Digital Asset DirectAmesite Inc.
Contact Details Amesite, Inc. +1 734-876-8141 info@amesite.com Company Website http://www.amesite.io
August 29, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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News ReleaseVingroup
HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach - 29 August 2022 - VinAI – a member company in Vingroup’s tech ecosystem and VinFast’s strategic partner - is one of the world's top 20 Artificial Intelligence research-based companies whose mission is to bring state-of-the-art research into real-life impact. Notes: 1/ VinAI's DMS uses an infrared camera to recognise the driver's face and to detect dangerous driving behaviour such as drowsiness and yawning 2/ The automatic mirror adjustment feature helps the driver quickly get the most optimal mirror angle before starting the journey 3/ Traditional 360 View that has been applied on VinFast’s VF e34 4/ Jelly 360 View On AI Day 2022 organized last week, VinAI announced two brand-new products that have been successfully developed in order to make driving safer and more convenient. These are pioneering in the market and will potentially be integrated into VinFast cars in the future. Consistently on the cutting edge of technology, VinAI's Smart Mobility team is proud of its in-house built driving technology. Let's take a look at the new products. Driver Monitoring System – DMS According to a report of the United Nations in 2021, more than one million people die from car accidents every year. While approximately 60 per cent of accidents happen due to driver distractions (AAA Foundation, 2017), and another 20 per cent are caused by driver drowsiness (ROSPA, 2020). To tackle these problems, VinAI's specialised Driver and Occupants Monitoring System (DMS) ensures a safe driving experience with our in-cabin solutions by using high-performance cameras and AI to analyse driver behaviour patterns to prevent driving errors. VinAI's DMS was developed to enhance the safety of drivers. Based on face recognition technology, VinAI's solution uses an infrared (IR) camera and vehicle sensors to detect the driver's status, such as sleepiness, drowsiness, or risky behaviours such as distraction or using phones. By doing this, the system can alert the driver to pay attention to controlling the vehicle. VinAI's DMS can also detect the driver's eye movement when wearing sunglasses and a facemask. The outstanding strength of VinAI's product also lies in its flexibility. In other words, VinAI's DMS product is compatible with a wide range of platforms, allowing car makers to integrate it into their existing hardware without having to spend huge effort on conversion. VinAI's DMS product also runs on multiple SoCs, such as Nvidia, Qualcomm, Renesas, and Ambarella, among the giant global semiconductors. Auto Mirror Adjustment To make the driving experience easier and more convenient, VinAI also developed an automatic mirror adjustment (AMA) feature in their DMS product. With classic cars, the driver must adjust the mirror "manually," using controlling buttons and regularly adjusting it many times to get the correct viewing angle. VinAI solves this problem by providing a new feature, which automatically adjusts the side mirrors to the optimal position based on the driver's head position information. The system automatically calculates the optimal rotation angle of the mirrors based on the relative position of the head and sends the signal to rotate the side and rearview mirrors to their correct positions. All the driver needs to do is sit in position, press the auto mirror adjustment button and the mirror will automatically be adjusted. Check out the DMS demo video (this is foundational version, AMA is not included) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY7c1e3lo7s Advanced Surround View Monitoring - ASVM Each year, in the US alone, there are 840,000 accidents caused by drivers' incapability to monitor all blind spots. VinAI has developed a solution to popularize a feature only available for luxury cars to more middle-end car segments. ASVM is a system that provides 360-degree surround views, including top view, rear view, tire view, and 3D view, to assist the driver when moving through busy streets, on narrow roads, or in the parking lot. VinAI's ASVM product has reinvented the driver's experience by offering complete awareness of the situation around the car and identifying obstacles in "blind" areas with its 360-perimeter surround view monitoring system. One of the advantages of VinAI's ASVM is the smooth and high-quality 360/3D view reconstructed by combining the images from four fisheye cameras with the best-in-class algorithm made by VinAI. The driver can interact with the view by swiping in any direction to see all around the car. In addition, this system also makes parking simpler, especially for new drivers. ASVM detects vacancies in the parking lot, directs parking in real-time, or even automatically parks the car for the driver. In addition, ASVM can estimate the width of the space on narrow roads to determine whether the vehicle can be driven through and provide the necessary support to the driver if needed. Jelly View Jelly View is a transparent 