Mindtree’s Bluetooth® Smart IP Powers Industry-leading Performance Solution from LAPIS Semiconductor

BANGALORE, India & WARREN, N.J. - Wednesday, January 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mindtree (MUMBAI: 532819) (NSI: MINDTREE), a global information technology solutions company, today announced that its BlueLitE Bluetooth® intellectual property (IP) enabled wireless communication LSI - ML7105 chip from LAPIS Semiconductor is under mass production. Mindtree provided the silicon and software IP for Bluetooth® Smart. Additionally, Mindtree collaborated with LAPIS during the entire development cycle making key feature enhancements to help LAPIS deliver ML7105 - industry’s lowest power Bluetooth Smart solution.

The ML7105 series from LAPIS Semiconductor is designed for a new range of devices to enable the Internet of Things - Smart watches, health & fitness wearables such as heart rate monitors, pedometers and sleep trackers. Such Integrat ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters announced that the Mobile Dental Care Unit’s medical staff has screened and provided treatment to 351 individuals, citizens and residents of Abu Dhabi, during the last quarter of 2013. The unit will continue its rounds to allow more people to avail of its dental care services across Abu Dhabi throughout the year.
 It is worth mentioning that the Mobile Dental Care Unit launched its dental care services in October 2013. The initiative was implemented in pursuance of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior’s vision, to strengthen the police institution’s role in community action.
According to Abu Dhabi Police, the Mobile Dental Unit operates in two shifts, morning and evening. The dental staff handles screening services and treatment for patients; while the administrative staff streamlines and manages the ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The mislabeling of meat products sold for human consumption has serious implications from a safety and ethical perspective. With recent news stories of pork and horsemeat contamination in different parts of the world, a renewed need for specialized testing of the food supply has rapidly arisen.

For Muslim and Jewish communities, in particular, it is critical for consumers to know whether there is even the slightest contamination of foods that are considered permissible to eat (‘halal’ and ‘kosher’), having been prepared in accordance with Islamic or Jewish beliefs, respectively.

To help serve the interests of these communities that together make up approximately 23% of the global population, scientists at the University of Münster, Germany, along with scientists from AB SCIEX, a global leader in analytical technology, have developed anew method for detecting pig and horse conta ... Read more »

DENVER - Mercredi 29 Janvier 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)---MPEG LA a annoncé aujourd’hui que Curtis International Ltd. (« Curtis ») était devenu détenteur de licences de brevets groupés MPEG-2 et de licences de brevets groupés ATSC de MPEG LA.

Suite à ces accords, les sociétés qui octroient leurs brevets essentiels MPEG-2 et ATSC sous licence par l’intermédiaire de MPEG LA ont accepté de ne pas poursuivre leurs actions en contrefaçon de brevets contre Curtis auprès de la cour de district des États-Unis du district de Floride du Sud. Se reporter à http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20Legal%20Action%20List/Attachments/51/n-13-08-01.pdf ; et à http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20Legal%20Action%20List/Attachments/50/n-13-06-05.pdf.

MPEG LA, LLC

MPEG LA est le leader mondial des licences de technologies de substitution. En aidant les utilisateurs par la fourniture d’un accès prati ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Fitness 360 has kicked off the New Year with a brand new challenge that aims to get its members into shape, just in time to enjoy some summer beach fun this year. The challenge- Just Lose It- is open for all existing members to participate in but only two will be chosen to go head on in a battle to reach their goals and be awarded as the winner of the Just Lose It 2014 challenge. Participants will have to get their in-body analysis assessment and a general fitness assessment done in club on the first day of the challenge and their trainers will monitor their progress over the course of the challenge. It will be a battle to see how much sweat and strain they are willing to take for eight weeks, after which they will be judged on their overall performance which will consist of their new fat percentage, fitness level and an increase in fitness score.

What awaits the winner of the Just Lose It! Challenge, ... Read more »

DENVER - Wednesday, January 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MPEG LA announced today that Curtis International Ltd. ("Curtis”) has become a Licensee to MPEG LA’s MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License and ATSC Patent Portfolio License.

As a result of these agreements, companies that license their essential MPEG-2 and ATSC patents through MPEG LA have agreed to dismiss their patent infringement actions against Curtis before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. See http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20Legal%20Action%20List/Attachments/51/n-13-08-01.pdf; and http://www.mpegla.com/Lists/MPEG%20LA%20Legal%20Action%20List/Attachments/50/n-13-06-05.pdf.

MPEG LA, LLC

MPEG LA is the world leader in alternative technology licenses. By assisting users with convenient access to patent rights for their technology choices, MPEG LA offers licensing solutions that create opportunities for wide adoption and fuel innovation. MPEG LA’s pi ... Read more »

Cet injecteur, qui offre davantage de bénéfices aux chirurgiens et aux patients, vient augmenter le portefeuille de greffes de graisse de LifeCell

SAN ANTONIO - Mercredi 29 Janvier 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) a annoncé aujourd’hui que LifeCell Corporation (LifeCell) avait acquis un injecteur avancé de tissus adipeux (adipose Tissue Injector ou aTI) dans le but d’améliorer les procédures de greffes de graisse, auprès du groupe TauTona Group, un incubateur d’appareils médicaux basé à Menlo Park, en Californie. Grâce à l’aTI, LifeCell améliore son offre de procédures de reconstruction et de procédures cosmétiques utilisant la technologie des greffes de graisse. L’acquisition de la technologie aTI permet de faire évoluer la stratégie de KCI, dont l'objectif est d'intégrer de nouvelles technologies au portefeuille combiné de produ ... Read more »

TOKYO - Wednesday, January 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has developed a wristband activity and fitness monitor that is available from NTT Docomo, Inc. from today. The monitor integrates low power Bluetooth® 4.0 and synchronizes with a smartphone app that displays monitored activities. It makes tracking daily activities as easy as wearing a wristband.

