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May 12, 2017 10:00
Programmatic Direct at OpenX Grows Over 500%
OpenX, a global leader in creating programmatic advertising marketplaces, today announced significant growth in its programmatic direct business. OpenX programmatic direct revenue grew over 500% year-
May 11, 2017 16:30
The Monaco Investment Corporation Founded to Lead Global Sovereign Direct Investment Program
The Monaco Investment Corporation (MIC) was announced with the support of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco to lead a direct investment program focused on acquiring controlling positions in companies aro
May 11, 2017 15:50
SERMO Unveils First Global Physician-to-Physician Drug Ratings Tool
SERMO, the largest global social network for physicians with 650,000 members worldwide, today announced the groundbreaking new “Drug Ratings” tool. Drug Ratings is the first and only global peer-to-pe
May 11, 2017 15:35
Kristin Neuman to Speak About MPEG LA’s CRISPR Pool License at NewYorkBIO and AIPLA
World licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC today announced that Kristin Neuman, MPEG LA’s Executive Director of Biotechnology Licensing, will speak at NewYorkBIO’s Annual Meeting on May 11 in New York City a
May 11, 2017 13:55
Jean Boulle Luxury Agreement With AkzoNobel To Produce Aviation Grade Sun King Diamond Coating
Jean Boulle Luxury is pleased to announce an agreement with AkzoNobel for the production of its aviation grade Sun King Diamond Coating for the private and commercial jet markets. Under the agreement
May 11, 2017 13:45
Takeda Reports FY2016 Full Year Results and Issues FY2017 Guidance
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502): Delivered substantial profit growth versus prior year · Underlying Revenue grew +6.9%, with Takeda's Growth Drivers (GI, Oncology, CNS and Eme
May 11, 2017 13:30
YuppTV Launches “Mini Theatre” to Premier New Movie Releases for Indian Expats Globally
The global OTT leader in the South-Asian content, YuppTV, announced the launch of its new platform, Mini Theatre. YuppTV makes new movies available on the Mini Theatre platform on the first day or the
May 11, 2017 11:45
Nubia Embarks PEARL by OT® eSE in Z11miniS and Z17mini Smartphones to Enable Secure NFC Transport Services
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announces that nubia Mobile embarks PEARL by OT® embedded Secure Element (eSE), in thei
May 11, 2017 10:55
Toshiba Adds 60V and 100V Products to High Current Photorelays with S-VSON4, the Industry's Smallest Package
Toshiba Corporation‘s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of new two high current products, the 60V “TLP3407S” and the 100V “TLP3409S”, additions to
May 11, 2017 10:10
Larry Neal Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Skillsoft
Skillsoft, the global leader in eLearning and Talent Management, today announced it has appointed Larry Neal as Chief Executive Officer of the group. Bill Donoghue, current CEO, becomes Executive Chai
May 11, 2017 09:50
Western Union Digital Service Live in 40 Countries
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payments, today announced that it has further strengthened its global digital money transfer footprint, with the activation of its 40th wu.com
May 11, 2017 09:30
ABB Prices EUR 750 Million Bond Issue
ABB announced that it has priced the EUR 750 million 7- year bond transaction it launched earlier today. The bonds carry a coupon of 0.75% and will be issued under the ABB Finance B.V. USD 8 billio
May 10, 2017 17:15
Leading Global Event Management Platform, etouches, is Acquired by HGGC
etouches, a leading global provider of cloud event management software and sourcing solutions, today announced that it has been acquired by HGGC, a leading middle market private equity firm. HGGC’s in
May 10, 2017 14:00
StarLeaf Raises $40 Million to Accelerate Worldwide Growth in Video Conferencing Market
StarLeaf, the leading cloud platform for enterprise video conferencing and calling services, raises $40 million in funding from Highland Europe, Grafton Capital and the founders, marking the first tim
May 10, 2017 13:55
Morrison Street Capital Raises $200 Million for Mezzanine Debt Fund
On April 30, 2017, Morrison Street Debt Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“MSDO”) held its final close, reaching its target with total equity commitments of $200 million. MSDO provides small-balance mezzanine
