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October 12, 2016 11:15
TNS Adds Experienced Leadership to Its Global Payments Team
Transaction Network Services (TNS) is strengthening its payments business with two high-level senior appointments which will help TNS deliver on its ambitious growth plans. George Zirkel joins TNS
October 12, 2016 10:00
Mannatech’s Asia MannaFest℠ Event Fuels Company Momentum
Mannatech®, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global health and wellness company committed to transforming lives to make a better world, is hosting its annual Asia MannaFest event at Olympic Park Handbal
October 11, 2016 20:30
H3 Dynamics and V-Cube Robotics Join Forces to Launch DRONEBOX Telerobotics Base Stations across Japan
Japanese tele-robotics company V-Cube Robotics (VRJ) has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore’s H3 Dynamics to roll out the company’s DRONEBOX drone deployment base station across Japan.
October 11, 2016 17:25
Zymergen Announces $130 Million in Series B Funding, Led by SoftBank
Zymergen, a technology company unlocking the power of biology, announced today that it has raised 130 million USD in Series B funding led by SoftBank Group (TOKYO: 9984). The round also includes prior
October 11, 2016 16:00
The Coca-Cola Company Exercises Call Option to Acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
The Coca-Cola Company today announced its intention to acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (ABI) stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) following the closing of the ABI combination with SABMiller. T
October 11, 2016 15:50
QNB Group, Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended 30 September 2016
QNB Group, the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the nine months ended 30 September 2016. For the nine months ended 30 September 2016, Net Profit re
October 11, 2016 14:20
Andersen Global Announces Collaboration with Irish Tax Firm, Roberts Nathan
Andersen Global is now collaborating with Roberts Nathan, an Irish tax firm with locations in Dublin and Cork. The establishment of a Collaboration Agreement between Roberts Nathan and Andersen Global
October 11, 2016 13:55
AllSeen Alliance Merges With Open Connectivity Foundation to Accelerate the Internet of Things
The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), sponsor of the IoTivity open source project, and AllSeen Alliance, which provides the AllJoyn® open source IoT framework, today announced that the two organizat
October 11, 2016 13:35
Dole Acquires Chile's TucFrut Farms
Dole Food Company announces the acquisition of the TucFrut farms and packing facilities in the Molina and Linares areas of Chile. The TucFrut property, located 140 miles South of Santiago, consists of
October 11, 2016 13:25
NEC and Netcracker Unveil First Full-Service NaaS Solution to Fast Track Service Provider B2B Growth
NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology unveiled today their Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution, the market's first full-service NaaS solution focused on helping service providers generate new rev
October 11, 2016 11:50
GSMA Announces First Keynote Speakers for Mobile World Congress 2017
The GSMA today provided an update on the 2017 Mobile World Congress, including the first keynote speakers for the conference, as well as new programmes, events and sponsors. Mobile World Congress will
October 11, 2016 10:50
Crescendo Biologics and Takeda Enter Collaboration for Humabody®-based Therapeutics Worth up to $790m
Crescendo Biologics Limited (Crescendo), the drug discovery and developer of Humabody®-based therapeutics, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced a global, strategic, mu
October 11, 2016 10:45
Durvalumab Shows Promising Preliminary Early Data in Lung and Head & Neck Cancers
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced today efficacy and safety data for durvalumab from two separate cohorts of patients with either advanced non-sma
October 11, 2016 10:30
Point72 Asset Management Recruits Internationally for 2017 Academy Program
Point72 Asset Management (Point72), the family office managing the assets of investor and philanthropist Steve Cohen, is expanding its groundbreaking Point72 Academy Program to recruit students intern
October 10, 2016 09:30
Faslodex Demonstrates Progression-Free Survival Advantage in 1st Line Advanced Breast Cancer
AstraZeneca today announced data from the Phase III FALCON trial demonstrating superior median progression-free survival (PFS) for Faslodex (fulvestrant) 500mg compared to Arimidex (anastrozole) 1mg i
