Disposable Vaping Devices Wreak Havoc On Our Global Ecosystem

Pure Labs Urges Government Entities to Put an End to This Major Source of Environmental Pollution & Youth Vaping

Disposable Vape Waste

Heavy metals, toxic chemicals, and residual nicotine from littered disposable vape devices leach into our soil and pollute our ecosystem and wildlife.

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Not only are disposable vaping devices fueling the world’s ongoing youth vaping epidemic, these single-use plastic e-cigarettes are responsible for the growing, exorbitant amount of toxic waste plaguing our earth. As if it isn’t harmful enough that disposable vape products are purposely targeting our youth with brightly colored packaging, eye-catching branding, and appealing fruit & dessert flavors; the plastics, heavy metals, and lithium batteries that these devices are comprised of are now a leading source of environmental pollution.

Similar to what we’ve seen with combustible cigarette butts, littered disposable vaping devices are now a major source of contamination to our ecosystem, on a worldwide scale. The issue is not just the non-decomposable plastic casings we see scattered in the streets, on beaches, and in parks far too often. Disposable vaping devices also leach hazardous waste from their lithium batteries and heavy metals from their circuitry systems. The moment these toxic materials penetrate our environment, the corruption of our ecosystem and our wildlife begins. In addition to the harmful and toxic chemicals found in lithium batteries, these types of batteries are known to explode or start fires if disposed of improperly. Not to mention the illegal child labor associated with up to 30% of cobalt mining facilities responsible for sourcing the material used in lithium-ion batteries.

With disposable devices being the preferred method of vaping among our youth, it is no mystery why we are seeing as much e-cigarette pollution as we are today. A standard disposable vape pen only holds enough E-liquid to last a few days, causing the average user to cycle through approximately 2 to 3 devices per week. That’s a lot of waste! Every day, respective Customs entities are seeing thousands of palettes of these disposable vape devices enter from China. If we want to take action and do our part to mitigate the global environmental pollution crisis and the undeniable youth vaping epidemic, we need to stop the infection at its root – put an end to Chinese disposable vaping devices.

About Pure Laboratories

Operating since 2009, Pure Laboratories (Pure Labs) is a Veteran-Owned state-of-the-art 110,000-sq. ft. manufacturing and distribution facility located in Gainesville, Florida. Nicopure Labs, a subsidiary of Pure Labs, is an industry leading manufacturer of American-Made tobacco and menthol E-liquid products. Nicopure Labs is best known for its award-winning E-liquid and hardware brand, Halo. With a 10,000-sq. ft. cleanroom, Pure Labs is synonymous with quality manufacturing. Pure Labs’ corporate headquarters are based in Tampa Florida, with additional operations located in Europe.

For additional information about carrying Halo’s premium American-made e-liquid and innovative line of vaporizer devices, please email Halo’s principal distribution partner, Syndicate Distribution at sales@syndicatedistribution.com.

For additional information on Pure Laboratories’ full capabilities visit www.PureLabs.com.

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Top 7 trends for the security industry in 2023

HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The physical security industry has been changing quickly in recent years. Developments and applications of cutting-edge technologies in this ever-evolving industry such as AI, machine perception, and IoT, are breaking boundaries all the time. We have seen security systems become deeply integrated and more comprehensive, expanding with capabilities that are now shouldering more intelligent tasks to improve efficiency in security as well as other operational functions. And all this is happening across many different industries and types of organizations.

Top 7 trends for the security industry in 2023

As we step into 2023, Hikvision would like to share some insights into seven key trends coming to the fore in the security industry.

1.  AI applications are diversified, requiring more open ecosystems

We have seen more diversified AI products and applications that help solve intricate problems daily and meet customers’ fragmented needs. AI’s acoustic and textual capabilities are also being explored by the industry, beginning with visual AI. For example, AI-powered audio anomaly detection is being used to detect equipment failures in industrial environments for heightened levels of worker safety. Furthermore, AI technology itself is evolving to the stage of self-learning with training and optimizing itself much faster than supervised learning.

All of these require more ecosystems with open technologies, open resources, and even open protocols, for collaborations in the industry. Open technologies, such as container technology and virtualization technology, have significant potential for our industry, which are making hardware products more open.

