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June 03, 2016 13:15
GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis Obtains CE Mark
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced receipt of CE Mark for the GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Device, a product designed for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in pati
June 03, 2016 11:50
Boehringer Ingelheim launches ambitious ELUXA trial programme to broadly investigate promising lung cancer compound olmutinib
Boehringer Ingelheim has initiated the ELUXA trial programme, designed to further investigate the therapeutic potential of olmutinib* (BI 1482694 / HM61713), a novel third-generation, epidermal growth
June 02, 2016 17:55
SES and Fox Networks Germany Extend Multi-Year Contract
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SES Platform Services, a leading technical media service provider, and Fox Networks Group (FNG) Germany hav
June 02, 2016 17:50
Vista Equity Partners to Acquire Ping Identity
Ping Identity, the leader in Identity Defined Security, today announced that it has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a leading private equity firm focused on software, data and techno
June 02, 2016 17:40
Palau National Communications Corporation Sees 3G Data Usage Soar, Again Increases O3b Capacity
O3b Networks today announced that its customer Palau National Communications Corporation (PNCC) has signed an agreement to increase its allotted capacity to bring faster, more reliable connectivity to
June 02, 2016 16:55
Takeda Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for ADCETRIS® (brentuximab vedotin) as Consolidation Treatment in Post-Transplant Hodgkin Lymphoma
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for th
June 02, 2016 16:00
Levi Strauss & Co. Launches Global Fellowship Program to Accelerate Innovation in Sustainable Apparel
Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) today announced the launch of the LS&Co. Collaboratory, an annual fellowship program for socially and environmentally conscious entrepreneurs who see design and sustainabil
June 02, 2016 15:45
Hilton Cleveland Downtown Opens Today, Redefining the City’s Skyline with Modern Architectural Design Rising 32 Stories Above Lake Erie
Today, the highly-anticipated 600-guest room Hilton Cleveland Downtown officially opened its doors to the public. To commemorate this milestone, Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) executives, Hilton Clevela
June 02, 2016 14:50
Erik Huggers Announced as an IBC Conference Keynote Speaker
IBC announced today that Erik Huggers, President and CEO of Vevo, will deliver a Keynote on Saturday 10 September at its forthcoming IBC2016 Conference. A long time TV and technology innovation lea
June 02, 2016 13:40
Manufacturing World Japan 2016 - the Place of Cutting-Edge for All Kinds of Manufacturing Industry
Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., the largest trade show organiser in Japan, announced that Manufacturing World Japan 2016, Japan’s leading trade show for the manufacturing industry, is coming back at Toky
June 02, 2016 13:00
SuperECG: BeatScanner App for Your Rhythms
BeatScanner utilizes the extremely sensitive built-in accelerometer and gyroscope sensors in your phone or pad to accurately detect the tiniest of movements. After a 15 second to 2 minute measurement
June 02, 2016 11:00
Wave of “AI” Reach Content Industry - Featured Area “AI world” to Be Held Inside CONTENT TOKYO 2016
Special exhibit area “AI world” to be launched inside CONTENT TOKYO 2016 “AI world”, an area gathering the most latest & innovative AI technologies, is going to be held inside CONTENT TOKYO 2016 - Ja
June 01, 2016 21:00
ANGUS Introduces New Excipient for Enhanced Purification of Large-Scale Drug Manufacturing
ANGUS Life Sciences, a newly formed division of ANGUS Chemical Company, the leading manufacturer and marketer of nitroalkanes and their derivatives, today launched TRIS AMINO® HCl PRIME - a new excipi
June 01, 2016 19:55
Michael Kors Acquires Greater China Licensee
Michael Kors is pleased to announce that the Company has completed the acquisition of Michael Kors (HK) Limited, the exclusive licensee of the Company in China and certain other jurisdictions in Asia,
June 01, 2016 19:00
Worldwide Innovative Networking (WIN) in Personalized Cancer Medicine is Very Proud to Announce That Institut Curie, France Has Joined Its Consortium
“We are very proud to welcome Institut Curie to WIN,” said Dr. John Mendelsohn, Chairman of WIN and Director of the Khalifa Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy and past President of MD Anderson
June 01, 2016 18:40
SES-9 READY TO ENTER COMMERCIAL SERVICE
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that its new SES-9 spacecraft is entering commercial service. SES-9 has successfully completed its testing and reached its orbital position a
June 01, 2016 18:35
SES and Studiotech Partner to Provide Satellite Capacity to Telewizja Polska at Astra 23.5 Degrees East
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), one of the world-leading satellite operators, announced today a long-term partnership with Studiotech Poland, a leading audiovisual engineering company and
June 01, 2016 16:00
Intelsat and KDDI Turn Rio into the First EpicNG Games
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, announced today that KDDI Corporation (KDDI), a Japan-based global telecommunicati
June 01, 2016 15:40
AGCO’s Beauvais Tractor Manufacturing Facility wins France’s Factory of the Year Award 2016
