CGTN: Chinese astronauts’ talk with Earth from space

BEIJING, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The three Chinese astronauts, in China’s space station core module since June 17, made their first long-distance phone conversation with the Earth on Wednesday.

Nie Haisheng (56), Liu Boming (54) and Tang Hongbo (45) are now stationed at the core module Tianhe, some 380 kilometers above the Earth. This marks China’s longest manned space mission to date, and the first since 2016.

On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent out greetings to three astronauts via video link, congratulating their successful entering into the station while thanking them for their work.

“How’s life there,” Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, asked the trio about their health, life and work, who had their feet temporarily strapped to the floor of the module during the conversation due to the zero-gravity situation in the outer space.

“Thank you for your concern, general secretary! We are in great physical condition, and our space work is going on smoothly,” said Nie, the mission’s commander.

Xi hails China’s space mission

“Building a space station is an important milestone for China’s spaceflight cause,” Xi said in the televised chat.

“This will be a contribution that opens new horizons for humanity’s peaceful use of space. You are the representatives of countless fighters in the new era of China’s spaceflight cause,” he said.

The longest stay in space so far by Chinese astronauts had been 33 days.

“In previous missions, we sent water and oxygen to space along with astronauts. But for a stay of three to six months, water and oxygen would stuff the cargo craft full with no room for other necessary goods and materials. So we installed the core module with a new life support system to recycle urine, exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and carbon dioxide,” Bai Linhou, deputy chief designer of the space station at the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) told Xinhua in an earlier interview.

The Tianhe core module, where the three astronauts are currently stationed, has a total length of 16.6 meters, a maximum diameter of 4.2 meters and a takeoff mass of 22.5 tonnes. It is the largest spacecraft developed and launched by China.

It is set to help China’s aerospace engineers carry out the verification of key technologies, including flexible solar wings, in-orbit assembly and maintenance, and above all a new life support system.

With five launch missions done this year, China plans six more missions, including the launch of the Wentian and Mengtian lab modules, two cargo spacecraft and two manned spaceships, in 2022 to complete the construction of the space station.

Chinese officials say the new space station will not just be for Chinese, but to be open to the world.

Foreign astronauts and global cooperation on scientific experiments are most welcome to China’s space station, Hao Chun, director of China Manned Space Engineering Office, said in an interview with CGTN.

Chinese astronauts’ talk with Earth from space
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Graduate Management Admission Council Welcomes New Members to the Board

New additions reflect the diverse, global perspective of the business school community

RESTON, Va., June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today announced the addition of four new members to its board of directors. Katy Montgomery, Associate Dean, Degree Programmes, INSEAD; François Ortalo-Magné, Dean, London Business School; and Giuseppe Soda, Dean, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University, will begin their terms on July 1. In addition, Yuan Ding, Vice President and Dean of China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), was appointed as a board director in January this year to fill the seat vacated by Enase Okonedo of the Pan-Atlantic University.

“GMAC’s new board of directors represent leading business schools with campuses located in 10 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, and the Middle East,” said Sangeet Chowfla, president and CEO of GMAC. “As student mobility returns and regains in the post-pandemic world, I look forward to working alongside this diverse group of leaders ― and the rest of the GMAC board ― to continue to advance GMAC’s vision to ensure that all talented individuals can benefit from the best business education for them.”

New GMAC Board Members

Yuan Ding, Vice President and Dean, Cathay Capital Chair in Accounting, CEIBS

Yuan Ding is Vice President and Dean and the Cathay Capital Chair Professor in Accounting at CEIBS, where he has been honored three times with the CEIBS Teaching Excellence Award. Prior to joining CEIBS, he was a tenured faculty member of the HEC School of Management, Paris, France. He is a member of the European Accounting Association, French Accounting Association and American Accounting Association. He holds a PhD in Accounting from the Institute of Enterprises Administration at the University Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, France, as well as a Master’s in Enterprises Administration from the University of Poitiers, France. Ding is the author of multiple books on financial reporting and his research appears in leading academic journals.

Katy Montgomery, Associate Dean, Degree Programmes, INSEAD

As the INSEAD Associate Dean of Degree Programmes, Montgomery is responsible for the commercial leadership of the INSEAD Degree Programme portfolio across four campuses: Fontainebleau, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and San Francisco. Her functional responsibilities include strategy, marketing, sales, admissions, financial aid and scholarships, programme operations, student life, psychological services, and career services. Prior to joining INSEAD, she served as Associate Dean of Student Development at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Montgomery holds a degree in Political Science from Loyola University New Orleans and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

François Ortalo-Magné, Dean, London Business School

François Ortalo-Magné is the ninth Dean of London Business School (LBS), a position he has held since August 2017. He is leading a strategy focused on (1) academic research and its impact, (2) learning innovations and alumni engagement and (3) inclusion, striving for gender parity and greater socio-economic and ethnic diversity. Since taking up the role, Ortalo-Magné has led the relaunch of the LBS brand, the growth of degree programmes and a significant increase in philanthropic support for scholarships. His research on the economics of land and housing markets has been published in leading academic journals. He has built on his research and leadership experiences to advise a broad range of private, governmental and multi-lateral organisations and share his insights in leading media outlets and at conferences around the world. Prior to his appointment, Ortalo-Magné was the Albert O. Nicholas Dean and Robert E. Wangard Professor of Real Estate at the Wisconsin School of Business. His first academic appointment was at the London School of Economics.

Giuseppe Soda, Dean, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University

Giuseppe “Beppe” Soda is the Dean of SDA Bocconi School of Management and Full Professor of Organization Theory and Network Analysis at Bocconi University. Before becoming Dean in 2016, his roles have included serving as the Associate Dean for Research (2007-2013), Director of the Department of Management and Technology (2013-2016) and Head of Organization and HRM Department (2001-2006). He is also serving EFMD as member of the EQUIS Accreditation Board. Soda’s research investigates the performance consequences of the interplay between organizational architectures and organizational networks and his work has been published in top academic management journals.

