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RICHARDSON, Texas-Thursday 6 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mavenir, the industry's leading end-to-end cloud-native network software provider for CSPs, has announced that it has successfully deployed its cloud-native, converged IMS solution for both T-Mobile Czech Republic (TMCZ) and Slovak Telekom (ST). This common and harmonized solution is designed to significantly reduce existing footprint, provide network simplification, and therefore achieve significant cost savings for both operators.

As an existing Mavenir customer for VoLTE, IMS, and converged fixed and mobile TAS, T-Mobile CZ has moved its multi-million VoLTE subscribers (prepaid, postpaid, VoWiFi, fixed) to an NFV-based, software infrastructure solution, while continuing to support the same features and functions and winning the 2019 best mobile network benchmark. Slovak Telekom has moved to the same solution but is replacing a legacy vendor proprietary hardware 1st generation IMS imple ... Read more »

WorldRemit sees volume of remittances to Zimbabwe almost double

HARARE, Zimbabwe-Wednesday 5 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WorldRemit, the market-leading money transfer provider, has revealed that Zimbabwe was one of the top five recipient countries in Africa for remittances in 2019, and continues to grow rapidly.

The other African countries who received the most remittances in 2019 were Ghana, Kenya, Uganda with Nigeria receiving the most. WorldRemit recorded a 49% increase in transactions to Africa in 2019. The growth in digitisation and mobile money across the continent has contributed to the substantial growth of remittances.

Pardon Mujakachi , Head of Sub Saharan Africa said: “The Zimbabwean diaspora continues to drive increases in remittances to Zimbabwe. We know that Zimbabweans receiving money from abroad need guaranteed access to cash across the entire country, regardless of where they live. We recognise ... Read more »

Reports Highest Quarterly and Annual Revenue and Bookings in Zynga History

Best Annual Operating Cash Flow since 2011 of $263 Million, up 56% year-over-year Strong Execution in 2019 Provides Momentum for Continued Growth in 2020

SAN FRANCISCO-Thursday 6 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA) today released financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019 by posting management’s Q4 2019 Quarterly Earnings Letter to its Investor Relations website. Please see the attached Quarterly Earnings Letter or visit http://investor.zynga.com/financial-information/quarterly-results to access the letter.

“Our strong Q4 performance capped off an outstanding year for Zynga. Live services are the foundation of our multi-year growth strategy and were the primary driver of our highest-ever annual revenue and bookings,” said Frank Gibeau, Chief Executive Officer of Zynga. &ldqu ... Read more »

Feb. 5, 2020  

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Close to 100 Medical Technology Companies Sign Data Share Pledge

IRVINE, Calif. -Tuesday 4 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patient Safety Movement Foundation is urging clinicians, patient advocates, hospitals and medical technology companies to support Data Sharing as part of the 2020 Federal Health IT plan.

“One of the key ways to combat preventable patient deaths in hospitals is for companies to share their data in a HIPAA compliant manner instead of hoarding it for profit. The plan proposed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will help create the personalized patient data superhighway we need to reduce and eliminate preventable deaths in our hospitals,” said Joe Kiani, Founder of the Patient Safety Movement and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Masimo. “If we block patient data, no one can create algorithms that can warn clinicians of potential problems before they happen. We are already ... Read more »

ZURICH-Wednesday 5 February 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

FULL-YEAR 2019 HIGHLIGHTS

    Orders $28.6 billion, steady; comparable +1%
    Revenues $28.0 billion, +1%; comparable +1%
    Operational EBITA margin1 11.1%, impacted by a combined 130 basis points due to stranded costs and non-core activities
    Income from operations $1,938 million, -13%
    Net income $1,439 million, -34%
    Basic EPS $0.67, -34%2; Operational EPS1 $1.24, -7%
    Cash flow from operating activities $2,325 million, -20%, incl. cash outflows for simplification program and Power Grids carve-out
    CHF 0.80 per share dividend proposed

FOURTH QUARTER 2019 HIGHLIGHTS

    Orders $6.9 billion, -1%; comparable +1%
    Revenues $7.1 billion, -4%; comparable -2%
    Operational EBITA margin 10.1%, impacted by a combined 170 basis ... Read more »