ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has discussed preparations for the 43rd National Day alongside the suggested proposals for the activities and events to be hosted at the MoI in celebration of the cherished national occasion.

The coordination committee, headed by Colonel Hussein Mahmoud Al Awadhi, Acting Head of the Public Relations Department at the Ministry of Interior, reviewed the celebration program which includes: performances of national poems and songs, folklore soliloquys, a dedicated area to exhibit the traditional heritage of the UAE, interviews with senior figures who have witnessed the journey of the Union’s march and of the nation’s leader, the late H.H Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (may Allah rest his soul), in addition to a myriad of programs and competitions by the staff members of the ministry.

Colonel Al Awadhi explained that preparing for the celebrati ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Dimanche 16 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--PanAtlantic Exploration annonce aujourd’hui la démission de son président-directeur général William T. Drennen III qui s’oriente vers d’autres horizons. Mme Olga Plaksina, présidente du groupe PanAtlantic, a commenté en ces termes : « J’aimerais remercier Bill pour sa contribution au cours des deux années et demie passées, au cours desquelles il a participé à faire de PanAtlantic l’organisation prospère qu’elle est aujourd’hui. Nous lui souhaitons de brillants succès. »

Mme Plaksina a ensuite annoncé la nomination du Dr Robert N. Erlich au poste de président-directeur général, désignation qui prendra effet le 14 novembre. « Bob nous fera bénéficier de ses 35 années d’expérience du secteur, axées sur l’exploration et les activités nouvelles, des qualités qui s’inscrivent en parfaite harmonie avec notre stratégie d’entre ... Read more »

Dimension Data est l'une des six organisations à occuper une place de leader dans le Magic Quadrant

Paris - Dimanche 16 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dimension Data, le fournisseur de solutions et de services en technologie de l'information et des communications (TIC) au chiffre d'affaires de 6 milliards de dollars USD, a annoncé aujourd'hui être l'une des six organisations mondiales figurant parmi les leaders du rapport du Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) 2014 de Gartner, Inc.₁ pour la quatrième année consécutive.

Compilé par des analystes de Gartner, le Magic Quadrant évalue les capacités de 15 vendeurs de services IT de systèmes de communications d'entreprise du monde entier, sur la base de deux critères d'évaluation principaux. Parmi ceux-ci, leur “capacité de mise en oeuvre” et “l'exhaustivité de leur vision”.

Brett Dawson, PDG de ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Friday, November 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PanAtlantic Exploration today announces the resignation of CEO William T. Drennen III to pursue other interests. PanAtlantic Group Chair Ms. Olga Plaksina had the following comment: “I would like to thank Bill for his contributions over the past 2-1/2 years building PanAtlantic into the successful organization it is today. We wish him well.”

Continuing, Ms. Plaksina announced the appointment of Dr. Robert N. Erlich as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 14th. “Bob brings over 35 years of industry experience focused on exploration and new ventures, perfectly aligned with our corporate strategy. He is a highly respected geologist with significant leadership experience.” Dr. Erlich received a BS in Geology from the University of Miami, an MS in Sedimentology from the University of North Carolina and his PhD in Paleoceanography from Vrije University in Amsterdam.

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SHENZHEN, China - Friday, November 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WGC-HSBC 2014 closed as a great success in Shanghai on November 9th, for which Hytera, the official radio supplier, provided almost 200 units of digital two-way radios and overall communication solution for scoring management, ruling, security and hospitality.
Behind the frequent refreshing leader-board of the fierce and tight 4-day tournament was a professional scoring management team from the European Tour. The team provides instant data to several relevant websites like WGC, HSBC Golf, PGA Tour and European Tour for their online broadcasting, which is a critical part of the overall operation and has substantial demand for real-time communication. “The radio on the course is vital for us to get the first-hand information from the tees,” said Paul White, Scoring Services Manager of European Tour. “Radiowise this week, it’s been very good quality supplied by Hytera&hellip ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate, has prepared a comprehensive traffic plan to celebrate the 43rd National Day under the theme: “Let’s Celebrate the Spirit of the Union without Violations”. This allows the celebration on this national occasion to be in a befitting manner that is suitable for the level of the UAE’s modernity, development, respect of the law, and keenness for public safety.

Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police, stated that the plan includes intensifying police patrols and Traffic Investigation’s civilian patrols on the various roads of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region. Radars will be used to monitor and capture any traffic violations, and car decorations will be regulated in order to prevent any uncivilized behaviors, chaos, or nuisan ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Following the recent 15th anniversary celebrations for Dubai Internet City, and as part of a drive to promote innovation within the UAE, Majed Al Suwaidi recently met with Dr. Valery Tsepkalo, Director of Belarus Hi-Tech, to discuss the ICT sector and areas of mutual interest and potential collaboration going forward.

Belarus Hi-Tech Park, one of the world’s biggest software vendors, develops products that are used by leading global corporations including British Telecom, Peugeot, Coca Cola and Mitsubishi. Mr Al Suwaidi and Dr. Valery discussed the importance of supporting innovation in order to encourage a thriving ICT sector and a healthy entrepreneurial landscape, as well as the development of closer synergies between Dubai and Belarus to pioneer industry growth.

Dubai Internet City has played a major role in Dubai’s growth into a knowledge-economy and through recently annou ... Read more »

L’augmentation des menaces de sécurité et des problèmes de confidentialité des données est considérée comme la plus grande difficulté liée aux appareils connectés

ROLLING MEADOWS, Illinois. - Dimanche 16 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Une nouvelle étude de l’association mondiale de technologies de l’information ISACA a révélé qu’en Europe, rares sont les services de technologies de l’information ou lieux de travail qui sont prêts pour l’invasion de la technologie prête-à-porter et d’autres appareils connectés.

D’après le 2014 IT Risk/Reward Barometer (Baromètre 2014 des risques/récompenses TI) — enquête menée auprès de professionnels des affaires et des TI dans 110 pays membres de l’ISACA — 43 % des participants d’Europe, du Moyen-Orient et d’Afrique (EMOA) déclarent que leur organisation a mis des plans en place pour tirer parti de l’Internet des objets ou compt ... Read more »

Dimension Data is one of only six organisations positioned in the Leaders Quadrant

JOHANNESBURG - Thursday, November 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dimension Data, the USD 6 billion ICT solutions and services provider, today announced it is one of six organisations worldwide that has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) 2014₁ report for the fourth consecutive year.

Compiled by Gartner analysts, the Magic Quadrant evaluates 15 vendors’ capabilities for IT services for business communications systems worldwide, employing two main evaluation criteria. These include ‘ability to execute’ and ‘completeness of vision’.

Dimension Data CEO, Brett Dawson said, “We feel being positioned in the Leader Quadrant for the fourth consecutive year is a tremendous milestone for the Group. We continue to put our clients ... Read more »

Dimension Data is one of only six organisations positioned in the Leaders Quadrant

JOHANNESBURG - Thursday, November 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dimension Data, the USD 6 billion ICT solutions and services provider, today announced it is one of six organisations worldwide that has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) 2014₁ report for the fourth consecutive year.

Compiled by Gartner analysts, the Magic Quadrant evaluates 15 vendors’ capabilities for IT services for business communications systems worldwide, employing two main evaluation criteria. These include ‘ability to execute’ and ‘completeness of vision’.

Dimension Data CEO, Brett Dawson said, “We feel being positioned in the Leader Quadrant for the fourth consecutive year is a tremendous milestone for the Group. We continue to put our clients ... Read more »

Dimension Data is one of only six organisations positioned in the Leaders Quadrant

JOHANNESBURG - Thursday, November 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dimension Data, the USD 6 billion ICT solutions and services provider, today announced it is one of six organisations worldwide that has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) 2014₁ report for the fourth consecutive year.

Compiled by Gartner analysts, the Magic Quadrant evaluates 15 vendors’ capabilities for IT services for business communications systems worldwide, employing two main evaluation criteria. These include ‘ability to execute’ and ‘completeness of vision’.

