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October 11, 2019 13:56
Tej Kohli Foundation advocates a scalable, accessible and affordable technology solution to end corneal blindness worldwide.
On World Sight Day, the Tej Kohli Foundation says that a focus on new technologies is needed to accelerate the global mission to end curable corneal blindness worldwide. The Foundation is currently fu
October 11, 2019 13:21
The Activity of Seeking and Selecting My Favorite Yunnan Tourist Scenic Areas was Closed
On September 25, the activity of seeking and selecting My Favorite Yunnan Tourist Scenic Areas and Colorful Yunnan Tourism Image Ambassador was closed, with 20 My Favorite Yunnan Tourist Scenic Areas
October 11, 2019 11:51
Murata to Develop Millimeter-Wave (60 GHz) RF Module for Terragraph
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6981) (ISIN:JP3914400001) today announced that it is working to develop an RF module solution for Terragraph, a gigabit wireless technology developed by Facebook
October 11, 2019 11:41
Perspectum announces partnership with Precious Medical Centre
Perspectum, the leading provider of diagnostic solutions for metabolic disease and cancer, is partnering Precious Medical, a premier imaging centre in Singapore, following a successful launch event th
October 11, 2019 11:10
FAA Approves AerTrak for Boeing 777-200 Series Aircraft to Comply with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Operations Mandate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. ST04184NY for installation of AerSale®’s AerTrak® system on Boeing 777-200 series aircraft to comply with t
October 11, 2019 11:00
Yokogawa Releases Dynamic Real Time Optimizer, a New Solution in the OpreX Asset Operations and Optimization Family
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces the release of Dynamic Real Time Optimizer, a solution in the OpreXTM Asset Operations and Optimization family. Using a combination of first princi
October 11, 2019 10:35
Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Explore Prototype Design with Arduino in Latest “Engineering Big Ideas” Series Video
Mouser Electronics Inc. and celebrity engineer Grant Imahara today released the second video in the Engineering Big Ideas series, part of Mouser’s award-winning Empowering Innovation Together™ program
October 10, 2019 19:56
The Habit Burger Grill Sets Sights on South Korea
The Habit Burger Grill (Nasdaq: HABT) is setting its sights on South Korea as the next international growth target as the burger-centric restaurant concept continues its steady march abroad. To suppor
October 10, 2019 19:43
CSC Introduces New Domain Name Security Intelligence API at the Cyber Defense Summit 2019 Hosted by FireEye
CSC announces a new domain name security intelligence API that can now bring together the power of CSC’s domain name security intelligence with other cloud-based security operations platforms. Debutin
October 10, 2019 19:16
Virgin Voyages to Feature On-Demand Champagne Delivery Service “Shake for Champagne™”
Virgin Voyages, the new lifestyle brand set to disrupt the travel industry, today announced its exclusive on-demand champagne delivery service, Shake for Champagne™. Continuing to create the most irre
October 10, 2019 18:51
Värde Partners and Agam Capital Form Life and Retirement Solutions Joint Venture
Värde Partners and Agam Capital announced today an agreement to pursue the acquisition, reinsurance and management of life and retirement businesses globally. The agreement calls for Värde Partners
October 10, 2019 18:05
PMI Sets Carbon Neutrality Target for All of Its Factories By 2030
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today announced its aim that all its factories become carbon neutral by 2030. The announcement comes as PMI celebrates its factory in Klaipeda, Lithua
October 10, 2019 17:58
City of Tampere: a Total of 57 Entries Submitted to the Viinikanlahti International Urban Ideas Competition in Tampere
A total of 57 proposals were submitted by the set time limit to the Viinikanlahti international urban ideas competition in Tampere, launched in May 2019. The jury will select a maximum of six competit
October 10, 2019 17:38
Federal National Council Launches Arab Charter on Women’s Rights in Cooperation With Arab Parliament
Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairperson of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation, and Chairwoman of the Supreme Counc
October 10, 2019 17:29
Andersen Global Enters Namibia; Continues Expanding Presence in Africa
