STERLING, Va. -Wednesday, May 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- BringCom Incorporated, a leading provider of connectivity solutions to developing countries, announced that it has reached a tentative agreement to acquire Datanet.Com, LLC. Established in 1999, Datanet is a network service provider operating in Uganda and Kenya and offering corporate network connectivity as well as secure and reliable wholesale access services. Datanet was the first company in the East African region to enroll in the MEF Services Interconnect program (MEF-SI) with the aim of establishing standardized Carrier Ethernet access services and networks. It also launched EP-LAN service over its Carrier Ethernet network between Uganda and Kenya powering multi-branch interconnectivities/operations and LAN extensions. More recently, the company announced its access network MEF CE 2.0 E-Access certification. Datanet brings into the East African region MEF standardized/certified access circuits and services ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO -Wednesday, May 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- On April 30, 2017, Morrison Street Debt Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“MSDO”) held its final close, reaching its target with total equity commitments of $200 million. MSDO provides small-balance mezzanine capital, with investment balances generally ranging from $2 million to $10 million, to real estate market participants across a diversified set of property types in the top 100 MSAs nationwide. MSDO’s investments are structured as either mezzanine debt, B-notes or preferred equity, tailored to meet the specific needs of each situation. Morrison Street Capital, LLC (“Morrison Street”) formed MSDO to capitalize on the current opportunity in the debt capital markets, as well as to leverage its experience as debt and equity investors in the mid-market real estate sector. MSDO targets stabilized properties, either secondary assets in primary markets or prime assets in secondary markets, and provides long-term mezzanine ... Read more »

Le Cap, Afrique du Sud-Jeudi 11 Mai 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- La Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), la National Communications Authority (NCA, Ghana), et l'autorité indépendante des communications d'Afrique du Sud (ICASA) ont pris la parole à l'occasion du discours d'ouverture de l'édition 2017 du DSA Global Summit au Cap. En guise d'accueil, les orateurs ont résumé les grandes questions actuelles relatives au spectre afin de résoudre le fossé numérique et de faire de l'accès à internet une réalité généralisée. Le sommet mondial de la DSA (9 au 11 mai) est co-organisé par l'autorité indépendante des communications d'Afrique du Sud (ICASA), qui a récemment publié des projets de réglementation sur l'utilisation de TV White Space (TVWS) dans le pays, disponibles pour consultation jusqu'au 19 mai 2017. Après les allocutions liminaires, Kalpak Gude, président de la DSA, a présenté une session intitulée "Spectrum Sharing Unleashed". La session a abordé la question des exigences ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS -Wednesday, May 10th 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 James Pascoe Group, a privately held retailer, has switched to Rimini Street support for its SAP ERP applications across eight retail brands in New Zealand and Australia. James Pascoe Group is a New Zealand-headquartered retailer with local brands, including bookstore Whitcoulls, kitchen specialist Stevens, and department store chain Farmers Trading Company, jewelry chains Pascoes and Stewart Dawsons, and Australian jewelry chains Prouds, Angus & Coote and Goldmark. James Pascoe’s footprint extends throughout New Z ... Read more »

CAPE TOWN, South Africa.-Wednesday, May 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA), the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana, and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) have given the opening keynote addresses to kick off the 2017 DSA Global Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. Welcoming everyone to the conference, the keynote speakers summarised how important spectrum issues are today, to help solve the digital divide and make Internet access a reality everywhere. The DSA Global Summit (May 9-11) is being co-hosted with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), which recently published draft regulations on the use of TV White Space (TVWS) in the country and are open for public consultation until 19 May 2017. Following the morning keynotes, Kalpak Gude, President of the DSA, presented a session titled ‘Spectrum Sharing Unleashed.’ The session focused on the spectrum requirements for the ne ... Read more »

STERLING, Virginie. -Jeudi 11 Mai 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- BringCom Incorporated, un fournisseur principal de solutions de connectivité dans les pays en développement, a annoncé avoir conclu un accord de principe pour acquérir Datanet.Com, LLC. Créée en 1999, Datanet est un fournisseur de services réseau opérant en Ouganda et au Kenya et offrant une connectivité réseau d'entreprise ainsi que des services d'accès en gros fiables et sécurisés. Datanet a été la première société dans la région de l'Afrique de l'Est à s'inscrire au programme MEF Services Interconnect (MEF-SI) dans le but d'établir des réseaux et des services d'accès Carrier Ethernet standardisés. Elle a également lancé le service EP-LAN sur son réseau Carrier Ethernet entre l'Ouganda et le Kenya, alimentant les interconnectivités / opérations multi-succursales et les extensions de LAN. Plus récemment, la société a annoncé la certification MEF CE 2.0 E-Access de son réseau d'accès. Datanet introduit dans la ré ... Read more »

GSMA Announces Summit Speakers, Key Exhibition Feature Areas, and New Exhibitors, Partners and Sponsors HONG KONG-Wednesday, May 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today highlighted new developments for the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 28 June – 1 July 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The GSMA provided several updates, announcing the first confirmed speakers for the conference summit sessions, introducing new feature areas and enhancements to previously announced features, and confirming additional exhibitors, sponsors and partners participating in the annual Shanghai event. “First and foremost, we are continually working to expand and enhance our attendees’ experience at Mobile World Congress Shanghai,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Along with event favourites such as the Innovation City and 4YFN, we’re excited to present additional event feature areas that highlight current and f ... Read more »

Fast Growing Event Management Cloud Software Provider Poised to Accelerate Growth and Digitally Transform the Global Events and Venue Sourcing Market NORWALK, Conn.-Wednesday, May 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- etouches, a leading global provider of cloud event management software and sourcing solutions, today announced that it has been acquired by HGGC, a leading middle market private equity firm. HGGC’s investment will help etouches significantly expand its business and further invest in its market-leading cloud platform to win a greater share of the $6 billion Event Management Software (EMS) and venue sourcing market. etouches’ end-to-end platform provides event management and venue sourcing solutions to a broad set of customers worldwide in all major verticals, addressing a wide range of event management and data needs and complexities. Its state-of-the-art cloud platform brings together hotel and venue sourcing, event marketing and content, registration and logisti ... Read more »