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Former Salesforce Employee Success Leader and Head of HR at CBSi Joins Brightcove to Lead Human Resources

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the trusted leader in streaming technology, has appointed Trisha Stiles as Chief People Officer (CPO). Stiles will assume responsibilities on Aug. 29, leading human resource strategy, including talent and performance management, spearheading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, developing competitive people practices, and reinforcing the company's strategic direction and business growth.

Stiles will report to Brightcove Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Marc DeBevoise, and will focus on strengthening and amplifying Brightcove’s organizational structure, talent development, and culture building.

“Trisha is a seasoned human resources executive with a deep commitment to developing inclusive, collaborative company cultures where employees are motivated to drive results a ... Read more »

PHILADELPHIA - Wednesday, 27. July 2022

New facilities offer innovative equipment and increased capacity to bring highly potent oncology therapies to market

(BUSINESS WIRE)--PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced a significant expansion of its world-class facility in Tredegar, Wales, UK, designed to help keep pace with the market growth of powerful, targeted oncology therapies.

“We’re excited to announce the latest expansion in Tredegar that will address the growing and urgent need for specialty global manufacturing services within the oncology arena,” said Salim Haffar, Chief Executive Officer, PCI Pharma Services. “As the market expands for potent therapies and highly complex, concentrated formulations that can present unique challenges to manufacturing and packaging, we’re proud to be one of the few providers with the global capabilities to ... Read more »

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Project will help extend field life while reducing CO2 emissions

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schlumberger announced today an award to OneSubsea® and its alliance partner, Subsea 7, by Kosmos Energy Gulf of Mexico Operations, LLC, for an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Odd Job field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Through the EPCI contract, OneSubsea, the subsea technologies, production, and processing systems business of Schlumberger, will supply a subsea multiphase boosting system, topside equipment, and a 16-mile integrated power and control umbilical. Project management, engineering, assembly and testing will be performed at the OneSubsea facilities in Bergen and Horsøy, Norway, while transport to the field and installation will be carried out by Subsea 7.

“We are delighted to be working with Kosmos Energy on the successful long-term development of the Odd Job field,” said Don Sweet, director, ... Read more »

WILMINGTON, Del. - Wednesday, 27. July 2022

(BUSINESS WIRE) --The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing innovative and sustainable fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, today announced a partnership with Browzwear that will provide designers using VStitcher and Lotta, the pioneering platforms for 3D fashion design, the ability to quickly and easily develop products incorporating fabrics containing LYCRA®, LYCRA® T400®, and COOLMAX® fibers.

The partnership with Browzwear is the latest element of a multifaceted digital transformation that The LYCRA Company began last year with the launch of the LYCRA ONE™ customer portal, an online marketplace connecting brands, retailers, and garment makers to a global network of partner mills in a virtual capacity. The expansion of The LYCRA Company’s digital infrastructure is enabling new forms of engagement with its global customer base, and online platforms, ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, 27. July 2022 AETOSWire 

Entering a new phase of growth for talent solutions

Dulsco Group, the leading integrated solutions provider across the UAE, has announced the appointment of Tiago Costa as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Parisima Talent, the newly acquired talent solutions company.

Formerly, Dulsco’s Chief Operating Officer for Outsourcing & Permanent Placement, Tiago Costa, will now lead Parisima Talent, enhancing the company’s competitiveness for talent solutions in the wider region.   

With 17 years of experience in talent solutions and permanent placement, Tiago Costa has occupied the positions of Board Director, Country Manager and Regional Manager with some of the most prolific global staffing agencies across GCC and Europe.  As COO of Dulsco’s Outsourcing and Permanent Placement Solutions, he was responsible for driving the company’s outsou ... Read more »

Promoting Rear Cleansing Culture for More Than 50 Years

-Evolving for Cleanliness, Comfort, and Efficiency to Contribute to Comfortable Restroom Culture-

(BUSINESS WIRE) --The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association, which is composed of Japanese companies engaged in the manufacturing of toilets (Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. President: Noriaki Kiyota [President & Representative Director of TOTO Ltd.], hereinafter “Association”) is proud to announce that the number of warm water spray seat shipments since the industry began tracking statistics (1987) has reached 100 million units as of June 2022.

