All posts by Neel Achary

April 12 2023 Victorinox launches its innovative Crosslight collection a new generation of soft side luggage for effortless and functional traveling. Giving new life to recycled PET bottles, this is lightweight, and done right. When it comes to choosing the right bag the collection available in elegant black proposes as many carriers as there are opportunities to travel.

With the new Crosslight trolley and bag collection Victorinox introduces a soft side luggage assortment that convinces with versatility, agility and practicality. Crosslight is the answer for travelers looking for the optimal balance between weight and capacity, solutions for easy packaging and innovative material. This versatile collection is perfect for all kinds of travel, from short business trips to extended family vacations. Its agile trolleys and bags can be easily used by all members of the family.

LIVE LIGHT – PACK LIGHT – CARRY LIGHT:

All fabrics of the new Crosslight collection are made from recycled materials, giving a new life to recycled PET bottles. Worry-free traveling is guaranteed thanks to several smart innovations. Optimized technology increases overall capacity and provides a spacious packing interior. Expansion systems on most styles allow to adjustment bags according to packing needs. Enhanced packaging solutions include. maximized opening of the main compartment and the Pack Light Organizer, a foldable divider with extra storage for suitcases. Last but not least, the Swiss-engineered lightweight frame structure offers optimal carrying comfort, rounding off the features of this agile and practical new collection.

A further plus of this innovative travel gear collection is the branded, heat embossed 100% recycled polyester lining. The fabric is treated with SILVADUR™ technology to inhibit the growth of microorganisms and can be cleaned up to 40 times whilst still maintaining the treatment.

SPOILED FOR CHOICE:

The collection offers a great selection of products. Various choices of Carry-On suitcases make it easy to find the right partner for any short trip, be it for business or leisure. If more space is needed the collection offers a Medium Softside Case and a Large Softside Case. Further choices are available in the form of the City Daypack, the Boarding Bag, the Duffel, the Wheeled Duffel or the Garment Bag. Indeed, the collection proposes as many carriers as there are opportunities to travel, from discovering the world with the family, sightseeing in a favorite city with friends to spontaneously exploring the neighbourhood. Like all Victorinox Travel Gear products, the Crosslight collection offers a global 1+10 years warranty and is available in specialty shops, Victorinox stores and online.

Hyderabad/New Delhi, 12th April 2023: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s MIND BRAIN CENTER is delighted to introduce their new initiative, the Brain Art 2023 competition. This competition’s goal is to promote brain health awareness and reduce the stigmatization associated with brain disorders. The competition encourages individuals of all ages and artistic abilities to utilize their creativity and produce artwork that visualizes brain disorders.

Entries are accepted in three categories for the competition, which include pencil drawing, painting, and digital drawing. There are no registration fees, and participants can submit any number of entries per registration. The theme for this year’s competition is “Breaking the Stigma: Visualizing Brain Disorders.”

Dr. Shyam Diwakar, Director, Amrita Mind Brain Center said, “Art is a powerful means to enhance awareness and comprehension of intricate medical issues. The Brain Art 2023 initiative aims to encourage artists to leverage their talents to help eliminate the obstacles that hinder individuals from seeking treatment for brain disorders.”

Winners in each category of the competition stand a chance to receive exciting prizes. The deadline for submissions is April 23rd, 2023, with winners being announced a few days after the competition concludes.

To participate, entrants must create original artwork and ensure it is free of offensive or insensitive material. Organizers reserve the right to make the final decisions. Submissions must be sent via the submission link in the highest resolution, preferred vector (.eps), or raster formats (.jpeg, .pdf, .png). The artwork should be 11 inches x 16.5 inches in size, with a file size under 10 MB and 300 DPI resolution.

To promote brain awareness within society, submit your entries to the Brain Art 2023 competition. For additional information about the competition, please visit the Mind Brain Center website or Facebook page. The submission link can be found at https://www.amrita.edu/events/brain-art-competition-2023/

India, 12 April 2023: CoinSwitch, India’s largest crypto-investing platform, has been recognized as an Honoree at the 27th Annual Webby Awards, an international award recognizing the best of the Internet. CoinSwitch was honored by an esteemed jury comprising Internet industry experts in the ‘Apps, dApps, and Software – General dApps’ category, the only Indian brand to be recognized in the field for the year.

