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COLOMBES, France-Saturday, March 31st 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, today announces its presence at Seamless Middle East 2018, the Middle East’s largest exhibition covering the world of Payments and Fintech in Dubai, on 15th and 16th April 2018.

Securing our identity has become mission critical in the world we live in today. By standing for Augmented Identity, IDEMIA guarantees secure, authenticated and verifiable transactions for clients from Financial, Telecom, Identity, Public Security and IoT sectors.

At Seamless Middle East 2018, IDEMIA invites you to experience its solutions to reinvent the way we “Transact” and “Identify”, through dedicated demonstration areas.

A wide range of innovations will be showcased on the IDEMIA booth:

    Know Your Customer solutions for digital customer onboarding
    3D face and iris rec ... Read more »

Istanbul, Turkey-Wednesday, March 28th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C. (henceforth the bank or BMB), was established in 1982 in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Bank is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) as a wholesale bank with rights to offer Islamic products. The Bank mainly focuses on international trade finance, treasury services, private banking and asset & wealth management. AN Investment W.L.L. (ANI) increased its shareholding to 80.77% in 2017 while Al Fawares Holding, a Kuwaiti conglomerate, held 14.48% of shares as of FYE2017. The Bank is listed in the Bahrain Bourse and operates in a strictly regulated environment supervised and overseen by the CBB.

Bahrain's overall outlook remains Vulnerable despite measures to tame the fiscal environment and efforts to diversify and boost non-oil fiscal revenues. On the other hand, worries remain over the Bahrain Banking Sector's outlook due to worsening economic fundamentals, low ... Read more »

 Companies Extend Collaboration as DJI Joins 'Thermal by FLIR' Thermal Innovation Program 

WILSONVILLE, Ore.-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced that DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging, will integrate a FLIR thermal imaging sensor technology into its new DJI Zenmuse XT2 drone camera. The DJI Zenmuse XT2, DJI’s first dual-sensor and its most advanced gimbal-stabilized camera for commercial drone applications, furthers the collaboration between FLIR® and DJI. The Zenmuse XT2 also joins the ‘Thermal by FLIR’ partner program, which FLIR created to fuel thermal innovation and allow partners to leverage the leadership, quality, and innovation that FLIR’s brand represents in the thermal imaging space.

Built with industrial and public safety applications in mind, the DJI Zenmuse XT2 expands upon the benefits in the f ... Read more »

Driving business performance by building and benchmarking world-class product development capabilities

PITTSBURGH-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Building capability to consistently deliver solutions with speed to market, agility, customer satisfaction, and uncompromising quality are all table stakes in today’s competitive business world. The CMMI Institute has released CMMI Development V2.0, a globally recognized process improvement model of software, product and systems development best practices that will elevate organizational performance.

“Global adoption of the CMMI has been growing at a record rate because of the material results it delivers,” said Kirk Botula, CMMI Institute CEO. “High-performance commercial and government organizations around the world rely on CMMI to provide a clear roadmap to mitigate risk, create value, and build a resilient culture of continuous improvement. These include compan ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

    Results enhance existing evidence base showing Spiolto® Respimat® improves symptom reduction and quality of life over Spiriva® Respimat®2,3,4,5,6

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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced data from the landmark 52-week DYNAGITO® trial which show that in people with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Spiolto® Respimat® (tiotropium/olodaterol 5/5µg) lowers the rate of moderate-to-severe exacerbations compared with Spiriva® Respimat® (tiotropium). The pre-specified significance level of p<0.01 for the primary endpoint of DYNAGITO® was not met.1 Treatment with tiotropium/olodaterol resulted in a 7% lower rate of moderate-to-severe COPD exacerbations compared with tiotropium alone (p=0.0498).1 This study, involving more than 7,800 peop ... Read more »

- Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li, Geraldine Matchett and Gunnar Brock elected as new members of the Board

- Election of Chairman and Board members who stood for re-election

- David Constable, Frederico Fleury Curado and Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li elected to the Compensation Committee

- Ninth consecutive dividend increase approved

- Board and EC compensation approved

- KPMG elected as auditors for financial year 2018

ZURICH-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The shareholders elected Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li, Geraldine Matchett and Gunnar Brock to join the Board and re-elected Peter Voser as member and Chairman of the Board. Jacob Wallenberg, Matti Alahuhta, David Constable, Frederico Fleury Curado, Lars Förberg, David Meline and Satish Pai were re-elected for another term while Ying Yeh and Louis R. Hughes decided not to stand for re-election. The shareholders also voted for the proposed Compensation Comm ... Read more »

ProGrade Digital CFast 2.0, ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II Memory Cards and ProGrade Digital Dual Slot Reader for CFast 2.0 and SDXC UHS-II Now Shipping to Global Markets

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ProGrade Digital, founded with a mission to provide the highest quality professional grade digital memory cards and workflow solutions, announces international product availability through B&H Photo and Video beginning today. ProGrade Digital CFast™ 2.0, ProGrade Digital SDXC™ UHS-II memory cards and ProGrade Digital Dual Slot card readers set a new performance and value point in the professional imaging space, and complement the full range of imaging products sold worldwide by B&H.

“We are very happy to increase the availability of ProGrade Digital products through B&H--a reseller widely known as a global “go-to” destination for professional imaging prod ... Read more »

 Receiving immediate clinical excellence is only a phone call away

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Thursday, March 29th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

‘Doctors On Call’ (DOC) service provides prompt and professional care to anyone in Dubai who seeks home medical consultations and treatment. All you need to do is call for a doctor. This service has trained doctors that examine and treat patients at home, 24/7, every day of the year.

A new team of skilled and qualified doctors, who have experience in home care are specially appointed. Travelling to see a doctor can be challenging; DOC service doctors travel and treat patients directly in their homes or hotels for residents and visitors alike.

This allows patients to recover peacefully in a familiar environment. Anyone can call to see a doctor immediately or to book an appointment. DOC service which was launched recently by Emirates Healthcare company has an array of services - consultation by a Genera ... Read more »

 A leader in last-mile delivery solutions, P2P expands the FedEx global portfolio

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Wednesday, March 28th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) announced today that it has acquired P2P Mailing Limited, a leading provider of worldwide e-commerce transportation solutions, for £92 million. P2P’s capabilities complement and expand the FedEx portfolio of offerings important to the rapidly growing global e-commerce marketplace.

P2P provides customers with unique last-mile delivery options, leveraging its relationships with private, postal, retail and clearance providers in over 200 countries. Its industry-leading technology and processes provide plug-and-play options with carrier networks and customer systems.

P2P is headquartered in Laindon, United Kingdom and will operate as a subsidiary of FedEx Cross Border within the FedEx Trade Networks operating company.

“Global e-comm ... Read more »

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.-Wednesday, March 28th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Westinghouse Electric Company today obtained approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Court) of the company’s plan of reorganization (the Plan).

The Court’s approval of the Plan is a significant milestone in the company’s strategic restructuring, which involves its previously announced sale to Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) (TSX:BBU.UN). The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018, subject to customary closing conditions including, among others, regulatory approvals.

The Plan was overwhelmingly supported by Westinghouse’s creditor constituencies.

“Confirmation of our plan of reorganization is one of the final steps in the completion of our strategic restructuring,” said José Emeterio Gutiérrez, Westinghouse president and chief executive officer. “Our custom ... Read more »