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September 29, 2015 17:35
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Starts a New Service: Providing Opportunity for Guests to Wear a Genuine Japanese Wedding Kimono
Keio Plaza Hotel (www.keioplaza.com) (KPH) will begin offering our guests the opportunity to wear Japanese kimono adorned by brides and grooms in traditional weddings and to take pictures wearing thes
September 29, 2015 17:25
Masimo Donates $5 Million in Medical Equipment to Assist Jordan in Providing Healthcare to Over 1 Million Syrian Refugees
Masimo (www.masimo.com) (NASDAQ: MASI) announced progress today at the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting towards its commitment to donate $5 million in Signal Extraction Technology® Pulse
September 29, 2015 15:05
Fluor Selected as Sasol’s Collaboration Partner in South Africa
Fluor Corporation (http://goo.gl/v2jKo) (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has signed a three-year agreement with Sasol Group Technology to perform a range of projects as an integrated team at Sasol’
September 29, 2015 14:00
Toshiba Launches ARM® Cortex®-M0 Core Based Microcontrollers with Built-in USB Device Controller
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/UDmjza) (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of three new microcontrollers “TMPM066FWUG”, “TMPM067FWQG”, and “TMPM068FWXBG” as the latest additions to its ARM® C
September 29, 2015 13:35
COPD: New Data Support Role of Spiolto® Respimat® as 1st-line Maintenance Therapy and Show Superiority over LABA/ICS
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced new data from two trials presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2015. A post-hoc analysis from OTEMTO® 1&2 indicates that Spiol
September 29, 2015 13:25
ECC 2015: GIOTRIF® (afatinib) demonstrates superior survival compared to Tarceva® (erlotinib) for patients with previously treated advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, independent of EGFR mutation status
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced at the European Cancer Congress (ECC) in Vienna, Austria, new data from the Phase III LUX-Lung 8 trial which further highlights the benefits of afatinib* compared
September 29, 2015 13:15
VARGATEF® plus docetaxel significantly reduced tumour burden in lung cancer patients with advanced adenocarcinoma compared to docetaxel alone
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced at the European Cancer Congress (ECC) in Vienna, Austria, further data to support the efficacy of VARGATEF® (nintedanib*) in combination with docetaxel for the tre
September 29, 2015 13:00
Merck and Pfizer Announce FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Investigational Immunotherapy Avelumab in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Merck and Pfizer today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for the investigational cancer immunotherapy avelumab* for the treatment of Merkel c
September 29, 2015 12:50
CHMP grants positive opinion for idarucizumab, the specific reversal agent for dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa®)
Today, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion recommending European approval of idarucizumab (to be marketed as
September 25, 2015 18:05
3G-4G Licensing S.A. Acquires Orange Patent Portfolio on Mobile Communications and 3G-4G Standards
3G-4G Licensing S.A. (belonging to the Sisvel Group) has acquired more than 400 patents and patent applications from Orange S.A.. The acquired portfolio covers technologies used in a wide range of
September 25, 2015 17:55
NTT Communications to Introduce Prepaid SIM Card Vending Machine at Chubu Centrair International Airport
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (NYSE:NTT), announced today that it will begin operating a prepaid SIM card v
September 25, 2015 17:25
ASIA KAWAII WAY Offers Tokyo's Trendiest Face Looks, on Sale as FACE TOKYO, Single Box of Cosmetics
FACE TOKYO is a new project being undertaken by ASIA KAWAII WAY, that wants to share Japan’s concept of kawaii (adorableness) with the world. FACE TOKYO comprises four types of cosmetic box that will
September 25, 2015 16:40
Celgene’s VIDAZA® (Azacitidine for Injection) Receives Positive CHMP Opinion as New Treatment for Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human U
September 25, 2015 14:00
Xaxis Announces Partnership with China Data Giants Youku, iQiyi, Tencent, Sina Weibo and UnionPay at the 2015 GroupM Digital Momentum Forging Your Competitive Edge Conference
Xaxis, the world’s largest programmatic media and technology platform, announced today a strategic partnership with China’s digital and data giants, Youku Tudou, iQiyi, Tencent, Sina Weibo, UnionPay S
September 25, 2015 13:45
XPRIZE and Google Announce Winners of Annual STEM-Based Competition, “MOONBOTS”
XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, and Google today announced the winners of the 2015 MOONBOTS Challenge, also considered the “Google Lunar XPRIZE for Kids.” It is an intern
September 25, 2015 11:40
ISACA Survey: 87% of Cybersecurity Experts Say Mobile Payments Data Breaches will Grow, Yet 42% Use this Payment Method
A survey of 900 cybersecurity experts shows an overwhelming majority (87%) expect an increase in mobile payment data breaches over the next 12 months, yet 42% have used this payment method in 2015. Th
