Day: December 1, 2022

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HALO TAKES AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE AGAINST TRADEMARK INFRINGERS

American E-liquid Brand Fights to Protect Intellectual Property on a Global Scale

Tampa, Florida, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pure Labs takes action to protect the intellectual property of its flagship E-liquid brand, Halo, relentlessly prosecuting multiple trademark infringers.

Pure Labs recently brought civil action and successfully defended its intellectual property rights against US-based vape company, The Blinc Group, Inc. It was discovered that Blinc was illegally using the Halo mark in the branding of its vaping device kit and accessories, marketed as the “Halo System”, “TipHalo”, and “BaseHalo”. Akerman LLP represented Pure Labs against Blinc by negotiating a substantial settlement payment, as well as Blinc’s agreement to immediately cease the use of the infringing branding, destroy or rebrand all infringing packaging and inventory, and abandon numerous trademark applications similar to Pure Labs Halo trademarks.

An ongoing lawsuit between Pure Labs and French company, So Smoke, is progressing through the French Judicial System. Pure Labs asserted that So Smoke has been illegally using Halo’s logo, trademarks, and flavoring in E-liquid products under the Reservoir Freaks brand. Pure Labs has been working diligently with French counsel to pursue legal action, resulting in a search and seizure of the product in question and forcing So Smoke to repackage the litigious products.

Pure Labs employs a dedicated in-house team to continually monitor and thwart intellectual property theft involving any of its trademarks. “Ensuring that Halo customers around the world can confidently vape Halo’s award-winning tobacco and menthol e-liquids as they complete their journey of ending their addiction to combustible cigarettes has always been a top company initiative.”, stated Jeffrey Stamler, Co-Founder of Pure Labs.  

About Pure Laboratories

Operating since 2009, Pure Laboratories (Pure Labs) is a state-of-the-art 110,000-sq. ft. manufacturing and distribution facility located in Gainesville, Florida. Nicopure Labs, a subsidiary of Pure Labs, is an industry-leading tobacco and menthol e-liquid manufacturer, globally recognized for the production of its American-made, award-winning vaporization products. With a 10,000-sq. ft. ISO 7 cleanroom, Pure Labs is synonymous with quality manufacturing. Pure Labs’ corporate headquarters are based in Tampa Florida, with additional operations located in Europe.

For additional information about carrying Halo’s premium American-made E-liquid and innovative line of vaporizer devices, please email Halo’s principal distribution partner, Syndicate Distribution at sales@syndicatedistribution.com.

For additional information on Pure Laboratories’ full capabilities visit www.PureLabs.com.

For media inquiries, please email press@purelabs.com.

Samantha Knight
Pure Labs
press@purelabs.com

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Kontent.ai Appoints New Senior Executives and Joins MACH Alliance to Support Global Expansion

Today, Kontent.ai, an established global company with an award-winning modular content platform, shares big news—additions to the executive team, membership in the MACH Alliance, and the opening of new offices in New York City.

NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kontent.ai, the vendor behind the leading modular content platform for global enterprise operations, today announced the appointment of two new senior executives: Olga Stuck has become COO of Kontent.ai, and Monte Wilson has been named Head of GTM Strategy and Field Operation. Together with joining the MACH Alliance and opening new offices in New York City, these additions to the executive team are the latest step the company has taken to support its global expansion and deliver more value to customers.

Kontent.ai prepares to enter its next phase of growth with two key hires

“My mission is to help Kontent.ai scale and bring the organization to a new level while preserving our unique culture, relationships, and DEI at the center of what we do,” said Olga Stuck, Kontent.ai’s new COO. With more than 20 years of experience in organizational development, Olga has guided companies like Moravia IT and RWS Moravia through organic growth as well as acquisitions, scaling from 500 to 3,000 employees in 23 locations.

Monte Wilson, the other recently appointed executive, joins Kontent.ai to fuel its growth, developing innovative go-to-market plans and efficient sales and operational structures. “Martech is a highly competitive business segment, so it is vital that you have the right product, the right team of highly talented individuals, and be with the right ecosystem of partners. Kontent.ai is perfectly positioned for high growth, especially since composable, headless technologies are really taking off in the market. We have unique advantages that I’m certain will allow us to quickly separate from the pack and help customers realize the potential of this new space. The talent in this team and the capabilities of the product speak for themselves, and I’m honored to be a part of the Kontent.ai team,” noted Monte, who has successfully completed builds, turnarounds, and rebuilds of organizations for companies like Sitecore, Oracle, and Adobe.

Kontent.ai joins the MACH Alliance to deepen cooperation with other vendors and empower large organizations 

These critical executive appointments will serve Kontent.ai during a time of major growth and change. Recently, they announced $40 million in growth capital from investment firm Expedition Growth Capital as well as membership in the prestigious MACH Alliance, a group of more than 70 independent technology companies advocating for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems. A MACH architecture, which stands for Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS, and Headless, empowers organizations to adapt to customers’ changing behaviors and deliver results.

