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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, March 6th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Following the great success of outlets in Hamdaniya district and Al Salaam Mall, Mandilicious Kitchen LLC recently opened its third venue in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the popular Aziz Mall. The new outlet will be established in association with Raddah Investment, a part of Raddah Holdings. Delivering slow cooked food using the freshest ingredients, Mandilicious™ has quickly gained widespread popularity since it first opened its doors in KSA.

Additionally, Mandilicious™, in alliance with Muscat Spicy LLC, opened its first branch in Oman in January, 2016 bringing its “slow cooked food in a quick-service restaurant” concept to Oman, and is the first of its kind in the country. The outlet, based on Arabic architecture and design elements, is now open in the Oman Avenues Mall in Muscat. With its unique business formula, Mandilicious™ is hoping to greatly expand its operat ... Read more »

MCLEAN, Va. - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide announced today that it was selected as one of the 2016 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, by global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine. This list recognizes companies that have exceptional workplace cultures.

The selection process includes an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about company practices and programs. Great Place to Work® then evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

“Our Team Members are the heart and soul of our business,” said Christopher J. Nassetta, president & CEO of Hilton Worldwide. “We succeed when they succeed. Respecting, recognizing and rewarding them creates an environment where – together – we have created the world’s best hospitality company.”

HETA: Republic of Austria’s attempt at improvement still disregards economic and legal realities

LONDON - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

    Creditors welcome the fact that full payment of their claims is recognised for the first time
    18 years of no interest represents a material loss to creditors
    Carinthia is not insolvent and must contribute more
    The tender offer will fail despite the late improvement

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A large group of creditors who hold or control more than EUR 5 billion of gilt-edged debt securities of HETA ASSET RESOLUTION AG covered by the tender offer launched on 21 January 2016, by the Carinthian compensation payment fund, welcomes the fact that for the first time, the additional offer acknowledges the entitlement to a full repayment of the creditor’s claims.

The additional offer, which was only made shortly before the e ... Read more »

SUMMIT, N.J. - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Pooled ESTEEM 1 and 2 182-week data will report on long-term exposure of OTEZLA in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

One-year data from LIBERATE™ trial assesses efficacy of OTEZLA in patients continuing on OTEZLA and those who switched from etanercept

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced that findings from ongoing clinical trials of OTEZLA® (apremilast), the Company's oral, selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and patients with active psoriatic arthritis will be presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in Washington, DC. Nine abstracts will be presented, including findings on safety and selected efficacy measures from the open-label phase of these trials. Cost-effectiveness data of OTEZLA in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis w ... Read more »

Gore designed all-in-one system to preserve iliac artery blood flow in patients with iliac or aortoiliac aneurysms

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At the Houston Aortic Symposium today, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (IBE), making it the first off-the-shelf aortic branch device approved in the United States and the only device indicated for the endovascular treatment of common iliac artery aneurysms or aortoiliac aneurysms. The first-of-its-kind device is a complete, fully engineered system (Gore designed iliac branch and internal iliac components), which received CE Mark in 2013.

The device is used in conjunction with the GORE® EXCLUDER® AAA Endoprosthesis to isolate the common iliac artery from systemic blood flow and preserve blood flow in the external iliac and internal iliac arter ... Read more »

SAN DIEGO - Thursday, March 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dimension Data announced today that the Group has been awarded five Cisco® Partner Summit Global awards for its Americas, UK, Australia, and Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) operations. Dimension Data notched up a further 23 awards that includes 4 geographic region awards, 18 theatre awards and a Marketing Velocity award. This brings to 28 the number of Cisco awards that Dimension Data scooped at a reception held during Cisco’s annual partner conference taking place this week in San Diego, California.

Awarded to exemplary channel partners, the Cisco Partner Summit Global awards are designed to recognize best-in-class business practices and serve as a model to the industry. Areas of consideration include innovative practices, architecture-led approach successes, strategic business outcome-focused programs, seizing new opportunities and sales approaches.

“It gives me great pleasure ... Read more »

 Acquisition expands opportunities to help organizations optimize their use of technology, increase stakeholder value and improve business performance

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ISACA, the professional association for IT governance, assurance and cybersecurity professionals, today announced that it has acquired CMMI® Institute, the global leader in the advancement of best practices in people, process and technology. By joining forces, the organizations will raise the level of enterprisewide performance for existing and prospective members and customers and reach more diverse markets.

ISACA provides knowledge, standards, networking, credentialing and career development to IT and cybersecurity professionals. Through its comprehensive guidance and services, ISACA defines the roles of information systems governance, security, risk and assurance professionals worldwide. CMMI Institute is the organization ... Read more »

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Thursday, March 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the second year in a row, C.H. Robinson is named to Fortune magazine’s 2016 World’s Most Admired Companies in the Trucking, Transportation, and Logistics industry sector. C.H. Robinson has made Fortune’s Most Admired list six times since 2010.

C.H. Robinson is the largest third-party logistics (3PL) company recognized on this year’s list. Known as the definitive report card of corporate reputations, this compilation is produced by ranking companies within their respective industries on key attributes that drive business success.

Poised for growth, C.H. Robinson scored significantly high in the categories of innovation and global competitiveness and enhanced its previous scores in every other category ranging from long term investment and financial soundness to quality of service and people management.

“It’s an honor to be recognized o ... Read more »

Leading Australian high-voltage electricity transmission provider cites superior service and cost savings as key decision drivers for support provider change

LAS VEGAS - Thursday, March 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail and Oracle Agile PLM software, today announced that TransGrid, an Australian high-voltage electricity transmission provider, switched its Oracle Database annual maintenance and support from the vendor to Rimini Street. The company switched to Rimini Street support in 2014 and immediately reduced its annual maintenance fees by 50 percent, allowing the company to direct substantial cost savings back into its IT budget.

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Leading Australian high-voltage electricity transmission provider cites superior service and cost savings as key decision drivers for support provider change

LAS VEGAS - Thursday, March 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail and Oracle Agile PLM software, today announced that TransGrid, an Australian high-voltage electricity transmission provider, switched its Oracle Database annual maintenance and support from the vendor to Rimini Street. The company switched to Rimini Street support in 2014 and immediately reduced its annual maintenance fees by 50 percent, allowing the company to direct substantial cost savings back into its IT budget.

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Global accountancy body and Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors sign Memorandum of Understanding

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, - Monday, February 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) - the global body for professional accountants - and the AFAA (the Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors) have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to strengthen ties between the two highly respected organisations.

The agreement was signed at the Accounting and Auditing Profession in the Arab World event, hosted by AFAA in Cairo. Head of ACCA Middle East, Lindsay Degouve de Nuncques signed the MoU on behalf of ACCA and Mr Hatem Kawasmy, chairman of the AFAA board and Dr Farid Fawzy, member of AAA (Accountants and Auditors Association) signed on behalf of AFAA.

Lindsay said: “AFAA is an outstanding organisation which supports accountants and auditors across the region and ACCA has more than 3,000 member ... Read more »