Sindy Shi
Alibaba Group
+86 15021925635
ruoyun.sry@alibaba-inc.com
Crystal Liu
Alibaba Group
+852 6378 5626
crystal.liu@alibaba-inc.com
Beijing, August 9, 2016 – Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, continues to blaze the trail for technology and innovation with the release of new Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions and a new logo at its cloud computing conference, Beijing Summit today.
New Logo – A Symbol of Computing’s Limitless Value
The succinct symbolic design of the new logo elegantly demonstrates Alibaba Cloud’s mission of achieving limitless value. The design is inspired by the language of programming and represents the dream of Alibaba Cloud expanding its services from China into international markets. Design elements such as “[ ]” and “-” are used given their importance in programming. “[ ]” stands for calculation, and “-” stands for the flow of data.
“The new logo truly embodies our vision of building a better world together with innovative technologies while safeguarding the values of each of our customers,” said Simon HU, President of Alibaba Cloud.
“What we are committed to is more than just cloud computing, but making cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data accessible to every industry, and transforming cloud computing into public infrastructure,” he added.
Solutions and Applications of Alibaba Cloud’s AI program (“ET”)
At the Beijing Summit, Alibaba Cloud launched a comprehensive suite of solutions in video, image and speech recognition technologies through its AI program, ET. Alibaba Cloud showcased how its AI technologies could be leveraged in different industries to help customers gain efficiency, monitor risks and minimize cost.
In addition, today Alibaba Cloud will make several announcements including a strategic partnership between Alibaba Cloud and HTC Corporation (“HTC”), and the unveiling of its Global Marketplace and AliLaunch program. AliLaunch allows international technology partners to enter the China market through Alibaba Cloud’s initiatives. Through the program, technology partners will be able to leverage a variety of value-added offerings such as joint ventures, marketplace partnerships and wholesaling to capitalize on this growing market. The strategic partnership with HTC will combine the company’s leading virtual reality technology with Alibaba Cloud’s leading cloud technologies to explore breakthrough virtual reality solutions which will be highly scalable and price-competitive for customers.
About Alibaba Cloud
Established in September 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.aliyun.com), Alibaba Group’s cloud computing arm, develops highly scalable platforms for cloud computing and data management. It provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to support participants of Alibaba Group’s online and mobile commerce ecosystem, including sellers and other third-party customers and businesses. Alibaba Cloud is a business within Alibaba Group.
Sindy Shi
Alibaba Group
+86 15021925635
ruoyun.sry@alibaba-inc.com
Crystal Liu
Alibaba Group
+852 6378 5626
crystal.liu@alibaba-inc.com