Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea, turn into an innovation.”
ThisstatementbyanAmericanengineer,inventor,andbusinessman,DeanKamen,aptlydescribes thephenomenonofDisruption.Ratherthaninterruption,disruptionismoreofacreation.Itopens thedoortonewopportunitiesandmarkets.
There’snodoubtthathowexistingsystemsareevolvingandmaintainingthestabilitybutthecurrent corporateworldisconstantlyexperiencinguncontainablerapidchanges.Thus,ithasbecomeprerequisite forthebusinessestoleveragethosechangesandcreateadvancedbusinessmodelsthatcanaddagreater valuetotheircustomers.Variousbusinesseshaveenteredtheparticularmarketswiththeminimal resourcesandhavereshapedtheestablishedsystem.WehaveseenthebrandslikeNetflixcreatinga marketwherenooneexistedbefore,astheyproducedsomethingnew,essentialandworthwhileand transformedthecustomerexperiences, thewaywethink,dobusiness,connect,learn,andinnovate.
Astechnologiesarecontinuingtoevolve,thedisruptioncycleisspeedingup.Withavividvision,passion, andtenacity,businessesaresettingnewmilestoneswithintheestablishedsystem.
Similarly,therearenumerousdisruptiveprivatecompanieswhichareprofoundlyimpactingalltheaspects ofthebusinessworld.Bybeingdisruptive,theyareprovidinganewperspectivetothemarkettrendsby adoptingnovelapproaches.
Takingintoconsideration,thefactorsthatarereforming thebenchmarksofanestablishedsystem,Insights Successhascuratedalistof “The10MostDisruptivePrivateCompaniesin2018”,whichare
disturbingthestatusquoandtherebyenablingcreativity,resilience,andgrowthintotheirrespective sectors.
OurCoverStoryfeaturesCorentTechnology,anintegratedcloudplatformtoSaaSifyormigrate anySoftwareApplication.Corenthasdevelopedapowerfulandprovenplatformtorapidlyanalyze softwareapplicationstorankandratetheirsuitabilityforcloudandthroughasingleplatform, SurPaaS®,whichmigrateapplicationstocloud,andthenifdesiredrapidlytransformthemtoSaaS.
Further,thisedition alsoincludes AsiaPay,anaccreditedpaymentprocessorandpaymentgateway solutionvendorforbanks;Aspiricx,anArtificialIntelligencecompanythatpushtheboundariesof AIandcomputervisiontodevelopreal-worldscientificmodelwecall“AspireAnalyticx”; CloudHesive,acompanythatprovidescloudservicesthroughconsultingandmanagedservices; DreamQuark,acompanythathelpsbanks,insurancecompanies,andassetmanagementfirmsforall theirartificialintelligenceneeds;Enervalis,asoftwarecompanythatdevelopssoftwarethatprovides sustainableenergysolutionsforelectricvehicles,buildings,andmicrogrids;Jelastic,acloud servicesproviderthatcombinesPaaSandCaaSinasinglepackageforhostingproviders, telecommunicationcompanies,enterprisesanddevelopers;OpusInteractive,acompanythatpairs state-of-the-artfacilitieswithahighlyresilientnetworkofferingtocreateascalableandreliableIT infrastructure;VirtaMove,acompanywithamissiontomovetheworld’slegacyapplicationsto makeorganizationsmoresuccessfulandsecure.
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Likeotherinnovativeevolving technologiessuchasAI, machinelearning,bigdata,and blockchain,cloudtransformationis anothermosthighlyprioritizedand foundationalinitiativefor organizations.Itmayseemlike businessesmovetothecloudina single,sweepingmotion,butthereality ofcloudmigrationisfarmore complex.Itisgettingcomplicatedfor softwarevendorstofindacollectionof compatibletoolstorapidlyplantheir cloudmigrationstrategy,shifttheir softwareworkloadstocloud,and thereaftercontinuetomanage operationsofmultiplesoftware productseffectively. Evenafter completingthemigration,there’sno clearandeasypathtowardsthenext stepofenablingsoftwaretobe deliveredasscalable,efficientSaaS.
CorentTechnology’sSurPaaS® platformandtheir“SoftwareDefined
® SaaS”technologyhasstartedto bridgethisgap.
APowerfulVision:Aunified platformtoAnalyze,Cloudify, SaaSify!
WiththeadventofCloudtechnology, theconceptofapplications‘asa service’becameareality.Allthatwas neededwasalaunchpadtoonboardthe thousandsofexistingapplicationsto theCloudandrapidlydeliverthem‘as aservice’,leveragingthecloud technology.Withinnovationin multipleareasofCloudoperationsand SoftwaredeliveryasaService,Corent ® launchedSurPaaS asaunifying platformtoautomaticallyscanand analyzeapplications,enablecloud migrationanddeliverthemasa scalableandefficientservice(i.e. SaaS,)tosavemillionsofdollarsin costsandyearsofprogramingand development.
ADisruptiveInnovator:Automating theEntireCloudMigrationJourney
CorentTechnologyisengagingin disruptiveinnovationinthecloud migrationandSaaS-enablement technologyspace.ItsSurPaaS® platformthatisusedbykey enterprises,systemintegratorsand cloudproviders,enablestheend-to-end automatedcloudmigrationjourney includingdiscovery,analysis,planning, andmigrationtothecloudand optionally,optimizationand transformationofsoftwareapplications toSaaS.SurPaaS®uniquelyenables organizationstomaketheirjourneyto thecloudwithspeed,efficiencyand optimization.
APassionforDemocratizingSaaS Corentwasinspiredbytheboldvision tobecomethe“IntelInside”forthe SaaSindustrybyprovidingthecore capabilitiesof“asaService”
Corent Technology's SurPaaS® platform is emerging as a disruptive force in the cloud migration and SaaS-enablement technology space initiating significant power shift with economic impact.
separatelyfromtheapplication, becomingthecommonrobusttrusted‘asa Service’solutionforSaaS.Inotherwords,rapidly enablesoftwareapplicationsasefficient,scalableSaaS, withallthetenancy,operationsandcommercial managementcapabilitiesneededtotransformsoftware vendorsinto“SaaSProviders,”withouttheusualcostlyand time-consumingre-engineeringinvestment.Thisabilityis disruptingtheeconomics,businessmodel,availabilityand accesstoSaaS–simplyput,democratizingSaaS.
DisruptingtheSaaSindustry:EnablingSaaS2.0
UntilCorent’sSurPaaS®introduction,thecommonbelief wasthatinordertohaveaSaaSoffering,softwarevendors havetore-architecttheirsoftwaretoincorporatetheunique demandsofan“asaService”offeringasopposedtoanonpremlicensedsoftwareapplication. Corent’sSurPaaS®/
®
“SoftwareDefinedSaaS”platformhasstartedtobridge thisgap,byrapidlyenablingenterprisesoftware applicationstoget“configured”asfullyinstrumentedSaaS rapidlyandcosteffectivelyonmostpopularCloudssuchas MicrosoftAzure/AzureStack,AWS,andOCI(Oracle CloudInfrastructure,)andtechnologystackplatforms.This way,SoftwareDevelopers,willput100%oftheirtime, energyandeffortondevelopingtheircoreproductwiththe bestcompetingfeatures/capabilities,asopposedtofocusing onthe“asaService”deliveryof theirsoftware,2)gain immediatetimetomarketadvantage,3)avoidcapitalcosts andon-goingmaintenancecostsassociatedwithdeveloping
theirown“asaService”capabilities, andlastbutnotleast, theavoidthe typicalrisksassociatedwith developingsomethingthatisoutsideof theirowncorecompetency,asopposed tousingaprovenplatform.
ProjectOpenBox:EnablingOpen Source2.0
Imagineanyoftheover1000proven enterpriseOpenSourceapplications readilyavailableasSaaS?Theseare applicationsthataredevelopedandare constantlybeingcontributedtoand maintainedbytensofthousandsof topsdevelopersintheworldincluding developersfromMicrosoft,Google, IBM,Oracle,Amazon,SAP,Ciscoand thelike.
“ThereasonmostOpenSource applicationsarenotavailableas efficient,scalable,SaaSvalidatesthe factthatitisnottrivialtotransforma sophisticatedenterprisegradesoftware intoafully-instrumentedSaaSquickly
andcosteffectively.”SaidFeyzi Fatehi,CorentTechCEO.“Corent offerstherapidandrobust SaaSificationofSoftwareapplications andcleanlydecouplesthetasksof development,fromthetaskofservice deliverybyallowingMSPs(Managed ServiceProviders)tooperating, manageanddeliveropensource applicationsasSaaSofferingspowered byCorent’sSurPaaSPlatform.”
EnabledbySurPaaS,MSPsto deliverApplicationsasFullyinstrumentedSaaS SurPaaSisgivingtheISVs (IndependentSoftwareVendors)a chancetooffertheirsoftware applicationsasfullyinstrumented, scalableSaaSwithouttheburdenof yearsofR&Dtocustomdeveloptheir “asaService”capabilities.Corent’s breakthroughtechnologyinvention allowsMSPstoexpandtheirservice offeringstoincludemanagingand operatingSaaSapplications,andoff
loadtheburdenofthe24X7IT operationsofaSaaSsolutionfrom ISVs.ByusingSurPaaSSaaS-Ops capabilities,MSPsineffectbecome SaaSProviders,andcanoperate, deliverandmanageoneormore sophisticatedenterprisegrade software applicationsasfullyinstrumented SaaS.Ineffect,thisnewSaaSdelivery modelallowstheISVstoput100%of theirfocus,energyandeffortonthe applicationdevelopmentandusethe MSPsasachannelforoperations, delivery,andevensupportoftheSaaS solutions.
Corenthasexperiencedtherapidand intertwinedevolutionoftheSaaSand Cloudindustries Reinforcingeach other,theytogetherhavedemocratized theplayingfieldforadvanced applicationsandinfrastructure capabilities.Thisrapidadditionof capabilitieshasinfluencedthe adaptive transformation andevolution
approach,thecompanydesignedinto itsSurPaaS®Platform.Ithasclearly seentheneedofmigrationasacloud journeyinsteadofasingleevent.This needarisesduetocontinuouspresence ofnewtechnologiesorcapabilitiesthat customerswouldliketobeina positiontoincorporateinandevolve towardsasopposedtobeingrigidand becomingobsoleteandirrelevant.
SupportingtheEntireCloud JourneyLife-cycle
Corent’sfocusonthecustomer’scloud journey,isnotonlyatthetimeofafirst cloudmigration,butalsoasa continuousprocessofscanning, analyzing,optimizingandmanaging, includingcontinuousoptimizationdue tochangesintheusagepatternsorIT theenvironment.Thecompany believesthatthisinvolvementwithits customeristhekeytobeingcustomer centric.Thetechnologyofthecloudis constantlyevolving,andthewaythat applicationworkloadsaredeployedto takeadvantageofitwillneedtoevolve asbusinessneedsandpriorities change.SurPaaS®Continuum™is
designedtoprovidetheabilitytohelp evolvethecustomers’application portfoliooperationsanddeployment andhowitisoptimallyleveragingthe cloudasanintegralpartofthebusiness andtechnologyevolution.
Corent’sapproachtothecustomers’ cloudjourneyenablessimplelift& shift,aswellassophisticatedSmart Shift™andPaaSShift™capabilities forre-topologizingandconvertingto PaaSservicesandcomponentsof applicationsastheyaremigrated.This canresultinlargegainsinefficiency, scalability,resiliencyandperformance. WhenitSaaSifiesanapplicationintoa scalableMulti-Tenantversionthatcan runonthecloud,thecostofservice deliveryfortheSaaSProvidercanbe reducedsignificantly.Thisfocuson optimizingtheresultsofthecustomer’s cloudjourneyisthetrueefficiencythat SurPaaS®provides.
Corenthasassembledastellar managementteamofseasonedand
enthusiasticSiliconValleyveterans fromMicrosoft,IBM,HPE,EMC, Oracle,WMware,andAccenture amongothers.Someoftherecent additionstotheiradvisoryboard includesJimDuBois,recentCIOat Microsoft,MazdaMarvasti,former CTOatVMware,RandySeidl,former SVP/GMofUSEnterpriseGroupat HP,andCarrieFrancey,formerVPof StrategicAlliancesatHPE.
