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AXESS Networks’ customers will benefit from high-performance connectivity networks delivered via SES’s second-generation medium earth orbit satellite communication system

(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES and AXESS Networks (AXESS), a leading provider of satellite connectivity solutions, are accelerating digital transition of the mining industry with SES’s second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system O3b mPOWER, the two companies announced today. Under this multi-year, multi-million agreement, the mining sector users will be able to benefit from the cutting-edge low-latency Onshore Energy & Mining mPOWERED connectivity service.

SES’s Onshore Energy & Mining mPOWERED service will provide the highest throughput available from a satellite system and deliver dedicated and carrier-grade networks to AXESS’ customers reliably regardless of their remote locations. O3b mPOWER can deliver up to multiple gigabits per second per site, enabling AXESS’ customers to accelerate the digitalisation of their operations and sites globally, boosting profitability through access to new applications and efficiency, as well as improving staff safety and welfare. SES’s second-generation MEO connectivity service also brings the Cloud closer to the end customers and can enable edge computing to support the use of 5G and IoT in the mining industry.

Simon GattySaunt, Vice President of Networks Sales, Europe, at SES, said, “Transition towards smart mining is already turbocharging profits, and revolutionising industry’s environmental and societal impact. We are proud of the success our partnership with AXESS has already had in facilitating this change, thanks to our multi-orbit GEO and MEO network, and are excited to further accelerate it with the O3b mPOWER service.”

Guido Neumann, President AXESS EMEA said, “This agreement builds on a long and successful relationship with SES, which has helped us to provide our customers with the best-in-class, reliable and resilient connectivity for their operations. As we are seeing a considerable uptake in demand for the carrier-grade solutions globally, but especially in the EMEA and APAC region, we are honoured to play an active role in scaling the digital transition in the mining sector through introducing O3b mPOWER and the Onshore Energy & Mining mPOWERED service.”

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About SES

SES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences everywhere on earth by distributing the highest quality video content and providing seamless connectivity around the world. As the leader in global content connectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s only multi-orbit constellation of satellites with the unique combination of global coverage and high performance, including the commercially-proven, low-latency Medium Earth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast and intelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliver high-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, at sea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’s leading telecommunications companies, mobile network operators, governments, connectivity and cloud service providers, broadcasters, video platform operators and content owners. SES’s video network carries over ~8,200 channels and has an unparalleled reach of 366 million households, delivering managed media services for both linear and non-linear content. The company is listed on Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges (Ticker: SESG). Further information is available at: www.ses.com

About AXESS Networks

AXESS Networks (AXESS) is a global leader in satellite-based solutions that manages the entire satellite communications value chain with engineering solutions tailored to its customers’ requirements. AXESS was founded in 2019 via the merger of CETel and Axesat, two well-established companies in Europe and Latin America. AXESS operates and owns Teleports in Germany, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It provides turnkey solutions for the individual requirements of its clients from a broad range of industries: Corporate, Energy, Maritime, Telcos, Government, Humanitarian Services and Media. More than 200 AXESS employees serve over 800 clients in 50 countries with deep market understanding. AXESS was awarded as the Independent Teleport Operator of the Year by the WTA (World Teleport Association) in 2021. Further information is available at: www.axessnet.com

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Suzanne Ong
External Communications, SES
+352 710 725 500
suzanne.ong@ses.com

Corinne Effinger
Communications Manager, AXESS EMEA
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corinne.effinger@axessnet.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
Enterprises that are considering joining the metaverse bandwagon have been put on high alert against imminent cyberattacks that could expose their valuable data to crippling cyberattacks, data exfiltration and breaches.

As brands get increasingly engulfed in the metaverse, largely driven by the exciting opportunities that this relatively new digital concept presents, IT and cybersecurity experts are seriously concerned that most of them are rushing to establish their presence without a proper cybersecurity strategy.

Metaverse, an attempt to create an immersive virtual world that combines augmented and virtual reality, includes economic and social spaces where users from anywhere in the world can enjoy a wide range of content and experiences.

This, according to cybersecurity experts, also significantly exposes individual internet users and brands that are playing in that space to a plethora of risks that could lead to a surge in cases of account hacking and tampering, phishing and assets theft.

