New PoP Expands Connectivity Options from Europe’s Gateway to Africa, Middle East and Asia TOKYO & PARIS - Saturday, November 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the global data and IP services arm of Fortune Global 500 telecom leader NTT Group (NYSE:NTT), announced today that it will expand its Tier-1 Global IP Network with a new point-of-presence (PoP) in Marseille, France. Marseille is the interconnection point for eight international subsea cables that link Europe to Africa, the Middle East and Asia. NTT Com’s new PoP in Marseille will facilitate the delivery of reliable, high-quality wholesale IP services between these high-growth markets and Europe. In addition to providing access to highly strategic subsea cables, this new PoP is located at a major carrier-neutral facility, Interxion’s data center MRS1, which houses a community of over 70 connectivity providers, exchanging large volumes of traffic in a highly secure environment ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Friday, November 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on January 22, 2016 to discuss the results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2015. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:00 am (US Central time), 9:00 am (US Eastern time), 3:00 pm (Paris time). A press release regarding the Company’s results will be issued on January 21, 2016 after close of market. To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1 (800) 230-1059 within North America or +1 (612) 234-9959 outside of North America approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call, and ask for the “Schlumberger Earnings Conference Call.” A webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously at www.slb.com/irwebcast on a listen-only basis. Listeners should log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to test their browsers and register for the webcast. Following the e ... Read more »

Jack Greenberg to Serve as Chairman RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Friday, November 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles Founder Dr. Dennis Gillings, CBE, will retire from his position as Executive Chairman of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (NYSE: Q) at the end of this year, December 31, 2015. Dr. Gillings will remain on the Board as a director. The Board has appointed Jack M. Greenberg to serve as Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2016. Dr. Gillings began performing biostatical analysis work for pharmaceutical companies with a single project in 1974 while still a professor of biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. That small consulting business, which would become Quintiles, began with a handful of staff working out of a trailer on the UNC campus. Quintiles was incorporated as a privately held company in 1982, and over the past 33 years, has grown from that small collection of statisticians and college students into the wor ... Read more »

Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, November 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire] Al Rumaithi: “Thanks to the wise leadership, the UAE has made significant strides and is steadily moving towards greater progress and development in progress and development” Al Hajiri: “The UAE enjoys a leading role in the region in public safety, security, defense, emergency preparedness and crisis management” Al Ayyan: “The Conference addresses the current challenges and is of common interest to all countries in the region” Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, inaugurated on Wednesday morning, the Policing and Security Conference under the slogan “Global Challenges and Local Solutions”, in the presence of a large number of police leaders and officials in the country. In h ... Read more »

الدوحة قطر - يوم الإثنين 2 نوفمبر 2015 [ME NewsWire] في خطوة جديدة نحو تحقيق رؤيتها الاستراتيجية لعام 2030، كشفت الهيئة العامة للسياحة النقاب عن العلامة التجارية لقطر كوجهة سياحية، مُعزِّزة بذلك جهودها الترويجية للدولة حول العالم. وقد تزامن إطلاق العلامة دولياً مع معرض سوق السفر العالمي في لندن، وهو الحدث الأكبر من نوعه في العالم في قطاع السياحة، ليضمن للحدث أوسع نطاق من الترويج والدعاية. ويكشف شعار العلامة عن روعة في التصميم يصاحبها اهتمامٌ بالغ بالتفاصيل ومزجٌ سلس بين التقاليد والحداثة. ولكونه جاء مفعماً بكلاسيكية خالدة، فقد اتسم الشعار بالأناقة والدفئ والألفة والتعبير عن رؤية قطر. وبهذه المناسبة علَّق سعادة السيد عيسى بن محمد المهندي، رئيس الهيئة العامة للسياحة، قائلاً: "إن إطلاق العلامة التجارية الأولى لقطر كوجهة سياحية يدشن مرحلة جديدة في رحلتنا تجاه تحقيق رؤيتنا التي ضمَّتها الاستراتيجية الوطنية لقطاع السياحة 2030، بأن تصبح قطر مركزاً عالمياً يفخر بإرثه الثقافي العريق. وبفضل إطلاقنا لهذه العلامة التجارية، وهي الأولى التي تمثل قطر كوجهة سياحية وتعبر عن شخصية قطر وتطلعاتها وإنجا ... Read more »

Japan’s leading B-to-B IT show Japan IT Week gathered 40,422 visitors and 535 exhibitors. IoT and MY NUMBER related exhibits were highlighted. TOKYO - Friday, November 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Reed Exhibitions Japan held the 6th edition of Japan’s leading B-to-B IT show - Japan IT Week Autumn at the end of last month from October 28-30 at Makuhari Messe, Japan. The latest IT solutions and services for various businesses were showcased. The figures of the show hit a record high of 40,422 visitors, 535 exhibitors and 14,092 conference attendees, all exceeding from the previous edition. The visitor number jumped up by more than 27% and the show scale by 23% reflecting active business being conducting on-site. “There was a great buzzing atmosphere which continued throughout the show!” said Shuhei Shimada, Show Director of Japan IT Week. He added “Together with the spring edition, Japan IT Week Autumn has continued to grow and has definitely built up a great reputation ... Read more »

Previously Serving as CEO, Americas for Xaxis, Gleason Succeeds Brian Lesser Who Moves to GroupM as CEO, North America NEW YORK - Friday, November 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Xaxis, the world’s largest programmatic media and technology platform, announced today the promotion of Brian Gleason to serve as global chief executive officer. Gleason was previously CEO, Americas for Xaxis where he led the company’s operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, more than doubling revenues for the region over the past two years. As global CEO, Gleason will be responsible for guiding overall company strategy, growth and client development operations. He succeeds Brian Lesser in the position who has been promoted to GroupM to serve as CEO, North America. In his earlier role as CEO, Americas, Gleason was responsible for overseeing major company initiatives as well as the implementation of several ad industry firsts. This has included the launch of Xaxis Prime, the first fully programm ... Read more »

