Tata Motors targets 12,000 customers through unique customer outreach program, covering 47 countries and 800 touchpoints

 Launches three-day Global Service Camp, starting November 21

MUMBAI, India - Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In continuation with Tata Motors customer-centric thrust towards best customer experience of its commercial vehicle range, the company today announced its three-day Global Service Camp from 21st to 23rd November 2016. The unique customer outreach program will cover 800 touch points in 47 countries.

Tata Motors commercial vehicle customers can avail free comprehensive vehicle health check-ups, free labor (through the warranty system), special schemes on lubes by TOTAL, along with various value added services. During the three-day service campaign, Tata Motors will also offer attractive discounts on Tata Genuine Spares and reward driver owners, reporting with their vehicle to the service campaign, with exciting gifts. The campaign will also include ‘High Mileage’ Awards for drivers.

Additionally, during the three-day service camp Tata Motors will also offer special pricing on its range of commercial vehicles, where customers can make inquiries, test-drive and experience some of Tata Motors new products and services. The service campaign will also involve various training initiatives for drivers cum operators, introducing and briefing them on new commercial vehicle technologies related to safety and vehicle productivity. Videos on safe vehicle operation and performance, will also be played at customer lounges across Tata Motors dealerships.

Mr. Ganesh Shetty, Head – Customer Care (International Business) Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors Ltd., said, “Tata Motors’ vehicles are recognized for their reliability and efficiency and through our Global Service Campaign, we hope to further reinforce that message, by inviting our customers for a comprehensive vehicle check, for the best vehicle performance. Through the Global Service Camp, we will not only help address the servicing needs of our customers’ vehicles, but will also take this opportunity to further access their needs, to better our product and service offerings going forward. Through this global campaign, we aim to target more than 12,000 customers globally.”

Tata Motors is among the Top 10 truck and bus manufacturers globally, with the most extensive range of commercial vehicles arising from day-to-day needs. With vast global experience, the company brings a deep understanding of customer expectations from diverse markets and is well positioned to cater to ever changing automotive norms and commercial vehicle trends across the globe. Tata Motors continues to invest in its products, its sales & service network, with an aggressive customer centric approach of anticipating customer requirements.

About Tata Motors:

Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of INR 2,75,561 crores (USD 41.6 billion) in 2015-16. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands. It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India. With over 9 million Tata vehicles plying in India, Tata Motors is the country’s market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top in passenger vehicles. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS and Russia.

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Contacts

Tata Motors Corporate Communications

Arthur Serrao

E-mail: indiacorpcomm@tatamotors.com

Tel: +91 22-66657613

www.tatamotors.com









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Korea Racing Authority to Host Contest for 'Space Design and Operation Plan of Land'

SEOUL, South Korea - Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Korea Racing Authority (Chairman: Myung-Kwan Hyun) announced that it will host a contest for ‘Space Design and Operation Plan of Land’ in Seocho-dong, Seoul, starting on November 16, 2016 to January 17, 2017.

The contest is designed to plan the ‘space with a new brand’ by transforming current business programs and realizing innovation, exploration of future business areas and value of social contribution, using its own land.

The projected land is an estate of Korea Racing Authority in space of 1,400.4 square meters located near the subway station in Seocho-dong Seocho-gu, Seoul. It provides convenient transportation and it has strong effect of gathering people with a large floating population as it is neighboring to business facilities, a university and residential areas.

The underlying principle in preparing a proposal for the contest is ‘Brandscaping.’ Ahead of the 100th anniversary of introducing horse race that marks in 2022, the proposal should be creatively designed in the way of removing negative image of speculation business of Korea Racing Authority and realizing innovation, exploration of future business areas and value of social contribution. And it also should include state-of-the-art facilities that comprise future business areas and horse-related contents, which can serve as experiencing or entertaining space with easy and convenient accessibility.

“We plan to enhance the value of corporate brand by building a space that will help Korea Racing Authority and horse-related industry contribute to better life of Korean people by exploring innovative ideas that can lead the future rather than using already developed contents,” said Myung-Kwan Hyun, Chairman of Korea Racing Authority. “We hope a large number of specialists around the world will actively take part in the contest of Space Design and Operation Plan of Land in Seocho-dong, Seoul.”

