TOKYO - Saturday, February 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that the Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant, Kenya’s largest geothermal power complex, has started commercial operation. The official opening ceremony was held at the site on February 19, in the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta and government officials.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd. awarded a full turnkey contract for Olkaria I and IV to a consortium of Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd. and Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Tokyo:8015) in 2011. Toshiba, selected by Hyundai Engineering to provide key equipment, supplied four 70-megawatt turbines and generators for the plant in 2013. Olkaria IV started commercial operation in September 2014, followed by Olkaria I in January this year.

Kenya’s economic growth is spurring demand for power. The government has responded with a comprehensive blueprint for deve ... Read more »

De nouvelles offres appuient les meilleures capacités pour les clients internationaux, régionaux et locaux

LONDRES et NAIROBI, Kenya - Dimanche 22 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - GroupM a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement de ses agences média, MEC, MediaCom et Mindshare en Afrique subsaharienne, complétant ainsi l'offre existante de GroupM en Afrique du Sud et du Nord, et renforçant sa position mondiale en tant que  leader de la gestion de l'investissement  médiatique. Cette évolution suit l'exemple de WPP, la société mère de GroupM, qui a accru l'an dernier sa participation majoritaire dans Scangroup, le premier groupe de services en matière de publicité et de communication en Afrique orientale.

Les clients qui travaillent avec MEC, MediaCom et Mindshare profiteront de la gestion des médias consolidés de GroupM, tout en respectant le meilleur leadership des clients, une stratégie de communication et une livraison for ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Dimanche 22 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oberthur Technologies (OT), un leader mondial dans les solutions de sécurité numérique pour la mobilité, annonce ce jour sa sélection par Getin Bank pour lancer des paiements mobiles de proximité reposant sur la technologie HCE (Host Card Emulation), un protocole s’appuyant sur le Cloud qui simplifie le déploiement de services de paiement mobiles sans contact. Le HCE a été lancé sur les plateformes Android fin 2013 et est maintenant approuvé par les principaux systèmes de paiement.

En s’appuyant sur la solution d’OT, Getin Bank a réalisé, fin Décembre 2014, une première transaction conforme aux spécifications de Visa dans le domaine du HCE. OT tire profit de son expérience complémentaire de gestion des données sécurisées pour les banques et des services financiers mobiles dans le Cloud pour répondre aux enjeux sous-jacents du HCE : sécurit ... Read more »

المؤتمر العالمي للاتصالات المتنقلة 2015

كولومب، فرنسا - يوم الخَمِيس 19 فبراير 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(بزنيس واير): أعلنت اليوم شركة "أوبيرثر تكنولوجيز"، الشركة الرائدة عالمياً في مجال حلول الأمن الرقمي لقطاع التنقلية، عن اختيارها من قبل "جيتين بانك" لتقديم مدفوعات قريبة المدى جوالة تعتمد على محاكاة البطاقة المُضيفة "إتش سي إي" وهو عبارة عن بروتوكول قائم على السحابة يساهم في تبسيط عمليات تنفيذ المدفوعات الجوالة غير التلامسية. وتم طرح بروتوكول محاكاة البطاقة المُضيفة على منصات "أندرويد" في نهاية العام 2013 وهي اليوم تحظى بدعم كبرى أنظمة الدفع.

وكان "جيتين بانك" قد أجرى معتمداً على حل "أو تي" أول صفقة تمتثل لمواصفات "فيزا" الخاصة بمحاكاة البطاقة المضيفة "إتش سي إي" في نهاية ديسمبر 2014. وتستفيد "أو تي" من تجربة مجتمعة في إدارة الاعتمادات الآمنة للمصارف وخدمات مالية جوالة قائمة على السجابة لمواجهة التحديات الكامنة لمحاكاة البطاقة المضيفة: الأمن والتأثير على البنية التحتية للمدف ... Read more »

New Offering Bolsters Best-in-Class Capabilities for Global, Regional and Local Clients

LONDON & NAIROBI, Kenya - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GroupM announced today the launch of its MEC, MediaCom and Mindshare media agencies in sub-Saharan Africa, supplementing GroupM’s existing offering in South Africa and Northern Africa and strengthening its position as the global leader in media investment management. This development follows the lead of GroupM parent company WPP, which last year increased its stake to a controlling interest in Scangroup, the leading advertising and communication services group in East Africa.

