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MALTA-Tuesday 12 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Poseidon Foundation (“Poseidon”) is pleased to announce the timetable for its year-long public fundraising phase which encompasses three token sales ahead of the platform’s official launch in August 2019. The first token sale will launch on 16th June 2018 and will last six weeks ending 29th July 2018. The second token sale will be launched on 3rd November 2018 lasting four weeks and the third token sale will launch on 4th May 2019 for two weeks.

Poseidon is a non-profit which uses blockchain technology to integrate carbon markets into transactions at the point-of-sale, giving individuals and organisations the opportunity to rebalance their climate impact by supporting forestry conservation projects around the world when they buy and sell everyday items.

During the three sales, 18 billion OCEAN tokens will be available for purchase. OCEAN is a single utility token that provides a ... Read more »

With EID just around the corner, The Road Safety Awareness Campaign launched by AETOSWire, the news distribution arm of NSG and the exclusive representative of Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, in MENA region; and RoadSafetyUAE, an initiative that aims to bring about safety to roads in the region, continues to remind drivers to adopt the safety driving tips learned during the campaign.

Thomas Edelmann, RoadSafetyUAE Founder and Managing Director said, “I am overwhelmed by the support this campaign has received from various sectors.  Leading newspapers made use of the data and analysis gathered jointly with i-Insured, our CSR-partner, to cover articles on UAE driving conditions.   Whilst our other CSR-partner, AETOSWire, was able to inform and engage the public through the creation of a holistic campaign support plan that includes local, regional, and global press release distribution, social media drive, and animated road safety Press Videos.&rdquo ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO-Wednesday 13 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Andersen Global continues its growth and robust presence within the Latin American region with the addition of Lotti e Araujo, a law firm with offices in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Lotti’s legal practice, which includes about 30 attorneys and is led by Managing Director Rogério Araújo, will complement the existing Andersen Tax team in Brazil.

“South America continues to be a significant market for the firm, and Lotti is an excellent fit to our expansion plans in the region. The addition gives us full service legal capabilities,” remarked Global Chairman and Andersen Tax LLC CEO, Mark Vorsatz. “Additionally, several of the Lotti partners previously worked at Arthur Andersen in the legal practice in Brazil and share our values of stewardship, transparency, and best-in-class service.”

Lotti e Araujo provides legal services in several areas of corporate law, wi ... Read more »

Leading European Airline Selects Unified Measurement and Analytics Solution for Data-Driven Marketing Mix Insights
       

LONDON-Thursday 14 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Neustar®, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today announced that Scandinavian Airlines, has selected Neustar’s advanced marketing analytics solution to understand the impact of its marketing contributions on sales. Scandinavian Airlines sought a partner like Neustar to drive greater impact of its marketing activities and to pinpoint more efficient marketing investments. As an authoritative, neutral provider connecting analytics to business growth, Neustar MarketShare® will provide Scandinavian Airlines with the data-driven insights to guide day-to-day marketing planning and buying decisions.

Scandinavian Airlines selected Neustar for its industry-leading Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) app ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM-Thursday 14 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Troostwijk Auctions organizes, in close cooperation with its partner in Angola, the sale of a wide selection of construction and lifting equipment from brands like Liebherr, Caterpillar and Terex. The project runs via two channels. First there will be an online tender sale in July followed by an online auction in September. On the closing day of the online auction, September 13th, a live auction will also be organized in the capital of Angola, Luanda.

Tender and auction details:

Tender:https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/nl/tender-heerema/01-26761/

Closing day: July 19th. Viewing days can be organized upon request.

Online auction: https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/uk/live-webcast-nheerema/01-26762/

Via this link you will find the advance notice of this auction. Lot descriptions and related details will follow August 16th.

Viewing days:September 11th and 12th in A ... Read more »

 Company receives updated accreditation for UK government’s procurement system; significantly increases UK public sector client base 

LAS VEGAS-Thursday 14 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rimini Street, Inc., (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced the Company has become a third-party support provider for the Technology Services 2 (TS2) Framework, under the contract ID RM3804. Rimini Street has passed a rigorous qualification process to be approved as a quality tested supplier for the UK Government TS2 framework under Lot 3 Operational Services. The Company is listed as a service provider on the UK government website, offering third party software support for Oracle, SAP, IBM and Microsoft products. Rimini Street is also a registered supplier under the G-Cloud 9 framework, which provides public sector o ... Read more »

– Funded by leading global financial institutions –

– Significant milestone in proposed acquisition of Shire –

– Heavily subscribed agreement underscores Takeda’s strong credit profile –

OSAKA, Japan-Saturday 9 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) (“Takeda”) announces that it has today entered into a term loan credit agreement for an aggregate principal amount of up to 7.5 billion USD with leading global financial institutions including J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”). The majority of the funding has been committed by Japanese institutions.

