webb Fontaine is constantly developing international trade practices connecting countries, borders and people.

For more information, visit www.webbfontaine.com

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Mihir Shukla of Automation Anywhere Awarded as a ‘Best CEO’ from Comparably

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Automation Anywhere® a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), today announced the company’s CEO and co-founder, Mihir Shukla, has been named one of the top 50 ‘Best CEOs’ for large companies from Comparably.

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The winners of Comparably’s ‘Best CEOs’ Awards received the highest ratings by employees who provided anonymous feedback about their chief executive officers on the Comparably site within the past year.

“Mihir’s incredible vision and strong leadership since the company’s inception has enabled our talented team members from around the world to unify their strengths to innovate faster, and catapult the adoption of RPA and AI technologies, where bots and humans collaborate to automate end-to-end business processes,” said Nancy Hauge, Chief Human Resource Officer at Automation Anywhere. “We are honored to be recognized by Comparably, as this is a true testament to Mihir and the company’s unwavering commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where employees can do their best work.”

This honor follows an exciting year at Automation Anywhere which included some of the following 2019 highlights:

  • Receiving $290 million in Series B funding with a post money valuation of $6.8 billion.
  • Launching Automation Anywhere Enterprise A2019 – the world’s first and only purely web-based and cloud native Digital Workforce platform.
  • Acquiring Klevops – fast forwarding the RPA category to Attended Automation 2.0 where managers can easily orchestrate workstreams across a team of employees and bots, driving a higher level of employee productivity and improved customer experience.

“Employers who create workplaces that inspire, encourage, and support all voices and contributions are critical to business growth, creativity, and innovation,” said Comparably CEO Jason Nazar. “Visionary, innovative, and transparent are three words employees consistently use about Mihir Shukla and his executive team at Automation Anywhere, earning the organization its place among the exceptional leaders on our Best CEOs list.”

To learn more about current career opportunities at Automation Anywhere visit https://www.automationanywhere.com/company/careers

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About Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere is a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), empowering customers to automate end-to-end business processes with software bots – digital workers that perform repetitive and manual tasks, resulting in dramatic productivity gains, improved customer experience and more engaged employees. The company offers the world’s only web-based and cloud native intelligent automation platform combining RPA, artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics right out of the box, to help organizations rapidly start and scale their process automation journey. With offices in more than 40 countries and a global network of 1,200 partners, Automation Anywhere has deployed over 1.7 million bots to support some of the world’s largest enterprises across all industries. For additional information, visit www.automationanywhere.com.

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World-class Performance with Assistance of Artificial Intelligence

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — In the latest version of Ortoma Treatment Solution, OTS 4, Ortoma has introduced support of Artificial Intelligence. The system drastically reduces the time needed for pre-operatively planning of a hip implant in 3D, which has created a big interest for the company’s unique solution. 

Performance has been a focus area during the development of the latest version of Ortoma Treatment Solution (OTS). With OTS 4, an automatic AI-analysis, which forms the basis for the pre-operative planning, is made. The analysis does not take more than about 30 seconds and includes a suggestion for suitable implant and its optimized position. The surgeon can adjust and verify the result in a simple and intuitive workflow, which only takes a few minutes. This can be compared to other systems, which can take up to 30 minutes to perform the same process.

Linus Byström, CEO, comments: “The upgrade of OTS with support of AI exceeds our high ambitions. A pre-operative planning in 3D can now be done substantially quicker than before. It contributes to consistent and optimal result of the treatment outcome.”

OTS 4 with support of AI is CE marked for the European market, and surgeries where the system was used have been performed in Sweden. The company is planning to file an application for marketing approval in USA and selected markets in Asia. Prioritization between countries is on-going.

Ortoma Treatment Solution™ – careful planning and precise surgery.

