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Image source: Fortinet. The MOU signing ceremony was held at Fortinet Korea's Customer Briefing Center with representatives from both companies, including Won-Kyun Cho, Korea Country Manager, Fortinet; Michael Murphy, APAC Head of Operational Technology and Critical Infrastructure at Fortinet; Jong-Ung Choi, Director of Autonomous Ship Research Center, Samsung Heavy Industries; and Kyungwon Bae, Group Manager of Smart Solution Research Group/Autonomous Ship Research Center, Samsung Heavy Industries. Samsung Heavy Industries Company, a global maritime shipbuilding specialist has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fortinet, the global cybersecurity provider driving the convergence of networking and security, for the mutual cooperation in the maritime cybersecurity of ships. Samsung Heavy Industries has accumulated differentiated technological competency and turnkey manufacturing capabilities in the shipbuilding and marine business fields, and possesses topside d...

Snowflake, the data cloud company, has announced an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA that further empowers enterprise customers with an AI platform, bringing together the full-stack NVIDIA accelerated platform with the data foundation and AI of Snowflake’s Data Cloud . Together, Snowflake and NVIDIA deliver a combination of infrastructure and compute capabilities designed to unlock and accelerate AI productivity across every industry.  Source: Snowflake. Snowflake Cortex to support NVIDIA models, resulting in the acceleration of AI productivity in the Data Cloud . “Data is the fuel for AI, making it essential to establishing an effective AI strategy,” said Sridhar Ramaswamy, Snowflake CEO. “Our partnership with NVIDIA is delivering a secure, scalable and easy-to-use platform for trusted enterprise data. And we take the complexity out of AI, empowering users of all types, regardless of their technical expertise, to quickly and easily realise the benefits of AI.” “Enterpri...

Source: Epson. The EB-810E 4KE extreme short throw projector. Epson, the No. 1 selling projector manufacturer worldwide*, has launched the EB-810E and EB-815E, the company’s first 4K Enhancement Resolution (4KE)** extreme short throw laser displays designed for businesses, hybrid working environments and immersive spaces. In Asia Pacific (APAC), three in five (60%) of companies expect some form of hybrid working, ranging from an equal mix of office and remote working (28%), mostly office (24%) and mostly/fully remote (5%), according to a survey report by CBRE. As a result, there is a crucial need for companies to equip their workspaces with smart workplace technology to enhance overall efficiency while enabling seamless integrated collaboration. With Extreme Short Throw technology, businesses can now achieve a larger screen size without worrying about space constraints. This means that the EB-810E or the EB-815E can be placed just centimetres away from a wall to create bright and imme...

Databricks, the data and AI company, has announced a partnership with and participation in the Series A funding of Mistral AI, a European generative AI solutions provider. As a result, Databricks and Mistral AI now offer Mistral AI’s open models, such as Mistral 7B and Mixtral 8x7B, natively integrated within the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform . Databricks customers can now access Mistral AI’s models in the Databricks Marketplace , interact with these models in the Mosaic AI Playground , use them as optimised model endpoints through Mosaic AI Model Serving , and customise them on their own data through adaptation. With new out-of-the-box integrations, today’s enterprises can now rapidly leverage Mistral AI’s models for their generative AI applications without compromising on security, data privacy, and governance that are core to the Databricks platform. Arthur Mensch, Founder and CEO of Mistral AI, said: "We are delighted to forge this strategic alliance with Databrick...