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ExaGrid Announces New Software Version 6.0

Includes New Retention Time-Lock Feature for Ransomware Recovery

 

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Thursday 17 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution, today announced the release of software Version 6.0, which begins shipping on September 18, 2020.

Key features include:

New Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware Recovery

Retention Time-Lock is a revolutionary approach to protecting backup retention data to enable fast and easy recovery from ransomware.

  • ExaGrid’s two-tier architecture includes a network-facing tier and a non-network-facing tier. ExaGrid alone controls the non-network-facing tier, creating a tiered air gap.

  • Backups are written to the network-facing-tier for fast backup performance. The most recent backups are kept in their full undeduplicated form for fast restores.

  • Data is adaptively deduplicated (for storage cost efficiency) into the non-network-facing tier for long-term retention data. Organizations can have as many days, weeks, months, or years of retention as they require. There is no limit to the number of version retention copies that can be saved.

  • In addition to the long-term retention, ExaGrid offers a policy-driven approach allowing for any delete requests issued to the network-facing tier to be delayed in the non-network-facing tier for a specified number of days, so that backup data will not be deleted when a hacker takes control of the backup application or backup storage.

  • If encrypted data is sent to the network-facing tier, or if any of its data is encrypted, ExaGrid’s repository is protected as all the deduplication objects are immutable because they are never modified.

ExaGrid assumes the hackers will take control of the backup application or the backup storage and will issue delete commands for all backups. ExaGrid has the only non-network-facing tiered backup storage solution (a tiered air gap) with delayed deletes and immutable deduplication objects. This unique approach ensures when a ransomware attack occurs, data can be easily recovered or VMs booted from the ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage system. Not only can the primary storage be restored, but all retained backups remain intact.

“ExaGrid’s Version 6.0 provides our customers with a new strategy for ransomware recovery: ExaGrid’s Retention Time-Lock, which prevents hackers from deleting data stored in our system’s repository tier as all deletes are delayed by a policy setting. This unique approach allows customers to recover data in the event that the primary storage has become compromised by ransomware or malware,” said Bill Andrews, ExaGrid’s President and CEO. “Unlike other approaches, which require the purchase of an additional storage unit, our approach only requires that customers allocate 2% to 10% of additional repository storage in their existing system with an adjustable delay period, which is in line with our goal of offering the most cost-effective solutions to our customers.”

Security Enhancements (in addition to Ransomware Recovery), New UI Platform, and Other Highlights of Version 6.0

Version 6.0 includes the following security enhancements:

  • New security officer role governs any changes to the Retention Time-Lock policy

  • Optional Two-Factor authentication in web-based user interface using any OAUTH-TOTP app

  • Additional control over SSH access

  • Utilize Active Directory credentials from trusted domains to control share and user interface access

  • New operator role for day to day operations reduces the need for administrator access.

  • Security checklist for quick and easy implementation of best practices

  • Automatic user interface logout after a period of inactivity

Version 6.0 includes the following additional features:

  • User interface improvements provide intuitive details about how the ExaGrid system’s storage capacity is being utilized

  • Streamlined navigation experience

  • Deduplication and replication performance improvements across multiple backup applications

ExaGrid’s Unique Approach: Tiered Backup Storage

Disk-cache Landing Zone (Performance Tier)

  • ExaGrid writes directly to disk for the fastest backup performance

  • ExaGrid restores directly from disk for the fastest restores and VM boots

Long-term Retention Repository (Retention Tier)

  • ExaGrid tiers long-term retention to a deduplicated data repository to reduce storage and resulting storage costs

Backing up to low-cost disk is fast for backups and restores, however, with longer-term retention, the amount of disk required becomes extremely expensive.

To reduce the amount of disk for long-term retention, deduplication appliances reduce the amount of storage and cost, however the deduplication is performed inline on the way to the disk which slows down backups to about one-third the performance of disk. Also, the data is only stored in deduplicated format resulting in extremely slow restores and VM boots as the data has to be reassembled, or rehydrated, for each request. In addition, deduplication appliances are scale-up storage which only adds storage capacity as data grows, resulting in backup windows that continue to grow as data grows, expensive forklift upgrades, and forced product obsolescence.

ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage writes directly to disk for the fastest backups, and restores directly from disk for the fastest restores and VM boots. ExaGrid then tiers the long-term retention data to a deduplicated data repository to reduce the amount of retention storage and resulting cost. In addition, ExaGrid provides a scale-out architecture where appliances are simply added as data grows. Each appliance includes processor, memory, and network ports, so as data grows, all resources required are available to maintain a fixed-length backup window. This scale-out storage approach eliminates expensive forklift upgrades, and allows for mixing appliances of different sizes and models in the same scale-out system which eliminates product obsolescence while protecting IT investments up front and over time.

ExaGrid offers the best of both worlds by offering low-cost disk for the fastest backup and restore performance tiered to a deduplicated data repository for the lowest cost retention storage. The scale-out storage architecture provides a fixed-length backup window and is low cost up front and over time.

About ExaGrid

ExaGrid provides Tiered Backup Storage with a unique disk-cache Landing Zone, long-term retention repository, and scale-out architecture. ExaGrid’s Landing Zone provides for the fastest backups, restores, and instant VM recoveries. The retention repository offers the lowest cost for long-term retention. ExaGrid’s scale-out architecture includes full appliances and ensures a fixed-length backup window as data grows, eliminating expensive forklift upgrades and product obsolescence. Visit us at exagrid.com or connect with us on LinkedIn. See what our customers have to say about their own ExaGrid experiences and why they now spend significantly less time on backup in our success stories.

ExaGrid is a registered trademark of ExaGrid Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Kristina O’Connell
ExaGrid
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Sir Richard Branson Joins Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Sanjay Gupta as Keynote Speakers for Everbridge’s Virtual Symposium, COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R), October 14-15, 2020

Leading Experts from The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) Join C-Level Speakers from Accenture, Aviva, Capital One, Fortinet, Houston Methodist Hospital, Humana, Invesco, Siemens, and other Top Organizations to Discuss the Global Recovery from the Coronavirus Pandemic

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Wednesday 16 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced the addition of premier keynotes and other business, healthcare and government executive speakers for its Autumn 2020 “COVID-19 R2R: The Road to Recovery” virtual leadership summit to be held October 14-15, 2020, covering the path forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson joins presidential advisor and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Anthony Fauci and renowned neurosurgeon and CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta as keynote speakers. Additional speakers, including a world leader, will be announced at a later date.

To register for this leadership event, please visit Everbridge’s event registration page.

Everbridge’s two-day event will feature C-level speakers from many of the world’s leading organizations including Accenture, Aviva, Capital One, the CDC Foundation, Fortinet, Houston Methodist Hospital, Humana, Invesco, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), the Office of National Commission of Police in Iceland, Siemens and more. Speakers will present lessons learned related to how business, healthcare and government organizations brought people back to workspaces, school and healthcare campuses, and public places; offer expert advice for restoring revenue-generating operations; and help attendees chart a productive way forward.

“Following the tremendous response to Everbridge’s most recent COVID-19 ‘Road to Recovery’ summit in May, our Autumn 2020 symposium will provide C-level executives and other international leaders with an update on the world’s COVID-19 response and offer actionable advice for mitigating the impact of the pandemic as we reopen our offices, schools and economies,” said Everbridge Chief Executive Officer David Meredith. “We continue to attract exciting new marquee speakers to Everbridge’s premier event, which aims to help organizations benefit from global pandemic-related best practices as business, government and healthcare organizations journey down the road to recovery from coronavirus.”

The first day of the event, October 14th, will include a keynote from Dr. Sanjay Gupta, while the second day, October 15th, will feature keynotes from Sir Richard Branson and Dr. Anthony Fauci.

As the founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson will share his experiences and key learnings on managing the pandemic across multiple major industry verticals and geographies. Virgin is a leading international investment group and one of the world’s most recognised and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow successful businesses in sectors including mobile telephony, travel and transportation, financial services, leisure and entertainment and health and wellness.

Sir Richard has challenged himself with many record-breaking adventures, including the fastest ever Atlantic Ocean crossing, a series of hot air balloon journeys and kitesurfing across the Channel. He has described Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline, as “the greatest adventure of all.”

To see a current list of speakers and register for the event, please visit here. Other additional speakers will be announced at a later date. Representative C-level speakers from Fortune 500 and international corporations include Fortinet Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ken Xie, Accenture’s Arlin Pedrick, Aviva’s John Bernard, Capital One’s William Baker, Humana’s Stephan Pazienza, Invesco’s Britt Johnson, and Siemens’ Marco Mille, among others.

Speakers representing the healthcare and government sectors include Roberta Levy Schwartz, Ph.D., FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Houston Methodist Hospital; Dr. Judy Monroe, Chief Executive Officer of the CDC Foundation; Dr. Nancy Messonnier, Director of the Center for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD); Víðir Reynisson, Chief Superintendent of the Office of National Commission of Police in Iceland; and Michael Hallowes, former National Director of Australia’s Emergency Alert program and Managing Director of Zefonar.

