nCipher: New Digital Initiatives, IoT and Cloud Adoption Driving the Use of Trusted Cryptography Revealed by 2019 Global Encryption Trends Study

SUNRISE, Fla. & CAMBRIDGE, England -Thursday 28 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- nCipher Security, the provider of trust, integrity and control for business critical information and applications, announces that as organizations embrace the cloud and new digital initiatives such as the internet of things (IoT), blockchain and digital payments the use of trusted cryptography to protect their applications and sensitive information is at an all-time high, according to the 2019 Global Encryption Trends Study from the Ponemon Institute.

With corporate data breaches making the headlines on an almost daily basis, the deployment of an overall encryption strategy by organizations around the world has steadily increased. This year, 45% of respondents say their organization has an overall encryption plan applied consistently across the entire enterprise with a further 42% having a limited encryption plan or strategy that is applied to certain applications and data types.

Threats, drivers and priorities

Employee mistakes continue to be the most significant threat to sensitive data (54%), more than external hackers (30%) and malicious insiders (21%) combined. In contrast, the least significant threats to the exposure of sensitive or confidential data include government eavesdropping (12%) and lawful data requests (11%).

The main driver for encryption is protection of an enterprise’s intellectual property and the personal information of customers – both 54% of respondents.

With more data to encrypt and close to 2/3 of respondents deploying 6 or more separate products to encrypt it, policy enforcement (73%) was selected as the most important feature for encryption solutions. In previous years, performance consistently ranked as the most important feature.

Cloud data protection requirements continue to drive encryption use, with encryption across both public and private cloud use cases growing over 2018 levels, and organizations prioritizing solutions that operate across both enterprise and cloud environments (68%).

Data discovery the number one challenge

With the explosion and proliferation of data that comes from digital initiatives, cloud use, mobility and IoT devices, data discovery continues to be the biggest challenge in planning and executing a data encryption strategy with 69% of respondents citing this as their number one challenge.

Trust, integrity, control

The use of hardware security modules (HSMs) grew at a record year-over-year level from 41% in 2018 to 47%, indicating a requirement for a hardened, tamper-resistant environment with higher levels of trust, integrity and control for both data and applications. HSM usage is no longer limited to traditional use cases such as public key infrastructure (PKI), databases, application and network encryption (TLS/SSL); the demand for trusted encryption for new digital initiatives has driven significant HSM growth over 2018 for code signing (up 13%), big data encryption (up 12%), IoT root of trust (up 10%) and document signing (up 8%). Additionally, 53% of respondents report using on-premises HSMs to secure access to public cloud applications.

Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, says:
“The use of encryption is at an all-time high, driven by the need to address compliance requirements such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Data Breach Notification Law and Australia Privacy Amendment Act 2017, and the need to protect sensitive information from both internal and external threats as well as accidental disclosure. Encryption usage is a clear indicator of a strong security posture with organizations that deploy encryption being more aware of threats to sensitive and confidential information and making a greater investment in IT security.”

John Grimm, senior director of strategy and business development at nCipher Security, says:
“Organizations are under relentless pressure to protect their business critical information and applications and meet regulatory compliance, but the proliferation of data, concerns around data discovery and policy enforcement, together with lack of cybersecurity skills makes this a challenging environment. nCipher empowers customers by providing a high assurance security foundation that ensures the integrity and trustworthiness of their data, applications and intellectual property.”

Other key trends include:

    The highest prevalence of an enterprise encryption strategy is reported in Germany (67%) followed by the United States (65%), Australia (51%), and the United Kingdom (50%).
    Payment-related data (55% of respondents) and financial records (54% of respondents) are most likely to be encrypted. Financial records had the largest increase on this list over last year, up 4%.
    The least likely data type to be encrypted is health-related information (24% of respondents), which is a surprising result given the sensitivity of health information and the recent high-profile healthcare data breaches.
    61% of respondents classify key management as having a high level of associated “pain” (a rating of 7+ on a scale of 10). This figure is almost identical to the 63% of organizations that use six or more separate encryption products, suggesting there is clear correlation between the two findings.
    Support for both cloud and on-premises deployment of encryption has risen in importance as organizations have increasingly embraced cloud computing and look for consistency across computing styles.

