projects & agreements eBay Classifieds Group Connects Buyers and Sellers with Juniper Networks ’ Contrail
eBay Classifieds Group , an innovative leader in online classified advertisements with 12 brands around the globe , has deployed Juniper Networks Contrail Networking to build automated and highly scalable virtual overlay networks , enabling its customers to easily buy , sell , trade and connect .
Juniper Networks QFX Series switches have been selected by the company as the foundational physical infrastructure element to power its cloud based network and ensure reliability and faster response times . eBay Classifieds Group moved its operations to the cloud to expedite its business processes drastically by reducing the time to build and bring its classified platforms online . Juniper and Infradata ’ s SDN based approach enabled eBay Classfieds to roll out new services in more than one country within a few hours . eBay Classifieds Group had a need to support multiple internal clients and multiple requirements for testing and production networks unique to each market . The company selected Juniper and Infradata as they provide cloud networking powered by open technology . eBay Classifieds Group also simplified problem resolution and received superior support , resulting in issues being handled more expeditiously .
CLOUDIAN , DENTSU AND QCT LAUNCH SMART DATA DRIVEN ADVERTISING MODEL IN JAPAN
Cloudian has announced the launch of a targeted roadside advertising project for digital signage using Big Data and deep learning in Tokyo , Japan . Together with Dentsu and QCT ( Quanta Cloud Technology ) Japan , and with support from Intel Japan , the project will conduct , at its first stage , deep learning analysis – AI for recognition with automatic feature extraction – of traffic patterns and volume , and automatic vehicle recognition to enable targeted advertising with roadside , digital signage .
Led by Cloudian and utilising deep learning and HyperStore ’ s smart data storage capabilities , the project will focus on vehicle recognition and the ability to present relevant display ads by vehicle make and model . With the aforementioned companies , the project will shift from proof of concept into practical use within the next six to 12 months , starting with practical application in Tokyo , and then potential deployment outside of Japan .
Cloudian kicked off the project by providing the HyperStore software with training data that consisted of a large volume of vehicle information , images and video of car models , plus vehicle attribute inputs . This information was classified using HyperStore ’ s smart data storage functionality and will be tested to accurately identify vehicle models on Tokyo roadways .
University of Westminster entrusts its digital preservation to Arkivum
The University of Westminster ( UoW ) in London has selected Arkivum Perpetua as its long term digital preservation solution .
With a 175 year old collection of historical records from both its predecessor institutions and from donated materials , UoW has faced the challenge to safeguard , preserve and provide global access to its digital and digitised collections using a cost effective , state-ofthe-art and end-to-end solution .
Arkivum ’ s Perpetua is a digital preservation and access solution that can be deployed and operated as either cloud based or on site . Perpetua ensures digital files remain accessible and usable over decades or longer timescales and uses open-source tools such as Archivematica to provide preservation functionality . Perpetua , a comprehensive suite that also provides added benefits such as search , discovery and automation , is based on Arkivum ’ s unique 100 per cent data integrity guaranteed storage solution .
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