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Mobile Industry Uniquely Positioned to Realise Bangladesh’s Vision 2021 and UN SDGs 

HONG KONG-Monday, December 4th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today released a new report that highlights the mobile industry’s unique position to play a critical role in achieving both the Bangladeshi government’s Vision 2021 development roadmap and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Titled “Bangladesh: Driving mobile-enabled digital transformation”, the report notes that by working closely together, the government and industry have the capacity to unlock digital transformation for millions of Bangladeshis, as well as drive social and economic growth for the country. The report was produced in partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and supported by the United Nations Development Programme.

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OSAKA, Japan -Friday, December 1st 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited [TSE: 4502] announced today that Toshio Fujimoto, MD, MBA has been appointed General Manager of the Health Innovation Park in Shonan. The appointment is effective as of December 1, 2017. In this new role, Dr. Fujimoto, who joins Takeda from Eli Lilly Japan, will provide strategic leadership and oversight for all key Park activities, including: development and execution of business and financial plans, coordination of site operations and services, tenant recruitment and management, and marketing and public relations activities. Dr. Fujimoto will be accountable to a newly formed Management Board comprised of Takeda executives. The Management Board will be led by Seigo Izumo (Global Head of Regenerative Medicine Unit, Head of Scientific Affairs, Japan), who will serve as Chair, and will include Salvatore Alesci (Head of R&D Global Science and Biomedical Policy) and ... Read more »

ZUG, Switzerland -Saturday, December 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--CLIMATECOIN and CARBON TRADE EXCHANGE (CTX) – GEM, closed an agreement to create the first peer to peer decentralized platform for carbon credits trading/exchange in the world.

Climatecoin will become the first carbon zero cryptocurrency in the world by ‘stapling’ a carbon credit to every coin. CTX is the world’s first Global exchange for Carbon and has now joined with the world’s leading Climate ‘Finance’ Crypto currency to create a new future for both sectors. “Who better than the Best of Breed for us to partner with into the blockchain and Crypto currency sector?” says CTX founder and CEO Wayne Sharpe.

James Haft, CEO and Co-Founder of Climatecoin is excited, “We solve so many problems with one deal; we underwrite our currency, we help save the planet, offset our Coins carbon and electricity ‘footprint’ and w ... Read more »

 Supplemental Patient Surveillance System, in Conjunction with Masimo SET® and rainbow® Monitors, Provides Continuous Remote Monitoring 24 Hours a Day

GURGAON, India -Saturday, December 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that Artemis Hospital, one of the leading multi-specialty hospitals in the Delhi-NCR region of India, is adopting Masimo Patient SafetyNet™*, a supplemental remote monitoring and clinician notification system, across all hospital care areas.

Patient SafetyNet, in conjunction with SET® pulse oximetry and rainbow® pulse CO-oximetry, will enable the hospital team to monitor key patient parameters and gain insight, via changes in patient status recorded by Masimo bedside monitors, into possible signs of patient deterioration. Artemis is the first hospital in India to offer such round-the-clock patient surveillance across all specialties. With Patient SafetyNet, ... Read more »

WORCESTER, Mass. -Saturday, December 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Saint-Gobain’s High-Performance Refractories business has acquired Spin-Works International Corporation, an innovative manufacturer of 3D-printed and extruded silicon carbide ceramic components that improve energy efficiency, recover waste heat and reduce emissions for customers in a wide range of high-temperature industrial processes.

Spin-Works is based in Northeast, Pennsylvania (near Erie), and has approximately 20 employees.

“We’re very pleased to have Spin-Works join Saint-Gobain,” says Laurent Tellier, Vice President of Saint-Gobain High-Performance Refractories. “This acquisition further expands our capabilities in the ceramic industrial burner and heat recovery markets, helping to make our customers’ processes more sustainable—especially in the steel and automotive businesses.”

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 Visa, the Official Payment Service Partner of FIFA, releases travel and spend data timed with the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™

SAN FRANCISCO -Thursday, November 30th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In celebration of the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, Visa (NYSE: V), the Official Payment Service Partner of FIFA, released travel and spending data for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™. Throughout official FIFA venues, Visa will enable a cash-free fan experience by implementing point-of-sale terminals that accept a Visa credit or debit card and a range of digital payments, such as those made via phone or watch.

These enhancements ensure official FIFA venues are equipped with the latest in payment innovation and are ready for the increase in expected international visitors to Russia. Based on spending trends and insights from Visa, it is projected that Russia will host an additional 300,000 to ... Read more »

 Hyper-converged Secondary Storage for Backup is ‘Clear Winner’ in Category

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Wednesday, November 29th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, a leading provider of hyper-converged secondary storage (HCSS) for backup with data deduplication, today announced that its EX series of appliances has been honored by SVC with its 2017 Hyper-converged Backup and Recovery Product of the Year award. Winners were announced at the SVC Awards Gala Ceremony on November 23 in London, UK.

The SVC Awards recognize the products, projects and services – as well as honor companies and teams – operating with excellence in the cloud, virtualization, and storage sectors. The SVC Awards also recognize the achievements of end users, channel partners, and vendors.

The ExaGrid EX series of appliances is a hyper-converged secondary storage system for backup that revolutionizes how organizations back up and p ... Read more »

2018 Edition Expected to Attract More Than 60,000 Attendees, 600 Participating Companies

HONG KONG-Wednesday, November 29th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the first details of the 2018 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including confirmed exhibitors and sponsors, as well as a range of programmes and activities taking place at the annual mobile industry event. Under the theme “Discover a Better Future”, Mobile World Congress Shanghai will be held 27 – 29 June 2018 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The GSMA expects that more than 60,000 professionals from across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries will gather for the 2018 event.

“Today, mobile connects more than two-thirds of the world's population. It revolutionises industries and improves our lives, creating exciting new opportunities in our global communities, while providing lifelines of hope and redu ... Read more »

Accredited Analyst Firm Ranks ExaGrid in the Top Category in 2018 Buyer’s Guide

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -Friday, December 1st 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, a leading provider of hyper-converged secondary storage (HCSS) for backup with data deduplication, today announced that independent analyst firm DCIG once again ranked the ExaGrid disk-based backup appliance in the top category of “Recommended” in its recently published 2018 Deduplication Backup Target Appliance Buyer’s Guide. This body of research assists organizations in matching their business and technical requirements for disk-based backup to best available products.

“This is the fourth consecutive year that ExaGrid has earned top-most positions in the DCIG Buyer’s Guides, which continues to validate the power of our differentiated product architecture and the speed and reliability it delivers,” said Bill Andrews, CEO of ExaGrid. &ldquo ... Read more »

NEW YORK -Thursday, November 30th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

    The Tunisian organization was selected among over 1,300 grassroots organizations that applied for the prestigious Intercultural Innovation Award, a partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the BMW Group.
    The Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony was held in New York at United Nations headquarters, in the presence of ambassadors and high-level UN officials.

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Young Leaders Entrepreneurs and their “Unleash Tunisia Venture Bus” initiative is one of the ten global grassroots organizations receiving the 2017 Intercultural Innovation Award bestowed by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group.

The Intercultural Innovation Award Ceremony, held this year for the first time at United Nations headquarters in New York, was chaired by Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, High Representative for ... Read more »