The Webby Awards are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), a global organization founded in 1998 with a stated mission of driving the creative, technical, purpose-driven, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of digital media. The 27th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 14,000 entries from over 70 countries.

Celebrating the occasion, Ashish Singhal, Co-Founder, and CEO, CoinSwitch said, “At CoinSwitch, our Northstar has always been simplifying the complex world of finance, and making a platform that is intuitive, flexible, and scalable to meet all the requirements of Indian financial investors. Our newly redesigned app is a powerful yet simple platform that provides us the foundation to build a one-stop wealth-tech destination.”

CoinSwitch revealed an all-new brand app experience in December last year. The redesign was spearheaded by the company’s product design team in collaboration with Animal, an independent creative agency that conceptualize the new design philosophy.

The fresh app design celebrates different people with different dreams. It sets the tone for our ambition to be a one-stop-shop wealth-tech platform, helping India invest better and dream bigger.

12th April 2023, New Delhi: Karam Group, a global leading PPE and Fall Protection brand, exclusively premiered its new product – Safety Fan Net at the 13th National Conference & Expo SHECON 2023.

Making Safety paramount, the Safety Fan Net by Karam is an ideal fall protection solution. It is equipped to protect the public, property and site workers working in elevated platforms from falling objects and fall hazards. As an Indian multinational with over two decades of experience in manufacturing safety gear, Karam safety has always ensured innovation, quality and safety when manufacturing or designing PPE and this latest launch is another step to take safety to a whole new level in India.

“The Safety Fan Net will provide 360-degree fall protection for workers in industrial and construction worksites. With this new development of the Safety Fan Net, KARAM is focusing on providing simple, affordable and effective safety solutions for workers. This will not only allow them to work and feel safe at the site but also ensure that safety is a priority at these sites”, shared Mr Hemant Sapra, President Sales & Marketing at KARAM Group.

Industrial and construction working conditions are often dangerous and need special measures in place to ensure workers safety. This is where the Safety fan Net steps in. Designed to protect construction workers from falling off from unguarded edges during working at height, it is a system of heavy-duty nets that are placed underneath the work area to catch any falling objects or workers from height.

Perfect for fall prevention measures on high-rise buildings especially where space is a constraint, the Safety Fan Net also provides protection for the public from getting injured by any falling tools, debris etc that may fall down from the construction site.

April 12 2023 Cathay Cargo has enhanced its integrated mail platform with Cathay Mail, a refined digital solution that re-envisages the mail-shipment process, generating greater transparency for post offices and providing the track-and-trace visibility their customers expect.

With Cathay Mail, Cathay Cargo is able to provide a superior customer experience that better caters to the requirements of post offices for shipment visibility, reliability, and speed. Director Cargo Tom Owen said: “Cathay Mail highlights how we have adapted technology and digitalization to offer real benefits to our customers. By fully integrating mail-handling functions with our cargo operations and expertise, our innovative new mail solution provides a sophisticated suite of tools and facilities to support our postal partners.”

Cathay Cargo’s refreshed “mail as cargo” solution integrates mail-handling data with air cargo systems using the PAWB – the postal air waybill. This use of electronic data interchange (EDI) technology removes much of the previous shipment paperwork and gives both origin and destination post offices, and designated operators, more visibility of shipments down to mail bag (or “receptacle”) level, allowing them to offer package-level track-and-trace visibility to e-commerce shippers.

The information also enables Cathay Cargo to manage capacity against actual volumes of mail on flights, so it can make allowances for surges in ad hoc demand or make unused space available for other cargo.

There is an additional benefit for mail heading to Europe where, by making the information available in advance, mail shipments will be compliant with the European Union’s new ICS2 customs requirements, which are being introduced this year.

Thanks to the digital data available from the PAWB, it is now easier not only to reconcile shipments for billing, but also to measure performance. Cathay Cargo will be adding KPIs to its mail performance monitoring suite, which is accessible on the EzyPost platform. Indices such as on-time delivery and visibility performance will be accessible and updated from live data.

