ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Colonel Staff Dr. Ali Salim Al Tunaiji, Deputy Commander of Special Security Forces at the Ministry of Interior, hosted a ceremony to honor the members of the Special Security Forces Athletics Team in his office at the Special Security Forces General Headquarters, at Seeh Al Mahab in the city of Al Dhaid in Sharjah. The team ranked third in the 23rd Police Athletics Championship, which was organized by the Police Sports Association from January 26 to 28 January at the Police Officers Club in Dubai.

Colonel Staff Al Tunaiji commended the achievement attained by the team by ranking third in the championship. He also urged them to pursue their efforts in order to gain further achievements and elevate the headquarters’ prestigious reputation in police forums.

Moreover, he expressed his thanks and appreciation to the players, trainers, supervisors, managers, and officers who contribu ... Read more »

Acquisition will bolster Synchronoss as the worldwide de facto standard and market leader in providing Personal Cloud solutions to Operators

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Wednesday, February 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR), the leader in mobile cloud innovation and software-based activation for mobile carriers, retailers and OEMs around the world, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire personal cloud assets from F-Secure Corporation. With this acquisition, and combined with Synchronoss’ current global footprint, Synchronoss will now service over 75 Mobile Operators, including nine Tier One Global Providers. These Mobile Operators will offer Synchronoss direct access to over 3.5 Billion subscribers around the world for its personal cloud platform.

In consideration for the acquisition, Synchronoss will pay approximately $60 million USD in cash to F-Secure and the deal is expected to clo ... Read more »

“Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaboration Key to Economic Growth” - Dr. Abdalla Alnajjar, President of the Arab Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Dr Abdalla Alnajjar, Emirati entrepreneur and President of the Arab Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF), provided the key note speech on innovation and entrepreneurship at a Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech) life sciences innovation forum. Dr Alnajjar stated that collaboration between innovation and entrepreneurship is an essential catalyst for economic growth.

DuBiotech, the free zone business park dedicated to fostering the growth of the region’s life sciences industry, brought together over 150 industry and business leaders to share insights into recent developments in the sector, as well the identification of potential barriers. How to drive the UAE’s Innovation Strategy was also d ... Read more »

APP introduces its 2015 FCP implementation plan to address lessons learned from the field, stakeholder input and the findings of the evaluation

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has today welcomed the Rainforest Alliance independent evaluation of its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP). The evaluation concludes that the company has made moderate progress towards meeting its commitments.

The FCP was announced on February 5th 2013, marking an immediate end to natural forest clearance by APP’s pulpwood suppliers as well as a range of other measures. APP recognised that engaging the Rainforest Alliance, a credible international organisation, to evaluate its progress would provide a valuable perspective on its work as well as increase transparency.

The evaluation report, which assesses the period between 5 February 2013 and 15 August 2014, provides a view of the company’s p ... Read more »

– Signs Definitive Agreement with SK hynix on Joint Development of Next Generation Process –

TOKYO - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SK hynix on joint development of Nano Imprint Lithography (NIL). Engineers from the two companies will start development of basic technologies for the process at Toshiba’s Yokohama Complex in Yokohama, Japan in April this year, targeting practical use in 2017. Today’s announcement builds on an MOU that the companies signed in December last year.

Toshiba has worked with several equipment and materials companies on NIL, integrating their technologies with Toshiba’s semiconductor manufacturing process. The newly announced joint development program with SK hynix accelerate progress towards practical use and will mitigate burden of Toshiba’s investment into NIL development.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) honored the winning teams and participants of the eighth Sports Activities, organized by the Police Sports Association. The participating staff members from the sectors and departments of the MoI were honored in a grand ceremony held at the auditorium in the Ministry’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Resources and Support Services, awarded the Sports Excellence Shield to the sector of the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. Major General Al Khaili praised the support accorded by the police leadership to the Sports Activities, as well as the cooperation from the different sectors, their active participation in these events, and for their consistent participation which has had a great impact in achieving the sought-aft ... Read more »

Ofer Shapiro Becomes Vice Chairman, Guy Resheff Appointed CTO

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Wednesday, February 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Vidyo, Inc., ended its fiscal 2014 year on January 31, 2015 and announced significant growth driven by strong market demand and the appointment of Eran Westman, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vidyo, succeeding co-founder Ofer Shapiro, effective immediately. Westman previously held the role of Chief Revenue Officer. Shapiro assumes the role of Vice Chairman and will continue to help guide the company he has led since founding it in 2005. Vidyo also announced that Guy Resheff has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer to lead the technology and product teams.

“Ofer drove innovation in the video conferencing industry and transformed how people communicate by delivering an amazing video quality experience over the Internet,” said Eran Westman, Vidyo President and CEO. “A true pioneer, he ... Read more »

LONDRES. - Jeudi 5 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SmartStream Technologies, le spécialiste des solutions pour la gestion du cycle de vie des transactions financières (Transaction Lifecycle Management, TLM®), a annoncé aujourd’hui que SmartStream avait acquis des actifs liés aux logiciels, aux ventes et au support de la solution Algorithmics Collateral d’IBM (NYSE: IBM). Cette opération stratégique vise à améliorer la palette de solutions de SmartStream, qui permet aux organisations financières d’automatiser le cycle de vie post-négociation de bout en bout, réduisant les coûts et les risques.