May 10, 2017 13:40
GSMA Outlines New Developments for Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017
The GSMA today highlighted new developments for the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 28 June - 1 July 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The GSMA p
May 10, 2017 11:55
Racepoint Global Announces Addition of Deputy Managing Director, Asia
Racepoint Global, an integrated global marketing agency that delivers big agency results with a small agency touch, announced today the addition of Mark Jackson as the Deputy Managing Director of Asia
May 09, 2017 15:50
Guidewire Announces 2017.1 Release of InsurancePlatform
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software products to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers, today announced the 2017.1 release of Guidewire InsurancePlatform™. The new release inclu
May 09, 2017 14:00
James Pascoe Group Switches to Rimini Street for Support of SAP Applications Across Eight Retail Brands
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corpo
May 09, 2017 13:30
Takeda Announces Publication of ALUNBRIG™ (brigatinib) Pivotal Phase 2 ALTA Clinical Trial Data in Journal of Clinical Oncology
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that data from the pivotal Phase 2 ALTA (ALK in Lung Cancer Trial of AP26113) clinical trial evaluating ALUNBRIG™ (brigatinib) in pati
May 09, 2017 11:55
AGCO Expands Service Offerings for Guidance Systems
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment solutions, is expanding its automatic guidance product offering. AGCO Auto-Guide™ and VarioGuide c
May 09, 2017 10:20
Andersen Global Announces Andersen Tax & Legal in Portugal
Andersen Global is pleased to announce a new presence in Portugal with the addition of Nobre Guedes, Mota Soares & Associados (NGMS), a law firm serving both public and private entities. NGMS joins An
May 09, 2017 09:00
EnvisionTEC Unveils Fourth Generation Perfactory 3D Printer Powered by Custom LED Lights for Groundbreaking Performance
EnvisionTEC, a leading global manufacturer of desktop and full-production 3D printers and materials, is offering a groundbreaking performance enhancement to the Perfactory 3D printer that launched the
May 08, 2017 17:00
mPrest and Vector, New Zealand's Largest Power Utility, Sign Contract to Bring “Internet of Energy” to Over a Million Customers
mPrest, a global provider of mission-critical ‘Internet of Energy’ software, today announced that its Distributed Energy Resource Management product - mDERMS, will be deployed in Vector's intelligent
May 08, 2017 16:45
General Cable Reports First Quarter 2017 Results
General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the quarter, reported diluted earnings per share were $0.24 and reported operating income w
May 08, 2017 14:00
L&T Infotech Unveils New Brand Identity as LTI
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. (NSE: LTI, BSE: 540005), a global technology consulting and digital solutions company today launched its new brand identity as LTI. Encapsulated in the tagline ‘Let’s Sol
May 08, 2017 13:50
EIG Holds Final Closing of Global Private Debt Fund
EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) today announced the successful final close of Global Private Debt Fund (GPF IV), a continuation of the firm’s market-leading platform for energy and infrastructure cre
May 08, 2017 13:35
Intersolar Europe 2017: Lucrative Financing Models for Solar Installations
The worldwide distribution and availability of the photovoltaic (PV) market is booming: according to the latest "Global Solar Demand Monitor” of GTM Research, analysts expect the demand in PV to be 85
May 08, 2017 11:35
NTT Communications Hong Kong Financial Data Center Tower 2 (FDC2) Certified as LEED Platinum for Its Pioneering Green Innovations
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within NTT Group, today announced that its Financial Data Center Tower 2 (FDC2) becomes the first
May 08, 2017 10:00
Nordson EFD Wins EM Asia Innovation Award for 781Mini Spray Valve
Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, won the EM Asia Innovation Award for its 781Mini™ spray valve at a ceremony held Thu
May 08, 2017 09:45
Global Success for Solcon Industries’ Medium Voltage DriveStart
