Joins network of companies transforming the customer experience with solutions that leverage Avaya’s customer and team engagement capabilities

ISTANBUL - Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - SESTEK, leading provider of speech technology in Turkey, today announced it has been selected by Avaya, a global provider of solutions that enable customer and team engagement across multiple channels and devices for better customer experience, increased productivity and enhanced financial performance, for membership as a Technology Partner in the Avaya DevConnect program.

SESTEK is the developer of Voice of the Customer, an application family that captures and analyzes data from various interaction channels and contributes to customer satisfaction, quality management and operational excellence. As a DevConnect Technology Partner, SESTEK expects to deliver proven interoperability of their solutions with Avaya’s unified communications an ... Read more »

La plate-forme développée par Symphony va permettre de sécuriser un répertoire d'identités vérifiées destinées aux services financiers

PALO ALTO, Californie - Samedi 6 Décembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Symphony Communication Services LLC, une société de technologies sécurisées de communication et de flux de travail, a annoncé qu'elle faisait l'acquisition de sources technologiques développées par Collaboration Services, le réseau de messagerie ouvert de Markit. En octobre, Symphony a été constituée par un groupe réunissant plusieurs parmi les principales institutions financières au monde. Cette acquisition représente la principale transaction majeure de la société depuis sa création.

Avec la technologie acquise auprès de Markit, Symphony fournira un répertoire sécurisé de gestion des contacts à travers toute l'industrie des services financiers. Symphony constituera le répertoire à partir de contacts vérifiés provenant de sociétés et ... Read more »

DUBLIN - Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SMBC Aviation Capital, the world’s third largest aircraft lessor, announces that it has been assigned a BBB+ corporate credit rating by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) and a BBB long-term issuer default rating by Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”).

BBB+ is now the highest rating that S&P currently has on an aircraft lessor, and both agencies cited a range of positive factors behind their assessments of SMBC Aviation Capital. These included the strategic importance of the company to its shareholders, its diversified customer base, consistent profitability, stable funding costs, active aircraft trading strategy, and high quality, young fleet.

Commenting on the news, Peter Barrett, CEO of SMBC Aviation Capital, said: “We are very pleased to have received such resounding endorsements of the strength of our business from both S&P and Fitch. The ratings a ... Read more »

Tokyo - Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of a new technology that uses solar energy, the power of the sun, to generate carbon compounds from carbon dioxide and water, and to deliver a viable chemical feedstock or fuel with potential for use in industry. Toshiba introduced the technology at the 2014 International Conference on Artificial Photosynthesis (ICARP2014) on 26 November, at the Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center in Japan.

Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, widely understood to be a major cause of global warming1, continue to increase. There are also concerns about the exhaustion of fossil fuels, which are spurring interest in adoption of renewable energy sources2. Artificial photosynthesis technologies that use solar energy to generate carbon compounds from carbon dioxide and water are seen as promising means to resolve both i ... Read more »

BERLIN - Thursday, December 4th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The new international Master´s degree programme ‘Energy and Resource Efficiency’, which can be studied part-time and location-independent, has been launched by the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin together with the Renewables Academy AG (RENAC). This programme starts on April 2015.

With a focus on energy and resource efficiency, ERE International provides students with interdisciplinary technical, economic, political and legal knowledge in energy supply, industry, built environment and commerce. Students will gain the skills to make successful managerial decisions on resource allocation, understand approaches for sound policy and legal frameworks, as well as economics and, ultimately, enhance their prospective career in a fast developing field. Moreover, the students will have an option to participate in the two-week On-Campus Time in Berlin and gain insight into indust ... Read more »

Symphony Platform to Enable Secure Directory of Vetted Identities for Financial Services

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Symphony Communication Services LLC, a secure communication and workflow technology company, announced that it is acquiring technology assets developed by Collaboration Services, the open messaging network from Markit. In October, Symphony was formed by a group of the world's leading financial institutions. This acquisition represents the company's first major transaction since its founding.

With technology acquired from Markit, Symphony will provide a secure directory for managing contacts across the financial services industry. Symphony will populate the directory with vetted contacts from firms and users validated by network participants, allowing for enhanced identity management. Further streamlining communication and improving productivity, the directory will make it simple to lo ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Tax is proud to announce the establishment of two locations in Poland through the addition of Sendero Taxperience Sp. z o.o. Sendero Taxperience is the result of a merger between Sendero Tax & Law and the Poland office of Taxperience, the current Andersen family representative in the Netherlands. With locations in Warsaw and Wroclaw, Sendero Taxperience provides comprehensive service to clients throughout Poland and beyond.

“Our new Polish colleagues are of the highest caliber and are fully committed to the same values that have allowed our firm to grow at such a significant rate,” shared Mark Vorsatz, CEO of Andersen Tax. “The addition of these relationships in Poland provides a building block for future growth in the region.”

A total of 35 professionals and eight Managing Directors will join Andersen Tax’s global organization including Al ... Read more »