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January 18, 2016 16:50
Exhibitor Registration Soars as COMPUTEX Debuts New Exhibits
Since its establishment in 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI has witnessed the evolution of Taiwan’s and the world’s ICT industry. The show’s position in Taiwan makes it a vital link in the island’s complete supp
January 15, 2016 14:00
OT Supports the Newly Created MVNO Forbesfone’s International Development with Delivery of SIM Cards and Tailor-Made Services
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions was selected by the newly created MVNO, Forbesfone, a partner of the internationall
January 15, 2016 13:55
Top US School District Switches to Rimini Street for Oracle Database and Oracle E-Business Suite Support
Rimini Street, Inc. (www.riministreet.com), the leading independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite (http://goo.gl/krPs3J) and BusinessObjects
January 15, 2016 13:50
Daniel Mark Harrison & Co. Hires Former Jennifer Convertibles CEO To Lead New Development Subsidiary
The following is a statement by Daniel Mark Harrison & Co.: This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160114005509/en/ Dani
January 15, 2016 13:45
Meet Bamboo Rose, the New TradeStone Software
TradeStone Software, the award winning solution provider of extended PLM solutions is now Bamboo Rose. As Bamboo Rose, the company will be the only B2B marketplace powered by proven trade engines that
January 15, 2016 13:30
Western Union Named 2016 Digital Edge Award Winner
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, today announced it received the 2016 Digital Edge 25 award for its successful transformation journey in delivering a digital
January 15, 2016 11:55
MATRIXX Software and Vlocity Announce Partnership and Launch Digital Industry Cloud Solution for Telcos
MATRIXX Software (www.matrixx.com) and Vlocity, the Industry Cloud Apps company (https://vlocity.com), today announced a strategic partnership and launch of Go Digital™, a cloud-based solution that he
January 15, 2016 09:00
IDTechEx Research: The $100bn robotics opportunity
The first industrial robot, Unimate, went into operation at a General Motors plant in 1961. Over the next few decades the use of industrial robot arms in the automotive industry matured. More recently
January 15, 2016 09:00
Marc Desmidt to Join Point72 Asset Management as Chief Executive Officer for Asia-Pacific Region
Marc Desmidt has been named Chief Executive Officer for the Asia-Pacific region at Point72 Asset Management (Point72). In this newly created role, Mr. Desmidt will oversee the operations of the Fir
January 14, 2016 13:55
QNB Group: Financial Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2015
QNB Group (http://goo.gl/3sHDZj), a leading bank in the Middle East and Africa, continued to record robust growth in profitability, with Net Profit for 2015 amounting to QR11.3 billion (USD3.1 billion
January 14, 2016 11:55
Limelight Helps Arsenal Football Club Update and Engage Millions of Fans Across the Globe
Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that Arsenal Broadband Ltd has transitioned to the Limelight Orchestrate™ Delivery and Performance
January 14, 2016 11:20
Power Integrations’ InnoSwitch-CP ICs Dramatically Improve Charging Performance of Smart Mobile Devices
Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI) (https://goo.gl/BAXwgG), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced its InnoSwitch™-CP (https://goo.gl/fwK6M
January 13, 2016 23:45
GE Healthcare, FedDev Ontario Commit CAD $40M for New CCRM-Led Centre to Solve Cell Therapy Manufacturing Challenges
GE Healthcare, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) are building a centre for advanced th
January 13, 2016 23:00
Russell Reynolds Associates Hires Waseem Noor to Strengthen Its Global Healthcare and Nonprofit Practices
Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading executive search firm, today announced that Waseem Noor has joined the firm as a member of the global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Nonprofit Practices. Wase
January 13, 2016 17:55
Boehringer Ingelheim and Arena Pharmaceuticals Collaborate to Advance Research in Schizophrenia
Boehringer Ingelheim and Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) announced today that they have signed an exclusive agreement to conduct joint research to identify drug candidates targeting an undi
January 13, 2016 17:00
SES TV Channels Grow by 11.3% in 2015, Outperforming the Industry
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced the transmission of a record number of TV channels on board its satellite fleet as of 31 December 2015. SES’s TV channel count grew by 11.3% to 7,268 c
January 13, 2016 15:45
Qualcomm and TDK Form Joint Venture to Provide Industry-Leading RF Front-End Solutions for Mobile Devices
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) and TDK Corporation (TOKYO:6762) today announced an agreement to form a joint venture to enable delivery of RF front-end (RFFE) modules and RF filters into fully in
January 13, 2016 14:00
TGI Fridays Names Robert Palleschi as President and CEO
TGI Fridays today appointed Robert Palleschi as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Feb. 8, 2016. Palleschi replaces Nick Shepherd who stepped down from the company in October 2015.