September 25, 2015 10:15
Merck and Pfizer Collaborate with Dako, an Agilent Technologies Company, on Development of Companion Diagnostic for Investigational anti-PD-L1 Antibody, Avelumab
As part of the global strategic alliance between Merck and Pfizer to jointly develop and commercialize avelumab*, an investigational immune checkpoint inhibitor, the companies have announced today tha
September 25, 2015 10:05
SES Government Solutions to Support FAA Uplink Requirements
Global satellite solutions provider SES Government Solutions (SES GS) will support the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) on the ground as well as in space. O
September 24, 2015 16:50
DOCOMO to Provide Free Travel Guide in Japanese Translation App for Inbound Visitors
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (https://goo.gl/kU2Bua) announced today that it will offer a new travel guide function at no extra cost on Jspeak™, a face-to-face mobile translation application for smartphones and t
September 24, 2015 16:05
Galvanized by its new team, Via Location has hit a turning point
A pioneer company in long and short-term industrial and commercial vehicle rentals, Via Location will celebrate its 110 year anniversary in 2016. With 52 branches (included 43 integrated workshops)
September 24, 2015 13:29
Skin Garden: Demand for Korean Brand Moisturizers Is Growing at Remarkable Rate in Tokyo
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 the sales of moisturizing products have
September 24, 2015 09:25
Cathay Pacific Airways Wins Vision Critical’s Asia Pacific Insight Community of the Year Award for Cathay Pacific Insights
Vision Critical (www.visioncritical.com), the leading customer intelligence platform provider, has named Cathay Pacific Airways Vision Critical’s Asia Pacific Insight Community of the Year (ICOTY) awa
Screenshot of Jutiful's new animation puzzle game AZZL
September 24, 2015 09:00
New Animation Puzzle Game AZZL from Jutiful Delivers Maximum “Smiles Per Minute” for Users Who Love the Beautiful & Extraordinary
Jutiful, the creator of REBUS - Absurd Logic Game, which earned Best App honors from Apple and Mobile App of the Day from FWA, has announced the launch of its beautiful and fun new animation puzzle ga
September 23, 2015 18:00
The GEFCO Group Announces the Acquisition of IJS Global to Strengthen Its International Air and Sea Freight Services
The GEFCO Group, a global player in logistics for manufacturers and the European leader in automotive logistics, has signed an agreement with the private equity fund Nimbus to acquire the Dutch compan
September 23, 2015 12:25
AGCO® Announces Most Open Agricultural Equipment Guidance Systems on the Market
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a world-leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, announced today its next generation of integrated guidance technology for farm machinery to help g
September 23, 2015 11:45
EnvisionTEC Teams with Somos® to Develop High-Performance Materials
EnvisionTEC is proud to announce its collaboration with DSM’s product brand Somos®, a world leader in additive manufacturing material development. The partnership will allow both companies to advance
September 23, 2015 11:25
Takeda to Highlight Ixazomib Clinical Development Program at Upcoming International Myeloma Workshop
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502, http://goo.gl/eX9kbP) today announced that it will highlight the ixazomib clinical development program during multiple poster sessions at the upcoming
September 23, 2015 09:00
Virtual Benchmarking: Reverse Engineering by Tecosim
“The market for virtual benchmarking is on the increase,” affirms Jürgen Veith, member of the management board at Tecosim. The TEC|BENCH virtual benchmarking process forms the centre of Tecosim's pres
September 22, 2015 14:00
SES Provides Satellite Communications Training to the Andean Community
SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), the world-leading satellite operator, today announced the launch of this year’s annual training for the Andean Community as part of the company’s strategy to provide
September 22, 2015 13:50
Rimini Street Announces Support for Oracle Agile PLM Products
Rimini Street, Inc. (www.riministreet.com), the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP SE’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite (http://goo.gl/krPs3J) and BusinessObjects (http://g
September 22, 2015 13:35
ZTEsoft Partners With KPN to Realize OSS Transformation
KPN and ZTEsoft (a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation) today announced they have signed an IT framework agreement that extends their strategic partnership into the operational support systems (OSS) domain
September 22, 2015 13:25
CSC Finalizes Fruition Partners Acquisition
CSC (www.csc.com) (NYSE: CSC), a global leader in next-generation IT services and solutions, today announced it has closed the acquisition (http://goo.gl/YFUYi3) of Fruition Partners, the leading prov
September 22, 2015 10:30
O3b and Digicel Celebrate One Year of Explosive Growth in Samoa
O3b Networks today announced the company has completed one full year of operation in providing trunking services to Digicel Samoa through the ground-breaking O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite net
