AMSTERDAM - Tuesday, June 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News :

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is pleased to announce that its new strategic development plan and business objectives will be presented on September 5th, 2013.

The plan will be released after the closing of the Euronext Amsterdam market and the associated presentation will be made available on the investors section of Gemalto’s website at http://www.gemalto.com/investors .

An investor conference, held in New York City, will immediately follow the announcement and will be accessible through a live webcast. Detailed information about the conference will be made available on Gemalto’s website in the coming weeks.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2012 annual revenues of €2.2 billion and more than 10,000 employees operating out of 83 offices and 13 Researc ... Read more »

LUME-Lung 1 results represent the first advance in almost a decade in overall survival for patients where initial chemotherapy has failed

INGELHEIM, Germany - Monday, June 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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The LUME-Lung 1 Phase III clinical trial results showed that the novel investigational compound nintedanib*, an oral triple angiokinase inhibitor, extended life by 2.3 months for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) adenocarcinoma patients when added to docetaxel, versus placebo plus docetaxel.1 These results will be presented today at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

LUME-Lung 1 showed an overall survival benefit for a second-line treatment which is added on to chemotherapy, compared to chemotherapy alone. Overall survival was significantly prolonged in the group of adenocarcinoma patients with nintedanib* plus docetaxel versus placebo plus docetaxel (12.6 vs. 10.3 months ... Read more »

Email issues are becoming increasingly complex – But managing them does not have to be!

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, June 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The increased threat to emails in recent years has caused many companies to seek expensive solutions to protect their confidential information from cyber-attacks and email misuse. As technology advances and the economy grows, companies in the GCC region are finding more cyber threats and face loss of vital business information, due to constant personnel changes. Responding to the businesses need for cost-effective email solutions, Managed, a world-class provider of web hosting and online security services, launches its Managed:Email service.

Managed:Email is a comprehensive secure email management service that provides long-term archiving, backup and restoration, spam and virus filtering, and advanced email security services. This ensures that the business emails are safe and secure before they leave or enter th ... Read more »

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 Booth: T101C

TOKYO - Monday, June 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will start sample shipments of its enterprise SSD (eSSD) "PX02SM" series, including "PX02SMB160", which has a 1.6TB capacity, the largest-class [1] of storage capacity in the market, in July.

Targeted at applications requiring the highest levels of eSSD performance, the PX02SM series is Toshiba's first eSSD to utilize eMLC (enterprise multi-level cell) NAND technology, with capacities of 200, 400, 800GB[2] and 1.6TB[2], and is Toshiba's first offering with a dual-port 12Gb/sec SAS interface with a form-factor equivalent to industry-standard 2.5-inch HDDs. With 900MB/s of sequential read speed and a random read speed of 120kIOPS [3], the PX02SM SSD series can expand the data transfer capabilities of high-end servers and tiered high-end storage systems.

The PX02SM series features Toshiba's original QSBC[4] er ... Read more »

PARIS - Monday, June 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

The Gores Group, a global investment firm, and France Telecom-Orange, a worldwide telecom operator, announced today that The Gores Group has completed the acquisition of Etrali, Orange Business Services – Trading Solutions, a subsidiary of France Telecom Orange. Following the acquisition the company will be rebranded as Etrali Trading Solutions.

Etrali Trading Solutions, a global company, headquartered in Paris, France, is a leading provider of voice and electronic trading infrastructure and services for the trading communities. These solutions bring additional value including regulatory compliance solutions incorporating fixed and mobile voice recording capabilities. Etrali Trading Solutions also owns and operates a global, state-of-the-art (MPLS) voice and data network dedicated to the trading industry.

"The Gores Group is very excited to be the new majority shareholder of Etrali Trading Solutions, alongside a talented ... Read more »

FotoFinder presents the first system for Automated Total Body Mapping (ATBM). It documents and analyses the entire skin surface in less than three minutes and detects skin changes for the doctor.

BAD BIRNBACH, Germany - Monday, June 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- High-risk patients are checked regularly for signs of skin cancer. Up to now, these examinations were time-consuming and tended to concentrate on single moles. But that’s all about to change: it is now possible to record images of the entire skin surface in less than three minutes and to monitor it continuously for changes. The new FotoFinder bodystudio ATBM system controls the entire imaging process automatically. This ground breaking procedure has been presented at the Congress of the German Dermatology Society in May 2013.

ATBM examinations involve taking patient photographs from four sides. Unlike conventional body photography, the ATBM features a fully automated camera positioning in order ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, June 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amira Nature Foods Ltd (the "Company” or "Amira;”) (NYSE: ANFI), a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, today announced that it has launched its Amira branded products in the United Kingdom. This marks the Company’s first sales into the UK market with five products across over 2,230 retail distribution points, including Morrisons Supermarket, which represents one of the leading supermarket chains operating in the UK with over 400 stores, as well as certain foodservice customers and a Michelin star restaurant.

"We are excited to introduce our products in the UK, which we identified as a key target growth market for our business,” stated Karan A. Chanana, Amira’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident that consumers will respond positively to our premium and innovative rice products. As part of our strategy to expand the Amira brand, we are pleased to f ... Read more »

GENÈVE - Lundi 3 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--L’Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA («UBP»), l’une des plus grandes banques privées de Suisse, annonce l’acquisition de l’activité de banque privée internationale de Lloyds Banking Group («Lloyds»). L’opération marque une étape majeure dans la mise en œuvre de la stratégie de l’UBP et vise à accroître sa présence à l’échelle mondiale et à développer son activité de private banking.

Cette acquisition permet à l’UBP de renforcer encore son positionnement en Suisse et sur ses marchés de croissance prioritaires que sont notamment le Moyen-Orient et l’Amérique latine. Après l’obtention des licences réglementaires requises, les entités de Monaco et de Gibraltar rejoindront le réseau international de l’UBP. Au terme de la transaction, ses avoirs sous gestion, qui s’établissaient à CHF 83,2 milliards au 30 avr ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Lundi 3 Juin 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL00004006503 GTO), le leader mondial de la sécurité numérique, fournit sa solution basée sur la carte à puce à Dipon Consultancy Services Limited (DCSL) pour leur projet d’inclusion financière au Bangladesh. DCSL met ce projet en œuvre en collaboration avec Prime Bank Limited (PBL). Le programme, dénommé Prime Cash, représente plus de 76 % de la population du pays (150 millions d’habitants)1 et vise à fournir un accès sécurisé aux services bancaires pour les populations avec peu ou pas d’accès aux services bancaires dans les zones rurales et urbaines au Bangladesh.

Dans son effort de promotion de l’inclusion financière, DCSL a déployé des points de service DG-ePay (Dipon Group-ePay) dans les principaux lieux publics à travers le pays. Les utilisateurs finaux peuvent s’inscrire eux-mêmes et ouvrir un compte dans tout p ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Monday, June 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is providing its smart card based solution to Dipon Consultancy Services Limited (DCSL) for their financial inclusion project in Bangladesh. DCSL is implementing this project in collaboration with Prime Bank Limited (PBL). The program named Prime Cash which represents over 76% of the country’s 150 million-population1 aims to provide secure access to banking services for people with limited or no access to banking services in both rural and urban areas in Bangladesh.

In its effort to foster financial inclusion, DCSL has deployed DG-ePay (Dipon Group-ePay) Service Points at major public places throughout the country. End users can enroll themselves and open an account at any of the DG-ePay Service Points. The Gemalto smart cards contain an embedded software application that securely stores the holder’s facial image and fingerprint data ... Read more »