“Metaverse is an exciting and futuristic concept that is creating enormous opportunities for enterprises as well as innovators. However, enterprises that are considering operating in that space should also be weary of the imminent cyber threats that come with new innovation. As soon as digital property in the 3D universe, for instance, becomes of value, cases of account hacking, theft, ransomware and phishing will also increase significantly. Partly to blame will be the lack of a solid cyber protection strategy to safeguard private and confidential information from potential attackers,” said Candid Wüest, VP of Cyber Protection Research at Acronis.

According to the Acronis Cyber Protection Week Global Report 2022, cybercriminals are exploiting the IT complexity to launch catastrophic cyberattacks. With most users still not fully aware of the magnitude of the cyber threats they are facing in the wake of increased metaverse adoption, daily data theft (credit card, identity, passwords, etc.), malware, phishing attacks are likey to increase by 200% by 2024 due to unpreparedness or lack of a cyber protection master plan.  

Main risks
Device security remains high on the cyber protection priority list as platform and device hacking is widely expected to soar as the metaverse uptake also skyrockets. Threats and breaches to devices is likely to worsen and could subsequently also have actual terminal consequences in the physical world.

“For individual users of Metaverse, hacking of metaverse-enabled devices like specific headsets, for instance, can cause seizures, if someone is epileptic. It can also hurt their vision or hearing at least temporarily as well as expose their physical location, and more,” noted Candid Wüest. Metaverse will not have entirely new security issues as it will have the similar issues as the gaming industry. The explosive popularity of gaming, which is arguably the biggest segment of the entertainment industry, with over three billion regular participants, paints a picture of just how lucrative the metaverse can become for cybercriminals based on the number of users it can attract.

Data regulation
The lack of data collection and usage regulation has also emerged as a possible enabler of cyber threats within the virtual reality platform. This, IT security experts warn, could create a myriad of loopholes that cybercriminals could exploit to infiltrate private networks and gain unrestricted access to sensitive data from enterprises and individuals.

With regulation lacking, cybercrime could become the fastest-growing type of crime currently valued at ​​US$1-2 trillion and growing at a faster rate. However, despite the commitment by social media giant Meta that it will invest US$50 million in external research that will primarily focus on privacy and security in the metaverse – including a partnership with the National University of Singapore, to investigate data use – more still needs to be done, especially by enterprises to secure their data.

These safeguard measures include a comprehensive artificial intelligence and machine learning-driven cyber protection strategy combined with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Other effective security measures include blockchain technology to identify users; tokens assigned by an organization and use of biometrics in a headset to confirm user identity.

Metaverse warfare
While the concept of a virtual world was developed primarily for social platforms to help them boost engagement, the immersive multi-dimension will also create more opportunities for complex cyber attacks.

“Metaverse for information warfare is now emerging as a real threat that could be used to spread malicious information. Issues such as deep fake news will be more convincing in metaverse, news coverage will get more “gruesome”, and sports and entertainment will feel more real. Emotions will run high – which in theory a weakness used by threat actors, including politically motivated ones,” noted Candid Wüest.

About Acronis

Acronis unifies data protection and cybersecurity to deliver integrated, automated cyber protection that solves the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) challenges of the modern digital world. With flexible deployment models that fit the demands of service providers and IT professionals, Acronis provides superior cyber protection for data, applications, and systems with innovative next-generation antivirus, backup, disaster recovery, and endpoint protection management solutions powered by AI. With advanced anti-malware powered by cutting-edge machine intelligence and blockchain-based data authentication technologies, Acronis protects any environment – from cloud to hybrid to on-premises – at a low and predictable cost.

Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008, Acronis now has more than 2,000 employees and offices in 34 locations worldwide. Its solutions are trusted by more than 5.5 million home users and 500,000 companies, and top-tier professional sports teams. Acronis products are available through over 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 countries and 26 languages.

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-ITC Abu Dhabi, Al Masaood, Bridgestone, RoadSafetyUAE team up
-Summer heat poses a key challenge for truck tyres, truck drivers
-More than 250 truck tyres checked
-2% tyres under-inflated, 7% over-inflated
-6% tyres damaged
-8% valves not accessible
-42% tyres need to be rotated
-43% valve dust caps missing

The UAE summer heat poses challenge to truck tyres and truck drivers. Truck tyre debris is a common sight on UAE roads. This means danger to the trucks itself, but also to oncoming traffic. Truck drivers are exposed to high temperatures posing often difficult working conditions.

