Friday, December 27, 2019

Dahua Safe City Solution Reduces Crimes in Brienon-sur-Amarcon



HANGZHOU, China-Friday 27 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Located in north-central France, Brienon-sur-Armançon has a population of about 3,300. The city benefits from an advanced road network while also suffering from lots of criminal activities. To enhance city safety, the local government chose to adopt Dahua Safe City Solution.

Challenges

There were two main pressing issues that needed to be addressed. Firstly, the city had far less than efficient police force-only one policeman was supposed to look after the whole 3,300 dwellers. Secondly, Brienon-sur-Armançon had not prepared itself with necessary cables needed for modern surveillance systems.

Solution

Dahua Technology (SZSE:002236) provided a tailored solution with various advanced devices including PTZ Camera, Panoramic Camera, Thermal Camera, ANPR Camera, etc. These equipment are linked by a wireless device combining PTZ camera and antenna that transmits all the collected information to the highest point in the city center. These data are then transmitted to the control center, making it easy for the police to achieve round-the-clock monitoring.

Fixed scenes are monitored by general cameras, once human or vehicles trigger detection rules set by the operator (like tripwire and intrusion), the PTZ camera will automatically zoom-in and start tracking. Dahua Starlight Technology allows the PTZ camera to capture colorful details even under ultra-low light condition. Embedded with License Plate Recognition algorithm, ANPR Camera detects and recognizes moving vehicle's plate number within low speed, recording status on main roads. Thermal Camera monitors the BBQ sites in the park because they can detect fires even at long range distance.

Benefits

The Brienon-sur-Armançon police can now sit remotely in the control room and operate in an efficient way with Dahua Safe City Solution, which allows them to effectively monitor major areas in the city and respond in time when a crime takes place. The recorded videos also serve as crucial evidence and help the police to crack a case with much less effort. In the first week of the test run of this smart system, the police has already solved a cemetery theft case with evidence recorded by the Dahua PTZ camera.

“The visit to the Dahua headquarters in Hangzhou one year ago concluded with a reciprocal commitment – to equip Brienon with video surveillance. We welcomed this agreement, which allowed the installation of the system and improved the daily life of our residents,” said Mr. Jean-Claude M.CARRA, Mayor of Brienon-sur-Armançon.

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Contacts

Vivid Gu
gu_jun1@dahuatech.com


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Saudi Fund for Development Partnership with International Aid Agencies to Boost Economic Development in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-Monday 23 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

Within the presence of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, a delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed two loan agreements worth $140 million with the Ethiopian Government to boost economic development, create vital infrastructure and tackle water poverty in the country.

The first loan was made in partnership with other international agencies including the World Bank, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UNICEF and will deliver a water, sanitation and hygiene program (WASH) to rural and urban areas in Ethiopia. The partnership will provide communities across Ethiopia with access to clean water and sanitation and demonstrates the Fund’s commitment to strengthen prosperity in East Africa.

The second loan will contribute towards the construction of a 118km road linking the town of Motta with the city of Debre Markos in the north west of the country as part of an Ethiopian government’s program to develop the transport sector and expand the regional road network. Once operational, the road will help to facilitate the flow of trade between towns and cities, contributing to the development of the local economy.

The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of SFD, H.E. Dr. Khaled bin Sulaiman Al Khudairy said, “SFD and the Government of Ethiopia have a long record of investing in successful development projects in critical sectors such as infrastructure and energy. The new WASH project will have far-reaching benefits, and our second agreement with the Ethiopian government will provide a loan towards an important new road. We hope the new projects will ensure that the people of Ethiopia are given the opportunities to not only better their futures, but their communities’ futures too.”

SFD is one of Africa’s largest contributors to sustainable development aid, leading the way to promoting stability and prosperity in the region since 1975. To date, SFD has contributed financial assistance to 424 development projects in 46 African countries, boosting economic growth, investing in critical infrastructure and stimulating economic prosperity. SFD is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and its goals of building prosperity and providing socio-economic support to developing nations.

Contacts

Nizar Hariz, +966558874438

nizar.hariz@ws-mena.com



Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-Monday 23 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

Within the presence of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, a delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed two loan agreements worth $140 million with the Ethiopian Government to boost economic development, create vital infrastructure and tackle water poverty in the country.

The first loan was made in partnership with other international agencies including the World Bank, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UNICEF and will deliver a water, sanitation and hygiene program (WASH) to rural and urban areas in Ethiopia. The partnership will provide communities across Ethiopia with access to clean water and sanitation and demonstrates the Fund’s commitment to strengthen prosperity in East Africa.

The second loan will contribute towards the construction of a 118km road linking the town of Motta with the city of Debre Markos in the north west of the country as part of an Ethiopian government’s program to develop the transport sector and expand the regional road network. Once operational, the road will help to facilitate the flow of trade between towns and cities, contributing to the development of the local economy.

The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of SFD, H.E. Dr. Khaled bin Sulaiman Al Khudairy said, “SFD and the Government of Ethiopia have a long record of investing in successful development projects in critical sectors such as infrastructure and energy. The new WASH project will have far-reaching benefits, and our second agreement with the Ethiopian government will provide a loan towards an important new road. We hope the new projects will ensure that the people of Ethiopia are given the opportunities to not only better their futures, but their communities’ futures too.”

SFD is one of Africa’s largest contributors to sustainable development aid, leading the way to promoting stability and prosperity in the region since 1975. To date, SFD has contributed financial assistance to 424 development projects in 46 African countries, boosting economic growth, investing in critical infrastructure and stimulating economic prosperity. SFD is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and its goals of building prosperity and providing socio-economic support to developing nations.

Contacts

Nizar Hariz, +966558874438

nizar.hariz@ws-mena.com



Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-Monday 23 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

Within the presence of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, a delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed two loan agreements worth $140 million with the Ethiopian Government to boost economic development, create vital infrastructure and tackle water poverty in the country.

The first loan was made in partnership with other international agencies including the World Bank, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UNICEF and will deliver a water, sanitation and hygiene program (WASH) to rural and urban areas in Ethiopia. The partnership will provide communities across Ethiopia with access to clean water and sanitation and demonstrates the Fund’s commitment to strengthen prosperity in East Africa.

The second loan will contribute towards the construction of a 118km road linking the town of Motta with the city of Debre Markos in the north west of the country as part of an Ethiopian government’s program to develop the transport sector and expand the regional road network. Once operational, the road will help to facilitate the flow of trade between towns and cities, contributing to the development of the local economy.

The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of SFD, H.E. Dr. Khaled bin Sulaiman Al Khudairy said, “SFD and the Government of Ethiopia have a long record of investing in successful development projects in critical sectors such as infrastructure and energy. The new WASH project will have far-reaching benefits, and our second agreement with the Ethiopian government will provide a loan towards an important new road. We hope the new projects will ensure that the people of Ethiopia are given the opportunities to not only better their futures, but their communities’ futures too.”

SFD is one of Africa’s largest contributors to sustainable development aid, leading the way to promoting stability and prosperity in the region since 1975. To date, SFD has contributed financial assistance to 424 development projects in 46 African countries, boosting economic growth, investing in critical infrastructure and stimulating economic prosperity. SFD is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and its goals of building prosperity and providing socio-economic support to developing nations.

Contacts

Nizar Hariz, +966558874438

nizar.hariz@ws-mena.com

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5,736 of the World’s Poorest People Received the Gift of Sight in 2019 at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute

Tej Kohli Cornea Institute welcomed 56,083 outpatients in 2019 and completed 11,744 surgical procedures, largely at no cost

The Tej Kohli Foundation has committed another $14m of funding to end poverty blindness

This marks four-years of successful collaboration between the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad and the London-based Tej Kohli Foundation

LONDON-Saturday 21 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On the fourth anniversary of the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute in Hyderabad, the Tej Kohli Foundation has renewed its commitment of $14m of funding from 2020. During 2019 5,736 individuals were cured of blindness or severe visual impairment at The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute, which is a collaboration between the Tej Kohli Foundation in London, and the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

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The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute was inaugurated in December 2015 to tackle the problem of poverty blindness by providing free treatment to anyone who needs it. Since its inauguration the Cornea Institute has taken care of 223,404 outpatients, completed 43,255 surgical procedures, collected 38,225 donor corneas into its eye bank, utilized 22,176 donor corneas, trained 152 clinicians, published 202 papers and given 892 educational presentations.

Reaching people living with blindness and severe visual impairment in the hard-to-reach rural areas where 66% of Indians live is a particular challenge that the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute is uniquely solving. A unique presence of eye care centres in villages supplemented with a fully equipped mobile diagnostics van take eye care directly to hard-to-reach patients, with more than 100 corneal transplants completed so far in these rural areas.

