-Zinnov hosts its Annual Awards for the 11th consecutive year, recognizing exceptional individuals and organizations at the forefront of technology innovation ~

-The 2020 edition of the Awards celebrates distinguished leaders and teams who have gone beyond to become true agents of change in the wake of the ongoing pandemic ~

BANGALORE, India, July 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Zinnov, a leading global management consulting firm, hosted the 11th edition of its marquee Awards today and released the names of the winners across all categories. Hosted virtually, this edition had individual winners and representatives from winning organizations acknowledging the Awards digitally.

Zinnov Awards 2020 is a testament to the grit, perseverance, and commitment of Global Centers of Excellence to rise above the uncertainties to emerge stronger and more resilient than ever. This year, the spotlight was on those remarkable individuals and organizations who faced adversity and emerged stronger for it, by building future-ready leadership, focusing on diversity, and driving innovation, even during these trying times. It equally emphasized the importance of recognizing not just the Goliaths of the technology ecosystem but the Davids too. It was an opportunity for smaller and emerging GCoEs to showcase their commitment to journey beyond resilience to become antifragile.

The virtual gathering included 1000+ leaders, technology practitioners, thought leaders, and the families of the winners who came out to celebrate the ecosystem in full strength. Zinnov Awards continues to be an acknowledged gold standard in recognizing the outstanding achievements and pivotal contributions of GCoEs in India, and this year too, saw an overwhelming response with 350+ nominations from 150+ companies across 8 award categories.

Award Categories and Winners

Category 1: Unlocking Centre Value:A company-wide award, this recognizes R&D Organizations across both Engineering and Enterprise IT centers that have rapidly evolved from being a pure play cost center to a value center.

Winners:

Category 2: Great Place to Innovate:This category is a company-wide award to recognize GCoEs that are focused on value creation from the India center and have made concerted efforts across five key areas Organization Charter, Culture, Internal Programs & Processes, External Linkages, and Innovation Metrics.

Winners:

Category 3: Business Continuity Readiness:This is an organization-wide award that assessed the BCP readiness of GCoEs in dealing with various disruptions and the specific role played by them in mitigating the impact of COVID-19.

Winners:

Category 4: Inclusion & Diversity:A company-wide award, this aims to recognize organizations that have established programs and are the gold standards for Inclusion and Diversity in India, across four major drivers of Inclusion, namely, People, People Processes, Operational Enablement, and Ecosystem Engagements.

Winners:

Category 5: Building a Culture of Intrapreneurial Leadership:This is an organization-wide award to recognize those GCoEs that are focused on creating a culture to develop and nurture intrapreneurial leaders from the India center and have made concerted efforts to drive a strong leadership philosophy with allied programs to identify and develop leaders to deliver key business outcomes.

Category 6: Building World Class Site Ops:An organization-wide award, this category recognizes GCoEs that have an impeccable site operations team that forms the backbone of any company.

Winners:

Category 7: Next Generation Women Leaders:An individual contributor award, this felicitates women leaders in technology GCoEs who have created large scale impact through their business, leadership, and/or technology expertise. This year, two sub-categories were created to recognize women leaders in Business/Technology and Corporate Functions.

Winners:

Category 8: Technical Role Model:This is an individual contributor award that recognizes those individuals who have been technology stalwarts and star contributors to the internal and external technology ecosystems. This year, two sub-categories were created to recognize technologists who have created a significant impact in Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics (AI & BDA) and Intelligent Automation (IA).

Winners:

About Zinnov

Founded in 2002, Zinnov is a leading global management and strategy consulting firm, with presence in Santa Clara, Houston, Bangalore, Gurgaon, and Paris. Over the past 18 years, Zinnov has successfully consulted with over 250+ Fortune 500 enterprises and technology companies to develop actionable insights that help them create value across dimensions of both revenue and optimization. With core expertise in Product Engineering, Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Outsourcing Advisory, Zinnov assists clients by:

With their team of experienced consultants, subject matter experts, and research professionals, Zinnov serves clients from across multiple industry verticals including Enterprise Software, BFSI, Healthcare, Automotive, Retail, and Telecom in the US, Europe, Japan, and India.

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Biotech and pharma patents have generated significant controversy in recent years, including in countries like the US and UK (see here and here). But the coronavirus pandemic has intensified worldwide scrutiny of life sciences innovators, their IP strategies and the patent system in general.

Many commentators (see here and here, for example) have expressed concerns that patents and other rights will impede research collaboration or will limit access to new covid-19 vaccines or treatments. These worries, if corroborated by events, could lead to a backlash against IP rights.

In recent months, national governments, international bodies and life sciences innovators have all been reacting to these concerns and seeking to adapt to new circumstances. Here are the four key things we have learned so far.

Compulsory licensing has historically been associated mainly with middle-income countries. However, given the seriousness of the current medical and economic crises, several high-income countries have raised the prospect of using legal mechanisms to circumvent IP rights covering coronavirus-related innovations.

While most countries have some form of compulsory licensing law in place, several have felt it necessary to take measures to sharpen these tools to overcome potential IP barriers to medical access. Canada, for example, passed Bill C-13 to allow its government to issue a licence without first negotiating with the rights holder and with greater flexibility over how the patentee is remunerated.

Germany also implemented legislation providing the Federal Ministry of Health with new powers to grant compulsory licences, while France has adopted sweeping measures allowing its Prime Minister to launch generic drugs prior to patent/SPC expiry and even to seize drugs from private companies.

None of this means that developed countries expect to have to use these provisions (although Israel has already made use of previously unused powers to grant a permit to import generic versions of AbbVies Kaletra) or that this readiness to circumvent IP rights will continue after the pandemic. But it shows that the US administrations view that patents are almost sacrosanct is not shared by other governments in high-income countries.

In the early stages of the pandemic, IP owners provoked public controversies by seeking or asserting exclusive rights to coronavirus-related innovations. Gilead, for example, applied for seven years orphan drug exclusivity for potential covid-19 treatment remdesivir.

But biotech and pharma rights holders came quickly to understand the need to depart from their usual IP strategies. Many have taken steps to promote wider and more affordable access to coronavirus-related innovations and to accelerate research efforts.

Gilead rescinded its request for regulatory exclusivity, promised to donate 1.5 million doses of the drug and subsequently entered into non-exclusive licences with five generic companies to increase the supply of remdesivir to 127 low-income countries. AbbVie announced it would not enforce its patents for covid-related uses of Kaletra, and Novartis, too, has committed to making any IP relating to the use of hydroxychloroquine available.

Oxford University has made its leading vaccine candidate available on the basis of non-exclusive IP licence for those wishing to sell it at-cost or at a small profit. Its partner AstraZeneca, which is striking deals to manufacture the vaccine for markets around the world, has pledged to make no profit. However, other vaccine innovators, like Pfizer and Moderna Therapeutics, have not ruled out making a profit.

