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Maxis Dan Microsoft Mempercepatkan Penggunaan Penyelesaian Digital Inovatif

Maxis adalah syarikat telekomunikasi pertama di Malaysia melancarkan pakej nombor talian tetap melalui Microsoft Teams Unified Communications, yang membolehkan panggilan suara dari mana-mana tempat pada bila-bila masa merentasi pelbagai peranti

Maxis mengumumkan kerjasamanya dengan Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd melalui Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU), yang menggunakan kepakaran, teknologi dan keupayaan masing-masing untuk mewujudkan penyelesaian digital inovatif untuk organisasi di Malaysia.

Nate Harris, General Manager for Cloud, Microsoft, Asia Pacific (L) and Paul McManus, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Maxis (R).

Pada masa yang sama, kolaborasi itu menjadikan Maxis syarikat telekomunikasi pertama di Malaysia untuk menawarkan panggilan suara talian tetap dengan komunikasi bersepadu Microsoft Teams, sebagai sebahagian daripada penyelesaian Modern Workspace Microsoft.

MoU akan melihat kedua-dua pemimpin ini bekerjasama dalam tiga bidang utama, yang mensasarkan perusahaan komersial dan sektor awam.

Pertama, kepimpinan Maxis dalam IoT dan 5G, dan teknologi Azure IoT canggih Microsoft akan membolehkan industri untuk membina utiliti pintar dan aplikasi lain yang berkaitan.

Ini akan memacu pertumbuhan ekonomi dan digitalisasi di Malaysia ke arah bandar pintar, di setiap bandar.

Kedua, perkongsian ini juga akan memanfaatkan perkhidmatan awan Microsoft Azure dan Azure Stack untuk meningkatkan perkhidmatan awan Maxis dan memenuhi keperluan hibrid awan perniagaan di Malaysia.

Cita-cita Maxis untuk menjadi penyedia penyelesaian sehenti bagi penyelesaian IoT untuk
perniagaan adalah hasil penting kerjasama ini. Perniagaan akan dapat mewujudkan aplikasi IoT perindustrian yang lebih baru dan analisis data untuk menyelesaikan masalah perniagaan dan keperluan pasaran.

Ketiga, Maxis akan menggunakan penyelesaian Modern Workplace Microsoft, termasuk Microsoft Teams, memberikan keupayaan dan fleksibiliti pekerja mereka untuk mengintegrasikan kerja, kehidupan dan keluarga mereka.

Ini termasuk keupayaan dan proses untuk bekerja dari mana saja dengan sambungan rangkaian, pada masa yang sesuai untuk pekerja dan perniagaan merentas pelbagai peranti.

Ia membawa manfaat kepada perniagaan dari segi peningkatan produktiviti, pengalaman bekerja yang didorong bermatlamatkan pencapaian keputusan , mengurangkan masa terperap di meja mereka dan akhirnya, memberi lebih masa berkualiti dengan orang tersayang.

Paul McManus, Ketua Pegawai Perniagaan Enterprise, Maxis berkata, selama lebih 30 tahun, Microsoft telah bekerjasama dengan Malaysia dan negara lain di rantau ini untuk
membolehkan perniagaan, kerajaan dan rakyat menggunakan inovasi dan transformasi digital.

Menurut kajian oleh Microsoft dan IDC, transformasi digital akan menambah anggaran AS $10 bilion kepada GDP Malaysia menjelang 2021. Kami sangat teruja untuk menyertai perkongsian ini dengan Maxis, dengan harapan dapat mendorong perniagaan Malaysia untuk mempunyai akses kepada penyelesaian inovatif seperti awan, IoT dan 5G,” kata Nate Harris, Pengurus Besar untuk Cloud, Microsoft, Asia Pacific.

Turut dimasukkan di dalam MoU, Microsoft akan berkongsi pengetahuan dan kepakarannya dalam bidang teknologi IoT dan Cloud, untuk mempelbagaikan aplikasi penawaran Maxis dalam bidang pembangunan bandar pintar, utiliti pintar dan penyelesaian lain yang berkaitan.