The symposium will focus on the policies and actions organizations can take during the pandemic to keep people safe, execute contact tracing, return people to workplaces, campuses, and public spaces, protect supply chains, restore operations, and help organizations manage their reputations and communications to foster consumer safety and trust; all while managing across multiple critical events that could include hurricanes, wildfires, production stoppages, IT outages and cyberattacks.

Over 5,300 global organizations use Everbridge’s CEM Platform to assess threats, monitor the wellbeing of their workforce, rapidly communicate warnings, and protect supply chains. At the onset of the pandemic, Everbridge rapidly launched its COVID-19 Shield™ Return to Work and Contact Tracing software solutions followed by the introduction of Everbridge Control Center, the industry’s first off-the-shelf physical security information management software platform to help organizations return to work while complying with social distancing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) policies. Since the pandemic began, Everbridge customers have used its software to send more than 780 million coronavirus-related communications with vital information and instructions to safeguard their populations, employees, patients, and students.

Everbridge serves over 3,700 first responder agencies and 1,500 healthcare entities including the top pharmaceutical, biomedical and medical device and manufacturing companies, as well as the largest healthcare systems (overseeing more than 25 percent of all hospital beds in the U.S.), managed care organizations, pharmacies, and statewide health alert networks (HANs), including the CDC and the NIH.

The Everbridge Platform reaches over 600 million people and currently supports the countrywide public warning system deployments in all major regions of the world. Everbridge supports population-wide alerting in 11 countries across Europe, Asia, Oceania, The Middle East, Africa, and South America including Australia, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Singapore and Sweden. Everbridge’s population alerting capabilities also power the entire states of California, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, and Florida, as well as municipalities, counties and cities within 49 of the 50 United States, within all of Canada’s provinces, and throughout Europe and Asia, including deployments within multiple populous states in India.

About Everbridge

Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a global software company that provides enterprise software applications that automate and accelerate organizations’ operational response to critical events in order Keep People Safe and Businesses Running™. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events including IT outages, cyber-attacks or other incidents such as product recalls or supply-chain interruptions, over 5,300 global customers rely on the Company’s Critical Event Management Platform to quickly and reliably aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes through the secure delivery to over 100 different communication devices, and track progress on executing response plans. Everbridge serves 8 of the 10 largest U.S. cities, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based investment banks, 47 of the 50 busiest North American airports, 9 of the 10 largest global consulting firms, 8 of the 10 largest global automakers, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based health care providers, and 7 of the 10 largest technology companies in the world. Everbridge is based in Boston with additional offices in 14 cities around the globe. For more information visit www.everbridge.com

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated opportunity and trends for growth in our critical communications and enterprise safety applications and our overall business, our market opportunity, our expectations regarding sales of our products, our goal to maintain market leadership and extend the markets in which we compete for customers, and anticipated impact on financial results. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “intend,” variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: the ability of our products and services to perform as intended and meet our customers’ expectations; our ability to successfully integrate businesses and assets that we may acquire; our ability to attract new customers and retain and increase sales to existing customers; our ability to increase sales of our Mass Notification application and/or ability to increase sales of our other applications; developments in the market for targeted and contextually relevant critical communications or the associated regulatory environment; our estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate; we have not been profitable on a consistent basis historically and may not achieve or maintain profitability in the future; the lengthy and unpredictable sales cycles for new customers; nature of our business exposes us to inherent liability risks; our ability to attract, integrate and retain qualified personnel; our ability to maintain successful relationships with our channel partners and technology partners; our ability to manage our growth effectively; our ability to respond to competitive pressures; potential liability related to privacy and security of personally identifiable information; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, and the other risks detailed in our risk factors discussed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including but not limited to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

All Everbridge products are trademarks of Everbridge, Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other product or company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Everbridge:
Jeff Young
Media Relations
jeff.young@everbridge.com
781-859-4116

Joshua Young
Investor Relations
joshua.young@everbridge.com
781-236-3695

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New Study: Hand Dryers Equally Hygienic to Paper Towels for Drying Hands

Findings support World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hand washing recommendations 

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.-Monday 14 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- After an exhaustive two-year process, a University of Arizona Health Sciences research team have announced the publication of their work, Comparison of electric hand dryers and paper towels for hand hygiene: a critical review of the literature. The review culled the current breadth of data, including published studies, news reports and online content, seeking to uncover which hand drying method, hand dryers or paper towels, is more hygienic and safer relative to human health risks. The researchers found that, while studies in the public arena generally favor paper towels over hand dryers, the conclusions are largely misleading and unsubstantiated.

Through the scientific research, the use of hand dryers and paper towels to dry hands were found to be equal from a health and safety perspective; the findings echo recommendations from the World Health Organization that everyone “frequently clean [their] hands…” and “dry [them] thoroughly by using paper towels or a warm air dryer,” and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that report that, “Both [clean towels or air hand dryers] are effective ways to dry hands.”

To conduct the study, the research team considered 293 papers and published studies for inclusion in their review, rejecting 270 for failing to meet review criteria or for reporting generalized recommendations without sufficient scientific evidence. The 23 peer-reviewed studies that met the inclusion criteria were categorized and prioritized based on their scientific rigor, a score determined by taking into account such factors as sample size, methodology, data quality and whether or not the study was set up to represent real-world scenarios.

The study that was found to have the highest rigor score was an independent study conducted by the Mayo Clinic, Effects of 4 Hand-Drying Methods for Removing Bacteria From Washed Hands: A Randomized Trial. It found that “…there is no difference in bacteria counts when drying with paper towels or hand dryers.” Only three studies received positive rigor scores for having realistic testing conditions, and none of the studies reported any negative effects of either hand drying method on human health.

Although numerous studies have been published evaluating the “best” method for hand drying, “best” has been defined in a variety of ways relative to bacterial removal efficacy, environmental contamination potentials, ecological or cost benefits, noise and more. Kelly Reynolds, MSPH, Ph.D., the corresponding author of the review explained that, “No study to date has examined the “best” drying method,” and that she and her team, “found no empirical data to support one hand drying method over another from a health and safety perspective.”

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, hand hygiene has been widely covered in the media. Reynolds shared that, “Media reports frequently used sensationalized headlines. While such headlines may increase traffic, they sometimes overgeneralize or exaggerate research results. Consumers may only read the headlines which can influence public opinion toward biased or erroneous conclusions.”

“At a time when proper hand washing and drying is of the utmost importance, exclusively recommending paper towels is limiting, and frankly, irresponsible,” said William Gagnon, vice president of marketing and sales at Excel Dryer. “Hand dryers provide an effective way to achieve completely dry hands, a critical part of proper hand hygiene, the top defense against the spread of germs, like coronavirus.”

The scoping review’s conclusion calls for future studies to examine the relationship between contamination that occurs due to hand-drying methods and human health outcomes. They offer that this can be accomplished by utilizing real-world scenarios while controlling certain variables.

“We hope these credible findings will be consulted as part of guidelines and reopening plans,” said William Gagnon, vice president of marketing and sales at Excel Dryer. “Sensationalized news accounts and click-bait headlines created an unsubstantiated concern around hand dryers and hygiene. We’re grateful to the researchers for uncovering the truth, and hope the findings will help to dispel myths and categorize hand dryers as the hygienic hand drying solution they are.”

About Excel Dryer, Inc.

Excel Dryer has been manufacturing the finest American-made hand dryers for more than 50 years. The family-owned and -operated company revolutionized the industry with the invention of the patented XLERATOR® Hand Dryer that created the high-speed, energy-efficient hand dryer category and set a new standard for performance, reliability and customer satisfaction. Excel Dryer prides itself on offering the best customer service and making hygienic, cost-effective and sustainable products people can depend on. Available for distribution worldwide, Excel Dryer products can be purchased through an established network of sales representatives who call on more than 5,000 distributors globally. Learn more about Excel Dryer at exceldryer.com.

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Members of Project Management Institute Community Take the TED Mainstage to Share Big, Bold, Creative Ideas at New Virtual Event

Join the Community for TED@PMI: Action + Impact to Hear Stories of Purpose and Inspiration From the Comfort of Your Home

PHILADELPHIA-Tuesday 15 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for the project management profession, is shining a light on the talents and ideas of the project community during TED@PMI: Action + Impact, a virtual event on 25-26 September 2020. Open to the public, this free event will celebrate a community of doers and the vision, inspiration and mesmerizing awe of turning big ideas into action.

The TED@PMI Talks were sourced directly from the PMI community. More than 600,000 members and 500 employees, as well as more than 330,000 certification holders in China had the chance to submit their ideas. Through a multi-round process, a team of TED coaches, including TED@PMI Curator Sally Kohn, vetted the entries to find the most compelling stories. From the applicant pool, 12 individuals were selected to go through the TED Talk speaker process, where coaches provide one-on-one storytelling guidance, talk development and public speaking training to sharpen and hone ideas and talks.

During the event, the speakers will take the TED@PMI mainstage across two days, but the event is not just about the Talks. Pre-, during and post-event activities make it possible to build community through experience. Start the event with a total body workout or guided meditation with fellow attendees. Before the TED@PMI mainstage session, learn how to brew the perfect cappuccino and craft the best cocktail to enjoy during the event. Unwind after the mainstage session during the virtual DJ dance parties or by diving deeper into the speakers’ stories during speaker panel discussions. Stay connected with other attendees by creating and exchanging virtual business cards.

