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May 24, 2016 17:25
SES Platform Services and K-NET Partner to Provide Quality Satellite Channels for West Africa
SES (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator, today announced that SES Platform Services (SES PS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has strengthened its partnership with K-NET, an
May 24, 2016 16:20
6th LICENSING JAPAN, Japan's Largest Trade Show for Licensing Business, to Be Held from June 29 to July 1 in Tokyo
Reed Exhibitions Japan: A record number of 220 exhibitors to gather Japan is the No. 1 market in Asia and the second largest in the world for licensed products. LICENSING JAPAN is therefore reco
May 24, 2016 15:15
Ferring Pharmaceuticals: World Bedwetting Day 2016 - New Evidence Confirms the Impact of Bedwetting on Children’s Daytime Functioning
World Bedwetting Day 2016 is marked today by the World Bedwetting Day Steering Committee, a new working group led by the International Children’s Continence Society (ICCS) and the European Society for
May 24, 2016 13:55
CMMI® Institute Publishes Top Three Trends from 2016 Capability Counts Conference
Hundreds of global business leaders dedicated to capability and process improvement gathered in Annapolis, Md., May 10-11, for the annual Capability Counts Conference. The CMMI® Institute, a global le
May 24, 2016 13:45
GSMA Announces Commitment to Expand Remit of Humanitarian Connectivity Charter at UN World Humanitarian Summit
Today at the World Humanitarian Summit, GSMA Director General Mats Granryd addressed the Leaders Roundtable on Financing: Investing in Humanity and outlined the GSMA’s commitment to expanding the foo
May 24, 2016 13:30
Sir Martin Sorrell to Give Keynote Address at IBC2016
Global advertising and marketing guru Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, will deliver the Keynote address on Friday 9 September at the IBC2016 Conference in Amsterdam. As one of the most respected glo
May 24, 2016 10:45
Gianni Versace S.p.A. Names Jonathan Akeroyd CEO
Gianni Versace S.p.A. announced today that Jonathan Akeroyd has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Akeroyd served as CEO of Alexander McQueen from 2004 until May 2016. “We are delighted
May 24, 2016 10:00
Henkel's Versatile Portfolio of Gasketing Sealant Systems
Liquid gasketing sealants have been used for many years in automotive engineering as an alternative to solid gaskets. For instance, gasketing products suitable for flange sealing applications are depl
May 23, 2016 22:00
GLIDE’s 17th Annual eBay Auction for Power Lunch With Warren Buffett Runs June 5-10, 2016
GLIDE’s 17th Annual eBay Auction for Power Lunch with Warren Buffett, offered through eBay for Charity, opens at 7:30 pm PDT on Sunday, June 5 and runs until 7:30 pm PDT on Friday, June 10. For the
May 23, 2016 18:00
Scotland’s Patient Safety Programme Makes a Commitment to the Patient Safety Movement Foundation
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announced today a commitment from Scotland’s national patient safety initiative, the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP). Launched in 2008, the SP
May 23, 2016 17:50
Boehringer Ingelheim and BioMed X start new project to explore and develop unprecedented new treatment approaches for psychiatric diseases applying crowdsourcing
Boehringer Ingelheim and BioMed X announced today that they have established a new research team of outstanding scientists from around the world that will conduct research to identify novel approaches
May 23, 2016 17:35
Intersolar Europe: Renewable energy on the advance worldwide
Investment volumes around the world in renewable energy are for the first time higher than fossil-based energy sources. This is what current findings by the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) researc
May 23, 2016 16:00
Geoffrey Insurance Pioneers Pitney Bowes’ EngageOne Video to Transform UK Customer Experience
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that provides innovative products and solutions to power commerce, has signed a major new contract with online motor insurer Geoffrey Insurance, pa
May 23, 2016 14:00
Crystalplex Announces Development of Cadmium-Free Alloy Gradient Sapphire™ Quantum Dots for Optoelectronics Uses
Crystalplex Corp., a pioneer in the development of high stability quantum dots, has announced a new development enabling increased brightness and color stability for LCD displays using cadmium-free Sa
May 23, 2016 13:50
‘Big Screen’ goes HDR for the IBC2016 Conference
