Significant Cost Savings Enable Leading Distributor to Fund Critical Business Initiatives

ORLANDO, Fla. - Wednesday, June 4th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

SAPPHIRE NOW 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) SAPPHIRE NOW 2014 Conference – Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE: ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion and Oracle Retail software, today announced that it has been selected by Univar to support the company’s global SAP ECC 5.0 and 6.0 systems. Choosing Rimini Street will generate significant savings from its annual support costs and enable Univar to fund critical customer engagement initiatives. Like Univar, many companies with large SAP footprints around the world have switched to Rimini Street to take control of their ERP software roadmap, signifi ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met on Tuesday, a team of senior homicide investigators from the British Metropolitan police, who contributed to the arrest of the suspects involved in the brutal attack on the three sisters Emirati at their London hotel back in April.

At the time, Abu Dhabi Police sent two teams to the United Kingdom, as per the higher leadership’s directives, following the shocking assault on the Emirati nationals (Ohoud, Khuloud and Fatima). A first team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was dispatched to follow up on the case and the criminal investigations, in cooperation with the British authorities. The second team, from the Social Support Centers Department, was in charge of providing psychological support to the victims of this tragic accident.

His Highness Sheikh Saif praised the e ... Read more »

EDISON, New Jersey. - Jeudi 5 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)Mformation® Software Technologies LLC, le principal fournisseur global de solutions de gestion sans fil des appareils connectés, élargit son réseau d'opérateurs à la Russie par un partenariat conclu avec Tele2 Russia.

Tele2 Russia a choisi Mformation pour fournir des composants de réseau essentiels qui permettront de détecter les appareils automatisés à l'aide des normes SS7 et LTE, la configuration des appareils pour les services de données, et les cartes SIM de gestion des terminaux "over the air ". La section Tele2 Russia de la plate-forme de gestion des appareils Mformation multi-locataire hautement évolutive sera localisée et personnalisée afin de répondre aux besoins uniques de Tele2 Russia et de ses clients.

"Tele2 Russia s'est clairement engagée en faveur du développement des services mobiles," affirme David Shimoni, Président de Mformation. " ... Read more »

Heritage Global Partners participera à la conférence Intersolar Europe à Munich, en Allemagne, du 4 au 6 juin prochains

SAN DIEGO, MUNICH et MERANO, Italie. - Jeudi 5 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Intersolar Europe 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) Heritage Global Partners (« HGP »), un chef de file mondial des services de conseil patrimonial et de vente aux enchères et une filiale de Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB : HGBL et CST : HGP), a annoncé aujourd’hui avoir été retenu par MEMC Electronic Materials SpA, une filiale de SunEdison Semiconductor Limited, pour assurer la vente de la totalité de sa chaîne de production de polysilicium à Merano, en Italie. SunEdison Semiconductor Limited est une entreprise qui développe, fabrique et vend des galettes de s ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Addressing the most important issues facing the logistics of pharmaceutical sector, the cold chain conference commenced today at Raffles Dubai.

Prof. Dr. Tawfiq A. M. Khoja, Director General Executive Board from Health Ministers’ Council for GCC states delivered the keynote addressing patient safety and cold chain practices followed in the region.

According to a report by IMARC, the total size of the healthcare cold chain logistics services market is expected to expand from its current USD 7.3 billion to almost USD 11.4 billion by 2018. Among those witnessing a boom, is the Middle East and North Africa region which is highly dependent on imported drugs that create a need for effective packaging, storage and transportation system for temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products. The challenge for pharmaceutical companies and their logistic partners is to transport temperature sensitive d ... Read more »

Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Employees Registered in E-Ports Project

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The registration process for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ employees in the Ministry of Interior’s e-ports project was completed during the campaign that recently concluded at the Ministry of Interior’s headquarters.

Major Mohammad Al Zaabi, Director of the E-Port Project, commended the significant turnout from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ employees to register in the project during the campaign. He also noted that similar campaigns will soon be organized in other government departments and institutions to complete registration for the e-ports projects and will be announced shortly.

Moreover, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviewed the project and its importance in facilitating and simplifying travel procedures through the country’s ports, streamlining trave ... Read more »

EDISON, N.J. - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mformation® Software Technologies LLC, the leading global provider of solutions for managing wirelessly connected devices, is extending its carrier network to Russia through partnership with Tele2 Russia.

Tele2 Russia has selected Mformation to provide mission critical network components that will enable automated device detection using SS7 and LTE standards, device configuration for data services, and over-the-air SIM management. The Tele2 Russia instance of the highly scalable, multi-tenanted Mformation device management platform will be localized and customized to support the unique needs of Tele2 Russia and its customers.

