Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - Wednesday, July 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mindware, a Dubai based virtualization-focused distributor adopts 3i Infotech’s ORION 11j product as its ERP solutions for their Cloud based application. This agreement holds significant importance, as it is 3i Infotech’s first ERP implementation to be adopted on a Cloud based platform.

Commenting on this recent collaboration, Ashish Dass, President- EMEA at 3i Infotech said, “We are delighted to join hands with Mindware, as they opt to strengthen their ERP strategy through the implementation of 3i Infotech’s Orion 11j. This engagement is particularly exciting to us because this will be a cloud-based model where Mindware will make the maximum use of the cloud technology, both internally to its stakeholders and externally to its vendors and customers by deploying the Orion marketplace function on the cloud. A leading IT company like Mindware choosing this model of deployment ... Read more »

Becomes the first JCI Accredited quaternary care hospital in Kerala

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, August 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Joint Commission International (JCI) awarded the coveted Gold Seal of Approval to Aster Medcity for exceptional standards in healthcare and patient safety. Known as the gold standard in global healthcare, the JCI Accreditation is awarded only to the best hospitals in the world after identifying, measuring and sharing the best practices in overall quality, patient safety and employee safety. Aster Medcity won the JCI Accreditation based on the latest and the most stringent evaluation standards that measured a total of 1145 elements. Aster Medcity is the first quaternary care hospital in Kerala to win the JCI Accreditation.

Ms. Paula Wilson, President & Chief Executive Officer of JCI handed over the prestigious accreditation to Dr. Azad Moopen, Chairman, Aster Medcity and Dr. Harish Pillai, CEO, Aster Medcity, in the pr ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, July 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior expressed his profound condolences and heartily sympathy to Al Mahrami family on the death Lieutenant Suhail Ali Mabkhout Al Mahrami and his wife, who died in a tragic accident while travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.

His Highness Sheikh Saif visited the bereaved family on Wednesday evening at their residence in Bani Yas, and extended his deepest condolences and sympathy to the martyrs’ families and prayed to Allah Almighty to bestow his mercy on the deceased, rest them in eternal peace, and grant their families the patience and solace to bear this loss.

The family of the deceased expressed their thanks and appreciation for His Highness and praised his kind and thoughtful gesture, which had a significant role in alleviating their grief and supporting them in their loss.

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The new WA6700 ActivDual Wash™ is now available at all major retail stores in UAE

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, July 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global home appliance innovator, has unveiled one of its premium home appliances products, the WA6700 ActivDual Wash™ washing machine range at a retailer conference in Dubai. Samsung’s new innovation in top-load washing machine caters to homes in the region by simplifying the tedious tasks of pre-treatment and pre-wash with its revolutionary ActivDual Wash™ feature.

Mr. Hassan El Haj, General Manager at Juma Al Majid Est added, “It is very important for our consumers to purchase home appliances that will offer tangible benefits to their every day lives. Samsung’s latest addition in home appliances, the new lop loading washing machine, serves exactly this purpose. We are very excited to announce the availability of the WA6700 ActivDual Wash&trade ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, July 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Hemaya Security Services Company celebrated the graduation of the fourth specialized security guards course on Monday morning. The course, organized by the company, witnessed the participation of 119 guards.

The graduation ceremony, held at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, was attended by Brigadier Mubarak Abdullah Dhaher Al Muhairi, Director General of Guards and Special Tasks and Chairman of Hemaya Security Services; Colonel Omar Mohamed Al Dhla’a Al Zaabi, Acting CEO of the Company; along with directors of departments and heads of sections at the Hemaya Security Services and a number of Abu Dhabi Police officers.

In his address on this occasion, Col. Al Zaabi said: “Today we are celebrating the graduation of a new batch of Hemaya Security Services’ guards; of whom have completed the program of the fourth fundamental course, and are armed with knowledge and sp ... Read more »

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States - Monday, July 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Cellogique Corporation is pleased to announce their newly established partnership with Vertical Progress Trading Company. Cellogique Corporation has granted Vertical Progress Trading Company exclusive distribution of Obagi Medical Products, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

The Vertical Progress team notes, “Obagi is a world-renowned brand providing an extensive range of skin care products. We are proud to include Obagi in our portfolio and eager to make the products widely available to our customers across the region.”

“Vertical Progress’s experience and expansive reach in the UAE’s market combined with our shared commitment to providing the best products available give us the confidence to say that our partnership will be nothing short of a success,” says Mr. Mazen Youssef, president and CEO of Cellogique Corporation. “We are thrille ... Read more »

SUNNYVALE, Californie - Dimanche 2 Août 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) a annoncé aujourd'hui le lancement de Yahoo LiveText, une nouvelle application de SMS vidéo en direct sur téléphones iPhone et Android. Yahoo LiveText allie la commodité et la facilité d'envoyer des SMS, avec l'immédiateté et la vivacité de la vidéo en direct, mais sans le son - de sorte que vous pouvez l'utiliser dans n'importe quel contexte.

