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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 »

LONDON - Sunday, April 17th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Phase I first-line Tagrisso data show an objective response rate of 77%, and progression-free survival of 19.3 months in patients with EGFRm NSCLC1

Updated results in pre-treated patients with EGFR T790M mutation-positive NSCLC further support recent approvals in the US, EU and Japan

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AstraZeneca today reported new Phase I extended follow-up data on osimertinib in both first- and second-line treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) 2016. Late-breaker presentations reinforced the efficacy and safety profile for osimertinib previously seen in the AURA clinical trials programme.

Phase I data from the AURA trial on osimertinib investigated as first-line treatment in 60 patients (pooled 80mg and 160mg dose cohorts) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation-positive advanced NSCLC showed an objective response rate ( ... Read more »

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

The Ministry of Interior’s Pavilion at the Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) attracted a large turnout of visitors who reviewed the different initiatives and projects displayed by the ministry, which reflect the spirit of innovation and creativity of its staff members. These projects and initiatives aim to promote the UAE’s competitiveness and highlight the flurry of time and effort saving services offered to the public.

Colonel Nasser Khadem Al Ka’bi, Head of the Customer Service Department at the Ministry of Interior and Supervisor of the Ministry of Interior’s Pavilion, expressed his heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the visitors, who showed interest in the ministry’s pavilion. “The visitors expressed their satisfaction with the services and programs offered by the ministry, and were acquainted with the most prominent proj ... Read more »