VANTAA, Finlande - Jeudi 26 Septembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valimo, le leader mondial de l’authentification d’identité sur téléphone portable, a uni ses forces avec le fournisseur de services de télécommunications finlandais Elisa afin de permettre l’ouverture de session fortement sécurisée sur téléphone portable et l'authentification de l’utilisateur final pour Taltioni, un service national de santé et de bien-être. Taltioni, le client d’Elisa dans le projet, est une coopérative finlandaise de services de santé qui fait la promotion d’un écosystème ouvert pour les services de bien-être. Les nombreuses années d’activité d’Elisa dans les services mobiles, associées à la solide expertise de Valimo en matière d’identification mobile, permettent un accès à tout moment et en tout lieu aux offres de santé en ligne de Taltioni.

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, September 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police has issued an awareness leaflet in English and Arabic to explain how to protect against and report e-crimes. It aims to raise the public’s awareness on how to fight e-crimes socially. This leaflet falls within the strategy of the Abu Dhabi Police to enhance the public’s trust in the police institution.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is planning to distribute the leaflets to all service entities at the ministries, service departments, and institutions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in addition to the road-boarder points and airports, starting tomorrow. This leaflet is a civilized means to address e-crimes, a cross-continent weapon that infects society and requires wide-spread expertise and high-tech capabilities to fight.

The E-Crimes Branch at the CID, which is adopting the initiative, intends to translate the leaflet into many foreign languages. The initiati ... Read more »

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, September 24th 2013

The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Organizing Higher Committee of the International Conference for Security and National Resilience "ISNR 2014”, discussed the efforts exerted by the sub-committees to bring out the event in a distinguished and cultural manner and achieve the aspired success of the events.

For this end, Major General Staff Dr. Obeid Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander-in-chief of Abu Dhabi Police and Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the Conference and Exhibition chaired a meeting at the Rotana Park Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Participants shed light on the previous achievements and reviewed the sub-committees workflow, as well as the improvement and excellence requirements.

"The secret to true success lies in teamwork to achieve record standards of excellence, which reflects the Ministry of Interior’s superiority and excellence,” said Major General Al Kutbi; stre ... Read more »

VANTAA, Finland - Thursday, September 26th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Valimo, the world leader in mobile identity authentication, has joined forces with leading Finnish telecommunications service provider Elisa to enable strong mobile login and end-user authentication for Taltioni, a nationwide health and well-being service. Taltioni is a Finnish health services cooperative promoting an open ecosystem for well-being services, and Elisa’s customer in the project. Elisa’s many years in the mobile service business combined with Valimo’s strong mobile ID expertise allows anytime anywhere access to the Taltioni eHealth offers.

With Mobile ID, users can securely log in to their eHealth account and authorize healthcare professionals to link medical applications with their personal information. Patients can store, collect, generate and share information received from healthcare professionals, and also the user-collected data. Taltioni stores the data in a protected data ... Read more »

NEW JERSEY - Wednesday, September 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JP Errico CEO of electroceutical healthcare company electroCore has spearheaded an overhaul of the companys’ management structure over the last two years. Its top team now better reflects its extensive global ambitions and its culture of professionalism and continuous improvement.

JP commented, "We are moving into a period of rapid growth as we start to bring our therapies to market across the globe. To meet this challenge we have strengthened our management team with a new focus on the commercialization of our non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation nVNS therapy for headache – cluster and migraine - and to further expand the use of nVNS therapies in gastric motility disorders, bronchoconstriction, epilepsy, depression and anxiety. Initially our commercial efforts are focused on headache in Europe, Australia and Canada where we have regulatory approval. In the US we are presently completing the neces ... Read more »

DUBAI, Émirats Arabes Unis - Jeudi 26 Septembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 La société Thuraya Telecommunications, un des plus grands  fournisseurs de téléphonie mobile par satellite au monde, a annoncé aujourd'hui que Randy C. Roberts a rejoint la société en tant que vice-président de l'innovation. Dans son nouveau rôle, Roberts supervisera le développement et la gestion des produits, et l'ingénierie des solutions. Roberts fera référence à Samer Halawi, chef exécutif de Thuraya et servira en tant que membre de l'équipe exécutive dans la société.

