Oct. 07, 2014 21:30

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Appoints Nancy Mahon to Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today the appointment of Nancy Mahon to Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship, reporting directly to William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Compani...

Oct. 07, 2014 17:15

Bulgaria Takes Yet Another Step towards Election Modernization

Smartmatic, the world’s number one voting technology and services company, has successfully implemented a fully verifiable electronic voting solution in Bulgaria for its Parliamentary elections held on 5th October. “With these comprehensive pilots...

Oct. 07, 2014 14:45

Mitsui Chemicals Establishes Marketing Base in Korea

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183)(President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) announced the establishment of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Korea Branch in Seoul, Korea on October 1st. Targeting business expansion of the Group’s products, with a focus on function...

Oct. 07, 2014 13:45

Daimler Chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche to Deliver Keynote Address at 2015 CES

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, will deliver a 2015 International CES® keynote address focused on the latest adv...

Oct. 07, 2014 13:25

ISACA Launches New Cybersecurity Certificate

Global IT association ISACA—creators of the Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX)—launched the Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate today. Intended for university students and recent graduates, entry-level security professionals, and those seeking a career ...

Oct. 07, 2014 09:35

MOXA Unveils a Smaller and Tougher 802.11n WLAN Solution for Industrial Automation

MOXA is pleased to announce the release of the AWK-1131A, a new 802.11n wireless AP/client that features a smaller housing with advanced protection technology, making continuous wireless connections a reality for your industrial applications. The ...

Oct. 07, 2014 09:10

Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for Q3 2014

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2014. Consolidated sales: Approximately 47.0 trillion Korean won (Range: 46.0 - 48.0 trillion Korean won) Consolidated operating profit: Approximately 4.1...

Oct. 06, 2014 21:00

Nordson EFD’s New Automated Fluid Dispensing Systems Combine Precise Dispensing with Fast and Easy Programming

Nordson EFD , a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN, ), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, introduces its new series of automated fluid dispensing systems for streamlined integration into any manufacturing operation. Th...

Oct. 06, 2014 19:00

FirstElement Fuel’s $25.5 Million Deal with Air Products is Largest Ever of Its Kind—Moves the World’s First Hydrogen Network Off the Drawing Board and into Reality

FirstElement Fuel , a company developing the world’s first retail hydrogen network , announced today that it finalized a $25.5 million contract with Air Products for hydrogen station equipment marking the largest deal ever of its kind. The contrac...

Oct. 06, 2014 14:30

Galderma Initiates U.S. Study of Novel Muscle Relaxant for Aesthetic Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery

Galderma, a global healthcare company focused on dermatology, today announced that it has initiated a Phase II clinical trial of a novel muscle relaxant in the United States. The study is investigating the safety and efficacy of Galderma’s interna...

Oct. 06, 2014 14:00

Arbonne International Opens for Business in Poland

Arbonne International, LLC (Arbonne) through its subsidiary Arbonne Europe Sarl, officially opens its business in Poland today, marking the 34-year-old company’s entry into continental Europe. With the launch, Arbonne introduces its world-class, b...

Oct. 06, 2014 13:50

Panasonic's Robotic Technology Helps Deliver “A Better Life” to the World of Welfare

Panasonic Corporation is taking part in the 41st Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition, H.C.R. 2014, which is being held at the Tokyo Big Sight from October 1 to 3, 2014. This year‘s theme for the Panasonic booth at H.C.R. is “Panasonic’s welfar...

Oct. 06, 2014 13:40

Win 100 Euro Every Day with Easyprint

By entering the major design contest devised by Easyprint, participants can win 100 euro every day, receiving a commission for each product sold bearing the same motif. Each day, the best design is chosen by users on the company’s Facebook page us...

Oct. 06, 2014 13:10

Panasonic Commercializes the Industry's Smallest[1] Pin Shaped Lithium Ion Battery

Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a Pin Shaped Lithium Ion Battery (CG-320, nominal capacity 13mAh) with a diameter of 3.5mm and a weight of 0.6g suitable for powering small devices such as wearable devices. This product,...

Oct. 06, 2014 11:30

“Technics” Also Comes Back to Life in Japan

Panasonic Corporation announced today the rebirth of its audio brand, “Technics,” in Japan, which will once again deliver emotionally engaging sound. The first seven products to be introduced to the market in February 2015 make up the Reference Sy...

