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March 02, 2020 14:13
AMAALA appoints Foster + Partners as Architectural Advisors
AMAALA, the ultra-luxury destination located along Saudi Arabia’s northwestern coastline, has announced the appointment of British award-winning architectural design and engineering firm, Foster + Par
March 02, 2020 13:44
Coronavirus IS a Pandemic — WHO, Declare It Now!
Since AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) released a statement this past Tuesday calling for World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to declare the novel coronavirus (CO
March 02, 2020 11:49
Mary Kay Inc. Partners With SPICE to Help Shape the Future of Sustainable Packaging
Mary Kay Inc., a cosmetic industry leader in corporate and social responsibility, today announced they’ve joined the Sustainable Packaging Initiative for Cosmetics (SPICE) along with 17 current member
March 02, 2020 11:04
Immersive Artwork Inspired by KATSUSHIKA Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Showcased at Narita International Airport Starting Saturday, February 29
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan is holding a new initiative called the “Japanese cultural media arts dissemination initiative in airports and other institutions” for inbound touri
March 02, 2020 10:08
Boehringer Ingelheim receives positive CHMP opinion for nintedanib for the treatment of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending granting marketin
March 02, 2020 10:06
Takeda Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Subcutaneous Formulation of Vedolizumab for use as Maintenance Therapy in Adults with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommend
March 02, 2020 09:00
VeriSilicon Hantro Video and ZSP IP are Adopted by ASPEED Cupola360 Image Processor SoC
VeriSilicon today announced that the highly innovative fabless IC-design company, ASPEED Technology Inc. (TW: 5274) had selected VeriSilicon Hantro VC8000E video encoder and ZSPNano DSP for use in the
February 28, 2020 16:22
Notice of ABB’s Annual General Meeting on March 26, 2020
ABB today published the invitation to its Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2020. The invitation can be found on ABB’s investor relations website at www.abb.com/a
February 28, 2020 15:25
Validity Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire 250ok, Expanding its Best-of-Breed Email Portfolio
Validity, the most trusted name in customer data quality, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire email analytics and deliverability provider 250ok. Since 2011, 250o
February 28, 2020 15:21
HCL Foundation Announces Winners of Fifth Edition of HCL Grant
HCL Foundation (HCLF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of HCL Technologies, today announced the recipients of the fifth edition of HCL Grant in the presence of Padma Bhushan, Mr. Kapil D
February 28, 2020 14:37
UBS and Bloomberg Launch “Girls Take Finance” in 12 Cities Globally to Inspire Teenage Girls to Be the Next Generation of Leaders
UBS and Bloomberg announce the launch of “Girls Take Finance,” a global initiative that expands the 2019 “Girls Take” events to 12 cities worldwide. “Girls Take Finance” aims to inspire the next-gener
February 28, 2020 13:49
Telecom Operators Collaborate to Build the Telco Edge Cloud Platform with GSMA Support
Leading operators; China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, EE, KDDI, Orange, Singtel, SK Telecom, Telefonica and TIM have joined forces, with the support of the GSMA, to develop an interoperable platform to m
February 28, 2020 13:25
NTT DATA Creates and Makes Public a Digital Archive of the Historical Cultural Heritage of the ASEAN Region
NTT DATA Corporation has built a digital archive system for the ASEAN Cultural Heritage Digital Archive (ACHDA) project, being conducted by the ASEAN Secretariat to digitize the valuable historical cu
February 28, 2020 11:30
Mavenir and Turkcell Partner on OpenRAN
Mavenir, the industry's leading end-to-end cloud-native network software provider for CSPs, has announced a business partnership with Turkcell, Turkey’s leading digital operator. The two companies, to
February 28, 2020 11:13
Velodyne Showcases Lidar Solutions for Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations at MODEX 2020
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Booth #6091), in collaboration with Seoul Robotics, will demonstrate how its smart, powerful lidar solutions advance automation and safety in manufacturing and supply chain solut
February 28, 2020 11:02
GSMA: ICT Industry Agrees Landmark Science-based Pathway to Reach Net Zero Emissions
