Press Release Live: February 2018

Tuesday 20 February 2018

APML Suvidha and APML Sathi Launched by Honorable Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI, February 21,2018 /PRNewswire/ --

APML Digitalized to Facilitate Moving Services and to Empower Defence Veterans by Mobile Apps

Our Hon'ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, last week launched Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd's (APML) two mobile apps - APML Sathi and APML Suvidha in the presence of dignitaries Y.S. Malik (Secretary of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog, Govt. of India), Jagdish Mittal, Major General Deepak Sapra (SM), Lt. General V.K. Chaturvedi(AVSM), Commodore Gangesh Kumar and Pradeep Singhal at Media Centre, Transport Bhawan, New Delhi.

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In the launch ceremony, Shri Nitin Gadkari appreciated the vision of Shri Ramesh Agarwal and Shri Rajender Agarwal and wished success for the new innings. Mr. Gadkari also praised the one-of-a-kind CSR activity being carried out by Mr. Agarwal for truck drivers in the form of 'Nidra Daan' facility provided at Nidra Daan Kendra, Dudu, Jaipur, focused on saving the lives of truck drivers due to lack of proper sleep and keeping in mind that the country is already facing an acute shortage of 22 lakh truck drivers. He further added that activities concentrating on the safety of truck drivers are also being performed by the Government of India.

In this launch, Mr. Ramesh Agarwal, Mentor of APML, presented his idea behind the launch of these two mobile apps. He took the reins of the event and awed the audience by showing his undeterred will to work for his fellow Defence veterans who inspired him to take forward all of them along and give them an opportunity to be an entrepreneur as well. He also expressed his belief that as APML is touching newer heights of success as a mover, the responsibility falls on him to take steps to penetrate deeper into the country and reach the remotest areas with moving services. His vision was further explained by Mr. Navneet Agarwal, Director, APML.

This event culminated with a brief about these two mobile applications. Where on one hand APML Sathi is APML's earnest endeavor to provide an opportunity to all, empowering particularly Army veterans and unemployed youth to be an entrepreneur and earn their living with love and respect. With this mobile app, the company strives to cover even the remotest areas in 707 districts across Indiaand reach to the most deprived, unemployed sections of the society without making them step out of their convenient places. The plan is to create around 15,000 employment opportunities with earnings of ₹30,000 per month or more under the Sathi scheme.

On the other hand, with APML Suvidha, APML strives to make relocation more convenient by providing its clients with all moving controls and facilities right on their mobile phones. The users can book their moving in any style, choice or pace they want anywhere, anytime using the app. They can be rest assured that their moving would be carried out by the industry's best stalwart professionals as per their wishes. Not only that, but also APML Suvidha solves more problems and provides an option of hiring of maid, carpenters, electricians, plumber and other skilled helpers along with the information of nearby places including schools and ATMs, all in just one app. Both these concepts are designed in sync with the mood of the country - jobs creation and economic development - in line with our Hon'ble PM's vision of 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas', 'Skill Development' and 'Digital India & New India 2020.'

About Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd. (APML):

Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd. has made and broken its own largest mover in India record by shifting over 17,45,000 satisfied customers worldwide successfully. This achievement is recognized by Limca Book of Records many a times and recently acknowledged even by the World Book of Records (UK). APML is backed by more than three decades of experience in the logistics industry. APML, a proud business conglomerate has a diversified interest in aviation, logistics, packing and moving (nationally as well as internationally), transportation, 3PL, warehousing, home storage, supply chain, ODC transportation, cube-on-line freight station and other logistics related activities. The company possesses a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles, 5,000 cubes, 20 lakh square feet of ultra-secure warehouses, a wide international presence and an establishment of more than 100 self-owned offices in various cities, serving 1,264 destinations within India and covering 182 destinations globally. It has constantly improved its system and services to the point of meeting the international standards in the relocation realm. No wonder APML Sathi and APML Suvidha mobile applications will bring more technical efficiency and improvement to its methods of working. Hence, this launch event marks the beginning of a new chapter of digitalization in APML's story.

