Kasten by Veeam, the market leader for Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery, today announced the release of its new Kasten K10 V6.0 Kubernetes data protection platform. The new release includes features that will help customers scale their cloud native data protection more efficiently, better protect their applications and data against ransomware attacks, and increase accessibility by adding new cloud native integrations.Kubernetes was designed to enable greater productivity – helping enterprises scale automation to manage very large deployments found within containerized environments. Kubernetes has now garnered industry-standard status as cloud native architecture fuels widespread application modernization. Now, IT budgets are tightening, and the pressure to do more with less is growing. At the same time, security issues remain top of mind across all business segments, with 85% of all organizations suffering at least one cyber-attack in the past 12 months.Kasten K10 V6.0 bridges the need for increased operational efficiency and business resiliency in cloud native environments. The solution introduces newly enhanced capabilities to perform backup and disaster recovery with intelligent policies, extend threat detection capabilities, and uphold freedom of choice in terms of selecting best-of-breed components of the underlying infrastructure."Enterprises deploying cloud native applications today face two principal challenges. They need to protect their critical assets against cyberattacks while scaling applications and underlying infrastructure in the most efficient manner," said Gaurav Rishi, Vice President of Product and Partnerships at Kasten by Veeam. "Kasten K10 V6.0 addresses these issues head on, introducing intelligence and automation at all layers of the backup and recovery process with deep ecosystem integrations including Red Hat OpenShift for enterprise grade data protection. We also remove friction from the process by aligning with the tools and processes customers already use."New capabilities of Kasten K10 V6.0 include:Enterprise-Grade Ransomware Protection: Kasten K10 V6.0 enables organizations to create proactive ransomware protection strategies by improving suspicious activity detection capabilities, providing immutable backups, and elevating their capability for instant recovery. The new release extends threat detection capabilities by logging all events into Kubernetes Audit natively. The Kubernetes Audit logs can then be analyzed holistically by intelligent threat detection solutions to look for and flag patterns of abnormal, suspicious activity. The ability to interface with AWS Secrets Manager to store/retrieve passcodes allows for more flexibility in implementing a hardened, secure disaster recovery (DR) workflow for K10 itself. Also, Kasten K10's Kubernetes native policies can be integrated into Infrastructure as Code to provide "guardrails," allowing for risk mitigation, operational consistency, and automation.Scalability and Efficiency Improvements:A new application fingerprinting feature enables newly deployed stateful applications to be automatically mapped to appropriate blueprints to achieve proper data consistency. This helps to reduce risk, minimize complexity, nurture operational consistency, and enforce improved compliance, paving the way for scale. Kasten K10 V6.0 also offers an improved metadata transformation experience (as typically required when restoring or migrating applications across environments), a streamlined VM restore workflow for Red Hat OpenShift virtualization and multi-cluster license management, allowing for an improved and more efficient user experience.Cloud Native Expansion: Kasten K10 continues to add the most up-to-date cloud native integrations that facilitate new workloads and storage types, hybrid deployments and increased security capabilities. Kasten K10 V6.0 now supports Kubernetes 1.26, Red Hat OpenShift 4.12 and a new built-in blueprint for Amazon RDS, allowing for broader reach and interoperability. The platform also added additional hybrid cloud support on GCP, cross-platform restore targets for VMware Tanzu environments, and new Cisco Hybrid Cloud CVD with Red Hat OpenShift and Kasten K10. Adding new storage options for NetApp ONTAP S3 and Dell-EMC ECS S3 allows for more freedom of choice and interoperability with storage targets."The increasingly intricate and sophisticated nature of Kubernetes clusters makes deploying new services and ensuring adequate data protection for them a daunting task," said Danny Allan, CTO and Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Veeam. "With Kasten K10 V6.0 integrated into the Veeam Data Platform, customers can reduce complexity in their Kubernetes deployments, allowing their cloud native environments to reach their full potential. At the same time, the new release helps them double down on data protection and security resilience at a time when they can't afford to compromise on either factor."Kasten by Veeam continues to be the acknowledged leader in the Kubernetes data backup and recovery market, as recognized by many industry accolades. One