TECHNOLOGIES
Casio America, Inc | March 13, 2023
Casio America, Inc. has recently announced a new collection of four watched as an inspiration from the digital-age culture of the Gamer’s RGB collection. With colorful designs and a cyber-tech touch, DW6900RGB-1, GA100RGB-1A, GA2100RGB-1A, and GA700RGB-1A complete the G-SHOCK collection.
The bezels and bands of each watch have a glossy black finish with two different face displays, another inspiration from gaming devices. The DW6900RGB-1 and GA100RGB-1A watches have a unique rainbow vapor display on the dial face for a cyber-inspired coloration. It resembles the illumination of gaming on a PC. The GA2100RGB-1A and GA700RGB-1A have a subtler look, along with multicolored highlights. These highlights have bases of matte black color, including fluorescent yellow, blue, and red accents. It gives the watch’s intricate design a gaming-device vibe.
The Gamer’s RGB collection maintains the aesthetics of the gaming industry in the watches, which makes them the perfect wrist accessory at home, in local arcades, or while hanging out or gaming with friends. Its unique design complements the gaming device for real life or on-screen adventure in the virtual world. It prevents internal components of the watch from direct shock through urethane protection and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure.
The silent features of these watches with G-SHOCK technology and innovation are:
• 1/100s Stopwatch (24 hr.)
• 200M Water Resistance
• Countdown Timer
• Date/month display swapping
• Full auto Calendar
• Multi-function alarms
• Shock Resistance
About Casio America, Inc.
Headquartered in Dover, New Jersey, Casio America, Inc., a computer and electronics manufacturing company, specializes in calculators, electronic keyboards, digital pianos, G-SHOCK, and watch manufacturing. It is the subsidiary company of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, established in 1957. Its products are G-SHOCK, Baby-G, Edifice and Pro Trek timepieces; Casiotone, Celviano and Privia electronic keyboards and graphic, fraction & scientific pianos, basic and printing calculators, and electronic products. It markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, watches, cash registers and disc title and label printers. It strives for creativity and contributions to the industry through innovation and imagination. It offers original and useable products for society.
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TECHNOLOGIES
businesswire | March 28, 2023
ASM Global, through its corporate social responsibility platform, ASM Global Acts, and in partnership with Honeycomb Strategies, has announced a dramatic plan the most aggressive in the live entertainment industry to convert its portfolio into the most sustainable venues on Earth.
Beginning this year ASM Global will dedicate its full resources to achieving measurable results throughout its businesses using the most comprehensive tracking system in the venue space intended to reflect that scale and create substantial collective impact on every continent it operates.
The company working with its client partners already boasts the largest collection of certified green venues with over 40 and growing throughout the portfolio.
In making the announcement, ASM Global President and CEO Ron Bension said, “Our current portfolio of LEED-certified venues has set the standard, and we’re now raising the bar even higher.
“This entire program will be integrated into all of the relationships with our existing and future clients as part of our intrinsic ASM Global DNA.
“As we stated when we first partnered with Honeycomb Strategies last summer, demand from our established and newer clients for state-of-the-art sustainability innovations has been consistently increasing. We are now in a position to work with them and lead the industry in this incredibly important space.”
ASM Global has committed to the following for all its venues:
Reduce energy consumption by 25% by 2030 from baseline year (2023).
Achieve 20% of all energy consumed through renewable energy sources by 2025.
Carbon neutral by 2050.
Divert over 50% of waste overall by 2025.
Eliminate single-use plastic in front of house by 2025.
Reduce water consumption by 25% by 2030 from baseline year (2023).
Award 50% of its reportable spend to suppliers adhering to its environmental purchasing policy by 2030.
Increase plant-based menu options by 35% by 2024 within Savor (ASM Global’s food division) venues.
Decrease food waste by 75% by 2026 within Savor venues.
Lindsay Arell, one of Honeycomb Strategies’ two principals, said, “The project has already begun. We’ve selected a group of pilot venues across size, type and continents that have begun reporting against the goals. The aim is to add additional venues at a fast pace to obtain important baseline information for 2023.”
“For almost 20 years, the Colorado Convention Center has been a leader on the live event sustainability front,” said John Adams, general manager of the Colorado Convention Center. “We are excited to be a pilot venue for this project as ASM Global expands this commitment to all of its venues worldwide.”
