FLIR to Donate $3M in Thermal Imaging Equipment and Support for Deployment Across Kenya

WILSONVILLE, Ore.-Friday 11 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the Kifaru Rising Project, a multi-year effort in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to deploy FLIR thermal imaging technology to help improve wildlife ranger safety and contribute to their mission to stop illegal wildlife poaching of rhinos across 10 parks and game reserves in Kenya. Kifaru Rising includes a pledge by FLIR of more than $3 million in thermal imaging technology, engineering assistance, and training with the goal of eliminating rhino poaching in Kenya by 2021.

Kifaru Rising: Ending Rhino Poaching in Kenya

In an expanded collaboration, FLIR and WWF are committing to invest and deploy thermal imaging technology to protect native animal populations, ecosystems, and local communities affected by illegal poachers in ... Read more »

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, -Friday 11 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

National Festival of Heritage and Culture, Janadria in its 33rd Edition, organized by the Ministry of National Guard, ended on January 9th, which was launched under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on Thursday 20th December 2018.

The festival, which carries the slogan ‘Faithfulness and Loyalty’ has been a great success for the past 21 days, with an integrated system of cultural, heritage, artistic, sporting and entertainment activities. In addition to the pavilions of ministries, agencies and institutions, GCC pavilions, the Guest of Honor Indonesia, there was participation from emirates, regions, governorates and heritage pavilions. This success was witnessed by thousands of visitors who came daily.

The event reviewed the Kingdom’s history, its status, its achievements, its diverse cultures, the legacy of its people and its ... Read more »

 ExaGrid Shortens Oracle Backup Window and Speeds Restores

MARLBOROUGH, Mass-Friday 11 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®,a leading provider of intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup, today announced that ARBES Technologies, a leading Czech B2B developer and supplier of information systems for the financial sector has optimized its backups by installing ExaGrid systems in its backup environment.

ARBES Technologies’ state-of-the-art, customized solutions are developed to support the business strategy of each individual customer. Its solution portfolio includes, in part, paperless processes, digital banking, security trading, enterprise content management, and business process support. ARBES’ continued product innovation is a result of its monitoring of new trends in technology, business intelligence, and reporting tools to include in its solutions. Many leading banking and financing institutions in the Czech Repu ... Read more »

A100 offers a holistic one-stop solution to accelerate digital transformation for corporations

HANGZHOU, China-Friday 11 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today announced the launch of “A100,” a strategic partnership program that offers companies a holistic one-stop solution to accelerate their digital transformation. Members of A100 will develop a deep and longstanding working relationship with Alibaba businesses across multiple functions and platforms to co-create the best values that are efficient, effective and sustainable in the digital era.

The A100 initiative was announced at the inaugural “Alibaba ONE Business Conference” in Hangzhou. The name, “A100,” symbolizes Alibaba’s goal of providing digitized solutions to a large number of companies.

The A100 program is built on the “Alibaba Operating System,” which was showcased at the conferen ... Read more »