Planners Offered Bonus Points for Booking Groups, Meetings or Events

MCLEAN, Va. - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide and its portfolio of hotel brands announced its first ever portfolio-wide group meetings and events promotion for the Americas, Wish You Were Here. Through Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct brands, every direct and indirect (third party) booking made between June 25 and September 15, 2013, will be awarded Bonus Hilton HHonors Points at more than 1,300 participating U.S. hotels at 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.

Every direct booking made during the promotional period will be awarded Bonus Hilton HHonors Points, as outlined by the following:

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COLOMBES, France - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oberthur Technologies, l'un des premiers fournisseurs mondiaux de solutions et de services de sécurité et d'identification basés sur les technologies de cartes à puce, a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir été sélectionné par Samsung Electronics pour fournir PEARL, l'élément NFC sécurisé intégré (eSE) de pointe, pour le nouveau GALAXY S4.

«Nous sommes fiers d'être reconnus, grâce à ce contrat, en tant que partenaire de confiance pour le déploiement de services NFC sécurisés dans le Samsung GALAXY S4»

Le produit PEARL d'Oberthur Technologies est l'élément sécurisé intégré multi-applications le plus avancé et offre la mémoire la plus importante proposée sur le marché. Il est également le premier du genre à être certi ... Read more »

Organized in Bawabat Al Sharq and Al Ain Malls

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ invited all segments of society to attend the World Anti-Drugs Day celebrations organized as of tomorrow Wednesday, under the theme "Be in a Good Company… Say no to Drugs”. The celebrations will take place at Bawabat Al Sharq Mall at Banyas city and at Al Ain Mall in Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

It also urged community members to interact with the event, and review the awareness brochures submitted by the various participating police departments and entities aimed at spreading the culture of combating drugs and raising awareness on the ill effect of drugs, which represent a hazard to society’s economy, values and ideologies.

It is noteworthy that a number of the Abu Dhabi Police departments, government entities and local national institutions will be taking  part in the five-day celebrations that will fea ... Read more »

Le service de pré-paiement offre l'inclusion financière pour la population non bancarisée au Brésil

AMSTERDAM - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), le leader mondial dans la sécurité numérique, annonce qu'elle fournira des cartes de paiement EMV prépayées à Mobile Financial Services (MFS), la coentreprise formée par Telefónica et MasterCard Worldwide. Le lancement fait partie de « Zuum », un nouveau service de paiement offert par la marque Vivo de Telefónica, qui vise à fournir l'inclusion financière à la population non bancarisée au Brésil. Gemalto fournira également à MFS tous les services de personnalisation associés aux cartes prépayées EMV ainsi qu'un emballage inviolable et une exécution point de vente. Avec la vaste couverture de Vivo qui s'étend sur plus de 90 % de la population brésilienn ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The results of an open label study presented at the INS (International Neuromodulation Society) 11th World Congress in Berlin showed that Non-Invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation (nVNS) has meaningful clinical benefits both in time to relief from an acute cluster headache and a decrease in the frequency of attacks.

The report on the open-label trial, run by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of two sites in the UK and Ireland was presented by Dr Alexander Nesbitt and Dr Juana Marin. The report included data from 21 patients, five with twelve months of experience with nVNS, and concluded that nVNS delivered by electroCore’s gammaCore device appeared to be effective, safe and well-tolerated for up to twelve months. The report concluded that nVNS is useful for acute and preventive treatment strategies and should be considered before surgically invasive neuro-stimulation. The authors concluded th ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Civil Defense teams managed to put out a huge fire that broke out at a workers’ housing and a warehouse in Al Musaffah Industrial Area. No casualties or injuries were reported.

Captain Abdullah Al Tamimi, Head of Customer Service and Public Relations Section at the Abu Dhabi Civil Defense Directorate General explained that as soon as the Operations Room received notification reporting the outbreak of the fire, a Civil Defense team was immediately dispatched to the scene from the Al Musaffah Center 33, followed by two teams from the Al Musaffah Center 13, Mohammed Bin Zayed Center and Al Wathba Center. Upon arriving to the indicated location, and assessing the severity and extent of the fire, additional teams were called for support and backup from the Al Falah Center, Al Shamkha Center and the Al Qubesat Center.