Cathay Cargo will aim to outperform the 95% industry “visibility performance” standard and will set its own stretch targets to ensure it exceeds contractual standards. The EzyPost platform will also produce monthly reports that will be available to post office customers. This accessible and more accurate data will simplify the measurement of contractual performance.

Cathay Mail also enables efficient operational recovery should an aircraft be grounded at an intermediate stop. Staff will be able to identify and segregate express mail shipments for priority uplift, and this will be visible in the system.

“This new investment in our mail-handling capability increases the attractiveness of Hong Kong as a global mail hub, giving post offices the confidence to move mail more seamlessly to, from, and through Hong Kong,” added Owen.

In the Indian market, Cathay Cargo offers the Cathay Mail solution to India Post. Cathay Cargo helps India Post to convert CARDIT messages into a PAWB to create an online booking in CX-Cargospot, which is completely automated. The partnership offers high engagement and coordination between the two organizations to deliver the best service standards, timely uplift, smooth transit transfers, and on-time delivery with high real-time transportation visibility. “During the pandemic, we collaborated with India Post to provide uninterrupted connectivity, uplifting mail bags from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, and Kolkata. Currently, we serve around 14 destinations on our network. Our commitment to delivering exceptional service has resulted in strong growth in tonnage and revenue. Through Cathay Mail, we look forward to expanding our partnership and serve more destinations in the future,” said Rajesh Menon, Regional Head of Cargo – South Asia, Middle East & Africa.
For more information about Cathay Mail, click here.

Supplementary information How the PAWB and EDI work Ordinarily, airlines have little visibility of mail shipments. Mail is prepared in sealed bags at origin postal terminals and delivered to air cargo terminals for loading. Airlines are given conveyance instructions via a CARDIT (CARrier/Documents International Transport advice) message, and in return they send a RESDIT (RESponse to Documents International Transport advice) to acknowledge receipt.

Cathay Mail uses electronic data interchange (EDI) technology to integrate this limited messaging into Cathay Cargo’s own system. Now when a post office customer issues a CARDIT, Cathay Cargo will issue a PAWB (postal air waybill). This gives post offices visibility of the bags in each CARDIT and, therefore, the location of individual packages in each bag on their own systems. Ongoing updates to the devices and apps that scan mailbags have delivered increased visibility and efficiency since the program began. Bags can now “nest” in a Unit Load Device (ULD), which simplifies the scanning process and boosts efficiency. When the ULD is scanned, it captures the check-in status of the shipment and makes handling the shipment for onward flights or delivery more straightforward.

India, April 12th, 2023 – Quixy, the India-based No-Code Technology platform has been recognized as a burgeoning force in the G2 Spring 2023 Reports. The cloud-based, advanced no-code platform has ranked No. 1 Business Process Management and Digital Process Automation platform in the Momentum Reports, emerging as the only Indian company to acquire the position. Additionally, Quixy has been named the leader in 6 more categories such as Workplace Innovation Platform, No-Code Development Platform, and Drag and Drop App Builder among others.

Braced by the new recognition, Quixy enters G2’s list of Top 10 Products with the Most #1 Rankings, alongside companies in the likes of Zoom, HubSpot, and GitHub. Quixy has been recognized as a Leader 10th consecutive time in the No-Code Development Platform Category. The rankings are a powerful testament to the robust digital enablers in India and the rapidly growing digital infrastructure in the country. Quixy has been bestowed with 320 G2 badges, including the Easiest to Use, Easy to Do Business with, Best Support, and Best Results badges. (Please elaborate on the credentials of a G2 badge).

“It is an absolute honor to be recognized, yet again as a multi-category leader in G2’s Spring 2023 Reports. G2’s reviews, being noted globally for their authentic and verified nature, are a strong corroboration to our digital-first solutions. Our silver bullet is undoubtedly our easy-to-use no-code platform, which enables users to create smart, automated workflows with zero programming knowledge. G2’s recognition of Quixy as a leader in 8 categories represents our strengths and fierce understanding of the Indian and global enterprise and government needs in digitization,” said Mr. Vivek Goel, Vice President, Marketing and Evangelism, Quixy.