Oct. 06, 2014 11:20

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Announces Patent-Pending Barrier System

Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. , a leading engineering consulting firm known for their industry leadership and innovative solutions to the energy industry, has developed a new patent-pending Modular Wall Barrier System that offers improved ...

Oct. 06, 2014 11:00

Toshiba Launches World's Smallest-class Embedded NAND Flash Memory Products

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of the world’s smallest-class[1] embedded NAND flash memory products integrating NAND chips fabricated with cutting-edge 15nm process technology. The new products are compliant with the l...

Oct. 06, 2014 10:35

World’s Largest Specialty Valves Created with McDermott Engineers

After nearly two years of planning, development and perseverance, a dedicated team of McDermott experts has achieved a first of a kind in the valve industry; creating the world’s largest forged body specialty valve, in collaboration with a leading...

Oct. 06, 2014 09:55

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge are MirrorLink-Enabled

Mondial de L’Automobile - The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC, ), an organization driving global technologies for smartphone-centric car connectivity solutions, today announced that the new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge are MirrorLin...

Oct. 02, 2014 19:50

Panasonic Forms New Automotive & Industrial Systems Company in Europe

Panasonic Europe today announces the finalization of its Automotive & Industrial Systems Company formation. Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Company Europe (PAISEU), headed by Dr. Wilhelm Steger as President since the beginning of this ye...

Oct. 02, 2014 18:45

cloudBuy Partners with SYNISE to Deliver eMarketplace in India

cloudBuy plc , the cloud eCommerce marketplace, has announced an MOU with SYNISE, a leading procurement service provider in India and part of the Kalyani group, to deliver a B2B eMarketplace and ‘Source India’ initiative in support of the Indian G...

Oct. 02, 2014 18:20

SES Enabled emergency.lu Awarded the VSAT 2014 “Changing Lives Award”

SES TechCom, a fully owned subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announces that it has been attributed the prestigious “Changing Lives Award” at the VSAT 2014 conference in London. The “Changing Lives Award” highlights and recognise...

Oct. 02, 2014 17:55

Velcro Industries Adds Gemma Dreher, General Counsel, to Its Senior Leadership Team

Velcro Industries N.V. and Velcro Group Corporation today announced the appointment of Gemma Dreher, Vice President and General Counsel, to the Velcro Group Leadership Team (VGLT). The VGLT and the Board of Directors believe it is vital for our Ge...

Oct. 02, 2014 17:35

Consortium of Leading Financial Firms Invest in New Communication and Workflow Platform

Today, Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC, a secure communication and workflow technology company, announced its formation through a $66 million investment from a group of the world’s leading financial institutions. Through this unpreced...

Oct. 02, 2014 17:05

Panasonic Launches Industry's Thinnest* Battery Connector Corresponding to 6 Ampere High Current Capacity, Contributing to Further Improvements in Mobile Devices

Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a battery connector to FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) board corresponding to high current capacity and boasting the industry's thinnest thickness*. It is useful in the connection of the b...

Oct. 02, 2014 17:00

P&G Applies Latest Research in Cognitive Science to Boost Fabric Care Innovation

P&G Fabric Care - whose global brands include Ariel, Tide, Dash, Downy and Lenor - is applying cognitive science to understand why people fall out of love with their wardrobe, leading to many of us only using 20 percent of our wardrobe, 80 percent...

Oct. 02, 2014 16:50

NEC Launches UNIVERGE® SV9000 Series Communications Servers

NEC Corporation (NEC) (TOKYO: 6701) announced today the launch of the UNIVERGE SV9000 series, its latest line of communications servers. The new offerings include the SV9100, SV9300, and SV9500 platforms, which serve a range of customers from smal...

Oct. 02, 2014 16:40

Rimini Street Congratulates Valspar’s Tom Grooms for 2014 CIO of the Year Award

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE: ORCL) Siebel , PeopleSoft , JD Edwards , E-Business Suite , O...

Oct. 02, 2014 16:25

EDP Biotech Announces CE Mark Approval for ColoMarker an in Vitro Diagnostic Aid in Early Detection of Colon Cancer and Plans for Commercialization in Europe

EDP Biotech Corporation , (“EDP,” or the “Company”), a global in vitro diagnostic innovator of life-saving, easy-to-use cancer diagnostic tests using ELISA technology, has announced CE Mark approval for ColoMarker® , an aid in early detection of C...