2.  AIoT continues to bridge physical and digital worlds

Taking artificial intelligence further, we believe the combination of AI and IoT (AIoT) will continue to be a major trend for 2023, reshaping the scope of the security industry. More AIoT solutions have been introduced that will not only provide intelligent protections but also help advance the efficiency of operations in a multitude of industries and organizations.

AIoT will create an important path for boosting digital transformation across several industries. This can be done by creating a digital twin, bridging the physical and digital worlds. For example, in industrial park management, virtual sites can be created by applying 3D modeling, using VR and AR technologies to represent and reflect the real ones, empowering them with the dynamic insight to act quickly to make the whole site run smoothly.

3.  Visual experiences improve with 24/7 imaging technologies

Capturing security imaging with sharp clarity and color around the clock is a core demand for users of video security, but dim light at night has always been the biggest challenge to achieving this.

Now, with the development of several new imaging technologies, we are seeing these challenges removed. Bi-spectrum image fusion technology that employs two sensors is being used to combine IR and visible-light imaging to reproduce vivid colors in dim lighting conditions. Artificial Intelligence-based image signal processing (AI-ISP) technology leverages deep-learning algorithms to radically improve visual noise reduction for nighttime image optimization.

4.   Perception capabilities extend to a wider range

For security applications, perception capabilities are going far beyond visible light, extending out along the electromagnetic spectrum to expand capabilities of perceiving the physical world in new ways. For instance, hyperspectral imaging technology has been used in analyzing optical irradiance characteristics and eutrophication to record water quality trends in rivers and lakes. In the millimeter-wave band, radar products are assisting the measurement of vehicle speeds and distances. The X-ray band has been applied widely in security inspections, now extending its applications in industrial equipment flaw detection.

And these multi-dimensional perception capabilities also converge to create innovative solutions that can accomplish a multitude of new operations, such as radar assisted video systems for perimeter protection, integration solutions of video and sonar arrays for traffic management, and alarm systems with a wide range of detectors for smart home applications.

5.  More focus on usability of devices and systems

Usability of devices and systems impacts the daily life of security professionals, which has generated more focus now in light of workforce shortages and labor cost increases across our industry. This trend is requiring manufacturers to optimize their products with an easier configuration process, make better use of interactive experiences that will reduce installation time, and lower the costs of equipment maintenance and skill building.

For example, we see more installers preferring to use mobile applications over PCs in device installation and maintenance where that interactive and simplified process comes across best.

6.  The industry moves to greener, lower-carbon operations for sustainability

Trends in green manufacturing and low-carbon initiatives in the security industry are very inspiring. Security manufacturers are rolling out products featuring longer life expectancies, recyclable materials and packaging, and renewable energy usage. Each of these initiatives reduces waste and emissions. For example, the solar-powered camera demand continues to increase due to its well-established effectiveness at using the sun’s limitless clean energy.

And in daily manufacturing and operations, more companies in the industry have set medium-to-long-term goals for environmental management, spanning from lower carbon production, efficient energy use, and waste and chemical management, to greener office environments.

7.  Zero Trust continues to become the go-to cybersecurity strategy

Cybersecurity remains a very important and challenging issue for all parties in our industry, as customers and regulators get more concerned about the security of their data and privacy, and have set higher standards and demands on this issue. We see the value in highlighting the idea of Zero Trust for everyone to consider when making cybersecurity strategies.

Zero Trust is a strategic initiative that was developed to prevent data breaches by eliminating the concept of trust from an organization’s network architecture. In cybersecurity, trust becomes a vulnerability. Zero Trust is an approach to cybersecurity that dictates our connected systems must “never trust; always verify.”

Find out more

To find out more about the topics discussed here, or to discover how Hikvision’s insights are advancing the latest trends in security, please visit Hikvision Blog.

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Hybribio returns to Medlab Middle East 2023

GUANGZHOU, China, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Medlab Middle East 2023 will be held at the World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE from February 6 to 9. As one of the most well-known and professional exhibitions of trade platforms for the field of medical laboratory equipment and medical equipment, this expo draws more than 700 exhibitors from over 40 countries, with an exhibition space of over 45,000 square meters.