Previously Serving as CEO, Americas for Xaxis, Gleason Succeeds Brian Lesser Who Moves to GroupM as CEO, North America NEW YORK - Friday, November 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Xaxis, the world’s largest programmatic media and technology platform, announced today the promotion of Brian Gleason to serve as global chief executive officer. Gleason was previously CEO, Americas for Xaxis where he led the company’s operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, more than doubling revenues for the region over the past two years. As global CEO, Gleason will be responsible for guiding overall company strategy, growth and client development operations. He succeeds Brian Lesser in the position who has been promoted to GroupM to serve as CEO, North America. In his earlier role as CEO, Americas, Gleason was responsible for overseeing major company initiatives as well as the implementation of several ad industry firsts. This has included the launch of Xaxis Prime, the first fully programm ... Read more »

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME OF $47 MILLION EXCEEDS GUIDANCE HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Thursday, November 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the third quarter ended October 2, 2015. For the quarter, the Company generated adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.26 and adjusted operating income from continuing operations of $47 million. Reported earnings per share from continuing operations for the quarter were $(0.69) and reported operating income from continuing operations was $17 million. See page 3 of this press release for the reconciliation of reported to adjusted results and related disclosures. Highlights Reported third quarter adjusted operating income from continuing operations of $47 million, exceeding guidance range of $25 - $40 million, and adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $0.26 driven primarily by the performance of the submarine turnkey project business in Europe Deliver ... Read more »

Will demonstrate IoT solutions, drive innovation for different industry verticals BANGALORE, India - Saturday, November 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mr. Dinesh Malkani, President, Cisco India & SAARC and Mr. Amit Phadnis, President Engineering and India Site, Cisco along with Mr. S.N. Subrahmanyan, Deputy MD, L&T group of companies and Dr. Keshab Panda, Chief Executive, L&T Technology Services at the inauguration of the Cisco and L&T Technology Services Global Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions Centre in the L&T Technology Services campus at Manyata Tech Park, Bangalore. The facility will demonstrate IoT solutions for different industry verticals and give customers an opportunity to see the value addition that IoT offers. The setup employs Cisco's IoT infrastructure products like Enterprise and Industrial routers, switches and UCS servers and L&T Technology Services’ technology capabilities. About L&T Larsen & Toubro is a major Indian multinational engaged in technolo ... Read more »

Research Reveals Flawed Analysis misinforming world delegations at ITU World Radiocommunication Conference GENEVA - Thursday, November 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- As national administrations from across the world prepare to make critical decisions this month regarding global communications spectrum allocations, a newly-released report shows that studies suggesting enormous benefits of satellite spectrum for terrestrial wireless contain major flaws in logic, calculation and methodology. The findings of a study done by economic consultants VVA show that in highlighting the benefits of the so-called “C-band” for mobile terrestrial, cost-benefit studies done for the mobile terrestrial sector completely ignore major negative impacts on satellite communications’ user groups throughout the world. The findings come just before the question of the C-band will be considered during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), being hel ... Read more »

Sous réserve de la réalisation de la fusion avec les activités de parfumerie, produits de maquillage, salon professionnel et coloration des cheveux et coiffure de P&G NEW YORK - Dimanche 8 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) a annoncé aujourd’hui une nouvelle structure organisationnelle et sa future équipe dirigeante de la société, qui entreront en vigueur sous réserve de la réalisation de la fusion de Coty avec les activités de parfumerie fine, produits de maquillage, salon professionnel et coloration des cheveux et coiffure de Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) (« P&G Specialty Beauty Business »). Ces changements devraient permettre à Coty de mieux se positionner afin de renforcer la position de leader mondial de la société dans l’industrie de la beauté. Bart Becht, président et directeur général intérimaire de Coty, a commenté : « Le nouveau Coty rassemblera une équipe de direction chevronnée et diversifiée, habile à gérer les transactions mondiales ... Read more »

Effective Subject to Completion of the Merger with P&G’s Fragrance, Color Cosmetics, Salon Professional & Hair Color and Styling Businesses NEW YORK - Wednesday, November 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) announced today a new organizational structure and the future leadership team for the company, both of which will become effective subject to completion of Coty’s merger with The Procter & Gamble Company’s (NYSE:PG) fine fragrance, color cosmetics, salon professional and hair color and styling businesses (“P&G Specialty Beauty Business”). These changes are expected to best position the company to advance Coty’s global leadership position in Beauty. Bart Becht, Chairman and Interim CEO of Coty commented: “The new Coty will bring together a very experienced and diverse executive team, skilled at managing complex global consumer operations, and driving innovation, creativity and growth, all of which are a prerequisite for future success. This deeply experi ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany & INDIANAPOLIS - Friday, November 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced that top-line renal results from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® study (compound empagliflozin, marketed under the name Jardiance®) will be presented during American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2015 in San Diego. The data will be presented during the oral abstract session: High Impact Clinical Trials Saturday 7 November, 10:30–10:45 a.m. PT, Oral Presentation: Empagliflozin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (Christoph Wanner) Kidney disease (nephropathy) is far more common in people with diabetes than in people without diabetes; and diabetes is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney disease. The full renal data set is currently being analysed and comprehensive study results on renal outcomes of patients in EMPA-REG OUTCOME® are expected to be published in a peer-rev ... Read more »