North American company joins a consortium of technology and service providers within the global food supply chain industryTORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TruTrace Technologies (CSE: TTT; OTCQB: TTTSF), developer of a fully-integrated blockchain platform for the legal cannabis, food, and pharmaceutical industries, is proud to announce that it has recently joined APAC (Asia Pacific) Provenance, which is an industry alliance that helps exporters digitally enable and scientifically prove the provenance, traceability and authenticity of their products.
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pops announces clearance from Australia’s regulatory body, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, and it’s first commercial user in Australia. Pops, a digital health company for diabetes and related chronic conditions, is already commercialized in the United States. “We already have people in all 50 states in the U.S. using the Pops self-care platform and Mina, our virtual health assistant to change their life,” said Lonny Stormo, CEO. “It is exciting to see this unique solution now deployed in Australia.” Pops is now being deployed through a pilot with Zurich Insurance Group.
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 2021 China International Import Expo (CIIE), Hanshow has announced a commercial AI camera-driven retail solution, developed through a collaboration with Microsoft and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony). This solution combines Sony’s intelligent vision sensor IMX500, the world’s first image sensor equipped with AI functionality, with Microsoft Azure and its AI capabilities to achieve AI processing on edge. As part of the Partner Enablement Program through Microsoft AI & IoT Insider Labs, Microsoft Global ISV Hanshow continues to upgrade its intelligent solution to better serve its global customers especially in the retail industry.
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) announced today that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year (mtpy) of curtailed capacity at its aluminum smelter in the State of Victoria in Australia. The process to restart the capacity, which has been idle since 2009, will begin immediately, with metal production expected to start in the third quarter of 2022.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Make-up - Market Assessment and Forecasts to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Australian make-up sector is led by the face make-up category in both value and volume terms in 2020. The lip make-up category is forecast to register the fastest value and volume growth during 2020-2025. Hypermarkets & supermarkets is the leading channel in distribution of make-up products in the country. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., L'Oréal S.A. and Revlon, Inc. are the leading companies in the country. Rigid plastics is the most commonly used pack material in the Australian make-up sector.
- App toys for opening up an indoor gamification market for the fine arts and athletics sector - Exported to six countries including Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Australia… The U.S. and European markets are nextPANGYO, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Apptoys--The COVID-19 pandemic made indoor lifestyle more important than before. Accordingly, various products and services have been developed. Countries began to introduce schemes to live with COVID-19 step by step. However, demand for products and services for such life is expected to continue as people have gotten used to their efficiency and convenience already. The rapid increase of smartphone penetration rate for children and elderlies worldwide brought continuous growth of mobile device’s accessory market.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Medical Device Single Audit Program [MDSAP] Implementation & Participating Country Regulatory Processes: U.S., Canada, Brazil, Australia and Japan" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Global Medical Device Regulations continue to evolve, as devices become more diverse and sophisticated. Understanding the regulations and requirements in your targeted markets will expedite speed-to-market of innovative products and assist patients needing access to life-saving products and technologies.
Utilizing Hella’s comprehensive sensor and diagnostic expertise, Wejo is identifying new use cases for connected vehicle data with broad implications across the diagnostic, roadside assistance and connected vehicle sectorsCollaboration between companies in R&D and other areas are on the forefront of the broader mobility revolution and are providing transformative insights about vehicles and their environments where they are used
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mary Kay Inc., a leading corporate advocate of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, announced today its second World Series of Innovation (WSI) Challenge in partnership with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). In its second year partnering with NFTE, Mary Kay is sponsoring the 2021 NFTE World Series of Innovation, a global educational experience that invites young people ages 13-24 to channel their critical thinking and problem-solving skills to find solutions for the biggest challenges facing the world today and help advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while fostering an entrepreneurial mindset.
