November 16, 2022

Aerospike 6 on AWS Graviton2 Delivers 1.6x Improvement in Price-Performance

New benchmark of Aerospike 6 deployed on AWS Graviton2 processors delivers 25 million transactions per second with 99% under 1 millisecond Announcement follows the recent launch of Aerospike Cloud on AWS  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerospike, Inc., the real-time data platform leader, today announced a new release of Aerospike 6 […]

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Biolog Responds to Customer Demands for Custom Phenotype MicroArrays With a Resounding ‘YES’

Phenotype MicroArray HAYWARD, Calif., Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biolog, Inc., a leading provider of cell-based microbial phenotypic profiling and identification products, including the company’s high-throughput OmniLog® system, today announced the launch of new customizable Phenotype MicroArrays™ to further assist Biolog’s customers with metabolic profiling of microbial, mammalian, as

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COST OF LIVING/Wowprime restaurant group to raise starting salary to NT$33,000

Wowprime Corp., the owner of Taiwan’s Wang Steak, Tasty, and Tokiya restaurant brands, will raise its starting monthly salary for employees to NT$33,000 (US$1,060) from next year, the company announced Wednesday. The pay hike, which will represent an increase ranging from 3 percent to 7.5 percent across the group’s various

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Taiwan shares close down 0.06%

Taiwan shares ended down 8.96 points, or 0.06 percent, at 14,537.35 Wednesday on turnover of NT$282.6 billion (US$9.07 billion).     Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

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Furloughed workers up as more manufacturers carry out unpaid leave programs

The number of workers on official furlough programs in Taiwan rose by more than 1,000 in the past week as more export-oriented manufacturers implemented unpaid leave programs amid weakening global demand, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Wednesday. Data compiled by the MOL showed the number of workers placed on

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CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan reports 22,692 new COVID-19 cases, 69 deaths

Taiwan reported 22,692 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, all but 61 of which were locally transmitted, and 69 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).   The new cases represented an 8.7-percent drop from a week earlier, the CECC said.   The deceased ranged in

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ELECTIONS 2022/Taichung mayoral candidates underscore air pollution at forum

The main candidates running for mayor in Taichung on Tuesday outlined their policies for dealing with air pollution, a longstanding issue that has influenced voters in the central Taiwan city. At the televised forum in which candidates presented their policies, incumbent Kuomintang (KMT) mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) said she has

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