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July 08, 2015 11:50
Rimini Street Comment on Oracle Litigation
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
July 08, 2015 11:10
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2015 Investor Call
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) will host its quarterly investor conference call on 10 August 2015 at 11:00 EDT (15:00 GMT). During the call, Bill Ackman and the other members of the P
July 08, 2015 11:05
Neff Capital Management Launches Sintavia with $10mm Investment
Neff Capital Management LLC, a private equity firm based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, announced today that it has established a new company to focus on the additive manufacturing (“AM”) of production parts
July 08, 2015 10:45
UniCredit Bank Austria and UniCredit Bulbank Provide € 103.3 Million Senior Facility to Business Park Sofia
UniCredit Bank Austria AG and UniCredit Bulbank AD have jointly underwritten a € 103.3 million senior facility to refinance Business Park Sofia (BPS), the largest office park in Southeastern Europe. T
July 07, 2015 14:00
Polaroid Flips the Switch on Pre-Orders for the Next Generation Polaroid Cube
Hot on the heels of its debut at CE Week 2015, Polaroid’s next generation lifestyle action camera, the new Wi-Fi-enabled Polaroid Cube+, is available for pre-orders at www.polaroidcube.com/cubeplus.
July 07, 2015 13:45
Rivada Networks Releases Full Text of Location-Based Services Patent
Rivada Networks has had another patent allowed for its industry-leading position-location technology. Less than a year after the USPTO issued patent #8,787,944, Rivada’s original patent for enhance
July 07, 2015 11:40
OT Will Present its Q2 2015 Financial Results to Investors on July 31st 2015
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space today announced that it will present its second quarter 2015 financial results to investors on Friday Ju
July 07, 2015 09:15
Phase III data published in The Lancet Oncology shows a significant overall survival benefit of Giotrif® (afatinib) compared to Tarceva® (erlotinib)
Phase III data published in The Lancet Oncology shows a significant overall survival benefit of Giotrif® (afatinib) compared to Tarceva® (erlotinib) in patients with previously treated advanced squamo
July 06, 2015 18:00
Toshiba Develops Two New Process Technologies for Microcontrollers and Wireless Communication ICs
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has developed a flash memory embedded process based on 65nm logic process that uses less power than current mainstream t
July 06, 2015 16:00
Seiko Instruments Releases New Convenience Timer IC for Automotive Applications
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the new S-35720 Series convenience timer IC suitable for managing relative time after engine shut-down with its optional alarm time in 1 second in
July 06, 2015 14:50
Panasonic to Open ‘Wonder Life-BOX’ with Future Lifestyles in Tokyo
Panasonic Corporation (http://goo.gl/i0LcGa) will open a showcase that presents future lifestyles for 2020 and beyond at the Panasonic Center Tokyo (http://goo.gl/7CxtUo), the company’s global communi
July 06, 2015 13:55
The Connected Object Revolution
There are currently 25 billion connected objects in the world, making an average of more than 3 objects per person (Cisco survey[1]). The rapid expansion of connected objects (including ‘wearables’) r
July 06, 2015 11:00
ZTE Positive on M-ICT Opportunities in France After Toulouse Summit
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, anticipates increased opportunities f
July 06, 2015 09:25
ENEL ENDESA Awards SIAE MICROELETTRONICA Group for a Fibre to Microwave Transport Frame Contract
In the effort of renewing and expanding the existing telecommunication infrastructure ENEL ENDESA selects SIAE MICROELETTRONICA GROUP as sole supplier for the Spanish and Peru transport network. Lates
July 03, 2015 13:55
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Releases Monthly Net Asset Value and Performance Report for June 2015
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released the following regular monthly Net Asset Value (NAV) and Performance Report for the month of June 2015. The informatio
July 03, 2015 11:45
Quintiles and Quest Diagnostics Launch Q2 Solutions
Quintiles (www.quintiles.com) and Quest Diagnostics (http://goo.gl/NbIXp) today announced the launch of Q2 Solutions (www.q2labsolutions.com), their new combined clinical trials laboratory services or
