Day: August 18, 2021

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JW Player Appoints Digital Video Veteran David LaPalomento as Chief Technology Officer

David’s deep digital video technology background will help scale JW Player’s engineering team and product development to service the growing Digital Video Economy.

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JW Player, the leading video software and data insights platform, today announced it has appointed David LaPalomento as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately. The strategic hire will accelerate JW Player’s product innovation to meet the needs of a rapidly growing Digital Video Economy, leveraging the recent infusion of $100M in Series E funding from LLR Partners.

“David has proven himself to be a visionary leader in both developing and scaling innovative video delivery products,” said Dave Otten, CEO and co-founder of JW Player. “I have no doubt that his expertise will strengthen our position as a leading force for innovation in the digital video industry. With his leadership, we will scale our engineering teams and bring new products to market that further empower customers with independence and control in the Digital Video Economy. We could not be more excited to have him on our team.”

During his decade-long tenure at Brightcove, David built a world-class engineering team to modernize its video delivery platform. He led the overhaul of the company’s legacy data center-based architecture, replacing it with a scalable, cloud-native architecture and migrating thousands of customers to the new platform. His leadership helped triple revenue, launch new products, and integrate acquisitions to address new market segments. His experience will be invaluable as JW Player rises to meet the explosive growth in demand for digital video since the pandemic began.

“I’m thrilled to start the next chapter of my career with JW Player,” said David. “We’ve reached an inflection point where every company with a digital presence now depends on video to engage its audience and monetize its offering. JW Player has built the most comprehensive platform for success in this digital video ecosystem, with unmatched consumption and contextual data insights, cutting-edge monetization and engagement features, and world-class video experiences on any screen. I look forward to building on this platform to bring new innovations to market.”

According to JW Player’s data from over 12,000 publishers and broadcasters, video consumption has continued to surge in the wake of the pandemic, up nearly 50% since 2020 and 28.6% since January 2021. The growing demand has made it an imperative for organizations of all stripes, including fitness, e-commerce, sports and e-learning businesses, to develop a robust video strategy to engage their audience on the screen of their choice: web, mobile or connected TV.

JW Player’s API-driven video platform empowers hundreds of thousands of customers to independently control and operate their mobile, OTT and web video applications at a global scale. Importantly, JW Player delivers unique data-driven insights that empower customers to more effectively grow, engage, and monetize their audiences. In the last year alone, the company’s video streaming grew by nearly 200%, with live streaming increasing by over 400%.

About JW Player
JW Player is the leading video software and data insights platform that gives customers independence and control in today’s Digital Video Economy. Started in 2008 as a hugely popular open source video player, JW Player’s technology platform now powers digital video for hundreds of thousands of businesses, including half of the comScore top 50 sites in the US, leading broadcasters across EMEA, APAC and Latin America. Each month 1 billion viewers, or one third of all people on the Internet, consume video on JW Player’s technology across 2.7 billion devices, creating an unmatched and powerful consumption and contextual data graph that helps customers grow audiences and generate incremental video from digital video. The company is headquartered in New York, with offices in London and Eindhoven, visit http://www.jwplayer.com.

Media Contacts:
Fatimah Nouilati
Scratch Marketing + Media for JW Player
fatimah@scratchmm.com

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MRO Asia-Pacific Will be Held Virtually, September 20-24

MRO Europe will be held in-person in Amsterdam October 19-21

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aviation Week Network will hold MRO Asia-Pacific September 20-24 as a virtual event due to current Singapore travel restrictions. The event is free to registrants and will provide expert led content, matched networking, and a marketplace where the airline, OEM, MRO and supplier communities will discover and showcase new products and innovations, connect with and source new and existing business partners, and share knowledge and best practices.

Aviation Week Network announced that MRO Europe will be held in person October 19-21 in Amsterdam and plans a host of other live events during the remainder of this calendar year, including Aero-Engines Europe in Stavanger, Norway, December 1-2.