Other 2019 operational highlights at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute included:

280,000 individuals called the ‘Call Netra’ toll free eye care helpline.
A special privilege ‘Keratoplasty card’ was issued to corneal transplant patients to ensure priority check-ups and access to care anytime and anywhere.
An education app was launched to continually assess cornea doctors in their evaluations.
The ECHO project linked expert specialist teams with clinicians in remote local communities.
According to the World Health Organisation, 90% of those affected by blindness and severe visual impairment live in the poorest countries in the world. 14m live in India, where between 6m and 7m people are currently waiting for a corneal transplant. At least 300,000 children in India have some form of severe visual impairment or blindness.

Whilst approximately 75% of corneal disease is curable, the costs of corneal transplantation surgery using donor cornea, and the many years of medicine needed to prevent rejection, makes treatment inaccessible to many. Born out of a partnership with the LV Prasad Eye Institute and the Tej Kohli Foundation, the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute is focussed on prevention, treatment and cure at no cost directly into these high-impact populations that are living needlessly with corneal blindness.

Dr Pravin K Vaddavalli, MD, Director of Tej Kohli Cornea Institute said:

“The last four years have been an opportunity to assess the magnitude of the problem of corneal blindness, create strategic partnerships to expand our reach and start to evolve ways and means to allow these patients to live longer, more productively and with dignity.”

Wendy Kohli, co-Founder of the Tej Kohli Foundation said:

“It’s an uncomfortable reality that millions of people worldwide are living with curable blindness that persists entirely because they cannot afford to access treatment. The impact of restoring a person’s vision on that person’s confidence, wellbeing and economic prospects is substantial. Through the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute we are able to make direct interventions into individual lives that help and transform entire families every single day.”

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About The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute

The mission of the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute is to prevent, control and eliminate corneal blindness worldwide. The Institute is a global leader in research and development, preventative medicine, education and cornea transplants. The Institute enables access to affordable treatment through systemic long-term efforts to create widespread access to high-quality eye care facilities that are delivered by people with the resources, technical skills and compassion to handle diverse population segments.

http://www.tejkohlicorneainstitute.com

About LV Prasad Eye Institute

Established in 1987, the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, is a comprehensive eye health facility. The Institute has ten active arms to its areas of operations: Clinical Services, Education, Research, Vision Rehabilitation, Rural and Community Eye Health, Eye Banking, Advocacy and Policy Planning, Capacity Building, Innovation and Product Development. LVPEI's mission is to provide equitable and quality eye care to all sections of society.

http://www.lvpei.org

About the Tej Kohli Foundation

Founded in 2005, the Tej Kohli Foundation seeks to make interventions that transform individual lives. It is best known for its global mission to end corneal blindness worldwide. Since 2015 the Foundation has funded the provision of corneal transplants in underserved communities in India through the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute; and in 2019 the Foundation gifted $2m to Mass Eye and Ear in Boston, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, to support the development of new technologies to cure blindness. In December 2019 the Foundation launched the ‘Future Bionics’ program to gift 3D printed bionic arms to children and young people who are living with limb difference in the United Kingdom.

http://www.tejkohlifoundation.com

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Contacts
To request interviews please use the contact details below:
Helen Tarbet / Simon Compton / Kim van Beeck / Hannah Ratcliff
(Buchanan Communications)
tejkohlifoundation@buchanan.uk.com
+44 207 466 5000

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Mary Kay Inc. Caps Off Landmark Scientific Credentialing Year at 73rd Society of Cosmetic Chemists Meeting

DALLAS-Sunday 22 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- In 2019, Mary Kay Inc. continued its decades-long commitment to skin science research by revealing the results of multiple groundbreaking studies and fostering academic discussion with industry peers at scientific symposiums around the globe. Most recently, Mary Kay was in New York City for the 73rd Society of Cosmetic Chemists Meeting, where the brand sponsored, collaborated, and explored applications of skin microbiome with leading experts in the field.

“New research suggests that microbes play an important role in overall skin health, and as leading skincare innovators, Mary Kay is heavily invested in further exploration of their impact,” said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Scientific Officer at Mary Kay. “We have a commitment to take an active role in the beauty and scientific communities through participation in global dermatological conferences like the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Meeting, where we can share and learn from other scientific experts to help us develop more effective products.”

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists Meeting convenes over 1,300 attendees from some of the top cosmetic and personal care brands and manufacturers. Participants are encouraged to engage with speakers presenting the latest research and innovations of interest to cosmetic scientists, exchange ideas with peers, and reconnect with colleagues from around the globe.

Mary Kay sponsored the educational session at the meeting, including topics Quorum Quenching: the New Way to Keep Microbiome Under Control, Exploring New Applications in Personal Care: Balancing our Skin Microbiota, Global Microbiome Effects, and Temporal Variation of the Facial Skin Microbiome.

Additional 2019 Scientific Research and Credentialing

The 73rd Society of Chemists Meeting is the latest event in a series of Mary Kay presentations with the scientific and academic communities that reinforce the brand’s longstanding commitment to advancing skin health research and development. Every year, Mary Kay conducts hundreds of thousands of scientific tests on products and ingredients to ensure the highest standards of safety, quality and performance. Mary Kay holds more than 1,500 patents for products, technologies and packaging designs in its global portfolio. Recently, the company announced the opening of a more than $100 million state-of-the-art manufacturing and R&D facility in Lewisville, Texas.

In 2019, Mary Kay focused on three pillars in its commitment to skin health, including pollution; skin barrier health and sensitive skin; and the understanding of skin aging and strategies to intervene:

Pollution and Skin Health

May: Mary Kay sponsored an exclusive symposium on the impact of pollution on skin health in the Latin America region at the prestigious Reunión Anual de Dermatólogos Latinoamericanos (RADLA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Gildea moderated this symposium with 3 expert Brazilian dermatologists sharing research on the impact of air pollution on skin. It was concluded that antioxidants would be a viable way to counteract the negative effects of pollution on skin. Fortunately, Mary Kay also presented findings on an antioxidant complex that can help delay the premature signs of aging related to the damaging effects of air pollution.
June: Mary Kay the 24th World Congress of Dermatology in Milan, Italy. Mary Kay sponsored a Questions and Answers session with 2 dermatology experts on the impact of environmental stressors in Europe on skin. Dr. Michelle Hines, Global Upstream Research & Technology at Mary Kay hosted this event featuring two renowned Europe skin experts:
Jean Krutmann, M.D., Professor & Director at Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine – Dusseldorf, Germany.
Stefanie Williams, M.D., Dermatologist & Medical Director at EUDELO – London, United Kingdom.
June: At the 5th Future of Formulations in Cosmetics Summit in Dusseldorf, Germany, Dr. Hines revealed Mary Kay’s ongoing research on an antioxidant complex that helps delay the onset of premature signs of aging related to the damaging effects of diesel exhaust particles (DEP) on skin cells. The breakthrough technology, found in the Mary Kay® TimeWise® Miracle Set 3D™ skin care line, provides a powerful free-radical fighting regimen with an exclusive, patent-pending, three-dimensional approach to skin aging.
Skin Barrier Health and Sensitive Skin

March: At the 20th World Dermatology Congress in Singapore, David Gan, Senior Principal Scientist at Mary Kay Inc., presented some new insights in evaluating and understanding facial redness. Based on this work, Mary Kay scientists identified skincare technology that helps reduce the production of pro-inflammatory proteins and enzymes in the skin and developed a cosmetic formulation containing these ingredients to effectively address facial redness using unique clinical measures.
August: Mary Kay China’s Sr. Manager for Medical Affairs, Dr. Jenny Jiang, shared some strategies from Mary Kay research to improve the skin barrier function and facial redness at the Annual Meeting of the Dermatology Committee organized by the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. These findings may provide important insights to understanding sensitive skin.
November: Mary Kay was a symposium sponsor at the 44th annual meeting of The Japanese Society of Investigative Dermatology (JSID) in Aomori, Japan. Dr. Gildea moderated an educational symposium exploring environmental protection strategies against skin aging in Asians, protein response to skin inflammation and skin barrier defects. The panel featured three renowned dermatologists:
Dr. Akimichi Morita, MD Ph.D., Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology at Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Dr. Sang Eun Lee, MD Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea
Dr. Gyohei Egawa, MD Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Understanding of Skin Aging and Skin Health and Strategies to Intervene

March: At the Skin of Color Society Symposium in Washington. D.C., Dr. Shoná Burkes-Henderson, Associate Principal Scientist, Clinical Research, revealed new research on navy bean extract and its ability to regulate melanogenesis, leading to an improvement in uneven skin tone and facial hyperpigmentation. Dr. Burkes-Henderson also presented a new approach to help improve facial erythema, or redness, at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
May: Mary Kay Associate Principal Scientist Dr. Tiffany Carle attended 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology in Chicago, where she presented new data from analyzing the effects of a serum containing five botanical fruit extracts known to be rich in vitamin C on skin appearance. As part of this study, Mary Kay researchers treated artificial skin tissue with this serum and utilized a genomic approach to understand how the serum affected the skin.
June: Mary Kay sponsored the University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society of America (UPMASA) 34th Annual Grand Convention (AGC) in Dallas. The conference convened more than 500 doctors from the U.S. and the Philippines to discuss topics ranging from dermatology to orthopedics and neurology.
September: Mary Kay shared its latest research targeting the causes and underlying mechanisms of slackened skin at the 49th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR) held in Bordeaux, France. Dr. Michelle Hines shared data on technology that targeted slackened skin leading to improvement in skin clinical measures.
September: Mary Kay presented findings on research experiments that demonstrated how sunscreen viscosity, a property that effects application to skin, can be adjusted using processing parameters at the 2019 Sunscreen Symposium presented by the Florida chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
About Mary Kay

One of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay Ash founded her beauty company more than 56 years ago with three goals: develop rewarding opportunities for women, offer irresistible products, and make the world a better place. That dream has blossomed into a multibillion-dollar company with millions of independent sales force members in nearly 40 countries. Mary Kay is dedicated to investing in the science behind beauty and manufacturing cutting-edge skin care, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements and fragrances. Mary Kay is committed to empowering women and their families by partnering with organizations from around the world, focusing on supporting cancer research, protecting survivors from domestic abuse, beautifying our communities, and encouraging children to follow their dreams. Mary Kay Ash’s original vision continues to shine—one lipstick at a time. Learn more at MaryKay.com.

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Contacts
Mary Kay Inc. Corporate Communications
marykay.com/newsroom
972.687.5332 or media@mkcorp.com

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Thursday, December 26, 2019

Saudi Fund for Development finances a vital project serving 500,000 citizens in Comoros

Moroni, Comoros Islands.-Thursday 26 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

Mr. Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros Islands, joined government officials and the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Comoros to inaugurate a new road network, 100% funded by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).

The new roads will serve half a million residents as they use the new 23 km-long  Airport-Qalawa Road on Grande Comore Island,  as well as the 12 km Dundee-Langoni Road in in Anjouan Island. The new roads will provide faster and more efficient movement of people and goods as well as better access to markets in urban centers.

Over recent years, the number of SFD - financed projects in Comoros Islands reached seven projects, estimated at more than USD 80 million. These projects serve 820.000 Comoros Islands’ citizens and support all essential sectors in the country, including the transportation, health, education and potable water sectors.

During the inauguration ceremony, the President of the Union of the Comoros Islands, Azali Assoumani praised the Kingdom’s contributions and support of the islands nation’s development plans. Saudi Arabia’s support is highlighted through SFD’s role in developing the infrastructure of the Comoros Islands. The President emphasized the positive impact of these projects in changing the country’s development landscape.

Mr. Ibrahim Al Turki, Advisor to SFD said, “The SFD and the Government of Comoros have a long history of working together. Our efforts aim to improve the quality of life for the people of the Comoros, and to ensure the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)’s through facilitating their access to new markets.”

The ceremony was attended by Syed Ali Sheikhan, the Minister of Finance and Budget in Comoros, the Minister of Roads and Infrastructure, Mr. Abdullah Said Sermay, the Governor of Anjouan Island, Mr. Anis Shamseddine, and Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the Comoros, Dr. Hamad al Hajiri.

The SFD is one of the largest contributors to sustainable development aid, promoting stability and prosperity since 1975. The SFD has financially contributed to more than 1000 international development projects through loan and grant mechanisms.

Contacts

Nizar Hariz, +966558874438

nizar.hariz@ws-mena.com


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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

BenQ’s Smart Classroom Projector Is Here to Enrich Learning and Diversify Instruction

 EX800ST Brings Together Cloud Integration, Digital Scheduling, Internet and Wireless Connectivity To Make Classrooms Conducive and Learning Collaborative

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 24 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

The World’s No. 1 DLP projector brand, BenQ, unveiled their latest smart projectors for classrooms, EX800ST and EW800ST- the first ever android based education projectors to feature cloud account integration, smart app capability, internet and wireless connectivity. They have been designed to promote diversified teaching and blended learning in K-12 classrooms. Providing long-lasting uninterrupted instruction with Dust Guard technology, the short-throw projectors offer futureproof PC-less academic solutions for student interaction, collaboration, and next-generation teaching styles.

“Education is now moving towards becoming more student-centric where the focus is not on the teacher and students are encouraged to collaborate and arrive at solutions on their own. EX800ST is an excellent tool for educators as it enables them to foster a progressive school climate. It empowers them with flexible and innovative teaching methods that significantly enhance student interaction and collaboration.” said Manish Bakshi, MD, BenQ ME.

Advancing technology in not just education but across all spheres is challenging the traditional ways education systems function – finding or accessing information about a subject matter is not a challenge anymore, so teaching has to be a lot more than just imparting that. Technology has dramatically increased the access to education world over, and schools are striving towards making the much necessary changes in the learning process by meaningful technological integration into their curriculum to increase the learning opportunities for teachers and children.

EX800ST brings with it a whole new way of classroom teaching as by offering personal account control and cloud services integration via BenQ Account Management System (AMS), which allows teachers individualized access to lesson plans and educational materials in cloud storage. Exclusive to BenQ, the AMS software lets teachers manage their materials for both online and face-to-face classes in one place. This considerably simplifies their workflow and saves precious time that they can invest more productively.

The E800ST also comes with a centralized messaging and display scheduling system, X-Sign Broadcast. The BenQ exclusive X-Sign Broadcast is the wireless system that gets essential announcements and messages across the school, floor, or even individual classrooms without disrupting class. The school administration and staff can pre-schedule messages as well as send immediate announcements if required.

BenQ’s latest ed-tech projector, EX800ST’s user interface is optimized for education and interaction and provides intuitive content navigation in addition to the traditional projector remote control. Featuring intuitive human interface device (HID) support, EX800ST lets students and teachers navigate educational content with a mouse or keyboard, even allowing projector control and operation from a smartphone via BenQ Smart Control app.

With the, EX800ST users can download a variety of smart apps, including web browsers for self-contained Internet connectivity through its onboard BenQ Suggest app store,

BenQ’s smart interactive classroom projectors support wireless projection from multiple sources. This enables students to share their ideas without requiring them to plug in or unplug their devices. Focus increases significantly when there’s an uninterrupted flow of teachings and curiosities in the classroom. Wireless projection empowers students to share their ideas quickly and conveniently, making collaboration quite seamless. Making hassle-free wireless projection from mobile, PC, and laptop devices possible even when there is no Wi-Fi infrastructure, the EX800ST’s smart features help educators in transforming classrooms and building immersive learning spaces without boundaries.

With new Infographic and Video modes, EX800ST’s engaging and expansive visual quality helps accentuate the learning opportunities presented by modern educational materials that use a mixture of graphics, data, charts, motion video, and text. BenQ’s smart interactive classroom projectors allow teachers to perform instant internet searches and interactions via Firefox and TeamViewer. This comes in super handy for teachers as they do not have to rely on other devices during class to get the information they need, and they can easily collaborate with their students without any disruption of flow.

These projectors are equipped with BenQ’s exclusive DMS Local and MDA systems that let schools centralize projector control via a local network. This enables the school IT administrators to manage all the projectors of a school from one central location. This completely eliminates the need for IT personnel to go from one classroom to another in order to manage projectors and their problems individually. Saving time and delivering faster solutions to classrooms minimizes the disruption of a class. Moreover, these systems considerably reduce labour and other expenses usually associated with projectors.

Available in XGA (EX800ST) and WXGA (EW800ST) resolutions, both the new smart interactive classroom projectors are equipped with BenQ Dust Guard technology for durability. The projectors come with a Lamp Save Mode that powers up to 15,000 hours of long-lasting clarity before the lamp requires any maintenance. With centralized LAN-based projector control and maintenance as well as over-the-air firmware updates, EX800ST can further minimize ownership costs for institutions. In Dubai, the XGA model, EX800ST is priced at AED 3499 whereas the WXGA model, EW800ST is priced at AED 3599, both prices exclusive of VAT.

To know more, please visit –

https://businessdisplay.benq.com/en/findproduct/projector/interactive-classroom-projectors/ex800st.html  



About BenQ Corporation

Founded on the corporate vision of “Bringing Enjoyment ‘N’ Quality to Life”, BenQ Corporation is a world-leading human technology and solutions provider aiming to elevate and enrich every aspect of consumers’ lives. To realize this vision, the company focuses on the aspects that matter most to people today – lifestyle, business, healthcare and education – with the hope of providing people with the means to live better, increase efficiency, feel healthier and enhance learning. Such means include a delightful broad portfolio of people-driven products and embedded technologies spanning digital projectors, monitors, interactive large-format displays, audio products, cloud consumer products, mobile communications and lifestyle lighting. Because it matters.