“These individuals are not just dedicated to telling their story, they’re dedicated to taking action and making an impact,” said Sunil Prashara, President and CEO of PMI. “It’s people like this - those not afraid to turn an idea into reality - who solve our world’s biggest problems.”

The 12 TED@PMI speakers hail from around the world, representing PMI’s global footprint. From trauma and healing, to communication and community, to project management and social change, these speakers tell their boldest and most inspiring stories.

Chiwuike Amaechi (Lagos, Nigeria): Storytelling as tradition and transformation that connects us all
Khulan Batkhuyag (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia): Permanent life-lessons from the nomadic life of Mongolians
Wale Elegbede (Rochester, N.Y., U.S.): Stop seeing discrimination as “their” problem and see it as “our problem” — all of us
Kristin Jones (Springfield, Pa., U.S.): How to talk with your kids about sexual assault, without spreading shame
Betsy Kauffman (Charlotte, N.C., U.S.): My son with autism is really blunt — and we should all be more like him
Dinae Knox (Chicago, Ill., U.S.): How to turn life’s depleted soil into rich compost
YeYoon Kim (Singapore): What kindergarteners taught me about the gift of asking for help
Kathy Mendias (Bonita, Calif., U.S.): The case for crying — a lot
Billy Samuel Mwape (Lusaka, Zambia): What if we saw kids with special needs not as problems, but projects
Danielle Torley (Destin, Fla., U.S.): One woman’s journey from losing a family member in a fire to… becoming a fire dancer?!?
Mounina Tounkara (Nice, France): The immigrant experience of racism and confronting outsider/insider bias
Jess Woods (Tucson, Ariz., U.S.): Avoiding the prickly cactuses of life — literally and figuratively
The TED@PMI partnership is all about identifying thought-leaders and unearthing the best ideas from the project management community. Every year, the TED Institute works with a group of carefully selected organizations like PMI to identify their best inventors, connectors, and creators.

To register for free today or to learn more about the speakers, visit: TED.PMI.org.

About Project Management Institute (PMI)
Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world's leading association for those who consider project, program or portfolio management their profession. Through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research, we work to prepare more than three million professionals around the world for The Project Economy: the coming economy in which work, and individuals, are organized around projects, products, programs and value streams Now 50 years in the making, we work in nearly every country around the world to advance careers, improve organizational success and further mature the project management profession through globally-recognized standards, certifications, communities, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities. As part of the PMI family, ProjectManagement.com creates online global communities that deliver more resources, better tools, larger networks and broader perspectives. Visit us at www.PMI.org, www.projectmanagement.com, www.facebook.com/PMInstitute and on Twitter @PMInstitute.

About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED conferences, intimate TED Salons, and thousands of independently organized TEDx events around the world. Videos of these talks are made available, free, on TED.com and other platforms. Audio versions of TED Talks are published to TED Talks Daily, available on all podcast platforms.

TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; The Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives; TED Translate, which crowdsources the subtitling of TED Talks so that big ideas can spread across languages and borders; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED also has a growing library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, WorkLife with Adam Grant, Pindrop and TEDxSHORTS.

Follow TED on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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Rachael Ballard, Project Management Institute
Rachael.Ballard@pmi.org
443-618-7014

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Public Access Lagoons ™ par Crystal Lagoons® s'étendra à travers l'Afrique

*** Les contrats de licence de PAL ™ deviennent l’affaire de l'avenir, avec des investisseurs cherchant à aller de l’avant, attirés par le succès de PAL aux États-Unis, ses rendements élevés et ses critères de sécurité à long terme en tant qu’alternative à l'épreuve de Covid et d'Amazon.

 

MIAMI-Mardi 8 Septembre 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- En Afrique, la multinationale américaine de l'innovation dans le domaine de l'eau Crystal Lagoons® totalise 29 projets immobiliers ancrés dans des lagons aux eaux cristallines, et fait maintenant irruption sur le marché africain avec son événement révolutionnaire Public Access Lagoons™, également connu par PAL™, accessible par ticket d'entrée. Il s'agit d'accords-cadres de licence, ou l’affaire de l'avenir, dans lesquels les investisseurs cherchent à aller de l’avant grâce à des rendements inédits, une sécurité à long terme et un risque limité, constituant une alternative commerciale à l'épreuve de Covid et d'Amazon.

L'intérêt pour PAL, le point de rencontre du 21ème siècle, a augmenté grâce à son succès au Japon, le pays du monde le plus développé technologiquement, et à travers les États-Unis, en particulier au Texas et en Floride, avec des recettes quotidiennes de vente de billets s'élevant à 50 000 dollars, 1200 visiteurs et des réservations vendues à l'avance.

Ces lagons majestueux aux eaux cristallines entourés de plages de sable blanc deviennent le plus bel endroit de la ville. La société propose des modèles d'investissement avec plus ou moins d'infrastructures, et des options plus complètes, y compris des espaces pour ; trade show, les inaugurations, les halls alimentaires, les mariages, les concerts dans multiples configurations comme les plages, les terrasses, et les dômes, ainsi qu'un large éventail d'offres gastronomiques, de ventes au détail, d’amphithéâtres et de spectacles.

Les autres marchés qui ont déjà signé d'importants accords-cadres, des contrats impliquant un nombre important de PAL, sont les États-Unis (16 PAL), la Corée (30 PAL), le Pakistan (15 PAL) et l'Amérique centrale (18 PAL).

Felipe Baldwin, Directeur commercial mondial chez Crystal Lagoons a déclaré : "Les investisseurs envisagent qu'au fur et à mesure que ces projets se construisent, ils génèreront une pyramide financière. Et, malgré un faible investissement initial, une entreprise peut atteindre une valeur actuelle très élevée".

"De plus, l'industrie hôtelière a témoigné une augmentation dans la valeur des tarifs et de la consommation de nourriture et de boissons allant jusqu'à 200% dans les hôtels situés près de la plage, par rapport aux hôtels non côtiers. Les investisseurs ont confirmé que, sur un terrain de moindre valeur, un hôtel qui comprend une plage et les éléments de PAL, peut bénéficier de rendements très attractifs", ajoute-t-il.

La multinationale est en cours de négociations avancées pour conclure des accords de licence au Botswana, en Afrique du Sud, au Ghana, au Kenya, au Nigéria, en Angola et en Égypte, et négocie également un accord-cadre régional. Au Maroc, la société est en pourparlers avec un opérateur local, pour développer 9 PAL à Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat, Tanger, Fès et Saïdia.

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Phase II trial results demonstrated improvement in cognition with BI 425809 in adult patients with schizophrenia

INGELHEIM, Germany -Monday 14 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Results presented at the 33rd ECNP Congress from a 12-week, placebo-controlled Phase II trial demonstrated BI 425809 has met its primary endpoint1,2
Trial results, together with an ongoing combination Phase II study of BI 425809 and adjunctive computerized cognitive training, add to the body of evidence for Boehringer Ingelheim’s schizophrenia research program3
Cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS) has a significant negative impact on daily functioning and remains a focus for Boehringer Ingelheim’s research across several neuropsychiatric disorders
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the results from a 12-week, placebo-controlled Phase II trial, that demonstrated BI 425809 has met its primary endpoint. The data showed improvement in cognition in stable adult patients with schizophrenia.1 Central to many everyday tasks, impairment of cognitive function still constitutes a major burden for patients, and no pharmacological treatments are currently approved for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS). These results presented at the 33rd European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress will advance the understanding of how deficits in transmission of signals between nerve cells may contribute to diminishing cognition in people living with schizophrenia.2

The Gly-T1 inhibitor, BI 425809, forms a key component of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Central Nervous System (CNS) research program. The latest trial results, along with an ongoing combination Phase II study of BI 425809 and adjunctive computerized cognitive training, will help determine the direction for BI 425809 in further schizophrenia research.3,4

Prof. W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria: “The outcome of this trial is an important step forward in our understanding of cognition in schizophrenia. Cognitive impairment causes significant challenges for people in their everyday functioning. Patients with schizophrenia struggle with remembering things like birthdays, learning new tasks, concentrating, or making decisions that affect their everyday life. Advancing our understanding of how we might improve these symptoms in schizophrenia is significant for the research community and the patients and families living with this condition.”

The Phase II results of BI 425809 in cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia are being further evaluated to assess how they will support the continued research and development for the treatment of schizophrenia.

“The trial results for our investigational compound BI 425809 in schizophrenia are encouraging. This is a positive advancement in our mechanistic knowledge of how excitatory neurotransmissions affect aspects of mental illness, aligning with our systematic neurobiological approach to CNS research,” adds Dr Vikas Mohan Sharma, M.D., head of medicine CNS, Retinopathies & Emerging Areas, Boehringer Ingelheim. “We recognize this is important news for people affected by schizophrenia. We are making progress in developing treatments which will not only reveal important advances in our understanding of schizophrenia but also potentially other neuropsychiatric diseases.”

