Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, May 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Department of Community Police at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ) won the Safe School Award from the American National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) for the “Safer Schools” project.

Upon winning the award, Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, said: “This award crowns the efforts that have been made to raise the position of the UAE in international forums.”

He also hailed Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, for his support and keenness to continue striving for greater development and excellence; for his march forward in pursuit of innovation; and for proposing creative initiatives to accomplish further achievements for the proud nation.

The Secretary General congratula ... Read more »

Colorado Springs - Dimanche 24 Mai 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Haystack Connect 2015

La convergence des appareils intelligents connectés et l'informatique en nuage déchaînent une ère où la connectivité est disponible à tout moment et n'importe où, et qui favorise entièrement de nouveaux modes d'interaction avec le client et la prestation de services. Toutefois, afin de réaliser le plein potentiel de  de l'Internet des objets, les clients auront besoin de nouveaux outils et technologies. Les outils existants qui soutiennent le développement des systèmes intelligents ne fournissent pas la meilleure mesure de la valeur. Nous approchons rapidement des circonstances analogues avec la prolifération des appareils  intelligents connectés. Chaque nouveau dispositif nécessite trop de personnalisation et de maintenance juste pour effectuer des tâches de base. Nous devons développer des logiciels et des méthodes pour automatiser le développement, faciliter la ré ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE - Dimanche 24 Mai 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- L'équipe argentine « Weaving a Quality Network » (Mise en place d'un réseau de qualité) de Movistar-Telefónica de Argentina, a été récompensée dans la catégorie Or du prix International Team Excellence Awards d'ASQ pour avoir amélioré la qualité et accru les économies financières de la société.

ASQ a annoncé le lauréat — ainsi que d'autres — lors de la Conférence mondiale sur la qualité et l'amélioration à Nashville, Tennessee, aux États-Unis. Lors de sa 30e année, 36 équipes finalistes en provenance de 12 pays étaient en lice dans les catégories Or, Argent et Bronze.

Le procédé ITEA est unique en son genre, de par le fait qu'il récompense des entreprises du monde entier pour le déploiement d'une amélioration des procédés en équipes. Les critères ITEA fournissent un cadre permettant aux équipes de contribuer efficacement aux efforts d’am ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE. - Thursday, May 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Argentina’s Movistar-Telefónica de Argentina “Weaving a Quality Network” team was awarded gold-level status at ASQ’s International Team Excellence Awards for increasing its organization’s quality and financial savings.

ASQ announced the winner — along with other winners — at its World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Nashville, Tenn., USA. In its 30th year, 36 finalist teams from 12 countries competed for gold, silver and bronze status.

The ITEA process is the only one of its kind that recognizes organizations worldwide for deploying team-based process improvement. The ITEA criteria provide a framework to enable teams to efficiently contribute to organizational improvement efforts.

Since 1985, more than 1,150 organizations of all sizes have showcased proven business results with long-term implications, resulting in savings of m ... Read more »

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Friday, May 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cook Medical is pleased to be one of the global medical device companies to collaborate internationally with regulatory authorities on the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP).

The value of developing a global program to audit and monitor medical device manufacturing for patient safety was recognized at the International Medical Device Regulators Forum inaugural meeting in 2012. That meeting led to the creation of MDSAP.

MDSAP International Coalition Organizations:

    US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    Health Canada
    Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA) Australia
    Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) Brazil
    Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) Japan

“This progressiv ... Read more »

MCLEAN, Virginie. - Dimanche 24 Mai 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Geller Investment Co., LLC et Wanxiang America Real Estate Group ont annoncé aujourd'hui l'ouverture projetée d'un nouvel hôtel Conrad Chicago qui devrait commencer à accueillir les voyageurs du monde entier au printemps 2016. Surplombant North Michigan Avenue sur Erie Street, l'étonnant nouveau Conrad Chicago fera bénéficier ses clients d'un accès immédiat aux commerces de luxe et restaurants primés dans l'un des emplacements les plus recherchés de la ville.