Besidesattractinggreatteammembers anditsrelentlessfocusonproduct excellence,Corenthasbeena partnershipcentriccompany.Inthat sense,Corentseesitsroleasa technologyprovider,enablingSystems Integrators(SIs),ManagedService Providers(MSPs)andotherIT consultingfirmswithaplatformon whichtobasetheirongoingCloud Journeywiththeircustomersand furtherenablethemtotakeadvantage ofthedisruptiveopportunitiesthatthe twinrevolutionsofcloudandSaaSare providing.
AsiaPay asiapay.com
JosephChan CEO
Aspiricx aspiricx.com
CloudHesive cloudhesive.com
CorentTechnologyInc. corenttech.com
KannanDorairaj CEO&ChiefArchitect
AsiaPayisanaccreditedpaymentprocessorandpayment gatewaysolutionvendorforbanks.
AspiricxisanArtificialIntelligencecompanythatpushthe boundariesofAIandcomputervisiontodevelopreal-world scientificmodelwecall“AspireAnalyticx”..
JimWalker CEO&Managing Partner
FeyziFatehi CEO
DreamQuark dreamquark.com
Enervalis enervalis.com
Jelastic jelastic.com
OpusInteractive opusinteractive.com
VirtaMove virtamove.com
NicolasMeric Founder&CEO
CloudHesiveprovidescloudservicesthroughconsultingand managedservices.
StefanLodeweyckx Founder&CEO
CorentTechnologyisanintegratedCloudPlatformtoSaaSify orMigrateanySoftwareApplication.
DreamQuarkhelpsbanks,insurancecompanies,andasset managementfirmsforalltheirartificialintelligenceneeds
Enervalisisasoftwarecompanythatdevelopssoftwarethat providessustainableenergysolutionsforelectricvehicles, buildings,andmicrogrids.
RuslanSynytsky Co-founder&CEO
ShannonHulbert CEO
NigelStokes Founder&CEO
JelasticisacloudservicesproviderthatcombinesPaaSand CaaSinasinglepackageforhostingproviders, telecommunicationcompanies,enterprisesanddevelopers.
OpusInteractivepairsstate-of-the-artfacilitieswithahighly resilientnetworkofferingtocreateascalableandreliableIT infrastructure.
VirtaMoveisacompanywithamissiontomovetheworld’s legacyapplicationstomakeorganizationsmoresuccessfuland secure.
Thewaypeoplemakepaymentsarechangingfasterduetotheimprovedintegrationofdigitaltechnology.Thishas
benefitedtheindustrywithincreasedcompetitionandconsumerdemands.
ThechangescanbewitnessedinTravel,E-commerce,HouseholdBillpaymentsetc.Therecentintegrationoftechnologyin paymentsolutionsmakestransactionsfastandseamlessandcanbedoneatthecomfortofyourhomes.
Althoughwearewitnessingaconsiderablechangeinthepaymentsolutionindustry,thereisstillaconsistentuseofthecash andcards,whichsolelydependsonthegeographicalsetting.Insomeplaces,peopleprefercashandcards,whileinother places,theyencouragethemoreuseofdigitalsolutions;forexample:TheUnitedStatesandCanada.Analysishasshownthat
intheseareas,theyarelikelytoswitchcompletelyto technologyenabledpaymentsolutions.
Thepaymentsolutionprocesseswillbecomemore innovativebecauseofthefollowingdisruptivetrends;
Astheyoungeragedmassesareturninguptotechnology morethanthetraditionalmediums,thereisanotionthat mostpaymentsolutionswillbedonethroughdigitalenabledmediumsratherthancashorcheque.Thiswill resultinmoreengagementofmobilephonesanddigital softwareapplications.
Variousbusinessoutletsareacceptingmoreofmobile paymentwhichishelpingthemtoimprovecustomer experience.Theadditionofinstantalerts,appreciation notificationsandinstantpaymentdeliveryismakingthis innovationmoreinteresting.
· Customer-FocusedStrategyasaPriority One retained customer is one attained success. ~ Chidiebere Moses Ogbodo Customerexperiencepostbusinessencounteriswhat makesadifferenceintheindustry.Digitalbankingsolutions areimprovingthewaycustomersfeelaftermakingtheir payments.Inthepastyears,oneneedtostandinaqueuein thebankbeforetheycanmakeeventhesmallest transaction,buttheintegrationoftechnologyinnovationhas reducedthestresstothelowestlevel.Wecanwitness improvedservicesandinstantexpensemanagementwhich ishelpingeveryonethatisusingthismediumtostayabove thecrowd
Acustomertendstocheckbackonthesales-personwho gavethematipordiscountafterpurchase.Thisisalso applicableinpaymentsolution.Afterpeoplemakesa purchaseonlineorevenviacardsandtheselleroffersthem acertainpercentageofdiscount,theywillalwayswantto comeback.Thegoodnewsisthatmostbusinessenterprises aresupportingthisideaincollaborationwiththefinance institutions.
Theinnovationinpaymentsolutionisincorporating feasibilityofresourcemanagementbetweenthefinancial andnon-financialorganizations.Throughthisdevelopment,
theresultwillleadtoeasymergingofboththetraditional mediumofresourcemanagementconceptswiththerecent anddigitalizedconcepts.Variousfinancialorganizations thatmaynotbeabletohandletheprocessofmigrating fromthetraditionalformattothedigitalizedplatformfinds easeindoingsobypartneringwithtechnologycompanies.
Organizationalgrowthismeasuredbothinmarketvalue, infrastructureandtheextentoftheirnetworks.The integrationofdigitaltechnologyadvancesinpayment provisionshelpsespeciallythefinance-oriented establishmentstoeasilyexpandtheirreach,eventothe mosthiddenplacesintheworld.Thishelpstotouchthe livesofpeoplenomattertheclassandstatusanditrepays withtremendouscustomergrowth.
Securityishugeconcernwhenmoneyisinvolved.People aresoconsciousandveryinquisitiveabouthowtheir moneywilltravelfromthesendertothereceiver.Inso manycases,theywilleventhinkthatsuchplatformsas digitalizedmediumsarenottrustworthyasasinglewrong numbercandirecttheirmoneytounknowndestination. Thetransactionasoftheoldwastruecheques.Buttoday, therewillbealimitedneedforthosemethods,rather, paymentwillsimplybedonebyinputtingacertain usernameandpasswordandyourdashboardwillbeopened. Throughthispage,youcaneasilymakeeverypayment.The ageofdigitalizationisturningthewholeprocessintocodebasedandthisraisesthequestionofhowtostaysafe.Itis alsobelievedthatforsecuritypurposes,theinstant notificationoftransaction,linkingofsecuredemailand encryptiontoindividualdataanddisaster-recovery provisionswillleadtheinnovationtobetterdirection.This concernhasabigdealwithblockchain,augmentedreality, IoTandbiometrics.
Youmaybeaskinghowthefuturewilllooklikewithtechenabledpaymentsolutions.Astheworldisgrowingand globalizationisgainingagoodground,peopleblendsinto whattheyseethatisworkingwell.So,asdigitalpayment solutionismakingeventhelifeofthelaymanonstreet easy,morepeopleinthenearfuturewillcompletelyadopt thisinnovation.Itwillnotharmthefinancialinstitutions, butitwillbegreatiftheycanmigrateorbetterintegrate someformoftechnologystrategiesintheirfinancial solutions.Thischangemaybeslow,butitwillbeconsistent asthetechnologychangesarenotgivingroomfor procrastination.
Thepresentdisruptive technologicaleraiswitnessing aconsiderablechangeinthe paymentsolutionsindustry.Multiple companies,withtheirdistinctive approaches,arechangingtheway peoplemakepayments.Amongstthose companies,apremierelectronic paymentsolutionandtechnology vendorcompany,AsiaPayisstriving tobringadvanced,secured,integrated, andcost-effectiveelectronicpayment processingsolutionsandservicesto banksande-businessesaroundthe world.Itsservicesareinabundance, coveringinternationalcreditcard,debit card,bankaccount/netbanking,wallet, over-the-counters,andotherprepaid cardpaymentsinAsia.
AsiaPayisanaccreditedpayment processorandpaymentgateway solutionvendorforbanks.Itisa certifiedIPSPformerchantsandalsoa certifiedinternational3-Dsecure vendorforVisa,MasterCard,American Express,andJCB.
AnIdealPaymentProvider AsiaPayoffersitsvarietyofawardwinning,multi-currency,multi-lingual, multi-card,andmulti-channeled paymentsolutions.Alongsidewithits advancedfrauddetectionand managementsolutions,itistheideal paymentproviderforAsia.
Amongotherpaymentservice providersintheAsiaPacificregion, AsiaPayhasthewidestpayment processingandsettlementnetworkof “CreditCardAcquirers”and
“AlternativeMethodsofPayments” across16countries.Thisenablesthe companytoprovidemerchants,banks andevenotherpaymentprovidersthe bestcombinationofpaymentmethods percountry,basedonlocalcurrencies, infrastructureandconsumer preferences.
Besides,AsiaPayisoneoftheveryfew playerswhoarecapableofproviding localqualitypaymentprocessing,local acquiringnetworkandservicesupport tomerchantsin16countrieslocatedin Asia.Ithasspecificallydesignedits paymentgatewayplatformtodeliver unparalleledsecurity,customizability, scalabilityandreliability.Thecompany isalsooneofthefewprovidersinAsia tobeLevel1PCIDSScertifiedsince 2006.Itsbank-gradesecurityis recognizedbyacquiringbanksand cardassociationsworldwide.
AstheFounderandCEOofAsiaPay Group,JosephChanstartedupthe firsthigh-qualitythird-partye-Payment solutionandtechnologyfirmin2000in HongKong.Hespearheadedthe company’sbusinessstrategiesand productdevelopmenttogetherwithhis managementteam,andledAsiaPayto becomeoneofthemostsuccessful world-classelectronicpaymentservice companiesinAsia.
Inregardtobusinessgrowthand marketrecognition,Joseph’svisionis tooperateasuccessfulandsocially responsiblecompanywhich continuallyprovidesindividualsand corporateentitieswithnewestdigital
paymentconvenienceandvalues, readilyenhancesone’squalityoflife andmaximizesbusinessopportunities, efficiencyandproductivity.Oneline whichaptlydescribesJoseph’s philosophyis,“Nothingcanstopusto aim/attainhigher,onlyifwereallytry hardtolearnandwalkthesteps. Believethereislimitedluckorfortune inlife,butpersistenthardworkand passionspeakforitself.”
WhattrulysetsAsiaPayapartfromthe competitionisitsabilitytoprovide customsolutiondevelopment,tailored toitsclient’sspecificrequirements.Its data-drivenapproachallowsitto analyzeitscustomers’businessneeds thoroughlyandempowerits experiencedITteamtocraftasolution thatbestmeetstheirproject’s challenges.Whetherit’samore securityorauthenticationrelatedlike CustomizedPaymentPage(CPP), Tokenization/VisaTokenService (VTS),orPaymentAnalyserandeven MemberPaymentSystem,AsiaPay hasgotitcovered.
Duetoitscontinuousproduct’s Research&Development,AsiaPay’s steadfastdedicationtocreateandoffer bettervalue-drivenserviceshas significantlyimproveditsproduct capabilitiesacrossmarkets,thussetting itapartfromitscompetitors.In additiontoitsstrongalliancewith eCommerceplatformstoprovideready checkoutplug-ins,itadoptsthelatest e-Paymentandm-Payment technologiesandstandards,andforges productandtechnologicalpartnership
withleadingplayersinthemarket.It alsostrivestocontinuouslyenhance productofferingstoaddressthecurrent andcomingmarketneeds.
AsAsiaPayisinapaymentservice business,ittakesriskmanagementand controlinaveryprudentway, includingbusinessrisks,regulatory risks,compliancerisks,etc.On regulatoryandcompliancerisks,it proactivelyworkswithmonetary authoritiesinvariousoperating countriesandengageslawfirmsand professionalorganizationstoensure necessarycomplianceandcontrol practices.
