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Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-Friday 4 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has resumed its classes and academic activities starting from the Fall semester 2020. All health and safety measures stipulated in the guidelines of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Prevention have been taken, in line with the precautionary measures followed locally and internationally, to ensure the safety of students, faculty and management and protection from Covid-19 infection.

AURAK has introduced new measures related to safety rules, as it decided to apply online learning in the first two weeks of the semester, before transition to the hybrid education system. This system will include four days of classes, with Thursday dedicated to university activities. Working hours will be extended and run from 9 am to 10 pm to ensure no more than 50% of the community are on campus at the same time, limiting in-person classes to 50% of the registered students once a week for every class, and labs to 15 students. Lectures will be transmitted live and recorded.

Before joining, everyone will be required to show a negative result for the COVID-19 virus in a test carried out not more than 48 hours previously, and sign an undertaking agreeing to comply with the health and safety measures. This will include students staying in the dormitories as well.

Wearing masks is mandatory, there will be no gatherings of more than 50 people, and physical distancing is being enforced.

Students opting to stay in the dorms are encouraged to take a single room or select a roommate who is a relative or a close friend. Any sort of delivery is discouraged or limited by strict procedures.

The University, in collaboration with RAK Medical Zone, will carry out periodical COVID-19 tests.

Contacts

American University of Ras Al Khaimah

Maryam Albloushi

Department of Communications and Public Relations

Tel: +971 7 2468803

Email: maryam.albloushi@aurak.ac.ae

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Sunday 6 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Ever since fischer MEA launched its first fischer Center in the region at Street 8, Mussafah Industrial (M-6) Abu Dhabi, UAE - P. O. Box 261738 landmark Al Ahalia Exchange, on 04 September 2019 it has been a remarkable journey. Mr. Florian Birkenmayer, Head of the Board of Directors fixing systems division and Managing Director Development and Product Management, Mr. Michael Geiszbühl: Managing Director Sales and Marketing and Mr. Jayanta Mukherjee: Managing Director Middle East and Africa then inaugurated the showroom.

Considering the market trends, fischer Center was launched as part of its major strategic expansion plan of fischer MEA. This re-emphasized the brand’s commitment to providing its customer service excellence and with this success they are planning to open many more showrooms in Dubai & Sharjah.

fischer Centre Abu Dhabi is functional on all working days from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm and serves as one-stop showroom. All the customers can experience fischer’s complete product range/services first hand and also receive assistance from technically sound personnel, in choosing the right products for the application. This concept is the game changer for the brand, gaining good response, appreciated by both retail & corporate customers. The showroom is equipped to arrange a direct delivery to the customer’s doorstep from the fischer’s central warehouse the following day.

fischer MEA thanks all its customers & well-wishers who have been part of this giant leap.

Fischer a brand and its promise to perform

For over 70 years, fischer has garnered a widespread reputation for designing, engineering and building innovative fixing solutions. Since its establishment in 1948, fischer has been driven by a constant will to change and strive for better solutions through innovation. Whoever chooses fischer can expect not only the best in terms of quality, but also the best in terms of services which are focused and designed with the sole purpose of delighting their customers.

fischer MEA a 100% subsidiary of fischer fixings - Germany, has been constantly expanding its horizons in the Middle East and African markets. Today, fischer MEA operations headquartered in the Dubai-UAE, oversees the entire region with local offices in KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Pakistan with deep footprints in all major projects and in the trade market.

Contacts

fischer FZE

Naveen Shanmugavel, Regional Marketing Head, +97148837477

marketing@fischer.ae

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Australian government funds will support commercialisation of test for COVID-19 patient management

SYDNEY-Thursday 3 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostic solutions, in partnership with researchers from Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District’s (NBMLHD) Nepean Hospital Intensive Care Unit were awarded funding through the MTPConnect Biomedical Translation Bridge (BTB) program. Funds will support the commercialisation of a respiratory virus host response test – a rapid-response assay to enhance current COVID-19 management activities and future viral pandemic preparedness.

SpeeDx are adapting the NBMLHD laboratory developed test that targets a key genetic marker that is uniquely expressed in response to respiratory virus infection, with levels of the marker correlated with disease progression.1,2 Utilising newly patented InSigniaTM technology that enhances the measurement of gene expression, the commercial test will be a rapid, high-throughput tool to support risk-based stratification of patients presenting with respiratory viral illness, including COVID-19.

