Friday 31 March 2017
PROFICIO NAMED A FROST & SULLIVAN APAC 2017 MOVER AND SHAKER
MSSP recognized for demonstrated excellence in managed detection and response technology services
SINGAPORE, March 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Proficio, one of the fastest growing managed security service providers (MSSP) delivering managed detection and response (MDR), has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its incident response and advanced threat intelligence services, and overall vision for the security industry in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
The Movers and Shakers series by Frost & Sullivan showcases forward-thinking companies and leaders throughout the corporate world. Both businesses and individuals are acknowledged for their achievement in celebrating significant milestones, including breakthrough technology, strategic transactions, progressive services and more.
“Proficio is disrupting the managed security market by going beyond the traditional MSSP model, offering a more holistic approach to service delivery that includes best-in-class software and 24x7 security monitoring by seasoned experts,” said Tim McElwee, President and Chairman of Proficio. “With our next-generation MSSP approach, we’re able to provide our APAC customers the most advanced managed detection and response services that until recently were outside the budget of all but the very largest enterprises.”
Since its recent $12 million in venture capital funding led by Kayne Advisors, Proficio has invested in enhancing and expanding its ProSOC services and its Synergy Partner Program. The company increased its presence in European and APAC markets to fill the gap for medium to large-sized enterprises seeking 24X7 security monitoring and alerting. Proficio has plans to expand operations across Australia and Northern Asia later in the year.
The Movers and Shakers series by Frost & Sullivan showcases forward-thinking companies and leaders throughout the corporate world. Both businesses and individuals are acknowledged for their achievement in celebrating significant milestones, including breakthrough technology, strategic transactions, progressive services and more.
“Proficio is disrupting the managed security market by going beyond the traditional MSSP model, offering a more holistic approach to service delivery that includes best-in-class software and 24x7 security monitoring by seasoned experts,” said Tim McElwee, President and Chairman of Proficio. “With our next-generation MSSP approach, we’re able to provide our APAC customers the most advanced managed detection and response services that until recently were outside the budget of all but the very largest enterprises.”
Since its recent $12 million in venture capital funding led by Kayne Advisors, Proficio has invested in enhancing and expanding its ProSOC services and its Synergy Partner Program. The company increased its presence in European and APAC markets to fill the gap for medium to large-sized enterprises seeking 24X7 security monitoring and alerting. Proficio has plans to expand operations across Australia and Northern Asia later in the year.
Thursday 30 March 2017
CHUGAI - A*STAR JOINT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR ANTI-DENGUE VIRUS ANTIBODY SELECTED AS GRANT RECIPIENT BY THE GHIT FUND
TOKYO & SINGAPORE, March 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4519) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore (A*STAR) announced today that a joint research project between Chugai and A*STAR for an anti-dengue virus antibody has been selected as a grant recipient by the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund). Chugai and A*STAR have been engaged in the joint research since 2015.
This project was born through the collaboration of Chugai Pharmabody Research Pte. Ltd. (CPR), a research center of the Chugai Group in Singapore, and A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN). The dengue virus that causes dengue fever is known to have four different serotypes. SIgN researchers identified a new human antibody that is highly effective in neutralizing the activity of all four dengue virus serotypes, and CPR applied Chugai’s proprietary antibody engineering technologies to optimize the antibody. This project seeks to create a new antibody drug against the dengue virus. It has been selected to receive US$5.3 million grant based on its recognition by the GHIT Fund for contributing to the “fight against neglected tropical diseases in developing countries.”
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This project was born through the collaboration of Chugai Pharmabody Research Pte. Ltd. (CPR), a research center of the Chugai Group in Singapore, and A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN). The dengue virus that causes dengue fever is known to have four different serotypes. SIgN researchers identified a new human antibody that is highly effective in neutralizing the activity of all four dengue virus serotypes, and CPR applied Chugai’s proprietary antibody engineering technologies to optimize the antibody. This project seeks to create a new antibody drug against the dengue virus. It has been selected to receive US$5.3 million grant based on its recognition by the GHIT Fund for contributing to the “fight against neglected tropical diseases in developing countries.”
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MERCEDES-AMG DRIVES PERFORMANCE WITH SAP® SUCCESSFACTORS® SOLUTIONS
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SAP SuccessFactors today announced that Mercedes-AMG has selected SAP® SuccessFactors® human capital management (HCM) solutions to help drive the company's digital HR transformation and optimize talent management. Mercedes-AMG, the world-renowned sports car and performance brand of Mercedes-Benz, chose SAP SuccessFactors solutions to help centralize its global HR processes, streamline HR service delivery and, most important, attract top talent.
Reinhard Breyer, CIO at Mercedes-AMG, said: "As a global leader in the automotive industry, attracting and retaining the best talent is essential to developing some of the most attractive and innovative sports cars and performance vehicles in the market."
Reinhard Breyer, CIO at Mercedes-AMG, said: "As a global leader in the automotive industry, attracting and retaining the best talent is essential to developing some of the most attractive and innovative sports cars and performance vehicles in the market."
EPAM ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
NEWTOWN, Pa., March 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading global provider of product development and software engineering solutions, today announced that Jason Peterson will join EPAM, effective April 5, 2017, and will succeed Anthony Conte as CFO on May 10, 2017. Conte, who previously announced his intention to resign from the company, will remain in an advisory role until on or about August 10, 2017, and will work closely with Peterson to ensure a seamless transition.
"I am pleased that Jason will be joining EPAM as our Chief Financial Officer. Jason brings proven public company finance expertise in the global technology services space and his contributions will be vital in executing our long-term growth strategy," said Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO and President, EPAM. "Anthony Conte has made tremendous contributions to EPAM over the past 10 years, and on behalf of the company's Board of Directors, management team and all of our employees, I want to thank Anthony for his leadership in guiding us through a period of exceptional growth and building the financial infrastructure needed to support EPAM's future."
"I am pleased that Jason will be joining EPAM as our Chief Financial Officer. Jason brings proven public company finance expertise in the global technology services space and his contributions will be vital in executing our long-term growth strategy," said Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO and President, EPAM. "Anthony Conte has made tremendous contributions to EPAM over the past 10 years, and on behalf of the company's Board of Directors, management team and all of our employees, I want to thank Anthony for his leadership in guiding us through a period of exceptional growth and building the financial infrastructure needed to support EPAM's future."
TAKEDA ANNOUNCES RICARDO MAREK AS NEW PRESIDENT OF EMERGING MARKETS BUSINESS UNIT
SINGAPORE, March 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited (“Takeda”), announced today that Ricardo Marek has been appointed as the President of the Emerging Markets Business Unit (EM BU), based in Singapore, effective April 1, 2017. In his new role he will lead all business operations across five geographic Areas that comprise EM BU – Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), China, Latin America, Middle East & Africa and Russia-CIS. Marek will also serve as a Corporate Officer and member of Takeda’s Executive Team, and report to Christophe Weber, President and Chief Executive Officer of Takeda.
After joining Takeda in 2011, Ricardo became President of Takeda Brazil in 2013. He then took-on additional, concurrent responsibilities, as Area Head of Latin America (LatAm) in 2014. Ricardo will be relocating from his home in São Paulo, Brazil, to Singapore and succeeds Giles Platford who has moved to Zurich as President of Europe and Canada, also effective April 1, 2017.
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After joining Takeda in 2011, Ricardo became President of Takeda Brazil in 2013. He then took-on additional, concurrent responsibilities, as Area Head of Latin America (LatAm) in 2014. Ricardo will be relocating from his home in São Paulo, Brazil, to Singapore and succeeds Giles Platford who has moved to Zurich as President of Europe and Canada, also effective April 1, 2017.