July 03, 2015 09:35
SES Demonstrates Cloud-Based Solution Delivering Real Time ISR Data between Headquarters and 4G Mobile Devices via O3b Satellites
Global satellite bandwidth provider SES Government Solutions (SES GS) unveiled a comprehensive Netcentric communications solution for field-deployed units during a demonstration for U.S. Government cu
July 02, 2015 15:25
New advance in COPD maintenance treatment, Spiolto® Respimat®, approved in first European countries
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced regulatory authority approvals for Spiolto® Respimat® (tiotropium/olodaterol) in first European countries†. Spiolto® Respimat® is a once-daily maintenance treatmen
July 02, 2015 14:50
DOCOMO to Encourage Overseas Climbers to Use Free Wi-Fi Service on Mt. Fuji
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (TOKYO:9437) (NYSE:DCM), the Japanese mobile operator that provides each customer with innovative, convenient and secure mobile services, announced today the launch of a free Wi-Fi® s
July 02, 2015 11:10
Hilton Worldwide Applauds Brazilian Government’s Decision to Participate in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Global Entry” Program
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) applauds the commitment by U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to incorporate Brazil into the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Glo
July 01, 2015 18:05
Tour De France Wild Card Team Gets a Boost with Dimension Data Sponsorship
Dimension Data, the Official Technology Partner for ASO which owns the Tour de France, today announced that it has become a MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung (www.teammtnqhubeka.com) (MTN-Qhubeka) sponsor. Repr
July 01, 2015 17:45
MTN and ZTE Launch Machine-to-Machine/Internet of Things Platform
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has jointly launched an Internet of T
July 01, 2015 14:00
Independent Audit Confirms Record 176,676 Attendees at 2015 CES
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA): WHAT: The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, owner and producer of CES®, today announced that the independent audit of the 2015 International CES, p
July 01, 2015 13:35
Canopy by Hilton Says Hello to Reykjavik with Plans for New Hotel in Iceland
Canopy by Hilton (www.canopybyhilton.com), Hilton Worldwide (www.hiltonworldwide.com)’s (NYSE:HLT) new hotel brand that redefines the lifestyle hotel category, and Icelandair Hotels have unveiled plan
July 01, 2015 11:40
Turkey’s Leading University Hospital Adopts Masimo SpHb for Continuous Noninvasive Haemoglobin Monitoring
Masimo (www.masimo.co.uk) (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that Turgut Ozal Medical Centre Liver Hospital (http://totm.inonu.edu.tr/index.php) in Malatya, Turkey, has installed Masimo’s noninvasive, con
July 01, 2015 11:25
GSMA Introduces Additional Programmes for Mobile World Congress Shanghai
The GSMA today announced the details of new programmes and exhibition features at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, which will be held 15-17 July at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The GSMA
July 01, 2015 10:00
Dimension Data Completes Big Data Analytics and Digital Delivery Platform for Tour de France
Dimension Data (http://dimensiondata.com/Global) today announced that it has completed its big data analytics and digital delivery platform from which the company will deliver real-time information on
July 01, 2015 03:00
Andersen Global Announces a New Presence in Spain
Andersen Global is proud to announce a new presence in Spain with the addition of Global Abogados, a tax and law firm with offices in Barcelona and Madrid. “Establishing a presence in Spain further
June 30, 2015 17:10
Toshiba Launches 6TB, 7,200 RPM Enterprise HDD for Cloud-based Applications
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza)’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of a 6TB[1] enterprise capacity hard disk drive (HDD) optimized for server
June 30, 2015 15:30
Caixin Takes Over Sponsorship from HSBC of Markit’s China PMI, Enters Financial Data Services
Caixin Media Co., Ltd. has agreed to sponsor Markit’s closely watched China Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The index will be renamed the Caixin China PMI and will be released beginning in August.