October 07, 2016 17:55
OT and Nets Partner to Offer Mobile Payments to Scandinavian Banks
Nets, a leading payments service provider in Northern Europe, and OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, are partnering t
October 07, 2016 15:25
Galderma Campaign “Proof in Real Life”: Patients Tell their Stories One Year Later
In 2015, Sharon Stone, signed on to the “Proof in Real Life” campaign to help Galderma challenge common misconceptions of aesthetic treatments. Galderma & Sharon Stone unveiled the natural-looking
October 07, 2016 14:00
Kyoraku Co., Ltd. Releases Test Data of Fuel Efficiency with Its Original “Foamed Duct”
Kyoraku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Chuo-ku, President: Takamitsu Nagase, hereunder “Kyoraku”) obtained actual vehicle test data for fuel efficiency of vehicle adopting Kyoraku’s original foamed d
October 07, 2016 13:55
Masimo Announces CE Marking of Rad-97™ Pulse CO-Oximeter®
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the CE marking of the Rad-97™ Pulse CO-Oximeter®. Rad-97 offers the same Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ SET® pulse oximetry and upgradeable rainbow SET
October 07, 2016 13:45
GSMA’s First Global Mobile Trends Report Highlights Industry Shift to Asia and Rise of the Mobile Internet
The GSMA today launched its inaugural ‘Global Mobile Trends’ report, offering a vast wealth of data and insight on the state of the mobile ecosystem today and mapping out its future development. This
October 07, 2016 11:55
ABB: Next Stage of Unlocking Value
ABB today launched Stage 3 of its Next Level strategy to unlock value for customers and shareholders. The core elements of this include: shaping ABB’s divisions into four market-leading, entrepreneuri
October 06, 2016 18:50
CYNORA Achieves a New Milestone in Efficiency and Stability of Blue TADF Emitters for OLEDs
CYNORA, a leader in TADF (thermally activated delayed fluorescence) materials, has developed new material classes that combine both, high efficiency and long lifetime, for blue emission. With these ne
October 06, 2016 18:40
UAE Exchange Associates With the Asian Football Confederation as Official Sponsor
The leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, UAE Exchange recently announced that it has signed up with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as an official sponsor of
October 06, 2016 18:20
GSMA Announces First Details for Mobile 360 Series - India 2016
The GSMA today outlined the first details of the GSMA 2016 Mobile 360 Series - India conference, which will take place 25-26 October 2016 at the Leela Ambience Gurgaon Hotel and Residences in Gurgaon,
October 06, 2016 18:00
Interbrand Releases 2016 Best Global Brands Report: Apple and Google Hold the Top Two Spots, Tesla and Dior Join the List
Leading brand consultancy, Interbrand, named Apple, Google and Coca-Cola the three most valuable brands in its 2016 Best Global Brands report, with automotive and technology brands dominating the rank
October 06, 2016 17:20
Janus Capital Group Inc. and Henderson Group plc Announce Recommended Merger of Equals
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October 06, 2016 15:35
Herbalife Nutrition Asia Pacific Survey Reveals That Millennials Find It Difficult to Engage in Physical Activities in the Modern Workplace
Herbalife Nutrition, a global nutrition company, has released findings from its Asia Pacific Millennials At Work Survey[1], showing that younger workers in Asia want to do more physical exercise while
October 06, 2016 15:20
KYOCERA Develops Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors with Industry-Leading Volumetric Efficiency Ideal for Smartphones
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that it has developed multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with industry-leading capacitance for use in telecommunication equipment includin
October 06, 2016 11:45
Open Connectivity Foundation Opens Six Certification Labs Around the World to Expand Product Certification Efforts
Today the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), the largest Internet of Things standards group, announced that it has opened six certification labs to expand its certification program, allowing members
October 06, 2016 10:10
Murex Voted Number One Overall Financial Technology Provider in Asia Pacific for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Murex, the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets participants, is pleased to announce that it has been voted Overall Number One Technolo
