Friday, October 31, 2014

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Releases Regular Weekly Net Asset Value

AMSTERDAM. - Friday, October 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Regulatory News:

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed at the close of business on Tuesday, 28 October 2014.

PSH NAV per share as of close of business on 28 October 2014 was USD25.04.

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 in 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 in long and occasionally short positions in equity or debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including securities convertible into equity or debt securities), derivative instruments and other financial instruments. The Company invests in a portfolio of investments, either directly or through one or more subsidiaries or affiliates, in a manner that generally is (subject to certain exceptions) side-by-side with the other core funds managed by Pershing Square Capital Management.

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Anchor Electricals Opens Its Second Panasonic LED Lighting Experience Center in Bangalore

BANGALORE, India - Thursday, October 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Continuing with its focus on providing the best of innovation and technology, India's leading electrical solutions provider - Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd (A Panasonic Group Company), today inaugurated its second LED lighting experience centre in Bangalore, after Mumbai.

Spread over an area of 260 square meters, this is Anchor's largest showroom and will offer customers ecologically-advanced solutions ranging from LED lighting to everyday electrical accessories such as wiring devices, wires & cables, switchgears, air-moving equipments, home automation etc.

Further, expanding its range in the residential LED lighting segment, Anchor will also introduce an interesting range of 23 new models, along with the 40 models unveiled last year. The new product lineup in residential LED lighting comprises of large LED ceiling lights, compact LED ceiling lights, ceiling light with waterproof functions and pendant lights. Along with these, it will also drive the 'Symphony lighting' - a concept of customized lighting solutions and prudently crafted lighting plans aimed at creating a harmonious lighting environment for residential spaces.

The showroom provides plenty of lighting solutions helping customers understand and experience the setup of "home automation simulation room" and "LED simulation room" in the real size space which can be brought alive by lighting effects by virtue of position and type of lighting fixture. With the concept "Adding new value to the lifestyle through electrical equipments and residential lighting", the new showroom provides a scintillating experience of stellar products introduced by Anchor.

- A closer look at Anchor, who plays a key role in Panasonic's Indian electrical materials business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRECFwi3xgQ

- Panasonic pushes the lighting business in India to the next level with the new showroom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w74VDwaTuTk

The concept behind the set up of this LED Lighting Experience Center is opening up the array of possibilities in an energy-starved India. At present Anchor's residential basket will offer solutions that propose a new-lifestyle creation through them. While LED Lighting focuses on energy-saving and offering reliable lighting, the RoHS compliant switchgear focuses on protecting homes and lives from electrical hazards. While the latest range in wiring devices offers a variety through colors, the up-scale home automation with iPad control aims at utmost comfort. The Wires & Cables with more than 100% conductivity reduce the risk of electrical fires, while the air-moving equipments focusing on "Indoor air quality" meet the air filtration aspect by offering an array of products that suit the specific needs of an individual residence. This will enable Anchor to focus on its uber objective of creating efficient "Energy Management System", along with reducing energy costs for its customers and minimizing environmental impact. The showroom also showcases Panasonic's high efficiency HIT Solar PV Modules enabling Anchor to provide a sustainable solution on the Energy-Generation front as well.

Mr. Kiyoshi Otaki, Managing Director, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd said, "With environmental challenges and energy shortages becoming a serious concern with each passing day, energy conservation has become a part of the global individual and business necessity. Aligned with the Panasonic Corporation's objective of serving the needs of individuals in every space, Anchor Panasonic's new showroom takes the experience a notch ahead of lighting, through showcase of its latest range in electrical solutions, meeting the requirements of residential spaces. Anchor's constant endeavours focus on offering a holistic basket of electrical solutions dealing with Energy Generation, Conservation and Management for Indian residences."

Speaking on the launch,Mr. Takaki Oguri, Jt. Managing Director, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd, said, "Continuing with our commitment to provide the best in-class products, Anchor looks to open such experience centres across major cities in India. These will also enable it to strengthen its partnership with interior designers, architects, consultants and lighting professionals. Offering our customers best-in-the-class electrical solutions for their home would be at the heart of the new showroom. The experience centre not only focuses on lighting as a solution but overall electrical accessories that can be used very effectively as solutions for Indian homes."

Panasonic will make efforts to provide "lighting plan" services to propose the layout and selection of lighting fixtures at the time of reforming and new construction, and utilize the know-how of the company that has handled 200,000 lighting plans in Japan. As a starting point of passing information, not only the general customers, but also interior designers, architects, builders and developers will be supported.

About Anchor Electricals

Established in 1963 and headquartered in Mumbai, Anchor Electricals Pvt. Ltd. became a subsidiary of Panasonic Electric Works (now Panasonic Corporation) in 2007. It is one of the largest domestic manufacturers of electrical construction materials with 4 manufacturing locations and boasts of 55 domestic bases with workforce of more than 10,000. Its sales and operating profit are steadily growing and it ended the last financial year with net sales of Rupees 15.8 billion and a stated capital of Rupees 4.8 Billion. It has a dominant market share in wiring devices and is constantly expanding its product range and growing market share in Switchgear, Lighting, Fans and Wires & Cables. Anchor aims to double this in the next three years from the existing and aims to be the front-runner in the solutions business dealing with Energy Generation, Conservation & Management. Learn more at http://www.anchor-world.com/

About Panasonic India

Panasonic makes available in India its wide range of consumer electronics, home appliances like LCD & Plasma TVs, DVD players, Home Theatre Systems, Smartphones, Cameras, Camcorders, Car Audio Systems, Air Conditioners, Washing Machines, Refrigerators, Microwave Ovens, Automatic Cookers, Vacuum Cleaners and a wide range of system products including communication ones like Mobile Phones, High Definition Videoconferencing, Professional Audio Video products like Broadcast Cameras, Projectors and Displays, Business Solutions including Printers, Whiteboards and Security Solutions. The company currently has a workforce of about 12,500 in India. Learn more at http://www.panasonic.com/in

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Contacts

Panasonic Corporation

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Public Relations Office

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Western Region Police Arrest a Seven-Member Asian Gang

For Stolen Amount of Gold Jewelry From Woman

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The precision of the investigation conducted by the officers of the Western Region Police Directorate led to the arrest of an Asian gang for robbing a sum of money from a woman of Asian nationality. The gang, who had additionally stolen mobile phones and gold jewelry - among other things - fled the residence with the stolen goods and possessions, and the case was referred to the concerned authorities.

Colonel Ojeil Ali Abdullah Al Junaibi, Director of the Western Region Police Directorate, noted that the gang’s confessions to stealing from the woman and the subsequent arrest and end to their criminal activity was due to the rapid intervention and response of the officers and to their precision in collecting information.  “We respond and combat crime in various ways, and the awareness among citizens and residents of these dangers enhance the police’s efforts in this regard,” he said.

In detail, Colonel Al Junaibi reported that the arrested gang of seven-members was found wearing face masks in a white Toyota Innova. The gang was in possession of knives of different sizes, a large bat, two pieces of iron, black plastic chains, cash of different currencies, five iPhones, four Blackberry phones, three Samsung Galaxy phones, one iPad Mini, a wireless device, a Nokia phone, watches, rings, and necklaces of silver and gold.

He indicated that suspects of Asian nationality were: “L. H. W.”,” S. J. W.”, “H. W. W.”, “Sh. K.”, “W. T. Gh. W.”, “W. Gh. W.”, and “J. W. J.”.  He said, “During questioning, the suspects confessed to the robberies. The first suspect confessed that he had taken the car and transported the second through sixth suspects at 2 a.m. to the place where the robbery occurred in Ghayathi. He then took them to their place of residence in Barakah. The second, third, and fourth suspects confessed to easily entering and robbing the victim’s house of its contents in possession of a white weapon ‘knife’, and one of them wore a face mask. According to their confessions, they handed over the stolen goods to the first suspect in their place of residence.”

“The fifth and sixth suspects declared that they entered the victim's home after their partners managed to chain her, the seventh suspect guided the other gang members to reach the victim’s house. According to the seventh suspect’s statement, he said that he is the one who obtained the tourism visas for five of the suspects,” Colonel Al Junaibi said.