Oct. 02, 2014 15:30

Panasonic and Coronal Group Complete Nine Solar Projects to Provide Clean, Renewable Energy to Southern California Edison Customers

Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company (Panasonic) and Coronal Group LLC (Coronal) announce the completion of nine solar projects in Tulare and Kings Counties in Central California. The projects provide 16.2 MW of energy to Southern California Edi...

Oct. 02, 2014 11:05

Keio Plaza Hotel Starts Hello Kitty Rooms

To entertain guests with unforgettable memories, Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo & Keio Plaza Hotel Tama (KPH) will soon unveil “Hello Kitty Rooms ,” special guest rooms decorated with many people’s favorite character “Hello Kitty,” from the walls and furn...

Oct. 01, 2014 22:00

Hilton Worldwide Opens First DoubleTree by Hilton in Queensland

Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Cairns . The 237-room Cairns hotel, formerly a Holiday Inn, occupies an exceptional waterfront location on the Coral Sea in the vibrant city of Cairns. The hotel also marks the f...

Oct. 01, 2014 18:45

JVC Americas Corp. and Kenwood U.S.A. Corporation Merge U.S. Operations

JVC Americas Corp. and Kenwood U.S.A. Corporation, subsidiaries of Japan-based JVCKENWOOD Corporation, have merged to form a single subsidiary, JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation. The merger, effective today, is part of a global integration strategy initi...

Oct. 01, 2014 17:30

Toshiba Launches Bipolar Stepping Motor Driver with Maximum Rating of 50V and 2A

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of “TB67S269FTG”, a bipolar stepping motor driver offering a high voltage of 50V and current of 2.0A. Sample shipments start today, with mass production scheduled to start in October. Hig...

Oct. 01, 2014 17:10

Big Data Demand Drives BRS Labs to Double Sales and Marketing Teams

Behavioral Recognition Systems, Inc. (BRS Labs, ), creator of AISight® , the artificial intelligence-based solution that teaches itself to recognize and alert on abnormal patterns within massive volumes of data, announced today that they have more...

Oct. 01, 2014 16:50

Mavenir Systems® Wins NFV Award

Mavenir Systems® (NYSE:MVNR), a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, announced today that it won the Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) award for its ‘Virtualized RCS based on NFV’ live solution at the LTE Asia conference i...

Oct. 01, 2014 16:20

Artifex Software Announces New Partnerships and OEM License Agreements

Artifex Software Inc., today announced a number of new business partnerships and OEM license agreements with industry leaders including Adobe, Caterpillar, DropBox, Ricoh, and Symantec. The partnerships and OEM license agreements involve Artifex’s...

Oct. 01, 2014 14:41

Ssangyong Motor’s global sales record 10,417 units in September 2014

Ssangyong Motor (CEO Lee Yoo-il; ), part of the Mahindra Group, today announced that the company sold a total of 10,417 units in September 2014 - 5,094 units in domestic sales and 5,323 in exports including CKD kits. Its monthly sales slightly dro...

Oct. 01, 2014 12:00

AGCO Publishes 2013 Sustainability Report

AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today announced the publication of its 2013 global Sustainability Report. “We continue to focus our business on high-tech solutions to help farmers satisfy the ...

Oct. 01, 2014 11:55

China Patent Agency Grants ZTE’s Application to Invalidate Vringo Patent

ZTE Corporation noted the Patent Re-examination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China has granted the company’s application to invalidate the CN00812876.6 patent owned by Vringo Inc. and its subsidiaries...

Sep. 30, 2014 23:30

Coca-Cola Releases 2013/2014 Global Sustainability Report

The Coca-Cola Company today released its 11th annual Sustainability Report highlighting the progress the Coca-Cola system made in 2013 against the 2020 sustainability goals announced last year. “Coca-Cola can only be as healthy, vibrant and resili...

Sep. 30, 2014 21:30

CyberOptics Advances 3D Sensor Technology With Leading Edge Capabilities

CyberOptics® Corporation ( NASDAQ: CYBE), a world leader in intelligent inspection and sensing solutions for electronics assembly and semiconductor process equipment, announces ground-breaking, proprietary 3D sensing capabilities that incorporate ...