Besides the aforementioned newly elected board members, Martin Boehm, Professor of Marketing and former Dean of IE Business School and soon the new Rector of EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, and Themin Suwardy, Dean of Postgraduate Professional Programmes, Singapore Management University, were re-elected for a second term.

GMAC also recognizes its outgoing board members, Leila Guerra, Vice Dean (Education) of Imperial College Business School, and Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean and Professor of Finance of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. GMAC thanks them for their service in the past nearly four years to our organization and contributions to the graduate management education community.

About GMAC

The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™) is a mission-driven association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. Founded in 1953, GMAC creates solutions and experiences that enable business schools and candidates to better discover, evaluate, and connect with each other.

GMAC provides world-class research, industry conferences, recruiting tools, and assessments for the graduate management education industry, as well as tools, resources, events, and services that help guide candidates through their higher education journey. Owned and administered by GMAC, the Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™) exam is the most widely used graduate business school assessment.

GMAC also owns and administers the NMAT by GMAC™ (NMAT™) exam and the Executive Assessment (EA). More than 7 million candidates on their business master’s or MBA journey visited GMAC’s mba.com last year to explore business school options, prepare and register for exams, and get advice on the admissions process. BusinessBecause and The MBA Tour are subsidiaries of GMAC, a global organization with offices in China, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

To learn more about our work, please visit www.gmac.com.

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‫مؤسسة ترانسيد: انطلاق مبادرة للتشجيع على ارتداء خوذة السلامة بين ركاب الدراجات البخارية

نيروبي، كينيا 23 يونيو/حزيران 2021 /وكالة أنباء بي آر إن نيوزوير/ — تعتزم الجهات المعنية بجمهورية تأسيس اتحاد وطني لمرتدي خوذات الدراجات البخارية في إطار جهود ضخمة لتعزيز سلامة سائقي وركاب الدرجات البخارية ووسائل النقل الآلية ثلاثية العجلات (التكاتك). تستند المبادرة إلى ما أظهرته نتائج بعض الأبحاث من فوائد خوذات الدراجات البخارية في تقليل مخاطر الوفاة بنسبة 42% والحد من مخاطر إصابات الرأس بنسبة 69% في حوادث الطرق.

أُعلن اليوم عن المشروع الذي يأتي في إطار برنامج توفير خوذات أمان ميسورة التكلفة الذي أطلقه الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات (FIA) – والذي شهد تصنيع خوذة دراجات بخارية مبتكرة عالية الجودة تتوافق مع معيار السلامة رقم 22.05 المعتمد من الأمم المتحدة، كما أنها مريحة عند ارتدائها في الأجواء الحارة أو الرطبة، ويمكن الحصول عليها مقابل حوالي 20 دولار أمريكي.

ومن المقرر أن يقدم الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات، مؤسسة خيرية عالمية مستقلة تهتم بسلامة الطرق، الدعم المستمر للمبادرة، كما كلَّف الاتحاد مؤسسة ترنسيد (Transaid) بمشروع أولى مدته 18 أشهر لتكوين شبكة محلية من الأطراف المعنية للعمل على لتعزيز سلامة الطرق والحد من الإصابات على المستوى الوطني. وتُعد ترانسيد إحدى مؤسسات التنمية الدولية التي تتمتع بخبرة واسعة في مجال أمن سلامة قيادة الدرجات البخارية ووسائل النقل الآلية ثلاثية العجلات (التكاتك).

ويذكر سام كلارك، رئيس قسم البرامج بالمؤسسة: “يحرص كل من الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات والمؤسسة التابعة له على نشر برنامج توفير خوذات أمان ميسورة التكلفة على نطاق واسع، إذ نؤمن إيمانًا قويًا بأن تأسيس اتحاد وطني لمرتدي خوذات السلامة سيساهم في تحقيق تغير جذري. سنعمل في مسؤولي الحكومة والشرطة والمستشفيات والقطاع الخاص وجمعيات النقل والمجتمعات المحلية لتطوير حلول تساهم في تعزيز سلامة الرحلات الكينية.”

بينما أوضح كيفين موبادي، رئيس رابطة بودا بودا للسلامة (Boda Boda Safety Association) في كينيا: “يشكل مجالنا عنصرًا حيويًا متناميًا في نظام النقل والمواصلات الكيني، إلا أن التحدي المتمثل في صعوبة الحصول على خوذات أمان مناسبة وميسورة التكلفة يهدد بزيادة أعداد إصابات الرأس الخطيرة بين الركاب.”

“نحرص على أن يكون لنا دور ريادي في تأسيس اتحاد مرتدي الخوذات الوطني، كما نرحب بالتمويل المقدم من مؤسسة الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات لتطبيق هذه النهج متعدد القطاعات الذي التوعية بزيادة الحرص على ارتداء خوذات السلامة لضمان سلامة القيادة على الطرق الكينية.”

يستخدم أغلب سائقي الدرجات البخارية في كينيا، البالغ عددهم حوالي 1.4 مليون*، خوذات “بودا بودا” – ورغم وجود قوانين تجعل ارتداء خوذات الدراجات البخارية أمرًا إجباريًا، إلا أنه ثمة تفاوت في تطبيق هذه القوانين، كما ينخفض معدل استخدام خوذات السلامة بين السائقين.”

