New laser platform enables advanced material processing

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the increasing use of advanced materials in industrial applications from aerospace to medical devices comes a growing need for innovation in material conversion technology. Developments in laser processing aim to overcome the limitations of existing technology and push the boundaries of how materials can be used. To this end, Universal Laser Systems has released a platform with unprecedented material processing capabilities.

The new ULTRA 9 Platform is designed to perform laser cutting, laser ablation, and laser surface modification. When configured with patented MultiWave Hybrid™ technology, it can combine the laser energy of up to three wavelengths – 9.3 µm (CO2), 10.6 µm (CO2), and 1.06 µm (fiber) – by independently controlling each spectral component of the beam. The user is able to ... Read more »

COURBEVOIE, France -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, is proud to announce a close partnership with Infineon and pmdtechnologies. Combining latest hardware from Infineon and pmdtechnologies and cutting-edge 3D Face biometric software from IDEMIA, the companies offer a seamless experience to end-users.

The IDEMIA 3D Face recognition solution, which was unveiled at the last edition of the Mobile World Congress and that pioneers 3D acquisition technologies, reflects smartphone users’ demand for simplification, efficiency and security.

IDEMIA, Infineon and pmdtechnologies are combining their high-level expertise for this 3D Face recognition solution to provide a complete solution for OEMs and system integrators that delivers an optimal user experience, focusing on convenience, extremely fast recognition and bullet-proof security.

IDEMIA, Infineon and pmdtechnologies will prese ... Read more »

NOIDA, India -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog and Mr. Sourav Ganguly, Former captain of the Indian National Cricket Team felicitated the winners of HCL Grant 2019 at a ceremony held today at HCL Technologies Campus, Noida, in the presence of Mr. Shiv Nadar, Founder & Chairman, HCL, Ms. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Vice Chairperson, HCL Technologies and Chairperson, CSR Committee, HCL Technologies, along with senior dignitaries, bureaucrats, NGO-partners and the HCL leadership.

One of the biggest and most coveted institutionalized CSR grants of India, HCL Grant recognizes the rise of community-led ecosystems of NGOs. Three NGOs across the categories of Education, Healthcare and Environment received a grant of ₹5 crore each. This year, HCL Grant also introduced an additional grant of ₹25 lakhs each for the six finalists across the three categories, taking the overall Grant purse to ₹16.5 crore. During the event ... Read more »

LONDON -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Devtech, a global leader in Cloud enablement, announces a launch of a subscription-based solution offering – Marketplace Enablement – with the aim to help ISVs accelerate their go-to-market and revenue growth through cloud marketplaces.

“As the sale of software had moved online, many of the 100,000+ ISVs globally continue to struggle with executing a successful channel strategy as a means of accelerating their growth and market reach. Cloud marketplaces such as Azure, AWS, Salesforce, ServiceNow, CloudBlue, AppDirect and many others, some of which are operated by the world’s largest telecoms and Cloud Service Providers, offer ISVs a way of reaching a growing pool of end-users. There are certain complexities ISVs often face while in the channel enablement process. Just identifying the “right” ecosystems for their product eats out an important portion of time-to-marke ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM-Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In recent years, increased shareholder activism and an overall heightened awareness of companies’ governance practices, has led to the need for greater transparency of exposure to governance and reputational risks.

CGLytics, a leading corporate governance analytics provider, is continuing to drive transparency of good governance practices for better informed decision-making, by expanding its global coverage. Part of the expanded global coverage for its powerful, cloud-based governance platform includes an increase of company data from 3,300 to 5,500 listed companies across North America, Europe and Australia. This increase provides companies and investors with the deepest global governance data set in the market to date.

For Investors, this increase in coverage will permit a substantially broader reach when analysing the potential governance risk in their portfolios, allowing for bette ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

    Lenovo unveils its ThinkSystem SE350 edge server, the first of a family of edge servers to come from the firm
    Lenovo highlights new IoT solutions in video security and surveillance through its partnership with Pivot3 and Future-Ready Retail Store Infrastructure through its partnership with Scale Computing
    Lenovo showcases a Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) platform along with Wind, WizR, Vertiv and Intel hosting VR applications at the edge
    Part of Lenovo’s co-chair mission in O-RAN, Lenovo demonstrates a first 5G virtualized O-RAN solution providing flexibility and efficiency to Communication Service Providers including China Mobile
    Lenovo showcases next generation composable infrastructure using Intel® Rack Scale Design in a joint innovation partnership with Orange

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 Signature dining, design-forward guest rooms and premium wellness amenities elevate business and leisure travel at Hilton’s premier meetings and events brand

 

MCLEAN, Va. -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the launch of Signia Hilton, its dynamic, new meetings-and-events-focused brand. The portfolio of hotels is setting out to transform the industry for meeting professionals and sophisticated business travelers by infusing state-of-the-art technology and design into every aspect of the guest experience.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190222005071/en/

The brand further reinforces Hilton’s commitment to innovation that meets the evolving needs of today’s travelers and will bring premium experiences to top urban and resort destinations around the world.

“In our 100th ... Read more »

Global finalists to win more than $1.5 million in cash and go-to-market funding; Winners to be featured at Cloud Summit 2019 March 11-13 in San Diego, Calif.

TEL AVIV, Israel -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ingram Micro Inc., in partnership with MassChallenge, today announced the top 12 finalists from its Tel Aviv, Austin, and Boston Comet Competitions. The finalists for this year’s inaugural competition are Verifyoo, Perimeter 81, ITsMine, EyeControl, ClearBlade, re:3D, Sempulse, The Mentor Method, Pixm Inc., addapptation, OnRout, and BOXOLOGIC.COM.

Established in 2018, the Comet Competition is the only startup challenge dedicated to discovering talented B2B independent software vendors (ISVs) and accelerating their trajectory to channel market success. As Comet Competition finalists, these startups will receive go-to-market funding, unparalleled access to top corporate partners, and tailored curriculum to accelerate their s ... Read more »

 93 Mobile IoT Networks Available Worldwide Covering All Major IoT Markets; Thousands of Developers Are Building Trusted IoT Solutions

 

BARCELONA, Spain -Saturday 23 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced that Mobile IoT or Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) networks are now globally available in licensed spectrum in 49 markets1 around the world following 93 launches by 50 different mobile operators across both LTE-M and NB-IoT. Coverage is now expected to reach approximately 93% of the world’s largest IoT markets by Q2 20192. According to GSMA Intelligence forecasts, by 2025 there will be 3.5 billion cellular IoT connections, including 1.9 billion licensed LPWA connections3.

“The speed with which these networks have been standardized and deployed around the world is staggering. They are now available in every major IoT market encouraging the development of innovative new products and services across a w ... Read more »

Introduction of Open Abdomen Management System for Critical Care Patients Brings Clinically Demonstrated Technology to Japanese Market

SAN ANTONIO -Friday 22 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KCI, an Acelity Company, today announced the launch of ABTHERA™ Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy in Japan, expanding access to the Company’s surgical portfolio in the country. ABTHERA™ Therapy is a temporary abdominal closure system that allows surgeons to take control in managing challenging abdominal wall openings where primary closure is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary.

“When dealing with patients managed with damage control for severe abdominal hemorrhage, abdominal compartment syndrome or severe peritonitis, using ABTHERA™ Therapy has been shown to be associated with proven patient outcomes,” said Dr. Demetrios Demetriades, Professor of Surgery, Keck USC School of Medicine and t ... Read more »