ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

In a thoughtful gesture, Brigadier Hamad Al Ajlan Al Amimi, Director General of Al Ain Police Directorate met the two and a half year-old child Alia Khalid Al Kitbi, who wished to visit Al Ain Police Directorate. Brigadier Al Amimi received the little girl in his office, stressing the keenness of the police to communicate with all segments of community, with a view to acquaint them with the various activities and services provided to them.

Furthermore, Brigadier Al Amimi thanked the little girl for her visit. In her turn, she offered him a bouquet as an expression of her love for the police.

For her part, Alia lauded the efforts of the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ and the great attention it devotes to child welfare and protection, through the multiple events and activities it organizes for the benefit of this segment of community.

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emarites - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Ports Security Institute at the Ports and Airports Security Department at Abu Dhabi Police celebrated the graduation of 47 participants from three one-week courses. The courses included: Detection and Security Inspection using computer-based training simulation (CBT); Public Communication Skills; and a course for airport security supervisors.

The manager of the Training Branch at the Ports and Airports Security Police Department, Lt. Colonel Naima Salem Awad, indicated that organizing the training courses embodies the Abu Dhabi Police’s strategy to enhance the country’s security and safety by developing the skills and competencies of its police and security cadre as per international-best standards.

"Since its establishment, the institute has worked to achieve the goals of the Abu Dhabi Police’s vision to maintain Abu Dhabi as a secure and safe society. This vision aims to provide high-qua ... Read more »

GURGAON, Inde et FINDLAY, Ohio - Jeudi 13 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apollo Tyres Ltd (NSE : ApolloTYRE) et Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE : CTB) ont annoncé aujourd’hui la signature d’un accord de fusion contraignant selon lequel une filiale en propriété exclusive d’Apollo fera l’acquisition de Cooper dans le cadre d’une transaction au comptant évaluée à environ 2,5 milliards de dollars. Selon les termes de cet accord, qui a été approuvé à l’unanimité par les conseils d’administration des deux sociétés, les actionnaires de Cooper recevront 35,00 $ en numéraire par action. La transaction représente une prime de 40 % sur le cours moyen pondéré de Cooper sur 30 jours.

Cette combinaison stratégique fusionnera deux sociétés avec des marques, une présence géographique et une expertise technologique très complém ... Read more »

TOKYO - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

2013 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that the development of the world's first MROM cell to offer improved cell current characteristics without any increase in cell size. This advance was achieved by adopting a multi-level-cell structure, which also secures high speed operation. Details will be presented on June 14 at the 2013 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, held in Kyoto, Japan, June 11-14, 2013.

MROM's main role is to store the boot loader or firmware. The density of MROM implemented is SoC for such digital applications as smartphones and tablet PCs is increasing year by year, and in order to improve access time it is necessary to halve the MROM cell area with every generation.

In a typical MROM bit cell, a single-level cell, variations in fabrication are increasing as SoC process technology advances, with the narrowing of th ... Read more »

GURGAON, India & FINDLAY, Ohio - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apollo Tyres Ltd (NSE: ApolloTYRE) and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) today announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apollo will acquire Cooper in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.5 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Cooper stockholders will receive $35.00 per share in cash. The transaction represents a 40% premium to Cooper’s 30-day volume-weighted average price.

This strategic combination will bring together two companies with highly complementary brands, geographic presence, and technological expertise to create a global leader in tire manufacturing and distribution. Apollo, founded in 1972, has an international reputation for high performance tires across a portfolio of well-known premium and mid-tie ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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    In the Phase IIb SOUND-C3 study, all but one patient achieved viral cure with faldaprevir+ and deleobuvir+ (BI 207127) plus ribavirin, without a need for interferon
    The study included challenging-to-cure patients with advanced liver disease, all of whom achieved viral cure

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New data from Boehringer Ingelheim’s interferon-free SOUND-C3 study were presented during the APASL Liver Week in Singapore. The Phase IIb study investigated the efficacy and safety of faldaprevir+ and deleobuvir+ (BI 207127) plus ribavirin in treatment-naïve patients with genotype-1b (GT-1b) hepatitis C virus (HCV),1 one of the most common types of HCV globally.2

Results showed that 95% of genotype-1b (GT-1b) infected patients (19/20) who received BI’s interferon-free combination therapy achieved viral cure after 16 weeks of treat ... Read more »

Dubaï, Émirats Arabes Unis - Jeudi 13 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)--Unatrac Holding Limited (« Unatrac ») a obtenu et signé un nouveau crédit syndiqué renouvelable de 700 millions d'USD sur trois ans. Barclays Banks PLC, Citi et JPMorgan Limited sont intervenus en qualité de co-coordinateurs globaux et de teneurs de livres associés. Ces fonds serviront à financer les besoins en fonds de roulement et à refinancer les facilités de crédit existantes, ainsi qu'à soutenir la croissance des activités sur les trois prochaines années.