360-degree view that can see through the entire vehicle. Using the Jelly View system, the driver can see the whole scene outside the car and even underneath the vehicle and can switch between different views using the on-screen control panel. With this Jelly View mode, the driver can observe blind spots, especially underneath the vehicle, that cannot be seen through the mirror, thereby avoiding unexpected accidents on narrow roads, bad roads or in parking lots. ASVM supports the driver with a full view of the front, rear, left, right and below the vehicle to align and park in the parking lot. For example, the ASVM system is optimised to deliver best-in-class image stitching quality with high performance and low computation cost. The system is also flexible and can run on different hardware platforms so that it can be integrated into various car ranges from other segments. Check out the ASVM demo video (this is the foundational version deployed on VFe34, Jelly View is not included): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ3Yu9X2W9Y&t=2s Contact Details Media Contact v.nammh@vingroup.net Company Website https://www.vinai.io/aiday2022
August 29, 2022 09:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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News ReleaseBitDD
LOS ANGELES, US - Media OutReach - 29 August 2022 - BitDD.co, a US-certified crypto exchange is bringing greater confidence, trust and credibility to the industry, where over 80% of trading platforms have no certification, and amid the current volatility in the crypto world. Highest Compliance & Security Standards To give users confidence in the exchange, BitDD has obtained a Money Service Business - Money Service Provider (MSB) financial license from the United States Treasury Department, which regulates money service-related companies including digital currency, virtual currency transactions, and international payments. BitDD also provides new users’ free access and support to a digital trading expert enabling them to learn how to use the platform sensibly and take advantage of the unique features and benefits. Rebranding for Growth Established in 2017, with offices in Los Angeles, United States and Malaysia, BitDD is growing fast and has recently re-branded, launching a new user-friendly website serving over 500,000 customers and with over 2 million users globally expected by 2023. BitDD focuses primarily on stablecoins, providing advanced currency and derivatives transaction services for digital assets such as BTC, ETH, and USDT to users around the world. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies tied to a reserve asset including fiat currency such as the US dollar or a commodity, like gold, backed by real-world reserve assets, making them less prone to wild fluctuations in price even in a rapidly shifting market. Experience and Expertise BitDD’s mission is to introduce trusted digital asset trading opportunities to a wider global audience by making crypto more accessible, reliable, and easier to use. At the same time, they are forming strong relationships with regulators and bank partners in the traditional financial world. Alex Lum, BitDD’s Director of Marketing, said, “many people are interested in cryptocurrencies, but think they are too complicated and are not sure who they can trust online to minimize risk. Our directors have over 20 years of experience in financial investment including trading systems, control, settlement and security management, combined with a deep understanding of the blockchain crypto industry.” Attractive benefits offered by BitDD include: Exclusive "Fast Trades" Fast Trade is a set of cutting-edge data analytic tools that help users make better investment choices and faster earnings. Easy to use, the Fast Trade tools sets BitDD apart from other trading platforms. 0% Transaction Fees for 90 days When they sign up, users can trade and earn for the first 90 days without paying trading fees. This encourages new users to trade more confidently. Free Tether (USDT) Cryptocurrency The more a new trader deposits on the platform, the more they earn in free USDT, up to a value of 500 USDT. Quick Start VIP Account Manager New users can contact a VIP account manager to learn how to take advantage of BitDD’s unique features and rewards earning potential. For more information, visit https://bitdd.co/ Contact Details Bluemango Asia Ian Gerry ian@blueorangeasia.com
August 29, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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News ReleaseDealMaker
