Month: April 2022

SAN FRANCISCO. 28 April 2022 – Arable and Bayer announced a partnership to accelerate digital transformation in agriculture through the expanded use of Arable’s field-level sensing and monitoring platform, which collects real-time intelligence on weather, plant and soil conditions in a single solution. Together, Bayer and Arable aim to increase the understanding of how hyper-local weather conditions impact seed performance and to provide growers with top-performing products tailored to their specific location.

“Growers need a new generation of seed solutions that can keep up with a changing climate and fewer resources,” says Mike Graham, head of plant breeding at Bayer’s Crop Science Division. “We are always looking for new ways to combine in-field performance data with our advanced trait technology. Leveraging Arable’s easy to use, accurate technology, we can further optimise our selection process and give growers the best traits for their environments.”

From microclimate trends and soil moisture levels to plant growth stages and disease indicators, Arable’s holistic view of field observations provides plant scientists, agronomists, and growers with the necessary tools to link decisions and outcomes, thus maximising economic value. Its data platform synthesizes weather, plant, and soil metrics to enable strategic planning and measurable ROI through real-time, actionable insights on natural resource management at any scale.

“The future of agriculture will be tailored to meet the needs of individual growers and their respective fields,” says Jim Ethington, CEO of Arable. “Bayer has been leading the transformation of digital agriculture for the past decade and we are proud to partner with them to provide growers with solutions that are rooted in ground- truth data.”

For more information on Arable’s solutions and how the company is reshaping agriculture, visit here.

To see how they’re building and expanding their team, check out Arable’s open positions here.

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Many companies still use a historian (database) trend client or spreadsheets to visualise and analyse time-series data to understand production performance. TrendMiner NextGen brings operational insights to anyone in an organisation, regardless of their level of analytics training. Users now can do anything from basic trend viewing to advanced diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics using machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Nick Van Damme, director of products at TrendMiner, says, “Thousands of users are working with TrendMiner every day. Their experiences, feedback, and requirements have led to this new production client for the process manufacturing industry. Every company around the world tasked with scaled production relies on (time-series) data to understand, manage, and optimise their operations. The challenge is harnessing the value of data without having to recruit and retain large and highly skilled IT and data science teams. TrendMiner NextGen makes insights from production data instantly available to ALL operational experts that need it, at the touch of a button. And that’s a gamechanger for our customers.”

TrendMiner enables production experts in process manufacturing industries to visualise and analyse production performance using sensor-generated, time-series data in combination with contextual event information. The 2022.R1 release distinguishes itself from other trend clients by its easy-to-use method of searching through thousands of sensor readings over years of data. TrendMiner gives instant answers to know what has happened, how often, and why. Searching, filtering, coloring, switching, and comparing trend views offers a quick production performance overview.

Today, engineers are not satisfied with trend viewing only. Operational experts like to know why certain process issues occurred. TrendMiner is a versatile trend client that provides statistical and machine learning capabilities under the hood to find potential root causes for process anomalies quickly and within their full operational context. Contextual data includes information generated by users, TrendMiner monitors, or third-party business applications (batch management systems, quality management systems, or maintenance management systems). For global operating process manufacturing companies, TrendMiner also meets security requirements with its “Secure by Default” and “Secure by Design” architect.

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ARLINGTON, USA. 27 April 2022 – SCYTHE, a cybersecurity industry specialist in adversarial emulation and breach and attack simulation, announced that it has added two key members to its senior management team.

Elizabeth Wharton has been named vice president of operations and Stephanie Simpson will lead the company’s product development efforts, according to Bryson Bort, CEO and founder of SCYTHE.

“Both Liz and Stephanie are experienced and successful masters of their craft and will help SCYTHE dramatically accelerate our operations and product development efforts,” says Bort. “SCYTHE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity industry. And we are more than thrilled to walk the walk with the appointment of these two accomplished individuals to key leadership roles.”

These executive promotions and new hires also shatter norms in an often diversity-challenged industry.

Elizabeth Wharton, VP of operations: Elizabeth (Liz) is VP of Operations at SCYTHE where she serves as a strategic advisor for the CEO and leadership team, building and maintaining cross-department relationships, crafting external initiatives, and driving day-to-day projects and tasks. Known as “Lawyer Liz” on popular social media platforms, Wharton brings more than a decade of legal, policy, and business experience within the information security field.

Prior to joining SCYTHE she served as vice president of operations and strategy for a third-party risk threat intelligence platform startup, scaling the company from 5 to 25+ employees and successfully completing a $10 million (€9.46 million) Series A funding round. Previously she was the senior assistant City Attorney with the City of Atlanta responsible for advising Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on technology policy and projects including the airport’s “first of its kind” safety risk assessment and integration of drones into airfield operations at the “World’s Busiest Airport.” She also served on the immediate incident response team for the City of Atlanta’s ransomware incident.

The former host of the “Buzz Off with Lawyer Liz” tech-focused radio show and podcast, Liz is a frequent podcast guest and speaker on risk mitigation and regulatory policy on IoT, drone, and aviation cybersecurity issues at conferences including SXSW, ShmooCon, Hack the Capitol, the Talos Threat Research Summit (Cisco Live!), and the GSMA Global Innovation Forum. She serves on various national technology and information security regulatory working groups, including the Business Executives for National Security’s Tech and Innovation Council, and is a mentor for startup accelerators. She received her J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law and her B.A. from Virginia Tech.