Cognition is a fundamental aspect of everyday life, including problem solving, memory and attention. When affected, people living with poor cognition can have a reduced mental ability to process information, remember straightforward things or perceive other people’s emotions and expressions. These functions are common to many forms of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and depression. Finding solutions for cognitive impairment is a key area of Boehringer Ingelheim CNS research.

For references and notes to editiors, please visit: http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/press-release/phase-ii-results-cognitive-impairment-schizophrenia

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Boehringer Ingelheim
Corporate Communications
Media + PR
Dr. Julia Faass
55216 Ingelheim/Germany
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Email: press@boehringer-ingelheim.com

 

 

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Schlumberger, IBM and Red Hat Announce Major Hybrid Cloud Collaboration for the Energy Industry

 Historic agreement expands access to DELFI cognitive E&P environment to address customers’ deployment preferences

 

LONDON & ARMONK, N.Y. & RALEIGH, N.C-Thursday 10 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger, IBM and Red Hat, announced today a major collaboration to accelerate digital transformation across the oil and gas industry. The joint initiative will provide global access to Schlumberger’s leading exploration and production (E&P) cloud-based environment and cognitive applications by leveraging IBM’s hybrid cloud technology, built on the Red Hat OpenShift container platform.

Collaborative development will initially focus on two key areas:

    Private, hybrid or multi-cloud deployment of the DELFI* cognitive E&P environment enabled by Red Hat OpenShift to significantly expand access for customers.
    Delivering the first hybrid cloud implementation of the OSDU™ data platform (the open data platform for the industry).

Through the agreement with IBM and Red Hat, Schlumberger has committed to the exclusive use of Red Hat OpenShift. Using the container platform will enable the deployment of applications in the DELFI environment across any infrastructure, from traditional data centers to multiple clouds, including private and public. This new way of hosting will offer the possibility to use multiple cloud providers and will address critical issues for customers, facilitating in-country deployments in compliance with local regulations and data residency requirements.

The DELFI environment incorporates cutting-edge data analytics and artificial intelligence, drawing upon multiple data sources, automating workflows, and facilitating seamless collaboration for domain teams. Many more oil and gas operators, suppliers and partners, from all regions of the world will be enabled to work from the industry’s leading digital environment—built on a standard, open platform—where they can ‘write once and run everywhere’ when creating new applications.

“By expanding market access to the DELFI environment we take a major step forward on the journey to establishing the open and flexible digital environment our industry needs,” comments Olivier Le Peuch, chief executive officer, Schlumberger. “Our collaboration with IBM and Red Hat complements our established digital partnerships to produce an industry-first solution to overcome our customers’ challenges. Together, we are enabling seamless access to a hybrid cloud platform in all countries across the globe for deployment in any basin, for any operator.”

“The logic, purpose, and differentiation of all businesses can now be rendered in code, which is why digital innovation has become the most powerful way to drive transformation and hybrid cloud is the lever that unleashes it,” said Arvind Krishna, chief executive officer, IBM. “Together with Schlumberger, we are empowering a much broader group of participants to play a role in driving that transformation and helping the energy industry solve some of the world’s toughest challenges to emerge stronger.”

"The energy industry is transforming as organizations look for efficient new ways to power their operations, adopt digital technologies to create a competitive advantage, and innovate and integrate workflows to make faster and better decisions,” said Paul Cormier, president and chief executive officer, Red Hat. “A hybrid cloud foundation built on open source offers the flexibility, acceleration and innovation this digital transformation requires. Schlumberger has long been an industry leader and is bold in its vision for digital transformation in the energy industry. We look forward to working closely with Schlumberger to make the DELFI environment available everywhere with Red Hat OpenShift."

Schlumberger supports many of the world’s most vital oil and gas operations and is on the forefront of digitalization across the energy sector. It has established the DELFI environment as the industry-leading cognitive E&P environment where today energy professionals access open APIs to work together, independent of role, workflow or physical location, and create solutions that significantly improve business operations.

The organizations intend to further their collaboration with the creation of a differentiated data management and operations solution for the OSDU™ data platform, enabling oil and gas operators to build, deploy and transition digital solutions with hybrid-cloud data infrastructures. This will foster wider collaboration and greater efficiency across many professionals in the E&P value chain.

Prior to this announcement, Schlumberger, IBM and Red Hat successfully piloted the new hybrid cloud deployment of the DELFI environment on Red Hat OpenShift, the leading Kubernetes platform, working with Red Hat and IBM Services, the world’s largest team of Red Hat certified consultants. The two organizations focused on demonstrating the flexibility and portability for compute, storage and data intensive exploration and field development applications.

IBM’s collaboration with Schlumberger is part of the company’s new commitment to invest in accelerating adoption of hybrid cloud and open architectures. IBM is targeting essential industries, such as energy, running the crucial processes of the world. These efforts are increasing in importance as organizations navigate the impacts of the pandemic and economic downturn, which is creating an acute need for speed to market, flexibility and nimbleness to encourage innovation.

About Schlumberger

Schlumberger is the world’s leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry. With product sales and services in more than 120 countries and employing approximately 85,000 people as of the end of the second quarter of 2020 who represent over 170 nationalities, Schlumberger supplies the industry’s most comprehensive range of products and services, from exploration through production, and integrated pore-to-pipeline solutions that optimize hydrocarbon recovery to deliver reservoir performance sustainably.

Schlumberger Limited has executive offices in Paris, Houston, London, and The Hague, and reported revenues of $32.92 billion in 2019. For more information, visit www.slb.com.

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.

About IBM

IBM combines technology with industry expertise to help Oil & Gas clients digitally reinvent their businesses for resilience and sustainability. Pioneering advances in materials science from IBM Research accelerate energy transition. Data science and AI take the guesswork out of exploration. Predictive asset management raises production throughput. Supply chain insights and blockchain build trust and transparency across the downstream ecosystem. Customer experience experts reshape consumer connections at the gas pump or electric charge station. Through these solutions IBM helps Oil & Gas clients emerge smarter. For further information visit: https://www.ibm.com/industries/oil-gas

*Mark of Schlumberger.

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Moira Duff
Corporate Communication Manager, Schlumberger Limited
Office: +1 (713) 375-3494
communication@slb.com

Sarah Meron
IBM Vice President, Corporate Communications
Office: +1 (914) 499-6435
ibmpress@us.ibm.com


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Public Wants Greater Focus on Science-Based Decision-Making Says New International Survey from Philip Morris International

• Majority of adults surveyed believe science can solve critical global challenges.

• However, only half of respondents believe governments are doing a good job in leveraging science to inform decisions.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Monday 14 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today released “In Support of the Primacy of Science,” a white paper exploring international attitudes regarding the role of science in society, business, and policymaking. The white paper—presenting findings from an independent survey, conducted by Povaddo for PMI, of over 19,000 adults across 19 countries and territories—indicates that citizens around the world want governments, public authorities, and private businesses to prioritize science and facts when tackling critical issues.

The global insights reveal that faith in science is high, with most people surveyed (77 percent) hopeful that advances in science will solve many of society’s biggest problems. Supporting this view, there is also strong interest in businesses prioritizing science, with 90 percent of respondents saying it is important to them that businesses invest continually in science to improve their products.

Despite these positive attitudes, nearly half of respondents (47 percent) believe that society does not place enough importance on science. Given the diverging opinions, the white paper challenges the need for regulators to place greater focus on science to inform policy decisions, with half (51 percent) of respondents believing that their “government does a good job ensuring science and evidence are included in the decision-making process.”

“Science can help make significant strides in our collective efforts to address the world’s most pressing problems” said Dr. Moira Gilchrist, vice president for Strategic & Scientific Communications at PMI. “Unfortunately, governments and broader society have yet to embrace science at its fullest potential, as this global survey shows. Ensuring facts and evidence are given greater prominence in policymaking—over ideology, politics, and unsubstantiated beliefs—will help match the public’s expectations for science to sit at the heart of decisions impacting them and their future.”

The survey also reveals that people’s access to accurate scientific information is far from assured today, with nearly half of the total sample indicating that they find it difficult to access reliable information about scientific developments and relevant studies.

“This finding is alarming and sends a clear signal across business, media, and government that accurately communicating scientific information should remain an important priority,” added Dr. Gilchrist. “When reliable scientific information is in short supply, misinformation, wild guesses, and hearsay can take more space and significantly hamper people’s ability to make informed decisions.”

PMI is undergoing a fundamental transformation into a science- and technology-led company with the aim of delivering a smoke-free future—a future without cigarettes. With the right regulatory encouragement and support from civil society, we believe this goal can be achieved in many countries in 10 to 15 years. Science is central to delivering on this commitment. Since 2008, PMI has invested billions of dollars in developing, testing, and manufacturing better alternatives to cigarettes for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke. These products are the result of nearly two decades of R&D work, underpinned by a rigorous scientific assessment program and led by a team that today includes more than 430 world-class scientists and other experts. We make our scientific findings and methods available for others to scrutinize, we invite independent research into our products, and we encourage a broad, science-based conversation with regulators, scientists, and the public health community about these better alternatives and the role they can play in tobacco control and harm reduction.

To read the “In Support of the Primacy of Science” paper, visit https://www.pmi.com/primacyofscience.

