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January 08, 2014 17:05
One Laptop Per Child Adds a New Dedicated XO-Learning App Store and an Expanded Line of Mobile Learning Devices
Continuing its mission to put connected educational technology into the hands of children worldwide, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) announced today the release of its new XO-4 Touch touchscreen laptop ru
January 08, 2014 15:28
Total Safety Acquires Leading Flare Services Company
Leading international safety solutions provider Total Safety announced it has acquired Flare Ignitors Holdings, owner of both Flare Ignitors & Rentals and Flare Ignitors Pipeline & Refinery. Based in
January 08, 2014 15:25
Quintiles’ Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings Call Scheduled for Thursday, February 13th
Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (NYSE: Q) will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2013 prior to its investor call on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 8 a.m. EST to discuss fo
January 08, 2014 15:15
Hilton Worldwide Signs Management Agreement to Operate Conrad Fort Lauderdale Resort and Residences
Hilton Worldwide announced today that it has signed definitive agreements with CFLB Partnership LLC to open and operate a 290-room Conrad Hotels & Resorts branded residence and resort in Fort Lauderda
January 08, 2014 10:51
Astellas to Form Strategic Partnership With ClearPath To Build Vaccine Portfolio
Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas) and ClearPath Development Company (ClearPath) announced today a strategic partnership to form a portfolio of development companies focused on vaccines targeting infecti
Toshiba Announces “Bright Mode”, High Speed Video Technology for CMOS Image Sensors for Smartphones and Tablets
January 08, 2014 10:10
Toshiba Announces “Bright Mode”, High Speed Video Technology for CMOS Image Sensors for Smartphones and Tablets
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of “Bright Mode”, a CMOS image sensor technology that allows smartphones and tablets to record Full HD video at 240 frames per second (
Simplay Labs Announces PrimePass™ Certification Program for Transmission of Premium 4K Ultra HD Content
January 08, 2014 09:55
Simplay Labs Announces PrimePass™ Certification Program for Transmission of Premium 4K Ultra HD Content
Simplay™ Labs, LLC, the leading provider of standards compliance and interoperability testing services for consumer electronics (CE) and mobile devices, today announced it has created the industry’s f
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January 08, 2014 09:45
“UnionPay Card Hotel Campaign”
UnionPay International will conduct the “UnionPay Card Hotel Campaign” through Wednesday, April 30, 2014 to celebrate total UnionPay card transactions by tourists visiting Japan exceeding 15 billion y
January 08, 2014 09:42
ABRAXANE® Plus gemcitabine Receives European Marketing Authorization for First-Line Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted approval for ABRAXANE (paclitaxel formulated
January 08, 2014 09:25
StepStone Appoints Three Senior Executives to Real Assets Platform
StepStone Group LP (“StepStone”), a leading global private markets firm, today announced the appointment of David Altshuler, Brenden Woods and Kate Budiselik as senior executives in its real assets pl
January 07, 2014 15:00
Gemalto launches next generation M2M product range adding Oracle Java ME8 solutions capability and based on chipsets from Qualcomm Technologies
CES - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the addition of next generation Oracle Java™ ME Embedded version 8 solutions based on Qualcomm Technolo
January 07, 2014 11:05
Silicon Image Enables First Televisions Featuring MHL® 3.0 Connectivity in Samsung’s Ultra High Definition (UHD) TVs
Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIMG), a leading provider of HD connectivity solutions, today announced that its dual-mode MHL® 3.0/HDMI® 2.0 receiver has been designed into Samsung’s latest Ultra High D
January 07, 2014 10:50
Quintiles Executive to Present at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Quintiles CEO Tom Pike will present at the 2014 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. The Quintiles presentation will b
January 07, 2014 09:15
New Dolby Vision Technology Helps Content Creators and TV Manufacturers Deliver Images with True-to-Life Brightness, Colors, and Contrast
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced Dolby® Vision, a new imaging technology that helps content creators and television manufacturers deliver true-to-life brightness, colors, and contra
