Three Leading European CSPs to launch UCC Products based on ECT Low Code

After the successful completion of rapid proofs of concept, these communications service providers (CSPs) are introducing their own UCC products to differentiate their portfolios, to improve subscriber retention and to achieve higher margins.
 
• One CSP wanted to expand their existing and already successful enterprise services portfolio to satisfy an increasing SoHo and SME demand for a secure telecoms solution for work-from-home.
• The second CSP was looking to add a collaboration app to their VPBX product without migration from the current legacy platform.
• The third CSP wanted to replace the legacy softphone of their current VPBX product with an app providing higher value added.
• With these three new contracts, there will be an additional one million subscribers using UCC/workstream collaboration products based on ECT Telecoms Low Code.
 
Munich, February 7th, 2022 European Computer Telecoms AG (ECT), provider of Telecoms Low Code and agile co-development dedicated to better business outcomes for CSPs and their customers, announces that three leading European carriers will launch individualized unified communications and collaboration (UCC) products based on ECT’s Telecoms Low Code, Packaged Business Capabilities and Ready-to-Use Apps.
 
One of these CSPs, an ECT client for more than two decades, wanted to expand their already successful enterprise portfolio after receiving requests from their customers for an individualized work-from-home solution provided from within the secure telecoms network. The new product, which targets SoHo and SME segments, is expected to provide substantial high-margin revenue. It will also further differentiate this CSP’s offering from that of the competitors, which is key to motivating businesses to move to the CSP. With existing business customers, the CSP anticipates that the new app will further increase subscriber retention of their ECT-based enterprise services which already have the highest retention among all the CSP’s broadband products.
 
The second CSP is launching its own UCC product to add a collaboration layer to their existing third-party VPBX product. This CSP had a non-ECT legacy solution without UCC capabilities or a mobile app and was unable to change or augment its features via the original vendor. They were looking for alternatives to differentiate and innovate without having to move immediately from the legacy platform. By integrating their test network with an ECT deployment in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, the CSP performed a proof of concept (PoC) in just two weeks before making their decision.
 
The third CSP has a VPBX solution from ECT. This customer wanted to replace a simple softphone and add more value via UCC and workstream collaboration features. After a quick PoC of ECT’s Ready-to-Use App for UCC, called Workspace, they decided to integrate a new UCC module into the existing VPBX as well as launch a new, standalone UCC product.
In general, a CSP can test ECT’s Telecoms Low Code, Ready-to-Use Apps and Packaged Business Capabilities by connecting their test network to an ECT deployment in AWS. Such rapid PoCs turned out to be decisive in these three cases, as they allowed the CSPs not only to evaluate technical details but also to include decision makers and even end customers in fit-for-purpose testing. By doing so, they made sure they had the right solution for their respective networks and for their use cases all in time to satisfy the growing demand for individualized home-office solutions.
 
All three CSPs will continue reselling OTT products for UCC, although these are more “a box to tick” than a differentiator. However, the new individualized UCC products based on ECT Telecoms Low Code are expected to add value and higher margins to their enterprise services portfolios. Furthermore, these CSP-led UCC products will allow end users to keep all personal data safely secured in the regulated CSP network and thus within national borders while taking advantage of native fixed-mobile convergence, a feature often missing in OTT solutions.
With these three new contracts, ECT expects to gain short-term another one million subscribers using UCC/workstream collaboration products based on ECT Telecoms Low Code and the Ready-to-Use App, Workspace.
 
About Workspace, ECT’s Read-to-Use App for Individualized Unified Communications and Collaboration Products:
Workspace is one of ECT’s Ready-to-Use Apps. With Workspace as a basis, CSPs can compose their own individualized UCC product. It encompasses fully defined features for a modern cloud phone system, workstream collaboration, and HD video and audio meetings. New capabilities and integrations from third-party systems and end-customer business systems can be quickly added using ECT’s Telecoms Low Code. This allows CSPs to individualize their services according to their needs and their customers’ needs. Click here to learn more about Workspace.
 
About ECT (European Computer Telecoms AG):
ECT is a tech company dedicated to better business outcomes for communications service providers (CSPs) and their customers. With our Telecoms Low-Code Application Platform (T-LCAP), Packaged Business Capabilities (PBCs), Ready-to-Use Apps and agile co-development, we enable CSPs to compose, enhance and individualize telecoms services and products implemented within their telecoms network. We believe that business customers are ready to pay a premium price for reliable, individualized services, continuously evolving in cooperation with their trusted CSP. Toward this end, we collaborate with CSPs long-term and continuously, responding agilely to new and changing use cases, requests from individual customers, and emerging opportunities. Research and development are also a top ECT priority: we consult closely with leading analysts, implement emerging technologies and products early, and then test their viability together with the CSPs in our ecosystem. In addition to our own direct sales and service, primarily in Europe, we also partner with Nokia Networks which offers our products and services worldwide. Together with our clients and our partner Nokia, we at ECT enjoy meeting challenges and creating opportunities.
Founded in 1998, ECT is an unlisted German public company with its headquarters in Munich, Germany and wholly owned sales and service subsidiaries in England, The Netherlands and the USA.
 
