Sanmen 1 starts generating electricity SANMEN, China-Sunday 1 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Westinghouse Electric Company and its customers, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced today that the world’s first AP1000 nuclear power plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China, has begun initial connection to the electrical grid. Sanmen 1’s turbine generator is now initially connected to the electrical grid and has begun generating electricity. “Today, we witness our first AP1000 plant, Sanmen 1, began its process of generating electricity and providing our customers in China with safe, reliable and clean energy,” said José Emeterio Gutiérrez, Westinghouse president and chief executive officer. He added, “This milestone would not have been possible without the constant collaboration and partnership with our China customer.” Sanmen 1 is capable of generating 1,117 megawatts of electr ... Read more »

Announcement is Made at 2018 Jordan – US Investment Forum in New York City New York, NY-Tuesday 26 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] Safe Ports Holdings, U.S-based developer of Safe Ports Regional Gateway, a 1,000-acre site in Jordan that will serve as a thriving hub for global businesses looking to seize on Middle East growth opportunities, and National Petroleum Services Company (NAPESCO), a diversified publicly traded Kuwait-based company, today announced an agreement to develop and construct a warehouse complex at the site near the town of Al Mafraq, Jordan. The announcement was made by Lucy Duncan, CEO, Safe Ports Holdings at the 2018 Jordan – US Investment Forum in New York City. Ms. Duncan and Khaled Al-Saif, Chairman and CEO, NAPESCO co-signed the Memorandum of Understanding. A trans-shipment, distribution, warehousing and business hub facility, Safe Ports Regional Gateway is a master-planned site in the Al Mafraq Special Economic Zone co-located with Jordan’s King Hussein Air Bas ... Read more »

The New Global Standard for Power Line Communications for IoT (Internet of Things) Applications OSAKA, Japan-Saturday 30 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic Corporation announced that it has presented its fourth-generation scalable HD-PLC(*1) technology to IEEE Standardization Working Group(*2). This technology enables communications over longer distances and improves communication speeds by controlling the range of frequencies in use. Following the Working Group's deliberations, specifications using this technology as the technical baseline have been approved as an IEEE P1901.3 Working Document. The baseline technology included in the approved IEEE P1901.3 Working Document is based on the technology (standard mode) already adopted for the IEEE 1901 standard, using Panasonic's unique Wavelet OFDM format, but includes a new function (2x/4x modes) which broaden the communication band by a factor of two or four. The 2x mode achieves a communication speed of 500 Mbp ... Read more »

Company selected as a Top Workplace for work environment, communication policies, employee benefits and corporate culture LAS VEGAS -Friday 29 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced that it has been named one of the Bay Area Top Workplaces by the Bay Area News Group, for the fifth time. The Top Workplaces list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture including alignment, execution, and connection. Participants are also given the opportunity to provide additional comments and insightful feedback on their organization’s culture and environment. Over 4,000 organizations p ... Read more »

LONDON -Tuesday 26 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- millionairemansion.co.uk are opening their competition to win a 2.3million pound UK mansion to participants around the world making it the first global luxury house competition. The country mansion is in Devon, England, 2 hours drive from London and only 25 minutes from the beautiful and historic Devonshire coast. The mansion comes with all the contents and furnishings, indoor swimming pool, gym, three-hole golf course, 10-acres of grounds, four-car garage and a separate apartment with its own private garden. The prize also includes £50,000 in cash, a Rolls Royce, the UK Stamp Duty Tax paid and the services of a housekeeper and gardener paid for a year. The winner can live in the house, rent or sell it. The current owners will even help sell the luxury property for them. On the ground floor the mansion features double entrance doors leading into a large hall, a drawing room, kitchen, dining room, library, study, breakfast ... Read more »

In the tournament’s first five days, fans from the United States are the biggest foreign spenders, followed by China and Mexico respectively MOSCOW-Saturday 30 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Visa (NYSE: V), the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA, today released an analysis of foreign travellers’ spending during opening days of 2018 FIFA World Cup™. The results found that in the 11 Russian host cities of the tournament, approximately one in every five (17 percent) purchases with Visa used contactless payment technology, including smartphones, bracelets and rings. In the stadiums themselves, the share of contactless payments was 54 percent, inclusive of purchases made by fans from Russia and abroad. On average, across the 11 host cities, Visa cardholders spent 3,575 rubles (approximately $56.65)1 per transaction, with fans from the United States spending the most – followed by China and Mexico in second and third, respectively. “Many of the international visitors ... Read more »