The winner of the best prize will be granted with a right to design, produce and install the content proposed by him or her within the budget of up to 10.6 billion won (approx. 9.1 million dollars). Four other prize winners will be granted with a total of 120 million won combined.

For further inquiry on the contest, please send e-mail to letsrun_seocho@kra.co.kr or visit (www.kra.co.kr/globalEn/main.do, Biz-News).

Contacts

Media Contact

Korea Racing Authority

Oh Mong-ho, 82-2-6006-3623/3621

Asset Innovation Team

letsrun_seocho@kra.co.kr









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CING2017 and CIPE2017 to Kick off Concurrently With cippe2017, Aiming to Boost Cooperation on Gas Technology and Equipment

BEIJING - Monday, November 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 7thChina International Natural Gas Technology and Equipment Exhibition (CING2017) and the 17th China International Exhibition on Equipment of Pipeline, and Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation (CIPE2017, Asia’s largest natural gas pipeline exhibition), will be held concurrently with the 17th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (cippe2017) at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on March 20-22, 2017. With an exhibition area of 100,000m2 and featuring 18 international pavilions, the events are expected to gather 2,000 exhibitors, including 46 Fortune 500 companies, from 65 countries and regions, and attract 80,000 visitors.

Exhibitors of previous events include major Chinese companies like CNPC, Sinopec, CNOOC, Jereh and foreign companies like, Gazprom, ExxonMobil, Schlumberger, and Cater Pillar. While major international players like Total, Shell, BP, and Qatar Petroleum are frequent visitors to the event.

In recent years, the determination of governments worldwide to cut down PM2.5 index has already pressed many industries to abandon coal as a major energy source. In addition, the validation of the Paris Agreement on November 4 this year will surely accelerate the global shift to clean energy, of which gas will account for a dominant proportion.

Zhao Yujian, Head of China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, commented, “The construction of storage and transmission facilities in oil & gas-rich regions such as Middle East, Central Asia and Russia is under stable growth. Meanwhile, China is advancing its ‘One Belt and One Road’ Initiative as well as multiple other projects such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Silk Road Fund, and the China-Africa Development Fund, which will all bring historical opportunities for international pipeline development. With China speeding up its pace for a moderately prosperous society, the demand for oil and gas, especially natural gas and LNG, will remain strong, generating enormous development potential for oil & gas pipeline and storage equipment.”

China’s gas consumption will reach 360-400 billion cubic meters by 2020 and increase to 500 billion cubic meters by 2030. Experts estimate that by the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), China’s long-distance oil & gas transmission pipelines mileage will surpass 160,000km.

Currently, many cross-border pipeline projects are under construction. The 4,000km China-Russia East Route natural gas pipeline, starting from Eastern Siberia and running through China’s 9 provinces, is planned to complete in 2018. The China-Kyrghyzstan gas pipeline, planned to reach 215km, is being constructed as part of the China-Central Asia gas pipeline network.

CING and CIPE will ally with the world’s largest oil exhibition cippe to provide a comprehensive platform for exhibitors and professional buyers from enterprises, government, research institutes and industry associations for business cooperation and gas technology exchange.

For more information, please visit:

CING: http://www.cingexpo.com.cn/2017/en/

CIPE: http://www.cipe.com.cn/2017/en/

Contacts

Organizing Committee of cippe 2017

General Inquiry

Maci, +86-10-58236588/6555

cippe@zhenweiexpo.com

or

Media Enquiry

Linda Liang, +86-10-58236579/18701599799

liangyan@zhenweiexp.com









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OT Provides a Unified Transportation Payment Card in the Philippines

COLOMBES, France - Thursday, November 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, today announced its partnership with AF Payments Inc. (AFPI) to provide multi-purpose smart cards in the Philippines to allow end-users to have one single card to commute and pay in Manila.

