Taipei — Sep 16, 2021 —Allxon, an edge-AI device management solution provider, today announced it has joined NVIDIA® Metropolis, a program designed to nurture and bring to market a new generation of applications and solutions that make the world’s most important spaces and operations safer and more efficient with advancements in AI vision.

Edge AI and IoT are critical to automate and improve operational efficiency across a wide range of spaces such as retail stores, factories, cities and more. Allxon caters to this world that is becoming increasingly dependent on edge AI operations. Allxon’s well-architected central portal supports the full line-up of NVIDIA Jetson™ edge AI modules. Allxon provides both In-Band and Out-Of-Band remote device management and monitoring solutions, with smart tools that can mass deploy AI model updates to large-scale smart city applications. In partnership with Advantech, AAEON, ADLINK, and many more, Allxon delivers safer, more streamlined operations for edge AI applications deployed on the NVIDIA Jetson platform, from smart traffic enforcement technology to smart digital signages installed all across the world.

NVIDIA Metropolis makes it easier and more cost effective for enterprises, governments, and integration partners to leverage world-class AI-enabled solutions to improve critical operational efficiency and safety problems. The NVIDIA Metropolis ecosystem contains a broad spectrum of partners who are investing in advanced AI techniques on the most efficient deployment platforms and use an enterprise-class approach to their solutions. Partners gain early access to NVIDIA platform updates to further enhance and accelerate their AI application development efforts. The program also offers the opportunity for partners to collaborate with industry-leading experts and AI-driven organizations.

“As a partner of NVIDIA Metropolis, Allxon has since transformed remote monitoring and management services on edge systems,” says Allxon CEO Alex Liu. “Allxon makes it possible to safely and efficiently provision, deploy, monitor, update, and control edge AI applications powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform. ​​With these deployment tools, we're excited to help usher in a new wave of Metropolis edge solutions.”

About Allxon

Allxon envisions a world of open and optimized business operations. Allxon partners with key IHV and ISV players by rolling out efficient open- edge device management solutions for powerful SI and MSP business enterprises. With team members rallying deep industry experience starting in 2001 in IaaS, 2011 in PaaS, and 2017 in SaaS, in 2019 established Allxon now stands firmly as a purely SaaS service provider. At each stage, Allxon seeks to leverage expertise in cloud service to provide businesses with the best of software and hardware integration and service.

For more information, visit https://www.allxon.com/

The web presence experts at MORBiZ have put together a thoughtful cheatsheet to help small business owners grow their social media following. This guide has been published on the MORBiZ website at www.morbiz.com/great-ways-to-grow-your-small-business-facebook-following. Within the guide, small business owners and social media managers will find tips and tricks to help jumpstart their audience growth on Facebook and other popular social media channels.

A few of the important topics covered include branding your new business Facebook page and ensuring that the about section is optimized for search, both on and off Facebook. In addition, the guide discusses the proper imagery for the page and how to set up your profile so it is geo-targeting the correct audience. A properly executed profile set up is a critical first step in building an online audience.

Additionally, MORBiZ recommends to establish a content calendar to allow for routine distribution of materials across your social channels. The guide further examines the type of content that should be shared on social media, such as photos, text and videos. Lastly, one will learn about engagement ideas to maximize the reach of the page and its content. One important tip is to join groups on Facebook and interact as the business. This organic approach will accelerate audience growth.

For more information, be sure to read the guide at www.morbiz.com/great-ways-to-grow-your-small-business-facebook-following. If you'd like assistance with growing your web presence, be sure to contact MORBiZ directly by calling 1-855-266-7249 or filling out the contact form at www.morbiz.com/web-contact-form. We look forward to helping you grow your business, both online and off.

About the Author MORBiZ uses the latest technology, proven techniques, quality content and in depth research to offer high value, hyper-local web presence, Internet & mobile marketing, custom mobile apps, automated reputation management solutions and free guest WiFi marketing programs.

