Object Research Systems Takes Dragonfly to the Cloud

Object Research Systems revolutionizes the scientific imaging world with the launch of a complete SAS cloud computing solution.

 

MONTREAL, QC — April 1, 2020 -  Object Research Systems (ORS) announced today the launch of Dragonfly Cloud, a new, flexible, and reliable way to deploy Dragonfly from anywhere at any time. This cloud solution works to overcome hardware availability constraints, which currently restrict users to working with on-premises systems, instead enabling optimal functionality and offering the security and the scalability of cloud computing. Dragonfly, the company’s flagship scientific imaging product is currently used by leading researchers worldwide. With Dragonfly Cloud, those users will gain access to all the features of Dragonfly even when they are working off site.

Scientific image analysis traditionally requires a major investment for hardware suitable for demanding data processing tasks. After acquisition, IT department budgets spend on personnel, infrastructure, hardware upgrades, and other expenses that contribute to the total cost of ownership. Traditional on-premises hardware deployment incurs the high initial and recurring costs, and the organization is locked into the hardware choices for the duration of the equipment lifetime.

Dragonfly Cloud provides customers with the ability to execute compute-intensive tasks on high-performance computers with economical hourly rates. The hardware flexibility offers enormous advantages since customer use cases may vary daily from compute-intensive tasks to less demanding applications. The "pay-as-you-go" solution of cloud computing means users spend money yielding valuable deep learning results, and save money later when returning to more routine interactive image segmentation, both tasks that deliver quantitative returns on scientific imaging workflows. Dragonfly cloud further delivers computing elasticity by enabling organizations to scale-up and scale-down their interactive and automated computing based on the day-to-day shifts in computing demands.

“This work builds on our long-term strategy to deliver key value for enterprise customers. Too much of the scientific software in the marketplace continues to use technologies that do not scale for large volume data and high-performance computing that today’s enterprise customers demand,” said Mike Marsh, Ph.D., Product Manager for Dragonfly and Dragonfly Cloud. “This last year has revealed how transformative the Dragonfly deep learning engine has been for our user-base, and migrating that workload to the cloud leverages today’s smartest computing business models.”

“Our open software development tools have made us a natural partner for academic workers across the globe. Those same users are now confronted with an immediate need to continue their cutting-edge research, separated from their existing hardware, which lay locked away in inaccessible laboratories and offices,” commented Nicolas Piché, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at ORS. “Dragonfly Cloud is a timely response to empower these researchers to continue their work uninterrupted.”

Dragonfly Cloud delivers the much needed flexibility and elasticity that research-driven organizations require and will help them drive their scientific initiatives. Accessing the feature-rich Dragonfly computing platform through cloud technologies will improve worker productivity in this rapidly evolving environment.

About Object Research Systems (ORS) 

Object Research Systems (ORS) develops deep learning powered 3D visualization and image analysis software. Dragonfly and Dragonfly Cloud, ORS’ flagship products, provide innovators from leading universities or industries, an advanced machine learning and neural networks based segmentation engine. Dragonfly's quantification tools then provide powerful options for counting, measuring, and characterizing image features, such as pores, fibers, grains, and much more. Its user-friendly experience translates its powerful and accurate quantitative findings in high-impact visuals. The ability to build fully automated workflows also enables reproducible results. Curious to learn more? We'd love to show you how Dragonfly can help you! 

For more information, please contact:

Nicolas Piché, Ph. D., Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer

Object Research Systems, Inc.

1 514 843 3861 x203

npiche@theobjects.com

www.theobjects.com

760 St-Paul West, Suite 101

Montreal, Quebec

Canada H3C 1M4

5,645 Moroccan Prisoners Pardoned in Preventive Measures against Covid-19 Virus

The King of Morocco pardoned 5,645 prisoners in preventive measures against Covid-19 virus. Since the outbreak of the virus, Morocco was one the first countries to implement stricter measures to fight the spread of Covid-19

Berlin, Germany,, April 6, 2020 - In a statement by the Moroccan justice ministry, the King of Morocco pardoned, on Sunday, 5,645 prisoners in preventive measures against Covid-19 virus. The King called for "taking all necessary measures to protect inmates in adult prisons as well as correctional institutions housing minor prisoners under 18 years old from the spread of coronavirus." The prisoners who benefited from the Royal pardon were selected on the basis of strictly objective criteria taking into account their age, their precarious state of health and the length of their detention, as well as good conduct, good behavior and discipline they have shown throughout their incarceration.