Hybribio Booth Information

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hybribio (300639.SZ) was absent from Medlab Middle East for the last three years. This year, Hybribio returns to the Medlab Middle East with varieties of cutting-edge in-vitro diagnostic products and latest nucleic acid molecular testing solutions, covering HPV, STD, thalassemia, methylation (cervical cancer, bladder cancer, colorectal cancer) etc. In addition, four new self-developed, state-of-the-art instruments will also be unveiled for the first time, namely Automatic Sample Transfer Processing System (HBPS-4TA), Fully Automated Sample Preparation Liquid Handling System (HB-IEX96A), Fully Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System AutoPrep96 (HBNP-9601A), and Automatic Liquid Handling Workstation (HBLH-9600A). To PCR laboratories, these automatic instruments can enhance laboratory efficiency by reducing human errors.

Over the past three years, Hybribio (300639.SZ) has contributed enormously to the prevention and control of the pandemic in China. Hybribio successfully developed COVID-19 Real-time PCR Kit in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. By 2023, Hybribio medical laboratories have provided approximately 900 million COVID-19 nucleic acid tests nationwide. Apart from combating the SARS-CoV-2, Hybribio’s Monkeypox Virus Real-time PCR Kit provides an effective solution when WHO declared monkeypox outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2022. In October 2022, construction of the Hybribio Medical Science Park commenced, marking Hybribio’s ambition of building a nucleic acid whole industry.

Hybribio (300639.SZ) looks forward to meeting you at the Medlab Middle East 2023 and sincerely invites you to visit our booth to explore the future of nucleic acid testing!

Hybribio Booth No: Z2.C50

About Hybribio
Founded in 2003, Hybribio (300639.SZ) is a leading nucleic acid test supplier and manufacturer who specializes in in-vitro diagnostic products with a fully integrated one-step operation chain from R&D, manufacturing, and sales & marketing to after-sales technical support services. Hybribio provides products including, but not limited to, HPV testing, reproductive health, genetic diseases, methylation, respiratory tract infection, pharmacogenetics and instrumentation.
For more information, please visit: www.hybribio.com

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‫تطلق شركة Volt Active Data منتجًا جديدًا للاستفادة من تدفق البيانات

سيمكن Active(SD) المنظمات من اتخاذ قرارات معقدة في الوقت الحقيقي بسهولة بناءً على تدفقات البيانات

بيدفورد، ماساتشوستس17 يناير / كانون الثاني 2023/PRNewswire/ — أعلنت شركة Volt Active Data، وهي منصة البيانات الدقيقة الوحيدة التي تم تصميمها لدعم التطبيقات التي تتطلب السرعة والحجم والاتساق، اليوم عن إطلاق Active Streaming Decisions [Active(SD)]™، وهو محرك صنع القرار فائق السرعة الذي سيسمح للشركات بتطبيق قوة Volt Active Data Platform على المشكلات التي لا يمكن حلها عن طريق منتجات نظام Kafka الأخرى.

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قال ديفيد فلاور الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة Volt : “هذه فرصة هائلة للشركات لتتمكن أخيرًا من اتخاذ قرارات ذكية بسهولة بناءً على تدفقات بيانات Kafka ، وبالتالي الاستفادة بشكل كامل من الكم الهائل من البيانات القيمة التي يرسلها Kafka إلى الأنظمة”.

من خلال تأسيسها على بنية Volt Active Data التي تم اختبارها بالفعل والتي أثبتت جدارتها، تستوعب Active (SD) بيانات الأحداث مباشرةً من موضوعات Kafka أثناء إنشاء البيانات ومكان إنشائها، وتستفيد من قوة التعلم الآلي والتحليلات المتقدمة للكشف عن الرؤى ولاتخاذ قرارات فورية وحاسمة للمهمة، والتي يتم إرسالها بعد ذلك مرة أخرى إلى Kafka بحيث يمكن اتخاذ إجراء بينما لا تزال البيانات (والإجراء الناتج) مهمة.