في حين يذكر، سول بيلنجسلي، المدير التنفيذي لمؤسسة الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات: “لطالما انخفضت نسبة استخدام خوذات سلامة ميسورة وعالية الجودة وتوفرها في البلدان ذات الدخل المنخفض والمتوسط مثل كينيا، ما يهدد بتعرض السائقين لإصابات خطيرة، خاصة إصابات الرأس. إذ تتسبب حوادث الدرجات البخارية ثنائية العجلات ووسائل النقل الآلية ثلاثية العجلات (التكاتك) أكثر من ربع حالات الوفاة بسبب حواث الطرق على مستوى العالم، والنسبة في زيادة متسارعة.

ومن المتوقع أن يسهم تأسيس اتحاد وطني لمرتدي خوذات السلامة، بدعم من مؤسسة ترانسيد، تدارك الحاجة إلى زيادة الوعي بسلامة الطرق بين الركاب مع إرساء أساس للتعاون متعدد القطاعات والمشاركة الفعالة من جانب من مؤسسات المجتمع المدني والمجتمعات المحلية.”

[غدًا] يلتقي رئيس الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات بالرئيس الكندي أوهور كينياتا لاستعراض الخوذات الجديدة وبحث عدد من الموضوعات المتعلقة بسلامة الطرق.

تُعد كينيا حاليًا من بين البلدان التي تشهد أعلى معدلات وفيات بسبب حوادث الطرق على مستوى القارة، بواقع 12,463* حالة وفاة خلال عام 2018.

المصدر: طبقًا لما ذكرته دائرة التسجيل والتراخيص بهيئة النقل والسلامة الوطنية (NTSA)، بلغ عدد الدراجات البخارية المسجلة في كينيا 1,393,290 دراجة في فبراير عام 2018.

المصدر: حسب تقدير منظمة الصحة العالمية.

ملاحظة للمحرر:

نبذة عن مؤسسة ترانسيد

تهتم ترانسيد بتغيير حياة المجتمعات من خلال النقل الآمن المتوفر والمستدام.

تشمل الأنشطة التي تقع في صميم عمل المؤسسة تطوير أنظمة إدارة النقل والموصلات للقطاع العام والمساعدة في تقديم برامج التأهيل والتنمية المرتبطة بالقيادة المهنية وتدريب مدربي السائقين. كما تساعد المؤسسة في التوعية بإدارة عمليات صيانة المركبات الوقائية، وتقديم حلول نقل محلية ميسورة التكلفة، كدراجة الإسعاف المبتكرة التي طورتها المؤسسة. تسهم ترانسيد أيضًا في زيادة الوعي بسلامة الطرق، كما تحرص على تبادل خبراتها المتخصصة مع قطاع المساعدات الإنسانية.

نبذة عن مؤسسة الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات

يُعد الاتحاد الدولي للسيارات إحدى المؤسسات الخيرية المستقلة المسجلة في المملكة المتحدة، حيث يدعم برنامجًا دوليًا يضم عددًا من الأنشطة التي تستهدف تعزيز سلامة الطرق والحفاظ على البيئة وتحقيق النقل المستدام. هدفنا ضمان نقل “آمن وعادل ونظيف ومستدام” للجميع.

These Are the 14 Cybersecurity Leaders and Teams at the Forefront of Safeguarding Trust

Synack’s 2021 Guardians of Trust Awards honor the hard work and dedication of cybersecurity professionals from leading organizations worldwide

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — As cyber attackers have rocked consumers’ trust over the past few months and led senior U.S. administration officials and corporate leaders to call the recent scourge of ransomware “a national security threat,” cybersecurity professionals are fighting every day behind the scenes to keep organizations safe.

The Guardians of Trust Awards recognize outstanding individuals and teams that are leading the industry in proactively pursuing excellence not just in security, but in trust

Their work is often unrecognized and even unseen, but it keeps the digital infrastructure and systems that we all rely on daily from succumbing to attacks. The Guardians of Trust Awards recognize outstanding individuals and teams that are leading the industry in proactively pursuing excellence not just in security, but in trust. In today’s digital world, gaining hard-won trust is an incredibly difficult challenge and the work that goes into maintaining it is all too often under-appreciated.

Synack  launched these crowdsourced awards in 2019 to recognize those unsung professionals that go above and beyond to protect consumers, stakeholders and brands. Nominations were sourced from our most respected community members and trusted security teams across all industries. Winners were chosen by Synack’s Guardians of Trust Awards Committee with comprehensive expertise in leading security organizations and building trusted brands.

This year’s winners have demonstrated that they protect their customers first, display innovation in cybersecurity practices, represent excellence in the protection of their brands and never settle for the status quo.

The 2021 Guardians of Trust Award Winners include:

  • Most Trusted CISO: Betsy Wille, Abbott
  • Most Trusted CISO: Mike Baker, GDIT
  • Most Trusted Pioneer CISO: Jason Lewkowicz, Cognizant
  • Most Trusted Pioneer CISO: Daniel Hooper, Varo Money
  • Most Trusted Security Team North America: Domino’s
  • Most Trusted Security Team North America: Abacus Insights
  • Most Trusted Security Team, EMEA:  bp
  • Most Trusted Security Team, EMEA: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Most Trusted Security Team, EMEA: RSA Insurance Group
  • Most Trusted Solution Partner: Azure Security Modernization, Microsoft
  • Most Trust Partner, EMEA:  Ignition Technology
  • Most Trust Partner, North America: Trace3
  • Most Trusted Federal Consulting Partner: Accenture Federal Services
  • Most Trusted Hacker: Özgür Alp, Synack Red Team

For all of the winners, trust is an essential tenet in their roles as security professionals. It’s ingrained in how they do their jobs and also how they communicate the importance of security across their organizations.

“Trust is a central ethos for GDIT; in fact it is one of our four core values along with transparency, honesty, and alignment. Building trust across our customers, our employees, and our cyber teams is vital to my role as CISO,” said Michael Baker, Chief Information Security Officer for General Dynamics Information Technology.

