Philip Morris International and Altria Will Make Better Choices Available Through Socially Responsible Practices

NEW YORK -Wednesday 8 May 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

CORRECTION...by Philip Morris International

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Second paragraph, second sentence of release should read: PMI will bring IQOS to the U.S. in cooperation with Altria Group, Inc., and its subsidiary Philip Morris USA (instead of PMI will bring IQOS to the U.S. in cooperation with Altria Companies, Inc., and its subsidiary Philip Morris USA).

The corrected release reads:

US FDA ACTION ENABLES MILLIONS OF AMERICAN SMOKERS TO GIVE UP CIGARETTES

Philip Morris International and Altria Will Make Better Choices Available Through Socially Responsible Practices

On April 30, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a marketing order authorizing IQOS, Philip Morris International’s (PMI) electrically heated tobacco system, for sale in the United S ... Read more »

• New appointments to strengthen the FINEOS Board in support of market expansion and company growth

DUBLIN-Wednesday 8 May 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- FINEOS Corporation, the market-leading provider of group, voluntary and individual core systems for life, accident and health insurance, today announced that Ms Anne O’Driscoll and Dr Martin Fahy have joined the FINEOS Board as Non-Executive Directors.

Anne is a chartered accountant and is on the boards of Comminsure insurance, Steadfast Group Limited and Infomedia Limited, as well as MDA National Pty Limited. Anne began her career with PwC in London. She moved to Sydney, Australia, with PwC and then in 1992 she joined IAG insurance, one of Australia’s largest insurers. Following 13 years with IAG Anne moved to Genworth Australia, as CFO. She is well known within the Australian insurance market and has an exemplary track record as a company director.

Martin is currently the C ... Read more »

Company grows client base in Russia and launches sales in Poland; already supports 86 organizations in the region

• Clarivate Analytics will recognise Thales as a Derwent Top 100 Global Innovator at VivaTech 2019

• Thales will highlight the crucial role of artificial intelligence in decisive moments through 40 panel discussions and demonstrations

• Patrice Caine, CEO of the Group, will be interviewed by Harriet Agnew, Paris Correspondent at the Financial Times, during the CEO forum

• With the acquisition of Gemalto, Thales now boasts a portfolio of 20,500 patents, including over 400 filed in 2018

Top reasons include “high cost of maintenance and support” and “aggressive sales tactics and audits”; respondents also cite “no justifiable business case” as primary reason for not adopting Oracle SaaS Solutions

LAS VEGAS -Friday 3 May 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products and a Salesforce partner, today revealed the findings from its recent survey of Oracle licensees conducted to better understand the state of their relationship with the vendor, their application strategies and their future cloud plans. The report highlights that the majority of Oracle customers surveyed are currently or actively planning to reduce their spend with the vendor, with the top reasons including the high cost of the software and features (61%), the high cost of annual maintenan ... Read more »

LONDON -Tuesday 7 May 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thailand is experiencing a boom in applications from entrepreneurs seeking to take advantage of the investor-friendly Thailand Elite Residence Program. With the latest sales figures indicating a nearly 60% growth in the fiscal first quarter and a profit of more than THB 280 million (approximately USD 8.75 million), overall demand for the program is at an all-time high. Most noticeable, however, is the sharp uptick from entrepreneur applicants: the number of these applications increased by more than 60% year-on-year between 2016 and 2018.

Dominic Volek, Managing Partner and Head of Southeast Asia at global residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley & Partners, says Thailand has established itself as a target destination for entrepreneurs and investors wanting to do business or get their start-up off the ground. “The steep growth trajectory of entrepreneur investors for the Thailand Elite Residen ... Read more »