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August 28, 2018 11:25
New Study Evaluates the Ability of Masimo ORi™ to Reflect Oxygenation During Moderate Hyperoxia
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of a study recently published in Anesthesia & Analgesia in which researchers at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and Ghent University, B
August 27, 2018 20:10
Endowment for Clean Oceans (ECO) Announces Mr. Pierre-Yves Cousteau Joins ECO’s Scientific and Technical Committee
Endowment for Clean Oceans (ECO) announces Mr. Pierre-Yves Cousteau’s membership on ECO’s Scientific and Technical Committee, which will judge $1 million and $5 million prize contests. Mr. Cousteau
August 27, 2018 16:10
GN Hearing Introduces New Interton Ready™ Hearing Aid with Excellent Connectivity and Personalized Sound at a Compelling Price
GN Hearing, one of the world’s leading hearing aid manufacturers and the pioneer of 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, today announced the launch of Interton Ready, a next-generation hearing aid, aiming t
August 27, 2018 13:45
NEC Invests in Tascent, a U.S.-Based Iris Biometric System Company
NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO:6701) today announced an investment in Tascent, Inc., a U.S.-based biometric system company, with the aim of accelerating the global expansion of its safety business. The a
Grupo Positivo Switches to Rimini Street Support for its Oracle Applications
August 27, 2018 09:25
Grupo Positivo Switches to Rimini Street Support for its Oracle Applications
Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced t
August 24, 2018 17:50
Mitsui Chemicals to Increase Production Capacity for TAFMER™ High-Performance Elastomers
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183)(President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) today announced that Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte Ltd (MELS; Managing Director: Shinya Matsunaga), a wholly owned subsidiary ba
August 24, 2018 15:55
Mitsui Chemicals to Expand Production Capacity of LUCANT™
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183)(President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) announced the decision to construct a new plant for the production of LUCANT™, hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluid, at its Ichihara
August 24, 2018 09:50
PMI Takes Smoke-Free Call to Creative Communities Truly Global at Middle East and Africa’s Premier Gathering
Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE: PM) is taking its call to the creative, media and communications communities to go smoke-free to the Middle East and Africa. We started our push at the
August 24, 2018 09:25
Universal Laser Systems Expands Its Materials Database with Dyneema, Quadrant and ISOVOLTA Materials
Universal Laser Systems (ULS) announces the addition of Dyneema®, Quadrant and ISOVOLTA materials to its materials database, the most extensive repository of laser material processing parameters for m
August 23, 2018 20:10
Endowment for Clean Oceans Announces Macrebur’s CEO Toby McCartney Membership on ECO’s Entrepreneur Committee
The Endowment for Clean Oceans is announces that innovator and Entrepreneur Toby McCartney, CEO of Macrebur, is a member of the Entrepreneur’s Judges Committee for our contest to award $1 million for
August 23, 2018 16:15
The Hartford Signs Agreement To Acquire Navigators, A Global Specialty Underwriter
The Hartford has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG), a global specialty underwriter, for $70 a share, or $2.1 billion in
August 23, 2018 14:24
FansTime Enters the South Korean Market with a Bang
On the 18th of August 2018, FansTime successfully marked its presence in a very remarkable fashion in the Korean market as planned. Global Blockchain Elite Forum in Seoul On 18th, the Global Bl
August 23, 2018 14:00
Nel ASA: Constructing the World’s Largest Electrolyzer Manufacturing Plant
Nel ASA (“Nel”) announces the construction of the world’s largest electrolyzer manufacturing plant, fully automated and able to deliver the most efficient electrolyzers at a game changing cost. The fa
August 23, 2018 13:45
Celeritive Technologies Signs Strategic Partnership with ORDERFOX.com, Offering New Subscribers a No-Cost 12-Month License of VoluMill Nexion Essentials™
Celeritive Technologies, Inc. (Celeritive), developer of VoluMill™ and VoluTurn™, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with ORDERFOX.com, headquartered in Ruggell, Principality of Liec
August 23, 2018 13:05
Pure Diamond Block Chain Technology - Jewelry Industry's New Groundbreaking Innovation
