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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, November 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior recently attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ and the New York Police Department in the United States. The MoU aims to develop and boost cooperation between the two parties in all areas of police work.

The ceremony was attended by Major General Staff Dr. Obeid Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police; Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services; and by Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations.

Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Human Resources at Abu Dhabi Police and Mr. Raymond Kelly, Chief of New York P ... Read more »

Vinaphone first mobile network operator in the world to offer the SIM-based solution, certified by Yahoo

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AMSTERDAM - Thursday, November 14th 2013

Regulatory News :

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the launch of its LinqUs Yahoo Messenger for SIM solution for access to Yahoo Messenger in Vietnam by Vinaphone, a leading mobile network operator in the country with 25 million subscribers. Through Gemalto’s SIM-based Yahoo Messenger solution, Vinaphone will enable its customers to enjoy all the key features offered by the full personal computer version of Yahoo Messenger, regardless of their handset model.

Vinaphone is first in the world to offer the service, and Gemalto’s LinqUs Yahoo Messenger for SIM is the only SIM-based application certified by Yahoo. The embedded software application is compatible with 100% of mobile handsets using SMS and without needing a mobile inter ... Read more »

Smart Communications is collaborating with the Philippine government and relief organizations to deploy Thuraya mobile satellite equipment to aid of relief efforts

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Friday, November 15th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator is working closely with their Service Partner, SMART Communications, to facilitate relief efforts in the typhoon-stricken municipalities of the Philippines. To date, Thuraya and Smart have deployed over 100 units of the Thuraya SF2500, SatSleeve and the Thuraya XT to Philippine government agencies as well as relief organizations such as the Red Cross to help establish critical communication channels and facilitate relief coordination efforts.

In aid of the typhoon survivors, Smart has converted over 70 Marino Phonepal (SF2500) units for use for basic voice calling on land. These units are being utilized as free call centers in over 27 municipalities ... Read more »

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NEW YORK - Saturday, November 16th 2013

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced that it has made a

$50,000 donation to the American Red Cross through its philanthropic

arm, The Moody’s Foundation, to support relief efforts for victims of

Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Typhoon Yolanda) in the Philippines

and surrounding areas.

"Our thoughts are with the people of the Philippines and their families

around the world as they begin to recover from his tragic event. We

encourage everyone who is able to contribute to the relief and

rebuilding effort,” said Frances Laserson, President of The Moody’s

Foundation.

In addition, Moody’s is encouraging its employees to donate to the

relief effort by offering to match the donations they make to eligible

charity organizations via its matching gift program.

The American Red Cross is part of the global Re ... Read more »

TOKYO - Thursday, November 14th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

China Hi-Tech Fair ELEXCON 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation Semiconductor & Storage Products Company (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will showcase its leading-edge semiconductor solutions at China Hi-Tech Fair ELEXCON 2013. Toshiba will highlight solutions in five areas: "Mobile", "Home Appliance", "Industrial", "Automotive" and "Memory & Storage", under the unifying concept "A Smart Future Starts from Toshiba Semiconductor Solutions.”

China Hi-Tech Fair ELEXCON 2013 will run from November 16 to November 21 at the Shenzhen Convention Center (SZCEC), Toshiba’s booth will be at Hall 2-2D67.

Outline of Toshiba’s Exhibition at China Hi-Tech Fair ELEXCON 2013:

1. Mobile:

Solutions for mobile products that use various wireless environments, such as TransferJet™, NFC, Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi® and wireless charging. Image processing technologies such as CMOS sensors and interfa ... Read more »

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SEOUL, South Korea - Thursday, November 14th 2013

G-STAR 2013

 ‘GAME Together, DREAM Forever' G-STAR 2013 (Game Show and Trade All Round) -a festival where people realize their dreams in the world of games,- had an official opening ceremony on Thursday, November 14, at Busan Bexco with 32 participating countries and 512 domestic/overseas game-related companies.

”Grown to be the largest-scale B2B business market in Asia with 40% expansion over the last year”

The G-Star 2013 B2B Exhibition is going to be the largest scale ever with 1,026 booths. The exhibition space has also expanded 18,000㎡.

"The B2C zone is continuing to catapult into the global arena”

B2C zone will be operating in exhibition spaces of about 26,000m2

"New addition of G-STAR Conference, hosting various attractions such as Google and Oculus VR.”

G-STAR 2013 has arranged for various attractions and lectures for visitors and ga ... Read more »