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SATELLITE GAINING TRACTION AS CDN CAPABLE OF MEETING STREAMING DEMAND

LUXEMBOURG - Monday, April 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today the first phase of content delivery network (CDN) development at Rutgers University’s School of Engineering to demonstrate and measure the effectiveness of SES’s CDN overlay solution in meeting the growing demand for streaming over-the-top (OTT) video.

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Conducted at the highly acclaimed Wireless Information Network Lab (WINLAB) at Rutgers University, the initial demonstrations will involve satellite for both linear and on-demand OTT content delivery to multiple devices and platforms within the ORBIT (Open-Access Research Testbed for Next-Generation Wireless Networks) and GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations) wi ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) announced today that its board of directors has elected Blake D. Moret, a 30-year veteran of the Company, as president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2016. At that time Keith D. Nosbusch, 65, who has been president and chief executive officer since 2004, will transition from those roles while continuing as chairman of the board. Moret, 53, is currently senior vice president of the Company’s Control Products & Solutions segment.

Donald R. Parfet, Lead Director, said: “Blake has proven himself to be an exceptional leader, with demonstrated readiness to lead the company. We welcome him to his new role at the conclusion of a deliberate and planned succession process. We are delighted he will build on the Company’s many accomplishments under Keith’s direction and propel our vision of The Connected Enterprise to the next level.&rdq ... Read more »

As a part of the Arab Traffic Week

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, April 15th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

As per the strategic partnership with the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police, the Saeed Society to Reduce Traffic Accidents will be organizing on Sunday an exhibition under the theme “We Care about Your Safety”. The exhibition will be held at Dalma Mall, and is part of the unified programs of the Arab Traffic Week.

The exhibition will include a number of events and programs aimed at enhancing traffic safety and encouraging motorists to abide by traffic laws, to prevent the causes of traffic accidents.

Colonel Jamal Salem Al Ameri, Executive Director of the Saaed Society, explained that Saaed Society’s participation in the organization of the Arab Traffic Week falls in line with the social communication approach to preserve lives and property, and to improve road users’ behavior to reduce the various causes ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, April 14th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior, represented by  the Strategy and Performance Development Directorate, the General Secretariat of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, recently hosted a meeting with a number of government entities. The meeting aims to discuss the means to support the national agenda indicators for the UAE vision 2021, which seeks to establish the UAE as one of the safest places in the world by enhancing the community’s sense of security and reaching advanced levels of reliance on police services, in line with the government’s vision to develop services on par with the best international standards.

During their meeting, which was held in the conference room at the Strategy and Performance Development Department at the ministry, the attendees who included representatives of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority and the Dubai Co ... Read more »

Mexico Is First Market to Adopt Graphics Which Feature Iconic Red Disc Prominently Across Coca-Cola Trademark Products

MEXICO CITY - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Additional Markets to Roll Out Throughout 2016 and Into 2017

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a move that will extend the Company’s “One Brand” global marketing strategy to packaging, Coca-Cola has announced the launch of new graphics that use one visual identity system featuring Coca-Cola Red as a unifying color across the Trademark.

The Red Disc, the signature element of the new “Taste the Feeling” global creative campaign launched in January, will now appear prominently on packaging. Further underscoring the Company’s commitment to provide choice, the new packaging is designed to enable consumers to choose the Coca-Cola that best suits their taste, lifestyle and diet.

To clearly identify each product, the signature color is featured throughout the ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany & INDIANAPOLIS, US - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

   - New studies will evaluate the effect of Jardiance® for the treatment of chronic heart failure

   - There are approximately 26 million people worldwide, and 5.7 million people in the U.S., suffering from chronic heart failure

   - The studies build on results from the landmark EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today announced plans to conduct two outcome trials investigating the diabetes medicine Jardiance® (empagliflozin) for the treatment of people with chronic heart failure. The trials are targeted to begin within the next 12 months and are planned to enrol people with chronic heart failure both with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Jardiance® was the first diabetes treatment to demonstrate a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teradek today announced the release of Sphere, a revolutionary new product for the 360º-video production market. Sphere offers real-time monitoring and live streaming of panoramic video content-in high definition.

“What we’ve heard from 360º content creators is the need for an effective wireless monitoring solution and an ability to share content live with others around the world,” said Nicol Verheem, CEO of Creative Solutions. “Our answer is Sphere, the world’s smallest and most flexible system for wirelessly monitoring and live-streaming 360º video content.”

Sphere is a unique combination of hardware and software featuring a patent-pending video processing platform for iOS and OSX. By dynamically adjusting each camera’s white balance, tint, exposure and lens distortion in real-time, Sphere is able to display and stream a consistent p ... Read more »

A network integration project to re-design the fibre core network 

MILAN - Monday, April 18th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the target of upgrading the capacity and updating the underlining transport technology of the existing network, UNO COMMUNICATIONS has awarded SM OPTICS with its network transformation project. As part of this award SM OPTICS will supply POT and WDM equipment, network management and all the network transformation services, including network design, traffic engineering and deployment.

The network transformation project will migrate all the current Ethernet and SDH services to MPLS-TP, transmitted over a new convergent WDM optical layer of Nx10Gbps lambdas. This will eliminate the bottlenecks created by the existing non-homogeneous architecture. With this upgrade the core network capacity grows tenfold, ready to support the increasing wholesales services.

“This network transformation results in a solid, futur ... Read more »

Vista Equity Partners to acquire all outstanding Cvent common stock for $36 per share

TYSONS CORNER, Va. - Tuesday, April 19th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cvent Inc. (NYSE: CVT) a leading cloud-based enterprise event management company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses.

The terms of this all-cash deal provide substantial value to Cvent stockholders. Vista will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Cvent common stock for a total value of approximately $1.65 billion. Cvent stockholders will receive $36.00 in cash per share, representing a premium of approximately 69 percent over Cvent's closing price on April 15, 2016 and a 70 percent premium to Cvent's average closing price over the past 30 trading days.

“We a ... Read more »

For Contributing to the Arrest of a Gang of Tourist Muggers in Spain

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, April 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, recently honored at the ministry’s headquarters, Captain Salem Fahad Al Nuaimi and his brother, First Warrant Officer Ahmad Fahad Al Nuaimi, in recognition of their courage and their sense of security, which allowed them to catch a gang of thieves and handing them over to the Spanish Police, while on vacation in Spain.

His Highness Sheikh Saif awarded the Al Nauimi brothers the Sense of Security Medal, in recognition of their outstanding efforts, which reflect their spirit of positive patriotism. Both brothers assisted the Barcelona Police thanks to their heightened sense of security, to nab the members of the gang, who were conspiring to rob a group of tourists. The two brothers managed to intervene, by implementing ... Read more »