IBC announces today its forthcoming IBC2016 Big Screen Experience conference stream, which kicks off on the 9 September, in Amsterdam in the RAI Auditorium. For the first time, High Dynamic Range proj
May 23, 2016 13:25
Panasonic to Launch Global Marketing Activities for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Panasonic Corporation, which supports the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Rio 2016 Olympics) and the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as an Official Worldwide Partner for the Olympic Games*1, today announced the com
May 23, 2016 13:05
Panasonic to Deliver Wide Range of Solutions and Equipment for Staging the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, announced today the full lineup of equipment and
May 20, 2016 14:00
Work It Out! Symbiotics® a Real Player in Muscle Recovery and Gut Health
Symbiotics®, a Naturade product, is the premier source of gastrointestinal health (GI) products that promote normal gut health and a healthy immune system which may enhance stamina and normal lean mus
May 20, 2016 13:10
HanesBrands Prices Offering of Euro-Denominated Notes
HanesBrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) today announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., a corporate partnership limited by shares (société en commandite par acti
May 20, 2016 11:45
Philip Morris International Comments on English Court’s Plain Packaging Decision
Philip Morris International (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today comments on an English Court’s decision to uphold the UK’s plain packaging regulations. In May 2015, PMI and other companies sought a rul
May 20, 2016 11:40
SES And SOLARKIOSK Bring Power and Internet to an Education Centre in a Jordanian Refugee Camp
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and SOLARKIOSK AG, the energy and business gateway to Base-of-the-Pyramid (BoP) communities worldwide, announced today that they are pioneering the first-of-its-
May 20, 2016 02:00
WISeKey (SIX: WIHN) to acquire the IoT integrated circuits and semiconductor business of INSIDE Secure (Euronext Paris: INSD)
WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN), a leading cybersecurity company announced today its intention to acquire the secure Internet of Things (“IoT”) integrated circuit solutions an
May 19, 2016 21:30
Digicel Pacific Upgrade of O3b Networks Capacity Marks a 3x Capacity Increase in Less Than 3 Years
O3b Networks today announced that its largest Telco customer, Digicel Pacific, has signed an agreement to significantly upgrade its capacity in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with smaller capacity upgrades i
May 19, 2016 17:00
SES and Telkom Form Strategic Partnership to Supply Satellite Capacity for Indonesia Through SES-9
SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today a new strategic partnership with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom), Indonesia’s largest satellite telecommunications services company. Telkom
May 19, 2016 16:45
NTT Communications Wins Best Cloud-Based Service for 4th Consecutive Year at Telecom Asia Awards 2016
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT (NYSE:NTT) Group, announced today that it has won Best Cloud-Based Service for its
May 19, 2016 14:00
IBC Innovation Awards Shortlist Announced: IP, 4K and OTT Amongst Industry Trends Tackled by Entrants
The shortlist for the IBC2016 Innovation Awards has been announced. The nine finalists are from six countries, as far apart as China and the USA. Each reflects the way that technological advances are
May 19, 2016 13:45
Chief Scientist at Security Innovation Presents on Quantum Safety at Fourth International Cryptographic Module Conference
Dr. William Whyte, Chief Scientist for Security Innovation, a cybersecurity provider and leader in the 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Training, will be presenting at the Fourth Int
May 19, 2016 10:55
OT Acquires Xantium and Strengthens Its Leadership Position on African Continent
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, today announced that it has acquired Xantium Integrated Solutions (Xantium). Xa
May 18, 2016 15:35
Panasonic Showcases Wide Range of Industry Leading Technologies at PCIM Europe 2016
Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe showcased its technology lineup for PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) 2016, which took place May 10 - 12 in Nuremberg, Germany. At Stand 429 i
May 18, 2016 14:00
EnvisionTEC Reveals SLCOM 1 as their Biggest 3D Printing Innovation of 2016 at RAPID