The ICT industry is today taking an unprecedented step forward in tackling climate change with the release of the first-ever science-based pathway to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions across the t
February 28, 2020 10:28
AIG Appoints Jon Hancock Chief Executive Officer, International General Insurance
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) today announced that Jon Hancock has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, International General Insurance. In this role, Mr. Hancock will lead the Inte
February 28, 2020 10:25
Boehringer Ingelheim Enters Discovery Stage Collaboration with Trutino Biosciences to Grow Its Cancer Immunology Portfolio with Novel Cytokine Platform
Boehringer Ingelheim and Trutino Biosciences today announced they have entered into a research collaboration and worldwide licensing agreement based on Trutino’s innovative On-Demand-Cytokine (ODC) pl
February 28, 2020 10:23
Third-Party Software Support Market Predicted by Gartner to Triple to More Than $1 Billion By 2023
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
February 27, 2020 23:05
Analogix ANX7580 Display Controller Empowers LG Dual Screen Handheld Mobile Applications
Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced that its SlimPort® ANX7580 DisplayPort™ to MIPI-DSI display controller has been implemented in multiple devices, the most recent being the LG V60 ThinQ and
The Success of ReSound Technology Is Amplified and Multiplied for Even More People With Hearing Loss
February 27, 2020 17:34
The Success of ReSound Technology Is Amplified and Multiplied for Even More People With Hearing Loss
GN Hearing, the innovation leader in hearing aid technology, today launches a range of exciting new ReSound hearing aid solutions, a move which is in line with the company’s continuous strategic focus
Orange and SES Team up on O3b mPOWER Communications System and Open a New Era for Satellite Connecti
February 27, 2020 17:10
Orange and SES Team up on O3b mPOWER Communications System and Open a New Era for Satellite Connectivity Innovation
Orange, one of the world’s leading multi-service telecommunications operators and present in 18 countries in Africa, will be the first telco to adopt the ground-breaking O3b mPOWER, SES’s next-generat
February 27, 2020 16:34
I Squared Capital to Sell the Largest Solar Platform in Taiwan to Marubeni
I Squared Capital, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund I, has agreed to sell its interests in Chenya Energy to Marubeni Corporation. Chenya Energy is a dedicated solar development, construction
February 27, 2020 16:07
Mavenir Simplifies Deployment of 5G Cloud Solutions with Business Partners
Mavenir has announced integration of its 5G cloud-native telecom network functions (CNFs) with VMware’s container-ready Telco Cloud running on Dell Technologies’ edge computing solutions 5G deployment
February 27, 2020 14:23
Energous Secures Industry-first Regulatory Approval for its Revolutionary WattUp Wireless Charging Technology in Japan
Today Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT), the developer of WattUp®, a revolutionary wireless charging 2.0 technology, announced that it has received regulatory approval for its WattUp Near Field wire
February 27, 2020 13:53
Czech Technical-UPenn-NYU Team Wins Grand Challenge in US$5-Million MBZIRC2020 Organized by Khalifa University
H.E. Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Member of the Executive Council, and Chairman of Department of Community Development today honored the Grand Challenge team winners Czech Technical University-Univer
February 27, 2020 13:36
Schlumberger Announces First-Quarter 2020 Results Conference Call
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) will hold a conference call on April 17, 2020 to discuss the results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2020. The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:30
February 27, 2020 13:27
Strengthening Position in the Smart Energy Space, Trilliant Acquires Quadlogic Multi-Tenant Panel and ANSI Socket-Based Metering Solutions
Trilliant Networks, a global provider of leading Smart Grid and Smart City solutions, announced that they have acquired rights to Quadlogic’s multi-tenant panel and ANSI-based metering for Canada and
February 27, 2020 13:20
Mavenir and MTI Announce First OpenRAN O-RAN Interface Remote Radio Unit (RRU) Portfolio
Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end cloud-native, Network Software Provider and MTI announce the first commercial portfolio of OpenRAN RRUs with the O-RAN interface. The initial portfolio consists
February 27, 2020 11:52
Velodyne Lidar Announces Sales Agreement With Idriverplus
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a sales agreement with Idriverplus to provide Puck™ sensors over three years. Idriverplus will use Velodyne lidar sensors in mass production of its commercial auto
