EHL Awarded for Revamp of Its Flagship Bachelor

PARIS-Friday 29 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- EHL has been awarded the World Hospitality Awards (WHA) prize for “Innovation in Education”, in recognition of its revamped Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management which leverages the full power of the multi-campus education group.

First international campus
Establishing an international presence was a paramount factor in EHL’s plans to enrich its students’ learning and broaden their perspectives. With such clear intent to expand into emerging hospitality markets, EHL Group has been authorized to deliver its Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management in Singapore. EHL Campus (Singapore)1 will receive its first cohort in the fall of 2021. In the meantime, the Group plans to deliver short courses on site as early as summer 2020.

“We very much look forward to expanding our connection to the local community and participate in this thriving environment. It is with enthusiasm and conviction that we embark on this new adventure. Our commitment to the local economy will start on-campus and extend throughout the country, as we hope to strengthen our existing ties to the Singaporean hospitality industry”, said EHL Group CEO Michel Rochat.

Candidates can visit: https://singapore.ehl.edu and apply to start their Preparatory Year at EHL Campus Lausanne in September 2020 and then begin their Bachelor course as the first cohort at EHL Campus (Singapore) in September 2021.

1 Bachelor, 2 Pathways, 3 Campuses
The novel organization of EHL’s offering, which the WHA has awarded, is best represented by the new slogan 1 Bachelor, 2 pathways, 3 campuses. 1 degree, representing the world-renowned Bachelor degree which is the foundation of EHL’s global recognition, 2 pathways, as EHL Passugg students who are studying to get a professional diploma are now given the opportunity to extend their studies and work towards a university-level degree. Finally, 3 campuses thanks to the third South-East Asian campus in Singapore, in addition to the Swiss campuses in Lausanne and Passugg.

“EHL has become a truly global education provider and now sets itself further apart by enabling students to aspire for bigger, better things either in Switzerland or abroad. We are proud of being recognized for our pioneering efforts and very much look forward to the new global alliances and partnerships that will stem from our Asian foothold”, concluded Michel Rochat.

1EHL Campus (Singapore) is registered as a private education institution in Singapore under the Private Education Act, Enhanced Registration Framework (ERF), Registration No 201731189N, and has received EduTrust Certification Scheme (Certification number EDU-2-2124, valid from June 14 2019 to June 13 2023).

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Exclusive Networks Launches MSSD: Managed Security Services Distributor

New easy-to activate, SOC-based services enable partners to double revenue growth from cyber solutions with zero risk, investment and channel conflict

PARIS-Friday 29 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Exclusive Networks today unveils ‘MSSD’, its platform for delivering a suite of 100% channel-only managed security services that wrap around core Exclusive Networks vendor offerings and allow partners to increase customer lifetime value and tap into a market opportunity growing twice as fast as traditional cybersecurity. The first services, available now, are backed by advanced 24/7 SOC facilities, ISO-certified service delivery and highly accredited engineers – all the infrastructure and skills needed to provide world-class security-as-a-service without needing to procure from a competing reseller/MSP.

“As the cyber market evolves, MSSD is the logical step forward, extending our value and leveraging our channel focus to fill a significant gap in the market,” said Andy Travers, EVP Worldwide Sales & Marketing, Exclusive Networks. “Our initial MSSD services are designed to be as easy to understand and transact as possible so that partners can maximise customer mindshare immediately. Everything is geared towards giving partners risk-free access to managed services revenues, and allowing them to be more relevant to how their customers’ adopt cyber technologies over the long term. This initiative promotes market access across the channel and boosts growth for our vendors and reseller partners alike.”

Exclusive Networks has launched two core SOC-based managed security services on its MSSD platform, which each support multiple vendor technologies and can be white-labelled with volume commitment. MSSD: Monitoring & Alerting delivers expert 24/7 oversight of core security infrastructure such as firewalls, allowing end customers to avoid resourcing and training overheads even as threats increase in intensity and frequency. MSSD: Monitoring & Alerting + Prevention & Countermeasures builds on this to provide a complete reactive and proactive managed security service for next-gen security infrastructure. Further services will be added in 2020.

Julien Antoine, EVP Strategy & Operations, Exclusive Networks said: “We see the high set-up costs and skills requirements of building an MSSP SOC restricting the channel’s dynamism and preventing the majority of partners from addressing customer demand for new forms of security consumption. The MSSD platform levels the playing field by removing the need for partners to put hard-earned business through competitors. As we evolve the MSSD offering to include additional services, we will retain its unique 100% channel focus.”