Sep. 30, 2014 21:05

Moody’s to Acquire Full Ownership of Copal Amba

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has agreed to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of Copal Amba. Moody’s is currently a majority owner of Copal Amba, which was formed through the acquisitions of Copal Partners in 2011 a...

Sep. 30, 2014 20:55

Toshiba Starts Vegetable Production at Toshiba Clean Room Farm Yokosuka

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has begun production of vegetables at the Toshiba Clean Room Farm Yokosuka, a plant factory in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture. Shipment of the first crop is scheduled for the end of October....

Sep. 30, 2014 18:00

ZTE Customer E-Plus Ranked Second in Mobile Network Test

ZTE Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation the leading global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has announced that its customer E-Plus has come second place in a comprehensive network test t...

Sep. 30, 2014 17:25

Rimini Street Revenue for Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Database Support More than Triples

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE: ORCL) Siebel , PeopleSoft , JD Edwards , E-Business Suite , O...

Sep. 30, 2014 16:55

Global Survey Results Reveal Customer Concerns with Oracle’s Applications Strategy and Support Services Model

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE: ORCL) Siebel , PeopleSoft , JD Edwards , E-Business Suite , O...

Sep. 30, 2014 16:40

MPEG LA Offers HEVC Patent Portfolio License

MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the HEVC Patent Portfolio License (“HEVC License”). The joint license includes patents that are essential to the High Efficiency Video Coding standard (HEVC, also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2) d...

Sep. 30, 2014 16:15

General Cable Withdraws Proposed Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes

General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) (the “Company”) today announced that in light of current market conditions it has decided not to proceed with its previously announced offering of $250 million of senior unsecured notes due 2019 at this time. ...

Sep. 30, 2014 15:15

Seattle Genetics and Takeda Announce Positive Data from Phase 3 AETHERA Clinical Trial of ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) for Consolidation in Post-Transplant Hodgkin Lymphoma

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) today announced that patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) who received ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) as consolidation therapy immediately following an autol...

Sep. 30, 2014 14:30

ZTE to Strengthen Its Stake in the Middle East’s Smartphone Market

ZTE, one of the global leaders in the mobile handset manufacturing industry, launches its three new smartphone devices at this year’s Gitex Shopper and has announced its strategic partnership with Global Distribution FZE, a leading distributor of ...

Sep. 29, 2014 23:00

Smiths Detection Launches Next-Generation Non-Radioactive Explosives Detector

Smiths Detection today introduces its next-generation explosives trace detector for use in global aviation and infrastructure security. Its small, portable design, combined with ease-of-use, reduces the cost and time of screening for a range of hi...

Sep. 29, 2014 22:00

Hilton HHonors Encourages Members to Vote for Year-End Promotion

Hilton HHonors , the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 11 distinct hotel brands, today announced its latest global promotion. For the first time in the program’s history, Hilton HHonors members are being asked to help design the promotion. HH...

Sep. 29, 2014 20:45

Toshiba Concludes a Memorandum of Understanding with Ethiopian Electric Power on Geothermal Power Generation

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that the company has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ethiopian Electric Power on a comprehensive partnership in geothermal power that will see the parties collaborate in power ge...

Sep. 29, 2014 19:20

AZD9291 Shows Durable Clinical Response in Patients with Advanced EGFR Mutation Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at the ESMO 2014 Congress

Updated data from the ongoing AURA study of AZD9291 shows encouraging, although still immature, median progression free survival of 9.6 months (95% CI 8.3 to NC) in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation positive (EGFRm) T790M+ ad...

Sep. 29, 2014 18:00

Meet Amelia: IPsoft’s New Artificial Intelligence Platform Interacts Like a Human

IPsoft today announced a new artificial intelligence platform named “Amelia” that makes it possible to automate knowledge work across a broad range of functions. Exposed to the same information as any new hire, she can quickly apply her knowledge ...

Sep. 29, 2014 16:30

Head-to-head Phase III trial demonstrates superior progression-free survival for afatinib compared to erlotinib in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

For Ex-US and Ex-UK Media Only Phase III data from Boehringer Ingelheim’s LUX-Lung 8 trial, the first study to directly compare the efficacy of two different targeted agents in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung, demo...

Sep. 29, 2014 16:15

Nintedanib* receives positive CHMP opinion for second-line treatment of patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung

For media outside UK and US only Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion for the approval of nintedanib* (suggested br...

