IBC2017 Welcomes Sophia and Professor Einstein™, the World’s Most Humanlike Robots

 - Empathetic, interactive robots attend with their creator, Dr David Hanson, Ph.D -

LONDON-Saturday, September 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IBC2017 is honoured to welcome two very special guests in the form of Sophia and Professor Einstein™, the expressive, intelligent and uncannily humanlike robots designed and created by Dr David Hanson, Ph.D, Founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics. Together with Dr Hanson, they will appear in the Tech Talks Keynote: The Future with Robots that Are Like Us on Sunday 17 September, as part of a day-long strand of discussions that will examine accelerating trends and technologies of the future.

Dr. David Hanson has built a worldwide reputation for creating the world’s most humanlike, empathetic robots, endowed with remarkable expressiveness, aesthetics and interactivity. He has produced many renowned, one-of-a-kind robot characters that have received massive media and public acclaim.

Sophia is Hanson Robotics’ latest and most advanced robot, with strikingly human expressions and evolving intelligence that enables her to converse and build relationships.

Professor Einstein is the first personal robot from Hanson Robotics. Dr Hanson teamed up with Andy Rifkin, a toy inventor with over 40 years’ experience, to develop a robot that would honour Albert Einstein’s character and unique teaching style of explaining complex topics in a way that everyone could understand. Professor Einstein plays educational games, shares scientific facts and answers questions on a range of topics.

At IBC Sophia, Professor Einstein and Dr Hanson will discuss how robotics and artificial intelligence are set to become a prevalent part of people’s lives, with robots that can learn creativity, empathy and compassion.

Michael Crimp, CEO, IBC, said, “Our Sunday series of Tech Talks offers a privileged opportunity to glimpse the technologies of the future “We’re incredibly excited to meet Dr Hanson, Sophia and Professor Einstein at IBC to discuss the future of robotics technology and artificial intelligence, as well as the possibilities they have to enhance human life.”

Notes to Editors:

About IBC

IBC is the world’s leading media, entertainment and technology show. It attracts 55,000+ attendees from more than 170 countries and combines a highly respected and peer-reviewed conference with an exhibition that showcases more than 1,700 leading suppliers of state of the art electronic media and entertainment technology.

IBC2017 Dates

Conference: 14 – 18 September 2017

Exhibition: 15 – 19 September 2017

For more information about IBC2017 visit: show.ibc.org/



Contacts

For IBC
Louise Wells, Bubble Communications
E: louisew@bubbleagency.com
T: +44 7718 985 252

Permalink : http://aetoswire.com/news/4461/en

MAXON Announces Immediate Availability of Cinema 4D Release 19

New Features and Enhancements Streamline Motion Graphics, VFX and VR Content Creation Workflows; First Peeks at Next-Gen Development. MAXON to Showcase Powerful new Features at the IBC 2017 in Amsterdam.

 FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany-Friday, September 1st 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MAXON announces immediate availability of Cinema 4D Release 19 (R19). This next generation of MAXON’s professional 3D application delivers both great tools and enhancements artists can put to use immediately, and provides a peek into the foundations for the future. Designed to serve individual artists as well as large studio environments, Release 19 offers a fast, easy, stable and streamlined workflow to meet today’s challenges in the content creation markets; especially general design, motion graphics, VFX, VR/AR and all types of visualization.
Cinema 4D R19 Feature Highlights Include:
Viewport Improvements – Results so close to final render that client previews can be output using the new native MP4 video support.
MoGraph Enhancements – Added workflow capabilities in Voronoi Fracturing and an all-new Sound Effector.
New Spherical Camera – Lets artists render stereoscopic 360° Virtual Reality videos and dome projections.
New Polygon Reduction – Easily reduce entire hierarchies while preserving vertex maps, selection tags and UV coordinates to ensure textures continue to map properly and preserve polygon detail.
Level of Detail (LOD) Object – Define and manage settings to maximize viewport and render speed, or prepare optimized assets for game workflows. Exports FBX for use in popular game engines.
AMD’s Radeon ProRender – Now seamlessly integrated into R19, providing artists with a cross-platform GPU rendering solution.
Revamped Media Core – Completely rewritten software core to increase speed and memory efficiency for image, video and audio formats; native support for MP4 video without QuickTime.
Robust Modeling – A new modeling core with improved support for edges and N-gons can be seen in the Align and Reverse Normals commands.
BodyPaint 3D – Now uses an OpenGL painting engine, giving R19 artists a real-time display of reflections, alpha, bump or normal, and even displacement for improved visual feedback and texture painting when painting color and adding surface details in film, game design and other workflows.
A complete feature list is available at the Release 19 landing page.
European Debut at the IBC 2017 in Amsterdam
MAXON Cinema 4D R19 will make its European debut at the MAXON booth in hall 7, K30 at IBC 2017, which will take place from September 15 – 19, 2017, at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam.
In addition, internationally-renowned 3D artists including Peter Eszenyi, Sophia Kyriacou and Tim Clapham as well as other creatives from international studios will share insights into and techniques used on projects created with Cinema 4D. Partners including Google, Insydium, and Redshift will present important workflow integrations with Cinema 4D. Detailed information as well as the live streaming of all presentations will be available at http://www.c4dlive.com/.
Cinema 4D R19 Pricing, Availability and Upgrade Path
Cinema 4D Release 19 is available from MAXON or its authorized dealers. MAXON Service Agreement customers whose MSA is active as of September 1, 2017 will be upgraded automatically. Cinema 4D R19 is available for Mac OS X and Windows; Linux nodes are also available for network rendering. Pricing and distribution information as well as recommended system requirements are available at http://www.maxon.net/.
Imagery and additional information about Cinema 4D R19
Software Screenshots
Pack Shots
Imagery (RGB)
Imagery (CMYK)
New in R19 Website
New in R19 Cineversity Videos
Press Room
About MAXON
Headquartered in Friedrichsdorf, Germany, MAXON Computer is a developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. Its award-winning Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D software products have been used extensively to help create everything from stunning visual effects in top feature films, TV shows and commercials, cutting-edge game cinematics for AAA games, as well for medical illustration, architectural and industrial design applications. MAXON has offices in Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan and Singapore. MAXON products are available directly from the web site and its worldwide distribution channel. MAXON is part of the Nemetschek Group.
MAXON Web Resources
Additional information on MAXON can be obtained as follows:
Website
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn
Google+
Instagram
Contacts
Press Contact
MAXON Computer
US Internal:
press_us@maxon.net
or
US Media Contact:
Vicky Gray-Clark
Ambient Public Relations
408-243-8880
vicky@ambientpr.com
or
UK:
Liam Stacy
press_uk@maxon.net
or
JAPAN:
Toshihide Miyata
press_jp@maxon.net
or
FRANCE:
Eric Godey
press_fr@maxon.net
or
SINGAPORE/ASEAN:
Vincent Ong
press_sg@maxon.net
or
GERMANY and all other countries:
Jessica Wege
press_de@maxon.net

Permalink : http://aetoswire.com/news/4456/en

Huawei Reveals the Future of Mobile AI at IFA 2017

 CEO Richard Yu Unveils the Kirin 970, Huawei’s first mobile AI computing platform



BERLIN-Sunday, September 3rd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today at IFA 2017, Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled a new era in smartphone innovation. As part of CEO Richard Yu’s keynote address, he revealed Huawei’s vision for the future of artificial intelligence with the launch of the Kirin 970. By combining the power of the cloud with the speed and responsiveness of native AI processing, Huawei is bringing AI experiences to life and changing the way we interact with our devices.

“As we look to the future of smartphones, we’re at the threshold of an exciting new era,” said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group. “Mobile AI = On-Device AI + Cloud AI. Huawei is committed to developing smart devices into intelligent devices by building end-to-end capabilities that support coordinated development of chips, devices, and the cloud. The ultimate goal is to provide a significantly better user experience. The Kirin 970 is the first in a series of new advances that will bring powerful AI features to our devices and take them beyond the competition.”

After years of development, Cloud AI has seen broad application, but user experience still has room for improvement, including latency, stability, and privacy. Cloud AI and On-Device AI can complement each other. On-Device AI offers strong sensing capabilities, which are the foundation of understanding and assisting people. Sensors produce a large amount of real-time, scenario-specific, and personalized data. Supported by strong chip processing capabilities, devices will become more cognitive of user needs, providing truly personalized and readily accessible services.