The group accused of forced robbery consists of seven persons of Asian nationality who have formed a gang. Five of its members have entered an Asian woman’s house by force, who then informed the police that the thieves had broken her bedroom door and had stolen an amount of money, gold jewelry, and a number of other phones.

The victim reported that the gang told her that they would not return the stolen goods unless she provided them with AED 20,000 within a period of 15 days. All communication would be via a phone number allocated by the gang members for this purpose.

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Contacts

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Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

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Mindshare Gears up for “Planning for Agility” Summit on November 5th

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Mindshare, which is part of WPP, is a global media agency network helping clients to make collaborative and adaptive decisions across their paid, owned, and earned marketing in real-time. The Mindshare team is excited to announce this year’s exciting summit under the theme of “Planning for Agility.”

Scheduled for this November 5th at the Meydan Hotel Gallery in Dubai, UAE this hotly-anticipated event offers a fascinating lineup of industry experts from across the globe and spanning the fields of marketing, sports, technology, and behavioral science. Moderated by “The Digital Diet” author, Google’s own Daniel Sieberg, these celebrity experts are bringing their expertise to the one-day event’s with subjects like “Planning Ahead to Score Future Goals” by soccer legend Ruud Gullit and “Surviving and Thriving in the Agile Age” by world-famous technologist Joshua Klein. Behavioral scientist Olivier Oullier’s panel examines mental agility, while marketing experts Tim Elton and Liam MacManus examine the key to creating agile strategies in real-time.

“Planning for agility is all about mastering the three-dimensional landscape of paid, owned, and earned channels working in harmony,” says Mindshare MENA CEO Samir Ayoub. “This event comes as part of our commitment to our stakeholders, we strongly believe it’s beneficial for any professional that aims for more authentic and powerful engagement with customers. As always, Mindshare is keeping your business on the cutting edge with high-impact entertainment and the world’s best panelists.”

To request a complimentary ticket or for more information, please contact Mindshare team info@mindsharemena.com 

About Mindshare MENA

Mindshare is the MENA region’s premier global communications group, located in 10 countries across the GCC, Levant, and North Africa. As the first independent agency launched in the region, Mindshare MENA has been a pioneer in the field of creative communications since 1999. Each Mindshare office is dedicated to forging a competitive marketing advantage for businesses and their brands based on the values of speed, teamwork, and provocation. Mindshare is a part of GroupM, which oversees the media investment management sector for WPP, the world’s leading communications services group.

For more information:

Website: www.mindsharemena.com         

Twitter: @Mindshare_Mena

Facebook: Facebook.com/MindshareMena

Contacts
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Mindshare Middle East North Africa
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Mob: +971 55 4714977
Fax: +971 4 454 7455
Business Central Towers, Level 45, Tower B, Dubai Internet City, Dubai, UAE









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MoI and Cisco Global Sign MoU to Develop E-services

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior and Cisco Global Networks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under this agreement, the Technical Training Section at the Directorate General of Electronics and Telecommunications Services will become an accredited network service provider and would issue Cisco Global certifications.

The memorandum was signed by Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Acting Director General of Electronics and Telecommunications Services at the Ministry of Interior and Rabih Dabboussi, Managing Director of Cisco UAE, on the sidelines of the GITEX exhibition which concluded its activities recently.

Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi noted that the MoU represents an important addition that will enhance electronic services in all public departments and regional sections of the Ministry of Interior. “The Ministry of Interior will leverage the Cisco networking expertise and training programs through the ‘Cisco Network Academy’ Program. This academy is the world's first academy that grants international networking certificates,” indicated Major General Al Raisi.

For his part, Lt. Colonel Eng. Ahmed Hamid Al Suwaidi, Chief of Technical Training Section at the Directorate General of Electronics and Telecommunications Services, indicated that the MoU will contribute to upgrade electronic services provided by the Ministry of Interior, ensure customers’ satisfaction, and provide the training department with a comprehensive curriculum that include courses, exams and practical applications through Cisco’s website. “Each trainee will have his individual account used for follow-up and conducting tests through the internet. The program targets technical support networks and infrastructure staff members, as well as officers specialized in computer sciences or information technology,” added Lt. Colonel Al Suwaidi.

The signing ceremony was attended by Lieutenant Colonel Yasser Mohammed Al Wahabi, E-Infrastructure Director and a number of officers.

It is noteworthy that Cisco Global is a global leader in providing networks and security IT solutions.

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Contacts

The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317

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Saif bin Zayed Mandates it as an Annual Event

Second MoI Award for Smart Applications Launched

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 26th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, mandated that the Ministry of Interior’s Award for Smart Applications become an annual event.  The second version of the award was launched today, Sunday.

Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations and Head of the E-Services and Smart Applications Team at the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said, “This award reflects the keenness of the ministry to open new horizons for creativity and to provide an environment that encourages innovation, thus improving the services in our beloved homeland and making the UAE one of the best countries in research and development. This award also falls under the vision of the government to place the UAE as one of the most creative countries in the world, reflecting the national strategy for creativity.”

He also added that the second version of the MoI award embodies the ministry’s commitment to building strategic partnerships with academic institutions in order to attract and support the innovative ideas of students. It also aims to build and encourage talent and stimulate their innovative ideas in order to foster the established service structure in all fields - most particularly in the electronic and smart fields.

Major General Dr. Al Raisi also noted that the MoI Award for Smartphone Applications will include the category of ‘Best Innovative Ideas’ for university students and is based on the best service practices via the Mobile Government Guidelines in addition to the specific standards of the MoI Awards for Smartphone Applications. Both standards will motivate students to participate in technological research development.

Initially launched last year, the first version of the awards witnessed an overwhelming response by academic institutions. Previous Government Summit winners were honored based upon the five criteria which included: antecedence and need, ease of use, professionalism, specialization, added value, and creativity and innovation. The amount of the prizes totaled AED 250,000, which was divided into three levels: students, academic staff, and supervisors.

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CAMAC Energy to Present at the 21st Africa Oil Week Conference

HOUSTON - Tuesday, October 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Africa Oil Week Conference 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK) announced today that Segun Omidele, Senior Vice President, Exploration and Production, will present at Global Pacific Partners’ 21st Africa Oil Week Conference on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. SAST (8:30 a.m. ET) in Cape Town, South Africa.

About CAMAC Energy

CAMAC Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on energy resources in Africa. Its asset portfolio consists of nine licenses across four countries, including current production and other exploration projects offshore Nigeria, as well as exploration licenses offshore Ghana, Kenya, and Gambia, and onshore Kenya. CAMAC Energy is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information about CAMAC Energy, please visit www.camacenergy.com.

Contacts

CAMAC Energy Inc.

Investors:

Christopher D. Heath,

 713-797-2945

chris.heath@camacenergy.com



or

Media:

Lionel C. McBee,

713-797-2960

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Security Media Upgrades its Drones to Full HD Technology

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of His Highness Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior, upgraded the technical specifications of its remote-controlled flying drones, which were put to use in 2010, as now they are able to capture Full HD footage for media coverage.

According to Major Jamal Al Hosani, Chief of Technical Affairs Section at the Security Media and Technical Affairs Department, the project, which is being developed by local experts, aims to showcase the strategic role of the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, and provide other logistic services, mainly lowering the risks that may face police officers and media professionals on accident sites. This will also help develop policing systems and methods for handling emergencies, to promote security and safety earnings using modern and innovative methods, to elevate the police work system and its new concepts, in accordance with the vision of the UAE government.

Major Al Hosani said, “The Technical Affairs Department has introduced new technical specifications for its fleet of 7 unmanned drones, to include capturing footage of hard-to-reach areas such as traffic accidents, fires, and major events using Full HD video technology, which provides a resolution that is substantially higher than that of the previously used Standard Definition (SD). The drones are equipped with dual day / night cameras to capture the most accurate details, as well as a zooming feature for filming footage from a very far distance.”

He also noted that the newly updated drones provide leaders with a unique airborne perspective of the incident via live streaming, through special applications available for the Security Media field patrols; they transmit the captured footage directly to the Central Operations’ Room, and allow officials to follow up on the unfolding of the events with a view to take the proper decisions.

The remote-controlled flying drones provide media support for the Security Media field patrols, which were recently launched to cover the events that take place on the roads of Abu Dhabi around the clock. They transmit footage simultaneously to maximize the media coverage.

