One of Brazil’s largest educational organizations will leverage savings to invest in upgrading its IT environment, including AI and facial recognition software LAS VEGAS & SÃO PAULO-Sunday 26 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced that Grupo Positivo, a Brazilian holding company for education, technology, printing and publishing, has switched to Rimini Street for support of its Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) in its education division. By switching to Rimini Street, Grupo Positivo estimates that it will be able to reduce its total maintenance costs by 70 percent, and can now maximize its current, stable Oracle application for a minimum of 15 years from the time the company transitioned to Rimini Street support. With the new savings realized, Positivo intends to enhance its IT envir ... Read more »

BALLERUP, Denmark-Monday 27 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- GN Hearing, one of the world’s leading hearing aid manufacturers and the pioneer of 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, today announced the launch of Interton Ready, a next-generation hearing aid, aiming to help more people with hearing loss to stay connected with the world around them. The new Interton Ready combines the advanced and proven GN sound technology and connectivity in a new value-based category of hearing aids. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 400 million people have some form of hearing loss.1 Living with unaddressed hearing loss makes the brain work harder to follow conversations and filter out noise, which makes interactions with others very challenging. Hearing aids improve people’s well-being and recent major technology developments have significantly improved the hearing experience2. GN Hearing is dedicated to providing greater access to high quality hearing aids at an af ... Read more »

Opt for treatments with registered and certified clinicians and practitioners to avoid the unpleasant side effects Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Sunday 26 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] With more women in the UAE looking to boost their confidence, cosmetic procedures as laser hair removal seem like a great permanent solution to ditching the conventional methods. However, a bevy of botched procedures proves that laser hair removal can be dangerous. “Laser hair removal is a process that targets the hair follicle, and if not done accurately can lead to severe first-degree burns, which might leave the skin break out in sores and blisters. This leads to pigmentation which might take a year or two to heal depending on skin tone,” advised Dr Evana Janbeh Dermatologist of CosmeSurge. Laser hair removal, which involves high-powered laser lights killing hair follicles at the root is a simple procedure. However, unsightly burns and scars often occur due to unlicensed or unqualified technicians p ... Read more »

BALLERUP, Denmark-Thursday 16 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- GN Hearing and Google have today announced a new technology partnership that will make GN Hearing the first manufacturer to enable a full spectrum of direct audio streaming from Android devices to hearing aids. The expectations are that direct streaming will become available to hearing aid users of the recently launched hearing aids ReSound LiNX Quattro™ and Beltone Amaze™ in a future Android release. “According to the World Health Organization, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss. This number is expected to increase to 900 million people by the year 2050. Google is working with GN Hearing to create a new open specification for hearing aid streaming support on future versions of Android devices,” states Seang Chau, Vice President of Engineering at Google. Users will be able to connect and monitor their hearing aids, so they can get the full advantages of their Android devices witho ... Read more »

TOKYO-Saturday 25 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183)(President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) today announced that Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte Ltd (MELS; Managing Director: Shinya Matsunaga), a wholly owned subsidiary based in Singapore, is set to raise its production capacity for TAFMER™ high-performance elastomers. TAFMER™ holds a world-leading market share as a resin modifier and soft molding material. Both flexible and lightweight, the elastomer series sees use in a wide range of applications, including automotive materials, packaging materials, solar battery encapsulants, engineering plastic modifiers and sports shoe midsoles. Global economic growth is driving strong demand for TAFMER™, with automotive material applications in particular expected to see further demand growth going forward. This comes as automobile production numbers continue to rise and tightening environmental regulations spur needs for lightweighting. Mitsui Chemic ... Read more »

LOS ANGELES -Tuesday 21 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- True Religion has tapped Bella Hadid to be the face of the brand. The supermodel embodies all things True Religion, past, present and future; iconic, edgy and everlasting. An inherit fan of the brand, Bella was the natural choice to meld the iconic essence of the brand with the modern view of its future. An all-star team was assembled including photographer Boo George, stylist Mimi Cuttrell, and hair and makeup duo Jen Atkin and Mary Phillips to create imagery and complementary looks that usher True Religion into a new era that honors the heritage of the brand. A quintessential, confident LA girl with roots at home and abroad, Bella’s voice was not only an inspiration, but an integral part in imagining this campaign, envisioning the brand through her eyes for the next generation of True Religion fans. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180820005283/en/ Contacts ... Read more »

MOORPARK, Calif. -Friday 24 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celeritive Technologies, Inc. (Celeritive), developer of VoluMill™ and VoluTurn™, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with ORDERFOX.com, headquartered in Ruggell, Principality of Liechtenstein. ORDERFOX.com is a free global resource platform for companies within the CNC industry in search of the right production partners, inclusive of features like Knowledge and Trends for providing information on technologies, a free Global Machinery Exchange, etc. “As we analyze the status of the industry, and where we think it will lead in the future, regardless of geographic location, we feel that having the right partners will provide added benefits,” said Brian J. Smith, President of ORDERFOX.com America. “Utilizing the right tools, like what Celeritive offers, will ultimately provide our members a competitive advantage.” VoluMill’s patented technology generates toolpaths that produce a consistent materia ... Read more »

HAMILTON, Bermuda-Jeudi 23 Ao�t 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)—L’agence de notation A.M. Best a reconfirmé la notation de solidité financière de A- (Excellent) avec une perspective positive pour International General Insurance Co. Ltd (IGI Bermudes) et International General Insurance Company (UK) Limited (IGI UK), les assureurs / réassureurs commerciaux internationaux spécialisés au monde. A.M. Best a déclaré que les perspectives positives reflétaient « le bilan de résultats d'exploitation solides d’IGI, grâce à une rentabilité technique généralement robuste et à des revenus de placement stables ». L'agence de notation a également déclaré que l'évaluation de la solidité du bilan d'IGI reposait sur le fait que sa capitalisation ajustée en fonction du risque était au niveau le plus élevé, tel que mesuré par le ratio des fonds propres (RAC). En outre, A.M. Best a fait l'éloge du cadre de gestion des risques d'entreprise (GRE) d'IGI, le qualifiant de «bien développé», et de ses ca ... Read more »

HAMILTON, Bermuda-Thursday 23 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rating agency A.M. Best has reaffirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) with a positive outlook for International General Insurance Co. Ltd (IGI Bermuda) and International General Insurance Company (UK) Limited (IGI UK), the global specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer. A.M. Best said the positive outlook reflects “IGI’s record of strong operating results, driven by generally robust underwriting profitability and stable investment income”. The rating agency also said IGI’s balance sheet strength assessment was underpinned by its risk-adjusted capitalisation being at the strongest level, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR). In addition, A.M. Best praised IGI’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, calling it “well-developed” and its risk management capabilities “aligned appropriately with its risk profile”. A.M. Best also believes that “IGI’s capital buffer will suf ... Read more »

HOUSTON-Thursday 23 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on October 19, 2018 to discuss the results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2018. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:30 am US Eastern time and a press release regarding the results will be issued at 7:00 am US Eastern time. To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1 (800) 288-8967 within North America or +1 (612) 333-4911 outside of North America approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and ask for the “Schlumberger Earnings Conference Call.” A webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously at www.slb.com/irwebcast on a listen-only basis. Listeners should log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to test their browsers and register for the webcast. Following the end of the conference call, a replay will be available at www.slb.com/irwebcast until Nov ... Read more »