Mar. 02, 2016 11:15

Message from Elliott to Fellow Shareholders of the Bank of East Asia, Limited www.fairdealforbea.com

Elliott today published a new open letter to shareholders in response to the recent defence letter from the BEA Chairman and CEO. Elliott calls on the BEA board to allow the market to freely assess the real value of BEA, by immediately: · releasin...

Mar. 02, 2016 10:50

MCNS & Mitsui Chemicals: Opening Ceremony for Bio-Polyol Joint Venture in India

Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes Inc. (“MCNS”) celebrated the official launching of its joint venture bio-polyol manufacturing company in India, Vithal Castor Polyols Pvt. Ltd. (“VCP”), with an opening ceremony on February 25th. At the ceremon...

Mar. 02, 2016 10:25

Research: Organisations Need to Leverage Collaboration Technology to Improve Their Competitive Position

New research published today by Dimension Data reveals that technology has failed to improve the competitive positioning of global organisations. This is one of the key findings in their 2016 Connected Enterprise Report . The Report provides an ov...

Mar. 02, 2016 09:40

European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommends approval of Giotrif® (afatinib) for advanced squamous cell cancer of the lung

Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion for the approval of Giotrif® (afatinib) for the treatment of patients with advance...

Feb. 29, 2016 22:00

FlexTrade Wins Award for “Best Technology Provider - Overall”

FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced it has won the “Best Technology Provider -- Overall” category at the Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Awards 2016 ceremony, whi...

Feb. 29, 2016 21:00

Jason Derulo and Hilton Inspire Thousands to ‘Stop Clicking Around’ and Start Playing with Surprise Concert

Heads down and batteries drained. People around the world are too busy clicking around. This Saturday, Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) raised heads and recharged thousands of San Diego music fans with an energy-popping concert, featuring award-winnin...

Feb. 29, 2016 18:15

Allianz Worldwide Care Launches International Health Insurance Plans for Expats and Nationals in Lebanon

Allianz Worldwide Care has announced the launch of international healthcare plans for expats, nationals and their families living in Lebanon. The plans, which have been developed together with local partner, Allianz SNA Lebanon, give clients acces...

Feb. 29, 2016 18:10

Dimension Data Certified as One of the Top Employers Global for the Second Consecutive Year

Dimension Data , the global IT solutions and services provider, today announced it has been certified as one of the top employers in the world for outstanding employee offerings for the second consecutive year. The stringent criteria of the annual...

Feb. 29, 2016 17:40

New survey gives voice to people living with a rare and devastating lung disease: “When I think of IPF I think of breathlessness”

An international survey of over 500 people living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in more than 20 countries worldwide reveals the real-life emotions faced by those with the devastating disease.[1] IPF affects approximately 3 million peopl...

Feb. 29, 2016 14:10

RSA USA 2016: Egis Showcasing Fingerprint Sensor Line, FIDO Certified™ Products, and Mobile Payment Solutions

Egis Technology Inc. (TWO:6462), a leading fingerprint sensor provider, will be promoting their newest lineup of fingerprint IC sensors, authentication solutions, mobile payment solutions based on FIDO specifications and PKI as well as their FIDO ...

Feb. 29, 2016 13:55

SII Semiconductor Corporation Releases New Automotive EDLC Protection ICs Suitable for Cell-Balancing and Overcharge Protection of EDLC

SII Semiconductor Corporation, a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments Inc. that manufactures semiconductor products, announces the release of the S-19190 Series automotive EDLC (Electric double-layer capacitor) protection IC with cell-balancing and ove...

Feb. 29, 2016 13:25

RR Media to Merge with SES Platform Services, Creating a World-Leading Global Media Solutions Provider

SES Platform Services GmbH (SES PS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announces an agreement whereby RR Media (NASDAQ: RRM), a leading provider of global digital media services to the broadcast and media industr...

Feb. 29, 2016 11:50

ZTE Becomes Major Member of NB-IoT Forum to Help Operators Enter a Market of 100 Billion Connected Devices

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today announced that it officially joined the GSMA NB-IoT (Narrow Band-IoT) Forum as...

