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RS Components Reinforces Support for Electrical Installers and Maintenance Engineers with Extensive Portfolio of Phoenix Contact Products Now in Stock
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — RS Components (RS), the trading brand ofElectrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, is significantly ramping up its levels of support for electrical equipment installers and maintenance engineers in electrical systems and automation markets with in-stock availability of many thousands of new product lines from leading manufacturer Phoenix Contact.
RS is an authorised global distributor for Phoenix Contact and both companies are working very closely together in all markets around the globe to provide highly innovative products delivered with a first class service. Available through RS in Europe and Asia, the Phoenix Contact portfolio covers a broad range of products including PCB connectors, terminal blocks, signal conditioning, relays, interface relays, PLCs and power supplies, among many others types.
Key applications for the Phoenix Contact range are panel maintenance, conveyor systems and motor control in industries such as industrial automation, and particularly in the automotive arena; process industries such as chemicals, petrochemicals and food and beverages; machine and cabinet building; and the power generation industry, including utility companies and the photovoltaic and wind energy sectors.
A key technology implemented in many Phoenix Contact products such as relays, terminal blocks and connectors is Phoenix Contact’s Push-in connection technology, which makes it easier and faster for maintenance engineers and installers to fix cables to devices, saving time and operational resources. The Push-in conductor connection technology is direct and tool–free for either solid conductors or conductors preassembled with ferrules. The spring profile enables easy insertion of conductors with ferrules of 0.34 sq. mm or more, while being simultaneously subject to maximum ‘pull-out’ forces. Conductors can be easily released with any type of tool by using the actuation lever, while avoiding direct contact with electrically live parts.
Further details on the complete range of products from Phoenix Contact are available via the RS Components website.
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
For more information, please visit the website at www.rs-online.com.
Further information is available via these links:
@RSElectronics; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
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RS Components
Tan Soo Chun
Public Relations Manager – Asia Pacific
Email: soochun.tan@rs-components.com
Telephone: +65-6391-5745
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Vietstock and Vietmeat 2014 Expo & Forum Gains Strong Support from CP Vietnam and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI)
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — CP Vietnam Corporation, a major feed, livestock and meat producer in Vietnam, will participate in the Vietstock and Vietmeat 2014 Expo & Forum to share their experiences with other meat processors in the country and how the company maintains the high standards of quality and safety of its meat products from farm to table.
VIETSTOCK AND VIETMEAT 2014 Expo & Forum Gains Strong Support From CP Vietnam And The Vietnam Chamber Of Commerce & Industry (VCCI)
VIETSTOCK AND VIETMEAT 2014 Expo & Forum Gains Strong Support From CP Vietnam And The Vietnam Chamber Of Commerce & Industry (VCCI)
Sooksunt Jiumjaiswanglerg, President of CP Vietnam, said he would appoint a senior executive of the company to speak on this topic at a meat conference to be held at the event.
“Meat processors in Vietnam should collaborate with each other in order to set strong standards on quality and safety to ensure consumers are confident in our products. As we’ve been in the meat processing business for a long time, we’d like to share our experiences with our friends in the industry,” he said.
Fully integrated, CP Vietnam operates from grain planting to feed milling, livestock farming, meat processing and retailing.
“A main goal of our business in Vietnam is to support livestock farmers. Therefore, we will continue to expand our farming business and produce safe and quality meat products for the nation,” said Mr. Sooksunt.
He said CP Vietnam is also willing to be a business partner with fellow meat processors in Vietnam as a supplier of raw materials for them.
“Our farmers implement strict standards on food safety and we process their chickens with the state-of-the-art technology. So, we can ensure that you’ll consistently get raw meat that is safe and of high quality for further processing,” he said.
Mr. Sooksunt said meat processors in Vietnam should have a forum to discuss and tackle issues that could pose threats to the country’s meat processing industry.
He said the opening of markets among ASEAN nations under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 could result in massive imports of meat products into Vietnam and seriously affect the local meat processing industry.