Synack, the premier crowdsourced platform for on-demand security expertise, works closely with security leaders and teams across all sectors to help them maintain the trust from their customers, employees, executives and board members. Overall, Synack saw CISOs rise to the challenge throughout the past 16 months and navigate uncharted territory by staying focused on enabling business operations while reducing risk to malicious attack.

In the 2021 Trust Report, which is based on data from Synack’s patented Attacker Resistance Score (ARS) Metric, Synack charted an increase in organizations’ overall resilience against attacks since the beginning of the pandemic. The Trust Report is an essential tool for CISOs and other security leaders when it comes to prioritizing security efforts and understanding the broader landscape of threats and vulnerabilities.

The full Synack 2021 Trust Report explores the ARS metric for all global sectors. Visit www.synack.com to download the report for free and learn how the most trusted brands in the world measure their risk.

About Synack:

Synack is the premier crowdsourced platform for on-demand security expertise. The Synack platform delivers 24/7 penetration testing, vulnerability management, and vulnerability assessment from a global network of trusted researchers, enabled by smart technology, to accelerate global organizations’ critical cybersecurity missions. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with regional teams around the world, Synack protects leading global banks, federal agencies, DoD classified assets, and more than $6 trillion in Fortune 500 and Global 2000 revenue. A 4-time CNBC Disruptor 50 company, Synack was founded in 2013 by former NSA security experts Jay Kaplan, CEO, and Dr. Mark Kuhr, CTO.

For more information, please visit www.synack.com.

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CEO of Kuaishou Su Hua: Kuaishou reaches 1 billion global monthly active users

BEIJING, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — China Media Group (CMG) and Kuaishou held a joint press conference officially announcing a short video strategic partnership on Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Kuaishou now holds the official broadcasting rights for Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Kuaishou is the first short video and live-streaming platform globally to become an official broadcaster of the Olympics Games.

Su Hua, CEO of Kuaishou Technology, emphasised at the conference that Kuaishou remains true to its beginning aspirations of recording and sharing life stories. He also notes that it’s an honor for Kuaishou to be able to document and enjoy the Olympic Games with all users. As a pioneer since 2011,  Kuaishou has provided internet users globally the opportunity to record and share their life stories. The platform witnessed the growth and development of various aspects of society and gradually became a base for modern day social media platforms. Presently Kuaishou has 1 billion monthly active users from all around the globe. People from different countries of varying ages and diverse lifestyles get to interact with and learn from each other. Kuaishou was chosen as its principles and communities are in alignment with the spirit of the Olympic Games.

Su also mentioned that Kuaishou’s multiple successful partnerships with CMG has allowed for Kuaishou to explore new ways to allow users to enjoy a more convenient participation experience for large scale events. For example, the parade was first live-streamed from multiple angles during the 2019 National Day celebration, which garnered over 1 billion views. Furthermore, CCTV’s 2020 New Year’s Gala debuted a new Kuaishou interactive feature of “videos+likes.” The new feature gathered over 63.9 billion interactions – defined as user comment and sending red packets – and even setting a new record of number of likes for an event. The feature has influenced users to now watch the New Year’s Gala on dual screens for a boosted experience.

Kuaishou is confident in providing top quality broadcast of the games as the platform is home to thriving sports communities and has much experience in hosting broadcasts about major sporting events. According to Su, there are nearly 50,000 high-quality sports content creators and 150 million users who are sports fans on Kuaishou. Currently, the sports content on Kuaishou covers sports like football, basketball, boxing, snooker, racing, extreme sports, and outdoor sports. In March, Kuaishou even became the official livestream and short video partner of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The total views of the live streams during the 2020-2021 season reached a high of 810 million and achieved over 360 million interactions. Kuaishou users have also repurposed content from the live stream to create meaningful and enriching content of their own, indicating an extremely successful event.

For the Olympic Games partnership, Kuaishou announced plans to make use of its unique product capabilities and technological expertise to create a series of interactive features that can allow users to participate virtually as part of the Olympics. At the same time, Kuaishou is committed to improve its promotional methods of the games, to explore different angles of capturing the games and ensure full coverage of all events. Kuaishou will work with CMG in hopes of producing the most interactive experience with extensive coverage of the Olympic Games in history.

‫شهرة واسعة في الصين، تانك من جي دبليو إم على وشك الظهور لأول مرة في السوق العالمية

باودينج، الصين، 23 يونيو/حزيران 2021 / PRNewswire / — جذبت تانك، وهي خامس أكبر علامة تجارية لشركة جي دبليو إم، اهتمامًا واسعًا منذ استقلالها. وقد أصبحت سيارة إس يو في تانك 300 الفاخرة الذكية للطرق الوعرة الأكثر رواجًا منذ إطلاقها، حيث سجلت رقمًا قياسيًا بأكثر من 10000 طلب بسرعة خلال فترة البيع المسبق، في حين أن موديل 300 مونيت ليميتد إديشين للطرق الوعرة التي طرحتها جي دبليو إم في نفس الوقت مع سيارات تانك 300 العادية للطرق الوعرة قد بيعت كلها في غضون خمس دقائق. نظرًا لأن تانك 300 شائعة في السوق الصينية، فإن إيجاد صعوبة في شرائها يمكن تسميتها “ظاهرة تانك”.