recent example is the 2023 edition of GigaOm Radar for Kubernetes Data Protection, in which Kasten by Veeam is featured as both a Leader and Outperformer, the only vendor achieving such a distinction for three years in a row since the inception of the report. This explains the considerable and accelerating momentum Kasten by Veeam is enjoying in the marketplace, yielding near triple digit, year-over-year-growth in fiscal year 2022.General availability of the new Kasten K10 V6.0 is expected in late Q2 and will be featured during both Red Hat Summit and VeeamON 2023, the community event for data recovery experts, taking place online May 22-24 and in person in Miami, Fla. Designed by and built for the backup and recovery professional, attendees will expand their skills, learn how to protect their businesses from ransomware, and share industry knowledge with exclusive content from Microsoft, AWS, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and more.For more information, please visit www.kasten.io or try K10 for FREE.Kasten by Veeam's New Kasten K10 V6 Introduces Enterprise-Grade Ransomware Protection for Kubernetes

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) and Saigon High-Tech Park (SHTP), the leading high-tech hub in Vietnam, today announced a collaboration to foster electronic design expertise and advance the semiconductor industry in Vietnam. Through the collaboration, Cadence plans to explore the opportunity to provide its IC design software tools and relevant training programs to local universities through the Cadence Academic Network.Michael Shih (left), Corporate Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan, Cadence and Nguyen Anh Thi (right), President of SHTP in Vietnam, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on nurturing the next generation of IC design expertise in Vietnam.The universities involved in the collaboration are known for their strong engineering departments and provide access to a valuable talent pool for the growing IC design industry in the region. The collaboration is intended to enable these students to gain practical experience in IC design and verification and a means to learn how to solve complex technical challenges when creating ICs, packages, PCBs, and complete systems."We are delighted to work with Cadence, a leading EDA company that is strongly committed to advancing education and research in the field, and we look forward to a fruitful collaboration," said Nguyen Anh Thi, president of Saigon Hi-Tech Park. "This program will enable our students to gain access to the latest technology and methodologies in IC and system design and acquire practical experience that will help them succeed in the high-tech industry. We believe that this collaboration will contribute significantly to strengthening the capability of SHTP Chip Design Center (SCDC) and therefore the development of the local semiconductor industry and the growth of the Vietnamese economy.""SHTP plays a vital role in fostering the development of the high-tech industry and promoting innovation and creativity in the region. We are excited to collaborate with SHTP and these prestigious universities to support the expansion of electronic design expertise in Vietnam," said Michael Shih, corporate vice president of sales for Asia Pacific and Japan, Cadence. "By providing access to our software tools, we aim to equip the next generation of engineers with the skills they need to contribute to the growth of the high-tech industry in Vietnam."

STMicroelectronics has launched three new accelerometers with advanced processing engines built-in to extend sensor autonomy, enabling systems to respond more quickly to external events while lowering power consumption.The LIS2DUX12 and LIS2DUXS12 leverage ST's third-generation MEMS technology, adding programmable capabilities including machine-learning core (MLC), advanced finite state machine (FSM), and an enhanced pedometer. A third entry-level accelerometer, LIS2DU12, is also available for less demanding applications. All three products are equipped with the latest industry standard I3C interface. The three devices integrate the common digital features for detecting events, as well as an anti-aliasing filter for high accuracy at lower sampling frequencies with performance benefits for accurate gesture detection at negligible power consumption.The integrated MLC in the LIS2DUX12 and LIS2DUXS12 enables artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithms to perform reliable activity detection and the FSM enhances movement recognition. Together, they provide autonomous processing in the sensor, which offloads host interaction and processing, significantly lowering power consumption and enables faster system responses. In addition, by deploying an adaptive self-configuration (ASC) capability, the accelerometers adjust their own settings (such as measurement range and frequency) independently to further optimize performance making each milliampere count.The LIS2DUXS12 also features ST's unique Qvar sensing channel that senses changes in the ambient electrostatic environment to provide presence and