Survey Methodology

Povaddo conducted this online survey on behalf of PMI between June 25 and July 8, 2020. The survey was fielded among 19,100 general population adults ages 21 and older in 19 countries and territories: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. For the overall sample, there is a margin of error of +/- 0.72% at the 95% confidence interval.

Philip Morris International: Delivering a Smoke-Free Future

Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke, society, the company, and its shareholders. PMI is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, as well as smoke-free products and associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside the United States. PMI ships a version of its smoke-free devices and consumables authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Altria Group, Inc. for sale in the United States under license. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free products that, while not risk-free, are a much better choice than continuing to smoke. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in product development, state-of-the-art facilities, and scientific substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory requirements. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and www.pmiscience.com.

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David Fraser
Philip Morris International
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E. david.fraser@pmi.com


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A Quantum Leap for Disinfection Robots Globally

UVD Robots, the world's leading manufacturer of disinfection robots, introduces the third generation of its autonomous mobile robot that eliminates viruses and bacteria in the air and on surfaces using UV-C light. The new hyper intelligent robot can show users how well it has disinfected and is so easy to use that anyone can learn it in a few minutes.

 

ODENSE, Denmark-Thursday 10 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Covid-19 pandemic has permanently increased cleanliness and disinfection requirements on a global scale. In more than 60 countries worldwide, UVD Robots’ distributors are experiencing high demand from hospitals, airports, hotels, shopping malls, food companies, cleaning industries, cruise ships, pharmaceutical companies, office complexes and many others seeking to procure solutions to ensure infection-free environments.

 “We have designed the world's most advanced UV robot, which is also the world's simplest to use,” says Per Juul Nielsen, CEO of UVD Robots. “Anyone can install the robot in a matter of minutes and immediately put it into operation, disinfecting bacteria and viruses from the air and any surface.”

The third-generation robot from UVD Robots can also navigate and operate in very small and narrow environments, which opens up new market opportunities such as the autonomous disinfection of small hotel rooms. The new robot has a significantly smaller footprint than its predecessor, yet boasts exactly the same disinfection strength.

“Our third generation autonomous mobile UV-C disinfection robot is the world’s first of its generation and definitely a game-changer in many ways, that will forever change the future of the use of UV-C robots for disinfection across a range of industries,” says chairman of the board of UVD Robots, Claus Risager, and continues, “The robot has an unrivaled safety system that uses four layers of safety, enabling the robot to move around in all kinds of environments - even in highly-trafficked areas - as it shuts down if people get too close. It has a unique capability to sense, document and show users how well disinfected an area is, enabling users to easily and quickly adjust the process and optimize the quality if needed. A feature not found in any other UV-C disinfection robot in the world. All these unique features are patented.”

UVD Robots is a subsidiary of one of the world's leading groups in the development of professional service robots, Blue Ocean Robotics, that also includes subsidiaries like GoBe Robots and PTR Robots.

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Company contact:
Merima Cikotic
Blue Ocean Robotics
mc@blue-ocean-robotics.com
+45 71-99-56-06

 

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The Zayed Sustainability Prizes Announces Postponement of 2021 Awards Ceremony

• The decision was made to ensure the safety and wellbeing of participants from the international sustainability community

• Next Awards Ceremony to be held in 2022 

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,-Tuesday 8 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE's pioneering global award in sustainability, has announced the postponement of the 2021 Awards Ceremony, which was scheduled to take place in January, as part of the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). Entities that have submitted their applications this year will be automatically moved to the 2022 cycle.

The decision was made due to travel restrictions for different countries and to ensure international participants’ safety and well-being in light of the unprecedented global challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

H.E Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Director General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize stated: “After careful consideration, we took the prudent decision to postpone the 2021 Zayed Sustainability Prize event, while  ensuring that all those who submitted for the Prize will be considered in the 2022 cycle.”

H.E Al Jaber added, “The Prize, inspired by the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and driven by the country’s leadership, reiterates its unwavering commitment to humanitarianism and sustainable development goals, as it has impacted more than 335 million people, to date. We are also continuing to focus on accelerating the UAE-driven 20by20 initiative which is pioneered by the Prize in partnership with several entities by donating past finalists’ and winners’ solutions to vulnerable communities around the world to improve their quality of life.”

More details will be announced in upcoming months.

About Zayed Sustainability Prize

Established by the UAE leadership, in 2008, to honour the legacy of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Zayed Sustainability Prize is the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognising sustainability and humanitarian solutions around the world.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize acknowledges and rewards global pioneers and innovators who are committed to accelerating impactful sustainable solutions.

Over the past 12 years, the Prize has awarded 86 winners. Collectively, they have directly and indirectly, positively impacted the lives of over 335 million people around the world. The Zayed Sustainability Prize categories are: Health, Food, Energy, Water and Global High Schools.

For more information, please visit www.ZayedSustainabilityPrize.com or go to our social media platforms on, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube.

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Medhat Juma

Senior Consultant

Hill+Knowlton

T:    +971523596128

Medhat.juma@hkstrategies.com

 

Ross Macdonald

Group Account Director

Hill + Knowlton

T: +971565025153

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Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Holds Global Seminar on the Theme “Opportunity and Hope at a Time of Global Crisis: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity, and Universal Values.”

LONDON-Saturday 12 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In an attempt to spread hope and optimism during the coronavirus pandemic which has infected more than 27 million people and killed over 905,000 globally, UPF, an NGO in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations will convene its first virtual International Leadership Conference (ILC) on Sept. 11-13, 2020.

The ILC will host concurrent webinars in three, time-zone friendly clusters: the Americas, Asia Pacific, and the combined continents of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

“This year has seen dramatic disruptions, not only due to the COVID-19 pandemic but in geopolitics, the world economy, the media, religion and all levels of society,” said Universal Peace Federation Chairman Dr. Thomas G. Walsh.

“When the world’s leaders and citizens gather and listen to each other,” he added, “it’s easy to envision how our friendships can grow, and how we can live as one global family.”

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon said at the recent virtual summit “Rally of Hope”, Aug. 9, 2020, he believed that “UPF will become a cornerstone to build lasting peace around the world.”

In addition to addressing major issues of the day, the conference will commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the Universal Peace Federation and the centenary of UPF’s Co-Founder, Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012).

Featured speakers in the Europe, Africa and Middle-East Peace-Dialogue will include former heads of state such as Goodluck Jonathan from Nigeria or H.E Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca from Malta, or Dr. Werner Fasslabend, former minister of defense, Austria, religious leaders with a large following such as Prophet Radebe from South Africa or Cheikh Soufi Bilal Diallo from Mali, and business leaders such as the philanthropist Joseph Busha from Zimbabwe.

The September 11-13 program will highlight the work of UPF’s seven Associations: International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP), International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP), Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD), International Media Association for Peace (IMAP), International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP), International Association for Peace and Economic Development (IAED) and International Association of First Ladies for Peace (IAFLP).

Please register for the ILC sessions here: http://www.ilc-2020.org. You will then receive by email an invitation including all the links for each session as well as a brief description of each session. In addition to English, translations will be available in Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian. Attendance is free.

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Media Relations, UPF Europe & Middle East
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Lineage Logistics Recognized as a Feeding America® Visionary Partner and Achieves 100 Million Meal Goal of the "Share A Meal" Campaign

NOVI, Mich.-Friday 11 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

~Lineage’s “Share A Meal” campaign was launched in March 2020 to help provide 100 million meals to people in need in response to COVID-19~

~100 million meals was achieved through financial and in-kind donations facilitated by Lineage and its partners to Feeding America® and other hunger-relief organizations~

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, today announced it has achieved the goal of its “Share A Meal” campaign to help provide 100 million meals to people in need in response to COVID-19.

As a result of financial donations made to Feeding America in support of the campaign, Lineage has been named as a Visionary Partner of Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Feeding America Visionary Partners are recognized for their generous contributions or commitments of $4 million or more, donations of 40 million pounds or more of food and grocery products, or combined gifts of $2 million or more and 20 million pounds or more of food and grocery products. The announcement coincides with Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month™ in September, which calls upon people across the United States to stand together with the Feeding America network to fight hunger.

“Lineage is in a unique position to directly help overcome the challenges of food insecurity, and I’m incredibly proud to lead a company that continues to so actively live out our purpose of helping to feed the world,” said Greg Lehmkuhl, Lineage’s President & CEO. “We are extremely grateful for all of our ‘Share A Meal’ partners who came on board to support the campaign. Without each and every one of them, it simply would not have been possible to achieve such an ambitious goal.”

Lineage launched its “Share A Meal” campaign on March 23, 2020, calling on global influencers, individuals and food chain leaders to help provide 100 million meals to people affected by COVID-19 and the global food emergency that followed the pandemic’s onset. The campaign took a multi-faceted, innovative approach to raise awareness and funds which involved donations of time, expertise, services and employment.

“Being named as a Feeding America Visionary Partner is proof of our staunch commitment to the organization and its incredible mission,” said Kevin Marchetti, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Bay Grove, the principal investment firm backing Lineage. “We take our responsibility to help feed the world extremely seriously, and we see it as part of our charge not only to make an impact but also to continue spreading awareness around the issue of food waste and insecurity, particularly during Hunger Action Month.”

