LAS VEGAS - Mardi 19 Avril 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Teradek a annoncé aujourd'hui la sortie de Sphere, un nouveau produit révolutionnaire pour le marché de la production vidéo à 360°. Sphere offre une surveillance en temps réel et la diffusion en direct de contenus vidéo panoramiques en haute définition. « Ce que nous avons appris en écoutant les créateurs de contenu à 360°, c'est qu'ils avaient besoin d'une solution efficace de surveillance sans fil et qu'ils souhaitaient être capables de partager des contenus en direct avec d'autres personnes à travers le monde », a déclaré Nicol Verheem, PDG de Creative Solutions. « Notre réponse est Sphere, le système le plus petit et le plus souple du monde en termes de surveillance et de diffusion en direct sans fil de contenu vidéo à 360°. » Sphere est une combinaison unique de matériels et de logiciels qui propose une plateforme de traitement des vidéos en attente de brevet pour iOS et OSX. En ajustant en temps réel et de manière ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teradek today announced the release of Sphere, a revolutionary new product for the 360º-video production market. Sphere offers real-time monitoring and live streaming of panoramic video content-in high definition. “What we’ve heard from 360º content creators is the need for an effective wireless monitoring solution and an ability to share content live with others around the world,” said Nicol Verheem, CEO of Creative Solutions. “Our answer is Sphere, the world’s smallest and most flexible system for wirelessly monitoring and live-streaming 360º video content.” Sphere is a unique combination of hardware and software featuring a patent-pending video processing platform for iOS and OSX. By dynamically adjusting each camera’s white balance, tint, exposure and lens distortion in real-time, Sphere is able to display and stream a consistent panoramic video. Sphere’s hardware interface features four HDMI inputs and a buil ... Read more »

Un projet d’intégration réseau pour reconcevoir le réseau central à fibre optique MILAN - Lundi 18 Avril 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--UNO COMMUNICATIONS, qui a pour objectif de mettre à niveau la capacité et de mettre à jour la technologie de transport sous-jacente de son réseau existant, a confié à SM OPTICS son projet de transformation du réseau. Dans le cadre de ce contrat, SM OPTICS fournira des équipements POT, WDM, le network management et tous les services de transformation du réseau, dont la conception du réseau, l'ingénierie du trafic et le déploiement. Le projet de transformation du réseau effectuera la migration de tous les services Ethernet et SDH actuels vers MPLS-TP, transmis via une nouvelle couche optique WDM convergente de n lambdas de 10 Gb/s. Cela éliminera les goulets d’étranglement créés par l’architecture non-homogène existante. Grâce à cette mise à niveau, la capacité du réseau central est augmentée d’un facteur 10, il est maintenant prêt à prendre en c ... Read more »

A network integration project to re-design the fibre core network MILAN - Monday, April 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the target of upgrading the capacity and updating the underlining transport technology of the existing network, UNO COMMUNICATIONS has awarded SM OPTICS with its network transformation project. As part of this award SM OPTICS will supply POT and WDM equipment, network management and all the network transformation services, including network design, traffic engineering and deployment. The network transformation project will migrate all the current Ethernet and SDH services to MPLS-TP, transmitted over a new convergent WDM optical layer of Nx10Gbps lambdas. This will eliminate the bottlenecks created by the existing non-homogeneous architecture. With this upgrade the core network capacity grows tenfold, ready to support the increasing wholesales services. “This network transformation results in a solid, future proof solution allowing UNO COMMUNICATIO ... Read more »

For Contributing to the Arrest of a Gang of Tourist Muggers in Spain ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, recently honored at the ministry’s headquarters, Captain Salem Fahad Al Nuaimi and his brother, First Warrant Officer Ahmad Fahad Al Nuaimi, in recognition of their courage and their sense of security, which allowed them to catch a gang of thieves and handing them over to the Spanish Police, while on vacation in Spain. His Highness Sheikh Saif awarded the Al Nauimi brothers the Sense of Security Medal, in recognition of their outstanding efforts, which reflect their spirit of positive patriotism. Both brothers assisted the Barcelona Police thanks to their heightened sense of security, to nab the members of the gang, who were conspiring to rob a group of tourists. The two brothers managed to intervene, by implementing a clever and elaborate plan to ... Read more »