proximity detection. This capability lets developers add value to applications such as user-interface control, liquid detection, and biometric sensing such as heart-rate monitors. In user-interface applications, Qvar combined with an acceleration signal removes potential false positive detection in two-tap and multi-tap events.The smart accelerometers provide context sensing for state-of-the-art wearables devices, True Wireless Stereo (TWS) speakers and earbuds, smartphones, hearing aids, game controllers, smart watches, asset trackers, robotic appliances, and IoT devices. All three products leverage on ST's latest ultra-low-power architecture, which combines inherently extremely low power consumption with the anti-alias filter that helps to boost application performance, removing unwanted noise from the signal. Ready-to-use MLC and FSM algorithms are available through ST's MEMS GitHub model zoo, which facilitates complex gestures, asset tracking, and many other use cases.With these enhancements, the LIS2DUX12 and LIS2DUXS12 enable the coming generation of "onlife" applications that support daily activities intuitively and seamlessly, always on, always aware, and continuously in sync with the user's needs. They expand ST's family of MEMS sensors enhanced with AI, which includes inertial measurement units (IMUs) introduced in 2019.The LIS2DUX12 and LIS2DUXS12 are in production now and available in a 2mm x 2mm x 0.74mm 12-lead LGA package.For further information please go to www.st.com/smart-accelerometersSTMicroelectronics launched three new accelerometers

The STMicroelectronics ASM330LHB automotive-qualified MEMS inertial-sensing module provides accurate measurements for a wide variety of vehicle functions and, with the dedicated software provided, addresses functional-safety applications up to ASIL B[1].The module contains a 3-axis digital accelerometer and 3-axis digital gyroscope, designed for a lifetime on the road, and provides a six-channel synchronized output. Its high-accuracy inertial measurements are used to improve the precise positioning of the car in context. It can support ADAS or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, help stabilize key sensing systems like radar, lidar and visual cameras, and assist semi-automated driving applications up to L2+. Additionally, it can be used to enable a variety of functionalities in the car body.With the companion software engine, the ASM330LHB supports the growing adoption of automotive systems that require safety integrity up to level B. Using two ASM330LHB sensor modules for fail-safe redundancy, the combination delivers resilient contextual data for driver-assistance applications, such as lane centering, emergency braking, cruise assistance, and semi-automated driving. Developed in accordance with the automotive functional-safety standard ISO 26262, the ASIL B compatible software library has been certified independently by TUV SUD. By implementing dedicated safety mechanisms, including data integrity and accuracy, the library ensures compliance with ASIL B automotive systems.In addition to safer driving, ASM330LHB is very flexible, also offering a smarter life. Its embedded intelligence facilitates adding new services about the car status when the driver is away. Leveraging the integrated machine learning core (MLC) that draws just a few microamperes of current, a machine-learning algorithm can detect events such as theft attempts, jacking-up, towing, or impacts from other vehicles. Moreover, by monitoring threshold combinations, the integrated finite state machine (FSM) can be optimal for detecting when the vehicle is in motion or stationary, and for sensing vibrations or instability.The accelerometer and gyroscope inside the module maintain high stability over time and temperature and have very low noise, achieving an overall bias instability of 3°/hour. Specified over the extended temperature range, -40°C to 105°C, the ASM330LHB has multiple operating modes that let designers optimize the data-update rate and power consumption.The ASM330LHB is AEC-Q100 qualified and in production now in a 2.5mm x 3.0mm 14-lead VFLGA package. For more information please visit www.st.com/asm330lhb.[1] ASIL B is the second level of independence within the ASIL (Automotive Safety Integrity Level) risk classification scheme defined by the ISO 26262 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles standardSTMicroelectronics introduces automotive inertial module with certified ASIL B software library