EnvisionTEC, a leading global manufacturer of professional grade 3D printing solutions, announced today the launch of the SLCOM™ 1 industrial composite 3D printer. EnvisionTEC, who has a history of dr
May 18, 2016 13:55
HanesBrands Announces Offering of Euro-Denominated Notes
HanesBrands (NYSE:HBI) announced today that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Hanes Finance Luxembourg S.C.A., a corporate partnership limited by shares (société en commandite par actions) under t
May 18, 2016 13:50
Digi-Key Expands ARM Partnership for Full Global Distribution
Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, announced they have expanded their distribution engagem
May 18, 2016 13:45
Afton Chemical Corporation Opens Production Plant in Jurong Island
Global petroleum additive specialist Afton Chemical Corporation today announced the opening of its production plant in Jurong Island, Singapore which was marked by a special visit by Singapore’s Minis
May 18, 2016 13:40
Hilton Puts the World on Sale with Largest Global Sale Ever
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) announced today one of the richest deals in their nearly 100-year history, the Hilton World Sale. Running May 13 - September 6, 2016, the Hilton World Sale offers Hilton H
May 18, 2016 13:25
CEOs from Leading Mobile Players to Keynote at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016
The GSMA announced confirmed keynote speakers for Mobile World Congress Shanghai, including CEOs and senior leaders from companies such as AT&T Mobility, Baidu, China Mobile, China Telecom, HTC, KDDI,
May 18, 2016 12:05
South Korea is first to approve next generation lung cancer treatment olmutinib (BI 1482694 / HM61713)
Olmutinib* (BI 1482694 / HM61713) has been approved in South Korea for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation-positive non
May 18, 2016 11:45
New GSMA Study Describes the Changing Economics of the Digital Ecosystem
The GSMA today published a new report examining the structure, economic drivers and financial performance of the global internet economy and its respective segments. “The Internet Value Chain,” develo
May 17, 2016 17:40
Toshiba Tec Unveils Five Series of New Multi-Functional Peripherals
Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO:6588) will launch five new series of multi-function peripherals (MFP) consisting of 20 models*1 featuring a new platform design with the basic body colour changed from i
May 17, 2016 17:30
New Presentations at ATS 2016 Reinforce OFEV® (nintedanib) Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Across Broad Range of Patients with IPF
New analyses presented at the American Thoracic Society’s 2016 annual conference (ATS 2016) further add to the efficacy and safety profile of OFEV® (nintedanib) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
May 17, 2016 17:20
NTT Communications' Global Data VPN Is No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction for the Fifth Consecutive Time
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT (NYSE: NTT) Group, announced today that its Arcstar Universal One global VPN servic
May 17, 2016 16:50
Global Food & Beverage Companies Commit to Trans Fat Phase-Out Worldwide
Members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have taken another step in progressing the commitments they first made to the World Health Organization in 2008 with the adoption of a worl
May 17, 2016 16:00
Rimini Street Launches Support for SAP HANA Database
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) S
May 17, 2016 14:00
Nitro Circus Live’s Travis Pastrana, Josh Sheehan and Gregg Duffy Make Action Sports History With Huge FMX World Firsts
Nitro Circus Live tore up the history books Saturday, May 14 in Brisbane, Australia with a spectacular show that took freestyle motocross (FMX) to the next level. The legendary Travis Pastrana, champi
May 17, 2016 13:50
Barclays and Planixs Are Collaborating in the Creation of an Improved Global Intraday Liquidity and Funding Capability
Barclays and Planixs are collaborating in the creation of an improved global intraday liquidity and funding capability. The latest module has gone live and is providing more timely data and enhanced v
May 17, 2016 11:20
GSMA Puts Spotlight on Digital and Financial Inclusion at Women Deliver 2016
Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA, will be joined by a panel of esteemed speakers for an exploration of issues surrounding the mobile phone gender gap at the Women Deliver 2016 conference thi
May 16, 2016 19:05
SureScan Corporation, Manufacturer of the x1000 Explosive Detection Checked Baggage Screening Solution, Appoints New President John Percival
