Archive for July 7th, 2016
REDI Joins IPC’s Rapidly Growing Secure Financial Markets Cloud
NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, today announced that it continues to grow its rapidly expanding and diverse financial marketplace with the addition of REDI Global Technologies to the IPC Financial Markets Network (FMN). IPC’s ecosystem of buy-side and sell-side firms can now reliably and securely access REDI’s trade management platform, supporting the entire trade lifecycle.
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“In today’s environment investors and brokers require efficient and dependable access to their trading platforms,” said Michael Sirchia, Head of Infrastructure at REDI. “We are pleased to partner with IPC to expand the reach of our industry-leading trade management platform, which allows clients to trade any exchange-traded instrument in virtually any market, with any counterparty, globally.”
“Institutional investors, asset managers, hedge funds and brokers continue to demand secure and compliant connectivity solutions to access counterparties, trade lifecycle services and market data,” said David Brown, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Financial Markets Network, IPC. “We are delighted to collaborate with REDI to provide cutting-edge solutions to our diverse community of market participants and empower them to generate alpha, source liquidity and mitigate risk.”
The IPC Financial Markets Network service portfolio includes the Connexus Financial Extranet, Direct Connect and MPLS WAN data services, as well as Trader and Enhanced Voice connectivity services. IPC’s Financial Markets Network interconnects global financial centers and allows access to more than 6,000 market participant locations across 700 cities in more than 60 countries.
About REDI
At REDI, we are focused on bringing a new level of efficiency, transparency and openness to the trading process by building a collaborative community of investors, brokers, technology firms and content providers.
Through our modular, end-to-end trade management platform, users can execute everything from simple single stock trades to complex strategies across markets and time zones and manage your risk throughout the trade lifecycle. Access our growing network of over 175 execution brokers to route Equities, Futures or Options orders globally, as well as dozens of integrated prime and clearing brokers through our expanding suite of middle office tools. Collaborate with our broker and vendor partners, who are able to efficiently plug into our platform to reach our community of more than 5,000 active users.
REDI was among the industry’s first providers of trading technology and has pushed the state-of-the-art forward for more than 20 years. Today, with the backing of our investors – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citadel, Goldman Sachs and Lightyear Capital – we’re building on our history of innovation to become an open, industry-backed ecosystem for the entire trading community. www.redi.com
About IPC
IPC is a technology and service leader that powers financial markets globally. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With customers first and always, we collaborate with each to understand their individual needs to help make them secure, productive and compliant within our connected community. Through service excellence, long-developed expertise and a focus on innovation and community, we provide agile and efficient ways for our customers to accelerate their ability to adapt to the ever–changing requirements for advanced data networks, compliance and collaboration with all counter-parties across the financial markets. www.ipc.com
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IPC Systems, Inc.
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Fujitsu and Oracle Team Up to Drive Cloud Computing
TOKYO and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — Fujitsu Limited, Oracle Corporation, and Oracle Corporation Japan today announced that they have agreed to form a new strategic alliance to deliver enterprise-grade, world-class cloud services to customers in Japan and their subsidiaries around the world.
In order to take advantage of cloud computing to speed innovation, reduce costs and drive business growth, organizations need IT partners that can deliver the performance, security and management capabilities that are demanded by enterprise workloads. To help organizations in Japan capitalize on this opportunity and confidently move enterprise workloads to the cloud, Oracle Cloud Application and Platform services – such as Oracle Database Cloud Service and Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud – will be powered by Fujitsu’s datacenters inJapan. Under the new strategic alliance, Fujitsu will work to drive sales of robust cloud offerings to companies inJapan and their subsidiaries around the world.
By bringing Oracle Cloud Application and Platform services to FUJITSU Cloud Service K5, Fujitsu and Oracle will provide a high-performance cloud environment to meet the IT and business needs of customers. Specifically, Fujitsu will install the Oracle Cloud services in its datacenters in Japan and connect them to its K5 service in order to deliver enterprise-grade cloud services. The first Oracle Cloud Application that will be offered to Fujitsu customers under the joint offering is Oracle HCM Cloud. As part of the agreement, Fujitsu will implement Oracle HCM Cloud to gain unprecedented insight into its workforce throughout the company’s worldwide network of offices.
