TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) With more than 150 keynote speeches, forums, new product announcements and events mark COMPUTEX TAIPEI one of the must visit shows. Every year, more than 38,000 international trade visitors from 165 countries visit the show. And with the complete supply chain that Taiwan offers, COMPUTEX TAIPEI is the #1 choice for all the procurement needs of the world buyers.

In addition to attending forums and events, the organizer invites visitors to also check out the trendiest design of ICT products at the d&i awards display area in the Nangang Exhibition Hall. It’s a collection of the hottest design winners in ICT.

COMPUTEX TAIPEI is more than just a sourcing hub for hi tech; it’s a global bridge for new tech and ideas that are shaping the future!

Taiwan’s Advantages and Outlook

When ICT is mentioned, “Taiwan” is the f ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space today announced that it will present its first-quarter 2015 financial results to investors on Tuesday May 12th, 2015.

Didier Lamouche (CEO) and Anne-France Laclide (CFO) will be presenting these financial results and taking questions the same day at 4pm CEST (3pm London Time/11am New York Time).

In order to access the conference call dial-in details, you need to register with Investors Relations: investors@oberthur.com.

If you have already registered, details are available on our website: http://investors.oberthur.com.

ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES

OT is a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space. OT has always been at the heart of mobility, from the first smart cards to the latest contactless payment technologies which equip millions of sma ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, reviewed a new achievement of the Department of Community Police at the Abu Dhabi Police. The department won the Khalifa Award for Education, in the category of Institutions Supporting Education, in the eighth session of the award for 2014-2015.

On Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters (GHQ), the preparation team, headed by Colonel Mubarak Bin Muhairom, General Director of Society Protection and Crime Prevention, displayed the award to HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed.

HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed praised the efforts of the team that resulted in winning the award. He also encouraged them to continue their practices of benevolence and of striving towards excellence; and to gain further achievements in order to realize the objectives of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in supporting social partne ... Read more »

AOL cross screen display Ad and award winning video solutions available to advertisers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Choueiri Group’s digital media arm “Digital Media Services (DMS)” announced today the launch of its representation partnership in the Middle East & North African region with media technology company, AOL. The announcement was made at the Festival of Media MENA by AOL’s David Shing.

DMS will sell cross-screen display inventory in the MENA region across AOL.com, Engadget, TechCrunch and MAKERS. DMS will also be responsible for selling video ad solutions including branded content platform Be On and pre-roll on premium video network AOL On.

Be On is a branded content platform creating and distributing long-form branded video across 16 key verticals to 40,000 publishers in 90 countries globally. It enables publishers to integrate branded content that grabs the consumer’s ... Read more »

CP860 to Bring Increased Productivity to Small and Medium Size Meeting Rooms

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Yealink, the global leading unified communication (UC) terminal solution provider, proudly announced the launch of Yealink CP860 Diamond IP Conference phone. Yealink debuted in the Video Conference market space earlier this year and the launch of CP860 shortly after that is a reflection of their commitment to strengthen their foothold in the industry.

Yealink’s CP860 combines remarkable audio performance with multiple industry-unique features, making it the ideal conference phone for small to medium-sized meeting rooms. It offers “diamond-clear” voice conversations, helping companies to increase meeting productivity.

While CP860 bundles Yealink Optimal HD Voice technology it also boasts of three built-in microphone matrixes for 360-degree sound pickup up to the radius of 3-meters ensuring li ... Read more »

 SWIFT PRIME and REVASCAT Confirm Findings of EXTEND-IA, ESCAPE and MR CLEAN, Support Addition of Solitaire Stent Thrombectomy to Current Standard of Care

DUBLIN - Tuesday, April 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Two global trials published online in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and presented at the European Stroke Organisation Conference found that the addition of the Solitaire™ device stent thrombectomy procedure to current pharmaceutical treatment significantly reduced disability in patients suffering stroke. These trials confirmed the findings of three previous trials also published in NEJM.

Both the SOLITAIRE™ FR With the Intention For Thrombectomy as PRIMary Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke (SWIFT PRIME) and Endovascular Revascularization With Solitaire Device Versus Best Medical Therapy in Anterior Circulation Stroke Within 8 Hours (REVASCAT) trials assessed if patients experiencing an acute ischem ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, awarded a number of officers from the department with their new ranks.

Major General Badran extended his congratulations to the promoted officers and said: “This promotion should serve as an incentive to continue exerting efforts towards upgrading the system of police work in order to reach new heights of professional excellence.” He continued by lauding their effective roles in their work, for they have “become a source of pride for the Abu Dhabi Police.”

