PARIS - Wednesday, June 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Camusat, one of the market leaders in developing telecom infrastructures, is pleased to reveal the results of the first site implemented in Madagascar using its rural solution. Installed and commissioned in 5 days, this 100% solar powered and non-concrete telecom site enables Camusat’s mobile operator client to link an unconnected village of 5,000 inhabitants to mobile networks. With this field-proven and turnkey solution, Camusat addresses MNOs’ challenge to connect anyone, anywhere at any time, by providing reliable broadband service with minimal expense, leveraging its local presence as well as long-lasting experience. This low cost solution can include voice, SMS, Wi-Fi, Data and mobile banking services as well as remote monitoring by Camusat GNOC on a 24x7 basis, all resulting in low opex and maintenance and zero emission. Thanks to its valuable partnership with satellite operators, Camusat can also provide satel ... Read more »

Dimension Data offre une expérience utilisateur immersive et apporte des améliorations importantes à la plateforme analytique Big Data de cyclisme PARIS - Mercredi 29 Juin 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Dimension Data et Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) annoncent des améliorations importantes à la plateforme analytique Big Data de cyclisme qui transmettra des informations en temps-réel aux spectateurs, aux commentateurs et aux équipes lors du Tour de France 2016. Parmi ces innovations, le Race Center, une application Web hébergée sur la plateforme cloud de Dimension Data et développée en partenariat avec A.S.O., qui combine à la fois des données en direct, des vidéos, des photos, des flux de médias sociaux et des commentaires sur les étapes du Tour. Cette application est associée à un nouveau site Web de suivi en direct procurant aux spectateurs une expérience numérique immersive qui va bien au-delà de la transmission télévisée du Tour. Le Race Center deviendra le pôle numér ... Read more »

Dimension Data delivers immersive end-user experience with significant enhancements to big data cycling analytics platform PARIS - Wednesday, June 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dimension Data and Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) today announced significant enhancements to the big data cycling analytics platform that will deliver real-time information to viewers, commentators and teams at the 2016 Tour de France. Headlining the innovations is Race Center, a web-based application hosted on Dimension Data’s cloud platform and developed in partnership with A.S.O. that combines live race data, video, photographs, social media feeds, and race commentary which combines with a new live tracking website to give viewers an immersive digital experience that goes beyond the television coverage of the race. Race Center will become A.S.O.’s digital hub of the Tour de France going forward. And the Live Tracking website is testament to the evolution of Dimension Data’s real-time big ... Read more »

New Report Highlights Growing Demand for Operator-led Advanced Communications Services Such as Pre-Calling, Instant Messaging and Real-time Video SHANGHAI - Wednesday, June 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global mobile subscribers are demanding richer, global and open IP-based messaging experiences from mobile network operators, according to a new report called ‘The Future of Mobile Communications,’ released today by the GSMA. The research, which was commissioned by the GSMA and conducted by research firm Context Consulting, surveyed 4,045 participants from China, India, Spain and the United States about their use of traditional mobile operator voice and SMS services, as well as internet-based messaging services. It highlighted strong interest in new advanced mobile operator-led messaging services such as pre-calling, instant messaging, live video and real-time photo or file sharing, which are enabled by Rich Communications Services (RCS) and voice over LTE (VoLTE) and wor ... Read more »

