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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 29th 2013

A group of local volunteers, who are graduates from the Community Police and Policing Sciences Institute, received training organized by the institute on how to solve community problems in UAE society.

When meeting the volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel Ali Saeed Al Mansouri, Deputy Head of the Community Police Department, said that this course supports volunteer work and encourages citizens to engage in it. He appreciated the volunteers’ eagerness to respond to the community police goals, promote community cohesion, and contribute to the promotion of security and safety.

This batch is the first one in this training course supervised by First Lieutenant Mubarak Hadef Al-Khaili. The training course is considered to be one of the most important courses for learning the best methods to solve community problems.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Security Challenges held in conjunction with the International Security, Safety and National Resilience exhibition and conference "ISNR 2014”, continued its meetings to discuss the scientific program, schedule and work papers to be submitted by specialists in the field of National Security, Safety and Resilience. The Exhibition and Conference, organized by the Ministry of the Interior in cooperation with REED Exhibitions, will be held in Abu Dhabi from April 1-3, 2014.

Brigadier Saeed Salim Al Henki, Director General of Finance and Support Services at the Ministry of Interior and Chairman of the Committee headed the meeting held in his office, in the presence of all members of the Committee.

During the meeting, a number of topics on the agenda were reviewed, notably assigning members to communicate with concer ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

In a ceremony held in his office, Brigadier Fares Khalifa Al Farsi, Director General of Guards and Special Tasks at Abu Dhabi Police, awarded 26 officers with their new ranks. The officers were promoted in accordance with the recently issued Decree as follows:  five officers were promoted from the rank of Lieutenant to Captain; and 21 officers were promoted from the rank of Lieutenant to First Lieutenant.  During the ceremony, Brigadier Al Farsi also honored the football team that took part in the Commander-in-Chief Award at the Ramadan Football Tournament 2013.

Brigadier Al Farsi congratulated the newly promoted officers, from the departments of the Guards and Special Tasks Directorate General. He asserted their eligibility for such a promotion; praising their efforts in the line of duty and in carrying out the tasks entrusted to them.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

In a ceremony held on the occasion, Brigadier Mohammed Khalifa Al Marar, Director General of Undersecretary Diwan at the Ministry of Interior, awarded four officers from the Undersecretary Diwan with their new ranks.

Al Marar congratulated the newly promoted officers, praising their efforts in discharging the tasks entrusted to them; urging them to exert further efforts and dedication to promote police work. Furthermore, he asserted that the promotion reflects the attention dedicated by the higher leadership to its people; and comes as recognition of their continuous efforts and commitment to enhance security and maintain national gains.

The promoted officers were as follows: Major Juma Khalifa Al Darmaki; Major Abdullah Salem Al Muhairi; Captain Alaa Al Kaabi; and First Lieutenant Abdullah Al Humairi. During the ceremony, they expressed their thanks to the police leadership for the trust it ... Read more »

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RICHARDSON, Texas & LONDON - Thursday, August 29th 2013

Mavenir Systems®, a leading provider of software-based mobile communications solutions, announced today that it has launched a commercial deployment of virtualized Rich Communication Services (RCS-e) in a multi-tenant Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) environment.

Mavenir has demonstrated significant CAPEX reductions for IMS-based RCS deployments when utilizing multi-tenancy on a centrally deployed common platform. Mobile operators are leveraging NFV technologies to build and manage their next generation networks in a more efficient and cost effective manner that will also enable increased network flexibility and service velocity. A recent survey by TelecomTV Futures1, in association with HP and Intel, indicated that 78% of respondents rated NFV as either ‘important’ or ‘very important’ to service provider success in the future.

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AMSTERDAM - Thursday, August 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Record first semester with revenue at € 1.13 billion, up +13%
    Platforms & Services revenue up +25% to €208 million
    Profit from ongoing operations up +14%

To better assess past and future performance, the income statement is presented on an adjusted basis (see page 2 "Basis of preparation of financial information”). Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable IFRS measures and should be read only in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements. The reconciliation with the IFRS income statement is presented in Appendix 2. The statement of financial position is prepared in accordance with IFRS, and the cash position variation schedule is derived from the IFRS cash flow statement. All figures in this press release are unaudited.

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-- To relocate discrete assembly to new site --

BANGKOK & TOKYO - Thursday, August 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that its Thai-based Group company, Toshiba Semiconductor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.(TST), has completed its relocation to a new semiconductor manufacturing facility and started mass production, marking the company’s full recovery from the devastating flooding of 2011.

The new factory is some 140km north-east of Bangkok, a state-of-the art facility in the 304 Industrial Park in Prachinburi. Construction started in July 2012, limited production began this April, and the facility is now operating at its current target capacity. At 1.4 times the size of the flood-damaged plant, the new facility and its cutting-edge production equipment will allow TST and Toshiba Group to secure greater operating efficiency and higher productivity, while at the same time offering room for expansion that will allow th ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, August 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, awarded 26 officers with their new ranks. The officers, from the Finance and Services Directorate General were promoted in accordance with the Ministerial Decree No. 440 for the year 2013. During the ceremony, officers from the Engineering Projects, Finance, Procurement and Warehouses, Medical Services, Transport and Workshops and Clubs departments were promoted as follows: 12 officers were promoted to the rank of captain, 10 officers were promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant; and three assistants and a sergeant were promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

Major General Badran congratulated the newly promoted officers, praising their efforts in discharging their duties. He asserted that the promotion reflects the attention dedicated by the higher leadership to its people; and recognition of their ... Read more »

Consumers invited to experience LG’s hottest Smartphone before launch

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 LG Electronics (LG) today launched its Play & Share LG G2 campaign, an online event providing consumers with the opportunity to experience the best features of LG’s latest premium smartphone before the device becomes available to the general public.

LG G2 was developed using a ‘human centric’ design philosophy whereby much of the smartphone’s innovations were driven by consumer feedback. Play & Share LG G2 will allow consumers to test drive the LG G2 without having to visit a retailer. Consumers will get the chance to interact with the most popular features of LG G2, with the following functions being demonstrated virtually:

    KnockON turns the device on and off by tapping the display twice;
    Audio Zoom enables zooming in on certain sounds when recording a video;
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GREENSBORO, Caroline du Nord - Jeudi 29 Août 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) VF Corporation (NYSE :  VFC) a annoncé aujourd'hui son intention d'établir trois centres mondiaux de l'innovation – démarche sans précédent dans l'industrie du vêtement – pour se concentrer sur des innovations produit susceptibles de changer la donne sur le marché des vêtements techniques, de la chaussure et du jean.

Les centres seront dotés d'équipes de scientifiques, d'ingénieurs, de concepteurs techniques et de talents-clés qui combineront les perspectives propres à l'entreprise avec les besoins des clients et une connaissance approfondie de la technologie et des nouveaux matériaux. Le résultat escompté : des produits pionniers qui permettront de renforcer la valeur de la marque et d'engendrer de la croissance à long terme.

« Ces centres mondiaux de l'innovation vont nous permettre de fair ... Read more »

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – - Wednesday, August 28th 2013


In a ceremony held on Wednesday at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior honored 48 retired staff members of the Abu Dhabi Police. Attended the honoring ceremony were Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, Head of the Retirees Honoring Committee at the Ministry of Interior; and Brigadier General Ali Obeid Al Darmaki, Director of Personnel at the General Department of Human Resources at Abu Dhabi Police.

Major General Al Nuaimi addressed the retired officers, conveying the greetings of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. Moreover, Al Nuaimi hailed their efforts and dedication during their tenure in the police force, underscoring the country’s Highe ... Read more »