Feb. 29, 2016 11:45

Toshiba Launches New Line-up of Image Recognition Processors for Monocular Cameras

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will expand its TMPV760 series line-up of image recognition processors for automotive applications with the launch of “TMPV7602XBG”, which is suited to monocular cameras in the Advanced Driv...

Feb. 29, 2016 11:30

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Signs Licensing Agreement with A. Menarini Asia-Pacific for Spedra (Avanafil) in 10 Countries in Asia-Pacific

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (TSE: 4508), and Singapore-based A. Menarini Asia-Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd (“Menarini AP”) have entered into a licensing agreement to commercialize and promote SPEDRA™ (avanafil). Menarini AP will receive exclu...

Feb. 29, 2016 11:10

2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress Surpasses Record 100,000 Visitors

Visitors to the 2016 edition of the Mobile World Congress surpassed the 100,000 mark for the first time in the event’s history, with nearly 101,000 attendees, the GSMA reported today, an increase of more than six per cent over last year. Additiona...

Feb. 29, 2016 10:10

Qubit Raises $40m In Series C Round Led By Goldman Sachs As Businesses Look To Power ‘Data-First’ Customer Experience

Qubit , the pioneer in delivering data-first customer experiences, today announces a $40m Series C investment led by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, with participation from Sapphire Ventures, and previous investors Accel and Salesforce Ve...

Feb. 28, 2016 12:00

LG EMERGES AS BIG WINNER AT iF DESIGN 2016 WITH RECORD NUMBER OF AWARDS

LG Electronics (LG) received a total of 28 awards at the iF Design Award 2016 setting the record for a Korean company. Three unique products from LG took home prestigious iF Gold Awards, with the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator and LG SIGNATURE washing ...

Feb. 28, 2016 11:10

Samsung Electronics Expands Curved Monitor Portfolio with Three New 1,800R Curvature Displays

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today launched its new curved monitor line-up including CF591 (27-inch model) and CF390 (23.5- and 27-inch models). Samsung’s newest curved displays meet the diverse multimedia and multitasking needs of both professi...

Feb. 26, 2016 17:40

Manipal Hospitals is the First in India to Adopt Masimo Patient SafetyNet™

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that Manipal Hospitals is the first hospital in India to install Masimo Patient SafetyNet™, a remote monitoring and clinician notification system. “With Patient SafetyNet, we are now able to monitor a certain ...

Feb. 26, 2016 17:25

GSMA Announces Winners of the 2016 Glomo Awards

The GSMA today congratulates all winners of the 2016 Glomo Awards, which were announced during a series of ceremonies and live TV presentations throughout the week at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Awards hosts TV presenters Suzi Per...

Feb. 26, 2016 17:10

CUP and Visa Sign MOU to Collaborate on Payments Security, Innovation and Financial Inclusion

China UnionPay (CUP) and Visa Inc. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Shanghai with both parties agreeing to collaborate on payments security, innovation and financial inclusion. The MOU was signed between Shi Wenchao, President o...

Feb. 26, 2016 16:55

Strive Masiyiwa Group Executive Chairman and Founder of Econet confirmed as 150th speaker for 23rd World Energy Congress - Istanbul, 9-13 October 2016

The 23rd World Energy Congress, which is taking place in Istanbul, between 9 and 13 October has announced Strive Masiyiwa, Group Executive Chairman and Founder, Econet, South Africa as the 150th speaker. Confirmed speakers also include Wang Binghu...

Feb. 26, 2016 16:40

ZTE Vows to Be No. 1 in Global Smart City Arena

ZTE CIO Jane Chen delivered a speech on “Smarter City, Better Life” at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona on Feb. 22nd. She introduces three innovations made by ZTE in the field of “Smart City”: the Cloud-Network-Map top-level architecture; ...

Feb. 26, 2016 16:35

Jing Roll Named Winner of Second Annual Taste of Waldorf Astoria

Last night at the Waldorf Astoria New York, guests and a star-studded panel of judges gathered to select the next Taste of Waldorf Astoria from five dishes created in the kitchens of Waldorf Astoria Orlando, Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam, Waldorf Asto...