ST. LOUIS: Vubiquity, part of the Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX) Media Division and one of the leading global providers of premium content services and media technology solutions, is chosen by Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company and a leader in global independent film distribution, as their new media supply chain vendor. As part of the…
Ethan Allen announces NYSE ticker symbol change to ETD
DANBURY, CT: Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) announced today that it will be changing its NYSE ticker symbol from “ETH” to “ETD”. Effective on Monday, August 16, 2021, the Company’s common shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the new symbol “ETD”. Farooq Kathwari, Ethan Allen’s Chairman, President and CEO…
IBI Group expands Travel-IQ portfolio with multiple contract wins
TORONTO: IBI Group has recently been awarded a statewide contract in Georgia for up to five years, as well as a contract in Suffolk, Virginia, to implement its traveller information system, Travel-IQ. IBI also adds a five-year contract with Canadian Territory, Yukon, to its extensive North American portfolio. These multi-year, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) wins add to…
Media Central Corp appoints Greg Messinger to Advisory Board
TORONTO: Media Central Corporation, a publicly held holding company of media assets that trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange, has appointed Greg Messinger to the company’s Advisory Board. Mr. Messinger has a 15-year track record of leading significant growth initiatives at media and technology organizations across three continents. He has a proven history of creating…
DGL acquires Opal Australasia for $8.6 million
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: DGL Group Limited has acquired Opal Australasia for $8.6 million, a news release said. Opal Australasia is a specialist contract formulator and packaging business based in the Kwinana Industrial Area, one of Western Australia’s most important strategic industrial areas. The company has been operating profitably for nearly 20 years, and is one…
Matthew Crummack joins Domestic & General as CEO
Matthew is currently the senior independent non-executive director of National Express Group plc, a position he has held since May 2015. LONDON, UK: Domestic & General (D&G) announced that Matthew Crummack has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will join the Board of Directors and the Company’s Executive Committee on Monday 4th…
Thales selling Ground Transportation Systems to Hitachi for €1.66bn
PARIS, FRANCE: Thales and Hitachi Rail are entering into exclusive negotiations on the sale of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems Global Business Unit (GTS) for an enterprise value of €1.66 billion. With around 9,000 employees at the end of 2020, Ground Transportation Systems is a global leader in Rail Signaling and Train Control Systems, Telecommunications and…
Change of CEO at Martela Corporation
HELSINKI, FINLAND: The CEO of Martela Corporation, Artti Aurasmaa, has decided to step down from his role to take a new position in another organization. Aurasmaa will continue to work for Martela up to the end of his six-month notice period. The Board of Directors at Martela will immediately launch the search for a new…
MSCI upgrades X5 Group’s ESG rating to BBB
AMSTERDAM: MSCI ESG Research has upgraded X5 Group’s sustainability rating from BB to BBB. The agency assigns ratings to global public companies based on their resilience to long-term, industry-specific, ecological, social and governance risks. The ratings range from CCC to AAA. MSCI noted in particular X5’s detailed anti-corruption policy, its ethics training for employees, carbon…
IDEX Biometrics announces TrustedBio MaxT
OSLO, NORWAY: IDEX Biometrics ASA, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, announced the second product in its TrustedBio (TM) line of highly-differentiated fingerprint authentication solutions, TrustedBio Max. TrustedBio Max provides the highest level of single-device functionality available for card-based fingerprint authentication. Unlike sensor-only products, the TrustedBio family of products integrates into…
CyanConnode to deploy smart metering in Africa
LONDON, UK: CyanConnode Holdings, a world leader in Narrowband Radio Frequency (RF) Smart Mesh Networks, announced that it has received a contract for a smart metering deployment in Africa. CyanConnode will supply 100,000 Omnimesh Modules together with Advanced Metering Infrastructure, Services, Omnimesh Head-End Software, Perpetual License and an Annual Maintenance Contract. The supply of Omnimesh…
Christine O’Reilly to join the ANZ Board
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The Chairman of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) Paul O’Sullivan today announced that Christine O’Reilly will join the ANZ Board on 1 November 2021 as a non-executive director, subject to meeting regulatory requirements. Ms O’Reilly is one of Australia’s leading non-executive directors and currently serves on the boards of BHP,…