SAN FRANCISCO-Wednesday 15 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Global continues expansion in Africa with Isalcio Mahanjane e Associados, a law firm headquartered in Maputo, Mozambique. The collaboration with Isalcio Mahanjane e Associados signifies Andersen’s growth in the African region, as Mozambique provides strategic coverage in Southeast Africa and is the sixth country to collaborate or join in Africa in the past 14 months.

Led by Managing Partner Isalcio Mahanjane, the firm includes 10 professionals and specializes in providing quality services in all branches of law for corporations and individuals. These services include commercial and corporate law, banking and financial law, labor law, real estate management, oil and gas, mines, and law and administrative litigation.

“Mozambique will be a key point of connectivity with our practice in Portugal as we continue to focus on best-in-class solutions in Africa,” commente ... Read more »

In conjunction with VAD Technologies, brings unique backup storage appliances to the region

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Saturday 11 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, a leading provider of hyper-converged secondary storage for backup, today announced the expansion of its Middle Eastern coverage with the appointment of Rami Nasser as ExaGrid’s Regional Sales Director for the Middle East, India, and Africa. In addition to its Israeli office, ExaGrid will be adding sales offices in Dubai, Turkey, India, and South Africa. ExaGrid has simultaneously partnered with distributor VAD Technologies to strengthen its channel footprint by providing VAD’s resellers with an exceptional backup storage product offering to their enterprise customers.

Nasser has been with ExaGrid for a year and a half, and previously held numerous management positions at CA and Arcserve over a span of 16 years. His extensive sales management, business developme ... Read more »

 • The Gyeonggi Provincial Government of South Korea is hosting a global social media campaign called Beyond the Dream VLOG Contest

• Four final-winning teams will win a 10 day trip to Gyeonggi Province. USD 10,000 travel expenses for airline tickets and other travel expenses will be provided for each team.

SUWON, South Korea-Tuesday 14 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gyeonggi Provincial Government and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO) are hosting an international video contest called “Beyond the Dream VLOG Contest 2018.” Video submissions will be accepted until August 26, 2018 (Korean Standard Time).

The goal of the “Beyond the Dream VLOG Contest 2018” is to raise global awareness of Gyeonggi Province as an attractive travel destination and to select a Gyeonggi-do tourism ambassador who will show the world the charms of the province.

Anyone who likes to participate can subm ... Read more »

PARIS LA DÉFENSE-Wednesday 15 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Reference is made to the joint press release by Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Gemalto (Euronext Amsterdam and Paris: GTO) dated 27 March 2018 in relation to the launch of the recommended all-cash offer by Thales for all the issued and outstanding shares of Gemalto (the “Offer”), the publication of the Offer Document, and the joint press release of Thales and Gemalto dated 10 August 2018 in relation to the further extension of the Acceptance Period. Terms not defined in this press release will have the meaning as set forth in the Offer Document.

Thales and Gemalto today announce that they have received foreign investment Regulatory Clearance in Canada.

Together with the anti-trust clearance obtained in China and Israel, and clearance relating to foreign investments in Australia, Thales and Gemalto have obtained 4 of the required 14 Regulatory Clear ... Read more »

US Superior Court of the State of California Imposes $66 Million in Damages

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Tuesday 14 August 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On August 10, 2018, a jury of six men and six women rendered a verdict in favor of one the world’s leading LED companies, Lumileds LLC, based in San Jose, finding that a Chinese competitor stole trade secrets related to Lumileds core technology for making high power LEDs used in flash phones, automotive headlights, and general illumination. The case, Lumileds LLC v. Elec-Tech International Co., Ltd., Donglei “Tony” Wang, and Gangyi Chen, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, found the defendants liable for damages in intellectual property theft. The jury awarded Lumileds $66 million.

The jury concluded that ETI, Wang and Chen misappropriated Lumileds trade secrets, took them to China, and used them to develop ETI’s LED technology. The award of $66 million ... Read more »