Al Tamimi indicated that the fire completely engulfed the workers acc ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate General of Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section , urged motorists not to crowd in the event of traffic accidents; indicating that this is regarded as  a negative and dangerous behavior.

Major Salah Abdulalh Al Humairi, Chief of the Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section emphasized that crowding at accident sites impedes traffic and prevent patrols’ members and rescue teams from carrying out their duties.  "This is an unacceptable behavior that reflects a lack of awareness among community members who crowd and close the streets leading to accident locations,” he said.

Al Humairi added: "Despite the repeated calls issued by the various police entities in the country, urging community members not to crowd and gather at traffic accidents’ locations, some still insist on doing so. This, in turn, leads to further human and m ... Read more »

Mobile Asia Expo 2013

TOKYO - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO : 6502) a annoncé aujourd’hui la présentation de solutions de semi-conducteurs de pointe pour les appareils mobiles lors du salon Mobile Asia Expo 2013. Toshiba présentera des solutions dans cinq domaines différents : Connectivité intelligente, imagerie intelligente, systèmes audio intelligents, mémoire et systèmes autonomes, sous le concept unificateur suivant : « Un avenir intelligent naît des solutions de semi-conducteurs de Toshiba ».

Le salon Mobile Asia Expo 2013 se déroulera du 26 au 28 juin au Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) à Shanghai, en Chine et Toshiba sera présent au stand N1.F78.

Grandes lignes de l’exposition de Toshiba au salon Mobile Asia Expo 2013 :

1) Connectivité intelligente : Solutions utilisant divers environnements sans fil, dont les technologies ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Les résultats d'une étude en ouvert présentée lors du 11ème congrès international de l'INS (International Neuromodulation Society) à Berlin ont démontré que la stimulation non invasive du nerf vague (nVNS) présentait des avantages cliniques considérables en termes de délai de soulagement d'une algie aiguë vasculaire de la face et de réduction de la fréquence des crises.

«Bien que les données soient encore précoces, ces résultats sont encourageants»

Le rapport sur l'essai en ouvert, mené par le Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust pour le compte de deux sites au Royaume-Uni et en Irlande, a été présenté par le Dr Alexander Nesbitt et la Dr Juana Marin. Le rapport incluait des données concernant 21 patients, dont cinq avec douze mois d'expérience de la nVNS, et ... Read more »

Sélection du système d'agrafage électrique iDrive™ Ultra de Covidien parmi les finalistes du prix MDEA

MANSFIELD, Massachusetts - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE : COV), un leader international dans la fourniture de produits de soins de santé, a annoncé aujourd'hui que son système de dissection ultrasonique sans fil Sonicision™ a remporté le prix d'excellence en conception médicale 2013 (Medical Design Excellence Award - MDEA), l'un des plus grands honneurs dans l'industrie des technologies médicales. Le système d'agrafage électrique iDrive™ Ultra de Covidien était également l'un des finalistes du prix MDEA dans la même catégorie pour le matériel, les fournitures et les instruments chirurgicaux. Depuis 1998, le programme du prix MDEA reconnaît les avancées significatives dans la conception et l'ingénierie de produits médicaux qui am&eac ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France- June 25, 2013 -(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced its selection by Samsung Electronics to provide PEARL, the state-of-the-art NFC embedded Secure Element (eSE) for the newly released GALAXY S4.

Oberthur Technologies’ PEARL is the most advanced multi-application embedded Secure Element and offers the largest memory on the market. It is also the first of its kind to be certified by Visa, MasterCard and Google. PEARL allows easy deployment of secure NFC payment, strong authentication, transit, access and loyalty applications.
Oberthur Technologies is a recognised leader in trusted payment and plays a key role in the ecosystem through supplying solutions and facilitating connections for a large number of financial institutions and service providers.

