Showcasing entire enterprise portfolio in response to surging regional demand DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has opened its Middle East Executive Briefing Centre in Dubai, an immersive demonstration space designed for customers and partners to experience the company’s entire Enterprise Business product and solutions portfolio. Visitors to the Executive Briefing centre can experience Huawei’s solutions through a wide variety of simulations and interactive displays that model potential impact on their organisations. Huawei provides innovative ICT solutions to its customers in government, oil & gas, transportation, finance, public utilities and other industry sectors. There are six areas in the Huawei Executive Briefing centre, showcasing each of Huawei Enterprise’s product lines. They include: security, enterprise networks, Unified Comm ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its UpTeq NFChigh-end SIM has obtained certifications from the three largest global payment networks - American Express (AMEX), MasterCard and Visa, in addition to previous certification by EMVCo. Available in all form factors for 2G, 3G and 4G handsets, the UpTeq NFC supports contactless payment and other secure services via AMEX ExpressPay, MasterCard PayPass and Visa payWave, providing unmatched flexibility to service providers and end users.

The UpTeq NFC has been certified with the widest scope of functionalities possible. With an optimized delta certification for product approval, this secure service platform can be tailored to fit the needs of each individual NFC deployment. Following the Singapore NFC launch in August, the fully certified UpTeq NFC is now being deployed by Singapore ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its UpTeq NFChigh-end SIM has obtained certifications from the three largest global payment networks - American Express (AMEX), MasterCard and Visa, in addition to previous certification by EMVCo. Available in all form factors for 2G, 3G and 4G handsets, the UpTeq NFC supports contactless payment and other secure services via AMEX ExpressPay, MasterCard PayPass and Visa payWave, providing unmatched flexibility to service providers and end users.

The UpTeq NFC has been certified with the widest scope of functionalities possible. With an optimized delta certification for product approval, this secure service platform can be tailored to fit the needs of each individual NFC deployment. Following the Singapore NFC launch in August, the fully certified UpTeq NFC is now being deployed by Singapore ... Read more »

NEW YORK et PHILADELPHIE - Mardi 4 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

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NEW YORK - Mardi 4 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

Les acquéreurs entament maintenant des travaux d'aménagement pour leurs bureaux dans le bâtiment dédié à l'industrie des diamants et pierres précieuses

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Les deux premiers contrats de copropriété de bureaux à la spectaculaire tour International Gem Tower (IGT) avant-gardiste d'Extell Development (IGT) sur West 47th Street dans le célèbre quartier des diamantaires de Manhattan ont été conclus la semaine dernière.

Les poids lourds de l'industrie des diamants et pierres précieuses Malca-Amit USA et Kuperman Bros. Diamonds USA ont signé et sont prêts à démarrer les travaux d'aménagement dans leurs espaces à la tour récemment construite. Les conclusions de contrats se poursuivront à un rythme régulier au cours des prochains mois. Extell prévoit que les acquéreurs commenceront à ... Read more »

Dubai Outsource Zone provides platform for ADCB development

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

The number of new bank accounts processed by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (‘ADCB’) rose by 43 per cent to date in 2012 compared with the same period last year, latest figures reveal.

ADCB, a key business partner in Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ), has enjoyed an increase in new account activity following the success of its ‘Free Banking’ initiative in which the bank removed charges on personal, current and saving accounts.

The growth has been supported by the introduction of a ‘shared services’ model in which many of ADCB’s key processes have been centralized and streamlined. The model has supported the increase in new bank accounts by improving processing time and decreasing rejection rates.

Jerry Möllenkramer, Group Chief Operating Officer at ADCB, said: "The shared services model along with productivity management has all ... Read more »

NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

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Purchasers Now Starting To Build Out Their Offices at Diamond and Gem Industry Building


NEW YORK - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The first two office condominium closings at Extell Development’s spectacular cutting edge International Gem Tower (IGT) on West 47th Street in Manhattan’s famed diamond district took place last week.

Diamond and gem industry heavyweights Malca-Amit USA and Kuperman Bros. Diamonds USA have closed and are ready to start building out their spaces at the recently completed tower. Closings will continue at a steady pace over the next few months. Extell expects purchasers to begin moving in by mid-2013.

"The International Gem Tower is New York City’s only 21st Century commercial condominium designed specifically for the global diamond, gem and jewelry trade,” said Gary Barnett, president of Extell Development. "This building will bring tremendous prestige to Manhattan’s Diamond District and serves as an ... Read more »

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A unique public-private partnership to conserve the highly endangered Javan rhino will continue for the second year following a signing ceremony in Jakarta. Asia Pulp & Paper Group(APP) has made the agreement with Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) to extend the Javan rhino conservation partnership with Ujung Kulon National Park(TNUK) for another twelve months.

The partnership is in support of the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia’s target to increase the population of Javan rhino in TNUK. This is in accordance with the Indonesian Rhino Conservation Action Plan and Strategy 2007 - 2017.

