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SINGAPORE-Wednesday 20 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, has teamed up with Thunes, a cross-border payments network for emerging markets, to enable Western Union customer ... Read more »

New Brand Reflects Renewed Focus on Core Innovation and Engineering Capabilities

LOS ANGELES-Wednesday 20 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Citrusbyte, a leading provider of innovation and engineering services to the Fortune 500, announces that beginning today, the company will operate under the new brand name Theorem. The new name for the firm reflects a realignment of the company’s brand with its long-term vision and strategy for delivering transformative innovation services to the world’s biggest enterprises.

“The Theorem name represents the company that we have built over the last 12 years. This isn’t a redefinition of who we are — it is about ensuring our brand accurately reflects what we have become. Our focus on people and culture as the fundamental drivers of business innovation is reflected in our new identity,” said Brady Brim-DeForest, Theorem CEO. “The Theorem name is about reconnecting wi ... Read more »

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, -Tuesday 19 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia today launched four wellbeing projects for the kingdom’s capital Riyadh, which will significantly improve the lives of its citizens, transform the city into an attractive destination and make it one of the world’s most livable cities.

The four wellbeing projects - King Salman Park, Sports Boulevard, Green Riyadh and Riyadh Art – complement the Saudi Vision 2030’s “Quality of Life” Program and are aligned with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, to create sustainable cities and communities, while driving urgent action against climate change.

Developed with a government investment of US$23 billion, the four projects will offer opportunities worth US$15 billion for the private sector to invest in the residential, commercial, recreational and wellness areas. In addition to providing tens of thousands of new jobs, they will ... Read more »

Will collaborate in three-month project to develop concrete business plan 

TOKYO-Wednesday 20 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT DATA (TOKYO: 9613), a leading IT services provider, announced today that it has awarded Pune, India-based FlytBase as the Open Innovation Contest 9.0 champion for developing the world’s first Internet of Drones (IoD) platform for easily deploying intelligent drones connected with cloud-based business applications. The winning proposal was chosen during the contest’s Grand Finale event at NTT DATA headquarters in Tokyo on March 13-14. Going forward, NTT DATA will collaborate with FlytBase to develop a concrete business plan.

FlytBase provides the edge and cloud-based software layers to deploy fleets of fully automated, cloud-connected drones at scale. Compatible with all major drones and hardware platforms, the solution can be leveraged for enhanced efficiency in diverse fields, such as agriculture, anim ... Read more »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Tuesday 19 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced today 31 projects selected for funding in the second round of PMI IMPACT, a global initiative supporting third party programs dedicated to fighting illegal trade and related crimes. The PMI IMPACT Expert Council reviewed and selected the projects from more than 157 proposals.

The successful applicants come from 23 countries in Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia, North and South America, representing a broad range of sectors including think tanks, academic institutions, universities and law enforcement authorities. A total of $21 million has been allocated for the implementation of the selected projects.

“The projects announced today stand out for their innovative thinking and systematic approach to addressing the complexities of illegal trade and its links to a broader range of criminal activities,” state ... Read more »

After achieving its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion liters one year early, the Company increases its target to 25 billion liters of clean water by 2025

CINCINNATI-Wednesday 20 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- This World Water Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is celebrating the achievement of its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion liters of clean drinking water through its non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program. P&G is now accelerating its efforts to help provide clean drinking water to even more people by delivering 25 billion liters – more than 100 billion glasses of water – worldwide by 2025.

Since the program launched in 2004, P&G has worked closely with a network of more than 150 partners to raise awareness of the global water crisis and provide water to families in more than 90 countries through a simple purification process invented by a P&G laundry scientist. With just one packet, a buck ... Read more »

The forum will host over 1200 medical experts

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 19 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

In keeping with HH Sheikh Mohammed’s vision of making Dubai a center of medical excellence, Fakih IVF will host a high-quality annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) symposium from 22nd to 23rd March at Jumeirah Beach Hotel Dubai.

The symposium will host over 1200 medical experts and shed light on the latest advances in reproductive medicine. Accredited by Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the symposium will offer 14.75 CME hours and discuss new techniques and treatment modalities in reproductive medicine. It will also identify current clinical challenges in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilization (IVF), as well as evaluate methods to individualize treatment to provide to better care for patients.

“We are excited to host the CME symposium, which will serve as a strategic platform for experts to learn and share best ... Read more »