Toshiba’s low-power technology ensures that the activity sensors secure a long life between charges. The sensor information can categorize the user’s activity as "rest,” "walking,” "running” and more; the monitor can calculate steps taken, activity intensity and estimate calories consumed. Activities are logged by the monitor along with the time data and delivered to a smartphone app via Bluetooth®. The smartphone provides a hub for connection to the cloud and uploading to a wide range of services, and the information provides a profile of the user’ ... Read more »

Les membres de HHonors peuvent gagner 1 000 points bonus pour chaque nuit et un supplément de 5 000 points bonus dans le cas d’un séjour en week-end

MCLEAN, dans l’État de Virginie - Mercredi 29 Janvier 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Les voyages deviennent plus gratifiants avec Hilton HHonors, le programme de fidélité pour 10 des dix enseignes distinctes du groupe hôtelier Hilton Worldwide, qui offre à ses membres l’opportunité de gagner des points bonus du 1er février au 30 avril 2014. Grâce à la promotion Weekend Rewards , les membres de Hilton HHonors inscrits gagneront 1 000 points bonus pour chacune de leurs nuitées et peuvent gagner un supplément de 5 000 points bonus pour chaque séjour en week-end incluant au moins deux nuits (entre le jeudi et le dimanche) dans les propriétés participantes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & R ... Read more »

LONDON - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best is a Ratings Partner sponsor of the 10th Anniversary Middle East Insurance Forum, to be held 10-11 February 2014 at the Gulf Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Vasilis Katsipis, General Manager - Market Development of A.M. Best’s MENA South & Central Asia office in Dubai, will speak on a panel session on 11th February on the topic of "Financial Strength and Stability: How Is the Regional Insurance Industry Performing and Progressing?”

Nick Charteris-Black, Managing Director – Market Development, EMEA, will also be in attendance. A.M. Best will be exhibiting at the conference at stand number 23.

To arrange meetings with A.M. Best’s delegation at the 2014 MEIF conference, please e-mail charlotte.jackson@ambest.com.

A.M. Best is the leading provider of financial strength ratings, issuer credit ratings and debt ratings for insurers worldwide. To learn more about Best’s Credit Rating ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Carmichael Fisher, the largest executive search firm in the Middle East and North Africa region, today announced its participation in Arab Health 2014, the leading health and medical trade show in the Middle East. Taking place from 27-30 January, the conference will be held at Dubai's International Convention & Exhibition Center, and features exhibitors from 64 countries around the globe. Arab Health draws attendees from regions such as Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East.

As a gold level sponsor, Carmichael Fisher will be presenting the award for "Outstanding Contribution of An Individual to the Middle East Healthcare Industry,” and hosting a full day of seminars on 29 January, including the topic Quality and Access to Care: The Talent Agenda in the Middle East. Designed exclusively for Healthcare leaders, the panel discussion will tackle some of the industry’s most pr ... Read more »

Tested and qualified with Lync Server 2013, SmartNode—the industry’s "most interoperable” VoIP gateway—makes Microsoft Lync unified communications (UC) server accessible for enterprises with non-qualified legacy and SIP phone systems.


GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

SmartNode™…More than just talk!

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patton Electronics Company announced today that SmartNode™ VoIP media gateways have been tested and qualified for interoperability with Lync® Server 2013 through Microsoft's Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program (UCOIP).

>>Learn more about the benefits of SmartNode VoIP gateways for Lync solutions by watching Patton’s on-demand educational webinar: SmartNode: the Gateway to Lync

SmartNode eliminates the interoperability obstacles for companies that want to keep their legacy PBXs, phones, speakers, pagers, and fax equipment, existing FXS/FXO POTS service or ISDN BRI/PRI lines when imp ... Read more »

HHonors Members can earn 1,000 Bonus Points for every night and an additional 5,000 Bonus Points during a weekend stay

MCLEAN, Va. - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Travel becomes more rewarding as Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, offers members the opportunity to earn Bonus Points February 1, 2014 through April 30, 2014. Through the Weekend Rewards promotion, registered Hilton HHonors members will earn 1,000 Bonus Points for each night they stay and can earn an additional 5,000 Bonus Points for any weekend stay of at least two nights (defined Thursday – Sunday) at participating Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations properties worldwide.

"Regardless of whether they’re travelin ... Read more »

Injector Offers Added Benefits to Surgeons and Patients and Expands the LifeCell Fat Grafting Portfolio

SAN ANTONIO - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) announced today that LifeCell Corporation (LifeCell) has acquired an advanced adipose Tissue Injector (aTI) for improved fat grafting procedures from the TauTona Group, a medical device incubator based in Menlo Park, California. With the aTI, LifeCell is expanding its offering for reconstructive and cosmetic procedures utilizing fat grafting technology. The acquisition of the aTI technology advances KCI’s strategy to bring new technologies into the combined KCI, LifeCell and Systagenix product portfolio to better serve the needs of customers and patients around the world.

"With this acquisition, we will leverage the LifeCell sales channel in the reconstructive and plastic surgery fields to commercialize this exciting new technology,” said Joe Woody, president &a ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

In cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, represented by the Sports Activity Section at the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development, organized the 2014 Open Road Race along the Abu Dhabi Corniche on Monday evening. The race was held under the patronage of Major General Staff Dr. Obeid Al Kutbi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, with the participation of more than 1000 racers from 18 departments from the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters.

Major General Mohammed bin Al Awadhi Al Menhali, Director General of Police Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, participated in the race, along with Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police; Brigadier General Jassem Mohammed Al Marzouqui, Deputy Director General of Human Resources at Abu Dhabi Police; Colonel Mohamme ... Read more »