DIC partners with industry giant Intel, as well as leading players in smart technology and solutions

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Dubai Internet City (DIC), the Middle East and North Africa’s largest ICT hub and strategic partner for GITEX for the 15th consecutive year, today unveiled the latest in smart innovations and digital technology at GITEX 2014, in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.

In line with Dubai’s wider smart initiatives, TECOM Investment’s new business partner services platform simplified to deliver a smart user experience, AXS, launched today at DIC’s pavilion. This online service will provide business partners with government, employee and corporate services under one umbrella.

As part of DIC’s ongoing support for its business partners, industry giant and key business partner Intel is showcasing its latest smart ... Read more »

SINGAPORE & HOUSTON - Saturday, October 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    Combined contracts valued in excess of US$300 million1
    First Deepwater Pipelay project for flagship vessel Lewek Constellation
    Total scope includes over 80 miles (130 km) of Pipe-in-Pipe (PiP) flowlines and over 56 miles (100 km) of umbilicals in water depths up to 7,200 ft (2,200 m)
    Offshore work will commence in 2015 using five EMAS AMC offshore construction vessels

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- EMAS AMC, the subsea division of EMAS, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, today announced that it has finalised three contracts with Noble Energy worth a combined total of over US$300 million.

The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea tie-backs for the Big Bend, Dantzler and Gunflin ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior is participating in the GITEX Technology Week 2014, which kicks off tomorrow Sunday, at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC). The Ministry will display in its pavilion at Sheikh Saeed Hall, the latest generations of modern techniques, as well as several initiatives and smart services provided to the public. The ministry will also showcase the advanced technological systems used to support field operations, and will acquaint the public with the projects and techniques it uses.   Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, indicated that the Ministry 14th participation in the Exhibition comes upon the directives of the Police leadership. It includes contribution from all organizational units, divided as per their direct connection to the strategic priorities adopted at the ministry and the various police general head ... Read more »

TOKYO - Dimanche 12 Octobre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Depuis le 7 Octobre 2014, le salon CEATEC JAPAN 2014, qui est l’un des plus grands rendez-vous d’Asie en matière d’informatique et d’électronique de pointe, se tient pour une période de 5 jours au Makuhari Messe, et Panasonic y présente son impressionnant portefeuille de produits et de solutions 4K.

Les stands de Panasonic sont situés dans les espaces « Life & Society » et « Key Technology ». Dans l’espace Life & Society, Panasonic présente son univers 4K, qui se développe à partir des solutions B2C pour atteindre le B2B, se fondant sur les technologies élaborées pour ses produits d’électroniques grand public dans le but de réaliser « une vie meilleure, un monde meilleur » (« A Better Life, A Better World »). De plus, Technics, réintroduit en Europe et au Japon, et qui suscite des attentes avec une gamme diversif ... Read more »

CEATEC JAPAN 2014

TOKYO. - Saturday, October 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) From October 7, 2014, CEATEC JAPAN 2014, which is one of the Asia's largest cutting-edge IT and electronics comprehensive exhibitions, is being held for 5 days at Makuhari Messe, and Panasonic is showcasing its impressive portfolio of 4K products and solutions.

The Panasonic booths are located in both the Life & Society Stage and Key Technology Stage. In the Life & Society Stage, Panasonic is introducing its 4K World, which is expanding from B2C to B2B, built on technologies cultivated for its consumer electronics with the aim to realize A Better Life, A Better World. In addition, Technics, which has been reintroduced in Europe and Japan, is building expectations with a diverse range of products and presenting a high quality lifestyle and solutions unique to Panasonic.

In the Key Technology Stage, Panasonic introduced variety of activities which directly l ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

An air ambulance from the Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing Department carried out five separate missions and transported three injured people and patients from various nationalities to Khalifa, Al Mafraq, and Tawam Hospitals, to pursue further medical treatment over the course of last week.

In the first case, the Air Wing Department received notification from the Central Operations Room regarding an Emirati national at the Madinat Zayed Hospital in the Western Region whose deteriorating health condition required him to be transported to Sheikh Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi. The air ambulance responded immediately to transfer the 64-year old patient. The medical team on board of the air ambulance provided the necessary medical care to the patient throughout the flight to the hospital.

In the second case, the Air Wing Department’s helicopter airlifted an Emirati woman who sustained first a ... Read more »

AUSTIN, Texas - Saturday, October 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Austin-born Midas Green Technologies is making an energy-saving splash at the GITEX Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The October 12-16 Conference – the largest trade show of its kind in the Middle East – is taking place in the Dubai World Trade Center, which is considered the crossroads and gateway to the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia Regions. Midas’ Immersion System eliminates the need for Data Center HVAC, which decreases a Data Center’s Air Conditioning costs by up to 90%, while allowing more servers to be racked in a significantly smaller space.