Download the 2019 Global Encryption Trends Study here.

2019 Global Encryption Trends Study methodology

The 2019 Global Encryption Trends Study, based on research by the Ponemon Institute, captures how organizations around the world are dealing with compliance, increased threats, and the implementation of encryption to protect their business critical information and applications. 5,856 individuals were surveyed across multiple industry sectors in 14 countries/regions: Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, the Middle East (which is a combination of respondents located in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), the Russian Federation, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States and, two new regions in Asia for the first time, Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) and Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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About nCipher Security

Today’s fast moving digital environment enhances customer satisfaction, gives competitive advantage and improves operational efficiency. It also multiplies the security risks. nCipher Security, a leader in the general purpose hardware security module (HSM) market, empowers world-leading organizations by delivering trust, integrity and control to their business critical information and applications.

Our cryptographic solutions secure emerging technologies – cloud, IoT, blockchain, digital payments – and help meet new compliance mandates, using the same proven technology that global organizations depend on today to protect against threats to their sensitive data, network communications and enterprise infrastructure. We deliver trust for your business critical applications, ensuring the integrity of your data and putting you in complete control – today, tomorrow, at all times. www.ncipher.com

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Initial results from the EMPRISE real-world study of empagliflozin compared with DPP-4 inhibitors presented at ACC.19 and AMCP 2019

 EMPRISE is an ongoing real-world evidence study in 35,000 people with type 2 diabetes in the US, comparing empagliflozin with DPP-4 inhibitors;

initial results based on the first two years of the study were presented at AMCP 2019 and ACC.191,2 Initial results presented at AMCP 2019 showed empagliflozin was associated with reductions in all-cause hospitalisations compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, and significantly fewer recurrent emergency department visits and physician office visits1

Initial results presented at ACC.19 showed empagliflozin was associated with a reduction in hospitalisation for heart failure or all-cause mortality, and was not associated with an increased risk of bone fracture or lower leg amputation compared to DPP-4 inhibitors2

INGELHEIM, Germany, & INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Thursday 28 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced initial results from the EMPagliflozin compaRative effectIveness and SafEty (EMPRISE) real-world evidence study that show that empagliflozin is associated with a 22 percent relative risk reduction in all-cause hospitalisations, compared to DPP-4 inhibitors, within a mean follow-up of 5.4 months.1 Among those admitted to hospital, people treated with empagliflozin were discharged earlier compared to those treated with DPP-4 inhibitors (17,539 matched pairs in each treatment group).1

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Results also show that empagliflozin is associated with significantly fewer recurrent emergency department visits and physician’s office visits compared to DPP-4 inhibitors.1 These initial results, observed during the first two years of the EMPRISE real-world evidence study evaluating US-only data, were presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Annual Meeting 2019 in San Diego, US.

Initial EMPRISE results support data from the landmark EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial, which showed a relative risk reduction of 11 percent in all-cause hospitalisations with empagliflozin in people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease.3

“People with diabetes are more likely to be admitted to hospital from any cause than those without the condition, experiencing longer and more costly hospital stays. This can have a substantial impact on healthcare resources,” said Dr Mehdi Najafzadeh, PhD, MSc, MA, of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and study co-investigator. “Initial results from the EMPRISE real-world study show that empagliflozin is associated with a relative risk reduction in hospitalisations and with a shorter length of hospital stay for people with type 2 diabetes.”

