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...