«Je suis ravi d'accueillir Randy Roberts en tant que nouveau vice-président de l'innovation», a déclaré Halawi. «Son  expérience dans le développement et la gestion des produits avec les plus grands fabricants de téléphones portables sera un atout pou ... Read more »

According to thesis by researcher in Security Media

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, September 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

According to a Master’s thesis titled "Common Language Errors  in the Arab Press” carried out by a researcher at the Security Media Department, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Emirati newspapers,  are the best in Arabic language use compared to other newspapers. They are also reputed for respecting syntactic and morphological rules in news writing and editing.

The thesis, prepared by Awad Abbas Al Hadi from the Press Branch, aimed at identifying models of common language errors in Emirati newspapers compared with another Arab newspaper. It revealed that morphological structure errors are widespread in most Arab newspapers, along with common grammatical and spelling errors in several other newspapers, which are less prevalent in Emirati newspapers. The researcher att ... Read more »

Undertakes Novel Genomic "Pre-profiling” Feasibility Study to Examine the Promise of Precision Medicine in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Wednesday, September 25th 2013

Quintiles today announced plans to improve the development of biomarker-targeted therapies through a novel approach that promotes the genomic "pre-profiling” of cancer patients. As a first step, Quintiles is undertaking a study with the participation of US Oncology Research, supported by McKesson Specialty Health and The US Oncology Network, to explore the operational feasibility and clinical benefits of an upfront approach to the genomic profiling of tumors from metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. The study will investigate how pre-profiling and genomic sequencing data may support physician treatment decisions, including the identification of appropriate clinical trials for patients.

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Before 60 Teams in Holland

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, September 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The UAE Search and Rescue Team showcased its experience in using remote-controlled aircraft for aerial photography before 60 international rescue teams. The demonstration was part of a work paper submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed AlAnsari, Head of the UAE Search and Rescue Team, and field liaison officer between the Ministry of Interior and the UN for handling disasters. Lt. AlAnsari’s work paper shed light on the usage of these aircraft, during the meeting of the heads of the International Search and Rescue Teams, which was recently held in Holland.

The experience is a first of its kind in the world where such aircraft participate in search and rescue work as well as in surveying distressed areas, thus providing further protection for individuals participating in rescue operations.

AlAnsari said that this demonstration reflects the commitment of L ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, September 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator today announced that Randy C. Roberts has joined the Company as Vice President of Innovation. In the newly created role, Roberts will oversee product development, product management and solutions engineering. Roberts will report to Samer Halawi, Chief Executive Officer of Thuraya and will serve as a member of the Company’s Executive Team.

"I am pleased to welcome Randy Roberts as Vice President of Innovation,” said Halawi. "His extensive experience in product development and management with leading handset OEMs will be a strong asset for Thuraya as we drive new product innovation and expand our offerings, including the Thuraya SatSleeve to new audiences and new sectors.”

Roberts is a seasoned telecommunications executive with over 25 years of experience at leading mobile device manufacturers. He brings to Thuraya ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Wednesday, September 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Patients with EGFR mutation positive lung cancer in the European Union can now benefit from a new targeted treatment option, GIOTRIF®, the first irreversible ErbB Family Blocker
    Afatinib has been shown to delay tumour progression and improve disease related symptoms versus standard chemotherapy1
    Afatinib approval marks the first registration of a targeted treatment from Boehringer Ingelheim's oncology portfolio in the EU

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Boehringer Ingelheim announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for afatinib monotherapy, for the treatment of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) TKI-naïve adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating EGFR mutation(s). Afatinib will be marketed in Europe under the brand name GIOTR ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 22nd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate’s sports vehicles led a motorcycle parade, which was recently organized in the capital city of Abu Dhabi as part of the Abu Dhabi International Motorbike Show. Approximately 400 motorists from the United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, and other GCC countries participated.

The Directorate’s Protocol and Traffic Control Section’s motorcycles displayed a variety of formations during the parade, in addition to accompanying the parade from the front, the back, and the sides. The ambulance of the Abu Dhabi Police’s General Directorate of Central Operations followed the parade, which began at Al Samha and went through Yas Island and the Corniche Road to end at the Marina Mall, to provide support when necessary.

Major Khalid Al Fil, Head of the Community-based Initiatives Team from the Department of Public Relations Section at Abu Dhabi Police ... Read more »