Statistically Significant Reduction in Operating Room Debridements, Length of Therapy

SAN ANTONIO - Friday, November 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acelity is pleased to announce the publication of a peer-reviewed study that suggests V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy (NPWTi-d) may be more cost effective than standard V.A.C.® Therapy (NPWT).

This retrospective study compared outcomes of patients whose extremity and trunk wounds were treated with either V.A.C. VeraFlo™ Therapy (with polyhexanide or saline instillation) or standard V.A.C.® Therapy. It also included a hypothetical model to evaluate the cost effectiveness of the two treatments. The study showed a statistically significant reduction in mean operating room (OR) debridements (2.0 vs 4.4; p<0.0001), mean length of therapy (4.1 vs 20.9 days; p<0.0001), mean length of stay in hospital (8.1 vs 27.4 days; p<0.0001) and faster mean time to wound closure (4.1 vs 20.9 days; p< ... Read more »

Nouvelle génération de « logiciels à votre service »

LONDON - Samedi 8 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Year in Infrastructure 2014

 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Bentley Systems, Incorporated a dévoilé aujourd’hui sa nouvelle génération de logiciels dédiés aux infrastructures durables lors de sa réunion avec des directeurs AEC majeurs, des propriétaires exploitations d’infrastructure et plus de 100 journalistes du monde entier. La CONNECT Edition succédera à la génération de logiciels V8i de Bentley, en prenant en charge un environnement informatique hybride pour une exécution complète des projets et « compléter la couverture » de tous les participants dans un projet.

MicroStation CONNECT Edition a déjà été mise à la disposition des participants bénéficiant d’un accès anticipé, et beaucoup des services de la ProjectWise CONNECT Edition, ainsi que « l’app-lication » Bentley Navigator CONNECT Edition, sero ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Education Department at the Directorate General of Human Resources, at Abu Dhabi Police, was awarded at the UAE Ideas Conference and Awards 2014 in the category of “Innovation in promoting, encouraging, and empowering UAE citizens”.  The conference, which was organized by the Dubai Quality Group under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the President of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and Chairman of the Emirates Group, and the honorary sponsor of Dubai Quality Group. Held at the Palace Hotel in Dubai, the conference was attended by a number of government leaders and officials alongside the award recipients.  The award was handed to Lieutenant Colonel Khaled Abdullah Al Khouri, Head of the Education Department at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.

Lieutenant Colonel Al Khouri said that the Education Department won this award a ... Read more »

New Generation of “Software at Your Service”

LONDON - Thursday, November 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Year in Infrastructure 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bentley Systems, Incorporated today unveiled its next generation of software for sustaining infrastructure at this gathering of leading AEC executives, infrastructure owner-operators, and 100+ journalists from around the globe. The CONNECT Edition will succeed Bentley’s V8i software generation, supporting a hybrid computing environment for Comprehensive Project Delivery and “completing the reach” to all project participants.

MicroStation CONNECT Edition has already been made available to Early Access participants, and many of the ProjectWise CONNECT Edition services, along with the Bentley Navigator CONNECT Edition “app-lication,” will be available for Early Access by year’s end. V8i modeling applications will compatibly intra-operate with both MicroStation CONNECT ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the leader in enterprise security, today announced discovery of a new family of Apple OS X and iOS malware exhibiting characteristics unseen in any previously documented threats targeting Apple platforms. This new family, dubbed WireLurker, marks a new era in malware across Apple’s desktop and mobile platforms, representing a potential threat to businesses, governments and Apple customers worldwide.

Among its defining characteristics, WireLurker represents:

    The first known malware family that can infect installed iOS applications similar to how a traditional virus would
    The first in-the-wild malware family that can install third-party applications on non-jailbroken iOS devices through enterprise provisioning
    Only the second known malware family that attacks iOS devices through ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

On the occasion of the anniversary of the ascension of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to his high position of President of the UAE, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, delivered a speech:

“Ensuing the rise of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to becoming President of the UAE, merely a decade of time has passed, yet it has been one worth centuries’ weight in achievements. It has been a noble era for the country founded by virtuous forefathers, and succeeded by the most honorable of descendants.

The tongue is unable and the eyes are relentless, both incapable of grasping the achievements that may overwhelm mountains but will never be capable of overcoming the humbled hearts of great men – men who are never lacking in eminence, and ones who near perfection in morality, honesty, merc ... Read more »