NEW YORK & NOIDA, India -Friday 15 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced the acquisition of Strong-Bridge Envision (SBE), a digital transformation consulting firm with offices in Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and New York City. With this acquisition, SBE will become part of HCL’s global Digital and Analytics business (HCL Mode 2 services).

“SBE will enhance our digital consulting offerings with their strong capabilities in digital strategy development, agile program management, business transformation and organizational change management. These capabilities combined with our next generation Mode 2 offerings in Experience Design, App Modernization & Data Analytics will help us deliver end-end digital journeys to our customers,” said Anand Birje, Corporate Vice President and Head of Digital and Analytics Practice at HCL Technologies.

“HCL and SBE share ... Read more »

Autonomous Vehicle Pioneer Recognized for Game-changing Contributions to Automotive Industry

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sunday 17 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance), a trade association representing 12 automakers, honored David Hall, chief executive officer and founder of Velodyne Lidar, Inc., as an Autos2050® award winner. Hall was selected in the award’s Ingenuity category, which pays tribute to executives for demonstrating exceptional creativity and uniqueness.

The Auto Alliance recognized Hall as an industry leader by achieving his company’s goal of safe autonomous driving by providing some of the most advanced lidar sensors at automotive-grade pricing. The organization also saluted Hall for leading Velodyne in its launch of the World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology in 2018 that seeks to educate the public, media, and industry about the benefits of autonomous vehicle (AV) safe ... Read more »

HOUSTON-Saturday 16 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Schlumberger Holdings Corporation (“SHC” or the “Company”) today announced the commencement of a private offer to exchange three series of senior notes in the table below (collectively the “Old Notes”) for a new series of senior notes to be due in 2028 (the “New Notes”). The offer is referred to herein as the “Exchange Offer.” The aggregate principal amount of Old Notes that are accepted for exchange will be based on the order of acceptance priority for such series as set forth in the table below, such that the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes accepted results in the issuance of New Notes in an amount not exceeding $1,250,000,000 (the “New Notes Cap”). If less than $500,000,000 of New Notes would be issued (the “Minimum New Notes Size”), then all Old Notes tenders will be cancelled and no New Notes will be created.

Show to Feature 5G-Era of Intelligent Connectivity and Entertainment from October 22-24; Participating Companies and Event Expansions Announced

ATLANTA-Saturday 16 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

News Highlights:

• More than 22,000 attendees, over 60 percent senior-level positions, and over 1,000 companies to participate
• Major brands set to participate: Amazon, Cisco, Ericsson, HPE, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon and more
• Digital Hollywood to co-locate alongside MWC Los Angeles for its 27th year
• DARPA to hold three-year Spectrum Collaboration Challenge finale at MWC Los Angeles
• 4YFN startup event and Youth Mobile Festival expand their programs through new partnerships and ventures

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA announced details of MWC Los Angeles 2019, in Partnership with CTIA, including participating companies, exhibitors, programs and activities taking place at the event’ ... Read more »

Peter N. Thomson Family Trust supports fine arts students and lends momentum to the Campaign for Concordia: Next-Gen. Now 

MONTREAL-Saturday 16 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Concordia has received the largest gift in Quebec history towards a university-based fine arts faculty. The Peter N. Thomson Family Trust has given $5.6-million to Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts to support students in three key areas: graduate scholarships, field school awards and an art innovation fund.

Before his death in 2011, Montreal native and Bahamas resident Peter N. Thomson began discussing a bequest with his family. He wanted to donate a substantial part of his wealth towards deserving students, emerging artists and young entrepreneurs. He entrusted each of his children with the honor of recommending the institutions and programs they thought best matched his wishes.

His stepdaughter, Leslie Raenden, chose Concordia’s Faculty of F ... Read more »