January 13, 2016 13:45
OT And PROSA Partner to Launch OT MOTION CODE™ in Mexico To Secure Online Payments
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions and PROSA, a leading provider of payment processing services in Mexico & Latin Amer
January 13, 2016 13:25
First Implant Completed in Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Study
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced the first implant in the United States of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis in a clinical study for the treatment of aorti
January 13, 2016 10:30
Exclusive Group Breaks the Billion with Biggest Acquisition: Transition Systems Asia
Exclusive Group, the global value-added services and technologies (VAST) group, today announced the acquisition of Singapore HQ’d cybersecurity and infrastructure VAD, Transition Systems. The acquisit
January 12, 2016 18:15
SkyCross Names New CEO, Dr. Youngmin Jo, and Sets Strategy for Profitable Growth in Asia
SkyCross, a global leader in design and manufacture of advanced RF solutions, appointed Youngmin Jo as its new CEO. As an initial founder with deep technology domain expertise, Youngmin served in exec
January 12, 2016 17:00
Takeda to Present at the 34th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO: 4502) (http://goo.gl/eX9kbP) (“Takeda”) today announced that Christophe Weber, President and Chief Executive Officer of Takeda, will make a formal present
January 12, 2016 13:55
Takeda and enGene Establish Strategic Alliance to Develop Novel Therapeutics for Gastrointestinal Diseases
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. (TOKYO:4502) (http://goo.gl/eX9kbP) and enGene, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to discover, develop and commercialize novel therapies for specialty gastro
January 12, 2016 13:30
IBC Launches Quest for the Most Innovative Projects
The IBC Innovation Awards have grown to become the most valued and most prestigious honours for technological developments in the broadcast and electronic media industry. Nominations for the 2016 awar
January 12, 2016 09:35
Sisvel Launches its IP Commercialization Platform at CES 2016
Sisvel, a global licensing company that has been dedicated to patent licensing since its foundation in 1982, has announced today that it is going beyond traditional patent licensing in how it acquires
January 11, 2016 11:55
Hanvon Pentech Showcases One-for-All Active Capacitive Pen at CES 2016
Hanvon Pentech Co., Ltd., a leading pen solution expert for mobility, showcased its One-for-All active capacitive pen at CES 2016. Supporting various electronic devices such as tablets, smartphones an
January 11, 2016 10:45
COMPUTEX Taipei 2016 Undergoing Transformation Gains Greater Exposure at CES 2016
CES, one of the world's premier consumer electronics expos, took place in the city of Las Vegas from January 6 to 9, 2016. The expo saw approximately 3,600 exhibitors, including 186 from Taiwan. As th
January 08, 2016 17:15
ZTE Receives Four IDG Awards at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show
ZTE Mobile Devices today announced it was the recipient of four awards from the International Data Group (IDG), the world’s leading technology, media, events, and research company. The “Global Smart C
January 08, 2016 14:00
Call for IBC2016 Technical Papers Submissions is Open!
IBC is delighted to announce that submissions for its prestigious Technical Papers & Posters have now opened! The rigorously peer-reviewed Technical Papers are one of the most important parts of th
January 08, 2016 11:55
As UBI Becomes Mainstream, Too Many Insurers Are Unprepared, Warns PTOLEMUS’ New UBI Global Study
For CES 2016, PTOLEMUS Consulting Group released its new UBI Global Study entitled “Uber-izing” auto insurance and offers a free, 125-page abstract. Available to download today, the document reveals t
January 07, 2016 17:35
COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2016 - New Position, New Exhibits and New Look!
