(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexign, a leading provider of BSS and digitalization solutions, has received the MEA Business Technology Award in the Ground-breaking Products/Services category. The prize was given for Nexign Revenue Management, a new Nexign’s solution presented during the Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen.

Nexign Revenue Management is a cloud-native, flexible, and scalable solution designed to harmonize all revenue streams on a single convergent platform. It offers communications service providers (CSPs) unlimited flexibility to capitalize on emerging monetization models and services beyond connectivity and helps manage the entire revenue generation process across all lines of business.

“We are honored that our new solution Nexign Revenue Management has been recognized by the MEA panel’s experts. The MEA Business Technology Award means the acknowledgment of Nexign’s contribution to the digital transformation of CSPs in the region. W ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Thursday, 13. October 2022

(BUSINESS WIRE)--FEELM, the flagship atomization technology platform belonging to SMOORE - the world’s largest vape manufacturer, attended this year’s annual Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) in Washington D.C., and championed the importance of the industry continually driving improvements and efficiencies, rather than standing still.

The nicotine industry is innovating at a breakneck pace to help create a more sustainable world through scientific research and new product development. As a participant in a roundtable discussion titled “Products: Innovation for Tomorrow”, Chief Scientist of SMOORE American Research Institute, Dr. Shi, discussed the innovative direction his company is taking with new vaping products to an audience of several hundred people.

SMOORE has set up 14 basic research institutes around the world, applied for more than 4,300 patents, and employed more than 1,200 R& ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, 13. October 2022

Zoom Phone certification for Poly Edge E Series business phones digitally transforms employees’ experience as they return to the office hot desks and touchdown spaces in hybrid working patterns

Poly has strengthened its relationship with Zoom Video  Communications, Inc. to enhance hybrid workplaces for businesses that are looking to digitally transform hot desks and touchdown spaces for their employees. Poly’s recently launched Edge E Series business phones now offer the familiar, intuitive Zoom experience for seamless connectivity during hybrid work meetings and calls, whether taking place at home offices or office building spaces.

The new Edge E Series digital desk phones feature Poly’s signature professional-grade audio quality that the Zoom Phone certification further guarantees. Crystal-clear conversations are guarded by Poly’s Acoustic Fence and NoiseBlockAI technologi ... Read more »

JAIPUR, Rajasthan, India - Thursday, 13. October 2022 AETOSWire

 Hero Motocorp Launches VIDA V1 – India’s First Fully-integrated Electric Scooter

A Holistic Ecosystem for Its Customers Along With VIDA V1 – VIDA Services and VIDA Platform
A Comprehensive Charging Program – Tailor-made Solutions for Both Home and Public Charging
Introduces Industry-leading ‘Ground-Breaking’ Features, Performance, Technology & Customer Proposition
Bookings to Start From October 10th, Customer Deliveries to Commence From Second Week of December
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- “The launch of VIDA V1, powered by Hero, heralds a new chapter in sustainable mobility. VIDA meaning ‘life’, is a promise of a better world. An affirmation of life itself! A quality of life that ensures wellness, vitality, joy, and the permission to dream! The VIDA V1 will play a crucial role by reducing tail-pipe emissions, promoting eco-frie ... Read more »

CHALFONT ST GILES, England - Thursday, 13. October 2022 

• Enables GE Healthcare to secure increasing supply of iodine, a key ingredient for contrast media products used in X-Ray and Computed Tomography (CT) imaging procedures
• Supports GE Healthcare’s broader commitment to address future demand for iodinated contrast media and deliver 30 million more patient doses annually by 2025
• Investment plan also includes opening this week a new manufacturing line at its Cork, Ireland, contrast media production facility

(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare’s Pharmaceutical Diagnostics business has announced a long-term agreement with Chile-based mining company, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A), to secure its supply of iodine, a key ingredient for contrast media products used in X-Ray and Computed Tomography (CT) pro ... Read more »

Scams have become a global epidemic

(BUSINESS WIRE) --  According to the Global State of Scams 2022 Report by the Global Anti Scam Alliance (GASA) and ScamAdviser amongst 48 countries, the scams reported increased by 10.2%, from 266 in 2020 to 293 million reports in 2021. The money lost in scams grew by 15,7%, from $47.8 billion in 2020 to $55.3 billion in 2021.

No Longer a Western Disease
GASA states that scams are no longer a “Western” disease. 53% of Filipinos stated fraudsters targeted them in 3 months. 11% of the respondents said they ended up as victims. Other developing countries like Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia are reporting huge increases in online scams, primarily via mobile phones.

Investment Scams Continue to Rise
Countries like Australia and Singapore report that investment/cryptocurrency scams continue to grow. The Turkish government suspended a cryptocurrency exchange, freezing $2 billion in asse ... Read more »

New whitepaper reveals first brain signals recorded by the ABILITY system and the next steps to human clinical trials for people with severe paralysis

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- A new whitepaper, released by the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, reveals the first neural signals recorded by the ABILITY brain-computer interface (BCI) system. It also lays out the plan for a forthcoming human clinical trial with ABILITY to enable communication for people locked-in as a result of brain stem stroke or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The Wyss Center team, together with academic and clinical collaborators and a network of industrial technology partners, is developing ABILITY, a wireless implantable medical device, to improve quality of life and provide independence for people with paralysis.

