LUXEMBOURG - Tuesday, March 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that it has increased its reach in 2014 to 312 million TV homes worldwide and thus reaches 1.1 billion people worldwide with its services. This represents an increase of 7 percent compared to the previous year.

SES’s annual market research, including the detailed Satellite Monitor studies in Europe, shows that the growth is coming from emerging markets of Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America, where SES reaches 7 million, 44 million and 24 million homes respectively. In Europe, the household reach has increased to 154 million, and in North America to 84 million.

The direct reach from the SES fleet to satellites TV homes grew from 106 million in 2013 to 125 million worldwide in 2014. While the reach in cable slightly decreased (- 3 percent), the number of IPTV homes fed from SES satellites increased by 21 percent to 38 million. These f ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Peripheral Regions Traffic Department at the Directorate of Traffic and Patrols, called for strengthening cooperation with traffic police in their efforts to enforce traffic laws and regulations. Such measure aims at achieving road safety, and is in pursuance of the vision and strategy of the Abu Dhabi Police to make roads safer.

In a statement on the occasion of the GCC Traffic Week, Colonel Hamad Nasser Al Bloushi, Head of Peripheral Regions Traffic Department at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate, noted that the slogan of this year’s GCC Traffic Week, “Your Choice Determines Your Destiny”, reflects the importance of taking the right decision at the right time, because time is an important and key element of better decision-making.

Elaborating on this issue, Colonel Al Bloushi said: “One example is the issue of sudden swe ... Read more »

SANTA CLARA, Californie - Mercredi 18 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) eASIC Corporation, (@easic) une société de semi-conducteurs sans usine qui fournit une plateforme de circuits intégrés personnalisée (plateforme eASIC) a annoncé aujourd’hui son parrainage d’un webinaire Light Reading avec China Mobile Research Institute, Telenor Research, ASOCS Ltd.

L’analyste et modérateur de panel Heavy Reading, Simon Stanley, mènera une discussion sur le réseau d’accès radio en nuage (C-RAN) de virtualisation de la fonction réseau (NFV) et sur le potentiel qu’il présente de révolutionner l’architecture de réseau des télécommunications et le paysage du sans-fil, des centres de base à la communication sans fil elle-même, en permettant la centralisation et la virtualisation de la station de base mobile. Non seulement ce nouveau concept permet l’évolutivité et l’agilité, il promet aussi de réduire significativement le coût par ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 15th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Strategy and Performance Development Department at Abu Dhabi Police organized the second Knowledge Exchange Forum for 2015.

The forum was inaugurated by Major Khaled Hussein Al Khoury, Director of the Knowledge Center of the Strategy and Performance Development Department at Abu Dhabi Police. He explained that these knowledge forums promote the spread of the knowledge culture in every police sector and transform practical and scientific realities through the implementation of best practices. He noted that these forums present an excellent opportunity to discuss and review distinguished experiences, and to exchange knowledge and to enhance performance. He said that this is achieved by synchronizing the strategies of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters and of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Anthony Fox, Liaison Officer of the Australian Federal Police and Head of the Research and Invest ... Read more »

To Detect Red Light Jumping Over-speeding and Stopping Vehicles on Pedestrian Crossings

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, March 14th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police warned motorists against red-light jumping amid the activation of additional surveillance cameras on 46 intersections in Al Maryah Island that can detect violators as of Sunday.

The new system complements the traffic control systems that were previously installed on Abu Dhabi Island to detect traffic violations, notably jumping the red light and exceeding legal speed limits. “The new system falls in line with the integrated project to improve traffic safety at intersections in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, which was initiated by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate in 2012. As a part of the project, 150 light-controlled junctions will be fitted with surveillance cameras in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region within the next five years.

Plan to build an integrated Cloud Solutions stack for customers

BANGALORE, India & STERLING, Va. - Wednesday, March 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) and Drivestream Inc. today announced that they have signed an agreement to enter into a strategic partnership to build an integrated Cloud Solutions stack for customers. As part of this arrangement, Wipro is investing USD 5 million in Drivestream Inc., a leading Oracle cloud applications systems integrator. This is part of Wipro’s strategic drive to actively participate in the external innovation eco-system, for which the company has set up Wipro Ventures, a USD 100 Million fund focused on investing in disruptive start-ups.

Software-as-a-service represents an unprecedented opportunity for business value creation. This investment will further extend Wipro’s leadership in the Oracle application services space particularly in cloud applications, which is poised to se ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Tuesday, March 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mining, energy, humanitarian sectors to benefit from high quality managed satcom services delivered jointly by SES’s global satellite fleet and Airbus Defence and Space’s new Terralink offerings

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Airbus Defence and Space announced today that they have signed a multi-year multi-transponder agreement to deliver managed satcom services to corporate customers in Africa and globally.

Airbus Defence and Space will couple the latest satellite technology from SES and its most advanced satcom developments as a platform for new Terralink services planned to launch later in 2015. These services will further complement and strengthen the Airbus Defence and Space connectivity portfolio of powerful, reliable and cost-effective satcom-enabled communication solutions to meet the growing connectivity needs of customers in the mining, energy and humanitar ... Read more »

BANGALORE, India & EAST BRUNSWICk, N.J - Monday, March 16th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the appointment of Abid Ali Neemuchwala as the Group President and Chief Operating Officer of the company, effective April 1, 2015.

