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Announces Redemption Options with Partner Banks to Pay Utility Bills Using Reward Points

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, May 14th 2014

Infinia Services and Solutions, the region’s leading payments and Loyalty Company, made an announcement today that will revolutionize the way people use credit or debit cards to pay for their utility bills.

This newly added service on Infinia’s platform will allow users of credit or debit cards issued by partner banks of Infinia, to pay their utility bills using the reward points they have accrued while spending on their cards.

According to Mr. Prashant Khattar, Managing Director of Infinia Services and Solutions, “Infi BillPay is another innovative solution we have developed to augment the choice of redemptions on our loyalty platform. This is the region’s first and is also a reflection of our commitment to continue to add value to the lives of our customers.” ... Read more »

Amidst Significant Students Turnout
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, May 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Mobile Dental Care Unit affiliated with the Medical Services Department at Abu Dhabi Police continued its rounds to check the teeth and provide treatment for a wide social category across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This step comes under the ‘Plants of Hope’ initiative launched by Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to promote the police’s role in the service of society and provide the best health services.

As part of its universities and schools rounds, the Medical Services Department at Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Mobile Dental Care Unit and medical staff, organized a health education week at Abu Dhabi University. The program included a number of events and activities, as well as comprehensive dental check-ups and screening for female and male students and universit ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France. - Jeudi 15 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oberthur Technologies, un leader mondial dans les solutions de sécurité numérique pour la mobilité, et Telefónica, l’un des principaux opérateurs mobiles d’Allemagne, annoncent ce jour livrer en volume la MultiSIM d’OT en Allemagne.

OT a développé le facteur de forme MultiSIM et l’a ajusté selon les exigences de Telefónica. Ainsi, les clients O2 n’ont dorénavant plus à s’inquiéter; leur nouvelle carte SIM est compatible avec tous les téléphones portables. S’ils souhaitent passer d’un facteur de forme à un autre, ils n’ont plus à solliciter leur opérateur pour une nouvelle carte SIM. Ils n’ont qu’à « dépluger » leur MultiSIM.

Depuis l’introduction du facteur de forme 4FF, il y a eu une demande clairement établie de la part de Telefónica d’avoir une solution tout en un. OT s’est immédiatement lancé ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, May 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior earned the lion's share of the honors by winning 16 awards and medals at the Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award in its third session. The awards ceremony, which was organized by the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, who attended the event on Wednesday afternoon at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

The Ministry of Interior bagged the following awards: in the award’s main category for the Distinguished Federal Entity (Ministries with more than 900 employees) and the Distinguished Federal Department, the award went to the Ajman Police General Headquarters; for the Distinguished Federal Zone / Office, the award went to the Sharjah Security Zone. In the award’s sub-categories, for the Distinguished Federal Ent ... Read more »

LUGANO en Suisse - Jeudi 15 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le BARC Institute et l'International Controller Association (ICV) ont étudié les méthodes et outils de planification de plus de 400 sociétés issues de tous les secteurs dans le cadre de l'une des études les plus vastes en son genre : The Planning Survey 14. L'étude conclut que la fusion de la planification stratégique, financière et opérationnelle ainsi que l'intégration de la planification avec d'autres processus de gestion des performances offrent un potentiel d'optimisation énorme.

Un besoin particulier d'amélioration est observé dans l'utilisation des logiciels : 71 pour cent des sociétés interrogées ont déclaré que leur processus de planification était couvert avec plusieurs outils différents ; 86 pour cent ont mentionné Microsoft Excel comme la solution de planification qu'elles utilisent individuellement ou conjointement. « Les résultats de l'étude ... Read more »

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Wednesday, May 14th 2014

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) welcomes today’s release of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, ‘Tobacco’s Hidden Children,’ which sheds light on child labor and other labor abuses on tobacco farms in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.

“This report uncovers serious child labor abuses that should not occur on any farm, anywhere. Human Rights Watch acknowledges the work PMI has done to address these issues through our Agricultural Labor Practices (ALP) global program to reach nearly half a million smallholder farmers. However more work remains to be done to eliminate child and other labor abuses in tobacco growing,” said Chief Executive Officer André Calantzopoulos. “We are grateful to Human Rights Watch for bringing these issues to light, recognizing the steps we have made to constructively engag ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Wednesday, May 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space and Telefónica Germany, one of the leading MNOs in Germany, today announced massive deliveries of OT’s MultiSIM for O2 in Germany.

OT developed the MultiSIM form factor and adjusted it according to Telefónica Germany requirements. From now on, O2 customers do not need to worry anymore, as their new SIM card will fit into any mobile phone. If they want to change from one form factor to another, they do not need to ask their operator for a new SIM card, but can just deplug their MultiSIM.

