CLARENCE, New York - Jeudi 19 Septembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--22nd Century Group, Inc. (OTCQB : XXII) a annoncé que la société et NASCO Products, LLC ont conclu un accord final et exécutoire pour que 22nd Century Group achète NASCO Products. NASCO Products, un fabricant de produits du tabac agréé par le gouvernement fédéral, est également un membre adhérent de l'accord-cadre de règlement Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (également appelé MSA), une entente entre 46 États américains et l'industrie du tabac administrée par la National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).

Le prix d'achat pour l'acquisition de NASCO se monte à 1 million de dollars, payable sous forme d'espèces et d'actions. Le contrat d'achat prévoit également que 22nd Century conclura un contrat de gestion et un contrat de vente à la conclusion avec une sociét&eacu ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, Émirats Arabes Unis - Jeudi 19 Septembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Le siège général de la Police d'Abu Dhabi a signé un protocole d'entente avec Sa Majesté l'Inspection de gendarmerie de l'Angleterre et du Pays de Galles, visant ainsi à renforcer la coopération mutuelle dans les domaines d'intérêt commun.

Le protocole d’entente a été récemment signé par le général Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, secrétaire général du Bureau de Son Altesse le vice-Premier ministre et ministre de l'Intérieur, actuellement en visite au Royaume-Uni avec la délégation du siège général de la Police d'Abu Dhabi. Tom Winsor, inspecteur en chef de la gendarmerie au Royaume-Uni a signé le protocole au nom de Sa Majesté l'Inspection de gendarmerie.

Le protocole vise à renforcer la coopération entre le siège génér ... Read more »

A real-time payments solution that minimizes operational risk and improves the Straight Through Processing rate to over 90%

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, September 19th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Sibos 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE) Polaris Financial Technology Limited’s Global Transaction Banking division (iGTB), provider of the world’s first complete Global Transaction Banking platform, today announced the launch of its Payments Hub solution at Sibos 2013 in Dubai.

The Payments Hub combines transaction processing on a channel agnostic platform with the flexibility to configure to meet changing customer needs, regulatory reforms and operational arrangements. It is capable of achieving Straight Through Processing (STP) rates of well over 90% across high volume and high care payments through data validation and enrichment driven by rules.

Operational risks can be reduced by around 20%-25% using a configurable Exceptions Management Framework which offers compl ... Read more »

BST10 Represents the World’s First "Multi-Lingual” Business Software Crafted for Leading Architects & Engineers Available on-Premise and in the "Cloud”

BARCELONA, Spain - Wednesday, September 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) BST Global, the leading global provider of enterprise business software solutions for leading Architecture, Engineering and Environmental Consultancies, today announced the introduction of BST10 and BST10 Cloud at the FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) Centenary Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

BST10 and BST10 Cloud represent a new era in business software solutions designed for leading Architecture, Engineering and Environmental Consultancies. BST10 and BST10 Cloud are the culmination of years of research and development and the direct feedback from BST Global’s client base of over 100,000 users in 65 countries spanning 6 continents.

BST10 and BST10 Cloud introduce a number of industry firsts:

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CLARENCE, N.Y - Wednesday, September 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)  22nd Century Group, Inc. (OTCQB: XXII) announced that the company and NASCO Products, LLC entered into a definitive and binding agreement for 22nd Century Group to purchase NASCO Products. NASCO Products, a federally licensed tobacco product manufacturer, is also a participating member of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement known as the MSA, an agreement among 46 U.S. states and the tobacco industry administered by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).

The purchase price for the NASCO acquisition is $1 million payable in a combination of cash and equity. The purchase agreement also contemplates that 22nd Century will enter into a management agreement and a sales agreement at closing with an affiliate of NASCO Products. In addition, 22nd Century will purchase cigarette manufacturing machinery for approximately $2 million.

Upon closing, which will take place immedia ... Read more »

Omni-Channel solution enables role-based efficiencies for Financial Institutions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Polaris Financial Technology Limited’s Global Transaction Banking division (iGTB), provider of the world’s first complete Global Transaction Banking platform, announced today the launch of its pioneering Canvas Technology at Sibos 2013 in Dubai.

Canvas Technology, a transformative distribution technology for channel solution design, development and deployment, is an 'ahead-of-trends' product that enables the financial or other institution's CIO to offer a unique omni-channel platform for end customers as well as internal users, thereby future-proofing existing investments. Banks can now set up a flexible and high performance environment for accelerated configuration of services while retaining complete control over user experience and change management.

At the heart of Polaris’ Canvas T ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

In line with the "Students’ Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility” Campaign, recently launched by the Abu Dhabi Traffic and Patrols Directorate, the SAAED Company for Traffic Systems distributed traffic awareness publications and took part in organizing traffic in front of schools. . This aims to enhance awareness and provide traffic safety for students.

Engineer Ibrahim Ramel, Chief Executive Officer, emphasized SAAED’s keenness to promote the concept of traffic safety, based on its societal role and responsibility, and within its strategic partnership with the directorate. This is achieved by implementing integrated programs for awareness raising and harnessing modern methods and techniques to provide traffic safety for students, and protect them against any potential accidents they may face during the new academic year.

He also urged motorists and bus drivers to increase efforts to prov ... Read more »

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SUGAR LAND, Texas - Wednesday, September 18th 2013

-- Wireless Seismic, Inc., the leading innovator of real-time and cable-free seismic data acquisition systems for the oil and gas industry, announced today the first sale of its 3-channel RT System 2 seismic data acquisition system to a major oilfield service company. The 3-channel system will be used on passive seismic monitoring projects, initially in the North American region.

The 3-channel wireless remote unit (3C-WRU) operates without cables and with ultra-low power consumption, in the same manner as Wireless Seismic’s 1-channel WRU. An extension to the company’s proprietary 2.4 GHz radio technology has been developed that supports the transmission of seismic data from multiple channels housed within a single WRU and with geophones deployed at multiple depths. With the addition of the 3C-WRU, RT System 2 can be deployed with a mixture of 1C and 3C surface arrays and 3C near-surface ... Read more »

Average budgets and risks are bigger—but successful organizations manage complex and general projects using the same practices and techniques, study says

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa - Wednesday, September 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s largest not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession, today announced the release of Pulse of the Profession™ In-Depth Report: Navigating Complexity. Expanding on findings from the 2013 Pulse of the Profession, which revealed that companies risk $135 million for every $1 billion spent on a project, the new complexity report reveals that average budgets for projects that are highly complex are nearly twice as large than those with lower levels of complexity—using significantly more resources and putting even more dollars at risk for the organizations managing them.

Although there may be a perception that navigating complex projects requires a different set ... Read more »

Highly Anticipated New Luxury Hotel Marks Milestone UAE Entry for Hilton Worldwide

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & MCLEAN, Va. - Wednesday, September 18th 2013

Hilton Worldwide brings its global brand for the new generation of smart luxury

travellers, for whom life, business and pleasure seamlessly intersect, to UAE today

with the official opening of Conrad Dubai. The 555-room luxury hotel marks the entry

of Conrad Hotels & Resorts into the region, after the company’s luxury brands regional

opening of the Waldorf Astoria Ras al Khaimah hotel, which began welcoming guests in

early August.

Located amid upscale living in Dubai’s bustling cosmopolitan business and shopping

district, Conrad Dubai offers the epitome of discreet luxury and sophisticated style.

The hotel is within a short distance of the city’s traditional commercial landmarks

such as Dubai Internatio ... Read more »