Mobisson-Etuk joins class of more than 200 bold, brave, entrepreneurial leaders committed to making the world a better place

CAMBRIDGE, Mass - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a leading innovator in health and health care improvement worldwide, is honored to announce that Executive Director Dr. Nneka Mobisson-Etuk has been named to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Young Global Leaders (YGL) class of 2014, thanks to her committed energy and knowledge in addressing some of the most critical issues facing humankind today.

Currently, Dr. Mobisson-Etuk is leading IHI’s on the ground partnerships in Africa to reduce maternal, infant, and under-five mortality. This work, anchored by quality improvement processes, is underway in Ghana, in Malawi, and is in the planning stages in Ethiopia. Dr. Mobisson-Etuk also oversees IHI’s ongoing engagement with teams in South Africa to incre ... Read more »

Campaign Celebrates the Power of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ to Bring Everyone Together

       

ATLANTA - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The largest marketing program in the history of The Coca-Cola Company invites the world to celebrate football as a force for social good. Through “The World’s Cup” campaign, Coca-Cola will create unrivalled access, participation, empowerment and conversation with the goal of delivering the most accessible and inclusive FIFA World Cup™ ever. “The World’s Cup” will be brought to life through a number of key elements:
“One World, One Game” television and digital film
“Where Will Happiness Strike Next” documentary-style short films
The official music anthem for the Coca-Cola 2014 FIFA World Cup™ campaign
The Happiness Flag - the largest photomosaic ever created featuring fan fa ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

TECOM Business Parks (TBP) today provided an overview of its 2013 performance and outlined its strategic approach for the remainder of 2014.

TBP, which comprises TECOM Investments’ nine free zones, saw significant growth in the number of partners over the course of 2013, with 549 new business partners welcomed during the year.

In addition to growing the number of new business partners, the number of knowledge workers operating within TECOM’s business parks has grown by 23% over the course of 2013. This continues five year sustained growth trend of 81% collectively across the free zones.

Over the course of 2013, notable expansions within TECOM’s business parks included, Amity University, Sony Music Middle East, Publicis, Hewlett Packard, Dell and IBM Middle East. The success of TECOM’s offering is evidenced by the fact that business partner expansion across th ... Read more »

Création d'une société majeure de support client et produits

NEW YORK - Jeudi 3 Avril 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--iQor, un prestataire international de services d'externalisation des processus d'entreprise, a annoncé aujourd'hui qu'elle a conclu l'acquisition de l'entreprise de services après-ventes de Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE : JBL). L'acquisition positionne iQor en tant que première société internationale avec les capacités intégrées pour aborder le marché de 40 milliards de dollars au croisement des solutions de gestion des relations avec la clientèle et de support produits.

 « Nous sommes ravis d'accueillir les plus de 13 000 employés des services après-ventes chez iQor », a déclaré Hartmut Liebel, Directeur général d'iQor, qui auparavant avait é ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS. - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

ISC WEST 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) ImmerVision, the inventor of the 360° panomorph lens and worldwide expert in immersive optical and imaging technology, announced today the release of ImmerVision Enables 2.0, a new ground-breaking and patent-pending 360° standard that provides automatic 360° viewing compatibility between any ImmerVision Enables 2.0 certified video devices and software. To the user, ImmerVision Enables 2.0 offers seamless access to navigating any 360° panomorph video, regardless of media storage or file format.

This new 360° video standard goes beyond the original ImmerVision Enables standard or any 360° viewing capabilities on the market, requiring no software configuration. Once connected to the network, the certified software will automatically read the 360° parameters which are embedded in the video content when captured by an ImmerVision Enables 2.0 certified cam ... Read more »

Security by Design with CMMI for Development V1.3 is available now

PITTSBURGH - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The CMMI Institute, the leading center for global best practices and organizational benchmarking, announced today it has extended the CMMI for Development framework to address security concerns in software and systems development. This increased emphasis on security will help developers to protect their work from attack.

Security attacks against major companies have become regular headlines. In many cases, hackers are taking advantage of weaknesses resulting from inattention to basic security measures. An August 2013 study of Ponemon Institute and Security Innovation found that most software development organizations do not consider security in the development process, leaving the end applications and products vulnerable. While this absence may appear to keep costs down, any savings realized by disregarding security during ... Read more »