STMicroelectronics' L9961 battery-management-system (BMS) device provides market-leading accuracy and flexibility to enhance the performance, lifetime, and safety of Li-ion and Li-polymer batteries.Suitable for battery packs up to 25V, the L9961 provides monitoring, balancing, and protection of batteries for diverse applications requiring the high energy density of lithium batteries. Cordless power tools, backup energy-storage systems, uninterruptible power supplies, portable and semi-portable equipment, and medical devices can benefit from the L9961's advanced features.The many built-in features include a dual pre-driver for controlling battery-pack safety relays, which can be programmed for high-side and low-side connection. An embedded non-volatile memory for configuration data relieves the microcontroller from reprogramming the device at each startup. An I2C interface handles configuration and host communication to share battery state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH).Thanks to a high-resolution analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and current-sense amplifier, the L9961 senses cell voltages with an accuracy of ±15mV and battery current to within 0.25%. The accurate measurements enable high-accuracy passive cell balancing and coulomb counting, and support safety features including overvoltage and undervoltage detection, balance undervoltage protection, overcurrent detection, and short-circuit in-discharge protection. When an external thermistor is connected, the L9961 performs pack temperature monitoring with over/under-temperature detection and pack-fuse management. The L9961 is also highly robust to support hot plugging.While extending the battery lifetime and increasing safety, the L9961 consumes minimal energy from the battery pack. Two power-saving modes cut the current consumption down to 2μA in deep-sleep and 5μA in standby with the integrated voltage regulator active to resume operation quickly.The L9961 is in production and is available now in a 32-lead 5mm x 5mm x 1mm VFQFPN package.For more information, please visit www.st.com/l9961-bms-controllerSTMicroelectronics L9961 battery-management-system (BMS) device

The 2023 Computex and InnoVEX will be held today, May 30, in Halls 1 and 2 of the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. President Tsai Ing-wen, the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs C.C. Chen, Deputy Director-General of the EU Growth Agency Maive Rute, James Huang, Chairman of Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), and Paul Peng, Chairman of the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), attended the opening ceremony of Computex.This year is the first in-person Computex since 2019. President Tsai Ing-wen extends a warm welcome to participants from around the globe at Computex, the biggest ICT tradeshow in Asia. Renowned for its cutting-edge expertise in areas such as foundry, PCB, and satellite positioning, Taiwan aims to leverage this year's tradeshow to enhance its global presence and foster stronger international collaborations. Moving forward, the government and local enterprises will continue to work hand in hand to cultivate a more resilient economy and industry, enabling Taiwan to wield a greater influence in the global supply chain.James Huang, Chairman of TAITRA indicated, "As a leading global ICT and computing technology exhibition, Computex has witnessed major breakthroughs in the human technology industry for more than 40 years. Humans are stepping into the era of AI. The key to artificial intelligence is computing power. Therefore, we redefine Computex as Computing Tech, which is the most important platform for driving computing power in the AI ​​era."Computex focuses on cross-border cooperation in the ICT industry and outlines a blueprint for industry trendsThis year Computex establishes a new positioning - "Together we create," focusing on high-performance computing, artificial intelligence application, next-gen connectivity, hyperreality, innovations and startups, and sustainability. Over 1,000 exhibitors participate in 26 countries and regions, such as the US, Korea, Canada, France, Japan, Belgium, and Italy. Exhibitors include Acer, ADATA, ASRock, ASUS, BenQ, Delta, ESSENCORE, GIGABYTE, G.SKILL, Hanmi Micronics, InWire, Innodisk, Kioxia, MSI, Pro Gamersware GmbH, Quanta Cloud Technology, Realtek, Supermicro, Thermaltake, Transcend, YFC-BonEagle ELECTRIC CO., LTD., ZOTAC, Aten, AIC Inc., Chenbro Micom, Posiflex, Seasonic, PNY Technologies, Team Group, Ingrasys, and more, demonstrating the powerful energy of the global technology ecosystem.With the opening of borders, international visitors look forward to participating in Computex. More than 30,000 people from 126 countries have registered to visit. To strengthen the connection between Taiwanese industry players and international buyers and expand international cooperation opportunities, Computex will hold several matchmaking activities, including the Computex procurement meetings, the global ICT industry government procurement meetings, the Taiwan-EU business and industry cluster matchmaking meetings, European Bank ICT procurement, and more. In addition, representatives from the European Union Growth Agency and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development led a delegation to visit Computex, and representatives of industry associations such as the Mumbai Information Association in India and the Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association in Vietnam also organized buyer groups to visit Computex. It is the first time since 2019 that people from all over the world exchange again in Taiwan.With the ChatGPT craze sweeping the world and in addition to the