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June 10, 2014 15:55
Diabetes: Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company Alliance to have 43 Presentations Featured at the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions®
For Non-US and Non-UK Media More than 40 presentations including posters, abstracts and oral presentations will demonstrate the breadth and depth of the Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and Eli Lilly and
June 10, 2014 15:55
Manchester United Announces Sponsorship Agreement With Cho-A Pharm
Manchester United(http://www.manutd.com/Splash-Page.aspx) (NYSE: MANU) has today announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Korean Pharmaceutical company Cho-A Pharm to become Manchester United's Of
June 10, 2014 15:30
Toshiba Tec launches new B2B go-to-market brand as part of intensive three-year growth strategy
Toshiba Tec Corporation has launched a new global go-to-market brand, Together Information for its Printing Solutions Business within the Global Solutions Business Group. Based in Tokyo, Toshiba is
June 10, 2014 14:55
Simplay Labs Announces the Industry’s First DCP Authorized HDCP 2.2 Protocol Analyzer
Simplay™ Labs, LLC (www.simplaylabs.com), the leading provider of standards compliance and interoperability testing services for consumer electronics (CE) and mobile devices, today announced the indus
June 10, 2014 14:00
Quintiles Named ‘Overwhelming Leader’ in Phase I Market Report
For the second year in a row, Quintiles has been named the CRO industry leader in Phase I services according to respondents in Industry Standard Research’s (ISR) report, CRO Quality Benchmarking Phase
June 10, 2014 13:50
Qvest Media Singapore on Course of Growth
Qvest Media Singapore, specialist for media consultancy, system integration and broadcast IT support, today announced the appointment of Eric Augereau as General Manager. With the commitment of the pr
June 10, 2014 12:00
GSMA and Multimedia University of Malaysia to Establish Graduate Programme on Communications Policy and Regulation
The GSMA and the Multimedia University of Malaysia (MMU) today announced an agreement through which the two organisations will collaborate to develop a Masters course in Converged Telecommunications P
June 10, 2014 11:40
COMPUTEX TAIPEI Bridges ICT to Shape the World!
For five incredible days, COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014 showed its clout in shaping the future. COMPUTEX TAIPEI is the place where “ideas” are transformed into products ready for the market. It’s also the top
June 10, 2014 11:07
BMO Capital Markets Named Best Trade Bank in Canada by Trade Finance Magazine
BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (TSX: BMO)(NYSE: BMO), has been named the Best Trade Bank in Canada for a fifth consecutive year by London-based Tr
June 10, 2014 11:05
ZTE’s Drive to Deliver User Value Heralds ‘Smart 2.0’ Age for Mobile Devices
ZTE Mobile Devices today presented a new strategic blueprint to deliver increased user value, defining a new “Smart 2.0” age when users will enjoy personalized and productive applications that can be
June 10, 2014 09:45
Mobile Doctors Partners With Cerner to Empower Communities to Manage Their Health
Cerner Corp.(http://www.cerner.com/?langtype=14337) today announced that Mobile Doctors (MD 24-7)(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32v86KGZNAg), a physician helpline service headquartered in Dubai, will
June 10, 2014 09:00
Gigaphoton Has Introduced “Green Innovations” to Arf Immersion Lasers
Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that major semiconductor manufacturers highly value its leading-edge “Green Innovations” environmental technologies, int
June 09, 2014 22:00
Moody’s Analytics to Acquire WebEquity Solutions
Moody’s Analytics, a unit of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO), announced today that it has agreed to acquire WebEquity Solutions, LLC. (“WebEquity”), a leading provider of cloud-based loan origination s
June 09, 2014 19:45
China Leads Global Connected Living Market With Over 50 Million M2M Connections, Finds New GSMA Report
China is the global leader in the adoption of M2M technology with over 50 million connections or more than one quarter of the total M2M market in 2013, according to “How China is Set for Global M2M Le
June 09, 2014 17:55
