Huawei Wins "Best 5G Core Network Technology" Award at 5G World Summit Jun 13, 2019

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[London, UK, June 13, 2019] 

Huawei's 5G intelligent and simplified core network solution has won the "Best 5G Core Network Technology" Award at the 5G World Summit 2019 in London.

5G is set to transform whole industries and promote new applications and business models. The 5G core network is the hub for building ubiquitous connectivity and scheduling network resources. It connects things in addition to people and provides differentiated and deterministic network service capabilities. This enables 5G to better serve the industrial Internet and industry digitalization.

Huawei's 5G intelligent and simplified core network supports all-cloud-based key technologies such as three-layer decoupling, stateless design, cross-DC deployment, microservices, and A/B test. The network is built on leading cloud native, connectivity+, and edge computing technologies and is the industry's first core network to support 2G/3G/4G/5G NSA/5G SA in-depth convergence. It provides the Single Voice Core simplified voice solution and CUPS-based distributed architecture. Based on CUPS, it supports one-stop user plane plug and play, on-demand scheduling of heterogeneous edge computing resources, fast integration of third-party applications, and building of an open edge ecosystem, providing differentiated services and enabling thousands of industries.

Ma Liang, director of the Huawei’s Cloud Core Network Product Mgmt. Dept., remarked, "We are honored to win this award. Huawei has continuously invested in 5G core network R&D to gain industry leading expertise in 5G technology. We collaborate with carriers and industry partners to continuously develop 5G applications in vertical industries, enable a thriving industry ecosystem, and make full preparation for the mature commercial use of 5G.”

As of June 2019, Huawei has won 46 commercial 5G contracts globally, and has launched a series of cross-industry collaborations based on network slicing and MEC in smart grid, VR/AR, IoV, remote surgery, smart manufacturing, and other fields, greatly expanding the 5G global ecosystem. Huawei is committed to advancing this technology to better serve our customers with state-of-the-art solutions.

https://www.huawei.com/en/press-events/news/2019/6/huawei-best-5g-core-network-technology-award

Tmall and VF Corporation Deepen Partnership in China

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Hangzhou, China, June 13, 2019 - Tmall, China’s largest B2C platform under Alibaba Group, has formed a strategic partnership with VF Corporation (“VF”) to expand the global leader’s offerings of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories in China.

Under the agreement, Tmall Innovation Center (“TMIC”), the dedicated retail innovation arm of Tmall, will provide VF data-driven consumer analytics from the 654 million annual active consumers across Alibaba’s marketplaces, enabling it to tailor products for Chinese consumers. VF is the parent company of apparel brands Vans, The North Face and Timberland and is the first TMIC high-level partner in the apparel category.

“With Tmall’s unparalleled customer insights, strong technical support and in-depth market knowledge, we are eager to work with the world’s leading companies to help them bring their best products into the China market in the most-effective and efficient way. Through our partnership with VF, we are committed to helping VF create products that can precisely match the appetite of the Chinese consumer,” said Liu Bo, general manager of Alibaba’s Marketing Platform Business.

The partnership will focus on identifying new consumption trends, pre-launch testing, consumer profiling, and post-launch tracking to optimize product design, range and assortment to uncover unmet needs of Chinese consumers.

“We’re very excited to partner with TMIC to further unleash the power of consumer insights and analytics,” said David Wagner, executive vice president of Global Strategy & Growth Platforms for VF. “TMIC’s data-driven insights have enabled VF brands to better serve the Chinese customers, who make up one of the most-important markets for our business and brands.”

The deeper partnership follows a series of successful collaborations between VF and TMIC.

Drawing on insights from pre-launch testing, VF’s accessories brand, Kipling, launched a new style of backpack that became the bestseller on Tmall among the brand’s products that have debuted in 2019.

Earlier this year, Dickies, the workwear brand under VF, also collaborated with TMIC to come up with tailored products featuring elements of street culture for Chinese consumers, to meet increasing demand for the category, as highlighted by TMIC’s analytics.

In addition, TMIC helped the Vans brand optimize its product range for Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival this year by increasing the inventory of products favored by Chinese consumers while reducing the quantity of others, leveraging findings from TMIC’s testing and surveys.

Established in 2017, Tmall Innovation Center (TMIC) is focused on improving the effectiveness of and efficiencies around launching new products by marrying the platform’s consumer insights with analytical and research capabilities. TMIC has collaborated with 100 leading enterprises, covering 800 individual brands. The household names which have already benefited include P&G, Unilever, L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Shiseido, Mars and Samsung.