Andersen Global is proud to announce a collaboration agreement with one of Namibia’s largest law firms, Dr Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Inc. Andersen Global’s presence in Southern Africa has grown significan
October 10, 2019 17:26
Galderma Advances Phase 3 Clinical Study with Nemolizumab in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Galderma, a global leader focused on meeting the world's increasing skin health needs, announced that it has enrolled the first patients in a new Phase 3 clinical study with nemolizumab, an investigat
October 10, 2019 16:44
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Maintains Previous Recommendation for EXOGEN® Ultrasound Bone Healing System
Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologic solutions, has received notice from the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) that it has updated its guidance (MTG1
October 10, 2019 16:40
lululemon and the United Nations Foundation Launch New Program to Address Mental and Physical Health of UN Humanitarian Aid Workers
lululemon and the United Nations Foundation today announced their partnership around an innovative program to address the mental and physical health of UN development and humanitarian workers who serv
October 10, 2019 16:31
Mavenir Introduces Mobile Business Fabric™ to Transform Business Communications for Deskless Mobile Workers
Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end, cloud-native Network Software Provider, today announced its Mobile Business Fabric™, a dynamic and fluid business communications framework designed to meet the
October 10, 2019 16:21
Veteran Exhibitors Tell Their Stories as 25th China Yiwu International Commodities (Standards) Fair Is About to Open in October
The 25th China Yiwu International Commodities (Standards) Fair (Yiwu Fair 2019) will open on October 21-25, 2019 in Yiwu - the largest small commodity wholesale market in China. With 3,600 booths, Yiw
October 10, 2019 16:03
Shiseido to Acquire DRUNK ELEPHANT™
Shiseido Company, Limited (Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section: 4911) (“Shiseido”) today announced that Shiseido Americas Corporation (“Shiseido Americas”), a subsidiary of Shiseido, has signed a defi
October 10, 2019 13:31
GSMA: Russian Mobile Operators to Lead Commonwealth of Independent States in 5G Deployments
Russia will lead the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)1 in the commercialisation of 5G services, with the region’s other markets all launching 5G networks by 2025, according to the GSMA’s Mobil
October 10, 2019 12:00
NIPPON Platform Has Won the ‘Audience Award’ at the Mastercard Start Path Japan Selection Day Held in Japan for the First Time
Jun Takagi, Chairman and CEO of Overseas Business, NIPPON Platform Co., Ltd, has won the ‘Audience Award’ at the Mastercard Start Path Japan Selection Day. Held for the first time in Japan, the compet
October 10, 2019 11:52
REDD Intelligence Announces Executive Appointment
Risk Event-Driven Distressed Intelligence (REDD Intelligence), a leading provider of material news and analysis of Emerging Market event-driven special situations, is delighted to announce the appoint
ABB's mobile and autonomous YuMi® laboratory robot concept will be designed to work alongside medic
October 10, 2019 11:02
ABB Demonstrates Concept of Mobile Laboratory Robot for Hospital of the Future
ABB today opened its first global healthcare research hub on the Texas Medical Center (TMC) campus, in Houston, Texas - showcasing a number of concept technologies, including a mobile YuMi® robot, whi
October 08, 2019 17:48
GSMA: $212 Billion Boost to Asia-Pacific GDP at Stake at WRC-19
Innovative 5G services will generate $212bn of economic expansion - 0.8 per cent of GDP growth - in APAC by 2034, according to a report released by the GSMA. This huge opportunity for the region’s dig
October 08, 2019 17:12
Hong Kong International Optical Fair Opens in November
The 27th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong International Optical Fair will be held from 6-8 Nov 2019 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This year, the fair will welcome around 800 exhibit
October 08, 2019 16:57
NTT Delivers Successful Ultra Reality Viewing of Live MLB Postseason Game
NTT (TOKYO:9432), a global technology and business solutions leader, and Major League Baseball (MLB) today successfully conducted a Proof of Concept (PoC) with NTT’s Ultra Reality Viewing technology (
October 08, 2019 16:45
Project Management Institute Announces the Top 50 Most Influential Projects of the Last 50 Years
