World News Releases

May 07, 2019 09:40

Rimini Street Expands Investment and Operations in Eastern Europe

Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products and a Salesforce partn

May 07, 2019 09:25

Philip Morris International CEO Speaks at Boston College Chief Executives Club

André Calantzopoulos, chief executive officer of Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM), today addressed the Boston College Chief Executives Club, setting out how PMI is radically changing

May 03, 2019 17:40

Checkout.com Raises $230m in Record European Series A

Checkout.com, the global payment solutions provider, announces today that it is taking funding from outside investors for the first time in its history, having raised $230m in what is Europe’s largest

May 03, 2019 17:30

Ascend Performance Materials Announces Price Increase for FlexaTram™- HMT

Ascend Performance Materials announced today a price increase for all grades of its FlexaTram™- HMT (hexamethylenetetramine; hexamine). The price increase will take effect June 1, 2019, and include

May 03, 2019 17:20

Cloudflare Announces Global Growth in First Quarter of 2019

Cloudflare, the leading Internet performance and security company, today announced company momentum and growth from the first quarter of 2019. Cloudflare now protects more than 16 million domains, web

May 03, 2019 17:05

Visa Champions Women at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™

As the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA, Visa (NYSE: V) today unveiled its global marketing campaign for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™, “One Moment Can Change the Game.” The campaig

May 03, 2019 16:40

Apax Funds, CPPIB and PSP Investments Agree to Sell Acelity and its KCI Subsidiaries to 3M for $6.725 Billion

A consortium comprised of funds advised by Apax Partners (the “Apax Funds”), together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (“PSP Investmen

May 03, 2019 15:55

Algorand Foundation Announces Research Leadership

The Algorand Foundation today announced the appointment of Dr. Tal Rabin as the head of research. Named on Forbes World Top 50 Women in Tech 2018 and a member of the National Academy of Arts and Scien

May 03, 2019 15:45

New Image Group makes big leap in global accolades

New Image Group, one of the world’s the fastest growing direct sales companies, has leapt 19 places in a year to Number 52 on the sector’s Global Top 100 list. It is a remarkable feat for a company

May 03, 2019 15:00

B-Yond Appoints Vince Molinaro as Executive Advisor

B-Yond announced the appointment of Vince Molinaro as Executive Advisor to the company, effective immediately. Vince will work closely with B-Yond’s senior leadership team to support continued growth

May 03, 2019 11:45

Johns Manville names John Vasuta new President of Engineered Products business

Johns Manville (JM), a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality building and specialty products and a Berkshire Hathaway company, announced today John Vasuta is the new President of the co

May 03, 2019 11:35

Market-Leading GIS Software and Services Companies Join to Form VertiGIS

VertiGIS Ltd., a new company launched today and backed by Battery Ventures, brings together the capabilities of four leading geographic-information systems (GIS) companies whose proprietary technology

May 03, 2019 11:25

Aryaka Raises $50M to Accelerate Global Managed SD-WAN Expansion

Aryaka®, the global leader in managed SD-WAN, today announced it has closed a $50 million Series F round of funding led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing. This brings Aryaka’s total funding t

May 03, 2019 11:15

AntWorks™ Unveils Industry’s First Fullstack Integrated Automation Platform

AntWorks, the global provider of artificial intelligence and intelligent automation solutions powered by fractal science, today unveiled ANTstein SQUARE, a fullstack solution that enables non-technica

May 03, 2019 11:10

MNX Global Logistics Names John Labrie President and Chief Executive Officer

MNX Global Logistics (“MNX”) today named John Labrie as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. MNX also announced that Paul J. Martins, CEO of MNX since 2014, will continue to b

May 03, 2019 10:25

Philip Morris International CEO to Speak at Boston College Chief Executives Club

MEDIA ADVISORY What: André Calantzopoulos, Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI), will address Boston’s business community and leaders during an invitation-only event at

May 03, 2019 10:20

ABB Shareholders Approve All Proposals at Annual General Meeting

The shareholders re-elected Peter Voser as member and Chairman of the Board. Jacob Wallenberg, Matti Alahuhta, Gunnar Brock, David Constable, Frederico Fleury Curado, Lars Förberg, Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li

May 02, 2019 17:15

Sigma Systems Announces Sale of Company to Hansen Technologies

Sigma Systems, the global leader in catalog-driven software is pleased to announce its acquisition by Hansen Technologies, a leader in billing, data management and customer care solutions for the Ener

May 02, 2019 16:40

ExaGrid Announces ExaGrid Backup with Veeam® for Backup and Cloud Data Management

ExaGrid®, a leading provider of intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup, has announced ExaGrid Backup with Veeam®, which will enable customers to effectively and securely manage and protect thei

May 02, 2019 16:15

DEWA Adds 700MW to M-Station, Largest Power and Desalination Plant in UAE

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and President of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inaugurated the extension project of M-Station in Jeb

May 02, 2019 15:55

Indonesia 3rd President B.J. Habibie's US$1B superblock in Batam Attracts Global Investors with the Launch of Luxury Erleseen Tower

(PT. Pollux Barelang Megasuperblok) As Batam continues to transform itself from a manufacturing center into a international property and tourism hub, international investors will be buoyed with the la

May 02, 2019 11:50

Murray Energy Corporation Completes the Acquisition of Oak Grove, Seminole Alabama, and Maple Eagle Mining Complexes from Mission Coal Bankruptcy

Murray Energy Corporation (“Murray Energy”) and its newly formed majority owned unrestricted subsidiary company, Murray Metallurgical Coal Holdings, LLC, have successfully closed the transaction appro

May 02, 2019 11:35

Zynga Announces First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA) today released its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019 by posting management’s Q1 2019 Quarterly Earnings Letter to its Investor Relations website. P

May 02, 2019 10:30

Report Highlights Why Licensees Are Rethinking Their Oracle Relationship and Cloud Strategy