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August 25, 2015 15:45
Visa Checkout Expands Global Availability with New Merchants and Issuers
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced continued global success of Visa Checkout, the online check out service that allows shoppers to pay with their cards online and on any device, with just a few clicks
August 25, 2015 15:35
Toshiba‘s Advanced Propulsion System to Drive Seibu Railway’s New Trains
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) will provide high performance propulsion systems for new Series 40000 trains that Seibu Railway Co., Ltd. will bring into service on lines serving Tokyo and its suburb
August 25, 2015 15:15
I Squared Capital Partners with Amplus to Create a Leader in Distributed Rooftop Solar Power in India
I Squared Capital, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund, is pleased to announce an investment in Amplus Energy Solutions Private Limited (“Amplus”), an owner and operator of distributed rooftop
August 25, 2015 14:25
ReSound Announces Expanded Android Compatibility with the ReSound Smart App for Smart Hearing Aid Wearers
ReSound®, a leader in innovative hearing technologies, announced today that it has expanded the number of Android devices compatible with the ReSound portfolio of Smart Hearing™ aids via the ReSound S
August 25, 2015 14:05
GSMA Appoints Mats Granryd as Director General
The GSMA today announced the appointment of Mats Granryd as Director General and Member of the GSMA Board. Granryd, who served most recently as President and CEO of Tele2 Group, will assume leadership
August 25, 2015 14:00
Xaxis Launches Xaxis Viewpoint, the First 100% Guaranteed Viewable Product in Asia Pacific
Xaxis, the world's largest programmatic media and technology platform, announced today the launch of Xaxis Viewpoint in Asia Pacific. Xaxis Viewpoint is the first fully programmatic product to guarant
August 25, 2015 13:05
Nordson EFD Introduces the Latest Innovations in Jet Dispensing Technology
Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, introduces innovative piezoelectric jetting technology that removes the barrier betw
August 25, 2015 11:50
Mitsui Chemicals POLYMETAC(TM) to Be Used in Lightweight Frames of New Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TOKYO:4183)(President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) announced that the Group’s unique metal resin integral technology, POLYMETACTM has been selected for use in the frames of new auton
August 25, 2015 08:00
Scepter Partners Forms Dedicated Merchant Bank for Sovereign Investors and Family Offices
Scepter Partners, a standing syndicate of sovereign investors and ultra-high net worth families, announced today the formation of its core merchant banking division with veteran investment banker Anth
August 24, 2015 15:35
New GSMA Study Finds Bangkok Can Gain US$1 Billion in Socio-Economic Benefits Through Intelligent Transport Systems
A new research report produced by the GSMA, ‘Building Digital Societies in Asia: Making Transportation Smarter’, indicates that the successful implementation of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in
August 24, 2015 14:00
MRCB Quill Management Sdn Bhd Selects Yardi Voyager 7S for Asset and Property Management
MRCB Quill Management Sdn Bhd, the management company of MRCB-Quill REIT, a real estate investment trust listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, will perform multiple business o
August 24, 2015 10:45
Panasonic Develops Electromagnetic Noise Suppression and Heat Diffusion Integrated Sheets
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed the industry’s first*1 “electromagnetic noise suppression and heat diffusion integrated sheets”, which are suited for thermal and electromag
August 21, 2015 18:10
Takeda Announces European Medicines Agency Acceptance of Ixazomib’s Marketing Authorization Application for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502, http://goo.gl/eX9kbP) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for ixazomib
August 21, 2015 14:00
GSMA Launches Low Power Wide Area Network Initiative to Accelerate Growth of the Internet of Things
The GSMA has today announced that it has established the ‘Mobile IoT Initiative’, a new project backed by 26 of the world’s leading mobile operators, OEMs, chipset, module and infrastructure companies