« Chaque changement de plateforme conduit à de nouvelles formes de communication, inspirées par notre désir de nous connecter et d'interagir de manière plus enrichissante », a déclaré Adam Cahan, vice-président de Video, Design, and Emerging Products. « Nous voulions créer une nouvelle façon de communiquer, alliant la simplicité des textos avec l'émotion et l'immédiateté de la vidéo en direct, pour rendre votre expérience spontanée et vraie ».

Yahoo LiveText est un ... Read more »

BBPOS dévoile son Chipper 2X, meilleur de sa catégorie, dont le lancement est prévu au troisième trimestre 2015. La dernière référence sur le marché dans le domaine de la technologie de lecture combinée des cartes à bande magnétique et des puces EMV et NFC...

 Le Chipper 2X est la dernière solution d’acceptation des cartes mobiles pour le commerce de BBPOS, qui est déjà un leader en matière d’innovation avec sa gamme de produits-phares Chipper destinés aux points de vente mobiles (PDVM). Chipper 2X est le seul lecteur de cartes à puces combinant la compatibilité des cartes à bande magnétique et des cartes à puce EMV et NFC avec la capacité d’accepter Apple Pay, MasterCard PayPass et VISA payWave dans un appareil fiable, sûr et compact. Son lancement au troisième trimestre 2015 place le Chipper 2X seul en tête du marché.

HONG KONG - Dimanche 2 Août 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-BBPOS dévoile son Chipper 2X, meille ... Read more »

A live video texting app, without audio, for iPhone and Android

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Thursday, July 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced Yahoo Livetext, a new app for one-to-one live video texting on iPhone and Android phones. Yahoo Livetext blends the convenience and ease of texting, with the immediacy and vividness of live video, but without the audio - so you can use it in any context.

“Every platform shift leads to new forms of communication, driven by our desire to connect and interact in richer ways,” said Adam Cahan, Senior Vice President of Video, Design, and Emerging Products. “We wanted to create a new way to communicate, blending the simplicity of texting with the emotion and immediacy of live video, to make your experience spontaneous and real.”

Yahoo Livetext is a new way to stay in touch - it’s non-intrusive, quick and real-time - yet also fleeting, just like rea ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Friday, July 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES Platform Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today that StarTimes, the fastest-growing digital TV operator in Africa, will distribute TV channels for their direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers across Sub-Saharan Africa via SES Platform Services’ broadcast facility in Germany.

Under the new multi-year agreement, SES Platform Services will be providing signal turnaround, video processing, and uplinking services for StarTimes’ SD and HD channels. StarTimes has more than 5 million DTT and DTH subscribers across 16 countries in Africa and currently provides English-language TV content to viewers across the region via the SES-5 satellite located at 5 degrees East.

“We want TV audiences in Africa to perceive StarTimes as a reliable DTH platform operator broadcasting engaging content at competitive rates to its subscribers. We are ... Read more »

Chipper 2X is the latest merchant mobile card acceptance solution from BBPOS, already an innovation leader with its family of successful Chipper mPOS products. Chipper 2X is the only chip card reader that combines magstripe, EMV and NFC compatibility, along with the ability to accept Apple Pay, MasterCard PayPass and VISA payWave, in one reliable, secure and compact device. Q3 2015 debut places Chipper 2X alone atop the marketplace.

HONG KONG - Friday, July 31st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BBPOS, the global mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) innovation and solutions leader, will debut its new Chipper 2X device in the third quarter of 2015, the only mobile card payment acceptance solution that integrates magstripe, EMV and NFC contactless compatibility into a single compact audio jack-based design. Just weeks away from launch, Chipper 2X merchants and organizations will enjoy broad compatibility and enhanced functionality that similar products on the market lack and ... Read more »

On high-rise towers and in extremely rugged areas

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, July 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

A total of 40 personnel from the Emergency and Public Safety Department at Abu Dhabi Police have completed their rope rescue training, which consists of rope rescue procedures in high places and in areas with difficult and severely rugged terrain. The trainings were conducted in Al Ain at Jebel Hafeet and in Abu Dhabi, from the top of the 160-meter high Hyatt Capital Gate Hotel, also known as the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, which consists of 33 floors.

According to Colonel Mohammed Ibrahim Al Ameri, Head of the Emergency and Public Safety Department at Abu Dhabi Police, the personnel passed the stages of training in the specialized courses for rope rescue in high places and high-rise towers. “Commensurate with the highest international standards, the trainees used the most advanced and sophisticated mechanisms for such difficult field ... Read more »