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INVIVOSCRIBE將業務擴展至實質腫瘤領域 提供鑑定和監測CAR-T和TCR免疫療法的檢測和服務
聖地牙哥, March 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invivoscribe® Technologies Inc.是一家為腫瘤、個性化分子診斷（personalized molecular diagnostics®）以及個性化分子醫學（personalized molecular medicine®）領域提供國際標準化克隆與生物標記檢測解決方案的全球性企業，擁有數十年行業經驗。公司報導稱，其LabPMM®臨床實驗室、製藥合作夥伴和癌症中心正使用其新一代測序（NGS）LymphoTrack®檢測試劑盒，鑑定和監測患者外周血中的嵌合抗原受體T細胞（CAR-T）和工程化T細胞受體，從而支持免疫治療藥物的開發，以及血液學與實質瘤的治療方案的開發。
免疫療法是精準醫學中最激動人心的新領域之一。該快速發展的領域專注於利用患者自身的免疫系統監測、靶向和消除癌細胞。大量免疫治療方法已被證明具有前途無量的臨床價值。為了證明臨床療效和通過監管機構快速推進該等新療法的發展，需要採用準確和標準化的測試以測量和監測這些生物工程結構體。主要利益相關者已經轉為使用Invivoscribe的國際標準化檢測以順應此需求。
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免疫療法是精準醫學中最激動人心的新領域之一。該快速發展的領域專注於利用患者自身的免疫系統監測、靶向和消除癌細胞。大量免疫治療方法已被證明具有前途無量的臨床價值。為了證明臨床療效和通過監管機構快速推進該等新療法的發展，需要採用準確和標準化的測試以測量和監測這些生物工程結構體。主要利益相關者已經轉為使用Invivoscribe的國際標準化檢測以順應此需求。
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A.M. BEST ASSIGNS CREDIT RATINGS TO NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
SINGAPORE, March 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” to New Zealand Medical Professionals Limited (NZMPL) (New Zealand). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
NZMPL is a single-line insurer in New Zealand, focused on providing medical malpractice insurance to medical practitioners and health professionals.
The ratings reflect NZMPL’s very strong risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, consistently profitable operating performance and low product risk profile.
NZMPL’s very strong risk-adjusted capitalization reflects mainly the company’s low underwriting leverage, strong quality of capital and favorable liquidity position. In addition, the company has operated profitably within its core market, supported by favorable claims experience and a competitive expense ratio.
Major offsetting factors in NZMPL’s rating assessment are the company’s limited market profile and small capital base.
As a single-line insurer that captures only a very small percentage of industry premiums, NZMPL has a limited market profile. Furthermore, with a capital size of approximately NZD 3.4 million, the company maintains a thin buffer against the minimum capital requirement under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s non-life solvency standard.
While NZMPL is well-positioned for its current ratings, the ratings could be downgraded if the company’s financial performance deteriorates significantly due to adverse claims experience.
Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication.
This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on A.M. Best’s website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see A.M. Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Understanding Best’s Credit Ratings.
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The ratings reflect NZMPL’s very strong risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, consistently profitable operating performance and low product risk profile.
NZMPL’s very strong risk-adjusted capitalization reflects mainly the company’s low underwriting leverage, strong quality of capital and favorable liquidity position. In addition, the company has operated profitably within its core market, supported by favorable claims experience and a competitive expense ratio.
Major offsetting factors in NZMPL’s rating assessment are the company’s limited market profile and small capital base.
As a single-line insurer that captures only a very small percentage of industry premiums, NZMPL has a limited market profile. Furthermore, with a capital size of approximately NZD 3.4 million, the company maintains a thin buffer against the minimum capital requirement under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s non-life solvency standard.
While NZMPL is well-positioned for its current ratings, the ratings could be downgraded if the company’s financial performance deteriorates significantly due to adverse claims experience.
Ratings are communicated to rated entities prior to publication. Unless stated otherwise, the ratings were not amended subsequent to that communication.
This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on A.M. Best’s website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see A.M. Best’s Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Understanding Best’s Credit Ratings.
A.M. Best is the world’s oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.
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or
Christopher Sharkey, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5159
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Jason Shum, +65 6589 8400, ext. 217
Senior Financial Analyst
jason.shum@ambest.com
or
Moungmo Lee, +65 6589 8412
Managing Director, Analytics
moungmo.lee@ambest.com
or
Christopher Sharkey, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5159
Manager, Public Relations
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or
Jim Peavy, +1-908-439-2200, ext. 5644
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UTEM GAINS TRUST OF INDUSTRY PLAYERS THROUGH COLLABORATION IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION - VP
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27
(Bernama) --
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
(UTeM) continues to gain the trust of
the industry through its collaboration in
research and innovation.
Its Vice-Chancellor Professor Datuk Dr
Shahrin Sahib said the memorandum of
agreement (MoA) with
several established companies in the country was proof that
UTeM was on par with
other research universities.
He said these companies included Composite
Technology Research Malaysia,
Aerospace Malaysia
Innovation Centre, MIMOS Semiconductor Sdn Bhd, Spectre
Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd,
Jabil Circuits Sdn Bhd and Stevia Industry Sdn Bhd.
"It also shows the commitment of UTeM
and these companies in working
together in research,
development, training and innovation which benefits both
parties.
"These collaborations not only improve
UTeM's performance and excellence,
it also strengthens
research and innovation, placing it on par with other
research universities
in the country," he said in a statement today.
Dr Shahrin said the MoA were also proof
that UTeM played a major role in the
development,
technology and economic growth of the country.
He said it was in line with the objective
of the government through the
Ministry of Higher
Education in the Malaysia Education Development Plan
2015-2025 (Higher
Education) which encourages the academic sector to play a more
active role in
collaborating with the industry.
"UTeM has also set up six Excellence
Centres with certain specialisation
which will boost the
university's research areas," he said.
--BERNAMA
BRAEMAR ENERGY VENTURES PORTFOLIO COMPANY AGREES TO BE ACQUIRED BY NIPPON SHOKUBAI
Braemar Energy Ventures portfolio company, Sirrus, Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Nippon Shokubai, a leading global producer of acrylic acid and superabsorbents
NEW YORK, March 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Braemar Energy Ventures, a leading venture capital investor in energy technology companies, today announced Nippon Shokubai's planned acquisition of one of their portfolio companies, Sirrus, Inc., subject to customary closing conditions. Braemar has been a lead investor in Sirrus, the world's leading developer of electron deficient monomers and derivatives, since 2011.
Braemar first led Sirrus' $13.6 million Series A-1 round of funding, and later led the Company's A-2 and B round financing in 2013 and 2015, respectively.
NEW YORK, March 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Braemar Energy Ventures, a leading venture capital investor in energy technology companies, today announced Nippon Shokubai's planned acquisition of one of their portfolio companies, Sirrus, Inc., subject to customary closing conditions. Braemar has been a lead investor in Sirrus, the world's leading developer of electron deficient monomers and derivatives, since 2011.
Braemar first led Sirrus' $13.6 million Series A-1 round of funding, and later led the Company's A-2 and B round financing in 2013 and 2015, respectively.
Wednesday 29 March 2017
RADWARE LAUNCHES DDOS PROTECTION FOR APPLICATIONS HOSTED ON AMAZON WEB SERVICES AND AZURE
Expands
Cloud Services Suite with New, Fully Managed Service that Provides Full
Network and Application-Layer DDoS Protection for Public Cloud
Providers AWS and Azure
MAHWAH, N.J., March 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware® (NASDAQ:RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, has expanded its cloud services offering by launching the industry’s first fully managed DDoS protection service with integrated, unified protection across both data centers and public cloud environments Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. It is now available for applications hosted on AWS and will be available for applications hosted on Azure the second quarter of 2017.
Radware’s new Cloud DDoS Service provides organizations that host their applications on a mix of on-premise and public cloud environments with unified DDoS protection that offers consistent security policies and a single pane-of-glass. This includes a single emergency response team and focal point, a unified web security portal, single reporting tool and single DDoS protection technology across premise- and cloud-based protections.
Existing anti-DDoS services for public-cloud-hosted applications provide limited protection, given that they focus on network-layer DDoS attacks, and lack protection from application- and SSL-based DDoS attacks. Radware’s solution goes further, defending against the more dynamic and sophisticated application-layer and SSL DDoS attacks as well, providing a wide attack coverage with a high level of protection accuracy. This also means that organizations will no longer bear hidden traffic costs and pay for attack traffic that would previously have reached their applications in the cloud.
Radware offers its services in two models: Always-On or On-Demand. In the Always-On Cloud DDoS Protection Service, the application's traffic is constantly routed through Radware's cloud scrubbing centers, providing real-time attack detection and mitigation. The On-Demand Cloud DDoS Protection Service includes remote monitoring of the applications, automatic detection of a DDoS attack, proactive alerting to the customer, and automatic diversion to Radware's cloud scrubbing centers for real-time mitigation once an attack is detected.
“As more organizations opt for hybrid cloud environments and their delivery infrastructure grows in complexity, they need security solutions that can span both on-premise and the cloud,” said Haim Zelikovsky, Vice President of Cloud Services at Radware. “Our DDoS Protection Services address the complexity of mixed environments, guarding both data center and applications hosted in the public cloud from the full breadth of DDoS attacks. From a single pane of glass, organizations can monitor and mitigate threats no matter where their applications reside.”
Radware’s solution comes at a fixed cost. The pricing model is built on legitimate traffic, which includes unlimited attack traffic capacity. By eschewing unpredictable pricing models that vary based on the level of attack traffic mitigated, Radware’s solution provides greater value by saving organizations significant cloud spend.