Project Management Institute (PMI) today announced the top 50 notable and influential projects of the past 50 years in its list of Most Influential Projects. This is a first-of-its-kind ranking for PM
October 08, 2019 13:47
Tide Raises £44.1 Million (US$54.3 Million) in a First-round of Series B Funding
Tide, the leading digital business banking platform[1], has today announced it has raised £44.1 million (US$54.3 million) in a first-round of Series B funding. The round was led by specialist fintech
October 08, 2019 11:27
Project Management Institute Announces 2020 Board of Directors
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for the project, program and portfolio management profession, today announced its 2020 Board of Directors. PMI’s membership elects t
October 08, 2019 11:01
Velodyne Lidar Executive Addresses How to Make Driverless Vehicles Safe, Ready and Familiar on the Road
Dr. Mircea Gradu, Sr. Vice President Quality and Validation at Velodyne Lidar, Inc., will be featured on two panels at the upcoming GITEX Technology Week in Dubai on October 7 and 8. Gradu, a distingu
October 08, 2019 10:10
Aspect Software Announces Cloud Contact Center v19
Today Aspect Software announced the release of version 19 of its industry-leading Cloud Contact Center as a Service system. Built on its next-generation Aspect Via® platform, this release includes cus
October 08, 2019 09:36
Mavenir Survey Reveals 100% of Mobile Operators Plan to Implement OpenRAN
Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end cloud-native Network Software Provider and a leader in accelerating software network transformation for communications service providers (CSPs), revealed result
October 07, 2019 17:18
“Japan Media Arts Distributed Museum” Deployed at Takamatsu Airport Based on a “Japanese Garden” Theme
The Agency for Cultural Affairs: Overview of Exhibition at Takamatsu Airport Date and time: Starting Friday, October 4, the first year of Reiwa (2019) - *8:00-20:00 Location: Takamatsu Airport
October 07, 2019 16:59
SolarWinds Wins “Password Management Solution of the Year” Award in 2019 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards Program
SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced that its SolarWinds® Passportal solution has been named the winner of the “Password Managem
October 07, 2019 16:33
IDEMIA Trusted to Support the Australian Border for Five More Years
IDEMIA and the Australian Border agency, who have been working together since 2004, have just signed a new contract that extends the relationship for another five years for the provision of SmartGate
October 07, 2019 16:13
AMAALA Partners With the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Centre Scientifique de Monaco and Oceanographic Institute to Protect and Preserve Marine Environment
AMAALA, the ultra-luxury development situated along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, which is focused on integrated wellness and healthy living, signed a partnership agreement on Friday 27th September wi
October 07, 2019 15:11
The Cyberthreat Handbook: Thales and Verint Release Their “Who's Who” of Cyberattackers
Powered by the cutting-edge technologies and products of Thales and Verint, the two companies are pleased to present The Cyberthreat Handbook, a report of unprecedented scope designed to provide a cla
October 07, 2019 14:14
Mavenir Demonstrates 5G O-RAN Interface at Center of Innovation in Stockholm
Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end cloud-native Network Software Provider and a leader in accelerating software network transformation for communications service providers (CSPs), has successfull
October 07, 2019 14:00
Samsung Pay and Finablr Announce Cross-Border Payments Partnership
Finablr PLC, a global platform for payments, and Samsung Electronics America today introduced the Money Transfer feature in Samsung Pay. This new in-app international money transfer service, a first o
October 07, 2019 13:52
Andersen Tax & Legal Adds Location in Poland
Andersen Global announced today that Andersen Tax & Legal in Poland is expanding with a new office in Torun to serve clients in northern-central Poland. Torun is one of four locations in Poland in whi
October 07, 2019 13:42
Mavenir Opens New Center of Innovation in Stockholm
Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end cloud-native Network Software Provider and a leader in accelerating software network transformation for communications service providers (CSPs), has opened anot
October 07, 2019 13:29
GSMA Reveals First Details For MWC Barcelona 2020