AsiaPayhasbeenfelicitatedwith numerousawardsduetoitsnovel approach.Itreceivedthe Smart Economy Hong Kong Smart City Awards 2018.Thecompanyalso received Most Valuable Services Awards in Hong Kong 2018 forits consistencyindeliveringexcellent services.Itisproudtobeoneofthe Visa Token Service partners.
Additionally,AsiaPaywashonoredto joinasBusinessandTechnical Associatein EMVCo toaccelerate paymenttechnologyinnovationand development.Withitsleadingposition ine-Paymentindustry,itwasalso honoredtobeincludedin FT1000: High-Growth Companies in AsiaPacific.
SafeguardingthePaymentIndustry AsiaPayenvisionsbeingtheleading ElectronicPaymentServiceand TechnologyplayerinAsiaandbeyond. Itwillcontinueitscommitmentand dedicationtocontinuallysupportthe marketandsafeguardthepayment industry.Moreover,itisplanningto expanditsfootprintinthemarket throughitscoverageaswellasnew paymentsolutionR&D.Itlooks forwardtoempowerbusinessesand financialinstitutionstokeeppacewith thetechnologyandmarketdisruption
Joseph Chan Founder & CEO
byofferingcomprehensivesuiteof paymentsolutionsacrosschannels, markets,devicesandtechnologies.
“…certifiedPayDollarPayGate…our merchantscanadopttheirpayment solutiontotalkwithourinfrastructure toprocessonlineVisa,MasterCardand Dinerstransactionsinasecureand reliabletopology…”-CitibankHK
“…Wefindthegatewaybeinghighly secure,reliableandfunction-rich.The functionalitiesandperformancehas beenwellreceivedandsatisfiedbyour staffoperatingthegatewaywiththe easeofoperationsanddifferentiated features…”-FuBonBank
“…decidedtoswitchtoAsiaPayto achievecostsavingsandimproved
availability,wehavenotonlyattained significantcostsavings,butalso substantiallyenhancedourservicesto ourcustomerswithmorepayment optionswithenhancedsecurity, appreciatetheirtirelesseffortsin meetingourneedsandpro-activeness inaddingvaluetotheirservices…”SaSa.com,thelargestlistedcosmetic andhealthcareGroupinHK
“TheEmpireHotelsandResortswas thefirstamongHongKong’shotelsto engageAsiaPayasaproviderofthe hotelgroup’sinternetpaymentgateway onthestrengthofAsiaPay’s establishedpresenceinHongKong andAsiaanditsexpertiseinthis specializedtechnology.”-TheEmpire Hotels&Resorts
Your trusted one stop e-Payment service and technology partner in Asia since 2000.
Thepastfewyearshavebeen landmarkyearsfor advancementsinArtificial Intelligence(AI).Businesseshave leveragedAItodevelopandadvance multiplefieldsandindustries. Similarly,anAIcompany, Aspiricx, Inc. is redefining the disciplines of sports science with its path-breaking scientific advancement. Aspiricxisona missiontopushtheboundariesof ArtificialIntelligenceandComputer Visiontodevelopitsreal-world scientificmodel, Aspire Analyticx. AspireAnalyticxisafulldimensional scientificmodeldevelopedwiththe conceptofmodelinghumanpotential usingAI.DecadesofAIanddeep learningresearchwillbeleveraged throughthismodeltoexplorethe fullestpotentialofathletesandwill aspirethemtobreaktheirboundaries bycompetingagainsttheirpotential self.
InceptionoftheScientificModel Sportsanalyticshavealwaysbeen comparingoneathlete’sperformance againstfellowcompetingathletes,beit individualsportorteamsport. Aspiricx realized an athlete needs to surpass his or her own true potential to make a significant difference.Thisrealization originatedtheideaofbuildingits model,AspireAnalytics,enabling athletesachievetheirtruepotential therebyaspiringthemtodomore.This modelwasconceptualizedtomodel3D objectsandanalyzesthe athlete’s performanceagainstitsidealself. Aspiricxaspirestoprovidereal-time
analyticsforathletesbyleveraging videoand3Dimagingtechnologies withoutinvasivesensors.Computer visionandAIimageprocessing,neural networks,geneticalgorithms,and machinelearningareusedtoprocess thevisualdataandtodevelopits model,AspireAnalyticx.
At the core of the Aspire Analytics ecosystem is its real-time deep learning AI engine, Vision Bot. VisionBotgrew muchbiggerthanwhatitwas conceivedtobeandturnedouttobe giantprojectonitsown.Overashort spanoftime,itoutgrewitspurpose multifoldfindingapplicationin Aspiricx’s Automotive and healthcare and bionics projects.Owingtoits genericimplementationasanAIdeeplearningengine,thecompany envisagesgreatdealofuseforVision Botineveryfieldofscienceand technologyandmore.Itbelievesthat aftertheWWWandmobilerevolution attheturnofthemillennium,AIwill bethenextgreattechnologyrevolution andVisionBotwillbeoneofthe mainstreamcatalysts.
A team of world class visionaries, technologists, swimmers, analysts and coaches have transformed Aspiricx’s ground breaking Aspire Analyticx, full dimensionalmodeltotwoproduct lines,“LaneVision”and“StokeVision” toenhancethesportofswimming LaneVision isconceptualizedtosolve thestatisticalmysteriesofthe pool swimming’s laps, splits, stroke count, velocity and much more byusing widelybeneficialscientificadvances
evermadeinAugmentedReality(AR) andComputerVisiontogetdata withoutanyinvasivesensors. LaneVisionwithnon-invasivesensors letsAspiricxachievethenever achievedobjectiveofusingitina competitiveraceenvironmenttoget theresultsthatreallycount.
Strokevision isintellectualizedto modelswimmersandanalyzetheir swimstroketechniques.ARand ProjectionofVisualDataprovidereal timecomparisonandfeedback.The swimmeris3Dscannedtogettheir exactbodydimensionsandthemodel isloadedandtrainedwithswim
engineeringresultstogetthe ‘ideali’ Theswimmersstroketechniqueisthen comparedagainsttheiridealiscientific model.Withsciencebackedanalytics, Aspiricxachievestheneverachieved feetofdoingthisinreal-timeto redefinetheSport.
ThetechnologybehindAspiricxisthe brainchildofKannanDorairaj,the CEOandChiefArchitect,a successfulentrepreneurwith experienceinAI,IoT,dataandthe solarindustry.Kannanhasalwayslaid outthefoundationalcornerstonesfor Aspiricx.Hedrivesvision,strategy,& innovationatAspiricx.Heenvisioned thewholebusinessmodel,product visionsandthetechnologyforefront. Althoughanentrepreneur,Kannanhas alwaysbeenanengineeratheart.He makessureheisattheheartofevery singletechnologydecisionanddetails, beitsettingupthecorearchitectureor reviewthatlastlineofcode.Hehas trulydriventhetechnologysideofthe companywithgreatknowledgeand enthusiasm.Hehasbeenaninspiration forallthosewhoareinvolvedin developingthiscuttingtechnology product.
Tocomplimenthisvisionand technologyheputtogetheragreatteam withPriyaRangaswamy,anexpertin businessprocessasco-founderand COO.Arightsetofworldclassteam joinedtogethertomakethevision cometrueforAspiricxincluding, “12 times Olympic Medal Winner, Natalie Coughlin”, “USA National Junior Team Coach, Ethan Hall” alongwitha setofanalysts,skilledengineersand architectsundertheguidanceof advisoryboardmembersincluding “USA National Team High Performance Manager, Russell Mark”.
Certainly,nostartiseasy,ora cakewalk.Similarly,forAspiricx,there havebeenseveralobstaclesoverthe courseofsettingupitscoreaspire
Dorairaj CEO & Chief Architectanalyticsconcepts.Thecompanyhad initialstruggleinworkingwithlatest advancementssuchascomputervision andmachinelearningthataretoughto perfectandmoreovertimeconsuming tasks.Inadditiontothese,layingout keyperformancemetricsandcollecting immenseamountofdatasetfor continualtraininghadalsobeen challengingforAspiricx.
Theprimarychallengewassettingup thecomputervisiontoworkthrough thewater.Kannan’spriorworkinthe solarindustryanduntiringeffortsin deepresearchhelpedhimunderstand lightrays.Hissolutionfortheproblem posedbywaterisnowAspiricx’score IntellectualProperty.
Aspiricx’svisionhasthepotentialto introducenewsourcesofgrowthand willcreatesignificantbusiness opportunitiesandsocietalvalue.In buildingitsswimanalyticsproduct,the companyrealizedhowhardandtime
consumingitistosetupcomputer visionandmachinelearning infrastructure.Hence,itisenrouteto buildastate-of-the-artintegrated visionplatform.
Itisinprocesstobuildaseamlessly integrated,flexibleandmanagedfull stackcomputervisionenablerplatform fortheworldofvisiondriven applications.Itwillbesingleintegrated platformthatwillofferready-toimplementAPIsthatconvergewith latestadvancementsincomputervision andtheexpertiseneededtotrainand buildcustommodelsthatcanbeused todevelopcustomapplications effectively.
“Youwanttoaspiretobebetter,and that’sthekindofwholevisionofthe companyAspiricx,istohelpyou aspiretobebetterthanyouaretoday.”NatalieCoughlin,OlympicChampion
Tillnowwehavewitnessedaboutwirelesscharging forelectronicgadgetsanddevicesonly,butnowwe canalsochargeelectricbikes,carsandbuses wirelessly.Imaginethat,wearedrivingonhighwayandour car’sbatterydrains.Now,insteadoffindingafuelpump, electricpowersource,adapter,cable,etc.wejusthaveto stoporparkourcaronwirelesschargingplatformforshort time,availableatanyshoppingcomplexorfoodmalls, againnoneedtocome-outofthecar,besidesanyone’s assistance.Thisisreallyanamazingideaandthisisgoing totrue.
ElectromagneticInduction,whichdatestoinventorssuchas MichaelFaradayintheyear1831andJosephHenryinthe year1832.Faradaywasthefirsttopublishtheresultsofhis experiments.NikolaTeslautilizedelectromagneticenergy totransmitthepowerbetweentwocoilsintheearly1900s. Faraday’s law of induction isabasiclawof electromagnetismforecastinghowamagneticfieldwill interactwithanelectriccircuitandproducesan electromotiveforce(EMF)—aphenomenoncalled electromagneticinduction.Itisthefundamentalworking principleoftransformers,inductors,andmanytypesof electricalmotors,generators,solenoidsand wireless charging
Workingofwirelesschargingisnearlysameas ‘electric transformer’, butdifferenceisinapplication only—Transformers areusedtoincreaseordecreasethe alternatingvoltagesinelectricpowerapplicationsthrough electromagneticinductionand Wireless Charger areused totransferenergybetweentwoobjectsusing electromagneticfield.
Electricvehicle(EV)withwirelesschargingishaving secondarycoilfittedatbottomofvehicleandprimarycoil issecurelyinstalledonground(i.e.chargingplatform).
Thebasicwirelesschargingsystemneedstwocoils.The primarycoil,encasedinapadthatsitsonthefloorofa garageorparkingplatform,isconnectedtoapowersource. Alternatingcurrentflowsfromanoutletintothecoil,setup anelectromagneticfieldthatenablesthepowertojumptoa secondarycoilinapadattachedtothebottomofthe vehicle.Whenthevehicleparksintheproperpositionover theprimarycoilpad,anindicatorlightgoesonand chargingbegins.Thetwocoilsmustbefacingwithinabout 8inchesofeachotherforeffectivecharging.
WirelessCharginggivesaconvenient,safe,andreliable waytochargeandpowerelectricalvehiclesathome,inthe workplaceandinindustry.Wirelesspowermaintainssafe, continuous,andreliabletransferofpowerforalltypesof electricvehicles.
Wirelesschargingeliminatestheuseofphysicalconnectors andcables.Itprovidesanumberofefficiency,costand safetypre-eminenceoverthetraditionalchargingcable. Thismakepossibletoinstallitanywherelike;onthesideof highways,parkinglots,malls,multiplexes,tollplazas,etc.
Expertspredictmorepowerfulwirelessstationswillbelike toappearatofficebuildings,shoppingcentersand restaurants.Whenanyoneparksvehicleatofficeorat restaurantitwillgetchargedautomaticallyinthatspaceof time.