Established in 2019, Lineage’s partnership with Feeding America will continue to support the fight against hunger beyond the impacts of COVID-19. Lineage lends its supply chain expertise in the areas of logistics, safety, strategy management and data science to help reduce process waste and streamline their operations to more efficiently serve communities in need.

About Lineage Logistics

Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions. Lineage’s expertise in end-to-end logistical solutions, its unrivaled real estate network, and its use of technology combine to promote food safety, increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, lessen environmental impact, and minimize supply chain waste. As a result, Lineage helps customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small family-owned businesses increase the efficiency and protect the integrity of their temperature-controlled supply chain. In recognition of the company’s leading innovations, Lineage was recognized as the No 1. Data Science company on Fast Company’s Annual list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2019, in addition to ranking 23rd overall in an evaluation of thousands of companies worldwide. (www.lineagelogistics.com)

About Bay Grove

Bay Grove is a principal investment firm dedicated to partnering with strong management teams to invest in and build long-term platform investments. Since 2008, Bay Grove has built Lineage Logistics through acquisitions and investments completed in partnership with entrepreneurs, customers and employees. The firm has deep experience in the warehousing and logistics industry and also seeks to make investments in other attractive sectors. Bay Grove is based in San Francisco. (www.bay-grove.com)

About Feeding America®

Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 40 million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

 

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Media Contacts:
Lineage Logistics
Megan Hendricksen
949.247.5172
mhendricksen@lineagelogistics.com

 

 

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Fluor Joint Venture Successfully Starts Up Boilers at New Al-Zour Refinery in Kuwait

 

IRVING, Texas-Friday 11 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture with Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Hyundai Heavy Industries, FDH JV, has successfully started up two boilers and they began generating steam in the new Al-Zour Refinery at the Kuwait Integrated Petrochemicals Industrial Company’s (KIPIC) Package 2 and 3 Project in Kuwait.

Fluor is leading a joint venture that is working to deliver two engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction packages for key process support units, utilities and infrastructure for the highly complex, mega-sized Al-Zour Refinery project in Kuwait. Upon completion, the grassroots complex is expected to be one of the largest refineries in the world and process 615,000 barrels of oil per day.

“This significant milestone marks the completion of several critical utility systems to start up and advance the refinery into commercial operations with our ongoing support,” said Mark Fields, president of Fluor’s global Energy & Chemicals business. “Timely delivery of the new Al-Zour Refinery is critical to the Kuwait economy. Our team worked closely with KIPIC to continue with about 15,000 workers on site to maintain progress throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This accomplishment was made possible through the joint venture team’s well-conceived health and safety strategy that was implemented with rigorous discipline.”

“Working together with the Fluor-led joint venture to achieve this important milestone for the ZOR Program is a true success – not only for KIPIC, but for the State of Kuwait – and will help bring energy self-sufficiency and further prosperity for all of us,” said Khaled Al-Awadhi, deputy CEO of KIPIC.

Leading up to this achievement, various enabling facilities were successfully completed and handed over including the central control room building and other associated buildings, fire water systems, communication systems and other refinery infrastructure. COOEC Fluor Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. – Fluor’s joint venture fabrication yard in Zhuhai, China – also delivered 188 modules with a combined weight of 65,000 metric tons to support the project’s large-scale, onshore modular execution strategy.

The Fluor joint venture has executed more than 154 million work hours on site, and at peak, employed more than 20,000 craft workers backed by joint venture team members spread across three continents.

About Fluor Corporation

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company with projects and offices on six continents. Fluor’s 47,000 employees build a better world by designing, constructing and maintaining safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects. Fluor is ranked 181 among the Fortune 500 companies. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor has served its clients for more than 100 years. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow Fluor on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

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Omnitracs Expands Its Platform Offering With Acquisition of SmartDrive

Combined company will offer the first enterprise-grade, fully integrated video-based safety, telematics, compliance and routing platform at scale

DALLAS & SAN DIEGO-Friday 11 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

 

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Omnitracs, LLC, a leader in SaaS-based fleet management and data analytics solutions and a pioneer in transportation technology, and SmartDrive, a leader in video-based safety and transportation intelligence, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Omnitracs to acquire SmartDrive. The combined company will bring together two transportation technology leaders to offer an industry-first converged, end-to-end platform that optimizes safety, driver productivity and workflow, as well as routing, dispatch and compliance.

Pervasive connectivity, advanced hardware, and the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are just a few of the technology advancements that promise to unlock value and improve efficiency across all aspects of the $60B transportation technology industry. Unlocking that value in the highly fragmented fleet business, however, requires sufficient data and correlation. The new combined company will, for the first time, unite driving context with operational insight across hundreds of billions of data points to transform the experience for the driver, back office, and customer service alike.

“By integrating SmartDrive’s unparalleled transportation intelligence platform, video safety hardware and risk analysis service offering with the Omnitracs One platform, we can deliver a converged solution built on AI and ML that redefines the future of commercial transportation today. Real-time risk mitigation, streamlined data flows from the cab and vehicle sensors to dispatch and the back office, and a superior driver experience will be brought together to improve safety, efficiency and operational excellence,” said Ray Greer, Chief Executive Officer, Omnitracs. “We have long admired SmartDrive’s customer-centric approach to technology innovation and world class support and service. We look forward to welcoming the talented SmartDrive team to the Omnitracs family.”

There is no one-size-fits all solution for today’s fleets: the needs of oil and gas operations are very different from those of general freight – and both differ from local delivery and dozens of other transportation operations. Both Omnitracs and SmartDrive have built their businesses around providing enterprise-grade, flexible and adaptive solutions that can anticipate and address the distinct operating requirements of each fleet they serve. Together, their depth of experience across decades of partnerships will enable the combined company to uniquely support complexity at scale.

“We couldn’t be more excited about joining forces with Omnitracs and look forward to realizing and advancing the promise of convergence to the benefit of our shared customers,” stated Steve Mitgang, Chief Executive Officer, SmartDrive. “In Omnitracs, we have a like-minded company, seeing the power of data for innovation and solving material fleet and transportation industry challenges.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the significant role of commercial drivers, as the trucking sector has been instrumental to ensuring the availability of critical medical supplies and equipment, as well as essential consumer goods. Given the long-standing shortage of qualified drivers and high turnover rates, creating and sustaining a favorable driver experience (DX) is imperative to fleets’ success. However, recent transportation technology advancements have resulted in a proliferation of devices and sensors, the need for multiple cellular connections, siloed data streams that create redundancies, and other inefficiencies that stem from disparate onboard and back-office systems, all of which complicated the DX.

SmartDrive’s proven video-based safety program integrated with Omnitracs’ best-in-class driver workflow and complemented by the companies’ unmatched years of collective transportation intelligence present an opportunity to streamline and enhance DX. The combined company will deliver the most complete and intelligent DX with the right in-cab and back-office decision making, alerting, and driver coaching – a virtual co-pilot that will lead to significant safety, fuel efficiency, operational and financial gains for fleets.

“We’ve had great partnerships with both Omnitracs and SmartDrive over the years. We are excited to see these two companies come together,” said Chad England, Chief Executive Officer, C.R. England, Inc. “We are confident that the integration of offerings will create efficiencies for C.R. England. We congratulate both Omnitracs and SmartDrive on their new relationship and look forward to the future.”

Subject to customary closing conditions, including customary regulatory approval, the deal is expected to close later in calendar Q3 or Q4. Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Omnitracs on the acquisition. PJT Partners is serving as exclusive financial advisor and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is serving as legal counsel to SmartDrive.

About SmartDrive

SmartDrive Systems gives fleets and drivers unprecedented driving performance insight and analysis, helping save fuel, expenses and lives. Its video safety, predictive analytics, telematics, compliance and personalized performance program help fleets improve driving skills, lower operating costs and deliver significant ROI. With an easy-to-use managed service, fleets and drivers can access and self-manage driving performance anytime, anywhere. The company, which is ranked as one of the fastest growing companies by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ for six consecutive years, has recorded nearly 25 billion miles and compiled the world’s largest storehouse of more than 300 million analyzed risky-driving events. SmartDrive Systems is based in San Diego, Calif., and employs over 725 people worldwide.

About Omnitracs, LLC

Omnitracs, LLC is the global pioneer of trucking solutions for all business models. Omnitracs’ more than 1,100 employees deliver software-as-a-service-based solutions to help over 14,000 customers manage nearly 1,100,000 assets in more than 70 countries. The company pioneered the use of commercial vehicle telematics 35 years ago and serves today as a powerhouse of innovative, intuitive technologies. Omnitracs transforms the transportation industry through technology and insight, featuring best-in-class solutions for compliance, safety and security, productivity, telematics and tracking, transportation management (TMS), planning and delivery, data and analytics, and professional services.

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Contacts

Kimberly Smiley
Omnitracs
(214) 534-0410
ksmiley@omnitracs.com

Emily Holt
PAN Communications
(781) 635-2336
eholt@pancomm.com

 

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Rendez-vous ce week-end pour le lancement de la saison 12 de Stars of Science, l’émission de la Fondation du Qatar

Doha, Qatar-Jeudi 10 Septembre 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

L’émission de la Fondation du Qatar, Stars of Science, est de retour ce week-end avec de nouveaux innovateurs de la région prêts à présenter leurs solutions technologiques au monde entier.

