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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 15th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

GCC, Arab, and international delegations taking part in the ‎2015 Global Meeting on Search and Rescue- to be held on Sunday October 18th- started to arrive to Abu Dhabi. The delegations were received by Major General Jassem Muhammad Al Marzouqui, Civil Defense General Commander-in-chief.

On Thursday, the Internal Systems of Search and Rescue Development Committee held its preparatory meeting at Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center (ADNEC). The committee discussed the guidelines of field work for international search and rescue teams.

In his speech, Lt. Colonel Mohammed Abdul Jalil Al Ansari, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Civil Defense welcomed representatives of search and rescue teams participating in the meeting. He wished everyone the best of luck and success to achieve the objectives and coveted results.

Major General Al Marzouqui said: “The Meeting will ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Tuesday, October 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with Telenor, the international mobile communication company, based in Norway.

In this contract Telenor has selected several of ZTE’s new products, including ZTE IP products for IP CORE, Metro-E and IPRAN scenarios. Specifically this includes the IP CORE product, IT platform ZXR10 T800, Metro-E IPRAN aggregation products ZXR10, M6000-S and ZXCTN 9000-E based on 400G platform. Additionally the access product ZXCTN 6100 series is included, alongside the large-capacity, super-high port density MPLS switch ZXR10 5900E and ZXR10 8900E - used to cover 11 models from access, aggregation, core, to security gateway broadband user access. These products meet the demands faced by Telenor and ... Read more »

New Platform Helps World’s Leading Car Maker with its Digital Transformation, and Delivers a Unique Driving Experience

FRANKFURT, Germany. - Monday, October 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Summary

    The Mercedes me app will give drivers real-time information about the status of their cars through their smartphones and smart watches. Mercedes me was created on Pivotal’s cloud native platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry® and Spring Boot, and supercharged by Pivotal Labs agile software development methodologies.
    New digital platform to support Mercedes-Benz through digital transformation, raising the bar for the industry via a holistic experience for drivers.

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pivotal®, the company accelerating digital transformation for enterprises, today announced that it has been working with Mercedes-Benz to design and bring to life its first-ever connected car app that ushers in a new era of digital t ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 15th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Members of Security Support Directorate General at Abu Dhabi Police attended an extensive training course at the International Police Training Center. The course includes joint training with Italian Carabinieri units, within the framework of the international expertise exchange program. A delegation from the Security Support Directorate General is currently visiting Italy at the invitation of the Italian Carabinieri in the City of Vicenza.

Brigadier General Paolo Nardone, Director of the Center, praised the efficiency of the team members and their advanced skills. He said: “The Emirati Police enjoy a prestigious international reputation, for the landmark achievements in police work.” He also pointed out that what he has witnessed reflects the prestigious stature attained by the Emirati Police, on par with the best international levels.

Brigadier General Paolo Nardone stres ... Read more »

HAMILTON, Bermuda. - Monday, October 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AziLat Ltd. (“AziLat”), the South America focused oil and gas exploration company backed by Seacrest Capital Group, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a transaction (“the transaction”) with OGX Petróleo e Gás S.A. (“OGX”), to acquire OGX’s full interest in two blocks (“the blocks”), offshore Brazil.

The blocks are located in the Ceará Basin and the Potiguar Basin in the Equatorial Conjugate Margin offshore Brazil and are operated by ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil Ltda (“ExxonMobil”).

Upon completion of the transaction, the participating interests in the blocks will be as follows:
                                                   &nb ... Read more »

Transaction Will Provide Coty with a Step Change Across Digital Marketing Capabilities

NEW YORK - Tuesday, October 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

CORRECTION…by Coty Inc.

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to revisions to the Beamly boilerplate.

The corrected release reads:

COTY INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF LEADING GLOBAL DIGITAL MARKETING PLATFORM BEAMLY

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Beamly, a cutting-edge digital marketing firm based in New York and London. Beamly’s main focus is on driving audience growth and engagement for consumer brands in digital media. While Beamly is active across all digital media including online video, its core capability suite centers around social media, where it has consistently outperformed marketplace benchmarks. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

While Beamly wi ... Read more »

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INGELHEIM, Germany - Monday, October 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    First FDA approval of a specific reversal agent for a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC)1
    Praxbind® immediately reverses the anticoagulant action of dabigatran2,3

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval of Praxbind® (idarucizumab).4 Praxbind® is indicated for patients treated with Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate), when reversal of the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran is needed for emergency surgery/urgent procedures or in life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding.1

“We are very pleased to offer Praxbind®, the first specific reversal agent for a novel oral anticoagulant, now approved by the FDA,” said Professor Jörg Kreuzer, Vice President Medicine, Therapeutic Area Cardiovascular, Boehringer Ingelheim. “With th ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 16th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

A delegation from the Ministry of Interior, headed by Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, recently visited the UK’s Inspectorate of Constabulary office for Punitive Establishments. During the visit, the delegation reviewed the workflow and the best international practices adopted at the Punitive Establishments and Naturalization and Ports Affairs in the UK; in order to avail these experiences, keep abreast of changes and developments, and ensure sustainable development.

The visit aims to exchange expertise, information, referencing comparisons, and benchmarking. It also aims to review mutually beneficial exchanges of practical applications, to harness human and technical capabilities to transfer knowledge, avail the unique experiences, and examine the referencing comparisons mechanism with other establishments, in a way that would ultima ... Read more »

SUMMIT, N.J. - Monday, October 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

A significantly greater proportion of patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis achieved clinical remission at 32 weeks with Ozanimod 1 mg versus placebo

Clinical response and mucosal healing also significantly improved with Ozanimod 1 mg compared to placebo at week 32

Week 32 safety results consistent with those at week 8

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced detailed results from the maintenance phase of the TOUCHSTONE phase 2 clinical trial of Ozanimod, an investigational compound, in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting in Honolulu. In the trial, a significantly greater proportion of patients on Ozanimod achieved or maintained clinical remission at 32 weeks compared with those on placebo.

“Along with the previously reported results from the induction ... Read more »

With the participation of selected local and international experts

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 14th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the Ministry of Interior organized on Tuesday, the Fourth Scientific Forum for Research and Decision-Making Support Centers at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi. Participants at the Forum called upon the competent authorities to conduct periodic opinion polls and field surveys to identify the number of young people affected by the destructive ideas that are tackled across various social media networks.

Moreover, the attendees underlined the importance of concluding scientific cooperation agreements between the Ministry of Interior and the different universities and research centers across the country in order exchange scientific and academic knowledge and expertise, and to create a common database ... Read more »