There are a lot of unbanked people in The Philippines. In order to allow them to easily use transportation in Manila and in the same way be able to pay, AFPI decided to offer them a single card. To do so, OT provides the multi-purpose smart cards enabling commuters to connect from one train line to another without the hassle of changing tickets. The card can also be used in select bus lines and toll ways. In addition to transportation, cardholders will soon be able to pay for goods via a stored value account loaded in the smart card.

“We are privileged to be the certified partner of AFPI and to support them in offering a multi-purpose card to Filipinos that will enable to have one single card to transit and pay for goods. This will also help in the development of urban transport in Manila. OT has demonstrated its expertise in transportation and payment markets worldwide, so we were able to meet stringent technical requirements from AFPI” said Mark Garvie, Asia Financial Services Institutions Managing Director at OT.

“OT has a strong local presence and excellent reputation in the Philippines so they are an ideal partner to provide a smart card which enables end-users to commute easily and pay securely. We have our hearts set on offering payment means to the unbanked segment and offering a payment service via a stored value smart card is the best solution. AFPI is extending this functionality to banks and other financial institutions to make the “beep” cards accessible to all Filipinos” said Peter Maher, President and CEO at AFPI.

ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES

OT is a world leader in embedded digital security that protects you when you connect, authenticate or pay.

OT is strategically positioned in high growth markets and offers embedded security software solutions for “end-point” devices as well as associated remote management solutions to a huge portfolio of international clients, including banks and financial institutions, mobile operators and governments, as well as manufacturers of connected objects and equipment.

OT employs over 6,500 employees worldwide, including almost 700 R&D people. With a global footprint of 4 regional secure manufacturing hubs and 39 secure service centers, OT’s international network serves clients in 169 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com

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TRUSTECH 2016, The Most Innovative Companies of the Trust-Based Technology Industry Meet in Cannes

PARIS - Thursday, November 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SESAMES Awards, focusing on innovation

Each year at TRUSTECH, the SESAMES Awards are given to the best innovations in the fields of payments, identification, digital security and wireless technologies.

18 exhibiting companies have been selected as finalists by a jury made up of 18 international experts. The selection was based on three fundamental criteria: the innovative characteristics of the product/service submitted, the market suitability and the strength of the pitch.

It's on the Main Stage of TRUSTECH that the 6 SESAMES winners will be rewarded on 29 November in the categories of e-transaction, retail and manufacturing; then on 30 November in the categories of IoT, e-government and cyber security.

The 18 finalists of the SESAMES awards

Company
         

Name of project
         

Category
AUVERCLOUD SAS (FR)          

Passwordless Remote Authentication
          Cybersecurity
BioSSL ltd (UK)          

BioSSL
   
Spire Payments (UK)          

Spire Mobile Framework
   
FEITIAN TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD (CN)          

Fido BLE Card
          eGovernment
Vision Box (PO)          

Happy Flow Smart Cities
   
IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE/SPS (FR)          

The Nautilus
   
MeReal Biometrics (HK)          

MeReal Biometrics
          eTransactions

FAMOCO, by World Food Programme & FAMOCO (FR)
         

SCOPECARD, a digital solution for humanitarian food assistance
   
TableSafe (USA)          

TableSafe RAIL pay-at-the-table payment platform
   
KEOLABS (FR)          

IoTize
          IoT

SHANGHAI HUAYUAN ELECTRONIC Co.,LTD (CN)
          RFID / NFC Anti-Counterfeit Solution    
SMARTRAC TECHNOLOGY GROUP (NL)          

SMARTRAC dLoc System
   
COMPRION GmbH (DEU)          

COMPRION Network Bridge
         

Manufacturing and
Tests
COMPRION GmbH (DEU)          

TraceCase
   
SPS (FR)          

Innovative Dual interface "Heavy Metal" card
   
VirtuCrypt (USA)          

VirtuCrypt Elements - Remote Key Loading Service
          Retail
TableSafe (USA)          

TableSafe RAIL pay-at-the-table payment platform
   

TAS Group (IT)
         

EasySelf
   

Major players and start-ups brought together by innovation

The Main Stage of TRUSTECH will also be dedicated to the 40 start-ups in the Fintech, IoT, payments and digital identity sectors, invited to participate in the pitch sessions.
The exhibitors and sponsors will also present their latest products and services on the Main Stage.