A true cloud-native service since its inception, Kontent.ai meets the Alliance’s stringent certification standards, with its membership serving as strong validation of the platform’s impact and future vision. Becoming a member of the MACH Alliance will also allow Kontent.ai to deepen technology cooperation with other MACH vendors and deliver even more value to customers.

“Joining the MACH Alliance, Kontent.ai is pleased to shine a light on our long-standing dedication to MACH technology principles. Our customers’ measurable success with our modular content platform is evidence of the transformative power of MACH, not only for engineering teams but also for global content teams,” said Bart Omlo, CEO of Kontent.ai.

Expanding Kontent.ai’s global footprint with an office in NYC

As the demand for Kontent.ai’s services rises, the company decided to open another office in the U.S. to locally support its growing customer base. Located in the Chrysler Building in New York City, the space will serve as the main hub for all U.S. operations, enabling professionals at Kontent.ai to help U.S.-based clients reach their ambitious goals. After the successful New York session of the Kontent.ai Horizons conference in November, the team believes that their presence in NYC will give them a great platform to establish even stronger and closer relationships with customers and partners.

The globally distributed team continues to work from many different locations around the globe, including Kontent.ai’s offices in London, Amsterdam, Brno, Olomouc, Sydney, and, previously, Bedford, New Hampshire. On its mission to help people tell stories that change the world, the company is rapidly growing with new hires across engineering, sales, customer success, and other departments.

About Kontent.ai:

Kontent.ai is the leading modular content platform that enables marketers and developers to plan, create, and deliver content at scale. Business teams collaborate daily in the intuitive authoring experience designed for governed content production and management, real-time reviewing and approvals, and modular content reuse. In parallel, developers leverage the total flexibility of the headless solution, best-of-breed technologies, and composable AI to deliver digital experiences via API to any channel. With hubs in New York, London, Amsterdam, Brno, and Sydney, Kontent.ai helps companies like Zurich Insurance, Algolia, Vogue, AC Milan, and Oxford University unlock the full potential of their content and connect with customers worldwide.

Contact Information:
Vojtech Boril
Vice President, Growth & Marketing
vojtech.boril@kontent.ai
+420776874572

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LambdaTest enables Dashlane to reduce test execution time by 50% with HyperExecute

With HyperExecute’s blazing-fast smart test platform, Dashlane reduced their flaky tests to zero

San Francisco, Dec. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LambdaTest, the leading continuous quality testing cloud platform, has enabled Dashlane, a top subscription-based password manager, to reduce test execution time by 50%, with its end-to-end smart test orchestration platform HyperExecute.

Dashlane was initially running its end-to-end tests using an in-house testing infrastructure setup, however, maintaining the same was hard as it consumed a lot of the engineering bandwidth. The team had developed a pipeline where they ran smoke tests for every commit, regression tests for every merge to master, and then multi-browser tests during nightly runs. They wanted to introduce the UI tests to be run along with the development roadmap.

With their rapid growth, Dashlane was looking to shift-left the testing to meet the growing customer demands which warranted constant addition and updating of features. The company wanted to eliminate constant developer interrupts and rapidly increase its release velocity.

With this goal in mind, Dashlane, being an agile mindset-driven company, was looking for a continuous testing platform that could not only help with the right test infrastructure but also bring in the necessary orchestration to do the heavy lifting in the testing, thereby enabling its team to focus on other important tasks.

Dashlane’s platform checklist included automation support, real devices support, visual regression support, parallel testing capabilities, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), Cypress support, cost, and finally round-the-clock and top-notch customer support.

After extensive benchmarking against their local infrastructure and other cloud-based alternatives, Dashlane decided to go ahead with LambdaTest’s HyperExecute.

HyperExecute cut down Dashlane’s test execution time by half and completely eliminated flaky tests. Also, HyperExecute’s dashboard collected all the test data in one place, ensuring that the team didn’t have to spend hours getting test data and logs from different sources. The prompt and reliable customer support was available to help at crucial junctures thereby enabling a smooth transition. Thus, HyperExecute’s smart test orchestration enabled Dashlane to meet all of its testing KPIs and ensured quick release velocity due to reduced developer friction.

“When companies have a dire need to deliver features at a record pace due to customer demands, standard cloud-based test execution platforms are sadly not up to the mark. The goal of HyperExecute is to enable companies to release faster by ensuring quicker feedback to developers. When Dashlane came to us with their problem statement, HyperExecute was just the right fit. It met all their requirements and some more,” said Jay Singh, co-founder, LambdaTest. “While the speed of test execution was the highlight, the smart test orchestration features gave the team more flexibility and control on the test execution environment. Dashlane no longer does mere test execution, they now do test orchestration and we are glad to be their platform of choice.”

