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September 29, 2014 23:00
Smiths Detection Launches Next-Generation Non-Radioactive Explosives Detector
Smiths Detection today introduces its next-generation explosives trace detector for use in global aviation and infrastructure security. Its small, portable design, combined with ease-of-use, reduces t
September 29, 2014 22:00
Hilton HHonors Encourages Members to Vote for Year-End Promotion
Hilton HHonors (http://goo.gl/LrCkt), the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s (www.hiltonworldwide.com) 11 distinct hotel brands, today announced its latest global promotion. For the first time in
September 29, 2014 20:45
Toshiba Concludes a Memorandum of Understanding with Ethiopian Electric Power on Geothermal Power Generation
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that the company has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ethiopian Electric Power on a comprehensive partnership in geothermal power th
September 29, 2014 19:20
AZD9291 Shows Durable Clinical Response in Patients with Advanced EGFR Mutation Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at the ESMO 2014 Congress
Updated data from the ongoing AURA study of AZD9291 shows encouraging, although still immature, median progression free survival of 9.6 months (95% CI 8.3 to NC) in patients with epidermal growth fact
September 29, 2014 18:00
Meet Amelia: IPsoft’s New Artificial Intelligence Platform Interacts Like a Human
IPsoft today announced a new artificial intelligence platform named “Amelia” that makes it possible to automate knowledge work across a broad range of functions. Exposed to the same information as any
September 29, 2014 16:30
Head-to-head Phase III trial demonstrates superior progression-free survival for afatinib compared to erlotinib in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
For Ex-US and Ex-UK Media Only Phase III data from Boehringer Ingelheim’s LUX-Lung 8 (http://goo.gl/gLcQzS) trial, the first study to directly compare the efficacy of two different targeted agents
September 29, 2014 16:15
Nintedanib* receives positive CHMP opinion for second-line treatment of patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung
For media outside UK and US only Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opi
September 29, 2014 16:00
Zayed Future Energy Prize Announces 2015 Finalists
31 finalists have been shortlisted for the 2015 edition of the Zayed Future Energy Prize (www.zayedfutureenergyprize.com/en), the world’s foremost award for innovation in renewable energy and sustaina
September 29, 2014 15:15
French Police Praises UAE Security Authorities’ Efficiency in Applying the Highest International Standards
Major General Marc Boudet, from the General Inspectorate of the French police, praised the efficiency of the police and security authorities in the UAE for implementing the best international standard
September 29, 2014 14:55
UAE MoI Showcases its Child Protection Efforts at International Conference in Japan
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior (MoI, http://moi.gov.ae/en) recently showcased its child protection efforts during an international conference in Japan. The involvement of the MoI in
September 29, 2014 14:25
Toshiba Launches Sensorless Three-phase Brushless Motor Driver
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of three-phase brushless Hall sensorless driver ICs, “TB67B001FTG”, “TB67B008FTG” and “TB67B008FNG”, for the cooling
September 29, 2014 13:20
Toshiba Develops Extremely Low-Power 2.4 GHz VCO Utilizing Dynamic Supply Voltage Control Technique
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has developed an extremely low-power 2.4 GHz Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for low-power wireless systems, such as
September 29, 2014 12:00
Oral OTEZLA® (apremilast) Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Treatment of Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OTEZLA® (apremilast), the Company’s oral, selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (P
September 29, 2014 09:00
Gigaphoton Introduces “eGRYCOS” for ArF Immersion Lasers
Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that it has completed development of an electricity-reduction technology for its flagship “GT Series” of argon fluoride
September 26, 2014 17:00
Artifex Announces New Partnerships and OEM License Agreements
Artifex Software Inc. today announced a number of new business partnerships and OEM license agreements with industry leaders including Adobe, Caterpillar, DropBox, Good Technology, Ricoh, and Symantec
September 26, 2014 16:40
Hershey Completes Initial Purchase of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd.