“It’s a good idea that meat processors in Vietnam set up an association of their own. The Vietmeat forum would be a good place to discuss on this issue and I’m glad to host the discussion by myself,” said Mr. Sooksunt.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) also agreed to support the Vietnam meat processing industry forum that will be held during Vietstock 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Dr. Vu Tien Loc, VCCI’s Chairman and President, said Vietnam is a huge market for processed meat products. The forum, which will bring together CEOs of key meat processors in the country, will be a starting point for the industry to collaborate in developing their products and markets in the future.
Vietmeat is a one-stop forum focusing on the needs of the meat industry – from production, processing and packaging, right to the plate.
Organised by UBM Asia, the Vietmeat forum makes its debut in 2014 and will be co-located with Vietstock 2014 – Vietnam’s Premier International Feed, Livestock and Meat Industry Show. The events will be held from 15-17 October, 2014 at the Saigon Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Don’t miss the Vietstock & Vietmeat 2014 Expo & Forum. REGISTER TO VISIT TODAY at www.vietstock.org.
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About UBM Asia in ASEAN (www.ubmasean.com)
In ASEAN, we serve 13 market sectors with wholly-owned subsidiary companies and JV companies in seven offices in the major cities in ASEAN, including Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Singapore. We provide over 60 products in various categories: trade fairs, conferences and publications. As the leading B2B event organiser in the region, we are the largest exhibition organiser in Malaysia.
Our products serve tens of thousands of exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers, subscribers and corporations in the region and from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events and quality conference programmes presented by top-notch industry leaders. We have over 130 staff in six countries.
CONTACTS:
Sufian Zahari, +60-3-2176-8788, sufian.zahari@ubm.com
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Global Pacific & Partners hosts the annual Asia Oil Week/Asia Upstream Conference from 24-26th September in Singapore
SINGAPORE /PRNewswire/ — Asia’s oil and gas game is moving into new territories, with established producer countries and corporate players eyeing new strategies, and re-discovered frontiers across vast region, from Pakistan to New Zealand.
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This Conference highlights diverse upstream ventures, acreage opportunities, changing corporate strategies, investments, oil and energy finance, government policies, oil and gas projects, the service and supply industry, and petroleum direction in the world of the upstream oil, gas-LNG and GTL industry.
With Government Representatives from Philippine National Oil Company, (PNOC Exploration), Autoridade Nacional do Petroleo, Timor Leste, Sri Lanka Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat, Department of Mines & Petroleum, Australia, Resources Division, Geoscience Australia, Canberra.
The Asia Upstream 2014 conference is a landmark event for Asia’s exploration industry. Featuring 24+ senior-level presentations drawn from across Asia and worldwide and bringing together senior executives from Super-Majors, Independents, Government and National Oil Company to interface, network and negotiate deals, whilst showcasing leading corporate players.
Special features include “Harnessing the unconventional hydrocarbon resources in India: Shale Gas & Coal Bed Methane” presented by Dr VK Rao, Senior Vice President & OSD (Oil & Gas), Reliance Natural Resources,Australia’s New Acreage & Licensing presented by Ricard Bruce, Department of Mines & Petroleum, Perth andAustralia’s 2014 Offshore Acreage Release, Dr Thomas Bernecker, Resources Division, GeoSciennce Australia,Canberra.
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Latest Enterprise Ready Acision SDK Now Available on Forge
READING, England /PRNewswire/ —
Acision SDK Enables Developers and Enterprises to Integrate WebRTC Technology into their Web and Mobile Apps to Enhance Customer Engagement
Acision, a global leader in mobile engagement services and an industry innovator in WebRTC technology, today announces that following a successful beta period, which was kicked off at the WebRTC Expo in June 2014, its latest Acision SDK is now ready and available via its forge by Acision API platform. The Acision SDK helps businesses acquire, engage and retain customers with rich communication services.