LambdaTest’s HyperExecute helps customers run and orchestrate tests in the cloud for any framework and programming language at blazing-fast speeds to cut down on quality test time, helping developers build software faster.

“At Dashlane, we were looking for a test orchestration platform that could help us increase velocity and eliminate developer friction and interruptions. After a significant amount of benchmarking, we decided to go ahead with LambdaTest’s HyperExecute. HyperExecute outperformed our in-house setup as well as the alternatives we had put to test. We evaluated the tools on multiple parameters and found that HyperExecute ran our tests at 2X speed and that we had drastically reduced the amount of flaky tests thanks to their sanitized infrastructure. Another great benefit was their prompt and reliable customer support,” said Giovanna Faso, VP, Engineering Operations, Dashlane. “They also offer some smart features like real-time log streaming, feature-packed hosted runners, an insightful dashboard, and matrix-based multiplexing which really wowed us. I’d recommend HyperExecute by LambdaTest to any business that is looking to improve their developer experience and increase the value they get from automated testing.”

To know more about HyperExecute, visit- www.lambdatest.com/hyperexecute.

About LambdaTest

LambdaTest is a continuous quality testing cloud platform that helps developers and testers ship code faster. Over 10,000+ customers, and 1 million+ users across 130+ countries rely on LambdaTest for their testing needs.

LambdaTest platform provides secure, scalable, and insightful test orchestration for customers at different points in their DevOps (CI/CD) lifecycle:-

● Browser & App Testing Cloud allows users to run both manual and automated tests of web and mobile apps across 3000+ different browsers, real devices, and operating system environments.

● HyperExecute helps customers run and orchestrate tests in the cloud for any platform and programming language at blazing-fast speeds to cut down on quality test time, helping developers build software faster.

For more information, please visit, https://lambdatest.com

About Dashlane

Dashlane’s mission is to make security simple for millions of organizations and their people. Dashlane empowers businesses of every size to protect company and employee data while helping everyone easily log in to the accounts they need—anytime, anywhere. Over 15 million users and 20,000 businesses in 180 countries use Dashlane for a faster, simpler, and more secure internet.

For more information, please visit, https://www.dashlane.com/

For further information please contact the LambdaTest press office: Bilal Mahmood on press@lambdatest.com or +44 (0) 20 3640 7759 and +44 (0) 771 400 7257.

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United Youth Camp Closing Ceremony

The 4-day United Youth Camp ended yesterday afternoon with the presentation of certificates to the participants. The Camp was a collaborative program between the Youth and Sports Department, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and the Association of Former Participants of the Ship for Southeast Asia and Japan Youth Programme, BERSATU.

 

Certificates were presented by Awang Haji Zakaria Bin Haji Serudin, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. 60 youths participated in the camp, which is hoped to inspire a positive outcome for the participants and open their potential to experience leadership, responsibility, confidence, and develop unity.

 

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Sketch Competition

Every Brunei children’s traditional songs has a great impact on the lives of the community, especially the children. The Permanent Secretary for Community at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports stated this during the Brunei Malay Cultural Arts and Literature Festival for Brunei Traditional Children’s Singing: Sketch Competition. The event was held yesterday morning at the Language and Literature Bureau in Berakas.

 

According to Dayang Hajah Nor Ashikin binti Haji Johari, children’s traditional songs need to be perpetuated and preserved as it is a valuable treasure. Five groups comprising students from secondary schools and higher education institutions participated in the competition organised by the Language and Literature Bureau. The ‘Eka Sukma’ Group from Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls Arabic Religious Secondary School emerged champion of the competition with a sketch titled “Saloi Oh Saloi”. Also present was Doctor Siti Norkhalbi binti Haji Wahsalfelah, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Culture at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Book Bazaar 2022 Launching

The Book Bazaar 2022 organised by the Language and Literature Bureau, is one of the initiatives and commitments of the Bureau in empowering the reading and information literacy programme, as well as successfully completing activities for the 6th Brunei December Festival. The launching of the bazaar was held yestreday morning at the Language and Literature Bureau Library, in Tutong District.

 

The launching was officiated by Pengiran Haji Mohd Hasnan bin Pengiran Haji Ali Hassan, Permanent Secretary for Culture at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. The event coincided with the launching of nine newly published books. Held in conjunction with Language Month Celebration with the concept of traveling or visiting outside the district, it is to greet the community by raising the theme of “Kembara Buku Santuni Masyarakat”. The 5-day bazaar filled with various activities is open to the public from 8 in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon, except on Friday, from 9 in the morning until 12 noon and from 2 until 4:30 in the afternoon.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Royal Wedding Song Writing Competition

In conjunction with the upcoming ‘Istiadat Perkahwinan Diraja’ or Royal Wedding Ceremony which will take place in January 2023, Radio Television Brunei is organising a Royal Wedding Song Writing Competition until 19th December 2022.