Washington D.C. - Wednesday, June 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Pyramedia Group CEO Nashwa Al Ruwaini attended the Select USA Investment Summit at the Washington Hilton to discuss opportunities of collaboration between the Pyramedia group of companies and business organizations in the USA. The biggest economic event of its kind in North America, this investment summit, attended by high level delegates, government officials and business personalities is a platform that brings together companies and high-level government officials from all over the world to facilitate business investments. Al Ruwaini, who was invited by the government of USA to attend this event along with the representatives of the private sector in the UAE, spoke about the unique opportunity such an event presents for businesses. “This event facilitates an international dialogue between businesses, economic development professionals, service providers and government leaders from across the globe. It is a unique platform fo ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Tuesday, June 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions today announced that PEARL by OT®, its state-of-the-art NFC embedded Secure Element (eSE) is equipped in the Samsung Galaxy S7. PEARL by OT® is the most advanced multi-application eSE on the market. It offers a yet unattained level of security, the largest memory on the market and the latest NFC capabilities. Certified by all major payment schemes for mobile payment, PEARL by OT® offers a banking-grade level of security thanks to its EAL5+ and EMVCo certified component. It is also the best eSE to address the fragmented market of transport systems throughout the world thanks to the support of all major transport standards. Beyond payment and transit applications, this all-in-one eSE also allows easy deployment of secure governmental and automotive applications, as well as secure access to online ... Read more »

Universal RCS Profile Backed by 57 Mobile Operators and Leading Handset Manufacturers; Service Will Deliver Enhanced Communications Experiences to Customers Globally SHANGHAI - Tuesday, June 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced that AIS, Axiata Group, Beeline, Bell Mobility, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Claro Brazil, Claro Colombia, Indosat Ooredoo, M1, Megafon, MTS, Optus, Personal Argentina, Personal Paraguay, Reliance Jio, Rogers Communications, Singtel, StarHub, Telcel Mexico, Tele2, Telefónica, Telkomsel, Telus and T-Mobile US are the latest operators to support a mobile industry initiative for a universal Rich Communications Services (RCS) profile worldwide. These operators are joined by leading handset manufacturers Alcatel, ASUS, General Mobile, HTC, Intex Technologies, Lava International Ltd., LG Electronics, Lenovo/Motorola, Samsung Electronics and ZTE, as well as mobile OS providers Google and Microsoft, who are also committed t ... Read more »

Financing fuels accelerating global growth and expansion of leading independent enterprise software support services LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, June 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail and Oracle Agile PLM software, today announced that it recently closed a new $125 million financing that will be used to accelerate the Company’s next phase of global growth and product portfolio expansion. The new financing round was led by Colbeck and includes a syndicate of lenders. New Financing Will Fuel Accelerated Growth and Expansion Rimini Street is the leading global provider of independent enterprise software support with more than 10 years of delivery experience and ove ... Read more »

WALTHAM, Mass. - Tuesday, June 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that UpToDate®, its evidence-based clinical decision support resource, is now accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) as a continuing medical education resource. Healthcare practitioners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can earn CME credits while using UpToDate to answer clinical questions. The SCFHS is committed to supporting healthcare practitioners with high quality resources for continuing medical education. With the accreditation of UpToDate, practitioners throughout the Kingdom can gain CME credit as they research clinical questions while caring for patients. UpToDate truly offers on-the-job continuous learning, from home, hospital or via a mobile app. UpToDate helps healthcare practitioners stay current with changes in medical pra ... Read more »

Le Groupe Mbaoua est alors Gestionnaire Exclusif des Opérations Africaines pour les solutions de télémédecine de GlobalMed. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz & ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire - Mardi 28 Juin 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE) - Comme indice de l'importance croissante du marché africain pour l'économie mondiale, GlobalMed® - le leader mondial du secteur des systèmes de prestation des solutions de télémédecine - a choisi le groupe Mbaoua en Côte d'Ivoire pour superviser les opportunités et les déploiements en Afrique. Yaya Mbaoua, PDG de la société, mettra à profit son expérience dans les affaires multiculturelles en Europe, en Amérique du Nord et en Afrique, pour construire un pont efficace pour le transfert de la technologie vers les pays émergents en Afrique. « Facebook envisage d'utiliser des satellites, des lasers et des drones à la fin de l'année pour obtenir le prochain milliard de personnes dans le monde en ligne», a déclaré Joel E. Barthelemy, fondateur et PDG de GlobalMed. « Couplé a ... Read more »