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Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday, September 20th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Mobile game company, Com2uS (CEO Byeongjun Song, www.com2us.com) brings the 2017 Summoners War World Arena Championship (SWC) to the Middle East. SWC is a global e-sports tournament for Summoners War gamers around the world they can enjoy strategic battle with a variety of Runes and over 1,000 Monsters. This is a global tournament where all users can enjoy together to win a total prize money of US $ 100,000 (circa AED 350,000).

The regional preliminary tournaments to select the representative of each region will be held in a total of 9 cities, and a total of 16 players will be selected to advance to the World Finals. Middle East gamers can participate in the online tournament for 4 days starting from 16th Oct 2017 and stand a chance to be a part of the finals. The finalists will then compete in the World Finals scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, USA in November.

Summoners War allows ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, September 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
With India and the UAE forging strategic ties across a spectrum of shared interests, this is an opportune time for key stakeholders from both nations to engage in strategic discussions and catalyze economic growth. It is in this context that The Economic Times India UAE Strategic Conclave is being held in Dubai on 27th and 28th September under the patronage and in the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, UAE, seeks to give a further fillip to India-UAE bilateral relations.
Trade and commerce forms the backbone of historically strong bilateral relations, with India being UAE's top foreign trade partner. In 2015-16, India exported goods worth $30 billion to the UAE with heavy machinery, petroleum products, and food and dairy products being the main export commodities. Indian businesses have equally establis ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM -Friday, September 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Triaconta wants to minimize the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies with Combicoin to make the cryptocurrency market accessible for a larger audience.

CombiCoin is 100% asset backed by the top 30 cryptocurrencies with the highest market cap. Because of this the CombiCoin will not suddenly plunge and investors will have less risks when there are major fluctuations.

There are over 1000 cryptocurrencies on the market and together they represent a value of 130 billion USD. However, all these coins are very volatile. For example, the value of bitcoin grew from 1000 to 4000 USD within six months. The value of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, rose from 150 to 400 USD within 6 months but plunged to 150 USD 4 weeks later. In the first six months of 2017 the top 30 of cryptocurrencies grew with 1200 percent.

The value of CombiCoin is determined for 3.33 percent by the actual ... Read more »

 Plus One Global sets a goal that would make it Japan's second-largest smartphone seller.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, September 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

Plus One Global, the Tokyo-based maker and seller of the FREETEL brand of budget smartphones, starts it’s sail in Egyptian Market in partnership with Egypt's largest smart phone distributor, MTI Group (www.mti-mmgroup.com), on a new voyage of global expansion that will include landings in 10 countries in the Middle East and Africa.

Plus One Global began as a startup in 2012, offering low-cost mobile services using lines leased from NTT Docomo and developing its own brand of smartphones, which are made to specification in China and sold both in and outside Japan under the FREETEL brand name.

In places like North Africa, many consumers cannot afford the kinds of expensive smartphones made by companies like Apple and Samsung. They instead opt for cheap, locally ... Read more »

 ● Even though progress has been made, diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is still challenging1,2

● Listening for velcro-like crackles in the lungs is crucial because they can be heard in the majority of IPF patients on auscultation2

● Boehringer Ingelheim is partnering with experts and patient groups in raising awareness for early signs and symptoms, to improve the situation for patients with this rare and devastating disease
       
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INGELHEIM, Germany-Monday, September 18th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IPF is a progressive and debilitating disease which causes continual and irreversible damage to the lungs.1 Early diagnosis is vital because without appropriate medical intervention, the opportunity to slow disease progression is lost. However, diagnosis can be challenging.1,2This year for IPF World Week (16-24 September), Boehringer Ingelheim is raising awareness of ‘th ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, September 24th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Maritime Standard has announced the names of the finalists for its fourth annual The Maritime Standard Awards, to be held on Monday, 23rd October 2017, at the Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai. Around 800 people are expected to attend, including many high-level executives and senior governmental figures.

Over the past few weeks an elite panel of judges has been evaluating nominations for a total of 20 different categories for The Maritime Standard Awards 2017.

The Editor of The Maritime Standard, Clive Woodbridge, says, “The standard of entries across all categories has been extremely high this year, and we have had a record number of nominations. So it has been a very hard job for the judges to come up with a short list, but they have done so and those who are in contention for an Award are all really top quality.”

The categories than have been judged by the panel are: Sa ... Read more »

ANDOVER, Mass. -Saturday, September 23rd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The California Sports Surfaces (CSS) brand, as part of ICP Construction (ICP), today announces the appointments of Steve Lock as global vice president; John Graham as leader, strategic accounts and global relationships; and Malcolm Parkes as managing director, Australia California Sports Surfaces. CSS is the leading supplier of such prestigious sports surfacing solutions as DecoTurf, Plexicushion Prestige, Rebound Ace, Premier Sports Coatings, Premier Court and Plexitrac. These world-renowned product lines supply the US Open, the Australian Open and other distinguished sporting events.

Steve Lock has assumed the role of global vice president, responsible for managing the US and global sales and marketing teams for California Sport Surfaces. He was previously the leader for California Sports Surfaces in Australia and the Asia/Pacific region, and will be relocating to ICP globa ... Read more »

ANDOVER, Mass.-Saturday, September 23rd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- California Sports Surfaces (CSS), a brand under ICP Construction (ICP), is pleased to announce its innovative Rebound Ace Portable sport surfacing system is being used in the inaugural Laver Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 22-24, 2017. CSS’s Rebound Ace system was selected to provide comfort, consistency and playability to the Laver Cup participants, who represent the best tennis players in the world. For this event, organizers worked with California Sports Surfaces to create a stunning black surface that would keep spectators focused on the game play.

Rebound Ace Portable is an interlocking, temporary court system that provides premium cushion and comfort to maximize players’ performance. It has been chosen for use for several high-profile events, including the Fed Cup, Davis Cup, and the Singapore-based WTA Finals, for which it was specifically created. Laver Cup is model ... Read more »

MUNICH-Friday, September 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The global PV demand is still dominated by China. EnergyTrend estimates its cumulative installed solar capacity to hit 125 GW by the end of 2017. China, the U.S., India and Japan represent 75% of the world’s entire solar installation capacity for the year 2017. The total global installed PV capacity will exceed 400 GW in 2018, nearly 1 TW total installed solar power is possible by 2021. India alone plans to reach 100 GW of PV by 2022.
Are the GCC ready to join the global solar market leaders?
In 2016, the MENAT countries together only reached a total PV capacity of 3.2 GW, but with an expected installed PV capacity of 32,5 GW by 2022 according to German research company Apricum. This means a tenfold increase, or an annual addition of 6 GW PV.
A number of impressive PV projects have to be implemented to keep up with the global leaders. Saudi Arabia is clearly the next big market. The cou ... Read more »

- Event shines a light on future technologies, from VR to robots -

AMSTERDAM -Friday, September 22nd 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In its 50th anniversary, IBC2017 has confirmed a year-on-year increase in visitor numbers, marking a record attendance of 57,669 across the six day event. Visitors from across the expanding media ecosystem had the opportunity to learn about the opportunities offered by technologies - including social media TV, OTT, VR, AR, Cloud, IP, Bots and 5G - and to meet the most intelligent robots.
Visitors to the 15 exhibition halls witnessed many exciting new launches; Launch Pad grew year-on-year with a record number of exhibitors; the Future Reality Theatre and Content Everywhere Hub free programmes were packed with diverse and new exciting content, embracing the transformation.
Conference delegates packed the Forum to hear from leading experts from Facebook, Google, CNN, HTC Viveport, Dolby, C4 and ITV to discuss and de ... Read more »