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Ortomas CEO Linus Byström or Chairman of the board Gunnar Németh
mail: info@ortoma.com

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Austin Blockchain Collective and Dell Medical School to Host Blockchain and Digital Transformation in Health 2020 Symposium

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In a unique collaboration between industry and academia, the Austin Blockchain Collective is working with Dell Medical School at the University of Texas to host the Blockchain and Digital Transformation in Health 2020 Symposium on February 26, 2020. The educational event follows the formation earlier this year of the collective’s Healthcare Working Group, which comprises local healthcare-oriented blockchain technology innovators and Dell Med.

“The Austin Blockchain Collective has a mission to promote the City of Austin’s credentials as a recognized global center of business, innovation and thought leadership in the blockchain technology space,” notes Pete Harris, Executive Director of the Austin Blockchain Collective. “Hosting this educational day with Dell Med is an example of that leadership in action addressing issues that are critical to the health and wellness of patients and the broader population.”

The faculty for the symposium’s educational program is currently being assembled. Academic presentations from UT’s Dell Medical School, McCombs School of Business and its Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have already been accepted and a call for further abstracts from academia is currently open.

Industry thought leaders representing Amchart, Bloqcube, City of Austin, ConsenSys Health, Encrypgen, HASA and Rymedi are also confirmed for the program. Further faculty members from academia and industry, including keynotes, will be announced in January 2020.

A number of application and technology topics will be covered during the day, which will comprise keynote presentations and plenary panels, as well as specialist breakout sessions. Topics likely to be covered include:

  •     Integration and sharing of electronic health/medical records
  •     Patient healthcare, genomic and biomedical information management, privacy, ownership and monetization
  •     Out-patient engagement, medication and care management
  •     Clinical study and trial management, and reporting
  •     Pharmaceutical supply chain management and counterfeit drug detection
  •     Provider discovery, management and credentialing
  •     Biomedical, life sciences research and drug development
  •     Benefits management and payments
  •     Legal, policy and regulatory issues
  •     Blockchain platform selection and integration for healthcare projects
  •     Tokenization approaches to delivering healthcare applications and services
  •     Using blockchain to underpin and protect patient identity
  •     Governance for blockchain consortia in healthcare and HIPAA compliance
  •     Managing, leveraging, protecting and sharing big data assets
  •     Deploying responsible artificial intelligence applications in healthcare
  •     Medical device data management and security

More than 150 healthcare industry and technology professionals are expected to attend. The symposium is especially targeted at those working in the following roles:

  •     Clinicians, providers and researchers with an interest in digital health and technology
  •     Digital health specialists looking to keep abreast of technology trends
  •     Data scientists and medical statisticians that want to leverage these new tools
  •     Payers and administrators seeking to take advantage of these technologies
  •     Blockchain, IT, AI and medical device innovators that wish to engage with medical practitioners and healthcare professionals

The venue for the Blockchain and Digital Transformation in Health 2020 Symposium is M2M Element, a recently opened medical and life sciences innovation center.

About the Austin Blockchain Collective

The Austin Blockchain Collective has a mission to establish Austin, TX as a recognized global center of business, innovation and thought leadership in the blockchain technology space. The Collective provides education, advice and guidance on blockchain and crypto technologies, and advocates for, showcases and nurtures local blockchain and crypto vendors and users. It connects and promotes these ecosystem participants and encourages accelerated adoption of these transformative technologies. Visit http://www.austinblockchaincollective.com to learn more.

About Dell Medical School

Dell Medical School is rethinking the role of academic medicine in improving health with a unique focus on community. More information is available at https://dellmed.utexas.edu.

 

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Game.tv Closes $25M Round to Bring Esports to Discord, Twitter, and Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Game.tv, the AI-powered Esports Tournament Platform, today announced the closing of its $25 million round, led by Intel Capital. Game.tv also announced the launch of its platform via Discord and tournament web app, which allows players to set up and operate tournaments directly through the Discord app, Twitter, and Facebook. The new funding, Discord bot, and web app will help grow Game.tv’s mobile gaming communities through tournament sponsorships and additional plugins, and scale the development of Game.tv’s core product, Tourney.