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, is pleased to announce that its Tractor Manufacturing Facility in Beauvais, France has b
June 01, 2016 14:00
Patton, Unify Now Shipping OpenScape Business Appliance
Patton Electronics—US manufacturer of UC, cloud, and IoT enabling solutions for carrier, enterprise and industrial networks—is now shipping the SmartNode OpenScape Business Appliance (SN-OSB). Deve
June 01, 2016 13:50
Press Conference on June 3, 2016 on the Luxembourg Initiative to Support the Use of Space Resources
The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is pleased to announce an international press conference to highlight the latest developments of the recently announced spaceresources.lu initiative. Th
June 01, 2016 13:40
Network International Selects OT’s MOTION CODE™ Solution to Secure Online Transactions in the Middle East & Africa
Network International , the leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and
June 01, 2016 13:30
Toshiba Announces Immediate IP Subsystem Availability of PCI Express® and DDR3 for Custom LSI Platforms
Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Device Solutions Company announced today the immediate availability of PCI Express *1 and DDR3 SDRAM *2 IP subsystems *3 developed in conjunction with Nort
June 01, 2016 11:35
Dell Launches World’s First 17-inch 2-in-1 and a New Generation of Feature-Packed Personal Laptops in Brilliant Colors
Today at Computex 2016, the largest IT trade fair in Asia, Dell unveiled a new line of Inspiron 2-in-1s ideal for students heading back to school, aspiring entrepreneurs and families seeking an afford
June 01, 2016 09:00
Clientron to Showcase Latest Thin Client and POS Products at Computex Taipei 2016
Clientron Corp., a global leading provider of Thin Client, POS and embedded systems, is introducing its latest products with innovative design at Computex 2016, held in Taipei, Taiwan from May 31th to
June 01, 2016 08:55
SES Expands Its Reach to Two Million TV Homes in Ghana
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator, today announced the results of its Satellite Monitor study in Ghana, which shows that SES has increased its technical re
May 31, 2016 19:15
Analogix’s Market Proven DisplayPort over USB-C Solutions are Mobile Industry’s Top Choice, Over 10 Million Controllers and Transmitters Have Been Shipped
Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced that it has now shipped more than 10 million DisplayPort™ over USB-C™ controllers and transmitters into mobile devices and accessories featuring USB-C char
May 31, 2016 18:45
Boehringer Ingelheim and Inventiva collaborate to develop potential new treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Boehringer Ingelheim and Inventiva, a French biopharmaceutical company specialised in the development of innovative therapies for fibrosis, oncology and orphan diseases, announced today, a new multi-y
May 31, 2016 18:40
Expo 2020 Dubai’s Premier Partnerships Take Off With Emirates Airline
Expo 2020 Dubai has announced Emirates Airline as its Official Airline Partner. The partnership, signed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airl
May 31, 2016 18:25
SES Extends Capacity Contract with K-NET in West Africa
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator, announced today that it has signed a multi-year renewal contract with K-NET, an ICT and Telecoms platform services company ba
May 31, 2016 18:00
plista Names Serina Tsou as Head of Asia Pacific Region
plista, a pioneer in innovative native advertising solutions powered by data, announced today it has named GroupM veteran, Serina Tsou, as head of its Asia Pacific region with immediate effect. Tso
May 31, 2016 17:50
COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2016 Exhibitor News and Digital Media Available on the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2016 Show Site and Tradeshownews.com
Business Wire will be making breaking exhibitor news releases available through a COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2016 Exhibitor News Archive. Media may contact the Business Wire Event Services Group at tradeshow@
May 31, 2016 14:00
Quanta and ImmerVision World’s First VR Camera for Smart Phones Enables 360 Immersive Capture and Live Streaming at Computex
Today, Quanta Computers, a leading global electronics ODM and the world's largest Notebook PC manufacturer, together with ImmerVision, the inventor of the 360-degree panomorph lens and worldwide exper
May 31, 2016 13:40
TRUSTECH (incorporating CARTES), The Global Event Dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies Announces the Participation of the Sector's Most Influential World Experts
The next edition of the global event focusing on secure payment, identification and connection solutions will offer the best topic-focused conference sessions and an exclusive speaker line-up. The
May 31, 2016 11:50
AerCap Delivers First of Two New Airbus A350 XWB Aircraft to Cathay Pacific Airways
AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap”)(NYSE: AER) today announced the delivery of a new Airbus A350-900 to Cathay Pacific Airways, the first of two new A350-900 aircraft deliveries on long-term lease from Ae
May 31, 2016 11:35
OT Appoints Muzaffar Khokhar as Regional President for Russia, Middle-East and Africa
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced the appointment of Muzaffar Khokhar as RMEA Regional President in addition to
May 30, 2016 16:40
SES and Gilat to Launch Hybrid Broadband Solution in Asia
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services announced today that they ar
May 30, 2016 11:55
