Actian Expands Its Portfolio of Innovative Big Data Solutions to Strengthen its Position as a Major Global Player in the $27bn* Big Data Market

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Tuesday, January 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Actian Corp.("Actian”), an innovator in next generation big data management and creators of the innovative record-breaking, analytic database Vectorwise, and Pervasive Software Inc.(NASDAQ: PVSW), a global leader in cloud-based and on-premise data innovation, today announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Actian will acquire all of Pervasive’s outstanding shares for $9.20 per share.

The deal values Pervasive at $161.9m and accelerates Actian’s ability to deliver its vision of providing organizations with the capability to take action in real time as their business environment changes.

"Big data is an opportunity and a challenge for organizations in every industry, with potential ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Tuesday, January 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, signalled the launch of the 2013 Qatar Motor Show by cutting the red ribbon, followed by a tour of all the exhibitors at the event.  This highly anticipated event will be open to the public on the 29th of January and run until the 2nd of February and is co-hosted by the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), q.media Events, and GL Event.  The show, the region’s biggest automotive event, will showcase brands and vehicles from across the globe, including family sedans, SUVs, luxury vehicles, motorcycles, and sports cars.

26 new cars will be revealed at the 2013 Qatar Motor Show, a new milestone for the Show as it is significantly greater than last year’s premieres.  Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, Bertone, Ford, Ferrari, Kia, Maserati, McLaren, Mercedes, Mini, Mitsubishi, and Toyota will reg ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yardi Systems, a leading developer of software solutions for the real estate investment, asset and property management industry, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai office will be a hub for regional business development, project management, and consulting as well as training and technical support services.

Following strong growth and demand for solutions and services across the Middle East, Neal Gemassmer, vice president of Yardi Asia Pacific & Middle East, comments, "We have seen tremendous demand by the market for more integrated real estate solutions. This is an exciting phase in Yardi’s development in the region; we have maintained a strong, focused path, driven by our commitment to our clients in the Middle East. This next phase of development will enable us to further broaden and deepen the range of solutions and suppo ... Read more »

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Faible chute de tension, faible bruit de sortie et réponse aux transitoires de charges haut débit, le tout dans un minuscule package

TOKYO - Mardi 29 Janvier 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO : 6502) a étendu son offre de régulateurs CMOS-LDO 200 mA à une sortie pour les périphériques mobiles, avec de nouvelles caractéristiques : faible chute de tension, faible bruit de sortie et réponse aux transitoires de charges haut débit.

Dotée de la technologie micro-CMOS de dernière génération, la nouvelle gamme, qui comprend les séries TCR2EN, TCR2EE et TCR2EF, est conforme aux caractéristiques hautes performances exigées par les circuits analogues, et ce dans un minuscule package. Outre le minuscule package 0,8 x 0,8 x 0,38 mm (SDFN4), la nouvelle gamme comprend des packages à usage général ESV (SOT-553 : 1,6 x 1,6 x 0,55 mm) ... Read more »

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Tuesday, January 29th 2013
 
Previously Announced Selected Items Impact Pretax Earnings

    Representations and Warranties, Compensatory Fees Settlements with Fannie Mae, $2.7 Billion or $0.16 EPS
    Provision for Independent Foreclosure Review Acceleration Agreement, $1.1 Billion or $0.06 EPS
    Total Litigation Expense, $0.9 Billion or $0.05 EPS
    Negative Valuation Adjustments for Improved Credit Spreads, $0.7 Billion or $0.04 EPS
    Provision for Obligations Related to Mortgage Insurance Rescissions, $0.5 Billion or $0.03 EPS
    Gain on Sale of Japan Brokerage Joint Venture, $0.4 Billion or $0.02 EPS
    Positive MSR Valuation Adjustment Related to Servicing Sales, $0.3 Billion or $0.02 EPS
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Ce programme mondial de récompenses distingue les innovateurs qui créent des conditions favorables au progrès urbain

NEW YORK - Mardi 29 Janvier 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Les propositions seront acceptées jusqu'au 31 mars 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aujourd'hui, le Financial Times et Citi lancent à l'échelle mondiale un appel à propositions pour les Prix de l'ingéniosité 2013 FT/Citi : Urban Ideas in Action, un programme mondial qui reconnaît des particuliers, des équipes, des organisations et des groupes associatifs qui ont développé, au profit des villes, des citoyens et des citadins, des solutions d'avant-garde aux défis urbains à relever.

Avec plus de 3,3 milliards d'habitants résidant actuellement dans les zones urbaines – un chiffre qui devrait dépasser les 5 milliards d'ici à 2030, selon un rapport des Nations Unies – les villes font face à l'impérieuse nécessit&eacu ... Read more »

Global awards programme recognises innovators enabling urban progress

NEW YORK - Monday, January 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Submissions accepted until March 31, 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Financial Times and Citi announce a global call for submissions for the 2013 FT/Citi Ingenuity Awards: Urban Ideas in Action, a global programme that will recognise individuals, teams, organisations and community groups that have developed groundbreaking solutions to urban challenges that benefit cities, citizens and urban communities.

