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November 09, 2016 11:25
SES: NATO Ground Surveillance Contract Awarded to GovSat
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that its Luxembourgish 50% affiliate GovSat has secured a long term commercial satellite communications contract to support the operational phase
November 09, 2016 11:20
Seattle Genetics and Takeda Complete Enrollment of Phase 3 ECHELON-2 Clinical Trial Evaluating ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) in Frontline Mature T-cell Lymphoma
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) today announced completion of patient enrollment in the ECHELON-2 clinical trial. ECHELON-2 is a global phase
November 09, 2016 10:55
Toshiba Advances Deep Learning with Extremely Low Power Neuromorphic Processor
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) continues to build on its commitment to promoting the Internet of Things and Big Data analysis with development of a Time Domain Neural Network[1] (TDNN) that uses an
November 09, 2016 08:30
SKECHERS Launches Joint Venture in South Korea
SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), a global leader in lifestyle and performance footwear, today announced that the Company is transitioning its business in South Korea from a third-party distributor to a
November 08, 2016 18:20
Bentley Systems and Topcon join forces to advance cloud services for ‘constructioneering’
Topcon Positioning Group, a world leader in positioning instruments for survey and construction, and Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infras
November 08, 2016 18:15
New European study highlights differing priorities in physician’s therapy goals when treating advanced lung cancer patients
Results from a survey analysing the prescribing behaviour of 500 European physicians treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have been published in Clinical Lung Cancer. The
November 08, 2016 18:00
SES Enhances Connectivity for Governments and Institutions
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) provides breakthrough connectivity solutions to governments and institutions. These organisations rely on connectivity for their increasingly data hungry app
November 08, 2016 17:40
Panasonic to Start Mass Production of High-speed Gate Driver Dedicated to GaN Power Transistor X-GaN (TM)
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will start mass production of a high-speed gate driver (AN34092B) optimized for driving its GaN power transistor X-GaN in November 2016. The company will
November 08, 2016 17:05
New LinkSwitch-TN2 Switcher ICs From Power Integrations Deliver High Accuracy in Non-Isolated Off-Line Applications
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today introduced its LinkSwitch™-TN2 off-line switcher IC for non-isolated appl
November 08, 2016 16:50
General Cable Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results
General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. For the quarter, reported diluted loss per share was $0.29 and reported operating income wa
November 08, 2016 14:20
Philips and Masimo Sign Multi-Year Business Partnership Agreement in Patient Monitoring and Select Therapy Solutions
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced a wide-ranging, multi-year business partnership involving both companies’ innovations in patient monitoring a
November 08, 2016 13:40
GIC acquires P3 from TPG Real Estate and Ivanhoé Cambridge for €2.4 billion
P3 Logistic Parks (“P3” or the “Group”), a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties, announced today that GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has signed
November 07, 2016 14:00
GSMA Welcomes First Launch of Universal Profile for Advanced Messaging
The GSMA welcomes today’s announcement by Google and mobile operator Sprint that Sprint has become first to partner with Google to deploy the GSMA’s Universal Profile for Advanced Messaging1. The prof
November 07, 2016 13:45
Okta Hires President of Worldwide Field Operations, Charles Race
Okta, a leading provider of identity for the enterprise, announced today a key new hire: president of worldwide field operations, Charles Race. In this role, Race will help Okta as it scales operation
November 07, 2016 11:20
New Children’s Health Products Sell Out at Mannatech’s Asia MannaFest℠ 2016 Event
Mannatech®, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company committed to changing lives to make a better world, sold out its pre-order of two newly launched children’s health product
November 04, 2016 17:15
Newmont Successfully Completes Sale of Indonesian Assets
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) successfully completed the sale of its ownership stake in PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT), which operates the Batu Hijau copper and gol
November 04, 2016 16:55
Tryon International Equestrian Center Selected to Host FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2018
Mark Bellissimo, managing Partner of Tryon Equestrian Partners (TEP), announced today that the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, Polk County, North Carolina has been selecte
November 04, 2016 16:25
Expanded CES 2017 Media Day Schedule Announced: Exhibitor Press Conference Programming Now Spans Two Days to Accommodate Demand
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ today announced the schedule for the official Media Days at CES® 2017. This year, the schedule has been expanded to cover two days to help meet demand for pr
November 04, 2016 14:10
