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PITTSBURGH - Dimanche 1 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Data Governance and Information Quality Conference

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le CMMI® Institute a présenté aujourd'hui le modèle  ... Read more »

TORONTO - Dimanche 1 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--LumiStream Tech a annoncé l’achèvement de la phase de conception de trois nouveaux produits en attente de brevet destinés aux appareils à écran tactile. Alors qu’elle entre dans la phase de développement, l’entreprise technologique révolutionnaire cherche des investisseurs pour se joindre à la belle aventure.

 « Notre système M-Axis est conçu pour améliorer la fonction et la précision des écrans tactiles sur smartphones, les tablettes, les ordinateurs portables et autres appareils », a expliqué Andrew Jalali, fondateur et PDG de LumiStream Tech. « Ces technologies peuvent être utilisées par le consommateur moyen pour naviguer sur Internet ou sélectionner des emplacement sur une carte, mais sont également mises en œuvre dans plusieurs applications spécialisées telles que le travail créatif et technique, et la saisie des données. »

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LONDON - Thursday, May 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile Asia Expo 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced new details for the 2014 GSMA Mobile Asia Expo, including new keynote speakers in the Mobile Forum and new exhibitors, sponsors and partners. Mobile Asia Expo will be held 11-13 June at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai and is expected to draw more than 24,000 attendees.

“The excitement is building around Mobile Asia Expo and we continue to add to the programmes and activities that attendees will experience there,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “The theme of this year’s event is “Making Global Connections” and we are looking forward to seeing the people and companies that are driving innovation in today’s mobile world coming together again in Shanghai.”

New Keynote Speakers for Mobile Forum

The GSMA announced several new keynote s ... Read more »

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TOKYO. - Saturday, May 31st 2014

Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO: 6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will expand its family of 650V silicon carbide (SiC) schottky barrier diodes (SBD) with the addition of insulated TO-220F-2L package products. The 4 new products expand the 6A, 8A, 10A and 12A line-up from the current TO-220-2L package products. Mass production shipment starts from today.

SBDs are suited for applications including server power supplies and power conditioners for photovoltaic power generation systems. SBDs can also act as replacements for silicon diodes in switching power supplies, where they are 50% more efficient (Toshiba survey).

SiC power devices offer more stable operation than current silicon devices - even at high voltages and currents - as they significantly reduce heat dissipation during operation. They meet diverse industry needs for smaller, more effective c ... Read more »

SANTIAGO, Chili - Dimanche 1 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hytera Mobilfunk a remporté le contrat de fourniture d'un système radio TETRA pour les communications radio sécurisées dans le réseau du métro de la ville de Santiago, au Chili.

Le contrat a été signé par les parties à Santiago. En étroite coopération avec son partenaire local SICE Chile, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH mettra en œuvre les communications vocales et les transferts de données pour une exploitation sécurisée et efficace dans le réseau du métro de Santiago.

Dans le cadre de ce déploiement de grande envergure, Hytera fournira 4 nœuds de commutation TETRA et 77 stations de base TETRA qui assureront la couverture de toutes les lignes du métro de Santiago.

La portée du projet englobera les lignes existantes 1, 2, 4, 4A et 5 ainsi que deux futures lignes 3 et 6, avec le système de communications radio TETRA ACCESSNET-T IP d’Hytera. Pour améliorer davantage l’efficacité ... Read more »

New Framework, Supported by a Portfolio of Services, Designed to Maximize the Value of Data While Strengthening the Collaboration between Business and IT

PITTSBURGH - Thursday, May 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Data Governance and Information Quality Conference

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CMMI® Institute today unveiled the Data Management Maturity (DMM)™ model to enable organizations to improve data management practices across the full spectrum of their business. The DMM model, as the only reference model of its kind, provides organizations with a standard set of best practices to build a unique roadmap aligning data management strategy with individual business goals. The Data Management Maturity Portfolio, which will include the DMM model and a full complement of supporting services, will be available summer 2014.

The accelerating influx of information in today’s business landscape further challenges what is already a complex endeavor—building, ... Read more »

Developing Pre-Touch Off-Set Cursor and Pressure Controls

TORONTO - Thursday, May 29th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LumiStream Tech has announced its completion of the design phase for three new patent-pending products made for touch-screen devices. As it makes its way into the development phase, the groundbreaking technology company is seeking investors to join the exciting venture.

“Our M-Axis system is designed to improve the function and precision of touch-screens on smart-phones, tablets, notebooks and other devices,” explains Andrew Jalali, Founder and CEO of LumiStream Tech. “These technologies can be used by the average consumer to browse the internet or make location selections on a map, but also implemented in more specialized applications such as technical, creative work, and data entry.”