"We are proud to be recognised through this con ... Read more »

Prepaid payment service provides financial inclusion for the unbanked population of Brazil

AMSTERDAM - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it will supply prepaid EMV payment cards to Mobile Financial Services (MFS), the joint venture formed by Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide. The launch is part of "Zuum”, a new payment service offered by Telefónica’s Vivo brand which aims to provide financial inclusion for the unbanked population of Brazil. Gemalto will also provide MFS with all the personalization services associated with EMV prepaid cards as well as tamper evident packaging and fulfillment to point-of-sale. With Vivo’s huge coverage of over 90% of the Brazilian population, the service offers widespread accessibility for the vast majority of consumers.

Nearly 40 percent of Brazilians currently do not use banking services1. With ... Read more »

Mobile Asia Expo 2013

TOKYO - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will showcase its leading-edge semiconductor solutions for mobile devices at Mobile Asia Expo 2013. Toshiba will highlight solutions in five areas: "Smart Connectivity", "Smart Imaging", "Smart Audio", "Memory" and "Discrete", under the unifying concept "A Smart Future Starts from Toshiba Semiconductor Solutions."

Mobile Asia Expo 2013 will run from June 26 to June 28 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai, China and Toshiba will be at booth N1.F78.

Outline of Toshiba's Exhibition at Mobile Asia Expo 2013:

1) Smart Connectivity: Solutions that use various wireless environments, including near field communication technologies such as TransferJetTM and NFC, plus other technologies, among them FlashAirTM, BluetoothTM, Wi-FiTM and wireless charging.

2) Smart Imaging: System solutions i ... Read more »

BANGKOK - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Thai Tobacco Trade Association (TTTA), which represents more than 1400 retailers across Thailand, announced today that it is asking the Administrative Court to invalidate the Ministry of Public Health's unconstitutional decision to impose new warnings on cigarette packages. An individual retailer and wholesaler are joining TTTA's suit, and Philip Morris (Thailand) Ltd. is also bringing a similar case. At issue is a Ministry notification that mandates graphic health warnings on 85% of the front and back of cigarette packs. This rule was developed behind closed doors to avoid differences of opinion, without the input of the thousands of retailers whom the rule will burden most, and without the legal authority to impose this controversial requirement.

Mrs. Varaporn Namatra, Executive Director of TTTA said, "We asked many times, but the Ministry refused to talk with us even though this rule will make it har ... Read more »

Covidien iDrive™ Ultra powered stapling system named MDEA Finalist

MANSFIELD, Mass. - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Sonicision™ cordless ultrasonic dissection system won the 2013 Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA), one of the medical technology industry’s highest honors. Covidien’s iDrive™ Ultra powered stapling system was also an MDEA finalist in the same category for Surgical Equipment, Instruments and Supplies. Since 1998, the MDEA program has recognized significant advances in medical product design and engineering that improve the quality of healthcare delivery and accessibility.

"We are honored to have two products recognized by the prestigious MDEA program this year,” said Paul Hermes, Chief Technology Officer, Surgical Solutions, Covidien. "Congratulations to both the Sonicision and iDrive Ultra teams for their tremendous achievemen ... Read more »

Les commerçants en ligne obtiendront des informations et une visibilité sur le marché Amazon

PALO ALTO, Californie - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terapeak a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement de Terapeak for Amazon.com, une solution d'analyse révolutionnaire pour le commerce électronique, destinée à offrir une visibilité sur le marché Amazon. Les commerçants en ligne auront accès aux données du marché Amazon et à leurs propres données de vente, ce qui leur permettra de comparer divers indicateurs de performances clés.

Terapeak for Amazon.com permet d'effectuer des recherches sur les produits, les offres et le classement des ventes dans plus de 35 catégories Amazon, offre des données sur les tarifications minimum, moyennes et maximum, permet d'effectuer des recherches et des analyses sur la concurrence et permet de consulter l'historique des transact ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thia Breen, présidente pour l’Amérique du Nord du groupe The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE : EL), a annoncé la nomination de Philippe Warnery au poste de directeur général pour le Canada.

M. Warnery sera responsable de la croissance et de la rentabilité de la filiale canadienne et portera notamment ses efforts sur les opportunités pertinentes au niveau local, l'évaluation des conditions de marché, l'établissement de relations avec les principaux clients, la gestion de l’efficacité opérationnelle, la mise en place de capacités ainsi que l’alignement et l’engagement de l’équipe canadienne. La nomination de M. Warnery, qui relèvera de Mme Breen, prendra effet le 12 août 2013.

