ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, January 30th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department at Abu Dhabi Police has set up a reading library at the Customer Service Center, at the Department’s main building. The library was established as per the “Reading Library for All”, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, and within the framework of the “2016 Year of Reading” initiative in the UAE.

The Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority provided the library with a diverse collection of books, with the aim of spreading culture and knowledge amongst community members.

Brigadier Mohamed Mayouf Al Ketbi, Head of the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department at Abu Dhabi Police, revealed that the “Reading Library for All” contributes to promoting community partnership between the Abu Dhabi Police and society and with public and private institutions. “This partnership ... Read more »

To Introduce the MoI’s Services

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, January 27th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Social Media and TV Branch, representing the Security Media Department at the Directorate General of Security Support, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Interior, launched an introductory initiative with the hashtag (#MoI_Selfie). The initiative was launched via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, and YouTube in order to introduce the various customer service departments at the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

First Lieutenant Fatima Al Shehhi, Director of the Social Media Center at the Security Media Department, noted that the Center uses the hashtag (#MoI_Selfie) to post video selfies prepared in collaboration with the TV Branch at the Department. The initiative aims to acquaint community members with the different customer service departments and sectors at the Ministry of Interior, which ar ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Friday, January 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) posted today its Annual Investor Update Presentation on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The presentation includes a performance review, an update of the fund’s portfolio and an organizational update.

About Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (PSH:NA) is an investment holding company structured as a closed end fund that makes concentrated investments principally in North American companies.

View this news release online at:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160128006547/en     

Contacts

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Media-pershingsquareholdings@maitland.co.uk

 

 

 

 

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Corporate Rebranding and New Identity Reflects Market Expansion and Vertical Specialisation

DUBLIN - Friday, January 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NXSystems LTD, a global payments provider serving the travel, hospitality and gaming industries – as well as large multinational companies with the need for a way to transmit money across the globe efficiently, cost-effectively and securely – announced today that, as part of its restructuring and expansion, it will now operate as MiFinity Payments. The company’s new name and branding reflects its commitment to the seamless and secure processing of payments across borders, and of the infinite possibilities made available through its technology and solutions.

“Our new corporate identity as MiFinity Payments reflects our ongoing commitment to providing innovative, best-in-class payments technology solutions to the travel, hospitality and gaming sectors, and to fostering long-term pa ... Read more »

 Combined company uniquely addresses software-defined data center challenges with broad portfolio that includes HCI, high-performance storage and QoS

AUSTIN, Texas - Thursday, January 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pivot3, a pioneer and innovator in the development of hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), today announced that it will acquire NexGen Storage, a privately held leading provider of hybrid storage appliances, dynamic all-flash arrays and Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities. By adding NexGen’s portfolio of products, Pivot3 will deliver the industry's most complete set of dynamic hyper-converged solutions. For the first time ever, enterprise and mid-market companies will have access to a suite of solutions that will allow them to apply the right infrastructure and priority to each workload, application or business service according to business value.

By adding NexGen’s strengths in accelerated all-flash and hybrid st ... Read more »

GSMA Signs Partnership for New Co-Located Event, Launches GSMA Asia Mobile Awards

HONG KONG - Thursday, January 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today provided further details for the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 29 June – 1 July 2016 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The GSMA announced several updates, including a partnership that will bring the International Smart City Expo – Shanghai Pudong to Mobile World Congress Shanghai, as well as the launch of the new GSMA Asia Mobile Awards.

“As we look ahead to welcoming more than 50,000 people to Mobile World Congress Shanghai in June, we’re introducing new events, experiences and activities that will address the varied interests of our attendees, whether they are from the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industry sectors, or major consumer brands and their mobile-savvy customers,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Mar ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Thursday, January 28th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced three Executive Leadership Team promotions, effective January 1, 2016:

    Stephane de la Faverie has been promoted to Global Brand President, Origins and Darphin. He will continue to report to Jane Hertzmark Hudis, Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies.
    Beth DiNardo has been promoted to Global Brand President, Smashbox. She will continue to report to John Demsey, Executive Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies.
    Daniel Rachmanis has been promoted to President, Latin America. He will continue to report to Cedric Prouvé, Group President, International, The Estée Lauder Companies.

“At The Estée Lauder Companies, we are proud to recognize the growth of our outstanding leaders and provide them with high-potential opportunities to further grow their careers ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, January 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Participants in the Ministry of Interior’s Council hosted by UAE national Saeed Mohammed Khalaf Al Rumaithi at his residence in Al Ain under the theme “The Risks of Internet Use on the Youths’ Thought,” recommended including a topic on the risks of Internet use in school curricula, so as to raise awareness of young people. Moreover, they stressed the need to develop awareness-raising programs through the various media channels to provide solutions and proposals to combat the risks of the Internet.

The council is part of the awareness councils organized by the Law Respect Culture Bureau, in cooperation with the Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The council was moderated by media figure Ali Salem Al Shamesi.

In his address on this occasion, Colonel Dr. Jasim Al Antali, Professor ... Read more »

SÃO PAULO - Friday, January 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) and Atlantica Hotels announced today the signing of an exclusive management license agreement for Atlantica to develop and manage Hilton Garden Inn hotels in Brazil. The announcement underscores the continued momentum of the award-winning upper midscale Hilton Garden Inn brand into new markets and tourism destinations throughout the region, including recently opened hotels in Montevideo, Uruguay and Cusco, Peru.     

“Brazil is the largest economy in South America and provides great potential for growth. We are excited to introduce the Hilton Garden Inn brand to this booming market,” said Ted Middleton, senior vice president, development, Latin America, Hilton Worldwide. “The partnership with Atlantica represents a great milestone for Hilton as their experienced and knowledgeable team will help drive our growth efforts throughout th ... Read more »

LUXEMBOURG - Friday, January 29th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

· HD+ had 1.84 million subscribers in 2015, up from 1.65 million in 2014

· Growth of subscribers supported by strong backlog of over 1.1 million customers in free-trial period

· Strong growth driven by demand for high-quality TV content

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that its German HD platform HD+ recorded an 11.3 percent increase in subscribers in 2015. HD+ had 1.84 million subscribers at year-end 2015, compared to 1.65 million at year-end 2014. In addition, HD+ had over 1.1 million customers in their six-month free-trial period.

Users of HD+ have access to more than 50 HD channels, comprised of 30 public channels and 21 channels delivered by the largest commercial broadcasters in Germany, as well as the Ultra HD (UHD) demo channel, UHD1 by Astra / HD+.

“TV screen sizes positively correlate to picture and sound qu ... Read more »