Two Executives Join StepStone in São Paulo to Direct Firm's Growing Investment Activity and Client Base in Latin America

NEW YORK & SÃO PAULO - Thursday, April 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- StepStone Group LP (“StepStone” or the “Firm”), a leading global private markets firm, today announced that it has opened its first Latin American office in São Paulo, Brazil, and that the Firm has named Duncan Littlejohn and Bruna Riotto, both formerly of Paul Capital in Brazil, as Partner and Vice President, respectively. Their appointments are effective May 1, 2014. The Firm’s new office will be located at Rua Samuel Morse, 120 Cj. 83, 04576-060 São Paulo SP, Brazil.
Mr. Littlejohn and Ms. Riotto will be responsible for the Firm's investment activities in Latin America, including reviewing primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities, and leading research efforts. They will also handle client development in Brazil ... Read more »

Popular Messaging And Voice App Viber Unveils Version 4.2 For iPhone With A Redesigned Look, Many New Feature Updates, And Long Awaited BlackBerry 10 App

LONDON. - Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Viber, (www.viber.com) the leading mobile communications platform offering free messaging and HD-quality phone calls, announced today the release of its redesigned iPhone app that is designed for iOS 7, bringing multiple enhancements to iPhone users. The company has simultaneously released a new mobile app for BlackBerry 10, bringing Viber to BlackBerry’s latest OS with many of the most popular Viber features for the first time.

“Viber has been redesigned from the start for simplicity and ease of use. For our iPhone release we took our cue from the clean, flat look of iOS 7, we wanted Viber to feel like a completely seamless part of the device,” said Talmon Marco, CEO of Viber. “Our BlackBerry 10 app is a beautiful twi ... Read more »

TOKYO - Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has developed the world’s first 15-nanometer (nm)*1 process technology, which will apply to 2-bit-per-cell 128-gigabit (16 gigabytes) NAND flash memories. Mass production with the new technology will start at the end of April at Fab 5 Yokkaichi Operations, Toshiba’s NAND flash fabrication facility (fab), replacing second generation 19 nm process technology, Toshiba’s previous flagship process. The second stage of Fab 5 is currently under construction, and the new technology will also be deployed there.

Toshiba has achieved the world’s smallest class chip size with the 15nm process plus improved peripheral circuitry technology. The new chips achieve the same write speed as chips formed with second generation 19 nm process technology, but boost the data transfer rate to 533 megabits a second, 1.3 times faster, by employing ... Read more »

TOKYO & SAO PAULO - Thursday, April 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AGC, a world-leading supplier of glass, chemicals, ceramics and other high-tech materials and components, today announced that its Dragontrail™ damage- and scratch-resistant glass is now carried by 37 major brands of electronic devices worldwide. Sales of Dragontrail, a specialty glass used as protective cover glass in smartphones and tablets and other electronic devices, have grown 500% since its launch three years ago.

AGC produces Dragontrail with superior efficiency to stably meet global mobile device makers’ growing demand for cover glass used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. Dragontrail created a sensation in January of 2011 with strength no less than six times greater than that of conventional soda-lime glass and with its pristine scratch-free finish.

Since the launch of Dragontrail, AGC has been upgrading and enhancing its technology and ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The distinguished federal authority’s work team in the area of green applications recently organized a workshop to establish the Ministry of Interior’s green application strategy 2014-2016 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at Abu Dhabi Police, and head of the distinguished Federal authority’s work team in the area of green applications indicated that the Ministry of Interior seeks optimal commitment to establish the green application strategy related to behaviors towards green applications, ultimately leading to reducing negative impacts of its operations on the environment.  Hence, the Ministry of Interior will become a forerunner in implementing the best sustainable environmental practices, in addition to conducting its operation responsibly in a way that is in line with its vision, and as p ... Read more »

LONDON & HARTFORD, Conn. - Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of United Kingdom-based InterGlobal from a group led by its majority shareholder Alchemy Partners. InterGlobal specializes in international private medical insurance for groups and individuals in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving an estimated 44 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers' compensation administrative service ... Read more »

Case Studies: “Onest Logistics” in Mexico and “Pilot Pen” in Australia

TOKYO. - Thursday, April 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE) Toshiba TEC, a global leader in printing, imaging solutions and services, is proud to announce to the Logistics industry, the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30. It is the world’s first multifunction printer (MFP) to incorporate a unique erasable toner enabling the output to be erased and re-used multiple times.
The e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 is a revolutionary MFP system like no other on the market. By using regular office paper, the e-STUDIO306LP can print documents with an erasable blue toner that is easily identifiable in any work environment. One sheet of paper can be reused multiple times once fed or passed through the e-STUDIO RD30 eraser unit. At the same time it can be scanned and archived electronically to a designated file location.
Since its launch, the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 has been installed in several orga ... Read more »

BERLIN - Jeudi 24 Avril 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le diplôme de maître à distance de MBA-Renewables, mené depuis 2011 par l'université des sciences appliquées Beuth de Berlin en Allemagne en collaboration avec la Renewables Academy (RENAC), a reçu l'accréditation officielle de la Foundation for International Business Administration Accréditation (FIBAA).