SureScan™ Corporation, an emerging leader bringing advanced technology and manufacturing to the homeland security marketplace, today announced that John Percival has been named President, replacing Le
Herbalife members take steps towards inspiring healthy active living.(Photo: Business Wire)
May 16, 2016 14:14
Herbalife Rallies its Network to Inspire Healthy Active Living in Bid to Combat Obesity in Asia Pacific
Herbalife, a global nutrition company, has concluded its annual Asia Pacific training event - Extravaganza 2016 - held in Singapore from May 13-15. This year’s event saw Herbalife rally 10,000 of its
May 16, 2016 11:00
East Meets West: Innovation is Alive at CES Asia 2016
The second annual CES AsiaTM concluded today, surpassing last year’s event by all measures and reinforcing the show as the premier platform for launching technology in the Asian marketplace. More than
May 13, 2016 17:20
SES to Transmit First Ultra HD Channel in the Nordics at 5 Degrees East
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that Viasat will use SES capacity to broadcast its first Ultra HD (High Definition) channel. The channel, called Viasat Ultra HD, will be laun
May 13, 2016 14:00
Guidewire Wins XCelent Award for Policy Administration
Guidewire Software® (NYSE:GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty insurers, today announced that it has been named the winner of an XCelent Award in Celent’s APAC Policy Administra
May 13, 2016 13:40
ZTE Becomes Co-Sponsor of Top German Football Team Borussia Mönchengladbach
After recently announcing a partnership with Sevilla FC, ZTE is continuing to expand its European sponsorship activities by signing a sponsorship agreement with top German football team Borussia Mönch
May 13, 2016 11:20
Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. (“Zeus”) Positions Itself for Growth in the Automotive and Aerospace Markets
Zeus Industrial Products (Ireland), Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zeus, announced today it has been awarded ISO/TS16949 certification as a manufacturer and supplier to the automotive industry.
May 13, 2016 10:50
Takeda Appoints New Chief Financial Officer, James Kehoe
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TOKYO:4502) today announced the appointment of James Kehoe as Takeda’s new Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Officer, effective on June 15, 2016.
May 13, 2016 09:55
SES Enables Danish Defence Wideband Global Satcom System Connectivity
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced it will provide two anchor stations for the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO). Under the agreement, SES Techcom Ser
May 12, 2016 16:00
StepStone Acquires Swiss Capital: Launches StepStone Private Debt and StepStone Hedge Funds
StepStone Group LP (“StepStone”), a leading global private markets advisory and asset management firm, today announced it will acquire Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG (“Swiss Capital”), one o
May 12, 2016 16:00
StepStone Significantly Bolsters Global Infrastructure and Real Assets Team
StepStone Group LP (“StepStone”), a leading global private markets advisory and asset management firm, today announced that it has reached an agreement to add an established team of infrastructure inv
May 12, 2016 15:50
Novum Deploys Patton VoIP CPE in BroadSoft-Based NBN Solution for Business
Novum Networks is rolling out its business-class ISDN replacement National Broadband Network (NBN) service that is based on the Broadsoft BroadWorks Hosted telephony platform and features Patton’s Sma
May 12, 2016 14:20
NIKE, Inc. Sets Bold Vision and Targets for 2020
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today released its FY14/15 Sustainable Business Report, which details strong progress against the company’s environmental and social targets and sets a vision for a low-carbon, c
May 12, 2016 14:15
Pradaxa®: First NOAC to be assessed in prospective study in patients with blood clots in the veins or venous sinuses of the brain
Boehringer Ingelheim will undertake the first prospective, randomised controlled study of a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) in patients with blood clots in the veins or venous sinus
May 12, 2016 14:10
Evrnu™ and Levi Strauss & Co. Create First Jeans Made from Post-Consumer Cotton Garment Waste
Textile technology startup Evrnu™, SPC and global jeanswear leader Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) today announced they have created the world’s first jean made from regenerated post-consumer cotton waste
May 12, 2016 14:00
Free Zone of the Future Program Launched at World Free Zones Organization's Second Annual International Conference and Exhibition
