GOGO LOCKS IN HTS CAPACITY ON THE SES-14 AND SES-15 HIGH THROUGHPUT SATELLITES, UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO OFFER SERVICE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA INCLUDING HAWAII ALASKA AND BEYOND LUXEMBOURG - Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) announced today a major satellite capacity deal in the aero market to meet the growing demand for high-speed inflight connectivity on travel routes over the Americas, Caribbean and North Atlantic. Gogo has contracted major High Throughput Satellite (HTS) spot beam and wide beam capacity aboard two SES next-generation HTS satellites, SES-14 and SES-15, which are set for launch in 2017. The pair of advanced satellites will enable Gogo to support the next-generation, enhanced inflight entertainment and connectivity experience for airline passengers traveling routes over North America, including Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada, as wel ... Read more »

Mobile Connect Launched with 34 Operators in 21 Countries Around the World BARCELONA, Spain - Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced that the GSMA Mobile Connect mobile-based authentication solution is now available to 2 billion consumers globally. Since the solution was introduced at Mobile World Congress 2014, 34 mobile network operators (MNOs) have launched the service in 21 countries, with plans for additional launches and trials to follow in 2016 and beyond. Operators offering services based on Mobile Connect include América Móvil, Axiata Group (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sri Lanka), China Mobile, China Mobile Pakistan (Zong), China Telecom, China Unicom, DNA, Elisa, Globe Telecom, Indosat Ooredoo, Mobilink, Mobitel, Orange (Egypt, France, Morocco, Spain), Sunrise, Swisscom (Switzerland), Telefónica Group (Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Spain), Telenor Group (Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand), TeliaSonera (Finland), Telkomsel ... Read more »

Ranked First in Industry Category and Four Key Attributes RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Monday, February 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services company, has been named to Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for 2016, the second year in a row for this distinction. Quintiles is ranked first overall in Fortune’s Healthcare: Pharmacy and Other Services industry category, up from number three in 2015. Also within its industry category, Quintiles was ranked first or second across all nine “key attributes” which Fortune survey respondents use in evaluating nominated companies. The company was ranked first in the categories of: Quality of Products / Services Global Competitiveness Long-term Investment Social Responsibility Fortune's “World's Most Admired Companies” list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. Since 1997, Fortune has identified, selected and ranked the World’s Most Admi ... Read more »

NEUCHATEL, Suisse - Mercredi 24 Février 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--La société Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL SA - www.sav-iol.com) a annoncé le lancement d’un produit sans pareil dans le domaine médical. La lentille intraoculaire (intraocular lens, IOL) InFo Instant Focus©, indiquée pour le traitement de la cataracte, après avoir retiré le cristallin, permet au patient de retrouver la vision parfaite de ses 20 ans. Avant qu’InFo ne soit mis au point, l’ophtalmologie se heurtait constamment à deux difficultés de la chirurgie de la cataracte : la correction de la presbytie, soit l’amélioration de la vision de près, et le pouvoir de résolution de l’œil, soit la perception distincte des images. Par ailleurs, toutes les solutions disponibles à ce jour requièrent plusieurs semaines avant que le cerveau ne s’adapte au substitut de la lentille naturelle. De plus, les lentilles multifocales ou polyfocales créent généralement des images fantômes et des halos. InFo est le premier impl ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading executive search firm, today announced the launch of The Center for Leadership Insight, which has been created to examine and address critical leadership issues facing boards and the C-suite today. The Center is the culmination of decades of experience working in the boardroom and capturing data from assessing leaders in top organizations globally. This data combined with findings generated through innovative research methodologies will now be delivered as unique insights to the market. Russell Reynolds Associates’ Dean T. Stamoulis, Ph. D., who has more than two decades of global executive assessment and development experience, will lead The Center for Leadership Insight. “The launch of the Center demonstrates our commitment to providing our clients with tools and perspectives that help them anticipate and prepare for what’s next, right now,” stated Clarke Murphy, chief exe ... Read more »

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland - Monday, February 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The company Swiss Advanced Vision (SAV-IOL SA - www.sav-iol.com) announced the launch of a product without competition in the medical field. The intraocular lens (IOL) InFo Instant Focus© indicated for the treatment of cataract, after removal of the crystalline lens, gives back a perfect vision, just like when the patient was 20 year-olds. Before InFo was developed, two outcomes of cataract surgery posed a constant challenge to ophthalmology: correction of presbyopia – improvement of near vision – and resolution capacity – distinct image perception. Moreover, all available solutions to this day require several weeks before the brain adapts to the natural lens substitute. On top of that, multifocal or polyfocal lenses usually create ghost images and halos. InFo is the first implant able to correct optical capacity without interfering with resolution, instantly. InFo borrows its unique use of a single ... Read more »

