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Company receives Stevie Award in customer service for fifth consecutive year; honored with two Golden Bridge awards for its premium-level support

LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, April 12th 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 its customer service team has been honored with several acclaimed awards for delivering excellence in customer service and support. The Company received the Stevie Award for Customer Service Department of the Year, marking the fifth consecutive year that Rimini Street’s outstanding client-centric approach to maintenance and software support has been recognized with a highly sought-aft ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, April 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Colonel Hassan Ali Bin Sorm, Head of Umm Al Quwain Civil Defense Department, celebrated the graduation of 25 officers and non-commissioned officers from the department who completed the “Elevators and Escalator Systems functions” course organized by the department in collaboration with a specialized elevator company. The graduation was also attended by Major Shuaib Abdullah bin Amir, Head of Civil Protection Department.

Colonel bin Sorm said that the course aims to raise the department’s personnel efficiency in dealing with modern elevator systems and rescue procedures. It falls in line with the plan designed to support the civil defense sector in dealing with the different incidents and circumstances, and to enhance the performance of rescue personnel and boosting their readiness and technical skills.

Towards the end of the ceremony, Colonel bin Sorm distributed certif ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Tuesday, April 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today the signature of a VSAT antenna donation agreement with FRIENDSHIP Luxembourg NGO donated by SES Techcom Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES.

SES Techcom Services recently partnered with FRIENDSHIP in Bangladesh to install its state-of-the-art maritime VSAT antennas and to deploy SATMED, the satellite-based e-health platform, on three FRIENDSHIP hospital ships: 'Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital', 'Emirates Friendship Hospital' and 'Rongdhonu Friendship Hospital' (formerly the Rainbow Warrior II).

The antenna installed on the Emirates Friendship Hospital is a donation to FRIENDSHIP by SES. The newly-deployed e-health platform will enable healthcare workers on FRIENDSHIP floating hospitals to connect to doctors and gain access to medical knowledge from around the world, provide medical counselling to marginalis ... Read more »

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States - Sunday, April 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Cellogique Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of CeraVe® skin care products in the Middle East under a distribution agreement with Valeant DWC. Cellogique and Valeant DWC intend to introduce CeraVe® products, for the first time, in pharmacies and drugstores across the region.

Mr. Mazen F. Youssef, President and CEO of Cellogique Corporation, states, “We are very excited to have the opportunity to bring CeraVe® to the Middle East. This highly anticipated line will complement our portfolio of therapeutic skin care brands.” As one of the fastest growing names in skin care and of the core dermatology brands of Valeant DWC, Cellogique expects CeraVe® to exceed multimillion dollar sales in the Middle East region.

“We are pleased to continue and increase our partnership with Cellogique Corporation,” stated Mr. Muhittin Bilgutay, Valeant ... Read more »

TOKYO - Monday, April 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) (TOKYO:7011), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have announced their collaboration with Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) to develop and explore new applications for their latest H-100 gas turbines as well as state-of-the-art compressor technologies to reduce liquefied natural gas (LNG) unit costs. The overriding aims of the collaboration are to reduce the complexity of LNG processing plants, lower their lifecycle costs, and cut plant emissions through enhancements to MHPS’s existing two-shaft gas turbine technology.

The H-100 is a high-efficiency, heavy-duty, high-reliability, and low-maintenance gas turbine providing output in the medium range. Benefits of two-shaft gas turbines for LNG mechanical drive are reduced footprint, broad variable-speed operation, and full-pressure start-u ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, April 7th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Capital Police Directorate arrested a gang composed of six Asian nationals; including one illegal resident; for stealing electric cables in Abu Dhabi and Ras Al khaimah, to illegally sell them as scrap.

Elaborating on the details of the case, Colonel Ahmed Saif bin Zeitoun Al Muhairi, Director of the Capital Police Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, said that several reports of theft were received by the directorate from a facility located in Abu Dhabi, which triggered an investigation. Preliminary inspection showed that the theft was carried out by a specialized gang, using a well-planned criminal method.

Colonel Al Muhairi explained that a deliberate security plan was developed, which led to the arrest of the suspects involved in this crime which undermines the basic components of the national economy. The suspects were identified in a short period, after gat ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, April 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Directorate General of Finance and Services at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters honored a number of distinguished officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilian staff who won for their Excellent Suggestions that were applied last year. The assessment committee was also honored during the ceremony that was recently held at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.

Colonel Ahmad Saeed Al Badi, Director of Financial Affairs at the Directorate General of Finance and Services praised the efforts of the honorees and their suggestions that contributed to developing the work and facilitating procedures. He also noted that the increased number of the suggestions helps in developing customer satisfaction levels. In addition to that, he stressed the importance of providing distinguished ideas during the following period in order to enhance police members’ capabilities and skills as th ... Read more »

ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire - Monday, April 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT), a pan-African mobile technology company, has revealed its new website and brand identity today. The new brand ethos further enhances DAT’s vision to build a ‘Smart Africa’ through the use of mobile technology.

Simplice Anoh, founder and CEO of DAT, said:

“This is the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for us. In just over 10 years’ we have built one of the biggest network across Africa. Our dedicated local presence and intelligence services shorten time to market and deliver greater profitability for our client base. Our business has evolved and it was time for a new brand and website to reflect these changes.”

Besides, Sidick Bakayoko as the CMO of DAT truly believes in a connected Africa, an Africa that is quickly adapting to the changes of the new world. He also mentioned:

“We red ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG’S VICE PRIME MINISTER ETIENNE SCHNEIDER PRESENTS DIGITAL TECH FUND

LUXEMBOURG - Tuesday, April 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today signed its investment in the newly created Digital Tech Fund.

This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160412006042/en/

The initiative taken by the Ministry of the Economy in the context of Digital Lëtzebuerg seeks to set up an ecosystem that fully adapts to the needs of start-ups within the ICT sector, while offering an adequate framework for the creation and development of young and innovative companies.

The Digital Tech Fund will take equity stakes in promising innovative enterprises created less than seven years ago and which are developing existing products, preferably in the form of functional prototypes. The fund will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on making ventu ... Read more »

 Industry veteran Mathi Gurusamy leverages ten-year IoT tenure and international experience spanning three continents 

LOS ANGELES - Tuesday, April 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobilogix, Inc., a prominent systems integrator in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, today announced the appointment of Mathi Gurusamy as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Singapore-born Gurusamy is based in the company’s corporate headquarters in Montrose, California, and joins Mobilogix with extensive experience in global logistics, supply chain management and hi-tech manufacturing in the IoT as well as the broader technology sector. Gurusamy’s career postings include assignments in the US, Hungary, Poland, China, Hong Kong and South Korea.

Gurusamy’s rich history with operations in the tech industry started in 1999. Prior to joining Mobilogix, Mathi was COO at Telit, one of the IoT industry pioneers and a leading solutions enable ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, April 7th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Media and the Public Relations Section at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Sector marked the World Book Day held on the 2nd of April of each year, with a book fair under the theme “Year of Reading.” The event took place at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs’ building, with the participation of the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, and a number of publishing houses in Abu Dhabi.

The two days book fair was held in line with the activities of the Media and the Public Relations Section for the year 2016, and under the strategic initiatives of the Section.

The fair was inaugurated by Brigadier Saeed Rakan Al Rashedi, Head of Naturalization Department, in the presence of Colonel Abdullah Ali Al Hosani, Acting Director General of Ports and Airports; Colonel Mohammad Sultan Al Dhaheri, Head of the Resources and Support Services Depar ... Read more »