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Coca-Cola Anthem featured on "A Very Special Christmas®” Benefit Album

ME Newswire / Business Wire

ATLANTA - Thursday, November 22nd 2012

There’s something special in the air this holiday season thanks to Coca-Cola and three emerging music artists tapped to produce the brand’s 2012 holiday anthem.

Produced by Rock Mafia and written and performed by Music Dealers’ artist Grayson Sanders, the song features Atlantic recording artist Lauriana Mae and Mulinjer LLC’s singer-songwriter Jono.

The eclectic trio brings varying musical backgrounds and life experiences to the song, which celebrates the magic of the season. Mae’s soulful jazz and R&B influences blend with contemporary pop on the track to produce a truly unique sound. The song caps off a whirlwind year for Jono that saw him go from working two jobs to recording the Coca-Cola holiday anthem and his own solo EP.

"The story behind the song is reminiscent of a personal memory I had of b ... Read more »

BUSINESS WIRE / ME NewsWire - LUXEMBOURG - Wednesday, November 21st 2012
    
SES S.A. (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) announced today that the ASTRA 2F satellite has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is now fully operational and in commercial service at the orbital neighborhood of 28.2/28.5 degrees East. The 52nd SES satellite was successfully launched board an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on September 28, 2012.

ASTRA 2F was built by Astrium in Toulouse using a Eurostar E3000 platform. The multi-mission satellite carries Ku-band and Ka-band payloads for the delivery of high-performance Direct-to-Home (DTH) and next generation broadband services in Europe and Africa. Of the spacecraft’s payload, 48 Ku-band transponders cover Europe and 12 Ku-band transponders are dedicated to sub-Saharan Africa, while 3 Ka-band transponders will allow SES Broadband Services to support download speeds of up to 20 Mbps.

ASTRA 2F is part of a larger ... Read more »

NUREMBERG, Germany - Wednesday, November 21st 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bentley Systems and Siemens today announced a strategic collaboration to advance the integration of digital product design and manufacturing processes design with information modeling for facilities lifecycle design. According to the Memorandum of Understanding the collaboration will enable the two companies to deliver intelligent and sustainable digital factory infrastructure. Initially the companies will focus on the digital factory for automotive and discrete manufacturing.

The Siemens Division Industry Automation and Bentley Systems will initially, based on their longstanding commitment to openness in information technology, collaborate on common file formats and content, integrated workflows for factory layout, and the convergence of process and layout. This work is an extension of earlier collaborations between the two organizations that resulted in each deploying technology offerings ... Read more »

BONN, Germany - Wednesday, November 21st 2012 [ME NewsWire]

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PARIS - Wednesday, November 21st 2012 [ME NewsWire]

With over 19,000 visitors to its 2012 edition, CARTES has reaffirmed the smart technology and digital security market's dynamism as well as once again confirming its position as the sector's leading international event

Cartes 2012

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 27th edition of CARTES has once again confirmed its position as the essential international gathering for all smart technology professionals. During the three days, over 19,000 visitors came to meet 435 French and international exhibitors and discover 2012's trends and innovations in payment, mobility, security and identification. With the SESAMES Awards, topical lectures from experts, new events and demonstrations of innovations, once again this year had everything to satisfy the expectations of professionals in the sector.

Backed by its experience and success, the Show is already preparing for the next edition and invites you to Paris Nord Villepinte from 1 ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Wednesday, November 21st 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Stallion Oilfield Holdings, Inc. (the "Company”) announces today that it is seeking commitments for a new senior secured term loan in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000,000 (the "Term Loan”) and an increase of commitments under its existing asset-based loan facility ("ABL”) from $50 million to $75 million. The proceeds from the Term Loan are intended to be used to redeem the remaining $134 million of the Company’s senior secured notes due 2015, fund a portion of an approximately $385 million dividend to the Company’s stockholders, and fund transaction costs and for other corporate purposes.

Credit Suisse will act as sole bookrunner and sole lead arranger for the Term Loan and Bank of America, N.A. will continue to act as administrative agent under the ABL.

The Term Loan will be guaranteed by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and be secured by certain assets of the Company ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Wednesday, November 21st 2012

Just the ticket for speedier banking and bus travel

(BUSINESS WIRE/ ME Newswire)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is providing Standard Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in South Africa, with a multifunction EMV contactless payment card enabling users to pay for transit fares and other goods and services with one digital wallet. Standard Bank customers can now use the new MasterCard® debit card to wave and pay directly at the gates in the public transport stations, without needing to carry cash or a separate travel card. The "Muvo” card initiative will help cardholders gain greater convenience while at the same time provide competitive advantages to Standard Bank and reduce the burden of managing cash on public transportation in the city of Durban.

The partnership has already resulted in the provision of more than 100,000 cards for the Eth ... Read more »

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tuesday, November 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

Provides End-to-End Reference Kit for AMI Networks, from Smart Meter to Web Server Software

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EnVerv announced today availability of its complete Power-Line Communication (PLC) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) ecosystem reference kit comprising all aspects of a PLC AMI network. The components of this ecosystem are available in actual form as well as hardware and software reference designs which partners can use to build their own networks.

"We have achieved our goals of not only providing our customers and partners with a complete set of PLC System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions and reference designs that cover the entire AMI network, but also offering complete end-solutions with which they can perform field tests and collect data in an efficient manner,” said Reza Mirkhani, President of EnVerv. He added, "Although we are a chip company, we always strive to deliver to our partners advanced ... Read more »

JOHANNESBURG - Tuesday, November 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

South African Company’s Solar and Wind Initiatives Projected to Provide Nearly 50 Megawatts of Renewable Energy

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BioTherm Energy, one of South Africa’s leading renewable energy developers and independent power producers, announced today that it has closed on the financing of one wind and two solar PV renewable energy projects located throughout the country. Led by chief executive officer Jasandra Nyker, BioTherm is the only South African company to be awarded three projects from the first round of South Africa’s renewable energy tender.

Construction of the projects, which are anticipated to produce a total combined output of 47 megawatts, will begin immediately. The Dassiesklip Wind Energy Facility will be located in Caledon, Western Cape and have an installed capacity of 27 megawatts. The Aries Solar Energy Facility, located in Kenhardt, North Cape, is expected to produce 10 megawatts. BioTh ... Read more »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Tuesday, November 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

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