PayPal announces collaborations with Vodafone, Telcel and Claro, and reimagined products to support its vision for the future of money BARCELONA, Spain - Monday, February 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today at Mobile World Congress 2016, PayPal unveiled new partnerships and product updates that showcase its vision of using technology to reimagine financial services to be faster, simpler and more inclusive, whether online, in-app, in store or in new contexts. “We have a tremendous opportunity to transform commerce and financial services, and mobile is at the center of that evolution,” said Dan Schulman, President & CEO, PayPal. “We are committed to giving people flexibility and choice in the ways they move and manage their money. Leveraging our mobile scale and leadership, platform-agnostic approach and partnerships, PayPal is uniquely poised to leverage new value propositions. We believe the financial system should be more seamless, secure and affordable to drive the hop ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain - Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile World Congress– Communication Security Group (CSG) the leader in secure, real-time messaging and encrypted voice/conference calls today announced it joined the AppConfig Community. With AppConfig Community best practices implemented, customers can more simply deploy CSG’s Cellcrypt and Seecrypt apps for secure text messaging and phone calls across any enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution. With the widespread use of consumer messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) apps within the enterprise, the risks to business communications have never been greater. Business related calls are vulnerable to eavesdropping and employees are increasingly using consumer messaging platforms to exchange text messages for work purposes. These messages are being exchanged and stored on networks and servers that are completely outside organizations’ visibility and control. Using CSG’s Cellcrypt or Seecrypt products in ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Monday, February 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today during the GSMA Mobile World Congress that it is fully committed to the swift deployment of the 5th generation mobile networks called “5G”. As a founding member of the 5G-PPP (Public Private Partnership), SES actively took part in the 5G PPP whitepaper entitled “5G Empowering Vertical Industries”. The whitepaper presents 5G networks as a key enabler for a broad range of industries, especially the automotive, transportation, healthcare, energy, manufacturing and media and entertainment sectors. SES actively promotes satellite as an essential building block for a global, profitable and inclusive 5G deployment. In order to cope with the tremendous growth of data demand, including 5G requirements, a combination of terrestrial and satellite wireless technologies is needed. Satellites play a key role in allowing the seamless extension of 5G services, by providing c ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, February 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Major General Jassem Muhammad Al Marzouqui, Civil Defense General Commander-in-chief warned against the sudden risks arising from exceptionally unstable weather conditions. He also urged citizens and residents to exercise caution due to potential landslides and flash flooding caused by torrential rain and hailstorm that lashed the UAE yesterday. He reiterated the calls issued by the Civil Defense on the need to comply with the safety requirements and to wary of the potential risks of heavy rain that can result in flooding and landslides. Additionally, Major General Al Marzouqui advised citizens and residents who enjoy wilderness trips to monitor weather changes before departing on their trips or camping. He also called upon them to avoid areas where rainwater is pooling up, including valleys, natural water canals and areas submerged in water. “People must also refrain from swimming in floodwater, and to avoid ... Read more »

CINCINNATI - Mercredi 24 Février 2016 [ME NewsWire] Le système intelligent de la brosse à dents Oral-B GENIUS associe quatre technologies inédites pour vous aider à effectuer un brossage de dents tel que les dentistes le recommandent : 1/ Une tête de brosse ronde unique, inspirée des dentistes, qui épouse la forme de chaque dent pour enlever jusqu’à 100% de plaque dentaire en plus* ; 2/ La détection de position pour ne pas oublier de zone de la bouche ; 3/ Un triple contrôle de pression pour ne pas abimer vos gencives ; 4/ Un minuteur professionnel pour vous aider à tenir les 2 minutes de brossage recommandées par les dentistes. (BUSINESS WIRE)--Aujourd'hui lors du GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 organisé à Barcelone, Oral-B dévoile sa toute dernière innovation qui révolutionne l'hygiène bucco-dentaire : Oral-B GENIUS, le système de brossage connecté le plus abouti du marché mais aussi le plus connecté de la gamme Oral-B. La nouvelle brosse à dents connectée Oral-B GENIUS est ... Read more »

Oral-B GENIUS intelligent toothbrush system combines revolutionary Position Detection Technology with Triple Pressure Control and the Professional Timer to help you brush like your dentist recommends CINCINNATI - Monday, February 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today at the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona, Oral-B unveiled its latest innovation that sets a new oral care standard: Oral-B GENIUS, the first of its kind and Oral-B’s most intelligent brushing system available to-date. The new Oral-B GENIUS features groundbreaking Position Detection Technology that combines cutting-edge motion sensor technology located in the brush, and video recognition using the smartphone’s camera, to track areas being brushed so that no zone is missed. Users receive instant feedback on the brushing of each zone of the mouth via the Oral-B App 4.1, including guidance on pressure applied and brushing duration. These features combined with the Oral-B Oscillating-Rotating-Pulsat ... Read more »