Midas Green’s proprietary Data Center Immersion System, Midas XCITM, will be operating in the center of the Ankabut Booth (Zabeel Hall Z-H12) during the five-day conference. Jim Koen, CEO of Midas Green Technologies: “We are excited about sharing our technology at GITEX. Ankabut is the UAE&r ... Read more »

Sophie Turner Laing to Serve as CEO

NEW YORK. - Friday, October 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)  21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE:APO) today announced a final agreement to create a leading global multi-platform content provider, bringing together Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media. Under the terms of the agreement 21st Century Fox and Apollo will jointly manage the newly created group, with each owning 50 per cent. The group’s businesses will have creative operations in over 30 markets, with a diverse portfolio of over 600 formats, both scripted and non-scripted, coupled with digital, gaming, and distribution operations.

As previously announced, Sophie Turner Laing, former Managing Director of Content at BSkyB, will serve as the group’s CEO. Ms. Turner Laing has spent the last decade at BSkyB, where she oversaw content strategy and was instrumental in the expa ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Dimanche 12 Octobre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oberthur Technologies, un leader mondial dans les solutions de sécurité numérique pour la mobilité, annonce ce jour lancer la première carte de paiement intégrant la technologie « dynamic Card Verification Value/Code » de NagraID Security (NIDS) pour sécuriser les transactions en ligne. NIDS est le spécialiste des cartes à écran, acheté par OT le mois dernier.

L’adoption de la technologie EMV a permis aux émetteurs de cartes bancaires de combattre efficacement la fraude « card present » (avec des cartes de paiement dans des commerces physiques). Par voie de conséquence, la fraude a massivement migré vers les transactions « card non present », principalement en ligne. Selon l’ECB¹, 60% de la fraude en 2012 en Europe a été réalisée en ligne.

Afin de répondre à cette situation qui préoccupe les émetteurs, les commerçants en ligne et l ... Read more »

€500 Million Investment and 600 Jobs to Be Created

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BOLOGNA, Italy. - Friday, October 10th 2014

Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) today officially opened its first pilot plant for the production of potentially reduced-risk products (“RRPs”*). The pilot plant, just outside Bologna in Zola Predosa, is now in operation, while PMI's first manufacturing facility for larger scale production of RRPs is currently under construction in Crespellano and is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2016. Together the factories represent an investment of up to €500 million and the creation of 600 jobs. Combined annual production capacity is expected to reach up to 30 billion units.

“This is a historic milestone in PMI’s strategic commitment to harm reduction by bringing to market potentially reduced-risk products,” said André Calantzopoulos, PMI ... Read more »

BOUDRY, Switzerland. - Friday, October 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Apremilast treatment resulted in improved health-related quality of life during 16 weeks of therapy in ESTEEM 2

Apremilast significantly increased work productivity and improved work limitations compared with placebo at week 16 in pooled analyses of ESTEEM 1 and 2

23rd European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress

(BUSINESS WIRE) Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that patient-reported health outcomes data for OTEZLA® (apremilast) were presented at the 23rd European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress in Amsterdam. The analyses from the phase III ESTEEM clinical trial program assessed the effect of apremilast on health-related quality of life measures and on work productivity/work limitation. Apremilast is the Company’s oral, selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), fo ... Read more »

BOUDRY, Switzerland. - Friday, October 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Apremilast significantly improved preexisting scalp, nail, and palmoplantar psoriasis at week 16 in ESTEEM 2

Improvements in pruritus (itching) seen as early as week 2 in analyses of ESTEEM 1 and 2 and maintained through week

32

Improvement in mean PASI scores achieved with apremilast at week 32 remained stable through week 52 in ESTEEM 2

Long-term safety and tolerability profile in ESTEEM 2 was consistent with previously-reported long-term data from

apremilast clinical trial program

23rd European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress

(BUSINESS WIRE) Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG),

today announced that results from additional efficacy and safety analyses of OTEZLA® (apremilast) from the ESTEEM

phase III clinical trial program were released at the 23rd European Academy o ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Thursday, October 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced that it is launching the first payment card integrating dynamic Card Verification Value/Code (dCVV/dCVC) technology from NagraID Security (NIDS) in order to secure online transactions. NIDS is the display card specialist acquired by OT last month.