Kirin 970 is powered by an 8-core CPU and a new generation 12-core GPU. Built using a 10nm advanced process, the chipset packs 5.5 billion transistors into an area of only one cm². Huawei’s new flagship Kirin 970 is Huawei’s first mobile AI computing platform featuring a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU). Compared to a quad-core Cortex-A73 CPU cluster, the Kirin 970's new heterogeneous computing architecture delivers up to 25x the performance with 50x greater efficiency. Simply put, the Kirin 970 can perform the same AI computing tasks faster and with far less power. In a benchmark image recognition test, the Kirin 970 processed 2,000 images per minute, which was faster than other chips on the market.

About Huawei Consumer BG

Huawei’s products and services are available in more than 170 countries, and are used by a third of the world’s population, ranking third in the world in mobile phone shipments in 2015. Fifteen R&D centers have been set up in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India and China. For more information, visit: consumer.huawei.com/us.

Contacts

Racepoint Global for Huawei Consumer BG
Ben Haber, 1-671-624-3200
Huawei@racepointglobal.com

Permalink : http://aetoswire.com/news/4464/en

Neffos to Showcase N1 Smartphone at IFA 2017 in Berlin, Germany

 Upcoming device embodies TP-Link Neffos' dedication to offering stylish, reliable phones with attractive pricing



Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, September 3rd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Neffos will debut the N1 at the IFA consumer trade show in Berlin, Germany, in September. It will be its second time to join the exhibit.

As Neffos — a premium brand created by TP-Link to provide customers worldwide with a truly seamless mobile experience — attempts to continue its success both critically and commercially, it promises to deliver devices that offer exceptional style and dependable build quality and performance. This is in view of TP-Link's history in making reliable products, which helped cement its status as the world's No.1 WLAN provider.

Neffos unveiled the X1 series of smartphone models last year, to positive reviews from the tech community. The X1 Lite, in particular, which will also be on display during the show, did especially well on the market. This is in large part because of features that people found suit them best, at a price that was not restrictive. After all, a high price tag does not necessarily equate to superior quality.

With the Neffos N1, the phone adopts the same proven design and manufacturing principles used by TP-Link for more than two decades. Sporting a polished and refined design language, the premium 5.5-incher perfectly represents the company's new direction.

On paper, the Neffos N1 is a pretty sleek phone, officially coming in at only 7.5mm thick. The front boasts a screen in perfectly clear 1080p resolution, measuring 5.5 inches diagonally. The size strikes the ideal balance between comfortable viewing and intuitive operation.

A fast and efficient processor powers the entire assembly and ensures that apps run smoothly and load without a hitch, whereas 4GB of RAM allows for better multitasking and productivity and helps apps launch faster. The 64GB of internal storage, meanwhile, should satisfy most requirements.

Battery life should not be a problem either. The Neffos N1 packs a generous battery, which tops up over a future-proof USB Type-C connection. A fingerprint reader is onboard for hassle-free and secure unlocking of the device.

The biggest draw here is the N1's imaging capabilities. Neffos has included dual cameras on the back for higher-quality photos and videos — a first for a Neffos smartphone. A capable front-facing camera, on the other hand, lets users take detailed and sharp selfies under any lighting condition.

The N1, which will be shipping soon, is just a start of Neffos’ lifelong commitment to making stylish, reliable, and reasonably priced products that meet customers’ needs.

Contacts

TP-Link MEA FZE

Dia Hamdan

Regional Marketing Manager

Tel: +97143966356 Fax: +97143795721

E-mail: dia.hamdan@tp-link.com

Web: www.tp-link.com



Dolly Lakhani

Marketing Executive

Office. (+971)043966356

Mob. (+971)506741731; 0561981527

Web: www.tp-link.com




























Permalink : http://aetoswire.com/news/4465/en 

Rimini Street Honored With Multiple 2017 Customer Sales and Service World Awards®

Company’s commitment to customer service excellence continues to gain recognition with three more awards


LAS VEGAS-Tuesday, August 29th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading independent support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced that it was recognized with three 2017 Customer Sales and Service World Awards for Customer Service Management Team of the Year, Customer Service Leadership of the Year, and Customer Service & Contact Center Department of the Year. These are just the latest accolades awarded to Rimini Street this year recognizing the Company’s continued dedication to client service excellence.

Customer Service Awards and Achievements

Rimini Street’s Global Siebel Service Delivery team was named Customer Service Management Team of the Year for their achievements in providing unmatched software support coverage to the Company’s global clients over the past 12 months. The team’s average response times for critical cases (P1) was under five minutes and, as a result, the global team earned a near-perfect average client satisfaction score of 4.96 out of a 5.0 (with 5.0 being “excellent”).