Media Contact:
Praveen Tripathi
parveen.tripathi@agarwalpackers.com
+91-9350879556
Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd.

SOURCE Agarwal Packers & Movers Ltd. (APML)

Yield Lab Targets AgTech Start-Ups With €800,000 Investment Opportunity

GALWAY, Ireland, February 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Yield Lab Europe, the region's leading AgTech accelerator programme has opened for applications from start-up companies for its 2018 programme. Yield Lab will support up to eight companies with an investment of €100,000 and an intensive mentoring and training programme to help them turn their ideas into successful internationally scalable businesses.

This is the second year of the European programme for the Yield Lab, which mirrors sister programmes in the US and Latin America in offering early stage venture capital to companies in the AgTech sector, with a particular focus on businesses addressing issues of environmental sustainability and food security.

Last year Yield Lab Europe had applications from 165 companies across world, from which 4 were selected to join the 6-month programme, which gives the businesses exposure to agri industry experts in addition to the training and €100,000 investment.

This year's companies will also benefit from all expenses paid trips to three of the world leading venture capital conferences for early stage AgTech companies, attended by some of the world's largest venture capital funds (including the Ag Innovation Showcase in St Louis in September, and the World AgriTech Innovation Summit in London in October).

Paul Finnerty, former CEO of ABP Food Group - one Europe's largest agri businesses - is chairman of Yield Lab Europe:

"AgTech start-ups are at the sharp edge of vitally needed innovation that addresses the need to produce more food using less resources. We commenced operations in 2017 and progress to date has exceeded expectations, with investments made in three start-ups in Ireland and one in the UK.We are now ramping up to invest in six to eight more businesses in 2018, and hoping to extend our reach into mainland Europe."

Alvan Hunt, Chief Executive of Hexafly one of the four companies selected last year, said:

"The benefit of being backed by The Yield Lab Europe is more than just the financial investment that it brings. You are accessing a training and support network that is invaluable in helping to build a business. With venture capital in Europe much less developed than in the US, particularly for theAgTech sector, initiatives like this are crucial to create an ecosystem within which companies like Hexafly can continue to thrive."

The four companies that were backed by Yield Lab Europe's 2017 programme were:

Applications can be made at http://www.yieldlab.ie and close on Friday March 2^nd.

Contact:

Doug Keatinge, Murray, +353-1-4980379 / +353-86-0374163 / dkeatinge@murrayconsultants.ie

SOURCE Yield Lab Europe

Tesat Celebrates 10 Years of Laser Communications in Space

BACKNANG, Germany, Feb. 21. 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Exactly ten years ago on 21st February, 2008, a government-to-government cooperation between the United States and Germany to establish a laser link between two operational satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) started a new chapter in the history of space. The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency satellite NFIRE, both equipped with Laser Communication Terminals (LCT) manufactured by Tesat-Spacecom, established the first successful and stable orbital laser link.

The anniversary terminal "LCT 135" makes it possible to send up to 1.8 Gbps of data and information over a distance of up to 80,000 km, fast, secure and totally interference-resistant – even when both satellites drift away from each other in different orbits at absolute orbital speeds of around 30,000 kilometres per hour.

Tesat's LCTs are the key technology behind the SpaceDataHighway Relay System that provides near-real-time data transmission to any location worldwide. This system of two geostationary satellites is used to relay data between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, spacecrafts or airborne platforms and fixed ground stations. Thus Tesat-Spacecom's technology enables near-real time data provision in support of time-critical and data-intensive applications such as for emergency response actions following natural disasters. Another exemplary application area is in the support of global maritime surveillance activities as in the upcoming Pléiades Neo Constellation of Airbus, which also will utilise the SpaceDataHighway to ensure highest system reactivity, lowest latency and high volume data transfer.