To check tyre safety in Abu Dhabi and to show appreciation to truck drivers, Integrated Transport Centre in Abu Dhabi, Al Masaood, Bridgestone and RoadSafetyUAE teamed up for a multi-party initiative. The main goal of this initiative is to improve the awareness about tyres among truck drivers through conducting a visual check of truck tyres condition and an interactive awareness campaign. This event is the first in a series of such events to be held by the campaign partners in the coming quarters.

At Abu Dhabi’s Mussafah truck weighing station the initial activation yielded in a total of 276 truck tyres checked, with 2% showing dangerous levels of under-inflation and 7% of over-inflation. Even more dangerous, 6% of tyres were damaged and 8% of tyre valves were not even accessible. Tyre rotation (from front to back and left to right) can play an important role in extending the life time of a tyre and 42% of tyres need this kind of re-mounting. Valves are vital to keep tyres pressurized and valve caps are crucial to prevent valves to malfunction, hence the surveyed 43% of missing valve caps are unsatisfactory.

In addition to the tyre checks, 75 truck drivers have been given tire safety awareness sessions about the importance of properly inflated tyres, the connection of tyre pressure to load, speed, increased outside temperature and the resulting inside tyre temperature, what kind of precaution drivers have to take to avoid the tyre blast and much more. Sumaya Saeed Al Neyadi, Section Head of Road Safety in ITC Abu Dhabi explains: "ITC is committed to improve road safety in line with the vision of the authorities of Abu Dhabi and of UAE Federal level, and this initiative of truck safety is a particular interest to ITC and the society of the UAE. We believe in the contribution of Public Private Partnerships in achieving the objective of Vision Zero Strategy aiming to eliminate the fatalities on Abu Dhabi’s roads, and we are looking forward to upcoming such joint effort in the near future."

Salah Adib, General Manager, Al Masaood Tyres, Batteries and Accessories Division states: “Al Masaood is a leading player in Abu Dhabi’s automotive sector, and we have taken this initiative as a logical extension of our business to help address some of the day-to-day road safety challenges that drivers in the Emirate face. The quality and use of a tyre plays a significant role in fuel consumption and truck emissions due to its rolling resistance. The effectiveness and road handling of tyres, and therefore their safety, performance, ride comfort, and stability on loose or wet roads is influenced not only by their age and wear and tear, but also by inflation pressure. With the correct inflation pressure, tyres will work better, wear less and improve vehicle fuel consumption as result of a lower rolling resistance.”

Stefano Sanchini, Regional Managing Director, Bridgestone Middle East and Africa: "Proactive tire maintenance is crucial, in order to help fleet owners maximize uptime. Wheels and components of commercial motor vehicles are essential for braking systems, as well as supporting the heavy loads by maintaining stability and control. Routine inspections help enhance safety, while also improving profitability, especially with off-the-road tires and rims/wheels, which require maintenance by operators before every shift. We believe this collaborative effort will aid the industry in educating technicians and drivers about the requirements for truck tire inspections set forth by the authorities. Bridgestone is committed to ensuring the transportation sector's safety, as well as delivering superior mechanical and operational excellence. In keeping with this vision, we continue to encourage fleet owners, operators, and other industry personnel to promote safety in our sector."

Thomas Edelmann, Founder & Managing Director of RoadSafetyUAE adds: “Truck, truck tyres and truck drivers’ safety are obviously key components of UAE’s road safety. Hence, we are delighted with the commitment of ITC, Al Masaood and Bridgestone to kick-start a long-lasting campaign series with this inaugural event. It is vital to control truck tyres on a regular basis, to educate truck drivers and to show them our appreciation for their hard work.”

About Al Masaood TBA: 

The Al Masaood Tyres, Batteries & Accessories Division (TBA) is part of Al Masaood Group, a highly diversified group of companies and an icon in the UAE’s automotive industry. TBA is the authorised distributor of the complete Bridgestone and Trazano Tyre range for cars, trucks, industrial, agricultural and earth mover vehicles in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region.

