Independent government body has also adopted Yardi solutions to streamline commercial leasing and facilities management Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, August 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), the driving force behind the transformation of Sharjah, will manage their real estate portfolio across the Emirate of Sharjah with Yardi Voyager® 7S, a browser-independent, mobile-enabled, Software as a Service platform. Shurooq is an independent government body who owns and manages a mixed portfolio of real estate that includes commercial office, retail, hospitality and tourism assets. Shurooq have also adopted Yardi Commercial LeasingPad™, an automated, fully mobile solution that shortens commercial leasing cycles by combining contact and prospect management with portfolio health analytics. The company will also utilise Yardi Advanced Maintenance™, which enables them to utilise mobile ready functionality to enhance f ... Read more »

TimeXtender Hosting Executive Event Featuring Donald Farmer, VP, Innovation and Design, Qlik, & Opening International Hub in Mumbai on September 14, 2016 MUMBAI, India - Thursday, August 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TimeXtender, the world’s leading provider of Data Warehouse Automation (DWA) software for the Microsoft® SQL Server®, today announced its plans to open a new international hub in India in September to service the South Asian and Middle-East region. This expansion comes at a time when TimeXtender has been experiencing hyper growth, and has announced several new channel partnerships for its Data Discovery Hub, the most comprehensive end-to-end business intelligence solution for democratizing access to corporate data. The Data Discovery Hub enables business users to access corporate information quickly and easily, without having to go through its IT department, while ensuring corporate data governance and safeguards are met. To show area executives how they ... Read more »

Company leads industry with fastest guaranteed response commitments and award-winning support LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global provider of independent 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 it has implemented new, even more responsive Service Level Agreements (SLAs) featuring a guaranteed 15-minute or less engineer response time for Priority 1 (P1) critical cases and 30-minute guaranteed engineer response time for Priority 2 (P2) urgent cases. The Company already led the industry when it introduced standard 30-minute guaranteed, 24/7/365 engineer response for P1 cases in 2005. This new, enhanced contractual commitment from Rimini Street ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Thursday, August 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announces that its embedded Secure Element, PEARL by OT®, is the first eSE worldwide to be certified by Visa, MasterCard and Amex for biometric-compliant payment applets (VISA VMPA v1.4, MasterCard MCM v1.1 and AMEX v2.0), as well as by OSPT Alliance (CIPURSE™ V2) for urban transport applications and value added services. With these new certifications granted to PEARL 800K Classic v4, OT confirms the position of PEARL by OT® as the most advanced multi-application eSE on the market. Launched in January 2016, PEARL 800K Classic v4 adds to the family of PEARL by OT® already deployed worldwide in 225Mu+ flagship smartphones. PEARL by OT® offers an unattained level of biometric-compliant certified applications, the largest memory on the market and the latest NFC application for urban mobility services ... Read more »

Funding for therapeutic manufacturing and testing from rapid response platform SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Thursday, August 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc. (SAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical development company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract for up to $5.3 million by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding will be used for advanced clinical manufacturing and testing for SAB’s novel antibody therapeutic (SAB-301) to treat MERS-CoV. “SAB has developed a unique production platform to rapidly respond to emerging infectious disease threats,” said SAB president and CEO Dr. Eddie Sullivan. “This partnership with BARDA is instrumental in advancing the MERS treatment, while creating a clinical development pathway for other therapeutics produced from our novel rapid ... Read more »

The two technology leaders will together deliver a compelling alternative to dated user authentication systems JOHANNESBURG - Thursday, August 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-enabled digital banking security, today announced a partnership with IST Networks. A leading systems integrator in the Middle East, IST now offers Entersekt’s Transakt technology to banks and other enterprises operating in the region. Transakt is a patented multi-factor authentication and app security product that provides full protection from phishing and other attacks targeting the online, mobile, and card-not-present channels. It uses state-of-the-art digital certificate technology and proprietary mobile validation techniques to form a trusted communication channel between service providers and their customers’ mobile phones or tablets. Secure push messages are delivered to users over this channel, which is fully out of band. Users approve or reject transactions ... Read more »

Serviced property to be one of the largest and most distinctive on The Palm Jumeirah Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, August 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Azizi Developments, a leading UAE-based real estate developer with a global reach into many international markets, has announced the launch of its 178-unit Azizi Mina Hotel Apartments project located on The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. According to the developers, the property is now the company’s flagship project in Dubai and will run to an approximate total value of AED 750 million. When complete, the G+9 fully furnished upscale hotel apartment building will offer 120 one-bedroom and 58 two-bedroom units, as well as boast four luxury penthouses. Set on a plot area of 120,989 square feet, Azizi Mina overlooks the azure-tinted waters of the Arabian Gulf and offers year-round access to some of the most iconic Dubai landmarks and tourist destinations, making it an attractive, lavish and high-end holiday destination for prospective tena ... Read more »

More than 300 international investors, CEOs and high-profile economists to attend region’s largest FDI event SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, August 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sharjah FDI: The Gateway to the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia is the title of the second Sharjah FDI Forum, MENA’s largest global foreign direct investment (FDI) event that takes place on September 28-29, 2016 in Sharjah, the third largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sharjah FDI Forum 2016 is being held in association with the Financial Times newspaper and fDi Magazine and under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The event is being organised by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). Sharjah FDI Forum 2016 will host more than 300 decision makers, business leaders and economic experts to exchange their knowledge and expertise on trends and developments in FDI in ... Read more »

BOSTON & PALO ALTO, Calif. & NEW YORK & JOHANNESBURG - Wednesday, August 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Benu Networks, today announced VAST Networks has purchased the Benu Virtual Service Edge (VSE) to support growth and enhanced service experience for their Wi-Fi network, which already includes over 2200 hotspots in South Africa. VAST Networks will use this new virtual platform to provide customers, including International Services Providers and Local Businesses, with the opportunity to provide seamless Wi-Fi Services throughout South Africa. Customers will have a true managed wireless experience regardless of location. “We decided to partner with Benu because of the platform’s underlying architecture and ability to scale. The Benu VSE provides us an opportunity to expand our offering from Wi-Fi to include Managed Business Services. This will allow us to be more agile and meet the growing needs of our customers,” said Khetan Gajjar, CTO of VAST Networks. “Benu is excite ... Read more »