The global jewelry industry has its eyes on a new Japanese innovation - lab-grown diamonds which are chemically, physically and optically identical to natural diamonds. Pure Diamond Lab, a Tokyo-ba
August 23, 2018 11:45
Rimini Street Receives Court-Ordered $21.5 Million Refund from Oracle and Seeks an Additional $41.3 Million in Further Appeals
Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today issued the
Rimini Street Achieves Flawless ISO 9001 Audit for Seventh Consecutive Year
August 23, 2018 11:40
Rimini Street Achieves Flawless ISO 9001 Audit for Seventh Consecutive Year
Rimini Street, Inc., (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced
August 23, 2018 11:35
Fortune Names ABB Among Top 10 Companies in “Change the World” List
ABB has been named #8 in Fortune magazine’s “Change the World” rankings for the company’s efforts to speed up adoption of clean-energy electric transportation. The list, Fortune said, honors companies
August 23, 2018 11:30
22nd Century Receives Order for 3.6 Million SPECTRUM® U.S. Government Research Cigarettes
22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE American: XXII), a plant biotechnology company focused on tobacco harm reduction and Very Low Nicotine tobacco, announced today that the National Institute on Drug Abuse
August 22, 2018 16:10
Andersen Global Expands in Africa with Oliveira & Associados
Andersen Global continues its expansion in Africa through a Collaboration Agreement with Oliveira & Associados, a law firm based in Angola, founded by Formosa Oliveira in 2016. Andersen Global Chai
August 22, 2018 15:45
Mavenir Introduces RCS Business Messaging Partner Program to Enable MNO’s A2P Revenue Growth
Mavenir, the world’s #1 messaging systems provider and a leader in Rich Communication Services (RCS)—with an 85% market share in North America—today announced its RCS Business Messaging Partner Progra
August 22, 2018 15:00
Fonterra’s NZMP Branded Cheese Wins Eight Medals at International Cheese Awards 2018
NZMP, the global dairy ingredients brand of Fonterra has just been recognised among the best in cheesemaking by independent judges at the International Cheese Awards. An outstanding eight medals were
August 22, 2018 14:40
Dynacor Announces First Quarterly Dividend Payment
Dynacor Gold Mines Inc. (TSX: DNG) (OTC: DNGDF) (Dynacor or the Corporation) is pleased to announce today that its Board of Directors (Board) has approved the initiation of quarterly cash dividends to
August 22, 2018 13:50
FAA Approves AerTrak for Boeing 757-200 Series Aircraft to Comply with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Operations Mandate
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of AerSale®’s AerTrak™ system on Boeing 757-200 series aircraft (ST04011NY), to comply with
August 22, 2018 11:55
Schlumberger Announces Third-Quarter 2018 Results Conference Call
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on October 19, 2018 to discuss the results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2018. The conference call is scheduled to begin at
August 22, 2018 11:25
Amazon Game Studios Announces The Grand Tour Game
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May are bringing high-jinks and hot laps to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in The Grand Tour Game, an episodic ra
August 22, 2018 10:50
Bosch Forms Strategic Collaboration with Fuel-Cell Expert Ceres Power
Bosch is pressing ahead with the development of fuel-cell technology for potential new power systems. Together with the technology specialist Ceres Power, based in Horsham, U.K., the company wants to
August 22, 2018 10:00
Moody’s Analytics Expands Insurance Actuarial Modeling Team in Asia-Pacific
Moody’s Analytics, a global provider of financial intelligence, today announced a series of appointments in its Hong Kong office, expanding the team focused on insurance modeling and analytics across
August 21, 2018 14:00
Gravity and Microsoft Forge Strategic Partnership to Digitize Supply Chains
Gravity Supply Chain today announced a partnership with Microsoft enabling it to accelerate the delivery of its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. Gravity provides organizations with real-time, e
August 21, 2018 13:25
Bella Hadid Headlines True Religion’s Latest Campaign
True Religion has tapped Bella Hadid to be the face of the brand. The supermodel embodies all things True Religion, past, present and future; iconic, edgy and everlasting. An inherit fan of the bra
August 21, 2018 13:15
Moody’s Completes Acquisition of Omega Performance
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Omega Performance, a leading provider of online credit training. Moody’s announced its intention to acquire Omeg