Building on more than 30 years of experience in developing and improving laser communications technology, experts at Tesat are developing smaller, smarter and more versatile solutions for a variety of new application areas. These include dedicated LCTs for LEO applications, for large satellite constellations, and also for CubeSats – small cube-shaped Earth observation or scientific satellites. Common to all terminals is the approach to reduce size, weight and cost, while maintaining functionality.

According to Andreas Hammer, CEO of Tesat, the company "is well prepared for the future, as well as its changing and re-evolving markets. Tesat has ever since been world-leading in the sector of laser technology and exceedingly adaptable when it comes to developing new laser terminals for upcoming use cases and markets."

About Tesat-Spacecom

At Tesat-Spacecom in Backnang, around 1,100 employees develop, manufacture and distribute systems and equipment for telecommunications via satellite. The product range spans from smallest space-specific components to modules, entire assemblies or payloads. As world's only provider and technology leader in optical terminals for data transmission via laser (LCTs), Tesat has a focus on commercial and institutional space programs. In 2016 it generated sales of € 319 million, while to date well over 700 space projects have been carried out.

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Media Contact
Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG
Gerberstraße 49
D-71522 Backnang

Nina Backes
Communications, Exhibitions & Fairs
+49 (0) 7191 930 - 1126
Nina.Backes@tesat.de

SOURCE Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG

German 'National Winners' Awarded at Exclusive Event at British Embassy in Berlin

BERLIN, February 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Eleven National Winners from Germany were named at an exclusive event held at the British Embassy in Berlin last night by Europe's largest business competition, the European Business Awards, sponsored by RSM.

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The celebrated companies were chosen by a panel of independent judges including senior business leaders, politicians and academics as the best in 11 award categories, and they will now go on to represent their Germany in the final stage of the competition.

At the event, business leaders came together to celebrate and network with their peers after being successfully named as 'Ones to Watch' in a list of business excellence published in December, all hoping to be named National Winners.

British Ambassador, Sir Sebastian Wood said "I am delighted to host the European Business Awards for the third time in our Embassy and to celebrate the success of the 11 organisations selected to represent Germany as National Winners. Businesses that trade internationally are more financially stable, creating jobs and giving a boost to the local and European economy. Britain has a strong tradition of economic openness and will remain open for investment and business opportunities. The British Embassy and the UK Department for International Trade look forward to supporting these companies with their UK growth plans as they continue to expand."

Gregor Schmidt, Chief Markets Officer commented: "We work with our clients to support their growth ambitions, at home and abroad. The exceptional German business leaders that we celebrated last night have demonstrated strength and commercial excellence in their field, backed by entrepreneurialism and innovation. As a champion of middle market businesses, we are proud to partner with the European Business Awards and we wish the German National Winners continued success and the best of luck in the final stage."

The National Winners will face further judging in their chosen category, and the final category winners will be announced at the European Business Awards Gala Final in Warsaw, Poland 23 May 2018.

Separately companies in the competition are also competing in a public vote to be named 'European Public Champion' at the Gala Final. The public vote is open and reaches people from across the globe. Last year the public vote generated almost 250,000 votes. To view the videos and vote for your favourite company please go to: http://www.businessawardseurope.com

The European Business Awards is now in its 11^th year and its primary purpose is to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe. Last year it engaged with over 33,000 businesses from 34 countries. Sponsors and partners include RSM, ELITE, Germany Trade & Invest and PR Newswire.

About the European Business Awards:

The European Business Awards' primary purpose is to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe.

The European Business Awards programme serves the European business community in three ways:

• It celebrates and endorses individuals' and organisations' success

• It provides and promotes examples of excellence for the business community to aspire to

• It engages with the European business community to create debate on key issues

The European Business Awards is now in its 11^th year. Last year it engaged with over 33,000 businesses from 34 countries. Sponsors and partners include RSM, ELITE, Germany Trade & Invest, PR Newswire, Bureau Van Dijk, SDL Managed Translation. http://www.businessawardseurope.com.

