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Banco Central de Timor-Leste Partners with Montran to Accelerate National Digital Payments and CBDC Strategy

DILI, Timor-Leste, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Banco Central de Timor-Leste (BCTL) has entered a new phase of its strategic partnership with Montran, a global leader in financial infrastructure solutions, to drive modernization of the country’s payments ecosystem and advance development of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

Timor-Leste’s financial system, while showing progress in recent years, continues to face challenges, including limited banking penetration, underdeveloped rural infrastructure, and high dependency on cash-based transactions. In response, BCTL has launched a national digital transformation aimed at fostering financial inclusion, strengthening resilience, and supporting long-term growth.

As part of this initiative, Montran’s Instant Payments Solution (IPS) will be deployed across the country to enable secure, real-time payments and provide interoperability between financial institutions, businesses, and individuals. The IPS will be complemented by a robust Digital Wallet Solution, expanding access to efficient financial services for citizens and small enterprises.

A key aspect of the partnership is a shared commitment to enabling future cross-border payment integration—an essential strategic priority for BCTL and a critical step in the IPS journey.

Montran is also working with BCTL to develop a national strategy for introduction of a CBDC, known as eCentavos. This CBDC will enhance transparency and traceability of transactions, offer tools to reach underserved populations, and support evolution of the country’s digital economy.

This new phase builds on an existing partnership between BCTL and Montran, which powers the bank’s clearing and settlement platform—the R-Timor Automated Transfer System. Montran’s deep expertise and ability to deliver secure, mission-critical infrastructure further positions this collaboration to deliver measurable impact.

“In an era where speed, security, and accessibility define financial services, we are honored to support BCTL’s transformation,” said Matt Walsh, Global Sales Director at Montran. “Together, we are laying the foundation for a modern, inclusive financial ecosystem in Timor-Leste.”

Looking ahead, BCTL and Montran are exploring additional modernization opportunities, including the potential deployment of a Central Securities Depository and Trading Systems.

About Montran
Montran is the leading provider of Payment and Capital Market Infrastructure solutions, servicing the world’s foremost financial institutions with mission-critical installations and operations in over 90 countries. Discover more at www.montran.com.

About Banco Central de Timor-Leste
Established in 2011, the Banco Central de Timor-Leste (BCTL) is the autonomous authority responsible for monetary policy, financial sector development, payment system oversight, and fostering financial inclusion to support national economic growth.

Fosi Audio Launches Its First-Ever Turntable — Luna3

Pure sound. Thoughtful design. Built for vinyl lovers and HiFi perfectionists alike.

SHENZHEN, China, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fosi Audio, a brand known for making high-quality HiFi gear more accessible, today announces the launch of Luna3, its first-ever turntable, debuting globally on Kickstarter, July 31, 2025. Designed with clarity and restraint at its core, Luna3 is crafted for audiophiles, first-time vinyl listeners, and design-conscious users who value sound purity and elegant simplicity.


A Turntable Inspired by Simplicity

In an era of overengineered features and visual noise, Luna3 is a return to form. Fosi Audio’s design philosophy centers on clarity, restraint, and the belief that great sound should be free of unnecessary complexity. Named after the moon, Luna symbolizes purity and quiet power, an image that perfectly reflects the turntable’s minimalist aesthetic and analog soul.

Guided by the principle of “less is more,” Luna3 strips away distractions to deliver only what truly matters: a clean analog signal path, intuitive usability, and a timeless visual presence. Whether you’re a seasoned vinyl enthusiast looking for an upgradeable, customizable system, a HiFi newcomer ready for a serious first turntable, or someone seeking a meaningful, design-forward gift, Luna3 invites you into a slower, more intentional listening experience, one quiet revolution at a time.

Key Features: Designed for What Matters Most

Luna3 brings vinyl back to its essence through design choices that prioritize purity, simplicity, and performance.

Pure Analog Output: By removing the built-in phono stage, Luna3 offers a direct, uncolored signal path, giving users full freedom to pair with their preferred external preamp.

