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March 21, 2019 15:25
Toshiba’s New Small Surface Mount LDO Regulators Lower Power Consumption and Bring Longer Operating Times to Battery-driven Devices
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched two new series of small surface mount LDO regulators for application in the power supply of mobile devices, imaging and audio-
March 21, 2019 13:10
Elliott Urges Shareholders to Vote for Change at Hyundai Motor Group
Elliott Advisors (HK) Limited - which advises various Elliott affiliated funds (together “Elliott”), today issued a public letter to the Group’s shareholders concerning Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. (“Mobis
March 21, 2019 10:10
ATP Prevents DDR3 Supply Shortage with New Own-Built DDR3 8 Gbit Components and Modules
ATP Electronics, the leading manufacturer of “Industrial Only” memory and storage solutions, has announced its commitment to provide its own high-density DDR3 8 Gbit components to ensure the steady su
March 21, 2019 09:40
Taisun Kang Added to the Prestigious Roster of Korean Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Inductees
Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Taisun Kang with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. Kang c
March 20, 2019 17:40
AGCO Announces Strategic Partnership with Solinftec
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment solutions, announces a commercial and technological partnership with Solinftec, a world-leading dev
March 20, 2019 16:00
Survey Says: Project Leaders Need More PMTQ
Project Management Institute (PMI) today released its Pulse of the Profession® report which reveals that organizations wasted almost 12 percent of their investment in project spend last year due to po
March 20, 2019 15:45
NTT DATA Names FlytBase as Winner of Ninth Open Innovation Contest
NTT DATA (TOKYO: 9613), a leading IT services provider, announced today that it has awarded Pune, India-based FlytBase as the Open Innovation Contest 9.0 champion for developing the world’s first Inte
March 20, 2019 14:00
Velodyne Demonstrates Lidar Solution for Rich Perception Data Collection on NVIDIA DRIVE Platform
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced its surround-view lidar solutions for collecting rich perception data in testing and validation are available on the NVIDIA DRIVE™ autonomous driving platform--all
March 20, 2019 13:45
Western Union Teams Up with Thunes to Expand Payout Capabilities to Mobile Wallets
Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, has teamed up with Thunes, a cross-border payments network for emerging markets, to enable Western Union customers to
March 20, 2019 12:00
Kohler Celebrates the Details of Design at Milan Design Week 2019
Kohler, a global lifestyle brand, returns to Milan Design Week to host an enticing sensory experience inside the historic Palazzo Del Senato (via Senato, 10, 20121 Milan, Italy). The large-scale immer
March 20, 2019 11:40
Power Integrations Increases Efficiency of Display Power Supplies with New InnoMux Technology
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced the release of the InnoMux™ chipset for display power supplies.
March 20, 2019 10:40
Philip Morris International Announces Projects Selected in Second Funding Round of PMI IMPACT; $21 Million Awarded For Programs to Tackle Illegal Trade and Related Crimes
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced today 31 projects selected for funding in the second round of PMI IMPACT, a global initiative supporting third party programs dedicated to f
March 20, 2019 10:30
Rimini Street CEO Visits Seoul, Addresses Changing IT Mission
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
March 20, 2019 09:00
Gigaphoton Ships G200K KrF Light Source for Manufacturing Equipment
Gigaphoton Inc. (Head Office: Oyama, Tochigi; President and CEO: Katsumi Uranaka), a leading manufacturer of light sources used in semiconductor lithography, has announced that it began shipping the G
March 20, 2019 02:00
Saudi Arabia Takes Another Step Forward in Its Transformation Drive
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia today launched four wellbeing projects for the kingdom’s capital Riyadh, which will significantly improve the lives of its citizens, transform the city into a
March 19, 2019 15:35
TRIPLE-1, Inc. Signed a Distributorship Contract with Fujitsu Electronics Inc.