Twitter: @rsmEBA

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/businessawardseurope

LinkedIn: the company page "The European Business Awards"

About RSM:

RSM is the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms, encompassing over 120 countries, 800 offices and more than 43,000 people internationally. The network's total fee income is US$5.1 billion.

As an integrated team, we share skills, insight and resources, as well as a client-centric approach that's based on a deep understanding of our clients' businesses. This is how we empower them to move forward with confidence and realise their full potential.

RSM is a member of the Forum of Firms, with the shared objective to promote consistent and high quality standards of financial and auditing practices worldwide.

RSM is the brand used by a network of independent accounting and advisory firms each of which practices in its own right. RSM International Limited does not itself provide any accounting and advisory services. Member firms are driven by a common vision of providing high quality professional services, both in their domestic markets and in serving the international professional service needs of their client base. http://www.rsm.global

About ELITE:

ELITE is a full-service programme designed to share best practice and increase growth opportunities for fast growing companies, with a focus on understanding the capital markets. ELITE is an innovative programme based on exclusive training and a tutorship model, supported by access to the business and financial community. Its aim is to prepare companies for their next stage of growth and investment.

For further information on the programme, companies and the full list of partners, please go to:

http://www.elite-growth.com

About PR Newswire:

PR Newswire is the leading global provider of PR and corporate communications tools that enable clients to distribute news and rich content. We distribute our client's content across traditional, digital and social media channels in real time with fully actionable reporting and monitoring.

Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimisation network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.

For more information on PR Newswire please visit http://www.prnewswire.co.uk

About Germany Trade & Invest:

Germany Trade & Invest is the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. The company helps create and secure extra employment opportunities, strengthening Germany as a business location. With more than 50 offices in Germany and abroad and its network of partners throughout the world, Germany Trade & Invest supports German companies setting up in foreign markets, promotes Germany as a business location and assists foreign companies setting up in Germany.

Other partners and sponsors:

Bureau Van Dijk:

Bureau Van Dijk is a Moody's Analytics company which captures and treats private company information for better decision-making and increased efficiency. With information on over 275 million companies in all countries worldwide it is the resource for private company data. Certainty is a highly-prized commodity in business and BVD provides its customers with the best quality data available. Register for a free trial at http://www.bvdinfo.com

SDL Managed Translation:

SDL is the global innovator in language translation technology, services and content management. For the past 25 years, SDL has created transformative business results through nuanced digital experiences with customers around the world. For more information about language services and technology, or with help going global quickly and efficiently, please email mantra@sdl.com or visit http://www.sdl.com/managed-translation

Founder Patrons:

The four Founder Patrons are AirX, Megazyme, Alpha Trains Group and Remedica; all members of the European Business Awards community. These successful businesses are gleaming examples of the Awards' core values: Success, Innovation and Ethics. Through patronage, they help to foster and create more successful companies and business communities in Europe. For more information about the founder patrons please visit https://www.businessawardseurope.com/patrons

SOURCE European Business Awards

CONTACT: For further press information or for case studies/interviews, please contact: EBA: Emma Cozens at the European Business Awards on +44 (0) 207 234 3544 or email emma.cozens@businessawardseurope.com; grace.harley@businessawardseurope.com RSM: Gillian Hawkes at the RSM Executive Office - gillian.hawkes@rsm.global

CellPoint Mobile's Payment Technology Powers First-Of-Its-Kind Live Music Hub In The UK

MusicPlanet Live's new platform for fans, artists, venues & promoters leverages CellPoint Mobile's payment technology for frictionless transactions

MIAMI, Feb. 21, 2018 /CNW/ -- MusicPlanet Live, the first live music hub for artists, fans, promoters and venues across the UK, has partnered with CellPoint Mobile to accept payments through its website. CellPoint Mobile's sell side and pay side solutions, which enhance customer experience and maximize revenue opportunities for travel, hospitality and entertainment enterprises across the globe, allow Music Planet Live to provide its user base with the secure payment options they prefer.