Initial effectiveness and safety data from EMPRISE were also recently presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session & Expo in New Orleans, US (ACC.19). Results show that empagliflozin was associated with a 42 percent relative risk reduction in hospitalisation for heart failure* or all-cause mortality compared to DPP-4 inhibitors, and was not associated with a statistically significant increased risk of bone fracture or lower leg amputation compared to DPP-4 inhibitors.2 These results support the findings from the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial, which showed that empagliflozin reduced the relative risk of hospitalisation for heart failure or cardiovascular death in people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease by 34 percent, with no imbalance with bone fractures or lower leg amputation.4

*Broad definition of hospitalisation for heart failure, defined as a discharge diagnosis of heart failure in any position.

About EMPRISE (NCT03363464, EUPAS20677)5
EMPRISE was initiated in 2016 to complement the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial results and provide a comprehensive clinical picture of empagliflozin in routine care. By study completion, EMPRISE will provide insights into the comparative effectiveness, safety, healthcare resource utilisation and costs of empagliflozin, compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, in people with type 2 diabetes with and without cardiovascular disease in routine clinical care.

The study will assess the first five years of empagliflozin use in the US between 2014 and 2019. Over 200,000 people with type 2 diabetes from two commercial US healthcare providers and Medicare are projected to be included by study completion. From 2019, additional EMPRISE studies including analyses of data from Asia and Europe will provide insights from different regions of the world with an international perspective on the use of empagliflozin in routine clinical care.

The EMPRISE study was initiated, and is being led, by academic partners from the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, US. The study is part of an academic collaboration between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boehringer Ingelheim.

About EMPA-REG OUTCOME® (NCT01131676)4
EMPA-REG OUTCOME® was a long-term, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of more than 7,000 patients from 42 countries with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease.

The study assessed the effect of empagliflozin (10 mg or 25 mg once daily) added to standard of care compared with placebo added to standard of care. Standard of care was comprised of glucose-lowering agents and cardiovascular drugs (including for blood pressure and cholesterol). The primary endpoint was defined as time to first occurrence of cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attack or non-fatal stroke.

The overall safety profile of empagliflozin was consistent with that of previous trials.

About Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
More than 425 million people worldwide have diabetes, of which over 212 million are estimated to be undiagnosed.6 By 2045, the number of people with diabetes is expected to rise to 629 million people worldwide.6 Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, responsible for around 90 percent of diabetes cases in high-income countries.6 Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body either does not properly produce, or use, the hormone insulin.6

Due to the complications associated with diabetes, such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure and obesity, cardiovascular disease is a major complication and the leading cause of death associated with diabetes.7,8 People with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than people without diabetes.8 In 2017, diabetes caused four million deaths worldwide, with cardiovascular disease as the leading cause.6 Approximately 50 percent of deaths in people with type 2 diabetes worldwide are caused by cardiovascular disease.9,10

Having a history of diabetes at age 60 can shorten a person’s life span by as much as six years compared with someone without diabetes. And having both diabetes and a history of heart attack or stroke by age 60 can shorten a person’s life span by as much as 12 years compared with someone without these conditions.11

More than 60 guidelines have been updated to endorse type 2 diabetes agents with proven cardiovascular benefits since 2016, including a Consensus Report initiated by the American Diabetes Association® and European Association for the Study of Diabetes, recommending that, in patients with type 2 diabetes and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, SGLT2 inhibitors (such as empagliflozin) or GLP1 receptor agonists with proven cardiovascular benefits are recommended as part of glycaemic management.12,13

About Empagliflozin
Empagliflozin (marketed as Jardiance®) is an oral, once daily, highly selective sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor and the first type 2 diabetes medicine to include cardiovascular death risk reduction data in the label in several countries.14,15,16

Inhibition of SGLT2 with empagliflozin in people with type 2 diabetes and high blood sugar levels leads to excretion of excess sugar in the urine. In addition, initiation of empagliflozin increases excretion of salt from the body and reduces the fluid load of the body’s blood vessel system (i.e. intravascular volume). Empagliflozin induces changes to the sugar, salt and water metabolism in the body that may contribute to the reductions in cardiovascular death observed in the EMPA-REG OUTCOME® trial.