“We at Fujitsu support the digital transformation of our customers, and aim to contribute to optimized customer systems and business growth with the roll out of our Digital Business Platform MetaArc,” said Shingo Kagawa, SEVP, Head of Digital Services Business & CTO, Fujitsu Limited. “In particular, we offer the core cloud service on MetaArc, K5, which addresses systems of engagement (SoE)(*1) and systems of record (SoR)(*2). Oracle is a leader in Japan’s database market segment and possesses strong capabilities in the SoR domain. Now, as we look to strengthen MetaArc and K5, taking part in this strategic alliance with Oracle will work to meet the cloud needs of our customers.”
“In order to realize the full business potential of cloud computing, organizations need secure, reliable and high-performing cloud solutions,” said Edward Screven, Chief Corporate Architect, Oracle. “For over three decades, Oracle and Fujitsu have worked together using our combined R&D, product depth and global reach to create innovative solutions enabling customers to scale their organizations and achieve a competitive advantage. Oracle’s new strategic alliance with Fujitsu will allow companies in Japan to take advantage of an integrated cloud offering to support their transition to the cloud.”
“We strongly believe this cloud alliance will support Japanese companies to drive digital transformation,” saidHiroshige Sugihara, President and CEO, Oracle Corporation Japan. “This will be a gateway for customers to achieve standardization, modernization, and globalization. This initiative will differentiate us from other cloud providers by emphasizing real enterprise cloud solutions, while offering Japanese companies access to best of breed technology in the new Cloud era.”
The combination of these innovative solutions including Oracle Database Cloud Service, Oracle HCM Cloud, and K5, will enable Fujitsu and Oracle to deliver mission critical systems over a cloud environment within Fujitsu’s datacenters while maintaining the high levels of performance and reliability that had previously been achieved in on-premise environments. Furthermore, with the Oracle Cloud provided from Fujitsu’s state-of-the-art datacenters, which boast a high level of capabilities in Japan, customers using K5 or Fujitsu’s hosting services will have access to use invaluable cloud services.
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Fujitsu and Oracle Alliance History
Since entering into a database OEM contract in 1989, the two companies have been providing customers with optimal solutions. Currently, as an Oracle Partner Network (OPN) Diamond level partner, Fujitsu is providing system integration services worldwide. In addition, in the SPARC/Solaris server business, Fujitsu entered into a sales contract with Sun Microsystems in 1983 and a development agreement for SPARC chips in 1988, and further strengthened the relationship with Sun Microsystems through a Solaris OEM contract in 1993. Since Oracle’s subsequent acquisition of Sun Microsystems, the two companies have maintained a close, collaborative relationship to the present day.
Notes
1. Systems-of-Engagement (SoE)
Systems that implement digital transformations, including business-process transformation and new-business development.
2. Systems-of-Record (SoR)
Existing systems that record company data and perform business processes.
Press Contacts
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Oracle Japan
Corporate Communications
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About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company, offering a full range of technology products, solutions, and services. Approximately 156,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$41 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
About Oracle
Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and cloud platforms. For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com.
About Oracle Japan
Oracle Corporation Japan was established in 1985 as Oracle Corporation’s subsidiary in Japan. With the goal of becoming the number one cloud company, it provides a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and cloud platforms, a suite of products to generate valuable information from big data, and a wide variety of services to support the use of these products. It was listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2000. Visit oracle.com/jp
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Binary Tree Announces SMART Directory Sync 5.0
KENDALL PARK, N. J. /PRNewswire/ — Binary Tree today announced version 5.0 of SMART Directory Sync. This product is a powerful, scalable and cost-effective way for enterprises to integrate multiple instances of Active Directory (AD) or to synchronize AD with a Domino Directory. Version 5.0 is available immediately.