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), a global confectionary leader known for bringing goodness to the world through its delicious chocolate, sweets, mints, beverages and snacks, announced that it has comp
September 26, 2014 16:10
cloudBuy Delivers Peak Performance eCommerce Initiative Across GCC And Asia
Ronald Duncan, Chairman and CIO at cloudBuy plc (www.cloudbuy.com), the world’s leading transactional cloud platform, has delivered a presentation at the GCC Municipalities and Smart Cities Conference
September 26, 2014 16:00
Mavenir Systems® Enables Service Providers to Disrupt OTT Services
Mavenir Systems® (NYSE:MVNR), a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, announced today that its 4G LTE software solutions enable mobile operators to disrupt OTT applications by lever
September 26, 2014 15:15
Gartner Positions Panduit in the “Visionaries” Quadrant of its Inaugural Magic Quadrant for Data Center Infrastructure Management Tools
Panduit Corp., the leading global provider of next-generation Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions, announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Visionaries” quadrant of
September 26, 2014 14:20
BlackBerry Passport with SlimPort is the Prosumers Ticket to Mobile Productivity
Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. (www.analogix.com) announced that the newly released BlackBerry Passport features a built-in SlimPort® (www.slimportconnect.com) interface solution, which allows it to con
September 26, 2014 14:11
WEBGATE released a Penta-brid HD DVR
Daemyung Enterprise WEBGATE division (www.webgateinc.com) released a Penta-brid HD DVR supporting diverse video input formats including analog and digital. The 16ch Penta-brid DVR, HS1600F-D can su
September 26, 2014 12:00
C40 and Clear Channel Outdoor Campaign Drives Awareness of Cities’ Role in Combating Climate Change
Yesterday, on the day of the 2014 UN Climate Change Summit, Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO, http://goo.gl/67DgWG), the leading innovator in out-of-home advertising, launched an outdoor campaign with clima
September 26, 2014 11:15
22nd Century Group Granted Meeting with FDA to Advance Development of a Potential Modified Risk Cigarette
22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE MKT:XXII, http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=xxii) announced today that the Center for Tobacco Products (“CTP”) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted th
September 25, 2014 23:00
ZeroChaos Releases 3rd Generation of ZC Mobile
In the 3rd generation release of ZC Mobile, ZeroChaos has extended and enhanced the usability and functionality of its app even further for their Apple and Android users, globally. Vendor managemen
September 25, 2014 21:00
Tory Burch Names Roger Farah Co-Chief Executive Officer
Tory Burch, LLC, today announced it has named Roger Farah co-Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Farah and Ms. Burch will also establish an Executive Directors Office (EDO), a newly formed management group m
September 25, 2014 16:40
Velcro Industries N.V. and Velcro Group Corporation Appoint Scott Filion as Interim CEO
Velcro Industries N.V. and Velcro Group Corporation today announced the appointment of Scott Filion as interim CEO for the company globally. Filion replaces Alain Zijlstra and will continue to serve a
September 25, 2014 15:25
Katie Holmes Glows as the First Olay Global Brand Ambassador
Olay, the world’s number one female facial skincare brand, today announces actress Katie Holmes as the brand’s first Global Brand Ambassador. In her role, Holmes will represent the Olay global brand c
September 25, 2014 14:50
ZTE Teams Up With Industry Giants for the Rise of the “Smart Voice Alliance”
ZTE, one of the global leaders in the mobile handset manufacturing industry has established the “Smart Voice Alliance” and announced the “5A” protocol, which is the world's first voice controlled tech
September 25, 2014 14:00
GSMA Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment for GSMA Connected Women Programme
The GSMA today announced its Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action, Connected Women: Accelerating the Female Mobile Economy, at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City.