About BenQ Group

The BenQ Group is a $22+ billion powerhouse comprised of nearly 20 independent companies operating in over 30 countries across numerous industries with a combined workforce of over 100,000 employees. Each Group member is a recognized leader in its own field, contributing to the BenQ Group’s vast resources, broad R&D, and distinct strategic strengths. By leveraging each company’s vertical specialization to create true scale across horizontal markets, the BenQ Group controls a highly efficient value chain with the unrivalled ability to deliver critical components and world-class solutions in the following industries: TFT-LCD, green energy, fine chemicals and advanced materials, lighting, IC design, precision components, system integration, branded business, and service. The Group is committed to profitable and sustainable businesses that share its long-standing vision of Bringing Enjoyment ‘N’ Quality to Life.

The BenQ Group companies are: BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, BenQ ESCO Corp., BenQ Materials Corp., BenQ Guru Corp., BenQ Medical Center, BenQ Medical Technology Corp., BenQ AB DentCare Corp., Daxin Materials Corp., Dazzo Technology Corp., Darwin Precisions Corp., Lextar Electronics Corp., LILY Medical Corp. and Raydium Semiconductor Corp..

Contacts

Absolute Communications

Akram Syed, 0559029360

akrams@absolutecg.net 

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Everfuel Awarded Grant for the Establishment of a Large-Scale Hydrogen Production Facility in Denmark



OSLO, Norway-Tuesday 24 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Everfuel Europe A/S (Everfuel) has been awarded in excess EUR 6 million from the Danish Energy Agency for the project HySynergy, which aims to establish a large-scale, electrolysis-based hydrogen production facility at the Shell refinery in Fredericia, Denmark.

“We have been working on this project for a couple of years now, and are delighted to see that Jacob Krogsgaard and his team in Everfuel are taking another important step towards realizing renewable hydrogen production next to the refinery in Fredericia. The facility will act as a back-bone for renewable hydrogen supply in Denmark, both for the refinery itself, and also for light- and heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles operating in the area,” says Jon André Løkke, CEO of Nel (NEL, OSE: NEL) which holds a minority interest in Everfuel.

The Danish Energy Agency has awarded in excess of EUR 6 million for the development of the HySynergy hydrogen production project in Fredericia, Denmark. Everfuel will be the owner and operator of the hydrogen production facility, while Shell will be main off-taker of hydrogen from the electrolyser. Everfuel will also install hydrogen storage, trailer filling stations and operate hydrogen trailers to supply hydrogen fuel in Denmark.

The parties will continue to work on permits and agreements related to the project, and are expecting to provide further details on the project during first half of 2020. Initial capacity of the electrolyser will be 20 MW, while the location at Fredericia will be prepared to accommodate for a capacity increase of up to 1GW.

The shareholders in Everfuel are E.F. Holding (80,1%) and Nel (19,9%).

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Contacts

Jon André Løkke, CEO, +47 907 44 949
Bjørn Simonsen, VP Market Development & Public Relations, +47 971 79 821
www.nelhydrogen.com
www.everfuel.com


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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

The First International Essence Global Black Economic Forum to Be Held in Accra During the Essence Full Circle Festival

- Commemorating the ‘Year of Return’ in Ghana, the Forum and Festival Will Focus on Economic Collaboration and Cultural Ownership and Exchange Among Black Communities Globally -
- Limited tickets available -

NEW YORK-Monday 23 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The first international ESSENCE Global Black Economic Forum will be held in Accra, Ghana during the eight-day ESSENCE Full Circle Festival experience. Taking place at the Movenpick Hotel on December 31, the ESSENCE Global Black Economic Forum: Africa has a mission to create new opportunities for economic development, cultural exchange and how the private sector can help sustainably drive this development and transform African communities on the continent and across the Diaspora. The Forum, a centerpiece of the week-long ESSENCE Full Circle Festival activities, will convene entrepreneurs, executives, entertainers, influencers and government officials to establish an agenda driving economic and cultural collaboration among Black communities globally. The ESSENCE Global Black Economic Forum: Africa will partner with additional African nations to further this mission, and upcoming cities will be announced moving forward.

The ESSENCE Full Circle Festival takes place from December 27, 2019 through January 3, 2020 and will commemorate the Year of Return, honor common heritage and celebrate African ancestry, culture and achievement. It will unite more than 200 influencers and business executives from the United States and across the Diaspora with Ghanaian and regional leaders and communities via a cultural exploration of history, cuisine, music, fashion, nightlife, commerce and more. Local collaborations have been key in helping to curate the ESSENCE Full Circle Festival experience, with Ghanaian businesses and brands such as Giraffe & Co., Gold Coast, BBnZ, Kollage & Glitz, Sankofa Chips, R&R Luxury, DUNK, Joselyn Dumas Foundation, Studio Online, Best AM, linkn solutions, Enosh by Design and more.

In addition to the ESSENCE Global Black Economic Forum: Africa, engagement activities during the week will include cultural and heritage experiences in Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Ada, city tours of Accra, local events including the Beach Polo Cup and Afrochella, New Year’s Eve celebrations and a Service and Exchange Day in Accra on January 2 that will include volunteer initiatives as well as entrepreneurship and creative industry masterclasses. Packages and tickets are available for the ESSENCE Global Black Economic Forum: Africa and various social activities, including New Year’s Eve celebrations, at www.essencefullcirclefestival.wrstbnd.com.

The ESSENCE Full Circle Festival is a venture between Full Circle Festival, LLC – founded by Boris Kodjoe, Bozoma Saint John, and Patrick Kodjoe, all of Ghanaian descent, and Nicole Ari Parker – in partnership with Essence Ventures, an independent consumer technology company – founded by Liberian entrepreneur, investor and social impact innovator Richelieu Dennis – that merges content, community and commerce and is the parent company of Essence Communications, Inc. The inaugural Full Circle Festival took place in December 2018 and brought more than 100 guests to Accra for cultural engagement and ancestral reconnection, resulting in an estimated economic impact of more than $70 million in tourism revenue for Ghana. Under the newly-formed partnership, the ESSENCE Full Circle Festival is focusing on a three-part mission: (1) supporting cultural ownership and economic collaboration among Africans on the continent and people of African descent in the Diaspora; (2) connecting Black communities globally for the exchange of ideas and shared objectives that leads to cultural monetization and community reinvestment; and (3) facilitating the global learning and discovery of African nations as ancestral, spiritual, cultural and commercial epicenters.

ESSENCE FULL CIRCLE FESTIVAL QUOTE SHEET

His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana: “This partnership recognizes Ghana’s role as a beacon for people of African descent in this Year of Return. The Year of Return, Ghana 2019, is a conscious effort to cement our pan-African legacy. Throughout the Year, the Tourism Authority has worked with several partner organizations to welcome home our brothers and sisters from the Diaspora. The ESSENCE Full Circle Festival is a welcome addition to the activities and will hopefully become one of the legacies of the year which celebrates African resilience.”

Richelieu Dennis, Founder and Chair of Essence Ventures: “As someone born and raised in West Africa and who has spent adulthood in the U.S., there is no greater joy than forging partnerships with a purpose rooted in the elevation and the promise of the people of the African continent and the Diaspora. My family and I spent three decades building a global beauty business and business model that empower, among others, women Shea butter processors in Northern Ghana – women just like my grandmother. We believe economic inclusion is a human right, so we are thrilled to bring the first ESSENCE Global Black Economic Forum: Africa to the ESSENCE Full Circle Festival. Our continued goal is to be catalysts and connectors for long-term economic empowerment, growth and cross-sector job creation in Black communities globally through increased engagement, innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment.”

Michelle Ebanks, CEO of Essence Communications, Inc.: “In furthering our mission to serve Black women deeply across the globe, ESSENCE is honored to answer the call to ‘Return’ with the creation of the ESSENCE Full Circle Festival and the first ESSENCE Global Black Economic Forum: Africa, beginning with Ghana and subsequently extending across the continent. We are grateful to be able to use the power of our platforms and the influence of our networks to positively impact narratives about Africa, as well as positively impact the people of Africa and the Diaspora through cultural and economic exchange. We are thrilled to celebrate the Year of Return and our African ancestry, culture and achievement in the vibrant country of Ghana as we reconnect over our heritage, connect over new experiences and co-create viable opportunities for the future.”

Boris Kodjoe, Co-Founder of Full Circle Festival, LLC: “It’s so important that as people of African descent, we see and feel the beauty of the continent and the majesty of our people for ourselves. There isn’t a more transformative and empowering experience than to honor the Year of Return and its 400-year history while in Ghana reconnecting with our cultural heritage, celebrating our ancestry and co-creating our future with our brothers and sisters on the continent. I hope that our ESSENCE Full Circle Festival partnership will ultimately encourage more people to visit nations across Africa, as well as serve as an example of the impact that can be made when we join in the spirit of collective purpose and progress.”

ESSENCE Full Circle Festival partners include SheaMoisture, Microsoft, Conservation International and the Office of Diaspora Affairs.

About Essence Ventures

Essence Ventures is an independent Black-owned consumer technology company merging content, community and commerce to meet the evolving cultural and lifestyle needs of people of color. The company began in 2017 and is chaired by its founder - entrepreneur, investor and social impact innovator Richelieu Dennis.

About Essence Communications Inc.

Essence Communications is the number one media company dedicated to Black women and inspires a global audience of almost 25 million through diverse storytelling and immersive original content. With a multi-platform presence in publishing, experiential and online, ESSENCE encompasses its signature magazine; digital, video and social platforms; television specials; books; as well as live events, including Black Women in Music, Black Women in Hollywood, Street Style and the ESSENCE Festival. Essence Communications is owned by Essence Ventures.

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Contacts

MEDIA:
Aisha Becker-Burrowes
abeckerburrowes@essence.com

Sheila Harris                 
sharris@essence.com

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Monday, December 23, 2019

CreditLens™ Solution Receives SOC 2 Attestation Report

NEW YORK-Friday 20 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody’s Analytics announced today that the CreditLens software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution has received an attestation report from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) System and Organization Controls (SOC 2). The SOC 2 report details the security and availability of customer data in the CreditLens SaaS solution, and denotes its adherence to the AICPA’s security and availability controls standards.

Built on the latest cloud-based technology, the CreditLens platform helps businesses digitally transform their commercial credit processes to make faster and better-informed decisions. It facilitates process automation and helps clients improve their efficiency, reduce errors, and streamline workflows.

A SOC 2 report ensures that a company’s information security measures are in line with the unique parameters of today’s cloud requirements. The report addresses a service organization's controls that relate to operations and compliance, as outlined by the AICPA's Trust Services criteria.

An independent third-party audit firm issues the SOC 2 report, which includes examination procedures to confirm that a service provider is securely managing data to protect the interests and the privacy of its clients’ data. It also ensures companies have established and are following strict information security policies and procedures encompassing the security, availability, processing, integrity, and confidentiality of customer data.

“We are committed to providing our SaaS clients with data security and operational effectiveness that fits in the context of their evolving regulatory and operational environments,” said Elaine Wong, Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics. “This SOC 2 attestation demonstrates that our CreditLens solution has met these objectives.”

Click here to learn more about the CreditLens platform.

About Moody’s Analytics

Moody’s Analytics provides financial intelligence and analytical tools to help business leaders make better, faster decisions. Our deep risk expertise, expansive information resources, and innovative application of technology help our clients confidently navigate an evolving marketplace. We are known for our industry-leading and award-winning solutions, made up of research, data, software, and professional services, assembled to deliver a seamless customer experience. We create confidence in thousands of organizations worldwide, with our commitment to excellence, open mindset approach, and focus on meeting customer needs. For more information about Moody’s Analytics, visit our website or connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). Moody’s Corporation reported revenue of $4.4 billion in 2018, employs approximately 10,900 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 44 countries.

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Contacts
GENE KIM
Moody’s Analytics Communications
+1.415.874.6013
Moody’s Analytics Media Relations

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Saudi Fund for Development Supports the Government of Kyrgyzstan in Developing Key Transportation Projects

 New road rehabilitation project will revitalize Central Asia’s prime tourist destination




Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-Monday 23 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

As part of an official Republic of Kyrgyzstan state visit to Saudi Arabia, Dr. Khalid Al-Khudairy Vice President and Managing Director for the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and Mrs. Baktygul Jeenbaeva, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan signed a new infrastructure loan agreement.

SFD partnered with the Islamic Development Bank and the Kuwait Fund to contribute to the rehabilitation and improved construction of the 442 km long Lake Issykul Ring Road, which provides access from the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek to one of Central Asia’s prime tourism destinations. The second largest saline lake in the world after the Caspian Sea, Lake Issykul attracts millions of regional, international and local visitors per year. The road improvements will facilitate links to important transport networks into Russia, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, opening the Issykul region to more regional visitors.

‘We seek to invest our experience and resources to help build better futures for countries we partner with. Our vision is based on the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 which works to diversity our economy and share our expertise with others while also contributing to projects that bring socio economic benefits and prosperity to communities,” said Dr. Al Khudiary.

“The SFD and Government of Kyrgyzstan have a long history of working together to positively alter the social and economic landscape of this central Asian nation. The improvement of this important road network will assist in the commercial aspects of tourism development, and cross border transport of goods. On a micro level it will support the development of small to medium enterprise (SME) and jobs creation associated with tourism development,” he added.

The SFD is a major contributor to sustainable development aid, promoting stability and prosperity to the central Asian region since 1975. The SFD has contributed over USD 170 million in financial and technical assistance to a total of eight development projects in Kyrgyzstan.

Contacts

Mr. Nizar Hariz, +966558874438

Email: Nizar.hariz@ws-mena.com


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Parliamentarians From Around The World Laud UAE’s Year of Tolerance Initiative

 Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Zayed says parliaments play a key role in building bridges of coexistence and understanding between communities

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Monday 23 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a delegation of Speakers and members of regional and international parliaments and members of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed the delegation and wished them an eventful stay in the UAE while expressing his happiness at the Year of Tolerance’s positive international turnout, both on official and popular levels. It is worth noting that the delegation visited the UAE to participate in the celebration of the Federal National Council (FNC) to mark the end of the Year of Tolerance.

His Highness Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi stressed that the year’s events, programmes and initiatives have promoted awareness of the values of tolerance, noting that the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together is a key initiative of the Year of Tolerance and is a key reference for future work in promoting coexistence among the world’s peoples.

His Highness Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces added that tolerance is a genuine value that is deeply rooted in the history of the UAE, affirming the UAE’s unwavering support to spreading the message of tolerance worldwide.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed mentioned that parliaments play a key role in building bridges of coexistence and understanding between communities, because they express the aspirations of their people for development, peace and stability.

The Speakers and members of regional and international parliaments expressed their happiness at visiting the UAE and meeting with H.H. Sheikh Mohamed, praising the country’s efforts to promote tolerance and moderation around the world and support regional and international development without discrimination.

The delegation also praised the UAE’s leading development experience, its youth and women’s empowerment plans, and its keenness to prepare for the next 50 years.

The meeting was attended by Saqr Ghobash, FNC Speaker, and Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace.

Contacts

Global Council for Tolerance and Peace

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, +35699668788

secretary-general@gctpnews.org | www.gctpnews.org

Twitter: @GctpNews

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Sunday, December 22, 2019

FLIR Announces Multiple Cameras for Critical Infrastructure and Safe City Security

Three New Pan-Tilt-Zoom Security Cameras Provide Long- or Short-Range Perimeter Protection in All Conditions

ARLINGTON, Va.-Saturday 21 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today three dome-shaped, Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) security cameras, including two dual-sensor camera series for critical infrastructure locations, the FLIR Elara™ DX-Series and the FLIR Saros™ DM-Series, and a high-resolution visible camera for safe city deployments, the FLIR Quasar™ 4K IR PTZ. The latest FLIR security products offer multiple lens options for long- and short-range needs to enable accurate perimeter protection of critical infrastructure, remote facilities, and in urban city environments, day or night.

Given the enhanced security requirements of critical infrastructure sites such as utility substations and transportation centers, the latest FLIR cameras featuring both thermal imaging and 4K high-resolution sensors, the Elara DX-Series and Saros DM-Series, deliver superior perimeter security protection in nearly all weather and light conditions. The FLIR Elara DX-Series features longer viewing range capabilities, infrared illumination, and a wiper blade that can be remotely operated for use in harsh conditions to ensure a clear view. The more compact Saros DM-Series provides shorter viewing range capabilities in a weatherized housing. Both series offer eight lens options to enable tailoring for the customer application and environment.

For the growing metropolitan city safety and security market, the Quasar 4K IR PTZ delivers high-resolution visible video quality with excellent low light capabilities to give operators high-fidelity monitoring in large and crowded coverage areas.

All three new FLIR security cameras provide a comprehensive end-to-end experience with seamless integration to FLIR Systems’ video management system (VMS) platform, United VMS, or can serve as a complementary solution integrated with other major VMS platforms.

“With our latest products, FLIR is delivering advanced cameras purpose-built for perimeter protection and the evolving security needs of critical infrastructure sites and cities,” said Travis Merrill, President of the Commercial Business Unit at FLIR. “For situational awareness in diverse environments including utility substations, data centers, oil and gas fields, airports, or cities, these perimeter protection cameras are designed to withstand harsh environments to help keep sites secure and people safe.”

The Saros DM-Series is available for purchase immediately while both the Elara DX and Quasar 4K IR PTZ will be available in the first half of 2020, all through FLIR Systems’ network of established dealers and integrators.

To learn more about these new FLIR security camera solutions, please visit www.flir.com/security.

About FLIR Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1978, FLIR Systems is a world-leading industrial technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions for defense, industrial, and commercial applications. FLIR Systems’ vision is to be “The World’s Sixth Sense, creating technologies to help professionals make more informed decisions that save lives and livelihoods. For more information, please visit www.flir.com and follow @flir.