Radware’s Cloud DDoS Protection offerings include:
MAHWAH, N.J., March 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware® (NASDAQ:RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, has expanded its cloud services offering by launching the industry’s first fully managed DDoS protection service with integrated, unified protection across both data centers and public cloud environments Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. It is now available for applications hosted on AWS and will be available for applications hosted on Azure the second quarter of 2017.
Radware’s new Cloud DDoS Service provides organizations that host their applications on a mix of on-premise and public cloud environments with unified DDoS protection that offers consistent security policies and a single pane-of-glass. This includes a single emergency response team and focal point, a unified web security portal, single reporting tool and single DDoS protection technology across premise- and cloud-based protections.
Existing anti-DDoS services for public-cloud-hosted applications provide limited protection, given that they focus on network-layer DDoS attacks, and lack protection from application- and SSL-based DDoS attacks. Radware’s solution goes further, defending against the more dynamic and sophisticated application-layer and SSL DDoS attacks as well, providing a wide attack coverage with a high level of protection accuracy. This also means that organizations will no longer bear hidden traffic costs and pay for attack traffic that would previously have reached their applications in the cloud.
Radware offers its services in two models: Always-On or On-Demand. In the Always-On Cloud DDoS Protection Service, the application's traffic is constantly routed through Radware's cloud scrubbing centers, providing real-time attack detection and mitigation. The On-Demand Cloud DDoS Protection Service includes remote monitoring of the applications, automatic detection of a DDoS attack, proactive alerting to the customer, and automatic diversion to Radware's cloud scrubbing centers for real-time mitigation once an attack is detected.
“As more organizations opt for hybrid cloud environments and their delivery infrastructure grows in complexity, they need security solutions that can span both on-premise and the cloud,” said Haim Zelikovsky, Vice President of Cloud Services at Radware. “Our DDoS Protection Services address the complexity of mixed environments, guarding both data center and applications hosted in the public cloud from the full breadth of DDoS attacks. From a single pane of glass, organizations can monitor and mitigate threats no matter where their applications reside.”
Radware’s solution comes at a fixed cost. The pricing model is built on legitimate traffic, which includes unlimited attack traffic capacity. By eschewing unpredictable pricing models that vary based on the level of attack traffic mitigated, Radware’s solution provides greater value by saving organizations significant cloud spend.
Radware’s Cloud DDoS Protection offerings include:
- Widest attack coverage, including application-layer and SSL-based DDoS attack protection: Radware provides AWS and Azure customers with the most advanced attack detection and mitigation capabilities on the market today to fully protect their applications from all types of DDoS attacks.
- Real-time mitigation with highest accuracy of protection: Radware is the only service provider to offer out-of-path, behavioral-based cloud DDoS protection that can accurately detect Layer 3-7 DDoS attacks and automatically generate attack signatures for mitigation.
- No added latency in peacetime: On-demand cloud DDoS protection is able to divert traffic for mitigation upon detection of an attack. This provides organizations with zero latency in peacetime while still providing automated detection and mitigation capabilities.
- No more hidden traffic costs: Protecting applications from application-layer and SSL-based flood attacks means that organizations don't have to pay for the attack traffic that reaches their applications.
For more information on Radware’s Cloud DDoS Protection Services, visit https://www.radware.com/products/cloud-ddos-services/.
About Radware
Radware® (NASDAQ:RDWR), is a global leader of application delivery and cyber security solutions for virtual, cloud and software defined data centers. Its award-winning solutions portfolio delivers service level assurance for business-critical applications, while maximizing IT efficiency. Radware’s solutions empower more than 10,000 enterprise and carrier customers worldwide to adapt to market challenges quickly, maintain business continuity and achieve maximum productivity while keeping costs down. For more information, please visit www.radware.com.
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Latest clinical research confirms that IQOS reduces smoker exposure to select harmful chemicals as compared to cigarette smoke
Studies conducted to date clearly indicate that IQOS is likely to present less risk of harm compared to smoking
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 28 (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today announces the positive results from an advanced clinical study on IQOS, the company’s first electronically heated tobacco product, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
Conducted in Japan over a three-month period by the well-known clinical research organization, the Osaki Hospital Tokyo Heart Center, the study showed that smokers who switched to IQOS:
- Reduced their exposure to 15 harmful chemicals to levels that approached those of smokers who quit smoking;
- Showed improvements in measured health indicators specific to smoking-related diseases, such as lung and heart disease. In all cases, the health indicators improved in the same direction as seen in smokers who quit. Further testing through a longer-term study is underway; and
- Found the product satisfying and were likely to completely switch to it.
Source: Philip Morris International
Tuesday 28 March 2017
BIOLINE LAUNCHES NEW JETSEQ DNA QUANTIFICATION KITS
CINCINNATI, March 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bioline, The PCR Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) today announced the further expansion of the JetSeq™ portfolio for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) sample preparation.
The new JetSeq™ Library Quantification Kit is a qPCR-based assay that provides fast, accurate and sensitive quantification of adaptor-ligated DNA fragments during the preparation of Illumina compatible NGS libraries. The JetSeq™ Library Quantification Kit relies on SYBR®1 Green I for detection and contains all of the components required for library quantification, including dilution buffer, P5 and P7 adapter primers and six pre-diluted DNA standards to minimize pipetting, reduce variability and thereby increase reproducibility. The kit has sufficient standards to quantify eighteen libraries on individual plates or up to seventy-six libraries when multiple libraries are quantified on the same plate.
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The new JetSeq™ Library Quantification Kit is a qPCR-based assay that provides fast, accurate and sensitive quantification of adaptor-ligated DNA fragments during the preparation of Illumina compatible NGS libraries. The JetSeq™ Library Quantification Kit relies on SYBR®1 Green I for detection and contains all of the components required for library quantification, including dilution buffer, P5 and P7 adapter primers and six pre-diluted DNA standards to minimize pipetting, reduce variability and thereby increase reproducibility. The kit has sufficient standards to quantify eighteen libraries on individual plates or up to seventy-six libraries when multiple libraries are quantified on the same plate.
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J.D. POWER'S RANKING SEES TOKYO'S IMPERIAL HOTEL HIGHEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
TOKYO, March 28 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- Tokyo's landmark, 126-year-old Imperial Hotel has been ranked the highest luxury-class hotel in Japan for customer satisfaction in J.D. Power's "Japan Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study in 2016." The Imperial was ranked top in the segment of guestroom rates of over 35,000 Japanese yen per night, the first time since the studies began in 2006. Guests identified The Imperial's Front Desk Services and the attention of its staff as favorable points. The quality of staff attention extended to patrons is extremely influential in forming guest evaluations regardless of room rates.
Saturday 25 March 2017
A.M. BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF ANSVAR INSURANCE LIMITED
SINGAPORE, March 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Ansvar Insurance Limited (Ansvar) (Australia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The ratings reflect Ansvar’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization and established business profile among Australia’s faith and care organizations. The ratings also acknowledge Ansvar’s low underwriting leverage, comprehensive reinsurance program and high-quality investment portfolio.
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The ratings reflect Ansvar’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization and established business profile among Australia’s faith and care organizations. The ratings also acknowledge Ansvar’s low underwriting leverage, comprehensive reinsurance program and high-quality investment portfolio.
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Friday 24 March 2017
MUSHROOM NETWORKS AND APAC IT SERVICES LEADER XPOSSIBLE PARTNER TO PROVIDE HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTERNET ACCESS
SD-WAN Innovator and Services Firm to Leverage Broadband Bonding Technology Across APAC
SAN DIEGO, March 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mushroom Networks, an innovator in Broadband-Bonding™ and Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) platforms, today announced that leading IT services firm XPossible Technologies, Inc., has selected Mushroom Networks as a critical technology partner. XPossible provides easily integrated solutions to hotels and enterprises to provide easy, high-performance Internet access. Serving the Asia PAC region, XPossible develops technology platforms that make accessing the Internet convenient and easy for everyone from everywhere.
“I am one satisfied customer,” said Henry Sitoasta, XPossible’s Officer-in-Charge at the Charter House. “With Mushroom Networks’ Truffle platform, I can easily check whenever something is wrong with our branch network, be it an issue with my line connection, my Internet provider, or a problem on the access point. Additionally, allocation of bandwidth per customer is very easy to manage, which is critical for our business.”
XPossible makes extensive use of the Truffle SD-WAN Orchestration and Broadband Bonding appliance, which enables cost-effective and self-healing Internet access for businesses, enterprise branch offices, hotels and other multi-tenant buildings. Truffle load balances and intelligently orchestrates up to four (or optionally as many as eight or twelve) Internet lines to increase performance and up-time of applications and services that run over the Internet. Several T-1, DSL, cable modem, MPLS, metro-Ethernet or fiber services from different ISPs can be aggregated to provide increased bandwidth. Truffle provides a quick Return on Investment (ROI) and lower operating expenses. The payback period on the investment is often less than 6 months.
