PARIS-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT-Morpho, a world leader in digital security and identification technologies, announces today that Mobvoi, the leading smart watch and artificial intelligence company, has selected the new version of the PEARL product of OT-Morpho for the new Ticwatch products in the pipeline. This new PEARL, called PEARL Connect, is a first on the market. It combines for the first time capabilities of an embedded Secure Element (eSE), to secure sensitive services, and of an embedded SIM (eSIM), to manage connectivity to cellular network.

Already deployed worldwide in more than 250 million smartphones and wearables devices, the different versions of PEARL enable the deployment of contactless services certified by all the major payment schemes worldwide. This unique multi-application platform also supports transit, access control, secure storage use-cases as well as other value added services such as k ... Read more »

Timor-Leste’s local telco operator to deliver faster connectivity and upgraded mobile services throughout the country

LUXEMBOURG-Wednesday, September 6th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Timor Telecom (TT), the largest telecommunications operator in Timor-Leste, is expanding its service uptake with SES Networks by nearly 30% over the O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite fleet to roll out its new 4G/LTE network to customers across the country, SES announced today.

TT will use the service upgrade to deliver enhanced connectivity and higher-speed mobile broadband services to meet the exponential growth in demand coming from new subscribers. The network expansion will also enable TT to provide a superior customer experience to its mobile data subscribers.

An early adopter of the MEO technology in 2014, TT has been using more than 1 Gbps of low latency bandwidth over the O3b MEO fleet for the past three years. The company has since upg ... Read more »

GSMA Calls for Applications to Develop Services to Improve Communications for Humanitarian Crises

LONDON-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the launch of its Disaster Response Innovation Fund to spur development of mobile technology solutions to assist and empower people and communities affected by humanitarian emergencies, and to strengthen disaster prevention, preparedness and response. The Fund is backed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and supported by the GSMA and its members.

“Mobile technology is a vital tool to help those impacted by natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies,” said John Giusti, the GSMA’s Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA. “In support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the GSMA has launched the Disaster Response Innovation Fund to extend the impact of mobile in helping build resilient infrastructure and making ... Read more »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) announced today 32 projects selected in the first funding round of PMI IMPACT, a global initiative to support organizations in developing and implementing projects dedicated to fighting illegal trade and related crimes. The PMI IMPACT Expert Council reviewed and selected the projects from more than 200 proposals.

Projects come from public, private, and academic organizations in 18 countries. Grants to be allocated in this first round of PMI IMPACT are approximately USD 28 million.

“The creative solutions and innovative actions proposed by the selected projects can significantly help advance the global efforts against illegal trade and contribute to alleviating the pervasive consequences of crime on our economy, society, and global security,” stated Jürgen Storbeck, Expert Council memb ... Read more »

 ● Obesity affects more than half a billion people worldwide and is a leading risk factor for some of the biggest global drivers of morbidity and mortality, such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes1

● The new research and development program complements other Boehringer Ingelheim programs that could potentially be used in combination treatments to further improve weight reduction

● Gubra may receive up to € 250 million in upfront and success-based development and commercialization milestones plus staggered up to double-digit royalties on worldwide net sales 

INGELHEIM, Germany & HØRSHOLM, Denmark-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and Gubra announce a collaboration and license agreement for the development of novel peptide compounds to treat obesity. The collaboration will bring together Gubra’s expertise in the design, synthesis, characterization and in in vivo testing ... Read more »

News Highlights:

●   Record number of exhibits and sponsorships further affirm Arm® TechCon 2017 as the premier event for the compute ecosystem
●   Keynotes from corporate cybersecurity adviser Dr. Jessica Barker and leading IoT expert Stacey Higginbotham
●   Dr. Mary Aiken, the forensic cyberpsychologist who inspired CSI: Cyber will discuss why the technology sector must take a more human-centered approach to design
●   Disclosures from Arm on new secure embedded technology solutions and IP

CAMBRIDGE, England-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arm today announced the final slate of keynotes and technical sessions for Arm TechCon 2017. This year’s program will focus on how the technology sector can grapple with new paradigms in scaling and securing IoT technologies and enable artificial intelligence through machine learning and computer vision, across the compute spectrum. Arm TechCon ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan-Tuesday, September 5th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic will exhibit its latest products and technologies at Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2017 to be held in Berlin, Germany, from September 1 to 6, 2017.

Under the theme of "A Better Life, A Better World," the Panasonic booth will present a wide range of products, from audio-visual equipment and home appliances to beauty appliances that create “a lifestyle people yearn for.”

During the exhibition, Panasonic will host Panasonic LIVE@IFA2017, a live video stream broadcast directly from the show floor.

Main Exhibits in the Panasonic Booth

1. Better Living Tomorrow
The exhibition here represents a lifestyle enriched with Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technologies. Panasonic will introduce the advanced IoT technologies that make day-to-day life more convenient by connecting thi ... Read more »

 RIMES’ RegFocus®BMR Control is the world’s first benchmark inventory management, enrichment and control platform, tailor-made for the compliance needs of Benchmark Users 

LONDON & NEW YORK-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE )-- RIMES Technologies, the leading provider of managed data services and RegTech solutions for the buy-side, has today launched an innovative new solution: RIMES RegFocus® BMR Control. The cloud-based service will help asset managers, banks and insurance companies comply with the EU’s landmark Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) coming into force on 1st January 2018 without the high cost and operational disruption associated with in-house upgrades to compliance systems and processes.

Under BMR, which aims to introduce a common framework and consistent approach to benchmark regulation across the EU, Benchmark Users are defined as supervised entities that use indices as benchmarks, an ... Read more »

TOKYO-Thursday, September 7th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), a leading Japanese dairy product company, today announced that its recently launched “Immunogenics” ingredient LAC-Shield will now be marketed overseas. The product, a heat-killed strain of beneficial Lactobacillus bacteria (Lactobacillus paracasei MCC1849), has been clinically shown to have immune-enhancing benefits. Yet because it has been pasteurized, LAC-Shield does not pose the stability issues of traditional probiotics.

Probiotics are widely consumed in various foods and dietary supplements by people worldwide for a range of health benefits, including their positive effect on immune function. However, there are application challenges when formulating with probiotics, since live bacteria often do not survive at high temperatures or under high water-activity environments.

“LAC-Shield is unique because it can be added ... Read more »