SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, December 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE Corporation and its subsidiary in Germany will appeal a decision by the District Court of Mannheim, Germany this week as the Group continues to defend a patent-related action initiated by Vringo Germany GmbH.

The ruling by Mannheim district court concerned the German part of the European Patent EP 1 186 119, owned by Vringo Infrastructure Inc., and a minor and optional function included in certain ZTE products. This week’s decision does not affect ZTE’s ability to offer products without the optional function. As the optional function is not in use in Germany, ZTE customers and consumers will not be affected by the ruling.

ZTE will appeal the Mannheim district court ruling in a higher court in Germany, and is optimistic of an outcome in favor of the Group.

In parallel, ZTE Deutschland GmbH previously filed a nullity action on the German part of EP 1 186 119 which is still pendin ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Mercredi 18 Décembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Katalyst, entreprise leader dans le secteur de la gestion des données de sous-sol E&P, a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir racheté l'activité britannique de transcription des bandes d'Iron Mountain, société spécialisée dans la gestion du stockage et des informations. Cette acquisition, qui a pris effet le 30 novembre, permettra à Katalyst d'offrir des services de bout en bout optimisés à ses clients des secteurs pétrolier et gazier basés au Royaume-Uni et en Europe. Iron Mountain garde l'ensemble de ses services de base, y compris ses services de stockage hautement sécurisé et de gestion de bandes.

Les clients pourront désormais bénéficier des solutions technologique de pointe destinées à la gestion des données de sous-sol, y compris les solutions iGlass et SeismicZone de Katalys ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, December 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Permanent platform (not a campaign!)
    30+ Topics of Road Safety, relevant to the UAE
    Interactive design to ensure interesting engagement

RoadSafetyUAE.com has gone live as of today with the aim to ‘make a difference’ to improve UAE’s road safety.

RoadSafetyUAE.com is an online educational platform targeted at the general public in the UAE. The initiative intends to be a permanent and broadly communicated knowledge base for road safety content, encouraging the dialogue and active contributions of users, authorities, other similar platforms and all further stake holders to share their views, experiences and improvement proposals. Its scope and the permanent nature of the platform set it apart from other, mainly campaign driven, road safety initiatives.

The founder of RoadSafetyUAE.com, Thomas Edelmann states: "I personally fee ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Wednesday, December 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]


(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles announced today that Mr. Richard Relyea has been elected to its board of directors. Mr. Relyea was designated by equity investor 3i to fill a vacancy on the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. board of directors. This comes as the result of Mr. Denis Ribon’s pending departure from 3i and resulting resignation from the Quintiles board.

Pursuant to the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. shareholders agreement, 3i retains the right to designate a replacement to the board. Prior to the Quintiles IPO, Mr. Relyea served as 3i’s observer to the Quintiles board.

Mr. Relyea joined 3i in 2007 as a member of the North American Private Equity team. He has been involved in 3i’s investments in Mold Masters (Canada), Quintiles (US) and Hilite (Germany).

Prior to joining 3i, Relyea was a principal at Halyard Capital where he invested in companies in the media, bus ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Wednesday, December 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Katalyst, the industry’s leading E&P subsurface data management firm, announced today that it had acquired the UK tape transcription business from storage and information management company Iron Mountain. This acquisition, effective November 30th, brings Katalyst’s enhanced end-to-end services to oil and gas customers in the UK and Europe. Iron Mountain will retain all of their core services, including their highly secure storage and tape management services.

Customers will now benefit from leading technology solutions for subsurface data management, including Katalyst’s iGlass and SeismicZone solutions. Under the agreement, Iron Mountain will retain 25 percent ownership in Katalyst Data Management.

Perfect timing for end-to-end data management

"We’re incredibly pleased and excited about this partnership,” said Katalyst President Steve Darnell. "We have made a substantial commitment ... Read more »

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, December 15th 2013

Abu Dhabi Police’s Air Wing Department rescued a local family with an air ambulance after a traffic accident took place in the Swaihan area. A mother and her two children were transported to Tawam Hospital. The medical team that accompanied the air ambulance provided medical care and helped in transporting the family to the hospital.