Al Masaood TBA operates several Bridgestone FirstStop outlets across Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region. FirstStop is Bridgestone’s Tyre and Auto-Care retail chain, that was first established in Europe in 1994. The Division is also the exclusive distributor of TotalEnergies branded lubricants in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region, and has an established a chain of "Rapid Oil Change" centres within its FirstStop outlets to offer services such as tyre change and brake replacement.

The Division was awarded the Gulf Cooperation Council Distributor of the Year by the Bridgestone Corporation on many occasions. Sales and distribution are achieved through an appointed dealer network which is supported by the division's own showrooms in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Mussafah. A centralised warehousing and logistics operation ensures that products are always available to the dealers.

For more information about our products, and services, visit www.masaoodtba.com You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

About Bridgestone in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa:

Bridgestone in Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa (Bridgestone EMIA) is the regional Strategic Business Unit of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tyres and sustainable mobility solutions.

Headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), Bridgestone EMIA employs more than 20,000 people and conducts business in 40 countries across the region.

Bridgestone offers a diverse portfolio of premium tyres, tyre technologies and advanced mobility solutions. The company’s vision is to provide social and customer value as a sustainable solutions company. The Bridgestone E8 Commitment is a broad, global corporate commitment that clearly defines the value the company is promising to deliver to society, our customers and future generations in eight focus areas; Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease and Empowerment. These provide a compass to guide strategic priorities, decision making and actions throughout every area of the business.

For more information about Bridgestone in EMIA, please visit www.bridgestone-emia.com and www.press.bridgestone-emia.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

About RoadSafetyUAE:

RoadSafetyUAE’s vision is to contribute to reducing the number of road traffic fatalities, injuries and accidents in the UAE. RoadSafetyUAE’s mission is to raise the awareness for proper conduct on our roads, in an engaging manner and on a broadly communicated and permanent basis. RoadSafetyUAE’s award-winning platform engages with the stakeholders traffic participants, governmental entities, the media, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) minded partners. ‘Tips & Tricks’ are the content backbone, provided for more than 60 topics of road safety, all specifically relevant to the UAE. More information can be found on www.RoadSafetyUAE.com

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Thomas Edelmann, Founder and Managing Director, RoadSafetyUAE

Thomas@RoadSafetyUAE.com

Mob: +971 50 55 19 216

Promoting Rear Cleansing Culture for More Than 50 Years

-Evolving for Cleanliness, Comfort, and Efficiency to Contribute to Comfortable Restroom Culture-

(BUSINESS WIRE) --The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association, which is composed of Japanese companies engaged in the manufacturing of toilets (Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. President: Noriaki Kiyota [President & Representative Director of TOTO Ltd.], hereinafter “Association”) is proud to announce that the number of warm water spray seat shipments since the industry began tracking statistics (1987) has reached 100 million units as of June 2022.

The Road to 100 Million Units

The start of importation and sale of toilets and toilet seats with warm-water washing functionality into Japan in 1964 sparked major changes of “washing bottoms” in Japanese toilets. At first, sales were targeted towards medical facilities, and use was not widespread. Later, domestic production began, and companies launched initiatives including product development and improvement, and sales promotions to encourage use in common households. Eventually, more Japan residents grew to recognize these products after a TV commercial in 1982. Once people experienced the comfort of a warm toilet seat and the refreshing satisfaction of rear cleansing, they were unable to live without it. Good reputations spread, and these products finally became accepted by the general public.

Association member companies have been working continuously to evolve these products and to promote further use, by making new proposals and implementing updates that reflect consumer needs across multiple aspects, including function, comfort, hygiene, design, and energy efficiency. Currently in 2022, usage rates in general households have surpassed 80%, which means that it can finally be said that these products are estimated to be used in the majority of general households with flushable toilets. Likewise, because warm water spray seats have a good reputation for comfort, they have also been widely adopted for use in public places such as office buildings, commercial facilities, hotels, trains, and train stations.

Must-Have Item for Japanese Bathrooms

According to an awareness survey conducted by the Association in 2022 among warm water spray seat users in Japan, the main reason for use was “It’s sanitary and feels good to use.” In addition, 97% of the respondents would like to continue to use the warm-water washing toilet seats, indicating that once they use them, they find it so comfortable that they will not want to give them up.

