Fiorano APIs/integration spur growth and productivity 

PALO ALTO, Calif. -Friday, January 19th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fiorano Software today announced that Bank of Kigali, Rwanda’s largest commercial bank, has chosen the Fiorano platform for its digital transformation. The Project includes Integration with the Bank’s Temenos T24 Core Banking Solution with support for Online and Offline Banking features. Fiorano ESB and Fiorano API Management form the backbone of all integrations in the Bank’s environment, enabling payment channels such as Mobile Banking and Internet Banking with a host of lending services.

The Bank selected Fiorano to replace its point-to-point integration with a scalable microservice-centric architecture built over an ESB. Fiorano ESB integrates its Temenos Core Banking System with its ATM and Card Management Systems and enables standardisation of its digital payment options and mobile payments. Fi ... Read more »

ExaGrid’s EX Series Makes the Cut for Innovation, Performance, Ease of Integration and Manageability, and Value

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -Friday, January 19th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, a leading provider of hyper-converged secondary storage for backup, today announced that its EX Series of backup storage appliances with data deduplication has once again been selected as a finalist for TechTarget’s Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com 2017 “Product of the Year” award in the “Backup and DR Hardware” category.

These annual awards, now in their 16th year, showcase the year’s latest and greatest innovations in technology. “These premier awards are of particular import as the panel of judges are genuine experts in an increasingly complex segment of data center technology,” said Bill Andrews, CEO and President of ExaGrid. “To have been selected given their stringent criteria is an h ... Read more »

RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-Friday, January 19th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

Five researchers and scientists from Malaysia, Jordan, Tunisia, the US and the UK have been named winners of the King Faisal Prize 2018 as the 40th edition of the renowned award recognized their distinguished contributions towards humanity. The Prize honours exceptional achievements in five categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language & Literature, Medicine, and Science.

Professor Irwandi Jaswir, Deputy Dean of the International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART) and Secretary of Council of Professors at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), has been named the winner in the Service to Islam category for contributions to the development of ‘Halal Science’ and Halal food and consumer goods.

Professor Bashar Awad of Hadith at the International Islamic University, Jordan, has been named the winner of this year’s King Fai ... Read more »

HOUSTON-Friday, January 19th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ascend Performance Materials announced today a price increase for its nylon 6,6 polymers, compounds and fibers due to escalating raw material costs.

The price increase takes effect Feb. 1, 2018, and includes the following price changes:

 

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DULUTH, Ga.-Friday, January 19th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, today held its first ever AGCO iVenture Summit in Berlin, Germany. The Summit is a joint initiative of AGCO, AGCO Finance, AGCO’s Fuse Technologies, and Anterra Capital, a venture capital investor focusing on companies in the food and agricultural sectors.

“Startups are disrupting traditional agriculture and address many of the world’s most significant challenges, including food security, farmer livelihood and resource efficiency,” said Martin Richenhagen, AGCO Chairman, President and CEO. “Today, we are bringing Silicon Valley to Berlin. Agri-tech startups will pitch ideas that make a real difference and stand for technological progress and innovation in agriculture.”

The AGCO iVenture Summit targets innovators and visionaries who act ... Read more »