Dimension Data CEO, Brett Dawson said, “We feel being positioned in the Leader Quadrant for the fourth consecutive year is a tremendous milestone for the Group. We continue to put our clients ... Read more »

Celgene s’associe aux principales organisations de défense des droits des patients à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale du cancer du pancréas – le 13 novembre 2014 – afin de sensibiliser la population sur ce cancer particulièrement meurtrier

SUMMIT, New Jersey - Dimanche 16 Novembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Il n’est peut-être pas surprenant que le cancer du sein et le cancer du poumon soient les premiers auxquels on pense lorsqu’on entend le mot « cancer », mais 60 % des personnes interrogées lors d’une récente enquête dans six pays portant sur la sensibilisation au cancer ne connaissent quasiment rien du cancer du pancréas, un cancer des plus meurtriers. Le cancer du pancréas est la quatrième cause de mortalité par cancer aux États-Unis, et l’on estime qu’il sera la deuxième cause de mortalité par cancer aux États-Unis d’ici 2020. Le taux de survie relative à cinq ans aux États-Unis et ... Read more »

Celgene Joins Forces with Leading Patient Advocacy Organizations on World Pancreatic Cancer Day – 13 November 2014 – to Raise Awareness About this Major Cancer Killer

SUMMIT, N.J - Thursday, November 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- While it may not be surprising that breast and lung cancers are top of mind when people hear the word “cancer,” 60% of respondents to a recent six-country survey about cancer awareness know almost nothing about pancreatic cancer, a leading cancer killer. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US and is projected to be the second highest cause of death from cancer in the US by 2020. The overall five-year survival rate in the US and Europe is less than 7%; this rate has been low for many years and is among the lowest for common cancers in the US and across most countries in Europe.

Today, in observance of the first ever World Pancreatic Cancer Day, Celgene joins ... Read more »

Free-to-play glee rhythm game coming to mobile

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SAN FRANCISCO. - Thursday, November 13th 2014

KLab Inc., a leader in mobile online games based in Japan, today announced their licensing agreement with Fox Digital Entertainment to develop a mobile game based on the FOX television series Glee. KLab will produce a free-to-play rhythm game featuring characters and songs from the musical comedy series.

KLab CEO Tetsuya Sanada says, “KLab has been publishing games aggressively in the global market since 2012 and focusing on A-class IP acquisition. We’re extremely excited to announce our partnership with Fox Digital Entertainment. Glee is an attractive IP to make a global game with its popularity, die-hard fans, and community.”

“Our goal is to celebrate Glee’s phenomenal legacy with a game that will entertain Gleeks the world-over for a long time to come,” said Rick Phillips, Senior Vice Pre ... Read more »

Increased security threats and data privacy issues considered the biggest challenges around connected devices

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill - Wednesday, November 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New research from global IT association ISACA found that few European IT departments or workplaces are ready for the invasion of wearable technology and other connected devices.
According to 2014 IT Risk/Reward Barometer—a 110-country survey of ISACA members who are business and IT professionals—43% of respondents in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) say their organisation has plans in place to leverage the Internet of Things or expects to create plans in the next 12 months. However, the majority is not ready for wearable technology in the workplace. More than half (57%) say their “bring your own device” (BYOD) policy does not address wearables and a further 24% do not even have a BYOD policy in place. This is a concern, as approximately 8 ... Read more »

P&G Fabric Care brings together world’s leading fashion and fabric experts in a feast for the senses to discuss the changing face of fashion and fabric care

BERLIN - Friday, November 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Thursday 13th November 2014, P&G Fabric Care exclusively revealed how it is evolving to meet multi-sensorial fashion trends and solve the challenge of maintaining clothing beauty and longevity for consumers. Hosted in vibrant Berlin, this year’s P&G Future Fabrics forum - for its Fabric Care brands Ariel and Lenor/Downy - brought together a prestigious mix of fashion, fabrics and human psychology experts to address the latest advances in fabrics and how our own unconscious decisions affect our clothing perceptions.