Asia Pacific is Home to Half the World’s Mobile Subscribers Says New GSMA Study
The GSMA today issued the latest report in its Mobile Economy series, which reveals that the Asia Pacific region now accounts for half of the world’s mobile subscribers and will remain one of the worl
June 09, 2014 14:25
MSD to Present New Clinical Data on Sitagliptin, Investigational Omarigliptin, and Real-World Data in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes at the 74th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
MSD, known as Merck (NYSE:MRK) in the United States and Canada, will present 13 new studies and analyses, including data for its DPP-4 inhibitor JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) and for its investigational once
June 09, 2014 14:00
Kurion Awarded Contract to Treat Tank Water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Kurion, Inc., an innovator in nuclear and hazardous waste management, announced it has been awarded a contract by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to deliver a first-of-a-kind, at-tank mobile
June 09, 2014 14:00
ZTE Embraces New Strategic Mission to Enable Mobile-ICT Transition
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, today ou
June 09, 2014 13:55
Cegedim Relationship Management Announces Groundbreaking Version of Mobile Intelligence, Featuring Innovative Multichannel Engagement Suite
Cegedim Relationship Management today announced the availability of the latest release of its Life Sciences-specific Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform, Mobile Intelligence, which feature
June 09, 2014 13:50
Lapmaster Announces Its Acquisition of Peter Wolters
Lapmaster Group Holdings LLC, a leading supplier of high-precision equipment and services for lapping, polishing, grinding, and honing, announced today that it has acquired Peter Wolters GmbH, a provi
June 09, 2014 13:45
Pradaxa® gains EU approval for treatment and prevention of recurrence of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
For media outside of the U.S., the UK & Canada only Boehringer Ingelheim today announces that Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate) has been approved by the European Commission for the treatment and prev
June 09, 2014 13:45
Quintiles Honored for IT Innovation, Named to 2014 CIO 100
Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services provider, has been named to the 2014 CIO 100. Each year, CIO magazine identifies and honors 100 organizations that have distinguished themselv
June 09, 2014 13:35
Cegedim Relationship Management Announces Strategic Partnership with Marketo to Enhance Its Multichannel Offering to Life Sciences Customers
Cegedim Relationship Management today announced that it has entered into a formal partnership with Marketo in order to provide marketing automation and campaign management services to customers worldw
June 09, 2014 13:35
Computex Taipei 2014 Summit Forum Closes
The Computex Taipei 2014 Summit Forum, organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and run by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), was held in tandem with the 2014 edition of the inter
June 09, 2014 13:25
Cegedim Relationship Management Partners with Scribe Software to Enable Platform Connectivity
Cegedim Relationship Management today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Scribe Software, a recent winner of the prestigious Globee and Red Herring Top 100 awards, and now
June 09, 2014 12:35
Seiko Instruments Introduces New Voltage Detector with SENSE Pin for Automotive Use
Seiko Instruments Inc. announced the S-1910x series voltage detector with SENSE pin for automotive use that enhances reliability in voltage monitoring and CPU reset functions for safer system operatio
June 09, 2014 11:55
Edwards’ Dry Vacuum Pumps Bring Environmental and Economic Benefits to Chemical Process Industry
Edwards is highlighting the benefits that their dry vacuum pumps can bring to the chemical processing industry at Korea Chem, June 10 - 13, 2014. The key advantage of dry pumps is that they do not use
June 09, 2014 11:05
Quintiles Executive to Present at the 2014 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference
Quintiles CFO Kevin Gordon will present at the 2014 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Boston’s InterContinental Hotel. The Quintiles presentation will begin at 1:10 p.
