Government lists St George’s University as recognized education provider ST GEORGE’S, Grenada-Thursday 14 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- St George’s University (SGU), the international medical school on the Caribbean island of Grenada, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The MOU recognizes the benefits of mutual cooperation, and both institutions will now explore potential educational collaboration in medical related studies. As part of the agreement, SGU will be listed on the Government of Fujairah’s website as a recognized education provider, meaning SGU can now accept students from the Emirate of Fujairah. The agreement, which is now in effect, expresses the commitment of both parties to increase access for the Government of Fujairah’s students to a US postsecondary education through SGU. The MOU further strengthens SGU’s relationship with the UAE, following last year’s announcement that the Ministr ... Read more »

Senior industry experts will come together to discuss game changing trends in the automotive industry and their implications for Morocco Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Thursday 14 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Frost & Sullivan, in association with Aivam, is all set to host its Automotive Meeting on June 28 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Casablanca, Morocco. The automotive industry is undergoing major changes and 2018 is expected to significantly accelerate transformation of the way automotive companies do business globally and in Morocco. As Morocco is on the way to becoming one of the TOP 10 world manufacturers with the goal of manufacturing 1 million highly localized vehicles by 2025, these changes will most likely redefine the Moroccan automotive landscape as we know it today. The Frost & Sullivan Mobility practice provides global market intelligence and thought leadership to execute key growth opportunities and navigate within the transforming automotive business environment. As the indust ... Read more »

Canadian and Japanese technology companies join forces to create panomorphEYE Development Kit for complete intelligent vision sensing system. MONTREAL-Friday 15 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Immervision and Socionext today announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop the first comprehensive intelligent vision sensing system for use in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications for smart machines including robots, cars, drones, and much more. The panomorphEYE Development Kit release and ship is planned for July 2018. panomorphEYE fuses stereoscopic 3D, 360-degree surround imagery, Time-of-Flight (TOF), gyroscope, compass, and other sensors, making it invaluable for rapid prototyping, reducing time-to-market, and enhancing product capabilities. Bringing humanity to the world’s devices, Immervision enables intelligent vision through unique panomorph wide-angle image capture, Data-In-Picture, and image processing, enhancing the way human ... Read more »

Bentley recognized for helping Malaysia’s Mass Rapid Transit Corporation in going digital for a world-class railway project EXTON, Pa.-Friday 15 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bentley Systems today announced it has received a 2018 Microsoft Partner of the Year award. Bentley was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of user solutions based on Microsoft technology. Awards were announced in 39 categories, with winners chosen from more than 2,600 entrants from 115 countries worldwide. Bentley Systems was recognized for providing outstanding solutions and services in the CityNext Partner of the Year category. Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley said, “We are honored to have received this prestigious award which recognizes Bentley as a provider of cloud-based software solutions powered by Azure, for the advancement of infrastructure projects throughout the world, and specifically for Mass Rapid Tra ... Read more »

MOTION CODE™ technology can help reduce the financial institution’s cost burden managing CNP fraud. COLOMBES, France-Thursday 14 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE:WP) and IDEMIA are spearheading the first North American pilot of the MOTION CODE™ debit card, a dynamic payment card that aids in the fight against card-not-present (CNP) fraud and against hackers to offset the repercussions banks face as a result of data breaches. The average cost of a data breach in the U.S. in 2017 was $7.3 million (1). In a 44 percent increase over 2016, there were 1,579 data breaches in the U.S. in 2017, 302 of which resulted in the exposure of full credit and debit card numbers (2). The MOTION CODE™ payment card replaces the static CVV code printed on the back of cards today with an e-paper mini-screen, which displays a dynamic security code that automatically changes at regular intervals. Because a MOTION CODE™ debit card constantly changes its securit ... Read more »

• Likely the first ever clinical study of this magnitude to directly assess risk-reduction potential of a smoke-free product in people who switch to it. • Six-month Clinical Study met primary objective: shows improvements in the biological response of people who switch to IQOS compared to continued smoking. • Results submitted to the US FDA on June 8 to add to the extensive body of evidence already presented to the Agency. LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Friday 15 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE:PM) announces today the positive results from a new clinical study on IQOS, the company’s most advanced smoke-free product. The Exposure Response Study (ERS) measured the biological response of people who switch to IQOSfor six months compared with continued smoking. The study met its primary objective, demonstrating that after six months, eight measures of biological response (the primary clinical risk endpoints) improved in those who switched to ... Read more »