“In researching the emergence and growth of mobile esports, we identified Game.tv as having unique technology and business model,” said Lisa Hanson, Managing Partner at Niko Partners. “As the mobile esports segment expands, Game.tv is well positioned to build a substantial user base, scale its services, and be an important player in this space.”

While traditional sports have had the time and structure to bring players from tee-ball and little league to the MLB, or from driveway hoops to the NBA, esports are unique. Esports are played on a million different “fields,” and there is not a direct path for players to go from amateur to pro. Game.tv was founded on the belief that community-based esports is fundamental to a healthy esports ecosystem — an ecosystem that currently focuses only on professionals.

Rosen Sharma, CEO of Game.tv, said, “AI is the key. In esports today it is difficult to make money unless you are running large professional tournaments and events. Most tournaments run and make money from sponsorships, which exist only for the big events. AI doesn’t need to make money in order to host an event, thus enabling tournaments in communities at any scale so long as people are willing to participate.”

Tourney layers on top of existing gaming communities. For instance, Animal Tower Battle, a game with a vibrant community on Discord in Japan, has integrated Tourney to run weekly tournaments precisely where players spend the bulk of their time. The AI learns about the community and adapts to it. Similarly, hundreds of streamers and content creators with Discord servers have adopted Tourney to run thousands of tournaments directly in their communities. In the same way, communities on Twitter and Facebook can run tournaments natively in their respective communities using the Game.tv web app with deep links into both platforms.

Arun Chetty, Managing Director at Intel Capital, added, “When Game.tv’s platform crossed 10,000 tournaments in a short period of time, we sensed something big was going on here. As a big supporter of both esports and emerging technologies, Intel is always looking for ways to accelerate adoption of esports. We believe that Game.tv has a unique vision and technology and with this funding, they can gain a big piece of the esports market segment.”

About Game.tv

Game.tv is an AI-based esports tournament platform headquartered in Silicon Valley with a team across 20+ countries including Korea and Japan. Game.tv is led by gamers with strong track records of building mobile games and growing the mobile esports fan and player base. The company’s core product is Tourney, an AI-powered esports assistant that can run tournaments from start to finish. Game.tv was founded in 2018 and is backed by blue chip investors and partners around the world, including Intel Capital. Tourney is currently available for over 60 games, and more games are being added weekly. For more information, visit https://www.game.tv/.

About Intel Capital

Intel Capital invests in innovative startups targeting artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, datacenter and cloud, 5G, next-generation compute and a wide range of other disruptive technologies. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested US$12.6 billion in more than 1,560 companies worldwide, and 677 portfolio companies have gone public or participated in a merger. Intel Capital curates thousands of business development introductions each year between its portfolio companies and the Global 2000. For more information on what makes Intel Capital one of the world’s most powerful venture capital firms, visit http://www.intelcapital.com or follow @Intelcapital.

 

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Lytx Announces Name Change for its Compliance Services Offerings and Support for ELD Mandate

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Lytx®, a leading global provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered video telematics solutions for commercial, public sector and field services fleets, today announced the renaming of its RAIR® Compliance Services offering to Lytx® Compliance Services.

Lytx Compliance Services

This shift reflects the company’s broader commitment and expertise in providing the all-in-one innovations needed to continue shaping the future of video telematics through solutions that span driver safety, fleet tracking and an industry-leading suite of web-based safety and regulatory compliance offerings.

“As a one-stop video telematics leader with an unparalleled blend of services and cutting-edge technologies, Lytx’s benefits expand far beyond video,” said David Thawley, Lytx’s EVP and GM for mid-market, small and Lytx Compliance Services. “Lytx provides its customers with versatile and converged solutions for all of their fleet safety, operational efficiency and compliance management needs. It’s what separates us from the competition.”