Meanwhile, outside of Japan, demands are growing in other countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in recent years as interest in hygiene continues to rise, and the international market for warm water spray seats continues to expand every year. In particular, a sudden rise in demand was seen in North America in 2020, stoking anticipation for wider usage in the near future.

The Association and its members, Japanese manufacturers of warm water spray seats, are dedicated to making real improvements in restroom culture worldwide through the wider usage of sanitary and comfortable warm water spray seats in every country.

Awareness Survey for Warm Water Spray Seat Users

Survey Method: Online questionnaire
Survey Targets: Users of warm-water washing toilet seats, aged 10 to 79, living in Japan, 150 respondents for each age group, total of 2,100 respondents
Survey Period: February 4, 2022 (Friday) to February 7, 2022 (Sunday)

[ Survey Results Summary ]

The main reason for use was “It’s sanitary and feels good to use.”
When asked why they use warm water spray seats, most respondents said “It removes waste well and keeps me clean” (82%) and nearly half of respondents said “It feels good and refreshing” (48%).

97% of respondents said “I want to continue using it.”
Regarding their intention to continue the use of warm-water toilet seats in the future, 86% of respondents said they would like to continue to use them, and 11% said they would rather continue to use them.

Learn More About the Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association

The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association is an industry organization made up of toilet equipment manufacturers that handle products such as sanitary fixtures (large and small toilets) and warm-water washing toilet seats.
The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association operates the JAPAN TOILET INFORMATION website, which is dedicated to providing information on toilet conditions in Japan (usage, signage, etc.) for foreign visitors to Japan.
(https://www.sanitary-net.com/utsukushitoilet/en/)

[ Member Companies (As of June 2022, in alphabetical order) ]

Aisin Corporation, Asahi Eito Co., Ltd., Janis Ltd., Lixil Corporation, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, SAN-EI Faucet Mfg Co., Ltd, Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation, TOTO Ltd.

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Contact Information for Inquiries
The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association, Tokyo Office
5F Kokuho 21, 2-29 Ichigaya Tamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Website: http://www.sanitary-net.com/global/
e-mail: mail@sanitary-net.com

The Company has spent the first half of the year developing its Endurion battery program and positioning itself for corporate growth

(BUSINESS WIRE) --The Coretec Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CRTG), developers of silicon anode active materials for lithium-ion batteries and cyclohexasilane (CHS) for cleantech and emerging tech applications, provides a corporate update that reflects on 2022 milestones and lays out objectives for the remainder of the year, as the electric vehicle and battery markets continue to grow at a rapid pace, creating exciting opportunities for the future.

Coretec has devoted significant time toward developing its Endurion battery program, one that applies the company’s expertise in engineering silicon to develop a novel, silicon-based active anode material intended for fast-charging, improved cycling and increased energy density in lithium-ion batteries. The Company’s first step in that effort includes the development of a lithium-ion battery prototype with their active material. In February, the Company opened its own, fully operational laboratory, giving them the flexibility to innovate and develop various paths to the creation of these silicon anodes.

Coretec also added to its team Research Scientist Dr. Nathanael Downes, a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Michigan, whose expertise in silicon and inorganic synthetic chemistry make him a perfect fit for the Endurion project. Dr. Downes and The Coretec Group’s scientists continue to develop silicon quantum dots and CHS intended for use in silicon anodes.

Other company highlights from the first half of the year include:

Filing a full utility patent on the company’s provisional patent for the development of advanced silicon anodes using CHS and other silanes, covering the use of CHS to produce a wide variety of silicon anodes for use in lithium-ion batteries and providing protection for the Endurion program
Filing a trademark application for Endurion
Starting a research project with the University of Adelaide to examine alternative, low-phonon energy glasses that have a greater potential for large-scale manufacturing
As the year progresses, Coretec aims to increase the speed of the Endurion program’s development, made possible with the Company’s fully operational laboratory. Concurrently, the Company is working to scale its ability to manufacture CHS in significant quantities, at which point it will implement its process with their manufacturing partners.

To further facilitate development of the Endurion program, Coretec is actively seeking strategic partners with established revenue, complementary technology and the structure in place for manufacturing, testing and scaling product. Those with existing revenue are especially attractive, as existing customer bases would provide Coretec with real world feedback as it commercializes its technology.