New in Version 5.0
Users in different Active Directory or Exchange organizations can now:
- Create contacts that fully support cross-forest delegation
- Convert contacts to mail-enabled users in an Active Directory environment
- Automatically map all in-use attributes between source and target forests
- Configure redundant instances of SMART Directory Sync 5.0
- Migrate Organizational Unit (OU) permissions between source and target environments
- Create and update groups that contain members that have already been synchronized to a target Active Directory forest automatically
“If your tools aren’t working well together, it’s harder for your people to work well together,” says Gary Steere, Microsoft Office Servers and Services MVP, Certified Master, and Director of Product Strategy at Binary Tree. “With version 5.0, we’ve made it even easier for organizations to come together and collaborate. From day one, your users can find each other, schedule meetings and share mailboxes. These small wins can help eliminate the frustration and time wasting that often comes with these types of integrations.”
About SMART Directory Sync
Binary Tree’s SMART Directory Sync helps organizations synchronize multiple instances of AD or synchronize AD with a Domino Directory. The tool first makes both directories aware of each other, then synchronizes all mail-enabled objects – users, contacts, distribution lists, shared mailboxes, passwords and more. As a best-in-class product with an intuitive UI, the tool is flexible enough to cover virtually every directory synchronization scenario in large, complex environments.
About Binary Tree
Binary Tree provides organizations with the most direct and predictable path to a successful technology transformation. We offer software and services to integrate and migrate corporate email, directory and server environments. Our technology, methodology and expertise is uniquely suited to provide fast and manageable migrations, with low risk, little to no user downtime, and adapted to each customer’s environment and requirements. Since 1993, Binary Tree has enabled thousands of enterprise customers to migrate more than 35 million users, including 5 million users to Office 365 alone, and facilitated some of the most complex technology transformations on the planet. Binary Tree is a Microsoft Gold Partner and a globally preferred vendor for Microsoft Office 365 migrations and solutions. The Company is headquartered outside of New York City with offices in Hong Kong,London, Paris, Stockholm and Sydney. For more information, visit us at www.binarytree.com.
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Binary Tree Media Contact
AmyKelly Petruzzella, Global Marketing Director
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Neos Inc. and Lockheed Martin to Develop ‘New Generation’ Sensor – Huge Advance in Ability to Find Oil, Gas & Minerals from the Air
SAN FRANCISCO /PRNewswire/ — Neos and Lockheed Martin are building a unique sensor, which is so advanced it could find a 10-meter tall hill buried one kilometre below the earth’s surface. Put another way, the technology could find an armoured truck full of gold 20 meters below the earth, purely by sensing the effect the bullion imparts on the local gravity field.
The new technology, called Full Tensor Gradiometry (FTG) Plus, has 20 times the sensitivity and 10 times greater bandwidth than current gravity gradiometers.
“FTG Plus transforms what we can do and what we can see from the air,” said Chairman of Neos Inc. Jonathan Faiman, “Remote sensing is going to dominate the exploration market and with this sensor Neos will have the most advanced in the world. It will enable us to image resources cleaner, quicker and at a lower cost to our customers.”
Lockheed Martin is building the prototype specifically to detect natural resources from aircraft owned and operated by Neos.
Neos acquired the FTG Plus program as part of its acquisition of assets from CGG SA announced April 29, 2016.
“The advances we will make here are extraordinary. One of the reasons is that in the past we and competitors have used military hardware, modified for geophysical survey purposes,” said Gregory Paleolog, FTG Plus program lead for Neos, “FTG Plus is the first time Lockheed Martin has specifically built a sensor for our precise use and needs. That is a fundamental change; it is an entirely new design for us and we have exclusive rights to use it.”
Neos has exclusive use of the technology for applications related to oil, gas and mining and will use FTG Plus in its fleet — either Twin-Engined Basler BT-67s, single turbine engine Cessna C-208B Caravan aircraft or Reims-Cessna F406 twin turbine airplanes. The sensors can also be used in helicopters.
The technology has the potential to change the way governments, energy ministries and exploration teams find valuable resources, and ultimately lead to faster, more informed decisions about where to explore, lease and drill.
“At a time when so much marine seismic equipment is being cold-stacked, we will be able to use non-seismic technology with a new sensor 20 times better than anything we have ever seen before,” Paleolog said. “This means we will find more resources, quicker and with more accuracy than ever before. It will be transformative.”