Stephanie Simpson, vice president of product: Stephanie is SCYTHE’s vice president of product and leads the company’s product team. She’s spent over 20 years disrupting industry norms with hardware and software solutions that provide winning customer experiences. Thanks to her extensive technology product management experience, she maintains a keen focus on iterative customer research, and executes at the pace required for early-stage company success. Stephanie builds teams that bring innovative ideas to market, is skilled at solving complex business and technical challenges, and excels in fast growth, ambiguous, changing environments.

Stephanie holds a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Delaware.

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NEW YORK. 27 April 2022 – Aqara, a provider of smart home products, has announced the launch of its new P1 Motion Sensor, an updated model of the Aqara Motion Sensor. The sensor is a PIR motion light and motion sensor that detects movement as well as the state of ambient light in the room, and can be used for security and home automation. Building on the previous generation, the P1 model further extends battery life to a record-breaking 5 years*, thanks to more energy-efficient technologies and improved batteries. The new sensor has been put up for sale on Amazon in the US , Canada , Germany andFrance , as well as through select Aqara retailers in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania**. It is expected to arrive on Amazon UK in the coming weeks.

Based on the Zigbee 3.0 protocol, which enables faster response, higher reliability and better compatibility, the P1 motion sensor adds more flexibility for users, including configurable detection timeout and adjustable sensitivity level. No longer fixed at a 60 second timeout like the predecessor, the P1 sensor allows users to set the detection time between 1 and 200 seconds in the Aqara Home app. It is also possible to set the sensitivity level to high, medium or low, which refers to the distance from which the sensor will be activated, so that false alarms can be reduced. By default, which is the medium sensitivity, the sensor supports a field of view (FoV) of 170° for up to 2 meters and 150° for up to 7 metres.

The P1 motion sensor is compatible with smart home ecosystems such as HomeKit, Alexa, IFTTT and more. In addition, the sensor will support Matter the new connectivity standard for IoT devices – via an OTA update to Aqara hubs following the release of Matter. The sensor itself also supports OTA updates, which means that new features and fixes can now be added after the product is released.

The motion sensor has become increasingly popular with smart home users as it is a natural part of most smart home automations. The combination of an Aqara hub, P1 motion sensor, and control devices such as smart wall switches and blind controllers can automate many routine tasks, such as turning on lights, opening blinds, or controlling the TV. Also, with the light sensor built into the P1, the lights can be controlled more precisely. For example, users could schedule hallway lights to turn on only when it’s dark and motion is detected, thereby reducing energy consumption and increasing the life of the lights.

To celebrate the launch, Aqara is now offering a 10% discount on the new P1 motion sensor in its Amazon-branded stores. North American customers will enjoy the offer with the promotional code MOTIONUS in the United States and Canada , while European customers will enjoy the offer with the promotional code EUMOTIONPI in Germany and France . Both codes will be valid until April 29, 2022.

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Hanoi, Vietnam. 28 April 2022 – Vietnam’s IT firm FPT Software has partnered with Squirro, a Switzerland-based Augmented Intelligence solutions provider. Through this partnership, the two companies will offer their customers comprehensive enterprise solutions backed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to leverage data to its full potential, make better-informed decisions and drive business growth.

The partnership between FPT Software and Squirro will bring value to companies from various industries such as banking and finance, healthcare, manufacturing, among others. FPT Software will promote the application of Squirro’s solutions together with its own diverse product and service portfolio, targeting businesses that are looking to transform into data-driven organisations. With digital consulting experience, fast delivery capability and a presence in 26 countries, FPT Software can help Squirro strengthen its positioning and expand its go-to-market capabilities globally.

“FPT Software is delighted to sign this agreement and partner with Squirro”, says Frank Bignone global digital transformation director, FPT Software. “Squirro’s visionary Insight Engine and the Augmented Intelligence solutions allow our end-customers to quickly valorise their information and find relevant insights from all the data sources available.”

“Today’s competitive advantages rely on turning data into insights. Joining hands with FPT Software, we look forward to combining our visionary Insight Engine and the ability to implement projects in a very short timeframe to provide businesses with value-added Insight Solutions. Relying on a project methodology and dedicated experts working with your teams, Squirro, together with FPT Software can unlock hidden insights and leverage the power of your data and help you building a solid competitive advantage,” says Bernd Schopp, Squirro’s chief commercial officer.

More enterprises are turning to cognitive search solutions to extract meaningful and actionable insights from the data they hold, driving the market’s explosive growth. The global cognitive services market is projected to be worth US$15.28 billion (€14.46 billion) by 2023, a jump from US$2.59 billion (€2.45 billion)in 2018, according to global research firm MarketsandMarkets. By region, Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period.

Squirro, with its core platform Insight Engine and Cognitive Search solution, has enabled financial companies including Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of England, Candriam, or ING to make the most of their data sources. In 2021, the company was positioned as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Insight Engines, and as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Cognitive Search, Q3 2021. Leveraging Squirro’s capability and its own extensive domain knowledge, FPT Software will be able to provide clients full support for their data-driven transformation needs.

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