Jul. 21, 2016 14:00

Visa Adds Refugee Olympic Athletes to Complete Team Visa Rio 2016 Roster

Visa is thrilled to welcome refugee Olympic athletes to the #TeamVisa community of 60 Olympic athletes. #Rio2016 (Photo: Business Wire) Team Visa has grown by 62 percent since the last Olympic Games, with athletes representing a range of 26 sports...

Jul. 21, 2016 13:25

The Republic of Mali Chooses OT to Supply Its Latest Generation Electronic Passport

OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, has signed a contract with the Government of the Republic of Mali, following an invitation to tender, to supply a complete solution for issu...

Jul. 21, 2016 11:25

Seattle Genetics and Takeda Announce Publication of Final Data from ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) Monotherapy Pivotal Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma in Blood

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGEN) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) today announced the final data of the ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) monotherapy pivotal Phase 2 clinical trial in relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin l...

Jul. 21, 2016 08:30

The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Executive Leadership Team Updates

Today The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced the following Executive Leadership Team updates: · Jean-Guillaume Trottier has been promoted to Global Brand President, Jo Malone London, effective July 1, 2016. Mr. Trottier will continue ...

Jul. 20, 2016 17:50

Dr. Andreas Haldi Joins CYNORA GmbH as Chief Marketing Officer

CYNORA, a leader in blue TADF (thermally activated delayed fluorescence) materials, has appointed Dr. Andreas Haldi as its Chief Marketing Officer. With his strong technical and business experience, Andreas Haldi will reinforce CYNORA in the forth...

Jul. 20, 2016 17:35

The European Stroke Organisation and Boehringer Ingelheim launch the “Angels Initiative”, a unique healthcare initiative to improve acute stroke care across Europe

Suffering a stroke is one of the most devastating medical emergencies that can happen to a person. It is also a great challenge for the medical personnel treating the patient, trying to save their patients’ life and independence. If patients are t...

Jul. 20, 2016 14:10

GSMA Announces Launch of Mobile Connect across India

At a launch event held in New Delhi today, the GSMA announced that the GSMA’s Mobile Connect mobile-based authentication solution is now available to more than 800 million consumers across India1. Mobile network operators (MNOs) offering Mobile Co...

Jul. 20, 2016 13:55

Toshiba Launches Photorelays in DIP8 Packages with Industry-Leading 5A Drive Current

Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO: 6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the addition of three new products to its line-up of photorelays that can replace mechanical relays in industrial applications, including an industr...

Jul. 20, 2016 10:55

TRIAC-Dimmable LYTSwitch-7 LED Driver ICs From Power Integrations Cut BOM Count by 40%

Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), the leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED driver ICs, today announced its LYTSwitch™-7 single-stage, non-isolated, TRIAC-dimmable, buck topology LED driver IC family. Capable of delivering up to 22 watts...

Jul. 19, 2016 15:50

O3b supports Digicel launch of LTE service in Samoa

O3b Networks today announced the company is supporting Digicel Samoa’s LTE services by providing core connectivity services to Digicel Samoa through the ground-breaking O3b satellite enabled network. Digicel has been using O3b’s high throughput, l...

Jul. 19, 2016 14:30

Bank of America Reports Second-Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Bank of America today reported its second-quarter 2016 financial results. The news release, supplemental filing and investor presentation can be accessed in the following ways: · Bank of America newsroom at · Bank of America Investor Relations web...

Jul. 19, 2016 13:50

OT Partners with Swatch to Offer Contactless Payment in Brazil

OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, announces a key partnership with Swatch, the renowned Swiss watchmaker and one of the world’s most popular brands, to provide contactless pa...

Jul. 19, 2016 13:40

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of International General Insurance Holdings Limited and Its Subsidiaries

Insurance and reinsurance rating agency A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) “A-” of International General Insurance Company Limited (IGI) (Bermuda) and International General Ins...

Jul. 19, 2016 13:20

GSMA Calls for 4G Spectrum Roadmap in Egypt

The GSMA calls for the Egyptian authorities and the country’s mobile industry to work closely together to set a roadmap for the successful introduction of 4G services. Egypt is planning to move forward on licensing spectrum to support 4G in the co...

