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Apollo GraphQL Unlocks the Value of Enterprise APIs with New Innovations

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3 months ago

October 9, 2024

Apollo Connectors for REST APIs available today to enable next-gen intelligent app development

Additional new product enhancements help enterprises improve developer efficiency and API performance

Coinbase, Indeed.com, JUCR among hundreds building their API strategies using Apollo GraphQL, also presenting this week at GraphQL Summit 2024 among many industry leaders designing, building, and operating GraphQL at scale

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Apollo GraphQL, the GraphQL API Platform company, today announced Apollo Connectors for simplifying GraphQL API integration. Unveiled at GraphQL Summit 2024, this groundbreaking addition to Apollo’s product suite empowers organizations to leverage GraphQL as a complementary platform that sits atop existing services with minimal overhead, enhancing the flexibility, speed, and efficiency of API integration. By reducing the need for middleware and boilerplate code, Apollo Connectors further position Apollo at the forefront of the GraphQL API market. Apollo Connectors for REST APIs is available today in public preview.

Many organizations recognize the potential of GraphQL but struggle with managing various APIs and maximizing the value of their existing REST API investments, which often fetch too much or too little data. These challenges add complexity and cost, slowing innovation. As API ambitions scale to develop modern and intelligent applications, the Apollo GraphOS® platform offers an API platform approach that reduces the cognitive load on development teams, allowing them to focus on what matters most—delivering value.

The introduction of Apollo Connectors for REST APIs simplifies this transition further by allowing developers to integrate REST APIs into a federated GraphQL schema, incrementally or all at once, without incurring additional overhead. This pivotal advancement bridges the gap between traditional REST architectures and modern GraphQL deployments, enabling a unified, manageable, and more innovative API strategy across the organization. Apollo also celebrates the fifth anniversary of Apollo Federation, now considered the consensus standard for GraphQL in the enterprise.

“The pace of innovation, driven by AI and the demand for personalized digital experiences, means that organizations can no longer afford to delay modernizing their API strategies,” said Matt DeBergalis, CTO and co-founder of Apollo GraphQL. “Apollo Connectors for REST APIs allow teams to swiftly adapt by incrementally adopting GraphQL without overhauling existing systems. This isn’t just about simplification; it’s about staying competitive in an environment where speed and flexibility are critical. Apollo Connectors are designed to make that transition seamless and immediate.”

Key Features of Apollo Connectors for REST APIs include:

Declarative integration: Engineers can use a simple syntax within their GraphQL schema to connect directly to REST API endpoints, streamlining the process of mapping types and fields to underlying services.

Eliminating the GraphQL server: By eliminating the complexities of GraphQL server development and maintenance, Apollo Connectors reduces technical debt and allows teams to focus on delivering value faster.

Seamless onboarding: Apollo GraphOS provides integrated tooling and a smart editor for VSCode, ensuring a smooth onboarding process for teams of all sizes.

“Apollo Connectors makes it dramatically easier for enterprises to unify their API ecosystem with a federated GraphQL architecture,” said Rob Brazier, vice president of product at Apollo GraphQL. “Almost every organization of significant scale has a large REST API footprint. Apollo Connectors for REST APIs enable our customers to leverage that API footprint, integrating with it to drive innovation without wasting time on risky migrations or waterfall architectural transformations.”

Additional New Product Features Improve Scalability, Speed, and Developer Productivity

Apollo is also unveiling several enhancements to its platform, Apollo GraphOS, and its suite of tools aimed at improving enterprise scale, developer velocity, and platform performance:

Significant performance gains now in Apollo Router Core: Apollo Router Core, now with a new native query planner in public preview that delivers significant performance improvements, reduces resource usage, and cuts latency when processing and planning client requests.

As Apollo customers scale their graphs to handle more clients and increasingly complex use cases, they require a way to ensure that complex GraphQL operations do not compromise performance or lead to denial of service issues. Enterprise customers can use Apollo’s GraphOS Router, which now includes native demand control to help manage and limit operational complexity, to prevent performance slowdowns.

GraphOS Router also introduces entity caching with cache invalidation in public preview. API teams can now store key business entities, such as inventory and user records, in Redis for long-term caching, ensuring responsive and high-performing applications. They also have granular control over invalidating entries based on time to live, subgraph, type, and more. Apollo will also offer long-term support for it, ensuring that enterprises can rely on it for years to come.

