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GENOA, Italy -Thursday, November 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Stunning ship images released. Adult By Design 18+ experience announced.

New partnership to create one of the cleanest fleets on the seas reported.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Voyages President and CEO Tom McAlpin hosted a ‘Ship Tease’, where key details were revealed about what sailors can expect on the first of three ships, coming to the high seas in 2020. Live from Fincantieri’s shipyard in Genoa, Italy, they also celebrated the laying of the keel for the first ship, marking the commencement of construction.

Sir Richard and Tom McAlpin arrived on stage via a 200-foot crane drop, in true Virgin style. They were joined by Bain Capital Chairman Stephen Pagliuca and Fincantieri’s Alberto Maestrini to weld ceremonial coins into the keel for good luck and smooth sailing.

Richard expressed exciteme ... Read more »

Leading online higher education organization avoids unnecessary upgrade; achieves significant savings; and gains broader, optimized support for heavily customized software

LAS VEGAS-Thursday, November 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced that Open Universities Australia (OUA) has selected Rimini Street to support its heavily customized Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions platform. By switching to Rimini Street support, the organization is able to continue to leverage its robust Oracle applications for a minimum of 15 years, save significant annual costs, and receive robust, comprehensive support, without any required upgrades to stay on support.

Established in 1993, OUA’s primary goal is to connect students to degree programs offered by lea ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, November 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Mobile game company, Com2uS (CEO Byeongjun Song, www.com2us.com) has announced that a pre-registration event for an upcoming Guild PvP content, the Guild Siege Battle, will be held prior to the major update.

The Guild Siege Battle is a battle content where a total of 3 Guilds fight against each other at the same time to occupy opponents’ bases. All Guild members must try their best to defeat the bases of two other Guilds during the designated time while protecting their own by setting up strong defense formations. The Guild that occupies most bases will be the winner of the battle.

Especially, the expectation towards this new content, the Guild Siege Battle, has been increasing since the beginning of this year because it's a content that’s newly being added since the live PvP content, “World Arena”. It’s also highly expected that not o ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, November 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited (‘Arzan Wealth’), a Dubai-based advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is pleased to announce that it has advised on the acquisition of Class A office building fully let to the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, (NWO) at the Hague, The Netherlands (“the Property”). Established in 1950, NWO is the national research council for the Netherlands, managing the state funding of scientific research at Dutch universities on a project by project basis. Although an independent body, it operates under a government budget of close to € 1 billion per year, under the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.

The property was built in 2000 and serves as the Headquarters to the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). The asset is a Class A building comprising of 13,635 m² office space i ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE -Saturday, November 4th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rockwell Automation today announced its investment in The Hive, a Silicon Valley innovation fund and co-creation studio, to gain access to an ecosystem of innovators and technology start-ups with a focus on applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial automation.

Rockwell Automation’s goals include co-creating to solve customer problems, accelerating innovation, and identifying new emerging technologies that can help its manufacturing customers improve business performance by bridging the gaps between plant-floor and higher-level information systems.

“Smart manufacturing requires the use of new and disruptive technologies such as AI to create the future industrial plants and supply networks that are flexible, efficient, responsive, and secure. AI can help manufacturers unlock data, contextualize it, and take action,” said Elik Fooks, senior vice president f ... Read more »

Affirms Fiscal First Quarter Total Revenue At High End Or Above Previously Guided Range

Company Closes Acquisition of Cyence

FOSTER CITY, Calif. -Thursday, November 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to Property & Casualty insurers, today announced a transition in its sales and operations leadership, and affirmed the previously announced total revenue guidance for results of the first quarter ended October 31, 2017. In addition, the company announced the closure of its previously announced acquisition of Cyence.

Executive Transition

Guidewire announced that Scott Roza, Chief Business Officer, is stepping down from that position as of today in order to pursue other career opportunities, with a planned departure from the company effective at calendar year end. In connection with Mr. Roza’s departure, Steve Sherry, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sale ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, November 5th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the Global Excellence Award from the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), becoming the first organisation outside Europe to receive this prestigious award, and the first in the Award’s history to win it from first application. DEWA achieved between 750-800 points, ranking in the Platinum category, which includes leading companies and institutions that promote sustainable excellence.

“At DEWA, we work in line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who has identified the basic features and proactive approach for future governments. This is based on achieving the best accomplishments in various sectors of government, to reflect positively on the services provided to citizens and society member. The excellence process with t ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Sunday, November 5th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Fetchr, Eniverse Technologies and Skycart announced today that they have joined forces to develop the very first autonomous drone delivery service in the region.

This latest partnership will allow Fetchr to further leverage its geolocation state-of-the-art technology to send packages on behalf of its customer base via a new autonomous channel.

“At its core Fetchr is a technology company, and this partnership represents a significant milestone for us as we work towards achieving Fetchr’s vision of enabling all deliveries through technology and disrupting the last mile delivery industry. These autonomous drones from Skycart will help us beat typical last mile challenges, and enhance the delivery experience of our customer while they are on the go,” said Idriss Al Rifai, Founder and CEO of Fetchr. “We are committed to collaborating with the concerned authorities in the ... Read more »

 FINEOS AdminSuite now generally available to deliver next generation Policy Administration, Billing and Claims Solutions

DUBLIN -Saturday, November 4th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

FINEOS AdminSuite FastTrack offers clients pre-configured option in the cloud for speed to market

(BUSINESS WIRE)--FINEOS Corporation, a market leading provider of core systems for Life, Accident and Health insurance, today announced the general availability of FINEOS Policy & Billing as part of FINEOS AdminSuite adding next generation policy administration and billing capabilities to our industry leading FINEOS Claims. The announcement was made during the 2017 FINEOS Global Summit currently taking place in San Francisco.

FINEOS Policy and Billing, delivered in the cloud, provide clients an integrated solution to support new business acquisition through member record keeping with best in class billing flexibility. AdminSuite, including FINEOS Claims, provide ... Read more »

 Strong first half performance with double-digit EPS growth;
raising full-year outlook despite second half headwinds

OSAKA, Japan-Thursday, November 2nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502):

Underlying Revenue growth of 6.7% led by Takeda's Growth Drivers

    Underlying Revenue grew +6.7% with solid performances across all regions (U.S. +16.7%, Japan +0.3%, Europe & Canada +4.2%, Emerging Markets +3.4%). Takeda's Growth Drivers (GI, Oncology, CNS and Emerging Markets) maintained strong momentum to deliver growth of +14.9%.

    GI (Gastroenterology) +24.8% fueled by market share growth of ENTYVIO® and TAKECAB®.
    Oncology +13.2% driven by the expansion of NINLARO® and ADCETRIS®, and the addition of revenue from ICLUSIG® and ALUNBRIGTM.
    CNS +26.7% with TRINTELLI ... Read more »