October 06, 2016 09:00
Yokogawa Develops Process Data Analytics Software for the Early Detection of Production Quality Issues
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces that it has developed Process Data Analytics, an application program that can detect a decline in quality or productivity at an early stage of the
October 05, 2016 18:00
Cardinal Health Expands in Asia
Leading global, integrated healthcare services and products company, Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), today announced that it will bring its powder-free gloves product line to Hong Kong while further penet
October 05, 2016 16:00
IncellDx’s Quantitative Immuno-Oncology Assay OncoTect iO Published in New Study
IncellDx, Inc., a single cell, precision medicine company, today announced that the international peer-reviewed medical journal Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy has published a manuscript entitled: “Q
October 05, 2016 14:45
Mahesh Babu Announced as Brand Ambassador for YuppTV
YuppTV, the world’s largest online streaming platform for South-Asian content, has announced Tollywood Superstar Mahesh Babu as their Brand ambassador. Being a global leader in the OTT space, YuppTV p
October 05, 2016 13:55
ABB and Fluor Partner to Deliver Power Substation Projects Globally
ABB and Fluor have formed a global strategic partnership for the execution of large turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects for electrical substations. By combining ABB’s worl
October 05, 2016 13:20
ABB and Aibel to Partner on Offshore Wind Connections
ABB and Aibel today announced a strategic partnership to deliver state-of-the-art offshore wind integration solutions. ABB will focus on its proven high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, while
October 05, 2016 13:05
ABB and Microsoft Partner to Drive Digital Industrial Transformation
ABB and Microsoft Corp. today announced a strategic partnership to help industrial customers create new value with digital solutions. Customers will benefit from the unique combination of the Microsof
October 04, 2016 21:00
Replicor to Disclose Late Breaking HBV Clinical Data at AASLD 2016
Replicor Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company targeting a cure for chronic hepatitis B and D patients, today announced that the preliminary interim analysis from its latest REP 401 clinica
October 04, 2016 18:25
Rockwell Automation Acquires MAVERICK Technologies
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) has acquired leading systems integrator MAVERICK Technologies to expand domain knowledge and help deliver innovative control and information solutions to customer
October 04, 2016 17:00
Czech Constitutional Court Confirms Bullying and Harassment Case Against Dr. Shahram Zadeh
Czech Constitutional Court presiding judge Vojtech Šimiček on September 13, 2016, has ruled that the arrest of Dr. Shahram Zadeh was a mistake which the regional court of Brno has rectified. The Const
October 04, 2016 13:50
QuintilesIMS: Merger Creates a Leading Global Integrated Information and Technology-Enabled Healthcare Service Provider
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:Q) today announced that it has successfully completed its merger of equals transaction between IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:IMS) and Quintiles Transnational Holdi
October 04, 2016 10:40
Toshiba Launches VSON4 Small Package Photorelays with 110 Degrees Celsius Maximum Operating Temperature
Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of a new line-up of its small package “VSON4 Series” photorelays that extends the upper end
October 04, 2016 10:20
2016 Longines and International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) International Award of Merit Goes to the Romanet Family, Long Renowned Leaders in French and International World of Horseracing
As the Official Partner and Official Watch of the IFHA, Longines presented the Longines and IFHA International Award of Merit to the Romanet Family on 3 October 2016 in Paris. Juan-Carlos Capelli,
September 30, 2016 14:00
BERTIN Launches the Latest AlphaGUARD Radon Gas Measurement Solution
BERTIN, entity of CNIM Group, is pleased to present the latest version of its AlphaGUARD radon measurement solution (developed with Saphymo’s expertise). This portable equipment is re-designed for ins
September 30, 2016 13:50
Travel Apps or Travel Agents?