“Over the year we have pivoted many of our events to a virtual format and they have exceeded all of our expectations,” said Lydia Janow, Senior Vice President of Events for Aviation Week Network. “The response from the aviation community has been tremendous with thousands of attendees making new business contacts and sales, learning about new products and sharing knowledge. We have found that the digital platform breaks down barriers and is building virtual communities that communicate throughout the year.”

The MRO Asia-Pacific agenda features leading airline and MRO industry leaders including:
Francesco Baccarani, VP Technical, SGI Aviation Pte
Martin Fuerl, Head of Product Sales Engine Overhaul Asia, Lufthansa Technik AG
Ben Gan, Regional Marketing Executive, Rolls Royce
Colin Gregory, VP Sales, Asia & Pacific Region, AAR
Vipula Gunatilleka, CEO, Sri Lankan Airlines
Ni Jiliang, CEO, AMECO
Mary Ellen Jones, Vice President Asia Pacific Sales, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines
Richard Kendall, Chief Commercial Officer, HAECO Group
Raymond Leung, VP Group Commercial (Asia Pacific), HAECO Group
Javed Malik, Group COO, AirAsia
Norbert Marx, CEO & General Manager, GAMECO
Luc Morvan, Chief Representative, MTU Maintenance Lease Services Singapore
Deepak Nagpal, Senior AGM, Air India Engineering Services
Anh Nguyen, Technical Director, Vietravel Airlines
Romulo Jr Raras, AVP – Aircraft Engineering Department. PAL Express
Vikram Reddy, GM Engineering, GE Aviation
Mario Romano, Airlines & Fleets’ RSM, Asia Pacific, StandardAero
Vaira Saravanan, Regional General Manager, Customer and Product Support Organization – APAC, GE Aviation
Foo Kean Shuh, SVP Corporate Planning, Fleet Management & Commercial, SIA Engineering Company
Tan Eng Shu, EVP/Head, Aerospace MRO, Commercial Aerospace, ST Engineering

MRO Asia-Pacific sponsors are Platform: LEKi Aviation; Session: Embraer and IFS; with support from Airlines For America and IATA.

The conference will be held both live, Singapore Standard Time, and on demand moments later, with the Marketplace being accessible 24/7, 365 days per year. To register please visit: Register for MRO Asia-Pacific.

ABOUT AVIATION WEEK NETWORK 
Aviation Week Network is the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace, and defense industries, serving 1.7 million professionals around the world. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week Network to help them understand the market, make decisions, predict trends, and connect with people and business opportunities. Customers include the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, airlines, airports, business aviation operators, militaries, governments and other organizations that serve this worldwide marketplace. Aviation Week Network’s portfolio delivers award-winning journalism, data, intelligence and analytical resources, world-class tradeshows and conferences, and results-driven marketing services and advertising is helping our customers succeed. Aviation Week Network is part of Informa Markets, a division of Informa PLC.

ABOUT INFORMA MARKETS
Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Our portfolio is comprised of more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition, among others. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. As the world’s leading exhibitions organiser, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, please visit www.informamarkets.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Elizabeth Kelley Grace
Elizabeth@thebuzzagency.net
+1-561-702-7471

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Winning Sales Teams of Global Corporations in Japan Use a Consistent Sales Methodology to Accelerate Revenue Growth

ValueSelling Associates Provides a Proven Formula for Increasing Sales Results with local Japanese Sales Experts

Haruhisa Sato

Managing Director of the APAC team, Mr. Sato expands ValueSelling’s global reach with instruction and delivery in Japan.

CARLSBAD, Calif. and TOKYO, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When looking to accelerate revenue growth and compete effectively in the global market, high-performing, enterprise sales teams choose a simple sales methodology that all customer-facing employees in each country can easily understand and use consistently. ValueSelling Associates, Inc. is the creator of the ValueSelling Framework®, a proven formula for accelerating sales results; hundreds of thousands of professionals use this sales methodology because it is simple and drives results.