EMV chip technology adoption has enabled issuers to efficiently fight “card present” (card payments in physical stores) fraud. However, as a consequence, fraud is increasingly shifting to “card-not-present” (CNP) transactions carried out mainly online. According to the ECB1, 60% of the value of total card fraud in Europe in 2012 resulted from card-not-present (CNP) payments.

To address this growing concern for issuers, e-merchants and cardholders, OT is launching the first payment card integrating dCVV/d ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lieutenant Colonel Di Lucci, Military Attaché at the Italian Embassy in the UAE, reviewed the tasks and workflow at the Security Support Section at Abu Dhabi Police. Lieutenant Di Lucci expressed his admiration of the rapid response of the security support patrols to the various reports and notifications, and praised their readiness and observance of legal procedures.

Lieutenant Colonel Khaled Saeed Al Shamesi, Chief of Security Support Section at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, met the Military Attaché at the Italian Embassy to the UAE at his office; and gave him an overview of the section’s role, as well as the strategy of the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ.

“The UAE Government strives to ensure the safety of life and property by observing the national response plan in cases of crisis and disasters. This plan is in pursuance of the Ministry of Interior’s mission aimed ... Read more »

LONDON - Friday, October 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    New striking and sturdy watchband hinge makes YOGA 3 Pro dramatically thinner and lighter than its predecessors
    New intelligent Harmony software adapts to users’ app picks and preferences
    Fully loaded with top-of-the-line technologies including QHD+ screen, latest Intel® Core™ M processor and rich JBL® audio features

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo (SEHK:0992) (Pink Sheets:LNVGY) today announced the new YOGA 3 Pro, an ultra slim convertible PC. The new 13-in YOGA 3 Pro uniquely address users’ desires for an extremely stylish device, best-in-breed performance capabilities and the hardware and software adaptability they crave. The YOGA 3 Pro provides this and more: an unbelievably thin and light frame with new watchband hinge design, a QHD+ screen and Harmony, Lenovo’s intuitive software that adapts to users’ personal pref ... Read more »

Allow employees to remain productive while limiting physical contact, spread of disease

INDIANAPOLIS. - Friday, October 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Telework Summit 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- News of the first reported case of Ebola in the U.S. came last week in Dallas, TX, leading to discussion of a public health emergency and fear of an epidemic or pandemic outbreak of the virus. Events like these often highlight flaws in business continuity planning and are catalysts for future improvement. While the use of telework solutions as a strategic tool in emergency planning are wide-spread and well-documented within the federal government in the United States, the private sector and other federal and state governments lag in capitalizing on the intrinsic value of telework as a means to limit the spread of disease, without disrupting daily business.

When telework solutions are part of a greater business continuity plan, the value of telework is maximized. Having th ... Read more »

Donne aux utilisateurs une nouvelle méthode pour créer un cinéma à domicile avec un projecteur dans une tablette

LONDRES. - Dimanche 12 Octobre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    Développée pour les passionnés des divertissements avec un projecteur intégré dans la tablette
    Tablette multimédia de 13 pouces avec un son captivant de 8 watts, y compris un caisson de basse – une première pour une tablette
    Offre jusqu'à 15 heures d'autonomie de batterie et inclut désormais avec un quatrième mode - Suspension

 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Lenovo (SEHK : 0992) (Feuillets roses : LNVGY) a annoncé aujourd'hui une nouvelle méthode de lecture, de visionnage, de connexion et de création, avec la nouvelle tablette YOGA 2 Pro. Développée avec Ashton Kutcher, qui a rejoint Lenovo en tant qu'ingénieur de produit il y a un an, la nouvelle tablette YOGA 2 Pro redéfinit l'utilisation des tablettes. Non seule ... Read more »

LONDON - Friday, October 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Gives Users A New Way to Create a Home Theater with a Projector in a Tablet

    Built for entertainment buffs with built-in tablet-projector
    13-in media tablet with exhilarating 8 watts of sound including a subwoofer – a first for a tablet
    Offers incredible up to 15 hours of battery life and now comes with a fourth mode - Hang

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo (SEHK:0992) (Pink Sheets:LNVGY) today announced a new way to read, watch, connect and create with the new YOGA Tablet 2 Pro. Developed with Ashton Kutcher, who joined Lenovo as a product engineer a year ago, the new YOGA Tablet 2 Pro redefines the tablet experience. Not only does it surprise and delight users with a number of premium technologies, it delivers innovation that ties together hardware and software innovation in a new way.

Designed to focus on an elevated media experience, t ... Read more »