Philip Morris International Launches New Initiative to Fight Smuggling and Related Crimes; Pledges USD 100 Million to Fund Projects
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE /Euronext Paris: PM) announced today a major new initiative — “PMI IMPACT” — to help confront smuggling and related crimes. The centerpiece of PMI IMPAC
May 30, 2016 11:45
SES Completes EUR 908.8 Million Capital Raising to Fund Move to 100% of O3b Networks and Acceleration of Commercial and Financial Synergies
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announces the completion of the capital raising to fund the acquisition of the remaining shares in O3b Networks, as announced 26 May 2016. The total gross pr
May 30, 2016 11:40
Takeda Provides Update on EU Marketing Authorization Application for NINLARO® (ixazomib) in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a negative opinion, recom
May 30, 2016 08:30
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Launches First Phase of International Expansion
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the United States-based real estate brokerage franchise network whose namesake is Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., today announced plans to expand internation
May 27, 2016 18:00
Lenovo Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015/16 Results
Lenovo Group (HKSE:0992) (PINK SHEETS:LNVGY) today announced results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full-year ended March 31, 2016. Lenovo strengthened its core PC business, enhanced its cost struc
May 27, 2016 17:30
SES stock suspended from trading pending completion of allocations
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announces that, SES has requested the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris to suspend the trading of the fiduciary depositary receipts of SES (the “F
May 27, 2016 17:15
CES Asia 2016 Sets New Standard
The second annual CES Asia™ shattered all expectations with more than 425 exhibitors from 23 countries, regions and territories showcasing the full breadth and depth of innovation in the Asian marketp
May 27, 2016 16:50
ZTE Launches Flagship AXON 7 Smartphone, Endorsed by World Renowned Pianist Lang Lang
ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, officially unveiled its latest flagship device, the AXON 7, at the Park Hyatt in Beijing today. During the launch, it was also announced that Lang Lang, a wo
May 27, 2016 16:00
OT’s WISE Solution Powers Swiss Debit Cards
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced the supply of its White Label Independent Secure EMV (WISE) Solution to SIX P
May 27, 2016 14:20
Masimo to Showcase Next Generation SedLine® Brain Function Monitor at 2016 Euroanaesthesia Congress
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the CE mark and scheduled full market release of Next Generation SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring technology at the European Society of Anaesthesiology’s (ESA)
May 27, 2016 13:45
Panasonic Launches an Inrush Low-Profile Relay Suited for Remote Control of Smart Switches and Power Outlets
Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed and will release this month a thin-design DW Relay (Inrush Low-profile relay) suited for remote-control applications such as smart switches
May 27, 2016 13:30
SentinelOne & Exclusive Networks Brings Next-Generation Endpoint Protection to Europe, Middle East, and Africa
SentinelOne, the company that’s transforming endpoint security by delivering real-time protection powered by machine learning and intelligent automation, is today announcing its expansion into Europe,
May 27, 2016 13:10
SES launching capital raising to fund move to 100% of O3b Networks
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May 27, 2016 13:05
3 out of 4 people with symptomatic asthma report reduced productivity at work
Not for distribution to UK/US/Canadian media Results were released today by Boehringer Ingelheim from an international survey, providing new insight into the negative impact of persistent asthma sy
May 27, 2016 10:00
Lattice Announces First Programmable ASSP (pASSP) Interface Bridge for Mobile Image Sensors and Displays
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:LSCC), the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced the industry’s first Lattice CrossLink™ programmable bridging device
May 26, 2016 22:35
Innovative Dispensing Solutions Showcased in New Nordson EFD Catalog
Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, announces the release of its Engineered Fluid Dispensing Product Catalog Seventh Edi
May 26, 2016 17:40
SES Launches 24/7 Satellite Ultra HD Test Channel with High Dynamic Range Content
SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today at its annual Industry Days event the launch of a 24/7 Ultra HD test channel for transmitting High Dynamic Range (HDR) content. For the ninth editi
May 26, 2016 17:35
Dr. Simon “Pete” Worden Joins the Luxembourg Government’s Advisory Board in the Frame of the spaceresources.lu Initiative
The Luxembourg Government today announced that Simon “Pete”’ Worden (Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret., PhD), Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, joins the government's Advisory Board of the recently
May 26, 2016 17:15
Panasonic Renews Its Showroom in Vietnam to Showcase Latest Premium Lifestyle Solutions
Panasonic Vietnam (Panasonic) opened its newly designed corporate showroom, Panasonic Risupia Vietnam, in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the company’s establishment, today. The showroom has
May 26, 2016 16:40
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Announces Samsung Medical Center Starts Proton Therapy