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Contacts
Media Contact:
Tim McDowd.
Phone: 503-498-3146
Email: tim.mcdowd@flir.com

Investor Relations:
Lasse Glassen
Addo Investor Relations
Phone: 424-238-6249
Email: lglassen@addoir.com


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Saudi Fund for Development Signs Loan Agreement with Burundi Government to Upgrade Major Road Link

Gitega, Burundi.-Thursday 19 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently signed a loan agreement worth $5.9million with the Burundi Government to upgrade a major road connection between the city of Bujumbura and the country’s airport. The Arabic Bank (BADEA) and the Burundi Government are co-contributors towards the project.
It is the latest in an ongoing program of developments the SFD has supported in Burundi including transport, education and housing, and comes under Burundi’s 2045 development plan to establish the nation as an attractive economic and tourism destination.
The Bujumbura road project will include a road widening scheme and upgraded airport entrance.
The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the SFD, Dr. Khaled bin Sulaiman Al Khudairy led a delegation from the Fund on a visit to Burundi and signed the agreement with Burundi Minister of Finance Domicien Ndihokubwayo, and in the presence of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Jean Bosco Ntunzwenimana and General Manager of the Roads Agency Mr. Emile Ndayisaba.
Dr. Al Khudairy said, The SFD and Government of Burundi have worked together over many years in a series of successful development projects. By providing loans, the Saudi Fund for Development aims to promote economic prosperity within developing countries. Schemes like this road upgrading bring real and tangible benefits to people and communities in need. The improvement in the road network will provide a long term sustainable impact for Burundi’s economy and its three million population by improving the movement of goods and people. The loan also marks the latest in a commitment by the SFD to work in nations throughout Africa and improve life opportunities for those in developing nations.”
To date, the SFD has contributed to a total of 13 development projects in Burundi which include infrastructure and educational projects. The SFD is one of Africa’s largest contributors to sustainable development aid, promoting stability and prosperity to the region since 1975, and has contributed financial assistance to more than 400 development projects 46 African countries. The SFD is aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and its goals of building prosperity and providing socio-economic support to developing nations.



ContactsNizar Hariz, +966558874438


O-RAN Alliance Conducts First Global Plugfest to Foster Adoption of Open and Interoperable 5G Radio Access Networks

• 35 companies and operator-members jointly demonstrated 10 scenarios to verify and validate recently published O-RAN specifications in Asia, Europe and North America

• The Radio Access Network vendors’ adoption of open standards and interoperability is expected to become an integral part of emerging 5G networks

• An O-RAN Industry Briefing is scheduled for Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2020, where members will exchange views on the important steps towards realizing O-RAN compliant commercial solutions


BONN, Germany-Sunday 22 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The O-RAN Alliance successfully conducted its first worldwide plugfest and proof of concept to demonstrate the functionality as well as the multi-vendor interoperability of network equipment that complies with the recently published O1, A1, and Open Fronthaul interface specifications.

“O-RAN’s first global plugfest showcases the power of the community to document and develop truly open interface specifications with the potential to accelerate new 5G advanced services that will be multi-operator, multi-vendor, and create opportunities for the entire ecosystem,” said Andre Fuetsch, Chairman of the O-RAN Alliance and Chief Technology Officer of AT&T. “These live demonstrations represent yet another step toward the realization of O-RAN compliant 5G RAN solutions that should soon become part of the product offerings of both mainstream and niche vendors.”

ASIA

Hosted by China Mobile, the plugfest Asian Session was held in the China Mobile International Information Port, an Open Test and Integration Center, with physical attendance well over 200 attendees from over 70 companies, plus on-line attendance of over 70 participants. Representatives from global operators including British Telecom, China Telecom, China Unicom, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, Reliance Jio, Telecom Italia Mobile and an operator from North America have actively participated in this event. The plugfest tested and integrated multi-vendor solutions that comply with the O-RAN Open Fronthaul interface and exercised decoupling different hardware technologies from the RAN software:

    Cloud-based small cell running on virtualization technology was demonstrated by CertusNet, Lenovo, ChengDu NTS and Inventec. It features a VM-based O-CU and containerized O-DU cohosted on the same x86 processor plus accelerator platform.
    Multi-vendor interoperability with 5G commercial products was demonstrated by NTT DOCOMO with Fujitsu and NEC.
    A low power configuration of cloud base station running on Yocto OS and container technology was demonstrated by Altran, ArrayComm, WindRiver, Baicells and CIG. It features the open architecture baseband signal processing based on ARM processor plus accelerator computing platform.
    Soft base station with O-RAN compliant open fronthaul interface, but without virtualization, was demonstrated by Radisys, Foxconn (Taiwan), QCT and Intel. It leverages open source software including the O-RAN Open Source Community’s OFH Lib, and BBDev based Accelerator Abstraction Layer SDK API.
    The interworking of the O-RAN open fronthaul interface was demonstrated on technology provided by FHK (Shenzen) and Viavi, which performs comprehensive tests based on the test specification by O-RAN with O-RU and UE emulator in a multiple-UE test environment.

The plugfest held in the NTT DOCOMO R&D Center presented multi-vendor interoperability between CU/O-DU and O-RU using the O-RAN Open Fronthaul interface and multi-vendor interoperability between eNB and gNB using the O-RAN X2 interface. The functionality has been successfully demonstrated by NTT DOCOMO, Fujitsu, NEC, and Nokia. NTT DOCOMO has already started 5G pre-commercial service with the presented products. An Open Test and Integration Center is planned to be established in Japan.

NORTH AMERICA

The plugfest and proof-of-concept conducted within an Open Test and Integration Center candidate in North America, 5G COSMOS, which consists of vendor and university labs in the NYC metro area, was hosted by AT&T and focused primarily on the validation of the O1 and A1 interfaces:

    Physical Network Function (PNF) Plug and Play, a 3GPP-aligned O1 use case that provides a means for service providers to collaborate with equipment vendors to have PNFs discovered by Service Management Orchestration (SMO) via a PNF registration handler, was demonstrated by Nokia, CommScope and Ericsson. Remote SMO functions were also demonstrated with connections to labs in France and Germany.
    Bulk Performance Management Data Collection was demonstrated by Ericsson and Nokia.
    O1 interface functionality for Configuration, Performance, and Fault Management of multi-vendor equipment via a vendor-agnostic SMO was demonstrated by Altiostar, CommScope, and Samsung.
    A1 interface functionality to optimize PCI/RSI for a large-scale RAN simulator using a closed loop automation framework was demonstrated by IBM, Tech Mahindra, Wipro and highstreet technologies.
    Convergence of the Open Fronthaul Management Plane specification with O1 interface was demonstrated by Samsung.

“The O-RAN Alliance has been continuously expanding its influence in the industry since its inception. It is really amazing to see such a symbolic milestone achieved just 10 months since its release of the first specification in MWC Barcelona this year,” said Zhengmao Li, EVP of China Mobile. “The successful holding of the plugfest event globally with deep contribution from over 30 partners represents a consolidated step towards a full disaggregated O-RAN compliant 5G network.”

Dr. Hiroshi Nakamura, EVP and CTO, NTT DOCOMO commented, "We believe wide adoption of O-RAN compliant products will enable more agile, flexible and cost-effective network construction, and welcome the testing and integration efforts of O-RAN standards that are being carried out across the globe. NTT DOCOMO will continue to lead O-RAN Alliance activities and expand its 5G network, and will accelerate the co-creation of 5G services and markets with vertical industry partners."

O-RAN Industry Briefing at MWC 2020

For a comprehensive update on O-RAN activities, including significant developments in Europe, the O-RAN community will come together for the O-RAN Industry Briefing event at MWC Barcelona 2020. Representatives from O-RAN operator and vendor member organizations will discuss and share views on the important steps towards realizing O-RAN compliant commercial solutions. O-RAN Alliance is looking forward to meeting you on Feb 25, 2020, 9:30-10:30 am at the Deutsche Telekom Booth, Hall 3, Booth 3M31.

About O-RAN Alliance

O-RAN Alliance is a world-wide community of more than 130 mobile operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry. As the RAN is an essential part of any mobile network, O-RAN Alliance’s mission is to re-shape the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN standards will enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN supplier ecosystem with faster innovation to improve user experience. O-RAN-compliant mobile networks will at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by the mobile operators. To achieve this, O-RAN Alliance publishes new RAN specifications, releases open software for the RAN, and supports its members in integration and testing of their implementations.

For more information please visit www.o-ran.org.

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Contacts

O-RAN Alliance PR Contact

Zbynek Dalecky
pr@o-ran.org
O-RAN Alliance e.V.
Buschkauler Weg 27
53347 Alfter/Germany


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Esri Enters Into Licensing Agreement with European Commission

New Agreement to Provide Geospatial Tools for European Union’s Executive Arm



ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands-Sunday 22 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced that it has entered into a four-year general master agreement (GMA) with the European Commission. The agreement will enable the European Commission and selected Executive Agencies to use Esri software and deploy the full suite of its ArcGIS products in an open, scalable, and standards-based GIS architecture.