In the coming year, the Javan Rhino Conservation Working Group (CWG) will expand the Javan rhino habitat revitalization initiatives and continue Javan rhino population monitoring. The CWG will fund a field team that will monitor the rhino population via sixty video cameras already installed in the nati ... Read more »

Gidsy, ticketscript and De Bijenkorf join Adyen at Events in Berlin, London and Amsterdam to Launch Shuttle – a Fully EMV Compliant MPOS Solution

LONDON & AMSTERDAM & BERLIN - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Adyen, the global payment company, has today announced at simultaneous events in London, Amsterdam and Berlin, the European availability of Shuttle, an innovative payment solution that enables merchants to accept Chip & PIN payments from a mobile device at the point-of-sale (MPOS). The solution, which is available to purchase from today, is fully EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) compliant meaning that it accepts all credit and debit cards that are widely used across Europe.

A natural extension of its online and mobile payment solution, Adyen now provides infrastructure for point-of-sale payments, with all three channels directly connected to the Adyen back office, requiring only a single point of administration. Shutt ... Read more »

CHARLEROI, Belgium - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- During the inauguration of its new building, the Belgian Biotech Company Delphi Genetics SA announced that the first antibiotic-free DNA vaccine using the Staby® technology was efficiently tested in vivo. Together with academic and Biotech key-players, Delphi Genetics is participating to the DNAVAC project funded by the Walloon Region (BioWin project). The aim of the project is to develop and produce antibiotic-free DNA vaccines targeting veterinary diseases. As a model, the consortium developed a DNA vaccine against the Aujezsky virus the causative agent of pseudo-rabies.

"This virus was selected as it causes systematically an acute and lethal disease in susceptible species, thereby providing an excellent model to test the efficacy of a vaccine candidate. The results of the challenge performed by Dr Anca Reschner are very clear: all vaccinated animals using the Staby® vectors were res ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, December 4th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In line with its focus on offering innovative exchange traded fund (ETF) administration solutions, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has acted as administrator and custodian for National Bank of Abu Dhabi as it made a series of enhancements to the region’s first ETF, including moving from swap based replication to physical replication.

The ETF, which also shifted from index provider Dow Jones UAE 25 Total Return Index (Local) to the MSCI UAE IMI 10/40, is now named NBAD OneShare MSCI UAE ETF and is the first physically replicated fund in the Emirate.

"We have enhanced our ETF following consultations with a number of international authorized participants and in response to a strong demand for physical replication,” said Saleem Khokhar, head of equities at National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s asset management group. "We believe physical replication will increase scalability and remove restrictive collateral requ ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, Chine & BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut - Mardi 4 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cigna & CMC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (« Cigna & CMC »), une entreprise commune entre Cigna et une filiale de China Merchants Group, a annoncé aujourd’hui que l’entreprise a vendu sa millionième police d’assurance en Chine. Cigna & CMC connaît une croissance rapide sur le marché chinois de l’assurance vie et maladie depuis sa constitution il y a près de 10 ans.

Aux dires de M. Ma Weihua, président de Cigna & CMC : « Il s’agit d’une étape importante et historique dans le mouvement de croissance positive de Cigna & CMC. Cette réalisation reflète l’attention et l’engagement collectifs de l’équipe de la coentreprise. Elle illustre également la puissance des valeurs et de la vision communes de Cigna & CMC qui permettent à la société d’exploiter les ressources entraînant ces résul ... Read more »

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FORT COLLINS, Colo - Monday, December 3rd 2012

Ventria Bioscience announces the completion of an agreement under which Ventria Bioscience will wholly acquire portions of the intellectual property portfolio relating to Recombinant Lactoferrin developed by the French biotechnology company, Meristem Therapeutics. The agreement transfers to Ventria Bioscience exclusive royalty-free ownership rights for the specific patents in the United States, France, and Canada, including those related to recombinant human lactoferrin, in exchange for a one-time payment.

"The patents acquired today cover important components of our product pipeline,” said Scott Deeter, president and CEO of Ventria Bioscience. "The decision to purchase this intellectual property is significant because it removes the encumbrance of ongoing royalty and milestone payments, thereby enhancing the future economics of our products that use recombinant human lactoferrin.”

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ST. JOHN, Jersey dans les îles Anglo-Normandes et Madagascar - Mardi 4 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--O3b Networks a annoncé aujourd'hui que le fournisseur de services de télécommunications de premier plan, Gulfsat Madagascar, a signé un contrat de capacité à long terme pour fournir des services de connexion et de téléphonie satellite haut débit à travers la nation insulaire de Madagascar.

S'appuyant sur les avantages concurrentiels uniques de la flotte satellite en orbite terrestre moyenne d'O3b, Gulfsat Madagascar peut offrir aux résidents et aux entreprises sur la quatrième île la plus grande au monde un nouveau niveau de solutions de connexion haut débit avec la vitesse de la fibre et la portée et la fiabilité de la technologie satellite. La connectivité fournie par O3b permet aux communautés de bénéficier de latences d'une faiblesse in& ... Read more »