 

It is open to citizens and residents aged 18 and above. Entry forms and conditions are available at www.rtb.gov.bn. Submission deadline is on Monday, 19th December 2022. For more information, email to rtbradio.program@gmail.com.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

 

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Launching Of the New Look Of Politeknik’s Official Website

The Politeknik Brunei website now has a new look. The launching ceremony took place yesterday afternoon during Politeknik Brunei’s 10th anniversary Celebration.

 

The launching was officiated by Pengiran Datin Seri Paduka Hajah Zety Sufina binti Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Sani, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy for Fiscal as Chairperson of Politeknik Brunei’s Board of Governors. The presentation of various awards including 10 Years of Service Award, excellent academic, leadership and management awards was also held.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Closing Ceremony of Executive Development Programme

The significance of Executive Development Programme, EDP in its role as an essential platform for the development of senior officers is a conscious effort to ensure excellence in leadership and professional development. Retired Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Kadir, Deputy Minister of Defence stated this at the Closing Ceremony of the programme yesterday morning.

 

The Deputy Minister of Defence also handed over certificates to 30 participants comprising senior officers from the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Royal Brunei Police Force, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Education as well as foreign participants. The three-month programme aimed to provide knowledge and training for senior executives on perspectives and conceptual frameworks within the field of public policy and management. The ceremony took place at the Officers’ Mess, Bolkiah Garrison.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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38th COMCEC

Comprehensive and coordinated policy responses in areas such as education, health care and housing assistance will help the most vulnerable members of society and those in genuine need overcome the impacts of the pandemic. The Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy during the 38th Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, COM-CEC, also acknowledged that social assistance and other poverty alleviation efforts are a vital part of the response to the pandemic to help communities buffer against the worst of socioeconomic consequences and in ensuring that no one is left behind. The two day meeting held on the 28th and 29th of November 2022 took place in Istanbul, Republic of Turkiye.

 

Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, also shared Brunei Darussalam’s efforts to strengthen its social protection system such as through the National Plan of Action on Poverty Eradication and the digitalisation of the National Welfare System. Themed “Effective Social Assistance Provision and Socioeconomic Empowerment in the light of COVID-19 Pandemic”, the meeting was officiated by His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkiye. The meeting discussed ways to alleviate poverty in OIC Member Countries and also considered challenges to delivering social assistance post-pandemic as well as possible policy options to address such challenges. Discussions also focused on the progress of the implementation of the COMCEC Strategy and the OIC-2025 Programme of Action. The Ministerial Meeting was preceded by a Senior Officials Meeting, attended by Doctor Hajah May Fa’ezah binti Haji Ahmad Ariffin, Permanent Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry at the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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HIV Can Be Treated From an Early Stage

‘Human Immunodeficiency Virus’, HIV is a virus that affects and weakens a person’s immune system, leaving that person susceptible to other infections and diseases such as cancer. The late stage of HIV occurs when the body’s defence system is so poor to the extent that the individual is affected by various different infections and suffers multiple complications that could be life-threatening.

 

According to an Infectious Diseases Consultant, this stage is known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS. It could potentially be avoided if the HIV infection is detected and treated from an early stage.

 

Doctor Dayang Hajah Rosmonaliza binti Haji Awang Asli said testing and treatment for HIV is actually accessible and the public can go to the nearest health centre to get tested. If they are found to be HIV-positive, they will be referred to the Infectious Disease Unit.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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Launching of Local Product Expo 2022

 

The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Home Affairs and Darussalam Enterprise, DARe is organising the Local Product Expo 2022 in conjunction with the 6th Brunei December Festival. The 4-day expo is a platform for local entrepreneurs to promote and expand the market for their products. The launching ceremony took place at Bridex International Conference Centre in Jerudong.

 

The launching was jointly-officiated by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy; Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, Minister of Home Affairs.

 

Earlier, Dayang Hajah Tutiaty binti Haji Abdul Wahab, Permanent Secretary at the Primary Resources and Tourism as Co-Chair of the Expo in her speech among others explained that the Local Product Expo 2022 gives local entrepreneurs the opportunity to expand their business networks through entrepreneurship briefing and seminar as well as networking and business matching activities.

 

The event ran concurrently the Inauguration of the upgraded Pengguna Bijak Mobile App. Over 200 participants are taking part in the expo, comprising local entrepreneurs and companies as well as Village Consultative Councils, MPK. The expo is open to the public until 4th December, from 9 in the morning until 9 at night.

 

 

Source: Radio Television Brunei

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