The service provided by both the drones and the Security Media patrols contribute to developing the Ministry of Interior’s media work. It also ensures documentation of security events, provides help to media workers, and supports media coverage of police events with more comprehensive, faster and higher quality footage. It has a storage capacity to save photographs and videos that can be easily retrieved when needed.
Speaking about the crew that operates the remote-controlled unmanned drone, the project director said, “The crew that operates the drone is made up of qualified national cadres (An operator and a controller per drone) to handle accidents at sites that may pose a risk to civilians, making it possible to obtain accurate and detailed footage of the events”.   Major Al Hosani enumerated the general specifications of the drone.  “The drone is a small unpiloted aerial vehicle remotely and easily controlled and stable during flight. Using the on-board camera, the drone captures footage and still photographs of various events from all angles with High-definition television (HDTV) resolution technology. It can also receive images and zooms in on them through a special monitor designed for media tasks,” he added.   Adding further, Major Al Hosani noted that drone has been equipped for take-off and flight. “Upon receiving notification from the Central Operations Room, the operator dispatches the drone towards the incident site. Prior to that, the controller contacts the competent authorities to obtain necessary approvals to fly the drone and cover events on the ground or in high areas as they unfold,” Major Al Hosani explained.

The head of the Technical Affairs Department stressed the pivotal role of the Security Media drone, which sheds light on the humanitarian and social aspects of police work, through an integrated technical perspective. “This reflects the Ministry of Interior’s commitment to promote the standards of openness and transparency of the media message. It also embodies the ministry’s firm belief in the right of media outlets and the public to be informed to ensure everyone's safety,” underlined Major Al Hosani.

Furthermore, he added, “The project comes in response to the directives of the police leadership, and reflects their keen interest to ensure public safety and transparency as one of the top priorities of the police’s media work. The police leadership is also keen to leverage modern devices and technologies to enhance the competencies of police personnel working in this field, in a bid to achieve the coveted goals through various modern and innovative methods. It also aims to upgrade policing work methods and its new concepts, which is not only limited to keeping up with events, but to be at the heart of events”.

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Contacts

The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317

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Abu Dhabi Police Music Band to Perform at Berlin Tattoo Festival 2014

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police Music Band will take part in the Berlin Military Music Festival “Berlin Tattoo” 2014, scheduled to take place in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, from October 31to November 2, 2014.

Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, stressed the keenness of the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ to actively participate in international festivals and introduce a realistic picture of the civilizations of peoples and cultures. “Abu Dhabi Police Music Band is the only music band from the Middle East to be chosen to perform at the Festival,” underlined Badran.

Adding further, Major General Badran indicated that this year’s performance will be special, as the music band will be dressed in the official traditional police uniforms worn by the officers since the founding of the force between 1957 and 1963; to highlight the progress achieved in various fields.

 Colonel Saif Saeed Al Shamesi, Chief of the Cultural and Social Activity Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Clubs and Sports Activities Department, Chairman of the Committee accompanying the Police Music Band, briefed Major General Badran on the band’s preparations to perform at the Berlin Festival. He said that the band will be presenting a new perspective of the UAE heritage through the police music, which combines military marches and UAE folklore and heritage.

For his part, Colonel Al Shamesi explained that the Police Music Band will perform customized music pieces inspired by the Emirati folklore including Al-Aialah and Yula. Different performances and compositions will be presented; and were chosen to reflect the skills of the band members.

The Police Music Band is keen to participate in international festivals, which earned it a brilliant reputation at both regional and global levels.

It is worth mentioning that the Berlin Festival’s events are very impressive due to the great variety of first-class military music bands from all over the world. Moreover, it is one of the most important musical gatherings at the level of Europe and the world, with the participation of top international bands chosen by the Organizing Committee.

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Contacts

The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317

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Al Rumaithi Invited to Attend the 22nd Edition of the Gulf Cup of Nations

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

H.E Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police and Chairman of the Police Sports Association, received an invitation from Prince Abdullah bin Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's General President of Youth Welfare and Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee for the 22nd edition of the Gulf Cup of Nations to attend the official opening ceremony of the biennial football competition, which will be held at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on November 13.

The invitation was delivered to H.E at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters by Mr. Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Khamis, the Secretary-General of the Saudi Football Federation, in the presence of Mohammed Abdullah Hazzam Al Dhahiri, Acting Secretary General of the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA).

H.E Major General Al Rumaithi extended his thanks to the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to HH Prince Abdullah bin Musa'id bin Abdulaziz for the invitation. He also expressed his hope to see the tournament achieve its coveted goals and aspirations. Additionally, he stressed the importance of the tournament in fostering amiability and affection between the Gulf youth, citing KSA’s considerable experience and admirable skills in organizing sporting events, and its high-end sports facilities.

"We are delighted to receive the invitation to attend the championship and play alongside our Saudi brothers," added H.E Major General Al Rumaithi. He also stressed the importance of investing in this regional youth sport gathering for the benefit of sports and athletes in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

In conclusion, H.E Major General Al Rumaithi expressed his hope for the tournament would achieve distinguished technical performance and reflect the significant attention dedicated by GCC countries to improve and promote football. He also said that there are strong indicators of expected organizational, public and media success in the tournament; and praised the Saudi and Gulf audiences, who are keen to attend the matches and support their national teams and encourage fair play.

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The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317

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Hitachi Zosen Received the World's First Time Approval about SCR System for Marine Engines from MAN Diesel & Turbo

OSAKA, Japan. - Tuesday, October 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Hitachi Zosen Corporation (TOKYO:7004) has become the world’s first firm to receive first-time approval (FTA) for a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for marine engines from its licensor MAN Diesel & Turbo SE (Germany; MAN)in the field of the design and manufacturing of marine diesel engines.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) proposed the standards on the reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions during maritime transportation. In April 2014 The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee adopted stringent Tier III controls which require an 80% reduction of NOx emissions from Tier I (17.0 g/kWh) to be effective within emission control areas (ECA) from 2016.

Hitachi Zosen in partnership with MAN, its licensor boasting a more than 80% global share in the marine diesel engine market, embarked to develop a SCR system for marine engines using Hitachi Zosen’s proprietary NOx removal catalyst and system into test engine in 2009. In 2011 the SCR system was certified by NK (Japan Maritime Association) ahead of the competition and fitted in a new vessel for in-service testing ongoing for three years from November 2011. The greatest benefit of the system is that it uses highly-pressure exhaust gas upstream of the turbocharger, which is high in density and requires only a low-capacity catalyst, for a compact design less than half the size of conventional systems. 

The FTA from MAN verified that Hitachi Zosen’s SCR system for marine engines is fully compliant with Tier III standards. Hitachi Zosen is globally the only marine diesel engine supplier to receive official approval from MAN. Tier III NOx standards are applicable to new ships constructed on or after January 1, 2016. Since it takes at least one year to design a new ship, the demand of new shipbuilding with SCR is rising significantly for NOx reduction systems. 

Hitachi Zosen commenced full-scale marketing of SCR systems for marine engines in this year. It plans to build on the FTA and collaborate further with MAN to carry out aggressive order intake activities worldwide.

Contacts

Media inquiry:

Hitachi Zosen Corporation

Tomomitsu Yamamoto, +81-6-6569-0013

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Saif Bin Zayed Adopts the Higher and Executive Committees for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program

To Nurture Capable Generations to Deal with Challenges

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, adopted the Higher and Executive Committees for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program to enhance and unify the nation’s pillars of culture, society, and security. These efforts are made in order to nurture future generations to be capable of dealing with challenges and risks.

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program, highlighted the ministry’s keenness to achieve the visions of His Highness the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The visions of His Highness are in order to enable students to deal with the challenges and risks that they may face on personal and social levels, and include: developing the program to meet the requirements; staying abreast of the latest developments; achieving goals via creative and innovative methods; and collaborating with institutions concerned with student affairs.

Major General Al Nuaimi highlighted the importance of focusing on strengthening the partnership in the search for the best mechanisms to achieve the goals that serve the students; and to leverage the national security and the preventative and social awareness programs by spreading and disseminating information accordingly.

For his part, Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazina, Commander-In-Chief of Dubai Police and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program, indicated that the police leadership’s adoption of the Higher and Executive Committees for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program constitutes a genuine breakthrough for the program.

