Dark Fantasy Title Features Motion Capture Animations and Over 300 Collectible Champions to Upgrade

TEL AVIV, Israel -Thursday 28 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Plarium, a developer of mobile, social, and web-based games with more than 250 million users worldwide, is proud to announce the launch of RAID: Shadow Legends. Available now on the App Store and Google Play, the turn-based collection RPG invites players to fight and conquer a dark fantasy world with over 300 collectible champions across 16 factions. The game features entirely unique individual character models, deep tactics, unparalleled skill customization, and clan-driven cooperative play.

RAID is set in the realm of Teleria, tainted by a shadow cast by the Dark Lord Siroth. Players assume the role of an ancient Telerian warrior resurrected by an immortal guardian to defeat Siroth and restore peace to the realm. Along their journey, players will accumulate Shard ... Read more »

The new unified platform provides a centralised, standardised, and highly automated delivery service to enhance the client experience

LONDON-Monday 4 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dimension Data, a leading global technology integrator and managed services provider for hybrid IT, has today announced the launch of its next-generation global managed services to help clients simplify the management and operation of their technology.

Dimension Data’s Managed Services Platform now offers near real-time insight and reporting, managing over 9,000 IP networks and supporting over 13 million users across the globe. Meeting increasing client demands, the platform liberates IT and operations teams to focus on more strategic, value-add tasks such as improving the customer experience, maximising cost efficiencies, and exploring emerging technologies.

As Christian Saldias, IT Manager at ALMA, a Dimension Data Managed Services customer, explains: ... Read more »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Monday 4 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today becomes the first international company to be certified globally for equal pay by the independent third-party EQUAL-SALARY Foundation. The certification confirms PMI’s commitment to equality and is an important building block on the road to creating an inclusive, gender-balanced workplace. PMI has placed inclusion and diversity at the core of its business strategy as a key enabler for the company’s business transformation from a traditional cigarette manufacturer to a science and technology-minded company with a pipeline of innovative smoke-free products.

“The global EQUAL-SALARY certification demonstrates the great amount of work our colleagues across the world have accomplished in confirming equal pay for equal work throughout PMI worldwide,” said André Calantzopoulos, CEO of PMI. “We need to use this momen ... Read more »

 Arabic language KLab games station also expected to launch in March

Tokyo, Japan-Monday 4 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, has announced that it will be making its debut at the Middle East Film & Comic Con in Dubai in April.

The Middle East Film & Comic Con is one of the largest annual pop culture celebrations in the Middle East, and this year it will be held from Thursday, April 11 to Saturday, April 13 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

KLabGames will join an array of exhibitors from all over the world in celebrating and showcasing anime, comics, and games.

KLabGames’ first-ever appearance at the Middle East Film & Comic Con will be characterized by a host of engaging content designed to delight fans and visitors alike.

With anime fans and game players from the UAE and all over the Middle East expected to attend, the booth is expected to be jam- ... Read more »

• International study finds leadership ambitions have nearly evened out between men and women, with 27 percent of women aspiring to reach the C-suite, compared with 31 percent of men.

• The top three most-desired characteristics in leaders were being ethical (45%), strategic (45%), and humble (43%). More millennials expect humility in their leaders, compared with older generations’ preference for resilience.

• Study is released as Egon Zehnder — preparing to mark International Women’s Day on March 8 — enters the fifth year of its Leaders & Daughters initiative; hosting more than 30 events worldwide.

LONDON & NEW YORK & ZURICH-Monday 4 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- An international study of business executives highlights the growing challenge facing businesses as they accommodate the personal and professional priorities of younger generations. The findings challenge tradit ... Read more »

LONDON-Monday 4 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With 5G network rollouts accelerating, Arthur D. Little (ADL) has released its 5G Country Leadership Index. Benchmarking over 40 countries, it identifies South Korea as the clear leader, ahead of the United States. Other 5G leaders are Australia, Qatar, Switzerland, Finland, Spain and United Arab Emirates. France and Germany are more distant 5G followers, while Italy and UK are slightly behind the leading countries.

Regionally South East Asia is most advanced, with South Korea using the Winter Olympics as an opportunity to showcase its leadership. The US is among the first to launch commercial 5G services. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are also ahead, while Europe overall lags due to heterogeneous infrastructure and fragmentation, as well as outstanding/ongoing spectrum allocation processes in many countries.

The Index is based on detailed analysis of technical infrastructure and tendency ... Read more »

COURBEVOIE, France-Monday 4 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, is delighted to announce that its partner JCB has been awarded Best security initiative and Best NFC security initiative at the 5th CEPI annual Asia Awards.

End of 2018, in Singapore, the best-of-breed players in the cards and payments landscape in Asia-Pacific were congregated during the 5th Cards and Electronic Payments International Asia Summit and Awards. This Summit represents an opportunity for industry leaders to address key industry issues faced and highlight innovations.

IDEMIA and JCB have been working together closely since 2016 on different projects. They developed an advanced tokenization platform, the JCB Token Platform (JTP), enabling payments to mobile devices and, since March 2018 they have been working together on a biometric card proof of concept, based on F.CODE, IDEMIA’s technology which takes card payment to the ... Read more »

LAGOS, Nigeria-Tuesday 5 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- On 2 March 2019, a suspected explosion occurred in the Niger Delta, within the vicinity of Nembe Creek Well 7, behind Mile 1 Community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Despite initial challenges, our operations team were able to access the well head area when the fire had completely died down in the early hours of 2nd March.

Preliminary investigations confirm that there were no fatalities; human incidents or damage to community property. All the wells and facilities in the immediate vicinity have been inspected and secured. This incident did not occur at or involve any part of the 97 kilometre pipeline, Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) or other pipelines. It is important to note that prior to this incident, all facilities had been shut down since 28 of February 2019 due to NCTL outage. Accordingly, any account suggesting that this incident arose from or affected any pipelines is wholly inaccurate an ... Read more »