SAN DIEGO, March 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mushroom Networks, an innovator in Broadband-Bonding™ and Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) platforms, today announced that leading IT services firm XPossible Technologies, Inc., has selected Mushroom Networks as a critical technology partner. XPossible provides easily integrated solutions to hotels and enterprises to provide easy, high-performance Internet access. Serving the Asia PAC region, XPossible develops technology platforms that make accessing the Internet convenient and easy for everyone from everywhere.
“I am one satisfied customer,” said Henry Sitoasta, XPossible’s Officer-in-Charge at the Charter House. “With Mushroom Networks’ Truffle platform, I can easily check whenever something is wrong with our branch network, be it an issue with my line connection, my Internet provider, or a problem on the access point. Additionally, allocation of bandwidth per customer is very easy to manage, which is critical for our business.”
XPossible makes extensive use of the Truffle SD-WAN Orchestration and Broadband Bonding appliance, which enables cost-effective and self-healing Internet access for businesses, enterprise branch offices, hotels and other multi-tenant buildings. Truffle load balances and intelligently orchestrates up to four (or optionally as many as eight or twelve) Internet lines to increase performance and up-time of applications and services that run over the Internet. Several T-1, DSL, cable modem, MPLS, metro-Ethernet or fiber services from different ISPs can be aggregated to provide increased bandwidth. Truffle provides a quick Return on Investment (ROI) and lower operating expenses. The payback period on the investment is often less than 6 months.
SPEEDCAST OPENS PAPUA NEW GUINEA OFFICE
SYDNEY, March 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SpeedCast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) has opened an office in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), to support the company's growing customer base in the energy and enterprise markets. SpeedCast has been operating in the country for more than 10 years with an international gateway and self-sufficient standalone teleport, but this is its first office facility in PNG. The team includes 10 employees who focus on operations, engineering, sales and local support.
"Our new office in Papua New Guinea shows our commitment to investing in the country," said Pierre-Jean Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast. "We are pleased to employ local, highly skilled and trained workers that support our customers in the country."
"Our new office in Papua New Guinea shows our commitment to investing in the country," said Pierre-Jean Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast. "We are pleased to employ local, highly skilled and trained workers that support our customers in the country."
A.M. BEST UPGRADES ISSUER CREDIT RATING OF PARTNERS LIFE LIMITED
SINGAPORE, March 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to "bbb " from "bbb" and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B (Good) of Partners Life Limited (Partners Life) (New Zealand). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The rating actions reflect significant improvement in Partners Life's capital position, due to continued strong earnings and significant capital contribution. In addition, the NZD 200 million investment from the Blackstone Group has improved Partners Life's financial flexibility.
The rating actions reflect significant improvement in Partners Life's capital position, due to continued strong earnings and significant capital contribution. In addition, the NZD 200 million investment from the Blackstone Group has improved Partners Life's financial flexibility.
Thursday 23 March 2017
CALL FOR ENTRIES ISSUED FOR FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS
Early-Bird Entry Deadline Is 12 April
FAIRFAX, Va., March 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Stevie® Awards have issued the call for entries for The 14th Annual International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition, which attracts nominations from organizations in more than 60 nations and territories each year.
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All individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- may submit nominations to The International Business Awards. The early-bird entry deadline, with reduced entry fees, is 12 April. The final entry deadline is 10 May, and late entries will be accepted through 14 June with payment of a late fee. Entry details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.
An international judging panel of more than 150 executives will determine the Stevie Award winners. Results will be announced 10 August. Stevie Award winners will be presented their awards at a gala banquet at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain on 21 October.
The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Categories include:
FAIRFAX, Va., March 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Stevie® Awards have issued the call for entries for The 14th Annual International Business Awards, the world's premier business awards competition, which attracts nominations from organizations in more than 60 nations and territories each year.
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8540ffb4-6337-429d-9f7c-3574f68f49c3
All individuals and organizations worldwide -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small -- may submit nominations to The International Business Awards. The early-bird entry deadline, with reduced entry fees, is 12 April. The final entry deadline is 10 May, and late entries will be accepted through 14 June with payment of a late fee. Entry details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.
An international judging panel of more than 150 executives will determine the Stevie Award winners. Results will be announced 10 August. Stevie Award winners will be presented their awards at a gala banquet at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain on 21 October.
The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Categories include:
- Management Awards
- Company of the Year Awards
- Customer Service Awards
- Human Resources Awards
- Information Technology Awards
- Marketing Awards
- New Product Awards
- Public Relations Awards
- Web Site Awards, Smartphone and Tablet App, and other media awards
Stevie
Award winners in the 2016 IBAs included ABS-CBN Corporation
(Philippines), BSES Yamuna Power Limited (India), Clickky (Ukraine),
Dogus Group (Turkey), Dubai Statistics Center (United Arab Emirates),
Forter (USA), Foundation Telefónica (Spain), Freelancer.com
(Australia), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (Brazil), KEPCO Nuclear Fuel
Company (South Korea), Mondelez International (United Kingdom), Ooredoo
(Qatar), PJSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Russia), Polystar (Sweden),
PRIZM (Hong Kong), QLess, Inc. (USA), RheinBrücke IT Consulting
(Germany), Roshan (Afghanistan), SABC Pension Fund (South Africa), SUNNY
SIDE UP, Inc. (Japan), Telkom Indonesia (Indonesia) and TELUS
International (Canada), among many others.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the Stevie Awards for Great Employers. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. The Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
SOURCE : The Stevie Awards
Contact:
Maggie Gallagher
+1 (703) 547-8389
Maggie@StevieAwards.com
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the Stevie Awards for Great Employers. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. The Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
SOURCE : The Stevie Awards
Contact:
Maggie Gallagher
+1 (703) 547-8389
Maggie@StevieAwards.com
MICHAEL KORS ACCESS EXPANDS WITH NEW SMARTWATCHES, NEW APPS, NEW FACES AND NEW MARKETS
LONDON, March 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS), a global luxury fashion brand, is pleased to announce a host of new products and initiatives designed to further the growth and excitement generated by last fall’s launch of MICHAEL KORS ACCESS, the brand’s line of smartwatches and activity trackers.
“It’s clear to me that the future of fashion will combine great design, personal style and innovative technology,” says Michael Kors, “and the amazing response to MICHAEL KORS ACCESS has confirmed that that future is now. We’re thrilled to be able to offer this next generation of smartwatches and hybrids.”
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“It’s clear to me that the future of fashion will combine great design, personal style and innovative technology,” says Michael Kors, “and the amazing response to MICHAEL KORS ACCESS has confirmed that that future is now. We’re thrilled to be able to offer this next generation of smartwatches and hybrids.”
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ULLINK LAUNCHES MIFID II TRADE REPORTING SOLUTION
Multi-asset solution will enable firms to comply with post-trade transparency rules set to come into force in 2018
LONDON, March 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ullink, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has launched its MiFID II compliant trade reporting solution to help its clients meet regulatory requirements for greater accuracy in reporting and timeliness of data collection.
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LONDON, March 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ullink, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has launched its MiFID II compliant trade reporting solution to help its clients meet regulatory requirements for greater accuracy in reporting and timeliness of data collection.
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SPEEDCAST OPENS THE WORLD TO THE PEOPLE OF RURAL AFGHANISTAN BY PROVIDING SATELLITE AND OFF-GRID SMALL CELL COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS
Successful Proof of Concept Leads to Long-term Collaboration Agreement for 200 Afghan Villages for Fully Managed End-to-End Small Cell Communications Solution
SYDNEY, March 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SpeedCast International Limited (ASX:SDA), a leading global communications and network service provider, today announced that it is connecting residents in remote villages in Afghanistan through a partnership with one of the country's largest CDMA operators, Wasel Telecom. Connectivity is provided through a fully managed, off-grid small cell end-to-end solution that includes satellite communications, solar panels, base transceiver stations (BTS) and accompanying towers.
"The solution SpeedCast is providing here is making a difference in people’s lives," said PJ Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast. "We are enabling the rural population in Afghanistan to gain access to modern communications infrastructure so they can see the world with a new perspective. The arrangement has the potential to bring broadband, cellular services, e-health services, e-learning and telemedicine to the most remote areas of the globe."
SYDNEY, March 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SpeedCast International Limited (ASX:SDA), a leading global communications and network service provider, today announced that it is connecting residents in remote villages in Afghanistan through a partnership with one of the country's largest CDMA operators, Wasel Telecom. Connectivity is provided through a fully managed, off-grid small cell end-to-end solution that includes satellite communications, solar panels, base transceiver stations (BTS) and accompanying towers.
