ISTANBUL-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Asseco SEE (ASEE), part of Asseco Group, 6th largest software vendor in Europe, announced today the first phase of the deployment of its leasing software solution LeaseFlex at Global Leasing Company (GLC), a pioneer in leasing solutions in Egypt. The business goals such as establishing leasing business with an end to end turn-key solution for all leasing offers and managing leasing processes for all services and markets on a single platform was achieved by customizing the solution specific to the MENA region with the dedicated ASEE team of leasing solution experts in Turkey. The deployment included mainly end to end delivery of LeaseFlex with multi layered accounting structure, flexible payment plan calculation methods, provision calculation methods & revenue accrual structure, stoppage / witholding tax calculations, integrated limit structure with all transaction details, fast calculation screens aimed for the ... Read more »

Mobile IoT Initiative Supporting Commercial LPWA Network Deployments; 15 Mobile IoT Networks Now Live Worldwide LONDON -Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced that mobile network operators are set to benefit from an estimated US$1.8 trillion Internet of Things (IoT) revenue opportunity by 2026 boosted by the early deployment of commercial Low Power Wide Area Networks in licensed spectrum, according to new figures in the IoT Forecast Database Research1 published by analyst house Machina Research. The new findings highlight the huge growth opportunities for mobile operators delivered through new Mobile IoT applications and services. To date, 12 mobile operators have launched 15 commercial Mobile IoT services, including AT&T, Telstra and Verizon (LTE-M), as well as China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, M1, Turkcell, Verizon and Vodafone (NB-IoT).2 The research also indicates that the Americas region will account f ... Read more »

TOKYO-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] YKK branded content spreads the idea “Little Parts. Big Difference” around the world. - To be released starting Wednesday, September 6 on the official website and YouTube in 7 languages - (BUSINESS WIRE) -- YKK Corporation (headquarters located at 1 Kanda-Izumicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo) has produced a short animated feature titled “FASTENING DAYS 3” as part of its effort to widely promote its corporate brand and zippers. “FASTENING DAYS 3” is the third video in the “FASTENING DAYS” trilogy, which thus far have had a total of 13 million views from around the world. It is slated to be released worldwide on Wednesday, September 6 on YKK’s Official YouTube Channel (URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/YKKfastening) and on YKK’s official website (URL: http://www.ykkfastening.com/fd/) in both English and Japanese audio and with Spanish, Chinese (simplified), French, Thai, and Vietnamese subtitles. It will also be distributed as a commercial ad on ... Read more »

Leading Global Manufacturer of Movable Partitions Marks Sixth Transaction in OpenGate Capital’s First Institutional Fund LOS ANGELES-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Hufcor, Inc. (“Hufcor”), the world leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of movable partitions and flexible space management solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1900 with headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin, Hufcor is the most installed brand of operable partitions worldwide. Hufcor offers its customers a global solution through dedicated manufacturing facilities in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, China and Malaysia. With its vast distribution network, the company’s products have been installed in hotels, convention centers, schools, universities and places of worship throughout the world. Andrew Nikou, founder and CEO at OpenGate Capital ... Read more »

Data Edge Revenue joins RippleNami to advance the adoption of blockchain-based services to foster positive change in the region SAN DIEGO-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- RippleNami, Inc., provider of the only blockchain map-based data visualization platform, announces a partnership with Data Edge Revenue, a Freetown, Sierra Leone-based systems integration company focused on advancing digitization in West Africa. The partnership provides blockchain-based solutions to help public and private players deliver economic opportunities, critical services and resources to improve the lives of the people of West Africa. “Data now serves as a key currency in today’s economy,” said Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, president and chief executive officer of RippleNami. “This partnership accelerates the local and global benefits that this new currency delivers, while sparing West African countries the inefficiencies and costs of legacy data silos.” “Our partnership comes at ... Read more »

IDEAL to Revolutionize Global Harvesting Offering BREGANZE, Italy-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today unveiled IDEAL, its new top range combine harvester, in Breganze, Italy. “The IDEAL combine is the result of many years of R&D, countless engineering hours, committed teamwork, and leading industry expertise,” said Martin Richenhagen, AGCO Chairman, President and CEO. “It is yet another result of AGCO’s tireless efforts to deliver the most innovative solutions to farmers feeding the world.” The development of the IDEAL combine is also a significant step to continuously strengthen AGCO’s global harvesting offering and to solidify AGCO’s position as the leading full line manufacturer of agricultural solutions. The new generation of combines is the result of a global “Voice of Customer” study. The findings showed that there is a need for an entirely new combine pla ... Read more »

The world’s first “Live Action Dance Trailer” of Destiny 2, the sequel of the game 30 million players having fun all over the world. Release of “Freestyle Playground” TOKYO TOKYO-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia (SIEJA) released the promotional movie, “’Destiny 2’ Live Action Dance Trailer ‘Freestyle Playground’,” on September 6th (Wed.) with the rollout of software “Destiny 2” for PlayStation®4. The movie is the live-action version of the world of “Destiny 2,” which is the sequel to “Destiny,” the action game that received the Best Game award in 2015, at the British Academy Games Awards, and which number of players reached a grand total of over 30 million, as of May, 2016. Over 39 famous dancers, including SHIN, the member of RADIOFISH whose music video “PERFECT HUMAN” was played over 50 million times on Youtube, and Ginyu ForcE who popularized the iconic “Wota-gei” dance that symbolizes Japan’s world famous ... Read more »