“We’re proud of all we’ve accomplished so far this year, but also understand that execution for our vision is critical to both potential partners as well as the broader capital markets,” said Matthew Kappers, CEO of The Coretec Group. “The Endurion program and CHS work hand in hand and remain our primary focus to build the most value. We believe our technology has immensely transformative potential for the EV and battery industries, and as the year progresses, look forward to demonstrating its potential and unique differentiators.”

The Coretec Group will be holding an investor call in August 2022 to further discuss the year’s milestones thus far and what to expect in the coming months.

About The Coretec Group

The Coretec Group, Inc. is developing a portfolio of engineered silicon to improve energy-focused verticals, including electric vehicle and consumer batteries, solid-state lighting (LEDs), and semiconductors, as well as 3D volumetric displays and printable electronics. The Coretec Group serves the global technology markets in energy, electronics, semiconductor, solar, health, environment, and security.

For more information, please visit thecoretecgroup.com.

Follow The Coretec Group on:

Twitter – @CoretecGroupInc

LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/company/24789881

TikTok – www.tiktok.com/@thecoretecgroup

YouTube – www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IA9C6PoPd1G4M7B9QiZPQ/featured

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this press release that relate to The Coretec Group’s expectations with regard to the future impact on the Company’s results from operations are forward-looking statements and may involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Such risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Since the information in this press release may contain statements that involve risk and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from expected results. We make no commitment to disclose any subsequent revisions to forward-looking statements. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of any entity.

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Corporate Contact:

The Coretec Group, Inc.
Lindsay McCarthy
info@thecoretecgroup.com
+1 (866) 916-0833

Media Contact:

Spencer Herrmann
FischTank PR
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Wednesday, 27. July 2022 

(BUSINESS WIRE) --Urban Company, Asia’s largest tech-enabled home services marketplace, has entered into a partnership with Baheya, the largest salon chain in Riyadh. With this, Urban Company aims to be a household name for beauty services at home by enabling its partner salons and beauty professionals to deliver services like never before.

With quality services that are assured from Urban Company and years of experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Baheya, the home services sector is poised to expand. Aside from the currently offered salon and spa services, Urban Company is also extending its range of services to include hair, lash, and nail extensions.

Baheya, the only salon chain in Riyadh that provides services 24x7, has 250 beauticians offering top services and quality products for over 16 years in Saudi Arabia. Since the two businesses partnered in 2021, Baheya has given Urban Company beauticians and products while also obtaining the highest quality leadership and training for its staff from the platform. Urban Company handpicks the best beauticians from Baheya’s staff and further provides extensive training which enables them to give unparalleled at-home services. The beauticians carry the entire set-up and products from top brands to ensure a complete salon-like experience at home.

On the partnership, Nitesh Agarwal, Region Head, Middle East, Urban Company, said, “Urban Company is committed to offering exceptional, high quality at-home services to its customers across geographies. We are delighted to partner with Baheya in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and are confident that with Baheya’s proven market experience we will be a pioneer in delivering highest quality services to our customers in the region. With this partnership, Urban Company will continue to live up to its vision of providing high-quality and delightful at-home services to customers."

Urban Company has pioneered delivering highest quality services by offering intensive training and selecting best-in-class products. Currently, Urban Company is live with salon and spa services in Riyadh, which include services such as waxing, facials, nails, lash extensions, hair styling, and massage all of which will be extended to Jeddah by the end of this year.

About Urban Company

Founded in November 2014, Urban Company is Asia’s largest tech-enabled home services marketplace. The company offers services such as beauty and spa at home, cleaning, plumbing, carpentry, appliance repair, painting, etc. through its mobile app and website. It operates in 50+ cities in India, the UAE, Singapore, Australia, and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It has a partner network of over 32,000 hand-picked service professionals, who are empowered through training, technology, financial services, tools, product procurement, insurance, and a host of other ecosystem enablers, thereby transforming them into organized and high-quality micro-entrepreneurs. This full-stack approach helps the company live up to its promise of delivering high-quality, delightful services at home. The company’s mission is to empower millions of professionals worldwide to deliver delightful customer experiences.