Despite the above, hopes that life sciences innovators will voluntarily participate in initiatives, such as the WHO Covid-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) or the Open COVID Pledge, aimed at promoting open-access licences to patents, data and other valuable IP are forlorn.

Research-based companies have advocated non-exclusive patent licensing, supported using the Medicines Patent Pool to license IP for use in lower-income countries and co-founded the WHO ACT-Accelerator for sharing covid-related scientific data.

But IFPMAs director general Thomas Cueni has said that: The pharmaceutical industry draws a line at an open-access platform to enforce worldwide open-licence agreements for covid-19 vaccines and treatments. That risks undermining a predictable IP system that underpins largescale R&D investment, he warned.

Innovators have rejected a one-size-fits-all model that assumes IP should be licensed the same way regardless of the nature of the product, the situation of the rights holder and whether the product is being sold into a wealthy or poor country. Companies wish to retain some control over the partners with which they collaborate and over the role IP will play in future innovations, Novartiss IP affairs chief Corey Salsberg told IAM recently.

Rights intended to confer monopolies risk obstructing access to medicines in certain circumstances. In a public health crisis of this magnitude it is reasonable for governments to ensure they have the ability to bypass patents if doing so is the only way to gain access to vital treatments. It is also imperative to consider how new forms of IP licensing or cooperation might better serve the interests of patients around the world (as HGFs Leena Contarino and Ellie Purnell do here).

But it is also important to challenge simplistic attacks on the IP-based innovation system (see here for a recent example), which overemphasise the significance of IP rights as a barrier to covid-19 treatment access and understate their contribution to the fight against the pandemic.

The most important problem we face is the lack of an approved covid-19 vaccine. But it is thanks in significant part to the incentives provided by IP rights that we have an innovation ecosystem capable of producing more than 160 experimental vaccines, 24 of which have already entered human trials. IP bolsters ongoing incentives for those involved in developing these candidates and can help delineate the partnerships needed as part of this effort.

Owners of leading inoculations and their partners are also currently investing significant sums of money in the manufacture of vaccine doses that might never be approved, partly because IP offers the prospect of recouping their costs. And it isnt obvious that an open-licensing approach would better enable the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine, for example, to be produced at greater scale than the large number of bilateral agreements they have already entered.

Nevertheless, the benefits of IP are in a sense less visible than its downsides. Innovators should beware that if they are perceived to be charging too much for any coronavirus vaccine that comes on the market, steps may be taken to bypass their IP and perceptions of pharma patents in general will suffer.

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Total conference attendance at the 2020 Design Automation Conference (DAC), the industrys premier event dedicated to the design and design automation of electronic circuits and systems, leapt by 52% compared to DAC 2019, according to the 57th DAC Executive Committee (EC).

The intense engagement at the 57th DAC, held for the first time virtually due to the recent pandemic, reflected a voracious appetite among engineers for information and insights to propel design innovation. Submissions to DACs research track increased by 20% in the past two years, and the Designer, IP and Embedded Tracks submissions increased by 15% compared to 2019, continuing a steady three-year rise.

The global reach of DAC, July 19 - 24, soared at the 2020 virtual event with attendance from the following regions: 24% Asia Pac, 11% Europe, 52% United States and 13% a combination of Canada, South America and Middle East.

Despite the economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic, design innovation never sleeps, said Zhuo Li, General Chair of the 57th DAC. We had record attendance viewing each of the four Keynotes, plus attendees globally were able to view the recorded technical sessions at their leisure in their respected time-zones. The rise in submissions across all tracks proves the electronic design ecosystem is thriving and expanding in this particularly challenging time for all of us world-wide.

Engagement with technical content exceeded expectations at the virtual event in all tracks and independent sessions. The content expanded across all aspects of the electronic design ecosystem from electronic design automation (EDA), embedded systems, security and privacy, IP, AI/machine learning, and autonomous systems.

Total number of sessions and programs at the DAC 2020 virtual event:

Preliminary attendance figures for the 57th DAC are follows:

Total attendees as of Monday, July 27: 6,129

Registration is currently open with on-demand access for all registered attendees to the pre-recorded 57th DAC program through August 1, 2020. Keynotes, SKYtalks, Tech Talks and exhibitor content will be accessible through September 1, 2020 for all pre-registered attendees. For more information on the Design Automation Conference please visit http://www.dac.com.

About DAC

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is recognized as the premier event for the design of electronic circuits and systems, and for electronic design automation (EDA) and silicon solutions. A diverse worldwide community representing more than 1,000 organizations attends each year, represented by system designers and architects, logic and circuit designers, validation engineers, CAD managers, senior managers and executives to researchers and academicians from leading universities. Close to 60 technical sessions selected by a committee of electronic design experts offer information on recent developments and trends, management practices and new products, methodologies and technologies. A highlight of DAC is its exhibition and suite area with approximately 200 of the leading and emerging EDA, silicon, intellectual property (IP) and design services providers. The conference is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and is supported by ACM's Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM SIGDA).

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Microsoft is really heading in the direction that fans would want to see companies head in, says The Initiatives Francisco Aisa Garcia.

Microsofts approach to next-gen has been a big talking point in the industry. Though recently its become clearer that theyre still going to attempt to drive Xbox Series X sales with exclusives, by and large, thats very clearly going to play second fiddle to a focus on Xbox Game Pass, and a platform-agnostic ecosystem that sees them looking to attract players through subscription services like the aforementioned Game Pass and xCloud. The recent announcement of xCloud coming to Game Pass is one of many, many instances that show just that.

Theres a very interesting discussion to be had about that approach, which is very new to an industry that has always stuck to a traditional generational model and which competitors Sony seem set on sticking to with the PS5 as well. That was one of many things we spoke about in a recent chat with Francisco Aisa Garcia former Naughty Dog and Rockstar veteran whos now working on a secret new game at Microsofts youngest first party studio The Initiative and he had only positive things to say about Microsofts approach.

When asked about Microsofts commitment to backward compatibility and what his thoughts are on it as a developer and as a player, Garcia told us that with system architectures now working on a standard baseline, backward compatibilty has become much easier. And in terms of that, as well as the larger continuous ecosystems Microsoft are looking to build around Game pass, Garcia feels theres a lot of value for broader audiences.

The architectures we are working with now are more standard, so its also a lot easier to be backward compatible, he said. And in that regard, Im not just speaking of backward compatibility, I think the overall mission Microsoft has is phenomenal. I love the way they are trying to account for everyone, they are trying to be present through PC, through console, through Game Pass which is absolutely amazing. I have been using it a few months, and I think its a great idea, and I am excited to see whats to come there. And I do think Microsoft is really heading in the direction that fans would want to see companies head in give us support, allow us to play in the medium we want to play, and support them all. Thats my personal opinion.

During this interview, Garcia also spoke to us about how much of an impact he feels the raw power of PS5 and Xbox Series X will have on development, and whether or not he feels 8K gaming is something well see more of going forward.

