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Epson Invites Startups and Developers to Join its Third “Innovation Challenge”

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Third Hybrid Hackathon Event Invites Innovators from U.S., Canada and Mexico to Leverage “Epson Connect” Cloud Service for Scan and Print Workflows

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In an era where joint forces are the key for successful innovation and to redefine the user experience, Epson is taking the next step forward in building a robust developer community that thrives on co-creation and collaboration. Epson is expanding its third Innovation Challenge, held Oct. 26-Nov. 3, to welcome innovative developers and startups from the United States, Canada and Mexico. Applications are open now through Oct. 15.

Applications now open to U.S., Canada and Mexico for Epson’s third Innovation Challenge hybrid hackathon event.

“The relevance of home and office printers continues to play a pivotal role in our digital society,” said Junkichi Yoshida, COO, Epson Printing Solutions. “Epson is on a mission to provide an attractive platform that presents an enriching opportunity for developers to utilize the power of our secure cloud service for remote scanning and printing through Epson Connect™, with access to millions of users worldwide.”

The unique one-week hybrid hackathon series, spearheaded by Epson America’s Digital Innovation Team, includes cash prizes, Epson product prizes, the opportunity to pitch to Epson’s global executive team, as well as the opportunity to work with Epson to launch their solutions in the North American market.

“We’re very excited to kick off the third edition of the Epson Innovation Challenge that will be held in San Francisco, San Jose and remotely,” said Tim Nguyen, manager business development and partner innovation, Epson America Inc. “Our team is especially interested in solutions that compliment customer needs of sizable user populations, such as social media users, media subscribers, and e-commerce users. Desirable ideas will demonstrate a creative mix of scanning, data processing and printing to address untapped opportunities in both consumer and commercial use cases.”

Epson has built a global reputation for user-friendly precision hardware products that can be found anywhere, including consumer homes, in education, small and medium businesses, and government agencies. This Innovation Challenge gives developers a unique opportunity to integrate the Epson Connect API with their existing products or to build new solutions utilizing the power of the secure cloud service for scanning and printing. Sectors that can benefit from such solutions could include Social Media, Healthcare, PropTech, Hybrid Work or to provide secure printing and scanning in GovTech, InsurTech and Fintech.

“We are excited to engage the developer community for this third challenge and look forward to seeing the creative solutions that demonstrate a competitive advantage for the user experience compared to a standard print or scan function,” said Jack Rieger, director, Digital Innovation, Epson America, Inc. “Using next-generation technology, participants are encouraged to generate compelling use cases, such as automated printing workflows and generating personalized content.”

Epson is working with San Francisco-based Foundry 415 Innovation Group, an experienced operator for startup accelerator and corporate innovation programs, to host the event. “We witnessed an overwhelming response from the developer and startup community for our past two challenges and are looking forward to seeing creative ideas for our third edition,” said Christian Litsch, head of corporate innovation services, Foundry 415. “We’ve planned an exciting week packed with insightful workshops, including with renowned Demo Pitch Coach Nathan Gold, known to help Shark Tank appearances, TED talks and various startup teams deliver impactful presentations.”

Interested developers can find more information on the Epson Innovation Challenge website and can prepare by registering for an Epson Connect account. Term and conditions can be found here.

About Foundry 415 Innovation Group
Foundry 415 is a Silicon Valley – San Francisco based innovation company accelerating the success of global corporate innovators and technology entrepreneurs. Our team has worked with 40+ global corporations to drive innovation results by uncovering new trends and opportunities, scouting cutting-edge startups for strategic partnership, investment or acquisition, and successfully piloting new business concepts. Alongside its consulting practice, Foundry 415 powers the growth of startups through impactful acceleration and landing-pad programs and offers custom executive education programs with a focus on innovation. Learn more at https://www.foundry415.com/.

About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson’s goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.

Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of more than JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/

Epson America, Inc., based in Los Alamitos, Calif., is Epson’s regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (facebook.com/Epson), Twitter (twitter.com/EpsonAmerica), YouTube (youtube.com/epsonamerica), and Instagram (instagram.com/EpsonAmerica).

EPSON is a registered trademark and Epson Connect is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. Copyright 2023 Epson America, Inc.

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TMEIC Earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Global Company of the Year Award for Leading the Industrial Carbon-Neutral Solutions Market

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TMEIC integrates next-generation hydrogen and power conversion technologies to help industries worldwide reduce emissions, enhance energy efficiency, and redefine the future of global energy systems.

SAN ANTONIO, April 23, 2025 /CNW/ — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the industrial carbon-neutral solutions industry and, based on its findings, recognizes TMEIC with the 2025 Global Company of the Year Award. TMEIC is a world-class provider of advanced industrial solutions that drive sustainability and operational efficiency through its cutting-edge power electronics, renewable energy, and hydrogen technologies. With a steadfast commitment to carbon neutrality (CN) and digital transformation (DX), the company pioneers’ innovative solutions that reduce emissions, enhance energy efficiency, and optimize industrial processes across multiple sectors, such as cement, metals, mining, oil and gas, and paper.

With a deep-rooted commitment to sustainability, TMEIC has established itself as a trailblazer in carbon-neutral solutions. The company leverages over two decades of expertise in advanced power converters and industrial automation to help various businesses, particularly the hydrogen sector, navigate the global transition toward cleaner and more energy-efficient operations. Its high-capacity inverters for large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plants and energy storage systems (ESS), and rectifiers for hydrogen production are critical in accelerating the adoption of renewable energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The seamless integration of state-of-the-art digital technologies with industrial power systems enables TMEIC to provide exceptional customer value and foster long-term sustainability.

TMEIC also combines advanced power conversion systems with high-efficiency electric motors to significantly optimize energy usage across diverse industrial applications, minimizing carbon footprints while maximizing operational performance. Furthermore, TMEIC has developed its cutting edge CleanArc power solution and successfully secured its first project. The power supply system supports the steel industry in its efforts to introduce electric furnace systems, which are indispensable for the decarbonatization of the steel-making process.

“TMEIC’s comprehensive portfolio of carbon-neutral initiatives underscores its commitment to driving transformative change and its ability to redefine the industry through innovative solutions. Through in-depth megatrend analysis, the company has developed cutting-edge products with highly valued features, solidifying its position as a leader in innovation. Its strong presence in the green hydrogen sector, a key driver of carbon neutrality, highlights its commitment to sustainable progress and industry transformation,” said Gautham Gnanajothi, Global Vice President of Research at Frost & Sullivan.

It is noteworthy that TMEIC proclaims its visionary “Growth20” strategy, which was drawn up to celebrate its 20 years of operation and to accelerate its growth further. The strategy showcases its ability to anticipate industry shifts and leverage global megatrends such as carbon neutrality and digital transformation. This strategic framework drives business expansion, accelerates new ventures, and stabilizes existing operations, ensuring that TMEIC remains at the forefront of the industrial energy transition.

The company continues to push the boundaries of energy efficiency and renewable integration, providing next-generation technologies that redefine industrial electrification and decarbonization. As a result, TMEIC is well-positioned to shape the future of carbon-neutral industrial solutions and set new benchmarks for global sustainability efforts with its strong track record of innovation, strategic industry collaborations, and an unrelenting drive for excellence.

“TMEIC’s visionary growth strategy exhibits its commitment to advocating the global shift toward a more sustainable and digitally integrated future. With persistent solution innovation, the company demonstrates unmatched agility and scalability and delivers superior customer experiences. Aligned with its long-term vision outlined in the Growth20 strategy, TMEIC is poised to continue leveraging opportunities driven by transformative megatrends, paving the way for exponential success,” noted Gnanajothi.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Frost & Sullivan

For six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.

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About TMEIC
TMEIC was formed in 2003 through the integration of Toshiba Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation industrial system businesses, and manufactures and sells variable frequency drives, motors, photovoltaic inverters, rectifiers for hydrogen production, and advanced automation systems for a range of industrial applications. We drive industry.