February 27, 2020 11:40
Takeda Acquires PvP Biologics Following Results of a Phase 1 Study of TAK-062 (Kuma062) for the Treatment of Celiac Disease
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) announced that it has acquired PvP Biologics, Inc. following the conclusion of a Phase 1 proof-of-mechanism study of investigationa
February 27, 2020 11:30
Moody’s Analytics Wins Five InsuranceERM Awards Including IFRS 17 Solution of the Year
Moody’s Analytics has won five categories at the 2020 InsuranceERM Awards: This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200211005170/
February 27, 2020 10:31
HeadSpin Announces $60M Series C Round at a $1.16 Billion Valuation and Adds Nikesh Arora as Chairman of the Board
HeadSpin, the company that ensures flawless connected experiences enabled by web, mobile, IoT and 5G, today announced a $60 million Series C funding round led by Dell Technologies Capital and ICONIQ C
February 26, 2020 17:45
ABB Publishes 2019 Annual Report
The 2019 annual report is now available electronically at www.abb.com/groupreports It provides comprehensive information on the company and its strategy, business, governance and financial performance
February 26, 2020 13:24
Mavenir Collaborates with Partners to Launch the Evenstar Remote Radio Head (RRH) Family
Mavenir, an industry-leading end-to-end cloud-native network software provider for CSPs, announced today the launch of the Evenstar Remote Radio Head (RRH), in collaboration with Facebook Connectivity
February 26, 2020 11:52
Andersen Global Premieres in Sierra Leone, Continuing Its Expansion Efforts in Africa
Andersen Global is strengthening its presence in West Africa with a Collaboration Agreement with Freetown-based legal firm Fornah-Sesay, Cummings, Showers & Co. (hereinafter referred to as FCS Legal)
February 26, 2020 11:49
Masimo and MS Westfalia GmbH (MSW) Expand Partnership to Add Masimo SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring, O3® Regional Oximetry, and Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi™) to the MSW Modular Point-of-Care Hybrid Jenny
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) and MS Westfalia GmbH (MSW) announced today that MSW will integrate additional Masimo measurement technologies into MSW’s plug-and-play hybrid Jenny platform, to help clinicians
February 26, 2020 10:57
MASEx Provides Expansion Capital To TTChain To Revolutionize the Digital Asset Exchange Ecosystem!
TTChain, a global service provider for decentralized blockchain and cross-chain lightning transaction ecosystems, obtained capital funding from MASEx and became a subsidiary of MASEx. TTChain’s innova
February 26, 2020 10:20
The O-RAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Reach New Level of Collaboration for Open Radio Access Networks
The O-RAN Alliance (O-RAN) and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have announced today a liaison agreement that ensures alignment in the shared focus area of developing interoperable open Radio Access Ne
February 26, 2020 10:15
GSMA Announces Winners of the 2020 GLOMO Awards
The GSMA today announced winners of the 2020 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards. The GLOMOs showcase those companies and individuals that are driving innovation in the rapidly evolving mobile industry. “
February 25, 2020 23:00
USB-IF Announces USB Fast Charger Certification for Samsung Galaxy S20 Series
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, today announced the Samsung Galaxy S20 series has achieved Certified USB Fast Charger stat
February 25, 2020 20:00
Ethisphere Announces the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies
Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, today announced the 132 honorees representing 51 countries and 21 industries that have earned the cov
February 25, 2020 17:43
Toshiba’s New 100V N-channel Power MOSFET Helps Reduce Power Consumption of Automotive Equipment
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has released “XK1R9F10QB,” a 100V N-channel power MOSFET suitable for automotive 48V equipment applications such as load switches, switchin
February 25, 2020 17:39
BridgeSwitch BLDC Motor-Driver IC Family From Power Integrations Expands to 400 W
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that its BridgeSwitch™ integrated half-bridge (IHB) motor-drive
February 25, 2020 16:45
Takeda Announces U.S. FDA Grants Priority Review for Supplemental New Drug Application for ALUNBRIG® (brigatinib) as a First-Line Treatment for ALK+ Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for the company’s supplemental New Drug Applicati
February 25, 2020 14:37
