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Firmenich's Leading AI Expertise Wins Digital Innovation of the Year

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Monday, November 15, 2021

GENEVA, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has won Digital Innovation Of The Year at the Digital Economy Award 2021 in Switzerland.

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  • GENEVA, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, has won Digital Innovation Of The Year at the Digital Economy Award 2021 in Switzerland.
  • This recognition celebrates the Group's ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities and its new Formulae Generator, which augments creation for both fragrances & flavors.
  • "AI is a cornerstone of Firmenich's innovation that allows us to marry the most fundamental elements of our DNA: cutting-edge research and development with the unique expertise and creativity of our perfumers and flavorists."
  • Lukas Br, Jury President of the Digital Innovation of the Year award, said: "Firmenich has taken a very refreshing approach, which is convincing.

Broadcom Strengthens its Commitment to Open Compute Project Showcasing Leading-Edge and Wide Range of Initiatives at this Year’s Global Summit

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

A long-time supporter of open, standards-based technologies, Broadcom is dedicated to developing high-performance, scalable solutions optimized for AI/ML in Cloud and hyperscale data centers.

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  • A long-time supporter of open, standards-based technologies, Broadcom is dedicated to developing high-performance, scalable solutions optimized for AI/ML in Cloud and hyperscale data centers.
  • Broadcoms innovative products are designed specifically to deliver a rich set of features at maximum performance, while providing power and cost efficiencies.
  • The first demo is for a massively scalable, virtualized, distributed routing platform utilizing Broadcom Jericho2 and Ramon chipsets, OCP Experience Center.
  • Broadcom showcasing 2x100G OCP NIC 3.0 adapter with multi-host connectivity, manageability, and precision timing using PTP, OCP Experience Center.

Qrypt Offers Quantum Security for Enterprises Through the Cloud

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Qrypt , a producer of cryptographic security solutions enabled by quantum entropy, announced today the launch of two new solutions: the Cloud Enterprise Portal, and Digital Quantum Key Distribution (Digital QKD).

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  • Qrypt , a producer of cryptographic security solutions enabled by quantum entropy, announced today the launch of two new solutions: the Cloud Enterprise Portal, and Digital Quantum Key Distribution (Digital QKD).
  • This expands on Qrypts Entropy-as-a-Service (EaaS) portfolio which provides high-quality quantum random numbers and the tools to ensure Everlasting Security.
  • All enterprises have some type of high-value data, and the security methods employed are often inadequate against determined attackers.
  • It avoids the costly infrastructure requirements and limitations of on-premise QKD appliances, and instead shifts key creation to the cloud on the Qrypt Cloud Enterprise Portal.

HyperLight Enables Multiple Record-breaking Demonstrations with its Ultrahigh Bandwidth Thin-film Lithium Niobate Photonic Integrated Circuits

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

HyperLight, a leader in the commercialization of thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits for datacom, telecom, analog, and quantum applications, announced today that it has successfully demonstrated, together with its partners, a new record-breaking high-speed data transmission using its ultrahigh bandwidth, linear, and low noise thin-film lithium niobate Mach Zehnder (MZM) modulator.

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  • HyperLight, a leader in the commercialization of thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits for datacom, telecom, analog, and quantum applications, announced today that it has successfully demonstrated, together with its partners, a new record-breaking high-speed data transmission using its ultrahigh bandwidth, linear, and low noise thin-film lithium niobate Mach Zehnder (MZM) modulator.
  • The details of these demonstrations were presented at the ECOC 2021 post-deadline sessions concluded last week.
  • As demand for bandwidth continues to increase, both ethernet switches and optical modules need to keep pace in terms of bandwidth density, power consumption, and cost efficiency.
  • The companys ultrahigh speed, low power, and integrated thin-film lithium niobate electro-optic solutions enable customers to achieve unprecedented system level performances in their applications.

Lee Monument Comes Down in Virginia, Goes on Display in Switzerland

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Monday, September 13, 2021

Kilby used drones and ground cameras to 3D scan the recently removed Robert E Lee monument multiple times, in ultra fidelity, between June 2020 and August of this year.

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  • Kilby used drones and ground cameras to 3D scan the recently removed Robert E Lee monument multiple times, in ultra fidelity, between June 2020 and August of this year.
  • The monument saw months of protest, leaving it covered in layers of graffiti that evolved with each of Kilby's scans.
  • EPFL developers created an interactive art display that seamlessly merges Terry's 3D models, 360 VR photographs and audio to recreate the specific environment he encountered on each scanning session.
  • Several colleges and high schools are already using the Lee monument capture to open dialogue about the racial tension that erupted in 2020," Kilby said.