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AUSTRALIA
NGK Insulators have invested in Laboro . AI , a company headquartered in Chuo-ku , Tokyo , and involved in the development and provision of Artificial Intelligence ( AI ).
NGK established the Digital Transformation and Innovation Department in the previous fiscal year to create a database including the technologies , expertise and tons of test data accumulated since its foundation and combined this with digital technologies such as AI analytics and IoT to raise production efficiency . Through this investment , NGK will work together with Laboro . AI as a business partner , further enhance productivity and promote the early commercialization of various types of R & D themes .
Global market-leading electronic access control company SALTO Systems has launched its first Australian innovative XSperience Centre located in Cremorne at the heart of Melbourne ’ s technology and creative precinct . SALTO ’ s immersive XSperience Centre showcases SALTO ’ s innovative smart electronic access control that boasts a wide range of electronic locks and lockers as well as state-of-the-art on-premises and cloud software solutions .
“ We are delighted to launch our first innovative and engaging technology experience in Australia ,” said Frederik Troester , General Manager , SALTO Systems Oceania . “ Visitors can interact with the future today and see first-hand how far access control technology has moved ahead . Our cutting-edge technology solutions provide organizations with enhanced physical and digital security .”
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INDIA
In support of the Make in India initiative , Ciena is working with its existing electronics manufacturing services partner Flex to add additional manufacturing capacity for its routing and switching portfolio . Ciena expects to deliver the first of these India-made products to customers early in 2023 .
With the introduction of 5G in India , web traffic flows are changing and moving toward the metro and network edge , increasing the need for common routing and switching aggregation platforms .
“ We see growing interest in our lean , automation-centric routing and switching products because of the rise in 5G use cases and applications that enable video streaming , mobile gaming and Augmented Reality ,” said Steve Haley , Global Supply Chain Leader , Ciena .
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HONG KONG
DBS Bank ( Hong Kong ) has introduced LiveBetter , a one-stop digital sustainability platform in the DBS digibank HK app that encourages customers who are driven by the purpose to foster more sustainable living . With unique features like Know Better and Invest Better , LiveBetter in the DBS digibank HK app aims to remove the barriers and customer inertia toward sustainable living . An industry first , the one-stop digital platform makes it simple and easy to access an array of sustainability-centric educational resources and services .
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