DealMaker, the leading capital raising technology platform, is proud to announce they have been named as a finalist for the “Fintech of the Year” at the 2nd annual US Fintech Awards brought to you by Fintech Intel - the publishing and market intelligence platform for global fintech and financial services innovation. DealMaker has been recognized as a top performer among hundreds of leading fintech organizations and awarded this recognition by an independent panel of high-level FinTech professionals. FinTech Intel is a forward-thinking provider of market information, news, and reports for the expansive and fast-growing global fintech industry. As a UK-based company, they developed the US Fintech Awards to celebrate and shine a light on the incredible US Fintech community while honoring the achievements and successes of the country’s best and brightest. “I’m proud of the work our team has done to be consistently recognized as a leader in this field,” said Rebecca Kacaba, CEO and Co-Founder of DealMaker. “Our technology and our team has transformed the process of raising capital for so many issuers - it’s wonderful to be setting the pace of change in a category that is growing and evolving so quickly.” “We are delighted that the biggest brands and largest online capital raises are powered by DealMaker. This proves that companies can turn their customers and stakeholders into a source of capital, by using the same online approach merchants use for e-commerce,” said Mat Goldstein, CSO and Co-Founder of DealMaker. “To consistently be recognized as an industry leader is an honor and a testament to the hard-work and dedication of the entire team at DealMaker. We see such a bright future for this space!” Leading organizations and thought leaders in fintech have continued to recognize DealMaker’s growth and impact in modernizing capital markets transactions. Earlier this year, DealMaker won “Best Crowdfunding Company” by FinTech BreakThrough Awards, and its co-founders Mat Goldstein and Rebecca Kacaba were finalists for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022. DealMaker is currently nominated for to StartupStarter ’s Equity Crowdfunding Self-Hosting Technology of the Year and CEO Rebecca Kacaba is nominated for Industry Leader of the Year. True to equity crowdfunding, the crowd decides - vote here: https://awards.startupstarter.co/ In only 4 years since its inception, DealMaker has powered over $1.5 Billion dollars in capital raised, with more than 250,000 investments processed globally. Issuers and organizations in the capital markets can learn more about DealMaker at https://www.dealmaker.tech/. DealMaker is on a mission to create the most sophisticated capital markets tools on the planet, empowering capital to flow faster. It offers a suite of primary issuance, shareholder management, and capital raising solutions including investor ranking algorithms and data analytics tools to support all global private placements exemptions. Its innovative technology was designed to enable organizations to own and control exempt market raises to get the money they need, faster. DealMaker puts forward-thinking organizations in control to run streamlined, successful capital raises in one centralized platform. The company’s offices are located in Toronto, Canada, Austin, Texas and Tampa, Florida. Visit DealMaker.tech for more information. Contact Details Natasha Jose natasha.jose@dealmaker.tech Company Website https://www.dealmaker.tech/
August 29, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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News Releaseedatanetworks Inc.
edatanetworks Inc. announced today the approval of Patent 14/408,199 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patent 14/408,199 discloses an open loop cashless payment system that incentivizes consumers to transact in physical stores with merchants who make auditable donations to community and charitable organizations selected by the consumer. “This open-loop cashless payment system patent complements our extensive intellectual property portfolio that includes automated enrollment, online-to-offline advertising, rich tokenized data, and directing merchant donations to local community and charitable organizations. The intellectual property portfolio transforms the way local small and medium businesses work together with community and charitable organizations through digital commerce for good. It ensures the merchants receive a measurable return on marketing spend with actionable insights on their micro-donations back to the communities where they live and prosper – at no cost to the consumers.” said Terry Tietzen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of edatanetworks. About edatanetworks edatanetworks Inc. (edata), edatanetworks.com, a privately held intellectual property company established in 2001, has worked with many organizations and conducted multiple live market deployments creating patented philanthropic innovations utilizing existing technological and financial infrastructures—connecting consumers, local merchants, charitable and community organizations, digital media groups, communications companies, search providers, social networks, banks, payment networks, trusted intermediaries and other financial services organizations. Contact Details Catherine Keill +1 780-690-5283 Company Website https://www.edatanetworks.com
August 29, 2022 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
News ReleasePrivado