Major General Al Mazina said, “The study of the dimensions of the program has been conducted through tools that include referencing comparisons with similar programs and communicating with the various concerned institutions in the preparation of a national awareness program that addresses students and encompasses all levels of education. This is done in cooperation with governmental and private institutions in order to find solutions for the problems that students face.”

He continued by saying that the comprehensive program covers security, health, and social and cultural issues that relate to the student. It is essential that the proposal is diverse, and invested in and optimized through the best techniques, capabilities, and modern technological means.

Major General Al Mazina added, “During the pre-launch period, the program achieved many accomplishments that include the preparation of a scientific and methodological document for the program with educational and behavioral goals that serve as a reference for scientific materials for the program. More than 50 federal and local entities across the country participated in the preparation of the aforementioned document. The work is underway for the determined programs of these various entities. Their goals and the mechanisms through which the program can be adopted are also being utilized to promote the national documents with the various institutions and to develop a system to identify the extent of benefiting from them.”

During the last period, five student and community initiatives were launched, including: ‘Aqdar for Community Leaders’ in partnership with United Arab Emirates University, and ‘Aqdar for Smart Games’. Within the framework of the last initiative, five outstanding electronic games were launched, which achieved unexpectedly high levels of downloads, and named as the first free downloadable games in some countries.

“Among these initiatives that fall within the framework, ‘Aqdar for Supporting Partnerships’ is underway in order for the various stakeholders to sign the national document for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program ‘Aqdar’.  Another initiative, ‘I Aqdar Smartly’, aims to generally consolidate the programs, events, and activities through a website, while correspondingly introduce students to the national service and to its importance to the nation and its citizens,” said Al Mazina.

In the same context, Colonel Expert Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Al Dabal, General Coordinator of the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program “Aqdar”, highlighted the attention and follow-up of the police leadership for the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program and for their contribution in unifying national awareness and preventive efforts relevant to young people. These efforts are in order to nurture future generations of conscious students who are capable of facing the challenges of the present and the future.

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Contacts

The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

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Panasonic to Commence Licensing Unified IP Core for HD-PLC

OSAKA, Japan - Wednesday, October 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation today announced that from January 2015 it will commence licensing of the unified IP (intellectual property) core involving the provided digital circuit IP and analog circuit IP1, which is an indispensable component of one-chip system LSI for high-speed power line communication (HD-PLC)2.

HD-PLC uses power lines in the home not only for power transmission but also for communication, just like LAN cables. It allows users to enjoy stable wired network communication by simply plugging in HD-PLC equipment without the need to install a new LAN cable.

System LSI generally consists of a number of functional circuit blocks and the information of the circuit block is called “IP.” HD-PLC uses power lines for digital communication, and requires analog circuit IP for power control and digital circuit IP for digital communication.

Regarding the digital circuit IP, Panasonic has licensed “HD-PLC Complete,” which supports the LAN communication standard IEEE 19013, since 2010, and “HD-PLC Inside,” which supports serial I/O interface, since 2013.

As a result, system LSIs for digital circuits and system LSIs for analog circuits are required separately. The licensing of the new unified IP core will accelerate the development of single chip system LSI for HD-PLC.

Compared with conventional system LSIs, single chip system LSI for HD-PLC enables downsizing, weight-saving and energy-saving, and therefore can be used in a wider variety of products. This will make it possible to connect a greater range of HD-PLC equipped product on a network, perform operations linking and coordinating these products, and provide more advanced services.

Panasonic will aim at licensing unified IP core for industrial equipment in response to demands for longer distance communications and connections between increasing numbers of equipment for wider business solutions.

Notes:

1.
         

Intellectual property core, or IP core, refers to circuit information from functional circuits on a system LSI.

2.
         

HD-PLC: The name of a high-speed power line communication system proposed by Panasonic Corporation. HD-PLC is a trademark or registered trademark in Japan and other countries

3.
         

IEEE 1901: A communication standard standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)


About Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and engineering of electronic technologies and solutions for customers in residential, non-residential, mobility and personal applications. Since its founding in 1918, the company has expanded globally and now operates over 500 consolidated companies worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of 7.74 trillion yen for the year ended March 31, 2014. Committed to pursuing new value through innovation across divisional lines, the company strives to create a better life and a better world for its customers. For more information about Panasonic, please visit the company's website athttp://panasonic.net/.

Contacts

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Japan IT Week Autumn 2014 Opening Today with 430 Exhibitors and 32,000 Professional Visitors Expected

ME NewsWire/Business Wire

TOKYO - Tuesday, October 28th 2014

Japan IT Week Autumn 2014

Reed Exhibitions Japan will be opening the doors to the 2014 edition of Japan IT Week Autumn today until October 31 at MAKUHARI MESSE, Japan. http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/

Japan IT Week Autumn is the autumn edition of Japan IT Week Spring http://www.japan-it.jp/en/, known as Japan’s largest show for IT and the world’s largest for software and apps. The show will be composed of 7 independent exhibitions gathering the latest IT technologies and solutions from Japan, Asia and the world: 5th Cloud Computing Expo Japan (CLOUD JAPAN Autumn), 4th Web & Mobile Marketing Expo (Web-Mo Autumn), 3rd Data Center Expo (DATA CENTER Autumn), 4th Information Security Expo (IST Autumn), 4th Smartphone & Mobile Expo (SMARTPHONE Autumn), 3rd Big Data Management Expo (BIG DATA Autumn) (former: Big Data & Data Management Expo) and 2nd Direct Commerce Solutions Expo (DIREX Autumn).

Great business hub for IT professionals

Overall, 430 exhibitors and 32,000* professional visitors will be participating at this year’s show which are both record breaking figures since the launch 5 years ago (*expected). In terms of exhibitor number, 110 more firms will be exhibiting and the overall show size will also be expanding by 40%. The visitor number is also expected to increase and this will be a 24% rise from the previous edition.

Japan IT Week Autumn has grown to become one of the largest comprehensive B-to-B IT shows in Japan held in the second half of the year in just 5 years. The major factor behind the expansion is thought to be the show dates. Before the launch of the autumn edition, Japan IT Week was only held once a year in spring but as budget for Japanese firms generally start in autumn, the time to seal deals for new investments can be more favourable in the second half of the year. Thus by holding an autumn edition had led to flexibility for the professionals to negotiate business leading to a higher level of satisfaction. Evidently, many of the exhibitors at the previous show were able to close many deals and some were able to make sales worth 10 and 100 millions of Japanese Yen. This year’s edition will be no exception and is sure to serve as a great platform to discuss new business for the coming year.

Impressive line-up of exhibits and conference sessions

The environment to conduct business is certainly a big contributor to make good business during the show but the line-up of exhibiting firms are also expected to boost the popularity of show this year. Major exhibitors such as NTT COMMUNICATIONS, SONY, PANASONIC, SOFTBANK, KDDI, CISCO SYSTEMS, BOX, FIREEYE, F5 NETWORKS JAPAN, JAPAN POST, SAGAWA EXPRESS, YAMATO GLOBAL EXPRESS etc. will be participating.

Also, new pavilions will be launched this year. Australia and Poland will be exhibiting as national pavilions for the first time gathering numerous technologies and solutions unique to their country, for instance, new cloud technologies and smart phone applications will be showcased. The Australia pavilion will be gathering 16 firms within the pavilion and 10 firms in the Poland pavilion. Many of the firms are exhibiting for the first time at an IT exhibition in Japan so visitors will be able to find technologies and services yet to be launched into Japan at these pavilions.

Search exhibitors online at: http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/eguide/

Floor plan of Japan IT Week Autumn 2014: http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/doc/floorplan/

Another major attraction will be the Technical Conference held parallel to the exhibitions. 33 sessions will be held overall throughout the show period covering various topics.

The sessions which may especially attract visitor attention are the Special Sessions and Keynote Session.

On the first day of the show (October 29, 11:50 - 13:10), Information Security Expo Special Session will be held with David DeWalt, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, FireEye holding a session on “The next evolution of security: Adaptive Defense” and Mohan Veloo, Senior Director, Field Systems Engineering, F5 Networks will lead a session about “Next Generation Threat Prevention: Security Strategies for Datacenter to Address Paradigm Shifts in Cyber-security”.

