Lors de la cérémonie de l'obtention du diplôme du cours "Droits de l'homme" à Abu Dhabi

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ABU DHABI, Emirats Arabes Unis - Mardi 30 Septembre 2014

Le commandant-général Marc Boudet, de l'Inspection générale de la police française, a salué l'efficacité des autorités policière et sécuritaire aux Emirats Arabes Unis visant à mettre en œuvre les meilleures normes internationales, en fournissant des services aux membres de la communauté, renforcer la sécurité, et améliorer les compétences des membres du personnel de la police. Notant que les Emirats Arabes Unis est un pays pionnier en matière des droits de l'homme grâce à ses agents de sécurité avancés; le commandant Boudet a également salué les efforts exercés par la police d'Abu Dhabi pour l'utilisation de leur vaste expérience et connaissances dans leurs efforts diligents afin d'atteindre les plus hautes normes d'excellence.

Ces remarques ont été f ... Read more »

Les membres votent pour gagner, soit des Double Points à compter du deuxième séjour, ou 1 000 points bonus pour chaque nuitée du jeudi au lundi

MCLEAN, Virginie - Mardi 30 Septembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton HHonors, le programme de fidélisation des 11 marques d’hôtels distinctes de Hilton Worldwide’s, a annoncé aujourd’hui sa dernière promotion à l’échelle mondiale. Pour la première fois de son histoire, le programme Hilton HHonors invite ses membres à participer à la conception de la promotion. Les membres de HHonors sont invités à voter pour gagner soit des Double HHonors Points à compter du deuxième séjour, ou 1 000 points bonus pour chaque nuitée du jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche et lundi. L’offre qui recevra le plus de votes dès maintenant et jusqu’au 4 octobre 2014 servira la promotion officielle qui commencera le 1er novembre 2014 et durera jusqu’au 31 janvier 2015 pour les membres enregistrés du p ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Ajman discussed the mechanism to activate the new visa issuing system created under the Ministerial Resolution No. 22 for the year 2014. The new visa issuing system concerns the regulation and development of the services of the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Section which includes visas for tourism, medical treatments, and study.

The discussion was held during the meeting of the committee responsible for reviewing the issuance of visas for tourism, medical treatments, and study. The meeting was held at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Ajman and chaired by Brigadier Mohammed Abdullah Alwan, Director General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Ajman.

Brigadier Alwan stressed the importance of the decision to amend some of the regulations of the Entry and Residence of Foreigners L ... Read more »

During the graduation of a “Human Rights” course in Abu Dhabi

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 28th 2014

Major General Marc Boudet, from the General Inspectorate of the French police, praised the efficiency of the police and security authorities in the UAE, which implement international best standards in providing services to community members, boosting safety and security and improving the skills of police staff members. He noted that the UAE stands today amongst the leading countries in respect for human rights; thanks to its advanced security bodies, which apply international best standards and specifications. He also praised the efforts of Abu Dhabi Police and their staff members who enjoy a vast experience and a solid knowledge base in this area, as well as their diligent efforts to achieve the highest standards of excellence.

These remarks were made by Major General Marc Boudet, during the ceremony held ... Read more »

ZTE a aidé à moderniser le réseau UMTS et a fourni l’équipement LTE

 September 30, 2014 06:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time

DÜSSELDORF, Allemagne--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Deutschland GmbH, une sous-compagnie de ZTE Corporation, premier fournisseur mondial d’équipements de télécommunications, de solutions de réseau et d’appareils mobiles, a annoncé que son réseau mobile E-Plus s’était classé second lors d’un test complet impliquant tous les réseaux mobiles, réalisé en Allemagne par le magazine allemande COMPUTER BILD. Le réseau mobile E-Plus, qui a été largement modernisé par ZTE avec des équipements de cœur de réseau, UMTS et LTE, a terminé deuxième meilleur réseau, principalement grâce à l’expansion récente et l’excellente performance du réseau UMTS, ainsi qu’à la vitesse élevée du débit de données LTE.

E-Plus et ZTE ont conclu un partenariat stratégique en 2009, lorsque E-Plus a choisi ZTE comme principal fournis ... Read more »

Members vote to earn either Double Points, beginning on second stay, or 1,000 Bonus Points for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night stay

MCLEAN, Va. - Monday, September 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 11 distinct hotel brands, today announced its latest global promotion. For the first time in the program’s history, Hilton HHonors members are being asked to help design the promotion. HHonors Members are being asked to vote to earn either Double HHonors Points, beginning on their second stay, or 1,000 Bonus Points for every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday night stay. The bonus offer that receives the most votes from now through October 4, 2014 will serve as the official promotion starting November 1, 2014 going through January 31, 2015 for registered Hilton HHonors members who stay at participating Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & ... Read more »

Nouvelle plateforme informatique d’intelligence artificielle destinée à transformer le travail de la main-d’œuvre mondiale

NEW YORK - Mardi 30 Septembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IPsoft a annoncé aujourd’hui la création d’une nouvelle plateforme d’intelligence artificielle appelée « Amelia », qui permet d’automatiser les connaissances pour un vaste éventail de fonctions. Exposée aux mêmes informations que celles auxquelles un nouvel employé est exposé, elle peut rapidement appliquer ses connaissances pour résoudre les interrogations liées à de nombreux processus d’entreprise. Étant capable d’alléger le fardeau des tâches fastidieuses, qui nécessitent beaucoup d’efforts, Amelia agit en tant que partenaire de ses collègues de l’intelligence humaine pour atteindre de nouveaux niveaux de productivité et de qualité de service.

Tandis que de nombreuses autres technologies requièrent ... Read more »

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Monday, September 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) (the “Company”) today announced that in light of current market conditions it has decided not to proceed with its previously announced offering of $250 million of senior unsecured notes due 2019 at this time.