MusicPlanet Live (www.musicplanetlive.com) is the only social media platform in existence exclusivelydedicated to live music. It is designed to provide a convergence point for venues, promoters, artists, and fans and is scaled for universal usage across the industry. But it is in the grassroots market, serving those without major-label budgets, resources or access, that the most immediate benefits will be seen. With 94 small-capacity venues in London alone drawing 13,800 people on a nightly basis, the Music Venue Trust estimates that the grassroots market contributes £92 million ($118 million) to Britain's economy – a significant opportunity for MusicPlanet Live.

According to Richard Taylor, the CEO and founder of MusicPlanet Live, the market opportunity is secondary to the benefits MusicPlanet Live provides to artists, venues and fans. "Our platform provides a space for fans to discover new music, for promoters and venues to increase show attendance through advance bookings, and for artists to make their voices heard… all in an interactive way," says Taylor.

"We are excited to be working with CellPoint Mobile to power our payments," Taylor continues, "With their expertise and vast network of partnerships with acquirers and APM providers, we can focus on what's most important to us – bringing the entire global music community together to promote live music – without having to sweat the details of payments. And their global reach will be important as we expand into other European countries and the US later this year."

A Partnership for Growth
CellPoint Mobile's payment solutions give MusicPlanet Live immediate access to a variety of secure payment options, including alternate payment methods (APMs) like Apple Pay and Google Pay (formerly Android Pay), which will likely resonate with MusicPlanet Live's base of Millennial, urban music fans. CellPoint Mobile's fully compliant PCI DSS Level 1 payment platform, Velocity, also enables access to multiple PSPs, acquirers, and global consumer wallets.

With consumers increasingly conducting transactions over mobile in other industries such as retail and transportation, MusicPlanet Live, with CellPoint Mobile's support, is well-positioned to provide the type of seamless and frictionless payment experience that customers expect.

Noel Connolly, CellPoint Mobile's SVP and Global Head of Sales for Airlines and Hospitality, says "We look forward to working with MusicPlanet Live as the company strives to solve the problems faced by the grassroots music community, and we're proud to play a part in their innovation." Connolly continues, "With consumers accustomed to using social media for work, play and everything in between, it's only natural that fans will embrace the opportunity to explore their music interests and favorite artists in an interactive online environment such as MusicPlanet Live."

For more information about the MusicPlanet Live integration or to interview Noel Connolly of CellPoint Mobile, please contact Vanessa Horwell at +44.203.807.3735 or vhorwell@thinkinkpr.com.

About CellPoint Mobile
We Make Travel Easier™ for companies in the travel, tourism and entertainment industries. CellPoint Mobile provides airlines, ground transportation providers, hospitality firms and travel merchants across the globe with flexible, configurable solutions that help them collect revenues from the mobile channel and profitably manage interactions and transactions from both the selling side and the payment side. Dedicated to a client-first, mobile-first culture since 2007, CellPoint Mobile provides companies with the fintech and travel-tech solutions they need to get to market quickly: booking, payments, alternative payment methods, ancillary sales, loyalty transactions, communications, stored payment capability, real-time reporting, reconciliation, connections to payment service providers (PSPs) and acquirers, and more. Serving companies on five continents, CellPoint Mobile has locations in Miami, London, Copenhagen, Dubai, Pune and Singapore.

About MusicPlanet Live
MusicPlanet Live is a global ground-breaking interactive music directory and the best online music hub in the world, including many opportunities for artists, including NuuRadio, the site's built in user-generated interactive radio station which features artist takeover shows, industry news and more. Founded in 2017 in the UK, MusicPlanet Live already has the support of numerous UK and international artists, bands and venues. Find out more at musicplanetlive.com.

SOURCE CellPoint Mobile

CONTACT: Vanessa Horwell, +44.203.807.3735, vhorwell@thinkinkpr.com