Lenovo Delivers Profitable Second Quarter FY 2016/17 Results
Lenovo Group (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) today announced results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016. Revenue was US$11.2 billion, an eight percent decrease year-over-year, ye
November 04, 2016 13:50
Donnelley Financial Solutions and Equity Trustees Join Forces to Transform Fund Document Management and Workflow
Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN), a leading global provider of innovative software and services for the creation, production and distribution of compliance documents to investors and regulat
November 04, 2016 13:30
Reinvented KYC Infrastructure for Fund Distribution to Cut Costs by up to 70%
KYC, a process of verifying the identity of investors, is mandatory in the financial sector and costs an estimated EUR 180 million annually only for the Luxembourg fund industry[1]. However, if the pr
November 04, 2016 10:15
Takeda to Present Broad Range of Clinical Data During 58th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that it will present a total of 16 company-sponsored abstracts at the 58th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting taking
November 04, 2016 09:55
Huawei Introduces the HUAWEI Mate 9
Today at an exclusive global launch event, Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled two of the most anticipated devices of the year - the HUAWEI Mate 9 and the exclusive PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 9. B
November 04, 2016 00:00
SpaceResources.lu: the Luxembourg Government Becomes a Key Shareholder of Planetary Resources, Inc., the U.S.-Based Asteroid Mining Company
The Luxembourg Government, the public-law banking institution “Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement” (SNCI) and U.S.-based space technology company Planetary Resources have signed a 25 mill
November 03, 2016 20:00
ObEN Closes $7.7 Million Series A Funding from Leading Chinese Investors to Accelerate Development of Breakthrough VR / AI Technology
ObEN, Inc. (ObEN), the company that develops artificial intelligence (AI) technology to combine a person's image and voice to create never before possible virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (A
November 03, 2016 17:05
Medtronic Signs the “Open Data Pledge” to Share Data to Improve Patient Safety
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) today announced that Medtronic, a leading global healthcare solutions company, has joined a growing list of healthcare technology companies that have sign
November 03, 2016 16:55
TRUSTECH (Incorporating Cartes), the Largest Event Dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies is Presenting Its Conference on FINTECH
For its 2016 edition, the world leading event dedicated to secure payment, identification and connectivity will include a high-level conference programme among which a one day conference track on FINT
November 03, 2016 16:30
New Regional Structure Set to Drive AGCO Expansion in Africa
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, has announced a realignment of its regional structure which will see an in
November 03, 2016 14:20
Mobileum Acquired by Audax Private Equity
Mobileum is excited to announce it has been acquired by Audax Private Equity (“Audax”), a private equity firm focused on building leading middle market companies. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Au
November 03, 2016 14:10
Sintavia Achieves AS9100 Certification
Sintavia, LLC, the global leader for independent metal Additive Manufacturing (“AM”), announced today that it had received AS9100 Revision C certification. With the announcement, Sintavia becomes one
November 03, 2016 13:35
Itelma Selects OT to Deliver Connectivity for eCall and Commercial Services
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced that Itelma, the biggest Tier 1 automotive equipment supplier in Russia, has
November 03, 2016 13:20
GSMA Research Shows Mobile Money is Significantly Reducing the Cost of Sending International Remittances
The GSMA today issued a report entitled, ‘Driving a Price Revolution: Mobile Money in International Remittances’ that looks at the impact of mobile money on reducing the cost of international remittan
November 03, 2016 13:10
Ontology Systems Participates in TM Forum Lighter Logical Inventories Catalyst to Demonstrate New Approaches to Inventory for Service Assurance in Virtualised and Hybrid Networks
Ontology Systems, provider of service impact analysis and end-to-end dynamic network and service topology, today announced that it will be collaborating with Cognizant (www.cognizant.com) and EXFO (ww
November 02, 2016 18:35
SES Partners with IOM for Creation of Digital Emergency Manual
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that it has been selected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to create a digital emergency manual, in a project funded by the L
November 02, 2016 18:30
Security Innovation Presenting on End-to-End Security Panel at TU Automotive Europe 2016
What: Security Innovation’s Pete Samson, VP and General Manager will be joined by fellow industry thought-leaders from Argus Cyber Security, NXP Semiconductors and Strategy Analytics in a panel discus
November 02, 2016 18:00
Takeda Donates 1 Billion Yen as an Exclusive Partner to the United Nations Foundation for “Global Measles Vaccination for Children” Program
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) today announced that Takeda will exclusively support “Global Measles Vaccination for Children” by the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign.