“Uncertain and weak overall conditions in the high yield debt market led us to conclude that the proposed offering of senior unsecured notes would not be in the best interest of shareholders under terms currently available,” stated Gregory B. Kenny, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The senior unsecured note offering and the intended use of proceeds was an opportunity to address the maturity of the 2015 floating rate notes and prefund the restructuring program. However, we have the flexibility with respect to the timing of such an offering as we maintain the liquidity under our existing asset-based revolving ... Read more »

ZTE helps E-Plus to modernise its UMTS network and deliver LTE equipment

DÜSSELDORF, Germany - Tuesday, September 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZTE Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation the leading global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has announced that its customer E-Plus has come second place in a comprehensive network test that was conducted by the German telecom magazine COMPUTER BILD. E-Plus’s network which was modernised with core network, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and LTE equipment by ZTE, was placed in the top two due to its recent expansion and excellent performance of its UMTS network, as well as fast download speeds.

E-Plus and ZTE entered into a strategic partnership in 2009, when E-Plus chose ZTE as leading equipment supplier for E-Plus’s mobile network. Since the beginning of 2014, ZTE has also maintained and operated its network. Those ... Read more »

Urged the public to follow awareness instructions

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, September 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

According to Lt. Colonel Nasser Suleiman Al Maskari, Head of the Operations Department at the General Directorate of Central Operations, the Abu Dhabi Police Operations Room observed multiple professional plans to rob bank customers after they have finished their financial transactions, through a well-advised analytical study. Lt. Colonel Al Maskari warned bank customers against surprise thefts; noting that unprotected money attracts weak-minded people. He also stressed the need to maintain their safety and protect their money by following the police instructions.

Elaborating on the issue, Lt. Colonel Al Maskari pointed out that security surveillance camera operators have recently noticed a number of sequential events followed by opportunistic bank thieves to take unsuspecting bank customers by surprise and flee the scene to unknown ... Read more »

New artificial intelligence computing platform set to transform the global workforce

NEW YORK - Monday, September 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IPsoft today announced a new artificial intelligence platform named “Amelia” that makes it possible to automate knowledge work across a broad range of functions. Exposed to the same information as any new hire, she can quickly apply her knowledge to solve queries in a wide range of business processes. With Amelia able to shoulder the burden of tedious, often laborious tasks, she partners with human coworkers to achieve new levels of productivity and service quality.

Whereas many other technologies demand that humans adapt their behavior in order to interact with ‘smart machines’, Amelia is intelligent enough to interact like a human herself. This equips her to deliver a top quality customer experience for any of the businesses in which she is deployed.

Amelia learns u ... Read more »

—Aims to produce 3 million bags of vegetables a year—

TOKYO - Tuesday, September 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has begun production of vegetables at the Toshiba Clean Room Farm Yokosuka, a plant factory in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture. Shipment of the first crop is scheduled for the end of October.

Located in a formerly idle facility, Toshiba’s closed-type plant factory uses state-of-the-art technology to raise crops and operates under almost aseptic conditions*1. Toshiba aims for annual output of three million bags (one bag is equivalent to a head of lettuce) of leaf lettuce, baby leaf greens, spinach, mizuna and herbs per, and targets annual sales target of 300 million yen.

Plant factories grow vegetables in close to sterile conditions in almost germ-free cleanrooms. Minimizing the entry of germs and the damage that they can do considerably extends the freshnes ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

RSM, the seventh largest global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, was announced as the winner of the prestigious Network of the Year award last night at the International Accounting Bulletin annual awards.

Dahman Awadh Dahman, Managing partner of RSM Dahman, the UAE member firm of RSM congratulated the network around the world: “This award to our network truly embodies everything that our network stands for.  We are fast, responsive and well connected around the world and that is what clients want today.  I’d like to congratulate, every individual of the 35,000 people across RSM for this award.”

RSM had strong competition from fellow networks PwC, Grant Thornton International and BDO, all shortlisted in the same category. The Network of the Year award recognises networks that have demonstrated strong growth and operational excellence over th ... Read more »

Le président Carter informé du succès de ZTE sur le marché américain des smartphones lors de sa visite du Centre de recherche et développement de ZTE à Shanghai

SHANGHAI - Mardi 30 Septembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Corporation (« ZTE ») (code titre action H : 0763.HK / code titre action A : 000063.SZ), un fournisseur mondial d'équipements de télécommunications, de solutions de réseau et d’appareils mobiles, coté en bourse, a été ravi d’accueillir à Shanghai Jimmy Carter, l’ancien président des États-Unis, renforçant ainsi l'amitié que la société entretient avec le président, qui s’est fait le défenseur de liens plus étroits entre les États-Unis et la Chine.

Le président Carter a visité le Centre de recherche et développement de ZTE à Shanghai, qui abrite certains des projets de recherche technologique les plus importants de la société dans le domaine des réseaux et des appareils de télécommunications ... Read more »

Selection Committee shortlist 31 finalists in the lead for the 2015 award

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

31 finalists have been shortlisted for the 2015 edition of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, the world’s foremost award for innovation in renewable energy and sustainability.

The Prize’s Selection Committee met in Abu Dhabi on 16-17 September to discuss and evaluate 59 entries that had earlier been shortlisted by the Review Committee in five categories: Large Corporation, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME), Non-Profit Organisation (NPO), Lifetime Achievement and Global High Schools.

His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Director-General of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, said: “The Zayed Future Energy Prize is yet another reflection of our wise leadership’s limitless drive towards supporting sustainable growth, not just in the UAE but the world over. The Prize embodies the vision of ... Read more »