A second award was presented to Craig Mackereth, Rimini Street’s group vice president of Global Application Support, who was recognized for his customer service leadership for a third time this year. Named a winner in the category of Customer Service Leadership of the Year, Mackereth is responsible for developing and managing the delivery of Rimini Street support services for Oracle and SAP globally. He was recognized for overseeing a team that closed 26,605 cases, with an average response time of less than five minutes and a high average client satisfaction rating of 4.8 out of 5.0.

Another award was presented to Rimini Street’s Global Service Delivery department in the Customer Service & Contact Center Department of the Year category. The department is made up of hundreds of support engineers located in every major region across the globe, who support client operations in 117 countries. This team resolved more than 19,000 very complex Tier 3 cases in 2016, while maintaining an overall client satisfaction score of 4.8 out of 5.0.

“Service has always been a relentless passion at Rimini Street and our engineers strive to provide the best support service experience possible for our clients,” said Brian Slepko, senior vice president, Global Service Delivery at Rimini Street. “As the Company that is ‘Engineered for Support,’ Rimini Street will continue to build on the innovative, robust support model that has helped us deliver ultra-responsive service, high client satisfaction and enabled us to stay singularly focused on the success of our clients.”

About Rimini Street, Inc.

Rimini Street is a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading independent support provider for Oracle and SAP software products. The company has redefined enterprise software support services since 2005 with an innovative, award-winning program that enables licensees of IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and other enterprise software vendors to save up to 90 percent on total support costs. Clients can remain on their current software release without any required upgrades for a minimum of 15 years. Over 1,330 global Fortune 500, midmarket, public sector and other organizations from a broad range of industries currently rely on Rimini Street as their trusted, independent support provider. To learn more, please visit http://www.riministreet.com, follow @riministreet on Twitter and find Rimini Street on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are based on various assumptions. If the risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Rimini Street assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

© 2017 Rimini Street, Inc. All rights reserved. “Rimini Street” is a registered trademark of Rimini Street, Inc. in the United States and other countries, and Rimini Street, the Rimini Street logo, and combinations thereof, and other marks marked by TM are trademarks of Rimini Street, Inc. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners, and unless otherwise specified, Rimini Street claims no affiliation, endorsement, or association with any such trademark holder or other companies referenced herein.

Contacts

Rimini Street, Inc.
Michelle McGlocklin, +1 925-264-6579
mmcglocklin@riministreet.com


Permalink : http://aetoswire.com/news/4441/en

Busan City Hosts 'Busan One Asia Festival 2017' in October

BUSAN, South Korea-Friday, September 1st 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Busan One Asia Festival (BOF), Asia’s No.1 Korean Wave festival, will be held in Busan, October 22-31, 2017.

The festival kicks off with “BOF opening ceremony” at Asiad Main Stadium on October 22. It is going to last for 10 days until “BOF awards” held at Busan Cinema Center outdoor stage on October 31.

The opening ceremony will be featured by Asia’s first 360 degree stage and the performance of K-pop idol groups. “BOF awards” will be presented to artists globally raising the profile of Korea and Busan at the closing ceremony. Various K-pop stars will rock the stage as well.

“Park Concert” is held at Busan Citizen Park on October 29. It amuses the audience with various concerts from K-POP to Trot going beyond generations and genre.

If you want to meet Korean Wave stars, do not miss fan meetings on which five teams of stars appear from October 23.

Some of the acts taking the stage include BLACKPINK, Wanna One, SECHSKIES, GFRIEND, Apink, BAP, ASTRO, Yurisangja, Baek Z Young, Kim Tae-woo, Ailee, Bolbbalgan4, Red Velvet, Husky Brothers, and more.

Located at Gunam-ro, Haeundae, “BOF Land” will host various concerts and events for ten days like “Legend Stage” which includes K-Pop, Rock & Indie, Hip-hop, EDM performed by stars from today as well as favorites from years ago.

“BOF Ground” set up at Seomyeon Norimaru from October 27 to 29 can be another attraction. Participants will be able to experience the Korean waves’ cultural scenes such as K-Food with famous chefs, K-Beauty to share top celebrities’ make-up secret, K-Fashion with supermodels, the latest medical services, and more.

