NOIDA, India-Monday 24 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has been named a Top Employer in 17 countries by Top Employers Institute, a global authority in recognizing excellence in people practices. HCL emerged as a Top Employer, among some of the world’s largest and best-known enterprises, based on its dedication to fostering employee growth while continuing to drive value for clients around the globe.

HCL has been awarded this status in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Recognized for the sixteenth time in a row in the United Kingdom, HCL is also ranked first in Poland, Sweden and the Philippines.

Each year, Top Employers Institute certifies organizations that are focused on putting their people first through their ... Read more »

The Northern Lights joint venture between Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies will use the DELFI environment to optimize performance in carbon transport and storage

LONDON-Saturday 29 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Schlumberger will deploy the DELFI* cognitive E&P environment on the Norwegian CO2 project by the Northern Lights Joint Venture (NL), to streamline subsurface workflows and longer-term modeling and surveillance of CO2 sequestration. NL was established to develop the world’s first open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure, providing accelerated decarbonization opportunities for European industries, with an ambition to store up to 5 million tonnes of CO2 per year based on market demand.

For CO2 transportation and storage, Schlumberger digital solutions are used for subsurface characterization and dynamic reservoir simulation, which are key to understanding storage site capacity and the potential for injecting ... Read more »

New capabilities enable ecommerce sites and marketplaces to create seamless onboarding experiences while fighting fraud

SEATTLE-Thursday 20 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ekata, a global leader in digital identity verification, today expanded its account opening solutions to help online businesses worldwide quickly identify and flag risky account sign-ups. Powered by a proprietary data set and machine learning, Ekata's account opening solutions assess the risk of new accounts in real-time, enabling businesses to create streamlined onboarding experiences for legitimate customers and reject or add friction to high-risk customers. Ekata’s new capabilities expand its existing account opening solution for financial services and fintech companies.

Increasingly, fraud occurs earlier in the customer journey at the account creation stage, not just during transactions. In the past year alone, more than half of ecommerce companies experienced a ... Read more »

Brightcove identified as a leader for both Product Performance and Strategy in the enterprise video market

BOSTON-Thursday 20 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brightcove Inc. (Nasdaq: BCOV), the global leader in video for business, was named a Leader in the Aragon Research Globe for Enterprise Video, 20221, based on its excellence in product performance, strategy, and vision.

Aragon Research defines the leader position as "companies that have comprehensive strategies that align with industry direction and market demand, and that effectively perform against that strategic backdrop.” Brightcove emerged as the leader in enterprise video at a pivotal time where video has become the most important way for organizations to engage with their workforce and customers.

“In our research for the Enterprise Video Globe Report, we look into product performance and strategy and vision for each organization,” said Jim Lundy, CEO of ... Read more »

WALLDORF, Germany-Friday 28 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake of Taulia, a leading provider of working capital management solutions. The move is aimed at giving companies better access to liquidity and improving their cash flows. The acquisition further expands SAP’s Business Network and strengthens SAP’s solutions for the CFO office. Taulia will operate as an independent company with its own brand in the SAP Group; Cédric Bru will remain CEO of Taulia, SAP CFO Luka Mucic will become Chairman of the Board.

Taulia offers early payment through supply chain finance, dynamic discounting and accounts receivable finance. Challenging economic conditions and disruptions in supply chains have significantly increased demand for early payment and the market for working capital management has seen strong growth. Taulia is recognized for its leading technology and has one of the bro ... Read more »

ISTANBUL-Saturday 29 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Eczacıbaşı-Monrol Nuclear Products Co. (Monrol) has today announced it has signed an agreement with Curium Netherlands B.V (Curium) to license its GMP grade medical radioisotope, no-carrier-added 177Lu (n.c.a. 177Lu) cutting-edge production technology LuMagic®. This agreement will enable transfer of relevant equipment and supply from Monrol to Curium.

Monrol is one of the few producers of Lutetium-177 n.c.a worldwide, having uninterrupted worldwide supply capabilities. Monrol Lu-177 n.c.a production process is an exclusive processing technology having cleaner and safer production method with stable isotope enrichment capability. Curium planning to manufacture the product Lu-177 n.c.a in its Petten production facility, Netherlands. This licence is offering significant opportunities both for Curium; one of the world’s largest nuclear medicine companies and Monrol; a company which develops, ma ... Read more »

TOKYO-Friday 28 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

Marcelo Claure to Depart SoftBank by Mutual Agreement

Michel Combes Appointed CEO of SoftBank Group International

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced that the company and Marcelo Claure have mutually agreed to part ways after a successful nine-year partnership. In conjunction with Mr. Claure’s departure, Michel Combes has been appointed as CEO of SoftBank Group International (“SBGI”). In this position, he will oversee SoftBank Group International’s operating and investment portfolio*.

Masayoshi Son, Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., said, “Marcelo has made many contributions to SoftBank during his time here and we thank him for his dedication and wish him continued success in his future endeavors. I have great confidence in Michel Combes and the talented SoftBank team to continue wi ... Read more »

- The positive opinion is based on the landmark EMPEROR-Preserved Phase III trial, which showed significant outcomes in patients with heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction over 40%1

- If approved, Jardiance would be the first and only clinically proven treatment approved for all adults with symptomatic chronic heart failure including those with preserved ejection fraction

- Heart failure is a leading cause of hospitalization in Europe.2 Its prevalence is increasing, and it is estimated to affect over 60 million people worldwide.3

INGELHEIM, Germany-Friday 28 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted a positive opinion recommending Jardiance® (empagliflozin) for the treatment of adults with symptomatic chronic heart failure, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company announced today.1 Empagliflozin was previously app ... Read more »

 Where diverse industries and a huge market gather

OSAKA, Japan-Friday 28 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Kansai region, which includes unique cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, is a massive market with a population of 24.65 million people and a GDP of approximately 100.05 trillion yen. It equals the metropolitan area centered on Tokyo as a site for business and plays the central role in the economy of Western Japan.

In this region, particularly on the Osaka Gulf Coast, there is a cluster of companies and research institutes related to the environmental and new energy industries. Also, throughout Osaka City, bio-related pharmaceutical companies and food manufacturers gather as well as the chemical and medical equipment companies.

[Source] JETRO Investing in Japan “Osaka City”
https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/region/data/osaka-city.html
O-BIC “Industry of Osaka”
https://o-b ... Read more »

WALLDORF, Germany-Friday 28 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake of Taulia, a leading provider of working capital management solutions. The move is aimed at giving companies better access to liquidity and improving their cash flows. The acquisition further expands SAP’s Business Network and strengthens SAP’s solutions for the CFO office. Taulia will operate as an independent company with its own brand in the SAP Group; Cédric Bru will remain CEO of Taulia, SAP CFO Luka Mucic will become Chairman of the Board.

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General Atlantic, Its BeyondNetZero Venture, and Generation Investment Management Join KKR as Investors in o9, Valuing the Company at $2.7 Billion

DALLAS-Friday 28 January 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- o9 Solutions, a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making speed and quality in companies across industry verticals, today announced that it has received equity investments totaling $295 million from General Atlantic, including BeyondNetZero, its climate investing venture, Generation Investment Management, a pure-play sustainability investment manager, and existing investor KKR. This significant investment will help o9 build on its momentum and accelerate growth for its AI-powered Integrated Business Planning platform it calls the “Digital Brain” across industry verticals and markets. It will also help o9 drive continued innovation in R&D, industry knowledge models and partner ecosystem ... Read more »