Jul. 19, 2016 09:00

Increased Availability of Streaming Content Driving Cord Cutting; Millennials Flock to Smartphones to Watch Online Video According to Limelight Networks’ ‘State of Online Video’ Report

As consumers find themselves with a wider variety of over-the-top (OTT) content options, price is becoming less of a factor in the decision to cut the cord with pay TV providers while content availability increasingly drives decision-making. Strea...

Jul. 19, 2016 09:00

Moody’s Acquires Full Ownership of Korea Investors Service (KIS)

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has acquired full ownership of Korea Investors Service (KIS), a leading provider of domestic credit ratings in Korea. Founded in 1985, KIS serves the domestic capital markets in Korea with cre...

Jul. 18, 2016 14:20

Toshiba and Western Digital Celebrate the Opening of New Fab 2 Semiconductor Fabrication Facility in Yokkaichi, Japan

Expanded use of flash memory in smartphones, SSDs, and other applications is driving continued growth of the global flash memory market. The New Fab 2 facility will support the conversion of the companies’ 2D NAND capacity to 3D flash memory, allo...

Jul. 18, 2016 11:50

Leigh Terry Appointed CEO of IPG Mediabrands APAC

IPG Mediabrands’ Global CEO Henry Tajer has announced the appointment of Leigh Terry as CEO of IPG Mediabrands in Asia Pacific. Terry is a highly regarded media innovator and leader whose career has spanned Europe and the Pacific. “Asia Pacific is...

Jul. 18, 2016 11:15

Samsung Bioepis' Marketing Authorization Application for SB5 Adalimumab Biosimilar Candidate Accepted for Review by the European Medicines Agency

Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review the company’s Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for SB5, a biosimilar candidate referencing Humira® (adalimumab). SB5 is Samsung Bio...

Jul. 15, 2016 18:25

ABB Wins First Commercial Order for Breakthrough 15-Second Flash Charging Technology to Enable Emission-Free Public Transport in Geneva

ABB has been awarded orders totaling more than $16 million by Transports Publics Genevois (TPG), Geneva’s public transport operator, and Swiss bus manufacturer HESS, to provide flash charging and on-board electric vehicle technology for 12 TOSA (T...

Jul. 15, 2016 16:25

Media Partners Asia: Asia Pacific Pay-TV Industry Faces Slowing Growth

The Asia-Pacific pay-TV industry will grow at a 5.8% average annual rate from 2016 to 2021, according to a new report, Asia Pacific Pay-TV & Broadband Markets, published by leading industry analysts Media Partners Asia (MPA). MPA projects pay-TV i...

Jul. 15, 2016 16:20

Brand View Publish Ecommerce Excellence Study: CE & GM USA 2016

The lack of standardization and shared common ‘best practices’ are the biggest obstacles in achieving ecommerce excellence. That is the broad conclusion of a new study by Brand View. The study, entitled Ecommerce Excellence Study USA: CE & GM 2016...

Jul. 15, 2016 15:15

Panasonic Searching for Players to Appear with Neymar Jr. in a Special Movie Slated for Production

Panasonic launched the “NEYMAR JR. CRAZY SKILLS” project with the intention of using Panasonic technology to support children the world over who “want to be as good at football as Neymar Jr.” At the end of 2015, “360° OBSERVATION CAM” which enable...

Jul. 15, 2016 14:10

Rimini Street Announces Preliminary Fiscal 2016 Q2 Financial Results

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global provider of independent enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edw...

Jul. 15, 2016 11:50

Toshiba Launches New ICs for Bluetooth® Smart Devices with Industry-Leading-Class Low Current Consumption

Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO: 6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of three new ICs “TC35678FSG”, “TC35678FXG” and “TC35679FSG” as additions to its line-up of ICs that support Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE)[1...

Jul. 15, 2016 11:25

Sealed Air Acquires Cleaning in Place Optimization and Remote Monitoring Company

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) announced today that it has acquired Tampereen Teollsuussähkö Oy (TTS-Ciptec), a company that optimizes Cleaning in Place systems through remote monitoring capabilities and predictive analytics services for indust...

Jul. 15, 2016 10:25

Boehringer Ingelheim and University of Dundee collaborate to develop new class of medicines

Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and the University of Dundee will join forces in an exciting collaboration with the aim to develop a novel class of medicines that target disease causing proteins for degradation. The collaboration ...

