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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Participants at the Ministry of Interior’s Council, hosted by Saeed Mohammed Khalaf Al Rumaithi in his residence in Al Ain, under the title “The Culture of Civilized Driving”, called for enhancing traffic awareness of the various segments of society, and especially parents, about road ethics and rules. Participants also stressed the importance of abiding by traffic laws and legal speed limits.

The council, which was moderated by media personality Abdul Rahman Al Shamiri, Director General and Editor-in-Chief of Al Watan Newspaper, is part of the awareness councils organized by the Law Respect Culture Bureau, in cooperation with the Security Media Department in the Directorate General of Security Support at the General Secretariat of the Office of His Highness Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.  The participants stressed the importance of including traffic safet ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Dr. Michael’s Dental Clinic, the leading and most advanced dental health care provider in the region, welcomes Dr. Ladan Sahirad to its team. She is an accomplished dentist with over 10 years of private practice in London, UK.

“Dentistry is a career that provides plenty of rewards and challenges as well as an opportunity to help people and make communities healthier by restoring oral health and transforming the lives of the patients,” Dr. Ladan said. “Plus, it’s fairly independent and flexible and you can exercise creativity in your daily work.”

She earned her Doctorate in Dentistry from Tehran Dental University in 2003 and pursued advanced trainings in GKT Dental Institute in London and Sheffield Dental School prior to gaining full UK Registration as a General Dentist in 2005. In 2012, she successfully completed a year-long Smile Makeover and Full Mouth R ... Read more »

High throughput, low latency satellite network achieves unprecedented growth across industries and geographies

ST. HELIER, Jersey - Tuesday, October 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- O3b Networks today announced that over its first year of commercial operation, the company’s high throughput, low latency satellite network has become the fastest growing in satellite history. O3b has contracted more capacity in the inaugural year of operation than any other satellite operator with a foothold in Africa, South Central Asia, the Middle East, South East Asia, the Pacific, South America, North America and Europe.

O3b is now providing fiber-like connectivity to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to expand 3G and 4G/LTE services to rural populations, ISPs to provide true broadband on isolated island chains, cruise lines to bring guests and crew high-speed broadband and mobile connections, Oil and Gas companies to reduce costs and improve crew welfare and gove ... Read more »

BRUCHSAL, Germany. - Wednesday, October 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gildas Sorin has been appointed CEO of Bruchsal-based CYNORA GmbH with immediate effect. His great experience in the OLED and display industry makes Mr. Sorin the ideal candidate to take CYNORA to the next stage.

This is a strong sign for the development of CYNORA being a technology leader in the field of TADF emitter systems for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) since its start in 2008. The French top manager brings his long and international experiences in OLED industries, and his change to the management is also regarded as a signal of the CYNORA partners to use the technology leap and translate it into specific economic successes.

CYNORA pioneers in the research and development of innovative pure-organic and novel copper-based TADF emitter systems, amongst other materials and technologies. In addition to sublimable materials for well established vacuum-processing, a multi ... Read more »

Synchronoss to deploy full suite of activation and cloud software to more than 40 million subscribers

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Tuesday, October 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR), the mobile innovation leader that provides cloud solutions and software-based activation for mobile carriers, retailers and OEMs around the world, today announced that it has been chosen by Vietnamese mobile operator Mobifone to deploy a wide range of Synchronoss services and solutions with an estimated total contract value to exceed $80M over the next three years and will generate a significant return for both Mobifone and Synchronoss in this rapidly growing market.

Synchronoss products and services will include:

    Synchronoss Mobile Content Transfer™ device activation and content transfer solution to easily provision subscribers with new smartphones containing the personal content from their old device
... Read more »

Over 61% of research participants indicated that they are seeing ROI from end-user computing initiatives

SYDNEY - Tuesday, October 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Large organisations are immature when it comes to planning end-user computing initiatives, preferring to measure feedback instead of acting strategically. That’s because they’re unsure of how to approach the concept of end-user computing as a cohesive strategy, and manage the proliferation of devices and their associated security risks. At the same time, organisations around the globe are considering a more user centric approach by introducing mobility concepts into their organisation.