The ValueSelling Framework helps sales teams focus on buyer-first interactions that add value to buyers and their companies. With this conversational framework, sales professionals can compete confidently on value, not price, using a time-tested methodology with decades of proven results. ValueSelling Associates offers sales training delivered in Japanese and tailored to each business and its industry.

“We are humbled to be selected by many well-respected global businesses and proud of the successes these clients have achieved,” said Julie Thomas, CEO of ValueSelling Associates. “The ValueSelling Framework has been proven effective with leading sales teams in Japan, including Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Robot Business Division), Cheetah Digital, Georg Fischer, NCR, ON24, Pure Storage, ServiceNow, Tealium, VMware, and Zuora.”

Local Japanese Sales Training Experts Make the Difference – Meet Haruhisa Sato and Yuichi Abe
For 35 years, Haruhisa Sato has helped sales leaders and their teams increase their sales potential and drive consistent sales performance. Based in Tokyo, Mr. Sato has an intimate knowledge of the Japanese market as well as strong professional relationships with over 1,000 C-suite decision-makers. As a Managing Director of the APAC team, he expands ValueSelling’s global reach with instruction and delivery in Japan.

Yuichi Abe

As an Associate, Mr. Abe combines global sales best practices with a unique Japanese flare.

Before joining ValueSelling Associates, Mr. Sato was the vice president of Japan sales for Gartner where he developed IT and marketing strategies for Japanese blue-chip firms. By adopting the ValueSelling Framework and completely integrating the methodology, his team achieved consistent 115% year-over-year business revenue growth. Awarded for his business acumen, Mr. Sato’s top sales honors include the Top Achiever Award and the #1 Continent Award for research and consulting and total business revenue.

“I am passionate about sharing my knowledge of the ValueSelling Framework with forward-thinking firms to help them compete and win,” said Mr. Sato, Managing Director of the APAC team at ValueSelling Associates. “I’ve seen first-hand the difference this strategic sales approach makes in increasing the sales pipeline, achieving higher win rates, and driving rapid growth.”

For 30 years, Yuichi Abe has worked with individual salespeople to increase their sales productivity. Based in Tokyo, he combines global sales best practices with a unique Japanese flare, and has established a novel operations structure that has led to measurable growth in client retention rates.

Prior to joining ValueSelling Associates, he worked at Gartner Japan where he grasped the importance of a strong framework to encourage team growth. He found the ideal methodology in the ValueSelling Framework, which he used as the foundation for building his team. His efforts ultimately earned his team the Winner Circle Award that recognizes the best teams across Gartner’s global operations.

“The ValueSelling Framework has proven itself on the global stage and is applicable to a wide range of industries in Japan,” said Mr. Abe, Director at ValueSelling Associates. “My mission is to help clients maximize their organization’s performance with existing sales resources by utilizing this effective framework.”

No Matter Where You Are, We’re There, Too
ValueSelling Associates delivers its programs in 17 local languages, on local sites, and in 24 countries. In Japan, ValueSelling Associates is based in Tokyo and delivers its sales training and sales coaching programs in Japanese throughout the country. ValueSelling training is offered not only to sales representatives, but also to the engineering and professional services teams involved in developing customer needs. Using its global resources, ValueSelling Associates also conducts large-scale trainings as single, simultaneous events that span multiple continents, languages and cultures.

Read this press release in Japanese.

How does ValueSelling Associates Successfully Train Top Sales Performers?
Visit Gartner Peer Insights to see what customers are saying, and understand why Gartner has positioned ValueSelling Associates as a Leader in its Magic Quadrant for Sales Training Service Providers.