Duetothiseffortlessfrequentpoweravailabilityandsafety, avehicledoesnotneedlargebatteriesunlikefor conventionalcablecharging.Itmakesvehiclelightand compact,thattendstoincreaseoverallefficiencyofvehicle.
Plug-instationscanbeeasilydamagedincrowdedmetro cities.Anumberofmunicipalitieshavereportedproblems thatthieveshavecutEVchargingcablestostealthecopper fromthewires.High-poweredLevel3stations,alsocalled DCfast-charge,havelargecables,whichmakethemeven moreattractivetothieves.
“Imaginewirelesselectric-vehiclechargingbeingaseasy andwidespreadasWi-Fiistoday,”saidChrisBorroni-Bird, formerdirectorofadvancedtechnologyvehicleconcepts forGeneralMotorsandwhoisavicepresidentofstrategic developmentatQualcommTechnologies.
Wirelesschargingtechnologyisalmostreadyforthebig stage.Itisonthevergeofinitialdeployment,startingfrom theMercedes-BenzS500eplug-inhybridsedannextyear. TheyplantofitwirelesschargingontheS500eplug-in hybridsedanin2017.
BMWisalsoworkingtogetherwithMercedes-Benzonthe technology,todevelopawirelesschargingsystemforitsi3 electricvehicleandi8plug-inhybrid.Aprototypetest version,madebyQualcommtechnologies,isalreadyinuse intheBMWi8safetycarintheFormulaEelectric-vehicle
raceseries.QualcommhasexhibiteditsHalosystemin variousvehicles,includingtheDraysonB12/69electric racingcar.
Evatran’sPluglessaftermarketsystemisnowcommercially availablefortheLEAFandtheVolt,andaModelScompatibleversionislikelytocome.Severalmajor automakershaveindicatedthatthey’reworkingonoffering wirelesschargingforfutureEVs.Teslaisalsoonthewayof introducingitsEV’swithwirelesscharging.
Itisalsoalreadybeingpilotedbysomecommunitybus systems.Busesneedtotakenumberofstoppageincity.A wirelesschargercanbeinstalledonastoppingplatform— tendstoreducesizeofbatteries—willimproveefficiency electricbus.
Wirelesschargingtechnologyisreallyamazingasinvention ofelectriccurrent.Itisinterestingtoseehowitwillput backtheconventionalfossilfuelpoweredvehiclewith clean,green,safe,silentandefficientelectricvehicleswith wirelesschargingforhealthyfutureofplanetEarth.
Mostofthecompaniesare concernedwiththegrowing issuesoftheft,dataleakage anddeletionoftheircritical information.Takingthistraumatic scenariointoconsideration, CloudHesivecameintoinceptionwith thefocusonsecurity,reliability, availability,andscalability.The companyprovidescloudservices throughconsultingandmanaged services.Itsteamofexperiencedcloud engineershelpsitsclientsreducetheir operatingcostsandincrease productivity,whileimprovingtheir cloudsecurityposturebymigrating andsecuringmission-critical workloadsontoAmazonWebService (AWS)andothercloudpartnerssuch asMicrosoftAzure.
AHome-grownPlatform
CloudHesiveefficientlyhandlesits clients’cloudinfrastructurethroughits home-grownplatform, Centricity. Centricityisaplatformthathasacore managementlayerandhasmodules thatplugintotheframeworkthe companyhasbuilt.CloudHesiveview Centricityasakeysolutionthathelps itgrowitsbusinessandprovide customerswithaseamlessAWS solutionthatfillssomeofthe operationalgapsintheAWSservice offering.
Centricityisnotonlyofferedto CloudHesive’sclientsbutalsotoall AWS’clients.ItisasolutionforVDI andContactCentermanagementonthe topofAWSservices.Thiswillmakeit
easierforcompaniestoleverageAWS serviceswithouthavingtointernally buildcomplexsolutionstodrive adoptionintotheirorganizations.The entireplatformisbuiltontopofAWS andisfocusedonleveragingtheir services.Thereare3modulesin Centricity,eachofwhichfocuseson threeseparatefunctionalareas including Media Box,amediamodule forCentricitythatwillleveragethe AmazonElementalservices, Secured Workspaces,anendusercomputing modulethatwillcombineliquidware andworkspacestoprovideanendto endsolutionacrossmultipleaccounts inoneplatform,and Customer Connect,acontactcentersystemthat pullstogetherthereportingand functionalityoftheAmazonConnect platformintoonesystem.
StrategicLeadership
CloudHesivewasfoundedbyJim Walker,theCEOandManaging Partner,andPatrickHannah.
PrevioustostartingCloudHesive,Jim WalkerworkedforPegasystemsoutof Cambridge,MA. Hewasrecruited awayfromaCTOpositionwithArise VirtualSolutionstobetheGlobalHead ofCloudOperationsandSecurityfor PegasystemsPegaClouddivision.
DuringhistimewithPega,hebuilta teamfrom5individualstoover90 peoplesbetweenIndiaandtheUnited StatesOperationsteams. JimleftPega in2014tostartCloudHesive.
DevelopinganEnd-to-endSolution BeingapartnerofAWSAdvanced
ConsultingandaManagedServices, CloudHesiveisapartofanelitegroup thatworksdirectlywiththeAmazon WebServicesteam.ItleveragesnextgenerationDevOpsautomationto increasescalabilitywithitscloudcentricsecuritysolutions,controlsand innovativemanagementplatform, whichmakesitstandoutfromother managedserviceproviders.
CloudHesiveengineers’architectand manageenvironmentstomeetstringent uptimeSLAs.
Presently,CloudHesiveisfocusingon drivingitsmigrationandmanaged servicesofferingsacrosstheFlorida region.Itisalsoworkingonaddingan applicationrefactorteamthatwillhelp customerstorefactortheirapplications oncetheyhavebeenmigratedtoAWS. Thiswillhelpthecompanytohavean endtoendsolutionforitscustomers whowanttomovetowardsserver-less solutions.
Inthecurrentyear,CloudHesive focusedonincreasingitsmarketing andsalesfootprinttoincludehaving morebrandawarenessandoverall presenceinspecificmarketsincluding Tampa,Orlando,SouthFlorida,Texas, SoutheastUS,Mid-AtlanticUSand LATAM.Withthatsaid,itsmarketing effortshavebeenandstillareaimedon makingitselfthegotoAWSpartner andanindustryleaderforcloudcentric solutionsasamanagedservice provider.
Inadditiontoitsservices,CloudHesiveisdedicatedon makingcloudserviceseasiertoadoptanduseforits customers. IthasbuiltaSaaStoolthatbringsthepowerof theAWSservicestoitscustomerswithouthavingto implementalargeteamofengineersordevelopers. Its CentricityplatformworksacrossseveralAWSservices whichincludeAmazonElemental,AmazonConnect,and Workspaces. IthasfilledtheusabilitygapswithAWSby providinganeasytouseinterfaceandintegrationstoother thirdpartyproductstohelpitscustomersgetthebenefitsof cloudservicesfaster.
CloudHesivetakesprideinitsprestigiousfelicitations.In theyear2015,itwasrecognizedas winner for Business of the Year awards hostedbySouthFloridaBusinessJournal andasoneofthe“25 Most Promising Cloud Service Providers”byOutsourcing.
TheChannelCompanyandCRNputouttheirMSP500list, whichrecognizes500ManagedServiceProvidersinNorth AmericafortheiroutstandingworkandCloudHesivemade intothelistfortheyears2016and2017.In2016,itwas alsorecognizedas Top 100 Cloud Service Providers andgot listedon CRN Next-Gen 250 list.Currently,itgotcertified asanAWSMicrosoftWorkloadsCompetencyPartnerand wasannouncedasoneofthe 2018 Florida Companies to Watch.
“CloudHesive’sapproachtounderstandingour infrastructure,applicationsandpain-pointshasbeen invaluabletotheongoingsuccessandscaleofour operations.”- Neil Redmond, Director of IT and SaaS Operations / e-Builder
“EveryoneI’veinteractedwithatCloudHesivehasbeen veryresponsive,easytocommunicatewith,andalways resolvedanyissuesorquestionwe’vehad.Welookforward togrowingandbuildingourpartnershipwith CloudHesive.”- Chad Simpson, Office of the CIO / City Furniture
“Itwasn’tsomuchhiringatechnicianorITteam,itwas morelikehiringatechnicalpartnerthatcouldhelpuswith thearchitecture,thatcouldhelpuswiththestrategic deployment,andthenbethebackupofthebackup,”says Irizarry.Whensomethingwentwrong,itwenttoour softwareteams,andifoursoftwareteamscouldn’tgetit solved,itwenttoCloudHesive.”- Charles Irizzary, Managing Director, Rokk3r Labs
CloudHesive helps businesses reduce their operating costs and increase productivity while improving their cloud security posture.
—Jim Walker CEO & Managing Partner
ArtificialIntelligenceisspreadingitselegancyin
almosteverysector.Whenitcomestofinance, AIcanbeappliedgenerouslyindeliveringsmart financialservices.Takingthisintoconsideration, DreamQuarksetamissiontoprovidetherighttoolsto enablefinancialinstitutionstobuildanArtificial Intelligencetheycantrust,controlandeasilyuseintheir day-to-daybusinesswithameasurableROI,while remainingcompliantwithanyregulationchanges.The companyhasdevelopedauniqueplatformthatautomates thedataprocessingandthetrainingofpredictivemodels basedonDeepLearning.Banksandinsurancecompanies caneasilycreateanddeploysmartapplicationsforfraud, risk,marketingandcompliance.
AnAIbasedSoftwarePlatform
DreamQuarkhasdevelopedasoftwareplatform,called Brain,whichdemocratizestheuseofArtificial Intelligence.WithBrain,thecompanyaimstoremovethe barriersofArtificialIntelligencetechnologyadoption includingitscomplexity,lackoftrustandcontrol, unprovenROIandthechallengeofindustrialization.
Fromthegroundup,Brainhasbeendevelopedtoprovidea uniqueandsimpleexperience.Theplatformautomatesall datasciencetaskstolettheuserfocusonhisbusinessgoals. Banksandinsurancebusinessexpertscancreateanddeploy AI-basedapplicationswithinfewclicks.Inaddition, DreamQuarkhasdevelopedauniqueexplainability technology(patentpending)thatprovidesallthevariables andtheirweightforeverysingledecision.Businessexperts cannowfullyunderstandthepredictionstotakeabetter decisionandtheorganizationremainscompliantwithany regulationchanges.
AnAstutePlayerofDeepLearning NicolasMeric,FounderandCEO,istheingeniousmind behindtheinceptionofDreamQuark.NicolaswasaPhD studentinparticlephysicsatUniversityParis-Diderot workingintheoreticalandexperimentalaspectsof QuantumChromodynamics.Histopicwasrelatedtothe calculationandthemeasurementofperturbativecorrections toQuantumChromodynamicsprocesseswhichinfluence thesearchofnewsignalsinthehighenergyregionthatis studiedatLHC.Hewasalsoinvolvedintheanalysisof detectornoisesintheATLASexperimentandthe developmentofnewalgorithmstocatchthemefficiently.
Thiskeeninterestofdeeplearningandneuralnetworksmadehim realizethatthistechnologywoulddisruptthewaycompaniesare processingtheirdailydataifhecouldgetitoutoftheacademic spheretomakeitaccessibletodomainexpertswithoutDataScience education.
NicolasfoundedDreamQuarkin2014withtheobjectiveof developingBrain,asoftwareplatformthatautomatesmodeltraining basedonDeepLearningandallowsaneasydeployment,quickto meetthedailyneedsofcompaniesinfinancialandhealthsectors.In 2016,hecreatedDreamUpVisiondevelopingacognitivelearning enginewhichreliesondeep-learningtechnologies.
Nicolashasbeenrecognizedin2017asoneofthe10Frenchbrains thatfascinatesintheArtificialIntelligencefieldbysidewithYann LeCun,JérômePesentiandEmmanuelMogenet.
