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COLOMBES, France-Saturday, February 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions will demonstrate on its booth at Mobile World Congress 2017 how to secure Low Power (LPWA) Networks in licensed spectrum using M2M cellular modules from Sierra Wireless. Cellular networks are evolving to connect devices requiring low consumption. The 3GPP standards like EC-GSM-IoT, LTE-M and NB-IoT are specially tailored to target the connectivity requirements of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) using the existing network infrastructures. OT is strongly involved in securing this IoT evolution and proposes solutions to support this transition.

IoT requires devices to be connected everywhere and in all conditions, sometimes for a very long period of time and often with a low amount of data to be exchanged. The emergence of Low Power Networks is an attempt to address those require ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France -Saturday, February 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, has successfully achieved the GSMA Security Accreditation Scheme certification (SAS-SM) for its eSIM subscription management solution for consumer devices at its European data center. OT thus becomes the first player worldwide to obtain this certification for the Consumer remote SIM provisioning (RSP) server also known as the SM-DP+ (Subscription Management Data Preparation).

With OT’s eSIM subscription management solution, mobile operators can offer global connectivity services meeting the consumer market needs. They can remotely allocate their subscription credentials onto the devices, without any compromise on the security.

OT’s subscription management solution accreditation complements the recent certification of OT’s factory in Vitré, France ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France -Friday, February 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announces that OT has been selected by Telenor Group, one of the largest mobile telecommunication companies, to launch OT’s subscription management technology for eUICC for both consumer and M2M markets.

This partnership is a new step in the acceleration of the digitalization of the SIM card. By adopting OT’s Subscription Management technology for eUICC, Telenor Group will follow its digital transformation program by expanding its connectivity operations and therefore offer its customers a very convenient and fully digitized experience. Currently, Telenor has more than 210 million subscribers across 13 business units worldwide that OT can now supply with its cutting-edge core platform technology.

With its comprehensive Subscription Management t ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG -Friday, February 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG)  (LuxX:SESG) announced that in yesterday’s meeting the Board of Directors appointed Steve Collar, John Purvis and Evie Roos as new members to its Executive Committee. Steve Collar will join in his current role as CEO of O3b Networks, John Purvis as Chief Legal Officer and Evie Roos as Chief Human Resources Officer. Like the four current Executive Committee members, the three top executives will report to the President and CEO of SES, Karim Michel Sabbagh.

“As CEO of O3b Networks since 2011, Steve has played a central role in driving the company’s extremely successful development and in aligning it with our data business since its full acquisition by SES last year,” said Romain Bausch, Chairman of the Board. “Both John and Evie have been Executive Committee participants for several years and will continue to provide ... Read more »

NEW YORK -Thursday, February 23rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has achieved its 2015 goal of carbon neutrality, becoming the first U.S.-based insurer to do so.

MetLife achieved carbon neutrality by integrating sustainability and energy efficiency best practices across the company’s global operations, and then offsetting the remainder of emissions through investments in carbon mitigation projects around the world.

“MetLife is committed to being a responsible corporate citizen and driving sound environmental stewardship across our business globally,” said Marty Lippert, executive vice president and head of MetLife Global Technology and Operations. “Sustainable business strategies not only reduce our environmental impact but also underscore who we are as a company.”

Examples of MetLife’s efforts to embed sustainability throughout its operations ... Read more »

New dashboard will enhance the BrandHawk service’s ability to display actionable and relevant management metrics and Brand Abuse trends – benefitting Management and SOC effectiveness

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, February 20th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Every day, companies all over the world have their online brands come under siege from hackers, phishers, fraudsters, and the like. These criminals abuse the brands of such companies to damage the reputation these organizations have worked hard to build up. The mistrust that results from such malicious acts tarnishes the public outlook of the company, and affects the business in the long-term.

Managed FZ LLC, a leading provider of Cybersecurity and Managed Security Products and Services, and innovators in the industry of Brand Risk Monitoring, provides a very sophisticated service for monitoring all kinds of online threats and risk called BrandHawk that provides actionable alerts to Government and ... Read more »

Attend to learn how NASA and other organizations apply continuous improvement practices to improve their organization’s key capabilities in space and on earth

PITTSBURGH-Thursday, February 23rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a recent CMMI Institute study, nearly 50% of organizations reported that they don’t have standard processes in place that enable them to adapt their capabilities quickly to opportunities. And, now more than ever, leaders must ensure their organizations deliver above and beyond customer expectations and find new ways to stand out in the marketplace. For over 25 years, CMMI has been helping thousands of organizations—including Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Fujitsu, IBM, HP, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco Systems, and Intel—assess their organizational capability and drive higher performance.

Tap into expertise and resources on how to identify the key capabilities that distinguish your organiz ... Read more »

 Saif bin Zayed: The UAE will fight all types of crime with unrelenting determination

“We will adamantly confront dangers that undermine security and world peace” 

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Thursday, February 23rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

A 7-nation international security alliance was recently announced in Abu Dhabi to serve as a working group to confront organized and transnational crime. The announcement was made in the presence of Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and the interior ministers and representatives of six Arab and world countries. The general secretariat of the newly formed alliance, which comprises Italy, Spain, Senegal, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Morocco, as well as the founding countries, UAE and France, will be headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

The new Alliance aims to encourage joint action to confront the different types of organized and transnational crime, devel ... Read more »

 To Realise Success in the Face of Rapid Technology Advances, Governments Should Act Urgently on a Broad Set of Policy Enablers 

LONDON -Thursday, February 23rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today launched a new report that encourages governments to pursue policies that incentivise investment and promote development of digital economies, building an inclusive digital future for their citizens. The report, “Embracing the Digital Revolution: Policies for Building the Digital Economy,” developed in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), calls on policymakers to encourage digital advancement and prepare for the changes that lie ahead, while highlighting the risk of inaction.

“Digital and mobile technology has delivered far-reaching social and economic benefits at both the global and national levels,” said John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA. “As the digital and mobile revolution continue ... Read more »

LPWA Helping to Track Wildlife and Provide Data on Climate Change; University of St Andrews Developing New Smart Tags to Track Seals Using NB-IoT Technology

LONDON-Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) is developing smart telemetry tags using Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) technology to track and monitor the movement of harbour seals and research their population decline. NB-IoT is a Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) technology that was standardised by the GSMA’s Mobile IoT Initiative and will play a fundamental role in the emerging ‘Internet of the Seas’ by capturing underwater data that will help to monitor climate change.

The new sensors being developed by SMRU will be harmlessly attached to the seals in order to log detailed data on the animals’ behaviour, such as location and dive depth, as well as temperature, salinity and, eventually, underwater sound. Lo ... Read more »