Please click on the following link for ‘Notes to Editors’ and ‘References’: http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/EMPRISE-real-world-study-results

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Dr Petra Kienle
Product Communication Manager
Boehringer Ingelheim
Email: press@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Phone: +49 (6132) 77 143877

Stephan Thalen
Global Business Communications
Lilly Diabetes
Email: stephan.thalen@lilly.com
Phone: +1 317 903 5640

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Schlumberger Holdings Corporation Announces Pricing Terms for Debt Exchange Offer

HOUSTON -Thursday 28 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Schlumberger Holdings Corporation (“SHC” or the “Company”) today announced pricing terms with respect to its private offer to exchange three series of senior notes in the table below (collectively the “Old Notes”) for a new series of senior notes to be due in 2028 (the “New Notes”). The offer is referred to herein as the “Exchange Offer.”

For each $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 26, 2019 (the “Early Participation Date”) and accepted by SHC, the following table sets forth the yields, the Total Consideration and the principal amount of the New Notes, as priced below:
                                                                                                                                               
Title of Security                 CUSIP Number                 ISIN                

Reference
UST
Security
               

Reference Yield(1)
               

Fixed Spread
(basis
points)
               

Yield(2)
               

Total
Consideration(3)
               

Principal
Amount of
New Notes

3.000% Senior Notes due
December 21, 2020
                Rule 144A:
806851AC5 /
Regulation S:
U8066LAC8                

Rule 144A:
US806851AC55
/
Regulation S:
USU8066LAC82
               

1.750% U.S. Treasury Notes
due 11/15/2020
                2.269%                 25                 2.519%                 $1,007.54                 $1,008.81

3.625% Senior Notes due
December 21, 2022
                Rule 144A:
806851AE1 /
Regulation S:
U8066LAD6                

Rule 144A:
US806851AE12
/
Regulation S:
USU8066LAD65
               

2.375% U.S. Treasury Notes
due 03/15/2022
                2.137%                 50                 2.637%                 $1,033.07                 $1,034.37

4.000% Senior Notes due
December 21, 2025
                Rule 144A:
806851AG6 /
Regulation S:
U8066LAE4                

Rule 144A:
US806851AG69
/
Regulation S:
USU8066LAE49
               

2.375% U.S. Treasury Notes
due 02/29/2024
                2.145%                 110                 3.245%                 $1,043.58                 $1,044.90
                                                                                                                                               

(1) The bid-side yield on the Reference UST Security.
(2) Reflects the bid-side yield on the Reference UST Security plus the applicable Fixed Spread, calculated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Offering Memorandum, dated March 13, 2019 (the “Offering Memorandum”).
(3) The Total Consideration for each series Old Notes includes the early participation payment of $50.00 of principal amount of New Notes per $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes.

Holders whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange will receive in cash accrued and unpaid interest from the last applicable interest payment date to, but excluding, the date on which the exchange of such Old Notes is settled, and amounts due in lieu of fractional amounts of New Notes.

The New Notes will have an interest rate of 3.900%, a yield of 3.916% and the New Issue Price of $998.74, which has been determined by reference to the bid-side yield on the 2.625% U.S. Treasury Notes due February 15, 2029, as of 11:00 a.m. New York City time on March 27, 2019 (such date and time, the “Pricing Time”), which was 2.366%.

The Exchange Offer is being conducted upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offering Memorandum, as amended by SHC’s press release dated as of March 27, 2019.

Terms of the Exchange Offer

The Exchange Offer will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 9, 2019, unless extended or earlier terminated by SHC.

The Exchange Offer is only made, and the New Notes are only being offered and will only be issued, and copies of the offering documents will only be made available, to a holder of Old Notes who has certified its status as either (a) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or (b) (i) a person who is not a “U.S. person” as defined under Regulation S under the Securities Act, or a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized, incorporated or (if an individual) residing in the United States holding a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) for the benefit or account of a non-“U.S. person”, (ii) if located or resident in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC , as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU (the “Prospectus Directive”), a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Directive and (iii) if located or resident in Canada, is located or resident in a province of Canada and is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”), and, if resident in Ontario, section 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), in each case, that is not an individual unless that person is also a “permitted client” as defined in National Instrument 31-103 - Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI 31-103”) (each, an “Eligible Holder”).

