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How Manufacturers Can Overcome Industry 4.0 and 5.0 Challenges: New Insights from Info-Tech Research Group

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As the manufacturing industry grapples with the complexities of Industry 4.0 and prepares for the transformative shift towards Industry 5.0, manufacturers are under increasing pressure to modernize their operations and remain competitive. In a recently published resource, Info-Tech Research Group details actionable strategies for manufacturers to excel in the ever-evolving Industry 4.0 and 5.0 landscape.

TORONTO, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Manufacturers are facing significant challenges in implementing Industry 4.0 and 5.0, including the complexities of integrating advanced systems, ensuring cybersecurity, and managing the human-machine interface. In response to these obstacles and to support this transition, Info-Tech Research Group has released new insights on the situation in its latest industry blueprint, Transform Manufacturing by Mitigating the Challenges of Industry 4.0 and 5.0. Through a comprehensive approach encompassing the firm’s practical case studies and expert insights, the firm advises that industry leaders can surmount challenges and foster a culture of innovation within the manufacturing sector. 

The new resource provides crucial insights and strategies to address these issues, including case studies that outline how leading companies are overcoming these challenges. Additionally, the firm highlights how CIOs can tackle the immediate challenges of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 adoption by fostering strategic partnerships with technology providers and collaborating with research institutions.

“The global manufacturing landscape is rapidly evolving, and the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies has resulted in a more interconnected and data-driven manufacturing environment,” says Shreyas Shukla, principal research director at Info-Tech Research Group. “Further, the leap to Industry 5.0 introduces additional layers of complexity, emphasizing customization, efficiency, and more significant collaboration between humans and machines. This shift poses unique challenges, from technological adoption and workforce adaptation to ethical considerations and sustainability goals.”

Info-Tech’s latest research highlights the significant challenges the manufacturing industry faces in implementing advanced technologies due to the high initial investments in IT and OT. Additionally, the lack of necessary skills among existing employees to work with modern technologies has hindered industrial leaders’ modernization efforts. Resistance to adopt new technologies and processes among employees, management, and other stakeholders is also a cause for concern. However, it is paramount for manufacturing industry leaders to recognize that successfully adopting Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies is essential to remain competitive, as these technologies will have a transformative impact on the industry.

“As the competition gets tougher, many manufacturers are experimenting with AI and other emerging technologies, such as drones, autonomous guided vehicles, and robotics, to accelerate value realization,” explains Shukla. “Adoption of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 requires manufacturers to take immediate action or risk being left behind.”

The firm’s research explains that the majority of manufacturers are not meeting their goals and are reporting a significant drop in performance. Therefore, industrial leaders need to acknowledge that digital transformation and smart factory initiatives will help manufacturers better position themselves to meet their business goals. In its latest industry blueprint, Info-Tech highlights six core roadblocks that prevent manufacturers from adopting Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies:

Technology Advancement and Integration: Challenges related to compatibility with legacy systems, deciding which technologies to invest in, and integrating suppliers and partners into the transformation strategy. Additionally, creating a flexible and responsive supply chain and implementing predictive maintenance are critical concerns.Workforce Transformation and Skill Development: Issues stemming from identifying and managing skill gaps and resistance to change among employees. Ensuring the workforce has the necessary skills and knowledge to use and maintain advanced technologies is essential.Data Management and Ethics: Obstacles including effective data collection, storage, processing, and analysis. Ensuring data quality and security is crucial for leveraging data-driven insights and decision-making.Sustainable and Responsible Manufacturing: Includes addressing inefficient manufacturing practices, such as the improper use of resources and energy. Adopting sustainable practices is key to responsible manufacturing.Security and Regulatory Compliance: Increased cyber threats to connected assets and challenges related to protecting industrial control systems, safeguarding intellectual property, and preventing data breaches. Keeping up with changing regulations and ensuring compliance across different markets are also significant concerns.Cultural and Organizational Change Management: Barriers from the unwillingness and inability of employees to support and adapt to digital-first initiatives. Encouraging innovation and agility in the workforce is necessary for a successful transformation.

By understanding and addressing the challenges posed by Industry 4.0 and 5.0, manufacturers can not only optimize their operations but also drive innovation, competitiveness, and sustainable growth. Info-Tech’s comprehensive blueprint stresses that the integration of these technologies into the industry will build a more connected, efficient, and adaptable manufacturing environment. This transformation will lead to higher-quality products, reduced operational costs, and enhanced overall business performance. Embracing the opportunities of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 is essential for manufacturers aiming to thrive in the exponentially evolving industrial sector.

For exclusive and timely commentary from Shreyas Shukla, an expert manufacturing industry, and access to the complete Transform Manufacturing by Mitigating the Challenges of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 blueprint, please contact pr@infotech.com.