Sep. 29, 2014 16:00

Zayed Future Energy Prize Announces 2015 Finalists

31 finalists have been shortlisted for the 2015 edition of the Zayed Future Energy Prize , the world’s foremost award for innovation in renewable energy and sustainability. The Prize’s Selection Committee met in Abu Dhabi on 16-17 September to dis...

Sep. 29, 2014 15:15

French Police Praises UAE Security Authorities’ Efficiency in Applying the Highest International Standards

Major General Marc Boudet, from the General Inspectorate of the French police, praised the efficiency of the police and security authorities in the UAE for implementing the best international standards in providing services to community members, b...

Sep. 29, 2014 14:55

UAE MoI Showcases its Child Protection Efforts at International Conference in Japan

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Interior (MoI, ) recently showcased its child protection efforts during an international conference in Japan. The involvement of the MoI in the field of child protection was highly acclaimed by the attendees. S...

Sep. 29, 2014 14:25

Toshiba Launches Sensorless Three-phase Brushless Motor Driver

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of three-phase brushless Hall sensorless driver ICs, “TB67B001FTG”, “TB67B008FTG” and “TB67B008FNG”, for the cooling fans of PC servers and home appliances such as refrigerators. Mass pro...

Sep. 29, 2014 13:20

Toshiba Develops Extremely Low-Power 2.4 GHz VCO Utilizing Dynamic Supply Voltage Control Technique

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has developed an extremely low-power 2.4 GHz Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) for low-power wireless systems, such as Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE). Low-voltage operation below the threshol...

Sep. 29, 2014 12:00

Oral OTEZLA® (apremilast) Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Treatment of Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved OTEZLA® (apremilast), the Company’s oral, selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), for the treatment of patients with modera...

Sep. 29, 2014 09:00

Gigaphoton Introduces “eGRYCOS” for ArF Immersion Lasers

Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that it has completed development of an electricity-reduction technology for its flagship “GT Series” of argon fluoride (ArF) immersion lasers used for semiconductor l...

Sep. 26, 2014 17:00

Artifex Announces New Partnerships and OEM License Agreements

Artifex Software Inc. today announced a number of new business partnerships and OEM license agreements with industry leaders including Adobe, Caterpillar, DropBox, Good Technology, Ricoh, and Symantec. The partnerships and OEM license agreements i...

Sep. 26, 2014 16:40

Hershey Completes Initial Purchase of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd.

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), a global confectionary leader known for bringing goodness to the world through its delicious chocolate, sweets, mints, beverages and snacks, announced that it has completed the initial closing and acquired an 80 pe...

Sep. 26, 2014 16:10

cloudBuy Delivers Peak Performance eCommerce Initiative Across GCC And Asia

Ronald Duncan, Chairman and CIO at cloudBuy plc , the world’s leading transactional cloud platform, has delivered a presentation at the GCC Municipalities and Smart Cities Conference in Dubai on how cloudBuy enables smart cities through improved p...

Sep. 26, 2014 16:00

Mavenir Systems® Enables Service Providers to Disrupt OTT Services

Mavenir Systems® (NYSE:MVNR), a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, announced today that its 4G LTE software solutions enable mobile operators to disrupt OTT applications by leveraging Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and launch innovat...

Sep. 26, 2014 15:15

Gartner Positions Panduit in the “Visionaries” Quadrant of its Inaugural Magic Quadrant for Data Center Infrastructure Management Tools

Panduit Corp., the leading global provider of next-generation Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions, announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Visionaries” quadrant of the first-ever Magic Quadrant for Data Center ...

Sep. 26, 2014 14:20

BlackBerry Passport with SlimPort is the Prosumers Ticket to Mobile Productivity

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. announced that the newly released BlackBerry Passport features a built-in SlimPort® interface solution, which allows it to connect to boardroom projectors and large screen displays for a seamless high-definition viewin...

Sep. 26, 2014 14:11

WEBGATE released a Penta-brid HD DVR

Daemyung Enterprise WEBGATE division released a Penta-brid HD DVR supporting diverse video input formats including analog and digital. The 16ch Penta-brid DVR, HS1600F-D can support digital HD-SDI cameras of HD1080p and HD720p, conventional analog...