About ValueSelling Associates, Inc.
ValueSelling Associates is the creator of the ValueSelling Framework®, the practical and proven sales methodology preferred by sales executives around the globe. Since 1991, ValueSelling Associates has helped thousands of sales professionals increase their sales productivity and realize immediate revenue growth. We offer customized training to FORTUNE 1000, mid-sized and start-up companies to keep it simple and drive sales results. www.valueselling.com

Connect with ValueSelling Associates:

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Maria Doyle
Doyle Strategic Communications
781-964-3536
maria@doylestratcomm.com

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Minor Offences Act Chapter 30

An individual was imposed with a $300 compound fine for dumping rubbish from a vehicle at the Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Bridge area.

 

Eaqub Ali Khan was given seven days to settle the fine and if in default, he will be charged in court. If convicted, a $1,000 fine will be imposed for the first offence while for the second and subsequent offences a fine of $3,000 and imprisonment not exceeding three months. As all payment counters are closed due to the COVID-19 situation, the payment can be made on a date to be announced later.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Change in Examination Dates

Following the COVID-19 situation in Brunei Darussalam at the this time, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, in its media release informs of the decision to postpone the written examinations for the Arabic School public exams and selection for Arabic School candidates conducted by the Examinations Division, Department of Islamic Studies.

 

However, the implementation of the public examination for Arabic Schools is still subject to the development of the COVID-19 situation in the country. Any changes to the dates and information on the examinations will be informed from time to time.

 

For enquiries and further information, contact the Examinations Division, Department of Islamic Studies through e-mail, ‘peperiksaan@jpi.edu.bn’.

 

 

Examination Name

Original Date                                         New Date

 

 

Brunei Religious Education Certificate (SPUB)

19 August – 08 September 2021       22 November – 13 December 2021

 

 

Brunei Religious Education Higher Pre-Certificate (Pra-STPUB)

Brunei Religious Education Higher Certificate (STPUB)

19 August – 09 September 2021       December 2021 / January 2022

 

 

Arabic School Candidate Selection (PCKSA)

27 & 29 August 2021                           24 & 26 September 2021

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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SMS for the upcoming Brunei-Cambridge GCE ‘O’, ‘AS’ & ‘A’ Levels and IGCSE May/June 2021 Examination Results

The Ministry of Education in collaboration with Datastream Digital Sendirian Berhad, DST, Progresif Sendirian Berhad and Mach Telecommunications Systems Sendirian Berhad, Mach Tel, will be offering Short Messaging Service, SMS for the upcoming Brunei-Cambridge GCE ‘O’, ‘AS’ & ‘A’ Levels and IGCSE May/June 2021 examination results.

 

Subscribers who wish to subscribe to this service are required to register online through the Ministry of Education’s website at ‘www.moe.gov.bn’ or the e-Darussalam portal at ‘www.gov.bn’.

 

 

Registration via SMS is also available starting on the 19th of August 2021 by typing:

 

MOE space REG space CENTRE CODE space CANDIDATE NUMBER space CANDIDATE I.C. NO

 

And send to 888 5555 for DST Subscribers or 38666 for Progresif Sendirian Berhad subscribers.

 

 

Examination results will only be sent to subscribers via SMS, and 3 dollars will be charged for each SMS result received.

 

For more information, email to ‘moeresults@machbrunei.com’.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Trending Videos during Tightened Restrictive Measures

Restrictions that have been tightened in the country does not deter an individual to arrange various beneficial and creative activities at home. For example, through social media, the public can learn various attractive trending videos.

 

Hashtags such as Stay at Home are commonly used by social media users who do not miss the opportunity to share videos or pictures on activities that can be done at home. This is to support the government’s call to stay at home.