ELD Mandate

In addition to streamlining documentation management, Lytx Compliance Services help fleets comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which goes into effect Dec. 16, 2019.

What is Lytx Compliance Services?

Founded in 2001 and acquired by Lytx in 2011, RAIR (now Lytx Compliance Services) is designed for fleets regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in need of an efficient way to manage ELD data, driver qualification files and Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) scores. Through this offering, Lytx provides compliance services to more than half of the top 100 for-hire carriers in the U.S., with 10 million logs audited every month. It’s the largest log auditor in the industry and the first company to provide an integrated solution that consolidates paper logs, time records and ELD data.

Because Lytx Compliance Services offers information such as hours-of-service (HOS) logs, driver qualification file auditing, vehicle inspection reporting, vehicle files, and CSA scores analysis in a single dashboard, clients can efficiently identify risk and compile compliance reports. The solution integrates with more than 20 different industry-leading ELD providers and aggregates data to help safety managers – who are often inundated with data and email alerts – easily identify risks and trends by drivers and locations across their fleet.

The solution also consumes data from fuel vendors, roadside inspections and many other sources to allow carriers to match 100% of their supporting documents, ensuring they’re able to provide the up to eight supporting documents per driver, per day mandated by FMCSA.

It’s a “game changer”

In a recent survey of clients currently using Lytx Compliance Services, the majority said the service has helped them make managing ELD data and compliance easier, save time and money and reduce HOS violations. Its ability to proactively spot risks has provided additional value to clients, making it a perfect complement to the Lytx Driver Safety Program.

Lee Robledo, vice president of safety and loss control at NFI Industries, described the service as “a game changer which has continued to improve as the landscape of regulations has changed.” He continued: “Companies would be doing themselves a disservice if they didn’t at least pilot the program in their fleet to understand the safety benefits it could bring to their operation.”

The new name is effective immediately and will be implemented across Lytx in the coming months. Clients who use Lytx Compliance Services will continue to have access to the services they depend on to keep their employees and assets safe and compliant.

About Lytx
Lytx® is a leading provider of video telematics, analytics, safety, and productivity solutions for commercial, public sector and field services fleets. Our unrivaled Driver Safety Program, powered by our best-in-class DriveCam® Event Recorder, is proven to help save lives and reduce risk. We harness the power of video to help clients see what happened in the past, manage their operations more efficiently in the present, and improve driver behavior to change the future. Our customizable services and programs span driver safety, risk detection, fleet tracking, compliance, and fuel management. Using the world’s largest driving database of its kind, along with proprietary machine vision and artificial intelligence technology, we help protect and connect thousands of fleets and more than one million drivers worldwide. For more information, visit https://www.lytx.com, @lytx on Twitter, LinkedIn, our Facebook page or YouTube channel.

Contacts:
Lytx 
Alison Graves 
858-380-3114
alison.graves@lytx.com

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CompoundTek Collaborates with Cadence and Lumerical to Deliver Integrated Electronic-Photonic Design Automation PDK for Silicon Photonics ICs

SINGAPORE, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — CompoundTek, a global foundry services leader in emerging silicon photonic (SiPh) solutions, today announced that it has collaborated with Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and leading photonics design and simulation provider, Lumerical, on the delivery of a new CompoundTek process design kit (PDK) for SiPh ICs. The PDK consists of a new, advanced electronic-photonic design automation (EPDA) flow with features aimed at further advancing the development of differentiated SiPh solutions.

The PDK is based on the Cadence® Virtuoso® custom IC design platform, utilizing the Cadence CurvyCore engine, Cadence Spectre® simulation platform and the electrical-optical co-simulation capability in Lumerical’s photonic integrated circuit simulator INTERCONNECT. The kit includes active and passive devices such as optical waveguide devices, fiber-to-waveguide couplers, high-speed waveguide Ge photo-detectors and high-speed modulators to enable SiPh designers to design and verify their photonics products more quickly and efficiently before fabricating physical prototypes.

