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Pan Medical Conference on “Women's Health” Kicks off in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Mohammed Khalfan Matar Al Rumaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, inaugurated the Pan Medical Conference “Women’s Health”, for the promotion and enhancement of women's health at the Rosewood Hotel in Abu Dhabi; with a broad participation by more than 600 local and international doctors.

In his address on the occasion, Major General Al Rumaithi welcomed the attendees and participants. He also praised the higher leadership’s keenness to constantly support sciences and scientific research, and to keep pace with global developments in this area. “This conference enjoys the full support and attention from Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, due to its content and themes, which draw on ... Read more »

Egypt’s ICT 2020 Strategy and UAE ICT Strategy 2021 are driving growth of the regional ICT sector

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

As part of a continued drive to promote entrepreneurship and innovation within the ICT sector, Majed Al Suwaidi, Managing Director of Dubai Internet City (DIC) and Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ), today met with H.E. Eng Atef Helmy, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology (CIT) to discuss potential areas of collaboration.

Supporting each other by promoting partnerships across companies and talent in Egypt and the UAE, fostering entrepreneurship, and supporting smart initiatives, would result in further growth for the regional ICT sector. Egypt’s ICT 2020 Strategy, which seeks to establish Egypt as a global digital hub, and the recent UAE ICT Strategy 2021, will position both the UAE and Egypt as global industry leaders and strategic business hubs, working ha ... Read more »

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SHENZHEN, China - Monday, October 20th 2014

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has achieved single carrier 400G wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) signal transmission over 3000km, traversing 10 reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs) with an improved frequency spectrum of 4b/s/Hz (bits per second per hertz).

The transmission, carried out using patented Nyquist filtering technology, fulfills ZTE’s objective for future 400G and high-speed optical transmission - single-carrier per channel and single receiver transmission - for which ROADM is a necessary feature.

During single-carrier transmission, the speed gradually degrades as it traverses multiple ROADM components, due to the filtering effects of higher bandwidths. ZTE solved this issue ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. - Saturday, October 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2014

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) GITEX 2014 opened to great fanfare on 12 October for a five-day run ending on 16 Oct. The COMPUTEX d&i awards, hosted by COMPUTEX organizer Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and iF, made another appearance at GITEX this year. Ultra-thin high-efficiency handheld devices, WiFi-enabled wireless products, video gaming peripherals and wearable products were featured in its 74-piece winners showcase. Key products included a smart watch from Qualcomm, the Two-in-One 19-inch Monitor jointly developed by Philips and TPV, the HTC Dot View multi-color smartphone case, and the X300A Wireless sound system from GP Acoustics.

On Day 2 of the event (13 Oct), TAITRA also held the Taiwan Products Launch & International Press Conference in order to further promote Taiwan’s ICT industry, COMPUTEX as well a ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Cultural and Social Activities Section at the Clubs Department, in cooperation with Sports Activities Section at the Strategy and Performance Development Department at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, organized a swimming course for the sons of officers working for the Ministry of Interior and Abu Dhabi Police GHQ. Eighty-two boys will participate in the month-long program and receive training on the proper swimming techniques in the swimming pool at the Abu Dhabi Police Officer’s Club.   

Captain Yaaqoub Yusuf Al Hammadi, Social Events Branch Manager at the Clubs Department, Abu Dhabi Police, said, “Swimming professionals will teach officers’ children the correct swimming techniques and the advanced methods of swimming during this one-month swimming course. Through the new addition of this course, these children will be introduced to the basics of swimming and its prin ... Read more »

LONDON - Saturday, October 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE) Smartmatic, the world’s number one voting technology and services company, was involved in a local election in the UK last week. The ‘ePen’ is a digital pen, which streamlines the various phases of the election process, improving the speed, accuracy and integrity of the traditional ballot counting process.
Smartmatic’s ePen facilitated the ballot count and election results process during the by-election of the West Heath Ward of Rushmoor Borough Council on 9th October.
During the West Heath by-election, Smartmatic’s ePen technology allowed election officials to digitally capture count reports, and to easily and quickly verify and transmit the results. The ePen enabled the rapid and accurate processing of two key verification forms in the election in an efficient way. These forms were the ballot box verification form, which aggregates the count for each ballot box; and t ... Read more »

ZXR10 M6000-S broadband multi-service gateway to qualify for deployment in China Mobile’s networks for services including 4G LTE, IP MAN networks, internet data centers, and enterprise-class services

SHENZHEN, China - Monday, October 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, is pleased to be awarded 30.77% of China Mobile Group’s annual tender for high-performance routers, the second-highest allocation among all vendors.