The GSMA today announced the first details of MWC Barcelona 2020, including keynote speakers, prominent participating companies, programmes and events. MWC Barcelona will take place 24-27 February 202
October 07, 2019 13:24
GSMA Announces New Speakers for Mobile 360 - Eurasia 2019
The GSMA today announced a number of new high-profile speakers for its Mobile 360 - Eurasia 2019 conference taking place at the Lotte Hotel, Moscow on the 8-9 October 2019. The industry event features
October 07, 2019 11:28
IDEMIA enters patent license agreement for on-card enrollment solutions with IDEX in order to expand its leadership in the field of biometric cards
IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity announces that IDEMIA and IDEX Biometrics ASA, the leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions have entered a w
October 07, 2019 11:23
Fujifilm to Sponsor the World Marketing Summit 2019, Organized by Professor Philip Kotler, as Global Partner, and to Launch a Special Interview Website
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno)(TOKYO:4901) is pleased to announce that it will sponsor the World Marketing Summit 2019 as a global partner. The World Marketing Summit was l
October 07, 2019 11:04
NEC Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing
NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO: 6701), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, today announced that its face recognition technology achieved the highest matching accuracy in the Face
October 07, 2019 10:59
HireRight Strengthens Global Offering with Two Key Acquisitions in Japan and Australia
HireRight, a leading provider of global employment background checks, drug testing, education verification and electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisitions of J-
October 07, 2019 10:52
Murray Energy Corporation Enters Into Forbearance Agreements with its Lenders
Murray Energy Corporation (“Murray Energy” or “the Company”) announced today that it has entered into forbearance agreements with lenders holding in excess of 50% of outstanding loans under its Superp
October 07, 2019 10:43
DXC Technology Announces New Global Environmental Goals in 2019 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) today announced the release of its annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, which presents accomplishments in meeting the company’s sustainability targets,
October 07, 2019 09:25
IPValue Management Affiliate Acquires Additional Portfolio from Seiko Epson
IPValue Management, Inc. (“IPValue”) today announced that its affiliate 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. (“138 East”) has acquired over 300 patents from Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”) directed to ima
October 04, 2019 19:58
MSCI Completes Acquisition of Carbon Delta
MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced that its subsidiary MSCI Barra (Suisse) Sàrl has complet
October 04, 2019 19:37
Hilton Ranked #2 Workplace in World
Hilton today received further recognition for its outstanding workplace culture, named as one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work. For the second consecutive yea
October 04, 2019 19:25
MPEG LA Announces Peer Reviewed Article Featured in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
World technology licensing leader MPEG LA today announced publication of a peer reviewed article in the October 2019 issue of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics on MPEG LA’s proprietary Increscent Therapeutics
October 04, 2019 17:16
FLIR Acquires Tethered Drone Assets and Technology from Aria Insights
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that it has acquired the intellectual property (IP) and certain operating assets of Aria Insights, Inc. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Previo
October 04, 2019 16:46
Telefónica Argentina Launches Signaling Firewall Provided by Mavenir
Mavenir, a leader in accelerating software network transformation and transforming mobile network economics for communications service providers (CSPs), and Telefónica Argentina have deployed Mavenir’
October 04, 2019 16:39
Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger Announce Closing of Sensia Joint Venture
Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) today announced the closing of their previously-announced joint venture, Sensia, the oil and gas industry’s first digitally enabled, integr
October 04, 2019 15:31
SolarWinds Invites Tech Pros to Eighth Annual THWACKcamp Virtual IT Event
SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced its eighth annual THWACKcamp™, a two-day virtual event scheduled for October 16 - 17, 2019.