June 09, 2014 10:30
Heritage Global Partners and Cloud Investment Partners Lead Successful Global Online Auction Sale of Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) Dublin Plant Assets as Results Exceed Expectations
Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”, www.hgpauction.com), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc. (www.heritageglobalinc.com) (OTCQB: HGBL, CSE: HGP
June 09, 2014 10:00
ISACA Names Matthew S. Loeb as CEO
ISACA, a global professional association serving 115,000 information systems assurance, security, governance and risk professionals, has selected Matthew S. Loeb, CAE, as its new chief executive offic
June 09, 2014 09:50
Neymar Jr Scores the Toughest and Most Unusual ‘Goal’ of His Career
Panasonic has teamed up with Brazilian football superstar, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, to promote its latest 4K wearable camera, the A500. Panasonic asked Neymar Jr to wear a prototype of its A5
The 2014 Taiwan International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta kicked off on May 30 with 55 pilots from 12 cou
June 06, 2014 15:20
2014 Taiwan International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Kicks Off
The 2014 Taiwan International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta kicked off on May 30, promising visitors an exciting experience with glamorous Night Glow shows, enchanting music, indigenous art and culture, apar
June 05, 2014 21:30
Singapore Power Completes Nationwide Deployment of Deregulated Energy Services on Silver Spring Networks’ Smart Infrastructure Platform
Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE:SSNI), a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, today announced that Singapore Power Group (SP) has successfully begun deliver
June 05, 2014 18:15
EMA accepts marketing authorisation application for nintedanib* in IPF
For non-US health media only Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the application for marketing authorisation of nintedanib*, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), for the treatment of idiopathic
June 05, 2014 17:40
Garlock Singapore Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Garlock Singapore, a global leader in sealing solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification in recognition of the company’s demonstration of
June 05, 2014 17:15
Smartmatic Presents Its Electronic Voting in South Korea
Smartmatic has once again demonstrated its extensive experience in election automation and electronic voting. This time, the world’s leading voting technology and service provider shared its knowledge
June 05, 2014 16:30
NTT Communications Launches New Payment Solutions to Help Global Merchants Maximise e-Commerce Opportunity in Asia
NTT Communications Corporation (http://www.hk.ntt.com/en/index.html), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT (NYSE:NTT) Group, has announced the introduction of its
June 05, 2014 16:30
New Study Reported Prevena™ Therapy Patients Had a Significantly Lower Infection Rate Following Cardiac Surgery Compared to Control Group
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (www.kci1.com/KCI1/home) announced today that a new study, published in the International Wound Journal, showed the Prevena™ Incision Management System used over closed incision
June 05, 2014 15:50
Industrial Internet Consortium Reaches over 50 Members Two Months after Launch
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announces it has over 50 members and several key initiatives underway, two months after it was launched. “We’re very excited about the rapid progress we’ve
June 05, 2014 15:10
Lionic Offers Anti-Virus Solution on Smart Gateways for the Home
Lionic Corporation, a worldwide supplier of innovative network security solutions, today announced an intelligent anti-virus solution for gateways in the connected home. Hackers consistently pose a
June 05, 2014 14:00
Rimini Street Signs More Than 100 SAP Clients To Date, Announces 64-Percent Increase in SAP Support Revenues
SAPPHIRE NOW 2014 Conference -- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Cor
June 05, 2014 13:50
Hot Jobs for 2014 Business School Grads
MBAs and other business school graduates on the job market might do well to look beyond traditional sectors to fields such as technology, manufacturing, and healthcare. A global student exit survey ta
June 05, 2014 13:45
Univar Chooses Rimini Street for Global SAP Support
SAPPHIRE NOW 2014 Conference - Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corp
June 05, 2014 13:40
SunEdison Semiconductor Limited Selects Heritage Global Partners to Manage Disposition of its State-of-the-Industry Polysilicon Production Plant in Merano, Italy
Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB:HGBL and CSE:HGP), today announced that it has been retained by