November 02, 2016 17:45
Takeda: CSR Programs Focusing on Maternal and Child Health
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) today announced that the company will implement three CSR programs focusing on solutions to maternal and child healthcare problems in Africa and Asia
November 02, 2016 17:25
Palau Telecoms Signs Agreement with O3b Networks for Fourth Upgrade in 20 Months of Operation
O3b Networks today announced that its customer Palau Telecoms has increased network capacity for the fourth time in 20 months, growing its service capacity by 70% over this period. The company decided
November 02, 2016 15:20
Winter Awaits Guests at Hotel Nikko & JAL City in Okinawa
Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd. promises to warm the hearts and minds of winter travelers who visit Okinawa—Japan’s southernmost prefecture—to stay at any of four Okura Nikko Hotels’ properties
November 02, 2016 14:40
Elliott to Acquire a Controlling Interest in Aeolus
Aeolus Capital Management Ltd. (“Aeolus” or “ACM”) today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle pursuant to which Elliott Management Corporation (“Elliott”), through an affiliate, wil
November 02, 2016 14:15
Mobile Industry to Add $1 Trillion in Value to North American Economy by 2020, Finds New GSMA Study
North America’s mobile industry will be worth almost $1 trillion a year to the region’s economy by 2020, according to a new GSMA study. The new report, ‘The Mobile Economy: North America 2016’, foreca
November 02, 2016 13:00
SII Semiconductor Corporation to Release World Class Low Current Consumption LDO Voltage Regulators - 350 nA
SII Semiconductor Corporation, an affiliate of Seiko Instruments Inc., manufactures and sells semiconductors. In November 2016, SII Semiconductor Corporation will release the S-1317 Series of LDO volt
November 02, 2016 11:55
SonicWall Announces Spin Out from Dell Software Group - Focused on Solving Next Generation of Cybersecurity Threats Facing Companies
Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused private equity firm, and Elliott Management today announced the completion of the acquisition of Dell Software Group and the spin out of SonicWall as a
November 02, 2016 11:20
Quiksilver Appoints Franck Riboud to Board of Directors
Quiksilver, Inc. today announced that it has appointed Franck Riboud as an independent director to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Riboud’s appointment will expand the Company’s Boa
November 02, 2016 11:05
Overall survival data from LUX-Lung 7 head-to-head trial of afatinib versus gefitinib presented at ESMO 2016
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced results from the LUX-Lung 7 trial that directly compared the efficacy and safety of second-generation EGFR-directed therapy afatinib* (Giotrif®) and first-generati
November 01, 2016 14:20
Rimini Street Increases Investment in Australia and New Zealand, Opens New Melbourne Office
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global provider of independent enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corpo
November 01, 2016 14:00
Connect with Global Business Leaders Dedicated to Performance Improvement at the Capability Counts 2017 Conference in Washington, DC
According to a 2016 PwC CEO Survey, CEOs are seeking to better measure the impact and value of innovation for their key stakeholders. Companies are addressing these challenges by gaining better insigh
November 01, 2016 13:50
Duane Morris Opens Taiwan Office
Duane Morris LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)—Duane Morris & Selvam Taiwan, a foreign legal affairs law firm—after securing approval from the Mini
November 01, 2016 13:05
Toshiba New Stepping Motor Driver IC Lowers Motor Noise and Vibration
High speed, high performance motor control is essential for printers, office automation equipment, banking terminals such as ATMs, cash dispensers, amusement machines, and home appliances. Recent cust
November 01, 2016 11:30
Hytera Expands DMR Portfolio by Introducing Entry-Level Radios
Hytera, a world leading solution provider of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) communications, has officially released a brand new Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) series, the BD series, a cost-effective entr
November 01, 2016 08:30
Murata: Notice of Acquisition of Primatec Inc.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6981) (ISIN:JP3914400001) & Primatec Inc.: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Murata”) and Primatec Inc. (“Primatec”) announced today that Murata has acquired al
October 31, 2016 17:00
NTT Communications Launches High-Capacity Optical Submarine Cable Network Serving Asia-Pacific Region
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT (NYSE:NTT) Group, announced today that it has launched the Asia Pacific Gateway (AP
October 31, 2016 10:25
Takeda Reports First Half FY2016 Results and Raises Full Year Profit Guidance
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502): Strong first half results led by Growth Drivers · Underlying Revenue grew +7.4%, led by a +15.3% increase of Takeda's Growth Drivers (GI, Onc
October 29, 2016 03:00
Face the Facts: Stroke is Treatable
Every two seconds, someone in the world is having a stroke. Globally, stroke is the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death. The right stroke care can save lives, but glob
October 28, 2016 15:00
GSMA Elects New Board Members and Elects Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chair
The GSMA today announced that it has elected new members of the GSMA Board for the two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018. The GSMA Board has also elected Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder
October 28, 2016 14:15
Rockwell Automation Names New President for Asia-Pacific Region
Rockwell Automation has named Joseph Sousa president of its Asia-Pacific region. Sousa, who recently served as president for Latin America, will be responsible for executing the company’s growth an