Supported by Alibaba’s data technologies, Tmall, the world’s largest third-party online and mobile commerce platform for brands and retailers, has long been an effective channel for showcasing new products and a one-stop shop for consumers seeking the hottest new items online. During this year’s 618 Mid-year Shopping Festival, which is currently taking place, 1.5 million products have been or will be launched on Tmall.

About Tmall
Launched in 2008, Tmall (www.tmall.com) caters to consumers’ ever-growing demand for high-quality products and premium shopping experience. A large number of international and Chinese brands and retailers have established storefronts on Tmall. In the 12 months ended March 31, 2019, Tmall was the largest third-party online and mobile commerce platform for brands and retailers in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume, according to Analysys, and continues to grow quickly. Tmall is a business of Alibaba Group.

https://www.alibabagroup.com/en/news/article?news=p190613

Capgemini ouvre une école dédiée aux métiers du futur qui formera 400 ingénieurs et consultants par an

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Paris, le 11 juin 2019 – 85% des métiers de 2030 n’existent pas encore[1]. Face à ce constat et à la pénurie de talents dans certains cursus, Capgemini crée son école en France – l’Ecole by Capgemini – pour accueillir jeunes diplômés, ingénieurs expérimentés ainsi que ses propres collaborateurs et les former aux métiers d’avenir. La filière 3DEXPERIENCE, du nom de la plateforme éponyme de Dassault Systèmes, est la première à être lancée en partenariat avec l’éditeur de logiciels et les Arts et Métiers.

Différentes filières seront développées autour de métiers et/ou technologies à fort potentiel et en constante évolution. C’est le sens de la campagne lancée le 10 juin pour faire connaître l’école autour du thème : « On ne connaît pas le futur mais on vous y prépare ». Ainsi, les domaines identifiés aujourd’hui vont de la gestion du cycle de vie du produit à la cybersécurité, en passant par l’expérience client, le cloud, l’intelligence artificielle et la digitalisation des fonctions finances, RH, etc. Ce sont autant de domaines dans lesquels Capgemini se démarque par ses offres éprouvées et pour lesquelles la demande des clients est très forte. Ces domaines seront amenés à évoluer au gré des innovations technologiques et enjeux business futurs.

A terme, ce sont 400 ingénieurs et consultants qui seront formés chaque année par ce biais. Avec un poste proposé à l’issue de chaque parcours, l’Ecole by Capgemini sera une nouvelle porte d’entrée pour rejoindre le Groupe tant pour les jeunes diplômés qui souhaitent compléter leur formation avec des compétences de pointe, que pour les ingénieurs déjà en poste qui aspirent à élargir leurs connaissances, à se reconvertir ou souhaitent booster leur carrière.

Gage d’excellence des formations prodiguées, chaque filière est élaborée en partenariat avec des écoles de renom et des partenaires technologiques leaders du marché. Sachants du groupe Capgemini, référents du marché, experts issus de l’un des éditeurs partenaires, ou encore enseignants de l’école sponsor de la filière, les profils variés des formateurs contribuent ainsi à la richesse des filières proposées. Par ailleurs, un socle commun à toutes les filières permettra à chaque apprenant de renforcer ses « soft skills », plus que jamais essentielles à tous les métiers. Pendant une durée de quatre mois, chaque parcours de formation conjugue théorie et mise en pratique.

La première filière qui voit le jour s’articule autour de la plateforme 3DEXPERIENCE de Dassault Systèmes, en collaboration avec les Arts et Métiers. Cette filière couvre la maîtrise des compétences solution sur les métiers industriels ainsi que les savoir-faire pour répondre à la satisfaction opérationnelle des clients. L’objectif est que les apprenants acquièrent les concepts fondamentaux de la plateforme 3DEXPERIENCE, (processus d’innovation collaborative, gestion du cycle de vie du produit, Usine Numérique et jumeaux numériques), comprennent les enjeux de transformation numérique des clients et sachent implémenter la plateforme 3DEXPERIENCE pour mettre en œuvre les nouveaux processus industriels.

Pour Jérôme Siméon, Président de Capgemini France et membre du Comité Exécutif du Groupe : « Les révolutions technologiques en cours ont des implications économiques et sociétales qui induisent une transformation profonde des métiers et des modes de travail. Avec l’ouverture de son école, Capgemini, dont les métiers sont au cœur de ces mutations, propose une manière inédite de former les talents aux nouveaux métiers à fort potentiel ».