August 21, 2015 13:40
Hilton HHonors Triple Your Trip Promotion Returns Offering Members Three Times the Value
Hilton HHonors (http://goo.gl/LrCkt), the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide(www.hiltonworldwide.com)’s 12 distinct hotel brands, today announced the return of Triple Your Trip. A member-favorite, t
Skin Garden, a K-cosmetics shop located in Shinjuku, is on sale. It offers discount for its PB brand
August 21, 2015 10:00
Korean Cosmetics Concept Store in Shinjuku, Skin Garden Offers up to 50% Discount for ‘Obon Yasumi’
Skin Garden (http://www.skingarden.jp/), a K-cosmetics shop located in the central area of the Korean wave shopping district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, announced that it has started summer sale event on Augu
August 21, 2015 09:45
Jardiance® demonstrated cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction in people with type 2 diabetes at high risk for CV events
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today announced positive top-line results from EMPA-REG OUTCOME®. This is a long-term clinical trial investigating cardiovascular (CV) outcomes for Jardi
August 20, 2015 17:10
ZTE Applies for Over 50 New Core Patents for Its Flagship Axon Phone
ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced that it has applied for over 50 new core patents for its global flagship Axon phone. ZTE Axon versions are currently available in the U.S. an
Thomson Reuters Announces Winners of 2015 StarMine Analyst Awards – Korea
August 20, 2015 16:17
Thomson Reuters Announces Winners of 2015 StarMine Analyst Awards - Korea
Thomson Reuters today announced the winners of the 2015 StarMine Analyst Awards for Korea. This is the sixth year that StarMine has presented its awards to the top stock analysts and brokerage firms i
August 20, 2015 15:10
The SESAMES Awards: Innovations That Herald Future Trends
Organised as part of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS, the SESAMES Awards are given to the 10 best technological innovations in the smart card, digital security, identification, secure transactions and contac
August 20, 2015 11:00
Afton Chemical Receives Approval to Expand Their New Singapore Manufacturing Facility
Afton Chemical Corporation has received approval from the NewMarket Corporation board to begin construction of the new second phase of its chemical additive manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, Si
August 20, 2015 10:00
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Hosts A Photo Exhibition “The Joy of Sports Photography 2015”
Keio Plaza Hotel (KPH), located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will hold a photographic exhibition of various top Japanese professional athletes entitled “The Joy of Sports Photography 2015” from September 1st t
August 19, 2015 22:00
Rimini Street Increases Investment in Latin America, Appoints Industry Veteran to Lead Market Expansion
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite (http://goo.gl/krPs3J) and BusinessObjects (http://goo.gl/uzC6nz) software
August 19, 2015 18:00
Panasonic Projectors Bring to Life One of the World’s Largest Water Screen Projections
Panasonic Corporation has achieved one of the world’s largest water screen projections as it provided special support for a Kabuki performance held August 14-16 at the Bellagio Hotel, owned by MGM Res
August 19, 2015 17:20
CHMP recommends label update for Giotrif® with addition of data demonstrating overall survival benefit for patients with EGFR mutation-positive lung cancer
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion for an update to the European l
August 19, 2015 17:10
Benjamin Zheng Joins Kurt Salmon as Managing Partner in Its Asia Pacific Retail and Consumer Group
Global management consulting firm Kurt Salmon is pleased to welcome Benjamin Zheng as a managing partner in its Asia Pacific Retail and Consumer Group. Mr. Zheng brings over 20 years of supply chai
August 19, 2015 14:00
Pivotal Announces Changes in Executive Leadership and Record Results
Pivotal announced today their board of directors has appointed Rob Mee as Chief Executive Officer. Rob Mee recently served as Pivotal’s Executive Vice President of Products and Research & Development.
