Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] Under the Auspice of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia witnessed today (Tuesday) the official opening of the 14th International Arab Mineral Resources Conference under the slogan “The Arab Mineral Wealth…. Strategic resources and promising investment opportunities” in the city of Jeddah. The Conference which starts from 22-24 November, 2016 is organized by the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources in cooperation with the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) and being attended by several Arab ministers in charge of mineral resources, senior officials, experts and leaders of organizations operating in the mining sector. The three-day conference aims at exchanging knowledge and experience between Arab and foreign experts and Arab and international institutions working in the mining sector and activating the Arab-international coopera ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The second annual NAB Show Shanghai will feature enhanced educational programming, including three core conferences, four conference tracks and a new exhibit floor. Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the International High Tech Cultural Device Cluster (TCDIC), NAB Show Shanghai is scheduled for December 6-9, 2016 at the Kerry Hotel and the adjacent Shanghai National International Expo Center in the Pudong District of Shanghai, China. Designed for media professionals involved in the creation, management and distribution of content across broadcast and digital mediums, NAB Show Shanghai serves as an integrated platform for innovation and allows attendees to share global perspectives while learning tactical and successful business strategies. This year, three core conference programs under the Global Innovation Exchange umbrella will be held December 6-8. They include: Global Broadcas ... Read more »

L’étude révèle un écart entre les attentes des entreprises et les solutions offertes par les fournisseurs de services de télécommunications LONDRES - Jeudi 17 Novembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Une étude mondiale commanditée par Tata Communications révèle que les solutions offertes par les fournisseurs de services réseau ne répondent pas toujours aux attentes des entreprises, qui citent comme principales priorités technologiques la sécurité (52 %), le cloud (43 %) et la mobilité (32 %). L'étude a été menée par IDC auprès d'entreprises et de fournisseurs de services de 32 pays d'Afrique, des Amériques, d'Asie-Pacifique, d'Europe, du Moyen-Orient et d'Afrique du Nord1,2. La recherche montre également que les entreprises basent leurs décisions sur les partenariats, ce qui indique qu'en trouvant de bons partenaires, les fournisseurs de services pourraient générer plus d'occasions d'affaires dans ce segment de marché. L'étude d'envergure mondiale montre que les entreprises cons ... Read more »

SINGAPORE - Monday, November 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nexif Energy, a Southeast Asian independent power producer, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to subscribe additional equity in Viet Hydro Pte Ltd. The proceeds will be used by Viet Hydro to further consolidate its holdings in the Coc San project. “Nexif Energy is pleased to increase its commitment to the Coc San project, which recently completed construction and commenced operation,” said Surender Singh, Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Nexif Energy. “We also look forward to making more investments in Vietnam’s power sector.” Coc San is a run-of-the-river 30 megawatt hydro power project located in the Dum River Valley, a tributary of the Hong (Red) River. It is approximately 300 kilometres northwest of Hanoi in the Lao Cai province. “The Coc San project is regarded as a model hydro project for environmental and social compliance by multilateral organizations, local government and co ... Read more »

SÉOUL, Corée du Sud - Lundi 21 Novembre 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--ILEDI (International Language Education Development Institute) a annoncé le lancement d'une campagne de don pédagogique pour les établissements d'enseignement de l'anglais du monde entier. La campagne va diffuser son service de recherche vidéo anglais natif « Captionlook », une plateforme innovante d'apprentissage de l'anglais qui peut remplacer efficacement les leçons avec des anglophones de naissance. Captionlook a été développé avec l'appui du gouvernement coréen et est désormais disponible en 8 langues dans plus de 190 pays du monde via l'Amazon Web Service. Il fournit notamment un service de recherche vidéo qui trouve la scène que vous recherchez. Ce service a été enregistré en tant que brevet dans les cinq plus grands pays du monde, y compris les États-Unis et la Chine. Comme la technologie aide les utilisateurs à rechercher des scènes vidéo dont les sous-titres contiennent les mots ou les phrases qu ... Read more »

