INGELHEIM, Germany - Tuesday, November 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Pradaxa® is the only novel oral anticoagulant with long term clinical evidence – over six years of patient follow up data to be presented1
    Key published Pradaxa® data to receive ‘Best Paper in Clinical Science Award’ and feature in 'Best of AHA Specialty Conference'2,3
    First results from healthy volunteer study of antidote for reversal of dabigatran-induced anticoagulation4

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Boehringer Ingelheim today announces the upcoming presentation of the latest efficacy and safety data for the novel oral anticoagulant Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate) at the 2013 American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Sessions, 16-20 November 2013 in Dallas, USA. Data from eight presentations sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim are included in the Scientific Programme, adding to the g ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 11th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Education Department at the Abu Dhabi Police will take part in the Annual Students Forum, which will be held in the United States of America this November 28th. The department is carrying out a number of educational initiatives, programs, and activities to support creativity, spread patriotic work to empower the national identity and the love of homeland, and enhance the feelings of union and collaboration in the country.

Lt. Colonel Khaled Abdullah Al Khouri, Head of the Education Department, said: "The Science Forum, which is the Annual Students Forum, is organized in cooperation with the Police Attaché and the UAE Embassy in Washington, and will present six unique educational initiatives launched by the Education Department. A total of 42 flags and excellence medals will be distributed to excellent students to mark the UAE’s celebration of the 42nd National Day and the express the hap ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE - Mercredi 13 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ASQ, la voix mondiale de la qualité, fête le Mois international de la qualité en novembre, un événement annuel qui donne l’occasion aux chefs d’entreprise, professionnels de la qualité et consommateurs d’avoir des interactions lors d’événements sur la qualité dans le monde entier.

Le Mois international de la qualité (World Quality Month), dans sa 4e année, promeut l’utilisation d’outils de qualité dans les entreprises et dans les communautés, et met en vitrine les améliorations de la performance d’entreprise et de la qualité de service qui découlent de la réduction des pertes et de la production de produits de qualité supérieure. Le Mois international de la qualité appelle ceux qui utilisent des outils de qualité à partager des histoires qui illustrent la valeur des ... Read more »

Sortie de la version 4.0 de la populaire plate-forme de messagerie, comprenant un marché des stickers pour rendre l’appli encore plus amusante, et une fonction de messagerie « Push To Talk » en direct pour les communications instantanées

LONDRES - Mercredi 13 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

 (BUSINESS WIRE) Viber annonce aujourd'hui la sortie de la version 4.0 de sa plate-forme sur iPhone et Android. Il s’agit d’une importante mise à jour de la plate-forme car elle apporte deux nouvelles fonctionnalités essentielles, dont un tout nouveau Marché des stickers avec de nombreux nouveaux stickers disponibles gratuitement ou à l’achat, et une nouvelle fonctionnalité Push To Talk destinée à la messagerie vocale instantanée. La version offre également la prise en charge des tablettes sous Android, tirant profit du nouveau facteur de forme. De plus, il s’agit de la première version dans laquelle Viber introduit une fonction ... Read more »

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Mercredi 13 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Intertek, chef de file reconnu à l'échelle mondiale pour ses solutions de validation de la qualité, vient de signer un contrat avec le groupe Copenhagen Metro Team.

En vertu de cette entente et dans le cadre du projet d'agrandissement du métro de la capitale danoise, Cityringen, l'un des plus importants projets de construction de métro souterrain d'Europe, Intertek concevra, fabriquera, installera et mettra en œuvre un système de surveillance de la corrosion et de la corrosion par courants vagabonds qui contribuera au bon fonctionnement du réseau.

Dans le cadre du contrat, Intertek posera plusieurs capteurs et appareils de mesure à 18 endroits différents sur l'ensemble du réseau Cityringen.

L'équipe d'Intertek spécialisée en corrosion fournira également le logiciel de mise en réseau et de gestion n& ... Read more »

LOS ANGELES - Tuesday, November 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Fox International Productions (FIP), a division of 20th Century Fox Film, and Ivanhoe Pictures, the film and television company recently launched by international financier Robert Friedland, producer John Penotti and media executive Ray Chen, have closed a four-year, multi-picture, co-financing deal for local-language films in India, Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. Ivanhoe’s initial allocation is $130 million.