The justice ministry statement added that "Due to the exceptional circumstances associated with the actual situation, the process of the release will be implemented in a gradual manner". In this context and in accordance with the Royal instructions, the beneficiaries will be subject to surveillance, medical tests, as well as the necessary quarantine period in their homes. The statement concludes that all necessary measures will be taken in order to ensure the safety of the released prisoners and that of the people they will be in contact with.

Since the outbreak of the virus, Morocco was one the first countries to implement stricter measures to fight the spread of Covid-19 by shutting down its airspace and by imposing a curfew. Moroccan authorities invested a $1 billion fund to upgrade health facilities and help the country's economic sectors in the wake of the Covid-19 virus outbreak. The fund helped acquire the necessary health equipment and assisted sectors such as tourism and maintained jobs and mitigated the pandemic’s social repercussions.

Last Saturday, the Moroccan Ministry of Health said that the total number of COVID-19 infections rose to 919 with 59 deaths and 66 recovered cases. Since appearing in Wuhan, China, last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 182 countries and regions. Data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University shows worldwide infections surpassing 1.2 million with over 69,527 deaths and 264,048 recovered people. To know more about the outbreak of coronavirus in Morocco, please visit www.covidmaroc.ma.


About Friends of Morocco
Friends of Morocco is a nonprofit organization with branches around the world. The main objective is to promote Morocco and to build bridges and connect people who have fallen in Love with this country, adopted its culture and made it their 2nd home.

 

Press Contact:
Elle P. Wolfgang
Berlin, Germany                            Phone : 015213454385

Southeast Asia PR Distribution in Vietnam via AsiaPresswire's Service

AsiaPresswire has announced the official launch of press release distribution services in Vietnam.

Hanoi, Vietnam, April 3, 2020 - AsiaPresswire has announced the official launch of press release distribution services in Vietnam. Southeast Asia is an important market with a population of more than 1 billion, and it is also an area where brand advertisers want to market through press release distribution. Through years of hard work, AsiaPresswire has established an extensive media relations network in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.


What differentiates AsiaPresswire's Vietnam press release distribution service from its competitors: Manuscripts are bilingual, including English and Vietnamese. AsiaPresswire promises press releases from at least 5 mainstream media sites, including the following:


SEANewsDesk.com - (South East News Desk)
TinTucFN.com - (Financial News Vietnam)
VNWindow.com - (Vietnam Window)
PressVN.com - (Press Vietnam)
VNWired.com - (Vietnam Wired)
HanoiPR .com - (Hanoi Press)


The following is the introduction of the service of Southeast Asia PR distribution in detail:

Press Release Distribution is by far the most popular and sought after form of site promotion, with thousands of webmasters regarding it as a staple solution in Internet Marketing these days. The practice also facilitates website optimization, thus improving the potential for attracting more visitors and readers, which can subsequently translate into better profitability for clients' business.


Despite the abundance of paid methods nowadays available for boosting traffic - especially pay per click ads, which can guarantee clients an influx of visitors who are already interested in clients' promoted activity or products, thus being easier to convert into clients - many webmasters tend to favor organic optimization techniques to achieve this. In the list with popular optimization methods, Press Release Distribution is perceived as one of the most advantageous ways for accomplishing efficient site promotion.


Over time, proper Press Release Distribution backed up by prominent and reputable news release service can snatch clients the following benefits:
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4. Permanent backlink generation possibilities for clients' website, especially with Press Release Distribution Services providing the option to include a site link along with the news content.


Want to know more about press release distribution in Vietnam; please contact hk@asiapresswire.com and or Skype with the same email.