« Le Canada est un important marché stratégique pour la région Amérique du Nord et M. Warnery sera ... Read more »

Online Merchants Will Gain Insights and Visibility into the Amazon Marketplace

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Terapeak today announced the release of Terapeak for Amazon.com, a break-through E-commerce market analytics solution, designed to provide visibility into the Amazon marketplace. Online retailers will have access to Amazon market data as well as their own sales data, enabling them to compare key performance indicators.

Terapeak for Amazon.com features product, offer and sales rank searches in over 35 Amazon categories; average, minimum and maximum pricing data; competitor research and analysis, and the ability to view historical Amazon transactions. Online merchants can also analyze and measure product and sales performance across multiple channels. With Terapeak for Amazon.com, online sellers now have unique insight into the competitive environment that is the Amazon marketplace, and yet another Terapeak-powere ... Read more »

Including 30 officers and noncommissioned officers


ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Nasser Lekhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the office of His Highness, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, emphasized that the UAE has attained a preeminent position in the field of Crime Scene Investigations among the region’s countries.  He also underscored the important harmony between investigation officers and crime scene examiners in policing and security work.

Al Nuaimi had attended on Monday at the Criminal Evidence Hall, the graduation ceremony of the first batch of Crime Scene Investigators. The graduates, which include 30 officers and noncommissioned officers from across the country, who acquired the Crime Scene Investigator diploma granted by the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ in cooperation with the Scottish Police College and the Scottish Higher Education Council, and recognized in all European Union ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thia Breen, Group President, North America for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL), announced that Philippe Warnery has been appointed to the position of General Manager, Canada.

Mr. Warnery will be responsible for the growth and profitability of the Canadian affiliate with a focus on locally relevant opportunities, assessing market conditions, building key account relationships, managing operational effectiveness, building capabilities, and aligning and engaging the Canada team. Mr. Warnery’s appointment is effective August 12, 2013 and he will report to Ms. Breen.

"Canada is an important strategic focus for the North America region and Philippe will be a key member of my leadership team. He has broad experience in developing and executing international marketing strategies and a collaborative style that will serve him well in this new role. I am delighted to welcome him to our team,” ... Read more »

Le compte à rebours final a commencé

GUYANE FRANÇAISE - Mardi 25 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--O3b Networks, le premier réseau de satellites à vitesse de fibre optique du monde lance ses quatre premiers satellites en orbite aujourd’hui.

Ce qui a commencé comme une idée visionnaire il y a six ans dans les jungles du Rwanda, en réponse au défi que pose l’accès insuffisant de la connectivité internationale, est devenu un réseau satellitaire ultra-moderne offrant pour la première fois à des milliards de personnes à travers l’Afrique, l’Amérique latine, le Moyen-Orient, l’Asie et le Pacifique un accès rapide et abordable à Internet.

Les quatre premiers satellites d’O3b ont été construits, testés et sont installés sur la fusée Soyouz en attente de leur lancement en orbite. Les systèmes au sol d’O3b dans le monde entier sont en place et prêts pour la commun ... Read more »

Al Junaibi: Swindler uses people passionate to own special numbers

Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Drops out of site after receiving payment

The Abu Dhabi Police recently arrested the ‘golden mobile number’ swindler, who deceived his victims into believing that they would own and register very special mobile numbers. The man would disappear after being paid for his services; in one case, this amount totaled AED 40,000. The truth behind those numbers was that they were already in existence and registered to other people.

The swindler targeted his victims randomly. He promoted his fake services via Broadcast, a mobile messaging application, in addition to SMS’s. He claimed that he had very unique numbers, and that he would like to sell them at good prices to the public.

Colonel Ojeil Ali Al Junaibi, Director of the Western Region Police Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, said: "The suspect, an Arab, cheated ... Read more »

After a successful start to the year with events Tejari opts for the indoors approach

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Over the next three months Tejari will be hosting a series on free online briefings aimed at Procurement and Supply Management professionals within the Middle Eastern Region.