Two years ago, Solcon Industries released the DriveStart to deliver on a promise - create a medium voltage motor control that costs less and requires a smaller footprint than a variable frequency driv
May 04, 2017 17:40
Biotech/GM Crops Surge to a New Peak of 185.1 Million Hectares in 2016
Today, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report showcasing the 110-fold increase in adoption rate of biotech crops globally in just
May 04, 2017 17:15
Andersen Tax Wins Permanent Injunction Against India-Based International Business Associates
In a significant trademark decision, the High Court of Judicature in Bombay, India has ruled against two international firms for illegally infringing on the trademark rights of Andersen Tax, which own
May 04, 2017 17:10
Athersys Partnering With MedCision on High-Volume ThawSTAR Cell Thawing Systems for Use in Clinical Trials
MedCision, LLC., the world leader in the automation of cell thawing, and Athersys, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing proprietary cell therapies, have formed a strategic partnersh
May 04, 2017 16:45
TRUSTECH, The Global Event Dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies, Discloses Its New Edition
Following a brilliant first edition in Cannes last year, TRUSTECH Pay, Identify, Connect & Secure - will bring together once again the entire payments and identification ecosystem in the Palais des Fe
May 04, 2017 16:00
Sharjah’s Refugee Award Recognises Yemini Humanitarian Foundation Achievements with USD 100,000
The Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) in Yemen has been awarded USD 100,000 in recognition of its humanitarian efforts to save lives and restore dignity. In one of the Middle East’s unstable co
May 04, 2017 15:50
HSBC Deploys Fenergo Client Lifecycle Management Platform
Fenergo, the leading provider of Regulatory Onboarding, Entity Data Management and Client Lifecycle Management software solutions for institutional, corporate and private banks, has today announced th
May 04, 2017 15:40
High Street Raises Over $350 Million for Core-Plus Industrial Fund
On May 1, 2017, High Street Real Estate Fund V, L.P. (the “Fund”) held its final close, reaching its hard cap with total equity commitments of $353 million. Utilizing targeted leverage of 50%, the Fun
May 04, 2017 14:00
VeriSilicon’s Vivante VIP8000 Neural Network Processor IP Delivers Over 3 Tera MACs Per Second
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon), a Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaS®) company, today announces VIP8000, a highly scalable and programmable processor for computer vision and artificia
May 04, 2017 13:45
Wipro Limited Launches New Brand Identity; Rearticulates its Values
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today unveiled its new brand identity. The new brand iden
May 04, 2017 13:25
CloudHealth Technologies Extends its Flagship Platform to Optimize Resources Across VMware and Data Center Environments
CloudHealth Technologies, the leader in cloud service management, today announced that its industry-leading cloud service management platform for public cloud providers now also manages both VMware an
May 04, 2017 11:55
3M Reinvents Reflective Material for Activewear with Carbon Black Technology
Athletic apparel designers have a new, high-performance reflective material from 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material available to them as they create activewear that can be worn from the conference ro
May 02, 2017 11:50
Lattice Semiconductor Releases New Embedded Vision Development Kit Targeted for Mobile-Influenced Applications at the Edge
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced the availability of its Embedded Vision Development Kit, the first-
May 02, 2017 10:15
AURAK Hosts United Nations Workshop
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has hosted a workshop on campus in conjunction with The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The day-long workshop, which was organized with the
May 01, 2017 14:00
Takeda Announces FDA Accelerated Approval of ALUNBRIG™ (brigatinib)
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that ALUNBRIG™ (brigatinib) has received Accelerated Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of pa
May 01, 2017 10:55
HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Honours 10 Winners from 8 Countries at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award
HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, honoured 10 winners from 8 countries at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Award, which is worth USD 1 million. Also
May 01, 2017 10:15
DENSO and Toshiba to Collaborate on IoT-based Manufacturing, Advanced Driver Assistance, Automated Driving, and Others
DENSO Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced that the two companies have begun talks to enhance collaborations in the fields of Internet of Things (IoT)-based manufacturing, advanced driv
April 28, 2017 17:35
Special Olympics and MetLife Foundation Announce International Partnership
Today, Special Olympics and MetLife Foundation, the philanthropic arm of global insurer MetLife, announced a $1.5 million, three year international partnership to expand Special Olympics Young Athlete
April 28, 2017 17:15
JAKKS Announces Closing of $19.3 Million Sale of Common Stock to Joint Venture Partner Hong Kong Meisheng Culture Company Ltd.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) today announced that the Company closed the sale of 3,660,891 shares of the Company’s common stock to Hong Kong Meisheng Culture Company Ltd. (“Meisheng”) for a tota
April 28, 2017 17:00
MATRIXX Software Launches Carrier-Grade Digital Commerce Platform For Cloud
MATRIXX Software (http://www.matrixx.com/) today announced the launch of MATRIXX Digital Commerce, a single platform that delivers the same carrier-grade performance and reliability Communications Ser
April 28, 2017 15:55
YuppTV Makes Live Streaming Effortless with the Launch of Freedocast Pro Device and Live Streaming Platform
One of the world’s largest internet-based TV and On-demand service provider for South Asian content, YuppTV, announced the launch of Freedocast Pro Device and Freedocast Live Streaming Platform. Provi
April 28, 2017 14:00
Bertin’s Second Sight® MS Standoff Gas-Detection Camera Chosen by the Australian Army
Bertin Technologies, a subsidiary of CNIM, has announced that its Second Sight® MS standoff detector of chemical threats has just been chosen by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to equip its troops.
April 28, 2017 13:45
Panasonic Opens New Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Factory in Dalian, China
Panasonic Corporation (TOKYO:6752) announced today that it held an opening ceremony for a new automotive lithium-ion battery factory in Dalian, China. The factory is Panasonic's first automotive ba
April 28, 2017 13:40
CPA Global Launches Its Next Generation RENEW App into the IP Platform
IP technology leader CPA Global® today announces the launch of the CPA Global Renew App on The IP Platform. Part of its growing suite of cloud-based solutions that are designed to automate IP operatio
April 28, 2017 11:40
Toshiba Tec's Pioneering Carbon Zero Initiative Receives United Nations Recognition
Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO:6588) has announced that its pan-European Carbon Zero Scheme is an official partner to the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is now listed on
April 28, 2017 09:45
Power Integrations and Weltrend Semiconductor Announce 18 W USB PD Rapid-Charger Reference Design for Smart Mobile Devices
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, in association with Weltrend Semiconductor Inc. (TWSE: 2436), the leader in USB
April 27, 2017 13:40
Petrópolis Group Switches its ERP Support to Rimini Street
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corpo
April 27, 2017 11:20
Virtus Partners Acquires Front Office Financial Technology Firm
Virtus Partners Holdings, LLC (“Virtus”), a market leader in technology-enabled solutions for alternative asset managers, and Alphakinetic, a London- based financial technology firm, announced today t
April 27, 2017 11:00
Yokogawa Develops the ADMAG Total Insight Electromagnetic Flowmeters
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces that it has developed the ADMAG Total Insight (TI) series, a new portfolio of electromagnetic flowmeters, and will release it on May 15. The ADM
April 26, 2017 14:00
AGCO Mourns the Passing of Robert J. Ratliff, Company Founder and Industry Visionary
AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, mourns the passing of founder and former President, Chairman and CEO Robert J. Ratliff.