June 05, 2014 13:35
Arkadin Launches Cloud-Based Video Conferencing Solutions in Korea
Arkadin, an NTT Communications(http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html) company, and one of the world‘s largest and fastest growing Unified Communications(http://www.arkadin.com/kr/solutions/unified-communica
June 05, 2014 13:25
Silicon Image Introduces the Industry’s First Analog-to-HDMI and Analog-to-MHL Converter Products
Silicon Image (www.siliconimage.com) (NASDAQ:SIMG), a leading provider of multimedia connectivity solutions and services, today announced the industry’s first analog-to-MHL® (www.mhlconsortium.org)/HD
June 05, 2014 13:13
SolarWinds Asks “Can You Tell Which System Issue Will Affect Your Application Performance?” You Should
In today's inter-dependent IT environment, there are few things as complex as managing application availability and its correlated infrastructure -- physical and virtual servers, storage and databases
June 05, 2014 13:08
Measure and Calibrate Even in Extreme Environments
ecom instruments, global market leader and full-service provider in the field of portable explosion-protected equipment, together with the well-known manufacturer FLUKE have developed and produced a c
June 05, 2014 09:15
Audience and MediaTek Collaborate to Deliver Industry Leading Voice and Audio Solutions for Smartphone Platforms
Audience, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADNC) today announced that it will collaborate with MediaTek Inc. to deliver the Audience® eS700 series smart audio codec products as a pre-configured option on the new MediaTek
June 05, 2014 09:05
Class A Shares of Google Inc. to Remain in NASDAQ OMX Indexes Update on Google Shares in NASDAQ OMX Indexes
On January 30th Google, Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOG) (Nasdaq:GOOGL) announced that its Board of Directors approved the distribution of Class C shares to its stockholders. As a result of this transaction, on
June 04, 2014 23:30
Central European University(CEU) Kicks Off “Your Move” New Venture Competition in Partnership With NASDAQ OMX and Prezi
“Your Move” is a new venture competition that challenges CEU Business School MBA students to create a new company. Top participants will present their ventures to a panel of judges at the NASDAQ Marke
June 04, 2014 21:30
NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation Awards Grant to Columbia University
Columbia University, a global leader in higher education, has secured a three-year grant from The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation(http://www.nasdaqomx.com/services/initiatives/educationalfoundation)
June 04, 2014 14:39
XBT Acquires Datacenter.com for $500,000
XBT Holding Limited announced the acquisition of the datacenter.com domain name, for the reported amount of $500,000. Internet has been growing rapidly and the amount of hosted data has been increa
June 04, 2014 11:57
Vectron International Announces Small Form Factor Low Noise VCXO
Vectron International, a leader in the design and manufacture of Precision Oscillators and Timing Solutions for Communication, Industrial, Military & Space applications, today announced its new VX-805
June 04, 2014 08:00
Cima NanoTech Showcases Ultra Responsive, Large Format 42” Touch Screen at SID Display Week 2014
Cima NanoTech, a smart nanomaterials company specializing in high performance transparent conductors, showcases an ultra responsive, non-ITO film-based 42” large format touch screen at SID Display Wee
June 04, 2014 08:00
Cima NanoTech Reveals 26-inch Curved, Projected Capacitive Touchscreen at SID Display Week 2014
Cima NanoTech, a smart nanomaterials company specializing in high performance transparent conductive films, announced details of two unique touch demos which will be showcased at their booth at SID Di
June 03, 2014 22:00
Scout Investments Launches UCITS Umbrella to Expand Global Distribution
Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) (http://scoutinv.com/portal.fs) recently launched a UCITS fund umbrella structure to further expand distribution of its strategies to non-U.S. investors. Our UCITS F
June 03, 2014 21:05
Eppendorf Announces New BioBLU® 5c and 14c Adaptor Kits
Eppendorf is proud to announce a new addition to the BioBLU Single-use Vessel Adaptor Kit portfolio. The BioBLU 5c and 14c Adaptor Kits allow BioBLU 5c and 14c Single-use vessels to be used on and con
June 03, 2014 21:00
Pathway Genomics Launches BRCA1/2 Genetic Test with One for One Program
Pathway Genomics Corporation, a San Diego-based CLIA and CAP accredited clinical laboratory that offers genetic testing services globally, today announced it has launched BRCATrueTM, a next-generation
June 03, 2014 21:00
Movea Enables Intuitive Gesture-Based Technology in Samsung’s Newest Smart TVs