Info-Tech LIVE 2024

Registration is now open for Info-Tech Research Group’s annual IT conference, Info-Tech LIVE 2024, taking place September 17 to 19, 2024, at the iconic Bellagio in Las Vegas. This premier event offers journalists, podcasters, and media influencers access to exclusive content, the latest IT research and trends, and the opportunity to interview industry experts, analysts, and speakers. To apply for media passes to attend the event or gain access to research and expert insights on trending topics, please contact pr@infotech.com.

About Info-Tech Research Group

Info-Tech Research Group is one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms, proudly serving over 30,000 IT and HR professionals. The company produces unbiased, highly relevant research and provides advisory services to help leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. For nearly 30 years, Info-Tech has partnered closely with teams to provide them with everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

To learn more about Info-Tech’s divisions, visit McLean & Company for HR research and advisory services and SoftwareReviews for software buying insights.

Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software and hundreds of industry analysts through the firm’s Media Insiders program. To gain access, contact pr@infotech.com.

For information about Info-Tech Research Group or to access the latest research, visit infotech.com and connect via LinkedIn and X.

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Gamehaus Holdings Inc. to Announce Interim Financial Results for the First Nine Months of Fiscal 2025 on May 19, 2025

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SHANGHAI, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gamehaus Holdings Inc. (“Gamehaus” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: GMHS), a technology-driven mobile game publisher, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of fiscal year 2025 ended March 31, 2025, before the U.S. market opens on May 19, 2025.

The management team of Gamehaus will host a conference call at 08:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Monday, May 19, 2025 (08:00 P.M. Beijing/Hong Kong time on the same day) to discuss the financial results. In advance of the conference call, all participants must use the following link to complete the online registration process. Upon registering, each participant will receive access details for this conference including a conference passcode, a unique PIN number (personal access code), dial-in numbers, and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call.

Participant Online Registration: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10199786/ff24367338

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.gamehaus.com/.

About Gamehaus

Gamehaus Holdings Inc. is a technology-driven mobile game publisher dedicated to nurturing partnerships with small- and medium-sized game developers to amplify their success. “You make successful games. We make games successful” is the company’s mantra, encapsulating its commitment to transforming potential into prosperity through data-driven monetization support and optimizing game publishing solutions. For more information, please visit https://ir.gamehaus.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company’s business plan and outlook. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may”, or other similar expressions in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s most recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Email: IR@Gamehaus.com 

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Bridge to Life Announces Abstract Presentations at The 2025 International Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) in Singapore, May 28-31, 2025

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Abstracts to highlight hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) in liver transplants, including pediatric patients

CHICAGO, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bridge to Life™ Ltd., a leader in organ preservation solutions and perfusion technology, today announced the presentation of nine accepted abstracts, including two late-breakers, at the 2025 International Congress of the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS). The conference is scheduled to take place in Singapore, from May 28-31, 2025.

Abstracts to be presented:

Late Breaker: Impact of Machine Perfusion on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Liver Transplantation: A Donor Age-Stratified Analysis, Marco Maria Pascale, Francesco Frongillo, Giorgia Selvaggi, Giuseppe Bianco, Anna Caltabellotta, Erida Nure, Salvatore Agnes, Policlinico Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy

Late Breaker: Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation: A Game Changer for Middle-Volume Centers?, Marco Maria Pascale, Francesco Frongillo, Giorgia Selvaggi, Giuseppe Bianco, Anna Caltabellotta, Erida Nure, Salvatore Agnes, Policlinico Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy

Use of HOPE Machine Perfusion for Transplantation in Unusual Scenarios – A Case Report, Alba Bueno, Chris Neophytou, George Clarke, Keith Roberts, Khalid Sharif, Rebeca S. Mateos, Hector Vilca-Melendez, Liver Units, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Preliminary Results, Ane Andrés, María Velayos, Javier Serradilla Rodríguez, Alba Sánchez-Galán, José Luis Encinas, Paula Burgos, Iñigo Velasco, Jorge Utanda, Esteban Frauca y Francisco Hernandez-Oliveros, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

HOPE for Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Recurrence Analysis in Patients Transplanted with Grafts Submitted to Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion, Maria João Amaral; Mariana Duque; Júlio Constantino; Pedro Oliveira; João Simões; Ricardo Martins; António Pinho; Emanuel Furtado; José Guilherme Tralhão; Dulce Diogo, Coimbra University Hospital Centre, Coimbra, Portugal

The Impact of HOPE on Liver Transplantation for ACLF and ALF: A Promising Perspective, Pedro Pinto, Mariana Lobo, Andreia Matos, Pedro Oliveira, Dulce Diogo, José Tralhão; Coimbra University Hospital Centre, Coimbra, Portugal