Zambuki is pleased to announce they have released engagement widget packs to help businesses increase sales and attract more customers. This new business tool ensures increased engagement with a chat widget, all-in-one review tools, and more.

Companies need to engage their target audience to increase their visibility and conversions. As a digital marketing agency, Zambuki understands the value of quality engagement to attract new customers and keep existing customers coming back. With the engagement widget packs, companies can bundle several widgets to get the best results for their websites. Some widget options include a chat widget for better customer service, video widgets to capture and hold their attention, podcast widgets to provide valuable information, and social media feeds.

Zambuki works closely with businesses to help them find the best solutions to meet their needs and appropriately target their audience. The widget packs allow companies to purchase three widgets for their website and get a fourth at no charge, improving their engagement.

Anyone interested in learning about the engagement widget packs can find out more by visiting the Zambuki website, or by calling 1-503-536-2689.

About Zambuki: Zambuki is a digital marketing agency that provides the customized solutions businesses need to reach their target audience more effectively. They offer various digital marketing services, including website design, reputation management, social management, branding, and more. Their team works closely with businesses to help them make the best impression online.

Company: Zambuki

Address: 1850 NW Front Ave. Suite 405

City: Portland

State: OR

Zip code: 97209

Telephone number: 1-503-536-2689

The Californian city of Santa Rosa has become the latest jurisdiction to prohibit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food ware and/or food ware accessories for dine-ins, take-outs, or in retail establishments or at city-sponsored events.

The signing of Ordinance No. ORD-2021-008 ‘Zero Waste Food Ware Ordinance’ into law means:

• Polystyrene foam (Styrofoam) can no longer be used in food service ware
• Dine-in food facilities must now:
  • Use only reusable food ware and reusable food ware accessories
  • Offer condiments in a reusable dispenser or format (pre-packaged single-use packets are banned)
• Food facilities must provide food ware accessories (items normally provided alongside prepared food) only upon request

The ordinance was signed into law on August 19, 2021 and adds a new Chapter 9-30 to the City Code. The ban will come into effect on January 1, 2022.

Definitions contained in the law include:

• ‘Food ware’ – all bowls, boxes, containers, cups, lids, plates, trays and other similar items that are used for prepared foods
• ‘Food ware accessories’ – types of item that are normally provided alongside prepared food, including but not limited to beverage trays, chopsticks, cocktail sticks, condiment containers, cup sleeves, forks, knives, napkins, plate-liners, splash sticks, spoons, stirrers, straws, toothpicks, tray-liners and wrappers

Within retail settings, this ban on BPA includes coolers, ice chests or similar containers, unless these are wholly encapsulated or encased within a more durable material so can be reused.

SGS Food Contact Materials Services

SGS’s technical experts have extensive experience of testing materials and articles in contact with food. They can ensure that your products meet the appropriate regulations for food contact materials and pave the way for compliance. SGS offers the full range of testing, including migration tests, along with expert advice on emerging regulations, compliance issues and documentation review. After all, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Food Contact Materials Services. 

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Santa Rosa, USA, Bans PFAS in Food Ware and Food Ware Accessories in Food Facilities SafeGuardS. 

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Garnet Valley, PA, USA, September 9, 2021 -- Briggs Auction’s Fine Estates Auction held on July 30th featured a fine selection of antique and modern furnishings, fine art, fine porcelains, decorative arts and more. "This was a well-received auction with a wide variety of items that appealed to a broad range of bidders," said Stephen Turner, the president of Briggs Auction, Inc. “Strong prices were a good indication the industry is thriving.”

The highlight of the auction was a lovely Chinese covered porcelain bowl, beautifully decorated with an enamel dragon design and a double-ring Yongzheng mark, paired with a small famille rose covered teapot with a calligraphy mark. The bowl gaveled for $200,000 (all prices quoted include the buyer's premium). It was part of a collection from a direct descendant of Thomas Alexander Scott (Pennsylvania, 1823-1881).

