Synchronoss to Power Telkomsigma’s Launch of Two New Premium Personal Cloud Solutions in Indonesia

Incoming University Students Throughout Indonesia Will Receive a Free Floudrive Personal Cloud Account; A Premium Floudrive Account Will Also Be Available to 170 Million Telkomsel Mobile Customers

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SNCR), a global leader and innovator in cloud, messaging and digital products and platforms, today announced the official rollout of two new premium personal cloud solutions offered by Telkomsigma, a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia, the country’s largest telecom operator. Following the agreement in November, Telkomsigma is now making its Floudrive service, powered by Synchronoss Personal Cloud, available to university students and Telkomsel mobile customers.

As the IT Services and Data Center arm of Telkomsel, Telkomsigma is utilizing the Synchronoss Personal Cloud platform for its Floudrive service, offering a reliable and intuitive cloud storage experience with the ability to backup and restore digital content, including photos, video, texts, and other files. To ensure compliance with Indonesia’s data storage laws, Synchronoss has partnered with Alibaba, leveraging their in-country IT infrastructure.

Beginning in September, Telkomsigma will offer incoming university students a free Floudrive account that includes 50 gigabytes of cloud storage, which can be used to backup all digital content as well as share files and photos. The free bundle is the first of its kind and offered through select universities in Indonesia. Additionally, Telkomsigma will offer a premium version of Floudrive to 170 million Telkomsel mobile customers. The premium service will include 100 gigabytes of storage.

“We are excited to rollout these two new premium personal cloud solutions that leverage the Synchronoss Personal Cloud platform, especially within the universities, which is an industry-first,” said Tanto Suratno, Director of Business and Sales, Telkomsigma. “The combination of Synchronoss and Alibaba will enable us to keep pace with the millions of subscribers that will take advantage of our free and premium Floudrive services.”

“Telkomsigma, Telkomsel, and Telkom Indonesia understand the unique market opportunity to deliver personal cloud solutions that will enable a broad range of digital services to subscribers throughout Indonesia,” said Patrick Doran, Chief Technology Officer at Synchronoss. “Knowing that local data sovereignty is a critical customer requirement, we certified our technology platform on the Alibaba Cloud platform, delivering a white-label personal cloud solution that is secure, reliable, scalable, and in-country.”

Leading Tier One service providers utilize Synchronoss Personal Cloud, Synchronoss Email Suite, or both to manage more than 250 million subscribers worldwide, storing and managing more than 142 petabytes of data.

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Synchronoss Technologies (Nasdaq: SNCR) builds software that empowers companies around the world to connect with their subscribers in trusted and meaningful ways. The company’s collection of products helps streamline networks, simplify onboarding, and engage subscribers to unleash new revenue streams, reduce costs and increase speed to market. Hundreds of millions of subscribers trust Synchronoss products to stay in sync with the people, services, and content they love. Learn more at www.synchronoss.com.

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Japan to Provide $9 Million for Sewerage Upgradation in Multan

Japan has agreed to provide new grant assistance worth 1,236 million Japanese Yen ($9.06 million) to Pakistan for the upgradation of sewerage and drainage services in Multan.

Ministry of Economic Affairs Secretary Mian Asad Hayat-ud-Din and Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan WADA Mitsuhiro signed the agreement during a ceremony which was witnessed by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan HONDA Taro and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ayaz Sadiq.

The objective of the aforementioned project is to strengthen the operational system and implementation capacity of sewerage services in the Water and Sanitation Agency’s (WASA) area of jurisdiction in Multan by providing the equipment required for cleaning and maintenance of sewers and drainage channels.

Before the signing of the agreement, Vice-Minister HONDA Taro held a meeting with Ayaz Sadiq. He said that Japan is focused on providing its continuous support for health, education, environment, security, disaster management, and water & sanitation to Pakistan through various projects. He said that Japan hopes to expand its cooperation with Pakistan in areas including trade, investment, and people-to-people exchanges.

Ayaz Sadiq apprised the Vice-Minister that Japanese economic assistance has played a vital role in the socio-economic uplift of Pakistan and that it will continue to have a similar impact in the future. He highlighted that in the wake of current floods in Balochistan, Pakistan hopes to learn from the Japanese experience of dealing with natural calamities like floods.

The Government of Japan has provided total development assistance of $11.7 billion to Pakistan since 1954. Currently, it is providing financial assistance of $37.62 million for the improvement of the Water Treatment Plant and Water Distribution System in Faisalabad. Japan has already provided grant assistance worth $13.14 million for the replacement of the Pumping Machinery at the Inline Booster Pump Station and Terminal Reservoir in Faisalabad and $20.77 million for energy saving in the Water Supply System in Lahore.

Source: Pro Pakistan

PCB Rubbishes Claims of BBL NOC Dispute With Players

PCB has declared ESPNCricinfo’s story regarding the board’s dispute with players as baseless and factually incorrect. PCB has stated that there is no reality in the claims of players being unhappy over the board’s policies towards T20 leagues. PCB has also demanded an apology from the website over the fake story.

ESPNCricinfo published a story making claims of players being ‘frustrated’ after being denied the NOC to participate in BBL.

In a press release to clarify its stance, PCB said, “The PCB received the first list of players for the BBL draft on 16 July. Following exchanges and discussions, the final PCB response went to the player agents on 26 July in which it was clarified that player NOCs will be discussed and issued in due course after considering a number of factors, including player workload and domestic/international commitments. The PCB received the second list of players on 2 August. This is presently being reviewed and a response will be provided in due course.”

