Study reveals most organizations take additional precautions to secure IIoT PORTLAND, Ore.-Monday, March 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced the results of a study conducted in partnership with Dimensional Research. The study looked at the rise of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) deployment in organizations, and to what extent it is expected to cause security problems in 2017. IIoT are the connected devices in critical infrastructure segments such as energy, utilities, government, healthcare and finance. Tripwire’s study revealed that: Ninety-six percent of those surveyed expect to see an increase in security attacks on IIoT in 2017. Fifty-one percent said they do not feel prepared for security attacks that abuse, exploit or maliciously leverage insecure IIoT devices. Sixty-four percent said they already recognize the need to pr ... Read more »

Ce Challenge Offre un Accès Sans Précédent aux Données et Outils de Sociétés Leaders afin de Générer de Nouvelles Solutions Climatiques NEW YORK-Lundi 13 Mars 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global Pulse, l'initiative d'innovation des Nations Unies relative aux donnéesde masse, et Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), un chef de file mondial offrant des technologies et solutions de stockage de données, ont annoncé aujourd'hui un partenariat pour lancer le Challenge « Data for Climate Action ». Le « Data for Climate Action » est une initiative d’innovation ouverte sans précédent visant à tirer parti des analyses scientifiques et des données de masse du secteur privé pour lutter contre le changement climatique. Les scientifiques de données, les chercheurs et les innovateurs du monde entier sont invités à s’inscrire et à soumettre leurs inscriptions sur le site DataForClimateAction.org d’ici le 10 avril 2017. « Faire face d’une manière efficace au changement climatique ... Read more »

Sharjah’s first master planned community sees the completion of its Al Jouri neigbourhood Sharjah, United Arab Emirates -Monday, March 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] Sharjah Holding PJSC, a strategic partnership between the government of Sharjah and Majid Al Futtaim Properties, announced that Al Zahia, Sharjah’s first master planned integrated residential community, has delivered its 200th home as part of the Al Jouri neighbourhood handover which commenced earlier this year. Structured in the form of seven individually designed neighbourhoods, Al Zahia is handing over 199 homes as part of the ongoing delivery of phase two of the Al Jouri neighbourhood, bringing the total number of homes in the neighbourhood to 250. Specifically designed to meet the needs of the whole family, the Al Jouri neighbourhood boasts a number of top-tier amenities including a children’s playground, two parks, integrated footpaths and a basketball court. Commenting on the milestone, Hawazen Esber, CEO of Commu ... Read more »

Company receives Stevie Awards in customer service category for sixth consecutive year; wins OnePlanet award for Most Customer Friendly Company LAS VEGAS -Thursday, March 9th 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 it has won three prominent awards recognizing the Company’s consistent outstanding service delivered to its Oracle and SAP clients worldwide. Rimini Street won two Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service including Customer Service Department of the Year and Customer Service Individual of the Year. This marks the sixth consecutive year the Company has been recognized with ... Read more »

Come and try it at GESS Dubai 2017 After its launching at GESS Dubai last year, Wand.education™ will showcase during this year’s event the updated 2.0 version of the platform that enables teachers to create better lessons, faster. Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, March 12th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] Visitors at this year’s GESS will be able to test Wand.education™ in the Software Innovative Vision LLC company’s booth (#G45). Wand.education™ is a web based content creation platform that enables teachers to develop interactive lessons in minutes, to deliver engaging content across multiple devices and to assess students’ performance. Between 14th and 16th March 2017, during GESS, teachers can enjoy a hands-on experience and create dynamic lessons using pre-built templates such as galleries, mindmaps, flashcards, labels and many more. The updated version of the lesson editor in Wand.education™ includes an extensive library of illustrations, animations, videos, audios, photos and 3D . ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, March 12th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] Receiving a prominent round of applause at last Wednesday night’s Dubai Lynx Awards ceremony (March 8), the Chairman and CEO of Choueiri Group - Pierre Choueiri - was called onto the ceremonial stage to accept the “Advertising Person of the Year” award. The glittering ceremony (which closed the 4-day festival which ran from March 5-8) was held once again at its traditional Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah venue. The award, deemed to be one of the evening’s most important ones, is selected by the organizers and honors an individual who has made significant contributions to advancing the reputation and profile of the communications industry in the MENA region. “Choueiri Group are, and have been for almost 45 years, the largest media representation entity in the Middle East and Pierre has played an integral role in driving this growth,” said Terry Savage, Chairman, Dubai Lynx. “This award recognizes and pays tribute to ... Read more »

Projet d’amélioration de la nutrition au Ghana lancé par Ajinomoto en 2009 TOKYO-Lundi 13 Mars 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takaaki Nishii, PDG d’Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto) (TOKYO : 2802), a rencontré le professeur Yunus, prix Nobel de la paix en 2006 et fondateur de Grameen Bank, et a discuté du projet d’amélioration de la nutrition d’Ajinomoto au Ghana mené depuis 2009, qui représente une sublimation des connaissances d’entreprise et de la contribution sociale d’Ajinomoto. Projet d’amélioration de la nutrition au Ghana : « Ajinomoto a lancé ce projet en 2009 dans le cadre de plusieurs initiatives destinées à célébrer son centième anniversaire. Dans le cadre de ce projet, nos équipes et nos partenaires fabriquent et commercialisent le complément alimentaire de sevrage « KOKO Plus », afin de lutter contre la malnutrition des nourrissons en sevrage âgés de six mois à deux ans, » a déclaré Nishii. « La malnutrition, qui constitue une grave problématique dans les pays ... Read more »

Ajinomoto’s Ghana Nutrition Improvement Project since 2009 TOKYO-Thursday, March 9th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takaaki Nishii, CEO of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto)(TOKYO:2802) met with Prof. Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2006 and a founder of Grameen Bank, and discussed about Ajinomoto’s nutrition improvement project in Ghana since 2009, representing a sublimation of business knowledge and social contribution of Ajinomoto. Ghana Nutrition Improvement Project: “Ajinomoto started the project in 2009 as part of initiatives to commemorate its centenary. Under this project, we and our partners manufacture and sell a supplement of weaning food “KOKO Plus”, to address malnutrition among weaning infants aged between six months and two years,” said Nishii. “Malnutrition, a serious issue in developing countries, causes various adverse effects on the physical and intellectual growth of children. It is said the growth retardation of children during the period cannot be e ... Read more »