Pamela Joseph est également élue au conseil d’administration de TSYS COLUMBUS, Géorgie - Samedi 12 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--TSYS (NYSE : TSS) a annoncé que Pamela A. Joseph allait intégrer la société en qualité de présidente et directrice de l’exploitation à compter du 1er mai 2016. En plus de rejoindre l’équipe de direction, elle a également été élue membre du conseil d’administration de TSYS à compter d’aujourd’hui. « Nous sommes ravis que Pam vienne rejoindre notre équipe de direction en qualité de présidente et directrice de l’exploitation et qu’elle soit le tout nouveau membre de notre conseil d’administration », a affirmé M. Troy Woods, président du conseil et président-directeur général de TSYS. « Elle est immensément respectée au sein du secteur des paiements et bénéficie d'une profonde connaissance de notre société acquise durant des années de travail en commun. Ce sont-là des atouts considérables à l'heure où nous concentrons nos efforts sur l’innovation a ... Read more »

Beauty apps’ record growth driven by millennials’ enthusiasm for mobile beauty solution NEW YORK - Friday, March 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Perfect Corp. is thrilled to announce that its suite of beauty apps, composed of YouCam Makeup, YouCam Perfect, YouCam Nails, and Beauty Circle, has achieved the milestone of 200 million worldwide downloads less than two years into launching. Every day, more than 30 million photos1 are taken and embellished using the app suite, making Perfect Corp. one of the top 10 fastest growing app developers in the world.2 Perfect Corp. app users are primarily millennial women (81% female users under age 34)3, a coveted consumer group that is the most transformative and connected generation yet. The company’s apps allow beauty lovers to have a unique exciting and intimate interaction with beauty trends and products. They empower users to design their own style like never before. The rapid success of the Perfect Corp. beauty apps can be attribu ... Read more »

L'entité combinée vise à propulser l'adoption et l'innovation des entreprises à l'échelle mondiale sur le marché en croissance rapide de l'Internet des objets ATLANTA et BOSTON - Samedi 12 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--KORE Wireless Group, Inc. (« KORE »), le plus grand prestataire au monde de services gérés de réseau sans fil spécialisé dans les communications entre machines (M2M) et dans l'Internet des objets (IdO), a annoncé aujourd'hui l'acquisition de Wyless Group Holdings (« Wyless »), dans le cadre d'une transaction entièrement en espèces. Suite à la conclusion de cette transaction, la société combinée disposera d'un personnel comptant plus de 350 membres d'équipes, gérera une base de clients de plus de 3 000 sociétés spécialisées dans le commerce interentreprises à l'échelle mondiale, et desservira plus de six millions d'abonnés pour le compte de ces clients. La transaction fera de l'entreprise l'un des six plus grands prestataires de services M2M/IdO au monde, y c ... Read more »

Joseph also elected to TSYS Board of Directors COLUMBUS, Ga. - Thursday, March 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- TSYS (NYSE: TSS) has announced that Pamela A. Joseph will join the company as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective May 1, 2016. In addition to joining the executive leadership team, she has also been elected as a member of the TSYS board of directors effective today. “We are delighted that Pam will be joining our executive team as President and COO and is the newest member of our board of directors,” said M. Troy Woods, chairman, president and chief executive officer, TSYS. “She is immensely respected within the payments industry and has a deep familiarity with our company from years of working together which are tremendous assets as we strive to deliver People-Centered innovation in this rapidly evolving payments industry.” “I have known and done business with TSYS for more than twenty years and am thrilled to be joining the team. TSYS clearly h ... Read more »

L’opérateur de satellites ayant affiché la plus forte croissance de l’histoire du secteur est reconnu pour son excellence au sein de l’industrie et son impact dans le monde entier ST. HELIER, Jersey, Îles Anglo-Normandes - Samedi 12 Mars 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--O3b Networks a annoncé aujourd’hui que la société avait été reconnue comme « Opérateur de satellites de l’année » lors des prix Via Satellite Excellence Awards 2015 lors du congrès SATELLITE 2016. Les prix Via Satellite Excellence Awards reconnaissent les sociétés, les technologies, les campagnes et les personnes innovantes qui façonnent le succès de l’industrie mondiale du satellite. Le prix de l’Opérateur de l’année reconnait que les opérateurs de satellites ont eu un effet significatif en 2015 et jouent un rôle dans la prospérité de l’industrie. O3b Networks a énormément augmenté le marché du satellite, offrant une connectivité moderne haute performance aux régions qui pensaient auparavant qu’un tel service ét ... Read more »

