SAN FRANCISCO-Tuesday, June 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Tax announces its debut in Luxembourg this week with Andersen Global member firm, Alegis, assuming the Andersen name. A member firm since 2014, Alegis also has offices in Dusseldorf and Merzig, Germany, both of which will transition to the Andersen name later in the year.

“We are enthusiastic about adopting the Andersen name and we recognize that this is beneficial to both our clients and our people,” commented Alessio Rossi, Office Managing Director of Andersen Tax in Luxembourg. “We will transition to the Andersen name incrementally, first in Luxembourg and later in Germany. Our goal is to be a standard for quality and I am excited to take this step to further integrate our firm and strengthen our capabilities globally.”

As Andersen Tax, the firm will continue to offer superior tax consulting and legal advice to both corporate and individual clients inte ... Read more »

Innovative virtual patching provides broad, easy to apply and faster time-to-protect database security as compared to traditional software vendor patching; New product part of Company’s Global Security Services solutions

LAS VEGAS -Thursday, June 8th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of enterprise software services, and the leading independent support provider for Oracle and SAP products, today announced the launch of Rimini Street Advanced Database Security – powered by McAfee. The product, available today and based on the technology of McAfee, one of the world’s leading cybersecurity companies, is a new, next-generation database security solution that protects databases from known and unknown vulnerabilities by monitoring and analyzing database communications traffic, and blocking attempted attacks before they reach the database using “virtual patching.”

Virtual patchin ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Wednesday, June 14th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
Gaming enthusiasts have a reason to rejoice as BenQ’s e-Sport ZOWIE just launched its latest keyboard - ZOWIE Celeritas II. Staying true to its commitment to gamers, BenQ aims to make the life of gamers much easier.
Indeed “Bringing Enjoyment ‘N’ Quality to Life,” BenQ focuses on the tiniest details in its products to make life consistently easier for its customers. With that in mind, they have concentrated on the minutest of features to give their gaming consumers a futuristic product of quality.
BenQ ZOWIE’s latest offering Celeritas II is power packed with suave specs like - a high-quality iron spring that allows for each keystroke to be executed with a consistent increase in force throughout the game and an Improvised durability to meet the standards required for e-Sports. To avoid double key presses, the keyboard consists of optical switches. It also has ... Read more »

 Company announces general availability of support for IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and SAP’s ASE, IQ, SQL Anywhere and Advantage Server databases

LAS VEGAS-Thursday, June 8th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global independent provider of enterprise software support services for Oracle and SAP products, today announced the general availability of support for six new database platforms, including IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and SAP ASE, SAP IQ, SAP SQL Anywhere and SAP Advantage Server (collectively the former SAP Sybase family of database products). Rimini Street’s service includes support for associated vendor components such as IBM DB2 Tools for Linux, UNIX and Windows; Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio; and SAP Replication Server. The Company is already providing service for these products.

Proven Track Record of Successful Database Support

Today, Rimini Street provides support for h ... Read more »

LONDON-Saturday, June 10th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IBC announces today the IBC2017 Leaders’ Summit, an exclusive invitation-only event in partnership with the City of Amsterdam and IBM Global Business Services for broadcast, telco, media and entertainment industry leaders.

This year’s event focuses on how businesses are transforming for the future, where speed and agility are two key components to any forward-thinking strategy.

A prestigious line-up of speakers has been assembled to explore the theme of “Informing the Future” at this year’s Summit, including Carsten Schmidt, CEO, Sky Deutschland who will discuss the current and future face of the company’s business and give an exclusive insight into Sky Deutschland’s co-produced drama Babylon Berlin, the most expensive non-English-language drama series ever made.

Wim Ponnet, Group Director Strategy and Commercial Development, EndemolShineGroup a ... Read more »

Company continues to gain worldwide recognition for client service and industry leadership with its 10th Stevie® Award win this year

LAS VEGAS -Tuesday, June 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of enterprise software services, and the leading independent support provider for Oracle® and SAP® products, today announced that it won a prestigious Stevie Award in the Innovation in Customer Service Management, Planning & Practice category from the 2017 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. This honour marks the Company’s 10th Stevie Award win this year. Rimini Street recently earned Stevie Awards in several categories, including Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year from the 2017 American Business AwardsSM and Customer Service Department of the Year from the 2017 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

Global-Scale Customer Service Excellence Honored Once Again

The Stevie A ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, June 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Global networking leader TP-Link has crossed over to smartphones, with its new Neffos brand among the latest to join the fray. You know how solid TP-Link’s Wi-Fi networking products are, but can the company also make solid handsets? We reviewed the Neffos X1 Max to see if there’s a reason to be hopeful for the newcomer that’s vying for your attention.

Hardware

The Neffos X1 Max has a slim metal body, hovering at just around 7mm at its thickest point. The panel round the back features a smooth, matte finish, and the main camera assembly is slightly elevated for aesthetic reasons. The same elevated portion houses the fingerprint reader just below the dual-LED flash.

Circular and similar in size to the back-facing camera lens, the fingerprint sensor can recognize up to five fingerprints, all of which can be identified quickly with the tap of a finger. Neffos says it ca ... Read more »

Two-Thirds of World’s Population Now Connected, According to GSMA Intelligence

LONDON-Tuesday, June 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

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 Visa upgrades fan experience at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and debuts the latest payment technologies for fans in Russia. 

SAN FRANCISCO-Tuesday, June 13th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Visa (NYSE:V), the Official Payment Service Partner of FIFA, today announced that football fans attending the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 will have a front row seat to enhanced payment experiences at official FIFA stadiums. Visa is implementing 1,600 point-of-sale terminals and deploying 120 mobile concessionaires throughout the stadium concourses, enabling a cash-free experience from kick-off to the final match. These enhancements ensure official FIFA stadiums are equipped with the latest in payment innovation, giving fans safe and secure ways to pay – whether it is a click, dip, tap or swipe.

Understanding football fans want to focus on the quality of play on the pitch, Visa is offering multiple ways to pay that will save fans even more time ... Read more »