First wave of CE 2.0 certified products has been announced

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Thursday, January 31st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A surge in the number of access providers in the Ethernet community, new markets for regional providers, application-oriented SLAs, optimized mobile backhaul and cloud service delivery… these are among the benefits now on offer, according to Ihab Tarazi Chairman of the Board, MEF (MetroEthernet Forum), speaking today at the gala announcement of the first twenty vendors to offer Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certified products. Other speakers included Ethernet inventor, Bob Metcalfe, and MEF President Nan Chen.

"The companies’ achievements are a testament to their commitment to outstanding delivery for the Carrier market” said Ihab Tarazi. "Certification will enable service providers to choose equipment vendors with greater speed, clarity and certainty. CE 2.0 Certification marks a significant moment in the life of the MEF and Carrier Et ... Read more »

HONG KONG - Thursday, January 31st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Records in pre-tax income of US$246 million and earnings of US$205 million
    Record quarterly sales of US$9.4 billion
    Record 14.1 million PC shipments and record 15.9 percent global market share
    Basic EPS of 1.99 US cents, or 15.42 HK cents
    Net cash reserves of US$4.2 billion (as of December 31, 2012)

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo Group today reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012. In its best quarter ever, Lenovo continued to outgrow the market in all geographies with record sales, pre-tax income and earnings. Lenovo continued its push towards becoming the world’s leading PC maker and emerging global leader in PC Plus devices, with another quarterly sales record of $9.4 billion, an 12 percent year-over-year increase.

For 13 consecutive quarters, Lenovo has been the fastest growing m ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, January 31st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

A new Representative Committee (Board Members) of the Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group, UAE (FERG) was elected for the term 2013 – 2014 at the Annual General Assembly Meeting held in December 2012. The newly elected Committee is constituted by 11 main members + 2 Reserve members as per the rules prescribed by Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) in the Articles of FERG. The newly formed Committee elected the Office Bearers of FERG in their meeting held on 26th January 2013.

Mr. Osama Al Rahma, General Manager, Al Fardan Exchange was elected as the Chairman of FERG for the term: 2013-2014 and Mr. Sudhir Shetty, COO, UAE Exchange was elected as the Vice Chairman.

Other office bearers are Mr. Adeeb Ahamed, Lulu Exchange, as Treasurer, Mr. V. S. Thampi, Al Ahalia Money Exchange Bureau as Joint Treasurer, Mr. Rajiv Raipancholia – Orient Exchange, as Secretary.

Mr. Mohammad Al ... Read more »

Information on the Latest Trends in the Verification Experiment Taking Place in Yokohama, Toyota, Keihanna (Kyoto) and Kitakyushu Provided in English, Chinese and Japanese.



TOKYO - Thursday, January 31st 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Next-Generation Energy and Social Systems Verification Experiment projects aimed at establishing smart cities and smart communities are proceeding in Japan. Japan Smart City Portal is the portal site for providing information on the latest trends in these projects. Introductions to a wide range of initiatives, including the verified results of Demand Response (DR) projects and V2H (Vehicle to Home) projects implemented in the summer of 2012 are available for access onhttp://jscp.nepc.or.jp/en/ in the English language, http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/cn/ in the Chinese language, and http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/ in the Japanese language.

The Next-Generation Energy and Social Systems Verification Experiment is an initiative being car ... Read more »

New Kanzi 2D & 3D User Interface Solutions Expands into a Wide Range of Markets from Mobile to Automotive to Embedded Applications

ESPOO, Finland - Wednesday, January 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rightware®, the leader in user interface (UI) design and implementation software, is proud to announce that the latest version of the Kanzi® UI Solution is the first release targeting the millions of graphics designers and application developers working on UI solutions for touch screens. Targeting every designer from the large corporations working on mission critical UI designs to the medium-sized design studios to the individual designers looking to try something new, this latest version of Kanzi is one of the biggest additions to Rightware since its inception, focusing on ease of use and introducing new versions of the product, targeting an even greater potential audience.