Minimalist Construction: With a matte-black integrated plinth, transparent acrylic platter, and precision-machined tonearm, Luna3 looks refined and performs with restraint.

Thoughtful Engineering: From the Audio-Technica VM95E cartridge and manual anti-skating adjustment to the copper motor head and ±0.11% servo speed control, every component is selected for precise, stable playback.

Upgradeable Design: The stylus and headshell are easily replaceable, allowing enthusiasts to evolve their setup over time.

A Word from the Founder

“With Luna3, we wanted to return to the essence of vinyl: pure sound, meaningful design, and zero distractions. It also marks an important step in our broader vision: building a complete, accessible HiFi ecosystem that lets users grow their system piece by piece.”
Ryan Huang, Founder & CEO of Fosi Audio

Availability

Luna3 will be available for pre-order exclusively via Kickstarter starting July 31, 2025. The retail price is set at $349.99, with Early Bird backers receiving up to 25% off during the campaign.

Visit our Kickstarter page to learn more and secure your early access: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fosiaudio/fosi-audio-luna3-turntables?ref=64vjj2

About Fosi Audio

As a global audio company, Fosi Audio places customers above all else, guided by a deep understanding of users’ needs and a commitment to co-creating with users. Fosi Audio has won sincere recognition from a wide range of audiophiles and well-known media such as Wirecutter, Trusted Reviews, Headfonia, TNT-Audio, and digitaltrends, authoritative forums like AudioScienceReview, Head-fi, and well-known HiFi enthusiasts such as Cheapaudioman, Z Reviews, and A British Audiophile, etc.

For more information, please visit:

Official Website: https://www.fosiaudio.com/
Official Forum: https://community.fosiaudio.com/
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fosiaudioglobal
Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fosiaudio

xTool Debuts Silicon Valley HQ, Igniting a New Era of the Maker Movement in the U.S.

xTool’s new Mountain View HQ and nationwide Fab Lab campaign put powerful tools in the hands of those shaping the future—creators, educators, and entrepreneurs alike

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — xTool, a global leader in desktop laser cutters and smart fabrication tools, today announced its official entry into the U.S. market with the grand opening of its Mountain View, Calif. headquarters. The move marks the start of what xTool calls the “New Era of the Maker Movement” or “Maker Movement 2.0”: a new chapter where fabrication tools don’t just live in garages, but in classrooms, labs, and startup studios across the country.

xTool’s U.S. headquarters in Mountain View, California.
xTool’s U.S. headquarters in Mountain View, California.

To celebrate the establishment of its first U.S. office in the epicenter of Silicon Valley’s innovation, xTool will host a grand opening event at its office on Thursday, July 31, with the option to attend via livestream at 6:30pm PST. The event will feature live product demonstrations, facility tours, and a donation ceremony.

“xTool is redefining the maker economy in the U.S., not just with machines, but with a mission,” said Jasen Wang, CEO of xTool. “This ‘New Era of the Maker Movement’ is about broadening access to advanced tools for a wider range of users at any skill level. By establishing roots in Silicon Valley and supporting Fab Labs across the U.S., we’re investing in a new generation of creators—those who will turn ideas into action and side projects into scalable businesses.”

As part of this mission, xTool recently launched its F2 Ultra, a powerful, dual-laser engraver combining 60W MOPA fiber and 40W diode technology. Compact yet industrial-grade, the F2U is engineered to empower creators with high-speed, high-precision performance across materials, enabling makers to turn ideas into real products, businesses, and impact.

xTool F2 Ultra dual-laser engraver, combining 60W fiber and 40W diode technology.
xTool F2 Ultra dual-laser engraver, combining 60W fiber and 40W diode technology.

Strategic U.S. Expansion

xTool’s Mountain View headquarters marks a major step in its U.S. expansion, supporting the growth of its demo rooms, customer service operations, and the “xTool Squad” program — a new localized support network. By the end of the year, xTool aims to bring on board up to 700 independent partners across the country to join the xTool Squad and provide hands-on assistance to customers in their communities.

xTool Squad members attend a training session at the Mountain View office on June 28, 2025.
xTool Squad members attend a training session at the Mountain View office on June 28, 2025.