L'accréditation est une procédure d'assurance qualité internationale dans l'enseignement supérieur. La mission de la FIBAA consiste à promouvoir la qualité et la transparence dans l'enseignement en attribuant des labels de qualité aux fournisseurs de programmes et de formations dans les domaines des études supérieures et de la formation continue. Grâce à cette certification, l'université des sciences appliquées Beuth de Berlin et RENAC garantissent à leurs étudiants la reconnaissance internationale de MBA Renewables et assurent la haute qualité du portefeuille universitaire.

BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France. - Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Already a brand that has been adopted by large French corporations, StormShield, the solution for the protection of workstations developed by Arkoon+Netasq, has enjoyed overwhelming support in the United States, where it is already deployed by many clients in sensitive fields.

The innovation that characterizes StormShield has allowed it to stand out in a highly competitive North America market, pitted against giants in the sector.

StormShield now has ambitions of gaining similar support in new geographical zones, by meeting the current challenge of raising corporate awareness to the need for data security.

The Middle East and Western Europe (in particular Germany and Great Britain) have expressed deep interest in this technology which complements and extends the effectiveness of conventional antivirus solutions, through an innovative approach.

With StormSh ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Partnership with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). The MoU strengthens cooperation and expertise exchange between both parties in the fields of service quality, institutional excellence and training. The MoU embodies the government’s vision and strategy of activating partnerships with the different institutions in the UAE to achieve public interest.

HE Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior signed the MoU on behalf of the Ministry of Interior, while HE Abdullah Salem Al-Turifi, Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) signed the agreement on behalf of the SCA.

The MoU stipulates cooperation between both parties on many fields such as working on achieving the UAE strategy, vision and general objectives, in addition to exchanging ex ... Read more »

United Arab Emirates’ banks and regulators meet to discuss the impact and implementation of new banking regulations

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. - Tuesday, April 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE) The financial services sector is gearing up for the “regulatory tsunami” that is due to hit the Middle East’s after sweeping across Europe. Banks and regulators from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met last month in Dubai at an event hosted by management and technology consultancy BearingPoint to discuss the impacts and implementations of Basel II, Basel III and FATCA, and to share implementation experience from Europe.
“Regulatory compliance and prudential reporting have become a critical success factor for financial institutions globally. Banks in the UAE and the gulf region will face increasing requirements from international regulatory standards”, said Robert Wagner, Partner and firm-wide Financial Services leader at Be ... Read more »

In Cooperation with Cambridge University

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

In Cooperation with Cambridge University; the Training Department of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters organized a training course to qualify second level leaders (deputy heads of departments). The course aimed to enable the officers to achieve the police leadership’s strategic objectives, enhance their expertise in decision making mechanisms, learn risk analysis methods and determine the priorities of strategic objectives.

The three-day course marked the beginning of the cooperation with Cambridge University in this regard. It was moderated by the Business School Executive Director and Chairman, along with a number of specialized advisors in leadership and security fields.

Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Human Resources at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, stressed that successful l ... Read more »

BERLIN - Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The MBA-Renewables Distance Learning Master degree conducted since 2011 by the German Beuth University of Applied Sciences in Berlin jointly with the Renewables Academy (RENAC) has received the official accreditation of the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA).

Accreditation is an internationally procedure of quality assurance in higher education. FIBAA’s mission is to promote quality and transparency in education by awarding quality labels to programmes and training providers in the areas of higher and continuing education. Thanks to this certification, the Beuth University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and RENAC guarantee their students the international recognition of the MBA Renewables and ensure the high quality of the academic portfolio.

Until now, MBA Renewables is the only Distance Learning Master of Business Administration with a focus on r ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs, recently unveiled the four-star plaque at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Ajman, in the presence of Brigadier Mohamed Abdullah Alwan, Director General for Residency and Foreigners’ affairs in Ajman and a number of senior officers at the Ministry of Interior.

Al Khaili said that the four-star rating achieved by several departments and centers at the Ministry of Interior is the result of continuous and diligent work to achieve excellence and innovation in performance and to improve the quality of services provided to the public, in line with the UAE Vision 2021. He also pointed out the MoI’s keenness to follow the police leadership’s instructions to further develop and improve services and upgrade them ... Read more »