"The solution SpeedCast is providing here is making a difference in people’s lives," said PJ Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast. "We are enabling the rural population in Afghanistan to gain access to modern communications infrastructure so they can see the world with a new perspective. The arrangement has the potential to bring broadband, cellular services, e-health services, e-learning and telemedicine to the most remote areas of the globe."
Wednesday 22 March 2017
JNTO LAUNCHES "JAPAN INCENTIVES" WEBSITE IN 4 LANGUAGES TO SHOWCASE JAPAN'S APPEAL AS MICE DESTINATION
TOKYO, March 21 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- The Japan National Tourism Organization's (JNTO) has launched a specialized website for Japan incentives, featuring information on incentives in the country. The incentives site is hosted within JNTO's Japan MEETINGS & INCENTIVES website for promoting MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions/events).
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3D SYSTEMS' NEW DENTAL MANUFACTURING PLATFORM ACCELERATES SHIFT TO DIGITAL
Revolutionary Figure 4 platform combined with NextDent materials delivers disruptive total cost of operations from chair-side to labs
CHICAGO, March 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today unveiled a next-generation additive manufacturing platform, based on the company's Figure 4 technology and NextDent materials, that delivers better, faster and more predictable patient treatments with disruptive total cost of operations that can revolutionize the multibillion-dollar dental industry.
The company expects the new platform will be able to achieve improvements of up to 10 times in total cost of operations, along with significantly reduced fabrication times and far less material waste.
CHICAGO, March 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today unveiled a next-generation additive manufacturing platform, based on the company's Figure 4 technology and NextDent materials, that delivers better, faster and more predictable patient treatments with disruptive total cost of operations that can revolutionize the multibillion-dollar dental industry.
The company expects the new platform will be able to achieve improvements of up to 10 times in total cost of operations, along with significantly reduced fabrication times and far less material waste.
KEIO PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO HOSTS EXHIBITION OF SPECTACULAR IKEBANA FLOWER ARRANGEMENT BY ARTIST HIROKI MAENO
Decorating Lobby with Beautiful "Sakura" Cherry Blossoms
TOKYO, March 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, one of Japan's most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host a special exhibition of "Ikebana" flower arrangement created by the renowned artist Hiroki Maeno from April 1 to 16, 2017. A large 2.7 by 5 meter flower arrangement lavishly adorned with some 200 beautiful "sakura" cherry blossom branches, which are one of the most symbolically important representatives of the Japanese aesthetic beauty during the spring, will be displayed in the third floor main lobby area for hotel guests to enjoy free of charge.
The artist Hiroki Maeno will also provide two Ikebana flower arrangement workshops held on April 6 from 4:00p.m. and 6:30p.m. in front of his beautiful arrangement. Guests will be able to view these workshops as they will be held in the lobby area.
TOKYO, March 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, one of Japan's most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host a special exhibition of "Ikebana" flower arrangement created by the renowned artist Hiroki Maeno from April 1 to 16, 2017. A large 2.7 by 5 meter flower arrangement lavishly adorned with some 200 beautiful "sakura" cherry blossom branches, which are one of the most symbolically important representatives of the Japanese aesthetic beauty during the spring, will be displayed in the third floor main lobby area for hotel guests to enjoy free of charge.
The artist Hiroki Maeno will also provide two Ikebana flower arrangement workshops held on April 6 from 4:00p.m. and 6:30p.m. in front of his beautiful arrangement. Guests will be able to view these workshops as they will be held in the lobby area.
RedHill Biopharma Announces First Patient Dosed in the Open-Label Extension Study to the Phase III Study with RHB-104 for Crohn’s Disease
TEL-AVIV, Israel, March 22 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDHL) (Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange:RDHL) (“RedHill” or the “Company”), a specialty biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development and commercialization of late clinical-stage, proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced dosing of the first patient in the open-label extension study to the Phase III study with RHB-104 for the treatment of Crohn’s Disease (the MAP US study).
RHB-104 is a proprietary, orally-administered, potentially groundbreaking antibiotic combination therapy with potent intracellular, antimycobacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Source : RedHill Biopharma Ltd.
RHB-104 is a proprietary, orally-administered, potentially groundbreaking antibiotic combination therapy with potent intracellular, antimycobacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
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POLYPLASTICS RELEASES CONTENTS ABOUT MATERIALS TO HELP YOUR INNOVATION
TOKYO, March 22 (Bernama-AsiaNet) --
- DURANEX(R) PBT Flame Retardant Grades -
Polyplastics Co., Ltd. has released information about its recent development of unique materials that can improve customers' product quality in terms of fire-safety and other additional features.
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Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is an engineering resin with well-balanced properties. Different types of PBT can be created through the addition of various additives, allowing it to be used in a variety of applications -- from the electrical/electronic to the automotive fields.
- DURANEX(R) PBT Flame Retardant Grades -
Polyplastics Co., Ltd. has released information about its recent development of unique materials that can improve customers' product quality in terms of fire-safety and other additional features.
(Image: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/prwfile/release/M100475/201703169998/_prw_PI1fl_
AE5E79p5.gif)
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is an engineering resin with well-balanced properties. Different types of PBT can be created through the addition of various additives, allowing it to be used in a variety of applications -- from the electrical/electronic to the automotive fields.
Tuesday 21 March 2017
ZEROSTACK OPENS ASIA/PACIFIC REGION WITH M5 TECHNOLOGIES
Singapore region positioned for strong private cloud growth
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZeroStack, Inc., the leader in making self-driving private cloud affordable for all companies, today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with M5 Technologies, an IT infrastructure expert headquartered in Singapore, adept at both traditional and cutting edge technologies, with activities currently spanning and increasing across Asia South.
"Our region is going through a rapid economic shift to cloud services, requiring on-premises options that can also be integrated with local hosting, managed services providers and public cloud providers," said Joel Norton, ZeroStack's Regional Manager Asia South at M5 Technologies and assigned to positioning ZeroStack's cloud platform. "This service delivery landscape is an ideal opportunity for M5 to position ZeroStack's leading integrated solutions as fundamental and foundational to a business' digital transformation."
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZeroStack, Inc., the leader in making self-driving private cloud affordable for all companies, today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with M5 Technologies, an IT infrastructure expert headquartered in Singapore, adept at both traditional and cutting edge technologies, with activities currently spanning and increasing across Asia South.
"Our region is going through a rapid economic shift to cloud services, requiring on-premises options that can also be integrated with local hosting, managed services providers and public cloud providers," said Joel Norton, ZeroStack's Regional Manager Asia South at M5 Technologies and assigned to positioning ZeroStack's cloud platform. "This service delivery landscape is an ideal opportunity for M5 to position ZeroStack's leading integrated solutions as fundamental and foundational to a business' digital transformation."
TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. COMPLETES $5.3 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT FUNDING LED BY INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS BASED IN HONG KONG
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. (“TOMI”)
(OTCQX:TOMZ), a global decontamination and infection prevention company
that specializes in disinfection/decontamination sales and services,
including the manufacturing, sale and licensing of its SteraMist™,
a hydrogen peroxide-based mist/fog that is registered with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), announced today that it raised
gross proceeds of $5.3 million in a private placement transaction (the
“Financing”). TOMI will use the proceeds from the Financing for research
and development, international product registration, expansion of its
internal sales force, marketing, public relations, expansions of its EPA
label and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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LE CORDON BLEU JAPAN LAUNCHES JAPANESE CUISINE DIPLOMA, COMMENCES RECRUITMENT FOR 2017 AUTUMN TERM
TOKYO, March 21 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- In response to the increased international market growth in Japanese cuisine since the UNESCO recognition of 'washoku' as an intangible cultural heritage, Le Cordon Bleu Japan is launching a Japanese cuisine diploma program. As a global leader in culinary and hospitality education, with a network of more than 35 institutions in over 20 countries, Le Cordon Bleu has drawn upon over 120 years of expertise to create this new program.
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This 4-level program covers a comprehensive range of topics to provide students with a full range of skills and knowledge relating to authentic Japanese cuisine. Students will embark on a journey to discover a whole new world of technical skills, cooking methodologies, specialist ingredients, equipment and tableware applied to over 200 recipes in traditional, regional and modern Japanese cuisine.
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This 4-level program covers a comprehensive range of topics to provide students with a full range of skills and knowledge relating to authentic Japanese cuisine. Students will embark on a journey to discover a whole new world of technical skills, cooking methodologies, specialist ingredients, equipment and tableware applied to over 200 recipes in traditional, regional and modern Japanese cuisine.