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Gear developer Solgaard recently launched an ambitious campaign on Kickstarter. Rather than designing a singular product that would solve a simple user need--in this case, wireless charging--the company looked at other needs that same user might have, then designed a system to meet them.

The end result is their HomeBase Ecosystem. The backbone of the system is the HomeBase, a simple, minimalist floating shelf that can wirelessly charge multiple devices:

The Juicepack is a wireless powerbank that can be charged from the HomeBase, as well as via its built-in solar panels. It can then be used to charge other devices, either wirelessly or via USB/USB-C cables:

The Boombox is a wireless speaker that, like the Juicepack, can be charged from the HomeBase and/or its built-in solar panels. It can also wirelessly charge up other devices placed on top of it. And when placed on the HomeBase, its sound is amplified through built-in channels built into the HomeBase itself:

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Solgaard's system-based approach to design paid off handsomely here. They'd been seeking $25,000 in funding, but at press time over $350,000 had poured in, with two days left to pledge.

It's not difficult to imagine this project starting out with a brief to merely design a better wireless charging pad. But by pushing to see what other user needs they could meet, Solgaard's design team drove themselves into crowdfunding smash territory. Kudos to the team.

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Terms of Reference

Ecosystem System Mapping of the Emergency Medical Services

within the Nairobi Metropolitan Services

Background

Malteser International (MI), the worldwide relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta for humanitarian aid, works in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas for people in need, regardless of their religion, origin or political affiliation. Its mission is to provide emergency relief as well as to implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency relief and sustainable development. Christian values and humanitarian principles of impartiality and independence form the basis of its work in: Relief, Reconstruction & Rehabilitation; Health & Nutrition; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH); Livelihood & Social Programs and Disaster Risk Reduction. In Africa. MI is active in eight countries: DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Guinea with a regional office in Kampala, Uganda. MI works closely with the government, civil society and the private sector in all the countries.

The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through MI in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) stakeholders is implementing the Upesi Health Project which seeks to improve emergency medical care with focus on pre-hospital care through promotion of appropriate legislation, enhanced private public partnership, standardized training curriculum, accreditation ,improved coordination of relevant actors and strengthening of systems and associations within Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) emergency services providers.

Project objective: Contribute to a decrease in direct and premature mortality and invalidity due to preventable medical emergencies by improved EMS in Kenya

Outcome 1: Contribution to the development and implementation of appropriate legislation and binding framework for regulation of EMS in Kenya

Outcome 2: Enhanced mechanisms to promote human resource development for EMS in Kenya

Outcome 3: Enhanced Emergency Medical Service System at National and County Governments

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to define the strategic direction of the project through conducting an Ecosystem Mapping of the EMS services within Nairobi Metropolitan Services and further build up to a unified system for EMS in Kenya. The consultant is expected to assess, document and share initiatives that provide new approaches and good practices relevant to a wider scale in the enhancement of Emergency Medical Services in Kenya.

Specific tasks

Define the building blocks for a unified EMS System within Nairobi Metropolitan Services

Identify, define and categorize EMS stakeholders within Nairobi Metropolitan Services and establish an efficient and adaptable linkage and collaboration framework

Define the priorities and strategic next steps within the EMS context in Kenyan

Explore the potential and conditions required for concrete partnerships and scale of EMS in Kenya

Expected Results

The selected consultant/firm will be expected to deliver on the scope of work below:

Timeframe and deliverables

The work detailed in these terms of reference is to be conducted within ten working days between 12th and 25th August 2020. Key deliverables for the assignment include the following:

Review Stages, Deliverables, Timelines

Preparatory Stages

Review and agreement on the technical and financial proposal

ToR (Final) and Final proposal agreed upon by MI

1 day

Inception Stage

Inception: documents review, mapping all stakeholders and key documents

Inception report

2 days

Data Collection Stage

Stakeholders data collection

Draft Report

3 days

Reporting Stage

Compilation/Analysis of the findings/recommendations

Draft documentation of good practices

2 days

MI reviews and feedback

MI responses

1 day

Submission of final assessment reports

Consultant to present final report

1 days

Key Competence

The consultant/firm should have expertise in assessment of EMS and/or public health projects as well as knowledge in the Kenya healthcare system. The team members should have at least 5 years of relevant experience in public health, Emergency Medicine, emergency medical services, rescue engineering, health systems management or another health-related field.

Evaluation

**Technical evaluation criteria (***This shall be weighted at 70%)*

No, Criteria, Score

Qualifications and Professional experience of the team - 30%

Approach and Methodology - 30%

Experience of the consultant/firm - 40%

**Financial evaluation (***This shall be weighted at 30%)*

Maximum number of points will be allocated to the lowest price

Financial Score = (Lowest Bids/ Bids being scored) * 100

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Spanish startup GeoDB has announced achieving a 150% overfunding of its recent Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign, landing around 1.6 million. Founded in 2018, GeoDB aims to revolutionise the way big data is commercialized, making the system fairer for both users and buyers.

GeoDB is effectively taking on the big data industry as a whole, heading first with a platform that is going to change the way people consume, share and access big data. The team plans to change the rules for both sides with its new blockchain-based data-sharing model. Users consent to share their data anonymously and automatically, making it accessible to buyers who can consume this data together with analytical tools available on the platform. This will make it possible for ordinary users to be compensated for their data generation, in a unique way.

The company is set to return value to its users for sharing data, which will be done via their tokenized platform and to allow data buyers to access trusted, quality and accurate data. The rewards are compensated with tokens that can be converted to crypto, fiat, or on-platform discounts and perks. The team aims to close the gap between data generators and data buyers, therefore solving huge inefficiencies in the industry, eliminating intermediation and allowing faster and frictionless transactions. GeoDB has already attracted an active user base of over 12 million users from 150 countries and established a number of strategic partnerships with the leading industry representatives, such as Grupo Next, Wola and others.

To maximize value and user rewards, GeoDB has deployed targeted apps to collect user data. One example is GeoCash, which captures location data and information about the users mobile device, such as the screen size and operating system, without violating privacy. As reported by the GeoDB team, GeoCash is showing an impressive growth potential generating over 100k active users in more than 50 countries worldwide.

The crowdfunding campaign launched at the beginning of March 2020 has once again proved the effectiveness and the growing demand for their solutions. More than 650 investors have joined the campaign and the results turned out to be outstanding.

The company is now heading to an active business development phase to continue onboarding new strategic partners and building a global presence of GeoDB. The GEO token, which is a representation of datas value in the form of a tradable virtual asset, is already listed on several crypto exchanges and the team is also focused on constantly negotiating with more leading exchanges to provide enough liquidity for the ecosystems participants.

Considering the fact that only 5-10% of the data is being exploited today, GeoDB is taking a step towards a 100% data usage, whereby all the parties within the ecosystem are encouraged by transparency and data efficiency.

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Ecosystem Definition

An ecosystem is defined as a community of lifeforms in concurrence with non-living components, interacting with each other.

What is an Ecosystem?

