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To Extend Mobility Digital Twins for Dynamic Multimodal Simulation

EXTON, Pa. -Thursday 15 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the acquisition of INRO Software, a global leader in multimodal transportation planning, traffic simulation, and mobility visualization software. The acquisition expands Bentley’s capabilities in the important growth area of mobility digital twins, just as countries including the U.S. are poised to make a generational investment in infrastructure, and as transportation systems must evolve faster to accommodate both urbanization and carbon reduction goals, and the transition to electric and autonomous vehicles.

INRO, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has for more than 40 years contributed to the advancement of mobility simulation and modeling for metropolitan, regional, and national transport and transit operator ... Read more »

Over 70% Competitive Win Rate in the Upper Mid-market to the Enterprise

MARLBOROUGH, Mass-Thursday 15 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution, today announced that it had an all-time record bookings and revenue in the quarter ending March 31, 2021. As compared to Q1-2020, bookings grew over 40% and revenue grew at 24%. In addition, ExaGrid was cash positive in the quarter. ExaGrid added over 120 new customers in the quarter, and now more than 3,000 customers use ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage to protect their data. ExaGrid’s growth is accelerating, and the company is hiring 40 additional inside and field sales staff worldwide.

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ExaGrid’s Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery feature is among the many reasons customers are choosing ExaGrid ... Read more »

Former Thermo Fisher Scientific and NBCUniversal executive leads Auth0’s global privacy programs

BELLEVUE, Wash-Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Auth0, the identity platform for application teams, today announced that Lucy McGrath has been appointed as the company’s first ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

European Organic Juices have been actively increasing its presence in the Middle East organic juice space. The latest promotional activity was a tasting event with renowned bartender Jeet Verma and importers, distributors, journalists and food bloggers. The Product Presentation Event took place on the 11th April 2021, at OKA Ceramics Studio in Al Quoz, Dubai.

The hybrid event saw representatives of three organic fruit juices (cherry, apple and pomegranate juices) present their products. 6 unique mocktails were crafted and presented by Jeet at the event using the three organic juices. The representatives of the program operators participated via zoom platform and engaged with the audiences in a Q&A session. The discussions included questions about the production process of fruits, juices production, preserved and transported.

“These super juices are a great addition to the selection o ... Read more »

ZURICH -Thursday 15 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABB is publishing preliminary information on its first-quarter 2021 results, which according to the information available to the company, is better than the latest company guidance and current market consensus. The preliminary results were driven by a stronger-than-anticipated market development, especially during the last weeks of March, and relates primarily to the short-cycle business. Quarterly demand is likely to have been supported by customer stock-building activities related to both component availability constraints and rising commodity prices in the industry.

Preliminary results for first quarter 2021:

($ millions,
unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

Change

Q1 2021

Q1 2020

US$

Comparable1

Orders

~7,750

7,346

~+6%

~+1%

Revenues

~6,900

6,216

~+11%

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Final call for innovative corporates to join as founding partners.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Technology sectors such as FinTech, InsureTech, AgriTech, eCommerce, HealthTech, and CleanTech are not only solving some of Africa’s most pressing problems, but also contributing significantly to the continent’s economy. In fact, the so-called Internet economy is set to reach 5.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, contributing about $180-billion to the African economy. To develop the potential of startups driving the Internet economy, Telecel Group has opened applications for the ASIP Accelerator Program, powered by Startupbootcamp AfriTech. The Program helps startups achieve 18-24 months of growth in just three months. Now, the next generation of early-stage African tech startups disrupting a wide range of industry sectors are being sought.

Ten startups will be selected to participate in th ... Read more »

Personalized Protective Biosystems (PPB) Program Will Create Fabrics with Built-In Ability to Fight Chemical and Biological Agents, from VX to Chlorine Gas to Ebola Virus

 

ARLINGTON, Va. -Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced it has won a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to rapidly develop novel fabrics with embedded catalysts and chemistries that can fight and reduce chemical and biological threats upon contact. The revolutionary fabrics will be incorporated into protective suits and other equipment such as boots, gloves, and eye protection that can be worn by troops on the battlefield, medical experts, healthcare workers, and more. FLIR received $11.2 million in initial funding for the potential five-year effort worth up to $20.5 million, including options.

The goal of DARPA’s Personalized Protective Biosystems (PPB) program is to red ... Read more »

Also, it is highly praised by Japan's top sommelier Shinya Tasaki as an excellent match for French cuisine!

TOKYO-Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Japan Awasake Association (Representative Director: Noriyoshi Nagai, President of Nagai Sake Inc.), an association established by brewers of sparkling Japanese sake “Awasake,” which is produced by combining traditional sake production methods with advanced technologies such as secondary fermentation in the bottle, held a press conference at the Kanze Noh Theater, a sanctuary of Japanese traditional culture, in Ginza, Tokyo, on Tuesday, March 9.

There are currently 27 brands of Awasake that have been certified through a strict screening process and comply with standards such as being clearly transparent, and having a ray of beautiful and fine bubbles through maturation. Of these, 20 varieties are exported to over 25 countries and regions throughout the world, including th ... Read more »

MATRIXX Digital Commerce Platform to deliver Liberty Latin America customers a simpler, more personalized digital experience

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- MATRIXX Software, a global leader in 5G monetization, announced today that Liberty Latin America has selected MATRIXX Digital Commerce as part of their digital evolution to 5G in the Caribbean and Latin America, bringing more choice, transparency and responsiveness to their residential and enterprise customers.

MATRIXX is a real-time digital platform providing customers with full visibility into their accounts, services and spending at all times directly through a mobile app or customer portal. With MATRIXX, customers will have a simpler, more transparent experience in how they buy and use services such as broadband, video, telephony and mobile services, including triple-play and quad-play offerings. They can easily buy, change or cancel service ... Read more »

Agreement builds on successful preclinical studies in gastrointestinal cancers through the joint Virtual Research and Development Center (VRDC)

The continued collaboration will explore lung cancer targeting KRAS and TRAILR2 molecules from Boehringer Ingelheim’s growing portfolio of cancer treatments and builds on its commitment to delivering first-in-class treatment options to people living with cancer
 

INGELHEIM, Germany & HOUSTON-Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boehringer Ingelheim and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the extension and expansion of their joint Virtual Research and Development Center (VRDC) to explore new molecules from Boehringer Ingelheim’s KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma) and TRAILR2 (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2) portfolios for the potential treatment of lung cancer, particularly non-small cell lung cancer.

The collaboration, laun ... Read more »

CFCA launches first commercial demo of LEI usage in digital certificates and becomes the first Certification Authority to act as a Validation Agent in the Global LEI System, streamlining LEI issuance with digital ID product and service provision

 

BASEL, Switzerland-Wednesday 14 April 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has welcomed the first commercial demonstration of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) embedded within digital certificates by the China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA). Simultaneously, GLEIF confirms that CFCA, which is a member of the GLEIF Certification Authorities (CA) Stakeholder Group, is the newest Validation Agent in the Global LEI System and the inaugural CA to sign up for the Validation Agent role.

These developments by CFCA follow the recent launch of the GLEIF CA Stakeholder Group, created as a platform for GLEIF to collaborate with CAs and Trust Servi ... Read more »