Movea (www.movea.com), a leader in data fusion and motion-sensing technology for consumer electronics, today announced that Samsung Electronics is using the Movea SmartMotion™ technology in its latest
June 03, 2014 17:30
Union Bancaire Privée : Opportunities for active stock-pickers
Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and the outlook for Japanese equities is highly favourable, as they are currently attractively priced, on a relative as well as an absolute basis, thus
June 03, 2014 17:15
Toshiba Brings Suit for NAND Flash Memory Patent Infringement in Taiwan
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/p8j1Ek, TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has filed a suit in the Intellectual Property Court in Taiwan against Taiwan’s Powerchip Technology Corporation and three
June 03, 2014 16:20
Korean Actor Lee Byung-Hun Accepts Prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Award
Korean actor Lee Byung-hun has received the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA, http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/) for Best Performance by an Actor for his dual performance in the blockbuster
June 03, 2014 14:00
A.M. Best Upgrades Stewart® to A-
Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC) announced today that A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “
June 03, 2014 13:45
ZMDI, a Global Semiconductor Company, is Very Proud to be Exhibiting at the 2014 International Sensors Expo & Conference in Rosemont, Illinois, in the United States of America on June 24-26, 2014
ZMD AG (ZMDI, http://www.zmdi.com/), a Dresden-based semiconductor company that specializes in enabling energy-efficient solutions, today announces that it will be exhibiting at this year's internatio
June 03, 2014 13:30
Siluria Technologies, Linde Announce Ethylene Technology Partnership
Siluria Technologies(http://www.siluria.com/), a pioneer in the commercial production of fuels and chemicals made from clean and abundant natural gas, and The Linde Group(http://www.linde.com/en/index
June 03, 2014 13:20
Arkadin Wins Two Stevie Awards for Record Growth and Customer Service Leadership in Asia Pacific
Arkadin, an NTT Communications company, and one of the largest and fastest growing providers of Unified Communications(http://www.arkadin.com/sg/solutions/unified-communications) and Collaboration(htt
June 03, 2014 11:45
New data show Giotrif® (afatinib) provided more than one year additional survival for lung cancer patients with the most common type of EGFR mutation (del19) compared to chemotherapy
For Ex-US and Ex-UK Media only Boehringer Ingelheim today announced results of the pre-specified individual, as well as the exploratory combined, analyses of two Phase III trials (LUX-Lung 3 and LU
June 03, 2014 11:35
Quintiles Named to the Fortune 500
Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services provider, has been named to the Fortune 500 (http://goo.gl/nKpkC6) list of largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue. “Being named to the Fo
June 03, 2014 11:25
Thuraya Launches Atlas IP to Meet the Market Need for Affordable, Feature-Rich Maritime Broadband
Thuraya Telecommunications (www.thuraya.com), a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator has further extended its maritime product portfolio with the launch of Atlas IP, a feature-rich broadba
June 03, 2014 10:00
Jefferies to Distribute Fubon Securities Equity Research on Companies in Taiwan
Jefferies today announced that it is entering into an alliance with Fubon Securities to distribute Fubon Securities’ equity research on companies in Taiwan on a co-branded basis to Jefferies’ global c
June 03, 2014 09:00
Vitesse Delivers Turnkey Solution For Industrial IoT Networking
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (www.vitesse.com) (Nasdaq: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier, Enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) networks introduced the latest gene
June 03, 2014 07:00
Analogix and ICE Computer Partner on Ultraportable Pocket PCs with SlimPort interface
ICE Computer (http://icecomputer.us) and Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. (www.analogix.com) are announcing ICE’s xPC™ series of smartphone-sized, modular pocket PCs featuring a built-in SlimPort® (www.sl
June 02, 2014 20:00
Smart TV Alliance Common Developer Portal Goes Live
Smart TV application developers can now use a single, integrated process to publish their applications to compliant Smart TV Alliance members’ smart TVs. Successful completion of the Alliance’s Joint
June 02, 2014 19:00
ASG Acquires Consumer-Packaging Business from MWV
ASG, a leading global specialty-packaging manufacturer, announced today it has acquired the Bydgoszcz, Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business of MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:M
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