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American company uses Sensirion methane sensors
Stäfa/Denver - The climate analysis platform from Project Canary will in future offer sensors from Sensirion Connected Solutions to its industry clients in the USA. These sensors can detect and quantify leaking methane, meaning, for example, that gas suppliers are able to deliver verifiable climate documents.
German insurer using Spitch speech recognition
Zurich/Munich - The Konzern Versicherungskammer has converted its claims hotline to use natural speech recognition solutions from Spitch in the Greater Zurich Area. The insurer from German has consequently reduced the volume of calls that cannot be allocated from 40 percent to 15 percent.
Netcetera publishing software makes Top 10 in German-speaking region
Zurich - The publishing trade magazine kress pro has included Netcetera’s publishing software Forward Publishing, the team behind it and the Forward Publishing editor Livingdocs in its top ten digital agencies and tools for publishers in the German-speaking region. Both companies come from the Greater Zurich Area.
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CSCS commissions Meanquest to supply magnetic tapes
Lugano/Ecublens - The Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS) has ordered a new Tape Library System from Meanquest. The contract volume for this project, which will run for five years, amounts to 18 million Swiss francs. It is intended to replace the existing IBM system.
InfoGuard opens new Cyber Defense Center
Baar - InfoGuard has opened its significantly expanded Cyber Defense Center. Office space has also been practically doubled. In this way, the specialist for protection against cyber-attacks from the Greater Zurich Area is seeking to respond to sharply rising demand.
PraSaga awarded US patent for its blockchain model
Zug - PraSaga, a foundation based in the Greater Zurich Area, has been awarded a patent in the USA for its Message Passing Transactions processing method. This allows PraSaga to bring its entire SagaOS operating system to the blockchain.
Privilège Ventures granted FINMA license
Lugano - Privilège Ventures SA is now a regulated venture capital firm in Switzerland: the company from the Greater Zurich Area was recently awarded a license by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). This should now pave the way towards new projects in the future.
Moodtalk anticipates four-fold sales increase in 2022
Attinghausen - Moodtalk, a startup from the Greater Zurich Area, has registered a strong increase in major customers in the first half of the year. Currently, 80 teams use its AI-based software for management and team development. Sales are expected to quadruple by the end of 2022.
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