La solution de Gemalto permet d’accéder à et d’interagir sur Facebook 24 heures sur 24 et 7 jours sur 7 depuis n’importe quel combiné mobile sans forfait données

AMSTERDAM - Jeudi 21 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Informations réglementaires :

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), le leader mondial de la sécurité numérique, annonce que grâce à sa solution innovante d’accès à Facebook par carte SIM, Tigo devient le premier exploitant de réseau mobile de Colombie à offrir l’accès mobile à Facebook® quel que soit le type de combiné mobile.

Le logiciel enfoui de Gemalto offre un accès interactif 24 heures sur 24, 7 jours sur 7 depuis n’importe quel type de combiné, une option économique pour les 6,3 millions d’abonnés à Tigo. Les utilisateurs et clients potentiels de Tigo pourront profiter de ce service sans devoir pour autant souscrire à un forfait données.< ... Read more »

Gemalto Solution Provides 24-7 Interactive Facebook Access from Any Mobile Handset Even without a Data Plan

AMSTERDAM - Thursday, March 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Tigo is the first mobile network operator in Colombia to offer mobile access to Facebook®, regardless of the type of mobile handset, using its innovative Facebook for SIM solution.

Gemalto´s embedded software application provides interactive, 24/7 access to Facebook from any type of handset, offering a cost-effective alternative for Tigo´s 6.3 million subscribers. Tigo´s users and potential customers will be able to enjoy the service, even without a data plan.

This innovative SIM with Gemalto´s software application provides Tigo customers with an effortless and intuitive use of core Facebook features such as wall posts and messages, friend requests, status updates an ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, March 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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Jeddah, Arabie saoudite - Jeudi 21 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Le Bureau du président du collège New Westminster a récemment annoncé que Son Excellence Lahcen Daoudi, ministre de l'Enseignement Supérieur au Maroc, a approuvé l’édification du collège médical New Westminster à Rabat, au Maroc.

La délégation d’accréditation du collège New Westminster a été reçue par le ministre Daoudi dans la ville de Rabat. Les membres de la délégation comprennent : le général (R) Robert Goodwin III, le président du collège New Westminster et le chef du conseil d’administration, le Dr. Ahmed S. Badrais, vice-président du conseil d'administration et chef des finances, le Dr. Saâd Zemmouri, conseiller spécial auprès du chef du Conseil d’administration, et d'autres conseillers du collège New Westminster de Rabat et Casablanca.

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Brazilian engineering company Archo landing at Florida Tech Research Park

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Thursday, March 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Melbourne International Airport’s reputation as one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation manufacturing and maintenance hubs has helped secure another international tenant for the airport.

Archo Solutions Engineering USA, a subsidiary of Solutions Design & Engineering of Sao Paolo, Brazil, will establish operations at the Florida Tech Research Park at Melbourne International Airport. Company officials signed lease agreements earlier this month to open Archo’s first U.S. facility at the 100-acre research park, a partnership between the airport and the Florida Institute of Technology. The Melbourne Airport Authority approved the lease today.

Archo plans to create 50 jobs by 2016 with operations focusing on design engineering solutions in aeronautical, automotive and naval sectors, as well as production of ca ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Thursday, March 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) announced the results from today’s Annual General Meeting. Eight proposals were on the meeting agenda:

    Election of Directors
    Appointment of Independent Auditors
    An advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation
    Approval of the amended and restated Covidien Stock and Incentive Plan
    Authorization of the Company and/or any subsidiary to make market purchases of Company shares
    Authorization of the reissue price range of treasury shares
    Amendment of the Company’s Articles of Association to expand the authority to execute instruments of transfer, and
    An advisory vote on the creation of distributable reserves for Mallinckrodt plc.

At the meeting, shareholders elected all 10 nominees, each of whom ... Read more »

Members can earn 1,000 Bonus Points per night during stay, plus an additional 1,000 Bonus Points for each Friday, Saturday and Sunday night stay

MCLEAN, Va. - Thursday, March 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, today announces its latest global promotion, Daily Grand. Through the promotion, members can earn 1,000 HHonors Bonus Points per night during their stay, plus an additional 1,000 Bonus Points for each Friday, Saturday and Sunday night they stay, for a total of 2,000 Bonus Points per night on weekends. The promotion is valid for stays completed between April 1 and June 30, 2013, at participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.

