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Ecma International and Open Compute Project Announce a New Collaboration

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Establishing new global standards for novel storage device architectures

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ecma International, a leading global standards developing organization dedicated to the open standardization of information and communication systems, and the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP), the nonprofit organization bringing hyperscale innovations to all, are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration for standardization of work produced by OCP storage projects.

In the near term, Ecma and OCP aim to collaborate by integrating specifications for the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Surrogate, a device with HDD geometry and sensors developed by the HDD Dynamics sub-project under the OCP Storage Project, into a standard managed by Ecma Technical Committee 26 (TC26) for the purpose of exchanging HDD vibroacoustic disturbance information, in order to promote functional HDD operation. Potential long-term collaboration topics include information storage, product environmental/sustainability attributes and product safety.

“Ecma International is excited to formalize our relationship with OCP,” said Samina Husain, Ecma Secretary General. “By integrating OCP’s innovative contributions, we aim to further enhance our standards and foster technological advancements in storage performance that will benefit the entire industry.”

“This collaboration represents an important step in open technology development serving global markets,” said Jochen Friedrich, Ecma President. “By working closely with the OCP Community, we hope to enable the adoption of critical storage technology innovations developed by hyperscale data center operators and their collaborators across the industry.”

The agreement sets the stage for both organizations to collaborate efficiently, avoiding duplication of efforts and maximizing their impact on the future of HDD and storage technologies.

“The OCP Community often comes together collaboratively to solve problems identified by operating data centers at a very large scale, and these solutions become a de facto standard due to their adoption within the Community,” said Cliff Grossner, Ph.D., Chief innovation Officer at OCP. “It is our pleasure that, through OCP’s collaboration with Ecma, innovations developed by the OCP Community can be included into global standards for the benefit of the broader market.”

About ECMA INTERNATIONAL (www.ecma-international.org)
Ecma International is a not-for-profit industry association of technology developers, vendors, and users founded in 1961 and dedicated to the standardization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Consumer Electronics (CE). For over 60 years Ecma has actively contributed to worldwide standardization in information technology and telecommunications. More than 400 Ecma Standards and 100 Technical Reports of high quality have been published, more than two-thirds of which have also been adopted as International Standards and/or Technical Reports.

About Open Compute Project (OCP)
At the core of the open compute project (OCP) is its community of hyperscale data center operators, joined by telecom and colocation providers and enterprise IT users, working with vendors to develop open innovations that when embedded in product are deployed from the cloud to the edge. The OCP Foundation is responsible for fostering and serving the OCP community to meet the market and shape the future, taking hyperscale led innovations to everyone. Meeting the market is accomplished through open designs and best practices, and with data center facility and IT equipment embedding OCP community developed innovations for efficiency, at-scale operations, and sustainability.  Shaping the future includes investing in strategic initiatives that prepares the IT ecosystem for major changes, such as AI & ML, optics, advanced cooling techniques, and composable silicon.  OCP Community-developed open innovations strive to benefit all, optimized through the lens of impact, efficiency, scale and sustainability.

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Open Compute Project Foundation
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Mobile: +1 303-999-7398
(Central Time Zone/CST/Austin, TX)

Samina Husain
Secretary General
Ecma International
media@ecma-international.org
Tel: +4122 849 60 00

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Clarivate Repeats Success in Nobel Prize Predictions with Eight New Winners Identified by Citation Laureates Program

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83 Citation Laureates named by the Institute for Scientific Information have received a Nobel Prize since 2002

LONDON, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the success of its annual Citation Laureates™ program, following the accurate forecast of eight Nobel Prize 2024 recipients.

Powered by trusted, high-quality data from the Web of Science Core Collection™ citation index, the Citation Laureates program combines rigorous citation analysis with expert qualitative insights to pinpoint researchers with exceptional citation records who have the potential to receive Nobel honors. This ability to forecast Nobel success – whether years in advance or just months before the official announcements – underscores the reliability and value of this data-driven approach.

Since 2002, the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)™ at Clarivate has identified 441 researchers as Citation Laureates, with 83 later receiving a Nobel Prize. It has successfully forecast recipients every year since 2007.