Les candidatures se font sur le site web de Capgemini : https://www.capgemini.com/fr-fr/carrieres/lecole-by-capgemini/

https://www.capgemini.com/fr-fr/news/capgemini-ouvre-une-ecole-dediee-aux-metiers-du-futur-qui-formera-400-ingenieurs-et-consultants-par-an/

Kaspersky becomes partner of the Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit (ACS) in Germany

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Cybersecurity expert brings German companies together with the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and other partners

Kaspersky has been a partner in the Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit (ACS), initiated by the German Federal Office for Information Security, since June 2019. Whether it’s protecting against generic malware or targeted attacks, the current cyber-threat situation in Germany requires networked action by all industries and players. As a partner of ACS, Kaspersky will share its expertise as an expert in cybersecurity with participants, in order to strengthen the resilience of Germany.

The Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit was founded at the end of 2012 by the BSI, in cooperation with Germany´s digital association Bitkom. The bundled range of expertise of the participating companies and institutions will increase cybersecurity in Germany and strengthen its resilience against cyber-threats.

„We are proud to contribute as a partner to the Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit,” said Milos Hrncar, General Manager DACH at Kaspersky. „We are keen to share our knowledge, as well as the forensic experience of our analysts, to help in the fight against cyber-threats. We are looking forward to working together with other partners to ensure that Germany as a business location is prepared for current and future cyber-threats. Human vulnerability remains one of the biggest challenges in IT security, so we will also provide our security awareness and specific training to all ACS members.”

Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation for ACS participants

In addition to actively solving cyber-threats, this partnership will see Kaspersky help strengthen cybersecurity knowledge for all members. The firm will also provide ACS organisations with exclusive access to its Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS) exercise, which helps increase cybersecurity awareness of managers and decision-makers. KIPS takes the form of a simulation game, exposing participants to a variety of cyber-threats in a simulated business environment. This helps participants develop a cyber-defense strategy for their own organisation, whilst effectively managing the business.

More information about the partnership can be found at https://www.allianz-fuer-cybersicherheit.de/ACS/DE/_/infos/20190606_kaspersky_kips.html.

[1] https://www.allianz-fuer-cybersicherheit.de 

[2] https://www.kaspersky.de/enterprise-security/security-awareness

Atos reaches 3rd position worldwide in Managed Security Services for the cyberspace according to Gartner

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Evaluation based on 2018 Market Share Revenue

Paris, June 14, 2019

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces it has been ranked the 3^rd global player in Managed Security Services (MSS) in terms of 2018 market share revenue, according to the latest Gartner report[1].

With a global team of over 5,000 security specialists and a worldwide network of 14 Security Operation Centers operating 24/7, Atos offers end-to-end security solutions. Atos integrates the best-in-breed technologies and offers a full portfolio of advanced security products and solutions, to help its clients turn risk into business value.

“Cybersecurity is at the core of the digital space, enabling companies, governments and citizens to evolve with trust. We are proud to be recognized as a global leader with this ranking, which both reinforces our position as the European number one in cybersecurity and demonstrates our breakthrough in the American market. It reflects the expertise of our 5,000-strong team of experts worldwide and our continued commitment to protect our customers.” said Thierry Breton, Atos Chairman and CEO.

Clients rely on Atos technologies to reinforce their security. In 2018, Atos won numerous contracts and signed partnerships, including: protecting key EU institutions, a key cybersecurity industry partnership with NATO, and a deal with the state of Virginia in the USA to protect its technology infrastructure with next generation cybersecurity solutions. In addition, Atos made significant investments to help its clients address their regulatory obligations regarding data protection.

Security is also at the heart of the partnership between Atos and Google Cloud: recently, Atos was selected by Veolia, the world leader in utilities, to develop a secure space in the cloud using Google Cloud's G Suite collaborative suite.

Enforcing its commitment towards a more secure world, Atos is involved in global cybersecurity initiatives such as The Charter of Trust, which gathers 19 leading global organizations from private and public sector.

• Gartner clients can access the report Gartner Market Share: Managed Security Services, Worldwide, 2018 - here
• To learn more about Atos’ full suite of Managed Security Services, visit atos.net
• To explore Atos’ vision on cybersecurity, read our global opinion paper