“Our strategic collaboration with Cadence and Lumerical enables customers to leverage an integrated EPDA PDK, which features an open SiPh manufacturing platform to accelerate the adoption of SiPh solutions for various applications ranging from datacom transceivers, smart sensor, bio-medical, automotive lidar, quantum computing and artificial intelligence,” said KS Ang, chief operation officer of CompoundTek.

SiPh mask geometries and their curvilinear shapes introduce unique challenges for layout designers. Using the Cadence CurvyCore™ technology, users of the CompoundTek PDK can systematically manage curvilinear shapes within the Cadence Virtuoso design environment. Similarly, having an ecosystem that supports simulation of electrical and optical parts of large systems together, including complex electro-optical effects that must be co-simulated, facilitates the development of larger and more complex integrated electronic-photonic circuits and systems. This PDK helps customers overcome both of these challenges.

“As the market moves toward more highly integrated electro-optical designs, accurate co-simulation of electrical and optical components becomes critical,” said Dr. James Pond, chief technology officer of Lumerical. “CML Compiler allows foundries and end users to easily build and maintain accurate photonic compact models for co-simulation with Cadence Spectre Simulator and Lumerical INTERCONNECT. Our collaboration with CompoundTek and Cadence is enabling these key capabilities for our customers.”

“Through our collaboration with CompoundTek and Lumerical, customers can now design photonics IC chips, leveraging the complete Virtuoso platform, from high-performance curvilinear shape generation with CurvyCore-based PCells to entire system-level thermal and EM analysis,” said Glen Clark, corporate vice president research and development, in the Custom IC & PCB Group at Cadence. “The PDK incorporates the Cadence schematic and layout-driven photonics design flow, enabling mutual customers to achieve SoC design excellence and deliver products to market faster.”

CompoundTek, based in Singapore, boasts of an operation that includes strategic partnerships with a leading fabrication service provider in Malaysia and renowned global SiPh research institutes. Backed by wide-ranging capabilities – from process technology, product design support by expert design partners and manufacturing know-how, CompoundTek’s solution is increasingly sought after by SiPh players globally from Fortune 500 entities to start-ups.

About CompoundTek Pte Ltd
Founded and supported by industry veterans and technologists, Singapore-based CompoundTek combines world-class commercial foundry with leading silicon photonics (SiPh) research institutes to provide cutting-edge SiPh technologies that enhance foundry services capabilities. As one of the elites offering SiPh solutions internationally, CompoundTek brings to the marketplace revolutionary semiconductor applications designed to meet critical requirements in high bandwidth and high data transfer solutions particularly in emerging connectivity driving Industry 4.0. The company’s in-depth know-how includes end-to-end technologies – from proprietary fabrication process expertise to product design support with strategic partners and extended services for end-product manufacturing. CompoundTek’s global customers span leading brands and FORTUNE 500 companies in high-growth industries including artificial intelligence, automotive, bio-medical diagnostics, data centre, lidar, smart sensor, telecommunication and quantum optical computing. Visit http://www.compoundtek.com for more information.

About Lumerical
Lumerical develops photonic simulation software—tools which enable product designers to understand light, and predict how it behaves within complex structures, circuits, and systems. Since being founded in 2003, Lumerical has grown to license its design tools in over 50 countries and its customers include 13 of the top 15 technology companies in the FORTUNE Global 500 index, and 46 of the top 50 research universities as rated by the Times Higher Education rankings. Lumerical’s substantial impact on the photonic design and simulation community means its tools are among the most widely cited in the scientific press, with references in more than 10,000 scientific publications and patents. Lumerical enables its customers to achieve more with light and establish a leading position in the development of transformative technologies employing photonics.