June 30, 2015 14:00
Cranberry Juice May Help Protect Against Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk Factors
A new study[1] reveals that drinking low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail may help lower the risk of chronic diseases that rank among the leading causes of death worldwide, including heart disease, di
June 30, 2015 13:10
Emirates Insolaire Installs World’s First Coloured Solar Panels in Switzerland
Emirates Insolaire LLC, a pioneer in the development and application of unique solar technologies and a joint venture of Dubai Investments PJSC [DI] (http://goo.gl/Xk0E0M) and SwissINSO Holding Inc. (
June 30, 2015 11:10
Oberthur Technologies Recognized as #1 in Payment Innovation by ABI Research
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, scored number 1 position for innovation in the payment sector in ABI Research’s Payment & Banking Card
June 30, 2015 10:15
Nikkei to Sponsor Markit Asia PMI™ Series
Markit Ltd. (Nasdaq:MRKT), a leading global diversified provider of financial information services, today announced that Nikkei Inc., a leading Japanese media corporation, is sponsoring its closely wa
June 30, 2015 09:00
Leading Taiwan OSAT Adopts Zeta Instruments Metrology System for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing
Zeta Instruments, Inc., announced today that a leading Taiwan based outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) ordered its third Zeta-580™ automated metrology system for production monitoring o
June 29, 2015 09:40
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Closing of $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) (“PSH”) announced today the closing of $1 billion Senior Notes due 2022 at a coupon of 5.500% per annum (the “Notes”). The net proceeds from the offe
June 26, 2015 14:00
YuMe Launches Its Full-Stack Programmatic Video Marketplace
YuMe, Inc. (NYSE:YUME), the global audience technology company powered by data-driven insights and multi-platform expertise, announces the launch of its programmatic video marketplace for agencies, br
June 26, 2015 10:50
GSMA: New Research Reiterates That Development of Digital Societies Are Key to Overall Growth in Asia Pacifi
New research reports produced by the GSMA, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (iSOC) demonstrate that
June 26, 2015 10:00
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Holds Japan's Traditional Porcelain Event in July, 2015
Keio Plaza Hotel (www.keioplaza.com) (KPH) will jointly host a complimentary exhibition of Arita porcelain art with Saga Prefectural Government to celebrate the 400th year since its birth. This year’s
June 25, 2015 17:15
GSMA Innovation City to Showcase the Connected Life at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2015
The GSMA today announced further details on the GSMA Innovation City, which is being held at Mobile World Congress Shanghai and builds on last year’s popular Connected City exhibit. The showcase, whic
June 25, 2015 16:40
ICE Clear Singapore Announces First Three Clearing Members
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that KGI Ong Capital Pte. Ltd., Phillip Futures Pte Ltd and UOB Bullion and Futures
June 25, 2015 16:00
Konica Minolta Acquires Radiant Vision Systems
Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) (TOKYO:4902) (ISIN:JP3300600008) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Radiant Vision Systems, LLC (Radiant), a leading provider of
June 25, 2015 14:50
Now Available Worldwide! JUJU‘s New Summer-Tune “PLAYBACK” Music Video Stars Japan’s Top Instagramer GENKING and Top Fashion Models and More
JUJU (https://goo.gl/xPxwpe)’s new summer-tune “PLAYBACK (https://goo.gl/xPxwpe)” Music Video stars Japan’s top instagramer GENKING and top fashion models and more. A must to check out for all the fas
June 25, 2015 14:00
New Product Launches, Attendees from 40+ Countries, 53 Conference Sessions Highlight Inaugural CES Asia
The inaugural CES AsiaTM served as a launch pad for an impressive array of innovations introduced by more than 200 exhibitors from 16 countries, cementing CES Asia as center stage for global businesse
June 25, 2015 11:05
Massey Ferguson Announces Winner in South Pole Expedition Competition
Massey Ferguson, a worldwide brand of AGCO (NYSE:AGCO), reports that Nancie Clanachan from Maryholm Farm near Dumfries, Scotland has clinched the prize in its Antarctica2 Expedition competition to win
June 25, 2015 10:15
Estima Pharma Solutions LLP Wins CQE Award for Compliance on QC100 Total Quality Management Model Criteria for 2015
