ABB makes largest organic investment in industrial automation at home of B&R in Austria LINZ, Austria -Friday, April 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] €100 million investment shapes ABB’s leadership position in machine and factory automation Investment in the development of the factory of the future to create 1,000 new jobs State-of-the-art innovation and training campus to be built in Eggelsberg, Austria, by 2020 ABB builds on the B&R success story on the first anniversary of the acquisition announcement (BUSINESS WIRE)-- One year after announcing its acquisition of B&R (Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH), ABB is to invest €100 million in Austria to build a state-of-the-art innovation and training campus at the home of B&R in Eggelsberg, Upper Austria. It is the largest organic investment in industrial automation in ABB’s more than 130-year history and lays the foundation for around 1,000 new high-tech jobs in Austria. The new innovation and training campus will develop te ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Monday, April 2nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Excitement among avid smartphone users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building up as rumours that TECNO Mobile is poised to introduce into the market another feature-laden mobile device continues to grip the region. But as the guessing game continues, TECNO is widely expected to reaffirm its quest to shape the regional mobile phone market by raising the bar in the smartphone category through the introduction of devices that are user-centric and feature-driven. Rumours are spreading that TECNO is expected to launch an advanced mobile device from its Camon series, which is also arguably one of the best camera phones in its category. Unconfirmed reports also suggest that the new smartphone, which reliable industry insiders said, could be named the Camon CM, is expected to be a newer and feature-packed version of its predecessor, the Camon CX. The new device is also rumored to have a first full screen display ava ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG -Friday, April 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES announced today that John-Paul Hemingway has been appointed as CEO of SES Networks with effect from 5 April 2018, succeeding Steve Collar who officially takes on his new position as President & CEO of SES. In his new function, Hemingway will join the Executive Committee of SES which then comprises Steve Collar (President & CEO), Andrew Browne (Chief Financial Officer), Ferdinand Kayser (CEO SES Video), Christophe De Hauwer (Chief Strategy and Development Officer), Martin Halliwell (Chief Technology Officer), Evie Roos (Chief Human Resources Officer) and John Purvis (Chief Legal Officer). Hemingway previously served as SES Networks’ Executive Vice President of Product, Marketing & Strategy where he was responsible for business development, strategy, product development and management as well as marketing. He was the Chief Marketing Officer of O3b Networks before SES acquired the company and integrated it into its ... Read more »

MARLOW, England-Friday, April 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a 90-second film released by SAS, the Official Analytics Partner of British Rowing, coaches and athletes highlighted the crucial role data analytics plays in a successful international team. The film was shot during an overseas training camp with the women’s rowing squad in Seville, Spain, as they prepare for this summer’s European Championships. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180406005223/en/ Data scientists from SAS, the leaders in analytics, have been working with British Rowing to analyse data from training and biomechanics to weather and diet, in a bid to unlock marginal gains that can help make the boats go faster. Speaking about the role that data can play, Paul Thompson, GB Rowing Team's Chief Coach for Women said: “You've got to be evidence based to use your judgement. In a coaching sense it's the art and the science, and ... Read more »

Past Competing Teams Support a Non-Cash Lunar Prize Competition, While the XPRIZE Foundation Seeks a Replacement Cash Sponsor LOS ANGELES -Friday, April 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, XPRIZE announced their plan to continue the Lunar XPRIZE mission, with a re-launch of a new Lunar-focused competition. Effective today, the Lunar XPRIZE will operate as a non-cash competition. Over the next few months, XPRIZE will define new parameters for companies to compete in the prize. Also, effective today, XPRIZE is seeking a new Title Sponsor for the Lunar XPRIZE competition, taking over for the support provided by Google during the past decade. “We are extraordinarily grateful to Google for funding the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE between September 2007 and March 31st, 2018. While that competition is now over, there are at least five teams with launch contracts that hope to land on the Lunar surface in the next two years,” said Peter H. Diamandis, M.D., XPRIZE founder ... Read more »

New product, training, and enablement offerings help Spirent partners capitalize on customer demand for advanced network testing, security and assurance SAN JOSE, Calif.-Friday, April 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a global leader in mobile network, service, and device testing, today announced the establishment of a new global partner program. The Spirent Pace partner program is structured to equip authorized partners with the latest network and testing technologies, incentives, training and support they need to capitalize on the significant growth opportunities that exist for selling and supporting Spirent solutions. With new technologies like Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and 5G radically changing the networking landscape, today’s organizations need to ensure they can securely and seamlessly adopt these technologies. The Pace partner program enables Spirent and its partners to provide mar ... Read more »