September 21, 2015 17:20
Boehringer Ingelheim and BioMed X apply crowdsourcing to establish a team of scientists for identifying key epigenetic regulators of COPD
Boehringer Ingelheim and BioMed X announced today that they have successfully applied a crowdsourcing approach to establish a research team of outstanding scientists from around the world with bright
September 21, 2015 15:35
ERS 2015: Landmark year for Boehringer Ingelheim’s respiratory portfolio - new data for COPD, IPF and asthma treatments
Boehringer Ingelheim will present new data from its broad respiratory portfolio, which includes recently approved Spiolto® Respimat® (tiotropium/olodaterol) for COPD, OFEV® (nintedanib) for IPF and Sp
September 21, 2015 14:20
Jefferies Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results
Jefferies Group LLC today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter 2015. Highlights for the three months ended August 31, 2015, with adjusted amounts excluding the operating results
September 21, 2015 11:20
OT Hosts Prime Minister of Republic of Korea and Strengthens Longstanding Partnership with Signature of 2 Significant Agreements
Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space today hosted the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Hwang Kyo-ahn, at its Headquarters and str
September 18, 2015 17:20
South Korea Ministry Signs TD-LTE Cooperation Agreement with China Mobile and ZTE
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced the signing of a cooperatio
September 18, 2015 14:55
Moody’s Analytics Again Tops Asia Risk Rankings for Economic and Regulatory Capital Solutions
Moody's Analytics, a leader in risk measurement and management, today announced that it has again topped Asia Risk Magazine’s 2015 Technology Rankings. The firm was ranked number one for the second co
September 18, 2015 13:50
GSMA Announces Global Mobile Awards 2016 Are Open for Entry
The GSMA today announced that the Global Mobile Awards 2016 are now open for entry. The awards, which have been rebranded as the Glomo Awards, highlight the greatest achievements and innovations acros
September 18, 2015 13:20
Jardiance® is the only diabetes medication to show a significant reduction in both cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular death in a dedicated outcome trial
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company’s (NYSE: LLY) Jardiance® (empagliflozin) significantly reduced the risk of the combined endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, non-fatal heart attack or
September 18, 2015 13:15
Murex Consolidates Its Position as Technology Transformation Partner for Financial Institutions in Asia Pacific
Murex, the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and processing solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been voted Overall Number One Technology Vendor in Asia Risk Magazine’s
September 18, 2015 11:30
ProZyme, Inc. and BiOptic, Inc. Sign Licensing Agreement to Develop Gly-Q System for Glycan Analysis
ProZyme, Inc., manufacturer of bioreagents for glycobiology, and BiOptic Inc. of Taiwan, manufacturer of instruments for DNA analysis by capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE), today announce an agreemen
September 18, 2015 11:00
Brewers Join Forces to Increase Impact on Global Beer Responsibility Day
On September 18 and beyond, three of the world’s largest brewers - Anheuser-Busch InBev, Carlsberg and HEINEKEN, as well as local brewers and beer associations - are joining forces to lead Global Beer
September 18, 2015 09:35
Rimini Street Wins Stevie® Awards for Customer Service and IT Support in 2015 International Business Awards(SM)
Rimini Street, Inc. (www.riministreet.com), the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP SE’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite (http://goo.gl/krPs3J) and BusinessObjects (http://g
September 18, 2015 09:00
Power Integrations Revolutionizes Auxiliary & Standby Power Supplies with New 725 V InnoSwitch-EP ICs
Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI, http://goo.gl/y4PGu3), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced the InnoSwitch™-EP (http://goo.gl/adGIeZ)
September 17, 2015 17:40
Cablevision Issues Statement on Acquisition of Cablevision by Altice
Following the announcement today of the acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) by Altice, Cablevision Chief Executive Officer James L. Dolan issued the following statement on behalf
September 17, 2015 17:35
Families Support Scepter with $14 Billion in Discretionary Assets
The Board of Scepter Partners has announced the allocation of $14 billion of discretionary assets by its core stakeholders to support the future activities of Scepter Partners. The board represents th
September 17, 2015 16:50
KoolSpan Announces Reseller Agreement with Samsung Electronics America
KoolSpan, Inc., a leading provider of interoperable secure voice and messaging solutions for mobile devices, today announced that Samsung Electronics America, Inc. has selected KoolSpan to further enh
September 17, 2015 16:30
IBC Awards Look to the Connected Future
The highly-prized IBC Awards were presented in a glittering ceremony on Sunday 13 September. Digital access, connectivity and the future of media were very much to the fore. The IBC2015 Internation
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