Sep. 26, 2014 12:00

C40 and Clear Channel Outdoor Campaign Drives Awareness of Cities’ Role in Combating Climate Change

Yesterday, on the day of the 2014 UN Climate Change Summit, Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO, ), the leading innovator in out-of-home advertising, launched an outdoor campaign with climate leadership group C40 Cities to raise awareness of the role of ci...

Sep. 26, 2014 11:15

22nd Century Group Granted Meeting with FDA to Advance Development of a Potential Modified Risk Cigarette

22nd Century Group, Inc. (NYSE MKT:XXII, ) announced today that the Center for Tobacco Products (“CTP”) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted the Company a meeting on November 12, 2014 to discuss the further development of t...

Sep. 25, 2014 23:00

ZeroChaos Releases 3rd Generation of ZC Mobile

In the 3rd generation release of ZC Mobile, ZeroChaos has extended and enhanced the usability and functionality of its app even further for their Apple and Android users, globally. Vendor management systems are tools that help companies manage the...

Sep. 25, 2014 21:00

Tory Burch Names Roger Farah Co-Chief Executive Officer

Tory Burch, LLC, today announced it has named Roger Farah co-Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Farah and Ms. Burch will also establish an Executive Directors Office (EDO), a newly formed management group made up of Brigitte Kleine, Robert Isen, Roger F...

Sep. 25, 2014 16:40

Velcro Industries N.V. and Velcro Group Corporation Appoint Scott Filion as Interim CEO

Velcro Industries N.V. and Velcro Group Corporation today announced the appointment of Scott Filion as interim CEO for the company globally. Filion replaces Alain Zijlstra and will continue to serve as President of Velcro Americas. Filion will ser...

Sep. 25, 2014 15:25

Katie Holmes Glows as the First Olay Global Brand Ambassador

Olay, the world’s number one female facial skincare brand, today announces actress Katie Holmes as the brand’s first Global Brand Ambassador. In her role, Holmes will represent the Olay global brand campaign, Your Best Beautiful, by encouraging wo...

Sep. 25, 2014 14:50

ZTE Teams Up With Industry Giants for the Rise of the “Smart Voice Alliance”

ZTE, one of the global leaders in the mobile handset manufacturing industry has established the “Smart Voice Alliance” and announced the “5A” protocol, which is the world's first voice controlled technology alliance for mobiles. This partnership i...

Sep. 25, 2014 14:00

GSMA Announces Clinton Global Initiative Commitment for GSMA Connected Women Programme

The GSMA today announced its Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action, Connected Women: Accelerating the Female Mobile Economy, at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City. The GSMA and its partners are working together ...

Sep. 25, 2014 13:40

ExxonMobil Announces New Projects to Expand Specialty Hydrocarbon Fluid Production

ExxonMobil Chemical is increasing production of its high performance hydrocarbon fluids by about 10 percent through expansion projects at its Singapore and Antwerp facilities. The additional capacity, designed to meet rapidly expanding global dema...

Sep. 25, 2014 11:50

Toshiba Launches Low Power Consumption ICs for Bluetooth® Smart Communication Devices with NFC Tag functions

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of “TC35670FTG”, a low power consumption dual function IC that supports both Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE)[1] communications and NFC Type 3 Tag. Sample shipments start today. Recently, more ...

Sep. 25, 2014 11:00

Murata’s Robot Cheerleaders Achieve Highly Synchronized Dancing

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. , a global leader in advanced electronic components and solutions, today unveiled its latest innovation, the Murata Cheerleaders, a team of small robots that uses the latest sensing and communication technologies, as...

Sep. 25, 2014 10:35

Toshiba Announces Business Vision for Southeast Asia

Mr. Hisao Tanaka, the President and CEO of Japan’s Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502), today announced Toshiba’s comprehensive strategy for expanding its business in Southeast Asia, including investing US$1 billion dollars in the region over the nex...

Sep. 24, 2014 22:00

ZTE Welcomes Withdrawal of Patent Claim Before UK Court

Vringo Inc. has withdrawn another infringement claim against ZTE Corporation before the UK High Court of Justice Chancery Division court. The patent in question (EP (UK) 1 808 029), relating to mobile communication standards, was asserted by Vring...

Sep. 24, 2014 19:00

Call for Applications: Mills College Women in Public Service Project Institute

Mills College announces a call for applications for the Women in Public Service Project Institute , which will be held on the Mills campus, in Oakland, California, April 11-20, 2015. The 10-day program will be organized by Mills College in partner...