Data privacy start-up Privado announced today that it has raised $14M Series A round co-led by global software investor Insight Partners and Sequoia Capital India, with participation from existing investors Together Fund & Emergent Ventures. This comes on the heels of Privado’s seed raise of $3.5M in January 2022. The funding will be used to enhance Privado’s technology stack, build out the team and grow its open-source community. Founded in 2020, Privado was created to address the privacy issues facing businesses around the world. Privado is an open-source code scanning solution purpose-built for privacy that identifies data usage, discovers data flows & flags privacy issues like excessive user permissions or data leakages to logs. The company connects with source code management tools like GitHub and provides instant visibility into data flows to privacy teams which otherwise would have taken months of back & forth with developers. Privacy teams can also enforce their public-facing privacy policies in code, helping them avoid fines. Privado currently manages over 600,000 code commits for companies like Thrasio and Zego & many more. After the enactment of GDPR, businesses rushed to map existing data footprint with survey and data discovery tools. They soon realized that new software development continued to increase the scope of data collection & usage leading to continued firefighting. “Current tools fall short because they sit outside the development lifecycle where decisions on data collection, and sharing are made,” commented Vaibhav Antil, co-founder and CEO at Privado. “With our privacy code scans, engineers and privacy teams get instant visibility into personal data usage by their products and applications, can monitor personal data flows, and find privacy risks that exist in the code from leakage to logs. The new funding will allow us to further our mission of embedding privacy into software development, and we’re excited to partner with Insight Partners and Sequoia Capital India on this journey” added Vaibhav Antil. “Privado has created an intuitive platform that allows data and engineering teams to ensure all development changes are privacy compliant in real time. With its experienced team of founders and innovative architecture, Privado has already made a name for itself in the DevSecOps space,” said Nikhil Sachdev, Managing Director at Insight Partners. “We look forward to partnering with the team at Privado as they continue to grow and scale up.” “Privacy and data are two sides of the same coin. Data has been one of the biggest trends in the last few years and it’s only a matter of time before privacy catches up. Privado is well-positioned to capture this opportunity. It is a part of the Shift Left movement whereby it is empowering developers to incorporate privacy at the time of developing products and thus preventing costly compliance breaches in the applications they develop. We’re impressed by the customer feedback and are thrilled to be a part of their mission.” Abhishek Mohan, Principal, Sequoia India. In addition to the code scanning solution, Privado has launched a free tool for Android developers to generate Play Store Data Safety reports. This popular initiative has attracted a wide range of developers from companies like Automattic and Blinkist who have generated over 2000 reports to understand the data collection and sharing practices of mobile apps. Privado is extending this tool to a full-fledged open source privacy code scanning project. Prior to starting Privado, co-founders Jasdeep Cheema, Prashant Mahajan, and Vaibhav Antil worked in tech companies in product & engineering teams where they saw the challenges of GDPR compliance firsthand. The idea of a privacy code scanner came when they spent months interviewing product & engineering teams of an e-commerce company but still struggled to figure out data usage & how it is changing with new software releases. About Privado Privado is an open-source static scanning tool that provides privacy & security teams visibility into data flows from applications & helps developers fix privacy vulnerabilities in their product like personal data leakages to logs. Founded in 2020, Privado has enabled Zego, Thrasio & many more enterprises to embed privacy checks in their Software Development Life Cycle. For more information please visit https://www.privado.ai/ About Insight Partners Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of February 24, 2022, the closing of the firm's recent fundraise, Fund XII, brings Insight Partners' regulatory assets under management to over $90B. Insight Partners has invested in more than 700 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with practical, hands-on software expertise to foster long-term success. Insight Partners meets great software leaders where they are in their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com About Sequoia Capital India & Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies, from idea to IPO to beyond. Sequoia Capital India and Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia actively partner with founders from a wide range of companies, across categories, including BYJUs, CRED, Druva, Five Star Finance, Freshworks, GoTo, Groww, Kopi Kenangan, Mamaearth, Pine Labs, Polygon, Razorpay, Truecaller, Zomato and more. We spur founders to push the boundaries of what's possible. In partnering with Sequoia, startups benefit from over 50 years of tribal knowledge and lessons learned working with companies like Airbnb, Alibaba, Apple, Dropbox, Google, LinkedIn and Stripe early on. From the beginning universities, endowments, and other non-profits have been the backbone of our investor base which means founders' accomplishments make a meaningful difference. For more information on Sequoia's work in India and Southeast Asia visit sequoiacap.com/India and sequoiacap.com/sea. Contact Details Privado Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.privado.ai/
