Capgemini to Enter into a Partnership with IDEMIA for the Launch of a Secure IoT Device Management Platform

PARIS -Friday 1 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Capgemini will enter into a new partnership agreement with IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, aiming to introduce a secure Internet of Things (IoT) device management platform which reinforces secure connectivity for a vast array of devices and data. This agreement is a step towards meeting the ever-growing need for the connectivity and security of smart objects.

Even though cybercrime costs have quadrupled between 2015 and 20191, IOT will create more opportunities for many industries. Given this context, for IoT to be more scalable and trustworthy for clients and end users, connectivity capabilities and security need to be increased.

Backed by Capgemini and IDEMIA’s expertise, the joint platform intends to bring to smart devices much needed security and connectivity while simplifying the device on-boarding, configuration and integration with existing customer back-end systems. For example, an e-health app gives doctors flexibility in taking care of their patients via an exchange of critical data and provides them with the possibility to make smarter decisions based on authenticated and encrypted devices, secured access (to change parameters) and secure data flow. In the same way, within a factory or across an infrastructure, it enables machines and devices to connect, to predict and prevent fluctuations.

Jean-Pierre Petit, Director of Digital Manufacturing at Capgemini said, “The basic foundation of product or industrial analytics and AI is connectivity coupled with security. Capgemini’s agreement with IDEMIA will provide a unique, fully agnostic, configurable and highly secure platform from an end-point device to the cloud.”

The platform will be based on Capgemini’s IoT device management platform X-IoT, which securely connects and manages any type of gateway and protocols to the cloud, plus IDEMIA’s M-TRUST solution, which guarantees device security of all collected data, command and configurations sent to devices. It can be used for all kinds of devices, from simple smart health devices and smart valves to supply water to a city, through to industrial machinery and devices.

Yves Portalier, Executive Vice-President for Connected Objects activities at IDEMIA said: “We are thrilled to join forces with Capgemini, given the excellent fit of our mutual services. Boosted by our M-TRUST solution, IDEMIA brings its globally reputed expertise to Capgemini with a view to stepping up security for Capgemini’s clients involved in various sectors that are complementary to those we serve.”

About Capgemini
A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients’ opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry-specific expertise, Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology comes from and through people. It is a multicultural company of over 200,000 team members in more than 40 countries. The Group reported 2018 global revenues of EUR 13.2 billion.
Visit us at www.capgemini.com. People matter, results count.

About IDEMIA
IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, provides a trusted environment enabling citizens and consumers alike to perform their daily critical activities (such as pay, connect, travel and vote), in the physical as well as digital space. Securing our identity has become mission critical in the world we live in today. By standing for Augmented Identity, an identity that ensures privacy and trust and guarantees secure, authenticated and verifiable transactions, we reinvent the way we think, produce, use and protect one of our greatest assets – our identity – whether for individuals or for objects, whenever and wherever security matters. We provide Augmented Identity for international clients from Financial, Telecom, Identity, Public Security and IoT sectors. With close to $3 billion in revenues and 13,000 employees around the world, IDEMIA serves clients in 180 countries.
For more information, visit www.idemia.com / Follow @IDEMIAGroup on Twitter

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MSCI Hosts 2019 Investor Day Today

NEW YORK -Friday 1 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of indexes and portfolio construction and risk management tools and services for global investors, will host an investor day today in New York City. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 am Eastern Time and is expected to conclude at approximately 12:30 pm Eastern Time. The event will include a discussion of the Company’s strategy and financial performance, feature presentations from MSCI’s management team and showcase important aspects of the business.

In connection with the event, MSCI is reaffirming its 2019 financial guidance as provided on January 31, 2019. Additionally, MSCI is updating its long-term company targets including the following highlights:

Low double-digit revenue growth (excluding asset-based fees).
Mid-teens adjusted EBITDA growth.
Mid-to-high 50s adjusted EBITDA margin rate.
Attendance in-person is by invitation only; however, a live webcast will be available during the event at https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/c885crtk.