Improved developer velocity and performance for API platform teams. Apollo continues to prioritize developer experience with the latest improvements in Rover, its leading command-line interface for GraphOS. The new workflow improvements in Rover integrate it more closely with GraphOS Studio and bring under-the-hood improvements that make it up to 10 times faster for developers to compose large-scale graphs.

Rover now executes commands in parallel and asynchronously, such as composition and fetching, improving speed and reliability, especially for large graphs. Native OS-level threading also makes local composition up to 10x faster.

Beyond performance improvements, Rover now supports subgraph mirroring, an automated workflow that allows developers to seamlessly fetch and test subgraph configurations on their local machines. This new enhancement eliminates the time-consuming manual setup previously required, enabling developers to quickly test new subgraphs and router configurations in a controlled environment, significantly boosting developer productivity. Download the latest Rover release.

Automatically enforce organization-specific standards with enhanced security and compliance. Apollo GraphOS introduces custom schema checks, a powerful new feature that addresses API platform teams’ demand for enhanced schema validation capabilities. This functionality allows organizations to integrate their own business logic, security policies, and governance rules into Apollo’s existing schema check workflow, ensuring that every schema change adheres to company-specific standards. The result is a more robust, flexible, and secure approach to maintaining schema integrity, allowing platform teams to uphold organizational standards in an automated manner while adhering to stringent organizational requirements.

“Our Apollo GraphOS platform and suite of tools give enterprises the capabilities they need to build next-generation intelligent applications,” said DeBergalis. “The enhancements we’re announcing today further our mission to make API platforms more powerful, flexible, and easier to use at any scale.”

Users can experience first-hand the ease of building an expansive GraphQL API through the power of Apollo Connectors for REST APIs. Start today for free.

Join the Conversation at GraphQL Summit 2024

Apollo GraphQL invites developers, engineers, and industry leaders to join us at the seventh annual GraphQL Summit 2024, where over 1,000 GraphQL enthusiasts have gathered in person this week in New York City and online. Sponsored by Xolv.io, Team Duality, and Moon Highway, GraphQL Summit will also be available virtually on November 7, 2024. Register now to explore the latest in GraphQL and API platform engineering and join in the conversation on LinkedIn and X by following #GraphQLSummit.

This announcement and more will be featured in the GraphQL Summit keynote delivered by DeBergalis, which can be viewed today via live-stream here beginning at 9 am EDT and covered on Apollo’s blog. For those unable to attend, GraphQL Summit Virtual will be held on Nov 7 and will feature announcements and presentations from the in-person event.

Customer Validation

“Our partnership with Apollo GraphQL has been key to supporting us to build our business at Coinbase and moving towards a fully federated GraphQL architecture. We’re breaking down our monolith into manageable subgraphs, reducing bottlenecks, and creating a more scalable system. Apollo empowers our teams to scale, innovate, and grow with confidence.” – Stephanie Saunders, Engineering Manager at Coinbase

“At Indeed, we rely on our primary graph, OneGraph, to manage traffic from our native apps, website, third-party vendors, and subsidiaries. Monitoring and controlling these interactions is essential to avoid excessive load on our supergraph and unnecessary fees from third-party APIs. With Demand Control, Apollo has provided us with a high-performance, out-of-the-box solution that safeguards our supergraph from costly operations. By estimating an operation’s complexity before execution, we now have enhanced control over traffic management and can effectively apply rate limits.” – Carlos Gomez, Software Engineer at Indeed.com

“With Apollo GraphOS and federated subscriptions, JUCR delivers seamless live updates to thousands of EV charging sessions across Europe, keeping our customers up-to-date in real-time during their charging experience.” – Max Grollman, Co-founder & CTO at JUCR

About Apollo GraphQL

Apollo GraphQL helps developers help the world by providing a better API platform across teams. Apollo’s open-source software is downloaded 25M times per month and its commercial GraphQL technologies power the most innovative brands today. Teams at Coinbase, New York Times, and Wayfair ship personalized, omnichannel experiences faster with a supergraph – a self-service GraphQL platform that spans any number of backend services. Serving over 5T requests in 2023, the Apollo GraphOS® platform simplifies API development with workflows and infrastructure to build, test, and ship supergraphs at any scale. Based in San Francisco, Apollo is backed by Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, and Trinity Ventures. Learn more at: https://www.apollographql.com.