In his role, Abid will head the Service Lines of Global Infrastructure Services, Business Application Services, Business Process Services, and Advanced Technology Solutions. He will also head Business Operations; the geographies comprising Continental Europe, Africa, and LATAM; Strategic Engagements, Advisor Relationships as well as the Marketing function.

Welcoming Abid to Wipro, TK Kurien, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board, said, “Abid brings invaluable experience with his track record of building and scaling businesses. I am confident his deep understanding of technology and expe ... Read more »

CeBIT 2015

SHENZHEN, Chine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), un fournisseur international de premier plan de solutions de télécommunications et technologiques pour l’Internet mobile destinées aux entreprises et aux particuliers, a lancé sa solution tout-en-un professionnelle axée sur l’information, uSmartPOD, au CeBIT 2015 à Hanovre, en Allemagne. À l’occasion de ce salon, ZTE présente son produit au stand C12, Hall H.

La conception de l’uSmartPOD est basée sur l’architecture standard du cloud et prend en charge un certain nombre de modèles et d’applications de services d’entreprise. L'uSmartPOD peut aider les entreprises clientes à réduire considérablement les coûts et les difficultés de déploiement des TI.

Un grand nombre de produits des TI s’offrent aux entreprises et le choix d’une solution fiable et appropriée n’est pas toujours facile ni pratique. Le marché devenant s ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The “Tathqeef” traffic patrol at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police continues to roam the Emirates as a part of the GCC Traffic Week activities, to spread traffic awareness. The patrol has already attracted hundreds of people from various segments of society, especially tourists, since the launch of its awareness programs in front of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower.

Major Abdulrahman Khatir, Traffic Awareness Branch Manager at the Traffic and Patrols Department at Sharjah Police, hailed the interaction of the public with the programs of the “Tathqeef” Patrol, implemented as a part of the GCC Traffic Week events in Mega Mall in Sharjah. He also urged all segments of society to adhere to traffic laws and avail of the guidelines and awareness programs, which have been designed for their benefit.

For his part, Captain Hamdan Hassan bin Thiban, fro ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 15th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI), represented by the Traffic Coordination Directorate General, praised the cooperation and coordination with the traffic directorates at the ministries of interior in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); which will thus contribute to enhanced traffic safety throughout the region as a whole.  

Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director General, Traffic Coordination Directorate General, Ministry of Interior stressed on the importance of such visits and of the exchange of knowledge that take place regarding the best practices and mechanisms for handling traffic accidents. He also praised the commitment of the GCC ministries of interior in exchanging visits amongst other traffic directorates - which will help each state in acquiring new experiences and expertise in organizing traffic flow and in ensuring road safety.

Brigadier Al Zaabi had previously honored ... Read more »

SANTA CLARA, Calif - Tuesday, March 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- eASIC Corporation, (@easic) a fabless semiconductor company that delivers a custom integrated circuit platform (eASIC Platform) today announced its sponsorship of a Light Reading webinar with China Mobile Research Institute, Telenor Research, ASOCS Ltd.

Heavy Reading analyst and panel moderator, Simon Stanley, will lead a discussion of network function virtualization (NFV) cloud-based radio access network (C-RAN) and how it has the potential to revolutionize the telecom network architecture and the wireless landscape from core centers to wireless communication itself by enabling the centralization and virtualization of the mobile base station. Not only does this new concept enable scalability and agility, it also promises to slash the cost per sector compared to what is available today.

Webinar attendees will gain insights into the practical realities and key requirements to enabli ... Read more »

SAN JOSE, Calif - Tuesday, March 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

OCP Summit 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic showcased the data archiver and data center battery backup unit that utilizes 18650-size cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells at the OCP U.S. Summit 2015, held on March 10 - 11, 2015, in San Jose, California.

Flash Report: Panasonic at Open Compute Project U.S. Summit 2015 #ocpsummit15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6O81uCWOU

OCP U.S. Summit 2015 is one of the events of the industry hosted by OCP, Open Compute Project, an organization that Facebook has established to promote open source server hardware. The OCP has nearly 200 companies now participating and nearly 3,000 people gathered at the summit to openly share and learn about the technologies that are redefining the data center and moving our industry forward.

Data Archiver

In recent years, long-term storage of big data has become a social challenge. The Data Archiver is a &qu ... Read more »

 La technologie sécurisée de Scytl soutient 30% des pays ayant organisé des élections en 2014 et fixe les bases des tendances en matière d'innovation pour une technologie électorale et de gouvernance sécurisée, transparente et accessible en 2015.

BARCELONE, Espagne - Mercredi 18 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Les pays du monde entier répondant de façon concrète à la nécessité de moderniser les élections et la gouvernance, 2014 a établi les critères de référence pour des gouvernements adoptant une technologie novatrice visant des élections plus sûres, plus transparents, plus accessibles et plus fiables. L'adoption de cette technologie sécurisée de Scytl par 30% des pays ayant organisé des élections contraignantes en 2014 a constitué un élément clé qui a permis d'assurer cette transition.