The investor presentation used during the investor day will be made available on MSCI's Investor Relations website and an audio recording of the conference call will also be available on our Investor Relations website, http://ir.msci.com/events-and-presentations. The replay will be archived in the events and presentations section of MSCI's Investor Relations website for 12 months after the meeting.

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Our line of products and services includes indexes, analytical models, data, real estate benchmarks and ESG research.

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MSCI Will Increase the Weight of China A Shares in MSCI Indexes

LONDON -Friday 1 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of indexes, portfolio analytics, and services for global investors, announced today that it will increase the weight of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes by increasing the inclusion factor from 5% to 20% in three steps. This decision follows an extensive global consultation with a large number of international institutional investors, including asset owners, asset managers, broker/dealers and other market participants worldwide. The proposal to increase the weight of China A shares garnered overwhelming support from investors.

“Stock Connect has proven to be a robust channel to access A shares. The successful implementation of the initial 5% inclusion of China A shares has been a positive experience for international institutional investors and has fostered their appetite to increase further their exposure to the mainland China equity market,” said Remy Briand, MSCI Managing Director and Chairman of the MSCI Index Policy Committee. “The strong commitment by the Chinese regulators to continue to improve market accessibility, evidenced by, among other things, the significant reduction in trading suspensions in recent months, is another critical factor that has won the support of international institutional investors.”

The feedback gathered during the consultation indicated that international institutional investors prefer to see the weight of the China A Large Cap shares increased in three steps rather than in two steps, as originally proposed, to alleviate potential execution pressure on the implementation dates. In addition, a significant proportion of investors also highlighted that China A Mid Cap shares should be included in the MSCI Indexes jointly with the weight increase in Large Cap shares to allow for a smoother implementation. Finally, the proposal to add ChiNext to the list of eligible stock exchange segments for the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes received wide acceptance.

Consequently, MSCI will increase the weight of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes according to the following schedule:

    Step 1: MSCI will increase the index inclusion factor of all China A Large Cap shares in the MSCI Indexes from 5% to 10% and add ChiNext Large Cap shares with a 10% inclusion factor coinciding with the May 2019 Semi Annual Index Review.
    Step 2: MSCI will increase the inclusion factor of all China A Large Cap shares in the MSCI Indexes from 10% to 15% coinciding with the August 2019 Quarterly Index Review.
    Step 3: MSCI will increase the inclusion factor of all China A Large Cap shares in the MSCI Indexes from 15% to 20% and add China A Mid Cap shares, including eligible ChiNext shares, with a 20% inclusion factor to the MSCI Indexes coinciding with the November 2019 Semi-Annual Index Review.

On completion of this three-step implementation, there will be 253 Large and 168 Mid Cap China A shares, including 27 ChiNext shares, on a pro forma basis in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, representing a weight of 3.3% in the pro forma index.

As part of this consultation, international institutional investors also stressed that a future weight increase of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes beyond 20% would require Chinese authorities to address a number of remaining market accessibility questions. MSCI is in contact with the appropriate regulatory authorities to discuss the highlighted market accessibility constraints, including restrictions on access to hedging and derivatives instruments as well as concerns regarding the short settlement cycle of China A shares, the trading holidays of Stock Connect and the availability of an Omnibus trading mechanism.

MSCI welcomes the progress Chinese authorities have made thus far to improve the accessibility of the China A shares market and their plans to actively promote the further opening and development of that market. We encourage the rapid realization of that goal, including permitting the listing of index futures and other derivatives on onshore and offshore exchanges to help address international institutional investors’ growing needs for further risk management tools, as well as making further improvements in the settlement cycle, trading holidays and omnibus account structures. These developments would be welcomed by investors ahead of any future weight increases of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes.

MSCI will continue to monitor market developments to ensure that the weight of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes remains reflective of the improvement of market accessibility standards.