StartupsandcompaniesdevelopingAItechnologiesaremainly focusedonscoreperformanceandthescientificapproach. DreamQuarkbelievethatAIcannotbeadopted,whateverhowit performs,ifuserscannoteasilyuse,trustandcontrolit.Thecompany hasdevelopedaninnovativeplatformthatautomatesthedatapreprocessingaswellasthemodeltraining.Itsalgorithmsprovide explanationsforeverysinglegeneratedscore.Businessexpertscan nowcreateAIapplicationswithoutdatascienceknowledgeand understandtheresultstoturnthemintoconcretebusinessactions.It hasalsobuildaneasywaytoembeditsalgorithmsinalightscoring instanceAPIthatcanbeeasilyintegratedinanyexistingIT infrastructureforlargeindustrialization.
DreamQuarkhaswonmultipleawardsincludingthe“Fintech of the Year”pricebyFinanceInnovation,“10000 startups to change the world”nationalcontest,aswellasthe“BestCognitivePlatform” awardbyBank&Innovation.Majorbanksandinsurancecompanies suchasBNPParibas,AG2RlaMondiale,GANPrevoyanceand GroupementdesCartesBancairesalwayscountDreamQuarkforAI basedfinancialprocesses.
AsDreamQuarkisdrivenbythechallengeofmakingtheimpossible possible,thecompanybuiltadreamteamcomposedofthebest scientistsandengineersinthefield.Thiselitesquadspendsdaysand nightcreatingthemostadvancedalgorithmsandpushingdeep learningpotentialwayfurtherraisingthebarhigherthanever. MajorBanksandinsurancesarealreadybenefitingfromDreamQuark state-of-the-arttechnology.BeingaKeyPlayerinEurope,the companyisplanningtoentertheUSmarketwithin2years.
ClientelesExpressingtheirGratitude “DreamQuarkwasselectedasapartnerthanks totheperformanceandtransparencyofits solutions”- Benoit Douxami, Associate Vice President of GAN Prévoyance
“CertainlyoneofthemostfascinatingAI companyinEurope,leveragingaunique proprietarytechnologytosolvepreviously unsolvablebusinessproblemsandcreating massivevalueforLargeBankingandFinancial Institutions.Wherewillyoustop?”- Stéphane Guinet, Founder & CEO of KAMET
“CongratulationtoNicolasMericand DreamQuark’steamwithwhomIhavethe pleasuretodevelopanambitiousprojectfor BNPParibas!”- Khalid Saad Zaghloul, Head of Digital Risk & FinTechs at BNP Paribas Personal Finance
Our mission is to provide the tools to enable people to build an Artificial Intelligence they can trust, control and use in their everyday life for good.
TheadoptionofTelemedicineis rapidlyexpandingacrossthe UnitedStates.Theincreased needtoclosegapsintheindustry’s lackofphysicianshasledtoan escalatednumberofTelemedicine startupstryingtooffersolutions.Since itsadoption,Telemedicinesolutions andservicessurgedfrom54percentin 2015to71percentin2017according toa2017HIMSSstudy.
HealthcareSaaSproviderPatientClick, Inc.isrevolutionizingtheway healthcareinstitutionsprovidethe highestqualityofcareinTheUnited Statesandworldwide.
PatientClickisfacilitatingmedical organizationsandhelpingsolvesome ofthemostcriticalissues:Shortageof physiciansandclinicians, communicationbarriers,lackofoffice efficiencyanddifficultyengagingwith patients.Thesoftware,anElectronic MedicalRecordproviderwith integratedPracticeManagementand Telemedicinesolution,helpshealthcare institutionsprovidepatientcare withoutlosingrevenueorpractice efficiency.
PatientClickoffersaone-of-a-kind solution;anintegratedlive,videobasedTelemedicine,EHR/EMR,and practicemanagementplatform.Theallin-onesoftwareallowshealthcare providerstooptimizeappointment reminders,paymentcollectionand patientengagementinthesamecare deliverymodel.
FastestgrowingTelemedicineSaaS Platform
Withoutadoubt,PatientClick’s platformisthefastestandmostcosteffectivewaytoprovideTelemedicine services. SanDiego,Californiabased companyhasbeenprovidingSaaS solutionsformanyyears,expandingits servicestoservemostspecialtiesinthe industry.
Foryearsnow,PatientClickhasbeen offeringinnovativeSaaSsolutions designedandbuiltspecificallyfor physicians.Manyhealthcare organizationspreferthisplatform becausePatientClickhandlesallthe technicalimplicationsofhandling, operatingandmaintainingofthe system.Thecompanyhasbeenableto quicklyscaleandsupplythedemandof healthcareorganizationsinneedof reliablesoftware.
PatientClick’sdynamicandpowerful platformallowsphysicianstofocuson patientcarewithoutlosingany revenue.Thissoftwarecomprisesthe mostcustomization,integrations,and dependabilityofanysoftwareinthe industry.
Thistruecloud-basedSaaSsolution requiresnoon-siteservers,noheavy capitalinvestment,withaneasyto installsolutionthathelpsclinicalstaff tofocusonpatientcare.
Themulti-platformapplicationiseasy
tonavigateforboth;customerand provider,includescustomizable dashboards,integratedpatientportal, andmulti-providercommunication tools.
TheSoftwarehasArtificialIntelligence (AI)builtintheplatformallowing providersandcaremanagementteam tomakebetter-informeddecisions basedonoverallinformationabouta patientfromaclinicalaswellasfroma medicalperspective.
Theplatformisavailableformultiple deviceslaptop,desktop,tablet,smart devices,andsmartphoneswitha publishedmobileapplicationonApple andAndroidappstores.Italsoallows thepatienttoaccesstheportalthrough theirsmartphone,tabletordesktop computertoenablebetterpatient engagementandinvolvementincare management.
Thepatientengagementtoolallowsfor adiverseusesuchasarequestforan appointment,real-timeandscheduled educationmaterial,onlinebill payment,abilitytoupload documentation,finishintakeformfrom homeoroffice,emailandtext-based reminderforsamedayappointment andfutureappointments.
Physiciansareabletosecurely exchangehealthinformationsincethe softwareiscertifiedtouseboth ContinuityofCareDocument(CCD) andClinicalDocumentArchitecture (CDA)standards.
Ashish Mehta, is the CEO of PatientClick Inc., a web based electronic health record system. He has served as an advisory board member, executive and project engineer in various sectors such as healthcare, renewable energy, petro chemicals, Information technology and business consulting. Mr. Mehta has served as Ambassador for World Trade Center in Cleveland.
Keyfeatures:
All-in-OnePlatform:Theplatformincludeslive,video-based TelemedicineSolutionintegratedwithEHR/EMRandPractice Management.
Ease-of-use:Thesoftwareisdesignedaseasyaspossibleforthe practitionertouse,toreducedataentry,andtoconsumeaslittle oftheirtimeaspossible.Itisalsodesignedtoprovide practitionerswiththeinformationtheywant,whenandwhere theywantit,fromMeaningfulUsedatatopatientinformation, tofinancialgraphs/reports.
Meaningfulusecompliance:ThissoftwareisMeaningfulUse Stage1,Stage2completeandStage3modulartoensuredata confidentiality,interoperabilitytosharedataamongother functions.
EHRsolution:Theelectronichealthrecordsolutionsinclude integratede-Prescription,electroniclabinterface,andelectronic signaturecapability.
PracticeManagementSolution:Integratedclearinghouse, patientstatement,dataanalytics,andmanagementdashboard. Fastertreatmentforpatients:PatientClick’siOSandAndroid appsenablephysicianstoenhancetheirpracticewhile connectingwiththeirpatientsinreal-timeface-to-face.Italso allowspatientstoaccesstheirinformationovertheircellphone. Geo-locationTracking:Thislocation-basedabilityallows patientstoconnectwiththeproviderbasedontheirlocation.For example,theycansetupreminderalertstogooffataspecific place.
Automatedpatientreminders:Theremindersystemallows physicianstoremindpatientsaboutappointmentsthroughemail, apppush-notifications,textorauto-voicecalls.Theyareeasyto implementwithoutstrainingofficestaffresources,reducingthe numberofno-shows,andincreasingpatientsatisfaction. Patientportal:patientsareabletorequestappointmentsonline, reviewvisitssummary,editdemographicinformationor
medicalhistorybeforevirtualvisits,requestmedication refills,andaccesseducationalmaterial.
PatientClick’splatformhascontinuouslybeenratedby cliniciansandphysiciansasatopSaaSsoftwareforits convenienceandsimplicity,featuresandfunctionality, customersupportanditsaffordability.Clientsappreciate theadaptabilityandflexibilityoftheplatformandaswell thatisHIPAAcompliantandMeaningfulUsecertified.
Withtheever-changingtechnologyinthehealthcare industryandtherisingcostofcare,PatientClickstrives toconnectpeople,process,andtechnologywithoutthe burdenofhighcosts.Despitethemanysolutions availableinthemarket,theyarenotcost-effective. They maynotofferserviceswhicharecustomizedtoACOs, MedicalGroups,andhealthcareinstitutions,unlike PatientClick.Thecompanybelievesistheirprimary responsibilitytobringtheinnovativenext-generation toolstodoctors’offices.Thesesolutionsarefullyscalable andcanmeetthedemandsoftoday’shealthcare consumer.
Ashish Mehta CEO PatientClick Inc.
Stefan Lodeweyckx Founder & CEO
Thefieldofgreenenergyholdssomeofthemost excitingopportunitiesanyentrepreneurcouldwish for.Severaloftheworld’slargestcompaniesare currentlyexploringitsalmostlimitlesspossibilities.Joining themareanumberofinnovativestartupsalsopushingthe boundariesofwhatMancanachievewithaltruistic motivations.
TheidealexampleofthisphilosophyisEnervalis
EnervaliswasfoundedbyStefanLodeweyckx,theCEOin 2013.Stefanisanaccomplisheddigitalelectronicsengineer whohasalwayshadapassionforgreentechnologyand environmentalism.
UnlikethetypicalC-suiteexecutive,hedoesn’tliveina palatialcomplexofglass-and-steel.Instead,hisfamilyof sixresidesinanoldhousetheyarerenovatingandare evolvingtoacompletelyfossilfuelsfreeconsumption pattern.Stefanhimselfisanavidgardenerandasmuchas timeallows,hegrowstogetherwithhiswifemuchofthe freshfoodtheyconsume.
“Years ago, I began to wonder what I would say when my children were grown and asked me what I had done for society,”hereveals,“I realized that, at that time, the answer would be ‘Nothing’.”
Stefanwasalreadyarenowneddigitalengineerwhohad spentalmosttwodecadesleadinglargeteamsatmajor corporationslikeSonyandPhilips.Notcontenttoexcelin justasinglefield,healsoearnedanMBAtocomplement histechnicalknowledgewithbusinessinsight.
We believe the world is evolving to 100% green energy production.
Hisjourneyincludesexperiencewith smallercompaniesandstartups,as well.However,itwasaprogramat Sonythatsowedtheseedfor environmentalconsciousnessin energy.
“One of the very revolutionary, very forward-thinking concepts that we explored was the use of PlayStations as an energy service. With more than 100 million consoles out there, there is amazing potential to diversify what an entertainment unit can deliver.”
Whilethatconceptdidnotmaterialize atSony,itgaveStefananideathat wouldevolveintoEnervalis.
Asheconsideredtherangeofservices acompanylikeEnervaliscould provide,Stefandelvedintotrends emerginginthegreenenergysector. “Irealizedthatthereisinherentlyalot ofvolatilityinagreenenergysociety,” hesays,“Greenenergysourceslike windandsolararebeyondourcontrol. Ontheotherhand,electrificationis boomingandthermalprocesseslike indoorheatingaredrivingthat change.”
Stefanrecognizedthattherewasa fundamentalmismatchbetweenthe demandforenergyandthe inconsistencyofthegreenenergy supply.Notonlywasthisfactor thwartingorganicindustrygrowth,but itwasalsodiscouragingwidespread adoption.
“We identified the singular need for efficiency. Taking it a step further, we understood that there was real value in the ability to predict supply and demand. At the heart of what Enervalis does is our process that quickly and accurately calculates demand and adjusts supply accordingly.”
Thatisawinningbusinessmodel becauseboththeuserandthesupplier
benefit.Enervalishascreatedasimple operatingsystemwiththeabilityto convertthelatentflexibilityintoreal worldresults.