COMPUTEX TAIPEI, organized by TAITRA, Taiwan External Trade Development Council and TCA, Taipei Computer Association, is set to open from May 31st to June 4th, 2016. For the past few years, the ICT in
January 07, 2016 17:25
Daimler Chooses OT to Securely Connect Its Car Fleet
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions and Daimler AG, one of the biggest producers of premium cars and the world’s bigges
January 07, 2016 17:05
Wyplay and Alpha Networks to Offer End-to-End Solution for Digital TV Operators
Wyplay, a creator of software solutions for leading pay TV operators, and Alpha Networks, one of the most innovative companies for CMS and SMS backend software, have decided to join their forces and b
January 07, 2016 16:00
Toshiba Expands Line-up of ApP Lite™ Processor Family for Wearable Applications
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502, http://goo.gl/UDmjza) today announced the launch of “TZ1201XBG”, an application processor for wearable devices, as the latest addition to its ApP Lite™ family for the
January 07, 2016 15:30
Toshiba Launches Ethernet Bridge Solution for Automotive Applications, Including Infotainment and Telematics
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)'s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of an automotive-grade Ethernet bridge solution for in-vehicle infotainmen
January 07, 2016 14:40
Panasonic Booth Overview at CES 2016
Panasonic Corporation will be illustrating its concept of Smart Town at CES 2016, from January 6 to 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with its latest products, solutions and technology that help realize “
January 07, 2016 13:40
Toshiba Launches e·MMC NAND Flash Memory for Automotive Applications
Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of 15nm e·MMC TM [1] NAND flash memories for automotive applications. Toshiba’s automotive e·MMC
January 07, 2016 13:25
PASCO Scientific’s New Wireless Sensors Allow Students to Gain Deeper Understanding, Reveal the Invisible, and Unleash Their Imaginations
Sensor-based lab investigations provide rich opportunities for students to deepen their science understanding and develop hands-on experience using tools like those used by real-life scientists and en
January 07, 2016 11:00
Hanvon Pentech ERT Technology Upgrades Large All-in-One Touch Screen TVs
Hanvon Pentech Co., Ltd., a leading pen input expert for mobility, today showcased its latest Electromagnetic Resonance Touch (ERT) solution for large All-in-One Touch Screen TVs at CES 2016 in Las Ve
January 07, 2016 10:45
HDMI Interface Approaches 5 Billion Consumer Devices as Advanced-Performance HDMI Products Reach Market
CES - HDMI Licensing, LLC (www.hdmi.org) today announced that over 1,700 licensed HDMI Adopters are expected to ship over 750 million HDMI-compliant products in 2016, as the installed base now approac
January 07, 2016 10:00
VeriSilicon Completes Acquisition of Vivante
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon), a Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaS™) company, today announced that it has successfully closed its previously announced acquisition of Vivante Corpora
January 07, 2016 03:30
Takeda Acquires U.S. Biologics Manufacturing Facility
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) (http://goo.gl/eX9kbP) (“Takeda”) today announced the acquisition of a biologics manufacturing facility located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S., fr
January 06, 2016 22:00
Keyssa Launches Its ‘Kiss Connector’ for Contactless High-speed Data and Video Transfer
Consumer Electronics Show - Keyssa today announced commercial availability for its Kiss Connector, a contactless, solid state and nearly instantaneous method to move and stream massive files between d
January 06, 2016 19:25
Panasonic Signs Partnership to Deliver Visual Solutions for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies; Panasonic Becomes Official Ceremony Partner for the First Time
Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement to become an “Official Ceremony Partner” with the Rio 2016 Olympic Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Rio 2
January 06, 2016 18:35
Panasonic Develops freeze-ray Optical Disc-Based Data Archive System for Data Centers in Collaboration with Facebook
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed freeze-ray, an Optical Disc-Based Data Archive System in collaboration with Facebook. By collaborating with Facebook, Panasonic was able to
January 06, 2016 18:25