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Global Ingredients Brand, NZMP, Picks Its Top 5 Consumer Trends for 2019

AUCKLAND, New Zealand-Thursday 28 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NZMP

1. Digestive wellness
2. Snacking as an occasion in its own right
3. Ethics goes 360
4. Total wellbeing
5. Adventurous consumption

Insights from some of the world’s largest food and nutrition research providers* have been analysed by NZMP, picking its top five trends for food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. NZMP, the global ingredients brand of Fonterra, hopes the information will help its customers worldwide with their product development and positioning.

Alex Turnbull, NZMP Marketing Director, says the trends are helping to shape the global FMCG marketplace, with NZMP at the forefront of delivering to the trends in all of its markets.

“At a macro level, these trends are driven by a changing global demographic, rapid urbanisation and rising wealth. NZMP helps our customers meet their consumers’ changing needs by being relevant and insightful, at scale. With a wide-reaching dairy-based ingredient range and a wealth of global dairy expertise that leads the world, NZMP plays an active role in driving these trends forward,” says Alex.

Digestive wellness

New Nutrition Business and Mintel report that people’s increasing awareness of microbiome science, and how it can affect overall health and wellbeing, is changing the way consumers think about food. As a result, there is increasing mainstream demand for products that focus on digestive wellness.

James Dekker, NZMP Programme Manager, Nutrition and Health, says a diet that aids gut health may have a number of benefits.

“Years of research have been conducted on probiotics and their role in sustaining good gut bacteria. In the past, the effect of probiotics on the gut microbiome has been all about digestive comfort and wellness. Indeed, dairy probiotics are sought after and are well known for supporting immunity. More recently, we have started to see evidence that probiotics may play other beneficial roles in areas such as cognition, anti-inflammation, and metabolic health. They are now moving more mainstream as part of sports and active lifestyle products for adults,” says James.

According to New Nutrition Business, yoghurt stands out to consumers as one of the top three ‘good foods’ for digestive health, along with fruit and vegetables.

Snacking as an occasion in its own right

NZMP research1 shows snacking has a share of 40% of food and beverage consumption in diverse markets and is becoming an established meal occasion in its own right. As snacking solutions become more accessible and common, demand for the quality of food and beverages in snacking also evolves.

According to Roshena De Leon, NZMP Global Insights Manager, “The snackification trend is evolving and there are no limits to new product development. Innova reports that healthy snacking options have shown the fastest growth in new product development in the last 5 years, and consumers expect to pay a premium for healthy/functional snacks,” says Roshena.

Ethics goes 360

Consumer interest in ethical sourcing and sustainability continues, now evolving to extend throughout the whole supply chain.

According to Globaldata, 41% of consumers look for ethical or sustainable logos when shopping, 38% are willing to pay a premium for sustainable materials and 30% are willing to pay for social responsibility claims such as ‘pasture-raised’ and ‘humane’.

Lara Phillips, Manager, Sustainable Value says consumer concern about sustainability will see them look for products that are both “healthy for the world” and “healthy for me”.

“New Zealand farmers lead the world in many aspects of sustainable dairying, with high productivity, year-round pasture grazing and low use of supplementary feeds. As a result, our dairy has amongst the world’s lowest carbon footprint, and amongst the highest rates of grass-feeding.

“A number of NZMP customers are leveraging the NZMP New Zealand grass-fed icon worldwide, which gives consumers confidence in the supply chain and the origins of their product. We look forward to working with more customers to help bring their sustainability story to life,” says Lara.

Total wellbeing

Consumers are increasingly mindful of their overall health, evolving from just physical to total body, mind and emotional wellbeing. As a result, positioning products on demographics such as age and gender alone will become less relevant with lifestyle-based positioning taking its place.

“In line with this trend, we expect to see more collaboration opportunities between seemingly disconnected or independent categories, for example, foods and gadgets, apparel and beverages, food keepers and formula. There will also be more opportunities to cross sell and cross promote linked by a common goal to help consumers achieve total wellness,” says Roshena De Leon.

Adventurous consumption

Launches tracked by Mintel show an increase of 39% in food and beverage launches with “discovery” a key message appearing on pack in 2017 and 2018. Innova notes that, ‘arousing consumer curiosity by including an element of surprise’ is a way to activate this trend.