August 21, 2018 13:10
ABLIC Inc. Launches the S-85M0A Series of Ultra-High Efficiency Step-Down Switching Regulators in the Industry's Most Compact(*) Size
ABLIC Inc. (hereinafter “ABLIC”), a semiconductor manufacturer, today launched the S-85M0A Series of ultra-high efficiency step-down switching regulators for wearable and IoT devices. The IC in the
August 21, 2018 13:05
Global IBC Future Zone and IABM Future Trends Theatre to Explore the Latest Tech Shaping the Industry
IBC2018, the world’s most influential media, entertainment and technology show, today announces the line-up for the IBC Future Zone and IABM Future Trends Theatre. Well established as part of the I
August 21, 2018 11:30
Toshiba Announces Next-Generation Superjunction Power MOSFETs
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched a new series of next-generation 650V power MOSFETs that are intended for use in server power supplies in data centers, solar (
August 20, 2018 17:05
Boehringer Ingelheim: New sub-analyses to be presented at ESC Congress 2018 further support positive safety profile of Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate)
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that it will present nine sub-analyses from the RE-DUAL PCI™ trial and GLORIA™-AF Registry Program at the upcoming ESC Congress 2018, organised by the European Soc
August 20, 2018 11:20
EOS Alliance Launches with the Mandate to “Empower EOS For All”
A global group of EOS blockchain community members and Block Producers today unveiled EOS Alliance. This new coordinating group will further unlock the full potential of EOS, the world’s fastest gover
August 20, 2018 08:00
Hurricane Electric Strengthens Presence in Asia Pacific Region with Third Hong Kong Location
Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today its third location in Hong Kong, further solidifying its commitment to the bustling Asian market. The new Point o
August 17, 2018 17:25
Manchester United Shoots for Success with a “Digital Experience Platform” Powered by HCL
Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) has today announced a major milestone on its digital transformation journey with HCL Technologies, with the successful launch of the Manchester United Official app powere
August 17, 2018 17:20
In the Wake of the Ongoing Floods in Kerala; UAE Exchange and Unimoni Waive Service Fee on Remittances to Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund
Leading money transfer, foreign exchange and payment solutions brands, UAE Exchange and Unimoni, have waived service fee on remittances to Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund in the wake of t
August 17, 2018 17:00
4K 4Charity Fun Run Announces Open Registration for IBC2018
AWS Elemental, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) company, today announced that the fifth annual 4K 4Charity Fun Run at IBC Show will take place at 7:00 a.m. local time on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Amstelpark i
August 17, 2018 15:55
NTT Communications and Arkadin Honored in Frost & Sullivan 2018 Asia Pacific ICT Awards
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the information and communications technology (ICT) solutions business within the NTT Group (TOKYO:9432), and Arkadin, an NTT Communications company and marke
August 17, 2018 15:10
Lenovo Accelerates Turnaround with Back-to-Back, Double-Digit Quarterly Revenue Growth
Lenovo Group (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) today announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018. For the second straight quarter, Lenovo achieved strong double-digit growth in
August 17, 2018 14:30
QConnect - The Most Intelligent, Global, Ultra-Compact, Rugged Communication Device
Quake Global, Inc. (QUAKE), a leading provider of solutions to the global IoT market, announced the launch of their advanced telematics device, QConnect™. The Ultra-compact QConnect integrates with fi
August 17, 2018 13:55
PEI-Genesis Names Kris Haggstrom Senior Director of E-Commerce and EMS
PEI-Genesis, a global leader in the design and assembly of custom engineered connectors and cable solutions, has named Kris Haggstrom Senior Director of E-Commerce and Electronic Manufacturing Service
August 17, 2018 13:40
Critical Mass Continues to Strengthen Leadership Teams by Appointing New Strategic Hires in the UK and APAC
Digital experience design agency Critical Mass announced key hires across multiple disciplines joining its UK, Hong Kong, and Tokyo offices. UK Celia Wilson, Group Director Marketing Science, jo
August 17, 2018 11:40
