Innovative products, operational efficiency and realignment actions drove Lenovo’s strong performance in Q3, despite economic and industry headwinds HONG KONG - Thursday, February 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Return to profitability in Q3 – with pre-tax income (excluding non-cash, M&A-related accounting charges) of US$397million, reported pre-tax income of US$320 million, up 17% year-over-year, and net income of US$300 million – after the restructuring and one-time charges that drove a loss in Q2 Revenue was US$12.9 billion, down 8% year-over-year or down 2% in constant currency Lenovo swiftly concluded its restructuring plan and is on track to deliver savings of US$650 million in the second half of the year and US$1.35 billion annually Lenovo achieved its stated goals of achieving breakeven in its mobile business 4-6 quarters after the close of the Motorola deal, and remains on track to reach US$5 billion in Enterprise revenue, on a constant currency basis Lenovo grew its PC market s ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Law Respect Culture Bureau at the General Directorate of the Community Protection and Crime Prevention at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, will be organizing 257 events as part of the bureau’s plan for 2016. The plan will include 131 social-oriented events, which include awareness lectures for school students in the different educational stages, awareness programs for juveniles, awareness councils and programs for athletes, in addition to workshops, competitions, and awareness councils. The Law Respect Culture Bureau will also organize 126 policing and legal events, including awareness lectures and workshops that target the MoI’s staff members, recruits, and trainees outside the UAE, and other events for the Women Police. Colonel Dr. Salah Obeid Al Ghoul, Director of Law Respect Culture Bureau, stressed ... Read more »

SHANGHAI - Thursday, February 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- In the summer of 2015, an event drew record-breaking single-day crowds of over 170,000 professionals to Shanghai solely for the healthcare sector. It was a mega trade event combining the top medical and pharmaceutical events in China, the Health Industry Summit. With the start of China’s 13th Five-year plan in 2016, the “Health China 2020” program focusing on the co-development of healthcare, pharmaceutical production and health insurance, separation of prescribing and dispensing and the hierarchical medical system has become a national strategy. It comes as one additional boost to many already eyeing the opportunities from the increasingly ageing population and the expected population boom in light of the reversal of the single-child policy. By the end of 2015, over 100 traditionally non-healthcare-oriented traded companies in China had taken healthcare as one of their investment and development priorities, many ... Read more »

Synchronoss conclut une coentreprise avec Verizon pour fournir une solution multi-facettes de gestion de l’identité en ligne BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey - Jeudi 4 Février 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--La société Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ : SNCR) a annoncé aujourd’hui qu’elle va élargir ses offres aux entreprises pour fournir une solution de gestion avancée en matière d’authentification des utilisateurs et de gestion de l’identité, à l’intention des entreprises et des consommateurs. Dans le cadre de cet élargissement, Synchronoss a conclu une coentreprise avec Verizon pour fournir une solution multi-facettes de gestion de l’identité en ligne. La coentreprise avec Verizon ajoute une autre composante complémentaire à la Plateforme de mobilité sécurisée de Synchronoss qui a été annoncée en novembre dernier, dans le cadre d’un travail collaboratif avec Goldman Sachs . Synchronoss Universal ID™ s’adresse aux entreprises, agences gouvernementales et consommateurs, et sera u ... Read more »

Synchronoss enters into joint venture with Verizon to deliver multifactor solution for managing identities online BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Thursday, February 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), today announced it will expand its enterprise offerings to deliver an advanced user-authentication and identity management solution to enterprises and consumers. As part of this expansion, Synchronoss has entered into a joint venture with Verizon to deliver a multifactor solution for managing identities online. The joint venture with Verizon adds another complementary component to Synchronoss’ Secure Mobility Platform which was announced in collaboration with Goldman Sachs last November. Synchronoss Universal ID™ is designed for enterprises, government agencies and consumers, and will provide a faster, easier and more secure way to manage identity in a digital world through a trusted single source. The company plans to integrate the solution int ... Read more »

TOKYO - Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of an on-chip switched-capacitor DC-DC converter for wireless ICs that offers up to 95.8% efficiency with a 0.85-to-3.6V wide input voltage range, and a 0.1-to-1.9V wide output voltage range. The DC-DC converter extends the battery life of wireless devices, and supports use of both 3V lithium battery and 1.5V alkaline battery with the same design. This advance was announced at the 2016 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco, California, on February 2. Many of today’s wireless ICs have embedded DC-DC converters instead of LDO regulators to reduce the power consumption of the ICs. However, mainstream inductor-based DC-DC converters require an inductor that is relatively bulky and expensive. Capacitor-based DC-DC converters have gained attention recently on their ability to offer a compact, low cost module. However, sw ... Read more »