NOTES TO EDITORS
- CGG and Neos: On April 29, 2016, Neos announced an agreement with CGG SA to acquire its Multi-Physics business group, its General Geophysics Italy group and its data libraries for an undisclosed sum. The FTG Plus programme was acquired as part of the transaction as were a fleet of aircraft used in non-seismic work including those that will fly the FTG sensor.
- Greg Paleolog and the FTG team are based in Toronto, Canada and in Melbourne and Perth, Australia, and the flights made with existing and future sensors are made all over the world. Media access to flights is available: Please approach David Yelland at KTP: david@kitchentablepartners.com or +44-207-652-4348.
- Neos helps governments, energy ministries and exploration teams in the natural resources industries make faster, more informed decisions about where to explore, lease and drill. In partnership with its clients, Neos acquires and simultaneously interprets multiple geological, seismic, non-seismic and geochemical datasets to identify valuable resources in the subsurface, including hydrocarbons, minerals and groundwater.
- Jonathan Faiman invested in Neos in May 2015 and became Chairman with overall control of the company. Before becoming Chairman at Neos, Jonathan co-founded Ocado PLC, a U.K. business started in 2000. Investors in Neos include Jonathan, Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Passport Capital.
For more information, visit http://www.neosgeo.com
Jonathan Faiman and Greg Paleolog are contactable via David Yelland at KTP or Neos’ Communications Team (Courtney Ford: Office +1-925-738-2168, cford@neosgeo.com ) Or at Lockheed Martin contact Jim Archibald, Gravity Systems Business Manager, +1-716-298-6952.
- FTG stands for Full Tensor Gradiometry. FTG, like many sensors used in non-seismic work was originally used for military purposes.
- Neos is primarily a non-seismic company but it does also have a seismic processing group. The major difference between the two is that seismic work, the mainstay of the oil and gas industry for many years, often involves the use of ships using older technology to detect resources. Non-seismic work, which can be over land or see, uses advanced technology to map what is under the earth.
- It is then Neos’ digital teams which add the company’s competitive advantage in the market by analysing the data in order to produce maps showing where resources are. Neos has a world leading record in doing this.
- However, the combination of the new Lockheed Martin sensors and advances in the analysis will produce maps which surpass any currently available.
Neos Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Mobile Network Operators Rate CLX Communications as the Leading Tier 1 Global A2P SMS Messaging Provider for Second Consecutive Year
STOCKHOLM /PRNewswire/ — CLX Communications (Nasdaq Stockholm: CLX), a leading global provider of cloud-based communications services and solutions, has been recognized as the bestTier One A2P SMS vendor in the world for a second year, according to a survey of mobile network operators conducted by the Roaming Consulting Company(ROCCO).
The survey measured mobile network operators’ (MNOs’) perceptions of enterprise SMS providers on more than 35 KPIs of performance and leadership. 192 respondents representing 260 MNOs (including perceptions from 7 Group MNO respondees) in 188 countries took part in the research, which is now in its second year. 32 A2P SMS vendors were evaluated in the report, only 5 making it to the prestigious Tier One status.
The survey rated CLX as top against competitors in key areas including: Customer Service, Quality of Service, Uptime Performance, Industry Expertise, amongst others. Across all KPIs CLX’s combined score was above all other vendors making them, without question, the industry leader.
“We are very proud to be voted the best Tier One A2P SMS provider for a second year running,” says Johan Hedberg, CEO of CLX Communications. “We have worked tirelessly throughout the last year to ensure we maintain our high standards of service, support and technology to help the CLX Communications business grow and to ensure our clients get the best possible solutions.”
The report also placed Mblox, CLX’s most recent acquisition, as a Tier one vendor for a second year. “We always knew that the acquisition of Mblox would be a great strategic asset for CLX, and this result shows the combined company will provide customers with the best solutions, service and efficiencies in the market.” Johan continued.
Jason Bryan, CEO at ROCO added, “Within the A2P SMS Messaging market, finding respectable vendors can take some time. As a research company ROCCO seeks really reliable feedback from MNOs on the best Vendors. With 32 companies within ROCCO’s A2P SMS Messaging research, it’s great to see that MNOs have consistent views over the last two years on both CLX and Mblox. They both appear as Tier 1 providers in our report and are in the top 5 Vendors two years in a row which clearly shows that Mobile Operators are certain on these vendors’ performance and leadership in the market.”