The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the New Notes 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 any applicable state securities laws.

This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein. The Exchange Offer is being made solely by the Offering Memorandum and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

In the United Kingdom, this press release is only being communicated to, and any other documents or materials relating to the Exchange Offer is only being distributed to and are only directed at, (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”) or (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Articles 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents.

Documents relating to the Exchange Offer will only be distributed to holders of Old Notes who complete and return a letter of eligibility confirming that they are Eligible Holders. Holders of Old Notes who desire a copy of the eligibility letter may contact D.F. King & Co., Inc., the exchange agent and information agent for the Exchange Offer, at (877) 732-3612 (toll-free); (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers); email: slb@dfking.com. Holders can request the Exchange Offer documents at www.dfking.com/slb.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The expected timetable for completing the Exchange Offer is a forward-looking statement. The Company cannot give any assurance that such expectations will prove correct. These statements are subject to, among other things, risk factors that are discussed in Schlumberger Limited’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as Schlumberger Limited’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Actual results may differ materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any of them in light of new information, future events or otherwise.



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Simon Farrant – Vice President of Investor Relations, Schlumberger Limited
Joy V. Domingo – Manager of Investor Relations, Schlumberger Limited
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One Year After Its Merger, BCW Defines the Future of Communications

 CEO Declares It Is in The Business of “Moving People”



NEW YORK-Thursday 28 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), a leading global communications company formed one year ago by the merger of Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe, today announced its hybrid offering that defines the future of the agency world with a positioning that focuses on the value of its business: Moving People.

 “Everything we do at BCW is about moving people,” said Donna Imperato, Global CEO, BCW. “As public relations, public affairs and marketing communications agencies struggle with identifying exactly what they are and what they should call themselves, we are very focused on what our clients need to move their internal and external stakeholders. They need to engage, inspire and lead constituencies in a favorable direction. BCW helps people discover the truth; understand, respect and love brands; and identify new products, services and destinations. We make the connections that inspire people and move them to ‘purchase.’”

The positioning also will inform BCW’s product and service development, talent programs and go-to-market efforts around the world. It is being brought to life through a new campaign developed in-house called “Moving People” that includes a series of digital display and print ads with a video narrated by Imperato as its centerpiece. The campaign is live today on Medium, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook and on BCW’s website, will appear in business and trade publications and feature prominently in employee communications.

BCW is a hybrid of public relations, public affairs, marketing communications, creative, digital and content. It takes a channel agnostic approach, with earned media at the core, to help clients solve tough business challenges through powerful ideas informed by data and powered by technology. BCW counts among its ranks leading data scientists, engineers and storytellers as well as strong public relations and public affairs professionals to ensure earned media, critical to a client’s ROI, is at the heart of its campaigns.

“Over the past year, our global BCW team has moved people on behalf of thousands of clients across every industry,” added Imperato. “They are an extraordinary team that are moved by what we are achieving.”

About BCW

BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), one of the world’s largest full-service global communications agencies, is in the business of moving people on behalf of clients. Founded by the merger of Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe, BCW delivers digitally and data-driven creative content and integrated communications programs grounded in earned media and scaled across all channels for clients in the B2B, consumer, corporate, crisis management, CSR, healthcare, public affairs and technology sectors. BCW is a part of WPP (NYSE: WPP), a creative transformation company. For more information, visit www.bcw-global.com.

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Earth Networks and RIMES Announce Technical Collaboration to Benefit Member Government Weather Services

Regional multi-hazard early warning systems to be enhanced with real-time lightning detection and severe storm nowcasting


GERMANTOWN, Md.-Thursday 28 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Earth Networks, a global provider of weather intelligence, announced today it has partnered with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES). The partnership will enable a multi-year collaboration program to enhance RIMES’ member state National Hydro-Meteorological Services (NMHS) capacity for early warning of severe weather. The announcement was made at the 6th annual InterMET Asia conference in Singapore.