Results of Implementation of Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) for Human Liver Grafts before transplantation in a Tertiary Hospital, Andrea González De Godos, Francisco Javier Tejero Pintor, Martín Bailón Cuadrado, José Carlos Sarmentero Prieto, Pilar Pinto Fuentes, Enrique Asensio Diaz, Paloma Lourdes Rodríguez Vielba, Fernando Labarga Rodríguez, David Pacheco Sánchez, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain

HOPE for combined Heart and Liver Transplant, Mireia Caralt, José Andrés Molino, Jesús Quintero, Núria Montferrer, Joan Balcells, Cristina Padrós, Maria Margaret Mercadal, Raul Feline Abella,Ferran Gran, Ernest Hidalgo, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

HOPE for the hopeless grafts. Experience from a single center, Mireia Caralt, Laura Vidal, Sandra Torres, José Andrés Molino, Marta Martos, Piero Alberti, Cristina Dopazo, Concepción Gómez, Itxarone Bilbao, Ramon Charco, Ernest Hidalgo, , Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

In addition to the abstract presentations, Bridge to Life will also be participating in the Hands-On Liver Machine Perfusion Workshop taking place on May 28, 2025.  Separate registration is required: 5th ILTS Hands-on Liver Machine Perfusion Workshop – ILTS Congress 2025

Bridge to Life will also be sponsoring a symposium on May 29 at 3:00 pm SST (UTC+8) on “Expanding the Boundaries of Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region”.  Speakers include Dr. Sonal Asthana from Aster Hospitals, Dr. Andrea Schlegel from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio and Dr. Rebeca Sanabria Mateos from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

About Bridge to Life Ltd

Bridge to Life™ Ltd is a market leader in organ preservation solutions, offering premier products such as Belzer UW®, EasiSlush® and the VitaSmart™1 Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion System. With a strong focus on product quality, innovation and accessibility, the company serves and partners with leading Transplant Centers and Organ Procurement Organizations globally.

1 VitaSmart is CE Marked and available for sale in several markets outside of the United States. VitaSmart is not approved for sale in the US.

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Athean Launches with New AI-Powered Sales Platform to Supercharge Prospecting

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Athean, a new AI-driven prospecting and engagement platform, launches today to transform how sales teams win deals. Designed to eliminate tool overload and data silos, Athean centralizes the entire sales ecosystem into one intelligent platform. By streamlining workflows and surfacing actionable insights, Athean supercharges prospecting, enabling teams to easily find and meaningfully engage with high-quality prospects.

“Sales reps are inundated with countless tools for prospecting, valuable data is siloed, and time is lost in the endless switching between platforms,” said John Kim, Co-founder and CEO of Athean. “We created Athean to fill a critical void in the sales technology marketplace – a tool thoughtfully designed to help sales teams deploy their skills more effectively and close better deals faster.”

Athean unifies sales data and tools that reps use daily – from CRMs and prospect databases to communication history – into a single platform, and its AI models arm reps with actionable insights into their accounts. Sales engagement, including calls, emails, and sequences, can also be managed directly in Athean. This seamless access to information enables teams to spend less time gathering data and more time connecting with potential customers.

“Athean isn’t just another prospecting tool; it’s a precise, powerful solution created with the explicit goal of helping individuals master the sales process,” said Kim. “Our intelligent platform provides salespeople with detailed, prioritized insights into their prospect pipeline – who to contact, when, and why – so that they can spend their time on what actually moves deals forward: building relationships.”

Key benefits highlighted in early customer experiences include:

Context: With deep insights into prospects, Athean shines a light on the contacts and context sales teams need to connect meaningfully and efficiently with the right prospects, at the right time.Clarity: Simplified, impactful data presentation integrates seamlessly with your existing tech stack which means less tools and fewer tabs, eliminating the distraction and chaos of prospecting to give sales reps clarity and focus.Connection: We estimate Athean can free up as much as two hours every day, allowing reps to do what they do best: building genuine, lasting relationships.

Athean was originally designed at Silicon Valley security company, Verkada, to be used by their 1,000+ person sales team. Athean will operate as an independent venture of Verkada and is now publicly available to sales teams eager to elevate their prospecting efforts. Learn more at Athean.com.

About Athean
Athean is an AI-driven prospecting and engagement platform that unifies customer and prospect data, communications history, and market signals to transform how sales teams win deals. Athean’s AI-powered tools eliminate tab-switching and manual validation, helping sales reps to identify high potential accounts, surface relevant intel and engage with enriched prospect data – arming your team with the contextual knowledge that builds instant credibility. The result: better conversations, more qualified opportunities, and ultimately, more closed revenue. For more information, please visit www.athean.com.

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