Panasonic Develops Single Cable and Connector Solution for Transmission of Full-Spec 8K Video Signals*1
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed single cable and connector solution that enable the transmission of uncompressed full-spec 8K video signals*1. This Smart News Release fe
January 06, 2016 17:40
CES 2016 Exhibitor News, Online Press Kits and Digital Media Available on CES 2016 Show Site and Tradeshownews.com
Business Wire will be making breaking exhibitor news releases available through the official show site and thru Business Wire’s CES 2016 news archive at www.tradeshownews.com. The following compani
January 06, 2016 17:30
Huawei Ships 108 Million Smartphones in 2015, Contributing to Annual Revenue Exceeding $20 Billion USD
Today at CES 2016, Huawei announced strong business results and rapid year-over-year growth for Consumer Business Group (CBG). Huawei’s revenue exceeded $20 billion USD in 2015, nearly a 70 percent in
January 06, 2016 17:20
Huawei Globally Launches the Mate 8 Smartphone at CES 2016
Today at CES 2016, the Huawei Consumer Business Group globally launched the Huawei Mate 8 smartphone, a productivity-driven device with significantly enhanced power, efficiency and battery life. The M
January 06, 2016 17:05
Huawei Highlights Key Industry Partnerships in Premium Consumer Devices at CES 2016
As part of its announcements at CES 2016, the Huawei Consumer Business Group shared the details of a slate of partnerships that will create a new consumer ecosystem in mobile, bringing together the be
January 06, 2016 15:55
PMC to Increase Fatty Amide Slip Agent Capacity
PMC Biogenix, a wholly owned subsidiary of PMC Group, announced plans to invest in the expansion of its manufacturing capacity for fatty amide slip agents at its production facility in Gyeongju, South
January 06, 2016 15:40
Misfit Introduces Ray, The Most Versatile Activity Tracker Yet
Today Misfit announced Misfit Ray Fitness and Sleep Monitor, the newest product in the Company’s line of design-forward wearables. Ray’s distinct deconstructed and modular design makes it Misfit’s mos
January 06, 2016 14:00
Analogix Introduces SlimPort NANO·CONSOLE USB-C for Mobile Devices with USB Type-C Connectors
Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the SlimPort® NANO·CONSOLE™ USB-C, a mobile-enabled dock with remote for both Android and Windows-powered mobile devices supporting DisplayPort™ over USB-C
January 06, 2016 13:55
JetHead Joins the Frog by Wyplay Community
Wyplay, a creator of software solutions for leading pay-TV operators, and JetHead Development, a leading integrator of embedded technology for the STB and Smart TV markets, announced today that JetHea
January 06, 2016 13:50
Panduit Small Diameter Cabling Solution Named Best Structured/Physical Network Cabling by NetworkWorld Asia
Panduit Corp., the leading global provider of network infrastructure solutions, announced today that it has been awarded the NetworkWorld Asia Readers’ Choice Award for Best Structured/Physical Networ
January 06, 2016 13:30
NTT Com Named a Leader in IDC ITMarketScape: Worldwide UCaaS Service Provider 2015 Vendor Assessment
NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today that it has been positioned as a Leader in International Data Corporation’s (IDC) “IDC ITMarketScape: Worldwide UCaaS Service Provider 2015 Vendor Assessme
January 06, 2016 13:20
NTT Communications Named Champions in APAC Hosted Telephony and Unified Communications Service Providers Frost IQ
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT (NYSE:NTT) Group, announced today that it has been named one of the “champions” in
January 06, 2016 06:05
MHL Consortium Showcases Latest superMHL Innovations at CES 2016
MHL Consortium (www.mhltech.org) will have the latest superMHL™ (http://goo.gl/fMZdDQ) innovations on display at CES 2016. For the first time, attendees will be able to get hands-on with a complete 8K
January 05, 2016 17:30
SES Expands Government Services Portfolio in Canada
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that the Kativik Regional Government in Canada has awarded SES a contract for the delivery of new satellite services across the northern Quebec r
January 05, 2016 16:50
Bioventus Launches DUROLANE® for Osteoarthritis Patients in Taiwan
Bioventus (www.bioventusglobal.com), a leader in orthobiologic solutions, today announced its entry into the patient care market in Taiwan with the launch of DUROLANE®, a single-injection joint-fluid
January 05, 2016 14:00
