SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wednesday, January 10th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lumileds announced the appointment of Jeff Henderson as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, effective January 8. Henderson has over 25 years of experience in numerous executive roles, most recently at Keysight Technologies.

“As our business continues to scale, Jeff will be critical to our long-term development as he will be responsible for facilitating the process of defining, supporting and executing upon our corporate growth strategy,” said Mark Adams, CEO of Lumileds.

Prior to joining Lumileds, Henderson was at Keysight Technologies, where he was responsible for leading Corporate Development for the $4B electronic equipment, software and services business, which spun out of Agilent Technologies in 2014. Henderson has a BSEE from Auburn University, an MBA from Santa Clara University and an Executive MBA from Boston University, specializing in strategic le ... Read more »

 “ABB FIA Formula E Championship” brings pioneering technology leader ABB as title sponsor to the world’s first fully electric international FIA motorsport series 

ZURICH-Tuesday, January 9th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ABB and Formula E are teaming up in a ground-breaking partnership to champion e-mobility for a sustainable future. Since its first race in Beijing in September 2014, Formula E has established itself as the number one all-electric international motor sport. In the next level of development, global pioneering technology leader ABB is bringing its name and innovation and technology leadership to the series, which will be now known as the “ABB FIA Formula E Championship.”

With its unrivalled expertise in electrification and leadership in electric vehicle charging solutions, with the largest installed base of fast-charging stations for electric vehicles worldwide, ABB is the ideal industry partner ... Read more »

 FCC approval validates WattUp(R) over-the-air wireless charging enabling Dialog to accelerate chip set mass production

LONDON-Wednesday, January 10th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dialog Semiconductor plc (XETRA: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, charging, Bluetooth(R) low energy technology and exclusive supplier of Energous Corporation's (NASDAQ: WATT) WattUp(R) integrated circuits (ICs), has announced the acceleration of a complete end-to-end production ready WattUp IC roadmap. This has been made possible as a direct result of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the Energous Mid Field WattUp transmitter reference design. This certification represents a substantial step forward for the wireless charging industry. The availability of a complete IC system roadmap paves the way for a fundamental shift in the way consumers charge many of their portable electronics an ... Read more »

Companies that pursue value-addition strategies will secure new business, finds Frost & Sullivan’s Metals & Minerals team

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.-Wednesday, January 10th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the demand for iron and steel casting is expected to grow by 5 per cent over the next five years. Growth is mainly driven by demand in valves, pumps, cement, mining, and aluminium smelts, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates driving the market in terms of local production and consumption. Companies that cater to high-end engineering castings at a reasonable price will gain a competitive advantage.

Frost & Sullivan’s industry docket, Ferrous Castings Market Outlook in GCC, 2017, explores drivers, challenges, opportunities, value chain dynamics, and application segments within the GCC countries. Cement and mining, pumps and valves, aluminium smelts, producers and production, consu ... Read more »

Five-year contract will see CETel launch fibre-like connectivity to connect new applications in exploration and production sites across Africa 

COLOGNE, Germany & LUXEMBOURG -Wednesday, January 10th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CETel, a leading German service provider of global managed end-to-end communications solutions, has signed a five-year contract with SES Networks to connect new exploration and production sites in Africa via SES Networks’ medium earth orbit (MEO) O3b satellite constellation, SES and CETel announced today.

CETel will leverage the O3b fleet’s low latency and high throughput capabilities for big data applications required by the exploration and production industry. With round trip latencies below 150 milliseconds, MEO-enabled networks are on par with standard fibre connections, and are more reliable and faster to deploy than other infrastructure.

The inking of this MEO deal with SES Networks empowers ... Read more »

ISTANBUL -Wednesday, January 10th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Now in its 5th year, the 2017 Global Telecoms Awards were hosted in London on November 2, 2017 with the attendance of industry’s most influential companies. In this prominent event P.I. Works and Turk Telekom won the “Honorable Mention Award” in the “Managed Services Innovation of the Year” category with the revolutionary “Centralized SON Powered Managed Services” project. The project scope includes the planning, management and optimization of the radio and transmission access networks.

Turk Telekom CTO Cengiz Dogan said “Turk Telekom has set itself the mission of offering the high quality and economic services to its customers through integrated communication solutions. P.I. Works’ Centralized SON Powered Managed Services has been a key driver of operational efficiency, leading to superior subscriber experience through automated network opera ... Read more »

 Decision should result in refund of up to nearly $50 million to Rimini Street

LAS VEGAS-Tuesday, January 9th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today provides the following statement related to a decision entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Oracle vs. Rimini Street:

“Today, the Court of Appeals reversed certain awards made in Oracle’s favor during and after our 2015 trial, and vacated others, including an injunction that had already been stayed by the appellate court. Rimini Street should eventually receive a refund of up to nearly $50 million of the judgment previously paid by Rimini Street to Oracle.