The ecosystem is the structural and functional unit of ecology where the living organisms interact with each other and the surrounding environment. In other words, an ecosystem is a chain of interaction between organisms and their environment. The term Ecosystem was first coined by A.G.Tansley, an English botanist, in the year 1935.

Read on to explore the types, structure, components, types and functions of the ecosystem in the ecosystem notes provided below.

Types of Ecosystem

An ecosystem can be as small as an oasis in a desert, or as big as an ocean, spanning thousands of miles. There are two types of ecosystem:

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Terrestrial ecosystems are exclusively land-based ecosystems. There are different types of terrestrial ecosystems distributed around various geological zones. They are as follows:

A forest ecosystem consists of several plants, animals and microorganisms that live in coordination with the abiotic factors of the environment. Forests help in maintaining the temperature of the earth and are the major carbon sink.

In a grassland ecosystem, the vegetation is dominated by grasses and herbs. Temperate grasslands, savanna grasslands are some of the examples of grassland ecosystems.

Tundra ecosystems are devoid of trees and are found in cold climates or where rainfall is scarce. These are covered with snow for most of the year. The ecosystem in the Arctic or mountain tops is tundra type.

Deserts are found throughout the world. These are regions with very little rainfall. The days are hot, and the nights are cold.

Aquatic Ecosystem

Aquatic ecosystems are ecosystems present in a body of water. These can be further divided into two types, namely:

The freshwater ecosystem is an aquatic ecosystem that includes lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands. These have no salt content in contrast with the marine ecosystem.

The marine ecosystem includes seas and oceans. These have a more substantial salt content and greater biodiversity in comparison to the freshwater ecosystem.

Structure of the Ecosystem

The structure of an ecosystem is characterised by the organisation of both biotic and abiotic components. This includes the distribution of energy in our environment. It also includes the climatic conditions prevailing in that particular environment.

The structure of an ecosystem can be split into two main components, namely:

The biotic and abiotic components are interrelated in an ecosystem. It is an open system where the energy and components can flow throughout the boundaries.

Structure of Ecosystem highlighting the biotic and abiotic factors

Biotic Components

Biotic components refer to all life in anecosystem. Based on nutrition, biotic components can be categorised into autotrophs, heterotrophs andsaprotrophs (or decomposers).

Abiotic Components

Abiotic components are the non-living component of an ecosystem. It includes air, water, soil, minerals, sunlight, temperature, nutrients, wind, altitude, turbidity etc.

Functions of Ecosystem

The functions of the ecosystem are as follows:

It regulates the essential ecological processes, supports life systems and renders stability.

It is also responsible for the cycling ofnutrientsbetween biotic and abiotic components.

It maintains a balance among the various trophic levels in the ecosystem.

It cycles the minerals through the biosphere.

The abiotic components help in the synthesis of organic components that involves the exchange of energy.

Important Ecological Concepts

The sun is the ultimate source of energy on earth. It provides the energy required for all plant life. The plants utilise this energy for the process of photosynthesis, which is used to synthesise their food.

During this biological process, light energy is converted into chemical energy and is passed on through successive levels. The flow of energy from a producer, to a consumer and eventually, to an apex predator or a detritivore is called the food chain.

Dead and decaying matter, along with organic debris, is broken down into its constituents by scavengers. The reducers then absorb these constituents. After gaining the energy, the reducers liberate molecules to the environment, which can be utilised again by the producers.

A classic example of a food chain in an ecosystem

An ecological pyramid is the graphical representation of the number, energy, and biomass of the successive trophic levels of an ecosystem. Charles Elton was the first ecologist to describe the ecological pyramid and its principals in the year 1927.

The biomass, number, and energy of organisms ranging from the producer level to the consumer level are represented in the form of a pyramid; hence, it is known as the ecological pyramid.

The base of the ecological pyramid comprises the producers, followed by primary and secondary consumers. The tertiary consumers hold the apex. In some food chains, the quaternary consumers are at the very apex of the food chain.

The producers generally outnumber the primary consumers, and similarly, the primary consumers outnumber the secondary consumers. And lastly, apex predators also follow the same trend as the other consumers; wherein, their numbers are considerably lower than the secondary consumers.

For example, Grasshoppers feed on crops such as cotton and wheat, which are plentiful. These grasshoppers are then preyed upon by common mice, which are comparatively less in number. The mice are preyed upon by snakes such as cobras. Snakes are ultimately preyed on by apex predators such as the brown snake eagle.

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Food web is a network of interconnected food chains. It comprises all the food chains within a single ecosystem. It helps in understanding that plants lay the foundation of all the food chains.

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The ecosystem is the community of living organisms in conjunction with non-living components of their environment, interacting as a system.

The different types of the ecosystem include:

We live in a terrestrial ecosystem. This is the ecosystem where organisms live and develop in the soil and in the air that surrounds a specific terrestrial space.

The structure of the ecosystem includes the organisms and physical features of the environment, including the amount and distribution of nutrients in a particular habitat. It also provides information regarding the climatic conditions of that area.

The largest ecosystem in the world is the aquatic ecosystem. It comprises the freshwater and marine ecosystem. It constitutes 70% of the surface of the earth.

The ecosystem is the functional unit of the environment system. The abiotic components provide the matrix for the synthesis of organic components. This process involves the exchange of energy.

A good ecosystem consists of native plants and animal species interacting with each other and the environment. A healthy ecosystem has an energy source and the decomposers that break down dead plants and animal matter, returning essential nutrients to the soil.

The non-living things in an ecosystem include air, wind, water, rocks, soil, temperature and sunlight. These are known as the abiotic factors of an ecosystem.

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Ecosystem, the complex of living organisms, their physical environment, and all their interrelationships in a particular unit of space.

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A brief treatment of ecosystems follows. For full treatment, see biosphere.

An ecosystem can be categorized into its abiotic constituents, including minerals, climate, soil, water, sunlight, and all other nonliving elements, and its biotic constituents, consisting of all its living members. Linking these constituents together are two major forces: the flow of energy through the ecosystem, and the cycling of nutrients within the ecosystem.

The fundamental source of energy in almost all ecosystems is radiant energy from the Sun. The energy of sunlight is used by the ecosystems autotrophic, or self-sustaining, organisms. Consisting largely of green vegetation, these organisms are capable of photosynthesisi.e., they can use the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple, energy-rich carbohydrates. The autotrophs use the energy stored within the simple carbohydrates to produce the more complex organic compounds, such as proteins, lipids, and starches, that maintain the organisms life processes. The autotrophic segment of the ecosystem is commonly referred to as the producer level.

Organic matter generated by autotrophs directly or indirectly sustains heterotrophic organisms. Heterotrophs are the consumers of the ecosystem; they cannot make their own food. They use, rearrange, and ultimately decompose the complex organic materials built up by the autotrophs. All animals and fungi are heterotrophs, as are most bacteria and many other microorganisms.