Blackboard Inc. Names William L. Ballhaus Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Blackboard Inc., the world’s leading education technology company, today announced that William “Bill” L. Ballhaus, PhD has been named Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Jay
January 05, 2016 13:50
22nd Century Files Modified Risk Tobacco Product Application with the FDA for World’s Lowest Nicotine Tobacco Cigarettes
22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE MKT: XXII), a plant biotechnology company that is a leader in tobacco harm reduction, announced today that on December 31, 2015, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, G
January 05, 2016 13:40
Fleetmatics to Release Fourth Quarter Financial Results on February 24, 2016
Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE:FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), today announced that it
January 05, 2016 13:30
NOW PUBLISHED IN THE ANNALS OF SURGERY: LONG-TERM FAVORABLE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE GORE BIO-A TISSUE REINFORCEMENT EFFICACY IN COMPLEX VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIRS
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) today announced final results of a long-term, prospective, multicenter study[1] evaluating the use of GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement, a biosynthetic mesh, in co
January 05, 2016 10:55
Segway Announces Expansion of Global Business Lines
In the morning of January 4 EDT, Segway Inc. (hereinafter “Segway”) officially announced an expansion of its business and released its new corporate visual identity (VI) system. This Smart News Rel
January 05, 2016 10:20
Merck, Pfizer and Syndax Announce Collaboration to Evaluate Combination of Avelumab and Entinostat in Ovarian Cancer
Merck, Pfizer and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a collaboration agreement to evaluate avelumab*, an investigational fully human anti-PD-L1 IgG1 monoclonal an
January 05, 2016 10:15
RFaxis Expands Portfolio of CMOS RF Front-End ICs for Internet of Things (IoT)
RFaxis, Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company focused on developing innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity market, today announced additional products to its ex
January 04, 2016 22:00
Cellular Regenerative Therapy Greeted by French Minister of Health
After European authorization was obtained this summer, the French and British regulatory agencies have authorized CellProthera to begin its first phase I/IIB clinical trial in Humans, starting January
January 04, 2016 13:30
Herbalife Appoints Filipino Doctor to Its Nutrition Advisory Board
Global nutrition company, Herbalife welcomes Dr. Francis Gregory Samonte, an expert in pediatric neurology, to become the first Filipino appointed to its prestigious Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB), ef
January 04, 2016 10:55
AECOM and Pininfarina Win Istanbul New Airport Design Competition
İGA has chosen an innovative design by AECOM and Pininfarina as the winner of an international design competition for the regional Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and technical building at the Istanbu
December 30, 2015 09:40
3G Licensing S.A. Launches 3G Licensing Program
3G Licensing S.A. announced today’s launch of a licensing program for patents essential to the 3G standard and related 3G specifications. The Patents licensed by 3G cover technologies used in a wid
December 30, 2015 08:30
Skin Garden Holds End of the Year Events for Customers Purchasing Korean Cosmetics
Skin Garden (http://www.skingarden.jp/), a K-beauty select shop, is crowded with customers looking for Korean cosmetics in the year-end holiday season. This is because the number of people visiting th
December 29, 2015 13:55
Panasonic Develops a Stretchable Resin Film and Its Application Materials for Stretchable Electronics
Panasonic Corporation announced today that the company has developed a soft, flexible, and stretchable[1] polymer resin film using its proprietary stretchable resin technology. The Company will also p
December 29, 2015 10:10
Mitsui Chemicals Participates in Subsidiary of Taiwan's Sentronic International Corp.
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183)(President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) announced it is financially participating in MSCT Corporation, a subsidiary of the electronic component trading company Sentronic
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