Andreas Kramvis, vice-président de Honeywell, va présenter le développement d'une culture de hautes performances au moyen des capacités logicielles PITTSBURGH - Samedi 5 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Le CMMI® Institute a annoncé la liste des participants à la conference Capability Counts qui se tiendra les 10 et 11 mai à Annapolis, dans le Maryland. La conférence devrait offrir aux plus de 350 spécialistes de l'amélioration globale des performances l'opportunité de nouer des contacts, d'apprendre, et de partager les défis qu'ils doivent relever, leur expertise et leurs exemples de réussites au fur et à mesure qu'ils développent les capacités de leurs organisations et qu'ils en améliorent la maturité. « Nous avons la grande satisfaction, d'une part de répondre aux besoins de notre communauté de spécialistes au niveau mondial, en organisant des événements illustrant la nature dynamique de l'environnement de travail mondial d'aujourd'hui, et d'autre part de partager de nouve ... Read more »

GLASGOW, Scotland & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Beeks Financial Cloud, a global leader in financial cloud infrastructure with an established track record of providing high performance, low latency solutions, announced today that Audacity Capital, a Dubai-based proprietary trading firm, has selected Beeks as its connectivity and server hosting solution. Through hosting its infrastructure in Beeks’ cloud solution, Audacity will create a ‘best of both worlds’ structure, with the advantages of a co-located solution combined with the flexibility and agility of modern cloud computing. Trading financial instruments has increasingly become automated over the last two decades, increasing dependence on processing power, data storage and connectivity. Traditionally, trading firms would house these servers both in-house and co-located. This new relationship is reflective of Audacity’s forward-thinking approach on next-generation connect ... Read more »

Andreas Kramvis, Honeywell Vice Chairman speaks to Building a High Performance Culture through Software Capability PITTSBURGH - Thursday, March 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- CMMI® Institute announced the lineup for its annual Capability Counts conference 10-11 May in Annapolis, MD. The conference is expected to provide more than 350 global performance improvement professionals the opportunity to connect, learn, and share their challenges, expertise, and success stories as they build capability and improve maturity in their organizations. “We are excited to serve our community worldwide with events that reflect the dynamic nature of today’s global work environment and share new approaches on how to connect strategy to action and drive high performance and agility in organizations,” said Kirk Botula, CEO of CMMI Institute. As a globally-adopted capability improvement framework, CMMI distinguishes building capability as a top priority for companies to improve performance an ... Read more »

Global accountancy body and Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors sign Memorandum of Understanding Dubai, United Arab Emirates, - Monday, February 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) - the global body for professional accountants - and the AFAA (the Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors) have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to strengthen ties between the two highly respected organisations. The agreement was signed at the Accounting and Auditing Profession in the Arab World event, hosted by AFAA in Cairo. Head of ACCA Middle East, Lindsay Degouve de Nuncques signed the MoU on behalf of ACCA and Mr Hatem Kawasmy, chairman of the AFAA board and Dr Farid Fawzy, member of AAA (Accountants and Auditors Association) signed on behalf of AFAA. Lindsay said: “AFAA is an outstanding organisation which supports accountants and auditors across the region and ACCA has more than 3,000 members in the Middle East. “It is natural ... Read more »

LONDON - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Creditors welcome the fact that full payment of their claims is recognised for the first time 18 years of no interest represents a material loss to creditors Carinthia is not insolvent and must contribute more The tender offer will fail despite the late improvement (BUSINESS WIRE)-- A large group of creditors who hold or control more than EUR 5 billion of gilt-edged debt securities of HETA ASSET RESOLUTION AG covered by the tender offer launched on 21 January 2016, by the Carinthian compensation payment fund, welcomes the fact that for the first time, the additional offer acknowledges the entitlement to a full repayment of the creditor’s claims. The additional offer, which was only made shortly before the expiry of the tender offer period, still falls short of the obligation to repay in full the creditors’ claims. Under current market conditions, the repayment would not be 100% as communicated, but far below it and, due to market con ... Read more »

