Feb. 04, 2021 10:45

Linesight Poised for Future Global Expansion With New CEO

Multinational consultancy firm, Linesight, announced today that it is promoting Paul Boylan to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and welcoming Tom Dempsey as COO. Boylan has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and w...

Feb. 04, 2021 10:28

The Remittance Effect: Global Citizens Emerge as Economic First Responders of the Developing World

Person-to-person (“P2P”) international transfers, or remittances, sent by global citizens to their homelands represent the largest foreign economic support structure for developing economies. According to a new report by Oxford Economics, commissi...

Feb. 04, 2021 09:30

Morrow Sodali and Nestor Advisors to Combine Forces for Corporate Governance Services

Morrow Sodali, a leading provider of strategic advice and shareholder services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Nestor Advisors, the London-based advisory firm specializing in corporate governance and organizational design. The combinati...

Feb. 03, 2021 18:08

Data at EAHAD 2021 Highlight Value of Takeda’s Leading Hematology Portfolio in Clinical Settings and Commitment to Patient-Focused Advancements

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced that 14 abstracts from the company’s Hematology portfolio and pipeline are being presented as electronic posters at the Virtual European Association for Haemophi...

Feb. 03, 2021 17:55

Astra to Become the First Publicly Traded Space Launch Company on NASDAQ via Merger with Holicity

Astra, the fastest privately-funded company in history to demonstrate orbital launch capability, and Holicity Inc. (NASDAQ: HOL) (“Holicity”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), today announced a definitive business combination agreem...

Feb. 03, 2021 16:02

C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Announces Call for Papers to Advance AI for Energy and Climate Security

The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute invites scholars, software developers, and researchers to address the challenge of re-envisioning energy systems with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation to lead the way to a lower-car...

Feb. 03, 2021 15:20

SPIE Quantum West to Showcase High-Profile Industry Voices

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, announces the program for its inaugural industry-focused SPIE Quantum West conference 6-11 March. Organized in partnership with the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), Quantum ...

Feb. 03, 2021 15:15

Earned, Owned and Social Media Analytics Leaders Partner To Help Companies Understand The Business Impact of Content

Onclusive, the data science company for communications, and Shareablee, the social media analytics and competitive benchmarking company, today announced their strategic partnership to offer marketing and communications teams best-in-class solution...

Feb. 03, 2021 14:51

Andersen Global Strengthens Presence in Slovakia with Wallenberg Tax

Andersen Global strengthens its European platform in Slovakia through a Collaboration Agreement with Wallenberg Tax, complementing the existing legal capabilities of the organization’s collaborating firm in the country. Founded in 2010, the Bratis...

Feb. 03, 2021 14:50

Hotwire Launches New $1 Million USD Program to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Technology Innovation

Hotwire, the global technology communications consultancy, today announced it will commit up to $1 million in services to support tech and tech-enabled organizations led by or supporting minority communities. The Program is part of Hotwire’s Diver...

Feb. 03, 2021 14:40

3 out of 4 Telcos Still Rely on Stores and Call Centers for Revenues, Upstream Report Says

For over 70% of telecom operators, stores and call-centres are still the dominant distribution channels despite the unprecedented connectivity and e-transaction demand across the globe brought in by the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to a new...

Feb. 03, 2021 14:30

Medigate Named Healthcare IoT Security Leader in 2021 Best in KLAS: Software & Services Report

Medigate, a healthcare dedicated device security and asset management company, today announced it was selected as the 2021 Best in KLAS for Healthcare IoT Security in the KLAS Software & Services Report. Medigate was rated as the top performing pr...

Feb. 03, 2021 13:15

Visa Introduces AI-Powered Innovations for Smarter Payments

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced VisaNet +AI, a suite of AI-powered services that address long-standing challenges and pain points for banks, merchants and consumers—including delays and confusion with managing account balances and the unpredic...

Feb. 03, 2021 13:10

Lightbits Grows Revenues By Over 5X in 2020 While Driving Innovation Through Technology Advancements and Patents

Lightbits Labs, the pioneer and leader in NVMe™ over TCP (NVMe/TCP) software-defined storage, increased sales by more than 500 percent through a significant uptick in infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS), financial serv...

Feb. 03, 2021 11:50

Toshiba Adds New eFuse IC, an Electronic Fuse for Repeated Use That Offers Adjustable Overvoltage Protection and FLAG Signal Output Function

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has added a new eFuse IC, “TCKE712BNL,” to its line-up of eFuse ICs for repeated use that support functions to protect power line circuits. Conventional physical fuses—glass tube fuses a...

Feb. 03, 2021 11:15

Dexcom and Nick Jonas Unveil First-Ever Super Bowl Commercial, Calling for Better Care for People With Diabetes

DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM), the global leader in continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, debuted today its first-ever Super Bowl commercial, starring multi-platinum recording artist, actor and philanthropist Nick Jonas, who was dia...

Feb. 03, 2021 10:43

Alibaba Group Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988, “Alibaba,” “Alibaba Group” or the “company”) today announced that it proposes to offer U.S. dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”), including notes being issued under its s...

Feb. 02, 2021 19:16

S-Booster + MGA Collaboration Webinar

S-Booster and Multi-GNSS Asia will organize a collaboration webinar series every other Thursday from February. Its first webinar “Mobility: Achieving Day-to-Day Transport Efficiency” will be held on 4th February 2021 from 18h00 to 19h00 (JST). Thi...

Feb. 02, 2021 19:10

Vifor Pharma to propose Dr Alexandre LeBeaut as Board member

Regulatory News: Vifor Pharma today announced that the Board of Directors will propose Dr Alexandre LeBeaut for election to the Board at the next Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2021. Jacques Theurillat, Chairman of Vifor Pharma, commented: “We ar...

Feb. 02, 2021 18:00

DXC Technology Statement

As previously announced, on January 6, 2021, DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) (“DXC”) received an unsolicited, preliminary and non-binding proposal from Atos SE. Prior to receiving the proposal, DXC had no knowledge of any interest from Atos. Consistent...

Feb. 02, 2021 17:55

Asia Pacific Sourcing Hits New Record in Q4: ISG Index

The Asia Pacific technology and business services market reached a record high in the fourth quarter, rebounding sharply from a pandemic-induced downturn in Q3, according to the latest state-of-the-industry report from Information Services Group (...

Feb. 02, 2021 17:45

Spotify Launches in South Korea

Today Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) launches its service in South Korea, giving Korean listeners access to over 60 million tracks and over 4 billion playlists from around the world. As the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, Spotify ...

Feb. 02, 2021 17:30

Shell, C3 AI, Baker Hughes, and Microsoft Launch the Open AI Energy Initiative, an Ecosystem of AI Solutions to Help Transform the Energy Industry

Shell (NYSE:RDS), C3 AI (NYSE:AI), Baker Hughes (NYSE:BKR), and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced the launch of the Open AI Energy Initiative™ (OAI), a first-of-its-kind open ecosystem of artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions for the ...

Feb. 02, 2021 17:20

Lineage Logistics Strengthens Industry-Leading Temperature-Controlled Facility Network in Europe With a Dozen Transactions in 2020

Lineage Logistics, LLC (“Lineage” or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the completion of twelve transactions across Europe to build on i...

Feb. 02, 2021 17:05

UBS Retains Lead as Institutional Investor's Top Global Equity Research Firm of the Year

UBS has been named Institutional Investor's Top Global Equity Research Firm, retaining the #1 spot in the annual ranking for the fourth year in a row. The ranking, based on votes from buy-side analysts and portfolio managers, is a testament to the...