The Road to 100 Million Units

The start of importation and sale of toilets and toilet seats with warm-water washing functionality into Japan in 1964 sparked major changes of “washing bottoms” in Japanese toilets. At first, sales were targeted towards medical facilities, and use was not widespread. Later, domestic produc ... Read more »

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Wednesday, 27. July 2022 

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oromia Bank (www.oromiabank.com) has selected CR2 (www.CR2.com), one of the world’s leading software vendors in the digital banking and payments market, to accelerate and transform its digital banking strategy in the Ethiopian market. The official contract signing ceremony took place in The Sheraton Addis, with key company executives present to witness this landmark occasion.

CR2’s digital banking platform – BankWorld - will enable Oromia Bank to enhance and improve their customer’s retail and corporate digital banking and payments experience and position Oromia Bank as one of the leading banks in Ethiopia. The highly configurable and flexible capabilities of CR2’s platform will help the bank roll out a range of off-the-shelf functionality and drive innovation. This will give the Bank the ability to easily design and launch a range of new products and services that ... Read more »

Releases new environmental, social, and governance initiatives with a commitment to support users, particularly in emerging markets including the Middle East

Asia Innovations Group’s (AIG) Uplive, the world’s leading independent live video entertainment platform, celebrates its sixth anniversary this month by announcing its significant recent growth.

Since its inception in 2016, Uplive has amassed a user base of over 300 million across 150 regions, becoming one of the most popular live social platforms globally. Regionally, the ad-free live video platform has also experienced remarkable growth in the Middle East fueled by the ballooning demand for homegrown content.

In 2021, Uplive ranked among the top consumer spend apps in APAC on App Annie, ranking number one in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and fourth in Singapore and the Philippines. Uplive was also among the fastest-growing global live-streaming apps in the past year, according to Sensor Tower. Upli ... Read more »

2022 Awards Mark ExaGrid’s 4th Consecutive Win at the Annual Awards Ceremony

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution, today announced that the company was honored with three industry awards, including Bench Tested Product of the Year, Company of the Year, and Storage Product of the Year, during the Network Computing Awards ceremony, held in London on July 21, 2022.

The Bench Tested Product of the Year award was chosen by the editorial team at Network Computing Magazine based on an independent product review of ExaGrid’s largest appliance, the EX84 and the enhanced storage economics of using ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage behind Commvault due to ExaGrid’s ability to further deduplicate Commvault backups for increased savings on storage.

The Company of the Year and Storage Product of the Year awards are determined by public vote, which further sets ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage apart as a leader i ... Read more »

AFC expands Angola investment to potential $1 billion across commodities, rail and power

LUANDA, Angola--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Angola, which recently became Africa’s largest oil producer, is seeking to add more value across the commodity exports spectrum by partnering with the Africa Finance Corporation as a shareholder and its 35th member state.

With Angola’s natural resources in high demand as Europe seeks alternative sources of fuel and foodstuff in the wake of the Ukraine-Russia crisis, the partnership with AFC will help to drive the nation’s next growth and development phase, said Finance Minister Vera Daves.

”Membership of AFC offers Angola a much-needed partnership with a highly rated African multilateral institution that can support our transition from a state-led and oil-funded economic model to a private sector-led growth model,” said Daves. ”We look forward to collaborating with AFC as we approach Angola’s next ... Read more »

Study to Advance the Implementation of Practical, Stable Transportation of Hydrogen as a Clean Energy Source Across the Globe

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT Anode Energy Corporation (President and CEO: Teruyuki Kishimoto, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, NTT Anode Energy) announced a joint research and development project to study safety measures for the mass transportation of hydrogen through existing pipeline infrastructure. The study, being performed in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (President: Kazuhiko Ishimura, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo AIST) and Toyota Tsusho Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Ichiro Kashitani, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Toyota Tsusho), is expected to contribute to the realization of a pipeline transportation model for hydrogen that could be implemented globally.

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