TRIPLE-1, Inc. (Representative Director: Takuya Yamaguchi) and Fujitsu Electronics Inc. (Representative Director: Junji Ogihara) have entered into a distributorship contract for a mining ASIC (applica
March 19, 2019 14:25
The We Company FY 2018 Financial Results Conference Call
WeWork Companies Inc. (the “Company”), as issuer of its 7.875% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Senior Notes”), will hold a conference call on Monday, March 25, 2019, at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time for the bene
March 19, 2019 14:00
GBS Provides Streamlining Business Registration in Vietnam for Foreign Businesses
GBS, a business law firm, is making it easier to start a business in Vietnam by streamlining business registration service. The service is now available on the https://gbs.com.vn website. The servi
March 19, 2019 13:50
P&G Sets New Goal to Deliver 25 Billion Liters of Clean Drinking Water to Families in Need Worldwide
This World Water Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is celebrating the achievement of its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion liters of clean drinking water through its non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Wat
March 19, 2019 13:35
Dynatrace Positioned Highest for Ability to Execute and Furthest for Completeness in Vision in 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for APM
Software intelligence company Dynatrace LLC, today announced that it has been positioned highest for ‘ability to execute’ and furthest for ‘completeness of vision’ in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant f
March 19, 2019 12:00
Billy O’Riordan Joins Brightcove as Senior Vice President, International Sales
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOV), the leading provider of cloud services for video, today announced the appointment of Billy O’Riordan as Senior Vice President, International Sales. Based in London, O’Ri
March 19, 2019 11:40
SpeeDx Distribution Network Expands to the Middle East
SpeeDx Pty. Ltd. have announced signing new partners Al Zahrawi Medical Supplies LLC for distribution of ResistancePlus® and PlexPCR® tests across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar. “Al Z
March 19, 2019 11:10
FANCL Regains Control of Their IT Roadmap by Switching to Rimini Street Support for its SAP Application
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
March 19, 2019 11:05
Boehringer Ingelheim announces FDA and EMA regulatory submission for nintedanib in systemic sclerosis associated ILD
Boehringer Ingelheim has filed for regulatory approval of nintedanib in patients with systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) with the FDA and EMA. Nintedanib as an anti-fibr
March 18, 2019 17:25
Solasia Files New Medical Device Application for episil® in South Korea
Solasia Pharma K.K. (TOKYO:4597, Headquarters:Tokyo, Japan, President & CEO:Yoshihiro Arai, hereinafter “Solasia”), a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Asia, today officially announced that th
March 18, 2019 10:50
Velodyne Lidar CEO Wins Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers’ Autos2050 Award
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance), a trade association representing 12 automakers, honored David Hall, chief executive officer and founder of Velodyne Lidar, Inc., as an Autos20
March 18, 2019 10:25
Medicalbit Foundation Co., Ltd. To Make ASCA Tokens Public
The Medicalbit Foundation, which is currently undergoing an initial virtual currency coin offering (ICO) in Estonia, has decided to make its ASCA tokens publicly available as the first step in the Asc
March 15, 2019 17:00
Concordia Receives $5.6-Million Gift to Spark Creative Minds; Largest Gift Ever to Quebec-Based Fine Arts Faculty
Concordia has received the largest gift in Quebec history towards a university-based fine arts faculty. The Peter N. Thomson Family Trust has given $5.6-million to Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts to
March 15, 2019 16:35
Schlumberger Announces Debt Exchange for Three Series of Senior Notes of Schlumberger Holdings Corporation
Schlumberger Holdings Corporation (“SHC” or the “Company”) today announced the commencement of a private offer to exchange three series of senior notes in the table below (collectively the “Old Notes”
March 15, 2019 15:55
GSMA Reveals First Look at “MWC Los Angeles 2019, in Partnership With CTIA”
The GSMA announced details of MWC Los Angeles 2019, in Partnership with CTIA, including participating companies, exhibitors, programs and activities taking place at the event’s third annual gathering.