Bioventus Recognizes 25 Years of Proven Bone Healing from EXOGEN
Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologic solutions, is recognizing 25 years of proven bone healing with its EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System. EXOGEN uses low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS
February 25, 2020 13:48
Bacardi Names Industry Veteran Kathy Parker Chief Marketing Officer for PATRÓN® tequila and GREY GOOSE® vodka
Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today announces the appointment of Kathy Parker as Chief Marketing Officer for PATRÓN tequila and GREY GOOSE vodka. Parker wil
February 25, 2020 13:29
Arima Genomics Completes Series A Financing
Arima Genomics, Inc., a company focused on research tools to accelerate the understanding of genome sequence and structure toward their role in human health and disease, announces that it has complete
February 25, 2020 13:07
Aptorum Group Commences Commercialization of Dioscorea Opposita Bioactive Nutraceutical Tablets and Signed Sales Distribution Agreement in Hong Kong
Aptorum Group Limited (“Aptorum Group”), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics to address global unmet medical needs, announces the commercialization of its dietary
February 25, 2020 10:45
Third Point Sends Letter to Prudential plc Highlighting Opportunity to Separate US and Asian Businesses
Third Point LLC (LSE: TPOU) (“Third Point”), a New York-based investment firm managing approximately $14 billion in assets and a holder of approximately 5% of the outstanding common shares of Prudenti
2020 Thales Data Threat Report
February 25, 2020 10:34
Global Cloud Tipping Point: the 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-global Edition Shows Organizations Struggle With Security Post Digital Transformation
According to the 2020 Thales Data Threat Report - Global Edition with research and analysis by IDC, organizations reached a global cloud tipping point causing them to struggle with security challenges
February 25, 2020 09:00
SIAE MICROELETTRONICA Boosts E-band Technology to the Limit
SIAE MICROELETTRONICA a leading technology specialist in mobile microwave backhaul announces to have successfully developed and field tested with a tier 1 global mobile operator a proof of concept sol
February 24, 2020 17:37
Black Shark Technologies Reveals New Brand Identity with New Corporate Slogan “Game is Real”
Black Shark, the cutting-edge gaming technology company, today announced the launch of its new brand identity, with redesigned visual identity and new corporate slogan “Game is Real”. Black Shark a
February 24, 2020 10:50
Tej Kohli Foundation Seeks to Incubate New Projects That Can Eliminate Corneal Blindness By 2035
The Tej Kohli Foundation is to establish a new incubator to provide seed and acceleration funding to projects with the potential to help eliminate corneal blindness worldwide. Funding, practical resou
February 24, 2020 09:00
Intelligence Squared From Hillstone Networks Debuts at RSAC 2020
Hillstone Networks, a leading provider of Enterprise Network Security and Risk Management solutions, will unveil its Intelligence squared campaign at the RSA Conference 2020, in San Francisco. RSAC is
February 24, 2020 08:57
Prohibition at Any Cost? Philip Morris International Hits Back at Global Campaign of Disinformation
Statement by Dr. Moira Gilchrist BSc (Hons) Pharmacy, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vice President Strategic & Scientific Communication, Philip Morris International: “‘You should develop a safer pro
February 21, 2020 17:44
Kioxia First to Deliver PCIe® 4.0 Solid State Drives
PCI Express® 4.0 was designed to enable doubling the performance of client, server and storage systems, pushing speeds up to 16.0GT/s (gigatransfers per second throughput per lane), driving new perfor
February 21, 2020 17:16
O-RAN Alliance Continues to Grow as Global Operators and Suppliers Reach Across Borders to Collaborate on Open Innovation in Radio Access Networks
The O-RAN Alliance continues to gain momentum in enabling the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry to deliver intelligent, fully interoperable, virtualized and open RAN. This global collaboration repre
February 21, 2020 13:47
EUV Photoresist Pioneer Inpria Raises $31 Million in Series C Funding Led by JSR Corporation
Inpria, a pioneer in high-resolution metal oxide photoresists for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), today announced that it has secured $31 million in Series C funding from a broad syndicate repr
February 21, 2020 11:41
BrandShield Launches ElectionShield Product to Protect Political Campaigns From Online Threats
