Jul. 28, 2017 09:55

Starbucks to Acquire Remaining Shares of East China Joint Venture and Operate All Starbucks Stores in Mainland China; Acquisition Advances Company’s Long-term China Growth Agenda

Starbucks Corporation (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced entry into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 50% share of its East China (“East China JV”) business from long-term joint venture partners, Uni-President Enterprises Corporation (“U...

Jul. 28, 2017 09:40

Janssen Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for SYMTUZA™ The First Darunavir-Based Single-Tablet Regimen for the Treatment of HIV

Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a Positive Opinion recommending marketing authorisation for SYMTUZA™ (darunav...

Jul. 27, 2017 14:00

Technology Wins at CES Asia 2017

The third annual CES Asia shattered expectations and broke records while cementing the event as the region’s premier showcase for the consumer technology industry in the Eastern Hemisphere. With cutting edge technology around every corner, CES Asi...

Jul. 27, 2017 13:50

Toshiba‘s Visconti™4 Image Recognition Processor Powers DENSO’s Front-Camera-Based Active Safety System

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced that DENSO Corporation (DENSO) is deploying Visconti™4, its latest image-recognition processor dedicated to automotive applications, in next generation, front-camera-based active saf...

Jul. 26, 2017 18:45

Visa Expands Global Transaction Processing with Facilities in Singapore and United Kingdom

Visa (NYSE:V), a global payments technology company, today announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two state-of-the-art data centers in Singapore and the United Kingdom. The new global processing hubs will increase the speed, res...

Jul. 26, 2017 17:55

Mitsui Chemicals Starts Accepting Applications on September 1st for 2018 Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa) (TOKYO:4183) announced that Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award will begin accepting applications for the “2018 Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award” on ...

Jul. 26, 2017 17:45

Nominum-led Panel Discussion at BlackHat Focuses on the Agility and Coverage Depth of DNS in Discovering and Blocking New Malware

Nominum™, the DNS-based security and services innovation leader, announced today it is leading a panel discussion at BlackHat USA titled “DNS: An Agile Defense Against Diverse, Damaging Attacks.” The panel of speakers features security researcher ...

Jul. 26, 2017 17:35

Anaqua and Lecorpio Merge to Create Next Generation IP Software and Services Company

Anaqua, Inc., the premier provider of Intellectual Property (IP) management and analytics solutions, announced today that it is merging with Lecorpio, a leading developer of end-to-end IP management software. The newly combined company will focus ...

Jul. 26, 2017 17:20

USB 3.0 Promoter Group Announces USB 3.2 Update

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group today announced the pending release of the USB 3.2 specification, an incremental update that defines multi-lane operation for new USB 3.2 hosts and devices. USB Developer Days 2017 will include detailed technical trainin...

Jul. 26, 2017 16:55

King Salman Appoints Commissions to Develop Al-Ola and Diriyah Gate into Major Tourist Attractions

King Salman bin Abdulaziz has decreed the establishment of renovation commissions tasked with the development of two of the most important archaeological and historic sites in the Kingdom, Al-Ola and Diriyah Gate. These two areas’ historic, cultur...

Jul. 26, 2017 15:55

Andersen Global Announces Collaboration with UnityFour and Pistiolis-Triantafyllos & Associates in Greece and Cyprus

Andersen Global is pleased to announce a new presence in Greece and Cyprus via a Collaboration Agreement with UnityFour and Pistiolis-Triantafyllos & Associates. Together, these firms provide legal, tax and accounting services in Greece; and tax, ...

Jul. 26, 2017 15:35

Busan One Asia Festival, Asian No.1 Korean Wave Festival, to Be Held in October

Best K-pop singers will meet their Hallyu (Korean Wave) fans from all over the world in Busan in October. They will come together in the 2017 Busan One Asia Festival (BOF), Asian No.1 Korean Wave Festival. The fest will be hosted by Busan Metropol...