بصفتها منتجًا رائجًا للغاية في سوق السيارات الصيني مع أداء رائع بالسوق، تستمر “ظاهرة تانك” في الانتشار لسيارات تانك 300. قامت شركة جي دبليو إم بتحسين قدرتها الإنتاجية لسيارات تانك 300 لإختصار دورة تسليم السيارة. وعند إعادة بدء البيع المسبق لتانك 300 في 19 ابريل/نيسان، تلقت جي دبليو إم 5000 طلب في غضون 3 ساعات فقط. على وجه الخصوص، نظرًا للعدد الهائل من الطلبات للنسخة الأولية من تانك 300، يحتاج العملاء إلى الحجز مقدمًا قبلها بنصف عام للشراء الفعلي للسيارة. وفي قطاع سيارات الدفع الرباعي الصينية للطرق الوعرة، تمتلك تانك 300 حصة سوقية مجمعة تزيد عن 50%.

A Hit in China, GWM’s TANK About to Debut the Global Market

بصفتها العلامة التجارية العالمية للطرق الوعرة الراقية لشركة جي دبليو إم، تتميز تانك بقدرات فائقة على الطرق الوعرة وتكامل بين الفخامة والراحة. وهي تقدم فئة جديدة من “سيارات الدفع الرباعي الرائعة والممتعة على الطرق الوعرة” في السوق. يتمتع منتج تانك 300 الأكثر مبيعًا لهذه العلامة التجارية بأداء قوي مثل أداء تانك مع استناده إلى منصة تانك الاحترافية الذكية للطرق الوعرة من جي دبليو إم. وهي مزودة بنظام توليد حركة بمحرك حقن مباشر بشاحن توربيني ( T2.0 ) وعلبة تروس ( ZF 8AT ) وتتميز بوظائف مثل نظام التحكم في جميع التضاريس وأوضاع الدوران والتسلل من تانك، والتي تعد جميعها فريدة من نوعها بين نفس المستوى من المنتجات، لذا يمكن لسيارة تانك 300 تلبية احتياجات العملاء من التنقل في المدن والسفر في البلاد المفتوحة. وفي الوقت نفسه، توفر مقصورتها الفاخرة عالية الجودة ونظام القيادة الذكي مع إمكانية الوصول إلى الإنترنت للسائقين تجربة قيادة ذكية ومريحة. علاوة على ذلك، توفر سيارة تانك 800 الرائدة تجاريًا والفاخرة لشركة جي دبليو إم للسائقين تجربة قيادة من الدرجة الأولى بتصميمها الدقيق وموادها عالية الجودة وتقنياتها عالية الدقة وكابينة كاملة الحجم ذات طراز تجاري وأنظمة ذكية متطورة. وهي تتمتع بكفاءة أعلى في استهلاك الوقود بعد اعتماد محرك ( ‎3.0T V6 ) كمحرك أساسي لها وعلبة تروس ( ‎9AT ) مطورة من جي دبليو إم كنظام نقل الحركة بها. تم تصميم سيارة تانك 700، كممثل لسلسلة تقنيات ‎ ‎ القيادة الآلية الخاصة بجي دبليو إم، بهيكل ذو إطار متدرج وإضافة تعليق مستقل للأربع عجلات وتعليق هوائي لجعل القيادة أكثر راحة. يدمج هذا المنتج المظهر الخارجي الفريد والوحشي والأجزاء الداخلية الفاخرة والمريحة لتشكيل تباين مذهل.

في المستقبل، ستواصل جي دبليو إم إثراء مجموعة منتجات تانك الفاخرة للطرق الوعرة ومحاولة تغطية سيارات الدفع الرباعي الراقية على الطرق الوعرة من المدمجة إلى كبيرة الحجم. مع موطئ قدم قوي في السوق الصينية، من المتوقع أن تمتد سلسلة تانك بسرعة إلى السوق العالمية، لتزويد المستخدمين العالميين بمنتجات عالية الجودة.

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CadencyDirect, the Only Native Built on Now App for the ServiceNow Platform for the Financial Close, Extends Digital Workflows for the Office of the CFO

CadencyDirect by Trintech Continues to Drive Value for ServiceNow Customers by Providing Key Stakeholders across the Enterprise with Full Visibility into Critical Financial Data

DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / June 23, 2021 / Trintech, a leading global provider of integrated Record to Report software solutions for the Office of Finance, today announced the latest release of CadencyDirect, is now certified as part of the ServiceNow Built on Now™ program that complements and extends financial operations management so that CFOs and their teams can digitize workflows across the Record to Report (R2R) close process – helping to reduce complexity and risk, accelerating the overall process, and driving a greater experience for the entire enterprise. CadencyDirect has met the high standards of the ServiceNow Built on Now program, an app monetization framework designed to recognize partners with proven ServiceNow expertise that creates value for ServiceNow customers across industries.

“Accounting is the language of business and that information is not only critical to the Office of Finance, but to the entire enterprise,” said Teresa Mackintosh, CEO of Trintech. “With the latest release of CadencyDirect, key stakeholders across the business will now have the visibility and transparency into key financial data and how it relates to the entire organization all within the Now Platform.”

“Over the past year, we have seen companies reassessing digital transformation opportunities, specifically how to manage key financial processes,” said CJ Desai, Chief Product & Engineering Officer at ServiceNow. “CadencyDirect builds workflows between historically siloed disciplines by linking and automating the financial close process, while illuminating key data through R2R dashboard views within the Now Platform. This enhanced visibility into critical financial data creates a connected organization that opens the door to enterprise-wide transformation and is why we have partnered with Trintech to drive workflows for the Office of the CFO.”

CadencyDirect is built on Trintech’s industry-leading Cadency® solution that combines all financial close activities into a single, seamless process, including operational matching, intercompany transaction management, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entry management, close task management, and compliance. It provides a connected, collaborative ecosystem by leveraging a mature and very robust set of financial controls, along with deep automation and integration capabilities that seamlessly connects with leading ERPs such as SAP®, Oracle®, and NetSuite®.