Together, the autotrophs and heterotrophs form various trophic (feeding) levels in the ecosystem: the producer level, composed of those organisms that make their own food; the primary consumer level, composed of those organisms that feed on producers; the secondary consumer level, composed of those organisms that feed on primary consumers; and so on. The movement of organic matter and energy from the producer level through various consumer levels makes up a food chain. For example, a typical food chain in a grassland might be grass (producer) mouse (primary consumer) snake (secondary consumer) hawk (tertiary consumer). Actually, in many cases the food chains of the ecosystem overlap and interconnect, forming what ecologists call a food web. The final link in all food chains is made up of decomposers, those heterotrophs that break down dead organisms and organic wastes. A food chain in which the primary consumer feeds on living plants is called a grazing pathway; that in which the primary consumer feeds on dead plant matter is known as a detritus pathway. Both pathways are important in accounting for the energy budget of the ecosystem.

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Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across diverse ecosystems

Ecosystem degradation has emerged as one of the biggest environmental threats around the world over the last three decades. Almost all our ecosystems, terrestrial or otherwise, stand degraded to varying degrees due to a mix of factors such as developmental pressures, population growth, over-exploitation, etc.

Other stressors such as invasive alien species and climate change also impact many ecosystems.

While the impact of ecological degradation on biodiversity is well-known, its impact on ecosystem services is less appreciated. Degradation of natural ecosystems in the Western Ghats pose a direct threat to water security, and in turn, to livelihoods of millions of people in the plains. Degradation, therefore, has serious implications for human well-being and economic sustainability.

Traditional approaches to ecological conservation focus on protecting and keeping natural spaces inviolate. However, this has proved to be nearly impossible, thanks to a persistent increase in anthropogenic pressures.

Many of our ecosystems today are damaged beyond unassisted self-recovery. Mangroves along our coastline are severely impaired and need intervention. Many protected areas like national parks stand ecologically unprotected due to invasion by species such as Lantana camara.

We are, therefore, in a situation where conservation alone is no longer enough.

What is ecological restoration?

Ecological restoration is defined as the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed. Ecosystems are in a constant state of evolution.

Hence, the objective of restoration is to assist an ecosystem to recover to its pre-degradation trajectory (or close to it). This is done through a scientific process of benchmarking with reference models from the same native ecosystem.

Ecosystem integrity, covering both biotic and abiotic aspects, forms the foundation of ecological restoration. A restored site is expected to have the key structural and species characteristics that are representative of the native ecosystem type it belongs to.

Key principles underpinning ecological restoration. Source: The SER international standards

Restoration adopts a holistic approach focused on all elements of an ecosystem such as soil, hydrology, flora, fauna, etc. This helps build resilience and regenerative ability of the ecosystem.

Importance is given to all groups of flora such as grasses, shrubs, trees, etc. as well as to habitat needs of different groups of fauna ranging from insects to large mammals.

These are essential differences between restoration and other rehabilitation approaches such as afforestation and reforestation, which mainly focus on planting of saplings of a few tree species.

Such methods often lead to creation of areas low in resilience and biodiversity, and ecosystem alteration is a common result.

Growth of the restoration discipline

Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across diverse ecosystems such as tropical forests, grasslands, rivers, mangroves, oceans, urban habitats, etc. Functional specialisation has grown in many aspects such as seed science, soil conservation, invasive species management, etc.

Restoration methodologies have been developed worldwide for different degradation scenarios including for extreme ones like landslides, mining, forest fires, etc. The scale of projects is also increasing from site-level initiatives to landscape-level projects.

An important milestone for the discipline has been the publication of the standards for the practice of ecological restoration by the Society for Ecological Restoration, the leading global body for the discipline. Of universal application, these standards provide the core principles and framework for restoration.

The ecological recovery wheel (left) and social benefits wheel (right) help measure the ecological and social impacts of a restoration project.Source: The SER international standards

They also include leading-edge monitoring methods to measure the ecological as well as social outcomes of restoration initiatives.

The Bonn Challenge declaration and the United Nations declaration of 2021-30 as the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration have placed ecological restoration at the forefront of the worlds biodiversity and climate change agendas.

Research findings indicate clearly that biodiverse ecosystems are far more effective in sequestering carbon than monoculture plantations. This should encourage climate change programmes to embrace restoration principles so that biodiversity goals are achieved simultaneously.

The Indian context

Ecological restoration is still a developing discipline in India, with a limited number of practitioners and projects. Most initiatives are small and site-specific. On the other hand, the need for restoration is considerable and urgent.

For example, most forests lying outside protected areas have been degraded due to high human pressure. Our protected areas, in turn, are affected by factors like invasive alien species.

At a ballpark estimate, around 40 per cent of our forests may need to be restored. If we extrapolate this to other ecosystems, one can see that the opportunity to improve biodiversity, improve quality of human lives and increase good habitats for fauna is significant. More importantly, restoration has the capacity to generate substantial rural livelihoods and reduce human-wildlife conflicts.

India has an ambitious target of restoring 26 million hectares of degraded lands by 2030. Reaching this target will require certain key enablers to be in place.

First, achieving this scale will need a large number of well-trained restoration practitioners. Restoration ecology has a rather low presence in academic curriculum in India at present and this needs attention.

We will also require separate mechanisms to train field-level personnel who will be handling implementation and monitoring of programmes. Second, we have to make sure that projects adhere to the core principles of restoration. The international standards can help in this regard, with suitable adaptation for Indian conditions.

Last, a typical restoration project lasts well over five-six years, and calls for sustained funding and focus. These enablers will make the difference between successful restoration and otherwise.

The author is a certified ecological restoration practitioner and managing trustee of Junglescapes, a grassroots NGO working on restoration of forest habitats in South India. He is a member of the Board of the Society for Ecological Restoration.

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The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 authorizes mission areas for projects on navigation, flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, shoreline protection and ecosystem restoration, according to a release from U.S. Rep. Conor Lambs office.

A bipartisan bill was passed Wednesday that authorizes water resource projects with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the next two years.

The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (HR 7575) authorizes mission areas for projects on navigation, flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, shoreline protection and ecosystem restoration, according to a release from U.S. Rep. Conor Lambs office.

As a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Lamb, D-17, Mount Lebanon, supported the legislation, which passed with broad bipartisan support, the release said.

Lamb co-led a bipartisan letter with Rep. Brian Babin of Texas in April, which was signed by 78 members, including many from Pennsylvanias congressional delegation.

The letter advocated for an adjustment to the cost-share for inland navigation projects, which was included in the bill. The policy change lays the groundwork for faster repairs to western Pennsylvanias locks and dams. Three inland navigation facilities in the Upper Ohio Navigation Project the Emsworth, Dashields and Montgomery locks and dams are at risk of failure, the release said.

"This legislation is a major investment in jobs and infrastructure for our region. We can finally rebuild our aging locks and dams system to protect and grow thousands of energy and manufacturing jobs in western Pa.," Lamb said in a release. "This bill also ensures that we are better prepared for increased flooding and protects clean drinking water."