Since its launch in 2019, Quixy has expanded its services to 15+ industry verticals across more than 15 nations and 5 continents. In the recent past, Quixy was also recognized in Gartner’s Voice of Customer Report for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms for 2nd time in a row and Forrester’s Now Tech Report for General-Purpose Low-Code Development Platforms. Quixy is the only India-based Gold Tier Partner in PMI’s Citizen Development Partner Program. For more information about Quixy and how Quixy is enabling digital transformation for its customers, please visit quixy.com.

Mumbai, India – 12 April 2023: DP World, the leading provider of smart end-to-end logistics, has announced the appointment of Ashwani Nath as its Chief Commercial Officer for Logistics in the subcontinent. Ashwani will lead the commercial organization and prioritize growth initiatives for all logistics businesses in DP World Subcontinent. This appointment aligns with DP World’s vision to drive exponential business growth and serve a larger array of Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs).

Rizwan Soomar, CEO & MD India Subcontinent & Sub-Saharan Africa, DP World, said, “Ashwani is a versatile leader with an established record of optimizing operational efficiency. His leadership skills and vast experience will help us in achieving our vision to drive exponential business growth by offering customers end-to-end logistics solutions. As we help our customers navigate the complexities of global trade, we are confident that Ashwani will develop relevant solutions to make trade flow. We wish him the very best at DP World.”

Ashwani Nath, Chief Commercial Officer – Logistics, Subcontinent, DP World, said, “It is an honor to join the established and talented team at DP World Subcontinent. I am eager to work with the team in delivering the best the organization has to offer to all our existing and potential customers. I would like to thank the organization for this opportunity and look forward to unlocking value for our customers and stakeholders.”

Ashwani brings over 35 years of distinguished career experience, having held several senior roles in leading companies across India, Sri Lanka, Italy, the Netherlands, and France. He has led business development and solutions, created optimization and efficiency improvement, successfully established market leadership in several of the businesses he has managed, created innovative solutions for stronger partnerships with key C-suite clients, set up new businesses, and turned around existing ones with excellent project management skills.

Bangalore, 12th April 2023: HFCL Limited (‘HFCL’), a leading technology enterprise and integrated next-gen communication product and solution provider announces integrated support for Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) OpenRoaming across their entire IO portfolio of Wi-Fi products making them the first Indian enterprise to do so. This support is available for all global customers looking to buy OpenRoaming enabled Wi-Fi solutions. The Company demonstrated OpenRoaming use cases at ‘Wi-Fi & Delicensing of 6 GHZ: The Driving Force of Broadband for All’ seminar hosted today on 11th April by the WBA and Broadband India Forum (BIF) in New Delhi and highlighted the importance of OpenRoaming and how it eases the life of end consumers.

OpenRoaming is a roaming federation service by the WBA that enables companies to provide a secure and automatic Wi-Fi experience to its users and further scale roaming relationships, across the globe. WBA OpenRoaming creates the framework to connect billions of users and things to millions of Wi-Fi networks globally. Deployed at over 1 million hotspots worldwide, WBA OpenRoaming platform has emerged as the standard for Wi-Fi network owners and service providers. It is based on cyber security, cloud federation, and network automation, which enable the function of roaming federation.

With its consistent focus on R&D, HFCL has emerged as a leading technology enterprise to bring innovative products and solutions like World’s First Open-Source Wi-Fi 7 Access Points and a complete 5G Access & Transport portfolio. HFCL has integrated OpenRoaming on all its Wi-Fi products, which will enable frictionless experience for the end-users, by offering automatic connection, secure device authentication for all enabled devices with only a one-time process.

Speaking on this development, Jitendra Chaudhary, Executive President, HFCL said, “We are immensely proud to be the first Indian enterprise that enables the deployment of WBA’s OpenRoaming across our Wi-Fi portfolio. We are currently working with telecom operators and large ISPs in India and in few other countries to deploy OpenRoaming. We aim to make the most of this first mover advantage and make the internet more accessible for all globally. This open connectivity framework allows organizations to power new opportunities in the 5G era and digital connectivity, and brings us a step closer to bridging the digital divide that exists in today’s world. It further tends to lay down the foundation for the future convergence of public Wi-Fi with 5G and other cellular services. Such a revolutionary move will enable our users to live and become digitally stronger in their daily lives. Backed by our consistent R&D efforts and ongoing commitment to innovation, this reiterates our position as the leading manufacturer of innovative telecom products and solutions on the global front.”

Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance, said: “The Wireless Broadband Alliance applauds HFCL’s commercial launch of WBA OpenRoaming across their portfolio enabling users to access the Internet securely and ensure user privacy. Making Wi-Fi easier and better is the goal of all WBA Members and we are delighted to support HFCL in their endeavours.”

With OpenRoaming, HFCL is enabling its customers a hassle-free, seamless, automatic, fully secure Wi-Fi onboarding and roaming services to their network users across different OpenRoaming enabled networks across different geographies. The idea is to create a world where users can access Wi-Fi anywhere without having to search for available Wi-Fi networks, without having to worry about connecting to open-security Wi-Fi and go through complex authentication processes, which can be time-consuming and frustrating. With OpenRoaming, users can automatically connect to any Wi-Fi network that is part of the OpenRoaming ecosystem anywhere in the world and start using it immediately.

April 12 2023 Anastasia Beverly Hills is the #1 U.S. Brow Brand*. Brows have become a major beauty trend in recent years, and it’s no surprise that the market for brow products has grown exponentially. Anastasia patented the Golden Ratio® method of doing the brows which is a mathematical principle of thirds to create aesthetic harmony on a human face as per their bone structure. In India, where beauty and grooming are important aspects of the culture, there is a growing demand for high-quality brow products where Anastasia Beverly Hills is changing the game with their Five Step Signature Brow service offered at their Brow Bars across the brand stores.

Anastasia Beverly Hills has the best-in-class range of brow products that have captured the entire market. One of the bestselling products introduced by the brand was the Brow Freeze which became the most popular styling wax and was admired by everyone across the globe. Brow Freeze is a quick-to-apply styling wax that lifts, tames, and shapes each hair while offering an effective grip. Your trick to locked-in, feathered brows can be found here. Anastasia Beverly Hills also have some other exclusive products to redefine the brow game that includes a Brow Wiz which gives sharp outlining and detailing to the brows. It makes the brows appear fuller and even more defined.

Another cutting-edge product in the brow segment is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo which creates hair-like details with the fine tip and is versatile in application. Anastasia Beverly Hills Pomade completes the look by waterproofing the details and with the long-lasting formula it glides on and dries down swiftly. This gives natural-looking textured brows and stays put for a longer period to ace the brow game.

Anastasia Beverly Hills has the most exciting and wide range of Brow Products that are loved by all globally and are available at Sephora, ABH exclusive stores in Delhi NCR & Mumbai, and e-retailing partners.

*Source: The NPD Group / U.S. Prestige Beauty Total Measured Market, Eye Brow Makeup Brand Sales, Jan. – Dec. 2022.

32-year-old insurance agency becomes a part of growing alliance.

(St. Louis, Mo., April 12, 2023) Luebbering Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois.

Founded in 1991, Luebbering Insurance Agency was created by owner Dennis Luebbering. The full-service nine-person agency is located at 2717 Industrial Dr. in Jefferson City, Mo. Luebbering Insurance Agency specializes in auto, home, commercial, life and health insurance.

Dennis has 32 years of experience in the insurance industry. Luebbering Insurance Agency began as a captive agency and switched to an independent agency in 2009. Luebbering currently serves on the board of the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents as the organization’s vice president.

“We have been in business for more than three decades, and we liked that Valley Insurance Agency Alliance is a locally owned and operated business which features so many member benefits,” said Luebbering Insurance Agency owner Dennis Luebbering. “The Alliance provides a variety of perks, everything from extensive training to the ease of reporting, and we look forward to a long-term mutually beneficial relationship.”

Founded in 2006, sister company Valley Insurance Agency Alliance generates more than $600 million in written premium and is the regional founding member for the Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a $11 billion national alliance.

For more information about Luebbering Insurance Agency, call (573) 635-5810 or visit www.li-ins.com.