Monday 20 March 2017
A.M. BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF STARR PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE (CHINA) COMPANY, LIMITED
HONG KONG, March 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" of Starr Property & Casualty Insurance (China) Company, Limited (Starr China) (China). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The rating affirmations reflect Starr China's supportive risk-adjusted capitalization under a strengthened surplus position, and an improved operating expense ratio. In addition, Starr China receives business and operational support from Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO) and its insurance subsidiaries, as well as a capital commitment from Starr Insurance & Reinsurance Limited (SIRL), a company within SICO that is a 20% shareholder of Starr China. Starr China also assumes overseas treaty business ceded from the group, which has accounted for a substantial portion of the company's total gross premiums written since 2015.
The rating affirmations reflect Starr China's supportive risk-adjusted capitalization under a strengthened surplus position, and an improved operating expense ratio. In addition, Starr China receives business and operational support from Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO) and its insurance subsidiaries, as well as a capital commitment from Starr Insurance & Reinsurance Limited (SIRL), a company within SICO that is a 20% shareholder of Starr China. Starr China also assumes overseas treaty business ceded from the group, which has accounted for a substantial portion of the company's total gross premiums written since 2015.
Friday 17 March 2017
VISTAJET COMPLETES 100,000TH FLIGHT AS WHOLE AND FRACTIONAL AIRCRAFT PURCHASES DECLINE
Company records 40% of new business from former aircraft owners as customers shift toward sharing economy models
- Company took on 15 new business jets in 2016, equaling 26% fleet growth
- Has now connected 250,000 passengers to over 1,600 airports in 187 countries
- New customers included principals as young as 25, and major technology companies purchasing 400+ flight hours
- 40% of its new business in 2016 came from customers moving away from fractional or full aircraft ownership
LONDON, March 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VistaJet, the first and only global aviation company, today announced that it has safely performed over 100,000 flights in its history, recording significant growth as corporations and UHNWIs continue using business jets to travel the world.
Photos accompanying this announcement are available at
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In the first nine months of 2016, 7.7% fewer new aircraft were delivered year-on-year, and the total number of deliveries remained at the same level as it was in 20121. At the same time, VistaJet took on 15 brand new business jets in 2016 to meet increasing demand, equaling 26% fleet growth. The company has now connected 250,000 passengers to over 1,600 airports in 187 countries.
- Company took on 15 new business jets in 2016, equaling 26% fleet growth
- Has now connected 250,000 passengers to over 1,600 airports in 187 countries
- New customers included principals as young as 25, and major technology companies purchasing 400+ flight hours
- 40% of its new business in 2016 came from customers moving away from fractional or full aircraft ownership
LONDON, March 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VistaJet, the first and only global aviation company, today announced that it has safely performed over 100,000 flights in its history, recording significant growth as corporations and UHNWIs continue using business jets to travel the world.
Photos accompanying this announcement are available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/afab1e13-6b9f-4ec0-b0f8-e6b5e6434476
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In the first nine months of 2016, 7.7% fewer new aircraft were delivered year-on-year, and the total number of deliveries remained at the same level as it was in 20121. At the same time, VistaJet took on 15 brand new business jets in 2016 to meet increasing demand, equaling 26% fleet growth. The company has now connected 250,000 passengers to over 1,600 airports in 187 countries.
ANNOUNCING NYIAX, THE WORLD'S FIRST ADVERTISING CONTRACT EXCHANGE
NYIAX aims to transform ad inventory into standardized and durable securities
A blockchain-enabled media trading platform running in the cloud and powered by Nasdaq
NEW YORK, March 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the world's first guaranteed advertising contract exchange - NYIAX (New York Interactive Advertising Exchange) - was announced. The new exchange will operate on Nasdaq's world-renowned technology and leverage the Nasdaq Financial Framework architecture. NYIAX will be the first exchange to be deployed in the cloud and also run on blockchain technology.
"NYIAX is a trading platform that brings Wall Street to Madison Avenue through a Nasdaq-powered, seamless global exchange that allows publishers and advertisers to buy, sell and re-trade premium advertising inventory as guaranteed contracts," said NYIAX CEO Lou Severine. "By enabling guaranteed digital media contract trading with efficiency, transparency and ease and providing the proprietary matching engine and trading tools trades require, NYIAX helps advertisers and publishers dominate the $72 billion US digital advertising landscape they command1. Once the exchange achieves critical mass within digital, we will begin supporting TV, print, radio and out-of-home markets."
A blockchain-enabled media trading platform running in the cloud and powered by Nasdaq
NEW YORK, March 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the world's first guaranteed advertising contract exchange - NYIAX (New York Interactive Advertising Exchange) - was announced. The new exchange will operate on Nasdaq's world-renowned technology and leverage the Nasdaq Financial Framework architecture. NYIAX will be the first exchange to be deployed in the cloud and also run on blockchain technology.
"NYIAX is a trading platform that brings Wall Street to Madison Avenue through a Nasdaq-powered, seamless global exchange that allows publishers and advertisers to buy, sell and re-trade premium advertising inventory as guaranteed contracts," said NYIAX CEO Lou Severine. "By enabling guaranteed digital media contract trading with efficiency, transparency and ease and providing the proprietary matching engine and trading tools trades require, NYIAX helps advertisers and publishers dominate the $72 billion US digital advertising landscape they command1. Once the exchange achieves critical mass within digital, we will begin supporting TV, print, radio and out-of-home markets."
Thursday 16 March 2017
BORRELLI WALSH (CAYMAN) LIMITED ANNOUNCES VISIONCHINA MEDIA INC PLACED IN LIQUIDATION AND DELISTING SHARES
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, March 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following news is being issued by Borrelli Walsh (Cayman) Limited, representatives of VisionChina Media Inc (NASDAQ:VISIN) (“Company”) – the Company announces today that by order of the Grand Court made on 2 March 2017, Margot MacInnis of Borrelli Walsh (Cayman) Limited, G/F Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Cosimo Borrelli of Borrelli Walsh Limited of Level 17, Tower 1, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong have been appointed as joint official liquidators of the Company (“Liquidators”).
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DIGITAL RIVER WORLD PAYMENTS ADDS IN-COUNTRY PAYMENT PROCESSING IN HONG KONG, SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIA; EXPANDS IN EUROPE
Integrates with First Data’s global acquiring platform to advance international growth plans
MINNEAPOLIS, March 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Digital River World Payments, a global payments service provider, announced it is working with First Data, a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, to offer online merchants a full-service, turn-key solution for processing in-country payments in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. By adopting First Data’s global acquiring platform, Digital River World Payments can now help merchants with local entities in these regions increase their credit card authorization rates and global reach. Digital River World Payments is also expanding its existing in-country payment processing capabilities in Europe by adding First Data to its growing network of payments partners.
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MINNEAPOLIS, March 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Digital River World Payments, a global payments service provider, announced it is working with First Data, a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, to offer online merchants a full-service, turn-key solution for processing in-country payments in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. By adopting First Data’s global acquiring platform, Digital River World Payments can now help merchants with local entities in these regions increase their credit card authorization rates and global reach. Digital River World Payments is also expanding its existing in-country payment processing capabilities in Europe by adding First Data to its growing network of payments partners.
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SPEEDCAST RETURNS INTERNET SERVICES TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND
SYDNEY, March 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SpeedCast International Ltd (ASX: SDA) has reached an agreement with the Australian Government to deliver Wireless and 4G network services on Christmas Island until June 30, 2017, to allow a transition period for Australia’s National Broadband Network services to be installed more widely on the island.
The local ISP ceased to provide internet services to 1,000 locals and businesses on March 1, 2017, disconnecting one of Australia’s most remote islands. SpeedCast, as a full service communications provider, was notified one week ago and rapidly initiated discussions with partners and the Australian Government to meet the needs of islanders.
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The local ISP ceased to provide internet services to 1,000 locals and businesses on March 1, 2017, disconnecting one of Australia’s most remote islands. SpeedCast, as a full service communications provider, was notified one week ago and rapidly initiated discussions with partners and the Australian Government to meet the needs of islanders.
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PAXATA NAMED A LEADER IN DATA PREPARATION TOOLS REPORT BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM
Report states, “Customer references gave top scores across all usability and time-to-value features.”
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paxata, the pioneer in self-service data preparation, today announced that Forrester Research, Inc., a leading independent technology and market research company, has positioned Paxata as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Preparation Tools, Q1 2017. Paxata is top ranked in the Current Offering Category.