Advancing P&G’s unique 3-Step FibreSCIENCE approach to prolong and improve the sensorial properties of clothes

A keynote speech, given by John Turner, P&G’s Research & ... Read more »

High Tech Pioneer & California Native to Help Assess Early Stage Companies as Part of Sacramento Region Venture Capital Fund

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Wednesday, November 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chuck Hansen, Managing Partner of Hansen Investment Holdings, LLC has joined the Investment Board of Moneta Ventures LLP.

Headquartered in Folsom, California, Moneta Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage companies with a focus on software and cloud services, IT services, internet and consumer services sectors.

Moneta Ventures invests between $50,000 and $2 million per investment with companies typically having annual revenues between $1 million and $5 million. While not restricted geographically, many of its funded companies are located in underserved markets on the U.S. West Coast.

“I’m delighted to join such an esteemed group of advisors at Moneta Ventures led by the highly talented and charismati ... Read more »

Le jeu de rythmes gratuit Glee arrive sur le mobile

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SAN FRANCISCO - Dimanche 16 Novembre 2014

KLab Inc., un leader en matière de jeux en ligne mobiles basé au Japon, a annoncé aujourd'hui un accord de licence avec Fox Digital Entertainment pour développer un jeu mobile basé sur Glee, la série télévisée FOX. KLab produira un jeu de rythmes gratuit animé par des personnages et des chansons de la série de comédie musicale.

Tetsuya Sanada, président-directeur général de KLab, a déclaré : « KLab édite de manière agressive des jeux sur le marché mondial depuis 2012 et vise une acquisition PI de catégorie A. Nous sommes absolument ravis d'annoncer notre partenariat avec Fox Digital Entertainment. Avec sa popularité, ses fans enthousiastes et sa communauté, Glee est une PI attrayante pour créer un jeu mondial ».

« Notre objectif est de célébrer le patrimoine phénoménal de Glee avec un jeu qui amusera ... Read more »

Reviewed PhD Thesis in Management

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met Jamal Ahmed Bafagih, Vice President of the Houston-Abu Dhabi Sister City Association, in his office at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters on Monday.

Both sides discussed a number of topics of mutual interest in addition to the best means for achieving and strengthening the twining process.

On a separate note, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, reviewed the PhD thesis in Management entitled: “The Effective Leader in Institutional Change.” The thesis was completed by Major Dr. Saif Salem Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Deputy Director of the Strategy and Performance Development at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, and was obtained from Manchester University in the UK.

The study recom ... Read more »

BANGKOK - Thursday, November 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Phyathai Nawamin International hospital offers new technology for Shoulder Arthroscopy surgery with tiny camera called “Arthroscope”. The instrument is inserted through a small incision in your skin. It has made diagnosis, treatment and recovery from surgery easier and faster than ever. You can consult our Bone and Joint Center for details about the surgery.

Phyathai Nawamin International hospital is the best Orthopedic Surgery in Thailand that has gained trust from a lot of countries such as near countries around Thailand and including Middle East countries, USA, UK and likely more countries in the future. Orthopedic surgery in Thailand acquires progressed and current facilities fully provide the utmost care. Our patients prefer having their cases attended by our team because of the long-held reputation.

According to American Academy Orthopedic Surgeon ( AAOS ), Shoulder Arthr ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Wednesday, November 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (PSCM) announced today that it intended to file a beneficial ownership report on schedule 13D with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to disclose its beneficial ownership of 41,823,145 shares of Zoetis, Inc. and additional economic exposure through cash-settled total return swaps representing 995,602 notional shares, for an approximate 8.5% stake in Zoetis, Inc.’s 501,324,843 shares. PSCM indicated that it would make the Schedule 13D filing with the SEC on Wednesday, 12 November 2014. For its investment, PSCM will have paid aggregate consideration (including amounts to settle its derivatives) of USD $1,542,400,006.

PSCM intends to consult with Sachem Head Capital Management with respect to their investments in Zoetis, as further described in the 13D. Sachem Head beneficially owns 4,395,000 shares of common stock of Zoetis, In ... Read more »