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Thales Takes an Active Role in OPENQKD, the European Research Project That Will Set up Quantum Communication Infrastructures in Several European Countries

Quantum communication infrastructure being developed in Europe

PARIS LA DÉFENSE -Friday 29 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thales has been an active participant in quantum technology research for several years already. For instance, Thales research centers are working on subjects ranging from quantum sensors and quantum measurement instruments, to quantum communication as well as various building blocks of quantum computers

It was therefore only natural that Thales join the AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology) consortium, chosen by the European Commission to conduct its OPENQKD project, the forerunner to a major European quantum communication infrastructure. Its primary objective is to drastically strengthen security for critical applications in telecommunications, finance, healthcare, electricity supply and public services. In a subsequent phase, it will support the networking of quantum computers, which heralds a new type of Internet. Budgeted at 15 million euros, this is the only project of its type in the world. The consortium led by AIT is composed of 38 companies and research organizations across the continent as partners.

OPENQKD aims to change the way we perceive, understand and use quantum communication. Its main goal is to create and test European components of communication networks that include quantum devices, to implement applications such as quantum cryptography (Quantum Key Distribution, QKD). The keys generated by QKD provide ultra-secure encryption to transmit data with a very high level of confidentiality.

Thales is making two main contributions to this project, one on land, the other in space. The former entails providing encryption equipment compatible with QKD for terrestrial networks, with the aim of creating a European center of expertise in this area. Secondly, Thales will define the space segment of a quantum communication network, because these types of networks will need satellites to provide coverage across entire countries or continents.

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Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global technology leader shaping the world of tomorrow today. The Group provides solutions, services and products to customers in the aeronautics, space, transport, digital identity and security, and defence markets. With 80,000 employees in 68 countries, Thales generated sales of €19 billion in 2018 (on a pro forma basis including Gemalto).

Thales is investing in particular in digital innovations — connectivity, Big Data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity — technologies that support businesses, organisations and governments in their decisive moments.

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SES and Luxembourg Government Renew Orbital Concession, Establish New Fund for Space Sector

LUXEMBOURG-Friday 29 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES and the Luxembourg Government announced today that they have reached an agreement to renew SES’s concession to operate satellites flying under Luxembourg jurisdiction for 20 years, effective from January 2022 when the current concession expires, with an annual fee of EUR 1 million from 2025 onwards. As part of the agreement and starting from 2022, SES will also contribute a maximum of EUR 7 million per year into a fund to support and strengthen the Luxembourg space sector as well as benefit the wider local economy.

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SES is the world’s leading satellite operator with over 70 satellites in two different orbits, Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It provides a diverse range of customers with global video distribution and data connectivity services through two business units: SES Video and SES Networks. SES Video reaches over 355 million TV homes, through Direct-to-Home (DTH) platforms and cable, terrestrial, and IPTV networks globally. SES Video delivers a full suite of innovative end-to-end value-added services for both linear and digital distribution, and includes the ASTRA satellite system, which has the largest DTH television reach in Europe. SES Networks provides global managed data services, connecting people in a variety of sectors including telecommunications, maritime, aeronautical, and energy, as well as governments and institutions across the world. The SES Networks portfolio includes GovSat, a 50/50 public-private partnership between SES and the Luxembourg government, and O3b, the only non-geostationary system delivering fibre-like broadband services today. Further information is available at: www.ses.com

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MSCI Completes Private Offering of $500 Million 4.000% Senior Notes Due 2029

NEW YORK-Sunday 24 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that it has successfully completed its private offering of $500.0 million aggregate amount of its 4.000% senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) due 2029 (the “Offering”). The Notes constitute a further issuance of, are fully fungible with, rank equally with and form a single series with the $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 4.000% senior unsecured notes due 2029 issued on November 7, 2019. The Notes will mature on November 15, 2029.

MSCI intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with available cash, for the pre-maturity redemption or repurchase of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) pursuant to the indenture governing the 2024 Notes (the “Redemption”). There is currently $800.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding on the 2024 Notes.

MSCI expects to recognize additional expenses associated with this Redemption of the 2024 Notes and exclude such amounts from the calculation of adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter and full-year ending December 31, 2019.

The Notes were offered only to (i) persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and (ii) certain non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and therefore may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

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MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 45 years of expertise in research, data and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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450 Experts and Professionals Discuss Smart Future Transport in the UAE

Al Maeeni: Testing of first self-driving heavy vehicle in Middle East and Africa in Abu Dhabi-Dubai trip

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, -Wednesday 27 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

With over than 450 major manufacturers from 22 countries, automotive and modern technology experts and government agencies, the UAE hosted the 5th International Conference on Future Mobility. The two-day conference and exhibition organized by the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) in Dubai, aims to explore the future of the global transport sector.