Focus on a few highlights

Connected objects
Wetech has developed a range of connected accessories and jewellery (watches, bracelets, rings, necklaces, etc.), using wireless technology to be used as POS. The company has also created apps paired to their wearables, in order to control and secure them.

Payments
Companies such as TAS Group is helping to bring down barriers which exist in the field of cross-border payments by simplifying the validation and processing of this type of operation by taking into account the local regulations and commercial practices. As for Snapswap, the company combines mobile messenger app functions (such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp) with digital wallet and peer-to-peer transactions (such as PayPal) into a single app called Gloneta.

Biometrics
Another field where innovation is particularly impressive is biometrics; companies such as Flexenable and Innovatrics both integrate digital fingerprint readers on smart cards in order to increase security and broaden their functionalities.

Point of sale terminals
The main stakeholders on this market, such as Spire Payments, XAC Automation and Verifone with " Carbon" will present the latest generation of point of sale terminals. These latest products now include advanced functionalities, access to the cloud and the availability of various apps.

More information and registration at www.trustech-event.com

About TRUSTECH (Incorporating Cartes): Created over 30 years ago under the name CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS to promote the new-born technology of smart cards, it has been re-named TRUSTECH (incorporating CARTES), to better reflect the way the industry and the event have evolved, and its focus on trust-based technologies.

About COMEXPOSIUM: The COMEXPOSIUM Group, one of the world’s leading event organizers, is involved in more than 170 B2C and B2B events across 11 different sectors, including food, agriculture, fashion, security, digital technologies, construction, high tech, optics and transport. COMEXPOSIUM hosts more than 3 million visitors and 45,000 exhibitors in 26 countries around the world. COMEXPOSIUM operates globally with a presence in over 30 countries.

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





View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161123005542/en/

Contacts

TRUSTECH

Press contact: Vianova agency

Sandra Codognotto, 01 53 32 28 58

codognotto@vianova-rp.com

or

Lisa Dubreuil, 01 53 32 28 37

corporate@vianova-rp.com









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Retail Banking Growth in Emerging Markets Slows According to New Oliver Wyman Report

NEW YORK - Thursday, November 24th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Retail bank growth across 12 emerging markets, referred to as the EM12, will slow according to a new report titled “Playing to Win, Retail Banking Strategies for Emerging Markets” from Oliver Wyman.
“The nature of retail banking growth in EM12 is undergoing a major change,” said Oliver Wyman partner Michael Wagner. “With slower growth rates, banks need long-term, cohesive strategies, which will allow them to grow faster and create clear separation between winners and laggards.”
The EM12 include China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Colombia. These markets saw rapid growth – an average of 18 percent a year – between 2010 and 2013. Growth was fueled by rises in household income and strong macroeconomic conditions, among other factors. These markets accounted for more than 75 percent of global financial services revenue growth between 2010 and 2013 according to the report.
However, there has been a significant slowdown across a number of major markets over the past two years, due primarily to slowing GDP growth, increasing volatility in currency markets, and changing credit cycles. The report predicts slower growth will continue over the next five years, with overall retail revenue growth in the EM12 falling to nine percent between 2015 and 2020. Declines in growth will be most pronounced in China, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Saudi Arabia.
In spite of the relative slowdown, EM12 will continue to be the driver of global growth in retail banking because the top ten developed markets are expected to grow by only two percent annually over the next five years. Over this period, the EM12 retail banking revenue will grow by more than US$450 billion. This will be fueled by the extension of access to financial services to an additional 250 million households and the increasing need for financial services from another 90 million households as they transition from the mass market to the mass affluent segment.
The report identifies four key opportunities which will define outperformance for EM12 banks:

1. Adoption of digital channels, products and business models

2. Untapped opportunity in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

3. Sustainable growth in retail credit

4. Development of an affordable banking proposition

“Despite the slower growth across the region, there is still a great opportunity for the EM12 compared to developed markets, since there is more room for expansion and business models remain more profitable,” Wagner added. “Effective response will lead to accelerated growth in performance, enabling market leaders to grow as much as two to four times as fast as lagging institutions.”
About Oliver Wyman
With offices in 50+ cities across 26 countries, Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting that combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. Oliver Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies [NYSE: MMC]. For more information on Oliver Wyman visit www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter @OliverWyman.    

