Al Dammam, Saudi Arabia-Sunday 17 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

2019 Serving as the new headquarters for the prominent Al Abdul Karim Holding (AKH) company in Dammam, the AKH Tower is now open for business. Designed and supervised by Dewan Architects + Engineers, the dramatic 37-storey building ranks as the tallest building in Dammam and the 30th tallest in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Setting out to impress, the striking design of the AKH Tower – with its gleaming glass, geometric patterns and soaring height – is already a talking point in Dammam, the oil capital of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. A compelling sight by day or night, it also serves as memorable landmark for all to navigate by. Offering prime office space with unrestricted views, most of the office space is reserved for AKH’s own use, but several floors are available for tenant companies.

Designed as an ‘intelligent’ building, the tower is equipped with a st ... Read more »

DÜSSELDORF, Germany-Friday 15 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Posiflex Group — a synergy of world-leading POS, kiosk, and industrial computing technologies — will introduce its full product portfolio and latest innovations at EuroCIS, the leading trade fair for retail technology, from February 19th – 21st in Düsseldorf. With a product strategy focus on serviced IoT, the Posiflex Group will be displaying smart and connected retail solutions with fully-integrated middleware, RMS (Remote Monitoring System) and hardware.

“I am excited to introduce the Posiflex Group portfolio to the European market,” says Hans Peter Nüdling, the newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer for the Posiflex Group. “The Posiflex Group references the collective brands of the corporation, including Posiflex, Portwell and KIOSK Information Systems (KIOSK) – all under one corporate umbrella. As a whole, the company is targeting the omnicha ... Read more »

The acquisition adds a peer-to-peer wallet with global fiat gateways to Coinsquare’s ecosystem

TORONTO-Saturday 16 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today Coinsquare, Canada’s premier cryptocurrency trading platform for trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, announced it has acquired StellarX.

The acquisition of StellarX comes on the heels of Coinsquare’s December 2018 acquisition of BlockEQ, which will be rebranded to become the anchor wallet for the StellarX platform.

“We are deeply committed to ensuring that the cryptocurrency market thrives, and adoption is key”, said Cole Diamond, CEO of Coinsquare. “Stellar is the fastest payment network in the world and we see enormous potential to create industry leading services on StellarX to further broader adoption”.

StellarX is the first full-featured trading app for Stellar’s universal marketplace. It operates as a true ... Read more »

HONG KONG-Saturday 16 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hong Kong
There’s never really a sleepy year to visit Hong Kong, but 2019 is particularly ripe for visitors. Spearheaded by the dynamic entrepreneur Adrian Cheng of K11 and New World Development, the rejuvenation of Tsim Sha Tsui harbourfront is just the starting point. The city’s iconic harbourside walkway, Avenue of Stars, has just received a much-awaited makeover that’s the brainchild of Cheng and visually conceived by James Corner, the landscape architect responsible for the High Line in New York. It sees the addition of design-driven rest areas, kiosks featuring homegrown brands, hand prints from Asian film stars and interactive digital elements. Featuring Hong Kong’s first wave energy demonstrator that produces electricity for the Avenue, the place is turned into one of the most sustainable promenades in Hong Kong. This is just one part of Cheng and his company’s gr ... Read more »

 Guidewire DevConnect builds on existing Marketplace and provides P&C insurers ‘plug and play’ Add-ons to leading industry solutions 

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Saturday 16 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), provider of the industry platform Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers rely upon, today announced the launch of its ecosystem developer environment, DevConnect, which complements the company’s thriving Marketplace. Guidewire DevConnect™ provides a set of tooling, APIs, business services, and documentation bundled as Software Development Kits (SDKs) that Guidewire’s PartnerConnect Solution partners use to build add-ons to Guidewire InsurancePlatform™ products. InsurancePlatform Add-ons built via DevConnect benefit insurers by providing quick access to innovative solutions to help them better run, grow, and differentiate their business.

“Insurers are loo ... Read more »