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Sinch AB (publ) has published its Annual Report for 2024

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STOCKHOLM, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sinch AB (publ), which is pioneering the way the world communicates through its Customer Communications Cloud, has today published its Annual Report for 2024.

The report is available for download at investors.sinch.com.

For further information, please contact:
Ola Elmeland
Investor Relations Director
Mobile: +46 721 43 34 59
E-mail: investors@sinch.com

About Sinch

Sinch is pioneering the way the world communicates. More than 175,000 businesses – including many of the world’s largest tech companies – rely on Sinch’s Customer Communications Cloud to improve customer experience through mobile messaging, voice and email. Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since it was founded in 2008. It is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with shares traded at NASDAQ Stockholm (STO: SINCH). Learn more at sinch.com.

This information is information that Sinch AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 07:30 CEST on April 23, 2025.

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FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific Honoured with Oracle Asia Pacific CHRO of the Year Award

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Recognized for commitment to transformative HR practices and strategies

SINGAPORE, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific (FBAP) has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Oracle Customer Excellence Award for Asia Pacific CHRO of the Year, recognizing its exceptional leadership in driving human resources (HR) success.

The Oracle Customer Excellence Awards celebrate organizations and leaders worldwide who leverage Oracle technology to reinvent business practices and drive transformative change. Asia Pacific CHRO of the Year celebrates visionary leaders who have demonstrated outstanding performance in aligning HR strategies with company goals as well as fostering an innovative and fulfilling workplace for its employees. By winning this award, FBAP is automatically nominated for the global phase of the Oracle Customer Excellence Awards, with global winners announced in June 2025.

Established in 1991 as the regional headquarters in Singapore, FBAP provides higher management support and marketing initiatives to sales subsidiaries and partners# throughout the Asia Pacific region, including East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. FBAP streamlined its HR environment from 256 interfaces across 53 disparate systems to Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM), improving efficiency and agility, and enhancing the employee experience. Winning the Asia Pacific CHRO of the Year award highlights FBAP’s excellence in recruitment, retention, productivity, engagement, and culture change, inspiring others with its HR vision.

“We are truly honoured to receive this regional recognition for CHRO of the Year. This award reflects the dedication of our HR team in driving business transformation,” said Gwen Wong, general manager, Human Resources, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific. “Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM has been instrumental in streamlining our processes, enhancing data-driven decision-making, and empowering us to create a more agile and innovative workplace. We remain committed to leveraging technology to maximize the potential of our people and organization.”

Naito Masatsugu, president of FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific, added, “We are incredibly proud of this regional win, which underscores our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation. At FUJIFILM Business Innovation, our goal is to realize our group policy of ‘Giving Our World More Smiles,’ and this award exemplifies how we bring that purpose to life. By cultivating a workplace where creativity and collaboration thrive, we empower our employees to create meaningful value for our customers and communities. This recognition inspires us to continue driving positive change and delivering smiles through our work.”

“The Oracle Customer Excellence Awards celebrate the pinnacle of business innovation, highlighting how organizations and their leaders leverage Oracle technology to transform business practices,” said Sunil Wahi, vice president, Solution Engineering, Applications, Oracle, Asia Pacific. “FUJIFILM Business Innovation Asia Pacific’s recognition as CHRO of the Year is testament to their commitment to innovation, people development, and organizational excellence. Their strategic approach to talent management and their emphasis on creating a dynamic, forward-thinking workplace reflects the true power of leveraging technology to empower people and drive business success.”

# Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan region, South Korea, mainland China.

About FUJIFILM Business Innovation
FUJIFILM Business Innovation is a global leader committed to continuously deliver innovations to customers’ businesses worldwide, for creating innovative and fulfilling workplaces by effectively adopting information and knowledge through digital transformation (DX). We have pioneered numerous technologies and accumulated expertise since our establishment in 1962, to build an environment that encourages the use of one’s creativity to maximize organizational strengths. Our portfolio includes conducting R&D, manufacturing and sales of world-class workflow solutions, IT services, and printing equipment such as digital multifunction printers (MFPs). We also offer business process outsourcing (BPO) services as well as marketing and implementation support of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

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About Oracle
Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit us at oracle.com

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