exhibitors launching solutions equipped with AI technology, TAITRA has invited international technology companies to participate in the Computex Keynote & Forum. The keynote speakers include NVIDIA CEO and founder Jensen Huang, exploring how AI can reshape various industries around the world, as well as CEOs or global senior executives from companies such as Qualcomm, NXP, Acer, and Supermicro, who will share futuristic trends. In addition, with the rise of the green supply chain wave, the ESG GO! event will also be held during the exhibition to achieve the net zero transformation goal jointly. Finally, local and international technology influencers will be invited to unbox the highlights of Computex, striving to create a new look for the exhibition after the pandemic.InnoVEX showcases the strength of technological creativity while strengthening local innovation and international linksInnoVEX 2023 joins hands with 400 startup teams and technology elites from 22 countries to showcase their diverse creativity. Eight countries: Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, Israel, the Netherlands, and Poland organized national pavilions. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development led startup teams from Greece, Romania, and Egypt. The Epoch Foundation and FarEasTone Telecom Startups Accelerator also lead startup teams to participate. The exhibits cover 5G & IoT, AI & Data, Smart Devices, and other fields.To connect Taiwan with the global startup ecosystem, the InnoVEX exhibition holds a series of activities, including the InnoVEX Pitch Contest to help international corporate venture capital connect with target startup teams, Global Demo Day showcases innovative solutions from different regions, and holding "What's New: The future technology and the next startup trend 2023" to analyze the international startup ecosystem and discuss technological innovations such as AR, VR, and AI.Computex 2023 and InnoVEX 2023 are exhibited in Halls 1 and 2 of the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, respectively, showcasing hot technological trends, industrial applications, and the latest solutions.Chairman of TAITRA James Huang announces that this year is the first in-person Computex since the pandemicThe Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs C.C. Chen hopes that the industry will stimulate innovation through international cooperationThe 2023 Computex and InnoVEX will be held in Halls 1 and 2 of the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center

The Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) and the European Union (EU) DG CONNECT co-hosted the "2023 EU-Taiwan 6G SNS Joint Workshop" at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) today. The purpose of the workshop is to share the vision for 6G and advanced research and development. Furthermore, Europe's 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA) and the Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards (TAICS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exchange information and establish a cooperative partnership in the field of future 6G communication systems and networks. In the future, there will be a strengthened collaboration between Taiwan and the EU in 6G technological research and development.Dr. Chyou-Huey Chiou, the Director General of DoIT, MoEA, indicated that 6G is expected to be commercially available in 2030, and it has become a key focus for many countries such as the US, Europe, Japan, and Korea. Starting from this year, the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) has been supporting the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and the Institute for Information Industry (III) in their research and development of advanced 6G technologies. The EU is leading in global 6G technology, and Taiwan and the EU already have a solid foundation and trust in 5G collaboration. This year both parties will focus on jointly discussing future industry development and collaboration directions for 6G. This will enable Taiwan to establish our own independent technological capabilities and stay ahead in 6G industry development opportunities. Taiwan's semiconductor and information and communications industries possess a strong technological foundation, while the EU holds a global leadership position in innovation. With highly complementary industries, this collaboration is expected to create a win-win situation for both parties, allowing us to seize huge business opportunities in the 6G market.Ms. Aleksandra Kozlowska, Section Head of the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO), stated that this is the first EU-Taiwan Innovation Week event after the lifting of pandemic restrictions. 