About Cadence
Cadence enables electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create the innovative end products that are transforming the way people live, work and play. Cadence software, hardware and semiconductor IP are used by customers to deliver products to market faster. The company’s Intelligent System Design strategy helps customers develop differentiated products—from chips to boards to intelligent systems—in mobile, consumer, cloud, data center, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments. Cadence is listed as one of Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at cadence.com.

 

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Dreamstime Releases Proprietary AI Technology To Third Party Companies

PhotoEye AI designed to help companies find, filter and edit content with innovative assessment and optimization tools

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Dreamstime, the world’s largest community in stock photography, with 27 million users and over 118 million images, recently released its proprietary Artificial Intelligence technology (AI) to third party companies. Implemented on Dreamstime’s website in 2017, this technology uses sophisticated algorithms to screen and optimize images and uses machine learning to constantly adjust parameters to improve its capabilities. Dubbed PhotoEye, this customizable solution offers users content filtering, copyright and logo detection, model release count, automatic keyword suggestion, smart cropping, privacy tools and scalability to improve results for companies and their customers.

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Dreamstime’s AI offers an advantage over generic models as it learns based on feedback from human photo editors, giving it an edge as it is directly tailored to visual content. This feedback reduces the number of false positives flagged in the screening process and overall improves the tool’s performance.

“We are constantly innovating and seeking new ways to contribute to the improvement and growth to the industry. AI is not just the latest technological fad; it has real potential to shape the future of just about every aspect of life, and it has immense potential especially in stock photography,” said Serban Enache, CEO and cofounder of Dreamstime. “We are releasing this tool for other companies to use so they can reap the same benefits that this technology has provided Dreamstime.”

Companies can save time by implementing this advanced photography solution and consequently reducing the hours spent by humans on mundane, manual tasks. With a more efficient search and editing process, this tool has the capability to improve marketing, advertising and creative campaigns and projects through several helpful features. For these reasons and more, the two Fortune 500 large tech companies Dreamstime currently has broad partnerships with are considering incorporating this PhotoEye as a plugin.

PhotoEye features include, but are not limited to:

  • Content Filter: To reduce the search time and find only the most relevant images, PhotoEye filters and flags any sensitive media, with a machine learning-based engine that is eight times more accurate at filtering potentially offensive content, including nudity, substance abuse and violence, than other detection tools, such as Google Vision. PhotoEye provides a 61% match as opposed to only a 20% match by Google vision, as tested by our editors and AI engineers.
  • Copyright and Logo Detection: To avoid copyright infringement, PhotoEye will also detect and copyrighted logos or brands that appear in photos or videos, no matter the scale.
  • Model Release Count: PhotoEye AI will organize and optimize model-filtered searches by associating model releases and detecting people in your visual content.
  • Keywords and Categories: This tool has also learned from billions of images and keywords, providing automatic keyword suggestions to tag your content quickly and efficiently, saving time and improving your library and SEO.
  • Privacy: PhotoEye was developed with user privacy top of mind. All content filtered through PhotoEye is for PhotoEye only; images and videos are evaluated and optimized through an objective lens as any information collected by the tool is anonymized and not traceable – while PhotoEye is fed by user data it will never be traced back to an individual user.

In the digital age where uploading and finding content is easier than ever, Dreamstime strives to provide innovative and user-friendly solutions to make users’ content stand out. To see the capabilities PhotoEye has to offer, visit https://www.dreamstime.com/photoeye for a free live demonstration. For more information about Dreamstime, visit https://www.dreamstime.com/.

About Dreamstime
Dreamstime is a distinguished leader in stock photography, a major supplier of high-quality digital images to the world’s largest advertising agencies, national and international magazines and film and television production companies. With over 118 million images, Dreamstime has the largest customer base in the world (over 27 million users to date) and more than 11 million unique visitors monthly to the site. In addition to the almost one million free images available, Dreamstime’s active gallery is updated by the second with photos from the site’s 550,000 plus contributors. For more information on Dreamstime, please visit: https://www.dreamstime.com.

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