Therawappealofgreenenergyliesin itsfeel-goodfactor.Everyonewould ratherinvestin,andbeapartof,a projectthatdeliversenvironmental benefitsaswellasfinancialrewards. Enervalistapsintothatinnatealtruism bygivingeveryusercompletecontrol overhowtheyfitintotheenergy productionandconsumptionnetwork.
“Energy grids are moving steadily away from huge regional, national, and continent-wide networks that dominate today. The future lies in interconnected, intelligent microgrids. Certain elements of the sturdy grid backbone will remain but they will largely give way to community-level energy management.”
Thesecommunity-levelenergygrids willfosterincreasedengagementby givingindividualsandfamiliesan understandingofhowtheyconsume energy.Thefirstlevelofmanagement willbeatthepersonallevelandthen thehouseholdlevel.Thistiersystem canscaleseamlesslytoalargebuilding andtoacommunity.
Thisisnotanentirelynewconcept–theideaofsharingenergyispromoted byanumberofcompaniesinthefield. However,Enervalis’sstrategytakesa revolutionarynewapproach.
“A lot of our competitors look at single, specific aspects of energy management. For example, they may focus on a voltage operator or another component to improve consistency or reliability of energy delivery. Unfortunately, those individual parts are single components in a building –without a holistic solution, it will inevitably underperform or fail entirely.”
StefandifferentiateshowEnervalis dealswithoptimization.
“I see too many companies addressing physical optimization. That is characteristic of a failure to understand energy management as a symbiotic process. A microgrid is almost a living, breathing thing; it is flexible and fluid. You cannot hardcode it with inert, rigid physical restrictions.”
“Enervalis has designed an operating system that delivers a range of services instead of limiting itself to any single segment or energy service. That’s definitely different from the majority of our competitors.”
Thesiloapproachusedbyother companieswilllimittheirabilityto adaptandexpandinthefuture. Conversely,Enervalis’sopen perspectivewillkeepthemrelevantfor decadestocome.
Stefanisdrivenbyadesiretomakea majorsustainableimpactfortheworld. “I believe that the whole energy sector has to transform fundamentally.
Trillions of dollars are spent on energy annually and we tap into its very center through intelligent management. Simple tweaks based on intelligence will reduce bills and make a significant difference in creating a sustainable, green society.”
ThebeautyofEnervalis’ssolutionis thateveryonewins–theconsumer,the energysupplier,and,mostimportantly, theplanet.
That’sahardargumenttobetagainst.
InaninterviewwithInsightsSuccess,theCEOandCofounderofJelastic,RuslanSynytsky,shareshisinsights oflookingbeyondandkeepingarichsetofplans.Jelastic buildsitsroadmapbasedontheneedsofitsclientsandserves themaccordingly.Alongwithitscohesiveteam,itis committedtofollowtheruleofusingitsownin-house implementation.
Belowarehighlightsfromtheinterviewconductedbetween RuslanSynytskyandInsightsSuccess:
Giveabriefoverviewofthecompany,itsvision.
JelasticCompanyprovidesaMulti-CloudDevOpsPaaSfor ISVs,telcos,serviceprovidersandenterprisesneedingtospeed updevelopment,reducecostofITinfrastructure,improve uptimeandsecuritywhileautomatingroutineandcomplex tasks.
WhatinspiredJelasticCorporationtoenterintoTheMost DisruptivePrivateCompaniesin2018?
We’resurethatweofferahigh-qualityproductandareproud ofthat.ByenteringTheMostDisruptivePrivateCompaniesin 2018,we’dliketospreadthewordaboutouroffering,the gainedtechnologicalandbusinessresults.
Whatarethecutting-edgeproducts/servicesofferedby JelasticCorporation?
Jelasticplatformautomatescreation,scaling,clusteringand securityupdatesofcloud-nativeandlegacyapplications. Jelastichasauniquepay-as-you-usepricingmodelandis availableaspublic,private,hybridandmulti-cloudinabout60 datacentersofcertifiedJelastichostingpartnersworldwide. Jelasticabilitytoworkinanydatacenterprovidedbythetop cloudslikeAWS,MicrosoftAzure,GoogleCloudmakesthe multi-cloudofferveryadvancedintermsoflocationsand interoperabilityacrossthedecentralizednetworkofcloud vendors.TheplatformsupportsJava,PHP,Ruby,Node.js, Python,.NET,Goenvironments,aswellasDockercontainers andKubernetesclusters.
WhatstrategieshasJelastic Corporationundertakentostay aheadofthecompetition?
Throughoutthedevelopmentofour PaaSsolution,wewitnessedincreasing interestincontainertechnologyand multi-cloudavailability.Andsomeof ourinitialarchitecturaldecisionsmade iteasyforustokeepupwiththe moderntrends:
Ÿ Fromtheverystart,webuilt JelasticontopofVirtuozzo containers,sowhenDocker technologyevolved,wealready hadsubstantialexpertiseinthis sphereandsmoothlyintegratedthis standardintotheplatform.
Ÿ Initially,Jelasticwascreatedasa platformforserviceprovidersto offerpubliccloudandmanaged servicesaroundit.Butconsidering thatitcouldbeeasilyinstalledon baremetaloranyIaaS,wecoped tolaunchprivateandhybridcloud optionsratherfast.Afterward, sometechnicaladjustmentsand partnershipwithgloballyknown cloudvendorshelpedustoprovide amulti-cloudimplementation.
Describetheexperiences, achievementsorlessonslearntthat hasshapedthejourneyofthe company.
TheinitialprototypeoftheJelastic PaaSwasbuiltforowninternalneeds tryingtosolvethewasteofhuman resourcesontheconfigurationof applicationserversanddatabases, ongoingmaintenanceofthe infrastructure,securityupdates,andof course,architecturemodernization
whentheprojectisgrowing,for example,goingfromstandalonetoa clustermode.Thenwefiguredoutthat thereisahighdemandforsucha solutionamongotherdevelopers.
Fromthattime,wehavetworules-to useourproductinternallywhereitis possibleandtobuildaroadmapof futureenhancementsbasedonthe requestsfromcustomers.Insuchaway wecantrackrealneedsandkeep meetingdemand.
WheredoesJelasticCorporation seesitselfinthelongrunandwhat areitsfuturegoals?
Asusual,Jelastichasarichsetof plans.Currently,weareactively workingonenhancingandspreading scalableandclusteredpackagesfor businesses.Inaddition,weareworking onself-deploymentofthelightweight versionofJelasticPaaS.Asaresult, customerswillbeabletoinstallthe platformautomaticallyonthehardware orthecloudoftheirchoice.Amongthe firstimplementations,therewillbe installationsontopofGoogleCloud, MicrosoftAzure,andDigitalOcean.
Inthelongrun,weplantogrowour partnernetworkofserviceproviders coveringnewlocationsandmarkets,as wellastogodeeperintotheenterprise marketwithourprivateandmulticloudsolutions.
RuslanSynytskyisnotonlytheCEO ofJelasticbutalsooneofitscreators, ashehasdesigneditscoretechnology.
Hetakesanactivepartinbothbusiness andtechnicalaspects.Ruslanisan expertinlarge-scaledistributed applicationsandenterpriseplatforms. Currently,heisfocusingon developmentofcutting-edgecloud solutionsandbusinesspartnership aroundit.
“WithJelasticwecomplementour services,skills,andthedatacenter environment.Webringworld-class, globallytestedandhighlyeffective conceptstoourcustomers.This partnershipsupportsourstrategyin growingandexpandingour internationalfootprint”“IlmariVallo, theCEOofDataCenter,Finland”
“Jelasticthrivesonflexibilityfor partnersandcustomersofferingwide choiceofprogramminglanguages, Dockercontainersorchestration, datacenterdistributionofworkloads withinhybridcloud,andautomationof themainDevOpsprocesses.Jelastic hasrichcontaineradoptionandhigh levelofDevOpsautomation.Partners likedJelastic’seaseof self-provisioningandworldwide support.”IDCarticle
“Weareverysatisfiedwiththeoverall deploymentofJelastic.Thebenefits thatwerealizedarehighlyavailable environments,clustering,andfailover coverage.”TedKleczko,IT& EcommerceManageratMiele,USA
Robotshavealwaysbeen
picturedasaman-made advancedtechnological creativity,whichdoandwillfavorthe humanspeciesforfuture.Asrobotics isvibrantlyglobalized,soonitwillbe mainstreamedinvariousfieldsand sectors.Currently,therearenumerous enterprisesworldwidewhichare implementingroboticsintoindustrial, healthcareandcommercialuse. Whereas,roboticshaveexperienceda lotofup’sanddown’sduringthis tenure,butwiththetime,ithelda strongholdinthedigitalworld.
Wheneverthediscussionarisesabout theapplicationsofrobotics,the industrialsectorhasbespoken benefits’.Robotshavebecomemore affordable,smartandproductiveover theyears.Thesectorslikeagriculture, construction,warehousingand logistics,andcustomerservices.By investingmoreinrobots,anenterprise
willbesolvingcertainproblemsmore accuratelyandefficiently.Meanwhile, utilizingrobotswillhelpenterprisesto pushtheirlimitsinordertofillupthe productivityvoids.
Witheachslippageoftime,the technologyisupgradingsodoesthe robotics.Theadvancementsinrobotics fieldwillbeaboontotheenterprisesin ordertoincreasegrowthand productivityrate.Therearecertain parametersthatshouldbeconsidered whileimplementingroboticsinthe enterprise,suchas
FollowingupParametersbefore ReachingtheDepthofRobotics
Modifying; as per the user’s need Generally,robotsusedtorequire advancedtraininginordertooperate comfortably.It’snotanissueforthe bigenterprisesastheyacquirethe skilledpeopletodealwith,wherethe smallenterprisesarenotsogiftedwith
loadsofassetsinitially.But,withthe newadvancesinroboticstechnologies, ithasbecomeeasierforsmallventures toinvestinrobotsforincreasingthe productivitygeneratingmorerevenue. Justbygivingwirelesscommands fromanIOT,demonstratingtasksto therobotsgetseasier.Nowadays,there arenumerousvarietiesofrobotsto carryoutmultitasks,thusasperthe user’sneed,onecaninvestinrobots fortheindustrialpurpose.
Unlikethebigmanufacturingrobotsin hugeindustries,therearevarious collaborativerobotswhichare speciallydesignedtoworkalongside andtoassisthumanworkersina varietyoftasks.Earlieritwassortof stressfulforanenterprisetoallot specificman-powerforcertaintask, butbyimplementingco-botssuch issuesareresolved.Asthesizeand shapeofco-botsaregettingmore
compact,itmaybenefittheenterprises invariousterms.
Earlierrobotswerenotabletoprogram easilyduetotheincompatibility betweentheuserinterfaceand hardware.But,nowRoboticOperating System(ROS)isdominatingthe industrybyprovidingsolutionsfor variedrobotsinordertoperformthe taskwithoutlagging.It’sanopensourceframeworkwhichhelps developerstoredirecttheprogramming indifferentways.Thisopen-source frameworkisdominatingthegrowth towardstheconstructivedirection.
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The21 century—istheeraof implementingnewideologyand technologiesinvarioussectors.While technologicaldisruptionhas collectivelyaffectedeverypossible
sector,roboticsisstillunaffected.Frompastfewyears,the technology,aswellasitsimplementation,hasincreased substantially.Havealookonsuchfewareasforpossible applications.
Cobot’s:
Unlikebigmanufacturingrobots,collaborativerobotsare designedtoworkwithemployeesinenterprisesand corporates.Thedesignissmartenoughtoassisthumans andalso,compactenoughtohandle.Generally,thesmall andmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs)areslightlyboonby implementingco-botsindaytodaylife,astheyareeasily adaptable,easytoprocessandmostimportantlyit’s affordable.Accordingtosomeexperts,there’sapossibility ofenormousgrowthinthebusiness,ifCo-botsare implementedwidely.Themainmotiveofindustrialrobots istotheprioritizedsafetyofemployeesandworkers,yet thechancesofaccidentsarealwaysathighrisk.Whereas, co-botsworksasaservicerobot;theycomeinvarious shapeandsizeseasingtheworkabilityandreducingthe liabilityofemployees.Inordertogetsanctionedasservice robots,anyco-bothastopasscertaintestingparametersby robotmanufacturingcompanies,factorssuchaseasily compatiblewithotherdevicesandprograms,safein use,easytocommand,andprocessingatafaster rate.Currently,co-botsareusedforprocesses likemachinetending,packaging,andmaterial handling.Inspiteofindustries,co-botsare usedinvarioussectorssuchasinfarming, hospitals,healthcareandfacilities,and labs.Itdoescomeunderrobot-as-aserviceformat.