LONDON - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Creditors welcome the fact that full payment of their claims is recognised for the first time 18 years of no interest represents a material loss to creditors Carinthia is not insolvent and must contribute more The tender offer will fail despite the late improvement (BUSINESS WIRE)-- A large group of creditors who hold or control more than EUR 5 billion of gilt-edged debt securities of HETA ASSET RESOLUTION AG covered by the tender offer launched on 21 January 2016, by the Carinthian compensation payment fund, welcomes the fact that for the first time, the additional offer acknowledges the entitlement to a full repayment of the creditor’s claims. The additional offer, which was only made shortly before the expiry of the tender offer period, still falls short of the obligation to repay in full the creditors’ claims. Under current market conditions, the repayment would not be 100% as communicated, but far below it and, due to market con ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation installed an Integrated AV solution at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France based on a project agreement between Panasonic and UNESCO. The AV equipment package was installed in Room 1, which is the largest conference room at UNESCO Headquarters. This room seats approximately 1,000 people and is used for hosting international conferences. VIPs from around the world, such as prime ministers and secretary of state officials, gather in Room1 to discuss about global topics. This renovation of Room1 was implemented on the occasion of UNESCO's 70th anniversary. Integrated AV solution in Room1 The main AV equipment installed in Room1 was as follows: PT-DZ21KEJ: 3-Chip DLP(TM) Projector with 20,000 lm of Brightness AK-HC1800G: Multi-Purpose Camera AG-HPD24EJ: Memory Card Portable Recorder AV-HS450EJ: Multi-format Live Switcher AW-RP50E: Remote Camera Controller The installation of the above and ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Selection and Recruitment Department at the Human Resources General Directorate, took part in the RAK Career Fair, which was held at the RAK Exhibition Centre Brigadier Obeid Salem Al Ketbi, Director General of Human Resources at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters noted that participation in the fair aims at supporting the Emiratisation efforts and providing distinguished and rewarding career opportunities to more highly qualified and skilled Emirati men and women. Adding further, Brigadier Al Ketbi said: “The Abu Dhabi Police’s participation in the RAK Career Fair 2016 aims to familiarize Emiratis wishing to enroll in the police force with the available job opportunities and available vacancies to cater to the institution’s workforce needs.” He also praised the variety of job opportunities provided to citizens, as well as the evolution of this year’s edition of the fai ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Samedi 5 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Moody’s Corporation (NYSE : MCO) a annoncé aujourd'hui qu'elle a acquis GGY, un leader dans la fourniture de logiciels actuariels avancés au secteur international de l'assurance vie. Combinée aux produits de risque d'assurance de Moody, l'acquisition génère une offre de risque d'entreprise parmi les meilleures dans le secteur qui s'adresse aux sociétés internationales d'assurance vie et de réassurance vie. Le système actuariel AXIS de GGY largement utilisé par les sociétés internationales d'assurance vie, les réassureurs et les consultants pour ses fonctions de tarification, de réservation, de gestion de l'actif et du passif, de modélisation financière, de calculs de capital et de couverture. Disponibles par le biais d'une plate-forme de fourniture avancée basée sur le Cloud ou de logiciels installés, les solutions de GGY offrent aux clients la flexibilité nécessaire pour déployer rapidement la puissance de calcul de grande ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited (‘Arzan Wealth’), a Dubai-based advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is pleased to announce that it has advised on the acquisition of the North American Headquarters campus for Saint-Gobain, located in the Philadelphia suburban market of Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA (“the Property”), following a comprehensive refurbishment by the seller and the signing of a 15 year lease. The 65-acre campus serves as the North American HQ for Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest construction materials company, which was founded by King Louis XIV in 1665. The Property comprises of a four story, 277,335-square-foot office building and another two-story, 43,891-square-foot research and development building. The buildings are designed with the open office concept and includes 116 collaborative spaces; a cafeteria, along with other food and beverage spaces; a fitness facility; and ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that it has acquired GGY, a leading provider of advanced actuarial software for the global life insurance industry. Combined with Moody’s Analytics’ insurance risk products, the acquisition creates an industry-leading enterprise risk offering for global life insurers and reinsurers. GGY’s AXIS Actuarial System is widely used by leading global life insurers, reinsurers and consultants for pricing, reserving, ALM (asset liability management), financial modeling, capital calculations and hedging. Available through an advanced cloud-based delivery platform or as installed software, GGY’s solutions give customers the flexibility to rapidly deploy large-scale computing power increasingly required for complex insurance analytics. “The addition of GGY’s powerful actuarial solutions significantly extends Moody’s Analytics’ capabilities for our insurance customers,” said Mark A ... Read more »