READING, England - Thursday, August 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Copernicus Climate Change Service, operated by ECMWF, confirms July average surface air temperature 0.19 OC higher than previous records in 2009 and 2015. Conditions were exceptionally warm over north-western Russia where temperatures have led to melting permafrost. Warmer conditions during both June and July coincide with many wildfires identified over Siberia. Each of the past 12 months the warmest on record due to progressive global warming as climate variability and human activity combine to produce new extreme. (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The average absolute value of the air temperature close to the Earth’s surface reached a new high in July 2016 according to an analysis of the meteorological data record by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service operated by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Global temperature usually peaks in July, when the land masses of the northern hemisphere are on aver ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Thursday, August 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE) - Starr Companies announced today that A.M. Best has affirmed the A rating with a stable outlook for Starr International (Europe) Limited, which, along with Starr Underwriting Agents Limited, is a subsidiary of Starr International Company, Inc. “The A.M. Best’s rating comes as we celebrate our 10th year of operating in Europe, the United Kingdom and specifically our location in London.” said Steve Blakey, CEO, Starr Underwriting Agents Limited and Starr Managing Agents Limited. “This underscores our strength and commitment to the European marketplace as we continue building upon our portfolio of product offerings and relationships within the insurance community.” Starr Companies (or Starr) is the worldwide marketing name for the operating insurance and travel assistance companies and subsidiaries of Starr International Company, Inc. and for the investment business of C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries. Star ... Read more »

READING, Angleterre - Jeudi 11 Août 2016 [ME NewsWire] · Le service Copernicus sur le changement climatique, exploité par le CEPMMT, confirme une température de l’air de surface moyenne en juillet 0,19 °C supérieure aux précédents records de 2009 et 2015. · Les conditions ont été exceptionnellement chaudes dans le Nord-ouest de la Russie où les températures ont conduit à une fonte du pergélisol. · Les conditions plus chaudes durant les mois de juin et juillet coïncident avec de nombreux feux de forêt identifiés en Sibérie. · Chacun des 12 derniers mois a été le plus chaud jamais enregistré du fait du réchauffement climatique progressif alors que la variabilité du climat et l’activité humaine se combinent pour produire de nouveaux extrêmes. (BUSINESS WIRE)--La valeur absolue moyenne de la température de l’air près de la surface de la Terre a atteint un nouveau sommet en juillet 2016 d’après une analyse des données météorologiques historiques par le service Copernicus sur le changem ... Read more »

Acquisition Expands BravoSolution’s Footprint in the Integrated Source-to-Pay Market CHICAGO - Thursday, August 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] BravoSolution, a leading global strategic procurement solution provider, has acquired Puridiom, a privately-held on-demand procurement and AP solutions company based in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. With this acquisition, BravoSolution takes the next step in enabling the full end-to-end procurement process through an integrated purchase-to-pay suite. This capability will help businesses efficiently manage the entire procurement lifecycle to drive superior savings. Puridiom, founded in 1983, has deep experience in purchase-to-pay solutions, with over 30 years supporting the procurement processes of both private and public sector organizations, including Mutual of America, Crestwoood Midstream Partners LP, and Hoya Optical Labs of America. "The acquisition of Puridiom accelerates BravoSolution's aggressive plan to become a global source-to-pay solution lea ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Wednesday, August 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that bobbles.tv, a newly-launched pan-European Pay TV platform, has contracted SES capacity and MX1 services to launch a new global TV platform for expats in Europe. Expats can choose to subscribe to direct-to-home (DTH), over-the-top (OTT), or both packages. The entertainment service will offer linear content via DTH broadcasting and/or the option for users to watch content at their own time using time-shifting and catch-up features via an OTT platform. Under the agreement, bobbles.tv will contract SES and MX1 to provide DTH and OTT back-end services, as well as distribution services via satellites and content delivery networks. MX1 is SES’s newly-created media services company that transforms content into the ultimate viewer experience for a global audience, by providing a full range of content management, delivery and value-added digital media services. ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS & SÃO PAULO - Wednesday, August 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Company announces 189% increase in Oracle and SAP clients; Now servicing more than 100 organizations in the region (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global 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 its continued strong growth trajectory and investment in the Latin American region due to fast-growing demand for Rimini Street’s premium-level ERP software support for Oracle and SAP licensees. The Company announced that it has increased its total signed clients in Latin America by 189% year over year in the second quarter ending June 30, 2016, and that it has made numerous strategic hires in the region to meet dema ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS & SÃO PAULO - Wednesday, August 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Company announces 189% increase in Oracle and SAP clients; Now servicing more than 100 organizations in the region (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global 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 its continued strong growth trajectory and investment in the Latin American region due to fast-growing demand for Rimini Street’s premium-level ERP software support for Oracle and SAP licensees. The Company announced that it has increased its total signed clients in Latin America by 189% year over year in the second quarter ending June 30, 2016, and that it has made numerous strategic hires in the region to meet dema ... Read more »