RESTON, Va. - Wednesday, April 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ASCOM Network Testing, the leading independent network quality testing provider, today announced that Zain Saudi Arabia (KSA), part of the Zain Group - a leading telecoms operator across the Middle East and Africa, has awarded the testing company a three year managed services contract to improve its inbound and outbound roaming services, as well as perform VAS, Application, and Regression Testing & Troubleshooting.

Ascom deployed its TEMS™ Monitor Master solution to enable Zain KSA to test and monitor their services and international roaming scenarios for enhanced user experience. Zain KSA is able to perform 24x7 monitoring of services & applications, including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube.

ASCOM Network Testing was chosen following a successful proof of concept from which Zain KSA was looking for the ideal partner, with the relevant solution, to overcome the cha ... Read more »

Within a New Vision of “Instagram-MOIUAE”

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, March 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, represented by the Social Media Center, launched the “Insta-Meylas” initiative, inspired by the lifestyle of the Emirati community. By paying attention to the comments of the public and their interaction with the different topics posted by the center, “#insta_meylas” will become an interactive platform for understanding public opinion, within a fresh modern vision of the MoI’s Instagram account (Instagram-moiuae).

The initiative, which avails of innovative creative approaches, aims at promoting the interactive relation with the public, within a modernized framework that caters to the needs and requirements of the young generation through the various MoI’s social media channe ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Colonel Mohammed Ibrahim Al Bairaq, Director General of Police Operations at Umm Al Quwain Police General Headquarters (GHQ) indicated that reports of theft across all police stations are generally very limited. During the period between the beginning of 2015 and the end of March, no more than 10 reports were received; with most reports due to minor theft in homes.

The Umm Al Quwain Police GHQ warned against spreading false rumors and any unreliable news that can be disruptive and negatively impact social, cultural, economic, and security levels. The Umm Al Quwain Police GHQ additionally emphasized that the gossip that has been circulating amongst the people of Umm Al Quwain regarding thefts in the emirate is based purely on rumors, and only confuses citizens and residents in the country.  

Colonel Al Bairaq also called upon residents and citizens not to spread unreliable informatio ... Read more »

Pour la troisième fois seulement en 40 ans d'existence, la société Printronix annonce la nomination d'un nouveau PDG, Werner Heid, à compter du 30 mars 2015

IRVINE, Californie - Jeudi 2 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Printronix, Inc. a annoncé que son conseil d'administration avait désigné Werner Heid comme prochain PDG de la société et membre du conseil d’administration, avec effet immédiat. Werner succède à Randy Eisenbach, qui prend sa retraite du poste de PDG et de membre du conseil d’administration.

« Après que Randy ait annoncé sa décision de partir à la retraite, le conseil d’administration a soigneusement planifié la succession de son directeur. Nous sommes ravis que Werner rejoigne notre équipe. Après une recherche approfondie, nous avons trouvé un leader qui a fait ses preuves, bénéficiant d'une vaste expertise du secteur de l'impression acquise au cours de ses 12 années à des postes de directio ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & MADISON, N.J - Tuesday, March 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Combines the complementary strengths and scale of leading biopharmaceutical services and diagnostic information services providers
    New entity creates superior value proposition through the depth and scale of its capabilities, services and expertise
    Business to help biopharmaceutical customers bring new drug therapies to market and support precision medicine
    Joint venture would have generated approximately $575 million in revenues in 2014
    Quintiles will own 60% and Quest Diagnostics will own 40% of the joint venture
    Investor teleconference scheduled for March 31 at 8:30 a.m. ET

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Quintiles and Quest Diagnostics today announced a definitive agreement to form a global clinical trials laboratory services business. By combinin ... Read more »

 For just the third time in company’s 40-year history, Printronix announces new CEO, Werner Heid, effective March 30th, 2015

IRVINE, Calif. - Tuesday, March 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Printronix, Inc. announced its Board of Directors has appointed Werner Heid as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board effective immediately. Werner succeeds Randy Eisenbach, who is retiring as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board.

“Leadership succession planning has been a key effort by the Board upon Randy’s decision to retire and we are excited to have Werner join the team. After an extensive search, we found a proven leader with deep printing industry expertise from his 12 years in senior executive roles at Hewlett Packard’s printer division and with strong CEO experience while at Iomega and Proxima. We look forward to working with Werner and the rest of the leadership team to continue th ... Read more »

Luxembourg. - Wednesday, April 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced that BBC Global News Ltd has signed a long-term agreement to broadcast its international news channel free-to-air in High Definition (HD) on ASTRA at 19.2 degrees East.

The channel, an HD version of BBC World News in English, will be broadcast at 19.2 degrees East starting on April 1st on a multiplex operated and uplinked by SES from its headquarters in Betzdorf, Luxembourg.

SES reports that over 47 million, some 52% of European satellite homes, are now watching television in HD, more than half of which are served by the satellites at the 19.2 degrees East orbital position. In 2014, SES broadcast over 1,800 HD channels globally, and more than 500 in Europe.

"We are delighted that the BBC has chosen ASTRA 19.2E for the HD distribution of its premier international news channel,” said Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial O ... Read more »