Imagineanenterprisewith robotsthataretotallyindependent totheusercommands,inother words,noexternalprogramming mayrequireinordertoprocessrobots forthevarioustasks.Inaccordanceto that,aUserInterfacetobeexactmightnot beneededinthefuture,asmachinelearningis alreadyonitsvergetogetexplored.Currently,in ordertocarryoutcertaintasksrobotsarebeentoldto whattodousingtheinterfacewhereas,cloudrobotics directlytwitchcompatiblecodefromthecloudswhich arerequiredforthetasks.Toworkalongsidewith humans,robotsmustbedeeplearningthesubjects simultaneouslyabletopointoutproblemsandprovide solutionsrightaway.Meanwhile,itwillbeaboonforthe enterprisesiftheemployeeswillgettointeractwithrobots asapersonifiedobjectratherthanamachine.Soon,there
withpersonalroboticscloudwhichwillhelprobotstotake andgiveinformationdirectly.Dependingontherobot,it canprocessvariousfunctionssuchaslifting,leveraging, handlevision,objectrecognitionandother,thuscertain robotsacquiresuchskillsandwillprovideinformationto thecloud.Then,thisinformationhelpsotherrobotstoget enlightened.Insimplewordstosay,robotswillteachother robotsforthebettergoodoftheenterprises.Ontheother hand,asrobotsaregettingmoreandmoreevolved,filtering ofessentialinformationfromrestwillgetmucheasier.This willcomfortbothbigandsmallenterprisestomanagebig datamoreprecisely.
Withtheemergenceofadvancementinrobotics,theyareon thevergetotouchskiesalready.Ifconsideringtheabove possiblefactors,thisevergreeneraofroboticsislesslikely togetsaturatedduetotechnologicaldisruption.Asthe technologiesaregrowingfaster,theenterprisesmustto catch-upwiththemaccordingly.It’shightimetoimplement newtechnologiesespeciallyoftheroboticsasitsutilization isnotonlysubjectedtowarehousesbutalso,towardstheinhouseenterprisework.Hopefully,there’sapossibilityof robot-orientedindustriesinthefuture.
Shannon Hulbert CEO
InaninterviewwithInsights Success,ShannonHulbert,CEO ofOpusInteractive,Inc.,shares herinsightsandexperiencesover productsandmottooftheorganization, alongwiththeorganization’sfuture goalsinrevolutionizingindustry.
Belowarethehighlightsofthe interviewconductedbetweenShannon andInsightsSuccess:
Whatarethecutting-edge products/servicesofferedbyOpus Interactive?
Basically,weapplythestrategyofthe DreamTeam.Rememberthem?After spendingyearsnotbeingcompetitive againsttheseasonedprofessionalson otherOlympicteams,theUSOlympic BasketballTeamwasallowedto
includeplayersfromtheNBA.So, theyselectedtenofthetopplayers fromarangeofNBAteamsandswept pastthecompetition.TheDreamTeam showedtheworldwhatyoucan accomplishwhenthebestofthebest comestogethertomeetasinglegoal. Theywoneverygamebynolessthan 40pointstobringhomethegoldmedal in1992.
TheOpusInteractiveGamePlanis writtenonthewallforthewholeteam toread.Itreads“DOITBETTER. CompilethebestteamofITprosto buildandmaintainthemosteffective solutionsinsideofstate-of-the-art facilities.”Everythingwedostems fromthat.Wesetthebarhighforteam, solutions,andfacilities,andput20 yearsofpartnershipsandhonedservice
offeringtoworkforeachcustomerfromhostedvirtualdesktops environments,toend-to-endIoT solutionsthatmonitorandcontrolfans thatreducehumidity,tomulti-cloud monitoringandmaintenancethat ensuresdatadistributionisoptimized. Thewholeworldisgoingdigitaland we’reprovidingtheinfrastructurethat enablesthattransformation.It’spretty cool.
Giveadetaileddescriptionofthe Founder/CEO/Management’s contributionoverthecompanyand theindustry.
Ispentasummerasawildland firefighterfortheStateofOregon–specifically,thecrewnavigator.That wasbackbeforeGPS.We’dgetthecall andallloadintotheengineandI’dbe
theoneinthemiddlewithalapfullofrolledupmapsanda radioinhandcommunicatingtownshipandrange coordinatesandtranslatingthebestroutetogetusalltothe fire.Andwhenwegotthere,itwasallhandson-deck, workingtogetherwithonepurposeinmind.
Today,IhavethehonortoworkwiththeDreamTeamofIT andthey’reworkingeverydaybringingtogethersomeof thebestideasthey’llhaveinthislifetimetoaccomplish commongoalstogetheranddeliverthequalityserviceswe canallstandproudlybehind.AstheCEO,myroleisstill navigator--setthevision,communicatethegoalsand strategysowe’reallmovingtowardsthesamedestination, andmoveasmanyobstaclesoutofthewayaspossible. Whilesavingtheplanet.Nopressure.
WhatstrategieshasOpusInteractiveundertakentostay aheadofthecompetition? Theone-wordanswerispartnerships.
Forfacilities,weofferourservicesfrominsideofworld classfacilities.We’vecarefullyselectedstate-of-the-artdata centerpartnersknowntoprovidethebestinrenewable energy,lowcostpower,lowPUE,highsecurity,and premiumconnectivityfromcoasttocoastwithglobal access.
Forpartners,we’vespentdecadesunderstandingthespace andformingpartnershipswithtrustedvendors.Fromdoor handlestodirectconnect,ourcustomersaregettingthevery best.ForMSPs,weofficiallylaunchedourOIPartnership Programin2013.Theprogramisthebestofbothworlds–itexpandsourownnetworkandgivesourpartnersthe abilitytodelivermorefortheircustomers.
Fornetwork,weworkwithbestinbreedtodelivertheendto-endsolutionsourcustomerscanrelyon.TheOpusCloud isarobustVMwareandHPEcomputeandstoragesolution thatlaunchedin2005andhascontinuedtobeimprovedon formorethan13years.Wepairourownprivatecloud offeringwitharangeofservicesdevelopedforprivate, public,multi-cloudorhybrid-cloudenvironments.Ourlong historyofworkingwithourpartnersallowsusto understandwhatsolutionsareavailable,quicklydetermine whethertheyfittheusecaseforanyparticularcustomer, andquicklygofromplanningtodeploymenttomonitoring tomaintenance.
Describetheexperiences,achievementsorlessonslearnt thathasshapedthejourneyoftheOpusInteractive. Mybiggesttakeawayeverysingledayisgratitude–forthe people.Fromourteamforcontinuingtoshowupwithgreat
ideasandefforteverysingleday,ourpartnerswhotakethe timetoworktogethertofindthebestsolutionsandcontinue totellotherpeopleaboutourservices,andeveryperson alongthewaywhoopenedadoorsoanimblewomanownedITservicescompanycancomeoutofthebluetobe includedinTheMostDisruptivePrivateCompaniesin 2018.It’speoplethatshapethejourney.
WhereOpusInteractiveseesitselfinthelongrunand whatareitsfuturegoals?
Continuingonthepathofbringingtogetherthebestteam, solutionsandfacilities,andexpansionofourcloudnode andmanagedservicesofferingallthewayouttotheedge, globally.
Giveusafewtestimonialsofyourclientsthataccurately highlightOpusInteractive’spositioninthemarket. “We’vegota15-yearhistoryofworkingwithOpus Interactive.Theircommitmenttocustomized,high performancehostingsolutionsisphenomenal. Attheendof theday,wejusttrustthatthey’lldeliver.”–Todd Hutchinson,WEtapMedia
“Weweren’tinterestedinbeingpartofthepricewarsbeing wagedbypubliccloudproviders.Wewerelookingfora businesspartnerwiththesamelevelofintegrityasCorios, whocoulddelivertopshelfcapability.OpusInteractivewas thatpartner.”–RobinWay,President&Founder,Corios LLC
Opusbringsapersonableapproachintothecomplex processthatbusinessesfacewithdigitaltransformation. TheOpusteamhasspentover20yearshoningamixof purpose-builtcloudandcolocationsolutionsthatwedeliver fromworldclassdatacenterslocatedinthemostconnected placesontheplanet.OpusofferscustomITsolutions availablefromstate-of-the-artfacilitiesthatenableour customer’sconnectivityfromcoasttocoast,withglobal access.
Companiesneedtoolstospeedupandautomatetheir applicationmigrationandmodernizationprojects. VirtaMoveidentifiedthismarketneedand developedasuiteofMigrationIntelligenceproductstohelp customers savetimeandmoneyinmodernizationefforts. Since2010,VirtaMovehashelpedcustomersautomatically migrateWindowsServerapplicationstonewoperating systems,onnewin-houseserversorclouds.Thecompany isdisruptingandre-inventingthewaycustomersmove applicationsfromMicrosoftWindows2000,Windows Server2003,2008,and2012servers.Itoffersanautomated waytomakeapplicationsportableandre-installableon modernserversandVMs,leveragingvirtualmoving containers.VirtaMovesoftwarediscoversandrevealsa completeviewoftheserversandappsinanetwork.Its monitoringsoftwareusesAIto“learn”customers’ applicationsinrealtimeandbuildmigrationtemplates.
VirtaMovesoftwarecanupgradelegacyappsfromoldto newerWindowsServeroperatingsystemsinhours,instead ofmonths.Itprovidessmartautomationtorealize significantmomentumandcostsavingsinmodernization efforts.
VirtaMovesoftwareisbackedbyateamofMigration Expertsandamethodology,offeringtailoredprofessional serviceswithyearsofexperience.We’vesuccessfully movedthousandsofbespokeandoff-the-shelfapplications tonewerplatformsforhundredsofleadingFortune500 customersinallindustries.
VirtaMove’sMigrationIntelligenceSuiteconsistsofthree
coreproducts: V-Maestro,whichorchestratesandmanages V-MonitorandV-MigrateagentsforautomaticWindows Serverapplicationdiscovery,sizing,andmigration; VMonitor,whichautomaticallydiscoversandmonitorsthe applicationsrunningonitscustomers’currentWindows servers;and V-Migrate,whichautomaticallymigratesapps tonewWindowsServeroperatingsystemsandservers.
VirtaMove’sexperiencedmanagementteamisheadedby NigelStokes,ChiefExecutiveOfficerandCo-Founderof VirtaMove.Heisanexperiencedsoftwareentrepreneurand aVentureCapitalistwhohasfoundedandbuiltarangeof DevOpscompanies.PriortoVirtaMove,hewastheCEO andco-founderofDataMirror,apublic,real-timedata integrationcompany.DataMirrorwaspubliclylistedfor12 yearsandwassoldtotheInformationManagementdivision ofIBMin2007.Asaventureinvestor,Nigelhasseed fundedarangeofsoftwareandtechnologycompanies. BoththeVPofDevelopmentandVPSalesofVirtaMove alsohaveyearsofDevOpsexperience.
Thankstoitsstrongmanagementteamandpatented technology,VirtaMovehasbeenaheadofthesoftware curveandhasbeendisruptingthemarketforapplication migrationsinceitsinception.Thecompanyworksclosely withcustomerstodevelopreal-worldsolutionstoreal problems.Focusedoncustomerchallengesandpainpoints, itlistenstoandworkscloselywithcustomerstobuild softwaresolutionsthatsolvetangibleDevOpsproblems. VirtaMovedevelopedvirtualcontainersforpackaging
Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, 2008, and 2012 applications,
Stokes CEO & Co-founder —
applicationsovermanyyears.Itdevelopeduniquepatented technologythatmakesapplicationsportable,regardlessof theenvironmentoroperatingsystem.Hundredsofleading customersinpharma,retail,oilandgas,banking,and insurancesavemoneyandtimeintheirmodernization projectsusingVirtaMove.Thecompanyhelpscustomers protecttheirbrandfromthemalwarethreatsinherentinold, unsupportedplatforms.Intheprocess,theVirtaMovestory hasbecomepartofthecustomer’sstory.