Meggitt Training Systems to highlight Australian presence and next-generation simulator at Land Forces
Meggitt Training Systems will emphasize its long-standing Australian presence and demonstrate the FATS® 100MIL simulator at Land Forces 2018, to be held September 4-6 in Adelaide. Meggitt Training Sys
August 17, 2018 11:15
Blockchain and Transport: XYO Network Joins BiTA
XYO Network, the people-powered location network that’s bringing blockchain to the real world, today announced it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Founded in August 2017, BiTA h
August 17, 2018 10:45
GN Hearing and Google Announce Partnership to Bring Direct Mobile Streaming from Android Devices to Hearing Aids
GN Hearing and Google have today announced a new technology partnership that will make GN Hearing the first manufacturer to enable a full spectrum of direct audio streaming from Android devices to hea
Rimini Street Receives Asia-Pacific Stevie Award for Customer Service Innovation
August 16, 2018 18:10
Rimini Street Receives Asia-Pacific Stevie Award for Customer Service Innovation
Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced i
August 16, 2018 17:10
BCW Acquires Creative Powerhouse HZ, Significantly Expanding Expertise in Integrated Communications
BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), a leading global communications agency and a WPP company, today announced it has acquired HZ, one of the largest independent, digitally driven, integrated creative agencies
August 16, 2018 16:50
Andersen Global Initiates Expansion in Mozambique
Andersen Global continues expansion in Africa with Isalcio Mahanjane e Associados, a law firm headquartered in Maputo, Mozambique. The collaboration with Isalcio Mahanjane e Associados signifies Ander
August 16, 2018 16:45
CTS Engines Inducts First PW2000 Engine
CTS Engines, the global leader for mature engine maintenance within the Aerospace & Defense industry, announced today that it had inducted the first PW2000 engine into its engine overhaul facility in
August 16, 2018 15:10
Alibaba Cloud Launches Nine Products to Support Global Digital Transformation Across Different Industries
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today launched a new suite of product offerings for the global market in the areas of cloud architecture, machine learning, Internet of Things
August 16, 2018 14:40
Thales and Gemalto Announce Regulatory Clearance from the Minister of Innovation in Canada
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
August 16, 2018 10:00
Faraday Unveils the Industry’s Smallest USB 2.0 OTG PHY IP
Faraday Technology Corporation (TWSE: 3035), a leading ASIC design service and IP provider, today announced the availability of the industry’s smallest USB 2.0 OTG PHY on UMC 40nm. The silicon-proven
August 15, 2018 22:05
2018 Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan: Where Tech Meets Medicine
From November 29th to December 2nd 2018, global-leading biomedical and technology institutes will gather in Taipei for the top healthcare and technology event in Asia - The Healthcare+ Expo - Taiwan.
August 14, 2018 13:30
Lumileds Wins Jury Verdict of Liability for Intellectual Property Theft Against Elec-Tech International Co., Ltd., Donglei Wang, and Gangyi Chen
On August 10, 2018, a jury of six men and six women rendered a verdict in favor of one the world’s leading LED companies, Lumileds LLC, based in San Jose, finding that a Chinese competitor stole trade
August 14, 2018 11:00
New Study Investigates the Utility of Home Monitoring Using Masimo SET® Pulse Oximetry to Screen Children with Down Syndrome for Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Diagnostic Multichannel Sleep Studies
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the findings of a recently published study in which researchers investigated whether home pulse oximetry monitoring might be a useful initial screening method of
August 14, 2018 10:30
Growing Turkish Lira Crisis Drives Investors to Seek Safe Haven in Gold
The currency crisis engulfing the Turkish Lira is likely to intensify this week as the contagion becomes more widespread around the world. The volatility on the currency exchanges has led investors to
Unprecedented Layers of Sound™ and the World’s Most Advanced Rechargeable Hearing Aid Solution
August 14, 2018 09:45
GN Hearing Announces Unprecedented Layers of Sound™ and the World’s Most Advanced Rechargeable Hearing Aid Solution
GN Hearing today unveils the world’s first Premium-Plus hearing aid: ReSound LiNX Quattro™, designed for people who want the very best that technology has to offer and desire a brilliant sound experie
