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July 14, 2016 13:40
Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Announce Clinical Trial Collaboration in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today announced a new collaboration on a Phase 1b study that will evaluate the safety and tolerability of BI 836845, Boehringer Ingelheim’s in
July 14, 2016 13:30
GSMA Launches New Tool to Measure Conditions for Delivering Mobile Internet Connectivity Worldwide
The GSMA has launched a new online tool that measures the ability of more than 130 countries worldwide to connect offline citizens to the mobile internet. The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index measures e
July 13, 2016 22:00
Russell Reynolds Associates and Hogan Assessments Announce New Partnership to Advance the Science of Executive Assessment
Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the world’s leading executive search and leadership advisory firms, and Hogan Assessments, a global leader in personality assessment and leadership development, tod
July 13, 2016 17:55
NTT Communications Launches Digi-Path Premier Internet Service for Enterprises in Yangon, Myanmar
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT (NYSE: NTT) Group, announced today that it has received a network service license f
July 13, 2016 17:00
FENDI Celebrates 90 Years Anniversary with a Spectacular Event in Rome
FENDI sealed once more its profound and long-lasting bond with Rome, by choosing its hometown to celebrate the 90 years anniversary of the Maison. The event started on 7 July late in the afternoon
July 13, 2016 14:00
Ang Lee to Deliver Keynote Address at IBC2016 Conference
Multi-Academy-Award-winning Director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) to deliver visionary Keynote address on Monday 12 September at the IBC2016 Conference in Amsterdam as part of the IBC Big
July 13, 2016 13:50
United States Postal Service Optimizes Business Operations With Real-Time Visibility and Analytics From Kinetica
Kinetica, the leading provider of analytical in-memory databases powered by graphics processing units (GPUs), today announced that its success with the United States Postal Service (USPS) earned the w
July 13, 2016 13:10
QNB Group: Financial Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2016
QNB Group, the leading bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. For the first half of 2016, Net Profit reached QAR6.2 billion, (
July 13, 2016 11:20
Momentum Builds for 23rd World Energy Congress as 250th Speaker and CNBC Media Partnership Announced
With just 100 days to go until the 23rd World Energy Congress takes place in Istanbul, the 250th world class speaker has been confirmed. In addition, leading business network CNBC has been announced a
July 13, 2016 09:20
C.H. Robinson Voted #1 3PL by Inbound Logistics Readers for Sixth Year
C.H. Robinson, a global leader in third party logistics (3PL), was named the #1 3PL by readers of Inbound Logistics magazine for the sixth consecutive year. “Our people are dedicated to providing o
July 13, 2016 08:00
Hunter Ultrasonics Calls for a Greener Way to Clean Diesel Engine Filters
Regulations, ranging from the 2015 Paris Agreement’s wide ranging guidelines to mandates on nonroad vehicles, have all aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But as Ken Hunter, Founder and CEO
July 12, 2016 16:55
A2iA Releases a2ia mNote™ for Handwritten Mobile Note Recognition
A2iA (@A2iA, @A2iAEurope), a world leading developer of handwritten and machine printed text recognition, information extraction and intelligent document classification toolkits, announced the availab
July 12, 2016 16:20
Acquiro Opens Singapore Office to Enhance Its Presence Across the Asia-Pacific Region
With its charter and focus of improving marketing data quality for today’s sales and marketing teams, Acquiro, a marketing technology solutions vendor launched earlier this year, announced today the o
July 12, 2016 14:00
Oliver Wyman Releases New Automotive Manager Report
Oliver Wyman today released its annual Automotive Manager report which focuses on key issues facing the automotive industry today. The entire report can be viewed by clicking (http://goo.gl/5kdlZ0).