About CLX Communications (http://www.clxcommunications.com)
CLX Communications (CLX) is a leading global provider of cloud-based communications services and solutions to enterprises and mobile operators. Mobile communications services from CLX make it possible for enterprises to communicate globally with people and connected devices (Internet of Things, IoT) swiftly, securely and cost-effectively. CLX’s solutions enable business-critical communication worldwide via mobile messaging services (SMS), voice services and mobile IoT connectivity services. The Group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has sales offices in over 10 countries.
About The Roaming Consulting Company (http://www.roamingconsulting.com)
ROCCO is the 100% neutral Research, Strategy and Education Company based in the UK. For 3.5 years we have been providing research into Roaming and Interconnect Vendors on behalf of Mobile Network Operators interested in making the right Vendor decisions as well as on all kinds of hot topics that interest them. Over 500 MNOs contribute to our research annually.
More information on ROCCO’s survey and the full report can be found here.
Contact
Kristian Mannik, CMO, CLX Communications
+46-8-32-75-10
pr@clxcommunications.com
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DavidShield App Enables Seamless International Healthcare
LONDON /PRNewswire/ — DavidShield has launched the first Autonomous Medical Insurance delivery system – eliminating the need for PPOs and claim reimbursements.
The new patent pending platform from the creators of the award winning DavidCard and PassportCard brings revolutionary convenience to individuals, corporate employees, and brokers navigating international healthcare. The truly first-of-its-kind app-based solution works in tandem with the employee’s insurance card, which is linked to a Visa or MasterCard infrastructure, allowing payments of almost all medical claims in real time with zero bureaucracy.
Learn about DavidShield’s app in 30 seconds:
http://www.davidshield-intl.com/content/DavidShield_App.aspx
Recognizing the frustration of increased healthcare costs, DavidShield created the DavidCard to eliminate the need for PPO arrangements, claims for reimbursements, confusing receipts, and other inconveniences that come with current global health care delivery systems. The DavidShield app based solution works as a cashless and borderless solution for accessing medical services in over 95 countries.
“We want to provide a stress-free solution to healthcare and provide our members with full autonomy in making decisions about their healthcare. The last issue a patient wants to worry about is how expenses will be covered and if their preferred provider is in network. The DavidShield app based solution eliminates that hassle,” says Ilan Gat, CEO of DavidShield. “The app makes the process even simpler.”
DavidShield has eliminated the need to maintain PPO-like networks and is proud to be the only company to present a cashless delivery system that works in over 95 markets including traditionally challenging countries in Asia andAfrica. Our Big-Data and analytics tools enable us to maintain claim costs and conduct fraud control more efficiently than ever before.
The DavidShield app is available now on iOS and Android devices:
For iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/il/app/davidshields-self-service/id1071387963?mt=8
For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.davidshield.app&hl=en
About DavidShield
Founded in 2000, with offices in Europe, North America and Israel, DavidShield is a leader in the field of expatriate health insurance and together with White Mountains Insurance Group is the parent company of PassportCard – a leader in the field of Travel Insurance.
The Company provides international medical insurance and health care management services (ASO) to employers, insurance companies, government institutions, and NGOs in over 95 countries.
The Company’s technology innovativeness has been awarded the prestigious Phocuswright award for Travel Innovation (2014), The EMMAs award for innovation in Global Mobility (2014) and the paybefore award for best Non-US based prepaid program (2012).
For more information
Visit: http://www.davidshield-intl.com
Email: info@davidshield.com
Media inquiries:
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Renault-Nissan Alliance Delivers Annual Synergy Target One Full Year Ahead of Schedule
PARIS and YOKOHAMA, Japan /PRNewswire/ —
- Renault and Nissan generated €4.3 billion in synergies in 2015, one year earlier than anticipated
- Purchasing, Engineering and Manufacturing were the top contributors to synergies
- Common Module Family and cross-production continue to reduce costs, while the development of technologies including autonomous drive and vehicle connectivity is expected to generate major savings moving forward
- Thanks to the convergence, the Alliance expects to generate at least €5.5 billion in synergies in 2018
Renault-Nissan Alliance generated €4.3 billion in synergies in 2015, one year ahead of schedule and an increase of 13 percent from 2014. Purchasing, engineering and manufacturing were the main contributors.