Fastest Growing Satellite Operator in History is Recognized for Industry Excellence and Worldwide Impact ST. HELIER, Jersey, Channel Islands - Friday, March 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- O3b Networks today announced that the company has been recognized as “Satellite Operator of the Year” in the 2015 Via Satellite Excellence Awards during SATELLITE 2016. The Via Satellite Excellence Awards recognize innovative companies, technologies, campaigns, and people who shape the success of the global satellite industry. The Operator of the Year Award recognizes the satellite operator that made a significant impact in 2015 and plays a key role in keeping the industry thriving. O3b Networks has dramatically broadened the satellite market, providing modern high-performance connectivity to areas that had previously thought such service was only possible with terrestrial fiber. To date, the company has 12 satellites in orbit that provide service to more than 40 customers in 31 countri ... Read more »

Combined Entity Aims to Drive Enterprise Global Adoption and Innovation in Fast-Growing Internet-of-Things Market ATLANTA & BOSTON - Thursday, March 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- KORE Wireless Group, Inc. (“KORE”), the world’s largest managed wireless network services provider specializing in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced the acquisition, in an all-cash transaction, of Wyless Group Holdings (“Wyless”). Following the completion of this transaction, the combined company will be supported by a staff of more than 350 team members, maintain a customer base of more than 3,000 B2B companies globally and serve in excess of six million subscribers on behalf of those customers. The organization will instantly rise to become one of the six largest providers of M2M/IoT services globally, inclusive of carriers. “Both Wyless and KORE have a long history, dating back to 2003, of serving the M2M market from its early beginnings ... Read more »

LACHEN, Switzerland - Wednesday, March 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Octapharma Group publishes its 2015 annual results reporting revenue of 1.513 billion Euro, representing an increase of 233 million Euro or 18.2% compared with the 2014 figure. Gross profit in 2015 was 582 million Euro, 140 million Euro higher than in 2014. The reported gross margin improves to 38.5%. Operating expenses were 231 million Euro, 60 million Euro higher than in 2014, and include the significant investment Octapharma has made to gain access to new technologies for the development of its recombinant product portfolio. Operating income is reported at 351 million Euro, the highest in the history of Octapharma. Net cash from operating activities is reported at 382 million Euro or 25% of revenue and provides the platform for future investments. Chairman and Chief Executive of the Octapharma Group, Wolfgang Marguerre, said: “The year 2015 has been another record-breaking year for Octapharma in ... Read more »

-- Safe, Long-Term Storage of Large-Volume Data at Lower Costs for Data Centers -- OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, March 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic Corporation today unveiled its enhanced "freeze-ray" series Data Archiver, using 300GB Optical Discs (scheduled for release in the 2nd half of 2016) at the OCP U.S. Summit 2016 being held March 9-10, 2016, in San Jose, California. Panasonic is proposing a data archiving system based on large-capacity optical discs to complement conventional recording media, such as HDDs and magnetic tape, for use in the high-efficiency, next-generation data centers. Panasonic's Optical Disc-Based Data Archive System*1 has already been adopted in corporations and public institutions that require long-term data storage. “freeze-ray,” which was developed through extensive validation and testing to be deployed in the data centers of a large-scale Cloud Service Provider in the US, was announced in January at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, as an Opt ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Strategy and Performance Development Department at the Ministry of Interior discussed ways to upgrade the strategic performance across all police general headquarters affiliated to the Ministry of Interior during a specialized workshop in Ras Al Khaimah. Colonel Ali Mohammed Al Qorsi, Head of the Strategy and Performance Development Department at Ras Al Khaimah Police, praised the efforts exerted by the General Directorate of Strategy and Performance Development at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior. He stressed on the importance of providing full support and assistance to all action designed to upgrade the strategic and operational performance indicators for the Ministry of Interior’s strategic plan for 2017-2021. The Institutional performance Section at the MoI’s Strategy and Performance Development Department explained the most important focus areas o ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, March 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best will host a Best’s Credit Rating Methodology Update Briefing on Thursday, 17 March, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the DIFC Conference Center, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A.M. Best is currently undertaking a significant restructuring and revised presentation of its credit rating methodology for insurance companies. While there is no change to the underlying principles of the current analysis, the new methodology will provide greater transparency and takes advantage of new benchmarking and other analytical tools. Concurrently, A.M. Best is updating its proprietary risk-based capital model, the Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR) model, which, once finalised, will be implemented in conjunction with the revised methodology. The briefing will provide market participants with important insights into these two initiatives. Registration can be made online at http://www.ambest.com/confe ... Read more »