Nantikan Telefon Pintar Terbaharu Samsung Galaxy Di Unpacked 2020

Bagi anda yang sememangnya peminat tegar peranti Samsung, jangan lupa menyaksikan pelancaran terkini telefon pintar Samsung Galaxy di Unpacked 2020.

Ada boleh menjadi orang yang pertama di dunia untuk menyakiskan peranti terbaru yang inovatif.

Nantikan tarikh di bawah ini:

Tarikh: 12 Februari 2020 (Rabu)

Masa: 3:00am (GMT+8, waktu Malaysia)

Untuk mendaftar minat anda sila layari https://www.samsung.com/my/unpacked/ untuk menerima laporan terkini!

Kaspersky Southeast Asia: Enterprise Solutions Segment Grows Twofold In 2019

Yeo Siang Tiong

Results fueled by company’s security portfolio that predict, prevent, detect, and respond to the most sophisticated cyberthreat

Kaspersky today announces the three-digit year-on-year (YOY) growth of its enterprise solutions segment last year in Southeast Asia.

Yeo Siang Tiong

With its expanding business portfolio specialising in threat hunting, threat intelligence, incident response, and a wide array of professional services, the global cybersecurity company posted a more than double increase on its enterprise solutions segment in the region compared to its 2018 results.

Driving the region’s growth in the enterprise solutions segment are the company’s key business solutions — Kaspersky’s Threat Intelligence and Kaspersky Anti-Targeted Attack.

These products are part of Kaspersky Cybersecurity Services portfolio which aims to provide a holistic “true cybersecurity” for companies across Southeast Asia.

“When we talk about true cybersecurity, it involves the combination of solutions and professional services which can cover the four stages of a cybersecurity attack — predict, prevent, detect, and respond.

Our 2019 enterprise results clearly proves more and more enterprise stakeholders in the region believe in our expertise and capability to secure their systems and networks from the most common threats to the most sophisticated attacks,” says Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Southeast Asia at Kaspersky.

Commenting on the region’s 2019 results, Stephan Neumeier, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky adds, “Southeast Asia undoubtedly had a phenomenal year. While it houses countries at different levels of IT maturity as well economic stages, one thing is common — enterprises in this region are starting to see the importance of a multi-layer approach to cybersecurity especially as they embark on their Industry 4.0 journeys.

With our in-depth threat intelligence and next-generation technology, we are confident that our enterprise growth in this region, along with the entire Asia Pacific, has just started.”

In terms of the company’s whole enterprise segment, including Kaspersky’s endpoint and non-endpoint solutions, 2019 results showed that Singapore logged a whopping three-digit growth while Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand posted a double-digit growth.

The combined numbers of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar posted a one-digit increase compared to its enterprise numbers in 2018.

Digital sales of Kaspersky’s consumer and business suite also ramps up the overall growth of the company in the region. The countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar led the region with its three-digit markup.

The rest of the nations in Southeast Asia also showed a two-digit increase on their digital sales. The global company’s SMB portfolio has its share of achievements as well with the Philippines posting a double-digit YOY growth.

Overall, Kaspersky’s Southeast Asia region has recorded robust results across its digital, SMB, and enterprise segments last year.

In 2019, Kaspersky has launched its new brand globally supported by rebranding activities across its offices worldwide, including the Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore and the Southeast Asia office in Malaysia.

The global cybersecurity company has also continued its transparency initiatives and strategic partnerships in Southeast Asia. It has renewed its cooperation with INTERPOL last July and has signed several Memorandum of Understanding with key cybersecurity agencies across the region.

“We are grateful for the unparalleled trust we are receiving from our customers, our stakeholders, and our industry peers. As an evolving cybersecurity company, we will continue to strive to advocate transparency and cooperation in the industry and to constantly improve on our threat intelligence capability and next-generation technologies to combat complex threats lurking online,” adds Yeo.

Pos Malaysia Umum Kenaikan Kadar Pos Komersial Berkuatkuasa 1 Februari Lalu

Semakan kadar pos hanya untuk mel berdaftar, mel komersial dan bungkusan kecil dibawah 2kg

Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) akan melaksanakan semakan semula kadar pos berikutan keputusan kerajaan untuk meluluskan kadar pos baharu yang akan mula berkuatkuasa pada 1 Februari 2020.

Kali terakhir kadar pos dikemaskini adalah pada tahun 2010. Ini adalah seiring dengan peningkatan kos operasi dan peningkatan struktur kadar antarabangsa oleh Kesatuan Pos Sedunia (UPU) baru-baru ini yang telah mengubah landskap industri pos global dan ini mendorong syarikat untuk mentransformasikan sistem pos bagi mencapai tahap kecekapan yang lebih tinggi.

Pos Malaysia akan terus menawarkan kadar pos yang berpatutan untuk pengguna mel individual dan pelanggan bukan komersial dengan kadar setem semasa yang bernilai 60 sen.

Kadar pos yang baharu ini hanya melibatkan mel berdaftar, mel komersial dan bungkusan kecil di bawah 2kg. Ini kerana 95% daripada jumlah pengguna mel dalam negara merupakan pelanggan komersial Pos Malaysia, manakala hanya 5% terdiri daripada pengguna mel individu.

Para pelanggan komersial Pos Malaysia yang terdiri daripada sektor perbankan, telekomunikasi dan peruncitan juga telah menyatakan sokongan terhadap kadar pos yang baharu kerana kadar ini adalah berpatutan dan memberi impak yang minima terhadap operasi perniagaan mereka.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Pos Malaysia Berhad Syed Md Najib Syed Md Noor berkata, “Kadar pos baharu ini akan membolehkan syarikat mengendalikan kos dengan lebih berkesan untuk menyediakan perkhidmatan kepada lebih daripada 9 juta alamat di seluruh negara dalam memenuhi Obligasi Perkhidmatan Sejagat (USO).

Pada masa yang sama, kami berhasrat untuk menyelaraskan pertumbuhan syarikat seiring dengan perkembangan ekonomi digital melalui penerapan inovasi untuk meningkatkan kecekapan perkhidmatan dan kepuasan pelanggan.

Pelan pertumbuhan yang agresif adalah perlu supaya syarikat kekal relevan dalam industri yang menuju kearah era Revolusi Industri 4.0.”

Pos Malaysia akan terus meningkatkan pelaburan di dalam infrastruktur digitalisasi dan eDagang yang merupakan sebahagian daripada agenda transformasi syarikat demi meningkatkan prestasi Pos Malaysia sebagai penyedia perkhidmatan pos dengan jangkauan terluas di negara ini.

“Digitalisasi adalah penting untuk memacu perniagaan syarikat ke hadapan dan ini jelas dapat dilihat melalui peningkatan penggunaan telefon pintar dalam Malaysia yang melebihi 100%, satu pencapaian yang membanggakan oleh kerajaan dalam meningkatkan ekonomi digital Malaysia.

“Sektor eDagang di Malaysia dijangka mengalami pertumbuhan sebanyak 30% pada tahun 2020. Justeru, Pos Malaysia perlu dilengkapkan dengan perkembangan teknologi terkini untuk menerajui pasaran dan menjadi pusat Dagang untuk negara,” kata Syed Md Najib.

Selain daripada kadar pos domestik, perkhidmatan pos antarabangsa juga mengalami peningkatan bagi kos penghantaran ke negara destinasi sehingga 30% untuk bungkusan kecil di bawah 2kg, bermula Januari 2020.

Ini adalah sejajar dengan keputusan Kongres Khas UPU yang telah diadakan di Geneva pada September 2019, dimana ia memberi kesan kepada operator perkhidmatan pos seluruh dunia.

Senarai penuh kadar dan struktur pos terkini boleh didapati di laman sesawang rasmi kami di www.pos.com.my dan pejabat pos di seluruh negara.

Dato’ Azmir Merican Appointed Group Managing Director Of Sime Darby Property

Dato' Azmir Merican

Sime Darby Property Berhad announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dato’ Azmir Merican Azmi Merican as the Group Managing Director effective April 22, 2020.

Dato’ Azmir brings a wealth of experience from his background in financial advisory and as a senior business leader.