In an additional letter to committee leadership, Lamb fought for provisions that were included in HR 7575, to raise the funding authorization threshold for the Corps of Engineers to address widespread problems specifically in rural and small communities pertaining to inadequate wastewater treatment, contaminated drinking water and insufficient water supply.

The bill also allows for Beaver County to access the funds for the first time, the release said.

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the world, not only on the health aspect but also economically. When the world was on lockdown, various businesses had stopped their operations, and even when it was lifted, a lot of people have already lost their jobs.

(Photo : Wikimedia Commons)Act Now and Protect the Ecosystem to Prevent Future Outbreak of Viruses, Study

Scientists said that two new viruses a year had spilled over from animals to humansover the past decade. To prevent future outbreaks, they urge the world to protect wildlife and forests. Doing so would equate to just 2 percentof the estimated economic damage caused by the current pandemic.

They added that it is essential to crack down on the international wildlife trade and to destroy the forests. Both activities threaten wildlife and could put humans and their livestock in contact with wildlife that may bring viruses. However, researchers noted that these activities are currently underfunded.

According to a recent analysis, spending about $260 billion for the next ten years--that's about 2 percent of the current economic damage by COVID-19--would significantly reduce the risks of another viral outbreak like the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately, COVID-19 has already cost $11.5 trillion to the world economy.

Moreover, preventing another pandemic will not be the only benefit of spending on wildlife and forest protection because the efforts will also result in the decline of carbon dioxide emissions.

The scientists call out for better wildlife trade regulation, control and disease surveillance on the wild and domestic animals, the end of the wild meat trade in China, and reduce deforestation rate by 40 percent in crucial places.

According to scientists, there is a clear link between deforestation and the emergence of the virus. For example, forest bats that likely host viruses, such as Ebola and SARS-CoV-2. The forest is a "major launchpad" for new viruses infecting humans.

Prof. Andrew Dobson at Princeton University said that a pandemic such as the COVID-19 is most unlikely to happen once in a century. For that, it means investing in prevention may be the best insurance that the human health and global economy in the future is saved. The world would be able to stop a pandemic before it even begins.

This analysis was seconded by the UN's environment chief saying that acting now will save billions in future costs, and avoid the same suffering that the world is experiencing right now.

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This recent analysis is the latest plea from experts to the governments to address the destruction of the environment to prevent the next pandemic from happening. Earlier this month, the UN mentioned that the world was treating the health and economic effectsof the pandemic but not its cause.

Over the past months, experts have called on for the protection of the environment. They said that the current pandemic is the SOS signalof nature, and unless it is protected, a similar event will happen in the future.

The researchers published their analysis on the journal Science. There, it was noted that environmental protection is underfunded, especially when some politicians would prefer that wildlife trade would continue its operations because of its high value.

"COVID-19 has shown us that human beings and our economic activity depend on the planet's ecological balance. If we continue to push against this delicate balance, we do so at our peril," said Akanksha Khatri, the head of the nature action agenda of the World Economic Forum.

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The report suggests that the global HetNet Ecosystem market is projected to reach a value of ~US$XX by the end of 2029 and grow at a CAGR of ~XX% through the forecast period (2019-2029). The key indicators such as the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth and CAGR growth of the HetNet Ecosystem market are discussed in detail in the presented report. This data is likely to provide readers an understanding of qualitative and quantitative growth prospects of the HetNet Ecosystem market over the considered assessment period.

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Open banking is the notion that consumers should be able to access the information that institutions have about them, should be able to permission its use, and should be able to correct it, and that the institution holding that data has a right to protect it, says Brian Costello, VP of data strategy and strategic initiatives, Envestnet | Yodlee.

Financial institutions should be paying attention to open banking because its an opportunity for them to have better engagement with their customers, Costello says. Its an opportunity for them to gain more insight into their customers behaviors, and see how their products and services can best match the customers needs to create better and stronger relationships.

The principles and tenets of open banking consumer permissioned financial data sharing have been around and used by many financial institutions for more than 20 years, Costello says.

Whats different now is that over the last two or three years the industry has come together to collaborate on evolving the ecosystem. One example is the formation of an industry group called the Financial Data Exchange. As a result, financial institutions, financial data aggregators, and related parties are developing standards for access, authentication, and transparency that will provide end-to-end governance to keep the ecosystem safe and fair, and consumer data secure.

Broad sincere participation of all the stakeholders came after the U.S. Treasury published a report in 2018 that said the Treasury, and by extension the government, recognizes the power for good that consumer-permissioned data sharing can have to improve the financial well-being of consumers at all levels of financial health, needs, and capabilities across the country. And improving the financial wellness of individuals improves the financial wellness of their families, and of their communities. It ultimately has a positive knock-on effect to public policy issues, Costello says: Keeping people away from predatory lenders, avoiding dependence on social assistance, and offering better access to housing and education. And very importantly, solving the looming crisis of underfunded retirement, as well as optimizing fixed incomes for veterans and seniors.

We believe in the power of consumer-permissioned data sharing, Costello says was the message from the U.S. Treasury report. We see whats happening. We think the industry should solve this problem, or at least take the next crack at it.

The CFPB has had rule-making authority to put in place an open banking regulation or open banking regime for ten years. They recently announced a forthcoming Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking after much consultation and consideration of how best to enact open banking in the U.S. The CFPB, the Treasury, and policymakers recognize that our current system of laws, both at the national and the state level, is so complicated that to do this right in a regulatory fashion would require an enormous amount of effort and time to meet the goals of open banking while avoiding unintended consequences.

Since the Treasury report and the formation of the Financial Data Exchange, activity to bring open banking to fruition has accelerated, Costello says. Yodlee and a number of forward-leaning financial industry companies have recently signed a number of bilateral agreements for data access, and will start migrating their client data APIs to the federated identity and authorization scheme that open banking requires.

However, even though the CFPB has rule-making authority to put in place an open banking regulation or open banking regime, they havent. The CFPB, the Treasury, and policymakers recognize that our current system of laws, both at the national and the state level, is so complicated that to do this right in a regulatory fashion would require an enormous amount of effort and time.

Our consumers cant wait any longer, he says. Our small businesses cant wait any longer. So many people are vulnerable. As weve learned over the past few months, so many people are one step away from vulnerability.

Yodlee and other forward-looking financial institutions have their foot on the gas, and over the next year or two were going to see a massive uptick, he adds, not just for the main street banks, but making sure the community institutions, like community banks and credit unions and their customers, get the benefit of this as well.

Banks are looking for technology innovation to address both back office challenges, get faster and leaner, reduce costs, but also to increase engagement with their customers, Costello says. Certainly at times like this we see how important digital engagement is.

As some FIs are closing branches to reduce costs, digital engagement becomes essential. And if its done right, it works. And the opportunity for innovation abounds.

The better multi-factor authentication and authorization that comes with open banking means that the bank has a higher degree of confidence that the person with whom theyre engaging is the account holder. Now that they have a higher degree of trust, they can offer a higher degree of engagement.

