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BARCELONA, Spain-Friday, February 23rd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

Montreal, Canada-based developer of patented wide-angle panomorph lenses and unique, data-augmented imaging algorithms, is already delivering AI-ready technology to the world’s device makers

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImmerVision, a technology company enabling intelligent vision in all the world’s devices, announced today that it is uniquely prepared to provide AI-ready, data-rich image processing to today’s most incisive device makers and manufacturers. Indeed, ImmerVision is already providing such hyper-intelligent image capture capabilities to some of the world’s top brands.

Based in Montreal, Canada, ImmerVision develops wide-angle panomorph lenses and data-augmented imaging algorithms, enabling creative manufacturers to see more and smarter while creating professional and consumer devices.

“In our quest to enable intelligent vision in every device, ImmerVision has take ... Read more »

TOKYO-Thursday, February 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa announced at a press conference today that The Nippon Foundation – GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project is now operational. The Project will realize Mr. Sasakawa’s vision of mapping the entire ocean floor by 2030. The Nippon Foundation has pledged US$2 million annually, and is calling for additional support from the global ocean community.

Mr. Sasakawa noted, “The Nippon Foundation alone cannot achieve the objectives of this ambitious project. We will need the support of diverse stakeholders, including maritime corporations and technical experts. It is crucial that the ocean community comes together to achieve this goal”.

He was joined by leading ocean-mapping experts, who emphasized that understanding the bathymetry of the global ocean is imperative for improving maritime navigation, and also for enhancing our ability to predict cli ... Read more »

 - Transakt to provide improved protection of consumers accessing a wide range of online and mobile services -

ATLANTA -Friday, February 23rd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Entersekt, a leader in push-based authentication and mobile app security, today announced a technology partnership with global information solutions company Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX). Equifax has licensed Entersekt’s product Transakt to serve as an additional layer of security protecting the Equifax online and mobile services.

Transakt empowers consumers to play an active role in safeguarding their digital identities and accounts. Whenever access to a digital identity or account is required, an authentication request is pushed to their phone or tablet in real time. They approve or block access by simply tapping Accept or Reject. It’s a highly intuitive, one-touch user experience engineered for a mobile-first world.

Transakt’s ease o ... Read more »

 Panel will release latest evidence-based procedure designed to prevent misplaced feeding and draining tubes

LONDON -Friday, February 23rd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New mother Deahna Visscher was feeling hopeful. Although her son Grant had been born with a heart defect, he was doing very well after surgery. Just 11-days old, doctors felt he could soon leave the hospital. But that didn’t happen. A nurse incorrectly inserted a feeding tube piercing the little infant’s trachea and filling his lungs with fluid. “The nurse asked me to go out into the hall and ask for help,” recalls Deahna. “I told them my son was turning blue and I watched as 20 staff members tried to resuscitate him. “ Grant was pronounced dead at 9:10 p.m.

Since that tragic night in 2008, Deahna Visscher has become a fierce patient advocate. The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) is happy to announce her participation in a compelling pa ... Read more »

PHOENIX & COLOMBES, France.-Friday, February 23rd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Avnet (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor and IDEMIA (formerly known as OT-Morpho), the global leader in Augmented Identity, have joined forces to collaborate on the development of a new future-proof cellular connectivity solution that meets the growing communication requirements for Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications.

The new ‘plug & play’ eUICC (embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card) and SM-SR (Subscription Management Secure Routing) delivers product future-proofing capability to IoT application solution providers and other businesses. It provides them with the ability to easily choose a mobile network operator (MNO) without eventually having to manually change the embedded SIM card in their cellular connectivity-based devices, machines and sensors that are already deployed in the field. The product bundle is also uni ... Read more »

New Report Indicates Megacities Cannot Handle Data Demand Without Supportive Policies for Affordable and Timely Deployment of Next-Generation Mobile Networks 

LONDON-Thursday, February 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today published a new report that examines the ability of mobile networks to meet the exploding demand for mobile data in the world’s largest and densest cities. The GSMA/Boston Consulting Group report, “Delivering the Digital Revolution: Will Mobile Infrastructure Keep Up with Rising Demand?”, finds that networks in so-called “megacities” such as New York, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tokyo will face a significant gap between mobile data traffic demand and available network capacity, with as much as 48 per cent of traffic demand going unserved in ultra-dense urban areas by 2025. The report highlights that regulatory reform will be critical in closing the projected supply-demand gap and unlocking the econ ... Read more »

LONDON-Thursday, February 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global mobile commerce enabler, DOCOMO Digital has partnered with Safaricom to give customers the option to pay for content on the Google Play Store using M-PESA.

The integration, which is powered by DOCOMO Digital’s mobile commerce enabling platform using Google Play’s payment API, allows M-PESA customers to use the mobile money service to pay for goods and services from the app store.

The service is available to more than 27 million M-PESA customers in Kenya with an Android smartphone or tablet. From today, customers matching this criteria can purchase content and products from the Google Play Store and pay for them using M-PESA. The solution seamlessly combines Google Play with the M-PESA purchase experience that Safaricom customers are used to when paying for goods and services.

Hiroyuki Sato, CEO of DOCOMO Digital, commented: “One of our biggest goals is to bre ... Read more »

HOUSTON-Thursday, February 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that its Angolan facilities, Luanda – SONILS base, which incorporates the Cabinda – Malembo base and Soyo – Kwanda base facilities, and all of the company’s product service lines in those locations have received the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification Q2 Registration. The facilities are the first in Angola to receive this registration, an advanced industry quality standard for oil and natural gas service companies.

API Q2 is a risk-based quality management system approach that focuses on competency, service design, contingency planning, supply chain controls, preventive maintenance, inspection, service quality plans and management of change. The registration demonstrates an organization’s commitment to exceed current generic quality management system standards.

“This registration is a testament to the ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Thursday, February 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, a Global provider of SOHO, SMB networking products, wireless LAN solutions and mobile devices TP-Link Technologies has announced initiatives that will enable channel partners to expand its products and solutions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) market.

According to the vendor, the strategy to reinforce its SMB business comes at a time when the company has built a proper funnel and certified hundreds of TPNAs across the region.

Lucas Jiang, General Manager, TP-Link MEA, said, last year was challenging for the regional IT market and this year, SMB will still face pressure from limited budget. With growing investment in infrastructure, the demand for affordable networking solution will go up.

According to TP-Link, to raise awareness and educate their customers in its vertical about the company's SMB products and solutions has been implemented acro ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS-Thursday, February 22nd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bigelow Aerospace is excited to introduce Bigelow Space Operations (BSO), a new commercial space company that is the sales, operational and customer service company that manages and operates space stations developed by Bigelow Aerospace.

With the two launches of B330-1 and B330-2 expected in 2021, the time is now in 2018 to begin BSO activity. These single structures that house humans on a permanent basis will be the largest, most complex structures ever known as stations for human use in space.

The customers that B330 will seek to accommodate will be very diverse.

Bigelow Space Operations has a mission to market and operate these and other space stations including future generations developed by Bigelow Aerospace that are so capable, so diverse and so large that they can accommodate virtually unlimited use almost anywhere.

Over time, Bigelow Aerospace will manufacture a ... Read more »