With over 500,000 users and counting, xTool’s U.S. growth strategy includes:

  • Supporting local entrepreneurs and small businesses
  • Establishing retail and educational-focused partnerships
  • Expanding local service to provide industry-leading support for its community

“I’m excited to see xTool’s innovative tools reaching more educators and makers,” said Dale Dougherty, founder of MAKE: Magazine. “With the right tools and a creative mindset, anyone can become a maker. xTool is helping more people bring their ideas to life and inspiring the next generation of inventors.”

Empowering the Next Generation of Makers

As part of its mission to make advanced fabrication technology more accessible, xTool is donating 50 laser machines—valued at over $200,000—to schools, makerspaces, and educational organizations across the U.S. in 2025.

Early recipients include local community hubs like Maker Nexus, purpose-driven organizations such as Black Horse Forge, which supports veterans and first responders, and renowned institutions like MIT and Stanford.

xTool is also expanding its partnership with the Fab Foundation’s global Fab Lab network, including a cornerstone donation to the new Fab Lab HQ in Boston, and powering the Fab-In-A-Box initiative—an affordable, accessible and engaging mobile fabrication program.

“The Fab Foundation was founded on the idea that anyone, anywhere, can make almost anything if they have access to the right tools and knowledge,” said Sherry Lassiter, President and Co-Founder of the Fab Foundation. “Together with our partners and the global Fab Lab network, we’re unlocking creativity, expanding opportunity, and building a more inclusive and sustainable future for all.”

xTool’s laser cutter featured in the latest “Fab-In-A-Box,” a turnkey digital fabrication solution developed by the Fab Foundation.
xTool’s laser cutter featured in the latest “Fab-In-A-Box,” a turnkey digital fabrication solution developed by the Fab Foundation.

xTool is calling on Fab Labs, makerspaces, schools and educational programs across the U.S. to join its mission to spark creativity and expand access to digital fabrication. If your organization is interested in partnering with xTool to empower the next generation of creators and explore opportunities for laser machine donations, please apply here.

About xTool:

xTool is a global leader in desktop laser cutters, engravers, and smart fabrication tools. Since 2020, xTool has empowered creators in over 62 countries, supported by 322 patents and 12 world-first innovations. xTool is transforming how people learn, create, and build—from classrooms to research labs, from garages to retail stores. Combining powerful technology with intuitive design, xTool makes advanced fabrication tools accessible to makers, educators, and entrepreneurs everywhere. Learn more at xTool.com.

Media Contact:
xTool Public Relations
pr@xtool.com 

 

EDISHINE Launches Revamped Website, Highlighting Sustainable Living and Human-Centric Design

NEW YORK, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — EDISHINE, a leading provider of stylish and high-quality lighting solutions, is proud to announce the official launch of its redesigned website. The upgrade showcases a refreshed visual identity and refined brand positioning, underscoring the brand’s commitment to sustainable living and design that centers on human experience.

EDISHINE lighting creates a comfortable atmosphere, infusing your home with a relaxed, vacation-like feeling.
EDISHINE lighting creates a comfortable atmosphere, infusing your home with a relaxed, vacation-like feeling.

Rooted in the principles of environmental consciousness, Scandinavian aesthetics, and user-focused functionality, the revamped platform reflects EDISHINE’s dedication to eco-friendly practices and thoughtful design. These values are embodied in both product development and packaging, with the adoption of non-plastic inner packaging, recyclable outer materials, and energy-efficient LED lighting. Many products also feature natural and organic materials, reinforcing the brand’s philosophy of “minimalist warmth”—a design language that brings comfort, connection, and a sense of belonging to modern homes.