Insight into customers financial data helps banks understand their behaviors, helps them identify more capacity for savings and ultimately more capacity for investment, to help them better qualify for lending products, to keep them away from insufficient fund fees.

It also can help customers avoid the vicious cycle of compounding interest accrual on credit cards, Costello says. Over the long term we have to get rid of that, he explains. Our nations financial well-being depends on having more savers and investors than borrowers. And the banks know that. Theyre using the data to make better, less risky, and ultimately more profitable customers.

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The QDX HealthID ecosystem adds MIG USA serology tests. Once FDA EUA approval is granted, MIG USA to offer QDX HealthIDto persons taking its tests, including its own employees

San Marcos, TX and High Point, NC, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QDX HealthID Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quantum Materials Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: QTMM) today announced that in conjunction with its parent it has signed an agreement with MIG USA, for the inclusion of MIG USA and affiliates test kits in the QDX HealthID ecosystem. Additionally, the agreement allows for MIG USA to offer QDX HealthID to users of its test kits.

QDX HealthID, currently in beta release, is a SaaS-based platform that allows companies and individuals to see and select a particular COVID-19 test kit, authenticate and record the test results in a secure way, and then share those authenticated results with friends, familyor any other third party of their choosing.

MIG USA is awaiting FDA EUA approval for two rapid serology tests, to which MIG USA has distributor rights in the U.S. and several countries abroad.

The agreement allows those persons registered on the QDX HealthID platform to use a MIG USA test kit when a health care provider prescribes it. The agreement is non-exclusive and allows for other registered test kits and diagnostic services to be used by QDX HealthID customers.

The agreement also allows for MIG USA to offer the QDX HealthID service to users of MIG USAs and affiliates branded test kits. Initially, MIG USAs employees will use QDX HealthID to create their health status. Additionally, MIG USA is including QDX HealthID as part of usability testing submission to the FDA.

MIG USA is based in High Point, North Carolina. MIG USA and its subsidiaries and affiliates focus on the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of infectious disease screening and diagnostic products as well as contagion mitigation products. This agreement will allow for the parties expansion into a multitude of MIG USA product offerings and technologies which are synergistic with the vision for QDX HealthID.

"We are pleased to expand the ecosystem of test kits and diagnostic services that are part of our QDX HealthID service with the inclusion of the MIG USA serology tests," says StephenB. Squires, CEO of QDX HealthID Incorporated. "These antibody test kits and MIG USAs products complement those from other ecosystem members and demonstrates the open approach weve taken with QDX HealthID."

We are excited to work with QDX HealthID to help fulfill our mission to provide COVID-19 testing and tracking to potentially save lives and reopen businesses, and our contagion mitigation products, which are subject to collaboration with QDX HealthID Incorporated, promise to provide a whole host of novel approaches to future epidemics, says Dr. Adnan Mjalli, CEO and Chairman, MIG USA.

The QDX HealthID service allows an individual to control when and how to share an authenticated health status, such as the result of a COVID-19 test, without revealing the test result itself. QDX HealthIDs guiding mantra is We dont share your data. You do.

ABOUT QDX HEALTHID INCORPORATED

QDX HealthID Incorporated is a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Materials Corp (QMC) created to leverage, adapt and augment QMC technologies to address global health and wellness opportunities, with an emphasis on authentication of people, products and places while recognizing the individuals information privacy rights. More information is available at http://www.qdxhealthid.com.

ABOUT QUANTUM MATERIALS CORP

Quantum Materials Corp develops and manufactures quantum dots and nanomaterials for use in display, solar energy and lighting applications through its proprietary high-volume continuous flow production process. Combined with its proprietary blockchain technology, QMCs unique quantum dots are also used in anti-counterfeit applications.

QMC's volume manufacturing methods enable consistent quality and scalable cost reductions to provide the foundation for technologically superior, energy efficient and environmentally sound displays, the next generation of solid-state lighting and solar photovoltaic power applications. By leveraging the highly tunable emission quality of its quantum dots, combined with its scalable blockchain platform, QMC also offers products that underpin anti-counterfeit initiatives. For more information, visit Quantum Materials Corp at http://www.quantummaterialscorp.com.

ABOUT MIG USA

MIG USA is based in High Point, North Carolina. MIG USA and its subsidiaries and affiliates focus on the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of infectious disease screening and diagnostic products as well as contagion mitigation products.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties concerning our business, products and financial results, are predictions only and actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences include the uncertainty regarding viability and market acceptance of the Quantum Materials Corp products and services, the ability to complete software development plans in a timely manner, changes in relationships with third parties, changes to the product mix sold by the Company and other factors. More information about potential risk factors that could affect our business, products, and financial results are included in our annual report and reports subsequently filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All documents are available through the SEC's Electronic DataGathering Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov/ or from our website. Quantum Materials Corp. hereby disclaims any obligation to update the information provided above, including forward-looking statements publicly, to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.QDX HEALTHID INCORPORATED AND QUANTUM MATERIALS CORP CONTACT:Michael GlavichVP, Business Developmentmglavich@qdxhealthid.com

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Adnan Mjalli, PhDCEO and Chairman, MIG USAwww.migusa.com

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Dallas, TX, July 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Worksoft, the industrys only connective automation platform for automated discovery, testing and RPA, and Panaya, the leader in SaaS-based Change Intelligence for SAP, Oracle and Salesforce, today announced a deeper partnership providing SAP IT organizations with a best in class Change Intelligence solution that enables SAP ECC users to migrate or optimize their system risk-free.

The partnership creates the perfect solution extending Worksoft Connective Automation with smarter Impact Analysis from Panaya. The combination provides better visibility and discovery of business process, and is ideal for both technical and business users, ensuring faster business transformation. With Worksoft and Panaya's joint solution, any development, business, and test automation stakeholder can proactively manage and accelerate SAP change projects.

By combining Worksofts Connective Automation Platform and Panaya IA Release Dynamix, the joint solution provides the safest and most cost-effective way for organizations to maximize ROI on current SAP systems, or prepare for the next steps in its ERP evolution.

Panayas Change Intelligence is now fully integrated with Worksofts Connective Automation platform, offering customers unparalleled process understanding, automation and industry-leading change impact analysis, said Tony Sumpster, CEO at Worksoft. The integrated platform is already providing value to leading fortune 50 customers, driving 614% ROI in less than six months for complex S/4HANA projects. This powerful integration is a game changer across the SAP ecosystem, combining Panayas Change Intelligence and Certify test automation to enable customers to deploy faster and reduce risk in major S/4 transformations.

Thanks to the new partnership Worksofts test automation will shift left closer to development with Panayas powerful impact analysis, and automatic code corrections resulting in cutting edge automation scoping. The joint solution enables customers to effectively manage S/4HANA system conversion, S/4HANA greenfield implementation, and ECC Optimization projects, always one step ahead with foresight into what to fix, what to test and what to automate.