Furthermore, he pointed out that this promotion represents an important milestone in their careers and “enhances the efforts that have been put forth for the sake of progress and development; which embodies the Abu Dhabi Police’s strategic plan for development.”

Major Ge ... Read more »

- DDFC Fashion Prize to Incubate and Promote Middle Eastern Talents -

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Today, Style.com/Arabia, the Middle East’s first Condé Nast fashion and beauty publication, and the Dubai Design & Fashion Council (DDFC) announced the formation of the Style.com/Arabia – DDFC Fashion Prize, an annual endowment for the Arab world’s most promising fashion talents.

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Following a Royal decree last year by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, the Dubai Design and Fashion Council was established to raise the profile of the Emirate as a global destination for design, and to create opportunities for emerging regional design and fashion talents. By building a framework for the industry, the Council aims to position Dubai as the emerging center for design and fashion.

The Style.com/Arabia – DDFC Fashion Prize, laun ... Read more »

 La conception électrochimique bénigne des batteries AHI les rend sûres et écologiques

PITTSBURGH - Mercredi 22 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aquion Energy, Inc., développeur et fabricant de batteries et de systèmes de stockage de l’énergie de type AHI™ (Aqueous Hybrid Ion), a annoncé aujourd’hui que les gammes de produits AHI S20 et S20-P sont les premières batteries au monde à recevoir la certification Cradle to Cradle Certified™ de niveau bronze, une marque de qualité reconnue dans différentes industries qui offre une voie d’amélioration continue vers le développement de produits de qualité. Ces gammes de produits ont été évaluées par la MBDC, un organisme d’évaluation accrédité et créateur du programme de produits Cradle to Cradle Certified, dans cinq catégories de qualité. La certification a été octroyée par le Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

« Faire partie du programme de produit ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Fellow Media Colleagues

Greetings,

The Security Media Department extends its warmest greetings and thanks for your unrelenting cooperation. We highly value your partnership aimed at boosting the security and safety system in the UAE. In line with our ongoing effort to shed the light on the positive and negative behaviors that are captured by the Security Media patrols cameras, we hereby provide you with a reality photo and caption of the various behaviors and incidents taking place in society and photographed by our patrols; in a bid to promote security awareness among community members and improve their sense of security and community responsibility. We hope that you would kindly dedicate the appropriate space to these photos and captions.

With our utmost respect,

For more information about:

The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

During a friendly visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met with His Excellency Islam Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the president’s palace in Tashkent, on Monday.

During the meeting, both parties discussed bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries; and in a bid to enhance opportunities for joint cooperation, they additionally discussed ways to expand their prospects in various fields.

The delegation accompanying His Highness included: His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi; Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and Colonel Saud Al Saadi, Director of the Secretariat of the Office of HH the Minister. Col. ... Read more »

In Support of People with Special Needs and In Cooperation with Etihad Airways

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, April 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters took part in Etihad Airways’ third annual ‘Run for a Cause’ event recently organized on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, to support a number of special needs centers.

More than 4,500 male and female participants gathered to run the adult three kilometer race, while children and runners with special needs ran for 1.5 kilometers respectively along the Corniche.

Colonel Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, said that Abu Dhabi Police are keen to participate in the different social events that support the people with special needs category. “This reflects the police leadership’s humanitarian, educational, social and cultural approach and embodies its ke ... Read more »

Benign electrochemical design makes AHI batteries safe, environmentally-friendly

PITTSBURGH - Tuesday, April 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aquion Energy, Inc., developer and manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) batteries and energy storage systems, today announced that the AHI S20 and S20-P Product Lines are the first batteries in the world to be Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Bronze, an esteemed quality mark recognized across industries to provide a continuous improvement pathway toward the development of quality products. The product lines were evaluated by MBDC, an Accredited Assessment Body and the creators of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Products Program, across five quality categories. The certification was awarded by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

“Entering the Cradle to Cradle Certified Products Program and earning Bronze level achievement for our battery stack is a tremendous validation of the wo ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

During a meeting held at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, was presented with the fifth edition of the book titled ‘Al Sarab’ (The Mirage),authored by Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). The book depicts how religious and political groups misuse Islam to sell lies and illusions to the masses in Arab and Islamic countries.

Furthermore, His Highness lauded the valuable role played by the ECSSR in supporting the process of decision-making in the UAE, and supporting comprehensive development through studies, research and scientific activities, as well as its efforts in qualifying national cadres of researchers.