July 12, 2016 13:45
OT Partners with AFSCM to Roll out NFC Services in France with the 3 Major Mobile Operators
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced its partnership with AFSCM (Association Française du Sans Contact Mobile) to
July 12, 2016 13:35
Panduit® Announces Leading-Edge High-Density Fiber Cabling System for High-Performance Data Centers
Panduit Corp., a leading global provider of data center solutions, today announced the launch of its new HD Flex™ 2.0 Fiber Cabling System. Engineered to provide high fiber density and serviceability
July 12, 2016 13:10
Toshiba Launches Photorelays for Semiconductor Testers in Industry's Smallest Package
The new product, “TLP3406S”, utilizes the industry's smallest package for photorelays, the Toshiba-developed S-VSON4 package. Compared to Toshiba’s previous products in a VSON4 package, the new photor
July 12, 2016 09:50
Dimension Data Releases Summary of Data Analytics for the First Nine Stages of Tour De France
Dimension Data, the global ICT organisation processing and analysing the data coming from the next-generation tracking devices under the Tour de France rider’s saddles has released a summary of the da
July 11, 2016 17:00
MultiBank Exchange Group Press Release
Mr. Naser Taher, the Chairman of IKON MultiBank Group, announced today the restructuring of the Group under a new trademark name of “MultiBank Exchange Group” (“MEX Group”), with a new holding company
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July 11, 2016 16:30
Reproductions of Rare Vatican Manuscript to Be Presented to Project Donors
The Vatican Apostolic Library, Digita Vaticana, NTT DATA Corporation and Canon Inc. today announced their agreement to present special faithful reproductions of a rare 1,600-year-old manuscript to the
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July 11, 2016 14:30
SIGFOX, ENGIE and UnaBiz Join Forces to Connect Singapore To Global IoT Network
SIGFOX, the world’s leading provider of dedicated communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), ENGIE, the world’s No. 1 independent power producer, and UnaBiz, an IoT network operator, tod
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July 11, 2016 11:30
McLaren-Honda and NTT Communications Announce Three Year Partnership
McLaren-Honda, a pioneer for over 50 years in Formula 1, and NTT Communications Corporation, the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (NYSE:NTT), has today anno
July 08, 2016 11:55
One of the World’s Leading Centers for Cardiovascular Medicine & Transplantation Adopts Masimo’s SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring and O3™ Regional Oximetry
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (DHZB / German Heart Center Berlin) in Berlin, Germany, has adopted Masimo’s SedLine® Brain Function Monitoring and O3™ Regional
July 08, 2016 10:25
ESOA Members Sign 5G Manifesto with European Commissioner Günther Oettinger
Joining a delegation of telecoms CEOs, members of the Board of the EMEA Satellite Operators Association today welcomed and signed an industry Manifesto that embodied the contribution of key telecoms i
July 08, 2016 10:15
SES Confirms Commitment to 5G Development and Manifesto
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today its endorsement of the “5G Manifesto for Timely Deployment of 5G in Europe”. The document and industry recommendations on 5G will be discusse
July 07, 2016 14:10
Takeda Receives European Commission Approval of ADCETRIS® (brentuximab vedotin) for Consolidation Treatment in Post-Transplant Hodgkin Lymphoma
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the European Commission (EC) has extended the current conditional marketing authorization of ADCETRIS® (brentuximab vedotin) and
July 07, 2016 13:45
One-Red Announces Reduced Royalty Rates and Paid-Up Licenses for DVD Licensing Programs
One-Red LLC, a company that offers various license programs for DVD patents, today announced that it has reduced royalty rates for its joint DVD license programs. In addition, One-Red also announced i
July 07, 2016 10:40
Starr Companies’ Assist Card Smalline S.A. Signs Letter of Intent with Asistur S.A., a Cuban Domiciled Company
Starr Companies announced today that Assist Card Smalline S.A. “Assist Card,” a wholly owned subsidiary, signed a Letter of Intent with Asistur S.A. “Asistur,” domiciled in Cuba, to provide travel ass
July 07, 2016 09:50
SES Government Solutions Secures Contract for Thule Tracking Station DS3 Service
SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has been awarded the Thule Tracking Station Digital Signal 3 (DS3) Service Contract to continue to provide the U.S. Government with critical communications capabiliti
July 06, 2016 17:05
SES Announces Successful Completion of Merger of RR Media with SES Platform Services
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today the successful completion of the merger of RR Media (NASDAQ: RRM), a leading provider of global digital media services, with its wholly-owned
July 06, 2016 13:50
Takeda Submits a New Drug Application for Novel, Oral Proteasome Inhibitor Ixazomib in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (“NDA”) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan for ixazomib, the first or
July 06, 2016 11:45
TRIGO to Join Forces With BÖLLINGER in Germany with Ardian’s Support
TRIGO Group, the international provider of operational quality management solutions for manufacturers, has signed an agreement with Franz Böllinger, Founder and Chairman of the BÖLLINGER GROUP, to acq