“Tele2 Russia has clearly made a commitment to mobile service development,” says David Shimoni, President of Mformation. “We are honoured to have been selected as one of their infrastructure partners. We look forward to supporting Tele2 Russia an ... Read more »

CHENNAI, India & LONDON - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Polaris Financial Technology Ltd, a leader in the global Financial Services industry, today announced that Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, the oldest central bank in the world, has chosen to implement Polaris’ Intellect® Quantum Collateral Management System (QCMS).

The Collateral Management System is part of Polaris’ Intellect Quantum Banking suite of Central Bank Solutions – the world’s first integrated money and securities solution for Central banks. The Collateral Management System will support Riksbank’s services for Swedish payments system, open market operations, bank credit operations and agency central bank arrangements.

The new Riksbank Collateral Management System will automate complex financial infrastructure operations and credit operations, while providing flexibility to adapt to rapidly evolving global financial m ... Read more »

GENÈVE - Jeudi 5 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le Japon est la troisième puissance économique mondiale, et les actions japonaises présentent des perspectives très favorables compte tenu de leurs valorisations attractives, en termes relatifs et absolus. Ce contexte offre aux «stock-pickers» actifs des opportunités particulièrement intéressantes.

Le lancement des «Abenomics», vaste champ de réformes monétaires, budgétaires et structurelles du Premier ministre Shinzo Abe, vise à lutter contre la déflation et à stimuler la croissance de manière durable. Ce programme constitue un réel catalyseur pour l’économie japonaise, et le sentiment général des investisseurs à l’égard du Japon ne cesse d’évoluer. Grâce à ce plan de réformes ambitieux, et notamment à la «troisième flèche» lancée en avril avec la hausse de la TVA, le Japon donne des signes de reprise après une longue période de déflation, et opère une t ... Read more »

Heritage Global Partners to Participate in the Intersolar Europe Conference in Munich, Germany on June 4-6

SAN DIEGO & MUNICH & MERANO, Italy - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Intersolar Europe 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB:HGBL and CSE:HGP), today announced that it has been retained by MEMC Electronic Materials SpA, a SunEdison Semiconductor Limited company, to secure an enterprise buyer for the entirety of its proven polysilicon production processes in Merano, Italy. SunEdison Semiconductor Limited develops, manufactures, and sells silicon wafers to the semiconductor industry.

Heritage Global Partners is now accepting offers for SunEdison’s facility. For more detailed information, interested buyers are invited to visit Heritage Global Partners at the Intersolar Europe Conference in Munich, G ... Read more »

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) recently launched a UCITS fund umbrella structure to further expand distribution of its strategies to non-U.S. investors.

Our UCITS Fund will mirror Scout’s Unconstrained Bond Strategy and is currently registered in Luxembourg and Singapore, with plans to expand distribution into additional countries.

The Strategy is managed by lead portfolio manager Mark Egan and a seasoned team of fixed income investment professionals, including Tom Fink, Todd Thompson and Steve Vincent. The team has managed unconstrained fixed income accounts for more than 16 years and was among the first in the industry to do so.

“The cross-border distribution of Scout’s Unconstrained Bond Strategy allows us to offer non-U.S. investors a fixed income portfolio diversifier with a proven track record,” said Andy Iseman, chief executive officer of Scout ... Read more »

GENEVA - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and the outlook for Japanese equities is highly favourable, as they are currently attractively priced, on a relative as well as an absolute basis, thus creating opportunities for active stock-pickers.

The launch of “Abenomics” – which consists of monetary, fiscal and structural reforms to beat deflation and stimulate sustainable growth – has acted as a true catalyst for the Japanese economy and investor sentiment towards Japan is evolving. Thanks to these ambitious reforms, the third arrow of which Prime Minister Abe shot in April with the VAT increase, Japan seems to be recovering from deflation and is steadily shifting towards private sector-led economic growth. After a great year in 2013, Japanese equities have corrected in 2014, underperforming global equity markets – mainly due to short-term players taking profits; but tha ... Read more »

NAIROBI, Kenya - Wednesday, June 4th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following a successful entry into the Nigerian market with contactless mobile payments, Bangalore based iKaaz is now ready to offer its popular NFC and bluetooth powered cloud based payments platform to consumers in Kenya.

Announcing a strategic alliance with Family Bank, one of Kenya’s leading banks, iKaaz along with its local partner EDGE financial systems will bring the revolutionary Tap & Pay solution to Family Bank’s customers. Family Bank customers can now expect to move faster through checkout at retail stores as well as be able to use the same payment tags to pay at transportation check points.

“Kenya is a global leader in mobile payments and we are extremely encouraged to see that our ‘Tap & Pay’ solution will play an integral role within the Kenyan mobile payments ecosystem,” said Soma Sundaram, founder & CEO of iKaaz. “The ... Read more »