PITTSBURGH - Monday, May 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The AVAYA PDS / POM User Group will be conducting its 22nd annual Conference & Expo at the Silverton Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. September 16th, 17th and 18th 2013.

Topics include: AVAYA Presentations on outbound road map, multiple upcoming product releases for Proactive Contact & POM including: Proactive Contact 5.1, Proactive Contact 5.1 next steps, Proactive Outreach Manager (POM) 3.0, trouble shooting your system, regulatory updates and open forums. Raj Wadhwani, President of Contact Center World, will share "best practices".

The Silverton Hotel & Casino offers free shuttles to and from the airport and the Strip. We have secured a room rate of $50.00 Single or Double and in some cases, triple occupancy, for users that want to make a family vacation of it.

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 Le Global Destination Cities Index 2013 de MasterCard indique une tendance notable pour la région de l'Asie-Pacifique

BANGKOK - Lundi 27 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)--Aujourd'hui, à l'occasion de la troisième parution annuelle du Global Destination Cities Index, MasterCard a annoncé que Bangkok se classe au premier rang des villes choisies comme destination de voyage. Bangkok a surclassé Londres, la destination la plus populaire en 2012, par une faible marge de 25 000 visiteurs, une différence d'environ un pour cent. L'étude présente les villes qui ont reçu le plus grand nombre de visiteurs internationaux en 2013. Londres, Paris, Singapour et New York occupent les quatre rangs suivants.

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AMSTERDAM - Monday, May 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Russia’s largest network operator with over 70 million subscribers, with its UpTeq NFC high-end SIM cards for a mobile phone-based public transport ticketing solution in the city of Novosibirsk. Produced and personalized at Gemalto’s Moscow service center, the solution can deliver increased efficiency and responsiveness for the swift deployment of MTS’ NFC program. Gemalto uniquely provides its Russian customers with deep expertise and local presence across telecommunications, banking and transport sectors.

Operated alongside Zolotaya Korona, a Russian payment and money transfer system, the ticketing service allows users to pay for journeys on buses and the metro in Novosibirsk, the country’s third-largest city, simply by tapping their mobile phone on an NFC reader. For optimum convenience, use ... Read more »

ST. HELIER, Jersey, Îles Anglo-Normandes - Lundi 27 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--O3b Networks a annoncé aujourd'hui la mise sur le marché de 'MEO BoosterTM', une technologie révolutionnaire de traitement de signaux qui offrira encore plus de bénéfices aux clients lorsqu'ils l'utilisent avec la constellation MEO haute vitesse à faible latence d'O3b, dont le lancement est imminent.

La nouvelle technologie MEO BoosterTM améliore les performances en augmentant la capacité, permettant de réduire le coût par bit pour le client et en rendant O3b réellement compétitif dans l'arène du marché de la fibre. MEO BoosterTM, lorsqu'elle est utilisée en conjonction avec l'équipement terrestre standard d'O3b, améliore l'efficacité des liaisons et augmente leur capacité jusqu'à 50 pour cent. L'utilisation des techniques de modulation de pointe génère une am&eacu ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Lundi 27 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), le leader mondial de la sécurité numérique, fournit à Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), l'opérateur de réseau russe comptant plus de 70 millions d'abonnés, ses cartes SIM NFC haut de gammeUpTeq pour une solution de billetterie mobile téléphonique des transports publics de la ville de Novosibirsk. Cette solution, qui a été produite et personnalisée au centre d'assistance Gemalto de Moscou, offre des capacités dont l'efficacité et la réactivité permettront de déployer rapidement le programme de communication en champ proche (NFC) de MTS. Gemalto est le seul à fournir à sa clientèle ce niveau d'expertise et une présence locale dans les secteurs des télécommunications, bancaire et des transports.

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 Asia Pacific Region Notable Trend in MasterCard’s 2013 Global Destination Cities Index

BANGKOK - Monday, May 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Today, in launching its third annual Global Destination Cities Index, MasterCard announced that Bangkok is this year’s number one city for travel. While London reached the top spot in 2012, it was edged by the slimmest of margins with only about 25,000 visitors separating the two – a difference of about one percent. The study looked at the highest international visitor numbers in 2013, with London, Paris, Singapore, and New York rounding out the top five.