As part of this brand evolution, EDISHINE has restructured its product categories and overall content framework. The new website introduces five distinct lifestyle directions: Scandinavian Nature, Urban Compact, Warm Heritage, Family-Friendly, and Colorful & Sculptural. These themes reflect a wide spectrum of living scenarios, with lighting solutions designed to suit each unique environment. Additionally, an exclusive original design initiative has been launched, with more sustainable designer lamps slated for release in the near future.

To commemorate the relaunch, EDISHINE has unveiled its latest Summer Rattan Collection. This new line blends artisanal rattan craftsmanship with modern lighting innovation. Featuring floor and table lamps with handwoven textures and soft ambient glow, the collection brings a breezy, vacation-inspired atmosphere to everyday interiors.

The redesigned website also offers significantly improved user experience. In addition to a clean and cohesive Nordic-style visual identity, the platform now features intuitive navigation and an enhanced product discovery journey. A new “Build Your Bundle” function enables customers to curate personalized lighting combinations while enjoying savings on multi-item purchases—an offering aimed at deepening customer engagement and convenience.

Ranked among the top three brands on Amazon in categories like solid wood table lamps and linear floor lamps, EDISHINE is undergoing a comprehensive brand upgrade as part of its broader transformation following the launch of its standalone e-commerce site in 2024. Initiated in May 2025, the overhaul reflects a renewed focus on environmental responsibility and human-centered design, spanning every touchpoint from product strategy to visual identity.

“True design does not seek merely to please the eye; it subtly influences lifestyles without fanfare,” said Dean Wang, founder of EDISHINE. “Our goal is to become a quiet companion in people’s daily lives, using light to foster warmth, balance, and well-being at home.”

With the launch of its new website and the introduction of forward-thinking, sustainability-driven products, EDISHINE continues to redefine how lighting can bridge natural beauty with human comfort, illuminating every meaningful moment at home.

About EDISHINE

EDISHINE is a lifestyle lighting brand committed to sustainable design and human-centric living. A one-stop shop for stylish and high-quality lighting solutions, EDISHINE’s online store offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures, including floor lamps, table lamps, pendant lights, bathroom lights, outdoor wall lights, and landscape lighting. With a curated range of eco-conscious lighting products inspired by Nordic aesthetics, EDISHINE seeks to transform homes into warm, inviting spaces.

For more information, please visit https://www.edishine.com.

Combatica Receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Global Market Leadership Recognition for Excellence in Tactical Training Solutions

Combatica is redefining tactical training through mobile innovation, market leadership, and customer loyalty.

SAN ANTONIO, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Combatica has been given the 2025 Global Market Leadership recognition in the tactical SOF training platform industry for its outstanding achievements in building customer loyalty and retention. This highlights Combatica’s consistent leadership in driving measurable outcomes and delivering customer-centric innovation, strengthening its market position in an evolving competitive landscape.

Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: visionary innovation and unmatched customer care. Combatica excels in demonstrating its ability to align strategic initiatives with market demand while executing them with efficiency, consistency, and scale.

“By combining high-fidelity training with simplified logistics, cost-effective pricing, and deeply embedded customer relationships, Combatica has built more than just a product. It has created a trusted partnership model. In an industry where service often lags behind innovation, the company excels at both, delivering a disruptive solution backed by an extraordinary customer experience,” said Avi Kalo, aerospace and defense regional manager at Frost & Sullivan.

Guided by a long-term growth strategy focused on tactical SOF training and customer partnerships, Combatica showcases its ability to adapt and lead in a rapidly evolving landscape. The company’s strategic agility and sustained investment in customer loyalty and service delivery enable it to scale effectively across global defense and law enforcement markets.

Innovation remains central to Combatica’s approach. Its Combatica Training Platform (CTP) is a fully mobile, infrastructure-free tactical training system, designed for rapid deployment and maximum realism. By eliminating cables, servers, and complex setups, the platform allows single instructors to conduct immersive training with minimal overhead.

“We’re honored to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the global market leader,” said Erel Herzog, Chief Strategy Officer at Combatica. “This acknowledgment reflects our commitment to innovation and mission-critical readiness for elite operators—and with Combatica Entertainment, we’re now bringing that same intensity to tactical Esports.”