August 19, 2015 10:55
FSG Reports Profit Of HKD 142,584,000 For Six-Month Period Ended 30 June 2015
Frontier Services Group Limited (“FSG”) (SEHK: 00500), a publicly listed, complete logistics solutions provider targeting frontier markets with an operational headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, today rep
August 19, 2015 10:25
Seiko Instruments (SII) Releases New LDO Regulator with Reset Function in Smaller Package for Automotive Applications
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the S-19311 Series automotive high input 36V LDO regulator with reset function, adopting a newly developed compact package TO-252-5S with high hea
August 18, 2015 21:00
Lattice Semiconductor Expands USB Type-C Product Family
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (www.latticesemi.com) (NASDAQ: LSCC), the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced the expansion of its USB Type-C product famil
August 18, 2015 16:05
Pacific Life Re Australia Receives Regulatory Approval to Commence Writing Reinsurance Business
Pacific Life Re (Australia) Pty Limited (“Pacific Life Re Australia”) has received regulatory approval from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) to commence writing life reinsurance b
August 18, 2015 15:40
Hallstar Opens New Suzhou, China Research Center to Drive Breakthrough Innovation in Specialty Chemistry
Hallstar, a leading global specialty chemical company headquartered in Chicago, announced today the official opening of a new state-of-the-art facility in Suzhou, China. The Hallstar New Material Scie
August 18, 2015 14:00
TSYS Names Patricia Watson as CIO
TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today announced that Patricia A. Watson, a 17-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named senior executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) effec
August 18, 2015 13:45
Analogix and GRL Expand The SlimPort® Adopters Program to Include USB Type-C™
Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. (www.analogix.com) and Granite River Labs (GRL) today announced the expansion of the SlimPort® Adopters Program (SAP℠) to include the USB Type-C™ connector. Available to a
August 18, 2015 12:10
Notice Regarding Change of Company Name
We would like to announce that KVH Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has changed its company name to “Colt Technology Services Co., Ltd.” effective today. Old Company Name : KVH Co., Ltd.
August 18, 2015 11:30
eASIC and Tamba Networks Announce Immediate Availability of 100 Gigabit Ethernet Solution for Data Center, Core and Access Network Switching Applications
eASIC Corp. (www.easic.com) (@easic), a fabless semiconductor company that delivers a custom integrated circuit (IC) platform (eASIC Platform), and Tamba Networks (www.tambanetworks.com), a leading de
August 18, 2015 10:45
MANN+HUMMEL Agrees to Acquire Affinia Group
The MANN+HUMMEL Group, www.mann-hummel.com, based in Ludwigsburg, Germany, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MANN+HUMMEL will acquire the global filtration
August 17, 2015 20:10
Business Wire's Video Content Is Now Featured On the AP Video Hub, The Leading Resource For Online Publishers and Major Broadcasters Worldwide
Business Wire‘s video content is now available on AP Video Hub (https://goo.gl/X3GNV4), a state-of-the-art online delivery platform that provides broadcast quality video to the world’s leading digital
August 17, 2015 17:05
New data show Spiolto Respimat provides meaningful quality of life improvements in COPD
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the publication of new data from the Phase IIIb OTEMTO® 1&2 trials (NCT01964352 (https://goo.gl/SvaXth)/NCT02006732 (https://goo.gl/F7UiIQ)), which show Spiolto® R
August 17, 2015 16:30
FSG Signs Agreement to Acquire the Business and Certain Assets of Transit Freight Coordinators Group in South Africa
Frontier Services Group Limited (“FSG”) (SEHK: 00500), a publicly listed, transportation and logistics solutions provider in frontier markets with its operational headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, today
August 17, 2015 10:20
IBC International Honour for Excellence Recognises ARM
The International Honour for Excellence 2015, the highest honour IBC bestows, this year recognises a technology - and the company behind it - which has been a key enabler of the transformation of our
August 17, 2015 09:15
SES Techcom Services and POST Telecom Partner to Develop Smart Cloud-Based ICT Solutions
SES Techcom Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of leading satellite operator SES, and POST Telecom, a leading specialist in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions and a subsidiary
August 14, 2015 13:55
Lenovo 1st Quarter FY15-16: Tough Markets, Solid Results
Lenovo Group (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY): · Revenue was US$10.7 billion, up 3 percent; excluding foreign exchange impacts, revenues were up 10 percent year-over-year · Lenovo grew its PC market share
August 14, 2015 11:40
