Independent software vendors will build, market, and sell solutions and apps through Schlumberger digital platform, unlocking innovation for customers

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Schlumberger today launched its Digital Platform Partner Program, which will allow independent software vendors (ISV) to leverage the openness and extensibility of Schlumberger’s digital platform to build new applications and software and offer them to the market. Schlumberger customers will access a broad range of interoperable digital solutions, enabling data-driven decision making across the energy value chain and rapidly accelerating the time to value from digital transformation, at global scale.

“The Schlumberger Digital Platform Partner Program brings together digital solutions from Schlumberger and a growing number of ISVs, substantially increasing the choice of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science-enriched domain workflows for customers,” said Trygve Randen, directo ... Read more »

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Monday, 19. September 2022

As UNGA convenes, PMI continues on its path of industry disruption and calls on all stakeholders to do their part in achieving a world without cigarettes

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) is calling on policymakers, regulators, public health advocates, tobacco companies, and activists to unite behind bringing about the end of cigarette smoking.

As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convenes to discuss global challenges, the company is releasing a white paper, Rethinking Disruption: Innovating for Better in an Era of Division, which previews select findings from a new international survey highlighting the broad societal support for disruptive innovations to improve public health and address other critical issues. The white paper explores how the world’s most significant challenges—including smoking—can be solved through pragmatic solutions and decisive ... Read more »

LEXINGTON, Mass. 
- Enriches iBASIS Security iQ360 adaptive solution to continuously protect customers’ signaling networks

- Enhances security auditing and multi-protocol correlation analysis capabilities to optimize defense mechanisms

- Expands iBASIS’ fully regionalized and managed security and anti-fraud approach for network protection worldwide

(BUSINESS WIRE)--iBASIS, the leading provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, today announced the integration of the cutting-edge multi-protocol signaling firewall of telecom security expert jtendo to its Managed Cloud-Based Security Portfolio, iBASIS Security iQ360.

The increase in the number of network protocols (also covering 5G), technologies, and roaming traffic creates a greater complexity requiring advanced features for testing and cross-protocol correlation to monitor, analyze, detect, and prevent security breaches. The strategic partne ... Read more »

ESPOO, Finland - Monday, 19. September 2022 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tecnotree, a leading global Digital Transformation Partner for the Telecom Industry, is the first non-telco to be certified for real-world open API implementation on the leader board for TM Forum Open API Conformance. The certifications were carried out jointly with MTN in live operations within the MTN environment and demonstrated the successful implementation of Open APIs in commercial products and real-world deployments. Alignment to industry standards and best practices have been a part of Tecnotree’s DNA and its Digital Transformation strategy and proves Tecnotree’s commitment to industry standards, customers, and partner ecosystems. This landmark achievement makes Tecnotree the first Digital Platform Company among a list of CSPs like Verizon, Bell, and JIO, for certified real-world open API implementation.

Tecnotree’s Digital Platform powered with Open APIs using Open Dig ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Monday, 19. September 2022

QF’s edutainment TV show encourages the use of engineering principles toward solving medical challenges

When Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science returned for season 14 on September 2, its panel of judges featured two prominent voices from two distinct fields, engineering and medicine – underlining a pressing need across the Arab world and beyond.

Professor Fouad Mrad, a jury member since it first aired in 2009, has a background in electrical engineering and vast experience as an industrial product developer, academic researcher, and thought leader. Meanwhile, Dr. Aisha A. Yousuf, Medical Director of Reproductive Surgery at Sidra Medicine, a women’s and children’s hospital based in Qatar and a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), provides a valuable perspective from the medical sector – especially for contestants looking to develop healthcare-focused innovations.

The show&r ... Read more »

ZÜRICH - Monday, 19. September 2022

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Netcetera, a global software company and expert for secure and convenient digital payment solutions, has been welcomed as a Digital First partner by Mastercard. Engage, Mastercard’s global partner network offers customers access to a network of qualified technology and fintech partners that can quickly deploy Mastercard Digital First solutions. These solutions, including Netcetera’s secure payment products, enable fully digital payment experiences for consumers.

Digital payment is everywhere: in web stores, apps, and at the checkout with your smartphone. And consumer demand for digital experiences is growing. With its digital-first strategy for customer journeys in different industries, Netcetera has been catering to this trend for more than 25 years. Hence, the Mastercard Engage Digital First partnership was a logical step to further accelerate digital transformation in payment and ban ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, 19. September 2022

Representatives from over 120 countries are in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss how standardization can be leveraged to lower international trade barriers and support climate action.

From 19-23 September, more than 5,000 delegates are convening, physically and virtually, for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Annual Meeting 2022, which is being hosted by the UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT).

Speaking on Monday, His Excellency Omar Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology underlined how backing the global standardization agenda stimulates international trade and supports sustainability.

He said: “This week’s meeting is vital not just to the global industrial ecosystem, but more broadly to trade, economies, and climate action. Standardization supports the global economy and increases confidenc ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Monday, 19. September 2022 AETOSWire

- 12-Year Agreement Prioritizes Environmental Stewardship to Help Create Clean Energy Solutions and Advances Progress Towards Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Targets

- Agreement Expected to Create Up To 350,000 Megawatt Hours (MWh) of Renewable Energy Credits per Year, Accounting for Approximately 20 Percent of Takeda’s Current Enterprise Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) and Enel North America today announced the signing of a long-term virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the electricity delivered to the power grid from a 79 megawatt (MW) portion of Enel’s Seven Cowboy wind project in the state of Oklahoma in the U.S. The agreement, advised by Edison Energy LLC, advances progress towards achieving Takeda’s goals of reducing 40 percent of scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2025 and ach ... Read more »

• Strong full FY22 with 21.3% Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) growth to €747.3 million and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.6% vs. 9.0% in the prior year
• Top-line strength evident by two-year GMV growth of 66.3% (FY22 vs FY20) and three-year GMV growth of 97.1% (FY22 vs FY19)
• Gross Profit growth at 24% for full FY22
• Full FY23 guidance for GMV at 16% to 22% growth with a stable Adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.0% to 9.5% 
 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (NYSE: MYTE) (“Mytheresa” or the “Company”), the parent company of Mytheresa Group GmbH, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2022 ended June 30, 2022. The luxury multi-brand digital platform delivered strong results for the full fiscal year and another quarter of continued top-line growth with increased profitability. Mytheresa sees itself perfectly positioned to take advantage of th ... Read more »