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Moumita Majumdar
Communications | India, Middle East, Singapore
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Study to Advance the Implementation of Practical, Stable Transportation of Hydrogen as a Clean Energy Source Across the Globe

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT Anode Energy Corporation (President and CEO: Teruyuki Kishimoto, Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, NTT Anode Energy) announced a joint research and development project to study safety measures for the mass transportation of hydrogen through existing pipeline infrastructure. The study, being performed in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (President: Kazuhiko Ishimura, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo AIST) and Toyota Tsusho Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Ichiro Kashitani, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Toyota Tsusho), is expected to contribute to the realization of a pipeline transportation model for hydrogen that could be implemented globally.

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According to a paper published by the International Renewable Energy Agency, “Hydrogen has emerged as an important part of the clean energy mix needed to ensure a sustainable future.” However, the large-scale, stable transportation of hydrogen through new pipeline infrastructure faces issues including land acquisition construction costs and building time. Utilizing existing pipeline infrastructure can solve these issues, and this new study represents the next step in this model’s proof-of-concept process.

The study will examine a double-piping system in which a hydrogen pipeline is placed in an existing pipe (the “sheath pipe”) buried underground. Factors to be measured and contributed to the formulation of technical standards include:

On-site investigation of hydrogen leakage detection
Verification of detection of signs of abnormality
Establishment of a control sequence to ensure safety
Performance evaluation of various hydrogen sensors in a real-world environment
Safety measures will be investigated under the assumption of unsteady conditions including rupture accidents and natural disasters during pipeline operation. In addition to examining the safety measures necessary for such use of existing pipelines, the study will verify the profitability of such projects, including cost analysis of transportation; energy input; and economic efficiency, as compared to other hydrogen transportation means.

Based on the knowledge and data gained through this project, NTT Anode Energy and its collaborators will promote and establish technical studies on safety measures for practical use. Ultimately, the project will also support the future supply of hydrogen to urban areas (e.g., public and commercial facilities, data centers and communications buildings; fuel cell vehicles; hydrogen stations, etc.), supply through pipelines utilizing communication pipelines (e.g., cable tunnels) and will contribute to the development of smart cities and the establishment of hydrogen supply means through pipelines in regions with a view to a society that consumes a large amount of hydrogen through the development of CO2-free hydrogen.

This project is being conducted in accordance with the "Research and development for the full-scale popularization of ultra-high pressure hydrogen infrastructure/Research and development for international development, international standardization, etc./Research and study for the examination of technical standards for hydrogen supply infrastructure, etc." of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.

Primary Areas of Research by Collaborator

NTT Anode Energy

Hydrogen leakage detection;
Abnormal sign detection;
Hydrogen sensors investigation;
Investigation of residual hydrogen concentration at the time of hydrogen leakage; and
Investigation of explosion effect of manhole cover
AIST

Investigation of fire flame behavior caused by the ignition of leaked hydrogen in a simulated double piping system
Toyota Tsusho

Clarification of unit costs through verification of equipment, installation and safety costs; and
Verification of advantageous conditions and business establishment requirements of pipeline transportation
About NTT Anode Energy Group

As a company focused on leveraging the information communications technology and DC power supply technologies of the NTT Group in pursuit of “smart energy” business opportunities, NTT Anode Energy is working to develop and deliver energy solutions that make more sophisticated and efficient use of distributed energy resources such as renewable power generation facilities and storage batteries. In this way, it can fully express the unique synergies of the NTT Group. Through these efforts, we aim to work with partner companies to create new energy distribution mechanisms to help to revitalize industries and shape a more sustainable society.

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KAMPALA, Ouganda et WASHINGTON
L'Associated Press rapporte qu'alors que "... des pays comme la Grande-Bretagne, le Canada, l'Allemagne et les États-Unis ont commandé des millions de doses de vaccins (contre la variole du singe), aucune n'est envoyée en Afrique".

Après plus de deux ans et à l'issue d'une mauvaise gestion majeure de la réponse au COVID-19, le monde a de nouveau été pris au dépourvu face à une autre menace émergente pour la santé publique - cette fois, la variole du singe - les pays et les gouvernements se bousculent actuellement  pour sécuriser les doses de vaccin et éduquer leur public sur le virus

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- L'AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) a vivement critiqué aujourd'hui l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et la réponse mondiale collective émergente et lente à l'Épidémie de variole du singe (monkeypox). L'AHF est particulièrement préoccupée par les nouvelles de ce week-end selon lesquelles des doses de vaccins - en pénurie critique dans le monde et avec des retards de production prévus pour plusieurs mois - ont été commandées par millions par des pays occidentaux riches, y compris le Canada, la Grande-Bretagne, l'Allemagne et les États-Unis, mais AUCUNE de ces doses ne sont destinées à l'Afrique.

