Four new satellites to scale up the only fully-funded and proven non-geostationary constellation providing the world’s only low-latency, fibre-like connectivity for data services delivered from space 

LUXEMBOURG-Thursday 7 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Four new O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites have arrived safely at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for launch by a Soyuz rocket from Arianespace in late March 2019, SES announced today.

The new Ka-band satellites will join SES’s existing constellation of 16 MEO satellites manufactured by Thales Alenia Space, orbiting at approximately 8,000 km from Earth and serving customers based in more than 40 countries. By increasing the size of the constellation from 16 to 20 satellites, SES Networks will offer enhanced coverage while providing greater service availability and reliability to cater to the increasing demand for bandwidth in the go ... Read more »

TOKYO-Saturday 2 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), a leading Japanese dairy product company, today announced new research showing that consumption of its proprietary probiotic Morinaga Bifidobacterium infantis M-63 improved the mental state of victims of the disastrous 2014-2015 flood in Malaysia, collaborating with the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

One of the hottest topics in scientific research today is how a person’s microbiome influences his or her health in ways previously not imagined. This newfound buzz has stemmed from the publication of a multitude of recent studies, which have linked seemingly diverse health issues ? including digestion, immunity, weight management, and even mental health – to the makeup of an individual’s intestinal microflora. A pioneer in research on bifidobacteria and gut microbiota, Morinaga Milk has conducted substantial research on probiotics and their ... Read more »

Powered by Kony DBX, CFG Bank’s Digital Banking App Provides a Unique Digital Experience to Meet Customers’ Modern Banking Needs

AUSTIN, Texas-Wednesday 6 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kony, Inc., a leading provider of digital banking solutions, and CFG Bank, an innovator in retail commercial banking in Morocco, today announced their collaboration on CFG Bank’s digital banking application. With customers expecting a simple yet robust digital banking experience, CFG Bank has selected Kony to partner on its long-term digital transformation strategy built on the pillars of simplicity, transparency and sustainable customer relationships. Central to that strategy is CFG Bank’s dynamic app built on Kony’s digital banking platform, Kony DBX, which provides a more modern digital banking experience.

“In order to succeed in our banking environment, it’s essential to be unique. It’s not en ... Read more »

Newly formed organization preserves competition and ensures continued innovation in general purpose HSM market

CAMBRIDGE, England-Saturday 26 January 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- nCipher Security, the provider of trust, integrity and control for business critical information and applications, officially launched today creating a new leader in the general purpose hardware security module (HSM) marketplace.

Today’s fast moving digital environment offers opportunities to enhance customer satisfaction, improve operational efficiency and gain competitive advantage, but in doing so also raises new security challenges. nCipher’s market-leading solutions and services allow organizations to keep pace with innovation while protecting their business critical assets from security breaches.

The world’s leading organizations have depended on nCipher nShield HSMs for more than 20 years to provide a root of trust for their business critical ... Read more »

IWATA, Japan.-Wednesday 6 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) (ISIN:JP3942800008) is actively engaged in racing efforts all over the world under its three main principles of raising the value of the Yamaha brand, acquiring advanced technologies, and promoting the healthy spread of motorcycle racing.

The results of those efforts in 2018 included Valentino Rossi placing 3rd overall in the MotoGP World Championship with teammate Maverick Viñales finishing 4th, an unprecedented fourth consecutive victory at the Suzuka 8 Hours season finale of the Endurance World Championship (EWC), and title wins in the respective premier classes of the All Japan Road Race Championship, the Asia Road Racing Championship, and the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Championship. In addition to these achievements, we brought Kando* to people around the world.

Also, since 2015, Yamaha has been creating a tiered step-up structure to develo ... Read more »

From Miami to Mumbai, Lagos to Lisbon, Bacardi employees to takeover 1,000 bars in 130+ global destinations 

“Our brands are built in bars, not boardrooms”

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On February 7th, Bacardi employees around the globe will turn on their “out of office” to turn up at local hotspots in cities around the globe as part of the drink giant’s second annual “Back to the Bar.” Coinciding with the company’s annual Founder’s Day, “Back to the Bar” commemorates the 157th anniversary of family-owned Bacardi, today the world’s largest privately held spirits company.

More than 7,000 Bacardi employees across 130 global cities will storm 1000+ bars during a sixteen-hour period. Designed to reignite the company’s bar-born spirit and family culture, “Back to the Bar” has become an important cultural touchstone for the company which was originally founded in Cuba ... Read more »

Industry Selects 18 New Companies Focused on Key Innovation Priorities Including 5G, AI, Data Analytics, Consumer Experience, the Internet of Things and Cybersecurity

LONDON-Wednesday 6 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

LONDON-Wednesday 6 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA has named 18 new companies to the ‘GSMA 100’, a global innovation discovery initiative designed to identify the world’s most promising growth-stage companies and advance the next generation of connectivity and digital services. These new companies include: AppOnBoard, Cinarra, Cloudify, CUJOAI, DefinedCrowd, Genus AI, Invisible Systems, IoTium, Jiminy, KaiOS, Limitless, Litmus Automation, Lumina Networks, Messagenius, SecureHome, UserTribe, Vilynx, and Zeotap.

“The GSMA 100 companies are leaders in categories that are poised to drive digital transformation and industry growth,” said Laxmi Akkaraju, Chief Strategy Officer, GSMA. &l ... Read more »