What can you expect?

The knowledge sharing briefings will act as a forum for Tejari to share their experiences and best practice approaches to the adoption and use of their technologies. The topics include; Running Successful eAuctions, Best Practices in Programme and Process Management for Procurement and Visibility through Contract Management.

Running Successful eAuctions

The first briefing will be on Running Successful eAuctions, and will cover: What an eAuction is, how you go about planning an eAuction, how you execute an eAuction and the kind of results you can expect from running an eAuction.

The briefing wil ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The first GCC workforce meeting on supporting international legal cooperation against transnational organized crime in the GCC kicked off its activities on Saturday. The three-day meeting will be held at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, and will be attended by delegations from the Arab GCC countries and experts from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna and Abu Dhabi.

The meeting comes within the framework of partnership between the UAE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and crime (UNODC), in collaboration and coordination with the GCC General Secretariat, to support and develop the GCC international cooperation system in criminal matters. This partnership also aims to launch consultations between experts in the GCC countries and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with respect to United Nations mechanisms on international cooperation to combat transnational organized ... Read more »

To implement Emergency Medicine Academic Programs

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

A delegation of Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, headed by Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations, discussed the necessary mechanisms to complete the strategic partnership procedures with Harvard University, Boston, United States of America, regarding the implementation of the Emergency Medicine Academy’s programs of the Police GHQ. The delegation also discussed the implementation of Harvard fellowship programs and continuous education and development courses in emergency medicine and services.

The parties also touched on Harvard University’s participation in the Emergency Medicine Conference, to be organized by the Abu Dhabi Police’s Directorate General of Central operations with the University’s Faculty of Medicine this upcoming December 8th in Abu Dhabi. They also discussed the possible participation of a group of Har ... Read more »

BAGHDAD - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citi has been granted preliminary approval by the Central Bank of Iraq to establish a representative office in Baghdad.

The approval will be announced formally tonight during a ceremony hosted at the US Embassy in Baghdad by the United States Ambassador to Iraq, the Honorable Stephen Beecroft, in the presence of guests and dignitaries, including a Citi delegation led by Mr. James Cowles, Citi’s Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Middle East & Africa.

The office in Baghdad will support Citi’s clients in the country and the bank will also look to open two more representative offices in Erbil and Basra at a later stage, subject to approval by the Central Bank of Iraq.

Citi’s representative office will be led by Dennis Flannery, who has been managing the bank’s Iraq Desk based in Amman, Jordan for the past two years. Flannery has 40 years of global banking experience and served as the US Treas ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Staff Dr. Obeid Al Hiri Salim Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police reviewed the workflow and procedures at the Legal Affairs Department, in accordance with the law’s standards and regulations.

He was greeted, upon arrival to the Legal Affairs Department Headquarters at "Khalifa City (A)” in Abu Dhabi, by Colonel Dr. Salem AL Yamahi, acting head of the department, along with a number of officers.

The Abu Dhabi Police Commander-in-Chief was given an overview of the department personnel’s duties and listened to their views and development visions. He urged them to exert their utmost in order to achieve excellence in their work, and underscored the need to improve performance and accomplish the assigned tasks accurately and professionally.

Al Kutbi continued: "By attaining excellence in discharging their entrusted tasks and duties, the various police departmen ... Read more »

The Final Countdown Has Begun

FRENCH GUIANA - Monday, June 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- O3b Networks, the world’s first fiber-speed, satellite network is launching its first four satellites in to orbit today.

What started as a visionary idea six years ago in the jungles of Rwanda to solve the challenge of limited affordable international connectivity, has become a state of the art satellite network providing billions of people across Africa, Latin America, The Middle East, Asia and The Pacific access to fast and affordable internet for the first time.

The first four O3b satellites have been built, tested and are poised at the top of the Soyuz rocket waiting to be launched in to orbit. O3b’s ground systems around the world are in place ready to communicate with and operate the newly launched satellites while O3b staff and customers have gathered at the Guiana Space Centre for the launch which is scheduled to take place at 15.53, local time (18.5 ... Read more »