According to Roshena, “New experiences as part of food and beverage consumption remain important. Consumers will place value on the authenticity of these experiences in place of generic products and will pay more attention to higher quality, unique and differentiated offerings. On top of this, the glocalisation of food that started years ago will be given a boost and we will see more ethnic foods being introduced, including ethnic dairy options.”

Get in touch with NZMP in your region here.

View NZMP’s 2019 Trends infographic here.

*Sources:

Globaldata Sustainability & Ethics, 2018

Globaldata, Consumer Survey Q3, 2018

Nielsen, The Power of Snacking, 2018

Mintel Global New Products Database

Innova, Trends 2019

New Nutrition Business, 10 Key Trends in food, nutrition and health, 2018/2019

Mintel, Total Wellbeing, 2018

Fonterra Sustainability Report, 2018

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1 NZMP Demand Spaces Research in Malaysia, Indonesia, US, China, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Brazil, 2018





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Nashwa Al Ruwaini Receives an Honorary Doctorate from Oxford

Describing Her as the Woman of Several Accomplishments

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Thursday 28 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

Dr. Nashwa Al-Ruwaini yesterday was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration and Management Studies from the Oxford College for Research and PhD Studies, one of the oldest educational institutions in Europe and the world. This was in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the field of media and in recognition of her success as an entrepreneur.

The award ceremony was attended by VIP officials as well as the media, her family and friends and was held at Al Majlis Tent on Al Hudayriat Island. It began with a speech from the Dean of International Research and Studies for Oxford College for PhD Studies, Member of the High Committee and Chairman of European and Business Fellowship Foundation, Prof. Dr. Al Mutassem Bellah Alshaikh Issa who welcomed the audience and then introduced Dr. Ruwaini, stressing that she was able to reach prominence and success in the areas of media and business, and had several successive achievements that have contributed greatly to the advancement of these sectors, and now currently heads one of the region's most successful group of companies, Pyramedia Group.

Prof. Dr. Alshaikh Issa also said that Dr. Nashwa Al Ruwaini has managed through years of continuous work to change the stereotype of women in the Middle East and that despite the emergence of women leaders in the media, Dr. Nashwa Al Ruwaini will always be at the forefront of the industry as she has pioneered several media projects and had resounding success as a TV Presenter, Producer and CEO of Pyramedia Media Consulting and Production Company.  He added that the Oxford College for Research and PhD Studies considers Dr. Nashwa Al Ruwaini as a role model who has a long list of achievements, and it is for that reason that the College is honored to award her its Honorary Doctorate.

"It is a great honor that the Oxford College for Research and PhD Studies has granted me this honorary degree, and I am extremely pleased to accept it and I dedicate it to the UAE and to the Mother of the Emirates, Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation who has established a supportive platform for women in the UAE to achieve success locally, regionally and internationally." said Dr. Al Ruwaini, CEO and Board Member of Pyramedia Group.

Dr. Al Ruwaini added "I am happy to meet today with an elite of VIP personalities, academics and researchers and I am delighted that years of hard work are being appreciated and that I have been able to convey a message to a world-class institution such as Oxford that the business climate in the UAE encourages success and that we can easily compete both regionally and internationally”.

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During the Mobile World Congress 2019, IDEMIA Demonstrates How to Grow IoT Product Value with Sierra Wireless

COURBEVOIE,France -Thursday 28 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In Barcelona, IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, will display its DIM® Low Power newest features. Using M2M cellular modules from the IoT solutions leader, Sierra Wireless, it enhances energy saving and security on both LTE-M and NB-IoT networks.

Cellular networks are evolving to connect devices requiring extremely low power consumption. The 3GPP standards like LTE-M and NB-IoT are defined for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity by using existing network infrastructures. IDEMIA is strongly involved in this IoT evolution, delivering solutions, secure technology using our exclusive know-how.