FIP President Sanford Panitch and Ivanhoe Pictures’ Chairman Robert Friedland and President John Penotti made the announcement today.

"Last year, Asia as a whole represented 42% of the International box office and local-language films globally account for $6.5 billion, or around 30% of the total International box office,” said Panitch. "With the top four local product markets all being in Asia (India, Japan, Korea and China), it continues to be a priority for Fox International Productions ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE - Tuesday, November 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) ASQ, the global voice of quality, is celebrating World Quality Month in November, an annual event that provides business leaders, quality professionals and consumers the opportunity to interact at quality events worldwide.

World Quality Month, in its fourth year, promotes the use of quality tools in businesses and communities, and showcases improved business performance and service quality by reducing waste and producing superior products. World Quality Month calls on people who use quality tools to share stories illustrating the value of quality principles.

In support of World Quality Month, ASQ is hosting worldqualitymonth.org, a website dedicated to the celebration. The site includes case studies, success stories, and a list of events spanning six continents, like one in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that celebrated the opening of ASQ’s Middle East and North Africa office.

The event allo ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 11th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Approximately 2916 people benefited from 27 traffic awareness and guidance lectures during the month of October in the city of Al Ain. The lectures targeted students of both public and private schools across all academic levels, in addition to male and female Emirates Transport bus drivers and supervisors in Al Ain.

Major Salah Abdulalh Al Humairi, Chief of the Al Ain Traffic Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate noted that the lectures are in pursuance of the Abu Dhabi Police’s comprehensive vision; within the awareness plan carried out by the section in Al Ain to spread traffic awareness among all sectors of society.

First Lieutenant Nasser Khalifa Al Shamesi, Public Relation Branch Manager at the section, indicated that the lectures focused on the means to maintain traffic safety in academic institutions at the stages of education. They also explored the necessar ... Read more »

Version 4.0 Of The Popular Messaging Platform Revealed, Includes A Sticker Market To Make The App Even More Fun, And Live Push To Talk Messaging For Instant Communication

LONDON - Tuesday, November 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Viber announces today the release of version 4.0 of its platform on iPhone and Android. This is an important update to the platform since it brings two, new core features including a brand new Sticker Market with many new stickers available for free and for purchase, and a new Push To Talkfeature for instant voice messaging. The release also provides support for Android tablets, taking advantage of the new form factor. Additionally, this is the first release in which Viber will introduce a monetization feature to its millions of users.

Viber Sticker Market – More Stickers And More Fun

Viber users love the multiple stickers they can share with other users of the platform. With the release of the Viber Sticker Market, users ca ... Read more »

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Tuesday, November 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, has signed a contract with the Copenhagen Metro Team.

The agreement will see Intertek design, manufacture, install and commission a corrosion and stray current corrosion monitoring system for the Danish capital’s metro extension project, Cityringen. This will assist with the effective running of the system, which is one of the largest underground rail construction projects in Europe.

As part of the contract, Intertek will embed a series of sensors and measurement instrument clusters at 18 locations around the Cityringen network.

Intertek’s dedicated corrosion team will also supply the required networking and management software to support the sensors. Following installation, the system will be managed by remote control from the metro’s centralised control centre.

Overall, three different types of sen ... Read more »

BLUE BELL, Pennsylvanie - Mercredi 13 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) IPS-Integrated Project Services, Inc. (IPS), société d’ingénierie renommée offrant une gamme complète de services et ayant pour vocation d'aider ses clients du secteur biopharmaceutique à réussir leurs projets d'investissement et à améliorer leurs opérations, a annoncé aujourd'hui la nomination de Peter Hanson au poste de directeur de l'architecture des processus pour les régions d'Asie et d'Europe/Moyen-Orient/Afrique (EMOA). Dans l'exercice de cette fonction, M. Hanson tirera parti de sa très bonne compréhension du secteur et des opérations, ainsi que de ses connaissances en termes d'exécution de projets à l'international, au profit des sociétés locales et multinationales réalisant des installations en Asie et en Europe.