"For our customers, this partnership enables a new level of continuous, automated quality assurance for SAP S/4HANA Brownfield and Greenfield migrations as well as ECC optimization. Customers can work seamlessly from Panayas platform, as a single source of truth where they can plan, execute and monitor manual and automated tests with the quality standards they have come to expect using Panaya, said David Binny, Panaya CEO. With so many unknowns in todays climate amid an increasing number of pivots and tightening IT budgets, ensuring zero defects during critical business process change while optimizing on cost and quality is a huge challenge for our SAP customers. With Worksoft, were giving strained IT teams the power to do more with less, reducing the time, cost, and risk of any S/4HANA system conversion, new implementation, or ECC optimization project by up to 50 percent.

About Worksoft Inc.

Worksoft provides Connective Automation for the worlds largest organizations, automating the full lifecycle of a business process from discovery to testing to RPA. Our codeless automation empowers QA teams and global leaders to deliver flawless applications faster and more efficiently with the ability to repurpose automation for RPA in production for maximum scalability. This enables Fortune 1000 companies to accelerate delivery for their mission-critical business applications like SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, and more. Chosen by SAP IT to test SAP applications and recognized by leading Global System Integrators, Worksoft automation is embedded into their ERP practices to support their Agile, DevOps, and SAFe methodologies and accelerate digital transformations.

For more information, contact Worksoft at info@worksoft.com or visit http://www.worksoft.com. For media inquiries, contact Elizabeth Blackman, info@worksoft.com, or +1 (972) 993-0400.

About Panaya

Panaya enables organizations to accelerate application change and continuously deliver innovation with its Change Intelligence Platform. Panaya provides cloud-based application delivery and testing solutions that ensure collaboration between Business and IT. Enabling enterprise agility with faster release velocity and uncompromising quality, Panaya delivers an optimized user experience with end-to-end visibility of the application lifecycle. Since 2008, 3,000 companies in 62 countries, including a third of the Fortune 500, have been using Panaya to deliver quick quality change to enterprise applications.

For more information, contact Meghana Shendrikar, Allison+Partners for Panaya, panaya@allisonpr.com

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Traditional journalism disseminated by newspaper has witnessed many highs and lows in India since the first English language newspaper the Bengal Gazette by James Hickey was published in 1779 or Indian language press started publishing in the first half of the 19th century. Besides, governmental restrictions, economic slowdown and growth of television had shaken the newspaper industry but never before it was asked if print would survive in India or not. Over last four months, since the lockdown began, Indian newspaper industry which was running at a snails pace collapsed. The immediate impact was on many of the employees who were asked to step down. The reason is an outstanding loss of revenue.

Indian Newspaper Society, which represents around 1,000 publishers, expects that the industry may lose around USD 2 billion by the year-end, which is almost half of its 2019 revenue. The revenue may come back to the print to an extent once the economy recovers but it is difficult to predict the size of the return as the economy is contracting. Naturally, the companies will cut publicity budget damaging the print further. This is worrying as newspapers are still credible because of the format, which is fixed, as the editor of The Guardian, Katharine Viner explained.

A newspaper is complete. It is finished, sure of itself, certain.By contrast, digital news is constantly updated, improved upon, change, Viner said. This complete ness is newspapers strength. Once something is published, it cannot be changed unlike in television or digital platforms. But challenges for fixed format are growing.

The most critical factor is the growth of the news carriers Google, Facebook and others. On one hand they carry news produced by someone else and on the other they suck the lifeblood the revenue of the newspapers. Newspapers, or even television channels, will have to bypass Google and Facebook to survive. Question is how do they do that? Many feel, by producing high value content with subscription from readers on digital platforms, is the way forward.

One of the biggest turnaround stories is that of The New York Times (NYT), which was reducing jobs about a decade back, and now posting serious profit in 2017-18. The NYT has managed to bring back what belongs to them, the revenue, by ensuring a smooth roll out from free to non-free content with the help of a cutting edge technical team. Indian papers ought to follow, but are divided about the model and not without a reason. The big dilemma is: are Indian readers interested in high value content paying a price, when free content is widely available? It is not easy to answer this question.

Newspapers biggest asset, its infrastructure, is also its problem. It is huge, as the industry is labour intensive with large editorial teams, printing press, circulation and marketing networks. Most of the papers subsidise the cost of production, with advertising revenue. That source was drying up, even before Covid-19 hit the world, while it was growing on digital.

Digital advertising in 2019 witnessed a 26% increase over 2018 to reach Rs 13,683 crore, even as overall advertising witnessed a sober 9.4% growth, concluded a January 2020 report. In comparison, print grew by 4.5% in 2019, indicating that the gap between print and digital is narrowing, with digital having a relatively small operation. Digital has one small centralised unit to commission and run the platform while catering to consumers with audio, text and video content. They source content from contributors with a fee and far less overhead cost.

The other problem of newspapers is, howsoever biased, a paper has a legacy to establish that it does not take sides; it is objective and unbiased. The readers, on the other hand, often love to read biased stories, they like campaigns for or against candidates. Large section of digital is designed to excite and polarise people, which is exactly the opposite of what newspapers tend to practice.

The public demand for biased information has created organisations such as Cambridge Analytica (CA), which studies and modifies behavior of users for political parties. CA, which is now defunct, and similar organisations, use psychographics to create stories, often to swing elections.

These stories and incendiary posts bounce between social networks, including Facebook, its subsidiary Instagram and Twitter. They often perform better than content from real people and media companies. Bots generated one out of every five political messages posted on Twitter in Americas presidential campaign [2016], noted The Economist in 2017. Campaigns, often targeted and personal, on social media are often made to look like news using range of social-media tools, texts, videos, documents a practice described as doxing. Doxing, a parallel news industry, is a premier threat to serious news.

In this context, some very high-end journalism is evolving which has already taken shape in the West. For example, the editor of The Economist Zanny Minton Beddoes has highlighted that a team of medical professionals, and not just journalists or writers has managed the newspapers non-stop Covid-19 coverage.

In India, specialised news portals such as like Live Law, are gaining momentum. A partly funded and partly subscription-based model, Live Law covers courts with about two dozen staffers, freelancers and few contributors. All of the writers have a legal background and the specialised legal news platform is growing steadily. Increasingly, newspapers are facing challenges from specialised platforms such as Live Law.

Finally, individual driven video blogs, social media platforms, messaging groups and applications are scoring huge traction as well, driving away traffic from newspapers portals as consumers realise that their messages on social media can act faster. Thus consumers are arguably moving away from traditional media, globally.

The serious news business can still survive by providing high value content, as it still has a robust reporting team, curated by solid, old school editors who are not averse to technology and ready to work with the fast paced and upcoming generation. Newspapers or serious news business just cannot do one thing that is newsgathering anymore, but engage with everything from embracing technology to working with multiple small outlets and individuals with a better understanding of digital ecosystems, from telling stories in multiple formats to exploring alternative marketing strategies. Hopefully, papers would focus on these realities before it is too late.

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