Solution Redefines NaaS Beyond Connectivity with the Only Cloud Marketplace That Bundles Virtualized Network Services with Cloud Applications

WALTHAM, Mass. - Tuesday, October 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology unveiled today their Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution, the market's first full-service NaaS solution focused on helping service providers generate new revenue in both B2B and residential markets. NEC/Netcracker NaaS provides an end-to-end environment to rapidly create, deploy and monetize value-added services by bringing together virtualized network infrastructure and services, cloud applications, orchestration and commercialization tools through an open ecosystem of pre-integrated partners.

NEC/Netcracker NaaS is the first in a series of new, market-focused solutions powered by NEC/Netcracker's Agile Virtualization Platform and Practice (AVP). These solutions enable service providers t ... Read more »

LUSAKA, Zambia - Tuesday, October 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AHF today applauded Zambia’s Ministry of Health and Chainama College of Health Sciences on the graduation of 23 CHA-HIV Medic students. This is the 2nd class of HIV Medics to graduate in Zambia since the course was formally accepted and registered with the Health professional Council of Zambia (HPCZ) in 2013.

The graduation, which occurred on the 22nd September 2016 at Mulungushi Conference Centre, was graced by the Minister of Health Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, who stressed the need to increase human resource capital in the country and commended partners including AHF for providing support to the Government.

“This is yet another momentous occasion in the history of Zambia and I am excited to see the progress that has been made,” expressed Hambweka Munkombwe, Operations Manager, AHF Zambia. “The vision of the program is to provide quality and culturally sensitive bas ... Read more »

CAMBRIDGE, England - Tuesday, October 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]
Early data for durvalumab monotherapy in NSCLC and HNSCC show durable response rates and encouraging overall survival1,2
Novel combination data and PD-L1 testing concordance results reinforce commitment to developing treatments for unmet patient needs3,4
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced today efficacy and safety data for durvalumab from two separate cohorts of patients with either advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2016 Congress.1,2 New data from a comparative study of four PD-L1 diagnostic testing assays in HNSCC were also presented at the meeting.3
David Berman, Senior Vice President, Head of Oncology Innovative Medicines at MedImmune, said: “We are presenting encouraging early preliminary data for pat ... Read more »

The new innovative solution from Grundfos cuts irrigation costs

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, October 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]
With today’s global urbanization and increasing population, the demand for electricity is increasing day by day. For any nation to cope with the demand, renewable energy needs to be utilized. The award-winning world leader in advanced pump solutions, Grundfos, has successfully launched a new state-of-the-art solar inverter, designed to meet the challenges in regards to the availability of power and increased costs of irrigating the crops. The launch came during the Middle East’s first SOLAR SHOW, part of the WETEX 2016 exhibition held between 4-6 October in Dubai, UAE.
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is in charge of developing renewables in the emirate and aims to have 7 percent of Dubais generation from renewables by 2020.
The new off-grid IP66 Solar Inverter (RSI) introduced by Grundfos converts tradi ... Read more »

Unification Will Combine the Best of Both Organizations under Open Connectivity Foundation Name and Bylaws

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Monday, October 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), sponsor of the IoTivity open source project, and AllSeen Alliance, which provides the AllJoyn® open source IoT framework, today announced that the two organizations’ boards have approved a merger under the OCF name and bylaws. This merger will advance interoperability between connected devices from both groups, enabling the full operating potential of IoT and representing a significant step towards a connected ecosystem.

The newly merged groups will collaborate on future OCF specifications, as well as the IoTivity and AllJoyn open source projects. The expanded OCF board of directors will consist of executives from a wide array of leading companies: AB Electrolux, Arçelik A.S., ARRIS International plc, CableLabs, Canon, Inc., Cisco ... Read more »

CEOs from AT&T, Kaspersky, KT, Niantic, Nokia and Telefónica and Vivendi to Speak in MWC Keynote Programme

LONDON - Monday, October 10th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today provided an update on the 2017 Mobile World Congress, including the first keynote speakers for the conference, as well as new programmes, events and sponsors. Mobile World Congress will be held 27 February – 2 March 2017 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc.

“We are focused on continually evolving Mobile World Congress to reflect the transformative impact that mobile has on individuals, economies and societies around the globe,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “As part of this evolution, we have developed focused initiatives to better address the requirements of specific audiences, such as the new Women4Tech programme that we are launching today, or the Youth Mobile Festival annou ... Read more »