HOUSTON -Tuesday, April 4th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ascend Performance Materials announced today that company president and chief operating officer Phil McDivitt has assumed the title of president, chief executive officer and member of the board of directors. Ascend’s former CEO Frederic M. (Fred) Poses will retire and step down from the Board of Directors. “Phil joined Ascend two years ago as president of our nylon division. Since joining, he has made important contributions to building a stronger team and culture, improving financial and operating disciplines and creating a more dynamic commercial organization. As envisioned by the board at the time of his hiring, Phil has demonstrated his readiness to transition to CEO,” said Barry Siadat, chairman of Ascend. McDivitt joined Ascend in April 2015 and was named president and chief operating officer last year. Since joining the company, he has greatly enhanced the company’s leadership position in the performance mater ... Read more »

La nouvelle étude de Dimension Data révèle que le dilemme numérique dans les entreprises se creuse et que les organisations doivent choisir entre crise et rédemption numérique PARIS -Mardi 4 Avril 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Des entreprises dans le monde entier ne parviennent pas à mettre en œuvre des stratégies numériques efficaces. Il en résulte que leurs solutions d'expérience client deviennent décousues, et que le numérique ne remplace pas les interactions téléphoniques traditionnelles aussi rapidement que ce que souhaitent leurs clients. C'est ce qu'avance la nouvelle étude publiée ce jour par Dimension Data à l'occasion de la 20ème édition anniversaire de son Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report¹ (rapport d'évaluation comparative de l'expérience client à l'échelle mondiale). Cette année, 1 351 organisations dans 80 pays en Asie-Pacifique, en Australie, en Amérique, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique, ainsi qu'en Europe ont contribué à l'étude. Moins de 10 %² de ... Read more »

New Dimension Data research reveals that the digital dilemma in enterprises is deepening and organisations must choose a path between digital crisis or redemption LONDON-Tuesday, April 4th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Organisations around the world are failing to implement effective digital strategies. As a result their customer experience (CX) solutions are becoming disjointed, and digital is not displacing traditional phone interactions at the speed that their customers are demanding. That’s according to new research published today by Dimension Data in the 20th anniversary edition of its ¹Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report. This year, 1,351 organisations across 80 countries in Asia Pacific, Australia, the Americas, Middle East & Africa, and Europe contributed to the research. Less than ²10% of organisations polled said that they had an optimised strategy for digital business in place, while over half (51%) reported they don’t have a plan at all, or are at b ... Read more »

BINYAMINA, Israël-Mardi 4 Avril 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Sodyo est fière d’annoncer la sortie d’une nouvelle solution de QR Code révolutionnaire – FarQR – destinée aux télédiffuseurs et qui s'apprête à modifier pour toujours le modèle économique de la publicité télévisée. La technologie de rupture de Sodyo permet aux téléspectateurs de diriger leur smartphone vers un écran de télévision et de scanner un FarQR Code que les télédiffuseurs placent dans le contenu ou les publicités. Alex et Rina Alon, cofondateurs de Sodyo, sont très heureux de présenter le QR Code de nouvelle génération. « Les QR Codes sont limités aux courtes distances – ce qui est un facteur limitant majeur », a déclaré Alex Alon. « Les FarQR Codes solutionnent le problème de la distance en permettant une distance de détection 100 fois supérieure à la taille du code. Les QR Codes ont actuellement une plage de détection de 10 fois la taille du code. Les FarQR Codes conviennent parfaitement à la télévision ... Read more »

Dominic Moorhead succeeds Peter Wilden, one of the original members of Ferring’s Executive Board SAINT-PREX, Switzerland -Monday, April 3rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that Dominic Moorhead has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective 1st July 2017. Moorhead succeeds Peter Wilden, who joined Ferring 25 years ago and was one of the original members of the Group Executive Board. Following a three-month transition period, Moorhead will assume full responsibility for the Finance, Corporate Information Systems and Internal Audit functions of the global Ferring Group. Wilden will continue to represent Ferring on a number of additional Boards. “Peter has been a guardian of Ferring’s financial integrity and stability, and we will look back with satisfaction on his exceptional career within the company,” said Michel Pettigrew, President of the Executive Board and Chief Operating Officer of Ferri ... Read more »

BINYAMINA, Israel -Wednesday, March 29th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sodyo is proud to announce the release of a new groundbreaking QR Code – FarQR – solution for broadcasters that is poised to forever change the TV advertising business model. Sodyo’s disruptive technology allows viewers to point their smartphone at the TV screen and scan a FarQR Code that broadcasters place within the content or commercials. Sodyo Co-Founders Alex and Rina Alon are thrilled to present the next generation QR Code. “QR Codes are limited to a short distance range – this was a huge limiting factor,” says Alex. “FarQR Codes resolve the distance issue by allowing a detection range of 100 times the size of the code. QR Codes currently have a detection range of 10 times the size of the code. FarQR Codes are a perfect fit for television and outdoor digital. Our current focus is television, because of the obvious need and benefit for TV broadcasters.” Rina adds, “Broadcasters place a FarQR Code on ... Read more »

The leading satellite services provider focusses on becoming a gateway for leading global technologies in satellite, security and WiFi solutions for homes and offices in the Middle East Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, April 3rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ] EUROSTAR Group, the leading digital and consumer technology innovator in the Middle East, has created a unified gateway of satellite, security and digital solutions in the region. Partnering with some of the leading digital solution providers in the world, EUROSTAR presents a regional Smart Convergence of satellite, security and WiFi solutions in the Middle East. EUROSTAR showcased a wide range of smart technologies in broadcast, home and office security and Wifi at CABSAT 2017, the region’s leading platform for the broadcast, production, content delivery, digital media and satellite sectors. The 23rd edition of CABSAT took place at Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre from March 21 to 23, 2017 targeting potential ... Read more »