August 26, 2022 10:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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News ReleaseScalenut
Businesses know that content is king when charming customers but as channels and types of content have exponentially grown, it will be important to know which content is winning customers. AI-powered SEO and content marketing platform Scalenut is prevailing through its AI-generated organic content for SMBs and mid-market businesses with 100,000 users signed up in just a few months since going live this year. As it scales the platform and expands into new geographies, Scalenut is today announcing a $3.1M seed plus funding round led by Saama Capital & Amit Singhal (Former Senior VP of Google and Head of Google Search). The company had previously raised $400,000 in seed funding led by Titan Capital, First Principles VC, AngelList, Abhishek Goyal, and other leading angel investors. In early 2022, they launched their SaaS platform for public use, and in the past six months, they have seen 10X revenue growth. Scalenut, focusing primarily on the US and the UK markets, helps businesses and brands plan, research and create content in 1/5th the time it normally takes. In addition, it reduces costs by 90% and significantly scales up content production. Scalenut’s Co-founder Mayank Jain said, “The pandemic spurred rapid digitization across businesses, with a greater emphasis being placed on digital marketing. However, after spending a huge amount of money on paid advertising for growth, they realized that it is not sustainable in the long run and therefore, there has been an increased focus on organic marketing to grow sustainably.” He added “In order to increase organic growth, SEO and content marketing teams juggle multiple tools for sound SEO research, content creation, optimization, and performance measurement. Not only is it inefficient, but it also leads to siloed team efforts based on broken insights and incomplete strategy. This is why most businesses struggle to scale content marketing successfully.” Scalenut’s AI platform brings everything needed by them to one place so they can strategize and scale easily and at a pace that helps them achieve business goals. “With Scalenut, we aim to empower the SEO and content teams to put the paddle on their organic marketing efforts from a single platform and help businesses grow sustainably,” said Mayank Jain. As per a Databox study, almost 20% of marketers get more than 60% of their traffic from search engines i.e. organic traffic, and 71% of the marketers said that creating new content is their most important tactic for growing their organic traffic. Commenting on the successful closing of the funding round, Mayank Jain commented, “This funding is to continue building the platform, hiring talent, and expanding to new geographies. We have set our sights on solving a massive problem that marketers across the world face today. The opportunity in the market and our progress so far excites us to work harder and make a dent in this domain”. “Businesses associated with us have witnessed 3x growth in their organic traffic in just 3-4 months. Not only have we seen 10x growth in revenue in the last six months, but we are also trending at a seven-digit revenue run rate right now. We are in a hyper-growth stage and are on track to meet our major revenue milestones.” Talking about investing in Scalenut, Ash Lilani, managing partner at Saama Capital said, “With content consumption increasing worldwide, content is a key driver for business growth. One common problem that businesses face to power up their organic marketing is scaling content meaningfully. There is no easy way to scale content and Scalenut is solving precisely that with its robust AI platform. This is a big value add. Since launching its SaaS platform in Jan 2022, Scalenut has seen good traction with over 100,000 registered users. We were quite impressed seeing the product team has built and the market response they have got.” Amit Singhal, Former Senior VP of Google and Head of Google Search, said “There is no one better than Scalenut to help businesses scale organic traffic. With deep domain expertise and passion to help businesses grow sustainably, I am super excited to be part of the team. Their recent growth has validated our belief and I am super excited for what’s in the store.” About Scalenut Scalenut was founded by Mayank Jain, Gaurav Goyal, and Saurabh Wadhawan. In early 2022, they launched their AI-powered SEO and content marketing platform for public use. The SaaS platform helps SMBs and mid-market businesses to scale content and grow sustainably through organic marketing. Other than thousands of SMBs across the world, Scalenut also counts leading enterprises like Snapdeal, PharmEasy, Foyr, Hubilo, and Mosaic Wellness as its clients. Learn more about Scalenut here: www.scalenut.com Contact Details Scalenut Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.scalenut.com/