6G is one of the key topics, and building upon the cooperative achievements of the EU and Taiwan in 5G development, we will continue to explore the bilateral opportunities for 6G development and cooperation. The aim is to deepen industry collaboration and strengthen the global supply chain capabilities of 6G.Dr. Colin Willcock, Chairman of SNS-JU and 6G-IA, in his remarks mentioned that they will invest €250 million in the first phase of the SNS-JU 6G research program under Horizon Europe. This funding will support 35 projects exploring the advantages of 6G and developing innovative technologies in key areas such as media, industrial IoT, energy, construction, automotive, smart healthcare, culture, agriculture, and education. Dr. Willcock is delighted to be invited to Taiwan by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) and establish a partnership with TAICS. The collaboration will focus on 6G, aiming to accelerate the development of the 6G ecosystem. He believes that by working together, the ICT industry on both sides can expand their influence and position in the global supply chain, creating mutual benefits.Dr. Jyuo-Min Shyu, Chairman of TAICS (Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards), acknowledged that in the coming years, 6G technology will become the mainstream trend in the global ICT industry. With its higher spectrum efficiency and stronger IoT capabilities, 6G technology brings tremendous business opportunities to the global digital economy. In preparation for the arrival of the 6G era, TAICS actively participates in global standardization and technological research, contributing to the development of the global ICT industry. Currently, Taiwan-EU cooperation at the working level for 6G has been actively initiated, but it requires strategic dialogue between high-level government officials to ensure effective progress. TAICS appreciates the support from the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT), MoEA for promoting international collaborative research and facilitating the signing of the collaboration agreement between TAICS and 6G-IA. We look forward to working closely together with international partners to jointly promote the development and application of 6G technology.The event attracted over 130 participants from more than 20 countries, both online and on-site. This included domestic companies that have shown active interest in 6G, such as Chunghwa Telecom, Pegatron, Compal, Auden, LITEON, Askey, Alpha, Keysight, YTTEK, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Institute for Information Industry (III), National Taiwan University, National Taipei University, and others. They attended the event to witness and engage in the workshop.After signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 6G-IA, TAICS will lead the industry, academia, research institutes, and EU counterparts in a series of collaborative business arrangements. Both parties will discuss future 6G cooperation projects through mutual visits and jointly organize events such as seminars on 6G technology development and application. This will assist Taiwan's industries in early positioning within the international 6G ecosystem and mark a significant milestone in Taiwan's 6G development.6G-IA and TAICS signed a MoU to start 6G collaboration on research and standards under the witness of EETO and MOEA, Taiwan.Photo: Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic AffairsMOEA, Taiwan and DG CONNECT, European Commission jointly organized the "2023 EU-Taiwan 6G SNS Joint Workshop" on May 30th to explore future 6G cooperation between Taiwan and the European Union.Photo: Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs

DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, today unveiled an update to its brand system including a refreshed logo, updated color palette and typeface, tagline, simplified name and updated brand voice. The new look was debuted at the EDS Leadership Summit in Las Vegas and will roll out throughout 2023."For 50 years, DigiKey's focus has centered on accelerating progress for every engineer, designer and builder," said Dave Doherty, president of DigiKey. "Our updated look and feel reflects that inspirational progress, our leadership position in the industry and our commitment to digital experiences and solutions that move goods and ideas forward."The updated logo and brand system is an evolution of the company's historic look that allows for design flexibility across digital platforms while reinforcing an engineered feel in a more modern, timeless way. It was designed to emphasize progress and connection with suppliers and customers while reflecting DigiKey's digital-first, forward-looking perspective. The refreshed brand identity also features a simplified company name to better reflect its deep technical product and digital solutions portfolio.DigiKey partnered with Lippincott, a global creative consultancy, to refresh the brand's iconic elements while conveying modernity."Our design work on DigiKey's brand refresh combined its legacy of success with the vision for future opportunities and growth," said Tim Cunningham, senior partner, brand strategy at Lippincott. "The new brand system supports the core business and creates paths for bolder moves within an innovative industry."An overview of the updated brand system can be viewed here. For more information on DigiKey, visit www.digikey.com.DigiKey's updated logo and brand system reflects accelerating progress in the industry for every designer, buyer and builder.