Combatica’s unwavering commitment to customer experience further strengthens its market position. With a 97% satisfaction rating from Israeli Defense Forces users and zero negative feedback, its approach to service—ranging from no-cost hardware replacements to annual upgrades—stands apart in an industry known for costly maintenance and complex logistics. The company’s hubs in Israel, the United States, and Europe allow for rapid fulfillment and localized support, reinforcing its operator-first mission.

Frost & Sullivan commends Combatica for setting a high standard in competitive strategy, execution, and market responsiveness. The company’s vision, innovation pipeline, and customer-first culture are shaping the future of tactical SOF training and driving tangible results at scale.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the Market Leadership Recognition to a company that demonstrates outstanding strategy development and implementation, resulting in measurable improvements in market share, customer satisfaction, and competitive positioning. The recognition highlights forward-thinking organizations that are reshaping their industries through innovation and growth excellence.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Recognitions honor companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Frost & Sullivan

For six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.

Contact:
Ashley Shreve
E: ashley.weinkauf@frost.com 

About Combatica

Founded in 2021, Combatica is a VR Training Platform for Special Forces (SOF) and Law Enforcement agencies. Leveraging immersive VR and AI-driven scenarios, Combatica enhances readiness, decision-making, and mission effectiveness in high-stakes environments. In 2025, the company expanded its mission with the launch of Combatica Entertainment, a Tactical Esports experience that brings its cutting-edge training technology to a wider audience.

Learn more at https://combatica.com.

Supermicro Open Storage Summit Showcases the Impact of AI Workloads on Storage: Starts August 12

  • Expanded virtual event features 9 sessions, 23 companies and 40 speakers, up from 7 sessions in 2024
  • Focused on AI workloads including distributed inference infrastructure models, enterprise AI using Agentic, RAG, and GenAI and their impact on storage
  • Other topics include Storage-as-a-Service, software defined storage

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI/ML, HPC, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, today is announcing the return of its Open Storage Summit for 2025.  Now in its sixth year, this free virtual conference brings together Supermicro, industry leaders, technology partners, customers, along with hosts, theCUBE and SiliconANGLE to explore the evolving landscape of Storage workloads, AI and its impact on modern storage infrastructure. 

Storage Summit 2025
Storage Summit 2025

Running from August 12 to August 28, the 2025 Open Storage Summit features nine sessions, forty expert speakers, and 23 companies. This year’s Open Storage Summit brings together industry experts to discuss specific storage use cases, from agentic AI to storage-as-service for CSPs, to new developments in distributed inference frameworks, to modernizing enterprise applications for AI. The event will also yield concrete actionable advice for data center managers.

“Changes in AI workloads, particularly enterprise inference and the impact on storage and data management, is a major theme at the Supermicro Open Storage Summit,” said Michael McNerney, senior vice president, Marketing and Network Security. “The complexity of modern IT and AI solutions, from systems, silicon, networking, software and storage media, requires open solutions with the leaders in these fields collaborating to deliver the best customer solutions and Supermicro is leading this effort.” 

For more information and registration, please visit:  https://www.thecube.net/events/supermicro/open-storage-summit-2025

Returning participants include industry leaders such as AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Nutanix, Solidigm, Cloudian, DDN, Graid Technology, Kioxia, VAST Data, WEKA, Western Digital, and OSNexus.  New additions this year include EDB, MinIO, Scality, Lightbits Labs, Hammerspace, Sandisk, SteelDome and customers Iron Mountain and Voltage Park. 

“The Supermicro Open Storage Summit is unlike any other event I do during the year, with each session bringing together complementary leaders across hardware, software, silicon, and customers to spark real innovative thinking and outcomes,” said Rob Strechay, theCUBE, Managing Director and Principal Analyst. “I was blown away by the depth of expertise from all forty speakers and how the conversations dove into real technical challenges and solutions. If you’re exploring these technologies or planning a project, these sessions are packed with insights, best practices, and practical guidance from experts shaping the future of open storage.”

