NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.-Thursday, February 8th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Clarke Industrial Engineering ("Clarke") completed the sale of $10 million of Series B Preferred Stock to a group of investors led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures ("SAEV"). Chevron Technology Ventures (“CTV”) participated in the round.

Daniel Carter of SAEV US, stated, "Clarke's unique Shutter Valve design provides a step change in control valve technology. We see wide ranging applications for this new type of valve in the Oil and Gas industry and beyond."

President & CEO of Clarke, Kyle Daniels stated, "Saudi Aramco and Chevron, as two of the world's largest companies who regularly purchase large quantities of control valves, have significant expertise in industrial valve technology. We are very honored that they recognize the value of our proprietary Shutter Valve design and have chosen to make significant inv ... Read more »

 Visa’s Global Travel Intentions Study of more than 15,000 globetrotters finds carrying cash can come with concerns for travelers worldwide SAN FRANCISCO & SINGAPORE-Thursday, February 8th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the findings of the payment network’s comprehensive look at travel and tourism in 2017. Visa’s Global Travel Intentions (GTI) Study highlights various parts of the travelers’ journey and found a key motivator for travel is stress relief. The Study also uncovered certain aspects of travel can lead to anxiety and stress, including getting, carrying and exchanging cash. Visa’s cashless solutions offer the freedom to pay anywhere in the world while helping you get a competitive exchange rate when you pay in local currency. While paying in one’s home currency may seem familiar, those purchases, when made overseas, can usually assess conversion-related commissions and overall price ... Read more »

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wednesday, February 7th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- As the international LiDAR community convenes in Denver, Colorado this week for ILMF (the International LiDAR Mapping Forum), YellowScan’s innovative new Surveyor Ultra system will also take flight – quite literally– with the assistance of Velodyne’s VLP 32C Sensor and the Applanix APX-15 IMU.

With 600,000 shots per second, this high-density system catalyzes high-speed UAVs’ capacity to catapult into the sky, so that they can soar, even across long-range flights, as the system can cover up to 100 m. Drones, including VTOLs, can utilize this breakthrough innovation based on its feather-light weight of 1.7kg, through YellowScan’s innovative integration of Velodyne LiDAR’s VLP 32C Sensor.

Like the Surveyor system, the Surveyor Ultra provides users with a turn-key system that can be easily utilized; however, the Ultra will dazzle its users eve ... Read more »

Solution live in production leveraging Ullink UL PUBLISHER post-trade data management hub

PARIS-Thursday, February 8th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has extended its successful partnership with LiquidMetrix to deliver MiFID II best execution reporting to multiple European Sell-Side clients. The solution, UL PUBLISHER for Best Execution, teams ULLINK’s fully-automated, post-trade data management hub with the LiquidMetrix Workstation for MiFID II best execution reporting.

MiFID II Regulatory Technology Standards (RTS) 28 lays down rules for sell-side institutions and private banks to produce best execution reports for clients and regulators. Firms must extract relevant trade data from their order management systems (OMSs) and reconstruct the full history of each client order, including any derived or child orders. The ULLIN ... Read more »

Transition delivers streamlined and strengthened portfolio and operations

ZURICH-Thursday, February 8th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ABB (SWX:ABBN):

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FULL YEAR 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

• Base orders up 5%¹, higher in all divisions and regions; total orders steady
• Revenues +1%
• ABB Ability^TM drives growth across all divisions
• Streamlined and strengthened portfolio:
  • B&R, Keymile acquisitions completed; GE Industrial Solutions acquisition signed
  • High-voltage cables divested, two joint ventures signed for EPC activities
  • Business model change in Power Gr ... Read more »

 • The highest prize fund in the history of the tournament and Jiu-Jitsu 

Abu Dhabi, United Arabic Emirates-Thursday, February 8th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) announced that the 10th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the largest event on the Jiu-Jitsu world calendar, will take place on April 16th. The announcement came through an expanded press conference organized by UAEJJF at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, where it highlighted the schedule of events for 2018.

As the Championship’s organizer, UAEJJF announced that this season's edition will be unique as it celebrates 10 years of excellence at both local and international levels. The Federation also announced unprecedented participation of local, regional and international players. Over the course of 13 days, the Championship will be bringing together the most famous names in Jiu-Jitsu at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi.