Recognized for adoption of independent software support and cloud services, enabling the reallocation of IT budget to new strategic initiatives LAS VEGAS -Friday, February 17th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (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, Oracle Agile PLM and Oracle ATG Web Commerce software, today announced that Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. received the IT Special Award from the Japan Institute of Information Technology (JIIT). The organization was recognized for its innovative utilization of Rimini Street independent support and adoption of cloud services that have allowed the company to save IT budget and resources, and reallocate these savings to advance new strategic areas of gr ... Read more »

Le prix salue l’adoption de services d’ assistance logicielle et de services cloud indépendants, permettant la réaffectation du budget informatique à de nouvelles initiatives stratégiques LAS VEGAS -Samedi 18 Février 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Rimini Street, Inc., principal prestataire mondial indépendant de services d’assistance pour logiciels d’entreprise pour les logiciels Business Suite, BusinessObjects et HANA Database de SAP SE (NYSE : SAP), ainsi que pour les logiciels Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail, Oracle Agile PLM et Oracle ATG Web Commerce d’Oracle Corporation (NYSE : ORCL), a annoncé que Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. avait reçu le prix IT Special Award de l’Institut japonais des technologies de l’information (Japan Institute of Information Technology, JIIT). L’organisation a été saluée pour son utilisation novatrice des services d’assistance indépendants de Rimini Street et l’adoption de ... Read more »

New test solution combines four 50G lanes to scale up to 200Gbps SAN JOSE, Calif. -Friday, February 17th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spirent Communications Plc (LSE: SPT), an industry leader in test and measurement, today announced the world’s first 200G Ethernet Test System. This additional Ethernet speed is enabled by new 50G electrical interfaces, which allows the deployment of cost-effective 50G links from high performance servers to a new generation of switches and routers. Within these devices, 50G interfaces can easily be combined to build higher speed connections to other systems within the data center or out to the cloud. According to the IEEE, 200G will be the next area for explosive growth in the Ethernet ecosystem due to the insatiable demand for more bandwidth in mobile devices, high-speed data center servers, internet-enabled entertainment (especially video), cloud computing and social media. “The 200G Ethernet speed heavily leverages 100G 4x25G NRZ techn ... Read more »

LONDON-Friday, February 17th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Saudi insurance market appears to have finally turned the corner following a period of underwriting volatility, according to analysis by A.M. Best. A review of preliminary disclosures by national insurers in Saudi Arabia shows a marked improvement in operating performance in 2016, with the market more than doubling its profits during the year. Market profit (before zakat) for 2016 was healthy at SAR 2.5 billion (USD 671 million) – more than double 2015’s profits of SAR 1.0 billion (USD 278 million). In 2015, profit was primarily driven by the strong operating performance of market leaders, while the rest of the market generally produced weak earnings and many companies generated operating losses. In contrast, A.M. Best has noted a marked turnaround in 2016, with the vast majority of insurers generating positive operating results. The findings are published in a new report by A.M. Best, titled, “Stability Return ... Read more »

Cette nouvelle solution de test combine quatre trames 50 G permettant d'atteindre 200 Gbps SAN JOSE, Californie-Samedi 18 Février 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirent Communications Plc (LSE : SPT), leader du secteur des tests et des mesures, a annoncé aujourd'hui le premier système de test Ethernet 200 G au monde. Cette vitesse Ethernet supplémentaire est permise grâce à de nouvelles interfaces électriques 50 G, qui offrent le déploiement de liens 50 G rentables à partir de serveurs haute performance vers une nouvelle génération de commutateurs et de routeurs. Dans ces dispositifs, les interfaces 50 G peuvent être facilement combinées afin de bâtir des connections à vitesse plus élevée vers d'autres systèmes basés dans le centre de données ou dans le cloud. D'après l'IEEE, le 200 G constituera le prochain domaine de croissance explosive dans l'écosystème de l'Ethernet en raison de la demande insatiable pour un débit supérieur sur les appareils mobiles, les serveurs de cen ... Read more »

HONG KONG -Friday, February 17th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] Revenue was US$12.2 billion Pre-tax income was US$101 million Net income was US$98 million Lenovo’s PC business outperformed the industry with revenue growth at two percent year-over-year Record PC market share of 22.4 percent worldwide Basic EPS of 0.90 US cents or 6.98 HK cents (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo Group (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) today announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016. Quarterly revenue was US$12.2 billion, a six percent decrease year-over-year. Third quarter pre-tax income was US$101 million, a 68 percent decline year-over-year. Net income fell 67 percent year-over-year to US$98 million. Lenovo faced sizeable challenges in its three main lines of business, namely data center, mobile devices, and PCs and smart devices, all three industries that according to analysts’ reports continued to experience either slow growth or no growth during the quarter ended December 31, 2016. ... Read more »