With more than 3.3 billion people currently living in urban areas – a number expected to rise to over 5 billion by 2030, according to a United Nations report – cities have a pressing need to address accelerating urbanisation to continue to thrive. This global programme was developed by the FT and Citi, in collaboration with INSEAD, to recognise those fueling urban progress.

What’s New for 2013

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SANTA ANA, Calif. - Monday, January 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MP Biomedicals, LLC announced today that it has submitted a BLA for FDA approval of the MP Diagnostics HTLV Blot 2.4, a Western blot for confirmatory testing and viral typing of blood donors and patients.

Additionally, MP Biomedicals plans to initiate an open IND study in February, which will allow for investigational use (IUO) of the assay on donor and patient samples while the product is under FDA evaluation. The American Red Cross is among the study participants. U.S. labs interested in participating may contact Karen Luthart for more information (see above).

"The HTLV Blot 2.4 represents a significant milestone for our company and it will be the first licensed confirmatory test for donor notification and counseling of HTLV infections in the U.S.,” said Milan Panic, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MP Biomedicals. The assay is currently CE Marked and registered as a diagnostic de ... Read more »

Low drop-out, low output noise and high-speed load transient response achieved in an ultra-small package


TOKYO - Tuesday, January 29th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) has expanded its line-up of 200mA single output CMOS-LDO regulators for mobile devices with low drop-out, low output noise and high-speed load transient response characteristics.

By using the latest generation micro-CMOS process, the new lineup, the TCR2EN, TCR2EE and TCR2EF series, achieves high performance characteristics required in analog circuits in an ultra-small package. In addition to the ultra-small 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.38mm package (SDFN4), the new lineup includes the ESV (SOT-553: 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.55mm) and SMV (SOT-25: 2.9 x 2.8 x 1.1 mm) general-purpose packages. The device line-up covers a range of voltage-clamp type output voltages, from 1.0V to 5.0V.

The new CMOS-LDO regulators are suitable for use in a wide range of mobile devices, such as smart ... Read more »

Le siège régional offrira des capitaux privés, la gestion de l’investissement et de l’immobilier

MANAMA, Bahreïn - Mardi 29 Janvier 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--PineBridge Investments, le gestionnaire indépendant international d’actifs, a officiellement ouvert, aujourd’hui, son siège pour la région MENA au sein de la Tour GBCORP, dans le district du port financier de Bahreïn à Manama.

Son Excellence Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Gouverneur de la Banque centrale de Bahreïn, était accompagné de dignitaires et dirigeants du Conseil d’administration de la société comme Mervyn Davies, Lord Davies of Abersoch, CBE, le président non-membre de PineBridge Investments, David T. Jiang, PDG de PineBridge Investments, et Talal Al Zain, PDG de PineBridge Investments Moyen-Orient, alors qu’il officiait l’inauguration du nouveau siège.

L’établissement de ce siège va propulser l’expansion de PineBridge ... Read more »

Cette nouvelle coïncide avec le congrès mondial sur la médecine personnalisée (PMWC 2013), qui se tiendra à Silicon Valley, en Californie

LONDRES - Mardi 29 Janvier 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inventages (un fonds d'investissement mondial dans le domaine de la santé soutenu par Nestlé) a annoncé aujourd'hui sa collaboration avec SAP AG en vue d'intégrer une approche globale de la gestion des maladies, basée sur les mécanismes, dans les cadres informatiques de pointe, en vue de développer la prochaine génération d'entreprises de médecine personnalisée.

La médecine personnalisée utilise des informations génétiques et non génétiques, telles que les facteurs environnementaux, pour personnaliser la prévention, le diagnostic et le traitement des maladies. Jusqu'ici, cependant, ces solutions étaient souvent fragment&ea ... Read more »

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. & ESPOO, Finland - Monday, January 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rightware, the leader in user interface (UI) design and implementation software, and RKS, the leading strategic design consultancy based in Southern California, announce that they have formed a partnership in Interaction Design for new and emerging markets including entertainment, tablets, smart TVs and other embedded verticals.

Today is an unprecedented time for technology and user interaction. Touch screens are becoming a more and more predominant way of interacting. And with the vast amount of choices, there remains room and opportunity to create even more engaging and dynamic interfaces: from cars to phones, tablets and computers. What a person sees, feels and touches can be enriched into something he or she has never seen or engaged with before. This is an era where design, technology and understanding of human behavior come together; but a deep understanding and ou ... Read more »

Announced to coincide with the Personalized Medicine World Conference (PMWC 2013), Silicon Valley, CA

LONDON - Monday, January 28th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Inventages (a global healthcare venture capital fund backed by Nestlé) announced today that they are working with SAP AG to integrate a comprehensive and mechanism-based approach to disease management with best-in-class IT frameworks to develop the next generation of personalized medicine companies.

Personalized medicine uses genetic and non-genetic information, such as environmental factors, to individualize the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. However to date, these solutions have typically been fragmented and incomplete, only addressing a subset of influencing factors. The personalized medicine solutions of the future will be holistic; integrating a patient’s genomic information, medical history, environmental and lifestyle factors. This holistic approach to managing disea ... Read more »