About AsiaPresswire News Network (Morningstar Editor Studio)

AsiaPresswire News Network (Morningstar Editor Studio) offers press release distribution solutions for PR firms, agencies, organizations & Corporates. Our team provide public relations & media relations services to all types of businesses at every stage of growth, from start-ups that need visibility and to large striving to build market reputation. They help clients in using online communications as a strategic tool for achieving their business objectives through a planned and concerted PR program. AsiaPresswire News Network (Morningstar Editor Studio) team is made up of experts with skills and experiences in PR, online SEO tracking, and effective-linking technologies. They deliver value to clients through informed advice on online communication issues that may impact their reputation, valuations and future business prospects. In addition to sending news directly to working journalists, freelancers, and print and broadcast media, Asia Presswire places news into clipping services, online news sources and social networks by hand, aggregation partners worldwide. The company uses a combination of creative communication tools, talent, expertise and resources in the business.

AsiaPresswire News Network
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Thousands of Ecuadorians Stranded, Organize to Make Demands as the Frente Plurinacional Por El Derecho Al Retorno a Ecuador

With air travel shutting down everywhere, Ecuador is the only country whose border has remained closed to its own nationals and residents, stranding thousands. The Frente Plurinacional por el Derecho al Retorno a Ecuador has brought together more than 600 stranded Ecuadorians to demand their right to return home.

Los Angeles, California, United States., April 1, 2020 - Amid emergency air travel restrictions, Ecuador is the only country whose border has remained closed even to its own nationals and residents. Thousands have been barred abroad with dwindling resources. Most of these stranded Ecuadorians are in United States and Mexico, many in Southern Florida and Mexico City.

  More than 3000 Ecuadorian citizens and residents travelling abroad demand their right to return, contacting the National Assembly’s Commission on Sovereignty, International Relations and Comprehensive Security. Last week, chartered flights from other nations arrived in Ecuador airports to repatriate their own citizens. These planes were ordered to arrive empty by the country’s executive branch, who have yet to agree on policies for the return of their stranded citizens who are not minors, handicapped, pregnant or elderly.

  This is a violation of international law. The International Declaration of Human Rights states in Article 13.2: "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and the right to return to their country.” Ecuador’s Office of the Ombudsman – charged with “the defense of the rights of the Ecuador’s inhabitants and Ecuadorians outside the country” – declared:

  “our firmest rejection of the flagrant violation of the rights of our Ecuadorian community abroad who have been stranded in transit or with an urgent need to return to their country, whose situation hangs between their defenselessness and the indifference shown by those whose obligation it is to attend to them directly, in person, diligently and effectively in foreign territory through our diplomatic corps and its network of assistants, especially in the context of a humanitarian crisis of the pandemic emergency activated throughout the world as a result of the spread of COVID-19.”

  The Ombudsman warns that the Ecuadorian government actions “may lead the State to neglect its international duties, if due to inaction, Ecuadorians face contagion or even death in places that are currently declared epidemiological hotspots.”

  The Ecuadorian government has rightly begun with priority repatriation of vulnerable groups. Yet more than two weeks after the cancellation of all flights they have yet to respond to the thousands of other Ecuadorians and residents stranded abroad.
 

About Frente Plurinacional por el Derecho al Retorno a Ecuador

Frente Plurinacional por el Derecho al Retorno a Ecuador is an ad hoc and online group of Ecuadorian citizens and residents has organized to demand the right to return to Ecuador

Press Contact:
Cristina Cielo
FLACSO Ecuador
calle La Pradera E7-174 y Diego de Almagro
Quito, Ecuador

+593-983-79-6540

Vaxart Provides Update on its Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Program

Five COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates in Preclinical Testing. Development Services to Enable Manufacture of cGMP Vaccine at Emergent BioSolutions have Started

South San Francisco, California, USA., March 31, 2020 - Vaxart, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing oral recombinant vaccines that are administered by tablet rather than by injection, today announced it had produced five COVID-19 vaccine candidates for testing in its preclinical models.  Each of the COVID-19 vaccine constructs is based on a different coronavirus antigen combination, and Vaxart expects to advance the best performing vaccine to manufacturing for clinical trials.