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -Jeudi 7 Septembre 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dès lors que le peuple de la Sierra Leone lutte pour remédier à sa vie après l'impact dévastateur du glissement de terrain du 14 Août, la fondation AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) a exprimé sa compassion la plus profonde pour les Sierraléonais et a offert du matériel de secours pour soutenir les survivants. Le glissement de terrain, qui a frappé cinq communes (Regent, Juba-Kaningo, Malama-Kamayama, Regent-Matormeh et Culvert), a couté plus de 400 vies et déplacé plus de 4 000 personnes, est l'une des catastrophes les plus récentes qui ont assailli un pays qui luttait contre Ebola, il y a juste quelques années. Dans le cadre de la réponse humanitaire à la crise, AHF a fait un don aux communautés touchées le 30 Août. Ce don comprenait des produits alimentaires, de l'eau, des matelas, des couches, de la nourriture pour bébés et des produits de toilette. En outre, l'équipe AHF a également fourni des soins m ... Read more »

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- As the people of Sierra Leone grapple to get their lives back on track following the devastating impact of the August 14th mudslide, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has expressed its deepest sympathy to Sierra Leoneans and donated relief materials to support survivors. The mudslide, which hit five communities (Regent, Juba-Kaningo, Malama- Kamayama, Regent-Matormeh and Culvert), claimed over 400 lives and displaced over 4,000 people is one of the most recent calamities that has beset a country who, just a few years ago, was battling Ebola. As part of humanitarian response to the crisis, AHF donated items to the affected communities on the 30th of August. These items included food items, water, mattresses, diapers, baby food, and toiletries. In addition, the team also provided medical care to those injured and other minor ailments. “It saddens us greatly to see the lives that have been shatte ... Read more »

2017 Litigation Finance Survey shows double-digit growth since 2016 NEW YORK-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Burford Capital (“Burford”), a leading global finance firm focused on law, today announced the results of its 2017 Litigation Finance Survey of lawyers and financial professionals at law firms and companies in the US, UK and Australia. The independent research builds on prior surveys commissioned by Burford to study third-party funding of commercial litigation and arbitration. Burford’s 2017 Litigation Finance Survey shows that litigation finance continues to achieve dramatic growth and now is an accepted reality of the legal landscape: Use of litigation finance in the US grew by 28% from last year, to 36%, and has grown 414% since 2013. Among respondents in the US, UK and Australia, a majority of users (59%) say their use of litigation finance has increased in the last two years. A strong majority (72%) of all respondents agree that litig ... Read more »

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland, -Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of a recently published study in which researchers in Maastricht, The Netherlands evaluated the performance of Masimo iSpO2® Rx in screening newborns for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD).1 iSpO2 Rx is a smart device-paired pulse oximeter featuring Masimo Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry technology. CCHD affects approximately 2.5 to 3 newborns per 1000 live births2 and requires intervention soon after birth to prevent significant morbidity or mortality; later detection in infants also increases the risk of brain damage.3 In the study, Dr. Huizing and colleagues sought to evaluate the accuracy of iSpO2 Rx because of increasing trends toward out-of-hospital births and concerns about the costs of CCHD screening implementation in low-resource settings. The researchers surmised that a portable, low-cost pulse oximeter may ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Global announces Leonardo Mesquita as its Regional Managing Director for Latin America. Leonardo is currently the Managing Partner for Andersen Tax in Brazil. With this additional role, he will also be focusing on specific strategies to support the region as it expands. Leonardo has more than 30 years of experience in tax consulting and advisory services. “Leonardo has a unique ability to work with others in a collaborative manner, but also demonstrates and can communicate his views forcefully,” said Global Chairman and Andersen Tax LLC CEO, Mark Vorsatz. “I am confident he will bring great value as he takes responsibility for our practice in Latin America. Not only is Brazil a critical market for us, but we also plan to complete the expansion of our platform in the region within the next two years.” Leonardo has deep experience in tax planning, tax compliance, assistance to family businesses, lead ... Read more »

TV XESS/85X6 wins “Quantum Dot Technology Gold Award” BERLIN -Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TCL, one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world, has been honored by International Data Group (IDG) and German Industry & Commerce Ltd (GIC) with the “Quantum Dot Technology Gold Award”(TV XESS/85 X6), a 2017 IFA Product Technical Innovation Award. TCL was also granted the “Intelligent Security Innovation Gold Award” for its T-Guardian Air conditioner. “We are thrilled to receive this award,“ said Zhang Shaoyong, General Manager of Product Center, TCL Multimedia, promising to remain focused on harnessing the power of new technologies such as Quantum Dot. The supersized, 85-inch award-winning TCL XESS Private Theatre X6, offers a premium, immersive visual experience with its world-leading Quantum Dot display technology, picture processing ability and Dolby Vision™ high-dynamic-range (HDR). Leveraging the HDR technology that powers Dolby’ ... Read more »