Dato’ Azmir Merican

He is currently the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UEM Edgenta Berhad, one of the largest asset management and infrastructure solutions companies in Asia with operations in six countries.

He started his career as an investment analyst and later as a manager in the financial & corporate advisory arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He subsequently worked with CIMB Investment Bank and thereafter, joined AWC Berhad as its Group Chief Executive/Managing Director.

In 2012, Azmir joined the UEM Group as the Group Chief Operating Officer, Business Units, before taking the helm at UEM Edgenta. At UEM Edgenta, he led its ongoing transformation into a technology-based company servicing the healthcare, property and infrastructure sectors.

Azmir’s appointment reinforces the Board’s commitment to ensuring Sime Darby Property’s leadership in the industry and towards creating sustainable, long term value for its stakeholders.

“We would like to welcome Dato’ Azmir to Sime Darby Property and look forward to working closely with him,” said Tan Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Chairman of Sime Darby Property.

Dato’ Wan Hashimi Albakri will continue in his current role as Acting Group Chief Executive Officer until Dato’ Azmir’s effective appointment date. Subsequently, Dato’ Wan will resume the role of Chief Operating Officer, Township Development.

SPAN Anjur Fun Run Pada 11 April 2020 Di Putrajaya

Program Water is Life Run 2020 Memupuk Kesedaran Terhadap Kepentingan Nilai Air Bersih

Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN) bakal menganjurkan sebuah program Fun Run buat kali kedua dengan membawa tema Water is Life Run 2020 bersempena dengan sambutan Hari Air Sedunia pada 22 Mac setiap tahun.

Water is Life Run 2020

“Water is Life Run 2020 akan berlangsung pada Sabtu, 11 April 2020 di Dataran Hibiscus, Anjung Floria Putrajaya bermula jam 6 pagi sehingga 10 pagi.

Program ini merupakan salah satu inisiatif SPAN dalam usaha untuk meningkatkan kesedaran rakyat Malaysia berkenaan kepentingan pemeliharaan dan pemuliharaan sumber air serta amalan penggunaan air secara berhemat.

Setakat 2018, purata penggunaan air domestik setiap orang di Semenanjung Malaysia dan Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan adalah tinggi iaitu sekitar 226 liter sehari berbanding dengan sasaran iaitu 180 liter sehari pada 2020. Tambahan pula, sumber bekalan air buat pengguna adalah sebahagian besar daripada sungai iaitu sebanyak 82 peratus.

Dengan slogan, “Bergembira bersama! Gunalah air secara berhemat!”, SPAN berharap dengan larian ini, ia akan dapat membina kesedaran peserta terhadap kepentingan memelihara dan memulihara sumber air serta menggunakan air secara berhemat.

Di samping itu, larian sebegini juga dapat membentuk masyarakat yang sihat fizikal, mental dan emosi sekali gus menggalakkan komuniti untuk berhubung terus dan beramah mesra secara sosial dengan kakitangan-kakitangan SPAN dan agensi terlibat.

Acara larian ini terbuka kepada orang ramai dalam dua jenis kategori  iaitu 5 kilometer dan 10 kilometer dengan menyasarkan penyertaan seramai 2000 orang. Logo dan pingat direka khas bagi melambangkan SPAN sebagai badan kawal selia industri perkhidmatan air negara.

Pendaftaran untuk menyertai acara ini boleh didapati menerusi pautan https://www.heyjom.com/events/details/531/water-is-life-run-2020. Tiket untuk larian ini masih lagi dijual dan boleh dibeli pada harga RM45 untuk kategori 5 kilometer dan RM60 bagi kategori 10 kilometer.

Brand Finance Global 500 Names Ferrari As The World’s Strongest Brand

Ferrari has been awarded the title of the world’s strongest brand for the second consecutive year by Brand Finance, the leading international independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy.

With a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 94.1 out of 100, Ferrari tops the rankings of only 12 brands to be awarded the highest AAA+ rating.

Ferrari Roma

Presented during the World Economic Forum at Davos, the Brand Finance Global 500 2020 report calculates the value of the Ferrari brand at 9.1 billion USD with year on year growth of 9%, boosted by positive sales and overall brand strength.