NEWARK, Delaware & JACKSON, Wyoming - Jeudi 4 Février 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Luxury CardTM a lancé trois nouvelles cartes de crédit métalliques de conception et de construction brevetées : la MasterCard® Gold CardTM haut de gamme, la MasterCard® Black CardTM milieu de gamme et la MasterCard® Titanium CardTM de base. Luxury Card est le seul programme de carte de crédit au monde à offrir une gamme complète de cartes métalliques et carbone, une carte plaquée or 24 carats exclusive et des remises en espèces illimitées sur les achats allant jusqu'à 2 %. Outre leur conception et leur construction à la pointe du progrès, ces cartes offrent des avantages extraordinaires à leurs titulaires : Un programme de récompense leader du secteur Des POINTS DOUBLES quand ils sont échangés pour un billet d'avion. 50 000 points, par exemple, vous permettront d'obtenir un billet d'une valeur de 1000 USD Jusqu'à 2 % de remise en espèces Jusqu'à 200 USD de crédit annuel pour les achats de ... Read more »

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, February 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The 6th Emirates Diabetes & Endocrine Congress (EDEC) opens today at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates. EDEC 2016 is an international event which will run for three days for healthcare professionals to discuss the ever increasing challenges and recent advances in the management of diabetes. EDEC is organized by Emirates Diabetes Society (EDS) who aims to educate the healthcare community and enable professionals in providing patient care, counselling and guidance about diabetes and also develops local guidelines for the management with a multidisciplinary approach. EDS for the last five years is committed to developing a regional platform to unite the healthcare professionals and is focused on developing the skills and ... Read more »

As Per the International Rating System for Services ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior unveiled on Tuesday the rating plaque at the MoI’s Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department’s customer service center, which received a 5-star rating according to the accredited Star Rating System for government service centers. His Highness Sheikh Saif urged the Customer Service Department at the ministry to accelerate progress towards achieving the Government's vision, to increase customer satisfaction and usage rate of smart services to 80 per cent by 2018, according to the deadline set by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. His Highness toured the Customer Service Center at the Vehicles and Drivers Licensing Department. He called upon staff members to streamline customers’ transactions as quic ... Read more »

"L'Agence de voyage en ligne sécurise le partenariat stratégique avec MTN, le plus grand opérateur mobile en Afrique" LE CAP, Afrique du Sud - Jeudi 4 Février 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE) - Travelstart, l'agence de voyage en ligne basée en Afrique du Sud avec des bureaux à travers l'Afrique et des filiales au Moyen-Orient et la Turquie, a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir fourni un financement de 40 millions de dollars de la part d'Amadeus Capital Partners, l'investisseur mondial en matière de la technologie. Avec le nouveau financement provient un partenariat stratégique avec MTN, le plus grand fournisseur de télécommunications mobiles en Afrique [JSE: MTN], qui possède une base d'abonnés de plus de 230 millions. Le financement sera utilisé pour le développement de Travelstart et permet de consolider la position de l'entreprise comme l'agence pionnière de voyage en ligne sur ce continent. L'Afrique est considérée comme la dernière frontière de voyage en ligne. Dans les pays les plus ... Read more »

“OTA secures strategic partnership with MTN, Africa’s largest mobile operator” CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Travelstart, the South African-based Online Travel Agency (OTA) with offices throughout Africa and subsidiaries in the Middle East and Turkey, today announced a US$40 million funding from Amadeus Capital Partners, the global technology investor. With the new funding comes a strategic partnership with Africa's largest mobile telecommunications provider MTN [JSE: MTN] which has a subscriber base of more than 230 million. The funding will be used for Travelstart’s expansion and to solidify the company’s position as the biggest OTA player on that continent. Africa is considered the last frontier in online travel. In most developed countries Internet and mobile travel purchases now represent the lion’s share of the online travel market while in Africa web-based travel companies share less than 5% of the entire market. “Tra ... Read more »

“OTA secures strategic partnership with MTN, Africa’s largest mobile operator” CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Travelstart, the South African-based Online Travel Agency (OTA) with offices throughout Africa and subsidiaries in the Middle East and Turkey, today announced a US$40 million funding from Amadeus Capital Partners, the global technology investor. With the new funding comes a strategic partnership with Africa's largest mobile telecommunications provider MTN [JSE: MTN] which has a subscriber base of more than 230 million. The funding will be used for Travelstart’s expansion and to solidify the company’s position as the biggest OTA player on that continent. Africa is considered the last frontier in online travel. In most developed countries Internet and mobile travel purchases now represent the lion’s share of the online travel market while in Africa web-based travel companies share less than 5% of the entire market. “Tra ... Read more »

