DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, December 13th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Statement from the Internet Society CEO and President, Lynn St. Amour:

At the conclusion of today's plenary, the Internet Society is concerned about the direction that the ITRs are taking with regards to the Internet.

The Internet Society came to this meeting in the hopes that revisions to the treaty would focus on competition, liberalization, free flow of information, and independent regulation – things that have clearly worked in the field of telecommunications. Instead, these concepts seem to have been largely struck from the treaty text.

Additionally, and contrary to assurances that this treaty is not about the Internet, the conference appears to have adopted, by majority, a resolution on the Internet. Amendments were apparently made to the text but were not published prior to agreement. This is clearly a disappointing development and we hope that tomorrow brings a ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi-UAE - Wednesday, December 12th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan formally inaugurated the USD 7.2billion Khalifa Port today.

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan expressed his pride at the completion of projects that are of benefit to the citizens of the homeland and that strengthen the national economy.

He also said that the country provides the necessary support for the maritime transport industry, particularly Khalifa Port, which, when its phases of construction have been completed, will become one of the most important ports for trade in the region and the Middle East, benefiting from the UAE's strategic location to act as a link between the economic regions of the world.

''The opening of this flagship project strengthens our progress and will also contribute to the continuation of the high rate of growth witnessed by the UAE, meeting the aspirations of the cou ... Read more »

IRVING, Texas - Wednesday, December 12th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

    Global energy demand expected to be 35 percent higher in 2040 versus 2010 as population and economy grow
    North America likely to transition to net energy exporter by 2025
    Oil and natural gas supplies benefit from advanced technologies and will meet about 60 percent of global energy demand in 2040

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The global energy landscape will evolve significantly as regional demand-and-supply patterns shift in the coming decades, creating new opportunities for international trade and economic growth, says ExxonMobil’s Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040, which wasreleased today.

"Energy is fundamental to our way of life and essential to grow our economy,” said Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM). "Understanding future energy trends is critical for effective policy decisions that can he ... Read more »

MUNICH, Germany - Thursday, December 13th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FWU AG Group (FWU), a Munich-based financial services company, recently issued a US$55,000,000 Sukuk – the first ever Sukukissuance by a German corporate and the largest ever Sukuk from a European Corporate. This is also the first Sukuk to utilize a computer software programme and intellectual property rights under an Ijara structure.

FWU, which primarily offers global Takaful (Islamic insurance) solutions through strategic cooperation and distribution arrangements in Europe, the Middle East and Malaysia, entered into the transaction through the Dubai branch of its subsidiary FWU Dubai Services GmbH. The ultimate financiers were GCC-based investors represented by Takaful companies that have assisted FWU in raising funding under the Ijara-based (sale and leaseback) method.

The Sukuk were issued through a Luxembourg Issuer SPV incorporated using a Dutch Stichting (foundation) structure - f ... Read more »

TOKYO - Jeudi 13 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO : 6502) a annoncé aujourd'hui la disponibilité immédiate d'échantillons de deux nouveaux disques durs (HDD) de proximité à grande capacité. La série MG de 3,5 po. 7200 rpm inclut les versions SATA et SAS, « MG03ACA400 » et « MG03SCA400 », respectivement, qui fournissent 4 TO[1] de stockage, la plus grande capacité jamais offerte par Toshiba. Des échantillons de modèles à plus faible capacité sont également disponibles dans chaque série.

À l'heure où les entreprises œuvrent pour se maintenir à niveau par rapport à l'explosion des données non structurées, les HDD de grande capacité sont des outils essentiels dans les systèmes informatiques destinés à organiser et à accéder à des réservoirs d'informations critiques à croissance rapide. Les capacités ... Read more »

Le surfeur professionnel fait confiance à la qualité des boardshorts d'Oakley

FOOTHILL RANCH, Californie - Jeudi 13 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oakley, Inc. a félicité aujourd'hui Sebastian Zietz, dit « Seabass », pour avoir remporté le Vans Triple Crown of Surfing 2012. Sebastian Zietz, qui fait partie de la famille du surf Oakley depuis l'âge de 16 ans, s'est assuré une place pour le championnat du monde 2013 de l'Association des surfeurs professionnels (ASP).