World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) today launched the ‘Free Zone of the Future Program’ on day two of its 2nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition currently underway in Dubai. The
May 12, 2016 13:50
ees Europe: Energy Storage System Triggers Paradigm Change in the Energy Sector
ees Europe, Europe's largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, sends a positive signal to the market: The exhibition space was already booked up by 200 exhibitors two months before
May 12, 2016 13:25
e21FORUM 2016 “Vision with Intelligence: Amazing New Era”
e21FORUM, one of the most important forums of the world’s leading ICT trade show COMPUTEX TAIPEI, will take place in the 3rd floor Banquet Hall of the Taipei International Convention Center at 2:00pm
May 12, 2016 09:50
Sodali Inc. and Morrow & Co. LLC Join to Form Largest Independent Global Governance and Shareholder Services Firm
Sodali Inc. and Morrow & Co. LLC jointly announced today that Sodali has acquired Morrow & Co., creating Morrow Sodali Global, the largest independent corporate governance, proxy solicitation, investo
May 11, 2016 21:05
Naver Licenses whiteCryption to Secure Global Live Streaming Service V Live
whiteCryption, an Intertrust company that provides advanced application security solutions, and Naver, South Korea‘s premier Internet company and parent of LINE Corporation, today announced that Naver
May 11, 2016 18:40
SES Moves over 25 Million Households in Nigeria to Digital
SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator, has signed a multi-year agreement with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) to provide a strategic, reliable and stable video platf
May 11, 2016 18:35
Boehringer Ingelheim: Nine out of 10 AF patients are concerned about stroke and many want to be part of OAC treatment decisions, new international survey shows
Nine out of 10 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) surveyed were concerned about the risk of a stroke.[1] Oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatments are usually prescribed to reduce this risk3 and the vas
May 11, 2016 18:25
Incyte and ARIAD Announce Agreement for Incyte to Acquire ARIAD’s European Operations and In-license Iclusig® (ponatinib) in Europe
Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARIA) today announced the entry into a definitive agreement for Incyte to acquire ARIAD’s European operations. At the close of
May 11, 2016 15:45
Expo 2020 Dubai Reveals its Master Plan at Arab Media Forum 2016
Expo 2020 Dubai® has revealed its master plan in the form of a dedicated experiential zone displayed at the 15th edition of the Arab Media Forum. Visitors were among the first to take a glimpse at how
May 11, 2016 14:00
BARC Planning Survey 16: BOARD is the Best Software for Planning Functionality
With 26 leading positions in the BARC Planning Survey 16, BOARD proved its strength in high importance categories for every planning project surveyed. Being top ranked or leading in the peer groups ”g
May 11, 2016 13:50
Excel Dryer Gives University of Reading Green Light to Save Energy
The University of Reading has long been at the forefront of sustainability research and initiatives to mitigate its own environmental impact and reduce its carbon footprint. The London-based research
May 11, 2016 13:35
CTS Engines Acquires 12 CF6-80 Engines
CTS Engines, the global leader for mature jet engine maintenance services, announced today that it had completed the acquisition through an affiliate of 12 CF6-80 engines from a major U.S. carrier. Th
May 11, 2016 13:25
NEC and Netcracker Contribute to NTT’s SDN/NFV Trial
NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced today that they have participated in a trial with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) to contribute to their NetroSphere concept. NT
May 11, 2016 13:15
JHL Biotech Opens Innovative Biosimilars Manufacturing Facility in China
JHL Biotech (JHL), a biopharmaceutical company, opened the world’s first KUBio™ biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility with single-use bioprocessing technology at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Wuhan,
May 11, 2016 11:35
Takeda Reports Results for Fiscal Year 2015 (April 2015 - March 2016) and Forecast for Fiscal Year 2016
FY2015: A year of turnaround to sustained growth; achieved full year management guidance · Underlying revenue up +3.4% (reported revenue growing +1.7% to 1,807.4 billion yen), led by strong performan
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