Together, the two organizations are working to improve access to reliable weather information and early warning capabilities in Africa and Asia. By contributing on-the-ground insights from its weather and lightning networks, Earth Networks is providing critical hyperlocal data to RIMES to help regional NMHS close weather observation gaps in real-time and support more accurate forecasting. These technology enhancements will result in quicker warnings to the public before and during severe weather events.

Earth Networks has years of experience operating a severe weather early warning network throughout RIMES regions that powers a complete suite of visualization, forecasting, storm identification, alerting and tracking services relied upon by government agencies and private enterprises alike. This new agreement with RIMES supports Earth Networks’ commitment to build sustainable public-private weather information services partnerships with NMHS around the globe.

Under the agreement, Earth Networks will collaborate with RIMES and its member states on technical options for commercial solutions to improve forecasting and alerting capabilities for severe weather events. In addition to providing training and development for RIMES staff, Earth Networks will offer comprehensive weather data, including real-time and historical lightning data, weather observations, forecasting, as well as live storm-tracking and alerting through Sferic Maps and Sferic Mobile. RIMES will work to integrate Earth Networks lightning data and alerting capabilities into its multi-hazard early warning platform.

“Having access to Earth Networks unique lightning detection data and technology brings a higher level of situational awareness for incoming severe weather that we are eager to promote within our member states,” said A.R. Subbiah, Director of RIMES. “Our first endeavor using this valuable data is the deployment of a new decision support tool and real-time alerting mobile application in Odisha, the state with India’s highest number of lightning deaths and an area known for frequent and dangerous thunderstorms, cyclones and heavy rain, which causes flooding.”

“We are thrilled to partner with RIMES to assist in building scalable weather monitoring and alerting technologies for NMHS that yield accurate and timely warnings for severe weather conditions,” said Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President, Global Sales at Earth Networks. “Our goal is to further aid RIMES in providing its member governments actionable risk information to reduce the loss of life and destruction of property due to weather.”

With this collaboration, RIMES and its member states have access to an advanced suite of weather alerting and tracking tools from Earth Networks, including:

Total Lightning Detection Network

Operating over 1,700 sensors across 100 countries, Earth Networks Total Lightning Network is the most advanced lightning network in the world. Its ability to comprehensively monitor both in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning enables the creation of faster severe weather alerts, lightning-derived radar alternatives and real-time storm visualization.

Real-time Weather Visualization and Alerting with Sferic Maps and Sferic Mobile

Sferic Maps and its companion app Sferic Mobile provide forecasters, disaster management and emergency managers with web-based access to the industry’s best weather detection technologies. Only Sferic Maps shows live radar together with lightning flashes detected by the Earth Networks Total Lightning Network.

Faster Severe Weather Notifications with Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts

Exclusive to Earth Networks, Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts (DTA) provide advanced notification of the potential for severe weather, including lightning strikes, heavy rain, hail, strong winds and increased threat of tornadic activity.

High rates of in-cloud lightning serve as precursory indicators of the potential for severe weather activity. By tracking increased in-cloud lightning rates and issuing these alerts, Earth Networks can give advanced notice of severe weather potential by up to 45 minutes.

A Unique Alternative to Radar: PulseRad

While radar has proven an invaluable tool in weather forecasting, alerting and research, many areas of the world lack the financial resources and technical expertise to deploy, operate and maintain a radar solution.

PulseRad—the first practical radar alternative capable of coverage on a national and continental scale—visually resembles radar, is designed to provide similar benefits as radar at a lower cost, updates faster than radar, and can be accessed directly in Earth Networks’ Sferic Maps weather visualization dashboard.