Brand Finance determines brand value by estimating the net economic benefit to the brand owner of licensing the trademark on the open market. It measures brand strength on the basis of the efficacy of a brand’s performance on intangible measures compared to its competitors,

VentureTECH Intensifies Investment In Biotechnology Via Cell Tissue Technology Sdn Bhd

Dr. Norida Abd Rahman

Investment expected to accelerate CTT’s expansion and scaling up plans

VentureTECH has intensified its investment in biotechnology industry through its recent investment in Cell Tissue Technology Sdn Bhd (CTT) to help propel the tissue engineering company scale up in meeting the rising demand in tissue engineering medical products (TEMPs).

Having invested in 15 companies in its niche focus areas of high value-added and emerging industries to date, VentureTECH’s investment in Malaysia’s first tissue engineering company was guided by its objective to develop iconic local company whilst generating impactful social economic multiplier and benefits.

“Cell Tissue Technology is our first investment of its kind in the biotechnology sector, and we are proud of the company’s pioneering role in the local tissue engineering market which we hope will translate into the industry’s rapid commercialisation, technology advancement and economic growth.

“Moreover, the total addressable market is large with approximately 10 local players operating in this space, conducting advanced medical technology as their core business. We believe a synergistic approach with CTT will be able to address some of the existing commercialisation challenges, specifically in the tissue engineering discipline,” Dr. Norida Abdul Rahman, Managing Director of VentureTECH elaborated.

Dr. Norida Abd Rahman

The investment by VentureTECH will be channelled to developing various medical infrastructures, and acquisition of operating assets such as machineries to aggressively expand the production of CTT’s cell-based products.

Additionally, in responding to the rapid socio economic development that has transformed the healthcare needs and expectations of the Malaysian population, VentureTECH, together with CTT and the continuous support of Malaysia Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) who provided the initial seed capital to CTT in its early stage of commercialisation, hopes to position tissue engineering in its rightful place within the medicine sphere.

“We are honoured to have earned VentureTECH’s trust and their decision to invest in a new field within the healthcare industry, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, demonstrates their confidence in our capabilities.

“CTT is committed to expanding our business and current ecosystems, whilst remaining focused on our main goal which is to provide solution for the betterment of the society through our Tissue Engineering technology.

“We have a lot of plans in our pipeline and this partnership will help propel our company in the right direction,” Dr. Khairul Idzwan Baharin, CEO and Managing Director of Cell Tissue Technology Sdn Bhd said.

Dr. Khairul Idzwan Baharin

Since its inception in 2010, CTT’s target is to provide ingenious answers to medical problems based on its proprietary Tissue Engineering technology to treat problems such as chronic ulcers, major skin loss and severe burns, among others.

Having gone through years of R&D back in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, their core product, MyDerm ® is recognised as the first autologous bilayered human skin substitute not only here in Malaysia, but also the world.

Presently in Malaysia, tissue engineering is a growing interdisciplinary field of research focused on the development of vital autologous tissue to repair damaged or diseased tissues and organs.

MSM Import Gula Mentah Dari India Bernilai RM200 juta

Pengeluar gula terkemuka Malaysia, MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad (MSM) mengumumkan pembelian gula mentah daripada India, salah sebuah negara pengeluar gula terbesar di dunia bagi memenuhi keperluan suku pertama 2020.

Gula mentah yang dianggarkan berjumlah 130,000 tan bernilai hampir RM200 juta  dijangka tiba melalui tiga penghantaran sekitar bulan Januari dan Februari.

Dato Khairil Anuar Aziz – MSM Group Chief Executive Officer

“Pada tahun 2019, lebih 900,000 tan gula mentah telah diimport dari pelbagai negara
pengeluar terbesar termasuk India. Kami akan terus mengimport gula mentah daripada negara-negara pengeluar terbesar seperti India, Brazil, Thailand dan yang lain di samping memastikan kos gula mentah tersebut adalah konsisten dengan NY#11 serta memilih pembekal gula mentah kami dengan teliti bagi menghasilkan produk gula yang berkualiti,” kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan MSM, Dato’ Khairil Anuar Aziz.