La solution Algorithmics Collateral, rebaptisée TLM Collateral Management, occupe une position bien établie dans le secteur des services financiers, offrant aux institutions buy-side et sell-side, aux dépositaires et aux gestionnaires d’actifs de toutes tailles une automatisation du cycle de vie des garanties. SmartStream est convaincue que ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

In a ceremony held on Monday at the Forensic Evidence Hall at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters,  Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, awarded 40 officers with their new ranks. The officers were promoted by virtue of the Federal decree No. (7) of 2015 that His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, had recently issued at the level of the departments affiliated to  the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Major General Al Nuaimi noted that this promotion, which included a group of officers from various work locations, represents an incentive for them to make further contributions in performing and upgrading their missions in security - which embodies the vision of the police leadership. The vision of the lead ... Read more »

PRINCETON, N.J. - Wednesday, February 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Zycus, the leading source-to-pay procurement solutions provider, announced today that Ma’aden also known as Saudi Arabian Mining Company, with major interests in gold, base metals, phosphate, aluminium, and industrial minerals, has selected its advanced Spend Analysis solution, including iAnalyze, and iMine.

Ma’aden is a fast-growing company with five major business lines. In support of the company’s five-year strategic business plan, its corporate procurement team is collaborating with affiliates to design and develop robust and sustainable procurement processes, systems and internal capabilities for Strategic Category Management.

Ma’aden procurement’s immediate objective is “To place majority of spend under rigorous category management, maximize local content, achieve standardization, and deliver target savings across both operating and capital e ... Read more »

LONDON. - Wednesday, February 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SmartStream Technologies, the Financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced that SmartStream has acquired assets related to software, sales and support of IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Algorithmics collateral solution. This is a strategic deal to enhance SmartStream’s existing suite of solutions, which enables financial organizations to automate the end-to-end post trade lifecycle, decreasing costs and risk.

The Algorithmics Collateral solution, now rebranded TLM Collateral Management, has an established position in the financial services industry, offering collateral lifecycle automation for buy- and sell-side institutions, custodians and asset servicers, both large and small. SmartStream believes that clients will achieve significant additional value, beyond a standalone operation, through the integration of collateral management with SmartStream’s ... Read more »

• Cette nouvelle étape du plan de développement de Duff & Phelps lui permet de renforcer significativement son activité Evaluation dans le monde.

Paris - Jeudi 5 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Le conseil financier accélère l’extension de son maillage géographique global.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Duff & Phelps, l'un des leaders mondiaux indépendants spécialisés en évaluation et corporate finance, annonce avoir signé un accord en vue de l’acquisition d’American Appraisal Associates, Inc., un cabinet de conseil mondial en gestion d’actifs corporels et en évaluation financière. Cette transaction vient renforcer les compétences de Duff & Phelps en évaluation à l’échelle mondiale, grâce à l’intégration de professionnels répartis dans 50 bureaux dans le monde. Il en profite notamment pour renforcer son maillage géographique en Europe et en Asie.

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AMSTERDAM. - Wednesday, February 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released the following regular monthly Net Asset Value (NAV) and Performance Report for the month of January 2015. The information has also been posted to the PSH website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. Monthly net asset value and performance are calculated at the close of business on the last business day of the month.

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AMSTERDAM - Jeudi 5 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (symbole au télescripteur : PSH:NA) a publié aujourd'hui la valeur liquidative nette et le rapport d'évaluation qui suivent pour le mois de janvier 2015. Les informations ont également été publiées sur le site Web de PSH,www.pershingsquareholdings.com. La valeur liquidative nette mensuelle et les résultats mensuels sont calculés à la clôture des bureaux le dernier jour ouvrable du mois.

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AMSTERDAM - Jeudi 5 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (symbole au télescripteur : PSH:NA) a publié aujourd'hui la valeur liquidative nette et le rapport d'évaluation qui suivent pour le mois de janvier 2015. Les informations ont également été publiées sur le site Web de PSH,www.pershingsquareholdings.com. La valeur liquidative nette mensuelle et les résultats mensuels sont calculés à la clôture des bureaux le dernier jour ouvrable du mois.

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Under the Patronage of Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended the graduation ceremony of the 25th batch of cadets and university graduates and the 9th batch of female university graduates. The ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Police College Headquarters in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of General HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

The ceremony was attended by HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development; and Dr. Mohammed Ali bin Koman, Secretary General of the Arab Interior Ministers Council; alongside a number of mi ... Read more »

 -- Significantly Enhances Duff & Phelps’ World-Class Valuation Service Offering --

NEW YORK - Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

-- Accelerates Expansion of Global Footprint --

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Duff & Phelps Corporation, the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire American Appraisal Associates, Inc., a global full-service valuation and fixed asset management advisor. The transaction bolsters Duff & Phelps’ world-class valuation capabilities, adding professionals in more than 50 offices globally. As a result, Duff & Phelps will significantly expand its geographic footprint in Europe and Asia.

Noah Gottdiener, Duff & Phelps' Chief Executive Officer, said, “The American Appraisal acquisition represents an important milestone for Duff & Phelps. We are bringing together firms that, collectively, possess more than t ... Read more »