August 26, 2022 10:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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News ReleaseDhiWise
Over 30 million mobile and web app developers around the world are hard at work creating the next big thing. But like most jobs, large chunks of their work (as much as 60%) remains monotonous and could be automated. To address this problem, AI startup DhiWise is building a programming automation platform and is today announcing a $7M series A funding round to eliminate the mundane and repetitive tasks in developers’ lives. The round was led by Accel and Together Fund with participation from India Quotient along with founders from companies like WebEngage, Fleetx and Rocketlane. With this funding round, DhiWise has raised close to $9.5M in total. In its beta phase over the past 8 months, DhiWise has already saved more than 1 million-hours of programming for its 30,000 users. The DhiWise platform converts designs into code along with data binding, authentication, run time permissions, authorizations and much more so that developers can focus on business logic and core algorithms. It generates clean, structured, readable and modular code in MVC and clean code architecture that can be built upon later for scalability. DhiWise empowers developers so that they can work with their highest abilities to focus on coding what matters Founded in April 2021 by Vishal Virani (CEO) and Rahul Shingala (CTO), DhiWise goes beyond a low-code or no-code fix for developers but a DevTool that solves real-life developers problems. These were problems that the founders saw first hand having worked together for 8 years in IT consultancy with a team of 150 developers who built 200 projects for clients across 24 countries. To meet project deadlines and increase productivity, they deployed several low-code and no-code tools (including existing Figma to code conversion platforms) but the results were flawed. The generated output either did not have the required code quality and architecture or had multiple dependencies on the tool in consideration. This prompted them to build a programming platform of their own. After 6 months of R&D, their team of 50+ developers came up with multiple algorithms to automate the programming lifecycle by keeping in mind the source code standards where developers can build upon the code further. Within 8 months of setting up, DhiWise won the Golden Kitty awards 2021 by Product Hunt in the developer tool category. Their Figma to code plugin also has 5000+ installations so far. DhiWise co-founder and CEO, Vishal Virani commented: “We don't want to restrict ourselves to internal applications or other drag-and-drop platforms to create MVPs, so we developed a pro-code platform that can enable developers to deliver production-ready source code 10x faster for all kinds of apps, internal or complex. What sets DhiWise apart from its contemporaries is its accuracy of auto-identification of components, source code quality and no dependency hell.” “DhiWise-generated source code will be as good as being written by developers themselves. We are laser sharp focussed on empowering developers to become more productive instead of replacing them. To adapt the platform, developers need not change their behaviour; it is going to be as easy as using an IDE in their day-to-day lives. DhiWise is the only platform in the world which supports declarative UI in the low-code space, eventually being the torch bearer of a new category which we proudly call “Pro-code”. DhiWise plans to use the investment to move one step forward toward its vision of building the most intelligent programming platform in the world. Keeping React and Flutter applications as the core of their value proposition but including features like importing design systems, auto-identification of reusable components from Figma designs, and declarative UI in their upcoming releases so that developers can use the platform at any given point in time during their app development journey. No matter if it is a new application or an application with an existing code base, building front-end production-level applications would be a breeze. Manav Garg, Founding Partner at Together Fund added: "DhiWise's vision of enabling the ~30M professional devs today by embedding itself directly into their workflows and not requiring them to change their behaviour is compelling" About DhiWise DhiWise is a programming platform where developers can convert their designs into developer-friendly code for Mobile and web apps. DhiWise automates the application development lifecycle and instantly generates readable, modular and reusable code. Contact Details Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.dhiwise.com/
August 26, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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News ReleaseMinuteman Press International Inc