"Whether you’re a road w ... Read more »

Polish Medical Products and Services Distributor Provides Strategic Benefits

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LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Thursday, March 21st 2013

Terumo BCT has acquired Medservice, a leading distributor of medical products and services to blood banks and hospitals in Poland.

Medservice has been a Terumo BCT distributor to blood banks in Poland since 2006. The acquisition provides Terumo BCT a direct relationship with Polish blood banks, to drive the further adoption of critical blood transfusion technologies that can improve the safety and quality of blood in Poland.

Key Facts:

    Medservice, with its headquarters in Katowice, Poland and a branch office in Warsaw, has been in business for 24 years
    Medservice has been a Terumo BCT distributor to blood banks in Poland since 2006
    Medservice’s main business segment is blood banks in Poland
    Medservice also distrib ... Read more »

New European Headquarters and Regional Offices

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Thursday, March 21st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Qumu, the leading business video platform provider, today announced its rapid international expansion activities and the opening of five international offices, including its European Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Office locations include Frankfurt and London in Europe, Dubai in the Middle East, and Singapore and Tokyo in the Asia Pacific region.

Since its European office was founded in Germany last year, Qumu has seen an explosion of growth outside the U.S.; its EMEA customer base grew 50% more in 2012 than in the six months prior. With 240 million hours of video being watched in the UK every month, and 27% of people in Germany using their mobile devices to consume video, the use of video overall is definitely on the rise in Europe. With on-going successes in the U.S. and abroad, Qumu aims to catalyze video communications innovation in ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Jeudi 21 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) a annoncé les résultats de l'Assemblée générale annuelle 2013 qui s'est tenue aujourd'hui. Huit propositions figuraient à l'ordre du jour de cette assemblée :

    l'élection des administrateurs
    la désignation d'auditeurs indépendants
    un vote consultatif pour approuver les rémunérations des dirigeants de la société
    l'approbation du régime d'options d'achat d'actions et de rémunération incitative de Covidien, modifié et reformulé
    l'autorisation donnée par la société ou toute filiale d'acheter des actions de la société sur le marché boursier
    l'autorisation de la fourchette de prix retenue pour la ré ... Read more »

Premier déploiement des modules d'identification des machines (MIM) aux EAU dans la solution M2M dédiée de Gemalto


Dubaï, Émirats arabes unis, et AMSTERDAM - Jeudi 21 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--DU Telecom, un prestataire de services intégrés de télécommunications des Émirats Arabes Unis, et Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), le chef de file mondial de la sécurité numérique, ont annoncé avoir signé un accord portant sur le déploiement du module d'identification des machines (MIM) de Gemalto dans la première technologie de communication M2M dernier cri à être déployée aux EAU. Conçues afin de renforcer l'efficacité et la rentabilité des processus commerciaux, les cartes MIM Cinterion™ seront intégrées à toutes les initiatives majeures M2M de DU pour toute une gamme de marchés finaux - du pétrole et ... Read more »

Dubaï, Émirats arabes unis - Jeudi 21 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

La société Thuraya Telecommunications, l'un des opérateurs mobiles pionniers en matière de services par satellite a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement de Thuraya SatSleeve, un appareil versatile et facile à utiliser qui apporte une connectivité par satellite à l’iPhone de Apple.

Étant considéré comme une percée importante dans l'industrie mobile par satellite, Thuraya SatSleeve est le premier produit au monde à offrir un accès facile et abordable aux communications mobiles par satellite, délivré sur le large  réseau par satellite de Thuraya. Légèrement plus grand que l'iPhone, l'adaptateur compact offre aux utilisateurs la possibilité de transformer leur iPhone en un téléphone par satellite qui leur permet d'avoir une connectivité fiable au-delà de la couverture des réseaux ter ... Read more »

UAE’s first deployment of Machine Identification Modules in Gemalto’s dedicated M2M solution


Dubai, United Arab Emirates & AMSTERDAM - Wednesday, March 20th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

UAE’s integrated telecommunications service provider DU Telecom, and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announced an agreement to deploy Gemalto’s Machine Identification Module (MIM) in what is the first to deploy cutting-edge machine-to-machine (M2M) communication technology in the UAE market. Designed to make business processes more efficient and cost-effective, Gemalto’s Cinterion™ MIM cards will be integrated in all major M2M initiatives by du for a variety of end-markets, from oil and gas, retail, healthcare, utilities, to power management, as well as the transportation sector and will contribute to vast operational improvements in the region’s industrial sectors. The solution allows for remote machines to di ... Read more »