Apr 23, 2019 | Tech
Düsseldorf, April 23, 2019 – Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) presents itself at PCIM Europe – the world’s leading exhibition and conference for power electronics, intelligent motion, renewable energy as well as energy management – taking place from May 7-9 in Nuremberg, Germany. Sensor solutions for various applications constitute the focus of this year’s presentation.
With its first-time appearance at PCIM Europe, Asahi Kasei Microdevices, a subsidiary of the Japanese technology group Asahi Kasei, continues to strengthen its activities on the European market. With semiconductors and sensors, the company provides cutting-edge solutions to various industries ranging from home/building/factory automation to automotive. The product range includes current sensors with current ratings from 5A to 180A and response time of less than 1us. The company’s fast and accurate current sensors are key components in several power electronics systems.
Coreless Current Sensor
One highlight are the coreless current sensors of the “CZ370x” series, which comply with the product safety standard UL61800-5-1 and feature a current detection range from 5A to 180A. Next to the maximum effective current of 60arms and low primary conductor resistance, the series’ fast response time characteristics of less than 1us stand out. The stray magnetic field effect reduction ability and the fast response characteristics will be demonstrated at the booth, where visitors can convince themselves of the sensors’ performance.
With the “AK310x”, Asahi Kasei Microdevices also exhibits the newest addition to the coreless current sensor family, with the industry’s highest level of low-noise characteristics.
High Precision Rotation Angle Sensor
In addition, the company shows the “AK7454”, a high precision 14-bit rotation angle sensor. Compared with optical encoders, it has a high environmental resistance against dust and oil, which contributes to the efficiency of the assembly process. Additionally, a 0.1° angle error accuracy is accomplished with the company’s unique angle correction function when it is mounted on a motor unit. Visitors are invited to attend demonstrations of the high accuracy compensation with a corrected angular error.
3D Magnetic Sensor
Another highlight is a demonstration of the 3D magnetic sensor “AK09970N”. As the world-leading manufacturer of electronic compass ICs used in smartphones, Asahi Kasei Microdevices is increasing the scope of a new 3-axis magnetic sensing solution by taking advantage of the technology cultivated from the electronic compass. Based on the company’s compass technology, the measurement range of the “AK09970” is widely expanded to optimize the magnetic field detection of the magnet, which is suitable for security and controller applications.
Asahi Kasei Microdevices exhibits in Hall 7, Booth 539. In addition to this, Business Development Manager Takahiro Ezaki is giving a lecture on “The Next Generation Current Sensors” on Tuesday, May 7, from 2.20 to 2.40 p.m. (in the exhibitor forum, Hall 7).
About Asahi Kasei Microdevices
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) designs and manufactures CMOS mixed signal inte-grated circuits and magnetic sensors for applications including audio, multimedia, consumer elec-tronics, industrial infrastructure, and telecommunications. With semiconductors and sensors the company provides cutting-edge solutions to various industries ranging from home/building/factory automation to automotive. For more information, visit www.akm.com (https://www.akm.com/).
Apr 23, 2019 | Tech
EBITDA for the year stood at INR 3122 Million
Net Profit for the year was INR 1069 Million
The Board has recommended a dividend of 12%
MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY
Mr. Raju Vegesna, Chairman, said, “The last two years has seen private Indian enterprises, and the government, rethink the role of IT within their organisation. While there is continued aggression in their adoption, we are seeing a distinct maturity in the profile of services being contracted. The wisdom to contract with a single service provider is also allowing global MNCs entering India to shrink their go-to-market time.
Our focus, this upcoming year, will be to solicit disruptive contracts that would help us build a unique portfolio of knowledge-driven Cloud and Managed services”
Mr. Kamal Nath, CEO, said, “With Cloud@Core at the heart of most of our service lines, over the past year, we have been able to establish our strategic relevance to customers in their Digital Transformation journey. Today we are one of the few Indian companies which serves the entire cloud spectrum of Cloud Enabling, Cloud Inspired, Cloud Pure and Cloud Enhanced services.
These have also strongly supported the growth of our Telecom business around the SD WAN, Cloud Interconnects and Intelligent Edge networks.”
Mr. M P Vijay Kumar, CFO, said, “Our revenue growth is lower than the prior year due primarily to the expiration of a large government multi-year services contract. Excluding this impact, the overall revenue growth was in line with last year’s growth. In line with our focus on cash management, we are also taking a conscious business decision to reduce exposure to contracts with extended working capital cycle. The network and data center services continue to see demand and we are expanding on the capacity. We continue to make investments in our people and tools that complement digital transformation services for our clients. We will, as in the past, keep a tight leash on our costs and the turnaround time.
The Board has recommended a dividend of 12 % subject to approval from shareholders.