Supermicro’s 2025 Open Storage Summit Sessions

Session 1: Tiered Storage for AI Workloads

  • Date: August 12 | Companies: Supermicro, NVIDIA, Scality, WEKA, and Kioxia
  • Discusses tiered architecture combining parallel file systems and object storage previously used for training workloads.

Session 2: Agentic AI Storage Solutions

  • Date: August 13 | Companies: Supermicro, AMD, DDN, Sandisk
  • Explore the storage impact of agentic AI, where autonomous agents employ reasoning and planning to meet high-level objectives.

Session 3: Storage-as-a-Service for CSPs

  • Date: August 14 | Companies: Supermicro, Intel, Iron Mountain, Scality, Lightbits,and Western Digital
  • Storage-as-a-Service can either be a separate CSP offering or complement an existing compute service. Join our discussion to learn about Iron Mountain’s newly launched Iron Cloud platform.

Session 4: Storage to Enable Inference at Scale

  • Date: August 19 | Companies: Supermicro, NVIDIA, Solidigm, Cloudian Hammerspace
  • Explore the new developments in distributed inference frameworks and new storage protocols by leaders in the industry.

Session 5: Modernizing Enterprise Applications for AI

  • Date: August 20 | Companies: Supermicro, AMD, EDB, Lightbits Labs
  • Learn about new hardware platforms, database re-platforming, and migration from legacy storage to new software-defined storage architectures.  

Session 6: Generative AI Enterprise Infrastructure

  • Date: August 21 | Companies: Supermicro, Intel, MinIO, Nutanix
  • Hear about the best practices for applying GenAI to the enterprise’s needs including planning and prototyping, model development and deployment of software, data management capabilities, and compute and storage hardware resources.

Session 7: Data Lake and Lake houses for Enterprise AI

  • Date: August 26 | Companies: Supermicro, AMD, EDB, MinIO
  • Explore how data lakes are used for enterprise data strategy, that forms the foundation to implement enterprise AI applications. 

Session 8: Enterprise AI using RAG

  • Date: August 27 | Companies: Supermicro, NVIDIA, Voltage Park, Solidigm, VAST Data, Graid Technology.
  • Hear from experts in implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows and infrastructure for inference queries.

Session 9: Software Defined Storage Solutions

  • Date: August 28 | Companies: Supermicro, DDN, NVIDIA, SteelDome, OSNexus.
  • Features three separate sessions discussing joint reference design solutions, how storage is used in large-scale deployments, and the HyperSERV hypercoverged platform.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a Total IT Solutions manufacturer with server, AI, storage, IoT, switch systems, software, and support services. Supermicro’s motherboard, power, and chassis design expertise further enables our development and production, enabling next-generation innovation from cloud to edge for our global customers. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Asia, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Supermicro Open Storage Summit Showcases the Impact of AI Workloads on Storage: Starts August 12

  • Expanded virtual event features 9 sessions, 23 companies and 40 speakers, up from 7 sessions in 2024
  • Focused on AI workloads including distributed inference infrastructure models, enterprise AI using Agentic, RAG, and GenAI and their impact on storage
  • Other topics include Storage-as-a-Service, software defined storage

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI/ML, HPC, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, today is announcing the return of its Open Storage Summit for 2025.  Now in its sixth year, this free virtual conference brings together Supermicro, industry leaders, technology partners, customers, along with hosts, theCUBE and SiliconANGLE to explore the evolving landscape of Storage workloads, AI and its impact on modern storage infrastructure. 

Storage Summit 2025
Storage Summit 2025

Running from August 12 to August 28, the 2025 Open Storage Summit features nine sessions, forty expert speakers, and 23 companies. This year’s Open Storage Summit brings together industry experts to discuss specific storage use cases, from agentic AI to storage-as-service for CSPs, to new developments in distributed inference frameworks, to modernizing enterprise applications for AI. The event will also yield concrete actionable advice for data center managers.