March 15, 2019 13:20
Henley & Partners Appointed Marketing Agent for Montenegro’s Citizenship-by-Investment Program
Henley & Partners is delighted to have been appointed as Marketing Agent for Montenegro’s new citizenship-by-investment program. As the global leader in residence and citizenship planning, Henley &
March 15, 2019 12:00
BAI Announces Its 2019 Global Innovation Awards are Open for Submissions
BAI, a nonprofit independent organization that delivers the financial services industry’s most actionable insights, announced today the BAI Global Innovation Awards are now open for submissions. No
March 15, 2019 11:40
Octapharma Group Reports Strong Results for 2018
Commenting on the Group’s results, Octapharma CEO and Chairman Wolfgang Marguerre said: “In 2018, we continued to drive growth in many of our products. I am particularly pleased with the important reg
March 15, 2019 11:00
Rimini Street Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Annual 2018 Financial Results
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
March 15, 2019 10:45
EBSCO Industries Inc. Chooses Rimini Street for Salesforce Application Management Services
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
March 15, 2019 10:40
PMI’s Latest Study Indicates E-Cigarettes Induce Less Biological Responses Associated with Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases Than Cigarettes
Philip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE: PM), presented the results from a new study on e-cigarettes today at the 58th Annual Society of Toxicology Meeting in Baltimore. The study demonstrates that af
Alan Brown, Group Chief Executive Officer, Vistra
March 15, 2019 09:00
Vistra Announces New Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Appointments
Vistra, a leading global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider, today announced the appointment of Alan Brown as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Geoff Weir as Group Chief
March 14, 2019 16:55
Toshiba Memory Corporation Adds 2.5-Inch Form Factor Products to Its Line-up of Data Center NVMe™ SSDs
Toshiba Memory Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, has enhanced the product line of its XD5 Series of data center NVMe™ SSDs for hyper-scale and cloud applications by adding products wi
March 14, 2019 15:35
Thales Sets to 28 March 2019 the End Date of the Acceptance Period of Its Offer for Gemalto
Regulatory News: Reference is made to the joint press release by Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Gemalto (Euronext Amsterdam and Paris: GTO) dated 27 March 2018 in relation to the launch of the rec
March 14, 2019 14:10
BCW Wins 2019 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award
BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) today announced it was a winner in the Business Intelligence Group’s Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program for its work on behalf of client Boehringer Ingelheim i
March 14, 2019 13:55
Ingram Micro Cloud Innovates to Expand the Ecosystem, Enhance the Customer Digital Experience and Generate More Business Value
INGRAM MICRO CLOUD SUMMIT - Ingram Micro Inc. today announced the next iteration of the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, adding new features, functionality and resources designed to help technology par
March 14, 2019 13:25
HCL Technologies to Acquire Strong-Bridge Envision to Enhance Digital Transformation Consulting Capabilities in HCL Portfolio
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced the acquisition of Strong-Bridge Envision (SBE), a digital transformation consulting firm with offices in Seattle, Denver,
March 14, 2019 11:55
Innovid Accelerates Global Expansion with Appointment of Seamus Whittingham as Managing Director, EMEA
Innovid, the world’s leading video advertising platform, today announced the appointment of marketing industry veteran Seamus Whittingham to lead its EMEA team as Managing Director, based out of Londo
March 14, 2019 11:45
Harbour City Showcases Contemporary Art with Harbour Art Fair 2019
Hong Kong’s biggest shopping mall Harbour City will host the third edition of Harbour Art Fair at the connecting Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, transforming over 50 hotel rooms into a kaleidoscope showcas
Benin Accelerating Roll-out of Digital Terrestrial Television with SES
March 13, 2019 17:10
Benin Accelerating Roll-out of Digital Terrestrial Television with SES
Viewers in the Republic of Benin are now receiving 15 new Free-to-Air (FTA) channels from satellite, thanks to a new agreement the Government of the Republic of Benin has signed with SES, the world’s
March 13, 2019 16:15
60 Award-Winning Agents Gear up for Hong Kong’s New MICE Tourism Era in 2019
Organised by Meetings and Exhibitions Hong Kong (MEHK), a division of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the Top MICE Agent Awards Ceremony cum Mega Familiarisation Trip took place for the seventh co
