Four Bedroom Contemporary Spacious Villas in the Green Heart of Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Thursday, March 2nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] The multi award-winning pioneer in sustainable high-end luxury homes, Al Barari, today unveils one of its latest residential developments, The Nest. Available for purchase from March 1, 2017, the exquisite collection of 55 villas seamlessly combine first-class community living with the natural environment to offer a unique lifestyle, ideally suited to families. Adjacent to Nad Al Sheba Nature Reserve, The Nest features a refined collection of four bedroom residences echoing contemporary sophistication. The Nest builds on Al Barari’s hugely successful Phase 11 including Seventh Heaven and Ashjar, which won the "Future Residential Project" award at Cityscape 2014. Seventh Heaven is now 75% complete while Ashjar has reached 70% completion. Al Barari’s Phase II has commenced and will see the creation of a resort hotel, medical and assisted living f ... Read more »

LONDON & BOSTON & LAGOS, Nigeria-Wednesday, March 8th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, today announced it has acquired a minority equity interest in Interswitch, an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Helios Investment Partners will remain the majority shareholder of Interswitch. Founded in 2002, Interswitch is active across the entire payments value chain. A recognized leader in the payments space in Nigeria, the company owns and operates the country’s principal domestic debit card scheme, Verve, as well as serves as a third-party transaction processor for many of Nigeria’s largest banks. In addition, the company offers a number of B2B electronic payment services to public and private sector organizations and businesses, including government entities, hospitals, telecommunications companies and utilities, and also operates Quickteller, ... Read more »

LONDRES & BOSTON & LAGOS, Nigéria -Mercredi 8 Mars 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TA Associates, une société de capitaux privée de premier plan à croissance mondiale, a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir acquis une participation minoritaire dans Interswitch, une société de monétique et de commerce numérique intégrée axée sur l'Afrique. Les modalités financières de la transaction n'ont pas été divulguées. Helios Investment Partners demeurera l'actionnaire majoritaire d'Interswitch. Fondée en 2002, Interswitch est active sur l'ensemble de la chaîne de valeur des paiements. Un chef de file reconnu dans l'univers des paiements au Nigéria, la société possède et exploite le principal système de cartes de débit domestiques du pays, Verve, et sert de processeur de transactions pour de nombreuses banques du Nigeria. En outre, la société offre un certain nombre de services de paiement électronique B2B aux organisations et aux entreprises du secteur public et privé, y compris les entités gouvern ... Read more »

SPI/FILMBOX will bring up to 10 HD channels to Latin America through SES’s NSS-806 satellite LUXEMBOURG-Tuesday, March 7th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), the world-leading satellite operator, announced today that it has signed a multi-year capacity agreement with SPI International/FILMBOX Channels Group, a global media company that operates more than 30 TV channels, to support the company’s expansion in Latin America and distribute its HD channels in the region. SPI will extend its reach in Latin America thanks to the C-band capacity of NSS-806, which covers the entire region in one single beam and is capable of reaching about 90% of all pay TV subscribers in South America. SPI will broadcast its premium content to cable operators and DTH providers from the U.S, bringing up to 10 HD channels to the region: FightBox HD, FashionBox HD, DocuBox HD, Fast&FunBox HD, 360TuneBox HD, FilmBox Art House, Gametoon, NatureVision TV, Erox HD ... Read more »