The conference featured a first-ever experiment in the Middle East and North Africa region, with the first self-driving heavy vehicle making the trip between Abu Dhabi and Dubai for approximately 140 kilometers, marking the longest trip for this type of vehicle in the UAE and possibly in neighboring countries.

 HE Abdulla Al Maeeni, Director General of ESMA said that experts discussed the latest technological advancements and new mobility solutions in the transport sector, such as big data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and new alternatives set to radically change the transport sector.

“We tackled Cyber Security Threats in Connected Mobility, the unique technical requirements for self-driving vehicles, as well as the UAE Government's Initiatives on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles.”

Al Maeeni added: “The UAE has been at the forefront of developing alternate modes of mobility with sustainable technologies, prioritizing the transformation of current mass transport modes into more efficient and intelligent systems. It also seeks to recognize research undertaken by universities across the region in sustainable mobility, development of supporting infrastructure and digital innovation in mobility.”

ESMA introduced the UAE’s first preparation of a technical regulation, including requirements for self-driving vehicles and safety requirements. Participants were briefed about the use of intelligent mobility systems to improve transport efficiency and electric vehicle charging stations, marking a forward-thinking shift in the transport sector.

The UK and Netherlands Governments presented two case studies on the UK’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and Amsterdam's experience in connected and autonomous vehicles.

New types and models of luxury vehicles were showcased at the accompanying exhibition (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi…), as well as the first 100% electric bus, the first self-driving truck, the first electric motorcycle.

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Nikon unveils its Latest Mirrorless Camera, Z50 in Egypt

Cairo, Egypt.-Thursday 28 November 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

Global leader in imaging technology, Nikon Middle East FZE recently unveiled their latest mirrorless camera in their Z series - the Z50 in Egypt. Designed keeping the needs of new-age video and content creators in mind, the Z50 is Nikon’s smallest interchangeable lens DX-format camera ever. Built around the widest lens mount amongst other comparable camera systems, the Z mount, this device is compatible with about 360 NIKKOR lenses.

The smallest mirrorless camera from Nikon yet, the Z50 delivers 4K Ultra HD videos with inbuilt time-lapse and slow-motion features, making it an ideal ally for the growing videography and film-making community in Egypt. Made to understand the photography needs during those beautiful moments that require complete silence, the Z50 can shoot stills up to ISO 51,200 with virtually no noise. It is powered by Nikon’s fast and comprehensive EXPEED 6 image processing system that lets you record stunning videos at up to ISO 25,600.

The built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in Z50 is quick to pair with devices and makes sharing images on social media a snap! This compact and convenient device is going to be a game-changer for vlogging and selfies. The exciting launch was followed by a session on advanced camera operations by Tarek Abdel Rahman for photography and videography professionals who were interested in taking a step closer to using this. The interactive and enriching session left the videographers quite kicked about using the latest offering from Nikon.

Nikon has been strengthening its position in the video and film industry with its newest Z series cameras and a series of exciting and engaging videography workshops and seminars. Just prior to the launch of Z50, Nikon organized cinematography workshops with Sydney based cinematographer, Rah Sharma on 19th and 20th November in Dubai. The workshops were held in association with some of the most renowned and respected brands in the Video Industry like Zhiyun, Atomos, Aputure, Deity Microphones and Adobe.

After successful completion of these workshops in Dubai, the “Master The Art Of Cinematography” workshop came to Egypt on the 19th and 20th of November before moving to other countries in the region. Footfall of both the sessions witnessed an overwhelming number of talented and enthusiastic participants. It was an excellent session for budding videographers who wanted to enhance their film-making skills. This 4-hour workshop began with an introduction to camera setup and controls in mirrorless cameras like the Nikon Z6 before moving on to teaching some super useful lighting and sound modulating techniques. The participants were taught how to shoot a live subject along with some lessons on external recording. These quick-to-learn, easy-to-follow tricks of video-making proved to be ideal for those wanting to transform their videography game. The same module was taught across both the days by Rah Sharma, a cinematographer and content creator with an expertise in films and music videos. His vast experience in operating cinema cameras and DSLRs made him a great mentor for the workshops that were designed especially for video makers.

About Nikon

Nikon is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognised for setting new standards in product design and performance for its award-winning consumer and professional photographic equipment. Nikon Middle East FZE distributes consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, NIKKOR optics, Speedlights and system accessories; Nikon COOLPIX compact digital cameras; Nikon sports optics as well as the latest mirrorless cameras in over 50 countries. For more information, visit http://nikon-mea.com. Connect with Nikon and other photographers on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NikonMEA and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/NikonMEA.

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