Dan Levin, COO, Box will discuss “Transforming IT: Connecting People, Applications and Information in the Cloud” and Pankaj Srivastava, Vice President, Software Solutions & Platforms, Cisco Systems will be holding a talk titled “Unlocking the Power of Things with Next Generation Clouds” at the Cloud Computing Expo Japan Special Session held on October 30, 11:50 - 13:10.

For online pre-registration to the special sessions: http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/seminar/apply_fr/

The Keynote Session will be held in the morning of the first day by MICROSOFT JAPAN discussing “Use of Cloud Computing in 2020 and the Road from Now: Changes in the Purpose of Enterprise Cloud Computing from Cost Reduction to Value Creation”, ORACLE on “The Future of Cloud: Oracles View on Cloud” and SALESFORCE.COM about “Global Customer Success Platform”.

For online pre-registration for the Keynote session: http://www.japan-it.jp/aki/seminar/apply_re/ (Available only in Japanese)

In addition to the above, experts from other renowned organisations such as IBM JAPAN, SAP JAPAN, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MINISTRY OF INTERNAL FAIRS AND COMMUNICATION, TOKYO UNIVERSITY, ACCENTURE, IDC FRONTIER, NETYEAR GROUP, LINE, INTERNET INITIATIVE JAPAN, NIFTY, ISETAN MITSUKOSHI, HAKUHODO, URBAN RESEARCH, SENSHUKAI MARKETING SUPPORT etc. will also be leading the Technical Conference sessions as speakers.

For further details of the Technical Conference Sessions: http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/seminar/

A show not to be missed

With a great show content and favourable condition to conduct business, Japan IT Week Autumn is sure to boost business for participating professionals from the IT industry. Online registration for free invitation tickets to the show is available at: http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/inv/

For further information visit the show website: http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/ or directly contact Japan IT Week Autumn Show Management: itweek-autumn@reedexpo.co.jp

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Contacts

Japan IT Week Autumn Show Management

Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.

Ena MASUI,

+81-3-3349-8519

jiw-pr-eng@reedexpo.co.jp









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Takeoff from Abu Dhabi on a Seawings Seaplane and Earn Etihad Guest Miles

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, October 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Abu Dhabi visitors and residents will now be able to experience two unique Seawings seaplane flights – the Abu Dhabi Snapshot Tour and the Dubai Seaplane Adventure. Additionally, the Middle East’s only seaplane tour operator has partnered with Etihad Airways to offer Etihad Guest Members the chance to earn Etihad Guest Miles as they takeoff from water on a Seawings seaplane from the exciting locations of Yas Island and Emirates Palace.

The Seawings seaplane offers a thrilling water takeoff and landing and scenic views of the city and coastline below. “Seawings guests taking off from Abu Dhabi will be amazed at how this majestic city in the desert has transformed into an amazing modern landscape of iconic structures. Geographically, the Emirate is a visual treat. A little known fact is that Abu Dhabi has nearly 200 islands along its coast, all of which make for terrific scenery from the sky,” states Stuart Wheeler, CEO.

The Abu Dhabi Snapshot Tour presents a breathtaking aerial view of the Capital’s sights with a thrilling water takeoff and landing. The Seawings seaplane will take off from either Emirates Palace or Yas Island and will offer guests aerial views of the Yas Marina Circuit, Mina Zayed Port, Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Corniche, Mangroves and more, before landing back at the departure location.

“The mangroves in Abu Dhabi are rarely seen, even by residents and tourists exploring the city on ground. But, from the sky, the mangroves are a fascinating sight, considering that they are typically found in tropical areas and we are in the middle of the desert,” explains Wheeler.

The Dubai Seaplane Adventure delivers the excitement of a water takeoff and landing and flies guests from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi to the JA Jebel Ali Beach Hotel in Dubai. Guests will enjoy a scenic view of the UAE coastline on a once-in-a-lifetime seaplane flight. They will also receive a complimentary Dubai shopping voucher. Guests can even choose to upgrade to the ‘Full Experience’ and enjoy a second Seaplane Adventure from Jebel Ali to the historic Dubai Creek.

Etihad Guest members will earn 400 Etihad Guest Miles on the Abu Dhabi Snapshot Tour. The Full Experience package of the Dubai Seaplane Adventure, offers guests 600 Miles. These miles can be redeemed at Etihad’s online shops, with non-airline partners and while booking Etihad flights.

Seawings Abu Dhabi Seaplane Tours are now open for booking. For reservations, please contact +971 4 8070708 or email reservations@seawings.ae

Notes to Editors

Seawings Tours LLC provides scenic seaplane tours of Abu Dhabi. Experience an exciting water takeoff and landing onboard a Cessna Caravan Amphibian Seaplane. Every seat is a window seat and the flight path has been designed to offer equal views from both sides of the aircraft. For more information, visit www.seawings.ae

Contacts

Integrated Communications

Darren Brews,

+9714-807-0808

corpcom@seawings.ae

www.seawings.ae









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Saif Bin Zayed: Proud of the UAE Sons and Daughters

Following the inauguration of the Emirates Driving Company new Headquarters in Al Ain

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, October 25th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, spoke of his pride in the national cadres and the efforts they make in support of the UAE’s quest for progress and development. He said, “We are delighted to see that the UAE sons and daughters are playing vital roles in all facilities of the Emirates Driving Company and are in charge of training students on using the latest available techniques”.

These statements were made by His Highness Sheikh Saif following the inauguration by H.E. Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Eastern Region, of the new headquarters of the Emirates Driving Company located in Al Khrair area in Al Ain, in the presence of HH Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan.

Lt. General H.H Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan called upon the Emirates Driving Company to further     modernize and develop training programs aimed at qualifying individuals and teaching them the proper way to drive vehicles, in line with safe driving rules.

His Highness also stressed the UAE government’s keenness to ensure a high-quality of life for the community of the UAE, which embodies the strategic plan of the Ministry of Interior. The strategic plan aims to provide excellent services to enhance public trust and to achieve customer satisfaction in the services that have been provided, of which are in accordance with the best international standards. He pointed out that economic status and economic development are increasingly linked with the movement of vehicles and level of drivers, as they reflect the civilized image of developed countries; and promote the efforts to enhance traffic safety as per international best standards.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Sheikh Hazza bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Undersecretary of the Diwan of the Ruler’s Representative in the Eastern Region;  Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Major General Khalil Dawood Badran, Director General of Finance and Services at Abu Dhabi Police and member of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Driving Company;  Dr. Tayeb Kamali, Chairman of Emirates Driving Company; Rashid Salem Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Vice Chairman of Emirates Driving Company; Khalid Khalifa Al Mansouri, CEO of the company; and a number of officers.

For his part, Khalid Khalifa Al Mansouri, CEO of the Emirates Driving Company said, “The Emirates Driving Company has started providing its services in the city of Al Ain at its new headquarters built in Al Khrair area. The total area of the new headquarters is approximately 321,549 square meters, and houses theoretical training halls that are equipped with the latest technologies; a wide range of sections sections and service facilities, in addition to a field for practical training. All of these facilities provide a suitable environment for students as they receive training on both theoretical and practical applications”.

The Emirates Driving Company provides world-class driver’s training services. Instructors would beam down instructions by radio from control towers around the course, to trainees driving solo, under constant monitoring to guarantee the safety of trainees. The Emirates Driving Company facilities house  several halls that are equipped with the best technical equipment such as simulators, which allow new students to experiment virtual driving through several scenarios facing bad weather such as rain and fog, and reacting to unexpected obstacles to assess their reactions.  Hands-on training on these devices is supported by extensive explanation provided by specialized and qualified trainers, based on high-end training methodologies that are in line with the major international and local expertise in the field of traffic safety.

The company also provides Safety Halls that allow students to experience different safety devices, such as the toppled car, which acquaints students with the importance of wearing seatbelts. There are special halls available within the company’s facilities, to allow students to identify the different parts of the vehicle, using a fully transparent replica of a car.  The company has also prepared training courses aimed at qualifying school bus drivers to help maintain children’s safety; as well as other training courses for defensive and desert driving.