BrandShield, a leading provider of services from brand protection to online threat hunting, has today announced the launch of ElectionShield. Developed to protect political campaigns around the Wor
February 21, 2020 10:51
Lenovo Delivers Record Setting Q3 Performance With All Time Revenue And PTI Highs
Lenovo Group (HKSE: 992) (Pink Sheets: LNVGY) today announced Group revenue in the third quarter reached a record high of US$14.1 billion, and the tenth consecutive year-on-year quarter of growth. Pre
Australian Government and Rimini Street Establish Whole-of-Government Agreement
February 21, 2020 10:02
Australian Government and Rimini Street Establish Whole-of-Government Agreement
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
February 21, 2020 09:00
Gigaphoton Unveils New Lasers for 2020
Gigaphoton Inc. (Head Office: Oyama, Tochigi; President & CEO: Katsumi Uranaka), a manufacturer of light sources used in semiconductor lithography, announced on February 21, 2020 that it will add two
February 20, 2020 17:50
Galderma Announces New England Journal of Medicine Publication from Phase 2 Study of Investigational Therapy Nemolizumab in Patients with Moderate to Severe Prurigo Nodularis
Galderma today announced that The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published full results from the Phase 2 study of its investigational therapy nemolizumab in adult patients suffering from m
February 20, 2020 17:47
SES Responds to Intelsat’s Ex-parte Submission to the FCC Regarding the C-Band Spectrum Clearing Process
SES S.A. today notes the comments made by Intelsat in its ex-parte submission to the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) dated 19 February 2020. SES reaffirms its steadfast support for the
February 20, 2020 14:30
Sustainability Improvements Fail to Match Skyrocketing Air Travel Growth, According to OAG
OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, released a new report today - How Green is Your Airline? - that explores how the aviation industry is responding to growing momentum for s
February 20, 2020 13:39
The Taulia Working Capital Summit Jets Into Johannesburg, Alongside Partners Greensill and Intellection
After two successful stints in San Francisco and Chicago, Taulia’s Working Capital Summit is set to launch in Johannesburg, South Africa for the very first time on March 11, 2020. The Working Capital
February 20, 2020 13:19
Rockwell Automation Strengthens Control & Visualization Portfolio with Acquisition of ASEM
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, S.p.A., a leading provider of digital automation technologies. ASEM provides a complete ra
February 20, 2020 10:55
Terns Pharmaceuticals Announces Safety and Pharmacodynamic Results of a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of TERN-101, a Liver-Selective FXR Agonist in Development for the Treatment of NASH
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cancer, today announced the
February 20, 2020 10:18
Northern Data and Canaan Inc Announce Cooperation on Blockchain-technology and AI
Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87), one of the largest blockchain solutions and datacenter providers in the world and Canaan Inc, (Nasdaq: CAN, US ISIN: US1347481020) one of the leading
February 19, 2020 16:02
Franchise Partners Outlines Opportunities for Value Creation at Kirin Holdings
Independent Franchise Partners, LLP (“Franchise Partners”) today launches a website to outline the overlooked value in Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (“Kirin” or “the Company”) (TSE: 2503) and to cal
February 19, 2020 15:43
HELEN and Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) Combine Forces: SFW CFB Boiler Technology to be Utilized at Vuosaari Bioenergy Plant
SFW announces today that it has been awarded a contract by Helen Oy for a circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler for the new Vuosaari C plant in Helsinki, Finland. This bioenergy heating plant, with a
February 19, 2020 15:07
Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards Program
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced its call for no
February 19, 2020 14:17
Intelsat Introduces First-of-its-kind “FlexMove” Managed Service for Ubiquitous Land Mobile Connectivity
Intelsat (NYSE: I) today launched FlexMove, a new end-terminal managed service that makes it easy and affordable for people to connect to the Internet, private data networks and cloud services from vi
February 19, 2020 13:39
Altium Redefines PCB Design Sharing & Visualization with the Power of the Cloud
EMBEDDED WORLD — Today Altium, a global leader in PCB design software, announced the launch of a new cloud-based application that redefines the way that printed circuit board designs are shared betwee
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