Recognized for Commitment to Quality, Excellence, Leadership, Technology and Innovation, Estima Pharma Solutions LLP, India, was presented the CQE Century International Quality ERA Award, for complian
June 25, 2015 02:00
Morinaga Milk Industry: Probiotic Supplementation Causes Fat Loss in Overweight Adults
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), the second largest dairy product company in Japan, confirmed that its new probiotic ingredient, Bifidobacterium breve B-3, caused a significant reduction
June 24, 2015 16:15
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Pricing of $1 billion Senior Notes Offering
Regulatory News: Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) (“PSH”) announced today the pricing of $1 billion Senior Notes due 2022 at a coupon of 5.500% per annum (the “Notes”). The net pr
June 24, 2015 16:00
Gen Re’s Andrew Flitcroft Promoted
Gen Re is pleased to announce that Andrew Flitcroft will assume the role of Managing Director of General Reinsurance Australia and Regional Treaty Manager for the Asia Pacific region, effective July 3
June 24, 2015 15:45
Mobile Network Operators Name Mblox a Top A2P SMS Messaging Provider
Mblox (http://mblox.com), the largest independent enterprise SMS provider in the world, has been recognized as one of only four Tier One providers in the world and the highest rated U.S.-based global
June 24, 2015 15:15
Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH Finally Awarded Contract for Renewal of Netherlands’ Nationwide TETRA Network C2000
On 17th of June 2015 representatives of the Ministry of Security and Justice and the CEO of Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH, Matthias Klausing, signed the first contract for the renewal of the C2000 TETRA natio
June 24, 2015 15:00
Coty Inc. Announces That Bart Becht Will Remain as Chief Executive Officer
Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) announced today that Bart Becht will remain as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Coty. Mr. Becht will also continue in his role as Chairman of Coty. In connection with this chan
June 24, 2015 11:55
ZTE and Uros Launch Goodspeed 4G Mobile Hotspot MF900, Offers Affordable Connectivity for Global Travelers
ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, announced today at the LTE World Summit 2015 the launch of a new 4G mobile hotspot in partnership with Uros. The ZTE Goodspeed 4G mobile hotspot MF900 is man
June 24, 2015 11:10
New HiperPFSTM-3 Power Factor Correction ICs from Power Integrations Target Light-Load Performance
Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI, http://goo.gl/OUxJpK), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced its HiperPFSTM-3 (http://goo.gl/eO1zHJ) fa
June 24, 2015 10:40
Masimo Receives CE Mark for MightySat Rx Pulse Oximeter
Masimo (http://masimo.co.uk) (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the CE Mark and full market release of MightySat™ Rx fingertip pulse oximeter for clinical use in CE countries, offering the same Masimo SET
June 24, 2015 09:10
Andersen Global Establishes Presence in Guatemala
Andersen Global is proud to announce a new presence in Guatemala through the addition of Trust Consulting in Guatemala City. Trust Consulting is the second member firm to adopt the Andersen Tax name a
June 23, 2015 18:30
ACE Appoints New Country President for Vietnam
ACE Group announced today the appointment of Dang Hoang Tung as its new Country President for its general insurance operation in Vietnam, effective 29 June. Mr. Dang succeeds Mr. Christopher Twomey, w
June 23, 2015 15:45
ICON Launches Firecrest Patient Portal to Enhance Education around Informed Consent
ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a global provider of drug development solutions and services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced the launch of the Firecrest Pa
June 23, 2015 15:30
Olympic Archive Conservation to be Honoured by IBC
The International Olympic Committee will receive an award at IBC2015 for its work on conserving and managing its audiovisual archives through its Patrimonial Assets Management programme (PAM). The awa
June 23, 2015 14:25
Nordson EFD’s New xQR41 MicroDot Needle Valve Features a 60% Smaller Footprint and Modular Design for Optimal Throughput
Nordson EFD (http://goo.gl/zHDJY), a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN, http://goo.gl/SsjSh3), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, introduces the xQR41 Series MicroDot™ ne
