Strengthens European presence and commitment to accelerate customers’ digital transformation journey

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Wednesday, January 31st 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Microland inaugurated its Digital Hub in Birmingham, UK to serve its European customers. The Hub reinforces Microland’s differentiated, multi-tiered global delivery model offering measurable business impact and joint innovation opportunities. The center was inaugurated by John Lockett, CIO of Serco Group Plc.

“The Digital Hub will bring significant value to clients to innovate and implement enterprise solutions based on their digital agendas to realize business value. We are seeing significant partnership opportunities and rising demand from clients in the region, making this an ideal opportunity to enhance our operations in Europe,“ said Pradeep Kar, Chairman and Managing Director, Microland.

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SYDNEY-Tuesday, January 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Businesses selling low value goods from offshore to consumers in Australia should register now for goods and services tax (GST). GST will apply to those sales from 1 July 2018. GST is like a sales tax or VAT.

This new taxation measure ensures low value goods purchased by consumers in Australia will have the same tax treatment, no matter where they are purchased from.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has opened a fast-tracked registration system for affected businesses, which include merchants, online marketplaces and goods re-deliverers. Businesses will have until 1 July 2018 to register and prepare to charge GST on goods valued at A$1,000 or less.

The simplified registration system is available at ato.gov.au/GSTSimpleReg. Businesses will only need to report Total Taxable Sales and GST, and pay once each quarter.

Businesses are required to register if they have a GST turno ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan-Tuesday, January 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

    The Fast Track designation highlights the significance of Zika and the need for a safe and effective vaccine to protect vulnerable populations
    A Phase 1 clinical trial (ZIK-101) was recently initiated to evaluate Takeda’s Zika vaccine candidate (TAK-426) in the continental U.S. and U.S. territories
    Takeda’s Zika program is supported by federal funds from Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited [TSE: 4502], (“Takeda”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to TAK-426, Takeda’s purified, inactivated, alum-adjuvanted, whole Zika virus vaccine candidate.

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Investors include CK Hutchison and Spring Lake Equity Partners

SARATOGA, Calif.-Tuesday, January 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- MATRIXX Software (http://www.matrixx.com) today announced a $40 million Series C funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures. Stefan Dyckerhoff, managing director at Sutter Hill, will join MATRIXX Software’s board of directors. Additional new investors include Spring Lake Equity Partners and strategic partner CK Hutchison, whose 3 brand group of telecommunications operators serve over 130 million customers globally. The round also includes existing investors and strategic partners Greylock Partners, Adams Street Partners, Telstra Ventures and Swisscom Ventures.

Silicon Valley-based MATRIXX Software provides a next-generation digital commerce platform for Telco and related industries. The company has experienced explosive 130 percent year-over-year growth, adding new customers across North America, UK, ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France-Tuesday, January 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IDEMIA, the world leader in Augmented Identity in an increasingly digital world, sees the chairmanship of its Supervisory Board renewed with the promotion of Yann DELABRIÈRE, former Vice-Chairman of the group.

Former CEO of Faurecia and current Chairman of the Management Board of Zodiac Aerospace, Yann DELABRIERE will replace Marwan LAHOUD, who becomes Vice-Chairman of the group. These changes take effect immediately.

In May 2017, Advent International invested alongside Bpifrance to bring together the complementary strengths of Safran I&S (Morpho) and Oberthur Technologies (OT). Combining Morpho’s leadership in end-to-end biometric and identity solutions with OT’s leadership in embedded digital security, the new IDEMIA identity was unveiled on 28th September 2017.

It is the global leader in Augmented Identity for an increasingly digital world, with a view to ... Read more »

Best-in-class companies to be recognized for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance on 14th May in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday, January 30th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

Stepping into the fourth consecutive year, Frost & Sullivan is all set to host its “2018 Middle East Best Practices Awards Banquet” on 14 May at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai. This long-established Awards Programme aims to recognize companies in the Middle East that demonstrate a unique approach to doing business in their markets, and deliver exceptional performance in areas such as growth, leadership, technological innovation, customer service, strategic product development, etc. Benchmarked against the highest standards in their industries, Frost & Sullivan’s Awards recipients indeed represent the best-in-class.

Frost & Sullivan follows a rigorous measurement-based methodology to select the deserving companies in each category. ... Read more »