The Italian Trade Agency is the governmental bureau that supports the business development of Italian companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy.The Italian pavilion at InnoVEX 2023, organized by the Agency, will present 5 start-ups.Read below what they will present at the fair and come to meet them in person!Boatsandgo is an Italian innovative startup that has developed the first meta-search engine in the world to compare charter yachts, boat rental, and boat-sharing deals.Users can compare deals from hundreds of sites and get the right boat at the right price. A meta-search engine designed to help the User easily organize a boat vacation (like Trivago for hotels or Skyscanner for flights). Users will save time, money and go directly to the booking sites.Boatsandgo has developed a metasearch algorithm (2020) tested it and delivered a working MVP by the end of 2021. It is now running marketing test campaigns, getting early traction data.Boatsandgo also offers a SaaS solution for those fleets and operators that are scarcely digitalized or not digitalized at all. This freemium software not only lists the offers of new boats on Boatsandgo and other partner platforms but is a full digital tool to manage all the business, from a booking manager to cashless payments, tools for websites, and many more features. The SaaS solution has been released for test in early February 2023.The premium features will generate an additional revenue line.The business model is based on three revenue lines:• a reloadable pay-per-click system for those Users that are redirected to the dealer site and • a 10% fee on successful bookings generated from those Users that closed a deal, • Premium SaaS.Boatsandgo addresses a huge market.• The global charter and rental boat market has a value of 50 billion USD (source il sole24ore, 2020) and • 7 billion USD in Europe alone with a yearly growth of over 6%. The search for the keyword "rent a boat" shows a constant yearly growth of 20% on Google Trends.My-Money is a patented and revolutionary payment system, completely biometric and device-free. Credit card fraud is increasing daily, while 30% of the world's population doesn't have access to the Internet and 50% of people worldwide don't have a smartphone.All our life is inside our phones, making it our biggest weakness. That's the reason why we have created a new payment system, making it extremely secure, easy, and fast.Secure: no more frauds thanks to biometrics, no one will be able to clone your cards or steal your identity, because our system is based on the recognition of your fingerprint, and the biometric readers are FBI certified: this means that they are able to detect if your finger is alive, and if it is you: a fake fingerprint or a dead finger will not work.Easy: everyone will be able to use it. No more barriers due to technological misalignment, or to the wealth or poverty of a country, or to the age of the user, or to disability: reach out your finger and pay, everywhere and anywhere, because you will no longer have to worry about having your phone run out of battery, or if you have it with you, or if you can afford the latest generation phone.Fast: paying using your finger is a natural gesture.No more queues at the entrance of the underground or at the entrance to the stadium. With My-Money you will have the highest security level on the market today for payment systems and access to crowded areas.From today, you will no longer need to carry a credit card, cash, or your phone to access these services. All will be fast, easy, and secure. For everyone. My-Money: the world on you.TimelapseLab is a Contech startup that designs time lapse devices for construction sites with a functional AI-based platform that allows remote site monitoring and generates professional time lapse videos for construction sites to use for reporting, marketing and internal communication. We help digitalize project management, HSE monitoring, and documentation of the site.We combine the production of plug-and-play industrial devices, resistant to all critical issues with no maintenance or SD card needed, with a functional management platform for remote control of jobs.We offer a system conceptually different from surveillance cameras: our devices take photos at regular intervals and do not record videos. Photos can be stored for years with no privacy issues or limitations. Our key features include alerts in case of dangerous situations (missing PPE), image certification, integration with other software, site comparison at different stages, and image analysis for reporting purposes. We provide precious information and actionable insights to our clients, such as the number of excavators or aerial platforms on site, number of people on site, PPE (e.g., lack of helmets), most and least active days, etc. Data can be drawn from customizable timeframes and visualization is easy to understand and share.We also provide automatic timelapse videos and 4K photos for better marketing and communication, helping reduce costs, allocate resources, monitor safety measures, and achieve better communication. An integrated blurring software makes the system privacy compliant. We target several professional roles: HSE manager, Project Manager, Engineer, and Marketing Manager. We work in different fields: oil & gas, construction, real estate, industrial plants, and shipyards.Travel Verse is a tech company founded in 2023 that applies the concept of Metaverse to the travel industry. We work with Blockchain, Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual, and Augmented Reality, Internet of Things. We give travel agencies and tour operators the possibility to represent their travel offerings to customers in an innovative way. We recreate physical structures like hotels or monuments in Virtual Reality, more extensive settings like islands or oases, experiences like diving or hiking, and so on. Travel packages are turned into immersive experiences with gamification elements, where users can explore tourist locations and facilities and get a preview of their future trips.Visual Note produces an innovative patent-based device, that accelerates the guitar learning process, composed of a foil with LEDs to be applied directly to the guitar fretboard, a controller, and a mobile app to manage its functions. It's able to show directly on the guitar or onto the mobile phone virtual fretboard, where to put your fingers and thanks to the audio guide you'll be able to follow the rhythm. Bmodel is a subscription freemium app with the one-of-a-kind option to add a hardware device to enhance the experience. The product is on the market, the company has just closed several investment rounds, created an international advisory board (members from Carlyle, BC Company, Pai Partners etc. are involved), and signed a distribution agreement in Italy with an option for the EU market.