Very rarely is there a process that occurs entirely within the jurisdiction of one team. When it comes to workflows for the CFO, CadencyDirect enables users to leverage workflows within the Now Platform based on triggers and events in the period-end close – strengthening financial controls across the enterprise. As an example, when an account is certified in CadencyDirect, a task is triggered in the ServiceNow platform to the FP&A team to accelerate the review of certified balances to analyze period-specific differences or impacts to forecasting the coming periods.

The ServiceNow Built on Now program empowers partners to build, test, certify, distribute and sell applications for the Now Platform®. Built on Now-designated solutions deliver Now Certified digital workflows for the Now Platform, at scale, through the ServiceNow Store, OEM, and Service Provider (SP) channels.

Whether you’re an experienced ServiceNow user looking to synchronize your mature or in-progress digital transformation, or just starting your transformation journey, CadencyDirect is where Finance Transformation meets Digital Transformation. For more information, please contact either your appropriate ServiceNow or Trintech representative or go to www.trintech.com/CadencyDirect for more information.

About Trintech

Trintech Inc., a pioneer of Financial Corporate Performance Management (FCPM) software, combines unmatched technical and financial expertise to create innovative, cloud-based software solutions that deliver world-class financial operations and insights. From high volume transaction matching and streamlining daily operational reconciliations, to automating and managing balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, journal entries, disclosure reporting, and bank fee analysis, to governance, risk, and compliance – Trintech’s portfolio of financial solutions, including Cadency® Platform, Adra® Suite, and targeted tools, ReconNET™, T-Recs®, and UPCS®, help manage all aspects of the financial close process. Over 3,500 clients worldwide – including the majority of the Fortune 100 – rely on the company’s cloud-based software to continuously improve the efficiency, reliability, and strategic insights of their financial operations.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Trintech has offices located across the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Nordics, as well as strategic partners in South Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. To learn more about Trintech, visit www.trintech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, Now Platform, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

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RapidPulse Launches With $15 Million Series A Financing for Ischemic Stroke Therapy

Industry Veterans Join Team to Support the Development of Novel Cyclic Aspiration System for Ischemic Stroke

MIAMI, June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RapidPulse, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing a novel aspiration system to treat ischemic stroke, today announced the closing of a $15 million Series A financing. The financing was led by Santé Ventures who was joined by Epidarex Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners, Broadview Ventures, and Syntheon. RapidPulse plans to use the proceeds to advance its RapidPulse™ Cyclic Aspiration System through expanded clinical evaluation and build out its platform of proprietary catheters.

The RapidPulse™ system was developed by Syntheon, a medical device incubator focused on developing next generation medical devices. Their various products, commercialized by the largest and most trusted medical device companies in the world, have treated over 50 million patients globally in applications ranging from laparoscopic surgery, cardiovascular, and flexible endoscopy. Syntheon has over 200 issued patents since its inception over 20 years ago.

“We are pleased to have partnered with an outstanding investor syndicate to move our RapidPulse™ technology forward in the clinic,” said Sean McBrayer, CEO of Syntheon who will also serve as initial CEO of RapidPulse. “Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide, and minutes matter in improving these outcomes. This investment will help us expand our clinical results and move towards regulatory approval in the United States.”

Joining the team are industry veterans Heather Harries and Cynthia Yang. Heather most recently served as General Manager for Terumo’s aortic business and will lead product development and operations for RapidPulse. Cynthia will lead clinical development for the company, after most recently working in the neurovascular division of Medtronic.

Dennis McWilliams, partner at Santé Ventures, added, “Heather and Cynthia bring exceptional domain expertise to the team at RapidPulse, and will complement the significant engineering development experience at Syntheon. RapidPulse is a disruptive platform opportunity in neurovascular, and has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes for ischemic stroke patients.”

ABOUT RAPIDPULSE

RapidPulse, Inc. is a privately held medical device company that develops minimally invasive vascular products for ischemic stroke. The company is advancing the development of the RapidPulse™ Cyclic Aspiration System, which includes a novel aspiration pump to allow rapid and consistent removal of blood clots from the brain. RapidPulse is a spinout of Syntheon LLC., a medical device incubator dedicated to developing innovative products in the medical device industry. Visit www.rapidpulsemed.com for more information.

ABOUT SANTÉ VENTURES

Santé Ventures is a life sciences investment firm that invests in early-stage companies in medical device, biotechnology, and digitally enabled health services. We partner with entrepreneurs to build impactful companies, including Claret Medical (now part of Boston Scientific), TVA Medical (Becton Dickinson), Millipede Medical (Boston Scientific), and Molecular Templates (NASDAQ: MTEM). Founded in 2006, Santé has just under $1 billion in assets under management, and has offices in Austin, TX and Boston, MA. For more information, please visit sante.com.

ABOUT EPIDAREX CAPITAL

Epidarex Capital is a transatlantic venture capital firm that builds exceptional life science companies in emerging hubs in the US and UK. Epidarex’s experienced team of early-stage investors partner with entrepreneurs and leading research institutions to transform world-class science into highly innovative products addressing major unmet needs in global healthcare. For more information, please visit www.epidarex.com

ABOUT HATTERAS VENTURE PARTNERS

Founded in 2000 and based in Durham, NC, Hatteras Venture Partners is a venture capital firm with a focus on seed and early stage healthcare investing. Through six funds and over $600 million under management, the firm has invested in breakthrough science and entrepreneurial grit in the areas of biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare IT, and related opportunities in human medicine. To learn more, please visit www.hatterasvp.com.