August 13, 2018 20:10
Skunkworks Surfing Co. Co-Founders Appointed to be Endowment for Clean Oceans Judges
The Endowment for Clean Oceans (ECO) announced that Skunkworks Surfing Co. Co-Founders CEO Chris and Ricky Martin have been selected and they have accepted to be ECO judges. Chris will serve on the Sc
August 13, 2018 13:45
Blockchain Is Not Invincible
No one has ever said that changing the world is a simple matter, and no one should ever think this way. If one thinks that changing the world is so simple, then he does not know the complexity of the
August 13, 2018 11:00
Panasonic Introduces the Shoe Deodorizer: Deodorizes Your Shoes While You Sleep
Panasonic Corporation will begin selling a shoe deodorizer, the MS-DS100, equipped with “nanoe X” that generates 10 times(*2) more hydroxyl (OH) radicals than “nanoe” to remove unpleasant shoe odors i
August 13, 2018 10:30
ABLIC Inc. Launches the S-5420, One of the Industry’s Smallest[1] UV-A, UV-B Sensing Silicon Photodiodes
ABLIC Inc. (hereinafter “ABLIC”), the semiconductor manufacturer, launched the S-5420, a UV light photodiode manufactured from silicon[2] that detects UV light from the UV-A to the UV-B range[3]. T
Power Integrations Announces Successful Certifications of USB PD Adapters Using InnoSwitch3 ICs
August 13, 2018 09:30
Power Integrations Announces Successful Certifications of USB PD Adapters Using InnoSwitch3 ICs
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that a range of adapter designs based on Power Integrations’ In
August 13, 2018 08:00
Moovit Named Official Mobility App for Asian Games
Moovit, the world's largest urban mobility data and analytics company and the #1 transit app, has been chosen as the official mobility app for the Asian Games (Asiad), to be held 18 August through 2 S
August 10, 2018 20:00
The Endowment for Clean Oceans (ECO) Announces it’s World-Wide $1 Million & $5 Million Contests for Solutions to Remove Micro and Macro Plastics from the Ocean
The design of the Endowment for Clean Oceans (ECO) $1 million contest has been finalized, and we will be making a series of announcements about who will be selected as the judges for our contests to f
August 10, 2018 15:15
As Previously Announced, Thales Further Extends the Acceptance Period of the Offer for Gemalto and Remains Confident That the Acquisition Will Be Completed by Year End 2018
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 recommended all-cash of
August 10, 2018 15:00
Baker Tilly and RGL Forensics Announce Merger
Accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) and RGL Forensics (RGL), a leading global financial investigations firm, announce the merger of the two firms with an effecti
Rimini Street Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results (Photo: Business Wire)
August 10, 2018 14:15
Rimini Street Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, today announced f
Bob Rhatigan, CEO - Americas (Photo: Business Wire)
August 10, 2018 14:00
Merz Creates Americas Region, Expands Bob Rhatigan’s Leadership Role
Merz, a global leader in medical aesthetics and neurotoxins, today announced the appointment of Bob Rhatigan as Chief Executive Officer - Americas. Expanding on his leadership of Merz’s North American
August 10, 2018 13:45
Ocean Ambassador of the Netherlands Joins Endowment for Clean Ocean’s Entrepreneur Judges Committee
The Endowment for Clean Oceans (ECO) announced Willemijn Peeters, Ocean Ambassador of the Netherlands and the Founding Director of Searious Business has joined ECO’s Entrepreneur Committee that will v
August 10, 2018 13:30
ExaGrid Penetrates Middle East Backup Storage Market with Dedicated Sales Team and Distributor Partnership
ExaGrid®, a leading provider of hyper-converged secondary storage for backup, today announced the expansion of its Middle Eastern coverage with the appointment of Rami Nasser as ExaGrid’s Regional Sal
PMI members were binding a wound of an earthquake survivor (Photo: Business Wire)
August 10, 2018 13:15
Hytera Offers Communications Support in Indonesia’s Lombok Earthquake
A magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit the Indonesian islands of Lombok and Bali at around 6.45pm on August 5th, 2018, with more than 90 people dead and hundreds more injured. The immediate focus is search, r
August 10, 2018 13:00
rag & bone Looks to the Future with Appointment of Stefanie Strack as Chief Executive Officer
rag & bone announces today that Stefanie Strack has been named as its Chief Executive Officer. Stefanie Strack’s appointment will become effective September 10th, 2018, at which time she will also
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