 

Meanwhile, a number of individuals even make short videos to deliver messages to the public to adhere to the regulations or guideline issued by the government to break the COVID-19 transmission chain.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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COVID-19 Youth Volunteers

Following the increase in positive COVID-19 cases in the country, the COVID-19 Youth Volunteers Operation Centre under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports needs more youth volunteers to help lighten the daily duties of the Ministry of Health and the National Disaster Management Centre, NDMC according to requirements from time to time. The COVID-19 Youth Volunteers play a role in carrying out the low risk jobs specifically those linked to maintaining and controlling the COVID-19 SOP to together curb the pandemic’s spread in the country. The COVID-19 Youth Volunteers Secretariat is striving to fulfil the need by opening up the public’s participation specifically youths.

 

To-date, over 4 thousand volunteers have registered in the youth volunteer system since its establishment last year. From the number, over 4 hundred volunteers have been placed on duty daily at specified locations. Those interested in becoming a volunteer, go to ‘www.sukarelawanbelia.com’.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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ASEAN Senior Economic Official Meeting

The progress and work plans of trade and investment are among the matters discussed at the ASEAN Senior Economic Official Meeting Dialogue Partners, SEOM DP Consultations. The meeting was held virtually on the 5th, 11th and 16th of August 2021.

 

The meetings were chaired by Doctor Hajah May Fa’ezah binti Haji Ahmad Ariffin, Permanent Secretary for Economy at the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The series of meetings were attended by Senior Economic Officials from the ten ASEAN Member States and its dialogue partners. Also present, senior officials from the ASEAN Secretariat. The meetings were preparation for the upcoming ASEAN Economic Ministers, AEM – Dialogue Partners’ Consultations which are scheduled to be held next month.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Brunei Darussalam’s Total Trade for May 2021

Brunei Darussalam’s total trade was valued at one thousand 850.9 million dollars, an increase by 42.1 per cent from 1,302.8 million dollars during the same month last year. Meanwhile for month-to-month changes, total trade for May 2021 decreased by 15.6 per cent compared to April 2021.

 

The Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy in its media release stated that total exports increased by 30.3 per cent year-on-year to one thousand 127.7 million dollars compared to last year. This was mainly due to the rising Mineral Fuels exports and Machinery and Transport Equipment exports.

 

In terms of commodity by section, Mineral Fuels represents the major contributor to the country’s exports, followed by Chemicals and Machinery and Transport Equipment. Main exports markets in May 2021 were People’s Republic of China, followed by Singapore and Japan.

 

For imports, total value climbed to 723.2 million dollars for May 2021 from last year. This was mainly driven by an increase in imports of Mineral Fuels, Crude Materials Inedible and Food. The five main imports by commodity were Mineral Fuels; Machinery and Transport Equipment; Food; Manufactured Goods; and Crude Materials Inedible.

 

The biggest imports trading partners were People’s Republic of China, followed by Malaysia and Norway. On the mode of transport, the highest share was transport by sea, followed by air transport and land.

 

The IMTS full report for May 2021 is available at ‘www.deps.gov.bn’.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Presentation of Contributions

Various parties continue to contribute to the Ministry of Health in efforts to help the government in addressing and curbing the spread of the COVID-19 in Brunei Darussalam.

 

The donors are the Qudoz Event Management; DST Sendirian Berhad; Southern Cross Travel Agency; Hasmit Shield Roofing Manufacture Sendirian Berhad; De ‘Image Beauty Saloon; Kingston Beverage & Creamery Sendirian Berhad; and Townview Sendirian Berhad. Meanwhile those who wish to donate may contact the Emergency Operations Centre at 7295712 during working hours.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Process of obtaining Swab Test Results Faster

The prolonged swab test results received by some individuals are due to the testing capacity of the COVID-19 laboratory which can only produce three thousand at present. The Minister of Health explained that with the additional virology laboratory or Brunei COVID-19 AirLab, it is hoped that it will be able to accommodate up to five thousand tests in a day and the process of obtaining results will be faster.

 

The Minister of Health also stated that individuals who have not received their swab test results will have to wait until the results are released. In regards to individuals who refuse to stay at home, their respective family members need to provide further understanding as those who are older are at higher risk of being infected.

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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