Jul. 15, 2016 10:10

Swiftpoint Launches a High Performance Gaming and Desktop Mouse, Rocketing to WON$320668600 in Pre-Orders in Just 15 Days

Swiftpoint’s new generation computer mouse ‘The Z’, has taken the world by storm. Brad Jones of Digital Trends, stated that it “…gives unprecedented control without compromising on comfort”, while Mark Campbell of OverClock3D announced that “now t...

Jul. 15, 2016 09:55

Mobile Tech Expert, DJ & Composer Who Collaborated with U2 and Depeche Mode to Host IBC Rising Stars 2016 Event

IBC today announced that media and technology expert Oisin Lunny will host the IBC Rising Stars event on Saturday 10 September in Amsterdam. The Rising Stars initiative is provided by IBC to empower the next generation of media and entertainment p...

Jul. 14, 2016 17:40

Turbocharged DDoS Mitigation: Ovum Reports on Neustar’s Partnership with Limelight Networks

Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today released details of a new report by leading business intelligence provider, Ovum. The report highlights that Neustar’s recent partnership with Limeligh...

Jul. 14, 2016 17:40

SES: NHK’S 24/7 English-Language News Channel is Now In HD On ASTRA 19.2 Degrees East

SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that Japan International Broadcasting Inc. (JIB), the official distributor of NHK WORLD TV for Japanese public broadcaster NHK, has signed a long-term agreement to broadcast the 24/7 Engli...

Jul. 14, 2016 17:25

Hasbro Acquires Boulder Media Animation Studio

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today announced that it has acquired Boulder Media, a multi-award winning Irish animation company based in Dublin. Boulder has produced a variety of award-winning series for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney and BBC. ...

Jul. 14, 2016 17:15

Investing in Cures for Cancer: GE Poised to Lead Industrialization of Cell Therapy Industry with Acquisition of Biosafe Group SA

GE Healthcare has acquired Biosafe Group SA, a supplier of integrated cell bioprocessing systems for the rapidly growing cell therapy and regenerative medicine industry for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of Biosafe expands GE Healthcare’s end...

Jul. 14, 2016 16:05

IEC Formally Adopts USB Type-C™, USB Power Delivery and USB 3.1 Specifications

The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) today announced that IEC has formally adopted the latest USB-IF specifications for high-speed data delivery and enhanced usages for device charging. In particu...

Jul. 14, 2016 16:00

FlexTrade Wins Best Trading Technology Vendor Award for FX

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced it has been named “Best Trading Technology Vendor” in the foreign exchange markets by FX Week at their 13th annual US conference...

Jul. 14, 2016 14:15

Bentley Announces Autodesk License Upgrade Program

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced its Autodesk License Upgrade Program. For consideration by owners of Autodesk perpetual licenses facing Auto...

Jul. 14, 2016 13:55

Pacific Beach Hotel Unveils Plans for $115 Million Redevelopment

Pacific Beach Hotel has announced plans for a $115 million redevelopment that will completely transform the legendary Waikiki hotel. The hotel’s exterior façade, 839 guestrooms and suites, and public areas including a 280,000-gallon lobby aquarium...

Jul. 14, 2016 13:50

Waldorf Astoria and Automobili Lamborghini Partner to Offer New Routes and Supercar Models in Waldorf Astoria Driving Experiences

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Worldwide’s (NYSE: HLT) iconic luxury hotel brand, today unveiled a new partnership with Italian super sports car maker, Automobili Lamborghini, to offer automotive aficionados a once-in-a-lifetime opportun...

Jul. 14, 2016 13:45

Toshiba Tec Aligns with ABBYY and Intel in Development of New MFP Series

Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO:6588) today announced that its new series of e-STUDIO Multifunction Peripherals (MFP) was developed in partnership with ABBYY® and Intel. This summer, Toshiba Tec unveiled its newly-engineered e-STUDIO line featuring...

Jul. 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 insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1/IGF-2 ligand n...

Jul. 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 each country on the four key enablers for drivin...

Jul. 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, today announced a global, exclusive partnership de...

Jul. 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 from Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communi...

Jul. 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 with a private cocktail at the San Luca Academy in...

Jul. 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 Screen Experience. The IBC Big Screen Experienc...

Jul. 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 world’s largest logistics organization recogniti...

Jul. 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, (USD 1.7 billion) up by 12% compared to last year. ...

Jul. 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 as the official business media partner for what ...

Jul. 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 our customers, contract carriers, suppliers, and gr...

Jul. 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 of Hunter Ultrasonics, points out in a recent art...