Within the Current Offering Category, Paxata earned the highest possible scores in 14 out of 15 criteria, which includes Customer Experience, Discover and Blend, Standardize and Enrich, Deliver, Sharing, and Deployment criteria. Additionally, based on customer references, Paxata received the highest possible scores in usability for business analyst, effectiveness and time to value, and vendor relationship subcriteria. The report also states, “Paxata focuses on usability and fast time-to-insights for business analysts. Paxata is powered by a unified set of technologies designed to support and balance data integration, quality, governance, collaboration, and enrichment.”
The complete report, including the Forrester Wave graphic, is available at:
Download - the Forrester Wave on Data Prep Tools, Q1 2017
The report found that “to remain competitive, firms must speed up driving data to insights in all areas of the business. However, that requires cutting overhead and inefficiencies from traditional data management timelines and, most important, driving from insights to actions that have business impact.” Furthermore, Forrester states, “To accelerate time-to-insights and time-to-actions, business end users and analysts who today wrangle data in spreadsheets or other traditional tools need direct access to data and a significant power assist. Data preparation tools can provide this power, but they must balance features and functions to support different roles and use cases and enable appropriate manageability, security, and governance in today’s enterprises — while at the same time delivering speed-to-value.”
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paxata, the pioneer in self-service data preparation, today announced that Forrester Research, Inc., a leading independent technology and market research company, has positioned Paxata as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Preparation Tools, Q1 2017. Paxata is top ranked in the Current Offering Category.
Within the Current Offering Category, Paxata earned the highest possible scores in 14 out of 15 criteria, which includes Customer Experience, Discover and Blend, Standardize and Enrich, Deliver, Sharing, and Deployment criteria. Additionally, based on customer references, Paxata received the highest possible scores in usability for business analyst, effectiveness and time to value, and vendor relationship subcriteria. The report also states, “Paxata focuses on usability and fast time-to-insights for business analysts. Paxata is powered by a unified set of technologies designed to support and balance data integration, quality, governance, collaboration, and enrichment.”
The complete report, including the Forrester Wave graphic, is available at:
Download - the Forrester Wave on Data Prep Tools, Q1 2017
The report found that “to remain competitive, firms must speed up driving data to insights in all areas of the business. However, that requires cutting overhead and inefficiencies from traditional data management timelines and, most important, driving from insights to actions that have business impact.” Furthermore, Forrester states, “To accelerate time-to-insights and time-to-actions, business end users and analysts who today wrangle data in spreadsheets or other traditional tools need direct access to data and a significant power assist. Data preparation tools can provide this power, but they must balance features and functions to support different roles and use cases and enable appropriate manageability, security, and governance in today’s enterprises — while at the same time delivering speed-to-value.”
Wednesday 15 March 2017
CALLING ALL AUSTRALIAN ENTREPENEURS AND INNOVATORS: HELP SOLVE GLOBAL WATER SCARCITY
SYDNEY, Australia, Mar. 15, 2017/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
In partnership with Tata Group and Australian Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's inovationXchange, DFAT iXc), XPRIZE - the world's leader in designing and operating massive incentive competitions to solve humanity's grand challenges - announces the launch of the Water Abundance XPRIZE http://water.xprize.org/), a US$1.75 million global competition aimed at alleviating global water scarcity. This prize will incentivise teams to compete and develop new energy-efficient technologies designed to harvest fresh water from the atmosphere.
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In partnership with Tata Group and Australian Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's inovationXchange, DFAT iXc), XPRIZE - the world's leader in designing and operating massive incentive competitions to solve humanity's grand challenges - announces the launch of the Water Abundance XPRIZE http://water.xprize.org/), a US$1.75 million global competition aimed at alleviating global water scarcity. This prize will incentivise teams to compete and develop new energy-efficient technologies designed to harvest fresh water from the atmosphere.
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UNISYS INTRODUCES DIGISTICS(TM) BY UNISYS, A CARGO MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO HELP CARRIERS IMPROVE AGILITY, PROCESSES
BLUE BELL, Pa, USA, Mar. 15, 2017/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
Users can choose a single, comprehensive solution or pick from specific services based on needs, while built-in analytics drive insight for an improved bottom-line and future top-line growth
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) (http://www.unisys.com/) today launched Digistics(TM) by Unisys (http://www.unisys.com/digistics), a holistic and integrated cargo logistics solution that allows carriers to streamline freight management and improve their operational efficiencies. Digistics enables air carriers to choose from a comprehensive suite of offerings or select the specific cargo services they need, including inventory management, booking, invoicing, and accounting. The system features cross-platform analytics allowing carriers to view past, present and forecast data for enhanced operations.
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Users can choose a single, comprehensive solution or pick from specific services based on needs, while built-in analytics drive insight for an improved bottom-line and future top-line growth
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) (http://www.unisys.com/) today launched Digistics(TM) by Unisys (http://www.unisys.com/digistics), a holistic and integrated cargo logistics solution that allows carriers to streamline freight management and improve their operational efficiencies. Digistics enables air carriers to choose from a comprehensive suite of offerings or select the specific cargo services they need, including inventory management, booking, invoicing, and accounting. The system features cross-platform analytics allowing carriers to view past, present and forecast data for enhanced operations.
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TOSHIBA EXPANDS LINE-UP OF NEW-GENERATION TRANSISTOR ARRAYS
TOKYO, March 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced that it is meeting customer requirements for a wider variety of output and input methods and functions by adding 19 products to its line-up of new-generation transistor arrays equipped with DMOS FET[1] outputs. The new devices join the 37 products in the TBD62xxxA series, which have found wide application in areas including motors, relays, LEDs, and level shifters for control communication lines. Sample shipments start today, and the new products will be introduced sequentially.
Products currently in mass production are mainly High-active (H-active) type products in which output is turned on if H level is input. Toshiba is now adding Low-active (L-active) products in which output is turned on if L level is input. L-active products are well suited to level shifters for control communication lines in industrial equipment, amusement equipment and home appliances.
In addition, Toshiba is also adding to the line-up the TBD62381A series, which realizes low power consumption by modifying characteristics of in-line products TBD62083A series.
Alongside TBD62089APG, a sink-output type transistor array equipped with D-type Flip Flop circuits (8-bit type) in the input, which has been in mass production since January, Toshiba has also added a source-output type transistor array, TBD62789APG, in response to demand from the amusement and industrial equipment field.
Combining sink-output type and source-output type transistor arrays is suitable for supplying power source and constructing ON and OFF control systems in electric lighting applications.
In addition, Toshiba is also adding to the line-up the TBD62381A series, which realizes low power consumption by modifying characteristics of in-line products TBD62083A series.
Alongside TBD62089APG, a sink-output type transistor array equipped with D-type Flip Flop circuits (8-bit type) in the input, which has been in mass production since January, Toshiba has also added a source-output type transistor array, TBD62789APG, in response to demand from the amusement and industrial equipment field.
Combining sink-output type and source-output type transistor arrays is suitable for supplying power source and constructing ON and OFF control systems in electric lighting applications.
A.M. BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF CHINA TAIPING INSURANCE (MACAU) CO., LTD.
HONG KONG, March 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" of China Taiping Insurance (Macau) Co., Ltd. (CTIM) (Macau). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The ratings reflect CTIM's strong risk-adjusted capitalization, consistently favorable operating performance and position as the leader in Macau's non-life insurance market.
The ratings reflect CTIM's strong risk-adjusted capitalization, consistently favorable operating performance and position as the leader in Macau's non-life insurance market.
Tuesday 14 March 2017
A.M. BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF ENERGAS INSURANCE (L) LIMITED
SINGAPORE, March 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "a" of Energas Insurance (L) Limited (Energas) (Malaysia). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Energas is a sole captive insurer of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Malaysia's national oil and gas company.
The ratings reflect Energas' strong risk-adjusted capitalization, excellent earnings track record and the position it holds as a key part of Petronas' risk management framework.
The ratings reflect Energas' strong risk-adjusted capitalization, excellent earnings track record and the position it holds as a key part of Petronas' risk management framework.
Monday 13 March 2017
PACE HOLDINGS CORP. COMPLETES BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS
Combined company named Playa Hotels & Resorts and will trade on NASDAQ under PLYA
Transaction provides significant capital and complementary capabilities to further Playa’s leading position
FAIRFAX, Va., and FORT WORTH, Texas, March 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pace Holdings Corp. (“Pace”) a special-purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of TPG, today announced that it has completed its business combination with Playa Hotels & Resorts (“Playa”), a leading owner, operator, and developer of premier all-inclusive resorts. With the closing of this transaction, the combined company is named Playa Hotels & Resorts and its ordinary shares and warrants will trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbols PLYA and PLYAW respectively beginning on Monday, March 13, 2017.