Clients who work with MEC, MediaCom and Mindshare will benefit from the consolidated media management of GroupM, while receiving best-in-class client leadership, communication strategy and executional delivery deeply connected to the agencies’ respective global networks. This will provide clients in ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space today announced its selection by Getin Bank to introduce mobile proximity payments relying on HCE (Host Card Emulation), a cloud-based protocol simplifying mobile contactless payment implementations. HCE was introduced on Android platforms at the end of 2013 and is now endorsed by major payment schemes.

Relying on OT’s solution, Getin Bank performed a first transaction compliant with Visa specifications for HCE at the end of December 2014. OT leverages combined experience in secure credentials management for banks and in cloud-based mobile financial services to address HCE’s underlying challenges: security, impact on the payment infrastructure, usability and standardization.

With this service Getin is the first bank in Poland to propose a m ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, Caroline du Nord - Dimanche 22 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quintiles, le plus grand prestataire international de services biopharmaceutiques, figure dans le palmarès des « sociétés les plus admirées au monde » établi par le magazine FORTUNE pour 2015.

Quintiles est classée en troisième position dans la catégorie Soins de santé : Pharmacie et autres services de FORTUNE, avec une première position pour sa réputation en matière de « compétitivité mondiale » et une seconde position au sein du segment pour ses qualités en termes de « gestion des personnes ».

Le palmarès des sociétés les plus admirées au monde de FORTUNE est le classement le plus prestigieux en termes de réputation des entreprises. Depuis 1997, Fortune identifie, sélectionne et classe les sociétés les plus admirées au monde, en évaluant les pratiques commerciales grâce auxquelles ces sociétés ont acquis un haut degré de con ... Read more »

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- eASIC Corporation (@easic) today announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not been determined. eASIC intends to apply to list its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "EASI".

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. will act as joint book-running managers for the offering. Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Northland Securities, Inc. will act as co-managers.

This offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus, when available, ... Read more »

SANTA CLARA, Californie - Dimanche 22 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--eASIC Corporation (@easic) a annoncé aujourd'hui que la société a déposé une déclaration d'enregistrement sur formulaire S-1 auprès de la commission des valeurs mobilières des États-Unis (SEC) relative à une première offre publique de souscription d'actions ordinaires. Le nombre d’actions devant être offertes et la fourchette de prix de l'offre proposée n’ont pas encore été déterminés. eASIC a l'intention de faire une demande d'inscription de ses actions ordinaires à la cote de la bourse Nasdaq Global Select Market sous le symbole « EASI ».

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC et Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. agiront en qualité de co-syndicataires dans le cadre de l'appel d'offre. Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, William Blair & Company, L.L.C., Roth Capital Partners, LLC et Northland Securi ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services company, has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for 2015.

Quintiles is ranked third overall in FORTUNE’s Healthcare: Pharmacy and Other Services category with the top ranking for the reputation attribute of “global competitiveness” and second within the segment for its “people management.”

FORTUNE's World's Most Admired Companies list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. Since 1997, Fortune has identified, selected and ranked the World’s Most Admired Companies, uncovering the business practices that make these companies highly regarded among their peers.

“I would like to congratulate Quintiles’ employees around the world for making this possible,” said Quintiles C ... Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Dimanche 22 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -GlobeOne®, LLC, une entreprise du domaine des technologies financières collaborant avec un vaste réseau d'institutions financières du monde entier, a sélectionné Acxiom® (Nasdaq : ACXM), société de gestion de données d'entreprises, d'analyse et de SaaS (logiciel en tant que service), pour le développement d'une base de données et d'une plateforme de traitement destinées à collecter, traiter, calculer et retourner les données auprès des banques partenaires du réseau GlobeOne.

GlobeOne, créée par un groupe d'entrepreneurs sensibles aux questions sociales et possédant une expérience auprès de marchés mal desservis sur le plan financier, a pour mission d'améliorer l'inclusion financière, un élément essentiel au développement économique et social. Pionnière dans l'utilisation de la technologie destinée à rendre les transactions plus abordables et fle ... Read more »

GSMA to Host Executive Conferences in Five Locations Globally; Mobile 360 Events Explore Regional Mobile Industry Trends and Issues

London - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the schedule and locations for the 2015 GSMA Mobile 360 Series, a regional thought leadership conference series for executives in the mobile industry, as well as key regulatory and government representatives. This year, the GSMA will host five Mobile 360 Series events around the world: Mobile 360 Series-Africa, Mobile 360 Series-Europe, Mobile 360 Series-Latin America, Mobile 360 Series-Middle East and Mobile 360 Series-North America.