The proceeds from the Term Loan Credit Agreement, which was heavily subscribed and is the largest syndication in Asia to date, will be used to fund a portion of Takeda’ ... Read more »

Supporting development and sharing of best-practice approaches for project delivery and asset operations

FRANKFURT-Wednesday 13 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- (from ACHEMA, World Forum for the Process Industries) − Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives and Digital Factories divisions are teaming up with Bentley Systems’ Bentley Institute to establish a Process Industries Academy that will support the companies’ joint vision for cloud services and digital workflows in engineering and operations. The Process Industries Academy will help organizations to better understand and develop an effective digital strategy across all aspects of the asset lifecycle, based on the practical experience and knowledge of the industry’s leading experts.

With recent fluctuations in the oil, gas, and global energy markets, and the subsequent impact on related process manufacturing sectors, established ways of working in the proces ... Read more »

The company announces the completion of its $30M C round of financing led by aMoon & Aurum Ventures with participation of strategic healthcare investors and leading AI experts

KIBBUTZ SHEFAYIM, Israel -Saturday 9 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zebra Medical Vision (https://www.zebra-med.com/), the leading machine and deep learning startup, is announcing today it has raised $30M in C round funding, bringing the total investment in the company to $50M. In addition, the company is unveiling its Textray chest x-ray research (https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.02121) today, the most comprehensive AI research conducted on chest x-rays to date, which provides a glimpse into a future automated chest x-ray analysis product being developed by the company.

This round of investment is led by aMoon Ventures with the participation of strategic healthcare investors Aurum, Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc. and Intermountain Healthcare and leading glob ... Read more »

MONTIGNY LE BRETONNEUX, France-Wednesday 13 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bertin has developed the new multiprobe military survey meter (with the expertise of Saphymo*) under a contract awarded by the French Defense Procurement Agency. This latest generation portable monitor is designed to detect and measure radioactivity in harsh environment. Two years of research and development led to the launch of the SaphyRAD MS (also called DOM 420 by the French Army).

Its wide range of innovative probes covers the needs of all Army corps and emergency teams (including HAZMAT** teams for hazardous materials management). The SaphyRAD MS thus searches and locates real-time radioactive sources in the environment and measures contamination on all surfaces. Following a nuclear incident or accident, the SaphyRAD MS carries out the first checks, particularly on people and/or vehicles. Thanks to its integrated simulation mode, users can be trained in real conditions, with ... Read more »

BORKEN, Germany & RUEIL MALMAISON, France-Wednesday 13 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Borken and Rueil Malmaison. With the kick-off at ANGA 2018, BrightBlue presents an IPTV platform designed to establish a new standard in the industry with the cooperation of Sagemcom. BrightBlue offers a technical high-end solution for IPTV as turnkey package with a 4K UHD Linux set-top box from Sagemcom.

Whether as an overall white label product or in customized modules - BrightBlue offers internet service providers, network operators and providers who want to offer their customers their own or improved TV product a turnkey broadband optimized IPTV solution. The portfolio is completed by a set-top box from Sagemcom. "We are proud to announce our partnership with Bright Blue at the same time as the launch of our new compact and powerful 4K HDR set-top box in Germany. This partnership provides users of our set-top box with an enriched entertainment experience th ... Read more »

Innovative solution using Gemalto Live Face Identification System (LFIS) obtained a 99.44% acquisition rate under 5 seconds

AMSTERDAM-Wednesday 13 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gemalto excelled at the 2018 biometrics rally, sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Twelve companies were chosen out of a pool of applicants to showcase their facial recognition technology to address the growing challenge of traveler identification and automated border control. Each company also had to meet several listed requirements such as time restraints, unmanned operation, and limited physical footprint. They were also evaluated in three categories: efficiency, satisfaction, and effectiveness. The 2018 rally was done at the Maryland Test Facility (MdTF) which provides a controlled environment for laboratory evaluati ... Read more »

• CEMEX Go is evolving thanks to customer’s feedback and the use of the latest technologies.

• CEMEX Go delivers a superior customer experience, adding new capabilities.

• It is now available in three continents and covers close to a quarter of CEMEX’s customer base worldwide.

MONTERREY, Mexico-Wednesday 13 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that its digital platform CEMEX Go, reached close to a quarter of the company’s customer base worldwide, transforming the experience of more than 10,000 customers in three continents, and leading the digital transformation in the global building materials industry.

Based on customer’s feedback, CEMEX keeps improving CEMEX Go by adding new capabilities that offer a more personalized experience through better usability and analytics. Customers can increase operating efficiency ... Read more »