While traditional radar is limited in coverage to less than 300 miles from land-based radar sites, PulseRad is also able to detect storms over oceans, near islands and within mountainous regions, providing crucial information not captured by traditional radar.

About Earth Networks

Earth Networks has developed partnerships in many countries over the past several years to bring weather observation, forecasting and alerting technologies that are both low-cost and easy to deploy and maintain. The company is committed to enabling the best weather and lightning observation networks, visualization tools and early warning alerting technologies to the world. Schools, airports, sports teams, utilities and government agencies rely on our early warning solutions to safeguard lives, prepare for weather events and optimize operations. Companies across all industries use our weather data to automate decisions regarding risk management, business continuity, and asset protection.

About RIMES

Based in Thailand, The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Africa and Asia (RIMES) is an international and intergovernmental institution, owned and managed by its 48 member countries for the generation and application of early warning information. RIMES was formed in 2009 from the efforts of countries in Africa and Asia, in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, to establish a regional early warning system within a multi-hazard framework for the generation and communication of early warning information, and capacity building for preparedness and response to trans-boundary hazards.

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Contacts

Anna Porteus
aporteus@earthnetworks.com
+1-301-250-4156

Ms. Dusadee Moya
dusadee@rimes.int
+66 82 360 6100

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Earth Networks Announces Completion of Severe Weather Early Warning System for PAGASA

Collaboration with Philippines’ public weather provider enables faster early warning and new weather data for the country and the broader region



GERMANTOWN, Md.-Thursday 28 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Earth Networks announced today the completion of the Philippines’ first nationwide severe weather monitoring and alerting network with associated software services for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the Republic of the Philippines. The announcement was made at the 6th annual InterMET Asia conference in Singapore.

Initiated in 2017, and formally commissioned this week, the technology partnership between PAGASA and Earth Networks is the first of its kind in the Philippines and surrounding regions, powered by a network of total lightning sensors and real-time automatic weather stations for mesoscale monitoring. Installed and operated together with Philippines partner West Point Engineering, the 10-year program includes:

    Real-time lightning detection powered by the Earth Networks Total Lightning Network
    On-the-ground weather monitoring via the Earth Networks Weather Network, integrated with PAGASA’s existing weather data systems
    Sferic Maps, a web-based severe weather monitoring and alerting platform
    Severe weather data and visualization tools such as Dangerous Thunderstorm Alerts and PulseRad, a lightning-derived radar alternative
    Short-range point forecasts powered by ENcast, enabling emergency response planning for specific disaster-prone sites
    Comprehensive training and maintenance for all weather sensors

Data from the collaboration will be commercially available to public and private industries in the region to improve and inform decision-making around severe weather. This will further enable a commercial sustainability model for these severe weather monitoring and alerting systems. Earth Networks has also deployed its first Outdoor Alerting System in the Philippines to provide wide area public alerting.

PAGASA is the Philippines’ public weather service provider, issuing typhoon and flood warnings, public weather forecasts, advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological products and other specialized services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic productivity and sustainable development.

Earth Networks is a global provider of weather information services, including the Earth Networks Total Lightning Network, with 1,700 total lightning sensors across 100 countries. Newly expanded in the Philippines, it is the world’s most advanced lightning network technology, featuring comprehensive monitoring of both in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning, enabling faster localized storm alerts and more accurate weather forecasts.

“Our partnership with Earth Networks is an exciting next step in our commitment to bring the best, most technologically advanced weather information systems to the Philippines.” said the PAGASA Administrator. “We can already see the benefits in improvements to our near-term forecasts, nowcasting and severe weather warning capabilities and look forward to further enhancements as a result of our cooperation.”

“We are delighted to build this innovative partnership model with PAGASA to help further our vision for a safer and more prosperous world,” said Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President, Global Sales at Earth Networks. “In addition to helping PAGASA with more accurate forecasting, severe weather monitoring and alerting, these new sources of data will greatly benefit a wide range of weather-sensitive industries in the Philippines, such as aviation, agriculture, energy and utilities. These commercial partnerships will further help sustain and expand these capacity enhancements for many years to come.”