Since the introduction of the 4FF Form Factor, there has been a clearly communicated demand for an all-in-one form factor solution from Telefónica Germany. Development in OT started immediately and when the first prototypes were available, Telefónica Germany and OT worked closely together in order to implemen ... Read more »

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While pursuing His inspection visits to Police Sectors in Ajman

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, May 13th 2014

Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, reviewed the work processes and strategic plans at the Ajman Civil Defense General Directorate, the Customer Service Center at the Traffic and Licensing Services Department in Ajman, and the Customer Service Center at the Residency and Foreigners Affairs Department in Ajman. He stressed the importance of striving to develop work mechanisms and provide excellent services to the public, in pursuance of the higher leadership’s instructions to improve security and safety according to the highest international standards.

H.E Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior discussed the latest challenges and obstacles during his tour, which falls in line with the field visits program to all police sectors. He hailed the efforts exerted by ... Read more »

LUGANO, Switzerland - Thursday, May 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The BARC Institute and the International Controller Association (ICV) have interviewed the planning methods and tools of over 400 companies from all sectors for one the largest studies of this kind, The Planning Survey 14. The survey concludes that the merging of strategic, financial and operational planning as well as the integration of planning with other performance management processes offer huge potential for optimization.

Particular need for improvement is seen in regard to the use of software: 71 percent of respondents stated that their planning process was covered with several different tools; 86 percent cited Microsoft Excel as their solely or jointly used planning solution. “The study results show that planning processes that are supported with Excel stand-alone or a combination of different tools are more likely to have problems and take significantly longer. Having the pla ... Read more »

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, May 9th 2014

The profound love and respect for the generous country and the deep sense of belonging to the bountiful land have prompted the sons and daughters of the UAE to make distinguished and innovative achievements to express this love. Many young men and women have gone down in history through their inventions or prestigious achievements that elevated the name of UAE in international forums.

Driven by this spirit, and just like his young Emirati peers, who are passionately loyal to their country, a Community Police volunteer has managed to customize a bicycle with special features to enhance the efficiency of police work and boost the public’s confidence in the police force, which gave humanitarian dimensions to its public service mission supported by a national strategy.

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, examined the new cus ... Read more »

L’acquisition dynamisera l’expertise de Quintiles dans les services d’analyse d’informations de soins de santé et créera la base de la gamme de services élargis

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, Caroline du Nord - Jeudi 15 Mai 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dans le cadre de ses efforts continus visant à renforcer et élargir ses capacités de services au sein du groupe de soins de santé, Quintiles a aujourd’hui annoncé avoir signé un accord pour acquérir Encore Health Resources (Encore). Encore est un leader de l’industrie d’analyse d’informations de santé et de services de technologie centrés sur les fournisseurs de soins de santé. Par le biais de ses services de conseil et ses solutions, Encore propose aux clients un large éventail d’initiatives de stratégie, de conseil, d’implémentation, de restructuration des processus, d’optimisation, d’analyse et d’amélioration de performance.

Fondée ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, May 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The results of the first quarter of this year (three months), compared to the same period of last year showed a significant improvement in the levels of traffic safety in Abu Dhabi, as the casualties decreased by 28%, from 88 deaths to 63 deaths with a decrease of 25 deaths. Critical injuries went down 11% from 88 injuries to 78 with a decrease of 10 injuries, according to a statistic from the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police.

Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate stated that traffic accidents decreased by 3% from 547 accidents to 533. He also said that the average number of deaths has improved for every 10000 vehicles by 31% despite the fact that the number of registered vehicles has increased during this period by 3% from 830148 vehicles to 857114, and that was the best result achieved during the first quarter of this year compared ... Read more »

BEIJING - Tuesday, May 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Global Coalition for Efficient Logistics (GCEL) conducted strategy sessions on May 5-6 with China’s Top 500 Foreign Trade Enterprises Club, China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China Association of International Trade (CAIT), ASEAN-China Center (ACC) and China-ASEAN BAC (CABC).

The strategic discussions addressed China’s leadership in empowering the Digital Economy through HumaWealth Program. HumaWealth is a global program that promotes trade efficiency through a Digital Economy Platform that harnesses the power of 21st century technology. Senior representatives from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and China also discussed how HumaWealth can create the world’s largest Trade Efficiency Bloc representing 40% of the global population.

The Digital Economy provides the required tools to reduce annual trade-costs by USD 1.3 trillion (USD 148.6 ... Read more »