The Operation Room received a tip about a traffic accident in the Swaihan area that had caused injuries. The air ambulance immediately took off to reach the specified location. The medical team found the mother and her two children. The victims had sustained some injuries.

Abu Dhabi Police’s Air Wing Department was involved in a number of other missions this week. They transported three injured people to hospitals. In their first mission, they transported a local patient after his situation deteriorated at Al Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi. They took him to ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 17th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lieutenant General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, met a number of Arab police leaders at the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday. The Arab police delegation is attending the UAE Search and Rescue Team’s Classification, which is being held from December 16th to 18th in Abu Dhabi.

The Arabic delegation included Lt. General Talal Abdullah Al Kofahi, Director General of the Jordanian Civil Defense; Major General Abdullah Al Ghanam, Director General of Civil Defense in Saudi Arabia; and Major General Yusuf Al Ansari, Director General of the Fire Brigade in Kuwait. The Delegation also comprised Colonel Abdul Aziz Rashid Al Amer, Director of Training Institute at Civil Defense in the Kingdom of Bahrain; Colonel Salem bin Yahya Al Hanai, Assistant Director General of Oman Civil Defense; and Captain Khamis Mohammad Al Muraikhi, International Liaison Officer from Qatar.
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Global Thought Leadership Survey Report Uncovers New Trends in Multichannel Strategy, Innovation, Social Media, and Technology & Process Changes

PARIS - Wednesday, December 18th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Cegedim Relationship Management today announced the release of their latest thought leadership report, 2013 Global Life Sciences Insights, which offers an analysis of the results of a global survey of Life Sciences decision makers on industry-wide pain points, innovation as a path to growth, and solution strategies.

The Shape of Change: Industry Challenges, Changes to the Business Model and Innovation Trends When asked to rank "the issues that keep you up at night,” 61% of respondents indicated the changing commercial business model; followed closely by regulatory reform (57%). In terms of current operational changes, participants resoundingly identified an increased focus on market access strategies (54%) and primary sales force realignment (46%) as t ... Read more »

Combination to reduce complexity for users across digital, physical, mobile and cloud domains - anytime, anywhere in an increasingly connected world


MINNEAPOLIS & DALLAS - Tuesday, December 17th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Datacard Group, the industry’s best-selling brand of secure identification and card personalization solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Entrust, Inc., a leader in securing digital identities and information and a Thoma Bravo LLC portfolio company. The acquisition builds on the strengths of each company to enable its customers and partners to deliver better services in highly connected environments. The acquisition is expected to close on December 31, 2013, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.

"Today, we are pleased to announce the proposed combination of two market pioneers with one ambitious goal – helping our customers and partners reduce complexity while strengthening trust,” said To ... Read more »

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SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, December 18th 2013

ZTE Corporation is pleased that the Delhi High Court set aside the injunction sought against the company’s products by Vringo Inc. ZTE’s business operations in India are unaffected by the litigation.

ZTE is confident of a positive outcome in the litigation in India as the company continues to defend Vringo’s complaints vigorously. ZTE reserves the right to pursue legal action against Vringo in different jurisdictions to minimize disruptions to our business and our customers.

"ZTE fully respects the intellectual property of other companies, and is committed to completing licensing agreements with patent holders on the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) principle,” said Mr. Shen Jianfeng, Chief Intellectual Property Officer at ZTE. "We steadfastly oppose the anti-competitive use of patents by holders as a tactic for unreasonable demands.”

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 17th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Al Ain Civil Defense Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Al Ain Center for Care and Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities at the Civil Defense Department’s building in Al Ain on Tuesday.

The Memorandum of Understanding is in pursuance of the strategic plan adopted by the Civil Defense Department,  which aims to communicate and build  community partnerships with various sectors, organizations and bodies; particularly those who provide services.

Lieutenant Colonel Rashid Mohammad Hamar Ain Al Darmaki, Director of the Civil Defense Department in Al Ain signed the memorandum on behalf of the Civil Defense Department, while Mohammed Khamis Al Hadadi, Director of Al Ain Center for Care & Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities, signed it on behalf of the center.

The Memorandum of Understanding aims to establish a coordination framework, enhanc ... Read more »