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Forget 2025: PIER Group Highlights 5 Trends R1 & R2 University CIOs Are Embracing Now

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PIER Group Highlights 5 Trends R1 & R2 University CIOs Are Embracing Now to Stay Ahead in Global Research

JASPER, Indiana, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — As technological advancements continue at an unprecedented pace, the best CIOs at R1 and R2 universities aren’t just planning for 2025—they’re preparing for the demands of 2030 and beyond. PIER Group, an IT solutions provider with decades of experience supporting research-intensive institutions, has identified five key trends to maintain their global leadership in education and research.

“The IT strategies that universities implement today will define their research and educational capabilities over the next decade,” said Chad Williams, president of PIER Group. “By 2030, campuses that fully embrace AI, cloud infrastructure, and automation will lead the way in global research and education innovation. CIOs who act now will be the ones driving this transformation.”

To lead in the academic landscape, Williams and PIER Group recommend that top research universities adopt these crucial transformative technologies within the next five years:

1. AI for Building Self-Healing, Self-Supporting Networks
AI-driven networking is not just a trend for 2025; it’s a key step toward building fully autonomous networks by 2030. With AI-powered analytics, universities can monitor and optimize network usage, automate access, and manage the growing complexity of research and collaboration demands in real-time.

PIER Group is currently working with the University of Maryland to build an AI-powered, role-based, policy-driven, self-healing network. According to Williams, by 2030, these self-monitoring and self-healing networks will support the demands of research-intensive environments with minimal human intervention, allowing university staff to significantly reduce IT troubleshooting and focus on innovation, not maintenance.

2. Cloud-Based Infrastructure: The Backbone for Global Research Collaboration
The best CIOs understand that the cloud’s ability to scale instantly will keep universities agile in a globalized research environment. Cloud-based infrastructure is essential for managing the massive data flows that are key to wide-reaching research projects, enabling institutions to scale up or down without the limitations of physical hardware. By 2030, Williams predicts that most leading research universities will operate on fully cloud-based infrastructures.

3. Advanced Security Through AI-Driven Network Access Control
AI-driven access control systems will be essential for ensuring the security of increasingly valuable and sensitive data. By 2030, these systems will become indispensable, providing real-time responses to security threats across thousands of devices and securing the critical research data that R1 and R2 universities depend on. These systems will also be able to adapt to a growing array of devices and research environments.

4. The Urgency of Upgrading Legacy Systems: Staying Ahead by 2030
Many universities are still reliant on outdated legacy systems, which impedes their ability to manage a modern research infrastructure. CIOs must act now to upgrade these systems, or risk falling behind. Williams notes that universities that delay infrastructure upgrades are also significantly more vulnerable to cyberattacks.

5. Personalized Learning Through AI: Crafting Tailored Educational Experiences
By analyzing student behaviors and learning preferences, AI is transforming how universities deliver education. By 2030, personalized learning driven by AI insights will be critical for R1 and R2 institutions to attract and retain top-tier talent, ensuring students receive education that is tailored to their individual needs.

As more universities embrace these next-generation solutions, they will position themselves to lead in both research and education, shaping the future of higher education for 2030 and beyond. For more information on how R1 and R2 universities can achieve technology leadership, visit http://www.piergroup.com.

About PIER Group
Headquartered in Jasper, Indiana, PIER Group is a leading IT and cybersecurity solutions provider with decades of experience specializing in research universities and large academic institutions. They excel in installing, securing and optimizing campus and research networks, demonstrated by their work with top national R1 and R2 universities from coast to coast including Indiana University, University of Notre Dame, University of South Carolina, Texas A&M University, and the University of Maryland. PIER Group’s expertise includes implementing robust security measures, such as Aruba ClearPass, to protect the universities’ sensitive data. PIER Group also designs, installs, optimizes and supports the nation’s regional research and educational networks (REN’s) affiliated with TheQuilt community enabling innovation in research and education. Their commitment helps universities navigate complex cybersecurity challenges and makes high-speed, high-stakes collaborations possible. For more information, visit piergroup.com.

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb78e08d8f18340c4882a7e4ab961906b.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

For further information, please contact:
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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.” 

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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Beijing Review: Walking Through Time: China and U.S. Youths Explore Dali’s Past and Future

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BEIJING, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, a China-U.S. youth delegation came to Dali of Yunnan Province. By examining how Dali’s rich history intersects with modern development, the delegates explored new pathways for rural development.

They visited Dali Old Town, tried their hand at making the Bai people’s Three-Course Tea and also explored the ancient town of Xizhou, where they learned how modern tourism and indigenous life coexist.

In Yunnanyi Village, they explored its history as a stop along the Tea Horse Road and learned about the role it played during the Second World War (WWII).

Tyler James Smith

“I think it’s a very underappreciated part of World War II history. Hearing these stories of different countries working together despite cultural differences is incredibly inspiring.

I also think there are many stories like these that haven’t been widely told, simply because World War II is such a complex period in history. That’s why I think it’s so meaningful to visit museums like this and experience these stories firsthand.”

At Xiangyun Economic and Technological Development Zone, they visited a local new energy company to see how green, low-carbon development is driving regional growth.

Valerie Marie

“I recently started studying energy transitions. I know China has been really big in the renewable energy sector. So actually getting to hear more about [China’s] 2060 [pledge], learning more about carbon neutrality [goals], as well as other zero-carbon goals, was cool.”

During their stay in Dali, they also strolled along the Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor.

Bai Yiwen

“I’d describe this journey as “to be continued,” because my own connection with Yunnan is far from over. For the U.S. delegates, this was only their first visit, so they’ve only had a glimpse of what Yunnan has to offer. I hope they will have more opportunities to come back to China, explore other cities in Yunnan, and discover even more of its people, culture and traditions.”

After Dali, the delegates will visit Beijing for more tours and exchanges. The event was co-hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) Center for the Americas and the U.S.-based International Student Conferences.

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