Cash balance at the end of the year was INR 2248 Million”
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
GROWTH DRIVERS
The primary growth drivers in the markets are cloud adoption led by digital initiatives and transformation. This trend is triggering movement of workloads from on-premise Data Centres to hyperscale Public Cloud and hosted Private Cloud in varied degrees, based on the digital objectives of the enterprises. This in turn, is triggering transformation of the traditional network architecture, and transformation at the edge which connects the end user. The need for digital services like analytics, data lakes, IOT etc are shifting the balance to adoption of hyperscale Public Cloud vs Private cloud. Collectively, these trends are generating opportunities for full scale Cloud, DC and Network service providers with digital services skills.
KEY WINS AND BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
• 25 prominent customers signed to have their workload migrated from their on-premise DC to multiple Clouds platforms including Sify Cloud Infinit, AWS and Azure. These cover key verticals, such as Power, Insurance, IT, Logistics, Real estate, Media, Healthcare, Mobility solutions, Enterprise messaging and IT risk management.
• 21 major logos signed up for greenfield Cloud implementation from verticals such as eCommerce Logistics, Investment Finance, IT, Manufacturing, Retail, Consulting and Healthcare among others.
• 16 major signups were recorded for Disaster Recovery as a Service. Among them were clients from retail Home Appliances, Automobile Finance, Automation Design, IT and Home Finance.
• 11 customers moved from competitor DC to Sify DC while 10 customers moved from their on-premise DC to Sify DC across Power, IT, Retail, Media and Communications and Healthcare verticals.
• 3 State Governments and a SmartCity in Central India contracted to have Private Cloud commissioned at the DCs under the National eGovernance Plan.
• 30 prominent logos from across Manufacturing, Power, Energy, IT infra and Government signed up for SAP services.
• 3 regional TV networks and one Daily publication signed up for CDN services on AWS.
• Multiple companies signed up for security services from among a Hospitality, Banking, Insurance, Digital wallets, Technology and Logistics sectors.
• The online assessment business successfully conducted more than 3.5 million Cloud based tests.
• The Telecom centric Services added 962 new customers in the year across various verticals and segments.
• During the year, there was significant expansion of the next generation fiber access networks across 4 key markets covering Data Centers and SEZs. The expansion is being driven by the demand from customers to connect to cloud and data centers as they embark on the cloud transformation journey.
• During the year, Sify expanded its GlobalCloudConnect (GCC) platform and will now offer private connections to Google Cloud in India, in addition to AWS and Microsoft Azure. Enterprises can now easily connect from 47 data centers and their offices in over 1600 cities across India. Further expansion of the AWS interconnects was completed during the year providing customers with more choices.
• During the year, the business launched its Managed and secure SDWAN service and is seeing increasing demand from customers for this service as they transform their traditional enterprise WAN to a cloud centric WAN. Some prominent names added to their rooster include a Security and Cash logistics, a Public Sector Financial Institution focused on small and medium industries, a government owned Export Credit Insurance company and one of the largest Public Sector Power generation and distribution companies.
• The business saw growth in its Edge Connect portfolio (Intelligent Edge) with customers increasingly viewing the edge as a key area of innovation in a digital enterprise. Key wins include a large German engineering conglomerate, one of India’s largest manufacturing companies, a leading FMCG brand and the back office of a large US based bank.
• The business also saw steady progress in its IoT business. Key wins included contracts from a logistics provider and a farm equipment manufacturer in India.
• The business also won key contracts during the year from global customers including two new CDNs that have deployed in India, repeat orders for large Data Center Interconnect from two leading global content providers and a contract from a global cloud-based security provider for deployment in India.
Apr 23, 2019 | Tech
The BlueLight® Hygienic System introduced at ProFood Tech Expo in Chicago
Heraeus Noblelight’s new BlueLight® Hygienic System is a modular, UVC ultraviolet disinfection unit that offers food and beverage processors reliable surface disinfection of food packaging and up to 90% energy savings compared to traditional UV disinfection systems. Providing high UV intensity, BlueLight Hygenic System delivers the highest production rates with the most effective germ killing for form, fill and seal (FFS) machines. Heraeus Noblelight presented the new disinfection system to the North American market at ProFood Tech in Chicago this year.
Reliably longer shelf life, reduced product recall risk
This innovative disinfection system is easy to clean and ensures food processing safety (DIN ISO14159/EN 1672-2 and IP66). Food and beverage processors get reliably longer shelf life and reduced product recall risks with significantly lower production costs.
Similar to Heraeus Noblelight’s other in-line packaging UV sterilization and disinfection solutions for the food, beverage and dairy industries, BlueLight Hygienic System uses no chemicals or water. In addition, it delivers reliable 3-log reduction of most reference germs in the food industry (Aspergillus brasiliensis, bacteria – salmonella, coli, including yeast and mold spores).