 « La signature du contrat pour le nouveau Conrad Chicago souligne notre engagement à ouvrir les meilleurs hôtels de leur catégorie dans des emplacements qui sont des points passage essentiels répondant aux besoins croissants des voyageurs de luxe internationaux », a déclaré à ce propos John T.A. Vanderslice, responsable mondial, Conrad Hotels & Resorts. « Ce nou ... Read more »

HEFEI, Chine. - Dimanche 24 Mai 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE): La S3 de JAC a eu  un classement de cinq  étoiles lors  crash test du Programme Chinois de l’évaluation de nouvelles voitures  C-NCAP qui a eu lieu récemment avec 55.4 points ce qui souligne davantage la sécurité et la haute qualité de ce modèle de véhicules utilitaires sport (VUS) qui connait un réel  succès, selon la première partie des résultats de l’évaluation de la C-NCAP annoncée le 23 Avril par le Centre Chinois de La Technologie et de la Recherche Automobile.

Un total de 17 modèles représentant 9 marques locales d’automobiles , 7 marques de co-entreprises et une marque importée comme la VEZEL de Honda, l’Outback de SUBARU et l’A3 de Audi, ont participé au crash test dont cinq voitures de classe A, 3 voitures de classe B et 9 VUS. Tous les véhicules testés ont été acheté sur le marché par le centre de gestion de la C-NCAP.

Lors du ... Read more »

MCLEAN, Va. - Friday, May 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Geller Investment Co., LLC, and Wanxiang America Real Estate Group today announced plans to open a new Conrad Chicago, expected to begin hosting global travelers in spring 2016. Overlooking North Michigan Avenue on Erie Street, the stunning new Conrad Chicago will provide guests with immediate access to high-end retail and award-winning restaurants in the one of the most desirable locations in the city.

“The signing of the new Conrad Chicago underscores our commitment to delivering best-in-class hotels in key gateway locations that meet the growing needs of global luxury travelers,” said John T.A. Vanderslice, global head, Conrad Hotels & Resorts. “This new property enhances the Conrad portfolio and supports our goal of connecting travelers to the most inspiring destinations around the world.”

Designed by the world-renowned designer Pie ... Read more »

 German shopping channel pearl.tv Ultra HD will be launched in September 2015

LUXEMBOURG - Wednesday, May 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that it will be broadcasting Europe's first free-to-air Ultra HD channel via Astra 19.2 degrees East. The German shopping channel, pearl.tv, will be produced and broadcast in native Ultra HD as of September 2015.

The parent company of pearl.tv, Enstyle GmbH, will lease additional capacity to launch the new channel and will also contract SES Platform Services, a subsidiary of SES, to manage the technical operations of the Ultra HD broadcast. Pearl.tv will also continue to broadcast in SD and HD.

“Years ago, pearl.tv was the first shopping channel to broadcast its programme in native HD. Today, by being the first to launch pearl.tv in Ultra HD, we are once again demonstrating our strength as technological leaders in the European media industry. ... Read more »

YANGON, Myanmar - Dimanche 24 Mai 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Apollo Towers Myanmar Ltd. annonce avoir signé avec Telenor Myanmar Ltd. un nouvel ordre d’achat portant sur plus de 700 nouveaux pylônes télécom.

La désignation d’Apollo Towers Myanmar vient étayer le projet de Telenor : poursuivre son déploiement rapide d’un réseau moderne de communication mobile dans le pays. Telenor Myanmar souhaite fournir des services de communication mobile abordables et accessibles à toute la population du Myanmar.

Le partenariat en cours entre Telenor Myanmar et Apollo Towers Myanmar fournit une plateforme de mutualisation de pylônes afin d’accélérer le développement d’une infrastructure de télécommunications mobiles partagée, efficace et rentable au Myanmar. Dans le cadre de l’engagement de Telenor Myanmar à contribuer à l’économie locale, Apollo Towers Myanmar collabore avec un certain nombre de sociétés basées au Myanm ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Wednesday, May 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    In patients with no prior maintenance treatment, tiotropium/olodaterol Respimat® more than doubled the improvement in lung function* compared to Spiriva® Respimat® alone1
    Tiotropium/olodaterol Respimat® showed efficacy across all COPD stages with greatest lung function improvements over Spiriva® Respimat® in early stages of COPD†2,3

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced new data analyses from the pivotal Phase III TONADO® 1&2 studies4 (NCT01431274/NCT01431287). Data showed tiotropium/olodaterol Respimat®‡ provided lung function benefit to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) right from the start of maintenance therapy, with the greatest benefit shown in the early stages of the disease. These data were presented today at the American Thoracic Society Congress 2015 in Denver.