April 26, 2017 13:50
MPEG LA Invites CRISPR-Cas9 Patents to be Pooled in a One-Stop License
World licensing leader MPEG LA, LLC today invited holders of CRISPR-Cas9 patents to participate in the creation of a global CRISPR-Cas9 Joint Licensing Platform that will make their groundbreaking tec
April 26, 2017 13:40
Lombard International Appoints Sandra Locke as Global Director of Human Resources
Lombard International, a global leader in wealth structuring solutions, today announced the appointment of Sandra Locke to the new role of Executive Vice President, Global Director of Human Resources
April 26, 2017 13:35
Take Home the Beauty of Kyoto: Camera Sharing Service PaN Offered at Two Temples for Limited Time [Panasonic]
Panasonic Corporation, NTT Communications Corporation (“NTT Communications”) and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (“DNP”) are conducting a demonstration of their camera sharing service PaN (“Photo and Ne
April 26, 2017 11:55
NTT Com Acquires International Telecom License in India
NTT Communications (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group, today announced that it acquired a Virtual Network Operator - International Long Distanc
April 25, 2017 18:15
SES Offers Panoramic Glimpse into the Future of TV with Live Virtual Reality Demo
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), together with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI and Newtec, will demonstrate an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience with a live 360-degree Ultra HD V
April 25, 2017 18:10
ABB and IBM Partner in Industrial Artificial Intelligence Solutions
Replace first paragraph: ABB and IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced a strategic collaboration that brings together ABB’s industry leading digital offering, ABB Ability, with IBM Watson Internet of Things
April 25, 2017 17:30
Smartmatic Appoints New Asia Pacific President
London-headquartered Smartmatic, the global leader in Automated Elections, Smart Cities, and Identity Management Solutions, has announced the appointment of Ramaakanth Sake as President of its Asia Pa
April 25, 2017 16:00
Schlumberger Announces First-Quarter 2017 Results
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) today reported results for the first quarter of 2017.(To view the table, please visit https://goo.gl/ZzBgg1) Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Paal Kibsgaard commented,
April 25, 2017 14:35
Introducing the New HuffPost
The Huffington Post is now HuffPost. The company announced today several major changes that bolster its brand for this next chapter: its first-ever site redesign, a new logo and an official name chang
April 25, 2017 14:00
Huawei’s COO Wan Biao to Deliver Opening Keynote at CES Asia 2017
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) today announced that Mr. Wan Biao, Chief Operating Officer of Huawei Consumer BG, will deliver the opening keynote address at CES Asia™ 2017, running June 7-9
April 25, 2017 13:50
Andersen Tax & Legal Announces Debut in the Netherlands
Andersen Tax & Legal makes its debut in the Netherlands, as Taxperience formally adopts the Andersen name in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and 's-Hertogenbosch. They will now function as Andersen Tax & Legal
April 25, 2017 13:35
KDDI: TELEHOUSE OSAKA 2 Data Center in Osaka to Provide Direct Connection to JPIX, Japan's Largest Internet Exchange Operator
KDDI CORPORATION (TOKYO:9433) (KDDI) and Japan Internet Exchange Co., Ltd. (JPIX) have agreed to establish a JPIX connection point (PoP [1]) within the TELEHOUSE OSAKA 2 data center operated by KDDI i
April 25, 2017 11:55
Gogo Bolsters Inflight Connectivity Capacity over North America and the Pacific with SES
As part of the new agreement, Gogo has leased all available capacity on SES’s AMC-4 satellite, which SES will move to a new orbital location to serve flights to, from and within the states of Alaska a
April 25, 2017 10:10
Wibu-Systems Offers €50,000 for Breaking Its Patented Encryption Method
For the opening of the Hannover Messe, Wibu-Systems, the leading provider of secure license management in the industrial world, launches a new global hacking contest to prove the validity and strength
April 24, 2017 22:20
X-Rite Announces i1Profiler Color Calibration Support for 4K+ Monitors for Photographers and Filmmakers-Ultra Efficient, Capture-to-edit Color-managed Workflows at NAB 2017
NABSHOW - X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, with subsidiary Pantone (http://www.xrite.com), today announced the upcoming availability* of i1Profiler update support
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