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Profile Cia, Ltda. and FIDESBURó Cia, Ltda. become Andersen Tax & Legal

SAN FRANCISCO-Friday 13 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Global solidifies its growing presence in Latin America with news that the Andersen name will debut in Ecuador, today unveiling Andersen Global collaborating firms Profile Cia, Ltda. and FIDESBURó Cia, Ltda. adopting the name Andersen Tax & Legal and transitioning to become a member firm of the international organization.

Profile Cia, Ltda., headquartered in Quito, and FIDESBURó Cia, Ltda. headquartered in Guayaquil, began cooperating with Andersen Global last fall, as collaborating firms, initiating Andersen’s presence in the country and paving the way for substantial growth in the region.

Both firms are well-respected in their markets as leaders in the industry. Profile Cia, Ltda. led by Mauricio Durango and David Uribe, has a 20-year history specializing in domestic and international taxat ... Read more »

 World’s most influential media, entertainment and technology show invites digital leaders within media and broadcasting to discuss ‘The Search for Growth’

LONDON -Friday 13 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IBC is pleased to announce that the most exclusive and high-powered gathering in the global media, entertainment and technology industry, the IBC Leaders Forum, will return to IBC on Thursday 13 September at the RAI, Amsterdam.

Designed specifically for the most influential and visionary people at the top of the industry, the forum’s mixture of high-level discussion, thought-leading sessions and lively, incisive debate has cemented its reputation as the leading venue for debating crucial issues and shaping the future of the industry.

Built around the theme of 'The Search for Growth’, the 2018 Leaders’ Forum takes place at a time of unprecedented change in the broadcast ecosystem ... Read more »

•    Empire International becomes the first distributor to release an Arabic dubbed film in the Kingdom and to host a premiere with talent attendance.

•    Film will be out in cinemas today in Arabic & English.

Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-Thursday 12 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

Empire International, the exclusive theatrical distributor of Sony Pictures Releasing International in the Middle East is set to release Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation across the region today. Along with the English movie, an Arabic dubbed version of the film will be out simultaneously featuring the voice of prominent TV personalities Raya Abi Rached and Qusai Kheder. Both voice talents attended several premieres this week in Dubai, Beirut and most notably in Riyadh yesterday.

The film follows the story of our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster ... Read more »

 Agreement furthers the U.S.-specific proposal which would protect C-band video and data transmissions and support accelerated 5G rollout by mobile operators 

LUXEMBOURG & PARIS-Thursday 12 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading global satellite operators Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), SES (Euronext Paris: SESG) and Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) announced today that they are aligned on a market-based proposal for the future use of the lower C-band spectrum in the U.S. Eutelsat has agreed to join the breakthrough proposal initiated by Intelsat, Intel and SES.

The market-based proposal was developed in response to a proceeding initiated by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The proposal reflects the unique U.S. telecommunications environment and aims to protect the quality and reliability of the extensive services provided by satellite operators in the C-band spectrum to U.S. broadcasters, media, and data companies. The propo ... Read more »

Phase 3 Trial of NINLARO® (ixazomib) as Maintenance Therapy Met Primary Endpoint Demonstrating Statistically Significant Improvement in Progression-Free Survival in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Post-Transplant

-Abstract to be Submitted for Presentation at the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting-

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan-Thursday 12 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the randomized, Phase 3 TOURMALINE-MM3 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating single-agent oral NINLARO® (ixazomib) as a maintenance therapy resulted in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) versus placebo. The trial evaluated the effect of NINLARO as a maintenance therapy in adult patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma who responded to high-dose therapy (HDT) and autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). ... Read more »

The TAP monitors and manages solar production for a greater range of PV modules with up to 300 TS4 units

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Thursday 12 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tigo®, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, today announced the availability of its new Tigo Access Point (TAP). The TAP is Tigo’s new wireless device for communication between the Cloud Connect Advanced (CCA) universal data logger and the TS4 units - integrated (TS4-X), retrofitted/add-on (TS4-R-X), and retrofitted/add-on for 2 modules (TS4-R-X-Duo). Similar to the Tigo’s legacy Gateway product, the TAP is small in size with a wider range and increased module capacity. TAP is now shipping worldwide. Consult your preferred PV supplier, or contact sales@tigoenergy.com for more information.

The TAP improves the data management of residential, commercial, and industrial solar systems by wirelessly communicating with smart modules. Each TAP collects data ... Read more »

Focus on execution of corporate strategy propels company to enterprise customer wins of increasingly larger systems

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Thursday 12 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, a leading provider of hyper-converged secondary storage for backup, today announced record Q2 bookings and revenue for Q2 2018. ExaGrid grew at a rate of 22% over the same quarter of the prior year, continuing its trend of progressive growth at a faster rate than that of the overall market and resulting in progressive market share gain. The company also continued its up-market trajectory, attracting increasing numbers of enterprise customers with hundreds of terabytes to petabytes of data to be backed up.

“ExaGrid continues to drive up market with the most scalable backup storage in the industry that can ingest up to a 2PB full backup into a single system at 432TB/hr., which is twice the size of the Dell EMC Data Domain DD9800 with 3X the ingest ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif.-Wednesday 11 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the seventh year in a row, U.S. President Bill Clinton will address healthcare leaders and deliver the closing keynote remarks at the 7th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, to be held in Huntington Beach, California, on January 18th and 19th, 2019.

President Clinton, the Founder of the Clinton Foundation, 42nd President of the United States and a New York Times bestselling author, continues to provide unwavering support to the cause of eliminating preventable deaths in hospitals since the inaugural Summit in January 2013. Through his leadership and presence, he has inspired our healthcare community to take action to reduce preventable deaths in hospitals due to medical errors – the third leading cause of death in the United States, and 14th cause of death worldwide. Through the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, President Clinton conti ... Read more »

SAN DIEGO & SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO-Thursday 12 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ResMed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD), a global leader in sleep apnea treatment and connected health solutions, and Verily, an Alphabet company, today announced their agreement to form a new joint venture.

Combining ResMed’s expertise in sleep apnea and Verily’s advanced health data analytics technologies, the U.S.-based joint venture will study the health and financial impacts of undiagnosed and untreated sleep apnea, and develop software solutions that enable healthcare providers to more efficiently identify, diagnose, treat and manage individuals with sleep apnea and other breathing related sleep disorders.

Sleep apnea is a sleep breathing disorder that affects an estimated 54 million Americans (calculated based on a 16-country prevalence data study),1 and is associated with heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and other life-threatening conditions. Despite the ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar-Wednesday 11 July 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the six months period ended 30 June 2018.

For the first half of 2018, Net Profit reached QAR7.1 billion (USD1.9 billion), up by 7% compared to last year. Total assets increased by 10% from June 2017 to reach QAR846 billion (USD232 billion), the highest ever achieved by the Group.

The key driver of total assets growth was from loans and advances which grew by 9% to reach QAR604 billion (USD166 billion). This was mainly funded by customer deposits which increased by 9% to reach QAR614 billion (USD169 billion) from June 2017. This helped to maintain QNB Group’s loans to deposits ratio at 98.4% as at 30 June 2018.

The Group’s drive for operational efficiency is yielding cost-savings in addition to sustainable revenue generating sources. This helped QNB Group to improve the efficien ... Read more »