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 Partnership with Victory Link enables major app stores to offer carrier billing in Egypt 

CAMBRIDGE, England -Friday, November 10th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bango (AIM: BGO), the leading mobile payments company, announces expansion of its operations in Africa through a partnership with Victory Link in Egypt. As a result of the relationship, Bango app store and merchant partners can launch carrier billing across all three Egyptian mobile operators.

Egypt has 90 million plus connected mobile devices and a SIM penetration of over 100%, of which 89% are pre-paid users (GSMA Intelligence, 2017). Android is the Operating System (OS) of choice, claiming over 85% of the mobile base (StatCounter, 2017). This sizeable market is now available for Bango app store partners to further expand their carrier billing coverage into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Bango now offers one-click carrier billing in compliance with local market ... Read more »

LONDON & TOKYO.-Friday, November 10th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dimension Data, the global technology solutions and services provider, and NTT Communications, the ICT solutions and international communications business within NTT Group, will create a single ‘cloud powerhouse’ by bringing together their cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) capabilities under the management of NTT Communications to deliver transformative, cloud-based solutions and innovation to clients of both organizations around the world.

Dimension Data and NTT Communications employ some of the most highly-skilled, sought-after cloud experts in the market. Bringing together these experts under the management of NTT Communications means the combined capabilities will have the power to drive innovation into the market and deliver the services that today’s organizations demand.

Both companies will retain their existing strategic partnerships under the new s ... Read more »

ZURICH -Friday, November 10th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ABB announced today that Jessica Mitchell has been appointed Head of Investor Relations effective November 15, 2017, reporting to the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Timo J. Ihamuotila. She succeeds Alanna Abrahamson, who has been appointed CFO of ABB’s Industrial Automation division. Abrahamson will assume her new role as of March 1, 2018, after a smooth transition in Investor Relations.

Mitchell joins ABB from BP, where she had been Head of Group Investor Relations since August 2011. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector in Britain and South Africa, having held positions of increasing responsibility in supply and logistics and in strategic marketing at Castrol, before moving into Investor Relations at BP 15 years ago.

“First, I would like to thank Alanna for the outstanding work she has done in the past six years in buildin ... Read more »

—Working together to propose and implement solutions for the ideal business—

TOKYO -Monday, November 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces Synaptic Business Automation(TM), a new industrial automation and control business concept that expresses the company’s commitment to working with its customers to sustain their creation of corporate value. Based on the ideals expressed in the Synaptic Business Automation concept, Yokogawa will help companies achieve a transformation in how they conduct their business.
A Closer Look at Synaptic Business Automation

Manufacturers face a variety of challenges today, ranging from volatile shifts in the prices of crude oil and other raw materials and stiffening environmental and safety regulations to structural changes in their industries. To remain competitive, they must have the agility to adapt quickly to change.

To guide its efforts to ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif.-Thursday, November 9th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) is pleased to announce the first patient safety movement of its kind in the Middle East that aims to eliminate preventable deaths. The movement, which is being spearheaded by the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), kicked off with a roundtable on the Patient Safety Movement that took place on November 7, 2017.

“This is an incredible move by the Dubai Healthcare City Authority to address patient safety,” said Joe Kiani, founder of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. “This is the first incredible step to enabling hospitals to open the conversation and put into place programs that properly protect both the hospital and patient from hospital errors to improve patient safety.”

The topic of patient safety is a shared responsibility and of vital importance across the globe. In the United States, where the PSMF orig ... Read more »

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -Thursday, November 9th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) announced that more than 1,300 employees are rallying together in support of community service initiatives focused on health, wellness, and education as part of the Company’s second annual Global Day of Service. Alexion has partnered with non-profit organizations in nearly 30 of the Company’s local communities across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia to coordinate service projects that will have a positive impact on neighborhoods and people in need. Volunteers will beautify facilities, hold educational and training workshops, prepare meals and care packages, and much more.

“At Alexion, we are committed to enriching the communities where we live and work as we pursue our mission of developing and delivering life-changing therapies for patients with rare diseases,” said Ludwig Hantson, ... Read more »

 A JCO would allow both large and small investors to use cryptocurrency to invest in an established company with tangible assets

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-Thursday, November 9th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Finova Financial, a digital financial services provider transforming the future of global banking, announced today the creation of a fundraising process known as a JOBS Crypto Offering (JCO) which, when completed, will give investors the opportunity to invest in equity ownership of previously privately-held companies using cryptocurrency.

The JCO is a hybrid of initial coin offering investments (ICOs), which allow companies to raise capital more readily through cryptocurrency investments and an initial public offering of stock. In a JCO, “tokens” representing ownership of shares of capital stock would be tracked on a distributed ledger or blockchain (Tokens) and would be sold pursuant to a registration statement filed u ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE -Tuesday, November 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chris Nardecchia has joined Rockwell Automation as senior vice president, information technology and chief information officer. In this newly created leadership role reporting to company president and CEO Blake Moret, Nardecchia will provide strategic vision, operational excellence and change leadership to develop and implement information technology initiatives and architecture throughout the company.

“Chris is a great addition to the team,” said Blake Moret, Rockwell Automation president and CEO. “In this new role Chris can use his expertise to not only ensure that we are taking the right approach to information technology internally, but also to help us bring The Connected Enterprise to life for our customers.”

Nardecchia brings extensive life sciences industry experience to Rockwell Automation. Most recently, he was vice president and CIO global operations and s ... Read more »

IRVINE, Calif-Thursday, November 9th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Patient Safety Movement Foundation announced today that the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) will co-convene the upcoming 6th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, held for the first time in London, United Kingdom, on February 23 – 25, 2018.

The World Patient Safety Summit is an impactful meeting where experts, patient advocates, and leaders from across the health care industry come together to discuss challenges, innovative new programs and best practices to prevent hospital errors and act to increase patient safety. Last year, more than 3,500 hospitals from 43 countries across the globe made commitments to the Patient Safety Movement Foundation to save more than 69,519 lives.

“We are delighted to be co-convening our annual summit with the European Society of Anaesthesiology,” said Joe Kiani, Founder of the Patient ... Read more »

MONTERREY, Mexico-Tuesday, November 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

    CEMEX Go is the first-of-its-kind, fully digital customer integration platform. With a strong customer-centric approach, it allows its users to increase their productivity, make better business decisions, and have more control over their businesses.
    This is CEMEX’s bold step to advance the building materials industry to the interconnected business age.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that it is transforming the global building materials industry with the launch of CEMEX Go, a first-of-its-kind, fully digital customer integration platform. Combining CEMEX’s industry leadership with cutting-edge digital innovation, CEMEX Go is a multi-device offering that provides a seamless experience for order placement, live tracking of shipments, and managing invoices and payments for CEMEX’s ... Read more »