NEWARK, Del. & JACKSON, Wyo. - Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Luxury CardTM has launched three new metal credit card products with patented designs and construction: the top-tier MasterCard® Gold CardTM, the mid-level MasterCard® Black CardTM and the base-level MasterCard® Titanium CardTM. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160203005422/en/ Luxury Card is the only credit card program in the world to offer a complete suite of metal and carbon cards, a proprietary 24K-gold-plated card and unlimited cash back redemptions up to 2%. Along with state-of-the-art design and construction, the cards offer extraordinary Cardmember benefits including: Industry-Leading Rewards Program DOUBLE POINTS when redeemed for airfare. For example, 50,000 points will get you a $1,000 ticket Up to 2% value for cash back redemptions Up to $200 annual credit for airline purchases for Gold Card and ... Read more »

New satellite data network will offer differentiated offerings of satellite architecture, and customised products and solutions for various market verticals LUXEMBOURG - Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today that it has launched a new satellite data network, SES Plus, that will offer customised products and solutions to tackle the evolving needs of the markets. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160203005601/en/ By leveraging SES's partnership with O3b Networks and its medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites, in combination with SES's geostationary (GEO) widebeams and upcoming HTS payloads, the global satellite operator will be able to offer multiple solutions that will address the diverse needs of the data markets. SES will also continue to invest in ground infrastructure to ensure easy accessibility to space. SES's first Plus pr ... Read more »

ATLANTA - Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- J.M. Huber Corporation, through its Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) division, announces today it has acquired the Martinswerk business of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB). The Martinswerk portfolio is now officially part of the Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit of HEM. Huber’s largest acquisition in over 10 years, the transaction includes Martinswerk’s manufacturing facility in Bergheim, Germany, more than 470 employees and the following product lines: Martinal® precipitated and ground alumina trihydrate Magnifin® premium precipitated magnesium hydroxide A variety of specialty chemical products: Martifin® specialty hydrates for paper Martoxid® aluminum oxide primarily for ceramics Pergopak® flatting agents and carrier additives Compalox® granulated activated alumina “This strategic acquisition is well aligned with HEM’s FRA business unit – both from a product and geographic standpoint,” explain ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation today announced that it developed the CMOS image sensor (APD-CMOS) that uses avalanche photodiodes (APDs)*1in each pixel. The company has succeeded in obtaining 10,000 times multiplied*2 electric signals by means of the APDs' multiplication of photoelectrons that are generated by photoelectric conversion in the photodetector. This allows you to take sharp color images even under starlight (illuminance of 0.01 lux) or in other similarly dark places. *1 Photodiodes that are capable of obtaining large electric signals from weak light (i.e. small numbers of photons). Large output signals can be obtained by multiplying photoelectrons that are generated in the photoelectric conversion layer. *2 In comparison with image sensors without a multiplication function (according to our own research as of February 3, 2016) This new image sensor allows for highly sensitive imaging through the multipli ... Read more »

TOKYO - Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the release of the English edition of “Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Environmental Report 2015,” its annual review of environmental policy, measures and activities. The 2015 report covers activities in fiscal 2014, including efforts to reduce environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions in semiconductor and storage product production processes, as core components of environmental management and efforts toward establishing a sustainable society. The report also covers environmental assessments of semiconductor and storage products at the design and development stages, and the environmental communications carried out at each manufacturing site. In its “Introduction”, the report explains Toshiba Semiconductor and Storage Products Company’s efforts to conserve biodiversity efforts, including community-based programs developed by Iwate Toshiba El ... Read more »

Crime Scene Extended to Three Emirates ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, January 31st 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Operation Spirit of Cooperation seized 794,892 pills in the possession of three dealers in Al Ain and Ajman, Abu Dhabi Police said. The operation was executed by a professional anti-narcotics team in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Federal Directorate General at the Ministry of Interior, the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at Dubai Police and the Anti-Narcotic Department of the Ajman Police. Colonel Dr. Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters said that “Spirit of Cooperation” had been chosen as the name for the operation due to the cooperation, teamwork spirit and mutual fruitful coordination among all anti-narcotics entities through which the operation was executed. He continued that the suspects were closely monitored, which led to the arrest of the first two suspects (GCC na ... Read more »