“Building on the success we’ve seen in the last year, we’re excited to expand the Mobile 360 Series further in 2015 with the addition of Mobile 360-Latin America,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “The Mobile 360 Series conferences truly complement t ... Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - GlobeOne®, LLC, a financial technology company collaborating with a network of financial institutions around the world, has selected Acxiom® (Nasdaq: ACXM), an enterprise data, analytics and software-as-a-service company to develop a database and processing platform to collect, process, calculate and return data to partner banks in the GlobeOne network.

GlobeOne, founded by a community of socially conscious entrepreneurs with experience in the financially underserved markets, is committed to enhancing financial inclusion, a critical element for economic and social development. By pioneering the use of technology to make financial transactions affordable and flexible, and activating its network of member banks, GlobalOne creates financial opportunities and community growth.

As part of this multi-year agreement, Acxiom will provide data hosting services to help GlobeOne to c ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Dimanche 22 Février 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (symbole : PSH:NA) a aujourd’hui publié sur son site Internet, www.pershingsquareholdings.com, sa valeur liquidative (VL) hebdomadaire. Celle-ci a été calculée à la clôture des activités le mardi 17 février 2015.

La valeur liquidative par action de PSH à la clôture des activités le 17 février 2015 s'élevait à 27,93 USD.

La valeur liquidative hebdomadaire est calculée à la clôture des activités chaque mardi et publiée le jeudi suivant. Si le mardi n’est pas un jour ouvrable, PSH calculera la valeur liquidative à la clôture des activités le jour ouvrable précédant immédiatement ce mardi. Si le jeudi n’est pas un jour ouvrable, la valeur liquidative sera alors publiée le jour ouvrable qui suit ce jeudi.

À propos de Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Avec un fort accent sur la recherche, Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. est un investi ... Read more »

Consumers from 16 markets across the globe to be enabled to shop and pay using Visa Checkout

SAN FRANCISCO - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE) Visa Inc. today announced that Visa Checkout will become available in a total of 16 markets in 2015, continuing the early momentum the product has seen since launching in three markets in the summer of 2014.

“Visa Checkout has seen tremendous growth in the U.S., Canada and Australia in just the few months since its launch,” said Sam Shrauger, senior vice president of Digital Solutions at Visa. “Consumers and merchants alike love its simplicity and ease, which is particularly important as people shop and buy more frequently on smaller devices like phones and tablets. Building on this positive momentum, we are aggressively carrying the service into new markets across the world throughout 2015 and beyond.”

Today consumers from ten co ... Read more »

LONDON & BONN, Germany - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS) and Colt Technology Services have today announced a five-year partnership covering international telephony services. As part of this collaboration, Colt will use Deutsche Telekom’s network interconnects to complement its footprint, allowing it to expand and strengthen its portfolio of voice services for both wholesale and enterprise customers. Deutsche Telekom ICSS will have access to Colt’s comprehensive voice portfolio and extensive network in Europe, allowing it to better support its customers across Europe.

By joining forces, Colt and Deutsche Telekom benefit from lower network and voice termination costs outside their network footprint without the requirement of extensive investments, allowing them to address European enterprises’ increasing need for high-quality international voice servi ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - ZTE Corporation welcomes the withdrawal of three patent claims by Vringo Infrastructure Inc. against ZTE (UK) Ltd.

The discontinuation of Vringo’s claims concerning European Patents 1,808,029, 1,186,119 and 1,221,212 before the High Court of Justice Chancery Division in London followed ZTE’s efforts to demonstrate that the patents asserted against it are not infringed.

ZTE is committed to defending the company against related claims over the ‘029, ‘119 and ‘212 patents by Vringo in other jurisdictions. In Germany, ZTE’s appeal of a ruling over the ‘119 patent is pending. In France, a court hearing on a case concerning the ‘119 and ‘212 patents is set for April. Litigations in Australia, Malaysia and the Netherlands are also pending.

ZTE looks forward to a trial in UK court concerning Vringo’s claim on European Patent ... Read more »