ABOUT BROADVIEW VENTURES

Founded in 2008, Broadview Ventures is a mission-driven investment organization. Broadview’s primary goal is to improve human health in the areas of cardiovascular disease and stroke through investments in early stage companies developing innovative therapeutics, devices, and diagnostics. For more information about Broadview Ventures, visit broadviewventures.org.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Sean McBrayer, info@rapidpulsemed.com, 305-266-3388

‫تُقدم شركة Space Perspective الرائدة أول تجربة رحلات فاخرة إلى الفضاء في العالم حتى تُعيد تخيل إثارة استكشاف الفضاء

يعرض الإطلاق التجريبي لسفينة الفضاء نبتون وان في فلوريدا مناظر خلابة من الفضاء ويُنذر بفرصة لحجز مقعدك الآن لعام 2024

نيويورك, 23 يونيو 2021 /وكالة أنباء PR/ — تقديم حقبة جديدة في تجارب السفر الفاخر: Space Perspective هي الرحلة الأكثر جمالًا في العالم إلى الفضاء. يمكن لمغامري السفر الآن حجز مقعد على سفينة الفضاء نبتون والاستمتاع بإطلالات بزاوية 360 درجة تطل على كوكب الأرض من ارتفاع 20 ميلاً/ 30 كم في رحلة فاخرة مدتها ست ساعات. يمكن لما يصل إلى ثمانية ضيوف الاستمتاع بكبسولة مجهزة بشكل جميل، ومزودة بـ بار وحمام، مقابل 125,000 دولار لكل منهما.

Dazzling views of Earth are now possible with the world's first luxury spaceflight experience from Space Perspective: image from successful inaugural test flight taken 18 June. Commercial flights on Spaceship Neptune depart from NASA's Kennedy Space Center from late 2024. Space Explorers will enjoy 360-degree views of our planet in total comfort on a gentle six-hour journey. Space Perspective is on a mission to invite more people than ever to ride the wave of space history.

عبر اتباع بنات أفكار خبراء السفر إلى الفضاء جين بوينتر وتابر ماك كالوم، تريد Space Perspective  أن يختبر المزيد من الأشخاص مناظر تغير الحياة من الفضاء والتي لم يكن الوصول إليها متاحًا حتى الآن إلا لرواد الفضاء – مما يجعل ذلك ممكنًا من خلال تطبيق تقنية الطيران التي تستخدمها ناسا على نطاق واسع لسنوات عديدة .

هذه الفرصة التحويلية، التي تتيح الحجوزات الآن للرحلات الجوية في وقت قريب في أواخر عام 2024، توسع من إمكانية استكشاف الفضاء لقطاع أكبر من الجمهور مما كان ممكنًا تاريخيًا. وللأشخاص الفضوليين حول استكشاف الفضاء الذين كانوا يعتبرون الأمر محفوفًا بالمخاطر أو باهظ التكلفة يمكنهم الآن تجربة سفر مليئة بالفرح إلى الفضاء بصعود آمن ولطيف. وتتمكن المركبة الفضائية الغير مسبوقة نبتون والتي تعمل بالضغط من نقل الركاب برفق إلى الفضاء لتعرض مناظر خلابة أثناء دورانها في منحنيات الأرض.

سيصعد مستكشفو الفضاء الذين يصنعون التاريخ في سفينة الفضاء نبتون من منصة الإطلاق في مركز كينيدي للفضاء الشهير. وسيُحلق ثمانية ضيوف، برفقة طيار، فوق 99٪ من الغلاف الجوي للأرض ثم ينحدرون لمدة ساعتين للاستمتاع بتجربة فريدة بالمحيط الحيوي لكوكبنا من نوافذ المشاهدة الواسعة للكبسولة المريحة.

على عكس الصواريخ الفضائية الشاقة والمكلفة ماديًا، تعيد المركبة الفضائية نبتون كتابة قواعد اللعبة الهندسية: فهي لا تستخدم الدفع الصاروخي ولا تسارع قوة الجاذبية.  تبعث على البهجة بحد ذاتها، هذه التجربة تدعو إلى منظور مختلف تمامًا عندما تأخذك خلال طبقات الغلاف الجوي، مؤطرًا بالخط الأزرق الرفيع أدناه وسواد الفضاء أعلاه. هذا التذكير العميق بمدى ارتباطنا مع جميع الكائنات الحية – وفقًا لمعظم رواد الفضاء الذين جربوه – يغير الحياة بشكل عميق؛ ويعمل على تلاشي الحدود والاختلافات.

سيتم تنظيم كل رحلة بشكل شخصي من خلال برامج توفر تجارب حسب الطلب من البداية إلى النهاية، بدءًا من لقاء رواد الفضاء المشاهير وحتى اصطحاب حفلات الزفاف إلى آفاق جديدة.

Space Perspective هي أول شركة إطلاق مركبات فضائية تطير من Space Coast Air وميناء فضائي، ويقعا بالقرب من مركز كينيدي للفضاء التابع لناسا في فلوريدا. بدأت رحلة اختبار نبتون وان الافتتاحية لبرنامج اختبار مكثف يجعل من سفينة الفضاء نبتون طريقة آمنة للغاية للسفر إلى الفضاء. تضمن Space Perspective السلامة من خلال تطبيق تكنولوجيا الطيران التي استخدمتها ناسا والهيئات الحكومية العالمية لعقود من الزمن، بدعم من طاقم عالمي تم اختياره بعناية كجزء لا يتجزأ من جميع رحلات بالون الفضاء البشرية على مدار الخمسين عامًا الماضية.

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تسعى جين بوينتر وتابر ماك كالوم، الزوجان وراء فكرة Space Perspective، في مهمة لدعوة المزيد من الناس – بما في ذلك العلماء والفنانين –  لركوب موجة تاريخ الفضاء وتحويل وجه التاريخ من خلال رؤية أرضنا الجميلة من الفضاء.

 يعزي الفضل إلى الزوجين في الكشف عن بعض الإنجازات الأكثر بروزًا في مجال ابتكار واستكشاف الفضاء في العشرين عامًا الماضية: إتقان التقنيات التي شوهدت في محطة الفضاء الدولية، والعمل كمستشارين تقنيين في رحلات الفضاء البشرية التابعة لـ إيلون ماسك قبل تأسيسه لشركة سبيس إكس، وتحقيق الرقم القياسي العالمي للمدير التنفيذي لشركة جوجل آلان إيوستاس لرحلات الفضاء البشرية – 136,000 قدم مدفوعة بواسطة بالون فضاء في عام 2014.

السفر إلى الأماكن التي لم يسبق لها مثيل من قبل بإطار يُتيح الوصول إليها بالكامل، تضع Space Perspective معيارًا جديدًا في تجارب الرفاهية خارج هذا العالم. يُرجى زيارة www.spaceperspective.com لحجز مقعدك.

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Space Perspective

Space Perspective هي تجربة السفر للفضاء الأكثر رفاهية في العالم. وهي تدعو أشخاصًا أكثر مما سبق على مدار التاريخ لتجربة منظور جديد ومثير للدهشة يعمل على توسيع أفاق الوعي البشري – عبر الصور البانورامية المبهجة بشكل لا يصدق وحجم الأرض من الفضاء. يمتد غلافنا الجوي لمئات الأميال في الفضاء، وتطير المركبة الفضائية نبتون لتغطي 99٪ منه.

تثبيت قدم جديدة في التجارب المثيرة خارج هذا العالم، بحلول أواخر عام 2024، سترافق Space Perspective مستكشفي الفضاء في رحلة سلسة إلى الفضاء داخل كبسولة نبتون التي تعمل بالضغط ويتم دفعها ببالون فضاء عالي الأداء ولا تعتمد على استخدام وقود الصواريخ، وسيتمكن المستكشفون من مشاهدة العالم من آفاق جديدة من خلال نوافذه الواسعة. تعيد الرحلة المريحة للغاية التي أصبحت في متناول الجميع والتي تستغرق ست ساعات تحديد معنى السفر إلى الفضاء والعجائب التي سيتمتع بها المسافر العصري.

انطلاقاً من مركز كينيدي للفضاء، سيقود رحلة Space Perspective جين بوينتر وتابر ماكالوم، النجمان البارزان في هذا المجال، وطاقمهما الخبير الذي كان جزءًا لا يتجزأ من جميع رحلات بالون الفضاء البشرية في الخمسين عامًا الماضية. أطلق على بوينتر وماكالوم لقب “سادة طبقة الاستراتوسفير” من قبل  بلومبيرغ بيزنس ويك، وشغل ماكالوم منصب رئيس اتحاد رحلات الفضاء التجارية.

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Conformis, Inc. Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement in China

New Agreement expands Conformis’ global reach and brings patient-specific knee replacement systems to the largest market in the Asia-Pacific region

BILLERICA, Mass., June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conformis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFMS) today announced the execution of an agreement to enter the Asia-Pacific market through an exclusive distribution relationship with XR Medical Group (Hong Kong) Limited (XR Medical).

Under the distribution agreement, XR Medical will have exclusive rights for the sale, marketing, and distribution of Conformis’ patient-specific iTotal® CR & PS total knee replacement systems, iTotal® CR & PS patella devices, and iUni® and iDuo® partial knee replacement systems. Other products, such as Conformis’ recently approved Identity Imprint™ knee system and its hip portfolio of products, may be added in the future.

XR Medical’s sales team will provide sales and support exclusively to top-tier facilities in Hainan’s Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone (Pilot Zone) on behalf of Conformis. The region is a major center of medical tourism for dozens of countries.

“This distribution agreement is another example of progress as we execute our overall growth strategy. We are confident that our unique product portfolio will serve to accelerate Conformis’ international growth. And we are pleased to partner with XR Medical, which has an impressive track record of success in China,” said Mark Augusti, President and CEO of Conformis. “What is particularly attractive about XR Medical is its strong performance in the Pilot Zone. With access to patients visiting the region for treatment, this creates an opportunity to introduce a broad audience to the clinical benefits of Conformis technology. We believe that starting in the Pilot Zone positions us well and we anticipate that this relationship will serve as a model for future expansion opportunities in mainland China.”

The Pilot Zone is located on Hainan, a large island off China’s southern coast. It was established in 2019 to attract affluent Chinese citizens who might otherwise go abroad for their medical care. This region of China has developed top-level medical treatment facilities in a popular destination. Currently, medical tourists from dozens of countries, including those in Southeast Asia, are permitted to visit Hainan for a 30-day stay without visas.

The global market for knee joint reconstruction is projected at more than $9 billion. Of this total, the knee joint reconstruction market in the Asia-Pacific region is currently estimated to exceed $1.7 billion. Fortune Business Insights predicts a high growth rate for knee replacements in the region due to the combination of the increased prevalence of knee disorders, booming medical tourism, increased disposable incomes, and improved healthcare infrastructure.

About Conformis, Inc.

Conformis is a medical technology company that uses its proprietary iFit® Image-to-Implant® technology platform to develop, manufacture, and sell joint replacement implants and instruments that are individually sized and shaped, which we refer to as personalized, individualized, or sometimes as customized, to fit and conform to each patient’s unique anatomy. Conformis offers a broad line of sterile, personalized knee and hip implants and standard implants, along with single-use instruments delivered to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. In clinical studies, the Conformis iTotal® CR knee replacement system demonstrated superior clinical outcomes, including better function and greater patient satisfaction, compared to traditional, off-the-shelf implants. Conformis owns or exclusively in-licenses issued patents and pending patent applications that cover personalized implants and patient-specific instrumentation for all major joints.

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