ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Head of the Permanent Higher Commission for Internal Security, attended the closing ceremony of the three-day training program “Al Hosn 3”, which was organized by the Directorate General of Central Operations at the Ministry of Interior at the Dubai Police GHQ Officers Club with the participation of 70 officers from the various police GHQs and departments across the country.

A significant number of participants took part in the program, representing the Ministry of Health; the Ministry of Environment and Water; the Ministry of Energy; the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA); the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR); and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Lt. General Al Sha’far stressed the importance of such training prog ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior’s Executive Council discussed the most important strategic projects and initiatives during its meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was headed by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and held in the conference room of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.

The council also addressed a number of topics listed on its agenda and related to the development of police work.

The meeting was attended by Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaiaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs; Major General Nasser bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Assistant Undersecretary of Resources and Support Services; and a number of high ranking officers.

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Advanced audience technology and domain expertise will allow brands to deliver more targeted, meaningful, and personalized customer experiences

NEW YORK - Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sprinklr, Inc., the world’s most complete enterprise social technology company, today announced the acquisition of Booshaka, an advanced audience segmentation and management platform that helps marketers link customer data automatically across social, web, mobile, ecommerce, and CRM systems to optimize engagement and drive revenue.

The addition of Booshaka technology to Sprinklr’s Experience Cloud™ – a new class of enterprise software that helps employees across the front office come together and engage with customers through one unified platform – will ultimately allow brands to apply real-time audience segmentation to social data in order to better understand their audiences and deliver improved experiences from brand ... Read more »

Sitting on sidewalks threatens public safety and misrepresents the cultural image

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Security Media Department extends its warmest greetings and thanks for your unrelenting cooperation. We highly value your partnership aimed at boosting security and safety system in the UAE.

In line with our ongoing effort to shed the light on the positive and negative behaviors that are captured by the Security Media patrols’ cameras, we will keep providing you with a reality photo and caption of the various behaviors and incidents taking place in society; in order to promote security awareness, and improve the sense of security and community responsibility. We hope that you would kindly dedicate the appropriate space to these photos and captions.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Office of the Inspector General at the Ministry of Interior organized a workshop regarding the scheduled and unscheduled functions and competencies of the Office. The two-day workshop was held at Federal Police School in Sharjah.

The workshop was attended by heads of police headquarter departments and Civil Defense centers throughout the UAE; in addition to general directors of Residency and Foreigners Affairs and their deputies, and a number of officers at the Ministry of Interior.

Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, emphasized the need to hold similar workshops in order to spread the culture of self-auditing. “Self-audits effectively develop performance levels and enhance the efficiency of the police services that are provided to the public,” he said. “By taking advantage of these opportunities, we will see improv ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

In light of the current project to expand the Abu Dhabi – Al Ghuwaifat Road, the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police have increased their traffic awareness efforts at the Ghuwaifat Border, the gas stations along the Abu Dhabi – Al Ghuwaifat Road, and in other densely populated driving areas. The efforts of the Directorate aim to educate drivers about the impending change to the speed and radar limits set to be effective as of 15 November in a bid to preserve lives while also ensuring a streamlined flow of traffic during the ongoing construction.  

“The campaign has been organized in coordination with a number of governmental and private institutions, and will continue through the middle of next month - when the new speed limits apply,” Major Suhail Sayah Al Mazroui, Chief of the Western Region Traffic Section said.

He also indicated that t ... Read more »

PARIS. - Sunday, November 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In 2015, more than ever before, Innovation is at the heart of CARTES SECURE CONNEXION event. The 33 SESAMES Awards finalists and the 5 Startup Challenge finalists can prouve it. These two highly awaited events reward the best innovations in the fields of secure payment solutions, identification and mobility.

The SESAMES Awards will be presented on 17 November during the ceremony, which will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Jean Thèves Amphitheatre (hall 4 entrance) during the CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS.

On 18 November from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the 5 Startup finalists will make their presentations in front of the panel of judges as well as the public. The winner will be announced when the judges have reached their final decision.

33 SESAMES Awards finalists

A highly acclaimed award in the industry, for twenty years the SESAMES Awards have been an occasion to recompense the best in ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 28th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

During an inspection visit to the Fujairah Police GHQ, Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior reviewed the workflow and the procedures adopted to provide quality services to customers.

During the visit, Lt. General Al Sha’far met with Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Ka'bi, Commander-in-Chief of Fujairah Police, directors general and heads of departments. The attendees discussed a number of topics with respect to the development of police work to the highest levels. The meeting also tackled the strategic performance indicators for Fujairah police and the 2014 polls conducted by the Emirates Center for Research and Studies on customer satisfaction with the services provided and their contentment with the security, safety and road safety services.

The Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior stressed the need to keep abr ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, October 29th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

According to Colonel Khamis Ishaq Mohammed, Acting Director of the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, the statistics released by the Directorate reveal that of the combined number of accidents over the past nine months for the current year, 63 percent of the accidents have been committed by young persons aged 18-35. The death rates for the same driving segment reached to about 34 percent of the total deaths from traffic accidents during the aforementioned period.

He reported that the main causes of the accidents were a result of sudden swerving; not leaving a sufficient safety distance between vehicles; speeding without considering the road conditions; running red lights; and of negligence and lack of attention while driving among other reasons.

“There are ongoing programs that aim to raise the level of traffic culture among the youth,” he said; as he pointe ... Read more »

TOKYO - Monday, November 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO: 6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will exhibit its latest semiconductor and storage products and technologies at ELEXCON 2015. The Hi-Tech fair for electronic components, systems and applications will be held at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center from November 16 to 21. Toshiba will highlight automotive solutions in three areas; “Safety Driving”, “Environment” and “Infotainment” under the unifying concept of “Automotive in Smart Community”.

Outline of ELEXCON 2015

1. Date: November 16 to 21, 2015 2. Venue: Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center 3. Booth No.: Hall2 - 2D67 4. Main Exhibitions: (1) Safety Driving: Exhibits will spotlight Toshiba’s broad automotive semiconductor line-up designed for “Safety Driving”, including Advanced Driver A ... Read more »