About Earth Networks

Earth Networks has developed partnerships in many countries over the past several years to bring weather observation, forecasting and alerting technologies that are both low-cost and easy to deploy and maintain. The company is committed to enabling the best weather and lightning observation networks, visualization tools and early warning alerting technologies to the world. Schools, airports, sports teams, utilities and government agencies rely on our early warning solutions to safeguard lives, prepare for weather events and optimize operations. Companies across all industries use our weather data to automate decisions regarding risk management, business continuity, and asset protection.

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Contacts

Anna Porteus
aporteus@earthnetworks.com
+1-301-250-4156


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Nordson EFD Provides Manufacturers with Helpful Tips for Trouble-Free Cyanoacrylate Dispensing

 New guide and video help manufactures select the right dispense systems and fine-tune process adjustments for successful CA dispensing.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.-Thursday 28 March 2019 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, is pleased to introduce a new guide and video to help manufacturers dispense tricky cyanoacrylates (also known as CAs, super glues, or instant adhesives) with greater control for higher production throughput with less rework and fluid waste.

The new Cyanoacrylate Dispensing Guide provides detailed information about the properties of this fast-curing material and how those properties create advantages and disadvantages in production. Choosing the right dispensing systems and components is critical to success, as is establishing the right operating procedures, including special set up and maintenance steps.

The new video, 9 Tips for Trouble-Free Cyanoacrylate Dispensing, provides useful tips about how to prevent moisture from ruining application accuracy and consistency.

When dispensing CAs the strongest bond often comes from the smallest amount of material applied. That’s why it’s important to have precise control of the amount of material dispensed.

“We hope this information helps our customers achieve a more controlled CA dispensing process, which also helps them meet production goals,” said Gil Parenteau, Manager of Sales and Tech Services at Nordson EFD. “Our new cyano guide and video also showcase the significant application expertise that makes EFD an ideal partner to work with on these types of challenging fluid dispensing projects.”

For more information, email Nordson EFD at info@nordsonefd.com, or call +1 401.431.7000 or 800.556.3484.

About Nordson EFD

Nordson EFD designs and manufactures precision fluid dispensing systems for benchtop assembly processes and automated assembly lines. By enabling manufacturers to apply the same amount of adhesive, lubricant or other assembly fluid to every part, every time, EFD dispensing systems are helping companies in a wide variety of industries increase throughput, improve quality, and lower their production costs. Other fluid management capabilities include high-quality syringe barrels and cartridges for packaging one- and two-component materials, along with a wide variety of fittings, couplers and connectors for controlling fluid flow in medical, biopharmaceutical and industrial environments. The company is also a leading formulator of specialty solder pastes for dispensing and printing applications in the electronics industry.

About Nordson Corporation

Nordson engineers, manufactures, and markets differentiated products and systems used for dispensing and processing adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants and biomaterials; and for managing fluids, testing and inspecting for quality, treating surfaces and curing. These products are supported with extensive application expertise and direct global sales and service. We serve a wide variety of consumer non-durable, consumer durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, building and construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and support offices in more than 30 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at nordson.com, twitter.com/Nordson_Corp or facebook.com/nordson.

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Contacts

Natalie Tomasso
Marketing Communications Specialist
+1-401-431-7173 (USA)
natalie.tomasso@nordsonefd.com

For more information contact:
Nordson EFD

Global
Natalie Tomasso
+1-401-431-7173; natalie.tomasso@nordsonefd.com

Europe               
+44 (0) 1582 666334; europe@nordsonefd.com

China
+86 (21) 3866 9006; china@nordsonefd.com

Japan
+81 (03) 5762 2760; japan@nordsonefd.com

Korea
+82 (31) 7368321; korea@nordsonefd.com

SEAsia
+65 6796 9522; sin-mal@nordsonefd.com

India
+91 80 4021 3600; india@nordsonefd.com

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