The company aims at provide the highest quality driving education, training and standards that exceed customers’ expectations. It also endeavors to increase road safety awareness in the community, as per the highest levels of quality,  with a view to attain its ultimate goal of  becoming the leading  provider of driving education and training, contributing to safer roads for the community. The Emirates Driving Company strives to uphold a number of values; to be socially responsible, customer-oriented, building partnerships, innovative ethical, commercially minded and teamwork focused.

According to its vision, the company provides students with basic vehicle knowledge, as well as driving theory education, which is divided into light vehicle; heavy vehicle; heavy bus and motorcycle programs.  It also provides a general overview about traffic rules, and the means to prevent deaths and injuries on roads. It also acquaints students with safe driving principles, enhances their driving skills, driving inside and outside cities, and the principles of hazard perception and risk assessment.

For more information about:

The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE

Abu Dhabi Police, please click HERE

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Contacts

The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317
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Moody's Acquires Lewtan Technologies

NEW YORK - Tuesday, October 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has acquired Lewtan Technologies, a leading provider of analytical tools and data for the global structured finance market.

Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Lewtan provides solutions to issuers, investors, underwriters and others to administer, monitor and value securitized transactions. Its products cover more than 200,000 bonds and 20,000 securitized deals, serving over 300 financial institutions worldwide.

Lewtan will become part of Moody’s Analytics’ Structured Analytics and Valuations (SAV) business, which provides an extensive data and analytics library for securitized assets. SAV operates within Moody’s Research, Data and Analytics (RD&A) line of business.

“Lewtan’s capabilities are powerful complements to our structured analytics business,” said Mark Almeida, President of Moody's Analytics. “With a strong position in the European market and a leading loan-level database of residential mortgages, Lewtan expands our global reach and broadens our product offering, positioning Moody’s Analytics to deliver a more comprehensive solution to our customers.”

The acquisition is expected to have a minimal impact on Moody’s earnings per share in 2014 and 2015, and will be funded primarily from US cash on hand. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. For its fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, Lewtan generated annual revenue of approximately $25 million.

ABOUT MOODY’S CORPORATION

Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $3.0 billion in 2013, employs approximately 9,700 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 33 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements and are based on future expectations, plans and prospects for Moody’s business and operations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Moody’s outlook for 2014 and other forward-looking statements in this release are made as of October 24, 2014, and the Company disclaims any duty to supplement, update or revise such statements on a going-forward basis, whether as a result of subsequent developments, changed expectations or otherwise. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is identifying certain factors that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Those factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the current world-wide credit market disruptions and economic slowdown, which is affecting and could continue to affect the volume of debt and other securities issued in domestic and/or global capital markets; other matters that could affect the volume of debt and other securities issued in domestic and/or global capital markets, including credit quality concerns, changes in interest rates and other volatility in the financial markets; the level of merger and acquisition activity in the US and abroad; the uncertain effectiveness and possible collateral consequences of U.S. and foreign government initiatives to respond to the current world-wide credit disruptions and economic slowdown; concerns in the marketplace affecting our credibility or otherwise affecting market perceptions of the integrity or utility of independent agency ratings; the introduction of competing products or technologies by other companies; pricing pressure from competitors and/or customers; the level of success of new product development and global expansion; the impact of regulation as an NRSRO, the potential for new U.S., state and local legislation and regulations, including provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and anticipated regulations resulting from that Act; the potential for increased competition and regulation in the EU and other foreign jurisdictions; exposure to litigation related to our rating opinions, as well as any other litigation to which the Company may be subject from time to time; provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act legislation modifying the pleading standards, and EU regulations modifying the liability standards, applicable to credit rating agencies in a manner adverse to credit rating agencies; provisions of EU regulations imposing additional procedural and substantive requirements on the pricing of services; the possible loss of key employees; failures or malfunctions of our operations and infrastructure; any vulnerabilities to cyber threats or other cybersecurity concerns; the outcome of any review by controlling tax authorities of the Company’s global tax planning initiatives; the outcome of those legacy tax matters and legal contingencies that relate to the Company, its predecessors and their affiliated companies for which Moody’s has assumed portions of the financial responsibility; the impact of mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations and the ability of the Company to successfully integrate acquired businesses; currency and foreign exchange volatility; the levels of capital investments; a decline in the demand for credit risk management tools by financial institutions; and other risk factors as discussed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in other filings made by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts

Moody’s Corporation

MEDIA:

Michael Adler, 212-553-4667

Senior Vice President

Corporate Communications

michael.adler@moodys.com



or

INVESTOR RELATIONS:

Salli Schwartz, 212-553-4862

Global Head of Investor Relations

sallilyn.schwartz@moodys.com







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KineMed and U.S. Army Announce Collaboration to Measure Muscle Function and Response During Military Operations

EMERYVILLE, Calif - Tuesday, October 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KineMed, Inc. and the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine’s (USARIEM) Military Nutrition Division announced today they are entering into a partnership to examine KineMed’s platform technology to assess skeletal muscle protein synthesis and muscle mass in Warfighters.

The U.S. military seeks to better understand muscle adaptive responses to operational stressors in order to identify nutritional requirements and strategies that promote musculoskeletal health and resilience. “We are honored that the U.S. Army is applying our tests of muscle mass and function to optimize support of its Warfighters,” said David Fineman, CEO & Chairman of KineMed.

This collaborative project will use KineMed’s state-of-the-art proteomic and stable isotope techniques to examine predictive responses indicative of changes in skeletal muscle protein synthesis and/or skeletal muscle mass in response to operational stressors including energy deficit, energy surplus, military training, and deployment to harsh environments and alterations in field and garrison feeding programs. “This partnership anchors our strategy to broadly expand our Muscle and Health Division,” Fineman added.

About KineMed, Inc.

KineMed is a life sciences company that has developed a platform technology with broad applications in drug development and medical diagnosis. Using its patented technology, KineMed has developed analytic biomarker tests that measure, in a single sample, the rate of change of critical biological pathways. KineMed has the unique ability to measure the production and destruction of key molecules involved in health and disease-modifying biological processes to provide meaningful, and previously unavailable, information to transform healthcare decisions. KineMed’s Muscle and Health Division is led by William Evans, Ph.D., a world leader in muscle metabolism and nutrition.

Disclaimer: The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author(s) and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Army or the Department of Defense.

For more information about KineMed, please visit: www.kinemed.com.

Contacts

KineMed, Inc.

Patrick Doyle,

510-655-6525 ext. 172

Chief Business Officer

pdoyle@kinemed.com









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CMMI® Institute Global Conference Series Kicks Off in China

New 2014–2015 events announced in China, Europe, and North America to help organizations across the globe build capability and elevate performance

PITTSBURGH - Tuesday, October 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CMMI® Institute today announced that it is kicking off its global conference series, with events taking place in China, Europe, and North America throughout 2014 and 2015. Another event will be added to the schedule for Latin America in 2015.
The CMMI Institute Global Conference Series is designed for the thousands of professionals around the world who are committed to improving their organization’s capabilities. The conferences focus on the tools and shared learnings that the proven application of CMMI has demonstrated over 25 years in elevating performance within their organizations.
CMMI Institute’s Global Conference Series will include engaging keynotes, informative case study presentations and interactive panel sessions. Attending the event will help organizations on their journey to performance elevation by showcasing best practices. The conference experience will be enriched with opportunities for attendees to meet, network and collaborate with CMMI experts, partners and thought leaders in the industry. In addition to the conferences, CMMI Institute will also offer face-to-face training in CMMI and Data Management Maturity (DMM)SM for those who want to go deeper into the topics.
Thousands of companies across multiple industry sectors in 94 countries have adopted Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®, the gold standard of excellence in capability assessment and improvement. Adoption of CMMI is growing around the world. One example is that 40% of CMMI appraisals took place in China last year. CMMI models have been translated into 10 languages and 12 national governments have invested in CMMI to support economic development in their countries. This shows that more and more organizations are seeing the benefits of conducting a capability maturity assessment as a critical step to building sustainable success.
“For over 20 years CMMI Institute has been building a global network to help businesses of every size and in every industry to boost competitiveness and improve capability,” said Kirk Botula, CEO of CMMI Institute. “We are excited to serve our community worldwide with events that reflect the nature of today’s global work environment and share new approaches with our partners and colleagues around the globe.”
CMMI Institute Global Conference Series will focus on building capability in organizations:
CMMI Institute Conference China 2014 December 10-11, 2014 Shenzhen, China
CMMI Institute Conference EMEA 2015 March 26-27, 2015 London, England
CMMI Institute Global Congress Seattle 2015 May 12-13, 2015 Seattle, Washington
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Contacts
CMMI Institute
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412-282-4042
ktarara@cmmiinstitute.com




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MoI Honors First Child to Renew her Passport via Smartphone Application

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, October 26th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) honored the child, Mira, the first customer and citizen of the UAE to use its smartphone application service. She used this service to submit her passport renewal application and enter her ID code.

Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs, handed Mira a certificate of appreciation along with a commemorative gift, wishing her good luck and excellence in his office today, Sunday.

Major General Al Khaili said, “The Smartphone application services save time and effort for UAE citizens. These convenient applications embody the strategy of the MoI by achieving and providing the highest levels of secure services to customers who need only use their Emirates ID and follow the easy, simple, and quick steps. This strategy aims to improve performance indicators, and guarantee fast services by providing updates for the smart applications to add more services and simplify procedures.”

The honoring ceremony was attended by Brigadier Saeed Rakan Al Rashedi, Head of Naturalization Department at the Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs Sector.

For more information about:

The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE

Abu Dhabi Police, please click HERE

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The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.

Contacts

The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317

E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com









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Media Alert: eASIC Corporation Will Present Energy and Bandwidth Efficient C-RAN Solutions

Presentation will review common implementation challenges and provide details on effective solutions

BARCELONA, Spain - Monday, October 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- eASIC Corporation:

Who: eASIC Corporation, a leading provider of Single Mask Adaptable ASIC devices will be represented by Dr. Christian Lanzani, the Director for Wireless at eASIC, responsible for the overall wireless strategy including radio access, fronthaul connectivity, baseband processing and backhaul solutions.

What: eASIC will participate at the Wi-Fi World Summit & Fronthaul & C-RAN Summit, as an associate sponsor, presenting on C-RAN Fronthaul implementation challenges and providing details on eASIC solutions. The presentation will include use cases for radio access, CPRI over OTN converters, and baseband pooling, including L1 hardware acceleration.

When: Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Where: Hesperia Tower Hotel, Barcelona, Spain

For more information about eASIC Corporation, visit: www.easic.com. Details on the Wi-Fi World Summit & Fronthaul & C-RAN Summit can be found at: http://wifiworldsummit.com/.

About eASIC

eASIC is a fabless semiconductor company offering breakthrough Single Mask Adaptable ASIC devices aimed at dramatically reducing the overall cost and time-to-production of customized semiconductor devices. Low-cost, high-performance and fast-turn ASIC and System-on-Chip designs are enabled through patented technology utilizing Via-layer customizable routing. This innovative fabric allows eASIC to offer a new generation of ASICs with significantly lower up-front costs than traditional ASICs.

Privately held eASIC Corporation is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Investors include Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB), Crescendo Ventures, Seagate Technology and Evergreen Partners. For more information on eASIC please visit www.easic.com.

Contacts

eASIC Corporation

Brent Przybus,

408-855-3025

bprzybus@easic.com









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SES and Es'hailSat Sign Consultancy Agreement

LUXEMBOURG & DOHA, Qatar - Monday, October 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES TechCom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Es’hailSat, The Qatar Satellite Company registered in the State of Qatar, announce the signing of a comprehensive consultancy service agreement.

The agreement provides Es’hailSat full access to the technical experience and engineering know-how of SES, one of the market leaders in satellite communications.

In the framework of the contract, SES TechCom will support Es’hailSat in the development of its new teleport facility. The teleport will be built on a green field site north of Doha. It will be designed as a modern, state of the art facility providing satellite control and communications support (TT&C) for the Es’hail 2 satellite, and offer up-linking and reception facilities tailored for Es’hailSat’s business partners.

The teleport will be designed from the outset to allow for significant future growth, and will feature all major requirements in order to provide customers with comprehensive satellite ground station and platform services. During the course of the contract, SES TechCom will work closely together with Es'hailSat's project management team and their selected contractors, in order to create a new and exciting satellite facility for the future of Qatar’s communication infrastructure.

Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, CEO of Es’hailsat, said: “We are delighted to be working on this important project with SES TechCom, a world leading company with proven expertise in the design and delivery of satellite ground station facilities. The establishment of our own teleport in Qatar is an integral part of the Es’hailSat program, giving us a secure and independent satellite infrastructure. It marks another key milestone in our plan to become a leading satellite operator and center of excellence in the MENA region.

Gerhard Bethscheider, Managing Director of SES TechCom, stated: SES is proud to support Es’hailSat in the development of their new, state of the art teleport infrastructure in Qatar and I am confident, that SES TechCom will be a knowledgeable and reliable partner for Es’hailSat’s ambitious project. SES operates several of the largest and most successful teleports in the world and this with an unrivalled experience in the design and operation of such facilities. This initial contract has the potential to foster a long standing partnership between our two organisations.”

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About Es’hailSat

Es’hailSat, The Qatar Satellite Company was established in 2010. Based in Doha, Qatar, the company owns and operates satellites to serve broadcasters, businesses and governments. Es’hail 1 was successfully launched on 29th August 2013. The satellite provides television, voice, Internet, corporate and government services across the Middle East and North Africa region and beyond. Es’hail 2, to be located at the 26 degrees East TV broadcasting hotspot, is currently under construction and expected to be launched in Q4 2016.

Es’hail 2 will be controlled from Doha and will, therefore, require a modern TT&C facility in Qatar.

Es’hailSat plans to develop an end-to-end service for the Qatari stakeholders in order to fulfil:

· Es’hail-2 and subsequent satellites TT&C requirements,

· Qatari demand for DTH broadcast services (existing companies and potential comers with Lusail Media City),

· Qatari demand for SATCOM services during the preparation for 2022 Football World cup,

· Other demands driven by the country’s impressive growth.

About SES

SES is a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet over 50 geostationary satellites. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide.

SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the broadcasting industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements.

SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) holds participations in Ciel in Canada and QuetzSat in Mexico, as well as a strategic participation in satellite infrastructure start-up O3b Networks. Further information under: www.ses.com.

Contacts

SES

Media Relations

Yves Feltes

Tel: +353 710 725 311

Yves.Feltes@ses.com



or

Noora Bohind

Tel: +974 44 99 35 09

Email: nbohindi@eshailsat.qa



Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Acelity Appoints Greg Kayata Senior Vice President, Human Resources

SAN ANTONIO - Tuesday, October 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acelity announced today that Greg Kayata has been named Senior Vice President, Human Resources, effective immediately. Greg replaces David Lillback, who announced earlier this year he will retire in November.

In this role, Greg will be responsible for creating a globalized HR function focused on identifying and retaining the top talent needed for successful geographic expansion and achievement of our growth and technology goals. In addition, Greg will play a critical role in promoting the Acelity culture worldwide while focusing on employee development, engagement and communication in order to position the company for continued success in the marketplace.

“I’m pleased to welcome Greg to the Acelity senior leadership team,” said Joe Woody, President & CEO, Acelity. “He is a dynamic and highly experienced HR professional who understands our industry and has a clear vision for the resources and competencies we need in order to achieve our business goals.”

Greg joins Acelity from Covidien where he was Vice President, Total Rewards of the $10 billion medical devices business. Prior to this role, Greg was Vice President, Human Resources – Vascular Therapies Global Business Unit where he led the HR function, serving more than 4,000 employees.

Greg holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Providence College and a master’s degree in Industrial Relations from the University of New Haven.

About Acelity

Acelity is a global wound care and regenerative medicine company created by uniting the strengths of three companies, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., LifeCell Corporation and Systagenix Wound Management, Limited. We are committed to advancing the science of healing and restoring people’s lives. Available in more than 75 countries, the innovative and complementary Acelity product portfolio delivers value through solutions that speed healing and lead the industry in quality, safety and customer experience. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Acelity employs more than 5,500 people around the world. We believe in enabling better futures for everyone. Please visit acelity.com.

