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New digital clothing app helps retailers cut costs during pandemic

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Online clothes shopping has never been more in vogue, and the MySizeID app can help consumers find the right fit – across brands and size charts – conveniently and privately.

MySizeID uses a patented algorithm to take measurements using the technology already available in mobile phones without accessing the camera.

“There are no pictures taken. It is completely private,” said MySizeID CEO Ronen Luzon. “You can do it whenever and wherever you are. It’s very easy, and it’s very fast.” [Read more…] about New digital clothing app helps retailers cut costs during pandemic

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StayLinked launches supply chain integration platform ‘Evolve’

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StayLinked has launched Evolve, its “robust and highly-secure” integration platform for UK warehouse and logistics providers.

Evolve provides a low risk, no-code integration path enabling supply chain organisations to future-proof their legacy warehouse management systems (WMS).

Supported by StayLinked’s SmartTE advanced terminal emulation (TE) software, Evolve delivers seamless integration with new and emerging Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies. [Read more…] about StayLinked launches supply chain integration platform ‘Evolve’

Laiye and IAC partner to offer services in intelligent automation market

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Laiye, one of Asia’s leading intelligent automation providers, has signed a strategic partnership with intelligent automation specialist IAC, combining market-leading automation expertise, servicing the 57 percent of companies that are exploring intelligent automation.

This initiative will provide a much-needed alternative for customers who invested early in legacy RPA players such as Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere and UiPath, and are failing to see return on investment.

Together, Laiye and IAC aim to become the strongest capable service partner in the Europe Middle East and Africa region (EMEA), bringing advanced solutions to the intelligent robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP) and conversational chatbots markets. [Read more…] about Laiye and IAC partner to offer services in intelligent automation market

Nokia selected by GO Malta for nationwide 5G deployment in seven-year deal

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Nokia has been selected by GO Malta (GO) as its sole strategic partner for a nationwide 5G RAN rollout in a seven-year deal.

The deal will see the introduction of scalable, ultra-reliable, high-speed and low latency mobile connectivity to GO’s consumer and enterprise customers.

The move will also support GO’s ambitions to drive new business opportunities via 5G networks by introducing innovative new use cases such as digital automation, Internet of Things (IoT), remote monitoring, and “immersive” technologies such as virtual reality. Nokia is the incumbent vendor in this expansion deal. [Read more…] about Nokia selected by GO Malta for nationwide 5G deployment in seven-year deal

Media agency unveils high-tech virtual shopping mall for Estée Lauder

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A Welsh technology brand has emerged from the global pandemic, not only offering one of the most popular ways for retailers to connect with wholesalers virtually – but now, with a completely innovative way for them to sell direct to consumers inside the Metaverse.

BrandLab360, based in Newport and with offices in New York, Los Angeles and France, has fast become known in the fashion industry for its immersive virtual showrooms – using CGI and 3D rendering streamed from virtual machines to allow buyers to meet wholesalers online and view and buy products – attracting the attention of large global brands including Barbour, Timberland, Skechers, Mundi Westport Corporation and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

In fact, the firm saw enquiries increase by 2,000 percent during Covid-19. [Read more…] about Media agency unveils high-tech virtual shopping mall for Estée Lauder

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    New digital clothing app helps retailers cut costs during pandemicOnline clothes shopping has never been more in vogue, and the MySizeID app can help consumers find the right fit – across brands and size charts – conveniently and privately. MySizeID uses a patented algorithm to take measurements using the technology already available in mobile phones without accessing the camera.…
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Powercast showcases wireless recharging and batteryless system at CES

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Powercast has showcased an array of new, batteryless products that are powered by the company’s signature radio-frequency-based long-range over-the-air wireless power technology at the recent CES.

The company also announced a record year in customer and revenue growth driven by the demand for wireless power – a market expected to reach $25.9 billion by 2027 – and demand for sustainable product designs that keep disposable batteries out of landfills.

Powercast helps its partners create environmentally-friendly electronic devices either with rechargeable batteries that can be recharged by RF, or with no batteries at all that can be directly powered by RF. [Read more…] about Powercast showcases wireless recharging and batteryless system at CES

Premio and Intel to strengthen US semiconductor manufacturing resources amid global chip shortage

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Premio, a provider of rugged edge and embedded computing technology, has unveiled its strategic plans to bring “American-made” manufacturing to the forefront. 

With focus on US facilities, capabilities, and talent, Premio is committed, alongside Intel, to easing supply chain issues and strengthening the country’s semiconductor manufacturing resources for long term benefit.

In the latest episode of “Made in America”, a video series covering companies manufacturing and assembling their products in the US, Premio and Intel examine how manufacturers can and should localize production to reduce extended time-to-market and avoid being at the mercy of all types of international disruptions. [Read more…] about Premio and Intel to strengthen US semiconductor manufacturing resources amid global chip shortage

12 million jobs will be lost to automation across Europe by 2040, says Forrester

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Forrester forecasts that 34 percent of European jobs are at risk and 12 million jobs will be lost to automation across five European countries – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK – by 2040.

While the pandemic continues to pressure European businesses to invest more heavily and rapidly in automation, it’s not the only factor contributing to the forecasted job loss.

According to Forrester’s Future of Jobs Forecast, 2020 to 2040 (Europe-5), workers with little bargaining power are most at risk of displacement, especially in countries where many are subject to casual employment contracts, including zero-hour contracts in the UK, which require no guaranteed working hours, or part-time jobs with low wages, such as “mini-jobs” in Germany. [Read more…] about 12 million jobs will be lost to automation across Europe by 2040, says Forrester

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Vodafone, Qualcomm, and Thales deliver ‘world-first’ smartphone demonstration of integrated SIM technology

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Leading telecommunications industry innovators Vodafone, Qualcomm Technologies, and Thales have joined forces to demonstrate a working smartphone featuring iSIM – a new technology enabling the functionality of a SIM card to be integrated into a device’s main processor.

This milestone paves the way for commercialisation of the technology, which could be rolled out in a host of new devices that will use iSIM to connect to mobile services.

The iSIM, based on the ieUICC GSMA specification and which complies with GSMA specifications, embeds the SIM functionality into the device’s main processor, allowing for greater system integration, higher performance, and increased memory capacity. [Read more…] about Vodafone, Qualcomm, and Thales deliver ‘world-first’ smartphone demonstration of integrated SIM technology

Enterprise metaverse: Employees are ready, can organisations deliver?

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Just as businesses are starting to find their groove with hybrid working, the workplace has begun to evolve again with the emergence of the metaverse.

New research from Lenovo reveals that close to half of employees (44 percent) are willing to work in the metaverse and believe that it can deliver benefits like productivity to the workplace.

The metaverse is primarily defined as a shared digital space with digital representations of people, places, and objects. [Read more…] about Enterprise metaverse: Employees are ready, can organisations deliver?

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