Sep. 24, 2014 18:00

MetLife Charts Its Progress on Environmental, Social and Governance Issues

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) released the company’s latest corporate responsibility report today highlighting the positive impact it makes on society while achieving its core business goals of managing risk, preserving financial strength and meeting l...

Sep. 24, 2014 17:50

Asia Pulp and Paper signs New York Declaration on Forests at UN Climate Summit to help tackle climate change

Mr. Teguh Ganda Wijaya, Chairman of Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) , today joined a number of companies, governments and NGOs to sign the New York Declaration on Forests at an event at the UN Climate Summit 2014. The declaration is an unprecedent...

Sep. 24, 2014 17:40

GSMA Celebrates 20 Years of Global Mobile Awards

The GSMA today announced that the Global Mobile Awards 2015 are now open for entry. The 2015 awards, which mark 20 years of honouring excellence, achievement and innovation across the mobile industry, will be open for entry until Friday, 5th Decem...

Sep. 24, 2014 17:20

Fuel Raises $3.5 Million from Middle East Venture Partners and Rising Tide Fund

Fuel , the world’s leading platform for creating highly engaging connected experiences on mobile games, today announced it has raised $3.5 million in financing from Middle East Venture Partners and Rising Tide Fund . This funding will support Fuel...

Sep. 24, 2014 16:30

SMRT Subsidiary Singapore Rail Engineering and Toshiba Establish JV to Market and Supply Energy Efficient Propulsions System to Mass Transit Operators Globally

Singapore Rail Engineering Pte. Ltd. (SRE) and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) have decided to setup a joint venture to market and supply propulsion systems using Toshiba’s Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) technology. The joint venture ...

Sep. 24, 2014 15:55

CAAC Grants NetJets® Business Aviation Limited a Certificate for Business Jet Operations in China

NetJets Business Aviation Limited announced today it has obtained its CCAR-135 operation certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, allowing the company to begin offering private aircraft charter services in China. NetJets Busine...

Sep. 24, 2014 13:00

Equities First Holdings LLC Acquires London-Based Meridian Equity Partners Limited

Equities First Holdings (EFH) is pleased to announce that the firm has acquired Meridian Equity Partners Limited in the United Kingdom (FCA no. 605564). Its operations will continue under the name Equities First (London) Limited. Equities First Ho...

Sep. 24, 2014 11:45

Collaborative Aviation Climate Action Takes Flight

The aviation sector joined other business and government groups at the United Nations Climate Summit today to announce a commitment on climate action between the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations specialized agency...

Sep. 24, 2014 09:31

Citi expands national desks around the world to support Asia’s Multinationals

Citi is further expanding its successful coverage of Asia’s multinationals [MNCs] around the world by opening new coverage desks to support the growth of Asia’s corporate champions. Citi recently opened a China Desk in Sao Paolo to support Chinese...

Sep. 23, 2014 16:20

Media Advisory: NetJets® Business Aviation Limited to Make Significant Announcement via Conference Calls

NetJets Business Aviation Limited: WHAT: NetJets Business Aviation Limited will host two conference calls for media - one in Mandarin and one in English - on which the company will give details of a significant announcement. WHEN: China Conference...

Sep. 23, 2014 15:45

New GSMA Report Sees North America Leading Mobile Investment and Innovation in the Developed World

The North American mobile market is one of the most advanced and successful in the world, according to the latest report in the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series. The study, “Mobile Economy North America 2014”, which was released at the GSMA Mobile 360...

Sep. 23, 2014 15:25

United States Driving Global Innovation in M2M with 41 Million Connections This Year, Finds New GSMA Report

The United States is one of the largest and most advanced machine-to-machine (M2M) markets in the world, with M2M representing one in 10 of all mobile connections in the region, compared with one in 20 in Europe and one in 100 in Africa, according...

Sep. 23, 2014 15:15

Allianz Worldwide Care Enters Life and Disability Market

Allianz Worldwide Care has today announced the launch of a new product range that will offer life and disability cover alongside international health, giving corporate clients access to an enhanced portfolio of products. The addition of new produc...

Sep. 23, 2014 15:00

Merck to Acquire Sigma-Aldrich to Enhance Position in Attractive Life Science Industry

Merck, a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in the pharmaceutical, chemical and life science sectors, and Sigma-Aldrich today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck will acquir...