For more information about ECT or ECT’s Workspace, please visit ect-telecoms.com.

Techniques to Improve Your Results Immediately through Agile Project Management Software

The latest project management software systems have brought the biggest transformation in the project management industry. Now, projects are assigned, reviewed, and completed faster and more efficiently than ever before. Agile project management is one such technique that focuses on breaking a project into different phases so that it gets easier for both employees and the manager to complete tasks in a timely manner and as required.

How Does Agile Management Work?

The technique involves seamless coordination between all departments and constant improvement at every step of the project. The goal is to reduce the workload of the employees by making projects easier. They no longer need to run back and forth between different departments for instructions, nor do they need to call the supervisor to confirm the delivery date. 

The project management tools can be used to assign tasks to each employee, giving them all the instructions they need for execution in one place. Every member of the team will have access to this system so that they can suggest changes, make improvements, schedule a deadline, mark the project complete, or reassign tasks to other employees. 

Here’s how you can get better results with agile project management software.

Process-based Project Management

Once you get the project’s outline, you have to complete the project following the company’s primary principles that are in line with the vision and mission statement. That’s what this agile-based project management technique is about. 

It focuses on the company’s values and mission so that the employees can execute different projects in a way that benefits their organization. This technique helps you arrive at an outcome that your investors, associates, and clients will appreciate.

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Traditional Approach

It works for all sizes of companies. The traditional project management technique is a flexible, direct, and effective strategy for businesses that rely on their project manager’s judgment. The technique is simple. You assign a task to each employee and give them a deadline with the necessary instructions on how to complete the project. The project manager reviews the work and compares it with what was discussed in the planning stage. The manager will decide if the

project is in accordance with the planned work, where can the employee improve, or what corrections can make the final task better. 

Critical Chain Project Management

This one is a budget-based project management technique. For projects with a tight budget, a critical chain project management approach is often used to set a budget. 

The managers then pay special attention to the workforce they hire, tools used for the project, and the best techniques for accomplishing the task. The goal is to complete the project within the budget and without compromising on the quality of the task.

Rational Unified Process (RUP)

We mostly prioritize the manager’s feedback on the employee’s work. The project is adjusted according to the manager’s feedback, as their judgment is given utmost importance. However, the final feedback is from the customer. 

They are going to use your products so it has to be in line with their expectations and how they prefer it. That’s what the Rational Unified Process, developed by IBM, is used for. It focuses on the customers’ feedback on the project and making changes to the product so that it matches the client’s requirements.

These were the top techniques that can ensure better project management and the best results. Agile project management includes a series of methods that make project management easier and smoother for employees. The above-listed methods were the best for people looking for smart and efficient ways to handle projects.

Lab Automation Market is Booming in Healthcare Industry

This report aims to provide detailed insights into the global lab automation market. It provides valuable information on the type, procedure, application, and region in the market. Furthermore, the information for these segments, by region, is also presented in this report. Leading players in the market are profiled to study their product offerings and understand the strategies undertaken by them to be competitive in this market.

Expected Revenue Growth:

The lab automation market size will grow to USD 5.5 billion by 2025 from USD 4.3 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period.

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Key Factors Driving Market Growth:

The Increasing spending on pharmaceutical R&D, growing food safety concerns, standardization of workflows, stringent regulatory control in the healthcare industry are fuelling the growth of the market. Moreover, high demand in the emerging nation and the growth of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are some of the other major factors driving the growth of this market.

The Automated Workstations segment is expected to dominate the lab automation market, by product type, during the forecast period.

Automated workstations are compact & standalone, capable of conducting a particular task unattended. Owing to the easy integration with both existing and upcoming systems are favorable options for customers looking to introduce automation in their labs. The Automated workstations is further segmented to automated liquid handling systems, microplate reader, automated Elisa system, automated nucleic acid purification systems. The automated liquid handling system are growing at the highest CAGR. Owing to an increase in the number of tests carried out in pharmaceutical labs for screening compounds, optimizing leads, determining drug properties with absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME), and toxicity has favored the argument for automation.