“The effectiveness of Vaxart’s oral vaccine technology has been demonstrated in clinical trials.  Developing a vaccine to meet this current public health threat is very important to all of us at Vaxart,” said Sean Tucker, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Vaxart. “Our scientists have been working tirelessly to develop these 5 different vaccine constructs, and this evaluation in our preclinical models will allow us to select the most potent candidate for clinical testing.”
 

In January, Vaxart initiated a program to develop a COVID-19 vaccine based on its VAAST^TM platform.  On March 18, Vaxart announced that it had entered into an agreement with Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (“Emergent”) for development services in preparation for the cGMP production of the Vaxart vaccine.  Development services have started and, if Vaxart elects to proceed with cGMP manufacturing, Emergent is expected to produce bulk cGMP vaccine for use in a Phase 1 clinical study that Vaxart currently expects to initiate early in the second half of 2020. 
 

“We believe an oral vaccine administered using a room temperature-stable tablet would provide enormous logistical advantages in large vaccination campaigns,” said Wouter Latour, MD, chief executive officer of Vaxart Inc.  “Perhaps more importantly, we recently demonstrated that our oral H1 influenza vaccine protects against respiratory infection based on mucosal immunity, the first line of defense for mucosal viruses like influenza and this new coronavirus.  We believe this puts Vaxart in a unique position to develop an effective vaccine that protects the population from COVID-19.”
 

About Coronavirus

CDC is responding to a pandemic of respiratory disease spreading from person-to-person caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The disease has been named “coronavirus disease 2019” (abbreviated “COVID-19”). This situation poses a serious public health risk. The federal government is working closely with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, as well as public health partners, to respond to this situation. COVID-19 can cause mild to severe illness; most severe illness occurs in older adults.
 

About Vaxart

Vaxart is a clinical-stage biotechnology company primarily focused on developing oral recombinant protein vaccines based on its proprietary oral vaccine platform. Vaxart’s vaccines are designed to generate broad and durable immune responses that protect against a wide range of infectious diseases and may also be useful for the treatment of chronic viral infections and cancer. Vaxart’s vaccines are administered using a convenient room temperature-stable tablet, rather than by injection. Vaxart believes that tablet vaccines are easier to distribute and administer than injectable vaccines and have the potential to significantly increase vaccination rates. Vaxart’s development programs include oral tablet vaccines that are designed to protect against coronavirus, norovirus, seasonal influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as a therapeutic vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV). For more information, please visit www.vaxart.com.

Press Contact:
Brant Biehn
385 Oyster Point Blvd.,
Suite 9A South San Francisco,
CA 94080

+1 650 550 3500

Skaffolder Releases an Open-Source Tool to the Developer Community

Skaffolder introduces a new open source All in One DevOps Tool that can accelerate the web and mobile application development process.

Austin​​​​​​, Texas, USA, April 2, 2020 - Skaffolder, an innovative code generator tool that bridges the gap between low code and custom code solutions offers the latest, open-source tool to the developer community. 

The specs-driven code generation tool features an intuitive interface and easy-to-use templates that help to save up to 40% of development time. Also, coupled with an open-source component, Skaffolder allows developers to create web or mobile applications from the command-line. Along with the command-line tool, the innovative web application tool offers a VSCode extension that enables developers to use the command-line tool’s features from the VSCode interface. Hence, developers can interact with Skaffolder without leaving their integrated development environment. Also, providing them with a visual interface locally to define APIs and databases.

The Founder and CEO of Skaffolder, Luca Carducci, has confidence that the developer community is the best contributor for open-source tools as he has been a long time developer himself.  “We want to embrace the ideas and innovations that are always thriving from the developer community,” said Luca Carducci. “We here at Skaffolder have all stakeholders in mind when it comes to code development from the freelance developer to the high profile company with a team of developers.”