"It was very exciting," Mr. Turner said, “and gratifying to see this rare piece of Chinese decorative arts be so competitively fought over by bidders across the globe. The intense interest this small bowl generated almost from the day the auction was posted online showed us that we had an incredibly special piece on our hands. We're very happy not only for the consignor’s family, and for the bowl's new owner as well."

Other items from the same collection included two early 20th century Louis Vuitton monogram steamer trunks, which realized $12,250 and $6,875; a grouping of ten Sevres porcelain cabinet plates with central floral medallions and various maker marks ($9,375); a grouping of fifteen Mintons Aesthetic Movement porcelain plates, each decorated for the Japanese market with raised gold and silver ikebana designs ($6,000); and a rare German horizontal table clock of hexagonal form, circa early 18th century, signed for Peter Krenckel, who worked as an assistant to Wilhelm Köberle in Eichstätt, Germany ($6,250).

The Scott descendant collection also featured a fine assortment of antique sterling silver decorative items, to include a Scandinavian silver peg tankard with an inset Danish Coronation of Queen Caroline Mathilde medal and with a "JJE" hallmark ($10,625); a fine English sterling silver kettle on stand with 1751 date mark ($4,560); and a fine English sterling silver epergne with an 1818 date mark ($4,500).

Mid-Century Modern furniture and decorative arts continue to see strong prices, as a fine George Nakashima end table with unusual triangular-form free-edge top on a Minguren I base, circa late 1960s/early 1970s, was no exception, changing hands for $8,750. Also, a pair of Modern design floor-standing metal sound sculptures in the style of Harry Bertoia's Sonambient hammered for $5,000.

More traditional styles also did well, including a set of ten Stickley Colonial Williamsburg Restoration Georgian-style mahogany dining chairs ($3,500); a large 18th century or earlier Flemish verdure tapestry with bucolic design ($7,500); a fine pair of antique Chinese Export gilt mirrors with reverse-painted crests depicting two figures ($3,250); an American carved wall panel featuring an eagle in relief surrounded by a wreath, cornucopia, and fruit and floral design ($3,250); a lovely A Chinese silver and carved pale jade belt hook and plaque fitted as a hand mirror ($5,000); and a more contemporary David Goode signed and numbered cast bronze sculpture titled The Ferryman, from the artist’s The Goblin Collection ($4,250).

Fine art covered a variety of genres and periods, with many pieces achieving great prices, including a James Webb oil on panel genre scene harbor landscape ($8,750); a painting attributed to Thomas Chambers Hudson River School oil on canvas depicting a view of West Point ($6,875); a Harry Leith Ross oil on board illustration titled Soda Fountain ($5,280); a Joan Miró etching with aquatint titled Demi-Mondaine a Sa Fenetre ($5,250); a mixed-media illustration on panel attributed to Stanley Arthurs of a colonial military procession ($3,600); a Frank Earle Schoonover oil on canvas landscape titled Fall October ($3,250); and a large Itzchak Tarkay acrylic on canvas of three women at a café table ($4,320).

Internet bidding was done through Briggs Auction's Bid at Briggs platform and via LiveAuctioneers.com.

Please visit www BriggsAuction.com for their full auction schedule and details.

About Briggs Auction, Inc.:
Briggs Auction, Inc. is a four-generation, family-owned and operated auction house located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, offering online auctions, estate appraisal services and real estate auctions for estates, downsizers and more. Their bi-weekly Discovery auctions feature over 1,000 lots of antique and name-brand furnishings, decorative and fine art, fine and costume jewelry, silver, collectibles, coins, toys, tools, home goods, estate vehicles and more. Monthly Fine Estates auctions feature wonderful 18th and 19th century and Mid-Century Modern furnishings, period and contemporary decorative arts, fine art and sculpture, fine porcelains, estate fine jewelry, silver and more. Please visit www BriggsAuction.com for their full auction schedule and details.