Global travel deals publisher Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) has conducted a survey* of 6,000 of its Asian, European and North American members to determine how consumers in different markets research and bo
September 30, 2016 13:05
AQUA Carpatica Water Purity Campaign Wins Its Category at D&AD Impact
AQUA Carpatica, the world’s only nitrate-free naturally sparkling mineral water, is pleased to announce that the brand was presented with a White Pencil award in the Communications & Interaction categ
September 30, 2016 09:45
Boehringer Ingelheim and Sarah Cannon Research Institute launch strategic collaboration to develop novel immune-oncology therapies
Boehringer Ingelheim and Sarah Cannon Research Institute, the research arm of Sarah Cannon, the global cancer institute of HCA, announced today a new strategic collaboration. This partnership brings t
September 29, 2016 20:15
TRUSTECH (Incorporating CARTES), the Global Event Dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies is Presenting Its 2016 Exceptional Programme
New name, new targets, new location and most of all a new format for TRUSTECH. The TRUSTECH Confex is now completing the CARTES Exhibition with a high level conference programme. Numerous intern
September 29, 2016 18:10
DC Super Hero Girls Teams Up with Pop Sensation Fifth Harmony to Empower Girls
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) and DC Entertainment (DCE) today announced a partnership with the award-winning, pop powerhouse Fifth Harmony to collaborate on the first-ever DC Super Hero Girls
September 29, 2016 17:35
GLOBAL-FOREX Established an Innovative Environment for Online Transaction with Its Auto-Trading System
A multinational financial broker, Global-Forex, has been drawing attention as it provides various online trading environments. Global-Forex is specialized in international financial services and was f
September 29, 2016 17:20
InCellis: The New Age of Cell Imaging by BERTIN
BERTIN, entity of CNIM Group, is launching InCellis, a new cell imager developed to provide high quality images and facilitate the scientists’ day to day manipulation. The image quality in brightfield
September 29, 2016 17:05
Cooltech Applications is Partnering with Carrefour
Cooltech Applications, S.A.S. (Cooltech), the world’s leading magnetic refrigeration company, implemented a fully equipped magneto-caloric display cabinet at Carrefour’s head office restaurant (Carref
September 29, 2016 14:00
The GSMA and World Customs Organization Sign Agreement to Combat Mobile Device Fraud
The GSMA and the World Customs Organization (WCO) today announced an agreement to collaborate in the fight against the counterfeiting and fraudulent trading of mobile devices. The partnership will foc
September 29, 2016 13:55
Toshiba Announces Qi-certified 15W Wireless Power Transmitter System
Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced that a wireless power transmitter system using its “TC7718FTG” 15W wireless power transmitter IC has b
September 29, 2016 11:50
Boehringer Ingelheim Boosts Immune-Oncology Pipeline Through Collaboration with ViraTherapeutics
Boehringer Ingelheim and ViraTherapeutics today announced a long term collaboration to jointly develop a next generation oncolytic virus therapy platform and to investigate ViraTherapeutic’s lead cand
September 29, 2016 10:00
Moody’s Analytics Tops 2016 Asia Risk Technology Rankings in Three Categories
Moody’s Analytics has again topped Asia Risk Magazine’s 2016 Technology Rankings. The company was named the leader in three categories: Regulatory Capital Calculation and Management, Economic Capital
September 29, 2016 09:00
Limelight Helps GoChina TV Deliver Over-the-Top Video Services to Millions of Subscribers Worldwide
Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that GoChina TV is leveraging Limelight Video Delivery Services to provide their Mandarin-language
September 28, 2016 17:50
STATS Unveils New Global Brand Identity
STATS launched a new brand identity representative of the company’s global presence and future growth in sports data and technology. Following a year of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, STAT
September 28, 2016 17:40
USB-IF Announces USB Audio Device Class 3.0 Specification
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, today announced the USB Audio Device Class 3.0 specification to establish USB Audio over U
September 28, 2016 17:30
Ethernet Alliance Applauds Successful Completion of IEEE 802.3bz
The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today hailed ratification of IEEE 802.3bz™, Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Med