With the Acision SDK, developers and enterprises can easily incorporate WebRTC functionality, such as video and voice calling, messaging, content sharing and presence into web and native mobile applications. For example, by using Acision’s technology and cloud-based network, retail brands, financial services or travel companies, can integrate click-to-call, video chat or IM messaging capabilities into their online and app presence, which can be part of a premium VIP customer offering, or used to facilitate more complex next-generation service calls that help companies save money and improve customer loyalty.
“Enterprises, particularly those operating contact centres or with strong web or app businesses, are always looking to enhance communication systems and technology to advance customer engagement. With the Acision SDK, enterprises and developers can create new or enhance pre-existing applications with Skype and WhatsApp like features. Our SDK’s multiple capabilities, means businesses can incorporate and own a differentiated, two way communications channel with customers making interaction much more meaningful. Additionally, users of this technology will benefit from the carrier-grade security, reliability and expertise associated with Acision’s 20+ year mobile services history,” said Matt Cockett, EVP Enterprise, at Acision.
Supporting a broad range of iOS, Android devices and web browsers, key features include:
- Smarter communication: Rich messaging, presence, and audio/video API, enabling application developers to tailor communications to their needs.
- Security: WebRTC media is secured using best-of-breed technology. Messaging, presence, and signalling are transported over secure HTTP and WebSocket connections.
- Scalable, cloud-based solution: The Acision SDK is deployed in a secure HIPPA certified, elastic-scaling, multi-tenant, public cloud. We can also offer private cloud deployments.
- Speed and flexibility: The SDK allows enterprises and developers to quickly and easily add rich B2B and B2C communications to native mobile and web apps. With the flexible suite of services available a la carte, we can integrate Audio & Video Session Control, Presence, Instant Messaging, Document Sharing/ File transfer and SMS Messaging.
Learn more about the Acision SDK at http://forge.acision.com.
About Acision
Acision connects the world by powering relevant, seamless mobile engagement services that interoperate across all IP platforms and enrich the user experience creating value and new communication opportunities for carriers, enterprises and consumers across the world.
For more information, visit Acision at http://www.acision.com or forge at https://forge.acision.com
Frost & Sullivan Applauds Standard Bank for Delivering Value to its SME Clients by Constantly Innovating across a Variety of Platforms
CAPE TOWN, South Africa /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the market for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) support financial services, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Standard Bank with the 2014 South Africa Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership. Acknowledging SME clients’ need for on-call services throughout the day, Standard Bank introduced a command centre for the processing and turnaround of SME loan applications within 48 hours.
“Standard Bank has refined its micro-finance strategy to offer more secured loans and is currently focussed on improving the management of its current holdings,” said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Ntsolo Setlaba. “Additionally, as part of a differentiated credit extension strategy, it offers financial training to clients rather than simply extend credit. This practice is becoming increasingly challenging due the delicate balance required between maintaining the integrity of the financials while achieving substantial growth rates.”
“Receiving this accolade from Frost & Sullivan complements our ongoing effort to help SMEs in tackling day-to-day business challenges by providing them with tangible banking solutions to grow and sustain their businesses,” says Ravi Govender, Head of Small Enterprises at Standard Bank.
“As we understand the environment within which SMEs operate, we are well-positioned to offer our customers the right advice, tools and financial support required to promote sustainable growth. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that even in times of economic turbulence, we are able to lead change by providing solutions that truly help our customers progress.”
“We are committed to continue working at providing even greater depth and breadth of value to SMEs and other customers. We hope that this award will encourage other organisations to consider developing transformative, customer-focused strategies, by putting customers at the heart of everything they do.”
Standard Bank conducts business the traditional way by assigning a relationship manager to every SME to ensure best-in-class management practices; simultaneously, it also offers non-traditional solutions such as the BizConnect portal. This platform remains a reference point for its SME customers in terms of start-up, development, growth, management, funding, and general queries. Furthermore, it assists in improving the daily operations of SMEs while providing them with links and resources to useful content.
Other platforms designed to enhance customer experience include the BizDirect Response Centre, which is an informative television series broadcast on a national channel; the BizLaunch solutions package, which is designed to provide everyday business solutions to entrepreneurs, with an aim to allow them to focus on the more important aspects of their businesses.
