OSAKA, Japan - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation installed an Integrated AV solution at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France based on a project agreement between Panasonic and UNESCO.
The AV equipment package was installed in Room 1, which is the largest conference room at UNESCO Headquarters. This room seats approximately 1,000 people and is used for hosting international conferences. VIPs from around the world, such as prime ministers and secretary of state officials, gather in Room1 to discuss about global topics. This renovation of Room1 was implemented on the occasion of UNESCO's 70th anniversary.

Integrated AV solution in Room1
The main AV equipment installed in Room1 was as follows:

    PT-DZ21KEJ: 3-Chip DLP(TM) Projector with 20,000 lm of Brightness
    AK-HC1800G: Multi-Purpose Camera
    AG-HPD24EJ: Memory Card Portable Recorder
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Andreas Kramvis, Honeywell Vice Chairman speaks to Building a High Performance Culture through Software Capability

PITTSBURGH - Thursday, March 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CMMI® Institute announced the lineup for its annual Capability Counts conference 10-11 May in Annapolis, MD. The conference is expected to provide more than 350 global performance improvement professionals the opportunity to connect, learn, and share their challenges, expertise, and success stories as they build capability and improve maturity in their organizations.

“We are excited to serve our community worldwide with events that reflect the dynamic nature of today’s global work environment and share new approaches on how to connect strategy to action and drive high performance and agility in organizations,” said Kirk Botula, CEO of CMMI Institute.

As a globally-adopted capability improvement framework, CMMI distinguishes building capability as a ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, March 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Selection and Recruitment Department at the Human Resources General Directorate, took part in the RAK Career Fair, which was held at the RAK Exhibition Centre

Brigadier Obeid Salem Al Ketbi, Director General of Human Resources at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters noted that participation in the fair aims at supporting the Emiratisation efforts and providing distinguished and rewarding career opportunities to more highly qualified and skilled Emirati men and women.

Adding further, Brigadier Al Ketbi said: “The Abu Dhabi Police’s participation in the RAK Career Fair 2016 aims to familiarize Emiratis wishing to enroll in the police force with the available job opportunities and available vacancies to cater to the institution’s workforce needs.” He also praised the variety of job opportunities provided to citizens, as well as ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Arzan Wealth (DIFC) Limited (‘Arzan Wealth’), a Dubai-based advisory firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, is pleased to announce that it has advised on the acquisition of the North American Headquarters campus for Saint-Gobain, located in the Philadelphia suburban market of Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA (“the Property”), following a comprehensive refurbishment by the seller and the signing of a 15 year lease.

The 65-acre campus serves as the North American HQ for Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest construction materials company, which was founded by King Louis XIV in 1665. The Property comprises of a four story, 277,335-square-foot office building and another two-story, 43,891-square-foot research and development building. The buildings are designed with the open office concept and includes 116 collaborative spaces; a cafeteria, along w ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced today that it has acquired GGY, a leading provider of advanced actuarial software for the global life insurance industry. Combined with Moody’s Analytics’ insurance risk products, the acquisition creates an industry-leading enterprise risk offering for global life insurers and reinsurers.

GGY’s AXIS Actuarial System is widely used by leading global life insurers, reinsurers and consultants for pricing, reserving, ALM (asset liability management), financial modeling, capital calculations and hedging. Available through an advanced cloud-based delivery platform or as installed software, GGY’s solutions give customers the flexibility to rapidly deploy large-scale computing power increasingly required for complex insurance analytics.

“The addition of GGY’s powerful actuarial solutions significantly extends Moody&r ... Read more »