January 07, 2014 08:40
Coastal Shareholders Vote in Favor of Merger
Coastal Energy Company (“Coastal”) (TSX:CEN) (AIM:CEO) announced today that its shareholders have voted to approve the merger (the “Merger”) with Condor Acquisition (Cayman) Limited (“Purchaser”). As
January 07, 2014 05:15
Porous Power Enhances Safety, Cycle Life and Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries with New Type of Ceramic Separator
Porous Power Technologies, LLC (PPT) announces the launch of SYMMETRIX® NC2020, a ceramic battery separator designed to significantly improve thermal stability and safety of large-format lithium-ion b
ZTE Grand S II
January 06, 2014 23:00
ZTE Launches New Voice Control Technology for Streamlined Hands-free Operation of New Smartphones
ZTE, a top global handset manufacturer, today announced the debut of new voice control technology for easier hands-free operation of its latest smartphones. The upcoming Grand S II flagship smartphone
January 06, 2014 22:30
Mentoring USA Awarded Three-Year NASDAQ OMX Financial Education Grant
Today, Mentoring USA has received its second three-year grant from the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation. The grant will enable Mentoring USA to continue to expand its financial education and entrepre
January 06, 2014 22:00
HARMAN Announces Next-Generation Scalable Infotainment Platform
HARMAN, the premium global audio and infotainment group (NYSE:HAR), today announced its new next-generation scalable in-vehicle infotainment platform based on innovative system architecture that offer
January 06, 2014 15:00
Gemalto New M2M Module Provides LTE Connectivity for Advanced Internet of Things
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is expanding its portfolio of Cinterion® Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions to include an M2M-grade LTE wireless module. The
January 03, 2014 16:15
ZTE Presents Key Telecommunications and Enterprise Technology Trends in 2014
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, is pleas
January 03, 2014 15:45
Stromasys Announces New Shareholder and CEO
At the company’s AGM on December 6, Stromasys announced George Koukis as the new shareholder and John Prot as the new CEO of the company. With these changes, Stromasys strengthens its ability to provi
January 03, 2014 13:45
Unitedprint Takes over Fotobuch-Pionier Infowerk
On 1 January 2014, Unitedprint.com SE will take over the Nuremberg-based Fotobuch-Pionier infowerk GmbH together with its subsidiaries United Shop Services, Softimpress and the Klutzeweit digital prin
January 03, 2014 11:27
Z-Wave Becomes Multi-Sourced Standard as Home Control Market Heats Up Globally
Sigma Designs, the leader in connected media platforms, and Mitsumi are pleased to announce that Mitsumi is now a licensed second source for Z-Wave® 500 series wireless RF technology, a Sigma Designs
January 03, 2014 09:02
ZTE is More Than Smartphones; Company Debuts a Wide Array of High-Tech Devices at CES 2014
ZTE, one of the top global handset manufacturers, will unveil a range of high-performance smartphones and consumer electronics products to meet the needs of today’s consumers. ZTE’s newest devices inc
Reconciliation of Preliminary Non-GAAP Billings to Preliminary GAAP Revenue
January 03, 2014 06:05
FireEye Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Revenue and Billings Exceeded Guidance Ranges
FireEye (Nasdaq:FEYE), the leader in stopping today's advanced cyber attacks, today announced preliminary revenue and billings results for the fourth quarter and year ended 2013. Total fourth quarter
January 03, 2014 06:00
FireEye Announces Acquisition of Mandiant
FireEye (Nasdaq:FEYE), the leader in stopping today‘s advanced cyber attacks, announced today that it has acquired privately held Mandiant, the leading provider of advanced endpoint security products
January 02, 2014 17:20
ZTE and KDDI Offer Smart Multimedia Infotainment System in Japan
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 is please
January 02, 2014 10:04
NASDAQ OMX and Borsa Istanbul Sign Landmark Deal
NASDAQ OMX Group(http://www.nasdaqomx.com/) (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Borsa Istanbul A.S.(http://borsaistanbul.com/en/home-page) have today concluded a wide-ranging agreement, which includes the delivery of m
Sandance with spectacular record breaking fireworks
January 02, 2014 09:25
Atlantis, The Palm Hosts Front Row Seats to the Largest Fireworks Display Ever, Breaking the World Record!