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Renault and Nissan generate “synergies” by working together to reduce costs, avoid spending and increase revenue. Only new synergies – not cumulative – are taken into account each year. Synergies help Renault and Nissan meet their financial goals and deliver higher-value vehicles to customers.
Renault and Nissan, which together sell one in 10 cars globally, converged four key functions in 2014: Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering & Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Human Resources. While Renault and Nissan remain separate companies, each function is led by a common Alliance Executive Vice President.
“Convergence in four of our key business functions has resulted in creating value by reducing costs, avoiding expenses and increasing revenues. Thanks to the convergence, the Alliance expects to generate at least €5.5 billion in synergies in 2018,“ said Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
Common Module Family
Common Module Family (CMF) is the Alliance’s unique system of modular vehicle architecture and an increasing source of synergies.
The Alliance is already reaping the benefits from CMF, reflected in the launch by Nissan of the Rogue in North America, the award winning Qashqai in Europe and the X-Trail in Japan and China. Renault also successfully launched the new Espace, the Kadjar, the new Megane and Talisman, all based on CFM-C/D.
In 2015, Renault began selling the Kwid in India, followed by the launch of the Redi-Go by Datsun in mid-2016. Both are built in the Alliance’s plant in Chennai, India, on the CMF-A architecture, which covers the smallest and most affordable category of cars.
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Artful Treasures – THOMAS SABO Presents the New 2016 Autumn/Winter Collection
LAUF AN DER PEGNITZ, Germany/PRNewswire/ —
A liaison of dazzling precision, touching moments and symbols of eternal love – the new THOMAS SABO 2016 Sterling Silver Autumn/Winter Collection has been inspired by the universal ‘Together’ message. Femininely-powerful interpretations of this maxim include the season’s stand-out pieces finished with faceted diamond embellishment.
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Creative Director Susanne Kölbli on the inspiration: “Items of jewellery represent the most intimate, human feelings: it is love, personal happiness and those special moments in life that we find reflected in an item of jewellery, wishing to wear them very close to us.”
The magical eye-catchers of the line: for the very first time, iconic THOMAS SABO items of jewellery receive exquisite diamond upgrades under the Glam & Soul Diamonds range name, becoming precious symbols of love in the process. As the embodiment of feminine beauty, the new Triangle Diamonds range unites urban coolness with unique charisma.
From the new season onwards, the engravable Love Bridge line will be expanded to include the romantic Love Bands range of rings and the symbolic Love Coins line of pendants.
High-impact jewels: the culture-inspired Nile Treasures range convinces with its Egyptian symbols of protection featuring abstracted designs. The Prana series with its far-eastern art and traditional paisley fabric patterns complete the new items of jewellery.
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About THOMAS SABO
THOMAS SABO is one of the globally-leading jewellery, watches and beauty companies, designing, selling and distributing lifestyle products for women and men. The company operates almost 300 of its own shops across all five continents and collaborates globally with approximately 2,800 trade partners.
Press contact
Felizia Kindermann I Head of International & Corporate PR
Phone: +49-912-397-150-0
Mail: press@thomassabo.com
http://www.thomassabo.com
PR Newswire Forges Partnership with American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong to Support Its News Distribution Needs
HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — Global provider of news release distribution and multimedia platforms PR Newswire has been named the Official Newswire Partner of American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham), one of the largest and most influential international business organizations in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Chamber will utilize PR Newswire’s unparalleled content distribution and syndication network to further promote AmCham’s services, events and advocacy in mainland China and Hong Kong.
“It’s rewarding to us that AmCham recognizes the value of using our service and expertise to engage its audiences,” said Royce Shih, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of PR Newswire in Asia Pacific. “This alliance reflects PR Newswire’s commitment to work more closely with the business community in the region and further support them in enhancing their brand visibility and driving more media exposure for their advocacy.”