IoT requires devices that are connected everywhere often under extreme environments, especially in Industrial IoT where devices need to last more than 15 years with only a few amounts of data exchanged. Low Power Networks, therefore, play an important role in the IoT industry, introducing new networks and devices able to operate over a long range remotely with low power and optimized solutions.

“IDEMIA is a market leader in securing the IoT world. By adapting to different market requirements, across consumer or industrial IoT, IDEMIA has tailored an M2M SIM card that saves power consumption and extends battery life, combined with the strong authentication of the devices,” said Fabien Jautard, Executive Vice-President for Mobile Operators activities at IDEMIA. “Together with Sierra Wireless, IDEMIA demonstrates the strengths and full compatibility of their newest IoT features, namely energy saving and security in line with IoT evolution and standards”, he added.

IDEMIA already has commercially available products including this innovative solution in the IoT market with its DIM Low Power, creating additional product value for operators and OEMs.

“With the AirPrime HL7800 cellular modules, already deployed massively on the field, Sierra Wireless is proud to offer the most innovative LPWA solutions with the lowest power consumption on the market today.. Cellular IoT devices can now be deployed everywhere and run on battery for more than 10 or 15 years on 4G and soon 5G networks for reliable and secure long-life global service coverage,” said Nicolas Damour,, Director for Technology Partnerships at Sierra Wireless. “We are glad to see that IDEMIA brings innovative power consumption optimizations for the SIM card to further boost energy-efficient IoT deployments”.

Come and discover how IDEMIA grows product value via NB-IoT at the Mobile World Congress on IDEMIA’s booth, Hall 6 Stand 6H30.

About IDEMIA

IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, provides a trusted environment enabling citizens and consumers alike to perform their daily critical activities (such as pay, connect, travel and vote), in the physical as well as digital space.

Securing our identity has become mission critical in the world we live in today. By standing for Augmented Identity, an identity that ensures privacy and trust and guarantees secure, authenticated and verifiable transactions, we reinvent the way we think, produce, use and protect one of our greatest assets – our identity – whether for individuals or for objects, whenever and wherever security matters. We provide Augmented Identity for international clients from Financial, Telecom, Identity, Public Security and IoT sectors.

With close to $3 billion in revenues and 13,000 employees around the world, IDEMIA serves clients in 180 countries.

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GSMA Announces Nanolock Security as the 2019 4YFN Barcelona Startup of the Year

 4YFN Startup Event Draws Record-Breaking 23,000 attendees and over 760 participating companies

BARCELONA, Spain -Thursday 28 February 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA announced Nanolock Security as the winner of the 4YFN (Four Years From Now) Barcelona Startup of the Year Award at the close of the 4FYN event running alongside MWC19 Barcelona. More than 23,000 attendees and over 760 companies, including 600 startups, participated in the event Fira Montjuic from 25-27 February 2019.

“Convening and recognizing creative innovation is the essence of the 4YFN event and Nanolock Securities proved to be the rightful winner of the Startup of the Year Award,” said Pere Duran, 4YFN Event Director, GSMA. “On behalf of the GSMA, I would like to thank our sponsors, partners and participating companies for making this 4YFN Barcelona or biggest and best yet.”

The 4YFN Awards are a highlight of the three-day event and features a competition between five startup finalists. NanoLock Security is the only provider of lightweight, virtual, low-cost security and management solution for connected edge devices.

4YFN brings together startups, investors, corporations and public institutions to connect and launch new ventures together. The 4YFN program offers unique activities such as inspirational keynote talks and panel discussions, open innovation pitch presentations, accelerator programs, community outreach opportunities and custom networking activities. For more information on 4YFN Barcelona and the 2019 4YFN Barcelona Awards, visit: https://www.4yfn.com/

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with over 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces the industry-leading MWC events held annually in Barcelona, Los Angeles and Shanghai, as well as the Mobile 360 Series of regional conferences.

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.



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Contacts

Media Contacts:
Pau Guerrero
GSMA Press Office
pressoffice@gsma.com

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