This is highlighted in the 2015 Mobile Workforce Report published today by Dimension Data. The company surveyed 730 organisations employing 1000 - or more – staff across five regions, 11 countries, and 14 industries. The research was undertaken to understand the challenges that CIOs are faci ... Read more »

Opening First Quarter 2016, New Facility Expands Company’s Global Reach and Capacity to Address Growing Market for Revenue Lifecycle Management

SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, October 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ServiceSource® (NASDAQ:SREV), the global leader in customer revenue growth and retention solutions, today announced it is expanding its global presence and accelerating its growth engine with a new service delivery center in the Philippines. The new facility, located in a region fast becoming a hub for global enterprise expansion, is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2016. As a result, ServiceSource will vastly increase its global competitiveness, expand its capacity to serve current and future customers, as well as accommodate the growth in demand for its Revenue Lifecycle Management (RLM) solutions around the world.

This new Philippines center will increase ServiceSource’s capacity to deliver 24/7 operations ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, October 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Emirates Animal Welfare Society, encouraged community members to engage in volunteer work that fosters positive behaviors towards animals. This recommendation stems from the belief in the positive environmental and biological role of animals, in addition to their vital importance for human survival, and maintaining ecological balance.

The Emirates Animal Welfare Society had taken part in the campaign titled ‘Protect Me, I shall Protect You’at the Emirates Park Zoo in Al Bahia, Abu Dhabi. The campaign was organized in conjunction with World Rabies Day, and aims to spread awareness on animal care and welfare, maintaining animals’ hygiene, the importance of pet vaccinations on time, and regular veterinary checkups.

In his speech on the occasion, Brigadier Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Emirates Animal ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Monday, October 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Replicor announces that the recruitment of patients is underway for its second Phase II trial in Caucasian patients that will assess the safety and antiviral efficacy of REP 2139-Mg or REP 2165-Mg in combination with Viread® and Pegasys® or Zadaxin® in patients with HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B infection.

The design of the REP 401 protocol (NCT02565719) draws on Replicor’s experience with REP 2055 and REP 2139-Ca from its 4 previous Phase II trials in Asian and Caucasian patients with HBV or HBV / HDV infection. This randomized controlled trial will introduce the next generation formulation of REP 2139 (REP 2139-Mg) and a new NAP, REP 2165 (as REP 2165-Mg). REP 2165 is a version of REP 2139 designed to be more rapidly eliminated from the body which in pre-clinical evaluations showed similar antiviral activity with significantly reduced accumulation in the liver compared to REP ... Read more »

As part of the expertise exchange program with international police bodies

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

A US Police delegation, headed by Major General Horace Frank, Deputy Commander of Special Operations and Anti-terrorism bureau at Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), arrived to Abu Dhabi International Airport on Friday evening. The delegation was greeted upon arrival by a number of officers from the Security Support Department at the Directorate General of Security Support Department at Abu Dhabi Police. The one-week official visit is part of the expertise exchange program with international police bodies.

Colonel Khaled Saeed Al Shamesi, Head of Security Support Department welcomed the visiting delegation, lauding the outstanding relations between both parties, and its importance in strengthening cooperation. “This visit aims to review the tasks and duties undertaken by the Security Support Department, ... Read more »

Built for compliance professionals, new portal delivers unprecedented Kroll integration of advice, technology, data and due diligence

NEW YORK - Monday, October 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kroll, the global leader in risk identification and mitigation, today announced the release of the Kroll Compliance Portal, specially designed to enable compliance and legal professionals to manage the regulatory and compliance challenges associated with third party relationships, automate compliance activities and seamlessly gain access to Kroll's time-tested and globally recognized expertise.

“With the launch of the Kroll Compliance Portal, we are giving companies an extremely flexible and efficient way to manage the risks associated with their third parties,” said Lee Kirschbaum, President of Kroll’s Compliance business. “By combining a technology solution with access to experienced due diligence analysts and investigators, we ena ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Tuesday, October 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation today announced that it developed a semiconductor encapsulation material for power devices that boasts the industry's top-class*1 heat-resistance performance (glass transition temperature) of 210°C and superior long-term reliability, and will start shipping samples of the products, CV8540 series, from October 2015.

Requirements for vehicles that consume less energy and for smaller sized and lighter weight in-vehicle devices have been increasing. To address these issues, the industry is paying attention to power devices based on silicon carbide (SiC) or gallium nitride (GaN). When used in a vehicle, however, power devices must have superior high-temperature resistance and high-current characteristics, as well as excellent long-term reliability.

Silicon devices that are currently in wide use can sometimes reach temperatures of up to about 125 to 150°C when ... Read more »