India, Brazil dan Thailand adalah merupakan negara-negara pengeluar gula terbesar di dunia. Pengeluaran gula mentah India dilaporkan akan berkurangan untuk TK19/20 berikutan cuaca kering.

Walaubagaimanapun, untuk TK20/21, pengeluaran India dijangka pulih berikutan
kekerapan hujan di Maharashtra. Sementara itu, pengeluaran di Brazil pula diramalkan stabil.

Bagaimanapun, pengilang-pengilang lebih berminat dalam pengeluaran ethanol
memandangkan harga lebih memberangsangkan. Di Thailand, pengeluaran bagi TK19/20 telah berkurang disebabkan kitaran hujan yang sangat kurang di kawasan tanaman utama.

Di samping kos penghantaran yang kompetitif, gula mentah yang dikeluarkan dari India turut mempunyai kualiti yang setara.

Ini telah memberikan nilai tambah dan kelebihan pada MSM dalam memastikan kemampanan bekalan gula mentah yang berkualiti tinggi untuk kilang-kilang penapisan serta pemantauan perolehan gula mentah yang lebih efisyen sebagai strategi penambahbaikan operasi dan penjimatan, sekaligus meningkatkan kecemerlangan operasi.

Melangkah ke hadapan, MSM telah bersiap sedia untuk meneruskan perniagaan yang lebih mampan untuk jangka masa panjang di samping kekal kompetitif dalam pasaran tempatan dan antarabangsa.

MSM juga komited dalam melaksanakan pelan pertumbuhan strategik untuk disiplin dalam perbelanjaan dan mendefinisi semula perniagaan melalui pembangunan produk-produk baru, peningkatan kecekapan operasi dan pengurangan kos penapisan, serta proses perolehan gula mentah yang lebih efektif.

Kicking Off 2020 With Manchester City Singapore Cup

Manchester City and Sport Singapore have announced an exciting new football tournament for Singapore – the inaugural Manchester City Singapore Cup 2020 that will take place over the weekend of 13 – 15 March 2020.

Under 12s teams from Singapore will take part in the competition, hosted on the iconic floating pitch, The Float @ Marina Bay.

The tournament is supported by Club partners Acronis, Nexen Tire, Etihad Airways and PUMA.

The three-day event will also include a football festival with coaching experience for all age groups with City-themed games and entertainment that fans of all ages will enjoy. Visitors will also be able to meet and take photos with City legend Micah Richards.

The winning team will receive a dedicated five-day training program in Singapore, led by City coaches who will use the same methodologies and techniques that the City first team experiences to prepare for each game.

Selected players will also be selected to attend City’s ‘Performance Program’ training camp in Manchester during the summer months.

Entries are now open for under 12s team who can register their interest by visiting
www.mancity.com/singaporecup2020. Entry is S$60 per team.

Nuria Tarre, chief marketing officer for City Football Group, commented: “We are delighted to launch the inaugural Manchester City Singapore Cup 2020 which will provide aspiring young players in Singapore with the chance to take part in an exciting new event, in a truly
iconic setting.

Our fanbase in Singapore is growing rapidly and this tournament will provide
local supporters and their families with the chance to get closer to the Club than ever
before.”

Lim Teck Yin, CEO Sport Singapore, said: “We are excited about Manchester City’s developmental activities in Singapore as it offers our youth opportunities to gain more
exposure and play with people of different backgrounds.

Football is a sport with mass appeal and alongside other team sports, imbues the values of teamwork and discipline.

Most importantly, these young players get to meet new friends and create valuable shared memories. We welcome all to join us in playing or supporting friends and family members.”

Serguei Beloussov, Founder and the CEO of Acronis, said: “Acronis is proud to join forces with champions Manchester City for the inaugural Manchester City Singapore Cup 2020. Acronis was founded in Singapore and we’re proud to support this tournament.

It’s an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of being #CyberFit. Being able to effectively manage your data, applications, and systems is just as important as being physically fit.

It is critical for the wellbeing of a smart nation.” Manchester City has had a permanent presence in Singapore since 2015 when the Club opened an office to manage commercial operations and fan engagement across the country and throughout Asia.

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