October 04, 2019 11:41
RIMES Hires New Head of Sales for Asia
RIMES Technologies, the leading provider of data management and RegTech for the financial services industry, has appointed Kahfai Kok as Senior Vice President and Head of Sales for Asia. Kahfai will b
Rimini Street Named a Supplier for UK G-Cloud 11 Framework for Oracle and SAP Applications
October 04, 2019 11:19
Rimini Street Named a Supplier for UK G-Cloud 11 Framework for Oracle and SAP Applications
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
October 04, 2019 11:13
Philip Morris International Recognized for Best-in-Class Practices by the 2019 Golden Bridge Awards®
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced today that it has earned four prestigious honors in the 2019 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards®, the world’s premier “Business Aw
October 04, 2019 09:36
Moody’s Analytics Wins IFRS 9 Product of the Year at Asia Risk Awards
Moody’s Analytics, a global provider of financial intelligence, has won the IFRS 9 Product of the Year category at the Asia Risk Awards 2019. This recognition from Asia Risk follows our recent wins fo
October 02, 2019 14:23
The Estée Lauder Companies Unites the World in Hope With Its 2019 Breast Cancer Campaign
Every 15 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.[1] That’s why, since 1992, The Estée Lauder Companies has been committed to saving lives - uniting and positively imp
October 02, 2019 14:02
Conrad New York Midtown Debuts in the Heart of Manhattan
Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s (NYSE:HLT) global luxury hotel brand, today announced the grand opening of the 54-floor, 562-suite Conrad New York Midtown, adding to its extensive portfolio of luxur
October 02, 2019 13:50
GSMA Announces Final Event Lineup for Highly Anticipated 2019 “MWC Los Angeles, in Partnership With CTIA”
The GSMA today announced final updates for MWC19 Los Angeles, including new high-profile keynote speakers, exhibitors and event details. Taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from October
October 02, 2019 13:18
ExaGrid Participating in Acronis Global Cyber Summit
ExaGrid®, a leading provider of intelligent hyperconverged storage for backup, announced today that they are participating in the Acronis Global Cyber Summit at the famed Fontainebleau Resort in Miami
October 02, 2019 11:20
Andersen Global Continues to Expand Throughout Middle East
Andersen Global continues to strengthen its presence in the Middle East with the announcement that Jordan-based Zalloum & Laswi has become a full member firm of the international association and is ad
October 02, 2019 11:19
Rockwell Automation Announces Senior Leadership Transition
Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK) announces senior leadership transition to be effective November 1, reporting to Blake Moret, Chairman, and CEO. Ernest Nicolas, currently vice president, global
October 02, 2019 11:00
FLIR Introduces Raymarine DockSense Alert
FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) today announced Raymarine DockSense™ Alert, a new addition to Raymarine’s intelligent docking technology line designed for a broader range of vessels. Raymarine DockSense,
October 02, 2019 10:55
Rockwell Automation Acquires MESTECH Services
Rockwell Automation today announced that it has acquired MESTECH Services, a global provider of Manufacturing Execution Systems / Manufacturing Operations Management, digital solutions consulting, and
October 02, 2019 10:44
AEG Facilities and SMG Complete Transaction to Create ASM Global
AEG Facilities, LLC (“AEG Facilities”), the venue management affiliate of Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. (“AEG”), and SMG, a portfolio company of Onex (TSX: ONEX) and its affiliated funds, today a
Communication Colours of Kioxia
October 01, 2019 17:57
Kioxia Officially Begins Operations
Kioxia Holdings Corporation, formerly Toshiba Memory Holdings Corporation, today announced that it is officially operating under its new corporate identity, effective immediately. “Kioxia’s officia
GungHo Online Entertainment TEPPEN World Championship sponsored by Amazon is taking place on Dec. 21
October 01, 2019 17:42
TEPPEN World Championship Kicks off December 21, 2019
Players can now get ready to test their skills against the best TEPPEN players in the world. GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE) (TOKYO:3765) announced that the TEPPEN World Championship will be taki
October 01, 2019 16:37
New data reinforces benefits of Spiolto® Respimat® in improving patient outcomes
Boehringer Ingelheim announced Spiolto® (tiotropium/olodaterol) Respimat® data being presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2019 Congress. The results show the benefits of tiotropium/olod
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