Research reveals a gap between enterprises’ expectations and solutions offered by telecoms service providers LONDON - Thursday, November 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- A global study commissioned by Tata Communications reveals that the solutions that network service providers offer don’t always meet the expectations of enterprises, who rank security (52%), cloud (43%) and mobility (32%) as their top technology priorities. Conducted by IDC amongst enterprises and service providers across 32 countries in Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East and North Africa1,2, the research also shows that enterprises see partnerships as key in their decision making process, indicating that by finding the right partners, service providers could win more business from this market segment. The global study shows that enterprises consider service providers best equipped to increasing their network capacity or reach (73%), or delivering hybrid networking (66%) services, while ... Read more »

SEOUL, South Korea - Monday, November 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- ILEDI (International Language Education Development Institute) announced that it has started an education donation campaign for English educational organizations around the world. The campaign is to spread its native English video search service “Captionlook” which is an innovative English learning platform that can effectively substitute lessons with native English speakers. Captionlook has been developed with the support of Korean Government and is now available in 8 languages in over 190 countries worldwide through Amazon Web Service. Especially, it provides video search service that finds the scene you are looking for. This service has been registered as a patent in the world's leading five countries, including the United States and China. As the technology helps users search out video scenes which subtitles contain the words or phrases that they want to find, non-English speakers can check and lea ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Thursday, November 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), the leading technology event of China, kicked off on November 16 at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, China. This great 6-day annual feast will bring together thousands of the hottest and latest technological innovations, with the emerging VR/AR technologies being the biggest eye catcher. The year 2016 witnessed a great number of VR products and applications flooding to the market, so CHTF2016 presented a special VR/AR experience area for visitors to have hand-on experience with those innovative gadgets. Some leading technological companies have brought their latest VR/AR products to the event. For example, a VR Time Machine designed by Wuhan Zhongfeixushi can simulate flying movements with a 360-degree rolling platform to create an authentic flying experience for users. IDEALENS Technologies brought its second generation of an all-in-one VR device K2 to CHTF2016. Embodied ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] IMA ® (Institute of Management Accountants), the organization that offers the world’s leading management accounting certification, the CMA ® (Certified Management Accountants), held its global student leadership conference in Detroit, Mich., November 10-12, 2016. Six of the most promising young minds in the Gulf attended this annual initiative, which was designed to nurture young university students by exposing them to the diverse spectrum of finance and accounting careers and in turn enhance their knowledge base and interest in the field. The students were chosen from the IMA Higher Education Endorsement program universities network as well as universities that have been offering and promoting the CMA certification. The selection process was conducted by faculties from Zayed University, Christ University (Bangalore India), Prince Sultan University (PSU), UAE University (Al Ain), and King Fahd University of Petro ... Read more »

PARIS - Saturday, November 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TRUSTECH 2016 presents: A complete panorama of the trust-based technologies industry Moderators : Laura Shin – Forbes Jemima Kelly – Reuters Keynote Stage: The Leaders of the Most Influential Companies in the Industry: Nicolas Arpagian : ORANGE CYBERDEFENSE / Strategy & Public Affairs Director Osama Bedier : POYNT / Founder & CEO Caspar Berry : POKER PLAYER / Risk Taking & Decision Maker June Yee Felix : VERIFONE / President Europe Jason Lane : MASTERCARD / Executive VP Market Development Europe Adrian Ludwig : GOOGLE / Director of Engineering & Lead Engineer, Android Security Damien Perillat : PAYPAL / General Manager France Didier Serodon : EUROSMART / Chairman Kevin Slavin : MIT MEDIA LAB / Assistant Professor J.B Straubel : TESLA MOTORS / Co-Founder & CTO Eric Tak : ING / Global Head ING Payments Centre ZOOM Gemalto Gemalto, world leader in digital security, has been an invaluable partner of the CARTES e ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire] Clikat, a Dubai based innovative startup co-founded by five creative entrepreneurs, has recently launched its home needs service application to provide residents of Dubai with a one-stop solution for meeting their home requirements with a click of a button. The idea of the new Clikat mobile application launched on the 6th of October was inspired by the problem of time wasting during weekends to get household requirements met. It helps residents enjoy their weekends and spare the time spent in shopping for family activities, while Clikat delivers the home needs. This innovative solution is not just a mobile application; it aims to foster family bonds. By leveraging technologies in a useful way, the application is currently serving the residents of Dubai, with expansion plans to cover the UAE by the mid of 2017. The application connects users to local professional service providers to fulfill their home needs. It ... Read more »