Du Golfe au Moyen-Orient en passant par l’Afrique du Nord, plus de 100 candidats ont présenté leurs inventions devant le célèbre jury et les anciens candidats de l'émission. Ils ont mis leurs compétences à l'épreuve dans l'espoir de gagner leur place dans l’épisode des auditions, au cours duquel huit candidats sont sélectionnés pour développer leurs innovations dans l'atelier de l’émission Stars of Science.

Alors que le monde entier met tout en œuvre collectivement pour lutter contre la pandémie de covid-19, Stars of Science révèle toute son importance. Face au besoin croissant d'investir dans la science, la technologie, la recherche et l'innovation, les efforts de l'émission - et d'autres initiatives similaires - se sont avérés essentiels lors de l'épidémie à laquelle l'humanité est actuellement confrontée.

Partie intégrante du Parc des Sciences et de la technologie du Qatar, Stars of Science vise à susciter l'intérêt des téléspectateurs pour la science, l'innovation et l'esprit d'entreprise, de manière à la fois éducative et divertissante.

Stars of Science sera diffusé jusqu’au 6 novembre sur plusieurs chaînes de la région et en ligne sur la chaine YouTube de l’émission. Pour le programme complet de diffusion, veuillez visiter www.starsofscience.com.

 

À propos de Stars of Science

Stars of Science, la première émission du monde arabe dédiée à l’innovation, est une initiative de la Fondation du Qatar (QF) qui allie éducation et divertissement. L’émission offre aux innovateurs arabes la possibilité de développer des solutions technologiques qui bénéficient à leurs communautés, à leur santé ou leur mode de vie, et qui contribuent à préserver l'environnement.

Au cours d'un processus de douze semaines, les participants doivent prouver l'efficacité de leurs solutions au sein d’un espace d'innovation partagé, lors d’une course contre la montre et avec l'appui d'une équipe d'ingénieurs et de développeurs produits expérimentés. Un jury d'experts évalue et élimine les candidats chaque semaine lors des étapes de prototypage et de validation. Les quatre derniers finalistes en lice s’affronteront pour remporter une part de 600 000 dollars américains qui leur permettra de financer le lancement de leur projet. La part de chacun sera déterminée en fonction de la note attribuée par le jury et le vote en ligne du public.

Stars of Science sera diffusé tous les vendredis et samedis du 11 septembre 2020 au 6 novembre 2020. Pour le programme complet de diffusion, veuillez visiter www.starsofscience.com

 

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Le site - www.starsofscience.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StarsofScienceTV

Twitter - https://twitter.com/starsofscience

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Instagram- starsofsciencetv

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La Fondation du Qatar - Libérer le potentiel humain

La Fondation du Qatar (Qatar Foundation - QF) pour l'Éducation, la Science et le Développement Communautaire est une organisation privée à but non lucratif, qui soutient le Qatar dans sa transformation vers une économie diversifiée et durable. QF aspire à servir le peuple du Qatar et au-delà en offrant des programmes axés sur l’innovation dans les domaines de l'éducation, de la science et de la recherche et du développement communautaire.

Fondée en 1995 par Son Altesse Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, l’Émir père, et Son Altesse Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, qui partageaient une vision commune, celle d’offrir au Qatar une éducation de qualité. Aujourd’hui, le système éducatif de niveau international de QF offre des possibilités d'apprentissage en continu, dès l'âge de six mois et jusqu'au doctorat, ce qui permet aux diplômés de s'épanouir dans un environnement international et de contribuer au développement de la nation.

QF crée également un centre d'innovation multidisciplinaire au Qatar, où des chercheurs se penchent sur des défis locaux et mondiaux. En encourageant une culture d’apprentissage tout au long de la vie et en favorisant l'engagement social à travers des programmes qui incarnent la culture qatarie, QF s'engage à autonomiser la communauté locale et à contribuer à un monde meilleur pour tous.

Pour la liste complète des initiatives et projets de QF, veuillez visiter : http://www.qf.org.qa/

Contacts

Weber Shandwick

Maram Alibrahim

SOS@webershandwick.com

+974 3107 3584

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Qatar Foundation’s Stars Of Science Season 12 Premieres This Weekend

Doha, Qatar-Thursday 10 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science returns to TV screens this weekend, with a brand-new set of aspiring Arab innovators ready to present their technological solutions to the world.

From the Gulf to the Middle East all the way to North Africa, more than 100 applicants pitched their inventions to the famed jury and members of the show’s renowned alumni. They put their presentation skills to the test in hopes of earning a place in the selection episode, during which the final eight contestants will be chosen to enter the innovation workshop.

As communities around the world adhere to their collective responsibility in fighting the pandemic, the importance of Stars of Science is more evident than ever. With the rising necessity of investing in science, technology, research, and innovation, the show’s efforts – and other initiatives like it – have proven vital during the COVID-19 outbreak humanity currently faces.

Part of Qatar Foundation’s Qatar Science & Technology Park, Stars of Science aims to drive interest in science, innovation, and entrepreneurship in its viewers – both in an educational and entertaining manner.

The TV program will continue to air until November 6 on several channels across the region and online through the Stars of Science YouTube channel. For a full broadcast guide, please visit www.starsofscience.com.

 

About Stars of Science

As the premier innovation show in the Arab world, Stars of Science – the edutainment TV initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF) – empowers Arab innovators to develop technological solutions for their communities, benefitting people’s health and lifestyles, and helping to preserve the environment.

Over a 12-week process, the contestants demonstrate the effectiveness of their solutions in a shared innovation space, competing against time with the support of a team of experienced engineers and product developers. An expert panel of jurors assess and eliminate projects every week across several prototyping and testing rounds, until only four finalists remain to compete for a share of $600,000 in seed funding. Jury deliberation and online voting from the public determine the rankings.

Stars of Science will air every Friday and Saturday from September 11, 2020 till November 6, 2020. Please visit the broadcast guide for channels and timings: starsofscience.com

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Website - www.starsofscience.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StarsofScienceTV

Twitter - https://twitter.com/starsofscience

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Qatar Foundation – Unlocking Human Potential

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) is a non-profit organization that supports Qatar on its journey to becoming a diversified and sustainable economy. QF strives to serve the people of Qatar and beyond by providing specialized programs across its innovation-focused ecosystem of education, science and research, and community development.

QF was founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Amir, and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, who shared the vision to provide Qatar with quality education. Today, QF’s world-class education system offers lifelong learning opportunities to community members as young as six months through to doctoral level, enabling graduates to thrive in a global environment and contribute to the nation’s development.

QF is also creating a multidisciplinary innovation hub in Qatar, where homegrown researchers are working to address local and global challenges. By promoting a culture of lifelong learning and fostering social engagement through programs that embody Qatari culture, QF is committed to empowering the local community and contributing to a better world for all.

For a complete list of QF’s initiatives and projects, visit http://www.qf.org.qa

Contacts

Weber Shandwick

Maram Alibrahim

SOS@webershandwick.com

+974 3107 3584

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Prominent International Corporate Lawyer Imad S. Ayass Joins Kalbian Hagerty LLP

WASHINGTON-Friday 11 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kalbian Hagerty LLP is very pleased to announce today that Imad S. Ayass has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as Of Counsel to the Firm.

Mr. Ayass is a well-respected international corporate lawyer with more than 24 years of experience in the United States, Europe, and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

“We are excited to welcome Imad as an important addition to our firm as we continue to grow our local and international corporate and litigation practices to enhance the depth and range of legal services for our clients,” said Founding Partner Haig Kalbian. “Imad is a very sharp and experienced attorney who has been a key player in representing clients in major infrastructure, satellite, aerospace, project finance, and technology transactions. He has earned an excellent reputation in his practice areas both in the Middle East, the United States, and around the world.”

In addition to the areas listed above, Imad’s practice focuses mainly on complex international projects, corporate matters, regulatory compliance and estate planning. Imad has a commercial approach to legal work, which enables him to draw on his vast experience to achieve resolution of complex legal issues without losing sight of the underlying strategic and commercial objectives of his clients.

Mr. Ayass earned his BS degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and his JD from Whittier College School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Washington, DC and California. Mr. Ayass is fluent in English and Arabic and is at an advanced level in Spanish.

To learn more about Kalbian Hagerty LLP and Mr. Ayass please go to https://kalbianhagerty.com/.

About Kalbian Hagerty LLP: Kalbian Hagerty LLP is a boutique international general practice law firm headquartered in downtown Washington, DC with offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Kalbian Hagerty LLP represents a broad range of clients including public and private companies, partnerships, financial institutions, foreign governments, entrepreneurs, family offices and high net worth individuals with their local, national, and international legal needs.

 

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James R. Hagerty at jhagerty@kalbianhagerty.com or (202) 223-5600

 

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Northern Trust Names Senior Appointments for Middle East and Africa Business

Appointments of Areej Al-Mokbel and Effat Badeeb Support Business Growth and Development of Local Leadership Team

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia-Monday 7 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) today announces two strategic appointments to its Middle East and Africa senior management team in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These appointments underscore Northern Trust’s commitment to its clients by recruiting local talent to support the continued growth of its asset servicing and asset management business across the region.

