DUBLIN, Ireland - Thursday, February 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced that it has closed its acquisition of Given Imaging Ltd., providing the company additional scale and scope to serve a significant medical specialty, the multibillion dollar global gastrointestinal (GI) market.

Under terms of the merger agreement, Covidien has acquired all outstanding Given shares for $30 per share or an aggregate consideration of approximately $860 million, net of cash and short-term investments acquired.

"Acquiring Given Imaging significantly expands Covidien’s GI Solutions business and supports the company’s strategy to comprehensively address key global specialties and procedures,” said Bryan Hanson, group president, Medical Devices & U.S., Covidien. "We are committed to providing clinicians with more accurate and efficient diagnostic technologies to help achieve better outcomes for patients.”

With this acquisition, Co ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France. - Wednesday, February 26th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space and Ingenico (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the leading worldwide provider of payment solutions, today announced that they will jointly showcase a couponing value added service on an NFC SIM card.

In line with the mobile NFC Value Added Services proposal for point of sale (POS) terminals from the GSMA, this collaboration between both companies will enable retailers to securely dematerialize coupons and loyalty on an NFC Secure Element and provide end-users with a smooth experience: no more loyalty plastic cards and paper coupons. Coupons are key in the retail value proposition: In 2011, 3.5 billion coupons have been redeemed is the US only.

At the core of the collaboration, different products and solutions of OT enable this solution: the dragonFly NFC SIM card wh ... Read more »

40% Increase in Area Compared to 2012 Conference

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Higher Organizing Committee for the International Security, Safety and National Resilience Exhibition and Conference "ISNR 2014” announced that this year’s exhibition has seen a 40% increase in area, compared to the 2012 exhibition. The Higher Organizing Committee also expects that the exhibition, which will be held from April 1-3, 2014, will draw 400 exhibitors, and 15,000 of the most prominent security, safety, and emergency experts and specialists, coming from about 40 countries from all over the world. The exhibition will occupy a total area of about 27,000 square meters.

An elite group of local, regional, and international companies will participate in the exhibition, including Tawazun, International Golden Group (IGG), Advanced Integrated Systems, Mubadala Development Company, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Emirat ... Read more »

Thuraya IP Voyager est conçu pour offrir de grandes vitesses au-delà des capacités actuelles du marché de 256 kbps

DUBAI, Émirats Arabes Unis - Samedi 1 Mars 2014 [ME NewsWire]

 La société Thuraya Télécommunications, un des plus grands  fournisseurs de téléphonie mobile par satellite au monde, a lancé son premier terminal de véhicules à large bande IP. Conçu et fabriqué par la société limitée Hughes Network Systems, (Hughes), le leader mondial en matière de solutions par satellite à large bande, Thuraya IP Voyager est un terminal par satellite rentable et de haute qualité conçu pour les utilisateurs  dans le gouvernement et dans les secteurs du pétrole, du gaz, de la presse et de secours. Il est le seul terminal disponible sur le marché capable de réaliser des taux d'IP élevés pouvant aller jusqu'à 384 kbps, ains ... Read more »

LONDON & BANGALORE, India - Wednesday, February 26th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing company, today announced that it has been selected by Carillion, a UK based leading integrated support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities, as its sole preferred global strategic partner to provide integrated IT and BPO services. Carillion operates across multiple industry sectors in the UK, Middle East and Canada, providing a range of solutions which include project finance, design, construction and support services.

As part of the ten year engagement, Wipro will deliver operational and cost efficiency to Carillion through its outsourcing and transformation services. The engagement covers Carillion’s IT infrastructure and applications, HR (Human Resources) and F&A (Finance and Accounting) BPO servi ... Read more »