Recognising health- and lifestyle-related challenges and their implications on SMEs, Standard Bank, in partnership with Pan African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, responded with the BizAIDS programme. BizAIDS is an interactive business-skills training programme, combining business-related training with HIV/AIDS and health-related programmes. The programme displays Standard Bank’s commitment to ensuring the sustainability of SMEs and understanding the needs of SME customers.
Interestingly, Standard Bank employs an integrated enterprise-development model that includes financial and non-financial support structures to assist SMEs. The enterprise-development model is used as a platform to facilitate enduring and mutually beneficial relationships among corporations, SMEs, the bank, and accredited business service providers. The premise of this unique model is based on key information, resource, and knowledge exchange between large, established businesses and SMEs.
The corporate/SME alliance was intended for corporations to assist SMEs by providing market opportunities within the corporate supply chain. Meanwhile, Standard Bank motivates corporations, which offer long-term contracts to SMEs, by offering customised financial schemes in the form of discounted rates, financial monitoring, and performance evaluation solutions.
“As Africa’s largest bank, measured by its assets and shares, one of Standard Bank’s competitive advantages in the SME segment is undoubtedly its ability to facilitate access to wider markets,” noted Ntsolo Setlaba. “Considering Standard Bank’s presence in 18 African countries, its ability to connect with 13 emerging countries, and its unmatched presence and world-class on-the-ground business experience, Frost & Sullivan firmly believes it is well positioned to service the SME market.”
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has demonstrated excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create value for its customers with a focus on improving the return on the investment that customers make in its services or products. This award recognizes the company’s inordinate focus on enhancing the value that its customers receive, beyond simply good customer service, leading to improved customer retention and ultimately customer base expansion.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
About Standard Bank Personal and Business Banking South Africa
Standard Bank South Africa is the largest operating entity of Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets. Standard Bank Group had total assets of R1 694 billion (about USD162 billion) at 31 December 2013, while its market capitalisation was R209.4 billion (about USD20 billion).
In South Africa, Standard Bank provides a full spectrum of financial services. Its personal and business banking unit offers banking and other financial services to individuals and small-to-medium enterprises. Standard Bank has more than 720 branches and over 7 100 ATMs in South Africa. Independent surveys of customer satisfaction consistently place Standard Bank at or near the top of their rankings.
Standard Bank’s personal and business banking products include mortgage lending, instalment sale and finance leases, card products, transaction and lending products, and bancassurance.
For further information go to www.standardbank.co.za
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today’s market participants.
Our “Growth Partnership” supports clients by addressing these opportunities and incorporating two key elements driving visionary innovation: The Integrated Value Proposition and The Partnership Infrastructure.
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ClearSign Contracts with Aera Energy LLC to Demonstrate Next-Generation NOx Emissions Control Technology in California’s San Joaquin Valley
SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ — ClearSign Combustion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLIR), an emerging leader in combustion and emissions control technology for industrial, commercial and utility markets, announced today that it has entered into a Field Test Agreement with Aera Energy LLC to demonstrate and test its proprietary Duplex™ tile combustion technology in oil fields located in Kern County in central California.
The agreement also specifies pricing and delivery conditions that would apply if Aera purchases an agreed upon number of systems if ordered and installed within a specified period of time following successful completion of the demonstration and tests.
Under the terms of the agreement, ClearSign and its subcontracted field engineering team will retrofit an existing steam generator unit with ClearSign’s Duplex tile technology to test capability to achieve ultra-low emissions (5 ppm) of nitrogen oxides, or NOx. The Duplex will be paired with an existing forced draft burner and will operate at a heat release of 30 to 60 MMBtu/hr (roughly equivalent to 9 to 18 MW). This will represent the largest scale demonstration under process conditions of the company’s Duplex tile technology to date.
ClearSign plans to begin the project before the end of the current quarter.
As testing progresses, ClearSign will provide additional detail regarding their plans to enter the OTSG market, including identifying distribution partners.
About Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
The so-called “heavy oil” that comprises the oil sand reserves in areas like the San Joaquin Valley and Alberta, Canada is so thick that its viscosity must be reduced in order to recover, process or transport it. Steam is generated in large units called once through steam generators (OTSGs) and then pumped into the oil reservoir to heat the oil to allow it flow more easily.
Worldwide, 96.5% of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is performed via steam generation, of which 65% occurs inNorth America alone. In the United States, 94% of EOR occurs in California’s San Joaquin Valley where 303,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil are produced using 768 OTSGs, each averaging ~ 60 MMBtu/hr. In Canada, virtually all EOR occurs in Northern Alberta where almost four times (1.2 million bpd) the amount of oil is produced using 250 much larger OTSGs, each of which is over ~ 250 MMBtu/hr. Retrofit activity is expected to be a key market driver in the United States where the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District’s Reg. 4320 mandates reductions in NOx to 9ppm or below. According to Visiongain, an explosion in new-build activity will characterize the market in Northern Alberta with the number of very large OTSGs expected to almost triple – to over 650 units – by 2023.
Note the existence of this agreement was disclosed during the Company’s second quarter results call on August 12, 2014, however this announcement contains new information, including identifying Aera Energy LLC and other details.
About ClearSign Combustion Corporation
ClearSign Combustion Corporation designs and develops technologies that aim to improve key performance characteristics of combustion systems including energy efficiency, emissions control, fuel flexibility and overall cost effectiveness. Our Duplex™ Burner Architecture and Electrodynamic Combustion Control™ (ECC™) platform technologies improve control of flame shape and heat transfer and optimize the complex chemical reactions that occur during combustion in order to minimize harmful emissions. For more information about the Company, please visit www.clearsign.com
Cautionary note on forward-looking statements
This press release includes forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except for historical information contained in this release, statements in this release may constitute forward-looking statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events that are based on management’s belief, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. While we believe that our expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurances that our goals and strategy will be realized. Numerous factors, including risks and uncertainties, may affect our actual results and may cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Some of these factors include the acceptance of existing and future products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, general business and economic conditions, and other factors detailed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. We specifically disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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CREALOGIX Wins First Digital Banking Mandate in the Asia-Pacific region
ZURICH /PRNewswire/ — The universal bank BCI has opted for the product portfolio from CREALOGIX for the renewal and expansion of its digital customer channel. The acquisition of this first customer in the Asia-Pacific region proves the company’s recently launched international expansion is already taking effect. It was only in April of this year that the CREALOGIX Group opened a subsidiary in Singapore in order to actively deal with the Asia-Pacific region. “We are delighted about the mandate from New Caledonia. It shows that with our innovative products for the digital bank, we are competitive on an international level”, explains Bruno Richle, CEO of the CREALOGIX Group.
“We love the intuitive and user-friendly qualities of CREALOGIX’s CLX.E-Banking solution, and we hope that it will give our clients an online banking service that is both efficient and easy to use – one that is consistent with our image as an innovative bank constantly looking for ways to improve our clients’ ease and convenience in their relations with our establishment.” Thierry Charras-Gillot, Director General of BCI.
Information on Banque Caledonienne d’Investissement (BCI)
The BCI was founded more than 20 years ago and is now the biggest bank in New Caledonia. The universal bank supports both private and business customers, offering a broad range of banking products and services.
About CREALOGIX
The CREALOGIX Group is a leading independent software house in Europe and the Swiss market leader for E-Banking, E-Payment and Education. Under the term “Bank 2.0”, CREALOGIX has created an innovative and comprehensive product suite for the digital bank of tomorrow. Its focus is on changing customer needs for mobility, security, personalised advice and a comprehensive user experience. The shares of CREALOGIX Holding AG (CLXN) are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Group was founded in 1996 and generates sales of
CHF 50 million with more than 250 employees.
Media contact
Patrycja Pielaszek
Head Corporate Communications & Marketing
patrycja.pielaszek@crealogix.com
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8048 Zurich
Switzerland