The SmartNode 5540 eSBC with built-in analog ports and the CopperLink 1101 Power-over-Ethernet Extender are recognized for exceptional innovation in communications technology.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Friday, October 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patton Electronics—US manufacturer of UC, cloud, and IoT enabling solutions for carrier, enterprise and industrial networks—announced today its achievements in claiming two 2016 Product of the Year awards from key industry trade journals.

INTERNET TELEPHONY (IT) Magazine has awarded the 2016 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award to the SmartNode 5540 Enterprise Session Border Controller (eSBC) with 2, 4, or 8 integrated analog FXS telephony interfaces.

Merging media gateway functions with high-performance eSBC capabilities in a single, low-cost, customer-premise device, Patton simplifies network architecture and reduces overall hardware costs when implementing IP-telephony and ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The following is a statement from Saray Capital

Approaching the last quarter of 2016 – we are faced with two general market conditions in our two geographical focus areas – the Middle East North Africa (MENA) markets and the developed markets.

The MENA markets fell significantly in recent months as result of factors ranging from political uncertainties or in the case of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries the severe oil price crash.
These macro issues started to affect the wider economy and the consumer as the GCC countries switched from having budget surpluses to budget deficits and from overspending to budget cuts severely slowing economic activity and drying up liquidity in the markets.
Almost a perfect storm of pessimism appeared overwhelming individuals corporates and financial institutions.
The negative spiral continued as fear drove ... Read more »

Dr. Jef Beerten from KU Leuven, Belgium, receives a US$ 300,000 grant over the next three years for ongoing research at the forefront of energy technology.

ZURICH - Friday, October 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dr. Jef Beerten, of the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) and EnergyVille, postdoctoral fellow of Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), Belgium, is the first recipient of the ABB Research Award in Honor of Hubertus von Gruenberg. At a ceremony in front of more than a hundred international researchers, Dr. Beerten was recognized for his doctoral thesis, “Modeling and Control of DC Grids.” He was chosen from 69 applicants from leading institutions around the world, representing a wide range of disciplines. Dedicated in honor of former ABB chairman Dr. Hubertus von Gruenberg, the award recognizes outstanding academic work in energy and automation and is accompanied by one of the highest research grants of its kind. It will be given ev ... Read more »