As a result of the tender, ZTE’s ZXR10 M6000-S broadband multi-service gateway will be qualified for deployment in China Mobile’s networks for services including 4G LTE, IP MAN networks, internet data centers, and enterprise-class services. China Mobile’s 2014-15 tender for high-performance routers and switches ... Read more »

BEIJING - Saturday, October 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Small and Micro Financial Services Company today announced its official name change to Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”). Formerly known as Small and Micro Financial Services Company, Ant Financial initiated its formation process in early 2013 and is comprised of Alipay, Alipay Wallet, Yu’e Bao, Zhao Cai Bao, Ant Credit and MYbank which is currently being established

“The formation of Ant Financial cannot be attributed to one area of the business or team alone. Behind all of our brands is every individual who brought positive changes to China’s business landscape. This force is greater than all of our brands. The word ‘ant’ embodies the strength of ‘small’ when all working towards a common goal, and the hope that Ant Financial will bring a new future through small and beautiful changes to everybody,” said Lucy Peng, CEO of An ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior launched a marketing campaign to introduce the services offered by the MoI via smart phone applications.  The application, UAE MoI, enables citizens, residents, and institutions to apply for services via smartphones.

The MoI has designated the number 8005000 for the communication center to receive customer inquiries and suggestions. The MoI also stressed that the smart applications center effectively employs nationals who provide all of the electronic procedures in a way that contributes to the accessibility of the services to all individuals. The citizen staff members are always up-to-date with the developments in the realms of information technology and smart applications.

Lt. Colonel Saeed Al Khajah, Deputy Director of the Security Media Department, sta ... Read more »

With the Participation of 70 Physicians and Specialists

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Pan Medical Conference on Women’s Health, organized by the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, kicks off at the Rosewood Hotel in Abu Dhabi tomorrow, Thursday. Seventy physicians and specialists from the UAE and other countries are participating in the conference that will discuss

women’s health and the latest medical achievements to improve the prevention of various diseases. The following specialties will be included in the conference: internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and dermatology, and the promotion of healthcare for women of all ages.

During the three-day conference, the participating physicians will be introduced to the latest clinical practices, scientific concepts in medicine, and mechanisms of patient care. They will also exchange knowledge and expertise by showcasing the latest a ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Civil Defense and rapid intervention teams managed to put out a huge fire that broke out on Thursday at an industrial tires warehouse in Al Ain Industrial Area. No casualties or injuries were reported.

Brigadier Hamad Ajlan Al Amimi, Director of Al Ain Police Directorate, stated that the Al Ain Police Operations Room received a tip-off from a citizen, about a fire that broke out at the warehouse.  Firefighting and rescue vehicles, ambulance, emergency and public safety teams were immediately dispatched to location, assisted by the Falaj Hazza Police Station, which in turn, mobilized the competent authorities. The site was cordoned off, while firefighting teams worked on containing the blaze to prevent the flames from spreading to the neighboring warehouses.

For his part, Lt. Col. Rashid Hamar Ain Al Darmaki, Head of Al Ain Civil Defense Department, urged warehouse owners to adher ... Read more »

To Upgrade the Sports Sector
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, October 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Police Sports Association and the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ in an agreement to raise the level of the sports sector within the police organization. The signing was attended by Major General Mohammed Khalfan Matar Al Rumaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police and Chairman of the Police Sports Association.

The MoU was signed by Colonel Mohammed Hamid Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Secretary General of the Police Sports Association, and HE Dr. Ahmed Saeed Al Sharif, Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council.

The MoU stipulates the provision of support to the sports sector and expands the realm of sports activities. Furthermore, it translates the keenness of both parties to establish a strategic partnership of joint cooperation in the field of sports, as they are two of the most ... Read more »

New PRO Series delivers complete, vision-guided automated dispensing solution

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I - Thursday, October 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Motek International Trade Fair 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, introduces its new series of automated fluid dispensing systems for streamlined integration into any manufacturing operation. The PRO Series integrates vision and laser height sensing with closed-loop encoding to provide a complete automated solution that is quick to set up, easy to program and operate, and with advanced dispensing capabilities.

The PRO Series has a smart vision CCD camera that captures detailed component part images and converts them into high resolution digital files, a key feature that simplifies tedious programming. The vision system is integrated with EFD’s new DispenseMotion™ software, specially designed ... Read more »