Associated Press (via L.A. Times) a annoncé samedi que l'OMS a enfin décidé ce week-end de décréter une « urgence de santé publique de portée internationale » (USPPI) contre la variole du singe. L'article d'AP a documenté la flambée explosive des cas de variole du singe dans le monde au cours des deux derniers mois et l'approvisionnement en pénurie critique en vaccins dans le monde. L'agence de presse a également soulevé la question de l'équité en matière de vaccins, rapportant :

« Le Dr. Placide Mbala, virologue qui dirige le département de la santé mondiale à l'Institut national de Recherche biomédicale du Congo, a déclaré qu'il espérait que tous les efforts mondiaux pour mettre fin à la variole du singe seraient équitables. Bien que des pays comme la Grande-Bretagne, le Canada, l'Allemagne et les États-Unis aient commandé des millions de doses de vaccins, aucune n'est envoyée en Afrique. »

Pour sa part, le Dr. Penninah Iutung, chef du bureau d’Afrique de l'AHF de Kampala a déclaré : « Les disparités émergentes en matière d'accès au vaccin contre la variole du singe rappellent les inégalités qui ont été créées et exacerbées par la COVID-19 et démontrent que le monde échoue une fois de plus à maintenir l'esprit de coopération et de solidarité internationales pour faire face aux menaces mondiales pour la santé publique. » « Le VIH/sida et la COVID-19 nous ont montré que la discrimination et les inégalités peuvent être catastrophiques avec des conséquences durables sur les individus et sur un système de santé déjà mis à rude épreuve. Nous exigeons que les principes d'équité, d'égalité et d'inclusion guident le déploiement des vaccins contre la variole du singe, afin de garantir le même accès aux vaccins pour tous ceux qui en ont besoin, quels qu’ils soient et peu importe où ils se trouvent, » a-t-elle ajouté.

Depuis mai, le virus de la variole du singe a éclaté en plusieurs flambées ou épidémies en dehors de l'Afrique, où il a longtemps été considéré comme endémique dans une poignée de pays. Aujourd'hui, il constitue une urgence sanitaire publique mondiale, selon le quotidien Reuters qui a rapporté le 25 juillet 2022 dans son article « Factbox : Cas de variole du singe dans le monde » avec plus de 16,600 cas confirmés ou présumés signalés dans près de 70 pays où la variole du singe n'est pas endémique. La grande majorité des cas récents de variole du singe surviennent chez les homosexuels et les hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec d'autres hommes.

« Malgré avoir géré pendant plus de deux ans la crise du COVID, les leaders mondiaux, américains et sanitaires ont une fois de plus été pris au dépourvu et sont terriblement mal préparés, cette fois, à la variole du singe, » a indiqué le président de l’AHF, Michael Weinstein, de Los Angeles. « Il a également fallu attendre samedi, un peu plus de deux mois après des cas ont été signalés pour la première fois en dehors de l'Afrique, pour que l'OMS déclare le virus une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale. Compte tenu de la propagation rapide et incontrôlée de ce virus, l'OMS devrait immédiatement déclarer la variole du singe ce qu'elle est réellement : une pandémie. Et les doses de vaccin DOIVENT être partagées équitablement avec les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire en Afrique et ailleurs. »

L’AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) est la plus grande organisation mondiale dans le domaine de la lutte contre le VIH (sida), elle fournit actuellement des soins et des services médicaux pour plus de 1.6 million de clients dans 45 pays à travers le monde dont les États-Unis, l’Afrique, l’Amérique Latine/Les Caraïbes, l’Asie/Pacifique et l’Europe de l'Est. Pour en savoir plus à propos de l'AHF, veuillez visiter notre site: www.aidshealth.org, retrouvez-nous sur Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth suivez-nous sur Twitter: @aidshealthcare ou abonnez-vous à notre podcast AHF "AHFter Hours".

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