BARCELONE, Espagne - Mercredi 24 Février 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobile World Congress, Hall 5 Stand 5B41, le 22 février 2016 – A2iA (@A2iA), éditeur international spécialisé dans la reconnaissance d’écriture et l’extraction de contenus imprimés et manuscrits sur mobiles et serveurs, annonce la disponibilité de la nouvelle version de sa solution de capture et de reconnaissance mobile A2iA Mobility. Présentée pour la première fois au cours du MWC à Barcelone, cette nouvelle version d’A2iA Mobility permet dès à présent d’effectuer la reconnaissance des documents d’identités de plus de 230 pays dans le monde. A2iA Mobility 4.0 permet d’extraire l’ensemble des informations présentes sur les documents d’identité répondant aux normes ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). Fonctionnant complètement hors ligne – sans recours à une connexion wifi ou data – en utilisant la seule capacité du terminal mobile sur lequel elle est implementée, A2iA Mobility permet de localis ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain - Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] TAB3 10 Business: An Android tablet tailored for business TAB3 7 And TAB3 8: Designed for families TAB3 10 Business optimizes business-critical hardware and software and harnesses the power and versatility of Android 6 Fully supports Android for Work™, the TAB3 10 Business is optimized for enterprise mobility and vertical integration. More durable than most tablets with a P2i water-repellent coating protecting it from the inside out, and scratch-resistant Gorilla® Glass panels TAB3 7 and TAB3 8 designed to seamlessly pass from the hands of parents to kids with multi-user and kid’s modes and Adaptive Display technology (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo (SEHK:0992) (Pink Sheets:LNVGY) today unveiled the TAB3 10 Business, an Android tablet engineered for business use, and the TAB3 7 and TAB3 8, Lenovo’s first series of family-friendly tablets. The TAB3 10 Business is designed as the smart company-ready, employee-friendly choice, p ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions announced today that in January, ZTE and DT Austria branch, T-Mobile Austria, successfully conducted 400G optical transport tests within the existing network, resulting in 475km no-bit-error transport of 10G/100G/400G (16QAM) hybrid DWDM signal. The test included smooth capacity upgrade of the existing 10G/100G DWDM network, by simple implementation of 400G between Vienna and Graz, extending the link capacity massively. This capacity increase is important for future network evolutions towards new technologies, like cloud operation and big data concepts. For end-users, this will significantly enhance the user experience, with much faster data connections and more capacity for different services, like high-speed internet, video conferencing, TV and gaming, etc. T-Mobile is ... Read more »

LONDON - Monday, February 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Award-winning FCA regulated broker One Financial Markets is pleased to announce the official opening of its new Kuwait office in partnership with local broker, VI Markets. Ashley Clarke, CEO, One Financial Markets comments: “One Financial Markets is delighted to further strengthen its longstanding partnership with VI Markets through the joint venture of our new prestigious office in Mazaya Tower, Kuwait City. “Our shared vision of providing outstanding service to our clients underlined by a commitment to professionalism, integrity and transparency in all our dealings, is further embraced with the appointment of VI Markets under the FCA authorisation. “We wish all our new colleagues in Kuwait every success in their new premises.” One Financial Markets and VI Markets constantly strive to keep all clients informed, educated and confident in their trading skills, and have launched a series of free training sessions an ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, today announced that it will present its full year financial results to investors on Thursday February 25th, 2016. Didier Lamouche (CEO) and Anne-France Laclide (CFO) will be presenting these financial results and taking questions the same day at 2.30pm Paris time (1.30pm London time/8.30am New-York time). In order to access the conference call dial-in details, you need to register with Investors Relations: investors@oberthur.com. If you have already registered, details are available on our website: http://investors.oberthur.com. ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES OT is a world leader in embedded digital security that protects you when you connect, authenticate or pay. OT is strategically positioned in high growth markets and offers embedded security software solutions for “end-point” devices ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain - Monday, February 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile World Congress, Hall 5 Stand 5B41, February 22, 2016 – A2iA (@A2iA), an award-winning developer of software for the worldwide data capture, document processing, and payment systems markets, announced the availability of its newest offline and client-side identity document recognition capabilities this week in Barcelona, Spain, at Mobile World Congress, Hall 5 Stand 5B41. A2iA Mobility supports the recognition of all International Travel Documents as defined by the ICAO specifications document 9303, including passports and visas from more than 230 countries from around the world, as well as U.S drivers’ licenses and French national identity cards (CNI). By automatically locating and extracting the personal identifying alpha and numeric data, merchants, corporations and governments ensure the correct information is provided to the validation and authentication solution without the need for manual keying ... Read more »

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Thursday, February 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Little Flora, the first of its kind online fresh cut flowers and gifting Co. in Saudi Arabia, announced the launch of its first marquee store, in Riyadh, located at Imam Saud Road, Al Nakheel Area. Following the success of its online flower portal, the new store offers complete new concept of floral requirements, bouquets, gifting, home decor, organizing all sort of events, gift packaging, with a blend of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee & best Floral teas to rejuvenate yourself, also been served at the Little Flora Lounge. The first marquee store exudes joy and happiness, exclusive floral designs, well trained and professional florist and service as destined to deliver a whole new experience in flowers to its customers. Announcing the launch, Mr. Abdulaziz Al Hammad, Chairman, Little Flora said, “We are very happy to launch our 1st store in Riyadh. It has been our endeavor to enhance customer experience at our store wi ... Read more »