BERLIN - Thursday, November 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- After the successful cooperation with the MSc. “Global Production Engineering Solar” (GPE Solar), the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin and the German company Renewables Academy (RENAC) have given a further step into preparing engineers for the latest renewable energy challenges with the launching of the international MSc. “GPE New Energy Technologies” (GPE NET). In October 2015, students from Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Europe started their first semester in Berlin (Germany). GPE NET allows students to become experts in a specific renewable energy technology, or focus on the big picture, getting an insight into different technologies and their implementation fields. GPE NET covers all aspects of the industrial value chain: from product development and production, over the planning, installation and operation of applications up to financing, law and management. Hot topics such as grid integration of renew ... Read more »

Entity Formed to Demonstrate Orbital ATK’s Long Term Commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia DULLES, Va. - Thursday, November 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today the establishment of a jointly-owned subsidiary in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to support the company’s growing regional presence. The primary focus will be to strengthen Orbital ATK’s existing alliances in the country and collaborate with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help it realize its self-sufficiency objectives in national security, defense and training. Orbital ATK plans to work in partnership with local Saudi industry to develop indigenous capabilities to preserve peace and maintain stability. “Orbital ATK has been serving the needs of Saudi Arabia for many years,” said Mike Kahn, President, Orbital ATK Defense Systems Group. “This new Saudi company reflects our long-term commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ... Read more »

PARIS - Friday, November 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- For its 19th edition, the exhibition Milipol Paris 2015 reveals the latest worldwide market figures for security, published by the Atlas En Toute Sécurité (1) The global security market in its broadest definition has, for the first time, surpassed the 500 billion euro mark in 2014 (507 billion): 5.8% against 5.2% the previous year. Largely dependent on the economic climate and the increase of terrorist threats, the pace of growth in the industry has evolved erratically over the past fifteen years: it was about 7% per year during its best period (2000 to 2008), but suddenly fell to 1% in 2009, to stabilise around 5% at the beginning of this decade. 2015 is expected to follow the same line, with an increase in growth around 6%. However disparities seem to show up by region: growth should continue at a steady pace in North America. In Asia, a new key market for safety, it will be less pronounced due to the economic slo ... Read more »

“Excellence in Customer Service” Forum Reviews Best Practices ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 9th 2015 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha'far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior said that, through its various programs and initiatives, the government is seeking to achieve quality performance in service delivery across government entities, and to guarantee services that exceed the expectations of customers. “This measure aims at ensuring that the UAE government’s practices are on par with the best standard practices for government services development; and to upgrade quality of these services, in line with the Government's efforts to achieve the UAE Vision 2021,” he said. Lt. General Al Sha’far made these comments at the inaugural Customer Service Forum titled “Excellence in Customer Service and Global Challenges”. The forum which was organized by the Customer Service Department at the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development, ... Read more »

Industry leader provides industry’s first comprehensive point-of-sale security solution tailored for merchants PORTLAND, Ore. - Thursday, November 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of advanced threat, security and compliance solutions, today announced Tripwire POS Threat Protection, a set of threat detection and prevention capabilities designed specifically to defend against cyber attacks directed at point-of-sale (POS) devices. A vast amount of consumer credit card data is stolen through sophisticated cyber attacks against POS equipment. Tripwire POS Threat Protection delivers 35 new policies and 55 new tests designed to detect specific POS security threats, including common weaknesses and exploitable configuration settings that are frequently used by cyber attackers to access POS devices and customer credit card data. The new policies detect and notify IT security teams when POS devices, servers and payment card network infrastruc ... Read more »

DAYTON, Ohio - Thursday, November 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dayton Superior has been awarded the purchase order to provide standard and custom steel forming systems for Phase One of the Riyadh Metro project in Saudi Arabia. These forming systems, from Symons® by Dayton Superior, will be used to form the straddle bent columns and caps as well as hammerhead columns and caps for the Riyadh Metro. Package One of the project encompasses two metro lines. Line 1, with a length of 38KM, will include 26 stations (22 conventional, 2 iconic and 2 transfer). On the other hand, the 25km Line 2 will have 15 stations (12 conventional and 3 transfer). The project’s straddle bents will be fully supported by a custom column-hung support system allowing the self-spanning forming systems to extend as much as 25 meters over live traffic. The entire system transfers all loads to the columns, thus leaving a clear path for traffic and avoiding lengthy construction-related delays. “We have ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif. - Friday, November 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that in a new study that compared the end tidal carbon dioxide values (EtCO2) from both the Masimo EMMA capnograph and a conventional sidestream capnography device to the gold-standard carbon dioxide measurement, arterial blood gas (PaCO2), EMMA produced “reliable” values and had similar accuracy as sidestream capnography.1 Carbon dioxide levels in the blood reflect the degree of gas exchange occurring in the lungs and provide a critical indicator of cardio-respiratory function that aids in the assessment of the adequacy of ventilation. PaCO2 is considered the gold standard to measure carbon dioxide levels but requires invasive blood sampling and laboratory analysis that can provide intermittent and delayed measurements. EtCO2 monitoring with capnography provides a noninvasive and continuous estimate of PaCO2 and has become a standard of care in the operating room and oth ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Samedi 14 Novembre 2015 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Replicor Inc., une société biopharmaceutique privée active dans la recherche d’un traitement contre l'infection au virus de l'hépatite B chronique (HBV) et la co-infection au HBV chronique et au virus de l'hépatite D (delta) (HDV), annonce la publication de ses données précliniques démontrant l'effet thérapeutique des polymères à base d'acide nucléique (PAN) sur l'infection au HBV dans le journal PLOS ONE (http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140909). Cette étude, menée en collaboration avec le docteur Allison Jilbert de l'University of Adelaide, en Australie, a évalué l'effet antiviral d'un traitement quotidien de 28 jours avec le premier PAN candidat clinique de Replicor (REP 2055), chez des canards de Pékin présentant une infection au HBV du canard (DHBV) préalablement établie. L'infection au DHBV chez les canards de Pékin est un modèle de substitution reconnu de l'infection au HBV chez l'homme. Cette étude regr ... Read more »