قال فلاور: “المفتاح هو أن Active (SD) يسمح للشركات بالاستفادة بشكل كامل وبتكلفة معقولة من سرعة البيانات والنطاق الذي يتيحه Kafka ، وهذه ميزة كبيرة”. “يمكن للقرارات الناتجة، التي يتم اتخاذها في أجزاء من الثانية المكونة من رقم واحد، أن تفتح فرصًا لتحقيق الدخل في الوقت الحالي، أو تمنع خسارة الإيرادات من الاحتيال أو التطفل، أو تقلل من تآكل الإيرادات التشغيلية.”

بينما هناك العديد من الخيارات لاستهلاك البيانات من Kafka لمزيد من المعالجة النهائية، مثل التحميل في بحيرة بيانات أو مستودع للمعالجة وإعداد التقارير في وضع عدم الاتصال، فإن Active (SD) هو المنتج الوحيد المصمم خصيصًا لتسهيل اتخاذ القرارات أثناء الحدث وأثناء البث في أقل من 10 مللي ثانية لدفع الإجراءات في الوقت الفعلي بشكل استباقي، مما يجعله أسرع مسار من الحدث إلى الإجراء للتطبيقات التي تعمل بنظام Kafka .

نبذة عن منصة Volt Active Data 

تمكّن منصة Volt Active Data الشركات من الاستفادة من القيمة الكاملة لبياناتها وتطبيقاتها من خلال جعلها ممكنة على نطاق واسع دون التأثير على السرعة أو الدقة أو الاتساق. استنادًا إلى تكديس مبسط وطبقة ) من الاستيعاب إلى الإجراء ( يمكنها تنفيذ قرارات في أقل من 10 مللي ثانية، يمنح أساس Volt الفريد والدقيق المؤسسات القدرة على زيادة عائد الاستثمار إلى أقصى حد من استثماراتها في شبكات 5G و IoT و AI / ML وغيرها من الاستثمارات، وضمان وقت تشغيل دائم، ومنع الاحتيال والتطفل، وتقديم مشاركة العملاء الشخصية للغاية، وتوفير التكاليف التشغيلية.

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Volt Active Data Launches New Product for Capitalizing on Streaming Data

Active(SD) Will Enable Organizations to Easily Make Complex, Real-Time Decisions on Data Streams

BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Volt Active Data, the only no-compromise data platform built to support applications that require speed, scale, and consistency, today announced the launch of Active Streaming Decisions [Active(SD)]™, an ultra high-speed decision making engine that will allow companies to apply the power of the Volt Active Data Platform to problems that can’t be solved by other Kafka ecosystem products.

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“This is a tremendous opportunity for companies to finally be able to easily add intelligent decisioning to Kafka data streams and thereby fully capitalize on the massive amount of valuable data that Kafka streams into systems,” Volt CEO David Flower said.

With its foundation in the already battle-tested and proven Volt Active Data architecture, Active(SD) ingests event data directly from Kafka topics as the data is created and where it’s created, tapping the power of machine learning and advanced analytics to uncover insights and make immediate, mission-critical decisions, which are then sent back to Kafka so an action can be taken while the data (and resulting action) is still relevant.

“The key is that Active(SD) allows companies to fully and affordably capitalize on the data speed and scale that Kafka enables, and that’s a huge advantage,” Flower said. “The resulting decisions, made in single-digit milliseconds, can unlock in-the-moment monetization opportunities, prevent revenue loss from fraud or intrusion, or reduce operational revenue erosion.”

While there are several choices to consume data from Kafka for further processing downstream, such as loading into a data lake or warehouse for offline processing and reporting, Active(SD) is the only product designed specifically to facilitate event-time, in-stream decisions in less than 10 milliseconds to proactively drive real-time actions, making it the fastest path from event to action for Kafka-powered applications.

About Volt Active Data

The Volt Active Data Platform enables companies to unlock the full value of their data and applications by making it possible to have scale without compromising on speed, accuracy, or consistency. Based on a simplified stack and an ingest-to-action layer that can perform sub 10-millisecond decisioning, Volt’s unique, no-compromises foundation gives enterprises the ability to maximize the ROI of their 5G, IoT, AI/ML, and other investments, ensure “five 9’s” uptime, prevent fraud and intrusion, deliver hyper-personalized customer engagement, and save on operational costs.