Dubai has broken the world record for the biggest fireworks display ever with Atlantis, The Palm hosting front row seats to the greatest celebration on earth! Bigger and brighter than the previous wor
January 02, 2014 09:15
ZTE Announces Organizational Changes
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, announce
December 31, 2013 13:22
ZTE Deploys 4G LTE Network for Aircel
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 an
December 31, 2013 11:35
Cooper Tire Terminates Merger Agreement with Apollo Tyres
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB) today announced it has terminated the merger agreement with Apollo Tyres (NSE:ApolloTYRE). “It is time to move our business forward,” said Cooper Chairman,
December 27, 2013 22:00
Skybox Imaging Captures World’s First High-Resolution, HD Video of Earth from Space
Skybox Imaging (Skybox) announced today the release of the world’s first high-resolution, high-definition video of Earth taken by a commercial remote sensing satellite. These videos were taken by
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December 26, 2013 11:26
Panasonic Has Launched a “Cut Out the Darkness” Project to Deliver Solar Lanterns and Shades to Non-Electrified Regions Based on the Designs Contributed from All over the World
As well as thrusting the “100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project” to donate a total of 100 thousand solar lanterns to the regions without electricity by 2018, the company’s centennial, Panasonic Corporat
December 26, 2013 09:10
Menicon, Azabu University, and Yokohama City University Identify the Glaucoma Susceptibility Gene SRBD1 in Dogs
Menicon announces that an article entitled, “Dogs and humans share a common susceptibility gene SRBD1 for glaucoma risk”, which presents the results of a study conducted by Menicon, Azabu University,
December 24, 2013 16:08
Tektronix Communications Completes Strategic Acquisition of Newfield Wireless
Tektronix Communications(http://www.tekcomms.com/), the world's leading Telecoms Intelligence Provider, announced today that it has acquired Newfield Wireless(http://www.newfieldwireless.com/), a priv
The Bank’s 9-month 2013 key financial results
December 24, 2013 16:01
CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW announces strong financial results for the nine-month period of 2013 under the international financial reporting standards (IFRS)
“In the reporting period, the Bank demonstrated high efficiency and strong, sustainable growth, which together with a successfully completed transaction on the additional issue of ordinary shares supp
December 24, 2013 14:21
IUSA Mexico and EnVerv Announce Their Collaboration on a Range of Smart Meters & Related Products
IUSA and EnVerv announced today their collaboration on a number projects for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), revenue protection, prepaid metering and solar applications in which EnVerv’s EV800
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December 24, 2013 08:45
Tree Nut Consumption Associated with Reduced Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
In a study published November 20, 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine1, researchers looked at the association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality among 76,464 women in t
December 23, 2013 22:05
PwC and Booz & Company Combination is Approved by Booz & Company Partners
Following the announcement of a conditional merger agreement earlier this year between PwC and Booz & Company, Booz & Company has today announced that its partners have approved the combination. Subje
December 23, 2013 13:17
Field Narrows to Eighteen Teams Competing for $30 Million Google Lunar XPRIZE
With just over two years to go until the deadline, the competition intensifies for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest incentivized competition ever offered. Eighteen privately funded tea
December 23, 2013 11:54
iHerb Wins 2013 Best International Business Mobile Website
iHerb.com, a leading online retailer of nutritional supplements and wellness products announced today that it won the 2013 Best International Business Mobile Website from The Web Marketing Association
December 23, 2013 10:40
Revolution Capital Group Acquires Tvilum from Masco
Revolution Capital Group announced today that it has completed an acquisition of Tvilum ApS, a subsidiary of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS). Masco is one of the world's leading manufacturers of hom
December 23, 2013 10:18
First-in-Man Implantation of CARMAT’s Bioprosthetic Artificial Heart
CARMAT (Paris:ALCAR) (FR0010907956, ALCAR), the designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart project, providing an alternative for people suffering from end-stage heart f
December 23, 2013 09:30
ZTE Welcomes Final Determination of U.S. ITC in InterDigital Case
ZTE Corporation welcomes the final determination of the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) rejecting the patent claims made by InterDigital Inc. The ITC cleared ZTE of the infrin
GCT 4G LTE chip powers new LTE Ellipsis JetPack from Verizon Wireless
December 23, 2013 09:00
GCT Semiconductor LTE Chip Powers New Mobile Hotspot
GCT® Semiconductor, a leading designer and supplier of advanced 4G mobile semiconductor solutions, today announced that its Verizon-certified 4G LTE single-chip powers the new 4G LTE Ellipsis JetPack
December 20, 2013 23:10
Panda Power Funds Finances Second Pennsylvania Power Project
Panda Power Funds today announced that it has completed the acquisition and successful financing of Moxie Energy’s planned 829-MW natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle “Patriot” generating station, locat
December 20, 2013 16:45
Employment Trend: Project Management Remains Strong Career Option
In alignment with signs of improvement from various global economies, the project management profession is experiencing continued growth and high median salaries, according to the recently released 20
Toshiba: Dual camera module “TCM9518MD” and image processing LSI
December 20, 2013 16:25
Toshiba Starts Sample Shipments of Dual Camera Module Enabling Simultaneous Output of Images and Depth Data
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will start sample shipments of “TCM9518MD”, for application in smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, on January 31, 2014. The new
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