PARIS. - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Statkraft, a significant player in the European and global energy markets, moves onto Murex’s MX.3 for Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) solution to empower its growth and expansion strategy.

(BUSINESS WIRE) Murex, the leading provider of integrated trading, risk management and processing solutions, has announced today that Statkraft, a world leader in hydropower and Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, has gone live on Murex’s MX.3 ETRM solution. In June 2013, Statkfraft decided to reconsider its whole IT ecosystem in order to overcome the limitations of an interwoven infrastructure and maintain their leading-edge in physical and financial energy trading and origination. Investigation of alternative vendors showed that the modern technological foundations of MX.3 would address the company's concerns about long-term viability and support. Within 9 months, MX.3 was installed in ... Read more »

Legendary Comedian, Actor and Writer John Cleese to Host 2015 Awards Ceremony at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

LONDON - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) - The GSMA today announced the nominees for the 2015 Global Mobile Awards, which are this year celebrating 20 years of achievement and innovation across the mobile industry. World-renowned actor, comedian, writer and film producer John Cleese will host the Global Mobile Awards ceremony on Tuesday, 3rd March at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The full list of more than 270 nominees can be found at: www.globalmobileawards.com/nominees-2015.

“We are delighted to announce the nominees as we celebrate the 20th year of Global Mobile Awards,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “With a new record of over 800 entries, the Global Mobile Awards are, as always, hugely competitive and reflect the dynamic ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM. - Friday, February 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Regulatory News:

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of the close of business on Tuesday, 3 February 2015.

PSH NAV per share as of close of business on 3 February 2015 was USD26.82.

Weekly net asset value is calculated at the close of business on each Tuesday and posted on the following Thursday. In the event that Tuesday is not a business day, PSH will calculate the close-of-business NAV as of the business day immediately preceding that Tuesday. In the event that Thursday is not a business day, any such NAV will be posted the next business day following that Thursday.

About Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. is a concentrated, research-intensive, fundamental value investor in the public markets.

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PMI’s Pulse of the Profession® report shows how high-performing organizations embed efficiency by developing strategies, techniques and teams built from use of sound project management practices

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Organizations still waste an average of $109 million for every $1 billion invested in projects and programs due to poor performance. High-performing organizations, however, waste 13 times less money than their low-performing counterparts, according to the 2015 Pulse of the Profession® Report: Capturing the Value of Project Management, published today by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The difference: high performers use their mastery of fundamental project and program practices as the foundation for organizational success and competitive advantage.

The survey of 2,800 project leaders and practitioners at multi-national corporations and government agencies found that ... Read more »

– Signs Definitive Agreement with SK hynix on Joint Development of Next Generation Process –
TOKYO - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Toshiba (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SK hynix on joint development of Nano Imprint Lithography (NIL). Engineers from the two companies will start development of basic technologies for the process at Toshiba’s Yokohama Complex in Yokohama, Japan in April this year, targeting practical use in 2017. Today’s announcement builds on an MOU that the companies signed in December last year.

Toshiba has worked with several equipment and materials companies on NIL, integrating their technologies with Toshiba’s semiconductor manufacturing process. The newly announced joint development program with SK hynix accelerate progress towards practical use and will mitigate burden of Toshiba’s investment into NIL development.

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HENZHEN, China - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Professional Communication Corporation - Nedaa, the sole and largest TETRA operator in Dubai proudly teamed up with Hytera Communications, a world's leading Professional Mobile Radio communications solution provider, which offered reliable and smooth communications support to the grand cycling event Dubai Tour 2015, which kicked off on Feb. 4th and is to complete on Feb. 7th.

The inaugural Dubai Tour was held in 2014, and the race expanded and hosted 16 World Tour teams in 2015. From the very beginning, Nedaa was officially chosen as the communications solution provider by the organizing committee for its excellence in technical planning and service.

For the 2nd Dubai Tour, Nedaa integrated Z1p, Hytera's latest handheld TETRA two-way radio, into its network, which offers full coverage of the 4 tracks measuring nearly 700km in total. Hytera Z1p was developed in complete corres ... Read more »

Partnership Features Initiatives in Institutional Capacity Building and Cooperation in Developing National Broadband Strategies 

KIGALI, Rwanda - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - The Rwandan Ministry of Youth and ICT and the GSMA today announced an agreement to undertake a series of initiatives to increase citizens’ access to mobile broadband technologies across the country.

This landmark development takes place in the lead-up to the GSMA’s annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a key gathering for African stakeholders with over 46 African governments attending last year.

Rwanda’s Minister of Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, noted: “A country’s broadband connectivity has become a key competitive differentiator in the global economy. We have made significant progress already for the widespread adoption of ICT, particularly in sectors such as health, government, education, agricul ... Read more »

Acquisition will bolster Synchronoss as the worldwide de facto standard and market leader in providing Personal Cloud solutions to Operators

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Wednesday, February 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR), the leader in mobile cloud innovation and software-based activation for mobile carriers, retailers and OEMs around the world, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire personal cloud assets from F-Secure Corporation. With this acquisition, and combined with Synchronoss’ current global footprint, Synchronoss will now service over 75 Mobile Operators, including nine Tier One Global Providers. These Mobile Operators will offer Synchronoss direct access to over 3.5 Billion subscribers around the world for its personal cloud platform.

In consideration for the acquisition, Synchronoss will pay approximately $60 million USD in cash to F-Secure and the deal is expected to clo ... Read more »

APP introduces its 2015 FCP implementation plan to address lessons learned from the field, stakeholder input and the findings of the evaluation

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Thursday, February 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has today welcomed the Rainforest Alliance independent evaluation of its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP). The evaluation concludes that the company has made moderate progress towards meeting its commitments.

The FCP was announced on February 5th 2013, marking an immediate end to natural forest clearance by APP’s pulpwood suppliers as well as a range of other measures. APP recognised that engaging the Rainforest Alliance, a credible international organisation, to evaluate its progress would provide a valuable perspective on its work as well as increase transparency.

The evaluation report, which assesses the period between 5 February 2013 and 15 August 2014, provides a view of the company’s p ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 2nd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) honored the winning teams and participants of the eighth Sports Activities, organized by the Police Sports Association. The participating staff members from the sectors and departments of the MoI were honored in a grand ceremony held at the auditorium in the Ministry’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Resources and Support Services, awarded the Sports Excellence Shield to the sector of the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. Major General Al Khaili praised the support accorded by the police leadership to the Sports Activities, as well as the cooperation from the different sectors, their active participation in these events, and for their consistent participation which has had a great impact in achieving the sought-aft ... Read more »