Sheikh Saif also expressed his appreciation of the outstanding intellectual contributions made by Dr. Jamal Sana ... Read more »

NEW YORK. - Mercredi 22 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coty (NYSE : COTY) (la « Société ») a annoncé aujourd’hui, en vertu de la règle 303A.08 de la Bourse de New York (NYSE), l'attribution d'une rémunération en actions à l’embauche à Elio Leoni Sceti et Camillo Pane, dont la nomination en qualité, respectivement, de nouveau directeur général et de vice-président directeur chargé du développement de catégorie, a été annoncée par la société. Leur nomination devrait être effective à compter du mois de juillet prochain.

Fidèle à la philosophie de l’entreprise visant à promouvoir un haut niveau de responsabilité parmi les dirigeants, la société a créé une nouvelle classe d’actions privilégiées de série A (les « Actions privilégiées de série A ») destinées à renforcer la cohésion entre la direction de l’entreprise et ses actionnaires.

Dans le cadre des régimes d’intéressement à long ter ... Read more »

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Tuesday, April 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Michael Corbin, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has joined the Board of Advisors of DC Capital Partners LLC (DC Capital), a private investment firm with portfolio investments that operate globally with particular emphasis on important Middle East markets.

Ambassador Corbin served with the State Department since 1985 with a broad range of assignments including postings in Cairo, Caracas, Damascus, and Baghdad. He most recently served as U.S. Ambassador to the UAE.

Tom Campbell, founder and president of DC Capital Partners said, “Ambassador Corbin is one of our country’s most effective diplomats in the Arab World. His tremendous knowledge of the region is invaluable, and we are both honored and fortunate to have him on our team. Michael’s reputation and accomplishments in the Middle East, including most recently as our Ambassador to the UAE, wh ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Monday, April 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- I Squared Capital, a leading independent global infrastructure investment manager, announced today that it has closed the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) with total commitments of US$3.0 billion. I Squared Capital’s Fund received strong interest, with demand exceeding the US$3.0 billion legal cap. Limited Partners include a diverse group of pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, asset managers and family offices from the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Sadek Wahba, Founder and Managing Partner of I Squared Capital, said “This is a major milestone for I Squared Capital and a strong vote of confidence from our investors. Our strategy targets investment opportunities that provide attractive risk-adjusted returns with operational upside using a global approach focusing on select sectors and regions where we have a clear co ... Read more »

NEW YORK. - Mercredi 22 Avril 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Un chef de fil mondial chevronné du secteur des biens de consommation assumera la fonction de président directeur général

Bart Becht conserve son titre de président

(BUSINESS WIRE) Coty Inc. (NYSE : COTY) a annoncé aujourd’hui qu’Elio Leoni Sceti, cadre chevronné du secteur, en rapide évolution, des biens de consommation, rejoindra Coty en qualité de président-directeur général. Bart Becht, président directeur général par intérim de Coty, conservera la présidence de la société à l'issue de la transition.

M. Leoni Sceti apporte à la société de solides antécédents qui ont fait leurs preuves en matière de conception et de mise en oeuvre des stratégies d’entreprise pour bâtir des marques mondiales et assurer un solide rendement financier aux sociétés axées sur le consommateur - d'EMI Music à Iglo Group dont il est l'actuel prédident-directeur général. Chez Iglo Group, première ... Read more »

Company’s Ninth Megawatt-Scale Battery Energy Storage System Project-

TOKYO. - Tuesday, April 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has received an order to supply a large scale battery energy storage system (BESS) for a power frequency regulation project in Hamilton, Ohio. The project will be carried out by Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Renewable Energy Systems Americas, a US renewable energy developer. Toshiba’s BESS, integrating an array of 6MW-2MWh SCiB™ lithium-ion batteries, will be delivered in November, and the system is scheduled to start operation in December.

Toshiba’s SCiB™ is a highly innovative lithium-ion secondary battery, distinguished by its long-life and excellent performance; it charges and discharges efficiently in a wide range of temperatures, high and low. It has a long lifetime of over 10,000 charge-discharge cycles, ... Read more »

NEW YORK. - Tuesday, April 21st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Coty (NYSE: COTY) (the “Company”) announced today, pursuant to NYSE Rule 303A.08, that it has granted employment inducement awards to Elio Leoni Sceti and Camillo Pane, who have been announced as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer and EVP of Category Development, respectively. Their appointments are anticipated to be effective in July.

Consistent with the Company’s philosophy to encourage significant levels of executive ownership, the Company has created a new class of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) that is designed to further align management with shareholders.

Under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plans, annual awards typically vest after five years following the grant date and stock option grants can be exercised for stock or cash. Similarly, the 5,493,894 shares of Series A Preferred Stock that will be issued to ... Read more »