Jul. 26, 2017 14:00

Morpho Licence2Go: the Digital Licence Platform from OT-Morpho

OT-Morpho, a world leader in digital security and identification technologies, has launched through its Australian subsidiary Morpho Australasia, an innovative solution for digital licences, aptly named Licence2Go. The platform allows the holders ...

Jul. 26, 2017 13:35

GSMA Announces First Details for Mobile World Congress 2018

The GSMA today announced the first details of the 2018 Mobile World Congress, including exhibitors, sponsors, programmes and activities taking place at the annual mobile industry event. Under the theme “Creating a Better Future”, Mobile World Cong...

Jul. 26, 2017 13:25

WorldRemit Launches Digital Money Transfers from Singapore

WorldRemit, the leading digital money transfer company, has launched in Singapore. The new service will enable migrants in Singapore to transfer money to over 140 countries as easily as sending an instant message, using the WorldRemit app or websi...

Jul. 26, 2017 11:40

Schlumberger Announces Second-Quarter 2017 Results

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) today reported results for the second quarter of 2017. (To view the table, please visit ) *These are non-GAAP financial measures. See section below entitled “Charges & Credits” for details. n/m = not meaningful Schl...

Jul. 25, 2017 18:00

Philip Morris International to Convert Cigarette Factory in Romania into Smoke-Free Product Facility

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) is planning to invest approximately €490 million to transform its cigarette production factory in Otopeni, near Bucharest, Romania into a high-tech facility to manufacture HEETS, the...

Jul. 25, 2017 17:45

Utimaco Hardware Security Modules Achieve Payment Card Industry Compliance

Utimaco has achieved Payment Card Industry PIN Transaction Security Hardware Security Module Version 2 (PCI PTS HSM V2) compliance for uncontrolled environments for its CryptoServer CSe HSM platform from the PCI Standards Security Council, giving ...

Jul. 25, 2017 14:00

Great Lakes Brewing Company Quenches Increased Demand with Manufacturing Analytics Solution from Rockwell Automation

Craft beer is booming business in the United States, and even seasoned breweries are finding themselves looking for creative ways to keep up with thirsty consumers. Cleveland-based Great Lakes Brewing Company (GLBC), an independent craft brewery f...

Jul. 25, 2017 13:00

Calvin Klein, Inc. Announces Fall 2017 CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC Global Advertising Campaign

Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], today announced the Fall 2017 CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC global multi-media advertising campaign. The campaign features the debut CALVIN KLEIN 205W39NYC collection by Chief Creati...

Jul. 25, 2017 09:25

New Report from Arthur D. Little Highlights 5G Opportunities for Operators

In its latest report ‘5G Deployment Models Are Crystallizing’, Arthur D. Little (ADL) examines the opportunities that exist for telecom operators to facilitate new business ecosystems enabled by the next generation of mobile networks. Promising hu...

Jul. 24, 2017 19:00

Mavenir Announces R & D Center of Excellence Focused on 5G Network and Services

Mavenir, the leader in accelerating and redefining network transformation for Service Providers, today announced a new R&D and 5G Innovation centre of excellence in Ra'anana, Israel focused on 5G Network and Services solutions. The next generation...

Jul. 24, 2017 18:10

Data Published in The Lancet Shows High Efficacy at 96 Weeks for First Investigational Two-Drug, Long-Acting Injectable HIV Regimen

Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) today announced that a regimen of two investigational long-acting, injectable formulations of HIV medicines —Janssen’s rilpivirine and ViiV Hea...

Jul. 24, 2017 18:05

Johnson & Johnson Announces Encouraging First-in-Human Clinical Data for Investigational HIV Preventive Vaccine

Johnson & Johnson today announced encouraging first-in-human clinical data for an investigational HIV-1 vaccine regimen in development at its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. In an oral presentation of the early stage Phase 1/2a APPROACH study at...

Jul. 24, 2017 17:55

People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) reveal high burden of disease in new survey

New results from a global survey supported by Boehringer Ingelheim[1] reveal the emotional and practical challenges facing people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Patients are impacted by feelings of anxiety, fear, uncertainty and hopeles...