“The MTPConnect BTB funding will be instrumental in advancing our commercialisation process and supporting the tight timelines we are setting in order to bring this important product to market” said Colin Denver, SpeeDx CEO.

Delivered by MTPConnect, the Australian Government's BTB program is a $22.3 million MRFF initiative that provides up to $1 million in matched funding to nurture the translation of new therapies, technologies and medical devices through to proof of concept to turn innovative medical ideas into reality.

About SpeeDx
Founded in 2009, SpeeDx is an Australian-based private company with subsidiary offices in Austin and London, and distributors across Europe. SpeeDx specializes in molecular diagnostic solutions that go beyond simple detection to offer comprehensive information for improved patient management. Innovative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology has driven market-leading multiplex detection and priming strategies. Product portfolios focus on multiplex diagnostics for sexually transmitted infection (STI), antibiotic resistance markers, and respiratory disease. For more information on SpeeDx please see: https://plexpcr.com

About Nepean and Blue Mountains Local Health District
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District is well placed to draw on over 100 years of continuously caring for the community, conducting research and delivering innovation. The Nepean Hospital Intensive Care Unit is part of NBMLHD’s 5,700-strong staff. Being on the frontline of health means NBMLHD has a focus on practical solutions that deliver maximum impact to the health and wellbeing of patients and their families.

References

1. Tang BM et al. Eur Respir J. 2017 Jun 15;49(6):1602098.
2. https://www.smh.com.au/national/covid-19-blood-test-to-predict-which-patients-will-need-the-most-care-20200406-p54hja.html

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Contacts

SpeeDx
Australia, New Zealand and Europe
Madeline O’Donoghue - SpeeDx
+61 406 582 808

United States
Rick Roose - RCI Healthcare Public Relations
+1 415 202 4445

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Tiered Backup Storage Solution up for Four Industry Awards

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -Wednesday 2 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution, today announced that it has been nominated in four categories for the 2020 Network Computing Awards. ExaGrid has become a finalist for Data Centre Product of the Year, The Return on Investment Award, Hardware Product of the Year, and Company of the Year. Voting to determine the winner in each category is underway now and closes on September 22. Winners of this year’s awards will be announced on October 2, 2020.

ExaGrid’s model EX63000E appliance is a nominee in three categories. Up to 32 EX63000Es can be in a single system which provides up to a 2PB full backup with an ingest rate of 432TB/hour, which is larger and also three times faster than any other backup storage on the market.

The Tiered Backup Storage solution is designed to support a diverse group of backup applications, which gives its users the ability to utilize multiple applications and processes that can point to same backup target, the ExaGrid system. Over the past year, ExaGrid has released software upgrades that further enhance the integration with backup applications. For example, ExaGrid improved on its data deduplication for Veeam Software, included support of Veritas NetBackup Accelerator, and the included the ability to further deduplicate Commvault deduplicated data as wells as implemented the solution’s support of Windows Active Directory.

“We are thrilled to be nominated in so many categories! We continue to innovate and upgrade our Tiered Backup Storage solution. Our Version 5.2.2 update enhanced many of our product’s features, and our upcoming Version 6.0 update will add even more; including Retention Time-Lock for Ransomware recovery,” said Bill Andrews, CEO and President of ExaGrid. “We want to ensure our product provides longevity to our customers and we hope to disrupt the practice of product obsolescence and forklift upgrades that have become commonplace in the industry. ExaGrid provides significant lifetime value and investment protection that no other architecture can match.”

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.

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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Contacts
Media:
Kristina O’Connell
ExaGrid
koconnell@exagrid.com

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NEW YORK - Tuesday, 01. August 2023

Diligent Market Intelligence drives decision making with leading data and analytics across corporate governance, shareholder activism and ESG

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diligent, a leading GRC SaaS company, today announced the launch of Diligent Market Intelligence, a market-leading provider of governance and shareholder intelligence. The launch combines Diligent’s leading shareholder activism, voting and corporate governance data (formerly Insightia) with its ESG and executive compensation data, empowering customers to proactively manage shareholder pressures and mitigate governance risks.

With the launch, Diligent’s expanded market intelligence solution now includes data sets covering environmental, social and governance (ESG) and executive compensation with more offerings to come. In times of heightened scrutiny, the expanded data sets will help organizations gain clarity on broader corporate governance topics to better inform their strategy.