March 13, 2019 15:30
Harvest Health & Recreation to Acquire Verano, Creating One of the Largest U.S. Multi-State Cannabis Operators
Harvest Health & Recreation, Inc. (CSE: HARV, OTCQX: HRVSF) (“Harvest”), a vertically integrated cannabis company with one of the largest footprints in the U.S., is pleased to announce that it has ent
March 13, 2019 14:00
Mary Kay Reveals Latest Research at the 20th World Dermatology Congress
As one of the world’s leading skincare innovators in the direct selling and cosmetic industries, Mary Kay Inc. continues its decades-long commitment to skin science research as a sponsor of the 20th W
March 13, 2019 13:35
Vincent Dente Joins BCW as Chief Creative Officer, North America
BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), a leading global communications agency, announced today that Vincent Dente has joined as Chief Creative Officer, North America, responsible for further strengthening BCW’s t
March 13, 2019 13:25
Cloudflare Raises $150M and Adds to Board of Directors
Cloudflare, the leading Internet performance and security company, today announced that it raised $150 million in its latest round of funding, led by Franklin Templeton. The company is also announcing
March 13, 2019 11:05
Elliott Welcomes Glass Lewis Support for Shareholder Nominees at Hyundai Mobis
Elliott Advisors (HK) Limited, which advises various Elliott affiliated funds (together “Elliott”), today welcomed the report issued by Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), a leading independent proxy
March 13, 2019 10:40
Dongfeng and Maxion Wheels Form Aluminum Wheel Joint Venture
Maxion Wheels, the world’s largest wheel manufacturer, announced today the agreement to form a new passenger car aluminum wheel joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group, one of Chi
March 13, 2019 10:00
Pole To Win International Appoints Deborah Kirkham to CEO
Pole To Win International, Inc. (PTW), industry-leading video games and tech services outsourcer, today announced the appointment of Ms. Deborah Kirkham as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
March 12, 2019 15:35
Identify3D Deploys Gemalto Solution to Ensure Protection of Its Customers’ IP and Manufacturing Data
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that Identify3D, the most advanced security solution for digital manufacturing supply chains, has deployed Gemalto’s SafeNet Data Protect
March 12, 2019 14:25
Newmont Announces Special Shareholder Meeting and Files Definitive Proxy on Combination with Goldcorp
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) today announced a special shareholder meeting and filed its definitive proxy in connection with the Company’s previously announced combi
March 12, 2019 14:10
Murray Energy Corporation to Host Investor Conference Call on the Fourth Quarter and Year-Ended 2018 Financial and Operating Results
Murray Energy Corporation (“Murray Energy”) announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and year-ended 2018 financial and operating results on Thursday, March
March 12, 2019 13:45
Dental Monitoring Partners with Vitruvian to Accelerate Global Expansion of Its Innovative AI Solutions
Dental Monitoring (“DM”), provider of the premier suite of Artificial Intelligence solutions in dentistry and orthodontics, has closed a funding round of €45 million, backed by leading growth investor
March 12, 2019 12:00
Ooredoo Group Accelerates 5G Network Transformation with P.I. Works Artificial Intelligence
Ooredoo Group, one of the region’s leading ICT providers, announced at Mobile World Congress that it is accelerating its 5G network transformation across the Middle East, North Africa, and South East
March 12, 2019 11:20
Japan Manganime Factory Changes the Distribution Model of Japanese Manga in the World
Japan Manganime Factory Pte. Ltd., a Singaporean corporation, will implement ICO to change the distribution model of Japanese manga in the world by utilizing blockchain technology, and will launch “MA
March 12, 2019 11:05
JEOL: Release of a New Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscope JCM-7000 Series NeoScope™
JEOL Ltd. (TOKYO:6951) (www.jeol.com) (President Gon-emon Kurihara) announces the release of a new benchtop scanning electron microscope (SEM), the JCM-7000 series NeoScope™, to be released in March 2
March 12, 2019 11:00
Incredible Concurrent Events At CHINAPLAS 2019
The operating environment for most industries became increasingly complex. It is more vital than ever for enterprising businesses to master technological innovation. CHINAPLAS, the Asia’s No. 1 plasti
28 of the world’s top footballers joined Nike (NKE: NYSE) in Paris to unveil 14 National Team Collec
March 12, 2019 10:45
Nike Deepens Its Commitment to the Next Generation of Female Athletes, Kicking Off with the Upcoming Summer of Football