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Jennifer Tyrseck
communications@apollographql.com
(203) 614-9530

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Thinkpal learning tablet from Think Academy wins TechRadar Pro Picks and Trusted Reviews Best in Show awards at CES 2025

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January 11, 2025

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Think Academy debuted its Thinkpal tablet at CES 2025 and has won a TechRadar Pro Picks and Trusted Reviews Best in Show awards for this innovative new product.

Both awards are given to innovative products and solutions at CES that stand out from a packed crowd. Think Academy President, Alex Peng, was presented the awards at CES, noting the awards were given to Thinkpal because it is both a wholly unique product in the education technology market and also provides such value to parents and educators.

Designed to transform the way kids learn, explore, and thrive in an ever-evolving world, the Thinkpal is powered by cutting-edge AI that serves as a guide and tutor for young learners. With significant learning loss experienced in recent years, families and educators have faced unprecedented challenges as test scores in reading and math have seen steady declines. Parents have expressed their struggles in reigniting their children’s passion for learning, while educators grapple with the complexities of bridging diverse learning gaps.

To meet these challenges, the Thinkpal tablet offers a tailored, AI-powered solution that provides step-by-step writing guidance and real-time math support, making learning more intuitive and enjoyable.

Alex Peng introduced several key features of the Thinkpal during a press event. He showed the audience how Thinkpal’s “GeniusTutor,” an AI-powered system that transforms learning into an interactive and engaging experience, is the heart of this product’s features. Built on the Microsoft Azure OpenAI GPT-4o model, GeniusTutor provides real-time guidance and feedback, empowering students to:

Conquer complex math problems through logic-driven, step-by-step explanationsMaster writing with interactive prompts and instant feedback that build confidence and creativityEnhance vocabulary and reading skills with innovative tools like “Point-and-Discover,” where children can point to words in a physical book, and the tablet’s camera instantly provides explanations, along with guided reading exercises

Adding a touch of fun and companionship, “Thinkie,” an advanced AI-powered learning companion, engages children through voice-based natural language interactions. Thinkie chats, answers questions, and fosters curiosity, making the learning process enjoyable and dynamic.

With an extensive library of ebooks, gamified coursework, and compatibility with popular applications like Google Classroom, the Thinkpal Tablet is a versatile tool for modern families. The 11-inch TÜV Rheinland-certified eye-care screen also safeguards children’s vision during extended use, while the optional keyboard transforms the tablet into a Chromebook-like device, enhancing productivity and usability.

“Our mission is to provide every child with a personalized, world-class tutor that inspires confidence and a lifelong love for learning”, noted Alex Peng during a media interview Q&A. “We’re honored that TechRadar and Trusted Reviews recognize the potential of the Thinkpal to improve learning through advanced and accessible technology.”

The Thinkpal Tablet will be available for $249 ($339 including keyboard) at shop.thethinkacademy.com. Pre-orders open today.

About Think Academy

Think Academy, a subsidiary of TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL), has been at the forefront of education innovation for over two decades. Serving more than 5 million K-12 students across 10+ countries, Think Academy is dedicated to creating fair and comprehensive educational opportunities. By integrating advanced technology with expert curriculum design, Think Academy is shaping the future of learning to be more accessible, engaging, and impactful.

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Cecilia Qian
cecilia@impact5r.com

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MLVision M5 Unveiled at CES 2025: Pioneering Innovation in Wearable Technology with the World’s Lightest AI-Powered AR Glasses

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January 11, 2025

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At CES 2025, MLVision has officially launched its groundbreaking MLVision M5, setting a new global standard for wearable technology. Weighing a mere 25.8 grams, the MLVision M5 is the world’s lightest AI-powered AR glasses. The device combines cutting-edge artificial intelligence, precision engineering, and a commitment to privacy and accessibility.

“MLVision M5 is more than just a wearable device; it represents a significant breakthrough in both weight and product design,” said CEO Zhaoen Dai. “Our goal is to create smart AR glasses that feel effortless to wear, leveraging cutting-edge AR display technology and advanced AI models to genuinely help users work and live more efficiently and conveniently.”

Crafted with aviation-grade titanium and ultra-lightweight floating plastic, this device achieves an unprecedented balance between durability and comfort. Weighing only 25.8g, 40% less than traditional AR glasses, it ensures an effortless, all-day wearing experience that feels almost weightless. The ergonomic design caters to users’ needs, making it a perfect companion for both work and leisure.