Implemented and deployed by Esri’s European distributors, the GMA also provides terms and conditions which several other EU institutions, agencies, and bodies can leverage to have access to Esri products. Esri’s European distributors will provide local support, services and training.

“We look forward to working with the European Commission as a part of this agreement,” said Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president. “It is a priority for us to support the European Commission Directorates General and Agencies with our latest geospatial technology, for their important policy work in the EU.”

The use of Esri’s GIS technology will enable the European Commission and its Executive Agencies to easily share and analyze geographic information and use them to make better-informed, data driven, policy decisions.

About Esri

Esri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, offers the most powerful geospatial cloud available, to help customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Founded in 1969, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including 90 of the Fortune 100 companies, all 50 state governments, more than half of all counties (large and small), and 87 of the Forbes Top 100 Colleges in the U.S., as well as all 15 Executive Departments of the U.S. Government and dozens of independent agencies. With its pioneering commitment to geospatial information technology, Esri engineers the most advanced solutions for digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics. Visit us at esri.com.

Copyright © 2019 Esri. All rights reserved. Esri, the Esri globe logo, ArcGIS, The Science of Where, esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services mentioned herein may be trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark owners.

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Contacts

Jo Ann Pruchniewski
Public Relations, Esri
Mobile: 301-693-2643
Email: jpruchniewski@esri.com

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AFC Invests US$150 million in the Eritrean Colluli Potash Project

LAGOS, Nigeria.-Tuesday 17 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Africa Finance Corporation ("AFC" or the “Corporation"), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, announces a US$150 million strategic investment in Danakali Limited (“Danakali” or the “Company”).

The funds will be used for the development and construction of the Colluli Potash Project (“Colluli” or the “Project”) located in the Danakali region of Eritrea. The Project

is a late-stage, large, long-life and low-cost sulphate of potash (“SOP”) deposit, with estimated reserves of 1.254 Billion tonnes of potassium bearing salts. Colluli is planning to make a 52% potassium oxide product, which is a higher grade than most of its competitors’ products.

With a mine life of approximately 200 years, the Project will be of significant economic and financial benefit to the country, representing up to 10% of the country’s gross domestic product by 2021. The Project will place Eritrea as the only African producer of SOP, which is a premium-quality potash that improves crops’ absorbency of nutrients and resilience to adverse conditions.

Colluli Mining Share Company, the 100% owner of the Project, is controlled through a 50:50 joint venture agreement held by the Eritrean National Mining Corporation and STB Eritrea Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX and LSE-listed Danakali (ASX: DNK, LSE: DNK). It has been agreed that Danakali will be the developer and operator of the project moving forward.

Samaila Zubairu, President & CEO of AFC, commented: “Eritrea is a post-conflict country that is in the process of rebuilding itself and its economy. Projects like Colluli create jobs, provide export earnings and tax revenues. AFC is keen to support such projects and the government’s efforts in achieving its aspirations of scaling up infrastructure investments to promote agriculture and industrialization for enhanced productivity and economic growth.”

Mr. Yemane G. Meskel, Eritrea’s Minister of Information added: “This is great news. AFC’s substantial investment will indeed be pivotal in the operations of the world-class Colluli Potash Project. It also constitutes a trailblazer for other investments in several prospective sectors in Eritrea in the new climate of peace and cooperation in the entire Horn of Africa region.”

Notes to Editors

About AFC - www.africafc.org

AFC, an investment grade multilateral finance institution, was established in 2007 with an equity capital base of US$1 billion, to be the catalyst for private sector-led infrastructure investment across Africa.  With a current balance sheet of approximately US$5.07 billion, AFC is the second highest investment grade rated multilateral financial institution in Africa with an A3/P2 (Stable outlook) rating from Moody’s Investors Service. AFC successfully raised US$1,150 million (US$650 million and US$500 million) in 2019, US$500 million in 2017 and US$750 million in 2015 through Eurobond issuances; out of its Board-approved US$3 Billion Global Medium-Term Note (MTN) Programme. All Eurobond issues were oversubscribed and attracted investors from Asia, Europe and the USA.

AFC’s investment approach combines specialist industry expertise with a focus on financial and technical advisory, project structuring, project development and risk capital to address Africa’s infrastructure development needs and drive sustainable economic growth.  AFC invests in high-quality infrastructure assets that provide essential services in the core infrastructure sectors of power, natural resources, heavy industry, transport, and telecommunications. To date, the Corporation has invested over US$6.6 billion in projects within 30 countries across Africa.

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Contacts
Lucy Savage

Senior Vice President, Communications

Tel: + 234 1 279 9600

Email: lucy.savage@africafc.org   



Buchanan Communications

Bobby Morse / Augustine Chipungu  

Tel: +44 20 7466 5000

 Email: afc@buchanan.uk.com

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Mary Kay Inspires Beauty Trends at Spring/Summer 2020 Fashion Weeks in Europe

Mary Kay Makeup Artists Created Spring/Summer 2020 Beauty Trends at 173 Fashion Shows in Five Countries

DALLAS-Saturday 21 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mary Kay Inc. continues to make its mark on the beauty industry through its ongoing partnerships with Ukrainian and Belarus Fashion Weeks, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, and Bratislava Fashion Days in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

“As an innovator of beauty trends, Mary Kay along with beauty artists, unveiled 2020 runway looks throughout fashion weeks in Europe,” stated Tara Eustace, President of Mary Kay for the European Region. “The runways at fashion week are the perfect stage to share inspiration, debut our innovations with the fashion world and elevate makeup trends in each of these countries.”

Designers, influencers, celebrities, makeup artists, beauty bloggers and editors attended all five events where Mary Kay was the official beauty partner for the spring/summer 2020 fashion week season.

“The Mary Kay Global Design Studio was created over 10 years ago to inspire beauty trends and drive innovation, fueling creativity and individuality through fashion collaborations around the world,” said Sheryl Adkins-Green, Chief Marketing Officer, and Creative & Inspiration Officer for the Mary Kay Global Design Studio. “During fashion weeks, makeup artists in collaboration with Mary Kay, unleashed some of the major trends of the season. Beauty enthusiasts can get the look ‘as seen’ on the runway or revisit the inspiration to create their own.”

Fashion Weeks Highlights:

Held in Kyiv between August 31-September 4, 2019, Ukrainian Fashion Week (UFW) kicked off the Mary Kay sponsored events in Europe. Under the artistic direction of lead makeup artist MartElle, a team of 40 beauty artists, all of whom are also members of the Mary Kay independent sales force, prepped the runway models for 30 Ukrainian designers and performed 350 different makeup looks throughout UFW. One of the fashion shows was an exclusive capsule pink bra collection collaboration between Mary Kay Ukraine and lingerie brand Keòsme aimed at supporting women diagnosed with breast cancer. Ten percent of sales proceeds from the exclusive collection will be donated to a Ukrainian nonprofit organization that promotes female health and wellness.

Bratislava Fashion Days by Mercedes-Benz was next in Bratislava on September 16-19, and Prague on October 5-6. For the second year in a row, Mary Kay Slovakia was the Official Makeup Artist for the event. Makeup artists prepared the show-stopping makeup looks worn by runway models and starred in the backstage stories on Fashion TV. Inspired by Mary Kay’s Global Beauty Ambassador Luis Casco, the “Sparkling Pewter,” “Sultry Glam,” “Sweet Champagne,” and “Garnet Gold” special looks became the highlights of the shows. The December 17 show in Bratislava marked the closing of the 2019 edition of the Fashion Days.

Mary Kay Russia has been the Official Makeup Artist of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia (MBFW Russia) for 7 years in a row—13 consecutive seasons. The largest fashion event in Eastern Europe, MBFW Russia was held in Moscow on October 15-19. Luis Casco, and star makeup artist Andrey Shilkov, co-created the looks for 109 shows out of a total of 119, while a makeup team from the Mary Kay Russia independent sales force represented the brand backstage. The stunning beauty look imagined for the Te Amo Couture runway show was the result of the exclusive Casco-Shilkov collaboration.

The Belarus Fashion Week (BFW) held in Minsk on October 17- 20, 2019, wrapped up a successful fashion week season for Mary Kay in Eastern Europe. Mary Kay was BFW Official Makeup Artist for the 7th season in a row. A team of beauty artists from the Mary Kay Belarus independent sales force featured 650 runway looks and no less than 500 makeovers under the guidance of beauty artist maestro Alexander Kiryniuk, who also presented the season's trends.

About Mary Kay

One of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay Ash founded her beauty company more than 55 years ago with three goals: develop rewarding opportunities for women, offer irresistible products, and make the world a better place. That dream has blossomed into a multibillion-dollar company with millions of independent sales force members in nearly 40 countries. Mary Kay is dedicated to investing in the science behind beauty and manufacturing cutting-edge skin care, color cosmetics, and fragrances. Mary Kay is committed to empowering women and their families by partnering with organizations from around the world, focusing on supporting cancer research, protecting survivors from domestic abuse, beautifying our communities, and encouraging children to follow their dreams. Mary Kay Ash’s original vision continues to shine—one lipstick at a time. Learn more at MaryKay.com.