ASM Global has partnered with WeTrack, a SaaS company that provides planning, sustainability goals and operations solutions to some of the world’s biggest sports and entertainment brands including FIFA, IOC, Wimbledon, World Triathlon and many others. The WeTrack system has been developed to help customers track progress on sustainability, ESG and CSR initiatives.
ASM Global venue ambassadors will each have a system set up for them with common indicators that ASM Global wants to track along with venue goals specific to the community in which they operate.
Honeycomb Strategies’ recent major sustainability programs and projects include the Colorado Convention Center, Moscone Center, Philadelphia Eagles, SoFi Stadium, Minnesota Vikings, Barclays Center, Visit Denver, Greenbuild Conference and Expo, Natural Products Expo, and Sustainable Brands.
About ASM Global
ASM Global is the world’s leading producer of entertainment experiences. It is the global leader in venue and event strategy and management delivering locally tailored solutions and cutting-edge technologies to achieve maximum results for venue owners. The company’s elite venue network spans five continents with a portfolio of more than 350 of the world’s most prestigious arenas, stadiums, convention and exhibition centers, and performing arts venues.
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TECHNOLOGIES, SOLUTIONS
Businesswire | May 11, 2023
Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading payments platform, today announced the launch of its revamped Skrill digital wallet for online betting in the Canadian province of Ontario. Developed specifically to meet the payment preferences of iGaming players, the upgraded Skrill wallet allows Ontarians to instantly fund wagers and effortlessly cash-out winnings while enjoying a streamlined and intuitive user experience (UX).
Launched in the U.S. in 2021 and available across all 26 American iGaming jurisdictions where Paysafe supports operators, the upgraded Skrill wallet is now live in Ontario, Canada’s most populated province (14.2m residents) which launched an expanded market for private operators in April 2022. With Paysafe’s 2023 All the ways players pay research revealing that 73% of Ontarian online sports bettors have deposited at sportsbooks using a digital wallet, the latest Skrill innovations will allow operators to better serve these customers, who favour wallets for their transactional security and speed.
Now, after a streamlined registration process with Skrill that links Ontarians’ bank accounts to the wallet and takes just seconds, players can use Skrill to deposit instantly yet securely into sportsbook accounts via online bank transfer. Alternatively, online bettors can load funds to their Skrill wallet balance using the Paysafecash eCash solution. For returning Skrill users, the redeposit process is even more rapid, skipping log-in (when ‘remember me’ is activated) to deposit with a single click.
Ontarians will also enjoy the wallet’s state-of-the-art ‘look and feel’, with Skrill boasting a seamless UX across desktop, iOS and Android apps that meets the transactional expectations of casual players to high-stakes VIP sports bettors moving money across multiple sportsbooks. Through a ‘tiled’ display, all the info a player needs is centralized, ensuring an uninterrupted depositing process.
Cashing-out is just as simple, with funds accessible in players’ Skrill accounts in real time. Winnings can either be spent online using Skrill at supporting merchants or transferred to players’ linked bank accounts.
Zak Cutler, President of Global Gaming at Paysafe, said: “Since we first rolled-out the new Skrill in the U.S. two years ago, we feel it’s been a game changer for the payments experience of American players. We expect the upgraded wallet to be just as well received north of the border, with Skrill giving Ontarian operators a competitive edge when it comes to acquiring and retaining their customers.”
About Paysafe
Paysafe Limited (“Paysafe”) (NYSE: PSFE) (PSFE.WS) is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 25 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of over $130 billion in 2022, and approximately 3,300 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across more than 250 payment types in over 40 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.
About Paysafe iGaming
Paysafe brings over two decades of specialized payments experience supporting the global iGaming and sports-betting sectors and provides operators with a comprehensive suite of traditional and alternative payment methods through a single, streamlined API integration. Paysafe is also a leader in digital and affiliate marketing technology and services for iGaming operators through its Income Access business unit.
Since the opening-up of the U.S. iGaming market in May 2018, Paysafe has consistently stated its ambitions to be the payments leader in the fast-growing sector, building on its leadership in Canada and Europe. As of May 10th, 2023, the company supports 75% of operators in the country with payments or marketing solutions across 26 jurisdictions. In Canada, Paysafe also has a leading position and partners with the majority of regulated iLottery and gaming brands.
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