The appellate court also overturned all awards and judgments against Rimini Street’s CEO, Seth ... Read more »

Innovative industry leader of carrier cloud solutions previews updated product lineup at world’s largest consumer show

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.-Tuesday, January 9th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR) (the “Company” or “Synchronoss”), a global leader and innovator of cloud, messaging and digital products, will be offering demos of its updated lineup of solutions, including Personal Cloud, Content Transfer, Messaging Marketplace, Email, and Digital Channels at CES 2018. These demos will take place in The Chairman’s Salon at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas from January 9 -12, 2018.

Glenn Lurie, who joined as the Company’s new CEO in November 2017, will be on hand to discuss the biggest trends impacting the Technology-Media-Telecommunications (TMT) industry, including the importance of cloud, advanced messaging, IoT, 5G, AI, net neutrality, digital transformation, and m ... Read more »

Devices reshape future with AI/AR/VR, intelligent technologies and powerful partnerships 

LAS VEGAS-Wednesday, January 10th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)- Today, at CES 2018, Lenovo outlined its 2018 vision for technology innovations – this new portfolio of intelligent devices will make reality better, from the pocket to the PC to the home.

Virtual reality (VR) gets even better with a new take on VR consumption and creation. The Lenovo Mirage™ Solo with Daydream™ headset offers one of the simplest ways of exploring VR experiences to date. The headset brings immersive VR within the reach of mainstream consumers in a standalone, fully self-sufficient simple-to-use design. Use the Lenovo Mirage Camera with Daydream to capture life’s memorable moments and then relive them in 3D on the headset. Professionals too can transform their work through Augmented Reality (AR) with Lenovo C220 smart glasses. This monocular, light weight, h ... Read more »

First Commercial Solutions Enable the Highest Resolutions and Fastest Response Times Throughout the Entire VR Data Communication Channel

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -Tuesday, January 9th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced that its dedicated family of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) display controllers, the SlimPort® ANX753x, has been implemented in the recently launched tethered VR head mounted displays (HMD) such as the Microsoft Windows 10 Mixed Reality headsets.

With DisplayPort 1.4 input, 16-DSI lanes per device, and support for HDCP 2.2/1.4 high-bandwidth digital content protection, the ANX753x family of DisplayPort™ to Quad MIPI-DSI controllers drive the high resolutions required by today’s most performant VR HMDs at up to 120 frames per second (FPS). They can be used in USB-C™ and non-USB-C applications and can manipulate a variety of video scan modes.

“We are w ... Read more »

 President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter Support the Elimination of Preventable Deaths in Hospitals for the Fourth Year in a Row 

IRVINE, Calif.-Tuesday, January 9th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- For the fourth year in a row, former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter are supporting the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) and demonstrating their commitment to ZERO Preventable Deaths by 2020 (0X2020) by offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly fish with the Carters in the Georgia Mountains.

The top three hospitals or hospital systems that commit to measurably saving the highest number of lives by implementing processes that eliminate preventable deaths, such as the Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS), between January 2018 - August 2018, will be given a spot on this exclusive fishing trip with the Carters.

"We are very excited to partner with the Carters for this exclusive expe ... Read more »

Ajman, United Arab Emirates.-Tuesday, January 9th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

    More than 10 million visitors are expected in year one for MIRKAAZ
    Valued at AED 500 million the construction of the mall will start in January 2018 and be completed in last quarter of 2019

Ajman Holding signed an agreement with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) Middle East L.L.C to develop and construct Mirkaaz, the recently launched shopping destination in Ajman, which is expected to have more than 10 million visitors in year one.  In the presence of HH Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Holding, an agreement was signed by Mr Yahya Al Jasmi, Managing Director of Ajman Holding and Yu Tao, President & CEO from China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East L.L.C (CSCEC ME) on January 8th 2018 in Ajman.

“It is indeed a pleasure to have CSCEC on board to develop ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar.-Tuesday, January 9th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

Aamal Company Q.P.S.C. (“Aamal”), one of the region’s fastest growing diversified companies, today announces that via Senyar Industries Qatar Holding W.L.L., one of Qatar’s leading industrial groups in which Aamal is a 50% shareholder, it will further diversify through the development of three major new industrial projects: a copper production facility; an aluminum production facility; and a drum production facility.

Senyar Industries Qatar Holding is a leading Qatari industrial company that currently owns and operates two main divisions - Doha Cables, the first cable manufacturing facility in Qatar, and El Sewedy Cables Qatar.  These three new factories will be the first of their kind in Qatar and represent an important new development in supporting Qatar’s industrial transformation and fulfilling the needs of the Qatari market.  Senyar Industries Qatar Holding will own 100 ... Read more »