July 06, 2016 09:00
Gigaphoton Announces a New Roadmap for Green Innovation
Gigaphoton Inc. (Head Office: Oyama, Tochigi President & CEO: Hitoshi Tomaru www.gigaphoton.com), a leading manufacturer of light sources used in lithography, has announced a new roadmap for green inn
July 05, 2016 19:00
Canopy by Hilton Redefines Lifestyle Hotels with First Hotel Opening in Reykjavik
Canopy by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s (NYSE:HLT) new lifestyle brand, and Icelandair Hotels, have announced the opening of the world’s first Canopy hotel in the city of Reykjavik. Canopy by Hilton R
July 05, 2016 13:45
S&P Reaffirms Its ‘A-’ Financial Strength and Counterparty Credit Ratings for IGI Bermuda and ‘A-’ Financial Strength Rating for IGI UK
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) reaffirmed the “A-” insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on International General Insurance Company Ltd (IGI)’s Bermuda and “A-” insurer
July 05, 2016 11:50
GSMA Reports Record Attendance for Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016
The GSMA today reported that more than 53,000 unique visitors from 104 countries and territories attended the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, held 29 June - 1 July in Shanghai. The three-day
July 05, 2016 09:30
FlexTrade Opens Representative Office in Sydney
FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution management systems, is pleased to announce that it has opened a representative office in Sydney, Australia. With the propose
July 04, 2016 18:10
SES Exercises Call Option to Acquire 100% of O3b Networks
SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announces today that on 1 July 2016, having received all of the necessary regulatory approvals, the company exercised its call option and offered to acquire
July 04, 2016 13:40
Takeda to Partner with Altos Therapeutics to Develop Promising Compound for the Treatment of Gastroparesis
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) and Altos Therapeutics LLC today jointly announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement to further the development of Altos’s propr
July 04, 2016 11:55
Western Union Joins White House Call-to-Action for Private Sector Engagement on the Global Refugee Crisis
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, announced its participation as a founding partner in the White House call-to-action for private sector engagement on the glob
July 04, 2016 11:35
Murgitroyd’s Euro Hubs Offer Certainty After Brexit Vote
Over the next few years, as the UK officially begins the process of leaving the EU, Murgitroyd’s clients will feel the full advantage of its extensive office network. “This is a pan-European compan
July 01, 2016 17:10
Patton's New VoIP CPE Integrate FXS, BRI with UCC and All-IP Communications
Patton Electronics—US manufacturer of UC, cloud, and IoT enabling solutions for carrier, enterprise and industrial networks—is now taking orders for a new set of VoIP CPE designed to satisfy market de
July 01, 2016 15:55
Rambus to Acquire Memory Interconnect Business from Inphi
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Memory Interconnect Business from Inphi Corporation (NYSE:IPHI) for $90M in cash. The acquisition include
July 01, 2016 15:00
Wells Fargo Completes Acquisition of GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance Business in Asia
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced today it has completed the purchase of the Asia segment of GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business. The acquisition includes CDF assets a
July 01, 2016 14:30
Bentley and Shell Announce Global Framework Agreement
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced a new Global Framework Agreement with Shell. The agreement se
July 01, 2016 13:50
Newmont Enters Agreement to Sell Interest in Indonesian Assets
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) has entered into a binding share sale and purchase agreement with PT Amman Mineral Internasional (PT AMI) to sell its interests in PT Ne
July 01, 2016 13:35
Toshiba Launches Illumination LED Driver IC with Single-Wire Input
Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO: 6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of “TB62D786FTG”, a new LED driver IC with single-wire input and 9-channel output, for amu
July 01, 2016 13:20
Mitsui Chemicals: Expansion of Premium High Performance Nonwoven Facilities
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO: 4183) (President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) will augment production facilities of Sunrex Industry Co., Ltd. (President: Toshiharu Ikeda), a wholly-owned subsidiary in Yokka
July 01, 2016 11:50
East Nippon Expressway Company Limited: Drive to Discover a New Japan
Why not go for a drive, and travel to the hot springs, folk entertainments, and World Heritage sites of northeastern Japan? East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. proposes a fun, five-day drive for visitors
June 30, 2016 22:00
Beechwood Bermuda Renames Old Mutual Bermuda as Beechwood OMNIA & Expands Offerings for Guaranteed Investment Plans
Beechwood Bermuda, which through its affiliates is one of the largest providers of international investment plans with more than $1 billion in assets, announces the renaming of Old Mutual (Bermuda) to
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