October 28, 2016 14:05
Flurry Analytics Announces Advancements to Yahoo’s Mobile Developer Suite
Flurry Analytics today announced the availability of two advancements to the Yahoo Mobile Developer Suite, Crash Analytics 2.0 and Revenue Analytics. With the addition of these two features, Flurry An
October 28, 2016 13:25
NTT Communications, Vantis and Microware Launch New Enterprise Cloud Marketplace in Hong Kong
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within NTT Group (NYSE: NTT), is partnering with Vantis Consulting Group and Microware to launch E
October 28, 2016 11:20
Security Innovation Presenting at the Largest Cybersecurity Event in the Baltics
Security Innovation, pioneers in application security, will be leading three separate presentations this week at DSS ITSEC 2016, the largest cybersecurity event in the Baltics. DSS ITSEC is an inte
October 28, 2016 10:10
WEX Inc. and ExxonMobil Extend North American Fleet Card Contract for 10 More Years
WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a global provider of industry-leading corporate payments solutions, today announced a ten-year extension of its North American fleet card contract with Exxon Mobil Corporation (N
October 27, 2016 17:50
Schlumberger Announces Third-Quarter 2016 Results
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) today reported results for the third quarter of 2016. (To view the table, please visit https://goo.gl/1zG2sT) Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Paal Kibsgaard commented
October 27, 2016 17:10
ABB: Continued Margin Growth in Tough Markets
“We delivered the eighth consecutive quarter of margin accretion through our continued focus on execution,” said CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer. “In the third quarter, we experienced significant macro uncerta
October 27, 2016 17:00
ABB Names Timo Ihamuotila as New Chief Financial Officer
ABB announced today that Timo Ihamuotila has been named Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee, effective April 1, 2017. Ihamuotila succeeds current CFO Eric Elzvik in an orderl
October 27, 2016 15:35
Hilton Named One of the World’s 25 Best Places to Work
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced it has been named one of the World’s 25 Best Multinational Workplaces in 2016, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work®. Hilton was sele
October 27, 2016 14:50
New GSMA Study Projects Almost One Billion Mobile Subscribers in India by 2020
India is expected to see a significant uptake in mobile subscriptions, broadband and connectivity by 2020, marking a period of rapid development of the country’s mobile economy, according to a new GSM
October 27, 2016 11:50
OT Will Present Its Q3 2016 Financial Results to Investors on November 10th, 2016
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, today announced that it will present its third quarter 2016 financial results to i
October 27, 2016 11:15
Boehringer Ingelheim’s adalimumab biosimilar candidate shows similar efficacy and safety profile to Humira® in pivotal Phase III study
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced top-line results from the pivotal Phase III clinical study of BI 695501, a biosimilar candidate to U.S.-licensed Humira® and EU approved Humira® (adalimumab). BI 6
October 27, 2016 10:50
Qubit Unveils New Machine Learning Engine to Automatically Uncover Revenue Opportunities for Data-Driven Marketers
- Qubit, the pioneer in delivering context-driven customer experiences, announces the deployment of its machine learning engine as part of its industry-leading digital experience management (DXM) plat
October 27, 2016 02:00
Twentieth Century Fox Film Appoints Andrew Cripps to President of International Theatrical Distribution
Twentieth Century Fox Film Chairman and CEO, Stacey Snider, today announced the appointment of Andrew Cripps as President, International Theatrical Distribution. Cripps, who will join Fox from IMAX
October 26, 2016 18:40
NatureVision TV and Nature Relaxation Team up to Launch Ultra HD Channel with SES
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced the Nature Relaxation 4K channel has launched aboard its fast-growing Ultra HD distribution neighbourhood hosted by a trio
October 26, 2016 18:35
NTT Communications Positioned Again as a Leader in 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Asia/Pacific
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), a data, cloud and international communications leader within the NTT (NYSE: NTT) Group, announced today it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the
October 26, 2016 14:40
Hangzhou Jufeng Technology Designs Techpoint's TP2823C and TP2833 into Their New Line of XVR DVR Platforms
Hangzhou Jufeng Technology, one of the leading manufacturers of embedded DVR solutions, has released “XVR” products, an entirely new line of embedded DVR products using HD-TVI 3.0 technology supportin
October 26, 2016 14:00
Dreaming Big: CTA Announces New Sleep Tech Marketplace at CES 2017
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM today announced the new Sleep Tech Marketplace, presented by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), at CES® 2017. The announcement came during the fourth annu
October 26, 2016 13:40
NTT DATA to Hold Global Contest in Search of New Venture Businesses
NTT DATA, a global IT service provider, announced today that it will host preliminary contests in 10 locations worldwide to attract ideas for venture-business collaborations. Any startup company is we
October 26, 2016 11:40
GSMA Announces Additional Commitments from Indian Operators to Reduce Mobile Gender Gap by 2020
At the GSMA Mobile 360 - India conference today, the GSMA announced a further three signatories to the Connected Women Commitment Initiative, which focuses on reducing the gender gap in mobile interne
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