“Organizations are increasingly being held accountable to issues beyond the bottom line, and enhanced visibility and market intelligence is a must to stay one step ahead,” said Amanda Carty, Managing Director of ESG and Data Intelligence at Diligent. “Diligent Market Intelligence integrates vital public company and shareholder activity data with Diligent’s leading governance, analytics and ESG solutions to better serve organizations and investors and inform decision making.”

With Diligent Market Intelligence, organizations can stay ahead of a quickly evolving market with the ability to:

Prepare a winning shareholder engagement strategy ahead of annual meetings with access to complete voting records and policies of investors worldwide.
Benchmark against peers to understand governance, compensation and stewardship best practices and macro market trends.
Uncover vulnerabilities to shareholder activism and be prepared to act by leveraging proprietary activism vulnerability scores and analysis.
Establish stronger corporate governance practices by using corporate defense scoring to discern governance strengths and weaknesses.
Stay up-to-date on key developments during proxy season and beyond with unrivalled news coverage and expertise from Diligent Market Intelligence’s leading in-house editorial team.
“As an advisor to both companies and investors in critical situations, knowing the company's shareholder base and their voting approach is critical to success,” said Greg Taxin, Managing Member, Spotlight Advisors. “Diligent Market Intelligence provides the data and analytical tools necessary to ensure my clients can plan their campaigns to have maximum impact with shareholders.”

Learn more about Diligent Market Intelligence here.

About Diligent

Diligent is a leading GRC SaaS company that gives organizations the tools and solutions they need to bring clarity to complex risk, elevate impactful insights and get ahead of a world that is constantly changing. With solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG, Diligent empowers more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders to make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge. Learn more at diligent.com.

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Contacts
 
Media
Julia Hanbury
Senior Communications Manager, Diligent
+1 (604) 669-4225
Jhanbury@diligent.com

Mohamed Alraeesi , UAE National and Director – Security Business Relations at Transguard Group, reveals his strategic role in supporting the success of the business solutions provider

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 1 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

As the UAE’s most trusted security provider, Transguard Group has a well-earned reputation for protecting critical national infrastructure, as well as ensuring the safety and well-being of the country’s citizens, residents and visitors. Its success relies on a team of thousands deployed around the clock, and ensuring its smooth operation is anything but a 9 to 5 job. Few know this better than Mohamed Alraeesi, Director – Security Business Relations: Day or night, weekdays and weekends, Alraeesi knows from experience that his availability and accessibility play a strategic role in supporting the efforts of both Transguard Group and the nation’s police force.

A UAE national, Alraeesi spent 30 years with the Dubai Police, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. At the time, investigations, negotiations and risk assessments filled his daily schedule; today, Alraeesi puts many of those same skills to work in a role that gives him the opportunity to help shape the continued growth of Transguard’s security division.

“I am constantly communicating with the police and other government entities to understand their concerns for the country and the areas where they are working toward ongoing development,” Alraeesi explains. “This has helped to facilitate Transguard’s continued reputation for being the most respected name in the security industry. We pride ourselves on planning for and being responsive to the needs of the UAE.”

The impact of Alraeesi’s ability to assist with this delicate integration of precise requirements into everyday processes can also be seen in his work with key senior executives within Dubai’s most renowned companies. “Throughout my tenure in Transguard, my diligent approach to these relationships has given our clients confidence that we are not only approachable and flexible, but that we can anticipate their challenges and offer solutions before they know they need them,” he says.

“I believe that a strong company is built on strong relationships,” Alraeesi concluded. “And I’m proud that my initiatives continue to have a positive impact on Transguard’s strategic work in the UAE.”

Click here for high resolution photos of Mohamed Alraeesi.

About Transguard Group:
Established in 2001, Transguard Group is an Emirates Group and Al Hail Holding company with an available workforce of 61,000. Offering flexible solutions for all of the UAE’s staffing needs, Transguard is the region’s most trusted expert in security, facilities management, cash services and white collar staffing – and much more in between. With an annual turnover of approximately AED 2.55 billion in the 2019-2020 financial year, Transguard’s expertise is in supplying the right people for its clients, precisely when and where they’re needed. To learn more about the many ways Transguard is helping the UAE’s businesses grow, visit www.transguardgroup.com.

Contacts

Lena ter Laare

Director – Marketing, Communications & CSR

Lena.terlaare@transguardgroup.com

Mobile: +971 50 899 7953                       

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