Washington -Dimanche 27 Août 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) - Suite aux nouvelles allégations relatives à la conduite du groupe British American Tobacco (BAT) en Afrique - publiée aujourd'hui par The Guardian - la Campagne pour Enfants Sans Tabac appelle le Ministère américain de la Justice et la SEC (Commission de Sécurité et d'Echanges) américaine à enquêter sur le groupe British American Tobacco (BAT) et ses filiales pour éventuelles violations des dispositions anti-corruption et comptables stipulées par la Loi sur les Pratiques de Corruption à l'étranger (FCPA). Une lettre de demande d’enquête a été envoyée aujourd’hui par le groupe Enfants Sans Tabac aux deux organismes gouvernementaux. British American Tobacco a déjà affronté un nombre croissant d’allégations concernant l’implication de l'entreprise dans une affaire de corruption et de pots-de-vin très répandue en Afrique pour gagner de l’avance sur les concurrents et entraver les efforts du gouvernement pour réduire le taba ... Read more »

CIRA’s “Powered by Nominum” D-Zone DNS Firewall Protects Teachers, Students and Administrators from Ransomware and Other Malware through a Cost-effective, Easily Managed Cloud Solution REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Friday, August 25th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nominum™, an innovator of internet security solutions and services, and the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), announced today that they have joined forces to deliver a powerful, cost-effective cloud security solution to K-12 schools, school boards and higher education institutions across Canada through a collaborative “Cyber-Secure Schools” initiative. The Cyber-Secure Schools program aims to reduce malware risk, improve network performance and create safe online learning environments for teachers, students and administrators – as well as every device connected to the school network – through CIRA’s D-Zone DNS firewall powered by Nominum N2™ Secure Business. Nominum and CIRA are already seeing rapid adopti ... Read more »

NAIROBI, Kenya-Saturday, August 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Kenya’s captains of industries, government officials and executives will converge for the prestigious annual AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Kenya Chairman’s Golf Tournament at the Kiambu Golf Club in Nairobi. This year, the tournament shall reach about 350 people with HIV/AIDS information and, as well provide HIV testing services to no less than 150 people. Since inception in 2014, the AHF Chairman’s Golf Tournament has reached over 1,000 people with essential HIV/AIDS information and testing services. The tournament strategically targets the nation’s captains of industries, senior government officials and other top business executives who are traditionally left out of HIV programming interventions. AHF Kenya Chairman’s Golf Tournament honours Ambassador Dr. Stephen Karau, Chairman of the AHF Board of Trustees, who remains a major and active player in HIV/AIDS programming and in the public health sector ... Read more »

- Match against ex-pro football legends forms part of 50th anniversary celebrations - LONDON-Saturday, August 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of IBC’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the organisation will host a charity football match on Saturday 16 September 2017 in aid of the Friendship Sports Centre and the Edwin van der Sar Foundation, two Amsterdam-based charities that provide support and rehabilitation through sporting activities for disadvantaged and disabled children and adults. IBC attendees are invited to donate to join the ‘IBC Legends’ squad, playing against a team of former Dutch professionals, The Lucky Ajax. “Over the years the City of Amsterdam has become an integral part of the broadcast industry, and our 50th anniversary year seemed like a perfect opportunity to give something back to the local community. These charities provide support and rehabilitation and improve the lives of those faced with illness by giving them the opportunity to take p ... Read more »

Leading Japan IT solutions company leverages savings from independent support to invest in new value-add services for customers LAS VEGAS-Saturday, August 26th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading independent support provider for Oracle and SAP products, today announced that Saison Information Systems (SISCO) has switched to Rimini Street support for its SAP ERP application. By switching to Rimini Street support, SISCO successfully optimized resources which are required to maintain and operate its SAP ERP system and, as a result, freed up resources to allocate for strategic initiatives that will deliver more value to their organization. SISCO’s business has been running their SAP system since 2006, and the company is now on release ECC 6.0. “At the time of its introduction, we were completely satisfied with the functionality of our SAP system in terms of the automation of in-hous ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif.-Friday, August 25th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announced today that 19 hospitals and healthcare organizations in Taiwan have signed a commitment to implement processes to eliminate preventable patient deaths. The commitments were announced in Taichung City, Taiwan in June 2017. The Respiratory Therapists Society of the Republic of China also joined the PSMF as a committed partner. These commitments mark a major milestone in the PSMF’s continuing efforts to expand awareness and commitments to action toward protecting patient safety internationally. The 19 Taiwanese healthcare providers, including some of the country’s top hospitals, have so far made over 20 separate commitments to implement processes such as the PSMF’s Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS). In March 2017, Dr. Chan-Liao became one of the PSMF’s Regional Network Chairs, heading patient safety efforts in Taiwan. He is Chairman of Jen Ai Foundation ... Read more »

Once again, Rimini Street ranked one of America’s fastest-growing private companies, joining elite group of Inc. 5000 honorees to ever achieve seven-year milestone LAS VEGAS-Thursday, August 17th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading independent support provider for Oracle and SAP products, today announced that it was named to Inc. magazine’s 36th annual Inc. 5000 list for the seventh consecutive year. The Inc. 5000 list is an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies and represents the most comprehensive look at America’s entrepreneurs. Rimini Street has earned a place on the annual Inc. 5000 list since 2011, joining an elite group – approximately 2% – of Inc. 5000 honorees to ever achieve this milestone. Rimini Street experienced 167% revenue growth from 2013 to 2016, making it one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. "The Inc. 5000 ... Read more »