“Changes in AI workloads, particularly enterprise inference and the impact on storage and data management, is a major theme at the Supermicro Open Storage Summit,” said Michael McNerney, senior vice president, Marketing and Network Security. “The complexity of modern IT and AI solutions, from systems, silicon, networking, software and storage media, requires open solutions with the leaders in these fields collaborating to deliver the best customer solutions and Supermicro is leading this effort.” 

For more information and registration, please visit:  https://www.thecube.net/events/supermicro/open-storage-summit-2025

Returning participants include industry leaders such as AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Nutanix, Solidigm, Cloudian, DDN, Graid Technology, Kioxia, VAST Data, WEKA, Western Digital, and OSNexus.  New additions this year include EDB, MinIO, Scality, Lightbits Labs, Hammerspace, Sandisk, SteelDome and customers Iron Mountain and Voltage Park. 

“The Supermicro Open Storage Summit is unlike any other event I do during the year, with each session bringing together complementary leaders across hardware, software, silicon, and customers to spark real innovative thinking and outcomes,” said Rob Strechay, theCUBE, Managing Director and Principal Analyst. “I was blown away by the depth of expertise from all forty speakers and how the conversations dove into real technical challenges and solutions. If you’re exploring these technologies or planning a project, these sessions are packed with insights, best practices, and practical guidance from experts shaping the future of open storage.”

Supermicro’s 2025 Open Storage Summit Sessions

Session 1: Tiered Storage for AI Workloads

  • Date: August 12 | Companies: Supermicro, NVIDIA, Scality, WEKA, and Kioxia
  • Discusses tiered architecture combining parallel file systems and object storage previously used for training workloads.

Session 2: Agentic AI Storage Solutions

  • Date: August 13 | Companies: Supermicro, AMD, DDN, Sandisk
  • Explore the storage impact of agentic AI, where autonomous agents employ reasoning and planning to meet high-level objectives.

Session 3: Storage-as-a-Service for CSPs

  • Date: August 14 | Companies: Supermicro, Intel, Iron Mountain, Scality, Lightbits,and Western Digital
  • Storage-as-a-Service can either be a separate CSP offering or complement an existing compute service. Join our discussion to learn about Iron Mountain’s newly launched Iron Cloud platform.

Session 4: Storage to Enable Inference at Scale

  • Date: August 19 | Companies: Supermicro, NVIDIA, Solidigm, Cloudian Hammerspace
  • Explore the new developments in distributed inference frameworks and new storage protocols by leaders in the industry.

Session 5: Modernizing Enterprise Applications for AI

  • Date: August 20 | Companies: Supermicro, AMD, EDB, Lightbits Labs
  • Learn about new hardware platforms, database re-platforming, and migration from legacy storage to new software-defined storage architectures.  

Session 6: Generative AI Enterprise Infrastructure

  • Date: August 21 | Companies: Supermicro, Intel, MinIO, Nutanix
  • Hear about the best practices for applying GenAI to the enterprise’s needs including planning and prototyping, model development and deployment of software, data management capabilities, and compute and storage hardware resources.

Session 7: Data Lake and Lake houses for Enterprise AI

  • Date: August 26 | Companies: Supermicro, AMD, EDB, MinIO
  • Explore how data lakes are used for enterprise data strategy, that forms the foundation to implement enterprise AI applications. 

Session 8: Enterprise AI using RAG

  • Date: August 27 | Companies: Supermicro, NVIDIA, Voltage Park, Solidigm, VAST Data, Graid Technology.
  • Hear from experts in implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows and infrastructure for inference queries.

