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Rising Mobile Internet Usage And Smartphone Adoption Driving Economic Growth and Delivering Digital Inclusion Across Latin America and the Caribbean

MEXICO CITY - Wednesday, September 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The number of people across Latin America using their mobile devices to access the internet is set to grow by 50 per cent by the end of the decade, according to a new GSMA study. It is forecast that 150 million new mobile internet subscribers1 will be added in the region by 2020, bringing the total to 450 million and driving economic growth, innovation and digital inclusion. The new report, ‘The Mobile Economy: Latin America and the Caribbean 2016’, was published at the ‘GSMA Mobile 360 – Latin America’ event being held in Mexico City this week, which brings together leading mobile executives from across the region.

“Latin America has seen rapid growth in the number of mobile internet subscribers over ... Read more »

Western Union CEO attends White House Call-to-Action Meeting for Private Sector Engagement

NEW YORK - Tuesday, September 20th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As a founding partner of the White House Call-to-Action for private sector engagement on the global refugee crisis, the Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, today announced expanded participation.

The Western Union Foundation has pledged a three-year grant support totaling USD$ 750,000 to the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) that will help provide access to education for 10,000 refugees in Uganda.

During a White House Call-to-Action meeting today in New York, Western Union CEO, Hikmet Ersek reaffirmed exploring the opportunity to use Western Union’s cross-border platform, marketplace voice, charitable giving and talent to help refugees participate more directly in the global economy. Western Union’s support will extend to includ ... Read more »

Cairo, Egypt - Sunday, September 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

 As the first of a series of strategic initiatives that aims to expand the company’s operations into Africa, ITWORX has partnered with Microsoft, Tigo Business, Lenovo, and Zepto to empower SMEs in Ghana with enterprise productivity solutions that help them grow and scale efficiently.

The partnership brings together an ecosystem of business solution providers ranging from content, connectivity, devices, software and financial expertise to help businesses build solid processes at par with international standards and give them the edge to compete both regionally and globally.

Commenting on the collaboration, Hafez Hamdy, CEO of ITWORX, said:

“Our fruitful partnership with Microsoft, Tigo Business and Lenovo marks the beginning of an exciting journey that ITWORX is embarking on in Africa. Our vision is to bring our enterprise-grade productivity solutions to SMEs in the world’ ... Read more »

At the Millennium@EDU Sustainable Education meeting in New York

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 25th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Sharing his vision in addressing educational challenges facing Syrian refugee children, Hatem Sallam, CEO of ITWORX Education, led a special presentation titled “Children in Distress: Back to School”, at the V-Millennium@EDU Sustainable Education meeting. Hosted at the Microsoft Technology Center at NYC Times Square, the meeting aimed to reinforce cooperation between partners and to focus on main drivers of sustainable development.

Alongside the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, a special Refugee@EDU session was held on September 23rd, as part of a series of events co-organized with the UNESCO Institute for IT in Education, for business leaders to engage their influence towards advancing solutions that meet the educational needs of refugee children across the globe.

As a leading sector thinker, Sall ... Read more »

SEOUL, South Korea - Saturday, September 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- G-STAR Organizing Committee (Chairman, Martin Kwanho Choi, Organizing Committee hereinafter) held a press conference in the morning of September 23 in Seoul to share the current status of how the plan for 'G-STAR 2016' is proceeding.

G-STAR's Organizing Committee Chairman Martin Kwanho Choi said, "applications for participating in the public area have been closed already with a tremendous amount of interest from many companies, and the event will be held on the largest scale ever in its history."

The main sponsor of ‘G-STAR 2016’ is Netmarble Games. Netmarble Games is considered to be the leader of Korea's mobile games market and a synergy with Korea's largest game exhibition 'G-STAR' is expected as it will participate in the event as the main sponsor.

The newly established premier sponsor will be Longtu Korea, China' ... Read more »

New product line extends Company’s product support coverage across more of clients’ Oracle landscape

LAS VEGAS - Friday, September 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global provider of independent enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite,Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail and Oracle Agile PLM software, today announced the availability of maintenance and support for Oracle ATG Web Commerce products. Oracle ATG Web Commerce is one of the primary frameworks for constructing and deploying business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce websites across some of the largest organizations in the world across many industries, including the retail, telecommunications and public sector industries. As the 10th ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS - Friday, September 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global provider of independent enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite,Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail, Oracle Agile PLM and Oracle ATG Web Commerce software, today issued the following statement on Oracle v. Rimini Street:

Customers and Free Market Choice Win

After Rimini Street’s more than 11 years of successfully providing independent maintenance services to nearly 1,500 signed clients around the world, including more than 135 Fortune 500 and Global 100 companies, and six years of litigation and a trial that concluded in 2015, the Court has now ruled on all the remaining post-trial motions in Oracle vs Rimini Street.

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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Friday, September 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RF IDeas, Inc., the leading innovator and manufacturer of in-building identification and access control readers, today announced a partnership with BridgeSol, one of the leading Enterprise Content Management (ECM) value added distributors, to provide in-region distribution across Middle East and North East African countries. In addition to BridgeSol's intimate knowledge of the Multi-Function Printing (MFP) market through its PaperCut print management software, RF IDeas’ contactless and proximity readers complement BridgeSol's expertise and product lines to provide an end-to-end solution for resellers.

"This partnership reaffirms our commitment to our Middle East and African MFP partners, resellers, system integrators and customers with in-region distribution including logistics, training and technical expertise,” said Ian Bayly, Director of Sales, EMEA. " ... Read more »

More than 1,500 Alexion employees in 30 communities take part in community service projects focused on improving health, wellness, and education

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Friday, September 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) announced today that more than 1,500 employees around the world are volunteering in their respective communities as part of the Company’s first Global Day of Service. For this inaugural event, Alexion employees are partnering with local non-profit organizations to participate in service projects focused on improving health, wellness, and education in 30 of the Company’s local communities across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia.

“At Alexion, one of our core values is to change the world for patients suffering from devastating and rare diseases by discovering, developing, and delivering life-changing therapies,” said David Hallal, Chief Executive Off ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Friday, September 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following The Estée Lauder Companies’ acquisition of GLAMGLOW in January 2015, the Company announced today several leadership updates, resulting from the brand’s strong success.

Effective October 15, 2016, Beth DiNardo will add oversight of GLAMGLOW to her responsibilities, assuming the title of Global Brand President, Smashbox and GLAMGLOW. She will continue to report directly to John Demsey, Executive Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies.

Ms. DiNardo is an outstanding leader who is highly-regarded for her expertise across merchandising, digital and trend leadership. She has led Smashbox since the Company’s acquisition in 2010, and has expanded the brand’s global footprint to more than 40 markets. Smashbox’s continued growth, supported by its strong global team, has enabled Ms. DiNardo to take on the added responsibility of leading GLAMGLOW.

Ad ... Read more »