PCB also dismissed ESPNCricinfo’s claims about ILT20 and other leagues, saying, “In July, the PCB had received requests for two centrally contracted players for the ILT20. On 26 July, the PCB had informed the Player Agent that the NOC approval was subject to the two players’ workload and participation in the international series against New Zealand and the West Indies, which overlap with ILT20. In the backdrop of the above three points, the PCB is yet to consider the matter of issuing NOCs to the players.”

At present, it is reviewing requests for releasing player names for BBL and ILT20 Drafts. Issuing NOCs is the second phase of the process. The PCB is yet to receive any request from the CSA for its league, which is also contrary to what ESPNCricinfo has incorrectly reported. The PCB NOC Guidelines allow players to apply for a maximum of three NOCs per year, excluding the PSL and NOT PSL plus one as incorrectly reported by ESPNCricinfo. The PCB has always been flexible in issuing additional NOCs as long as these did not coincide with its international series or domestic competitions.

PCB also disapproved of the statement claiming that players have raised questions over the newly offered central contracts. PCB has stated that the financial matters are being dealt with as per customs and there is no issue regarding central contracts.

PCB has declared that the correct information has been provided to ESPNCricinfo. However, they have still not taken the mandatory actions to rectify the facts in their story.

Source: Pro Pakistan

COAS lauds counter-terrorism efforts by Corps of Engineers

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has appreciated the Corps of Engineers for their outstanding contributions during various operations, especially in counterterrorism.

He extended his appreciation during his visit to Risalpur and Nowshehra on Thursday.

On arrival at Military College of Engineering Risalpur, General Bajwa laid floral wreath at Shahuada monument and offered Fateha.

He visited MCE and was briefed about training modules and various training facilities at MCE including Counter IEDs Explosive Munition School, Combat and Civil Engineering wings.

The Army chief was briefed that CEMS, a state of the art training facility, is contributing phenomenally for training of Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, and Police as well as officials from friendly countries.

This training has been a key element for successful operations during war against terror. It enabled manpower to search and identify IEDS laid by terrorists and clearing and dismantling terrorists infrastructure and area clearance ensuring force protection.

General Bajwa also visited Structural Lab at MCE designed to test and verify various standards of huge infrastructures. He also met the Corps of Engineers champion team of International PACES competition and lauded their professionalism and skills.

Later, the Army Chief visited School of Armour and Mechanised Warfare in Nowshera. He was briefed about training aspects of the school with focus on mechanised warfare training regime as per future battle field requirements.

General Bajwa, on the occasion, inaugurated a newly built training complex for Tank VT4 which will provide cutting edge training system to train Armoured Corps officers and men on newly inducted one of the most potent and modern war fighting machines, VT-4 tanks, in Pakistan army.

He also inaugurated Centre of Excellence for mechanised warfare training which will enhance technical & tactical capacity of students.

The Army Chief lauded School of Armour and Mechanised Warfare for staying abreast with emerging future battlefield challenges and preparing officers and men to overcome new threats.

Source: Radio Pakistan

President calls for raising awareness on insurance services

President Dr. Arif Alvi has emphasized the need for better awareness among the people to utilize insurance services.

Addressing a seminar titled ‘Importance of awareness and technology in insurance industry’ organized by Federal Insurance Ombudsman Secretariat in Islamabad on Thursday, the President appreciated the efforts of Federal Ombudsman Secretariat in ensuring the protection of interests of insurance policy holders and promoting development of the insurance industry.

He said the Federal Insurance Ombudsman is offering efficient alternate dispute resolution service which reduces burden on the courts and also saves people from hectic and time taking court proceedings.

Arif Alvi urged the insurance service providers to offer latest and secure services to the people so that they can confide in the insurance industry.

Earlier, Federal Insurance Ombudsman Dr. Muhammad Khawar Jameel briefed the participants of the seminar about performance of the office in addressing complaints of insurance policy holders against insurance companies.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Pakistan, EU vow to strengthen bilateral coordination on achieving SDGs

Pakistan and European Union have vowed to further strengthen bilateral coordination on achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

The understanding was reached at a meeting between Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan Dr. Riina Kionka in Islamabad.

The minister appreciated the reciprocal and congenial relations that Pakistan shares with EU. He apprised the ambassador that the development cooperation between Pakistan and EU goes back to 1976 as Islamabad is looking forward to further enhancement of relations.

Source: Radio Pakistan

PM vows to take PTI Foreign Funding case to logical conclusion

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated the coalition government’s resolve to take the verdict of Election commission of Pakistan in PTI Foreign Funding case to its logical conclusion.

In a series of tweets on Thursday night, he said Imran Niazi used all means, including nine petitions in Islamabad High Court and over 50 adjournments, to delay the judgment for eight years.

He said Imran Khan, wilfully and knowingly, submitted false affidavits for five years, which vindicates government’s claim that PTI is a foreign-aided party without any shadow of doubt.

The Prime Minister expressed regret that over the decades, Imran Niazi deceived the people in the name of honesty, transparency and accountability.

Shehbaz Sharif said the foreign funding verdict has busted his claims and showed him for what he actually is.

Source: Radio Pakistan

PM pays tribute to police force for rendering counter-terrorism sacrifices

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has paid rich tributes to police force for rendering sacrifices in the line of duty.

In a tweet in connection with Police Martyrs Day being observed on Thursday, he said that blood of martyrs make nations strong and protect their future.

The Prime Minister said that security forces have been the first line of defence in the fight against terrorism.

Source: Radio Pakistan