Vista Equity Partners to acquire all outstanding Cvent common stock for $36 per share TYSONS CORNER, Va. - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cvent Inc. (NYSE: CVT) a leading cloud-based enterprise event management company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses. The terms of this all-cash deal provide substantial value to Cvent stockholders. Vista will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Cvent common stock for a total value of approximately $1.65 billion. Cvent stockholders will receive $36.00 in cash per share, representing a premium of approximately 69 percent over Cvent's closing price on April 15, 2016 and a 70 percent premium to Cvent's average closing price over the past 30 trading days. “We are pleased to announce this transaction that provides a s ... Read more »

International money transfers into mobile phones now available to 22mil Bangladeshis thanks to bKash, MasterCard, and Western Union DHAKA, Bangladesh - Monday, April 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, MasterCard, Western Union, bKash, one of the world’s leading mobile financial service (MFS) providers and BRAC Bank launched a new, international remittance receiving service in Bangladesh. The new service enables bKash’s registered customers to use their mobile phones to receive remittances from abroad directly into their bKash accounts. (Tweet: International money transfers into mobile phones now available to 22mil Bangladeshis thanks to #bKash @MasterCard @WesternUnion) Bangladesh is the eighth1 largest receiver of international remittances in the world, and therefore the new service stands to improve the ease and convenience with which millions of people are able to receive money from their loved ones abroad - a vital lifeline for many families. The new service bui ... Read more »

LONDON - Sunday, April 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Phase I first-line Tagrisso data show an objective response rate of 77%, and progression-free survival of 19.3 months in patients with EGFRm NSCLC1 Updated results in pre-treated patients with EGFR T790M mutation-positive NSCLC further support recent approvals in the US, EU and Japan (BUSINESS WIRE)-- AstraZeneca today reported new Phase I extended follow-up data on osimertinib in both first- and second-line treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) 2016. Late-breaker presentations reinforced the efficacy and safety profile for osimertinib previously seen in the AURA clinical trials programme. Phase I data from the AURA trial on osimertinib investigated as first-line treatment in 60 patients (pooled 80mg and 160mg dose cohorts) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive advanced NSCLC showed an objective response rate (ORR, a measurement of tumour sh ... Read more »

Examined six new innovative projects ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the graduation ceremony of staff members who completed the second ‘Creativity Development’ program, organized by the Creativity and Leadership Development Center at the Ministry of Interior, and the inaugural ‘Innovation Diploma’, implemented by the ministry, in cooperation with the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT). His Highness Sheikh Saif was briefed on six new innovative projects that have been shortlisted from a wide range of innovative projects submitted by the Ministry of Interior’s staff members, which aim to promote policing and security work. His Highness Sheikh Saif indicated that this accolade is in response to the directives of the country’s civilized leadership, which strives to encourage creative and innovative people, by cho ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Under the auspices of H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the 3rd Regional Conference of Women Police 2016 commenced in Abu Dhabi. The conference, organized by the Emirates Women Police Association (EWPA) under the theme, ‘Women Police ... the Leadership of Sustainable Development’, will take place at Zayed University’s Convention Center in Abu Dhabi. In his address at the conference’s opening ceremony, Major General Mohammed Khalfan Matar Al Rumaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, welcomed the participants. He conveyed the warm greetings of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to the participants and expressed His Highness’ deepest wishes of success for them all. He also extended his thanks and appreciation to Zayed University, the academic edifice that bears the name of the founder of the ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Ministry of Interior’s Pavilion at the Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) attracted a large turnout of visitors who reviewed the different initiatives and projects displayed by the ministry, which reflect the spirit of innovation and creativity of its staff members. These projects and initiatives aim to promote the UAE’s competitiveness and highlight the flurry of time and effort saving services offered to the public. Colonel Nasser Khadem Al Ka’bi, Head of the Customer Service Department at the Ministry of Interior and Supervisor of the Ministry of Interior’s Pavilion, expressed his heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the visitors, who showed interest in the ministry’s pavilion. “The visitors expressed their satisfaction with the services and programs offered by the ministry, and were acquainted with the most prominent projects that were displayed in the pavilion,” he said. M ... Read more »