September 25, 2014 13:40
ExxonMobil Announces New Projects to Expand Specialty Hydrocarbon Fluid Production
ExxonMobil Chemical (http://goo.gl/uq7hAp) is increasing production of its high performance hydrocarbon fluids (http://goo.gl/I1MfQQ) by about 10 percent through expansion projects at its Singapore an
September 25, 2014 11:50
Toshiba Launches Low Power Consumption ICs for Bluetooth® Smart Communication Devices with NFC Tag functions
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of “TC35670FTG”, a low power consumption dual function IC that supports both Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE)[1] communicat
September 25, 2014 11:00
Murata’s Robot Cheerleaders Achieve Highly Synchronized Dancing
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (www.murata.com), a global leader in advanced electronic components and solutions, today unveiled its latest innovation, the Murata Cheerleaders, a team of small robots
September 25, 2014 10:35
Toshiba Announces Business Vision for Southeast Asia
Mr. Hisao Tanaka, the President and CEO of Japan’s Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502), today announced Toshiba’s comprehensive strategy for expanding its business in Southeast Asia, including investing
September 24, 2014 22:00
ZTE Welcomes Withdrawal of Patent Claim Before UK Court
Vringo Inc. has withdrawn another infringement claim against ZTE Corporation before the UK High Court of Justice Chancery Division court. The patent in question (EP (UK) 1 808 029), relating to mob
September 24, 2014 19:00
Call for Applications: Mills College Women in Public Service Project Institute
Mills College announces a call for applications for the Women in Public Service Project Institute (http://goo.gl/MxnGW1), which will be held on the Mills campus, in Oakland, California, April 11-20, 2
September 24, 2014 18:00
MetLife Charts Its Progress on Environmental, Social and Governance Issues
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) released the company’s latest corporate responsibility report today highlighting the positive impact it makes on society while achieving its core business goals of managing ri
September 24, 2014 17:50
Asia Pulp and Paper signs New York Declaration on Forests at UN Climate Summit to help tackle climate change
Mr. Teguh Ganda Wijaya, Chairman of Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) (www.asiapulppaper.com), today joined a number of companies, governments and NGOs to sign the New York Declaration on Forests at an
September 24, 2014 17:40
GSMA Celebrates 20 Years of Global Mobile Awards
The GSMA today announced that the Global Mobile Awards 2015 are now open for entry. The 2015 awards, which mark 20 years of honouring excellence, achievement and innovation across the mobile industry,
September 24, 2014 17:20
Fuel Raises $3.5 Million from Middle East Venture Partners and Rising Tide Fund
Fuel (www.fuelpowered.com), the world’s leading platform for creating highly engaging connected experiences on mobile games, today announced it has raised $3.5 million in financing from Middle East Ve
September 24, 2014 16:30
SMRT Subsidiary Singapore Rail Engineering and Toshiba Establish JV to Market and Supply Energy Efficient Propulsions System to Mass Transit Operators Globally
Singapore Rail Engineering Pte. Ltd. (SRE) and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) have decided to setup a joint venture to market and supply propulsion systems using Toshiba’s Permanent Magnet Synchron
September 24, 2014 15:55
CAAC Grants NetJets® Business Aviation Limited a Certificate for Business Jet Operations in China
NetJets Business Aviation Limited announced today it has obtained its CCAR-135 operation certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, allowing the company to begin offering private air
September 24, 2014 13:00
Equities First Holdings LLC Acquires London-Based Meridian Equity Partners Limited
Equities First Holdings (EFH) is pleased to announce that the firm has acquired Meridian Equity Partners Limited in the United Kingdom (FCA no. 605564). Its operations will continue under the name Equ
September 24, 2014 11:45
Collaborative Aviation Climate Action Takes Flight
The aviation sector joined other business and government groups at the United Nations Climate Summit today to announce a commitment on climate action between the International Civil Aviation Organizat
September 24, 2014 09:31
Citi expands national desks around the world to support Asia’s Multinationals
Citi is further expanding its successful coverage of Asia’s multinationals [MNCs] around the world by opening new coverage desks to support the growth of Asia’s corporate champions. Citi recently o
September 23, 2014 16:20
Media Advisory: NetJets® Business Aviation Limited to Make Significant Announcement via Conference Calls
NetJets Business Aviation Limited: WHAT: NetJets Business Aviation Limited will host two conference calls for media - one in Mandarin and one in English - on which the company will give details of
September 23, 2014 15:45
New GSMA Report Sees North America Leading Mobile Investment and Innovation in the Developed World
The North American mobile market is one of the most advanced and successful in the world, according to the latest report in the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series. The study, “Mobile Economy North America 2
September 23, 2014 15:25
United States Driving Global Innovation in M2M with 41 Million Connections This Year, Finds New GSMA Report
The United States is one of the largest and most advanced machine-to-machine (M2M) markets in the world, with M2M representing one in 10 of all mobile connections in the region, compared with one in 2
September 23, 2014 15:15
Allianz Worldwide Care Enters Life and Disability Market
Allianz Worldwide Care has today announced the launch of a new product range that will offer life and disability cover alongside international health, giving corporate clients access to an enhanced po
September 23, 2014 15:00
Merck to Acquire Sigma-Aldrich to Enhance Position in Attractive Life Science Industry
Merck, a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in the pharmaceutical, chemical and life science sectors, and Sigma-Aldrich today announced that they have entered into a def
September 22, 2014 22:15
General Cable Announces $250 Million Private Offering of 5-Year Senior Notes
General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) (the “Company”) today announced that, subject to market conditions, it intends to offer $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2019 (the “Not
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