KADIMA, Israel - Tuesday, 15. November 2022 AETOSWire

IDE’s Western Galilee project to be Israel’s 7th largest desalination plant, producing 100 million cubic meters of water annually

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- IDE Technologies, a world leader in desalination and water treatment solutions, today announced it was awarded the bid to finance, design and construct Israel’s seventh desalination plant in the Western Galilee region, which will be the first plant constructed in the northern part of Israel. The plant, once in operation, will produce 100 million cubic meters of desalinated water annually, improving the reliability of Israel’s water supply to Haifa, the Western Galilee and Upper Galilee regions.

The Western Galilee desalination plant, to be named Birkat Miriam, will join Israel’s other large scale desalination plants in operation – Ashkelon, Ashdod, Palmachim, Hadera and Sorek 1 – while IDE also constructs Sorek 2. Thes ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, 15. November 2022

New feature adds 10 new currency routes and slashes 80% of admin required for employers to execute a payment with Deel

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wise Platform has launched a new service with leading global HR and payroll company, Deel. The feature enables customers to send funds via Deel using just an email address, opening up 10 new currencies in Deel’s payments infrastructure and further simplifying global payroll for over 10,000 Deel customers - from SMBs to publicly traded companies.

To date, customers using Deel in certain markets would have had to fund payroll by sending a USD or EUR international SWIFT transfer from their bank, which can be expensive, slow and inefficient. They would also have had to input a large amount of employee information in order to initiate their payments, including selecting a currency, adding accoun ... Read more »

MUMBAI & BENGALURU, India - Tuesday, 15. November 2022

Merger of LTI and Mindtree receives approval of NCLT

LTIMindtree all set to debut as one of India’s largest IT services companies

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Larsen & Toubro Infotech (BSE: 540005, NSE: LTI) and Mindtree (BSE: 532819, NSE: MINDTREE), leading technology consulting and digital solutions companies under the Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Group, announced that both Mumbai and Bengaluru Benches of Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) have approved, via two separate orders, the scheme of amalgamation and arrangement between the two companies and their respective shareholders and creditors under section 230-232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The two companies had announced their intent to merge in May 2022. This approval clears the way for the merger of the two independently listed companies as LTIMindtree, a scaled-up IT services provider wi ... Read more »

GIS Technology Will Enable Crop Mapping and Improved Land Management on the Continent

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Extreme weather events linked to climate change are increasingly threatening the security of food and water supply across the globe. Africa, already struggling with low agricultural production and heavily degraded soils, is disproportionally affected. To help support government and nonprofit organizations on the continent address these challenges, Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has collaborated with Microsoft on a sustainable agriculture development initiative in Africa. Together, Esri and Microsoft will create and launch technology solutions enabling organizations in Africa to perform crop-type mapping at scale to improve agricultural management.

"Microsoft and Esri have a long history of working together, including a recent initiative to create global land-cover maps through the Planetary Computer Program, featuring a catalog of gl ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
Acronis focuses on what matters by helping MSPs spend more time delivering value-based services that keep clients up and running – instead of spending it on back-office labor.

Live from their annual #CyberFit Summit, Acronis, the global leader in Cyber Protection, today announces strategic updates to its Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud platform with a new product, Advanced Automation, and innovative developments including the addition of Machine Intelligence (MI) to its Advanced Management solution.

Together, this expansion of the Acronis lineup will help managed service providers (MSPs) reduce complexity, stay focused on value-based service delivery, and provide the tools needed to ensure client businesses and their systems, data, and applications are up and running productively, safely and securely.

For MSPs and their customers, there’s a major need for visibility, as 76% of security and IT teams struggle with ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, 15. November 2022

Jetcraft, the global leader in business aircraft sales and acquisitions, has named Idriss Abdelaziz as Sales Director. The appointment strengthens Jetcraft’s established footprint in EMEA, with Abdelaziz bringing extensive regional knowledge and market intelligence.

Before joining Jetcraft, Abdelaziz was Managing Partner at Swiss-based jet broker, AeroProp, following an eight-year career in investment banking. As Sales Director, Abdelaziz will manage Jetcraft’s sales, acquisitions and trades across 19 territories, including France, Benelux, Southern Europe and Northern Africa.

Pascal Bachmann, SVP Sales, EMEA at Jetcraft, says: & ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, 15. November 2022

Board integration with Microsoft Azure, Power BI and Dynamics 365 delivers Intelligent Planning for Microsoft customers

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Board, a leading global provider of Intelligent Planning Solutions which help organizations plan smarter — enabling actionable insights and better outcomes, today announced a partnership with Microsoft for customers seeking to integrate Intelligent Planning across their existing Microsoft enterprise technology investments, to deliver better business outcomes.

Built to enable seamless connection with the Microsoft Cloud, Board’s Intelligent Planning Platform and Solutions will use services from Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Dynamics 365, which will enable Microsoft customers to plan smarter, drive outcomes and lead the digital transformation of their enterprise.

“The Board partnership with Microsoft enables customers to capitalize on the power of their existing tech ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing innovative and sustainable fiber and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, today announced the launch of LYCRA® naturalFX™ technology, a proprietary textile finishing process for 100% cotton knit garments designed for mass market applications. Developed in collaboration with HeiQ, an industry leader in performance finish technologies, this application is the latest example of both companies’ ongoing efforts to bring more innovative and sustainable textile technologies to consumers worldwide.

LYCRA® naturalFX™ technology, powered by HeiQ, enhances cotton knitwear, addressing critical consumer pain points, and improving the consumer’s overall wearing experience. This technology provides durable comfort stretch, fit, and soft hand-feel to 100% cotton knitwear compared to conventional finishes.

Even after repeated washing and wearing, LYCRA® ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global memory storage company Solidigm has named Woody Young, a current member of its Board of Directors, company President. In this role, Mr. Young will direct the finance, strategy, corporate development, human resources, legal, and IT functions. He will also lead the search for Solidigm's incoming CEO, in conjunction with the company’s Board Chairman Jung-ho Park.

Before joining Solidigm, Mr. Young had a 30+ year career in investment banking. Most recently, he served as the Chairman of Mergers and Acquisitions at Perella Weinberg Partners, in addition to leading the firm's large cap telecom and media advisory business. Mr. Young previously worked at Lazard, Lehman Brothers, First Boston, and Bain & Company. He also served as a White House Fellow and special assistant to the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury from 1991-1992. Mr. Young is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Young received an AB degree from Brown ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT and automotive solutions provider, today announces the launch of its new AG18 module, one of the next generation of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) modules. Featuring PC5 direct communications, the module enables vehicles to effectively communicate with one another and with their surroundings, ensuring improved safety and traffic efficiency.

The AG18 supports vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communications on the unified 5.9GHz intelligent transportation system (ITS) band without the need of a (U)SIM, cellular subscription, or network assistance.

In addition to superior C-V2X communication capabilities, the AG18 module features flexible positioning service options including L1+L5 dual frequency GNSS, Qualcomm Dead Reckoning (QDR3) and high-precision PPE (RTK) technologies, ensuring that global automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers can leverage lo ... Read more »