« Je suis ravi d'accueillir Peter de nouveau chez IPS. C'est l'un ... Read more »

In areas of Search and Investigation, and traffic and Patrols

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, November 9th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior congratulated 46 officers who recently graduated from the "Qualifying Course” project.  He urged them to hone their skills with ceaseless practice and to take advantage of this new project implemented at the Ministry of Interior.

The project aims to upgrade the skills of newly graduated officers in key areas of police work, namely; criminal investigation; search and investigation; and traffic and patrols at all comprehensive police stations across the emirates of the State. This reflects the police leadership’s keenness to adopt advanced projects, and to develop state-of-the-art techniques to combat crime and enhance security and safety of the community.

In his meeting with the officers, rece ... Read more »

BLUE BELL, Pa. - Tuesday, November 12th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IPS-Integrated Project Services, Inc. (IPS), a leading, full-service engineering firm dedicated to helping Biopharmaceutical Clients succeed with capital projects and improve operations, today announced the appointment of Peter Hanson as Director of Process Architecture in Asia and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Regions. In this role, Mr. Hanson will leverage his extensive industry and operations insight and knowledge of international project execution for the benefit of both local and multi-national companies building facilities in Asia and Europe.

"I am delighted to welcome Peter back to IPS. He is one of the leading concept developers in the industry and brings a keen understanding of all phases of biopharmaceutical processing and proven international project experience. With IPS’s new physical presence in China via a strategic partnership with the Arup Group, Peter’s role will be t ... Read more »

BONN, Allemagne - Mercredi 13 Novembre 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aujourd'hui, le pôle Business Developpment & Innovation (BDI - Développement commercial et innovation) de Deutsche Telekom a annoncé que Teleboy, le service leader de diffusion en direct en Suisse, est le premier client deVideoRise, la plate-forme vidéo en ligne du BDI récemment lancée, et fournie par Saffron Digital.

Teleboy utilise VideoRise pour lancer Teleboy VOD, le premier service de vidéo à la demande par souscription de Suisse, disponible sur iPhone, iPad et sur le Web. Ce service propose plus de 2 500 heures des meilleurs films des plus grands studios hollywoodiens, ainsi que des programmes de la BBC.

La plate-forme VideoRise du BDI est une plate-forme complète de bout en bout qui réunit l’ensemble des composants nécessaires pour gérer et fournir un service OTT de premier ordre en un seul et même site. Elle propose u ... Read more »

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LONDON - Tuesday, November 12th 2013

Upp Introduces Energy Freedom from the Grid

    Innovative fuel cell device delivers unique approach to portable energy freedom
    Africa launch follows successful consumer trials in the region
    Easy to use, more sustainable alternative for global portable energy

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Intelligent Energy, the global power technology company, today launched Upp™ – a personal energy device, to charge and power USB-compatible portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, feature phones, eReaders, tablets, portable gaming consoles, as well as digital cameras. With billions of USB devices used by consumers worldwide, Upp delivers at least one week of charge even to the most demanding, power-hungry smartphones.

Building on innovative fuel cell technology, Intelligent Energy has chosen Africa to launch this empowering portable ... Read more »

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LAGOA SANTA, MINAS GERAIS, Brazil - Tuesday, November 12th 2013

Nanum Nanotecnologia S.A., a Brazilian Company, is pleased to announce that it is supplying functionalized, water-based high concentrated magnetic dispersion to HP for the security magnetic inkjet ink MICR.

Nanum was chosen by HP for its ability to develop, scale and produce nanomaterials with the highest control standards. It has showcased the possibility of using nanotechnology on existing industrial applications, overcoming the initial cost barriers and providing customized products and solutions to its clients.

The product is a very high concentrated ferrofluid with a high stability and with the average particle size of about 50 nanometers. This ferromagnetic fluid is used in thermal inkjet systems to print financial documents using the MICR technology.

Since the magnetic particles are solids and insoluble in water, they need to be very small to avoid the ... Read more »