Minuteman Press in Swindon, England has reopened its physical location at 19-21 Newport Street (Ground Floor – Newport House). After suffering water damage from flooding in July of 2021 and electrical fire damage in October of 2021, owner James Beckwith and his team continued to operate and serve clients as repairs were being made. James shares, “The community has been fantastic, we officially remained open the whole time taking orders from the website and emails, as well as keeping our phone lines open. We have had nothing but positive comments and folks telling us they are so happy we are back open. Some customers have commented that though they had to go elsewhere for a time, the quality of the print and the quality of the service just didn’t compare to what they received when working with us.” During this critical time and leading to the reopening of their facility, James was grateful to be part of the Minuteman Press franchise family, who stepped in and provided crucial support in many areas. James says, “Mark Jones (UK South Regional VP) and Richard Myers (local field rep) and Duncan Diesel (at MPIHQ) have been invaluable to us. I routinely spoke with Duncan on equipment decisions when ours was being replaced as well as marketing ideas and technical help with Minuteman Press FLEX software and the new website. Richard has been out to see us during the time we had no premises to work up a plan once we were back open and he has been out since opening to assist with production processes and marketing ideas. Mark Jones was always at the end of the phone if we needed advice on anything. He was very key in us making the decision to stay in our current premises when we were investigating moving locations.” Being part of the Minuteman Press system also enabled James to receive vital support from choice vendors like Xerox. James states, “I want to particularly give a shout out to Xerox. They were amazing throughout the entire process. The Xerox kit was always the most expensive shop item and there were lots of negotiations on price to replace the two Versants that were damaged. They ultimately gave us the opportunity to acquire the Xerox Iridesse and offline booklet maker to match the requirements from the two previous Versants while keeping the insurance company happy on cost. Xerox also gave me near free reign of their Uxbridge HQ where I was allowed to run one particular job on their presses every month for six or seven months.” Today, with the repairs finished, new equipment in place and new signage installed, James is excited about the upgrades that have been made to the business. He says, “Our offices and production area have been refurbished, and we can now provide more services than before.” James continues, “We now have totally new kit, and because it is so versatile, we can offer more options than before, with an even faster turnaround. The new Xerox Iridesse is a full production press allowing us more and faster capabilities as well as improved image quality over our previous presses.” He adds, “Even our booklet-making capacity has improved. Whereas before, making a large number of booklets could take several hours, we can now produce up to 3,000 booklets in an hour.” James further explains the benefits of the new equipment installed at Minuteman Press in Swindon: “The Iridesse is absolutely amazing. The image quality is second to none. The job that I would run at Xerox HQ was a monthly magazine run for a local village. 1050 copies, ranging from 20 – 32 pages each month. On our Versants, the job would take 6 – 8 hours. Now the entire job takes us about 2 hours!” We were able to update our Duplo 615 to the 618 and that piece of kit is a dream. Touch screen, easy to configure and very dependable. We replaced our SureColour T5200 with the same model, however now we have the large format scanner which was one area we were sorely lacking. Customers would routinely come in with paper plans looking to get copies or scans and we would have to turn them away, now we can handle the full job for them. We replaced our HP Latex 330 with the Latex 335 that has the Print & Cut feature. We couldn’t be happier with the decision. We are still getting our feet wet with the Print & Cut, but so far we are producing work on all the new kit.” Minuteman Press in Swindon also plans to re-add dye sublimation and add a self-service area for walk-in customers who need a simple print job. James says, “This is really ideal if someone wants a return label printed, for example. We always offered this kind of service for customers, but soon they will be able to do it on a DIY basis.” James concludes, “We are happy to be back in our new and improved facility, and we are excited to continue to welcome back our clients. We are so thankful for them and all of the help we’ve received from our community and MPIHQ, and now we are ready to serve our clients better than ever before.” For more information about Minuteman Press in Swindon, visit https://minuteman.com/uk/locations/england/swindon/ To learn more about #1 rated Minuteman Press franchise opportunities and to see Minuteman Press franchise reviews, visit https://minutemanpressfranchise.co.uk or https://minutemanpressfranchise.com Contact Details Chris Biscuiti +1 631-249-1370 cbiscuiti@mpihq.com Company Website https://minutemanpressfranchise.com
August 26, 2022 05:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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