University of Wollongong study shows Dubai, Abu Dhabi market quality improved DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, August 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Professor Alex Frino, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Professor of Economics at the University of Wollongong Dubai, has released the results of a study into the impact of closing calls on market quality in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market introduced closing call auctions in January 2013 and May 2014 respectively. Professor Frino said while previous research was mixed on the efficacy of closing calls, data showed that the introduction of closing calls in the UAE had been positive. “There have been conflicting studies on whether closing calls improve market quality or not – one recent piece of research found the closing call impaired quality on Hong Kong Exchange, and another looked at the Australian Stock Exchange and found it improved quality there. Our study showed a reductio ... Read more »

L’acquisition de technologie permet d'accélérer et d'accroître la capacité pour les applications avancées de LiDAR dans les domaines de la conduite autonome et de la sécurité. SUNNYVALE, Californie - Lundi 29 Août 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Quanergy Systems, Inc., fournisseur leader de capteurs LiDAR à semi-conducteurs et de solutions de détection intelligentes, a annoncé aujourd’hui l’acquisition du logiciel OTUS People Tracker de Raytheon BBN Technologies. Le logiciel complète le portefeuille de logiciels existants d Quanergy et fournit, lorsqu’utilisé avec les capteurs LiDAR de Quanergy, une solution matérielle et logicielle intégrée pour la détection avancée des personnes, ainsi que des applications de suivi pour les marchés de la sécurité et de la conduite autonome. OTUS utilise des algorithmes de perception humaine sophistiqués pour identifier et suivre les personnes dans le cadre de la protection et de la sécurité dans les environnements de foule, avec une portée sup ... Read more »

Technology Acquisition Accelerates and Expands Ability for Advanced Autonomous Driving and Security LiDAR Applications SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Monday, August 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quanergy Systems, Inc., the leading provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, today announced the acquisition of OTUS People Tracker software from Raytheon BBN Technologies. The software complements Quanergy’s existing software portfolio and, when used with Quanergy’s LiDAR sensors, creates an integrated hardware and software solution for advanced people detection and tracking applications within the security and autonomous driving markets. OTUS uses sophisticated human perception algorithms to identify and track people for safety and security in crowded environments at ranges exceeding 100 meters when used with Quanergy LiDAR sensors. The system features segmentation techniques identifying humans, background extraction, object clustering, sophisticated merge and sp ... Read more »

- Pour présenter les technologies énergétiques de pointe qui ont remporté des partenariats d'affaires récentes avec le Kenya, l'Ethiopie, la Tanzanie et Djibouti - NAIROBI, Kenya - Lundi 29 Août 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) a annoncé aujourd'hui sa participation au Japan Fair lors de la TICAD VI, la Conférence Internationale de Tokyo sur le Développement de l'Afrique 2016, qui aura lieu le 27 et 28 Août au Centre de Congrès International à Kenyatta. Les expositions au Japan Fair présenteront la capacité de Toshiba à fournir des solutions totales d'énergie qui «Génèrent de l'énergie », « Transmettent et stockent de l'énergie » et réalisent «l’utilisation intelligente de l'énergie». Toshiba présentera son positionnement idéal pour soutenir la demande croissante d'énergie en Afrique avec des équipements pour la production d'énergie géothermique de classe mondiale et des technologies de transmission et de distribution d'énergie de grande efficac ... Read more »

Managed service solution delivers critical capability to boots on the ground LUXEMBOURG - Monday, August 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SES, was recently awarded a contract to provide an O3b Networks high throughput, low latency satellite communications solution for a US Department of Defense end-user. The O3b-enabled solution includes a satellite beam operating at less than 200 milliseconds per roundtrip, and will consist of a full duplex, symmetric 155 Mbps link, gateway access, a transportable 2.4m AvL terminal, terrestrial backhaul, installation services and 24/7/365 operations and maintenance activities. The contract also enables the US Government to order additional O3b services to meet surge requirements. Operational benefits of the solution include the capability to transfer large files from remote locations in just minutes instead of ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, August 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Habiba Al Marashi, Chairperson of Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) and President of Arabia CSR Network, looks back at her journey which began 25 years ago . She recalls stepping into a male dominated territory that questioned her decision to stride away from a stable and safe career option to set up an NGO at a time when civil society activism was an unfamiliar territory in the UAE. Today, her organizations and success reflect her persistence and undying spirit to uphold the values of the UAE, respect natural resources and promote environmental awareness in order to ensure a sustainable conscious generation ahead. “An Emirati woman to me is a symbol of ambition. Being an Emirati woman means leading my country to even greater feats of achievement by contributing to the nation building, economic growth and social progress. “The UAE Constitution states that women enjoy the same legal status, claim to titles, access t ... Read more »

- To showcase leading-edge energy technologies that have won recent business partnerships with Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Djibouti - NAIROBI, Kenya - Monday, August 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced its participation in the Japan Fair at TICAD VI, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development 2016 that will be held on August 27 and 28 at the Kenyatta International Convention Center. Exhibits at Japan Fair will showcase Toshiba’s ability to provide total energy solutions that ‘Make Energy”, “Transmit and Store Energy” and realize the “Smart Use of Energy”. Toshiba will demonstrate its ideal positioning to support growing demand for power in Africa with world-class geothermal power generation equipment and high efficiency energy transmission and distribution (T&D) technologies. The spotlight will also be on the company’s key next-generation products for Africa: smart meter systems that deliver enhanced energy netw ... Read more »