A noticeable trend in this year’s report was the dominance of the Asia/Pacific region. Of the 132 cities ranked, 42 are Asian countries. Bangkok is followed by Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shangh ... Read more »

ST. HELIER, Jersey, Channel Islands - Monday, May 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- O3b Networks announced today the introduction of ground breaking signal processing technology, 'MEO BoosterTM' which will offer even more advantage to customers when used with the soon to be launched high speed, low latency MEO constellation from O3b.

The new MEO BoosterTM improves performance by increasing throughput, leading to a lower cost per bit for the customer and making O3b truly fiber competitive. MEO BoosterTM in conjunction with standard O3b ground equipment enhances link efficiency, increasing link throughput by up to 50 per cent. The use of state of the art modulation techniques translates to availability improvements and world leading spectral efficiency under all conditions. MEO BoosterTM is a product designed and produced by EMC Satcom Technologies GmbH, one of O3b’s development partners.

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DUBAI et Isle of Man - Lundi 27 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 l'Association des données spatiales (The Space Data Association (SDA)), créée par les opérateurs de satellites commerciaux visant à améliorer la sécurité et l'efficacité des opérations spatiales, a annoncé aujourd'hui que la société Thuraya Telecommunications, l’opérateur pionnier en matière de services de télécommunications mobiles par satellite, rejoindra l'organisation en tant que membre. La SDA est une association à but non lucratif qui regroupe des opérateurs de satellites internationaux pour partager les données sensibles et les meilleures pratiques fondamentales pour la sécurité et l'intégrité de l'environnement spatial et le spectre de la fréquence radio.

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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Monday, May 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Though he came in the second place, Hyundai Saudi Gear driver Abdullah Al- Dossari was able to clinch and retain the 2013 Saudi GT Series Championship after a hard-fought season with many ups and downs.

Al-Dossari who had won last season's title in LT1 category, he participated in the race onboard Hyundai Genesis of 6-cylendir engine, and equipped with GT tires and wing presented from Mohammed Yousuf Naghi Motors for LT2 category.

Speaking of his achievement "It was a long year of trying to make things happen to allow us to race and have strong finishes,” said Al-Dossari. "This season was as fruitful experience for me with the Saudi Gears racing team, I have been following this team for some time, and once I was offered to participate with them I immediately accepted. The team is well organized, highly skilled and optimal for sustainable achievements." He added.

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DUBAI and the Isle of Man - Monday, May 27th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 The Space Data Association (SDA) which has been established by commercial satellite operators to improve the safety and efficiency of space operations, today announced that Thuraya Telecommunications, the leading Mobile Satellite Services operator will join the organization as a Member. The SDA is a non-profit association that brings together international satellite operators in collaboration to share critical data and best practices which is vital to the safety and integrity of the space environment and the radio frequency (RF) spectrum.

Ahmed Al Shamsi, Chief Technology Officer at Thuraya said: "We are pleased to be part of the SDA and are firmly in support of their mission to facilitate the improved management of shared resources within the space environment and the RF spectrum. Fostering stronger collaboration within the industry enables global satellite operators like Thuraya to mitigate risks in o ... Read more »

Une transformation PC Plus rapide et une stratégie efficace de contrôle des coûts propulsent une croissance de 90 % des bénéfices du quatrième trimestre

HONG KONG - Dimanche 26 Mai 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Résultat avant impôts annuel record de 801 millions USD et gains record de 635 millions USD
    Chiffre d'affaires annuel record de 34 milliards USD
    Expéditions record de 52,4 millions de PC et part de marché mondiale record de 15,5 %
    BPA de base de 6,16 cents US, soit 47,78 cents HK, pour l'exercice complet
    Réserves de trésorerie nettes de 3,1 milliards USD (au 31 mars 2013)

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le groupe Lenovo a annoncé aujourd'hui ses résultats pour le quatrième trimestre et pour l'exercice complet clos le 31 mars 2013. Avec un chiffre d'affaires record de 34 milliards USD pour l'exercice complet, e ... Read more »