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper were named as Citation Laureates this year, just weeks before their Nobel in Chemistry. Physiology or Medicine Nobelists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were first recognized as Citation Laureates 16 years ago, in 2008. The prize in Economic Sciences, awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson was forecast in 2022.

David Pendlebury, Head of Research Analysis, ISI, Clarivate, said: “The Nobel committees’ choices for both Physics and Chemistry can only be described as bold. The acknowledgment of the transformational role of AI in research in the two categories, back-to-back, is unprecedented. In Chemistry, we quickly saw something extremely unusual with the key AlphaFold paper from Hassabis and Jumper of DeepMind. Published just three years ago, in 2021, it swiftly amassed more than 16,000 citations in the Web of Science Core Collection. This phenomenally high number is statistically unusual and was achieved so quickly, we could not ignore its influence.”

Dr. Nandita Quaderi, Senior Vice President & Editor-in-Chief, Web of Science, Clarivate, said: “Accurately predicting Nobel laureates is challenging. Our ISI analysts have combined their deep bibliometric expertise with more recent AI approaches to develop a proprietary methodology to identify researchers ‘of Nobel class’. These individuals are responsible for producing the research that has the greatest societal impact and will help shape the future by solving the world’s most pressing and complex challenges.”

The eight Citation Laureates named as Nobel laureates in 2024 are:

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation, named Citation Laureates in 2008. Ambros and Ruvkun’s pioneering research on microRNAs dates back to 1993, and Ambros’s key paper is cited nearly 10,000 times – an occurrence so rare that only 500 publications out of 61 million we have indexed since 1970 are cited at this level. The field they helped establish has expanded dramatically from a handful of papers 20 years ago to around 16,000 per year in 2020.

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper: Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research into protein structure prediction and computational protein design respectively, identified by ISI In September 2024. Hassabis and Jumper’s 2021 paper has already received more than 16,000 citations – a remarkable number that reflects the revolutionary impact of this work.

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity, named Citation Laureates in 2022. The ISI identified all three using publication and citation analysis – their co-authored 2001 paper has received more than 5,000 citations, which ranks it among the top 10 papers in economics indexed in the Web of Science since 2000.

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Analysts at the ISI name Citation Laureates aligned to the four Nobel categories of Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences. In 2011, 2013 and 2021, the ISI accurately predicted Nobel laureates in all four fields of research.Since 2007, the ISI at Clarivate has successfully forecast researchers who have been the recipients of Nobel Prizes every single year.Learn more about the Hall of Citation Laureates and watch our video interviews with David Baker, John M. Jumper, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robison.David Pendlebury, Head of Research Analysis at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate is available for interviews.

About Clarivate
Clarivate™ is a leading global provider of transformative intelligence. We offer enriched data, insights & analytics, workflow solutions and expert services in the areas of Academia & Government, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences & Healthcare. For more information, please visit www.clarivate.com

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Hyundai Motor Launches Original Series ‘Cities in Motion’, Exploring Urban Sustainability Issues and Solutions

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The series, now viewable on YouTube, presents global cities’ innovative solutions to tackle environmental challengesRiding on IONIQ EV lineup, the journey explores London’s urban green areas, Frankfurt’s sustainable city planning, Jakarta’s plastic recycling programs, and LA’s transition to renewable energyHyundai Motor contributes to these initiatives through global sustainability programs with its vision of ‘Progress for Humanity’

SEOUL, South Korea , Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —  Hyundai Motor Company is proud to announce the launch of its original digital series, ‘Cities in Motion’. The series highlights the innovative solutions that various cities are implementing to tackle urban environmental challenges and promote sustainability. Watch the series on the Hyundai Worldwide YouTube channel at: Ep 1. London, Ep 2. Frankfurt, Ep 3. Jakarta, and Ep 4. LA.

 

‘Cities in Motion’ underscores how urban areas, despite occupying only 2 percent of the earth’s surface, are responsible for 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, 80 percent of energy consumption, 75 percent of natural resource use, and over half of the world’s waste.[1] In response to these alarming statistics, Hyundai Motor asked, “How can cities become more sustainable?”

