The year-long partnership will enable talent across the globe to develop innovative solutions from Source to Sink

NOIDA, India-Monday 23 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- HCL Group and UNLEASH, a global innovation program for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), announced a year-long collaboration to mobilize youth and develop innovative solutions to promote aquatic ecosystem conservation. These solutions will aim to tackle challenges from Source (mountains & glaciers) to Sink (oceans and seas) and their links to terrestrial ecosystems.

Nature and ocean conservation play a critical role in our survival. Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems provide us with food, water, oxygen, energy, and medicines. They regulate our climate, provide pollination to crops, and reduce the impact of natural hazards.

Despite the vital importance of our planet’s ecosystems, we are experiencing a human-caused deterioration of our natural habitats: hu ... Read more »

New global privacy regulation certifications reinforce Cloudflare’s commitment to cloud security and data protection in Europe
SAN FRANCISCO & BRUSSELS-Monday 23 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced it has joined the EU Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC) General Assembly, to help increase the impact of the trusted ecosystem and encourage more organizations to adopt GDPR-compliant cloud services. Cloudflare also announces that it has achieved two new cloud security certifications: ISO/IEC 27018:2019 and C5 – Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalog – introduced by the Federal Office for Information Security in Germany.

The EU Cloud Code of Conduct brings trust and transparency to the European cloud computing market, helping organizations to source cloud services from GDPR-compliant providers. Import ... Read more »

New global privacy regulation certifications reinforce Cloudflare’s commitment to cloud security and data protection in Europe
SAN FRANCISCO & BRUSSELS-Monday 23 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced it has joined the EU Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC) General Assembly, to help increase the impact of the trusted ecosystem and encourage more organizations to adopt GDPR-compliant cloud services. Cloudflare also announces that it has achieved two new cloud security certifications: ISO/IEC 27018:2019 and C5 – Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalog – introduced by the Federal Office for Information Security in Germany.

The EU Cloud Code of Conduct brings trust and transparency to the European cloud computing market, helping organizations to source cloud services from GDPR-compliant providers. Import ... Read more »

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-Tuesday 17 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

Dur Hospitality has announced signing an agreement with  Al Murshid Contracting Group for developing Rixos Jeddah Resort. The agreement aligns with Dur’s strategy to provide modern, luxurious, and distinctive hospitality services that leverage the company’s leading position in the Saudi hospitality sector and at the same time accommodates the rapid growth in the tourism and hospitality industries.

The SAR182 million investment involves the expansion and development of Rixos Jeddah Resort, expected to be carried out over a duration of 18 months. The project will restyle and enhance all facilities, including 174 rooms and 73 furnished residential villas, two restaurants, a spa for men and women, ballrooms, meeting rooms, a beauty center, a fitness center, a water park for children, and several swimming pools. The resort will also feature vast green landscapes, sandy beaches with breatht ... Read more »

DENVER-Mercredi 18 Mai 2022

    Eldridge et Norwest Venture Partners sont à la tête du cycle de financement

    Valorisation de plusieurs milliards de dollars, multipliée par 7 en un an

    L’investissement vient dynamiser la plateforme Global Work Platform™ de la société qui permet aux entreprises et aux talents de travailler avec n’importe qui, n’importe où et n’importe comment

Velocity Global, fournisseur de solutions globales de gestion des talents de premier ordre, a annoncé aujourd’hui avoir levé 400 millions de dollars lors de son cycle de financement de série B, multipliant par sept la valorisation de l’entreprise depuis la même période l’année dernière.

Ce deuxième cycle de financement est mené par Eldridge et Norwest Venture Partners, qui rejoignent FFL Partners, investisseur de la série A, au conseil d’administration de ... Read more »

DENVER -Wednesday 18 May 2022

    Eldridge and Norwest Venture Partners lead funding round

    Achieves multi-billion dollar valuation, a 7x increase in one year

    Investment boosts the company’s Global Work Platform™ that enables businesses and talent to work with anyone, anywhere, anyhow

Velocity Global, the leading provider of global talent solutions, announced today that it raised $400 million in its Series B funding round, increasing the company’s valuation seven-fold since the same time last year.

This second round of funding is led by Eldridge and Norwest Venture Partners which join Series A investor FFL Partners on Velocity Global’s board to lend their deep expertise in the areas of technology, future of work and global scale. The company retains majority ownership and founder Ben Wright continues as CEO and chair of the board of directors.

“This is a ... Read more »

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.-Friday 20 May 2022 [ AETOS Wire ]

RSA Middle East, a leading provider of general insurance services in the region, has entered into a 5-year distribution agreement with Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, to provide world-class general insurance solutions.

As part of the long-term partnership, Emirates NBD will distribute RSA’s general insurance products, including motor, home, travel and third-party benefits, on preferred basis to its customers and staff in the UAE.

The agreement was signed by Martin Rueegg, the CEO of RSA Middle East and UAE and Suvo Sarkar, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates NBD.

The strategic partnership will help increase insurance penetration in the region by providing customers with accessible general insurance solutions. Strengthened by Emirates NBD’s strong pres ... Read more »