Areej Al-Mokbel has been appointed chief operating officer for the Middle East and Africa, responsible for overseeing business operations for Northern Trust’s offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is tasked with the day-to-day and strategic management of Northern Trust’s administrative and operational capabilities as it supports the evolving requirements of clients across the Middle East and Africa.

Al-Mokbel has more than 20 years of experience working in the financial services industry. She has spent over 12 years working in asset management and asset servicing, holding senior management and business leadership positions with HSBC Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, she held a number of technology management positions with SABB, formerly known as the Saudi British Bank.

Effat Badeeb has been appointed deputy country manager at The Northern Trust Company of Saudi Arabia, overseeing the day-to-day management of Northern Trust’s business. Her responsibilities include business management, talent development and exercising financial and regulatory oversight of business activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

She will also lead strategic initiatives to deepen relationships with regulators and key stakeholders, and support the alignment of Northern Trust’s business with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategic framework for the diversification and development of its economy.

Badeeb has 14 years’ experience in the financial industry, having previously held senior positions with HSBC Saudi Arabia and BNP Paribas Investment Company. Prior to her current role, she was Northern Trust’s chief compliance officer for the Middle East.

Both Al-Mokbel and Badeeb will report to Michael Slater, head of Middle East and Africa at Northern Trust.

Slater comments: “Financial services continue to develop in sophistication across the Middle East and Africa, and against this backdrop the addition of Areej and Effat further strengthens our management team with local industry leadership and expertise. Their appointment supports our clients’ evolving requirements for asset servicing and asset management solutions that help them meet the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities of future technological and industry change.”

Northern Trust began servicing clients in the Middle East in 1987 and has seen significant growth across its regional business. Northern Trust has 29 staff in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh – and has more than doubled this team over three years. The team provides a comprehensive range of solutions to a broad base of clients that include many of the largest sovereign wealth funds, central banks, inter-governmental/governmental organizations, asset managers and family offices in the region.

About Northern Trust
Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has a global presence with offices in 22 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., and across 22 locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of June 30, 2020, Northern Trust had assets under custody/administration of US $12.1 trillion, and assets under management of US $1.3 trillion. For more than 130 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation. Please visit our website or follow us on Twitter.

Northern Trust Corporation, Head Office: 50 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S.A., incorporated with limited liability in the U.S. Please read our global and regulatory information.

The Company operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under Commercial Registration No. 1010366439 issued on 22/04/1434H (corresponding to 04/03/2013G) by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Authorised by the Capital Market Authority on 12 September 2012 and commencement date as of 12 September 2013 to conduct Security Business (Managing – Advisory & Custody) License Number # 12163-26

Contacts

Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific:
Camilla Greene
+44 (0) 20 7982 2176
Camilla_Greene@ntrs.com

Marcel Klebba
+44 (0) 20 7982 1994
Marcel_Klebba@ntrs.com

US & Canada:
John O’Connell
+1 312 444 2388
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Regional brands to benefit from greater depth and scale of data across leading publishers

DMS migrates to new-generation Permutive DMP

 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 9 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

In the fast-changing world of digital, technological innovations are perpetually paving the way forward for more effective advertising outcomes.

In keeping with its ongoing commitment to remaining at the forefront of digital, Digital Media Services (DMS) – The digital arm of Choueiri Group, recently announced that it has enhanced its data infrastructure, with the forward-looking deployment of the new generation Permutive DMP (Data Management Platform).  The development is the result of DMS’ ongoing drive to consistently future-proof its infrastructure. The Permutive platform now enables DMS to create a more granular ingestion and classification of data on the back of enhanced scale.

Built on edge processing, Permutive's DMP makes it possible for publishers to gather deeper insights about their valuable users (rich data on their interests and intent). This allows them to better cope with challenges related to users’ ever-evolving online habits. With growing challenges arising across the industry about first party data, stemming from cookies and regulations surrounding privacy and browsers, the pressure on all publishers has been steadily increasing.

Permutive’s Aarti Suri, Senior Customer Success Manager commented on the development and stated that “We are very excited to become a part of DMS’ arsenal. This development serves as a huge showcase for our edge-powered technology, as it is being deployed across a market-leading regional digital inventory, where our customization capabilities stand to shine”.  

With the migration in place, DMS’ data capabilities now stand at par with premium publishers in Europe and other advanced markets. The deployment has effectively rendered an increase in scale of 120%.

Alex Lopes, Choueiri Group’s Audience and Data Director elaborated on the benefits of enhanced depth and scale by adding that “We are constantly relooking at our technology infrastructure to find better means and avenues which will ensure that our brand partners and publishers succeed at the end of the day. Equipped with greater depth and scale, more insights, and more data analytical horsepower than ever before, this latest migration to the Permutive DMP is a major step. With more properties captured by events fired through real-time and privacy-abiding technology such as edge and key-value pairs, we can better develop the 5 key pillars of data effecting real life scenarios (ingestion, classification, analysis, connection and activation). Empowered by this new approach which commenced sometime last year, Choueiri Group now stands at an all-new level across those pillars and is reflecting this with a host of innovative products and new ways of working being released to the market”.

 

About Permutive

Permutive is the data platform built for publishers.

Built on edge computing, the Permutive platform gives publishers the ability to connect their user data in one place using secure and scalable technology that does not rely on third-party cookies. The result is a significant increase in the quality and scale of data collected so that publishers can drive more revenue and decrease costs.

Working with clients across Europe and North America, publishers using Permutive include BuzzFeed, The Guardian, The Economist, Condé Nast International, Hubert Burda Media, and Immediate Media.

Find out more at permutive.com

 

About Digital Media Services (DMS):

Digital Media Services (DMS) was incorporated in 2010 as the official digital media arm of Choueiri Group. Today, the Company extends a premium portfolio of online / mobile offerings, which reach 140 million Unique Browsers, generate 1.2 Billion Page Views and serve over 3.8 billion ad impressions per month. Aligned with Choueiri Group’s commitment to and focus on digital, DMS received a brand makeover in April 2017, which expresses its unique strength as the true voice of independent publishers. DMS is headquartered in Dubai, with presence in key regional markets.

Contacts

Choueiri Group

Assad Jamil, +97144545454

ajamil.mr@choueirigroup.com

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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces That Tara Simon Will Be Named Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, Too Faced

 

NEW YORK-Saturday 5 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) announced that Tara Simon has joined The Estée Lauder Companies as Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, Too Faced, effective August 31, 2020. She will report to John Demsey, Executive Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), and will succeed Eric Hohl, who is departing from the company.

Tara joins Too Faced from ULTA BEAUTY, where she served most recently as Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Prestige Beauty. In this role, Tara was responsible for the successful business model evolution and elevation of ULTA BEAUTY’s luxury brands, spearheading unprecedented growth in the company’s total Prestige Beauty market share. As the leader of ULTA BEAUTY’s Prestige Merchandising Team, Merchandising Strategy Team, and Emerging Brands Team, Tara dramatically increased the number of prestige brands sold through the retailer by attracting exclusive launches from well-established powerhouse brands like M·A·C and Clinique, while also aggressively pursuing and successfully launching smaller start-up brands, resulting in increased consumer engagement and loyalty.

Having partnered closely with Too Faced founders Jerrod Blandino and Jeremy Johnson since 2006, Tara is well versed in the brand’s uniquely vibrant and unabashedly feminine brand equity. She partnered with the founders both during her time at ULTA BEAUTY and previously during her tenure at Sephora, where she served as Director of Business Development and Divisional Merchandise Manager of Color.

“Tara is a visionary strategic leader and brand builder with deep experience in prestige beauty and makeup,” said Mr. Demsey. “She is a force, with unstoppable energy and admirable character. Tara has great respect for the vision, grit and passion with which Jerrod and Jeremy built Too Faced. She will be instrumental in helping to bring the unique brand narrative centered around Jerrod’s inspiring products and experiences to new audiences globally. Her vast expertise and ability to drive winning business results within the specialty-multi prestige beauty space makes her uniquely suited to bring Too Faced to new levels of success.”

As Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, Too Faced, Tara will be responsible for guiding and implementing the brand’s global strategic vision and leading the talented teams across the organization to execute these winning strategies. With her strong background in brand equity and marketing, she will partner closely with Jerrod, Jeremy to leverage a deeper understanding of existing consumers for even stronger affinity and loyalty and also bring new audiences to the brand. At the same time, her operational and retail expertise will enable her to create winning breakthrough service models and merchandising formats by channel to accelerate retail and direct-to-consumer opportunities.

Tara has received several awards and honors in recognition of her exceptional career, including a Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Achiever Award in 2018. She sits on Harvard Women’s Leadership Board supporting The Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program, is on the National Board of Directors of CEW, and served on the Advisory Board of The NPD Group.

About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, Tommy Hilfiger, M·A·C, Kiton, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Donna Karan New York, DKNY, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Michael Kors, Darphin, Tom Ford, Smashbox, Ermenegildo Zegna, AERIN, RODIN olio lusso, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, By Kilian, BECCA, Too Faced and Dr. Jart+.

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