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Transaction provides significant capital and complementary capabilities to further Playa’s leading position
FAIRFAX, Va., and FORT WORTH, Texas, March 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pace Holdings Corp. (“Pace”) a special-purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of TPG, today announced that it has completed its business combination with Playa Hotels & Resorts (“Playa”), a leading owner, operator, and developer of premier all-inclusive resorts. With the closing of this transaction, the combined company is named Playa Hotels & Resorts and its ordinary shares and warrants will trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbols PLYA and PLYAW respectively beginning on Monday, March 13, 2017.
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TGS ANNOUNCES CARLSEN 3D MULTI-CLIENT PROJECT IN NORWAY
ASKER, Norway, March 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TGS announces new multi-client acquisition project, Carlsen 3D in Barents Sea, Norway.
Carlsen 3D (CAR17 3D) is a 5,490 km2 multi-client survey in open acreage located in the Southwest Barents Sea between the Tromsø and Sørvestnaget Basins. Multi-level targets exist within Pre-Cretaceous, Cretaceous and Paleogene throughout the area – leads include rotated fault blocks and sand injectites. Acquisition is expected to commence in April 2017. Data processing will be performed by TGS using its Clari-FiTM broadband technology to image the complex fault patterns in this prospective area.
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Carlsen 3D (CAR17 3D) is a 5,490 km2 multi-client survey in open acreage located in the Southwest Barents Sea between the Tromsø and Sørvestnaget Basins. Multi-level targets exist within Pre-Cretaceous, Cretaceous and Paleogene throughout the area – leads include rotated fault blocks and sand injectites. Acquisition is expected to commence in April 2017. Data processing will be performed by TGS using its Clari-FiTM broadband technology to image the complex fault patterns in this prospective area.
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KEPCO AND KOREAN SMES JOINED 'EPRE MALAYSIA 2017'
"KEPCO and twelve excellent SMEs joined Korean Pavilion at EPRE Malaysia 2017 exhibition held at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"
SEOUL, South Korea, March 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Korea Pavilion, supported by KEPCO, joins 'EPRE Malaysia 2017' held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 15 to 17, for 3 days.
KEPCO is the largest electric utility in Republic of Korea responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the development of electric power projects. It has been striving to support SME's mutual growth business and overseas marketing. It also provides various programs and services for developing SMEs and pioneering overseas market.
SEOUL, South Korea, March 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Korea Pavilion, supported by KEPCO, joins 'EPRE Malaysia 2017' held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March 15 to 17, for 3 days.
KEPCO is the largest electric utility in Republic of Korea responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the development of electric power projects. It has been striving to support SME's mutual growth business and overseas marketing. It also provides various programs and services for developing SMEs and pioneering overseas market.
UN GLOBAL PULSE AND WESTERN DIGITAL ANNOUNCE 'DATA FOR CLIMATE ACTION' CHALLENGE NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES
Challenge Enables Unprecedented Access to Data and Tools from Leading Companies to Generate New Climate Solutions
NEW YORK, March 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global Pulse, the United Nations innovation initiative on big data, and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global leader in data storage technologies and solutions, announced a partnership today to launch the "Data for Climate Action" challenge.
Data for Climate Action is an unprecedented open innovation challenge to harness data science and big data from the private sector to fight climate change. Data scientists, researchers, and innovators from around the world are encouraged to apply and submit their proposals at DataForClimateAction.org by 10 April 2017.
NEW YORK, March 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global Pulse, the United Nations innovation initiative on big data, and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global leader in data storage technologies and solutions, announced a partnership today to launch the "Data for Climate Action" challenge.
Data for Climate Action is an unprecedented open innovation challenge to harness data science and big data from the private sector to fight climate change. Data scientists, researchers, and innovators from around the world are encouraged to apply and submit their proposals at DataForClimateAction.org by 10 April 2017.
Saturday 11 March 2017
SMARTOSC SUCCESSFULLY HELPS CLUB 21 RELAUNCH ITS OMNICHANNEL COMMERCE
SINGAPORE, March 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Club 21, highly regarded as one of the most fashion-forward style emporiums in Asia, has recently partnered with SmartOSC to launch its corporate site as well as a newly-enhanced e-commerce website, marking an important milestone in its omnichannel strategy. The new storefront houses more than 150 designer women’s, men’s, kids and lifestyle brands, across a diverse range of price points. Orders can be made in five currencies (SGD, USD, THB, AUD and HKD) and shipped to more than 50 countries.
The luxury fashion retailer partnered with SmartOSC, one of the largest e-commerce agencies in the region, to re-build and maintain its Club 21 and Kids 21 online storefront, following a competitive pitch in early 2016.
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The luxury fashion retailer partnered with SmartOSC, one of the largest e-commerce agencies in the region, to re-build and maintain its Club 21 and Kids 21 online storefront, following a competitive pitch in early 2016.
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Friday 10 March 2017
WORLD'S LARGEST OIL EXHIBITION CIPPE 2017 TO OPEN IN BEIJING WITH EXPANDED CATEGORIES AND ENHANCED SERVICES
| BEIJING, March 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- cippe 2017 (the 17th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition) is set to open on March 20-22, 2017 at New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing featuring a comprehensive display of petroleum & petrochemical products and technologies as well as an increased number of exhibitors from 65 countries and regions, including 50 Fortune Global 500 companies and 18 international pavilions. As the world’s largest petroleum exhibition, cippe intends to connect more Southeast Asian enterprises to the rest of the world and vice versa. This year, 18 countries and regions, including US, Germany, Canada, UK Scotland, France, Denmark, Italy, Russia, Korea and the Netherlands, will have their own pavilions. International exhibitors will include Exxon Mobil, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, GE, Rosneft, Gazprom, Transneft, TMK, Total, Cameron, ABB, Schneider, Siemens, Caterpillar, NOV, Honeywell, Rockwell, Tyco, SEG, MiltonRoy, 3M, E+H, API, MTU, PPG, KSB, Hempel, JOTUN, Raffles, DOW Chemical and SKF. Chinese companies, including CNPC, Sinopec, CNOOC, CSSC, CSIC, CASC, Jereh, Kerui, RG Petro-Machinery, Sany Heavy Industry, Northern Heavy Industries Group, CITIC Pacific, HBP, Jerrywon, LandOcean Energy, Anton Oilfield, Shanghai Shenkai, Tiehu Petromachinery, Tidfore, DS Group and Warom Technology, will also take this opportunity to showcase their products and seek international cooperation. This year will see an expansion of the exhibition categories. Apart from the existing Oil Exploration & Development, Offshore Oil & Gas, Offshore Engineering, Oil & Gas Pipeline, Shale Gas, Natural Gas and Explosion-proof Equipment zones, the event will add professional exhibition zones for more market segments, including Valves, Fire Control, Oilfield & Land Conservation, and Underwater Roberts, in a bid to build a more precise and professional matching platform for buyers. |
A.M. BEST AFFIRMS CREDIT RATINGS OF SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES INSURANCE LIMITED
HONG KONG, March 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance Limited (SHKPI) (Hong Kong). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The rating affirmations reflect the company’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization, with growth in capital and surplus supported by a consistently favorable operating performance. The company also benefits from the business and investment management support it receives as a wholly owned subsidiary and the sole insurance arm of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP), one of the leading property conglomerates based in Hong Kong.
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The rating affirmations reflect the company’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization, with growth in capital and surplus supported by a consistently favorable operating performance. The company also benefits from the business and investment management support it receives as a wholly owned subsidiary and the sole insurance arm of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP), one of the leading property conglomerates based in Hong Kong.
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SPEEDCAST NAMED 2017 WTA INDEPENDENT TELEPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
SYDNEY, March 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), the world's most trusted provider of highly reliable, fully managed, end-to-end remote communication and IT solutions, today announced it has been named a winner for the World Teleport Association's (WTA) annual Teleport Awards for Excellence.
The WTA presents awards each year to companies and individuals within the satellite communications industry that have demonstrated excellence in the field of teleport operations, development and technology.
The WTA presents awards each year to companies and individuals within the satellite communications industry that have demonstrated excellence in the field of teleport operations, development and technology.
ASIAN INSURERS MAXIMIZING GROWTH WITH MOBILE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT INNOVATIONS
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- The digital revolution has started and it has a long way to go. From banking to insurance, 2017 holds a new bundle of opportunities to be explored – for the next phase of technology is dynamic, gigantic and forceful.
Leading Insurers are relying on personalized, rich media mobile video messages platform to acquire and retain customers. Because these high impact messages have easy response capabilities and quickly establishes a two-way brand-to-customer dialogue.
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Leading Insurers are relying on personalized, rich media mobile video messages platform to acquire and retain customers. Because these high impact messages have easy response capabilities and quickly establishes a two-way brand-to-customer dialogue.
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