Besides supporting AmCham in its news distribution, PR Newswire also collaborates with a list of notable event and association partners in Asia, enabling them to access the industry’s largest content distribution network and share their stories. Currently, in Asia Pacific alone, PR Newswire’s distribution network reaches more than 73,000 registered journalists and editors, covers more than 19,000 media outlets, 8,200 websites, databases and online services.
In addition to the Chamber in Hong Kong, PR Newswire is also collaborating with American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and mainland China, supporting the Chamber and its members in expanding their communication outreach and engaging a wider audience. “We are pleased to have established a great working relationship with the Chamber in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore, and we hope to expand this partnership to other American Chamber offices across Asia Pacific in the coming year,” said Shih.
For association partnerships in Asia Pacific, please contact PR Newswire’s Asia marketing team atasia.marketing@prnasia.com.
About PR Newswire
PR Newswire (www.prnasia.com), a Cision company, is the premier global provider of news release distribution and multimedia platforms that enable marketers, corporate communicators, public relations practitioners and investor relations professionals to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry in 1954, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, distribute, target and measure text and multimedia content across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world’s largest multi-channel content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire powers the stories of organizations around the world. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.
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About American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
With roughly 1,700 members, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) is one of the largest American Chambers outside the United States, the largest international chamber in Hong Kong, and one of the most dynamic and influential international business organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. AmCham’s mission is to foster commerce among the United States, Hong Kong, and Mainland China; and to enhance Hong Kong’s stature as an international business center.
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CIFI Raised Full Year Contracted Sales Target by 20% to RMB 43.8 Billion
HONG KONG /PRNewswire/ — CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. (“CIFI”, or the “Group”) (HKEX Code: 884), one of the “Top 100 Real Estate Developers in China” is pleased to announce that the Group revised its full year contracted sales target by 20%, from RMB36.5 billion to RMB43.8 billion. Contracted sales for June 2016increased 53% year-on-year to RMB4.49 billion, with the contracted GFA was approximately 164,600 sq.m
In June 2016, the Group’s contracted ASP was RMB 27,300 per sq.m., up approximately107% year-on-year.
From January to June 2016, contracted sales of the Group increased 162% year-on-year to RMB27.59 billion with a contracted GFA of approximately 1,491,000 sq.m., while contracted ASP from January to June 2016 was approximately RMB18,500 per sq.m., up approximately 48% year-on-year. During the first six months of 2016, contracted sales of the Group achieved 63% of its full year contracted sales target of RMB43.8 billion.
From January to June 2016, breakdowns of the Group’s contracted sales were as follow:
|
By city |
RMB (billion) |
% of total |
|
Shanghai |
7.19 |
26.1% |
|
Suzhou |
7.10 |
25.7% |
|
Hangzhou |
3.55 |
12.9% |
|
Beijing |
2.97 |
10.8% |
|
Nanjing |
1.75 |
6.3% |
|
Hefei |
1.37 |
5.0% |
|
Tianjin |
1.35 |
4.9% |
|
Wuhan |
0.87 |
3.2% |
|
Langfang |
0.41 |
1.5% |
|
Chongqing |
0.34 |
1.2% |
|
Shenyang |
0.20 |
0.7% |
|
Zhenjiang |
0.19 |
0.7% |
|
Jiaxing |
0.18 |
0.6% |
|
Changsha |
0.12 |
0.4% |
Land Acquisition
In June 2016, the Group has successfully conducted the following acquisitions:
|
City |
Project |
Group’s |
Intended |
Site (sq.m.) |
Total |
Group’s |
Average Land Cost sq.m.) |
|
Tianjin |
Jinnan District |
27% |
Residential |
67,726 |
121,908 |
116,100,000 |
3,527 |
|
Suzhou |
Wujiang District |
100% |
Residential |
96,278 |
173,300 |
1,227,540,000 |
7,083 |
About CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd.
CIFI is headquartered in Shanghai and is amongst China’s Top 30 Real Estate Developers. CIFI principally focus on developing high quality and end-users driven properties in first- and second-tier cities in China. CIFI’s development projects cover various properties types including residential, office and commercial complexes. To learn more about the Company, please visit CIFI’s website at: http://www.cifi.com.cn
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