Contacts

Acelity

Mike Barger,

+1-210-255-6824

Corporate Communications

mike.barger@acelity.com



or

Nathan Speicher,

+1-210-255-6027

Investor Relations

nathan.speicher@acelity.com







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Acrow Addresses Role of Private Enterprise in Building Africa’s Infrastructure at U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference

Sees Multiple Opportunities for U.S. Businesses to Participate in Africa’s Rapid Urbanization and Growing Middle Class

PARSIPPANY, N.J - Tuesday, October 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, shared its success stories and insights in partnering with African governments and private sector entities to support infrastructure development at the opening plenary session of the 2014 U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference in Washington, D.C. Hosted by The Corporate Council on Africa, the three-day event brought together international infrastructure experts, U.S. and African government officials and key public and private sector decision-makers to focus on building resilient cities in Africa.

“The time to invest in Africa is now,” said Paul Sullivan, Acrow’s Director of International Business Development, who was one of the plenary speakers. “European and Asian companies benefit from a significant presence in Africa, and U.S. business as a whole needs to step up or lose out on tremendous opportunities to do business in one of the world’s fastest-growing and dynamic economies.”

Sullivan also pointed out the need for Africa to invest more than $100 billion annually on infrastructure, according to McKinsey Global Institute estimates. “African leaders recognize that developing the region’s physical infrastructure is vital to continued economic growth and prosperity, enabling trade within and between African countries while helping address the challenges of rapid urbanization and meeting the needs of a thriving middle class,” Sullivan said. “They also see the most effective way to accomplish these goals is through long-term collaboration with private enterprise.”

“I fear that lingering misperceptions of Africa are clouding the outsider’s understanding of the opportunities for doing business on the continent,” Sullivan added. “In fact, the rate of progress across the region is clearly visible to anyone who has spent time there, and we see conditions as ideal for other companies to establish a foothold in this marketplace.”

About Acrow Bridge

Acrow Bridge has been serving the transportation and construction industries for more than 60 years with a full line of modular steel bridging solutions for vehicle, rail, vessel, military and pedestrian use. For more information, please visit www.acrow.com.

Contacts
DeMartine Group
Tracy Van Buskirk,
+1-203-221-2790
tvanbuskirk@demartinegroup.com









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Huawei Selects eASIC for Transport Network Backhaul

ME NewsWire/Business Wire

SANTA CLARA, Calif - Monday, October 27th 2014

eASIC Corporation, a leading provider of Single Mask Adaptable ASIC devices today announced that Huawei is using eASIC’s Nextreme-3 28nm devices to meet the increased system performance and aggressive costs required by Transport Network Products. Due to the increased throughput, Transport Networks require twice the clock performance of traditional communications.

Huawei investigated multiple options to meet the demanding performance, power and total cost of ownership targets set by the global operators, eASIC’s 28nm Single Mask Adaptable devices enabled Huawei to meet all the operator requirements.

“eASIC Nextreme-3 28nm device can provide higher performance, lower power to meet Huawei product requirements,” said Ronnie Vasishta, president and CEO of eASIC Corporation. “Expansion to the higher throughput in transport network is inevitable and this requires innovative solutions that can only be addressed with custom silicon. We are excited to be shipping products to Huawei and to help them meet their aggressive performance, power and cost objectives, as FPGAs can no longer meet these critical requirements.”

About eASIC

eASIC is a fabless semiconductor company offering breakthrough Single Mask Adaptable ASIC devices aimed at dramatically reducing the overall cost and time-to-production of customized semiconductor devices. Low-cost, high-performance and fast-turn ASIC and System-on-Chip designs are enabled through patented technology utilizing Via-layer customizable routing. This innovative fabric allows eASIC to offer a new generation of ASICs with significantly lower up-front costs than traditional ASICs.

Privately held eASIC Corporation is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Investors include Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB), Crescendo Ventures, Seagate Technology and Evergreen Partners. For more information on eASIC please visit www.easic.com.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Through its dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, Huawei has established end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei is committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. Its products and solutions have been deployed in over 170 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population.

Contacts

eASIC Corporation

Brent Przybus,

408-855-9200

bprzybus@easic.com









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G-STAR Exhibition, Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary Has Closed the Application with the Largest Number of Booths Ever

Application was closed early with the largest scale ever thanks to the long line of companies wishing to participate in BTC, BTB

SEOUL, South Korea - Monday, October 27th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

G-STAR 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On October 10, Korea Internet & Digital Entertainment Association (Chairman, Kyung-pil Nam, hereinafter “K-iDEA”) made an announcement on the interim status of participation in G-STAR 2014. Scale of participation by the business enterprises in G-STAR 2014, application for which was closed on 26th of September, grew to 2,558 booths showing an increase of 13%.

G-STAR Public Zone has provided the space for exhibition in the area of 26,000㎡ which is the same size as the previous year. Especially, the event of this year will feature the largest scale ever with the large-sized companies participating both domestic and overseas.

Domestic companies such as NC SOFT, NEXON KOREA CORPORATION, HUNGRY Apps, SMILE GATE, ACTOZ SOFT, XLGAMES are participating in the Public Zone with large-sized new games and companies from overseas such as SCEK, UNITY have all confirmed their participation, which will show the largest number of booths opening ever.

In the meantime, G-STAR 2014 Business Zone will be held by accommodating 1,163 booths, an increase of 137 over 1,026 booths in 2013 and by utilizing the entire area of BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2 (approx.. 19,872㎡).

Korean firms participating in the Business Zone include such major game companies as NEXON, NEOWIZ GAMES, NHN ENTERTAINMENT, INCROSS Co., Ltd, NAVER Corporation, GAMEVIL and COM2US, all of whom have confirmed their participation and overseas companies such as SEGA PUBLISHING KOREA, TENCENT GAMES, BEIJING KUNLUN TECH, UNITY, COG Publish Limited, Innova Co. S.a r.l completed their applications for the booths early. Especially the event of this year will feature greatly expanded national booths including those from England, Taiwan, Spain, Canada and Austria, demonstrating that G-STAR has established itself as the largest game business mecca in Asia.

Trade Visitor Pre-registration to Open from October 20

Pre-registration for Trade Visitor will open on October 20. Those who wish to participate in G-STAR 2014 may register through G-STAR homepage (www.gstar.or.kr) and those Trade Visitors who are pre-registered may arrange meeting schedules with the Exhibitors in advance through the Business matching service provided by the sponsor of the event.

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Contacts

G-STAR 2014 Organizing Office

Claudia. Lee, +82-2-6000-6682

info@gstar.or.kr









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Abu Dhabi Police Honor 106 Distinguished Employees

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, October 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Abu Dhabi Police hosted a ceremony to honor 106 staff members from the Directorate General of Police Operations for achieving excellence in areas of police work and criminal research. The Employees Recognition Committee selected the honorees on the basis of their achievements and  distinguished field work. The honorees were awarded certificates of “dedication in job performance” and “effective efforts to uncover crimes”.

Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, expressed his thanks to the honorees. He urged them to pursue excellence and praised their efforts to enhance performance to the highest standards. 

In his speech to mark the occasion, he stressed the police leadership’s keenness to encourage police officers and provide them with components that allow them to exert further efforts in order to achieve excellence. This embodies the Ministry of Interior’s strategy to motivate and encourage all of the police institution’s staff members.

For his part, Brigadier Omair Al Muhairi, Deputy Director of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police and Chairman of the Employees Recognition Committee, emphasized that honoring distinguished staff members falls in line with the police leadership’s vision to recognize the efforts made by its distinguished staff members in performing the tasks and duties assigned to them, and their contributions to improving police work. Brigadier Al Muhairi called on the honorees and all police officers to exert further efforts to improve police work.

Attending the ceremony that took place at the Capital Police Directorate were Brigadier Omair Al Muhairi; Brigadier Maktoum Al Shareefi, Director of the Capital Police Directorate; Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate; Colonel Sheikh Mohammad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director of Peripheral Regions Directorate; Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID); Colonel Ojeil Ali Abdullah Al Junaibi, Director of the Western Region Police Directorate; along with members of the Employees Recognition Committee and a number of officers. The attendees took commemorative pictures with the honorees.

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The Ministry of Interior, please click HERE

Abu Dhabi Police, please click HERE

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The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.

Contacts

The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media

Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317

E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com









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