Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Tuesday, September 12th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] Unilabs has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a share of Scientific Clinical Laboratories (SCL) for an undisclosed amount. Established in 1990, SCL has been providing highly-specialised laboratory services in the UAE, with a strong brand recognition and a leading market position. With the acquisition of SCL, Unilabs will strengthen its portfolio of diagnostic services in the Middle East and gain access to UAE’s local healthcare market. Fernando de Górgolas, General Manager International Business at Unilabs, said: “With its emphasis on high-quality and excellent customer service, SCL is the perfect partner for Unilabs to expand in the region and to develop additional growth opportunities, such as outsourcing”. Amaury Lachaud, Unilabs’ responsible for the Middle East, said “we will start working with Mohammed and his skilled team at SCL to combine our companies’ strengths and bring exceptional laboratory s ... Read more »

La banque primée accordera une licence à PRIME de TSYS pour l'émission et l'acquisition multi-pays COLUMBUS, Ga. & DUBAI, UAE -Mardi 12 Septembre 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TSYS (NYSE : TSS) a annoncé aujourd’hui avoir signé un accord de licence et de services de logiciel avec l'institution financière leader des UAE, Mashreq Bank. TSYS fournira à Mashreq sa plateforme principale de paiement émetteur et acquéreur PRIME - et les modules et services accompagnants - pour améliorer l’utilisation de la banque centrée sur le client pour les titulaires de ses cartes particuliers qu’ils soient ou commerçants. Mashreq est une banque primée reconnue pour ses compétences bancaires de détail et numériques. La banque dispose également de larges portefeuilles de produits comprenant des cartes multimarques de crédit, de débit et prépayées, ainsi que des cartes conforme à la charia. « Nous faisons partie des principales institutions financières des EAU avec une empreinte croissante en ... Read more »

The first Inverter & MLPE partnership to bring the interoperability envisioned by SunSpec Alliance supported by major PV Module manufacturers. LOS GATOS, Calif. -Monday, September 11th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tigo, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, and SMA, global market leader for solar inverters, have joined forces to deliver total compliance with the newly released SunSpec Alliance specifications regarding Rapid Shutdown adoption for PV plants. SunSpec Alliance, certifier of PV components and communication standards, has defined the specifications of the powerline-based PV transmitter signal covering varying installation types and regions. Tigo and SMA’s partnership brings the first transmitter and receiver offering representing interoperability between the inverter and the PV module's MLPE. SMA’s full line of US string inverters will be supporting the new SunSpec standard to fulfill the tightened module-level requirements in National Electric Code (NEC ... Read more »

Award-winning bank to license TSYS’ PRIME for multi-country issuing and acquiring COLUMBUS, Ga. & DUBAI, UAE -Monday, September 11th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TSYS (NYSE: TSS) announced today that it has signed a software licensing and services agreement with UAE leading financial institution, Mashreq Bank. TSYS will provide Mashreq with its core PRIME Issuer and Acquirer payments platform — and surrounding modules and services — to enhance the bank’s customer-centric experiences for its cardholders and merchants. Mashreq is an award winning bank recognised for its retail and digital banking experiences. The bank also has broad product portfolios that include multi-brand credit, debit, and prepaid cards, as well as Sharia-compliant cards. “We are one of UAE’s leading financial institutions with a growing retail presence in Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. Our key focus is providing customers with access to a wide range of innovative products and services, and this i ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany-Monday, September 11th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] Data from this 12-week study show that the safety and tolerability profile of nintedanib with add-on pirfenidone is in keeping with the known profiles of the individual drugs in patients with IPF1 Exploratory efficacy analyses suggest a potential benefit of the combination treatment of nintedanib with add-on pirfenidone1 Results from INJOURNEYTM add to the body of evidence from a comprehensive clinical trial programme substantiating nintedanib’s safety and efficacy in IPF (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Results from the INJOURNEYTM trial, investigating the use of nintedanib in combination with pirfenidone in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), have just been published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.1 The prognosis of IPF is devastating, with 50% of patients dying within 3 years of diagnosis.2 Nintedanib is one of two antifibrotic drugs which have been shown to slow the progression of the d ... Read more »

PARIS-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT-Morpho, a world leader in digital security and identification technologies, announces today that Mobvoi, the leading smart watch and artificial intelligence company, has selected the new version of the PEARL product of OT-Morpho for the new Ticwatch products in the pipeline. This new PEARL, called PEARL Connect, is a first on the market. It combines for the first time capabilities of an embedded Secure Element (eSE), to secure sensitive services, and of an embedded SIM (eSIM), to manage connectivity to cellular network. Already deployed worldwide in more than 250 million smartphones and wearables devices, the different versions of PEARL enable the deployment of contactless services certified by all the major payment schemes worldwide. This unique multi-application platform also supports transit, access control, secure storage use-cases as well as other value added services such as keyless car entry. It also includ ... Read more »

Most powerful, flexible, and scalable satellite-based network ever will deliver multiple terabits of throughput to connect exponentially more people, communities and businesses ● Unique system comprises advanced communication satellites, innovative ground infrastructure and new software intelligence which complement existing SES fleet ● Boeing announced as first O3b mPOWER technology partner, contracted to build seven super-powered MEO satellites LUXEMBOURG & PARIS-Monday, September 11th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES announced today the beginning of a new era in global cloud-scale connectivity and high power data services with the launch of O3b mPOWER, a revolutionary and powerful networks system that will deliver efficient high-performance network communications to users all around the world. The rapidly expandable and highly scalable O3b mPOWER system will leverage innovative space and ground technologies, and enable SES Networks to deliver fully-managed services ... Read more »

2018 Glomo Awards Feature Revamped Categories to Reflect Industry Evolution LONDON -Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced that the 2018 Global Mobile Awards (Glomo Awards) are now open for entry. The Glomo Awards honour the greatest achievements and innovations across the mobile industry, with 38 awards over eight categories. Entries for the 2018 awards will be accepted through Wednesday, 22 November 2017, with the winners announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress taking place 26 February – 1 March 2018 in Barcelona. “Mobile now connects two-thirds of the world’s population and is constantly evolving,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Through the Glomo Awards, our industry will showcase the incredible innovation and creativity helping to keep us all connected now and in the future. We wish all entrants the best of luck.” For 2018, the GSMA has refreshed the Glomo Award categories to reflect the changing shape ... Read more »

The second annual The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference, which takes place on Tuesday 24th October at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai, has assembled some of the leading names in the industry to speak at the event. Collectively they will address the top issues facing tanker owners and operators today, making this a must-attend occasion for anyone involved in the oil, products and chemical tanker business. Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Monday, September 11th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ] Cybercrime is a matter of growing international concern within the tanker shipping sector and The Maritime Standard has responded by making this a key topic for this year’s event. Trevor Pereira, managing director, says, “We have received phenomenal support from the shipping industry for this conference, including the backing of the world’s biggest shipping organisation, BIMCO. One of the highlights of the day is sure to be the presentation by Phil Tinsley, BIMCO’s maritime security manager. This will be an in ... Read more »