Jack Ma Foundation will recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years focused on grassroots innovation, economic empowerment of women and small businesses JOHANNESBURG-Thursday 9 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Alibaba Group founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma launched the Jack Ma Foundation ‘Netpreneur’ Prize, a new program created to support and fund African entrepreneurs who are working to address Africa’s most important challenges and further its digital economy through local entrepreneurship. The prize was announced at the “Netpreneurs: The Rise of Africa’s Digital Lions” conference. The Netpreneur Prize – named for empowering a new generation of entrepreneurs, and focusing on small business growth, grassroots innovation and women founders – will award US$10 million to 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years. Starting in 2019, the Jack Ma Foundation will host an annual pitch competition, with ten finalists selected from across the ... Read more »

Joint solution uses industry-leading code obfuscation, tamper resistance and white box cryptography to be demonstrated at Black Hat USA (Intertrust Booth #2416 and Jscrambler Booth #IC2038) – for more information please visit www.appshield360.com LAS VEGAS-Thursday 9 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Black Hat - Intertrust Technologies Corporation and JavaScript Application Security leader Jscrambler announced a jointly-sourced product suite App Shield 360 that provides a complete set of application shielding solutions for both native and JavaScript applications that includes: Jscrambler to provide leading JavaScript web and mobile hybrid application protection against tampering and data theft through sophisticated JavaScript obfuscation, code traps and software self-defensive technology Intertrust whiteCryption® Code Protection™ to provide state-of-the art code obfuscation and tamper resistance for native code Intertrust whiteCryption® Secure Key Box to provide best- ... Read more »

NEW YORK & SKÆRBÆK, Denmark.-Thursday 9 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ørsted entered into an agreement today with I Squared Capital and management shareholders to acquire a 100 percent equity interest in Lincoln Clean Energy LLC (LCE) for an enterprise valuation of USD 580 million. LCE is a leading U.S.-based developer, owner and operator of wind farms. Since I Squared Capital acquired a 90 percent stake in the company in 2015, with the management team owning the remaining 10 percent, LCE has developed and built over 500 MW of operating capacity, is constructing another 300 MW onshore wind project, and has a pipeline of more than 1.5 GW expected to be completed by 2022. Ørsted is the world leader in offshore wind and in February 2018 announced plans to invest in other renewable energy technologies to reinforce its position in renewable energy. Ole Kjems Sørensen, EVP at Ørsted and Head of Partnerships, M&A & Asset Management, says, “The U.S. is a leading market in re ... Read more »

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Thursday 9 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit the Indonesian islands of Lombok and Bali at around 6.45pm on August 5th, 2018, with more than 90 people dead and hundreds more injured. The immediate focus is search, rescue and meeting the basic needs of people affected by the earthquake. To improve collaboration efficiency in the search, rescue and evacuation, Hytera donated communications devices in the first minute to Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), the Indonesian Red Cross, and also has stayed connecting with the Blue Sky Rescue and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to stand by per the nation’s request for international rescue efforts. In the morning of August 6, Hytera Indonesian subsidiary in Jakarta set up a 7-member emergency response team and immediately contacted PMI, as its volunteers and staff have been providing medical support to the survivors and also helped to evacuate people from t ... Read more »

• Awarded Daesan Biomass Power Plant in South Korea • Utilizes SFW’s advanced circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) technology with carbon neutral fuel ESPOO, Finland-Thursday 9 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (HDEC) for design and supply of the Daesan Biomass Power Plant boiler island. Commercial operation of the new biomass CFB power plant is scheduled for the end of 2020. SFW will design and supply the 109 MWe CFB steam generator and auxiliary equipment for the boiler island. The CFB boiler will be designed to burn wood pellets, while meeting applicable environmental regulatory requirements. SFW has supplied over 30 CFB steam generators in South Korea. This is SFW’s third CFB boiler unit in South Korea firing biomass as its primary fuel. Tomas Harju-Jeanty, CEO, SFW, said: “We are proud to be such an integral part of South Korea’s energy solutions. Toget ... Read more »