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Contacts

For Oliver Wyman
Francine Minadeo, 212-345-6417
francine.minadeo@oliverwyman.com

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Gilat Satcom Connects DRC Customers Over Reliable, High Performance O3b Network

Service Provider now offering fiber-equivalent satellite connectivity for customers coping with uneven terrestrial fiber connection in capital city

ST. HELIER, Jersey, Channel Islands - Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- O3b Networks and Gilat Satcom have announced that Gilat Satcom has gone live on O3b’s unique ‘Fiber in the Sky’ satellite network, offering latency and throughput comparable to fiber over the O3b satellite-enabled global network.

A member of the Eurocom Group and winner of best satellite service for 2016 in Capacity Africa, Gilat Satcom offers satellite and fiber-based connectivity solutions in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The company operates three international teleports in Europe and the Middle East, multiple hubs/PoPs in Africa, Europe and the US. Gilat Satcom is currently delivering vital connectivity across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including to the capital city of Kinshasa.

Although DRC is connected by terrestrial fiber cables, the country’s population of 80 million experiences occasional challenges with connectivity over the land-based link. O3b was chosen by Gilat Satcom because it is the only satellite network comparable to the performance of fiber both in latency and throughput, while providing superior reliability for voice, video and other data services Gilat Satcom’s customers rely upon.

For Gilat Satcom’s mobile network operator (MNO) and internet service provider (ISP) customers, the improved reliability of O3b’s fiber-in-the-sky solution will make an enormous difference. The O3b link enables high-speed broadband internet access, mobile LTE and 3G data traffic, and is used to backup and compliment the fiber infrastructure. The O3b solution provides superior reliability through both route and site diversity, resulting in a high availability, high performance service.

“We are investing heavily in both our fiber and satellite operations throughout Africa. Our customers need reliable connectivity to make their businesses work, so the redundant high-performance connection O3b provides is essential,” said Ofer Doron, Gilat’s VP Engineering. “Having diverse routing options beyond just fiber provides the vital network stability our customers demand.”

“We are very excited to be working with Gilat, bringing the people of DRC the internet performance over satellite they would normally expect over fiber,” said Carole Kamaitha, VP Africa for O3b Networks. “O3b’s network provides even remote, land-locked locations all the internet capabilities they need, enabling online education, telemedicine and e-government services.”

Additional Resources

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About O3b Networks Limited

O3b Networks Ltd. is a provider of global managed communication services and operates both a state-of-the-art fleet of high throughput, low latency satellites and a global terrestrial infrastructure. O3b delivers carrier-grade Data Networking Solutions to ISPs, telcos, mobile network operators, governments and enterprises in the most remote and inaccessible places on the planet. O3b Networks is a wholly owned subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG).

About Gilat Satcom

Gilat Satcom is a communication solutions provider that offers satellite and fibre-based connectivity solutions in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

With successful deployments in 50 countries, Gilat Satcom consistently delivers high-quality, cost-effective and efficient communications solutions to telcos, ISPs, governments, enterprise customers and international organizations.　

The company operates three international teleports in Europe and the Middle East, multiple hubs/PoPs in Africa, Europe and the US. In addition, Gilat Satcom is a shareholder in WIOCC, owners of the East African Submarine System (EASSy), and in the West Africa Cable System (WACS), with undersea fibre-optic cable systems connecting eastern and western Africa to the rest of the world. Gilat Satcom also provides space segments over numerous satellites including Intelsat, Telesat, Hellas Sat, ABS, SES-NewSkies and others.

For more information please visit http://www.gilat.net/

Contacts

O3b Networks

Jason Wauer

pr@o3bnetworks.com



or

SpeakerBox Communications for O3b

Kate Nesbitt, +1 703 287 7814

knesbitt@speakerboxpr.com







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