The drug discovery is expected to be the fastest-growing lab automation market, by application, during the forecast period.

The drug discovery, by application, laboratory automation market is estimated to grow at the fastest rate during the forecast period. This is mainly because of the increasing industry-academia collaboration for the development and use of fully automated, ultrahigh-throughput systems. Moreover, investments in automation permit the safer generation of data with improved accuracy, precision, reproducibility, and traceability, allowing drug discovery scientists to utilize higher–quality data in the hypothesis–driven research required to discover new medicines. Thus, growing the market of drug discovery segment.

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North America likely to emerge as the largest lab automation market

In this report, the laboratory automation market has been analyzed for four regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Growth in the North American market is also supported by the demand for the integration of laboratory systems, rising government funding for research, growth in biobanks, need for early drug discovery, and stringent regulatory requirements. Thus, North America dominated the market during the forecasted period.

To enable an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape, the report includes the profiles of some of the top players in the market.

Some of the key players are Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (US), PerkinElmer Inc,(US) Agilent Technologies (US), Danaher Corporation (US), F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Switzerland), Danaher Corporation (US), and Tecan Group Ltd. (Switzerland).The leading players are adopting various strategies to increase their share in the lab automation market.

Items Signed by Historys Brightest Luminaries are in University Archives Online Auction Feb 16th

Wilton, CT, USA, February 1, 2022 -- Two letters signed by Albert Einstein (one typed, one handwritten, both in German), a recognizance bond signed by Sir Isaac Newton when he was Warden of the Royal Mint in 1699, and two items signed by Abraham Lincoln (one an autograph album, the other an early legal brief drafted in 1854) are just a few of the expected highlights in University Archives’ online-only auction slated for Wednesday, February 16th, beginning at 10:30 am Eastern time.

The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books auction features historical material from multiple collecting categories. The catalog, with all 455 lots, is up for viewing and bidding now, on the University Archives website (www.UniversityArchives.com), plus the platforms LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted. The auction marks nearly a year since University Archives’ relocation to a modern new facility in Wilton.

“Our February auction is just a few days shy of George Washington’s 290th birthday and the Presidents’ Day holiday is certainly appropriate, since our catalog features many outstanding presidential items ranging from Washington to Biden,” said John Reznikoff, the president and owner of University Archives. “Other well-represented collecting categories include Science and Technology, Aviation and Space, Sports, Literature, and the Civil War, to name just a few.”

The list of major categories is indeed extensive, to include Science (Einstein, Newton, Richard Feynman, Stephen Hawking, others); Presidents (from Washington to Biden); Sports (Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Larry Bird, others); Aviation & Space (Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Orville Wright, the Enola Gay, the Apollo and Mercury programs, Soviet Cosmonauts, others).

Other categories include Civil War (Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart, William T. Sherman, Jefferson and Varina Davis, many generals, others); Early American (John Hancock, Arthur Middleton, others); Literature (Samuel Clemens, Oscar Wilde, E. E. Cummings, Jack Kerouac, others); and World Leaders (Brezhnev, Kim Il Sung, Giuseppe Garibaldi, others).

Both of the Einstein letters carry identical pre-sale estimates of $45,000-$55,000. A typed letter in German signed by Einstein, addressed to close friend Michele Besso, recalls how the two collaborated to formulate the theory of special relativity over 35 years earlier. In it, Einstein compares the process of scientific theorizing to God’s creation of the world, both a “pointless luxury” but nevertheless essential to pushing the boundaries of understanding and existence.

The other letter, handwritten by Einstein and signed “A. Einstein”, is dated June 19, 1919 and is addressed to Professor Georg Lockemann concerning the origins of special relativity in the "ether question". Einstein suggests that its current state can best be understood if one considers it historically. Before Maxwell, it was an "all-pervading inert substance", with its "transverse waves" manifesting themselves as light. A full and complete English translation is included.

Sir Isaac Newton, in his role as Warden of the Royal Mint in early 1699, signed a recognizance bond relating to the criminal case against William Chaloner, a recalcitrant counterfeiter (and Newton’s nemesis) who was convicted of high treason and hanged at Tyburn two months later. The bond was meant to ensure the future appearance of Nathaniel Peck as a witness against Chaloner. The beautifully signed document should gavel for $24,000-$28,000.

A Civil War-era scrapbook album compiled by Union Army Major John S. Schultz contains 214 bold and mostly high-grade signatures, including those of four presidents (Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce); current and future Lincoln cabinet members (Hamlin, Colfax, Seward, Cameron, Welles, Bates); and a myriad of other important American politicians and military leaders. The album is expected to realize $15,000-$17,000.

An early legal brief drafted by Abraham Lincoln on May 15, 1854 features his signature as “Lincoln for defendant” in the case of Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company vs. William Whorrall. The fascinating document, loaded with international intrigue and 316 words written in the hand of Lincoln as a young lawyer, has a pre-sale estimate of $10,000-$12,000.

A Revolutionary War-dated manuscript letter twice signed by George Washington and relating to new military draft resolutions passed by the Continental Congress in 1780 provides detailed information about the number of soldiers who had survived the past winter at Morristown, N.J., harsher than even Valley Forge. Continental military commanders Henry "Lighthorse" Lee, Hazen, Webb and Lamb are explicitly mentioned in the document (estimate: $30,000-$40,000).

George Washington boldly signed a three-language ship’s passport on July 7, 1794 for a St. Bartholomew-bound schooner named Nancy, commanded by Captain Abijah Potter. Just one year later, Captain Potter was fatally axed during a shipboard slave uprising. The document printed in French, English and Dutch, is signed by Washington (as President), Secretary of State Edmund Randolph and Collector of Customs Jeremiah Olney (estimate: $12,000-$15,000).

A first edition copy of The Babe Ruth Story, as told to Bob Considine, complete with its original dust jacket and a 1948 letter of provenance, signed by the Sultan of Swat just six months before his death from cancer, should bring $7,000-$8,000. Also, a turn-of-the-century diary and address book signed by Virgil Earp, Wyatt’s older brother and a fellow participant of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, very rare and with impeccable provenance, is estimated to realize $12,000-$14,000.

A slave reward poster issued in Baltimore and dated Sept. 7, 1857, offering $500 for the capture and return of Adam Smith, measuring 7 ¾ inches by 12 inches, should sell for $30,000-$40,000. The broadside reads, in part, that Smith “ran away, or decoyed, from the subscriber on Saturday, Sept. 5, 1857”. Smith escaped with the help of the Underground Railroad, then returned to free his family, thereby earning a permanent place in the annals of American freedom.

A signed manuscript copy of John Howard Payne’s wistful song Home! Sweet Home! -- one of Abraham Lincoln’s favorite melodies—inscribed “to my friend Miss Alice Stetson” and dated Aug. 6, 1850, is expected to fetch $10,000-$12,000. Also, a scrapbook of inscriptions from 100 of the legendary World War II African American aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen, for their flight instructor Milton T. Hall, gathered from 1943-1945, should garner $9,000-$10,000.

For more information about University Archives and the Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books auction slated for Wednesday, February 16th, please visit www.universityarchives.com.

4 MAHINDRA SUVs WILL BE LAUNCHED IN INDIA BY 2022

Mahindra will launch new SUVs this year. They are ready to launch multiple models of SUVs this year. It is an Indian brand that brings four SUVs - the e-KUV100, Updated Bolero, next-generation Scorpio & XUV300.

MAHINDRA E-KUV100

 

 The Mahindra E-KUV100 is ready to hit Indian roads in 2022. It is an electronic SUV. Their sources do not tell their launch date. The price of this  new car is around 10 lakhs. That will make it one of the most cost-effective electric cars in India. 

 

It has a 15.9 kWh battery pack energizing electric motors. This SUV offers a range of up to 150 km. It is ready to introduce a bigger battery capacity for long-range.

 

Updated Mahindra Bolero

 

In the coming months, there will be the launch of Mahindra Bolero 2022. It will come with the latest monotone with dual-tone color patterns. It may be in red with a matching dual tone treatment. Now it comes in Diamond White, Lakeside Brown, Mist Silver schemes. There are no changes in interior and exterior designs. It comes with the same 1.5L mHawk diesel engine with a 5-speed gearbox.

 

Updated Mahindra XUV300

 

 The Indian automaker will be ready to launch its Mahindra XUV300 2022. It will come with a compact SUV that comes with a powerful engine. There is a petrol engine with 1.2L T-GDI. It makes robust cars in this segment. 

 

The buyer gets a black interior with new seat upholstery. It has an updated and advanced infotainment system with rear AC vents.

 

New -Gen Mahindra Scorpio

 

Mahindra Car lovers will buy the new-generation Mahindra Scorpio in the last months of this year. The brand has changed its design and interior. There is a turbo petrol and diesel option with 130bhp/160bhp.

 

They will get this SUV into automatic and manual transmission. It is exciting to know that it comes with a new name ‘Mahindra Scorpio Sting’ or ‘Mahindra ScorpioN’. It is amazing to watch new looks & names.

 

Users get the latest technology with color patterns in these upcoming SUVs from Mahindra.

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