Jonas Zimmerman, PhD, Senior Neuroscientist at the Wyss Center, explains: “Neuroscience is experiencing a global renaissance. In recent years many talented research groups and ... Read more »

Lidar-Powered Goods Transport to Advance Factory Logistics

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced a multi-year agreement to provide its lidar sensors to Yamaha Motor for eve autonomy, a joint venture between Yamaha Motor and Tier IV, Inc. eve autonomy’s autonomous goods transport service eve auto provides logistical support for factories to improve efficiency and safety. Velodyne has already begun shipping sensors to Yamaha Motor to support an October 2022 launch of eve auto.

Yamaha Motor is using Velodyne’s Puck lidar sensors to provide localization and navigation capabilities for their eve auto all-in-one automated conveyance service. Velodyne’s lidar sensors enable the small electric vehicles to navigate factory facilities autonomously.

eve auto is a full-service solution that provides customers with a quick set up that does not require any construction. Built for both indoor and outdoor applications ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, 13. October 2022

Poly’s breadth of pro-grade audio and video solutions takes hybrid work to the next level

Poly, a global provider of pro-grade audio and video solutions, today announced its expanded portfolio of Microsoft Teams-certified solutions designed to deliver greater meeting equity and collaboration worldwide. Poly’s diverse product portfolio of Microsoft Teams-certified devices is designed for every type of meeting space and work style.

The latest Poly Microsoft Teams certified devices and solution updates include:

Poly Strengthens its Suite of Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android:
The Poly G7500 video conferencing system is now certified for Microsoft Teams, and the Poly Studio X70 video bar is expected to be certified in November. These video solutions bring game-changing flexibility to enable Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android in large or customized spaces. Microsoft Teams will be ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, 13. October 2022

e& teleport extended from SmartHub Data Center to easily provide global reach and high-quality services
Premium access/performance to Microsoft Azure services made available to SES and Microsoft customers globally
 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Carrier and Wholesale Services (C&WS) division of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) today announced its partnership with Microsoft and SES to host the co-located SES O3b mPOWER and Microsoft ground station at Ras Al Khaimah. The first O3b mPOWER ground station in the region will facilitate one-hop connectivity to the cloud from remote sites so that customers can optimize their global business operations smoothly. The partnership will also enable companies - regardless of their location - to accelerate their digitalization plans while unlocking more value for the businesses.

This trio partnership will mean that e& ... Read more »

ZUG, Switzerland - Thursday, 13. October 2022

Galderma, the pure-play dermatology category leader, announces its intention to explore opportunities to build its fifth manufacturing plant in Singapore
Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, the new facility is expected to increase Galderma’s manufacturing capacity by up to 350 million units per year, in response to continuing demand for premium science-based products in the Dermo-cosmetics sector
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reaffirming its bold ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world, Galderma today announced its intention to expand its manufacturing and innovation footprint in the Asia-Pacific region, with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board. Galderma intends to explore opportunities to build a fifth manufacturing plant with a high degree of digitalization and automation in Singapore in response to growing consumer demand and to support long-term sustainable gro ... Read more »

SYDNEY - Thursday, 13. October 2022

Paid team adoption triples in under a year as consumers, enterprises and schools embrace Canva’s visual communication suite.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canva, the global visual communications platform, today announced that more than 100 million people in 190 countries are using its platform every month. The surge in growth follows the recent launch of Canva’s Visual Worksuite, with the platform gaining more than 15 million additional monthly active users as teams, schools and workplaces embrace the ability to communicate visually, on any device, from anywhere in the world.

“We’re incredibly proud to mark this milestone moment on our mission to empower the whole world to design,” said Canva co-founder and CEO, Melanie Perkins. “Visual communication is now more important than ever. Our continued growth demonstrates the huge demand for a collaborative, simple and all-in-one platform that empowe ... Read more »

DALLAS - Thursday, 13. October 2022 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for corporate sustainability and women’s empowerment, recently participated in a virtual learning exchange hosted by the Coral Triangle Center (CTC), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) Regional Secretariat.

The event, “Women Leaders Protecting the Coral Triangle's Threatened Biodiversity and Endangered Species,” spotlighted innovations and actions undertaken by women leaders across the Coral Triangle in protecting marine biodiversity as well as highlighting successful women-led initiatives in sustainable marine resource management and ocean protection. These initiatives focus on biodiversity protection, climate action, and marine protected area management linked to the global goal to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.

The Coral Triang ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Covetrus (“Covetrus” or the “Company”), a global leader in animal-health technology and services, today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition by funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and TPG Capital, the large-scale US and European private equity platform of global alternative asset management firm TPG (“TPG”). As a result of the transaction, Covetrus is now a private company, and its stock is no longer publicly listed or traded on NASDAQ.

“We are thrilled to begin this next chapter of growth in partnership with CD&R and TPG and with a continued commitment to driving more positive outcomes for the global veterinary community,” said Benjamin Wolin, Covetrus’ President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of Directors. “Starting with their initial investment in 2015, CD&R’s investments and continued support ... Read more »