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Contacts

Mary Kay Inc. Corporate Communications
marykay.com/newsroom
972.687.5332 or media@mkcorp.com


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Saturday, December 21, 2019

Masimo and Dräger Expand Licensing Agreement to Add Masimo Brain Monitoring and Capnography Technologies

IRVINE, Calif. & LÜBECK, Germany.-Saturday 21 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) and Dräger (OTCMKTS: DRWKF) announced today that they have expanded their partnership, whereby Dräger will integrate additional Masimo measurement technologies into Dräger’s family of multi-parameter patient monitors, to help clinicians assess brain function, oxygenation, and ventilation status.

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After becoming the first patient monitoring company to integrate Masimo noninvasive, continuous rainbow SET® technologies, including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), in its patient monitors, Dräger will add Masimo SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring, O3® Regional Oximetry, and NomoLine® Capnography measurements to its already comprehensive suite of advanced measurement parameters, tailored for operating rooms and critical care settings.

The three additional technologies are currently available directly from Masimo on the Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform:

Next Generation SedLine Brain Function Monitoring, which assists clinicians in monitoring the state of the brain under anesthesia, with bilateral data acquisition and processing of EEG signals and an enhanced Patient State Index (PSi).
O3 Regional Oximetry, which may help clinicians monitor cerebral oxygenation in situations in which pulse oximetry alone may not be fully indicative of the oxygen in the brain.
NomoLine “no-moisture” sampling lines, which are designed for low-flow applications and can be used in a variety of clinical scenarios and care settings, on both intubated and non-intubated patients of all ages, in both low- and high-humidity applications.
Stefan Dräger, CEO of Dräger, said, “For over 20 years, the foundation of our strong relationship with Masimo has been our shared vision to improve patient outcomes while lowering the cost of healthcare. This expanded agreement allows us to offer our customers the most innovative technologies, helping them to deliver even better patient care and achieve better patient outcomes.”

Joe Kiani, Founder and CEO of Masimo, said, “Masimo’s technical prowess in monitoring – from pulse oximetry, to noninvasive hemoglobin, to brain monitoring, and more – makes our technologies an ideal solution not just for our own devices but for other companies wanting to provide hospitals and patients the best possible care. Dräger has long understood this and we appreciate our longstanding partnership and their continued faith in us.”

@MasimoInnovates | @DraegerNews

About Masimo

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is a global medical technology company that develops and produces a wide array of industry-leading monitoring technologies, including innovative measurements, sensors, patient monitors, and automation and connectivity solutions. Our mission is to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care. Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry, introduced in 1995, has been shown in over 100 independent and objective studies to outperform other pulse oximetry technologies.1 Masimo SET® has also been shown to help clinicians reduce severe retinopathy of prematurity in neonates,2 improve CCHD screening in newborns,3 and, when used for continuous monitoring with Masimo Patient SafetyNet™ in post-surgical wards, reduce rapid response team activations, ICU transfers, and costs.4-6 Masimo SET® is estimated to be used on more than 100 million patients in leading hospitals and other healthcare settings around the world,7 and is the primary pulse oximetry at 9 of the top 10 hospitals according to the 2019-20 U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll.8 Masimo continues to refine SET® and in 2018, announced that SpO2 accuracy on RD SET® sensors during conditions of motion has been significantly improved, providing clinicians with even greater confidence that the SpO2 values they rely on accurately reflect a patient’s physiological status. In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow® Pulse CO-Oximetry technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood constituents that previously could only be measured invasively, including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC™), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), Pleth Variability Index (PVi®), RPVi™ (rainbow® PVi), and Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi™). In 2013, Masimo introduced the Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Platform, built from the ground up to be as flexible and expandable as possible to facilitate the addition of other Masimo and third-party monitoring technologies; key Masimo additions include Next Generation SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring, O3® Regional Oximetry, and ISA™ Capnography with NomoLine® sampling lines. Masimo’s family of continuous and spot-check monitoring Pulse CO-Oximeters® includes devices designed for use in a variety of clinical and non-clinical scenarios, including tetherless, wearable technology, such as Radius-7® and Radius PPG™, portable devices like Rad-67™, fingertip pulse oximeters like MightySat® Rx, and devices available for use both in the hospital and at home, such as Rad-97®. Masimo hospital automation and connectivity solutions are centered around the Iris® platform, and include Iris Gateway®, Patient SafetyNet, Replica™, Halo ION™, UniView™, and Doctella™. Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com. Published clinical studies on Masimo products can be found at www.masimo.com/evidence/featured-studies/feature/.

ORi and RPVi have not received FDA 510(k) clearance and are not available for sale in the United States. The use of the trademark Patient SafetyNet is under license from University HealthSystem Consortium.

References

Published clinical studies on pulse oximetry and the benefits of Masimo SET® can be found on our website at http://www.masimo.com. Comparative studies include independent and objective studies which are comprised of abstracts presented at scientific meetings and peer-reviewed journal articles.
Castillo A et al. Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Infants through Changes in Clinical Practice and SpO2 Technology. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Feb;100(2):188-92.
de-Wahl Granelli A et al. Impact of pulse oximetry screening on the detection of duct dependent congenital heart disease: a Swedish prospective screening study in 39,821 newborns. BMJ. 2009;Jan 8;338.
Taenzer AH et al. Impact of pulse oximetry surveillance on rescue events and intensive care unit transfers: a before-and-after concurrence study. Anesthesiology. 2010:112(2):282-287.
Taenzer A et al. Postoperative Monitoring – The Dartmouth Experience. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter. Spring-Summer 2012.
McGrath SP et al. Surveillance Monitoring Management for General Care Units: Strategy, Design, and Implementation. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016 Jul;42(7):293-302.
Estimate: Masimo data on file.
http://health.usnews.com/health-care/best-hospitals/articles/best-hospitals-honor-roll-and-overview.
Dräger. Technology for Life.®

Dräger is an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology. Our products protect, support and save lives. Founded in 1889, Dräger generated revenues of around EUR 2.6 billion in 2018. The Dräger Group is currently present in more than 190 countries and has more than 14,000 employees worldwide. Please visit www.draeger.com for more information.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the potential effectiveness of Masimo SedLine®, O3®, NomoLine®, and Root®. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations about future events affecting us and are subject to risks and uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control and could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in our forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors, including, but not limited to: risks related to our assumptions regarding the repeatability of clinical results; risks related to our belief that Masimo's unique noninvasive measurement technologies, including Masimo SedLine, O3, NomoLine, and Root, contribute to positive clinical outcomes and patient safety; risks related to our belief that Masimo noninvasive medical breakthroughs provide cost-effective solutions and unique advantages; as well as other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which may be obtained for free at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today's date. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these statements or the "Risk Factors" contained in our most recent reports filed with the SEC, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under the applicable securities laws.

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Contacts
Media Contacts:
Masimo Evan Lamb
949-396-3376
elamb@masimo.com

Dräger
Melanie Kamann
+49 451 882-3998
Melanie.kamann@draeger.com


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Walton Launches U.S. Homebuilder Fund to Support Rising Housing Demand

PHOENIX-Tuesday 17 December 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Walton Global Holdings Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively Walton), a real estate investment and land asset company with US$3.8 billion under management and administration, has announced its first Builder Option Land Development fund (the BOLD Fund), with an investment objective of acquiring land for future sale to homebuilders throughout the United States.

The BOLD Fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in the current growth of the home building market in the U.S. The fund will acquire properties identified by large volume U.S. homebuilders for near term residential development projects through a predetermined exit strategy. The land is then expected to be sold to those same builders in phases with an adjustable takedown schedule and flexible payment options. BOLD Fund investors are anticipated to receive annual distributions as homes are developed and sold by the builders.

“Our new BOLD Fund provides homebuilders with a land acquisition opportunity to work alongside an international real estate investment and asset management company for securing a land pipeline with a minor upfront capital contribution impact, during what we see as the biggest housing demand in recent history,” said Bill Doherty, CEO, Walton Global Holdings.

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) and NAHB Chairman Greg Ugalde from November 2019, competition is heating up for single-family lots as builders continue to report positive conditions, spurred in part by low mortgage rates and continued job growth.

For over 40 years, Walton has researched, planned, and structured pre-development land investments located in the major growth corridors throughout the U.S. and Canada. The evolution of Walton has opened the door to offering new products, like the BOLD Fund, creating new opportunities for investors and homebuilders.

About Walton Global Holdings

Walton Global Holdings is a privately owned, leading global real estate investment, land asset management and administration company that has focused on strategically located land in major growth corridors for over 40 years. The company manages and administers US$3.8 billion of real estate assets in North America, on behalf of its investors and business partners. Walton has more than 106,000 acres of land under ownership, management and administration in the United States and Canada. For more information visit Walton.com.

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Contacts
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jennifer Whittle
LAVIDGE
480-998-2600
Jwhittle@lavidge.com

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