Easy integration, Industry 4.0 ready
Integration into existing and new FFS food and beverage packaging machines and lines for the treatment of packaging surfaces such as caps, preform necks, closures, cups and lids, trays, sealing foil and flexible films is easy due to BlueLight Hygienic System’s modular and compact design. The system is Industry 4.0 ready with a touch display enabling intelligent automated control and monitoring.
„Food safety is currently widely debated. The impact of production facilities on the quality of food products is very highly evaluated by manufacturers. With the new BlueLight Hygienic System we succeeded in meeting current hygienic standards and also offering excellent disinfection performance. This provides customers considerable added value for filling machines in the food industry”, explains Johannes Kraft, Sales and Product Manager at Heraeus Noblelight.
For more information about the Heraeus BlueLight® Hygienic System please visit www.heraeus-noblelight.com/bluelight.
Apr 23, 2019 | Tech
We are pleased to announce that recently we have implemented a new feature for iOS, Android and macOS apps called VPN on Demand (Auto-reconnect on disconnect). This feature can be found in the Settings screen of the app and when switched on, ensures that your VPN connection is maintained in case of any disconnects as long as Internet connectivity is available. This is especially useful on mobile phones when changing from Wi-Fi to 3G/4G and back.
Benefits of the new feature:
– Auto-reconnect if VPN connection drops
– Ensures that no data is leaked from your device in case of VPN connection drop
– Replaces and/or complements Kill Switch functionality by immediately reconnecting to VPN
– Uses in-built VPN On Demand feature of iOS and macOS operating systems
– Continuously scans for Internet connectivity to reconnect the VPN on Android devices
– We are also working on introducing this feature to Windows desktop application in the near future.
Please note we’ve also released a Kill Switch feature for macOS app which ensures your data remains private in case the VPN connection drops. Kill switch acts as a safety line to ensure that no packets escape form your mac in case VPN connection is interrupted.
To update your ZoogVPN app to the latest version please visit:
– https://zoogvpn.com/vpn-for-iphone-ipad
– https://zoogvpn.com/vpn-for-android
– https://zoogvpn.com/vpn-for-mac
We look forward to bringing this feature to our Windows app in the very near future.
Apr 23, 2019 | Tech
PHP, for those unaware, is a programming language used to develop web pages of high quality. These web pages are designed for websites for both business and personal purposes. The immense flexibility and myriad of features that it offers is the reason that php companies in Faridabad are so much in demand.
Here are some tips on what you can consider when hiring one for your company:
The internet
Indeed, internet is an excellent source to hire e-commerce companies in Delhi-ncr but at the same time it is also vital that you are aware of your hiring criteria to find the right developer for your project. One must be able to judge the skills well since a single internet search will give you huge results.
Latest references and portfolio check
It is important to ensure that the past projects of your developer are connected to your project. The developers can be beginners, advanced or mid level. So, choose one depending on how complex your project is.
Certifications
Always hire a developer who is certified. But that is not enough, one must also ensure that the developer is qualified in your area and can handle the job without any hassles.
Testing skills
Sometimes the developer you hire may be right for you but if he is a medium or small business owner, he may not be able to hire a testing team for quality check. In that case, the PHP company should be able to perform user testing of application.
Ability to communicate
Another important aspect that you must consider when hiring any php or mobile application development company in Delhi-ncr is their ability to communicate. He should be well verse with web phones, audio and video calling and email messages.
Hence, the points discussed above will surely make hiring your php developer an easy task and also a key to successful project development.
Source: https://www.prlog.org/12766123-what-all-to-consider-when-hiring-php-developer-for-your-project.html
Apr 22, 2019 | Tech
Chester, United Kingdom, April 2019: StaffCircle announces the launch of ‘Holidays and Absences’ module to their employee engagement app. With this launch, StaffCircle is further empowering employees while reducing burdensome paperwork for managers.
StaffCircle is a web-based work platform, developed to help companies connect their workforce by streamlining communications and unifying people management processes. The platform, which can be accessed via desktop, tablet and mobile, provides desk and non-desk workers with a single platform to manage common tasks such as reading company updates, requesting holidays, and managing performance development plans.
The new holidays and absences module provides users with a self-services holiday request functionality and a personal dashboard including highlight annual leave entitled, days taken, sick days taken, and a calendar.
The module reduces the administration associated with managing the holiday approvals process by allowing line managers to:
– Set absence policies, allowances, authorisation process and restricted periods
– Define working patterns to automatically calculate entitlements
– Classify absence types such as appointments, sickness, jury service, etc
“Customers were telling us how challenging it could be to manage holidays and absences, especially across a large non-desk-based workforce.” Said Mark Seemann, CEO at StaffCircle, “Our app’s holidays and absences feature makes the whole process paperless and enables employees to request holidays at a time that is convenient for them, such ass when they’re sat on the sofa browsing the travel websites!”