As the leader in sensing, processing, and connectivity for the intelligent Internet of Things (IoT), Synaptics has infused artificial intelligence (AI) across a comprehensive suite of edge solutions to allow our customers to deliver intuitive, responsive, and secure user experiences. From touchpads and fingerprint biometrics to smart helmets and digital signage, many of these AI-infused solutions are on display in our Computex booth and meeting room, along with the latest advances in wired and wireless docking, connected monitors, simultaneous dual-band wireless, and advanced audio. As cutting-edge as these solutions may be, they are only the tip of a revolution in system and product design that accelerates the push toward the ideal of a truly symbiotic human-machine relationship.That revolution has already begun to alter thinking around the fundamental architectures underpinning AI. For example, Synaptics has developed a suite of edge AI solutions, such as its VS640, VS680, Katana, and DBM10L processors and associated machine-learning (ML) algorithms, that provide private, secure AI-enhanced functionality with low latency. Applications range from smart TVs, PCs, and digital signage, while functions include detecting and tracking user presence to ultra-low-power voice, speech, and sound event detection. All solutions enable context-aware computing at the edge for seamless interactions and responses that run independently of the Cloud and ensure that no user's personally identifiable information (PII) is compromised.This separation of AI edge processing from back-end servers in data centers—where AI inference models are trained and where AI processing happens at a massive scale—has been generally accepted as a clear delineation between what are essentially parallel ecosystems with a loosely coupled relationship. However, a new report by Tirias Research predicts a breaking of the data center and a tightening of that relationship. This comes in the wake of a tsunami of Generative AI (GenAI)-based applications, made famous by ChatGPT, that are pushing server processing requirements exponentially upwards.In its report in Forbes, Tirias lays out the case for its startling "breaking of the data center" headline while also providing a possible solution: employ edge-based processing resources in the form of a load-sharing arrangement. How this would be done is yet to be articulated, but this tightening of the server-edge relationship does present an interesting challenge, particularly given the recent emergence of Meta LLM (large language model) that may allow ChatGPT-like language assistants to run locally on edge devices.As architectures and approaches continue to evolve, Synaptics will continue to lead the industry in infusing the core elements of AI into current and future generations of processors, sensors, and connectivity solutions.Experience the Synaptics DifferenceTo view the latest AI-enabled solutions for the IoT, visit Synaptics at Booth #J1409, or make an appointment to meet us in our private meeting room. You'll experience our Vega capacitive touch- and force-sensing technology with built-in haptics and AI-enabled accidental contact mitigation (AI-ACM); a smart helmet with ANC and ENC that can remove background noise for listeners on the other end; and Synaptics Resonate which turns display surfaces into an audio source, complete with haptic feedback.Announced at CES 2023, Resonate won Embedded Computing Design's "Best in Show" Award at Embedded World in March. Designed for applications ranging from wearables and smartphones to tablets and notebooks, Resonate removes the need for micro-speakers and their associated portals. This approach saves on space, power, and cost while also making designs more dust- and moisture-resistant, features that make Resonate particularly attractive to designers of ruggedized embedded systems.You'll also see how our VMM9430 and DL-7400 quad-display processors are pushing the docking station envelope, supporting up to four monitors at up to 4K@144Hz. Notably, the DL-7400 is OS agnostic, allowing a single docking station to be deployed throughout the home and enterprise while preserving any currently used display or laptop infrastructure—with daisy chaining capability for easy scaling.Other experiences include a real-time simultaneous dual-band (RSDB) radio that allows interference-free streaming of content to multiple screens in the home or in a car. With automotive in-cabin requirements evolving rapidly to be more like a living room environment, Synaptics has also evolved our solutions to support our recently announced SmartBridge display processor with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity, noise cancellation, and user presence detection (UPD) solutions for driver alertness monitoring.Synaptics Accelerates AI Infusion for User Experiences as Architectures Evolve