« Un membre de notre famille réalise son rêve, et nous tenons tous à le féliciter », s'est réjoui Colin Baden, PDG d'Oakley. « Il a fallu plus que ces trois événements pour voir Seabass porté en triomphe sur la plage. Nous saluons ses années d'efforts, son amour pour ce sport et cette gloire bien méritée. »

« Depuis mon enfance, je caresse le rêve de gagner la Triple Crown », a c ... Read more »

Pro Surfer Relies on Performance Oakley Board Shorts

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. - Wednesday, December 12th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oakley, Inc. today congratulated Sebastian "Seabass” Zietz for winning the 2012 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. Part of the Oakley Surf family since he was 16, Zietz has now secured a place on the 2013 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour.

"A member of the family is achieving his dream, and all of us at Oakley salute him,” said Oakley CEO Colin Baden. "When Seabass was carried up the beach in a victory march, it was a moment that took more than just three events to achieve. We salute his years of dedication, his love for the sport and his well-earned glory.”

"Winning the Triple Crown has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid,” said Zietz. "It’s second only to winning a world title. To have my name on that list with all those other guys, including Andy Irons, is just amazing.”

Comprised of t ... Read more »

TOKYO - Wednesday, December 12th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation(TOKYO:6502) today announced that samples of two new large capacity nearline hard disk drives (HDDs) are available now. The 3.5-inch 7,200 rpm MG Series includes both SATA and SAS versions, "MG03ACA400" and "MG03SCA400" respectively, that deliver 4TB[1] of storage, the largest capacity yet offered by Toshiba. Samples of lower capacity models in each series are also available.

As business works to keep up with the explosion of unstructured data, large capacity HDDs are crucial tools in IT systems designed to organize and access fast growing reservoirs of valuable information. The massive capacities of the MG Series drives are suited to RAID storage and arrays, tiered virtual infrastructures for public and private cloud deployments, archives and disk-based backup.

To help protect sensitive data from improper disclosure, both the MG03SCA400 series and MG03ACA400 series support a s ... Read more »

– Agreement with Hanrim on Wireless Power System Based on the Qi Standard –

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TOKYO - Wednesday, December 12th 2012

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that the company is collaborating with Hanrim Postec LLC (Hanrim) in the development of wireless power system ICs. The companies are working on ICs and systems based on the Qi standard*1 low power spec for mobile devices, including smartphones and mobile phones, as proposed by the Wireless Power Consortium*2 (WPC).

Toshiba and Hanrim will enter the mobile market this month with a non-contact charge system. Toshiba has developed and manufactures the ICs for the system and Hanrim provides the module.

Demand for smartphones is growing rapidly, and so is their usage, as more and more people rely on them as a platform for messaging and accessing the internet. As a result, it is often necessary to charge smartphones twice a day, sometimes even more, requiring users to ... Read more »

ROCHESTER, New York - Mercredi 12 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Les patients souhaitent jouer un rôle actif dans la gestion de leurs soins de santé et l'accès à leur dossier médical en ligne constitue une première étape importante.

Houston Medical Imaging (HMI) gère un réseau de trois centres d'imagerie en consultation externe à Houston, au Texas. La société a récemment testé MyVue, le nouveau portail de Carestream Health destiné aux patients, qui leur fournit un accès sécurisé en ligne à leurs examens d'imagerie médicale et rapports de radiologie. Si les patients choisissent de demander un second avis, ils peuvent les partager rapidement et facilement avec les médecins ou spécialistes de leur choix.

"Dans le passé, les patients recevaient passivement des soins médicaux. Aujourd'hui, ils deviennent des consommateurs responsables qui ... Read more »