Session 9: Software Defined Storage Solutions

  • Date: August 28 | Companies: Supermicro, DDN, NVIDIA, SteelDome, OSNexus.
  • Features three separate sessions discussing joint reference design solutions, how storage is used in large-scale deployments, and the HyperSERV hypercoverged platform.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first-to-market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are a Total IT Solutions manufacturer with server, AI, storage, IoT, switch systems, software, and support services. Supermicro’s motherboard, power, and chassis design expertise further enables our development and production, enabling next-generation innovation from cloud to edge for our global customers. Our products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Asia, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power, and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 

Tasting Culture and Enhancing Communication: Guiyang Confucius Academy Shares Wang Yangming’s Study of the Mind with the World

GUIYANG, China, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A news report by Huanqiu.com

As a land with great accomplishments of China’s School of Mind, Guizhou Province has always cherished this precious cultural heritage, and vigorously advanced the project of transformation and application of Yangming culture, to deeply explore its rich connotations and significant value, and actively cultivate the cultural brand of “a highland for the study on China’s School of Mind, thereby seeking a common language and building a bridge of communication for the mutual learning among civilizations around the world.

A Dialogue Delving into Harmony in Diversity

From July 23 to 25, themed on “Mutual Learning of ‘Mind’ and ‘Geist’ between Chinese and German Philosophy”, the “Chinese Philosophy of the Mind and the World”: A Dialogue Between Chinese and German Philosophy was held at the Confucius Academy in Guiyang. This AsiaEurope cultural exchange event taking place at the Dacheng Mountain was attended by 16 scholars from Renmin University of China, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Munich University of Applied Sciences, University of Bamberg, Ruhr University Bochum, Seoul National University, and other higher education institutions.


From Confucius to Aristotle, from Mencius to Kant, and from Wang Yangming to Hegel…during the three-day brainstorming, the Chinese and German scholars had four sessions of academic dialogue centered on different topics, including “The Mind in Chinese Philosophy and the Geist in German Idealism”, “The Geist and its Position in German Idealism”, “Mutual Learning and Convergence between Mind and Geist”, “Mind, Geist and Modern Society”.

“Similar to friendship, the core elements of dialogue are mutual respect and acceptance of dialogue partners on a common basis of rational argumentation, and the core object is to discover the truth that humans attempt to attain with wisdom.” According to Marko Fuchs, a professor from University of Bamberg, there should be constant philosophical dialogues between the East and the West. Only through such dialogues can we gain a true understanding of the purest humanity, and such understanding can only be achieved through joint exploration.

An Exhibition Enhancing Exchange and Cooperation

From June 17 to 20, “The Story of Wang Yangming: Enlightenment in Longchang” Special Exhibition was launched at the art museum of Japan-China Friendship Center in Tokyo. It displayed around 30 calligraphy works of poems and aphorisms related to Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming’s “Enlightenment in Longchang” in order to promote cultural and intellectual exchanges between the two countries. All these calligraphy works were created by Dai Mingxian, Wang Dongling and other renowned calligraphers.

Guiyang mayor Wang Hong stressed in the opening remark that Guiyang is now a young, energetic and wide open city, “I hope that both sides strengthen academic collaboration and expand cultural and artistic exchanges, to jointly promote the culture and tourism integration.” He also noted the significance of the special exhibition, “It will definitely have a positive and far-reaching influence on enhancing our exchanges and cooperation, and spreading the Yangming culture.”

Yuji Miyamoto, president of the Japan-China Friendship Center and former Japanese ambassador to China, delivered a speech in Chinese at the opening ceremony, indicating that Yoshida Shoin, the most famous Japanese scholar of Wang Yangming’s philosophy, was regarded as a spiritual leader of the Meiji Restoration. He said, “The shared culture of Yangmingism has brought the two countries and their people closer.”

The organizer explained that “Enlightenment in Longchang” was a remarkable milestone of Chinese intellectual history. After the “Prosecution by Eunuch Liu Jin”, Wang Yangming was exiled to Longchang Post in Guiyang, Guizhou Province. The place was later turned into a sacred place for commemorating and contemplating Wang Yangming’s thoughts.

The exhibition was organized by the Guiyang Confucius Academy Cultural Communication Center, and supported by the Cultural Division of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, the Chinese Cultural Center in Tokyo, and the International Confucian Association.