With new connection, customers of East Africa’s major IP transit providers will have access to Hurricane Electric’s expansive global network

       
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DJIBOUTI -Monday, June 12th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Djibouti Telecom, East Africa’s leading telecom operator, announced today that it has joined its IP network with Hurricane Electric, the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbone. The connection was made at two key global Internet Points of Presence (POPs) located in Singapore at Equinix and Global Switch facilities, which have a direct path to the Djbouti Telecom’s data center.
With this new IP Transit agreement, networks and Internet Service Providers will have the opportunity to access Hurricane Electric's robust global network, which is connected to over 155 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with more than 6,000 different networks. As a result, both new an ... Read more »

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-Monday, June 12th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
 The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has signed an agreement which sees the University of Limerick (UL) becoming the university’s first Irish partner.
The memorandum of understanding intends to stimulate intercultural activities and projects between the two universities, including study abroad and student exchange opportunities. This arrangement would allow students to take part in short-term study abroad programs, or a student exchange for a period of up to one year. The partnership also promotes faculty exchange and research collaboration.
Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, president of AURAK, commented, “Developing new partnerships with universities across the world is always exciting. This new partnership represents a wonderful opportunity for our students to study in Western Europe, and hope to receive students from Ireland who are interested in experiencing l ... Read more »

Addresses SS7, SIP, Spam-control and Diameter Signaling Firewalls
 
RICHARDSON, Texas -Friday, June 9th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mavenir, the leader in accelerating and redefining network transformation for Service Providers, has today announced its R&D centre of excellence in Brno, Czech Republic focused on Artificial Intelligence/machine learning signaling security solutions. Mavenir’s solution provides the most advanced signaling monitoring, active filtering and powerful analytics to ensure networks remain fully functional and operational, while ensuring customers stay protected when using network services.

Although Signaling System 7 (SS7) has been widely used for decades, hackers only began exploiting vulnerabilities in recent years and operators are now ramping up the signaling security in their networks. This extended security focus comes as an operator in Germany confirmed that some of its customers had their bank acco ... Read more »

Beginning Fall 2017, the internationally renowned American musician/producer duo, The Chainsmokers, will appear as global brand ambassadors for ‘Tommy Hilfiger’ menswear.

AMSTERDAM -Monday, June 12th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. [NYSE:PVH], announces Alex Pall and Andrew (Drew) Taggart – globally known as the celebrated pop music duo, The Chainsmokers – will appear as the global brand ambassadors for Tommy Hilfiger menswear, including Hilfiger Edition, Tommy Hilfiger Tailored and Tommy Hilfiger sportswear, beginning Fall 2017. The Grammy award-winning duo brings a modern, youthful twist to the brand’s more than 30-year global menswear legacy.
“The Chainsmokers are at the center of modern pop culture and their music resonates with a global audience,” said Tommy Hilfiger. “I admire the way they have carved out a new niche that fuses indie, pop, dance, and hip-hop. ... Read more »

PARIS-Sunday, June 11th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In its boutique located at Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, the Swiss watchmaker Longines, with the participation of its Ambassador of Elegance Kate Winslet, presented the Flagship Heritage by Kate Winslet watch. Three models of this exclusive gold watch, which was produced in a very limited edition and named after the brand ambassador, will be auctioned online for the benefit of The Golden Hat Foundation, a charity co-founded by the British actress.

On Saturday 10 June 2017, in its boutique located at Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, Longines, together with its Ambassador of Elegance Kate Winslet, presented the exclusive and very limited new timepiece: The Flagship Heritage by Kate Winslet, featuring the same dial as The Flagship Heritage – 60th Anniversary 1957-2017.

The Flagship Heritage by Kate Winslet watch is the result of a common project for the benefit of the Golden Hat Foundation, a ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Thursday, June 8th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes brand and global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), has been selected by Dubai Airports to plan and schedule its fixed resources at Dubai International and Dubai World Central. The Quintiq solution will automate the planning process for airport stands, gates, baggage belts and check-in counters to increase overall efficiency, reliability and passenger satisfaction. The solution went live at Dubai International on April 18, with implementation at Dubai World Central to follow soon.

Dubai International is the world’s busiest airport for international passengers. It serves 90 airlines flying to more than 240 destinations across six continents; in 2016, it served 83,654,250 passengers. Dubai World Central, slated to be the region’s airport of the future, launched cargo operations in 2010 and passenger flights in 2013. ... Read more »