COURBEVOIE, France -Wednesday 20 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

     IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, will be at Milipol Paris from November 19th to November 22nd to showcase its innovations, as the privileged partner of Governments and law enforcement agencies
    The Group is showcasing cutting-edge technologies mainly in three fields: securing major events, securing borders and securing the community
    Find out there how interoperable and high-performance systems, as well as mobile and digital technologies, work together to create safer cities

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, more than ever before, new digital and biometric technologies represent the future of public security to provide trusted and reliable security solutions based on identity, and to maintain at the same time efficiency and convenience that ease citizens’ lives.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, -Wednesday 20 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Global Business Forum Africa (GBF Africa 2019) in Dubai concluded on November 19th with a call from African and UAE government and business leaders to bolster bilateral economic ties and capitalise on new business opportunities emerging across the continent.

More than 2,500 delegates from 76 countries attended the fifth edition of GBF Africa, including presidents of Liberia and Zimbabwe, the prime ministers of Mozambique and Uganda, as well as ministers, policymakers and prominent businessmen, who shared their insights on Africa’s evolving economic landscape.

A total of 350 bilateral business meetings were held on the sidelines of the two-day forum, marking a 75 percent increase compared to the previous edition. Sessions during the event covered a wide range of key issues and trends impacting African economies, including the shift towards regional integration following the launc ... Read more »

 Cloud infrastructure, AI-enabled tech underpinned $38B GMV in 24-hour global shopping spree

HANGZHOU, China-Wednesday 20 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alibaba Cloud today detailed the core technologies used during the record-breaking, 24-hour global shopping festival. The data intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group applied multiple mature innovations to power the cloud infrastructure and other key AI-enabled features, enabling millions of businesses to reach hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide.

Powerful cloud infrastructure supports extreme scalability and robustness

Launched during the Apsara Conference in September, the third generation of X-Dragon architecture fully supported the shopping event. The Elastic Bare Metal Servers improved cost efficiency by 20%. X-Dragon servers seamlessly integrate computing platforms, including the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) bare metal server and virtual machines, in a single archite ... Read more »

Over 60 international experts have concluded a 2-day symposium ‘Riyadh: The Sustainable City’, offering advice and suggestions on projects worth US$23 billion, that will help transform Riyadh into a world-class sustainable city and enhance the lives of its 7 million residents.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, -Tuesday 19 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

A panel of prominent international experts from various academic and professional fields have concluded a symposium on Riyadh’s plans to become a world-class sustainable city.

The Symposium, hosted by The Royal Commission for Riyadh (RCRC), took place at King Fahad Library, Riyadh on 12th and 13th November 2019. Roundtable discussions centered on the 4 Wellbeing Projects – King Salman Park (www.riyadhksp.sa/en/), Green Riyadh (www.riyadhgreen.sa/en/), Riyadh Art (www.riyadhart.sa/en/), and Sports Boulevard (www.riyadhalmasar.sa/en/) – and covered sustainable urban development, con ... Read more »

NEW YORK-Tuesday 19 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that it priced its private offering of $500.0 million aggregate amount of 4.000% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the "notes") at an issue price of 100% plus accrued interest from November 7, 2019, to yield 4.000% (the "Offering"). Interest on the notes will be 4.000%, and will be payable in cash semi-annually, beginning on May 15, 2020. The notes constitute a further issuance of, are fully fungible with, rank equally with and form a single series with the $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 4.000% senior notes due 2029 issued on November 7, 2019. The Offering is expected to settle on November 20, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. MSCI intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with available cash, for the ... Read more »