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‫Introhive تعلن عن تعيين لي بلاكمور في منصب الرئيس التنفيذي

فريدريكتون، نيو برونزويك، 17 يناير/كانون الثاني 2023 / PRNewswire / — أعلنت Introhive ، منصة ذكاء العملاء الرائدة في العالم، اليوم عن تعيين لي بلاكمور في منصب الرئيس التنفيذي. يجلب بلاكمور أكثر من 30 عامًا من الخبرة في البرامج والمبيعات لقيادة Introhive خلال مرحلتها التالية من النمو، مع التركيز على نمو العملاء وأبحاث المنتجات وتطويرها.

Lee Blakemore, new CEO of Introhive.

يتمتع لي بسجل حافل بالنجاح والخبرة العميقة في توسيع نطاق أعمال البرمجيات إلى الجمهور العالمي. طوال حياته المهنية، قاد عمليات الذهاب إلى السوق والعمليات ودعم العملاء والعمليات الدولية في شركات برمجيات المؤسسات العالمية الرائدة. إنه قائد تقني محنك يقود التحولات التجارية لدفع النمو.

شغل بلاكمور مؤخرًا منصب رئيس المشاركة المجتمعية K-12 في Anthology ، حيث أدار بنجاح أعمال المراحل التعليمية من رياض الأطفال إلى الصف الثاني عشر لِـ Blackboard مما أدى إلى بيع الأعمال إلى Finalsite ، حيث ساعد بلاكمور في التكامل الناجح وتوحيد الشركة. قبل Anthology ، شغل لي العديد من المناصب التنفيذية العليا في Blackboard ، بما في ذلك رئيس الأسواق العالمية وكبير موظفي العملاء. قبل انضمامه إلى Blackboard في عام 2015، شغل لي منصب نائب الرئيس الأول للمبيعات العالمية والتسويق في Velocity Technology Solutions وشغل مناصب عليا في IBM و Corio (استحوذت عليها شركة IBM ) و Scala Business Solutions (استحوذت عليها Epicor ).

قال بلاكمور: “يسعدني الانضمام إلى Introhive وقيادة فريقنا الموهوب. إنني أتطلع إلى إطلاق العنان لإمكانات الشركة الكاملة حيث نستفيد من منصة ذكاء العملاء الخاصة بنا لمساعدة الشركات على إدراك القيمة الكاملة لاستثماراتها في إدارة علاقات العملاء وتعميق علاقات العملاء”. “ Introhive موثوق به من قبل المئات من مؤسسات الخدمات المهنية الرائدة في العالم لتحسين إيرادات الخط الأعلى، وخفض التكاليف التشغيلية، وتحسين كفاءة القوى العاملة. لدينا فرصة مثيرة لمواصلة النمو مع دخولنا عددًا كبيرًا من الأسواق التي لا تزال تفتقر إلى الخدمات وغير مدركة لقوة Introhive “.

في عام 2021، حصلت Introhive على 100 مليون دولار في جولتها التمويلية من السلسلة C بقيادة PSG ، وهي شركة أسهم رائدة في النمو، لزيادة الاستثمار في تطوير حلول ذكاء العملاء للشركات الرائدة في العالم.

 حول Introhive

Introhive هي شركة برمجيات حائزة على جوائز تساعد مؤسسات الأعمال بين الشركات B2B التي تركز على المبيعات على أن تصبح أكثر ذكاءً للعملاء. تلتقط منصة ذكاء العملاء الخاصة بـ Introhive بيانات عملاء جديرة بالثقة تلقائيًا في CRM وتسلّمها لإبراز رؤى العلاقات والذكاء القابل للتنفيذ لفرق الإيرادات أينما ومتى يحتاجون إليها، من أجل العثور على حسابات العملاء والفوز بها وتنميتها. تمتلك Introhive مكاتب في الولايات المتحدة وكندا والمملكة المتحدة والهند، وتدعم مئات الآلاف من المستخدمين في أكثر من 90 دولة حول العالم. تعرف على المزيد على www.introhive.com .

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