The Coca-Cola Company Names James Quincey President and Chief Operating Officer
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) today announced James Quincey has been named President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. As President and COO, Quincey will have responsibility
August 13, 2015 17:40
Macy’s Forms Joint Venture with Fung Retailing to Test e-commerce in China
Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today announced it has formed a free-standing joint venture with Hong Kong-based Fung Retailing Limited (a privately-held enterprise; see footnote below) to explore retailing in
August 13, 2015 15:50
Rimini Street Named to Inc. Magazine’s List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Fifth Consecutive Year
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite (http://goo.gl/krPs3J) and BusinessObjects (http://goo.gl/uzC6nz) software
August 13, 2015 14:25
Inc. Magazine Unveils 34th Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000
RF IDeas, Inc. is pleased to share that it has earned the position of 3289 on the 2015 Inc. 5000 as ranked by Inc. magazine on its 34th annual Inc. 500|5000. This is an exclusive ranking of the nation
August 13, 2015 13:50
Bose Automotive Earns Global Quality Award from Nissan Motor Corporation
Nissan Motor Corporation has recognized Bose with a 2015 Global Quality Award for its contributions in the field of automotive electronics. From more than 5,000 Nissan suppliers worldwide, Bose was on
August 13, 2015 13:40
DoubleDutch Closes $45 Million in Funding
Mobile event technology and event performance company DoubleDutch today announced a $45 million round of growth financing led by KKR, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partne
August 13, 2015 11:55
Toshiba to Showcase Latest Memory and Storage Products at Flash Memory Summit
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will showcase its latest flash memory and storage products at the Flash Memor
August 13, 2015 11:10
Better Than Ever, the IBC2015 Conference Examines ‘The Future of Media in an Age of Disruption’
The IBC Conference is an unrivalled global destination for networking, discussion and debate, presenting a mix of visionary keynotes, panel discussions and master classes with the most influential tho
August 13, 2015 10:50
Equipo Announces 23 New Cycling Tour Dates to Colombia
Equipo announces 2015-2016 dates for cycling holidays to Colombia, including Boyacá, Nairo Quintana’s home region and training ground for the Tour de France. This Smart News Release features multim
August 12, 2015 13:55
Toshiba Unveils Three NVMe Solid State Drive Families
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced three distinct families of PCIe® (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) solid st
August 12, 2015 13:35
IBC2015 Leaders’ Summit to Examine the Challenges of Leading Through a Changing Media Ecosystem
The IBC Leaders’ Summit is an exclusive invitation-only event for over 150 European and MENA leaders of the electronic media and entertainment industry. Now in its fifth year, it blends penetrating in
August 12, 2015 13:30
Afton Chemical Reinforces Commitment to Responsible Care with New Certification
Afton Chemical Corporation, a global leader in petroleum additives, has earned RC14001 and ISO 14001 certification for all US operations from British Standards Institute (BSI). This Smart News Rele
August 12, 2015 10:55
eASIC Announces Nextreme-3 Platform Support for PCIe Gen3.1-SRIS
eASIC® Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company that delivers a custom integrated circuit (IC) platform (eASIC Platform) today announced immediate availability of silicon-proven transceivers optim
August 12, 2015 10:25
High Dynamic Range Takes the IBC2015 Conference Prize
The IBC2015 Conference Prize is to be awarded to Andrew Cotton and Tim Borer of BBC Research & Development for their paper 'A display independent high dynamic range television system’. The paper will
August 12, 2015 09:20
Andersen Global Establishes a Presence in Brazil
Andersen Global is proud to announce a new presence in São Paulo and Campinas, Brazil with the addition of INOVV Consultores Associados. After joining the Andersen Family, INOVV will be known as Ander
August 11, 2015 17:45
Panasonic Announces Sponsorship of Brazilian Athletes and Sugarloaf Mountain
With the countdown now to one year until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Panasonic Brazil (PANABRAS) has announced that Panasonic Corporation and PANABRAS have signed an agreement to be the official techn
August 11, 2015 17:00
WWE® to “Answer the Call” for Families of Fallen NYC Heroes
WWE is joining forces with Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes through a global online auction on Charitybuzz.com, featuring unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences in support of “Answer Th
August 11, 2015 15:15
Community-oriented Hotel/Hostel Complex ON THE MARKS Opens in Kawasaki near Tokyo, Providing BED, FOOD, and MUSIC [UDS Ltd.]