”This is one of the most significant updates we’ve made to Kanzi,” stated ... Read more »

Il réduit la consommation électrique en réglant l'intensité du rétro-éclairage de l'écran

TOKYO - Jeudi 31 Janvier 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO : 6502) a lancé un pont d’interface convertisseur MIPI-DSI vers LVDS à base de puces LSI, avec contrôleur de niveau de rétro-éclairage pour les écrans LCD utilisés dans les périphériques mobiles, par exemple les tablettes PC et les UltrabooksTM. Cette nouvelle gamme prend en charge des résolutions de panneaux allant jusqu’à WUXGA (1920 x 1200) à 24 bits/60 trames/s). Des échantillons seront disponibles à partir de mars, la production de masse devant débuter au mois d'août 2013. Ce nouveau produit réduit nettement la consommation électrique des périphériques mobiles, en optimisant la luminosité de l'écran LCD pour correspondre aux condition ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar - Jeudi 31 Janvier 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Son Excellence Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, premier ministre et ministre des affaires étrangères de l’État du Qatar, a inauguré officiellement le Qatar Motor Show 2013  en coupant le ruban rouge ; il a fait ensuite le tour de tous les exposants participant à l’évènement. Cet évènement fortement attendu ouvrira ses portes au public le 29 Janvier et ce jusqu’au 2 février ; il est co-organisé par la « Qatar Tourism Authority(QTA), q.media Events et GL Event. Le salon considéré comme étant la plus grande manifestation automobile de la région, présentera des marques et des véhicules du monde entier dont ; les voitures familiales, les SUV, les véhicules de luxe, les motocycles et les voitures de sport.

26 nouvelles voitures seront dévoilées au Qatar Motor Show 2013, un nouvel exploit pour le salon p ... Read more »

Parmi 19 villes, Accra, Lusaka et Luanda offre le potentiel de croissance le plus élevé en Afrique sub-saharienne


JOHANNESBURG - Jeudi 31 Janvier 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE)—Accra, Lusaka et Luanda, les capitales du Ghana, de la Zambie et de l’Angola respectivement, ont été reconnues en tant que villes de l’Afrique Sub-saharienne ayant le potentiel de croissance le plus élevé pour les cinq prochaines années, selon l’Indice de Croissance des Villes Africaines de MasterCard. Au moment où l’ensemble du continent africain avec sa population de plus d’un milliard de personnes est en train de passer par une transformation fondamentale, ce nouvel indice  met en lumière  les facteurs économiques et humains qui seront les mote ... Read more »

World Semiconductor Summit in Tokyo 2013

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TOKYO - Wednesday, January 30th 2013

Toshiba Corporation(TOKYO: 6502) today announced that Shozo Saito, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President responsible for Toshiba Group's electronic components business, will be a featured speaker at the World Semiconductor Summit in Tokyo 2013, on Wednesday, February 6.

Mr. Saito will speak on "Toshiba's Semiconductor and Storage Products Strategy and Renovation of the Semiconductor Industry in Japan." He will introduce Toshiba's strategies for total innovation in storage in the coming age of smart communities and, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), propose a business model for revitalizing Japan's semiconductor industry and winning back a greater share of the world semiconductor market.
 

Speech at World Semiconductor Summit in Tokyo 2013
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MORRISVILLE, N.C. - Wednesday, January 30th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- South Korean mobile operator KT is deploying Tekelec’s market-leadingPolicy Server (PCRF)for its LTE and 3G networks. The Policy Server will support KT’s new Voice over LTE (VoLTE) offering, LTE data plans and Rich Communication Suite (RCS) service.

South Korea is the world’s second largest LTE market and one of the most advanced mobile markets in the world. Five months after launching its service, KT exceeded one million LTE subscribers. The operator exceeded three million LTE subscribers in mid-November and four million by the end of 2012. About 63 percent of KT’s 3G and LTE subscribers use smartphones and in December the operator released Apple’s iPhone® 5, which has gained sensational popularity.

Tekelec’s Policy Server will support daily and monthly quota tracking for a variety of services, including voice, Internet usage, file transfer, instant messaging, and video telephony. ... Read more »