SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - Monday, December 3rd 2012 [ME NewsWire]

PI Server 2012 delivers a step change in performance and scalability, while leveraging system resources better than ever before

vCampus Live! 2012

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OSIsoft, LLC (www.osisoft.com), provider of the PI System and the leader in real-time data and events infrastructure, today announced the release of PI Server 2012 at vCampus Live! 2012. PI Server 2012 is the highest performance, most reliable, most secure, and most scalable PI Server that OSIsoft has ever released.

"As the world becomes more connected, we see an exponential rise in the amount number of sensors tied to all types of assets,” said John Baier, Director of Product Management at OSIsoft. "These assets are becoming more sophisticated as well, adding many new parameters that drive data stream counts higher. Users need the data to be captured at greater fidelity than ever before, so that they can catch critical events, that he ... Read more »

TOKYO - Monday, December 3rd 2012 [ME NewsWire]

SEMICON Japan 2012

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ToshibaCorporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that Shozo Saito, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President responsible for Toshiba Group's electronic components business, will make the opening keynote speech at SEMICON Japan 2012, on Wednesday, December 5.

Mr. Saito will address "Toshiba's Semiconductor and Storage Products Strategy, and the 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), a post he has held since in July this year, propose a business model for revitalizing Japan’s semiconductor industry and winning back a greater share of the world semiconductor market.
 

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Doha, Qatar - Monday, December 3rd 2012 [ME NewsWire]

A Qatar University programme which inspires young people in the Gulf state to understand more about the nation’s key natural resource of gas has just launched its 2013 campaign.

As the world’s largest provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Qatar’s ongoing development is underpinned by the drive to empower its young people to have the technical skills and abilities to lead the country and shape its future.

As part of its mission to develop local knowledge of the gas industry, Qatar University’s College of Engineering established the Gas Processing Center (GPC), which works closely with the oil and gas industry. A key aspect of its work is engaging school children in Qatar to understand more about natural resources and their uses – working to building an increased interest in the industry and inspire more of them to get involved in research and employment in the field.

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LONDON - Saturday, December 1st 2012

An Independent Commission, initiated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and chaired by The Right Honourable Sir Philip Otton, will hold a hearing in April 2013 in London. The Commission will look into issues and allegations arising out of the Reasoned Decision of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), of 10 October 2012, in relation to Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service Team. Following this hearing the Commission will provide the UCI with its report and recommendations.

On 26 October 2012 cycling’s governing body, the UCI, decided to establish a fully independent external Commission. The Commission members have been appointed, at the request of the UCI, by the President of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), John Coates. The Commission will be chaired by former Court of Appeal Judge, Sir Philip Otton, assisted by House of Lords Peer, Baron ... Read more »

DOHA, Qatar - Saturday, December 1st 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Middle East may soon overtake other nations and become the global role model in developing sustainable energy, according to an author of a new report released today by the World Energy Council and Oliver Wyman at the COP 18 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar. The World Energy Trilemma is the struggle that governments face in providing energy that is secure, affordable, and environmentally-sound.

A World Energy Council/Oliver Wyman Energy Sustainability Index within the report that ranks 92 countries' energy systems shows that the energy systems of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait lag behind nearly half of those in the rest of the world in terms of their ability to provide sustainable energy.

But it also demonstrates why the Middle East may soon emerge the world’s leader in this area: The region is adopting many of the practical and interconnec ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar le - Samedi 1 Décembre 2012 [ME NewsWire]

L’Université du Qatar (QU)a révélé au grand jour une recherche révolutionnaire concernant le développement de biocarburants durables. Cette révélation survient au moment où le pays accueille la Conférence des Nations Unies sur Les Changements Climatiques COP18.

 Un soutien de l’état d’une valeur de 45.5 millions RQ, pour Le projet des biocarburants unique en son genre dans la région. C’est la première fois que l’équipe rend public des détails sur ses progrès récents.

Le projet mené par l’université, en collaboration avec Qatar Airways et le Parc des Sciences et des Technologies du Qatar (QSTP), est actuellement à sa troisième année. L’équipe de recherche, partie de rien avec des laboratoires représentés  uniquement par  chambres vides, a développ ... Read more »

Exhaust waste heat energy to power hybrid cars that produce low emissions with low fuel consumptionDOHA, Qatar - Thursday, November 29th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD), the authority for knowledge on sustainability in the MENA region unveiled an innovative low-emission, and lower fuel consumption of 20%hybrid car-concept on 28 November 2012. The concept was officially launched during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18) at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Designed and developed in Qatar, the engine captures thermal waste energy that is utilized to generate electric energy to run hydrogen fuel cellsusing the potable water as a source for the gas.

The fuel cell is powered primarily by a thermoelectric generator which recovers heat from exhaust-gases and is aided by a thin film photo-voltaic on the sunroof. Preliminary studies have demonstrated decreased vehicle pollutant emissions such as carbon mo ... Read more »

ROAD TOWN, Tortola - Thursday, November 29th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)--Leading currency trading service provider iFOREX has recently introduced the popular CFD, Natural Gas, to its list of tradable commodities. Now both novice and veteran traders can benefit from the movements in Gas prices by trading the Henry Hub Natural Gas CFD. iFOREX has p ... Read more »

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Wednesday, November 28th 2012

Quintiles Founder Dennis Gillings, CBE, has received the SCRIP Lifetime Achievement Award and the company he started has been named "CRO of the Year” at the 2012 SCRIP Awards in London.

The SCRIP Awards acknowledge excellence in the biopharmaceutical industry, based on judging by an independent panel of 16 life sciences experts. The 8th annual awards ceremony, held on November 28th at The Lancaster hotel in London, was attended by more than 500 industry leaders from around the world.

Being named CRO of the Year by SCRIP is a prestigious honor for Quintiles, the world’s leading provider of biopharmaceutical services. It is one of the most competitive awards bestowed by SCRIP, and Quintiles has received it three times in the past four years.

Likewise, Dennis Gillings’ lifetime achievement award is equally celebrated. Mike Ward Chief Content Officer for Datamonitor ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Thursday, November 29th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andy Cunningham, recently-named CEO of Bite Communications, today announced the integration of Bourne, a fast-growing UK-based creative digital marketing agency with offices in Glasgow and New York, into Bite. With the addition of 50 professionals bringing new expertise to the company’s offering, Bite now delivers a complete line of marketing services globally. Services include strategy and insight, public relations, marketing communications, creative and content, and digital and technology products and services.

The combined worldwide 15-office, 300-person team will operate under the brand "Bite” with Bourne CEO Dan Kersh joining the global board as head of Bite’s internal marketing delivery team, reporting to Cunningham.

"We welcome the Bourne team into the Bite family,” said Cunningham. "This merger is accelerating Bite’s evolution to becoming a strategic marketing agency that addresses ... Read more »