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PC business delivering strong profit growth; newly acquired businesses show solid improvement

HONG KONG - Friday, May 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Record full year revenue: US$46.3 billion, up 20 percent
    Pre-tax income before non-cash, M&A-related accounting charges* of US$1.14 billion and pre-tax income of US$971 million for the full year
    Net income before non-cash, M&A-related accounting charges* of US$997 million and net income of US$829 million for the full year
    PC business saw record annual shipments and share with pre-tax income margin of 5.3 percent
    Better balance: 63 percent of fourth quarter revenue now from PCs, 25 percent from Mobile and nine percent from Enterprise vs. prior year when PCs were 83 percent
    Full year volume records: 60 million PCs – eight quarters as #1; 76million smartphones and global #3; ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM. - Dimanche 24 Mai 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (symbole au téléscripteur : PSH : NA) a aujourd’hui publié sa valeur liquidative (VL) hebdomadaire sur son site Web, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. La VL a été calculée à la clôture des activités le mardi 19 mai 2015.

La VL par action de PSH à la clôture des activités le 19 mai 2015 était de 28,05 USD.

La valeur liquidative hebdomadaire est calculée à la clôture des registres chaque mardi et publiée le jeudi suivant. Si un quelconque mardi n’est pas un jour ouvrable, PSH calculera la VL à la clôture des activités le jour ouvrable immédiatement précédant ce mardi. Si un quelconque jeudi n’est pas un jour ouvrable, toute telle VL sera publiée le jour ouvrable qui suivra ce jeudi.

À propos de Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (PSH : NA) est une société holding d’investissement structurée comme un fon ... Read more »

YANGON, Myanmar. - Thursday, May 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Apollo Towers Myanmar Ltd. announces that it has signed a new purchase order of more than 700 new telecom towers with Telenor Myanmar Ltd.

The appointment of Apollo Towers Myanmar supports Telenor’s plan of continuing its rapid roll out of a modern mobile communications network in the country. Telenor Myanmar is eager to deliver affordable and accessible mobile-communications services to people throughout Myanmar.

The ongoing partnership between Telenor Myanmar and Apollo Towers Myanmar provides the platform for multi-tenancy on towers in order to accelerate the development of efficient and cost-effective shared mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Myanmar. As part of Telenor Myanmar’s commitment to contribute to the local economy, Apollo Towers Myanmar is working with a number of Myanmar-based companies in the infrastructure build-out across the country, providing o ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM. - Friday, May 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of the close of business on Tuesday, 19 May 2015.

PSH NAV per share as of close of business on 19 May 2015 was USD28.05.

Weekly net asset value is calculated at the close of business on each Tuesday and posted on the following Thursday. In the event that Tuesday is not a business day, PSH will calculate the close-of-business NAV as of the business day immediately preceding that Tuesday. In the event that Thursday is not a business day, any such NAV will be posted the next business day following that Thursday.

About Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (PSH:NA) is an investment holding company structured as a closed end fund that makes concentrated investme ... Read more »

HEFEI, China. - Friday, May 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JAC S3 achieved five stars during the recent C-NCAP crash test with 55.4 points, further proving the hot-selling SUV model’s security and high quality, according to the first-batch C-NCAP evaluation results announced by China Automotive Technology & Research Center on April 23.

A total of 17 models representing 9 domestic automobile brands, 7 joint-venture brands and 1 imported brand, such as Honda VEZEL, SUBARU Outback and Audi A3, participated in the crash test, including five A-class cars, three B-class cars and nine SUVs. All the tested vehicles were purchased by the C-NCAP management center from the market.

In the 100% front impact and 40% offset collision, S3 respectively got 15.65 points and 13.75 points, and its airbags opened in time without any deformation in the passenger compartment structure, fully buffering the front impact force and effectively protecting the occupa ... Read more »

Al Nuaimi Chairs Meeting for Higher Committee for Child Protection at the MoI

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, May 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Higher Committee for Child Protection recently convened in order to discuss a number of issues relevant to the methods of child protection. The meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ), was chaired by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior.

Discussions included the work and achievements of the Higher Committee’s subcommittees, along with the best ways to improve the provided services and realize the desired objectives.

The Secretary General emphasized the keenness of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior to support local and internation ... Read more »