June 23, 2015 14:20
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. Launch of Senior Notes Offering
Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) (“PSH”) announced today the launch of an offering of Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes are expecte
June 23, 2015 13:45
3M Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit in Korea to Protect Stacked Prism Film Products
3M Innovative Properties Co. and 3M Korea Ltd. filed a patent infringement lawsuit on June 19, 2015, in the Seoul Central District Court against LMS Co. Ltd. The suit alleges that certain LMS Co. L
June 23, 2015 13:35
Guillaume Jesel Named Senior Vice President/Global General Manager of TOM FORD BEAUTY
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced this week that Guillaume Jesel has been named to the position of Senior Vice President/Global General Manager, TOM FORD BEAUTY. In this role, he lea
June 23, 2015 13:30
PanAtlantic Exploration Announces Results from Short Term Test of Turpiales-3 Horizontal Well
PanAtlantic Exploration is pleased to announce results from the short term test of Turpiales-3 horizontal well. The completion in the lower Real sand flowed at a maximum sustained rate of over 700 bar
June 23, 2015 11:55
Limelight Helps Sophos Scale to Meet Increasing Global Software Update Delivery Demands
Limelight Networks, Inc. (www.limelight.com) (“Limelight”) (Nasdaq:LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that Sophos has transitioned to the Limelight Orchestrate™ (“Orch
June 23, 2015 11:25
TNS Provides Pan-Asian Telecommunications Network for Global Payments
TNS, a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, is providing a Pan-Asian telecommunications network for Global Payments, a leading worldwide provider of payment t
June 23, 2015 11:15
AURELIUS Acquires Remaining Shares in Getronics
The AURELIUS Group (http://aureliusinvest.com) (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8) has today announced the full acquisition of Getronics (www.getronics.com), the global ICT services group. AURELIUS had previously hel
June 23, 2015 10:10
Idarucizumab* reverses the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran within minutes in patient study
Results from an interim analysis of the Phase III RE-VERSE AD™ patient study demonstrate that 5 g of idarucizumab* immediately reversed the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran (Pradaxa®) in patients re
June 22, 2015 17:45
ICE Benchmark Administration Announces Two New Direct Participants to the Gold Auction
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that two new direct participants have been approved by ICE Benchmark Administration
June 22, 2015 10:20
GECAS’ Cargo Aircraft Group Launches Boeing 737-800NG Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion Program
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of GE [NYSE:GE], today announced the launch of its 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter conversion program. GECAS plans to c
June 19, 2015 17:55
Mellanox Introduces the World’s First 25/100 Gigabit Open Ethernet-based Switch
Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced the industry’s first
June 19, 2015 16:30
Mellanox Announces ConnectX-4 Lx, the Most Cost-Efficient 25/50 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter for Cloud, Web 2.0 and Enterprise Data Centers
Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX), a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions, today announced its ConnectX®-4 Lx (http://goo.gl/7GB39B) 10/25/40/50 Gigabit Eth
June 19, 2015 16:00
Sweden Goes Contactless with ICA Banken Powered by Oberthur Technologies
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, and ICA Banken - the first Swedish bank to do so - announce the launch of the first Dual Interface paym
June 19, 2015 15:15
Johns Manville Celebrates Inauguration of New Lightweight Spunbond Line in Berlin
Johns Manville (JM), a leading manufacturer of premium-quality building, specialty and filtration products and a Berkshire Hathaway company, today celebrated the inauguration of a state-of-the-art pol
June 19, 2015 14:40
Gore Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment Enrolls 3,000 Patients
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (www.goremedical.com) (Gore) announced that important updates from the Gore Global Registry for Endovascular Aortic Treatment (GREAT) will be presented today at the 2015
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