September 28, 2016 14:55
Smartmatic Launches TIVI - a Secure and Verifiable Online Voting Solution
Today, Smartmatic announced the launch of TIVI, a secure, verifiable online voting solution for governmental elections. This next-generation voting solution provides the strongest assurance of elec
September 28, 2016 13:55
GSMA Announces Full Speaker Line-up for Mobile 360 Series - Middle East
The GSMA today confirmed the final speaker line-up and agenda for its upcoming Mobile 360 Series - Middle East conference taking place in Dubai 17-18 October 2016. The mobile industry-focused event, w
September 28, 2016 11:50
Murex Announces Bankdata Implementation of MX.3 as a Utility for 11 Danish Banks
Murex, the leading provider of integrated trading, risk management and processing solutions, is pleased to announce that Danish IT services provider Bankdata is implementing MX.3 as a central service
September 28, 2016 11:00
Mitsubishi Electric Launches Mobile Mapping System for Overseas Market
Mitsubishi Electric Launches Mobile Mapping System for Overseas Market Integrated, easily mountable and detachable type for creation of accurate 3D maps TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mitsubishi Elect
September 28, 2016 10:40
Gigaphoton Achieves a 10,000 Kiloliter Annual Reduction of Helium Gas Consumption
Gigaphoton Inc. (Head Office: Oyama, Tochigi; President & CEO: Hitoshi Tomaru; www.gigaphoton.com), a leading manufacturer of light sources used in lithography, has announced that its helium-free tech
September 28, 2016 10:00
Cirrus Logic’s New Low Power Smart Codec Provides Hi-Fi Stereo Listening Experience in Mobile Applications
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) is enabling a dramatic leap forward in single-chip audio and voice processing features for mobile applications with the introduction of its flagship low power smart codec.
September 27, 2016 21:00
Inteva Products Celebrates New India Technical Center
Inteva Products, LLC, a leading global Tier One automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, celebrates the Grand Opening of its new India Technical Center in Bangalore, India. The state-
September 27, 2016 17:30
AppDirect and SoftBank Commerce and Service Corp. Partner to Empower Cloud Service Resellers Across Japan
Today at AppDirect ENGAGE, AppDirect’s annual summit and the industry’s only event dedicated to cloud service commerce, AppDirect announced that it has partnered with SoftBank Commerce and Service (C&
September 27, 2016 16:00
New Speakers Unveiled for GSMA Mobility Live! - North America
The GSMA and the Metro Atlanta Chamber today announced more than 20 additional speakers for the ‘GSMA Mobility Live! - North America’ conference being held in Atlanta, 1-2 November 2016. Newly added t
September 27, 2016 14:35
AGCO is Founding Member of the DKE Data-Hub Initiative
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, is proud to announce its participation as a founding member of the DKE Data-Hub initiative. This p
September 27, 2016 14:10
Andersen Global Initiates Expansion in Ireland
Andersen Global is pleased to announce its collaboration with mgpartners, a leading tax firm in Ireland. The establishment of a Collaboration Agreement with mgpartners furthers Andersen’s ability to p
September 27, 2016 13:45
Toshiba Launches the Industry's Leading-class Low On-resistance N-Channel MOSFETs for Load Switches in Mobile Devices
Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of N-channel MOSFETs for load switches in mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets
September 27, 2016 13:35
Herbalife Nutrition and Special Olympics Announce $1 Million Fitness Collaboration
Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), a global nutrition company, today announced a $1 million collaboration with Special Olympics to support the organization’s fitness programming around the world, focusing on incr
September 27, 2016 11:50
OT Supplies SESAM-Vitale in France With More Than 7 Million Health Cards a Year
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced that it is working in close collaboration with the SESAM-Vitale economic inte
September 27, 2016 10:55
InnoTrans 2016: Records Tumble as the Leading International Transport Trade Fair Opens Its Doors
Tomorrow, when this year’s InnoTrans opens its doors it will be the largest ever. The eleventh edition of the event has broken records in every area: 2,950 exhibitors from 60 countries are occupying e
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