VirtaMoveunderstandsthatWindowsServerapplication modernizationisn’taone-offissue;it’sheretostay,asapps continuouslyageandfalloutofsupport.ForeachWindows releaseandversion,thecompanyhelpsitscustomersmove andmodernizetheirappsonnewWindowsplatforms. Softwaresenescenceisapartofbusinesslife,asare compliance,malware,andsecurityexposures.VirtaMove helpsitscustomersspeedupsoftwaremodernization projects.Thecompanycontinuouslyfine-tunestheAI aspectsofitssoftware,totakeadvantageofpattern recognitionandmachinelearning.
“Wehaveseverallegacyapplicationsthatcannotbe upgradedasisandstilllivingonWindow2003servers.We hadtofindanimmediatesolutiontokeeptheseapplications compliantforsupportpurposes.VirtaMovewastheonly
solutionwecouldfind.Theyhavebeenquicktohelpusas weworkthrougheachapplication.”- Tammy Key, Manager, Production Operations Support, American Cancer Society
“Weutilisedthetooltomigratecomplexapplications withoutengagingappvendorstoperformthemigration, resultinginconsiderablecostsavings.VirtaMovehas providedakeyadvantageforus.Forthoseprograms requiringaspecificconfiguration,theonlywayto successfullymigratethosewasbyusingVirtaMove.”- Anil Kalra, Project Manager at Cochlear
“VirtaMoveprovided“ahugetimesavings”onthePBC migration,estimatingthesavingsat3-4weeks,ormore than50%ofthetimetheprojectwouldhavetakenwithout VirtaMove.Beyondthetimesavings,VirtaMovemadethe migrationmuchmoreeffectiveandaccuratethanaforensic manualrebuildapproachwouldhavebeen.”- Pabst Brewing Company
At VirtaMove, we’re re-inventing how customers address the modernization challenge for Microsoft
using industry-leading Migration Intelligence.
Thehealthcaresectorhasbeenrepeatedly disruptedoverthelastseveraldecades,more oftenthannotduetoexternalforcesincluding moregovernmentalrequirementssuchasHIPAAand meaningfuluse,complexrequirementsfromhealth insurers,astoundingchangesintechnologyincludingthe implementationofEHR/EMRs.Manyofthesechanges havenotbeenfavorabletohealthcareproviders.They findthemselvesspendingfarmoretimeperforming mundanetasksofpaperworkandclinicaldocumentation, lessface-to-facetimewithpatients,andmoretimespent awayfromfamilyandotherpersonalpursuits.Practices sawtheirmostvaluableassets-physicians,nurse practitioners,physicianassistants-spendingtimedoing dataentry,tetheredtotheircomputers,yetendingup withverylittleactionableinformation.
MarkD.Boyce,PresidentandCEO,recognizedthatthe currentstatewasnotsustainable.ScribeTechnology Solutionswasformedtomoldthelatesttechnologyand servicestofitandsimplifyclinicaldocumentation.These technology-enabledservicesemployleadingedge conceptsincludingartificialintelligenceandrobotics, nextgenerationspeechrecognition,andNatural LanguageProcessing(NLP)toensurebestofclass, lowestcostandhighlyscalableinfrastructureandservice deliverymethods. “Allthosethingsyou’vebeenforcing peopletodothroughdataentry,allthesedisparate systemsdon’tworktogether.Ourtechnologylets providersspeakwhathappensinapatientencounterand thenourtechnologywilldotheheavylifting,dothe analysis,dothetransferoftheinformation,dotheactual creationoftheinfo,dotheparsingoftheinfo,soit’s moremeaningful,valuableandthentransferthatinfo
whereitneedstogo.Youcandothingsdifferentlythan inthepast.That’sthedisruption,”saysBoyce. Scribe’sclinicaldocumentationsolutionsareeasytouse becausetheyarebasedonthewayprovidersrecorded patientencountersinthepast-simplyrecordingtheir observationsandfindings.Whatisinnovativeand progressive,andthereforeperceivedasdisruptive,is howScribetakesthatrecordingandusesNLPtoinput theinformationdirectlyintotheEMR/EHR.Thissaves theproviderhoursatthekeyboard.TomLuther,Scribe’s COOsays,“We’renotaskingforproviderstodo anythingthattheydidn’tdo20yearsago,ratherwe providethemtoolswithinacloud-basedplatform,in affectallowingthemtorevertbacktousing“oldschool” workflowsthatmostarefamiliarandcomfortableusing. Byrecordingtheirinstructionsandpatientvisits,Scribe consolidatesthedataandtakescareofreturningit directlyintotheirEMRsystemsasdiscretedata.The providerbecomesmoreefficientandeffectiveinseeing theirpatientsbyallowingthemtospendmoretimewith patients,seemorepatients,spendmoretimewiththeir families,oracombinationthereof.”
Withnewregulationsandrequirementsbeinglayered ontothehealthcareworkload,providersaresometimes waryofyetanother“solution”or“disruption.”Scribe takesauniqueapproachwithhealthcarepractitioners.By talkingabouttheirgoals,whattheyperceiveasbarriers tothegoals,andlearningaboutthepracticeworkflows, Scribecandevelopatailoredsystemthatisrightfora provider’sworkstyle. Lutheradds,“EMRs/EHRswere developedasablackboxthatwasdevelopedforone thing--tostoremedicaldocumentsregardingapatient encounterinacomputer,replacingtheneedforapaper
medicalrecord;thatwastheoriginalintent.Butthen providersweretoldtheyweretoberesponsiblefor reportingmorequalitymeasuresthroughgovernmental mandatessuchasMeaningfulUseinordertobe appropriatelyreimbursedfortheservicesprovidedand thedocumentationburdenbecameoverwhelmingand muchmoretimeconsumingthanmaintainingapaper record.Butthereareotherswaysofcapturingthese measures,andScribe’splatformwillmanagethe informationappropriatelyforproviderssotheyhaveall theinformationtheyneedforthegovernment,payers, andregulatoryagencies.Weshowprovidershowwecan maketheirlifebetter-notdisruptive,ratherproductiveandinamoreprogressivemanner.Whenproviders experienceourtoolsinactionduringariskfreepilot period,theyseeourtoolsasprogressive,anditreflects thewaytheyusedtodocumentpatientencountersinthe past,anddisruptsmorecurrentdysfunctionalmethods.”
TheresultsofusingScribe’stoolsareimmediatelyclear totheproviders.Theycanhavemorequalitytimewith theirpatientsanddon’thavetospendasmuchtimeat thecomputersdoingmundanetasks.SometimesIT departmentsorpracticeadministratorsaren’texcited aboutanothernewsystemuntiltheylearnthatScribe’s implementationiseasyandtheyseehowtherevenue improves,providersarebenefiting,oftenaddingtotheir dailypatientvisits.
AnotherimportantoutcomeofusingScribe’ssolutionsis themeaningful,usefuldatathatcanbeextractedfrom therecords.Boycesays,“We’vealwaystriedtodevelop technologytounderstandwhathumanswanttohave happen.Speechrecognitiontechnologieswerefirst,NLP camenext,andnowwehavetechnologythatletsthose piecesworktogethersothatattheotherendyouhave lotsofdiscretepiecesofinformationthataremore meaningfulanduseful.Onceyouhavethosemeaningful piecesthatenhancedata,youcanapplyafinalpieceof technologytogetitwhereitneedstogo,includingthe useofautomationtoolsuchasrobotics.There’sanother importantfeature-Scribe’stoolsprovideanalytic feedback.Inthepast,theabilitytoanalyzedatahas requiredastatisticalbackground.Now,ifyoucan categorizeinformationinamedicalpractice,andbreak piecesoftextintomeaningfuldataandenhancethat,
Mark D. Boyce President & CEO of Scribe.com
you’vegainedtheabilitytoautomaticallyapplystandard commonanalyticaltechniquestoprovidemeaningful summariesofinformationtopeople.Wecan automaticallysummarizethatinformation,giveitback totheprovider,andinsteadoftakingtime,theycanhave betterdashboardsinordertohavemoreintelligence,ask betterquestionsandgivebettercaretopatients.”
Apracticalapplicationofthismightbeseenwitha physicianwhoseesmanypatientswithType2Diabetes. Thedoctorcouldpullrecordstodeterminehowmany areonspecificmedications,howoftenthey’reseen comparedtopatientsonothermedications,andhow effectivethetreatmentmightbe.Or,usingScribe’s technology,thedoctorcancreateadashboardthatwill quicklyinputthisinformationtoareportwithoutthe laborrequiredtorevieweveryrecord.Dashboardscanbe createdeasilyforanyanalyticsaprovidermightneed.
Soonemightaskthequestion“Doesgoingbacktothe old-schooldictationmakeScribeadisrupter?”Luther
believes“Companieslikeourslooktodevelopnew solutionsandprovideprogressiveservicestoimprove thehealthcareindustryandthat’swhywe’resometimes perceivedtobedisruptive.Arewedisruptive?Maybedependingonwhoyouask.Weseeourselvesas pioneers,assistingmedicalpracticesandhealthcare institutionswithfindingwaystosimplifythemany demandsputonthembycollectingandmakingsenseof thepatientdata.Wearegivingproviderstheirlifeback bysimplifyinghowtocollectdataontheirpatientsand thenmakingthedatausefulforthepayersandpatients themselves.Inessence,Scribeprovideshealthcare providersthetoolstocollectdataonapatientinavery non-invasiveway,allowingproviderstofocusand maximizetheirface-to-facetimewiththeirpatients.This allowsthemtopracticemedicineatthetopoftheir professionallicense(s)whichhopefullyresultsinbetter outcomesfortheirpatients.”
Boyceadded,“Justlikeotherorganizationsandpeople havedisruptedtechindustries-milliondollarwidgets that5yrslateryoucangetanywherefor$150-that’s whatIlookatintermsofwhatwe’redoing.Companies aresellingmilliondollarclinicaldocumentationsystems andalltheservicesrelatedtothem,andthereneedstobe somethingthatdisruptsthosecostly,highlyinefficient modelswithtechnologyatamuchlowercostpricepoint, thattakescostoutofsystemandstreamlinestheprocess. That’swhatmakesScribedisruptive.Oursolutionsare progressiveforthosethatusethem.”
ThegoodnewsistheadoptionofScribe’splatformis quickandeasy,itisnotmandatoryforeveryprovider withinapracticetouseit,anditaccommodatesanytype ofclinicworkflow.Today,almosteveryprovidercarries adeviceliketheiriPhonewiththemnon-stop,andnow theycanuseitinawaythatmakesthemmore productivewithoutlearninganythingnew.Ourplatform isextremelyflexible,itcanaccommodateamore seasonedproviderwhomightbemorecomfortableusing digitalvoicerecordersorayoungerproviderwhomight bemorecomfortablewithusingthetechnologieslike “Alexa”and“Siri”togatherpatientinformation.
Bottomline,providersutilizingScribe’stoolswill increasetheirproductivity,improvetheirrevenue,and impactthequalityofcarebecausetheyareenabledto focusonwhatmattersmost-patientcare.Byusing Scribe’ssolutionsandservices,providersaresituatedto easilyadapttoanynewdisruptionsthatmaycometheir waythroughthegovernment,insurers,andotherexternal forces.Andweallknowthathistoryrepeatsitselfand unwanted“disruptions”areinevitable.
Scribeleadershipbelievesthatitsbusinessmodelis well-placedtocontinuetobeinnovative,progressiveand even“disruptive.”Boyceconcluded,“Asanagile streamlinedcompanywemovequickly,changedirection asneeded,andwearenotencumberedbycorporate bureaucracy.Weprovidetheresourcesandtools necessarytoempowerouremployeestodowhatneeds tobedoneasquicklyandefficientlyaspossible.In addition,weprideourselvesonbeingavirtualcompany, ourworkforceisnotlocatedinonesite,allowingusthe opportunitytohirethebrightestandbestnomatter wheretheyareintheworld.”
Tom Luther
