Lead customer for Stanadyne’s fuel pump assembly plant is Pakistani Agriculture tractor machinery manufacturer, Millat Tractors Ltd. Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, July 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Stanadyne, a fuel injection system developer based in Windsor, Connecticut, today announced the opening of its first Middle East facility. It was also revealed that a long-term partnership has been finalized whereby the new plant, based in Sharjah, will produce diesel fuel pumps for Millat Tractors Ltd., an agriculture tractor manufacturer based in Lahore, Pakistan. “Stanadyne is serving a worldwide niche by customizing fuel systems for our customers’ needs,” says Mr. Sanjay Chadda, Managing Director of Stanadyne, which, in addition to Sharjah, has manufacturing plants in China, India, Italy and the United States. “With rigorous emissions standards coming into effect around the globe, our goal is to establish a nearby presence to better serve our customers and support the fuel syste ... Read more »

Les participants à la session de pitch « Jumpstart » ont été sélectionnés LONDRES - Lundi 11 Juillet 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- La GSMA a annoncé aujourd’hui la participation de nouveaux intervenants lors de la conférence Mobile 360 Series – Africa 2016, qui se tiendra du 26 au 28 juillet au centre de congrès Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre de Dar es Salaam (Tanzanie). Par ailleurs, la GSMA a confirmé la liste des start-ups qui présenteront leur « pitch » dans le cadre du programme Jumpstart le mardi 26 juillet. « Seules deux semaines nous séparent du début de la conférence Mobile 360 – Africa et nous sommes impatients de rencontrer les acteurs de l’écosystème mobile et des secteurs connexes pour évoquer l’opportunité sans précédent qu’offre le mobile dans l’accélération du développement socio-économique de la région », a déclaré Michael O’Hara, directeur marketing de la GSMA. Cette conférence sera l’occasion pour les PDG et dirigeants des principaux opéra ... Read more »

LONDRES - Mercredi 13 Juillet 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Le réalisateur Ang Lee, lauréat de plusieurs oscars (Le Secret de Brokeback Mountain, L’Odyssée de Pi), prononcera un important discours visionnaire le lundi 12 septembre à la Conférence IBC2016 d’Amsterdam dans le cadre de l’ICB Big Screen Experience. L’IBC Big Screen Experience est à l’épicentre de la conférence IBC2016 où plus de 300 conférenciers sont attendus pour partager des points de vue sur les questions clés au cœur l’industrie du divertissement, des médias et de la technologie sous le thème principal de la conférence, « Transformation in the Digital Era: Leadership, Strategy and Creativity in Media and Entertainment » (La transformation à l’ère du numérique : leadership, stratégie et créativité dans les médias et le divertissement). Julian Pinn, producteur exécutif de l’IBC Big Screen Experience, a déclaré : « Il n’y a pas meilleur présentateur liminaire que Ang Lee pour l’IBC Big Screen Experience cette an ... Read more »

Un partenariat avec le département Éducation de l’université de l’État-Libre a recours à des supports vidéo pour améliorer l’apprentissage dans 83 établissements d’enseignement secondaire ruraux MADISON, Wisconsin et BLOEMFONTEIN, Afrique du Sud - Jeudi 7 Juillet 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)- Un partenariat entre Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ : SOFO), leader mondial reconnu des solutions de création et de gestion vidéo, et l’université de l’État-Libre a révolutionné la diffusion de vidéos pédagogiques dans les régions d’Afrique du Sud disposant d’un accès à Internet limité. Le laboratoire IDEAS de l’université de l’État-Libre, situé sur le campus Sud hébergeant la section d’enseignement ouvert et à distance (anciennement « ICT Innovation in School Education » – ICTISE), utilise depuis cinq ans la plateforme Mediasite de Sonic Foundry pour diffuser des vidéos pédagogiques auprès des élèves et des enseignants dépendant du département Éducation de l’université de l’État-Libre, dans ... Read more »

LONDON - Wednesday, July 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Multi-Academy-Award-winning Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) to deliver visionary Keynote address on Monday 12 September at the IBC2016 Conference in Amsterdam as part of the IBC Big Screen Experience. The IBC Big Screen Experience is at the heart of the IBC2016 Conference where more than 300 speakers are expected to attend to share insights on key issues at the heart of the entertainment, media and technology sector under the headline conference theme, Transformation in the “Digital Era: Leadership, Strategy and Creativity in Media and Entertainment.” Julian Pinn, Executive Producer, IBC Big Screen Experience said: “There is no finer keynote presenter for this year’s IBC Big Screen Experience than Ang Lee and we are very honored to be hosting him. For over two decades, Ang Lee has shown true mastery in utilising cutting-edge science and cinematographic techniques towards his creation of some of the ... Read more »

Wins International Data Corporation (IDC)’s HPC Innovation Excellence Award SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, July 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinetica, the leading provider of analytical in-memory databases powered by graphics processing units (GPUs), today announced that its success with the United States Postal Service (USPS) earned the world’s largest logistics organization recognition as a 2016 winner of International Data Corporation (IDC)’s HPC Innovation Excellence Awards. USPS has deployed Kinetica to optimize the operations of its several-hundred-thousand vehicles and employees, using visualizations and analytics of real-time data to efficiently deliver goods to the more than 154 million addresses across the United States. Faced with the daunting task of managing the nation's postal service with increasingly limited resources, USPS needs to continuously improve safety, efficiency, and services without overspending. The complexities and dynamics of USPS' logistics ha ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Tuesday, July 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] QNB Group, the leading bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. For the first half of 2016, Net Profit reached QAR6.2 billion, (USD 1.7 billion) up by 12% compared to last year. Total assets increased by 36% from June 2015 to reach QAR692 billion (USD190 billion), the highest ever achieved by the Group. On 15 June 2016, QNB Group completed the acquisition of 99.81% stake in Finansbank A.Ş. – Turkey. The growth in assets was driven by loans and advances which grew by 39% to reach QAR497 billion (USD136 billion). At the same time QNB Group increased customer funding by 29% to QAR488 billion (USD134 billion). This led to the Group’s loans to deposit ratio reaching 101.7%. QNB Group’s prudent cost control policy and strong revenue generating capability allowed it to maintain an efficiency ratio (cost to income ratio) of 30%, which is considered one of the best ratio ... Read more »

Environmental regulations miss the mark on reducing diesel engines’ carbon emissions TORONTO - Wednesday, July 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulations, ranging from the 2015 Paris Agreement’s wide ranging guidelines to mandates on nonroad vehicles, have all aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But as Ken Hunter, Founder and CEO of Hunter Ultrasonics, points out in a recent article, the measures to reduce pollution exclude a key part of the process – regular, thorough cleaning of engine filters. Read “Ultrasonic Cleaning - the Green Way to Clean Diesel Particulate Filters” for more information. Diesel vehicle owners, operators and manufactures should call on governments around the globe to not just require Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) on all diesel engines, but also provide guidance on proper maintenance and cleaning of those filters in all future standards. This is an essential part of the equation to ensure transportation related carbon emission reducti ... Read more »