"Nous sommes extrêmement fiers de constater que les solutions eDemocracy de Scytl aident les organisations publiques et privées du monde entier ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Tuesday, March 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

CeBIT 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has launched its uSmartPOD enterprise information-oriented all-in-one product at CeBIT 2015, Hannover, Germany. ZTE is demonstrating the product at the event on Stand C12, Hall H.

The uSmartPOD’s design is based on standard cloud architecture and supports a number of enterprise service templates and applications. The uSmartPOD can help enterprise customers greatly reduce IT deployment costs and difficulties.

A huge number of IT products are available to businesses and choosing a reliable and appropriate solution is not always easy or convenient. As the market becomes saturated with such products, enterprises need to improve their operation efficiency to ensure that what they do purchase can be deploye ... Read more »

 Scytl´s secure technology supports 30% of countries that held elections in 2014 and sets the ground work for innovation trends for secure, transparent and accessible electoral and governance technology in 2015.

BARCELONA, Spain - Monday, March 16th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With countries across the globe proactively addressing the need for election and governance modernization, 2014 has set a benchmark of governments embracing innovative technology for more secure, transparent, accessible and efficient elections. Key in supporting this shift has been the leverage of Scytl secure technology by 30% of the countries that held binding elections in 2014.

“We are extremely proud to see Scytl eDemocracy solutions helping both public and private organizations around the globe positively impact the lives of citizens by providing higher acceptability of election and governance processes and outcome,” says Pere Valles, CEO of Scytl. ... Read more »

- Bitnet payment processing provides enhanced security, privacy, and convenience -

SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, March 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rakuten, Inc. (TOKYO: 4755), today announced that it plans to enable customers to choose bitcoin as a payment option by integrating Bitnet’s payment processing platform on a number of its marketplaces. The Internet services giant will begin accepting the new payment method first on Rakuten.com in the US, to be followed by Rakuten.de in Germany and Rakuten.at in Austria.

The integration with Bitnet’s platform will make Rakuten one of the largest ecommerce companies in the world to begin accepting bitcoin. In addition to offering consumers enhanced security, privacy, and convenience, Rakuten merchants will immediately see the benefits of being able to use a digital currency, including instant global reach with no cross-border fees, no price volatility, and no fraud, risk or chargebacks.

... Read more »

 Fil rouge de cette 30ème édition : « Unlimited Innovation », parce que l’innovation est en perpétuel mouvement à CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS

PARIS - Mercredi 18 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

CARTES Secure Connexions 2015  

(BUSINESS WIRE)--CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2015, se tiendra au Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte du 17 au 19 novembre 2015. Ce 30ème rendez-vous de l’événement global le plus marquant de l’industrie de la sécurité numérique, réunira l’offre la plus complète au monde en termes de solutions de paiement, d’identification et de mobilité.

Ce secteur montre une capacité d’innovation infinie, en anticipant les attentes des professionnels et des utilisateurs finaux. Pour consacrer cette vitalité, « Unlimited innovation » sera le fil rouge de l’édition 2015. Un fil rouge puissant qui incarne les ambitions de l’événement.

Un événement global et référe ... Read more »

The main theme of this 30th edition: “Unlimited Innovation” because the pursuit of innovation is relentless at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS

PARIS - Monday, March 16th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

CARTES Secure Connexions 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2015 will take place at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre from 17 to 19 November, 2015. The 30th edition of the digital security industry's defining global event will showcase the most comprehensive range of payment, identification and mobility solutions in the world.

The industry has endless capacity for innovation and an unfailing ability to anticipate the needs of professionals and end users alike. As a tribute to this vitality, the main theme of the 2015 edition will be “Unlimited innovation”. This powerful theme reflects the event’s ambition.

A flagship event with a global reach

In November, almost 20,000 delegates from 163 countries (75% of ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, March 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Next Sunday, the Saaed Association to Reduce Traffic Accidents, in collaboration with the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police, will organize an exhibition for creativity in traffic awareness. The exhibition, which falls within the framework of the 31st Unified GCC Traffic Week, will be held at the Al Mushrif Mall in Abu Dhabi from March 15 to 19.

Colonel Jamal Salem Al Ameri, the Executive Director of the Saaed Society said: “The activities of the exhibition include showing documentaries, distributing brochures, hosting competitions, a drawing studio, and traffic awareness performances.” He also noted that the objective of organizing the exhibition is to foster communication with society and to actively engage individuals with the process of spreading traffic awareness.

Around 25 schools of the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) are taking part in the exhibit ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, March 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center called for the concerted efforts of families and educators with the relevant authorities to inculcate road safety habits among the youth. This outreach call was launched along the sidelines of the Center’s participation in the GCC Traffic Week events at the countrywide level, through a wide diversity of awareness activities and programs, such as the awareness pavilion at the Traffic Village in Ajman, the free drawing pavilion for children, and distribution of traffic awareness brochures.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior stressed the need to increase awareness of traffic safety among all segments of society, and to remind them of the importance of obse ... Read more »