An attempt to unite the city’s cultural contents with the Korean Wave gave birth to a work of “Made in Busan” through a public contest. Local artists and citizens will come together at several venues – One Asia Flash mob, “Daedongeul tamhada (to desire the great unity)” in Busan Citizen Park; “Dongnae Hanryangmu(traditional male dance in Busan) - not forcing, acting spontaneously” in Dongnae Byeljang; and “EDM Festival, Yaryu,” a fusion of Yaryu (a traditional field play in Busan) and modern music in Yongdusan Park.

The BOF creates a memorable time for foreign visitors with the essence of the Korean Wave in Busan.



Video Caption:

Busan Metropolitan City hosts, K-pop based Asia's No.1 Korean Wave Festival, Busan One Asia Festival 2017 with various events. The festival kicks off with "BOF opening ceremony" at Asiad Main Stadium on October 22, 2017. It is going to last for 10 days until "BOF awards" held at Busan Cinema Center outdoor stage on October 31. "BOF awards" will be presented to artists globally raising the profile of Korea and Busan at the closing ceremony. Various K-pop stars will rock the stage as well. BLACKPINK, Wanna One, SECHSKIES, GFRIEND, Apink, BAP, ASTRO, Yurisangja, Baek Z Young, Kim Tae-woo, Ailee, Bolbbalgan4, Red Velvet, Husky Brothers, and more, are taking the stage.

Contacts

Busan Metropolitan City
Pyeongmo Sohn, +82-51-888-5162
sonpm@korea.kr

LAST CALL for VW SHAREHOLDERS – Registration of Volkswagen claims related to KapMuG Proceeding against VW in District Court in Braunschweig before September 8, 2017

STAMFORD, Conn.-Monday, August 28th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Claimants who did not previously register their claims against VW in Germany for losses in VW shares traded on Xetra Deutsche Börse (or otherwise commenced litigation) are urged to act now by contacting International Securities Associations and Foundations Management Company for Damaged VW Investors, LLC (ISAF VW) to preserve their standing with respect to the collective action at the Higher Regional Court in Braunschweig (KapMuG Proceeding). The deadline to register claims in the KapMuG Proceeding is September 8, 2017.

ISAF VW PROVIDES FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION FOR CLAIMANTS

Eligible institutional investors who wish to register their claim in the KapMuG Proceeding can do so by providing eligible transaction data to ISAF VW for analysis and subsequently executing the ISAF VW Participation Agreement and related documentation. The court deadline to register claims is September 8, 2017. As Germany is an "opt-in" jurisdiction, only those litigating or registering their VW claims with the German court system by the deadline will have standing to assert their claim under a judgement or settlement resolution.

There are significant costs associated with registering an eligible claim in the KapMuG Proceeding. In return for a contingency fee (success only), ISAF VW will fund registrations of claims for institutional investors who purchased shares during the relevant period – June 6, 2008 through September 18, 2015 – and held them through September 18, 2015, when news of the emissions cheating scandal was revealed to the market.

It is important to note that ISAF VW is working closely with TILP Litigation Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, the leading German law firm that represents Deka Investment GmbH, the model case lead plaintiff, in addition to hundreds of other institutional investors, in the KapMuG Proceeding. The representation of the ISAF VWcoalition by TILP Litigation is critical; in order for additional registrations to be valid and recognized in the ongoing KapMuG Proceeding, it is a requirement that registrants accurately state the particulars of the existing claims under the KapMuG Proceeding.

ISAF VW will provide on behalf of eligible institutional investors all upfront, ongoing and future funding of the following: a) loss analysis and claims calculations, b) registration fees for the KapMuG Proceeding, (c) all legal and expert fees paid to TILP Litigation and any expert or professional consultants providing services to investors joining the ISAF VW coalition, and d) additional future litigation fees, defense bonds and adverse risk costs incurred in connection with enforcing any judgment or settlement resolution.

ABOUT ISAF

ISAF Management Company is an investor service organization exclusively focused on organizing efficient representation of institutional investors in securities and antitrust litigation outside of the United States, by way of providing efficient funding, administration and management of collective redress actions via group, shareholder associations or foundations in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Contacts

ISAF Management Company
Adam Foulke, +1-203-975-0333
afoulke@isafmanagement.com


















Permalink : http://aetoswire.com/news/4437/en