The intuitive and well-thought-out design of Skaffolder’s templates is complemented with the multiple programming languages the open-source tool supports. These include PHP, Angular JS, React Native, Java, Go, JavaScript, and Xamarin. More so, as a spec-driven code generator tool, it can easily import OpenAPI 3.0 and integrate with the most common tools for API design.

About Skaffolder
Skaffolder envisions to offer solutions that can optimize a developer’s time and resources through a smart-interface, multi-language code generator that makes documentation and collaboration easy. The spec-drive, open-source tool currently has close to 10,000 users with an enterprise solution that helps companies reduce development time and costs almost in half. Skaffolder is the All in One DevOps Tool that can accelerate the web and mobile application development process.Main office is located in Austin, Texas.

Press Contact:
Miro Ceschi
Skaffolder
8121 Bee Cave Rd
Austin, TX 78746

512-203-9825

GiftstoIndia24X7 Makes Rakhi Special, Curates 10,000+ Gift Options for Rakshabandhan 2020

GiftstoIndia24X7.com helps siblings to Send Rakhi Gifts to India. The portal offers users to choose from a range of artistic rakhis curated from all around the country for different age groups and send Rakhi from USA to India.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India., March 25, 2020 - With over 10,000 gift options specially curated for Rakshabandhan, GiftstoIndia24x7 is making Rakhi celebrations happier for all the siblings who live away from home. GiftstoIndia24x7, is an e-commerce platform which caters to the needs of non-residential Indians and allows them to conveniently send gifts to their loved ones back in India.

To keep the festivities alive inspite of the distance, the portal helps siblings to Send Rakhi Gifts to India. The portal offers users to choose from a range of artistic rakhis curated from all around the country for different age groups and send Rakhi from USA to India. In addition to helping sisters in sending rakhi to India from usa, to add a special touch and to ensure all celebration needs are met, GiftstoIndia24x7 also offers a special Rakhi hamper which includes rakhi threads for the brother and the sister in law, decorative tray with traditional sweets or modern chocolates depending on the user preference. Additionally, the portal offers an array of options for the sister-in-law including rakhi threads for her, customized luxury hampers, watches, couple mugs and specially curated gift vouchers.

Along with the option of sending Rakhi from USA to India, the portal offers the options of sending flowers, cakes, chocolates, Indian sweets, dry-fruit hampers and hand curated gifts for making the festival even more joyous and full of life. For brothers who stay far away from their sisters, GiftstoIndia24x7 has a section specially curated for ‘gifts for sisters’. Under this section, users can choose from bags, perfumes, cosmetics, soft toys, jewellery, personalized gifts to electronics, handcrafted hampers, gift vouchers from luxury brands, cute greeting cards, skincare products, etc. Based on the choices and likes of the siblings, users can also choose from over a thousand personalized gifts from GiftstoIndia24x7.com

To make gifting a personalized experience and ensuring that users pick and send the best gifts GiftstoIndia24x7 provides 24X7 customer service. Their customer service executives help users navigate through the website and help them select the best gifting options for sending Cheap Rakhi to India. Harnessing the strong distribution channel and following its vision of spreading smiles across miles, GiftstoIndia24x7 delivers to over 1500 locations in India. With services like exclusive delivery options like same day delivery and midnight delivery, an easily accessible portal and 10,000+ gifting options, GiftstoIndia24x7.com is helping siblings make the most of Raksha Bandhan inspite of the distance.


About GiftstoIndia24x7.com

Established in 1999, GiftstoIndia24x7 is India’s premier gifting platform specially curated for the gifting needs of non - residential Indians. The e-commerce portal offers its users about 20,000 gift options for multiple occasions along with same day delivery and mid-night delivery options. The e-commerce platform has the largest distribution network and delivers to 1500+ locations in India. The platform boasts of a 24X7 customer service support which gives customers across the globe a personalized gifting experience, making them feel more connected with their family and friends back home.

Press Contact:
Jesal Desai
Ground Floor, 14, Mahanirban Rd, Nirvana, Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700029

Phone : +91-62916-41821