Unatrac est l'un des plus importants concessionnaires Caterpillar au monde (équipement de construction et minier, moteurs au gaz naturel et diesel, équipement de manutention) ; la société détient les droits de distribution exclusifs dans huit pays d'Afrique, au Moyen-Orient et dans plusieurs régions de Russie, en plu ... Read more »

Ce système permet de gérer des salles de contrôle, salles de réunion, salles de conférence – et tout ce qui s'y trouve – en élevant à un niveau supérieur le contrôle des murs d'affichage et l'automatisation des salles

ORLANDO, Floride - Jeudi 13 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Le produit a été présenté au congrès InfoComm 2013, au stand Jupiter N°3121100

InfoComm 2013:Jupiter Systems

InfoComm 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jupiter Systems, premier fournisseur mondial de solutions de visualisation et de collaboration pour murs d'affichage vidéo, PC et dispositifs mobiles, a rendu officiel aujourd'hui le lancement de son nouveau système tactile multi-contacts TouchCommandTM destiné au contrôle des murs d'affichage et à l'automatisation des pièces. Le produit TouchCommand est conçu pour prendre en charge la gamme Jupiter Systems de processeurs de murs d'affichage Fusion CatalystTM et les systèm ... Read more »

Décodeur multiflux de densités haute performance pour la gestion de la sécurité publique, la surveillance sécuritaire, la gestion de la circulation, le commandement et le contrôle militaire, ainsi que d’autres applications Les produits sont présentés au congrès InfoComm 2013, stand Jupiter n° 3121 Booth No. 3121 InfoComm 2013:Jupiter Systems InfoComm 2013

ORLANDO, Floride - Jeudi 13 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jupiter Systems, le chef de file du secteur dans le domaine des solutions de visualisation collaborative pour des murs d’affichage, PC et appareils mobiles, annonce le lancement de son nouveau décodeur vidéo multiflux StreamCenterTM pour PixelNet®, son système distribué et breveté de murs d’affichage.

StreamCenter a été conçu pour prendre en charge les besoins des agences commerciales et des administrations publiques avec des dizaines, des centaines ou ... Read more »

Manages the Control Room, Boardroom, Conference Room – and everything in them – bringing display wall control and room automation to new level

ORLANDO, Fla. - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Product Featured at InfoComm 2013, Jupiter Booth No. 3121100

InfoComm 2013 InfoComm 2013:Jupiter Systems

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jupiter Systems, the leading worldwide supplier of visualization and collaboration solutions for video walls, PCs, and mobile devices, introduced today the launch of its new TouchCommandTM multi-touch system for display wall control and room automation. The TouchCommand product is designed to support Jupiter Systems’ line of Fusion CatalystTM display wall processors and PixelNet® distributed display wall systems.

"TouchCommand creates a new level of display wall control by uniting all aspects of control room management on a single screen,” said Brady O. Bruce, Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Jupiter Systems. ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Unatrac Holding Limited ("Unatrac”) has successfully completed and signed a new US$700m syndicated three year revolving credit facility. Barclays Banks PLC, Citi, and JPMorgan Limited acted as joint global coordinators and bookrunners for the facility. The funds will be used to finance working capital requirements and to refinance existing debt facilities while supporting operational growth for the next three years.

Unatrac is one of the largest Caterpillar dealers globally (construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, material handling equipment), with exclusive dealership rights in eight countries across Africa, the Middle East, and several regions in Russia, in addition to an export sales office in the United Kingdom. Unatrac is 100 per cent owned by the Mansour family, founders of one of the largest privately-owned conglomerates in the Middle East a ... Read more »

Honoring Winners of 2nd Edition of Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, emphasized that the country’s leadership, led by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, May God Protect Him, is very keen to see that our country remains a role model for modernity and development. For this end, it is dedicated to support excellence as a vital approach towards a solid future.”

In his speech following the celebration held to honor winners of the Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award in its second edition, on Wednesday afternoon, at the Police Officers’ Club, Abu Dhabi, His Highness said: "Excellence has become an essential requirement in the modern world to achieve a more secure, and safer and more prosperous life. The UAE has been blessed with wise higher leaderships that alw ... Read more »

High functional density multistream decoder for public safety management, security monitoring, traffic management, military command & control, and other applications Products Featured at InfoComm 2013, Jupiter Booth No. 3121 InfoComm 2013 Booth No. 3121

ORLANDO, Fla. - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jupiter Systems, the industry leader in collaborative visualization solutions for display walls, PCs, and mobile devices, announces the launch of its new StreamCenterTM multistream video decoder for its patented PixelNet® distributed display wall system.

StreamCenter was designed to support the needs of businesses and government agencies with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of video streams to monitor. StreamCenter is ideal for applications including public safety management, security monitoring, traffic management, military command and control, and any other enterprise that relies on video streams for situational awareness.

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TORTOLA, Îles Vierges britanniques - Jeudi 13 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luxoft Holding, Inc a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement d'un premier appel l'épargne comportant 4 092 070 actions ordinaires de classe A, faisant suite à une déclaration d'enregistrement sur formulaire F-1 déposée auprès de la Securities and Exchange Commission des États-Unis. Luxoft proposera 2 046 035 actions ordinaires de classe A et 2 046 035 actions ordinaires de classe A supplémentaires seront rendues disponibles par sa société mère, IBS Group Holding Limited. Les souscripteurs disposeront d'une option d'attribution de contingents plus élevés durant 30 jours leur permettant d'acheter jusqu'à 306 095 actions ordinaires de classe A supplémentaires de Luxoft et 306 095 actions ordinaires de classe A supplémentaires de l'actionnaire vendeur pour couvrir d'éventuelles surattributions, le cas &eacu ... Read more »

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands - Thursday, June 13th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Luxoft Holding, Inc announced today that it has commenced an initial public offering of 4,092,070 Class A ordinary shares pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Luxoft will be offering 2,046,035 Class A ordinary shares, and another 2,046,035 Class A ordinary shares will be offered by its parent, IBS Group Holding Limited. The underwriters will be granted a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to 306,095 additional Class A ordinary shares from Luxoft and 306,095 additional Class A ordinary shares from the selling shareholder to cover over-allotments, if any.

UBS Limited, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, VTB Capital plc and Cowen and Company, LLC are the joint bookrunning managers for the proposed offering. A copy of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained ... Read more »

BRACKNELL, England - Wednesday, June 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Afton Chemical is excited to introduce Microbotz™, heroes of protection and performance for our Industrial lubricant additive Portfolio.

The world of Industrial lubricants is complex with a multitude of products serving an ever-growing and diverse range of end-use industries, with frequent overlap between products and applications.

Afton Chemical’s new global marketing campaign seeks to make life easier for Industrial lubricant marketers with an applications-based approach. A unique family of seven heroic micro-robot characters, known as the Microbotz™, have been created to represent each of the seven application groups within the Afton’s Industrial Additives Portfolio: Wind Turbine; Industrial Gear; Turbine; Hydraulic; Grease; Slideway; and Metalworking.

Each is a champion of their application area and an expert in the world of Industrial lubricants. Their role is to guide our cu ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, June 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The United Arab Emirates-based Rolman Group, headquartered in Dubai, discloses that 55% of its regional revenues comes from the automotive aftermarket segment. As one of the largest and most established distributors of bearings and related technical application-specific services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), the company is opening facilities throughout emerging and expanding markets with over half of its revenue share resulting from the growing automotive aftermarket industry.

A recent report on Automechanika Dubai, which is taking place this month, indicates that Dubai is becoming a regional automotive trade hub owing to its strategic location.  The exhibition is attracting major global players with the automotive aftermarket segment a key point of interest for many participants.

"We have been operating in the UAE for several decades. A healthy share of our revenue comes from the au ... Read more »

LONDRES - Jeudi 13 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le rôle des marchés émergents asiatiques a évolué et ces marchés sont maintenant le moteur de croissance et de rentabilité pour les entreprises et les distributeurs mondiaux de produits de consommation (CP). D’après un résumé exécutif Profit or lose lancé aujourd’hui par Ernst & Young, les entreprises doivent modifier leur approche à l’égard de la localisation – en mettant l’accent sur une plus grande autonomie locale, la granularité et l’agilité afin de mettre le consommateur au centre de leurs activités – si elles veulent profiter de cette opportunité.

Le rapport regroupe les avis de 276 cadres supérieurs de grandes entreprises de produits de consommation basés en Asie et des distributeurs dans huit marchés. Il détermine que 69 % de ceux-ci estiment que les marchés &eac ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Jeudi 13 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), le leader mondial de la sécurité numérique, a annoncé avoir été sélectionné par SoftBank Mobile pour le lancement commercial des services mobiles NFC au Japon. Ce lancement élargit davantage l’écosystème NFC au Japon, deux principaux opérateurs de téléphonie mobile ayant lancé les services NFC fournis par la solution Allynis Trusted Service Management (TSM) de Gemalto. Ouverte et évolutive, l’infrastructure TSM permet aux opérateurs d’introduire facilement de nouveaux fournisseurs de services dans l’écosystème. La solution est hébergée dans le centre de données sécurisé de Gemalto basé à Singapour, qui fournit une disponibilité 24h/24 et 7j/7 afin d’assurer la continuité des activités de SoftBank Mobile ... Read more »