Today, more than 28 of the world’s top female footballers joined Nike (NYSE:NKE) in Paris to unveil 14 National Team Collections for this summer’s tournament in France. Record-breaking gymnast Simone
March 12, 2019 10:40
Celgene Submits Application to EMA for Ozanimod for the Treatment of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced that the Company has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for ozanimod for the treatment of adults w
March 12, 2019 10:05
Elliott Welcomes ISS Support for Shareholder Nominees at Hyundai Mobis and Hyundai Motor Company
Elliott Advisors (HK) Limited, which advises various Elliott affiliated funds (together “Elliott”), today welcomed the reports issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”), the leading indepen
March 12, 2019 08:40
Interactive Brokers Providing Access to Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IEX:IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced that IBKR institutional and retail clients can now trade stocks on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). IBKR
March 11, 2019 22:00
Key Industry Players Converge to Advance CXL, a New High-Speed CPU Interconnect for Breakthrough Data Center Performance
Alibaba, Cisco, Dell EMC, Facebook, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei, Intel Corporation and Microsoft today announced the formation of a new industry standard group dedicated to advancing Co
ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer congratulates Alejandro Agag, chairman/ founder of the ABB FIA Formula E
March 11, 2019 11:15
ABB and Formula E celebrate partnership at 50th race in Hong Kong
ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer has congratulated Formula E chairman/ founder Alejandro Agag on the continued success of the ABB Formula E Championship, with the presentation of a specially commissioned pi
March 11, 2019 11:10
Vedolizumab (Entyvio®) Achieves Superior Rates of Clinical Remission vs. Adalimumab (Humira®) in First Ever Head-to-Head Biologic Clinical Study in Ulcerative Colitis
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced results from the Phase 3b head-to-head VARSITY study which demonstrated that the gut-selective biologic vedolizumab
March 11, 2019 10:30
New Videos Introduce the Shareholder Nominees for the Boards of Hyundai Mobis and Hyundai Motor Company
Elliott Advisors (HK) Limited, which advises various Elliott affiliated funds (together “Elliott”), today introduced the shareholder nominees for the Boards of Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. (“Mobis” 012330:
International Child Celebrity, Emiliano Cyrus aged 10 appointed as the Republic of Palau's Honorary
March 11, 2019 10:20
International Child Celebrity, Emiliano Cyrus Aged 10 Appointed as the Republic of Palau's Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for Tourism by President of The Republic of Palau, Tommy Remengesau
10-year old International Child Celebrity, Emiliano Cyrus is a Singapore-born Chinese-Portuguese who was recently appointed as the Republic of Palau's Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for Tourism by His E
March 11, 2019 10:10
New ESMO Guidelines Include FOTIVDA®▼(tivozanib) Recommendation for Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EUSA Pharma (EUSA) welcomes the news that FOTIVDA®▼ (tivozanib) has been included in the new European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) clinical practice g
March 11, 2019 10:00
Galderma Presented Final Results from Phase 2b Study of Nemolizumab in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis at the 2019 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting Late-Breaking Session
Galderma, Nestlé Skin Health’s medical solutions business, presented the final results from a Phase 2b dose-ranging study of nemolizumab, an investigational therapy in adult patients with moderate-to-
March 11, 2019 09:50
Spotify Announces Expansion of Strategic Partnership with Samsung
Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) today announced the next step in its strategic relationship with Samsung Electronics by providing users with frictionless access to Spotify on Samsung mobile device
March 08, 2019 18:50
Mindray Signs Patient Safety Movement’s Open Data Pledge & Becomes 90th Company to Join to Improve Patient Safety
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announced today that the global medical device developer and manufacturer Mindray has become the 90th company to sign the PSMF’s Open Data Pledge, demonst
March 08, 2019 17:40
ResMed Acquires HB Healthcare to Help Millions of Koreans Living with Sleep Apnea, Other Respiratory Conditions
ResMed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD), a global leader in cloud-connected sleep and respiratory care devices in more than 120 countries, today announced that is has completed the acquisition of HB Healthcare (
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