This device introduces an industry-first modular design, setting a new benchmark for adaptability in AR glasses. This innovation allows users to seamlessly transition between an all-in-one configuration and a clip-on style, accommodating diverse preferences and use cases. For nearsighted users, the M5 eliminates the need for custom prescription lenses—a common limitation in traditional AR glasses. Instead, it can be conveniently clipped onto existing prescription glasses, offering unmatched practicality and cost savings. This thoughtful modularity not only enhances accessibility but also positions the MLVision M5 as a versatile solution for a broad spectrum of users.

One of MLVision M5’s standout features is its immersive visual projection system, which offers an 86-inch private virtual screen. Powered by MLVision’s proprietary Hummingbird Micro-LED light engine and advanced nano-scale diffraction waveguide technology, the glasses create a secure and private viewing experience, ideal for reading confidential documents or browsing personal files. To prioritize eye health, the device utilizes soft green light with a projection distance of 4 meters, reducing strain during extended use.

The MLVision M5 is also equipped with the AIOS platform, delivering unparalleled AI-driven capabilities to enhance user productivity and accessibility. With intelligent tools like document summarization, real-time translation in seven languages, and interactive AI chat for setting reminders and brainstorming ideas, the device seamlessly integrates into the modern workflow. Additionally, its innovative Care Mode provides real-time audio transcription, enabling a more inclusive experience for users with hearing impairments.

The MLVision M5 excels as a navigation powerhouse, offering intuitive, real-time directions to guide users seamlessly through various environments. Whether exploring a new city, finding the fastest route to your destination, or navigating while riding a bike, the M5 ensures you always stay on the right path with ease and confidence.

The MLVision M5 will launch in China at the end of January 2025. Pricing and pre-order details will be announced in the coming weeks.

MLVision, a global innovator in wearable technology, continues to push the boundaries of what is possible by merging innovation, style, and functionality. With the launch of MLVision M5, the company reinforces its commitment to accessibility, sustainability, and creating cutting-edge solutions that redefine how technology is integrated into everyday life.

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Brandivio Launches Advanced Retail Allocation Platform for Inventory Excellence

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January 11, 2025

Brandivio’s inventory optimization solutions empower footwear and apparel brands and retailers to buy smarter, allocate & replenish faster, and meet demand with precision.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Brandivio, a new generation inventory excellence platform for apparel and footwear retailers, announces its expansion into North America, in conjunction with the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show in New York City.

The Brandivio platform addresses the unique needs of the retail allocation market, ensuring apparel and footwear retailers have innovative tools to grow and thrive,” said Keith Whaley, SVP of Retail Solutions at Brandivio.

Brandivio, already supporting top-tier brands in EMEA, is built by seasoned retail experts to solve critical inventory challenges in fashion and footwear.

Leveraging machine learning, real-time demand signals, and automation, the Brandivio platform optimizes the distribution of products across a retailer’s stores and e-commerce channels ensuring the right products are in the right places at the right times, ultimately improving sales and margin performance, customer satisfaction, and inventory efficiency.

Key Features of Brandivio –

Advanced Demand Sensing: Predict future demand for short lifecycle products using machine learning native algorithms incorporating hyper-local external datasets to map powerful demand drivers.Dynamic Inventory Allocation: Adjust inventory in real time at the SKU/location level based on in-season trends to reduce stockouts and overstock situations.Real-Time Analytics: Drive test and learn strategies, optimize assortment in-season and connect functional teams across the organization with actionable insights for rapid response to market trends.Automation: Reduce up to 80% of existing manual planning efforts and redirect planner focus towards even greater efficiencies.Ease of Use: Intuitive workflows ensure rapid adoption without extensive training.

“Retailers can no longer rely on outdated tools or seasonal strategies,” said James Townsend, CEO of Brandivio.

“Brandivio democratizes retail data science, enabling brands to level the playing field, compete effectively, and maximize profits in today’s fast-paced market.”

This launch underscores Brandivio’s mission to support U.S. retailers facing tighter margins and increasing competition. “Our platform addresses the unique needs of this market, ensuring retailers have the tools to grow and thrive,” added Keith Whaley, SVP of Retail Solutions.

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Keith Whaley, Brandivio, Inc., 1 9494453183, keith.whaley@brandivio.com, https://brandivio.com

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