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO:6302) (“SHI”) today announces that Samsung Medical Center (“SMC”) in Seoul, Korea has commenced proton therapy*1 and the opening ceremony was held on May 3, 2016
May 26, 2016 15:50
CSC Announces Merger with Enterprise Services Segment of Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Create Global IT Services Leader
- CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to merge the company with the Enterprise Services segment of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The stra
May 26, 2016 13:45
IBKR Introduces the Latest Advances to Its Award Winning Trading Platform
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) has released its May IB Communiqué to inform clients worldwide about the latest enhancements to its Trader Workstation platform (TWS). Adaptive Algo Or
May 26, 2016 13:05
Wipro Launches Total Customer Centricity Solution for the Manufacturing Sector Leveraging Informatica Master Data Management Platform
Wipro Limited, (NYSE: WIT) (BSE: 507685) (NSE: WIPRO) a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the launch of Total Customer Centricity
May 26, 2016 11:40
Taiyo Pacific Partners Becomes Major Shareholder in HITACHI MAXELL (6810) with Stake Over 5%
Taiyo Pacific Partners announced today that it has accumulated in excess of 5% in HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. (6810) to become the 2nd largest shareholder. Hitachi Maxell (the “Company” or “Maxell”) is a glo
May 26, 2016 10:15
Expo 2020 Dubai Holds First International Planning Meeting
Senior government and diplomatic officials from over 130 countries came together in Dubai, to discuss plans for the first ever World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA).
May 25, 2016 18:25
SES to Showcase the Reception of Live Satellite TV on Latest Generation Digital Media Players Using SAT>IP Technology
SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) will demonstrate how live television can be brought to all the major media player platforms in the best possible quality at its ninth annual Industry Days, to be held
May 25, 2016 18:20
iN DEMAND Renews Cornerstone Capacity Agreement with SES
SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that iN DEMAND has renewed a cornerstone capacity agreement for continuing delivery of its popular high-definition (HD) professional sports packages a
May 25, 2016 18:15
GSMA Innovation City Returns to Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016
The GSMA Innovation City will return to Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016 for the fourth year running, the GSMA announced today. The popular exhibition space will again be a focal point of the show
May 25, 2016 17:00
BBPOS WisePad 2 Global Launch
BBPOS has announced the launch of WisePad™2; advanced technology developed by innovative engineers. The WisePad™2 can be used in an integrated or semi-integrated POS environment as well as a stand-alo
May 25, 2016 16:45
Westinghouse Zephyr® Saves Customers Time and Money
Today, the Arizona Public Service Company’s Palo Verde Generating Station in Wintersburg, Ariz., was honored with a Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Top Innovative Practice (TIP) award for enhancing pla
May 25, 2016 16:00
Rimini Street Appoints New SVP of Global Client Engagement
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’
May 25, 2016 15:30
Herbalife Sponsors Four National Olympic Committees at Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games
Global nutrition company Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) announced today it will be the official sponsor of the Costa Rican, Israeli, Italian and Vietnam National Olympic Committees all traveling to the Rio 201
May 25, 2016 14:15
The Coca-Cola Company Announces New International Structure, Promotes Key Leaders
The Coca-Cola Company today announced a new streamlined international structure to better align its operating units against its global bottling footprint and to promote and develop key Coca-Cola leade
May 25, 2016 13:45
QuarkXPress 2016 Now Available
Quark Software Inc. announced today the official availability of QuarkXPress 2016, the newest version of Quark’s graphic design and desktop publishing software. Built on the success of QuarkXPress 201
May 25, 2016 13:30
Inmarsat: Global Demand for In-Flight Broadband Hits New Heights amongst Airline Passengers
One of the most comprehensive surveys of airline customers worldwide reveals that passengers now not only expect broadband services to be offered as standard during flights, but more than half would p
May 25, 2016 11:40
IHC Represents the UAE at the UN World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey
Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC) represented the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul, Turkey, which commenced yesterday. WHS is a global ca
May 25, 2016 11:00
IL-23 inhibitor risankizumab induces remission in Phase II study in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease
Results were presented today from a proof-of-concept, Phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled study (NCT02031276) in Crohn’s disease with investigational biologic, risankizumab (formerly BI 655066),
May 24, 2016 17:30
Sky Cable Signs Deal with SES to Launch New Direct-to-Home Satellite TV in the Philippines
SES (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Sky Cable, the largest cable television provider in the Philippines. Sky Cable will be broadcasting direct-t
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