Latest release designed to enable and accelerate digital experience

BOSTON-Tuesday 26 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- www.quadient.com: Quadient, the award-winning leader in Customer Communications Management (CCM), announced the general availability of its newest release, Quadient Inspire R12, which includes the new Digital Advantage Suite. The updated version of Quadient Inspire is designed to give customers and partners greater control over the systems and processes used to drive consistent communications across all channels with an emphasis on digital experiences.

With Inspire R12, users design omni-channel communications in days rather than months with a simple, modern and comprehensive platform. The solution makes it possible to change designs and test for all channels in minutes, with fully integrated tracking and approval processes built in. Additionally, R12 integrates all parts of the communications process from link ... Read more »

AT&T, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, KDDI, LG Uplus, Orange, Telefónica, Telenor Group, Telia, Turkcell, Vodafone Group and Zain Agree to Adopt GSMA IoT Security Guidelines

LONDON-Wednesday 27 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today announced that global mobile operators including AT&T, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, KDDI, LG Uplus, Orange, Telefónica, Telenor Group, Telia, Turkcell, Vodafone Group and Zain have committed to adopt and implement the GSMA IoT Security Guidelines. The guidelines outline best practice and recommendations for Internet of Things (IoT) security for the entire IoT ecosystem and set out a comprehensive security assessment scheme to help ensure IoT services are protected against IoT security risks. There will be reach 3.1 billion IoT connections by 2025, according to GSMA Intelligence.

“For the IoT to flourish, the in ... Read more »

Readers around the world can now enjoy a growing selection of more than 12,000 Arabic language Kindle books on the free Kindle app and Kindle devices

Authors can now publish Kindle books in Arabic with Kindle Direct Publishing

SEATTLE -Tuesday 26 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Amazon announced today that Kindle customers around the globe can now enjoy reading from a growing selection of more than 12,000 Arabic language Kindle books on Kindle devices and the free Kindle app for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets and Fire Tablets. Starting today, readers will find a large digital selection of popular Arabic language titles in the Kindle Store including books from leading authors like Naguib Mahfouz, and Nizar Qabani, best-sellers like Al Aswad Yaliko Biki and Harbo Alkalbi Athania (winner of the 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction), classics like Ibn Khaldoun’s Muqadimah, Al-Mutanabbi’s anthology, and ... Read more »

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.-Wednesday 27 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

22nd Century strategically expands its proprietary lines of VLN™ tobaccos

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- 22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is a leader in tobacco harm reduction and Very Low Nicotine tobacco, announced today that the Company has exclusively licensed from North Carolina State University (NCSU) several flue-cured and burley tobacco plant lines that grow with Very Low Nicotine levels. These new plants contain no foreign genetic material (non-GMO) and will compliment 22nd Century’s existing Very Low Nicotine plant technologies. The new, non-GMO, Very Low Nicotine tobacco plant lines are immediately commercially viable as they are the result of multiple generations of plantings that have yielded stable, true-breeding crop lines of Very Low Nicotine flue-cured and burley tobacco plants.

The addition of these non-GMO tobacco varie ... Read more »

Supreme Court Decision Reinforces American Express’ Differentiated Business Model and Supports Consumer Choice

NEW YORK-Tuesday 26 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- American Express (NYSE:AXP) issued the following statement today from Chairman and CEO Stephen J. Squeri regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit:

“The Court’s decision is a major victory for consumers and for American Express.

“This was a long battle, but well worth the fight because important issues were at stake: consumer choice, fair market competition, and the ability to deliver innovative products and services to our customers, both consumers and merchants.

“As the Supreme Court stated today, ‘…Amex’s business model has stimulated competitive innovations in the credit-card market, increasing the volume of transactions and improving the quality of the serv ... Read more »

UAE to lead the way into Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

“ReGen at Emirates Hospital” will be the first in the UAE to offer specialty regenerative services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 26 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

Emirates Hospital Jumeriah, an Emirates Healthcare Company, announced they have partnered with ReGen Medical Management Dubai to officially launch “ReGen At Emirates Hospital”, a new stem cell and regenerative medical center on 25th June 2018. Emirates Hospital Jumeriah is the first to receive approval from the Dubai Health Authority and will be the first, through its partnership with ReGen Medical Management Dubai, to offer a range of specialty regenerative services in the UAE region.

The launch ceremony was graced by a number of top-profile health experts and VIPs including, HE Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the General Authority of Ports, Borders & Free Zone Security, Rashid Khalaf Al Ha ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 26 June 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) today issued a call for entries for the 2018 MEPRA Awards, the communications industry’s most prestigious event, which celebrates and recognises the most creative and impactful practitioners in the Middle East.  This year marks the 10th edition of the ceremony, which is open to all Middle East based agencies, corporates, government organisations and non-profits working in the communications profession. Winners will be announced during a gala event in Dubai on Wednesday 21 November 2018.

For the first time, the MEPRA Awards will be preluded by a series of industry events, including a creative communications congress, PR measurement summit and training workshops. The three-day festival will provide practitioners from across the region the chance to learn, share knowledge and celebrate the best through one event in Dubai.

This year&rsqu ... Read more »