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the financial year ended 30 September 2021 on November 3, 2021 (New York time). The report is also available on Westpac’s website Westpac.com.au/investorcentreIn addition to its Annual Report, other company information available on this website related to its 2021 financial year ending includes:
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Bundesliga--IC Markets, one of the world’s largest Forex CFD broker, has secured the sponsorship of 12 football teams across Spain’s La Liga and Germany’s Bundesliga professional leagues, in the current 2021/22 season. La Liga and Bundesliga are two of the most popular professional sports leagues globally and among Europe’s most elite football leagues, giving IC Markets access to an average attendance upwards of 25,000 for La Liga and 40,000 for Bundesliga games.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hansen Technologies (ASX:HSN) is pleased to announce an expansion of its partnership with longstanding customer Fortum. As part of the agreement, Fortum, a European energy company with activities in more than 40 countries, will use Hansen Trade to cover regulating power market (mFRR) and aFRR operations across its core assets in both Sweden and Finland, as well the ability to extend use for its Uniper assets in the Nordic region.
Check out the best offers of the month!SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Remember, remember, the month of November. In fact, it’ll be impossible to forget – because PlayCroco are here and on hand to bring you this month’s best offers on the best online pokies. All part of the service from Australia’s best online casino. Waiting in the wings is new pyramid pokie Egyptian Gold, a super-high volatility game which launches on November 10. Enter the world of the ancient Egyptians, searching for the Scarab that could lead you to riches untold.
ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyble, an AI-powered, Y Combinator-backed, cyber threat intelligence company that empowers organizations with darkweb & cybercrime monitoring, today announced the availability of its Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) and defense threat intelligence solution. This is aimed at specifically helping law enforcement and government agencies gather, analyze, and respond to the exposure of extremely sensitive information, enriched with Cyble’s SIGINT analysis and research, that may have implications for national security or geopolitical ramifications. In this regard, Cyble has been working with several law enforcement agencies across the world.
Digital transformation a key focus area for 53% of Australian property leaders post-pandemicSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Australia’s property industry remains “remarkably resilient” with leaders focused on the challenges of growth, according to a new survey from Procore Technologies, Inc. and the Property Council of Australia. The Data Differentiator: Australian property leaders reveal how using data today can mitigate tomorrow’s risk
Dialpad empowers QuantSec and its customers with a flexible, AI-powered communications platformSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#OneAppToTap--Dialpad Inc., the industry leader in AI-powered communication and collaboration, today announced its partnership with QuantSec, a Microsoft Azure and network specialist firm that provides enterprise design and implementation services for small, medium and large businesses across Australia. In addition to selling Dialpad to its own customers, QuantSec will use the Dialpad platform to connect its own workforce.
Melbourne’s Caroline Gassen hit the jackpot at Australia’s favourite online casinoSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proving that Asgard really is the home of legends, Melbourne resident, Caroline Gassen, hit the game’s jackpot at Fair Go Casino, walking away with a $41,400 win in her pocket. And Caroline wasn’t the only winner… Stevie Harley made the most of his lunch break, taking his Fair Draw Friday $250 freebie
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California-based Impossible Foods has arrived in Australia and New Zealand, marking the company’s third and fourth international market launches in 14 months. Impossible Foods’ flagship product, Impossible™ Beef Made From Plants (known as Impossible™ Burger in other markets), is now available on the menus of top chefs in Auckland, New Zealand, the greater Sydney area, and nationwide across Australia at Grill’d — Australia’s leading national burger brand.
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Independent, Third-Party Assessments Validate Unmatched Accuracy of OpenSolar Design Tool’s Shading, Site Assessment, and Energy ModelingOpenSolar to Unveil 2.0 Platform at November 3 Webinar at 2:00PM Pacific Time – RSVP at next.opensolar.comSYDNEY & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OpenSolar, Inc., a solar SaaS company keenly focused on empowering solar installers with the world’s most accurate and entirely free solar design and sales platform, today announced the findings of independent, third-party assessments that validate the unmatched accuracy of its solar design tool. As a result, by utilizing OpenSolar’s industry-leading design tool, solar installers will have full confidence they are providing customers with the most accurate photovoltaic (PV) designs that fit their solar energy needs. Combined with other key features of OpenSolar’s free-to-use platform, including access to a range of state-of-the-art hardware, a portfolio of competitive solar financing options, and on-demand customized permitting proposals, the company enables solar installers to convert more prospects into booked sales while saving time and eliminating the costly licensing fees attached to other solar design and sales platforms.
PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Caretech Services Pty Ltd (CTS), WA-based intelligent packaging technology developer, today signed a Development Agreement with LocatorX, the Atlanta-based location tracking platform provider. LXConnect™, LocatorX’s cloud-based tracking platform, provides accurate, inexpensive, and flexible tracking technology to companies across a variety of industries.The CTS SIP System technology allows healthcare and veterinary systems to seamlessly integrate their EMR (electronic medical records) and supply chain using intelligent procedural packaging in the form of SmartPack™s and the SIPApp™.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apromore, the leading developer of open-source process mining technology, has been named a high achiever and major player in NelsonHall’s Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) for Process Discovery & Mining 2021. Apromore is acknowledged as a High Achiever in both the ‘Ability to Plan Process Change' and overall ‘Process Mining Focus’ categories, and as a Major Player in the category of ‘Ability to Accelerate Process Change.’ According to the NEAT report, clients are selecting vendors that can deliver faster time to value, safeguards for data security, and mature functionality covering breadth and depth. Apromore’s position in the NEAT report further validates Apromore as a key option in this space, focusing on user-friendly capabilities with insights that drive impactful changes and support clients along each step of their transformation journey.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Edge Computing - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global market for Edge Computing estimated at US$4 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$17.8 Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 27% over the analysis period.Edge computing is rapidly emerging as a technology innovation that can be widely adopted across industries. Edge meets local computing requirements as data is processed in micro-data centers. Applications that are process-intensive, involving advanced technologies like AI, ML and IoT, continue to witness rapid development.
The program represents a collaborative effort between Mastercard and Boost designed to advance commercial card payments in the United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Mexico and AustraliaNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Boost--Boost Payment Solutions, Inc., the leader in optimizing the use and acceptance of commercial cards, announced today a strategic global partnership with Mastercard to create tailored and scalable strategies to accelerate and expand the use of commercial card products. The partnership’s initial focus will be seven key markets – the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Western Europe, United Kingdom and Australia.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#edtech--Adventus.io, a SaaS-based international student recruitment marketplace with over 4,000+ recruitment agents and 1,300+ institution partners globally, has today launched a powerful data-driven analytics platform to help universities better understand the student acquisition funnel and unlock potential in their student pipeline. There are more than 5 million international students worldwide, typically contributing to about 30-40% of a university’s revenue. Adventus Drive
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTCQB: PPCB) (“Propanc” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, today announced the appointment of Paul Patrizio as Strategic Advisor to the Propanc Executive team. Mr. Patrizio will report directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, James Nathanielsz. The Company has also initiated the process of establishing a wholly owned US based, R&D operating subsidiary, Cellmed Bio LLC in New Jersey, one of the largest biotech hubs in the country.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ASX--Lumos Diagnostics (ASX: LDX), a leader in rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic technologies, today announced that Health Canada has granted Interim Order authorization for the Lumos CoviDx™ SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test. The CoviDx test gives qualified healthcare providers qualitative, easy-to-interpret results within 15-20 minutes in cases of suspected COVID-19 and when performing serial testing of asymptomatic patients.
SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CCW2021--Hytera, the global leading provider of professional and private communications technologies and solutions, has launched its latest Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) radio at CCW2021- the PNC360S, a simple yet powerful radio designed to help business users communicate effortlessly and efficiently. Business organisations such as retail outlets or hotels are often looking for an economic solution to enable wide-area communications with a low start-up cost. This is exactly what PoC radios provide. PoC delivers PTT services over existing public mobile networks. This allows users to access a nationwide radio network without the need to purchase, operate or maintain any infrastructure.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#edtech--Adventus.io, a SaaS-based international student recruitment marketplace with over 4,000 agents and 1,300 institution partners globally, has seen a significant rebound in international student applications for US universities, according to its marketplace data. Since March 2021, applications for US institutions from international students have increased more than three-fold, partly fuelled by the rapid adoption and growth of the Adventus.io platform. In the same period, Canada grew 148%, UK grew 150% and Australia dropped 51%.
CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), a battery graphite development company, will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, and developments at its Coosa Graphite Project. The call will be held on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 10:00am EDT. In addition to financial results, management will discuss recent events and progress at its Coosa Graphite Project.
Acquires retained minority equity interest from AMP LtdTotal consideration of AUD524 millionRepresents the next phase of Resolution Life Australasia journeyLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focusing on the acquisition and management of life insurance policies has today agreed to acquire AMP Limited’s (AMP) minority equity interest in Resolution Life Australasia