Hyundai Motor, in collaboration with sustainability broadcaster James Stewart and Voice for Nature, established by David de Rothschild, set out on an enlightening journey. Driving Hyundai IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 electric vehicles (EVs), they visited the diverse cities of London, Frankfurt, Jakarta, and Los Angeles (LA).

“We are proud to spotlight global environmental initiatives and demonstrate Hyundai Motor’s commitment to a sustainable future for both humans and the planet,” said Sungwon Jee, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer of Hyundai Motor Company. “This series represents our pursuit of innovative solutions to urban challenges, underscoring the role of sustainable mobility in creating a positive, lasting impact on our world.”

The ‘Cities in Motion’ series provides an insightful and inspiring look into cities’ sustainable transformation and the potential for these initiatives to be implemented on a global scale. Hyundai Motor is committed to promoting sustainability around the globe in line with its vision of ‘Progress for Humanity’.

For more information, please visit: https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/ or Newsroom: Media Hub by Hyundai

[1] Issues Brief on Cities and Nature, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)

 

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Mayar Capital Announces Partner Promotions to Drive Future Growth

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Mayar Capital, a boutique asset management firm that employs its distinctive Ethical Business-Owner Approach™ to value investing, today announced the promotion of two senior leaders, Aubrey Brocklebank and Stefan Dawidowski, to Partner. These promotions underscore Mayar Capital’s commitment to cultivating exceptional leadership and strategically positioning the firm for continued success.

LONDON, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Aubrey Brocklebank joined Mayar Capital in 2015 and has progressively taken on increasing responsibilities, was made Director in 2018 and was appointed as head of Research and Deputy Portfolio Manager in 2023. Mr. Brocklebank has been instrumental in shaping Mayar Capital’s investment process, fostering a culture of collaborative analysis, and nurturing talent within the investment team. He oversees the research process across all strategies, including the flagship Responsible Global Equity Strategy and the newly launched Responsible Saudi Equity Strategy.

“As Partners, they will play an even greater role in shaping our future as we continue to deliver exceptional value to our clients through our responsible investment approach” – Abdulaziz Alnaim, Founder, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Stefan Dawidowski joined Mayar Capital as Chief Operating Officer in 2020, leading the Operations, Finance, HR, Legal, and Compliance functions. Stefan has a wealth of operational knowledge and experience, honed in a career spanning 20 years across investment banking and alternatives industries. Stefan has been invaluable in driving operational transformation and efficiencies which have been key in enhancing the client experience.

Abdulaziz Alnaim, Founder, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, commented:

“We are delighted to recognize Aubrey and Stefan’s outstanding contributions to Mayar Capital with these well-deserved promotions. Their leadership, expertise, and dedication have been instrumental in our growth and success. As Partners, they will play an even greater role in shaping our future as we continue to deliver exceptional value to our clients through our responsible investment approach.”

About Mayar Capital

Mayar Capital is a London-based boutique asset management firm that employs its distinctive Ethical Business-Owner Approach™ to responsible value investing. This approach combines rigorous fundamental analysis with a commitment to ethical business practices. The firm manages a range of strategies, including its flagship Responsible Global Equity Strategy and the newly launched Responsible Saudi Equity Strategy. Mayar Capital is committed to generating long-term value for its clients by investing in companies that demonstrate both strong financial performance and a commitment to ethical behaviour.

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Leigh Overall-Gibbons, Head of Sales & Client Relations, 020 8050 2515

Kate McCormick, Sales & Client Relations, +44 749 007 5872  

Investor Relations Mailbox ir@mayarcapital.com  

Mayar Capital is licenced and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Mayar Capital was established to provide fund management services to institutions, family offices, and high net-worth individuals globally.

Mayar Capital underlined its commitment to responsible investing by becoming a signatory of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investing.

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Kate McCormick, Mayar Capital, 44 749 007 5872, kate@mayarcapital.com, https://www.mayarcapital.com/

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