UDS Ltd. (http://www.uds-net.co.jp), responsible for the Hotel Claska and Hotel Anteroom Kyoto, announces the opening of a new hotel/hostel complex ON THE MARKS (http://www.on-the-marks.jp), specializ
August 11, 2015 14:35
AppDirect Expands Presence in Asia-Pacific Region to Meet Global Cloud Service Commerce Demand
AppDirect (www.appdirect.com), the leader in cloud service commerce, today announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore along with offices in Japan. With its new offices, th
August 11, 2015 13:55
CEA Issues Call for Entries for CES 2016 Innovation Awards
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA): WHAT: The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today issued a call for entries for its CES 2016 Innovation Awards (http://goo.gl/nJT081). WHEN: Awar
August 11, 2015 13:35
The Coca-Cola Foundation Awards $26.2 Million in First Half of the Year to Benefit More Than 90 Million People Worldwide
The Coca-Cola Foundation awarded $26.2 million USD to 74 community organizations during the first half of 2015. These grants will benefit more than 90 million people across 76 countries, and are focus
August 11, 2015 10:35
William Margaritis Joins Hilton Worldwide as Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Hilton Worldwide (http://hiltonworldwide.com) (NYSE:HLT) today announced that William Margaritis will become the company’s executive vice president of Corporate Affairs starting in late August, based
August 10, 2015 11:10
Panasonic to Start the Mass-Production of the Highly Sensitive Curved Touch Panel That Enables Operation while Wearing Gloves
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will start the mass-production of the capacitive-type, highly sensitive, multi-touch capable automotive curved touch panel at the end of September 2015. T
August 10, 2015 10:00
ResolutionMD® First to Receive Certification for Web and Mobile Diagnosis in Korea
Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating innovative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced today that ResolutionMD® medical imaging software is the first to receive cer
August 10, 2015 09:55
Metier Selects Yardi Voyager 7S for Asset and Property Management
Metier, a full service real estate group that provides services to large retail and entertainment developments in Australia, selected Yardi Voyager® 7S (http://goo.gl/is36xl) as its new asset, propert
August 07, 2015 17:25
Rimini Street Expands Las Vegas Worldwide Headquarters and Workforce
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite (http://goo.gl/krPs3J) and BusinessObjects (http://goo.gl/uzC6nz) software
August 07, 2015 16:20
General Cable Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results
General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the second quarter ended July 3, 2015. For the quarter, the Company generated adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations of
August 07, 2015 13:40
Panasonic “Power Supply Container” Improves Educational Environment and Water Supply Conditions
Panasonic Corporation announced the installation of the self-developed “Power Supply Container”, a stand-alone photovoltaic power package, at the National Elementary School Malabar 04 in the village o
August 07, 2015 12:15
Enjoy Japanese Authentic Summer at Hakone Hotel Kowaki-en with Hot Springs
Hakone Hotel Kowaki-en (http://hotel.hakone-kowakien.com) will host “Nature of Hakone, Hospitality of Japan - Experience Cool Amid Japan's Summer” until August 31, 2015. This event, specially tailored
August 07, 2015 10:55
Smartphones to Account for Two-Thirds of Chinese Mobile Market by Year End, According to New GSMA Intelligence Study
Smartphones are on track to account for two-thirds of mobile connections in China by the end of this year, according to a new study published today by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of the GSMA.
August 07, 2015 10:50
Itron Selected to Provide OPENWAY RIVA™ to Tongan Islands in the South Pacific
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Tonga Power Limi
August 07, 2015 10:30
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG To Form Coca-Cola European Partners
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CCE) (Euronext Paris: CCE): This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150806005605/en/ ·
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