www.travtrolley.com offers single login and account to manage end-to-end travel requirements including UAE visas, and booking for airlines, hotels and car rentals worldwide for one and all. Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, March 7th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] Cozmo Travel, a member of the Air Arabia Group and a leading travel management company in the region, has announced the launch of B2B trade portal www.travtrolley.com for local travel and tourism industry operators in the UAE. Cozmo Travel also has tied-up with Taiwan Tourism Board to launch a new destination within UAE this year. This was announced at a Press conference organised in Dubai by senior officials from Cozmo Travel and Taiwan Tourism Board. www.travtrolley.com is a new online booking system, which offers single login and account to manage the complete tour package including airlines, hotels and car rentals worldwide. The user-friendly interface was developed to empower both travel agencies and corporates in the U ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG-Mercredi 8 Mars 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Le gouvernement luxembourgeois et ispace Inc., société de robotique spatiale basée à Tokyo, ont annoncé aujourd'hui la signature d'un protocole d'entente dans le cadre de l'initiative SpaceResources.lu, avec l'objectif de développer une technologie miniaturisée pour découvrir, cartographier et exploiter des ressources lunaires. L'initiative gouvernementale SpaceResources.lu vise à promouvoir et soutenir l'utilisation commerciale des ressources recueillies à partir des objets célestes tels que des astéroïdes ou sur la Lune. Dans le cadre de ce protocole d'entente, ispace souhaite, par l'intermédiaire de son bureau européen basé à Luxembourg, concentrer ses efforts sur le développement commercial, la R&D et divers services techniques clefs, notamment le développement, l'ingénierie et l'intégration de la charge utile. La contribution luxembourgeoise se fait par l'intermédiaire de financements sous forme de bourses national ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, March 7th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management, has announced the opening of registration for the inaugural edition of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management (HBM AIPM). The Award with total prize money of about AED2 million (US$550,000), aims to identify, reward, encourage, promote and enable innovation in project management by compiling an innovative project management methodology, creating a database for best practices and business models in project management, providing a platform for sharing innovative ideas and offering training on project management skills. It targets the international business community, including specialists and experts in project management, individuals, teams and ins ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG-Friday, March 3rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Luxembourg Government and the Tokyo-based space robotics company ispace Inc. announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the context of the SpaceResources.lu initiative with focus on developing miniaturized technology to discover, map, and utilize resources on the Moon. The governmental SpaceResources.lu initiative aims to promote and support the commercial use of resources gathered from celestial bodies such as asteroids or from the Moon. Within the framework of this MoU, ispace intends to focus, through its European office based in Luxembourg, on business development, R&D and on several key technical services, including payload development, engineering and integration. For its part, Luxembourg contributes by providing funding through national R&D grants or programs of the European Space Agency (ESA) to co-fund relevant research and development activities such as the ispace “rovi ... Read more »

BANGALORE, Inde et EAST BRUNSWICK, New Jersey-Mercredi 8 Mars 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), une société internationale de premier plan spécialisée dans les technologies de l’information, le conseil et les services de processus d’affaires, a annoncé aujourd’hui sa position de « Leader » dans le Magic Quadrant de Gartner, dans le secteur des services d’applications SAP® en région EMEA. Rédigé par Gilbert van der Heiden, Neil Barton et Fabio Di Capua, le rapport a été publié le 31janvier 2017. Le rapport Magic Quadrant de Gartner est axé sur le cycle de vie complet des services d'application SAP, couvrant la mise en œuvre des projets et les services de gestion des applications pluriannuelles (AMS). Ce rapport, qui a évalué 19 fournisseurs de logiciels différents sur la base de 15 critères, a positionné Wipro dans le quadrant des Leaders. Le rapport complet est accessible ici. En décrivant la vision et l’objectif de Wipro en ma ... Read more »

BANGALORE, India & EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.-Friday, March 3rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has been positioned as a “Leader” in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for SAP® Application Services, EMEA. The report, authored by Gilbert van der Heiden, Neil Barton and Fabio Di Capua, was published on 31 January, 2017. The Magic Quadrant report by Gartner is focused on the full life cycle of SAP application services, spanning project-based implementation and multi-year application management services (AMS). The report evaluated 19 different software vendors on 15 criteria and placed Wipro in the “Leaders" quadrant. The full report is available here. Elaborating on Wipro's vision and focus on SAP application services, Hiral Chandrana, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Business Application Services, Wipro Limited said, “Being ... Read more »