The James & Maginley Charity and Care Foundation Inc.encourages the GCC to extend its cooperation to Barbuda Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Charity giving is deeply rooted in the Arabian culture and The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has always been at the forefront for donating to disaster relief and humanitarian causes across the world. In wake of the same vision, The James & Maginley Charity and Care Foundation Inc. encourages the GCC to participate in rebuilding Barbuda, which was hit by Hurricane Irma Last year. “We have been working with the MENA region since a very long time and we appreciate all their efforts in developing deals and agreements that have paved way for betterment of Antigua and Barbuda, in addition to Hurricane Irma,” said Casroy James, Chairman and Partner of The James and Maginley Charity and Care Foundation Inc. “The natural disaster that hit Barbuda last year was disheartening. As we continue to listen to the rep ... Read more »

Fiorano’s Sophisticated Core Banking Integration Technology to be Delivered through ITSS’ Expertise on Major CBS Platforms LONDON-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fiorano Software, a leading provider of Core Banking Integration and API Management Solution, announced today that it has tied-up in a strategic partnership with Information Technologies Solutions & Services (ITSS), a Global Information Technology company. The partnership will be aimed to deliver digital transformation solutions to the banking sector. "We are excited joining forces with Fiorano; it enables us to offer more value to customers as well as increase our revenue opportunities. Fiorano’s agile responsiveness to customer needs aligns perfectly with our long-term vision," said Peter Redelinghuys, VP Sales-Africa, ITSS. Fiorano Software has over the years helped banks integrate core banking systems with applications to boost operational efficiency and productivity across processes, custome ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] The official trade and economic mission of Kazakhstani companies will take place in Dubai on 14th August, at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, Business Bay. The purpose of the event is to develop the trade relations between Kazakhstan and the UAE entrepreneurs, as well as to establish strong business ties between both countries. From the Kazakhstan side, large commodity producers of processed products will arrive to Dubai from following economic sectors: light industry, agriculture, F&B (honey, meat, dairy products, sweets), electro technical industry, engineering, chemical products, pharmaceutical industry, building materials, oil and gas, etc. This is an excellent opportunity for both the UAE and Kazakhstan entrepreneurs to establish new contacts and to demonstrate their products. The organizers of this event are the Ministry of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Chamber of ... Read more »

— Strong growth in net sales of major product categories — TOKYO-Wednesday 8 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272)(ISIN:JP3942800008) announced today that in the first half of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, consolidated net sales of 851.3 billion yen were up 2.8% from the previous year. The company achieved all-time highs in operating income of 82.2 billion yen (up 0.1%), however saw a 5% decrease in ordinary income to 79.3 billion yen and 6.3% decrease in net income for the period attributable to parent company shareholders to 57.0 billion yen. Net sales increased thanks to healthy results in the emerging markets motorcycle business, the marine business, and the industrial machinery and robots business. Operating income increased on the back of motorcycle product mix improvements in emerging markets and the industrial machinery and robots business absorbing decreased income in the developed markets motorcycle business. Motorc ... Read more »

• This new collaboration unites leaders in cystic fibrosis gene therapy, lentiviral development and production, and the treatment of respiratory diseases to develop the first gene therapy for cystic fibrosis. • Boehringer Ingelheim steps into the field of gene therapy, a focus area of its Research Beyond Borders initiative, with experienced partners, in an effort to bring to cystic fibrosis patients a long-term treatment aimed at correcting the underlying genetic causes of this devastating disease. . • Boehringer Ingelheim will collaborate with the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium on research and development and has option and license agreements with Imperial Innovations and Oxford BioMedica on the viral vector as well as production technology, while Oxford BioMedica will manufacture the viral vector; the UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium will lead the development and completion of the preclinical studies and bring together a package to support first-in-man clinical trials. ... Read more »