SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Thursday 24 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced that it has acquired Data Mechanics, a managed platform provider for big data processing and cloud analytics with offices in Paris, France, that helps businesses capitalize on Apache Spark, an open-source unified analytics engine for large-scale data processing and machine learning, in Kubernetes. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

At a time when on-premises and cloud enterprise data and application growth is exploding, use of analytics and machine learning to identify operating efficiencies, cost reductions, and automate manual processes so engineers can focus on more strategic tasks is a top priority – and a strategic imperative – for all enterprises.

“Now more than ever, our customers are adopting cloud-first and cloud native strategies that will enab ... Read more »

Global Adoption of ATS Cements its Position as Leading Post-Cookie Solution in Ecosystem, Surpassing 400 Publishers and 70 Platforms

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Wednesday 23 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- MATRIXX Software, a global leader in 5G monetization for the communications industry, today announced its partnership with Zain Iraq to help launch its new digital disruptor brand, oodi. As Iraq’s first all-digital telecom service, oodi launched in May and is powered by MATRIXX’s Digital Commerce Platform. Built from scratch, oodi uses out-of-the-box MATRIXX capabilities to provide Iraqi customers with complete flexibility, transparency, and ease-of-use for their mobile experience.

“Our number one priority is to provide our customers with the best and most advanced services,” said Ali Al-Zahid, CEO for Zain Iraq. “Delivering upon those promises requires forging partnerships with forward-thinking companies that can make the future of mobile services and customer experience a reality. MATRIXX is one of those partners.”

oodi gives Iraqi customers a si ... Read more »

In the post pandemic era, airlines, airports, and regulators have a unique opportunity to change operations, and offerings to simultaneously reduce flight delays, and improve passenger satisfaction

REDMOND, Wash.-Thursday 24 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pattern Computer,® Inc. (PCI) is excited to announce the discovery of new insights that can lead to significant reductions in the flights delays experienced across the United States.

According to the Federal Aviation Association (FAA)/Nextor, the estimated annual costs of delays, which includes direct costs to airlines and passengers, lost demand and indirect costs, in 2018 was $28 billion. Based on the Bureau of Transportation statistical data, 34% of all flights in 2018 experienced some type of departure delay and 18% of all flights experienced delays of 15 minutes or more, with an average delay of 66 minutes. The direct costs of those delays to airlines and passengers was $4.5 billion.

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TOKYO-Wednesday 23 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kioxia Corporation, a world leader in memory solutions, announced today that it was awarded the 2020 Field Innovation Award Silver Prize by the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) for its TEZUKA 2020 project. TEZUKA 2020 brought AI and humans together in collaboration to create a new manga, or comic book, in the nearly identical artistic style of manga legend Osamu Tezuka.

The Field Innovation Award recognizes individuals and organizations that leverage AI technology to solve real-life issues and advance the state of business and society.

The TEZUKA 2020 project was acclaimed as an innovative use of AI technology to develop a new manga, which involves combining numerous elements of storytelling, including location settings, characters, plot development, dialogues, panel layouts and speech bubbles. Through the AI technology, the project team created prototypes for new plots and char ... Read more »

NEW YORK-Wednesday 23 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) plans to host a live audio webcast of its earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Friday, July 23, 2021, to discuss second quarter 2021 financial results.

The webcast will be accessible to the general public through the American Express Investor Relations website at https://ir.americanexpress.com/. The financial results and presentation materials are scheduled to be released and posted on the website at approximately 7 a.m. (ET) prior to the conference call, and an audio replay will be available on the website following the call.

ABOUT AMERICAN EXPRESS

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The novel, rapid, and precise test to aid in quickly diagnosing COVID-19 infections, increasing the availability of testing, enabling high throughput in testing centers, and empowering healthcare professionals and citizens to take informed action immediately

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash-Wednesday 23 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pattern Computer,® Inc. (PCI) has developed a novel test for near real-time (15 sec) diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections. In contrast with widely used antibody and PCR tests, which take at least 15 minutes to produce results, and require scarce reagents to process, the newly developed PCI method enables high-volume throughput of tests without requiring chemical reagents at difficult to service locations, such as company entrances, event venues, court houses, state and federal facilities, TSA screening areas and ports of entry.

“Having a simple, fast, easy to administer, high accuracy COVID-19 test will be critical for TSA ... Read more »

Consortium comprised of a cross-section of renowned investors from North America, Asia and the Middle East 

WASHINGTON-Wednesday 23 June 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EIG, a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector and one of the world’s leading infrastructure investors, today announced the closing of its previously announced transaction with Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (“Aramco”), under which a consortium of investors acquired a 49% equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company (“Aramco Oil Pipelines”), a newly formed entity with rights to 25 years of tariff payments for oil transported through Aramco’s stabilized crude oil pipeline network.

The EIG-led co-investment process in Aramco Oil Pipelines attracted a global group of leading institutional investors from China, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Korea, the United Arab Emirates and the United States including, amongst others, Mubadala Investment Co ... Read more »