The Pre-Touch Off-set Cursor System becomes visible as a finger approaches the touch-screen on devices with ... Read more »

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TOKYO. - Dimanche 1 Juin 2014

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO :  6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company a annoncé aujourd’hui l’élargissement de sa ligne de diodes à barrière de Schottky (SBD) 650 V en carbone de silicone (SiC), avec l’ajout de produits au boîtier isolé TO-220F-2L package. Les 4 nouveaux produits étendent la gamme 6A, 8A, 10A et 12A des produits actuels à boîtier TO-220-2L. La production en volume commence dès aujourd’hui.

Les SBD sont adaptés aux applications incluant l’alimentation des serveurs informatiques et les conditionneurs d’énergie pour les systèmes de génération électrique photovoltaïques. Les SBD peuvent également servir pour remplacer les diodes silicones dans les alimentations électriques à commutation, pour lesquelles elles sont 50 % plus efficaces (d'après une enquête de Toshiba).

Les appareils électriques SiC offrent un fonctionnement plus s ... Read more »

SANTIAGO, Chile. - Friday, May 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Hytera Mobilfunk was awarded the contract for a TETRA radio system for secure radio communications in the metro system of the city of Santiago de Chile.

The contract was signed by the parties in Santiago de Chile. In close cooperation with the local partner SICE Chile, Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH will provide digital voice and data communications for secure and effective operation across the Metro de Santiago network.

In this significant deployment, Hytera will deliver 4 TETRA switching nodes and 77 TETRA base stations which will cover all lines of Metro Santiago de Chile.

The scope of the project will cover the existing lines 1, 2, 4, 4A and 5, as well as the two future lines 3 and 6, with Hytera's TETRA radio communications system ACCESSNET-T IP. To enhance operations further, Hytera will provide 42 dispatcher work stations and voice recording systems for the Metro control room.

HAMBOURG, Allemagne et MARSEILLE. - Dimanche 1 Juin 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)Dole Food Company, Inc. et le groupe Compagnie Fruitière annoncent que Dole a revendu sa participation minoritaire dans la Compagnie Financière de Participations, la holding du groupe Compagnie Fruitière, à son actionnaire majoritaire. Dole et la Compagnie Fruitière ont décidé d’un commun accord qu’il serait préférable que les deux entreprises poursuivent leurs objectifs de croissance séparément à l’avenir.

Cette transaction met un terme à une coopération longue et fructueuse de 21 ans, mais la fin du partenariat au niveau de l’actionnariat dans la société n’exclut pas la possibilité que les deux entreprises continuent à coopérer commercialement en qualité de fournisseur ou de client l’une de l’autre si, quand et où cela serait dans leur intérêt mutuel.

À propos de Dole Food Company, Inc.

Dole Food Company, Inc. est l’u ... Read more »

BRUSSELS, Belgium. - Wednesday, May 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)Smartmatic, the world’s leading voting technology and services provider, helped Belgian voters to use for the first time a 100% automated and fully-verifiable electronic voting solution to select their representatives to the European Parliament. Turnout in Belgium reached 90%, the highest among EU nations.

These elections were particularly complex as three different parliaments were being elected - Regional, Federal and European. The advanced automated voting platform provided by Smartmatic, which had been previously used in municipal and provincial elections in Belgium, was a key element in the success of the electoral process.

Smartmatic provided election technology and services in 3,365 polling stations across 153 communes, serving millions of voters.

Commenting on the elections, Antonio Mugica, CEO for Smartmatic said, “It was an honor for us to be part of this ... Read more »

A Model of Current Market Structure and an Alternative Design Wins the Annual $100,000 Prize for Unpublished Papers     

GREENWICH, Conn. - Wednesday, May 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) AQR Capital Management, LLC today presented its third annual AQR Insight Award to Eric Budish, Ph.D., Peter Cramton, Ph.D., and John J. Shim for their path-breaking unpublished paper on market dynamics and market structure in a world of high-frequency trading.

In their paper, “The High-Frequency Trading Arms Race: Frequent Batch Auctions as a Market Design Response,” Budish, an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago; Cramton, a Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park; and Shim, a Chicago Ph.D. student, show how arbitrage between exchanges keeps relative prices in check, but also imposes a cost on liquidity providers when their limit orders become stale and are “picked off” before ... Read more »

HAMBURG, Germany & MARSEILLE, France. - Wednesday, May 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Dole Food Company, Inc. and Compagnie Fruitière Group announce that Dole has sold its minority interest in Compagnie Financiere de Participations, the holding company of Compagnie Fruitière Group, back to its majority shareholder. Dole and Compagnie Fruitière have jointly decided that they will better pursue their growth objectives separately in the future.

This transaction puts an end to 21 years of a long and fruitful cooperation but the termination of the partnership at shareholder level does not exclude that both companies may continue to cooperate commercially as supplier or customer to each other if, when and where it would be to their mutual benefit.

About Dole Food Company, Inc.

Dole Food Company, Inc., is one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Dole is an industry leader in many ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany. - Wednesday, May 28th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

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Boehringer Ingelheim announced today that the company has reached a comprehensive settlement of state and federal cases in the U.S. litigation regarding Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate). The settlement enables Boehringer Ingelheim to focus solely on its mission of improving patients’ lives and allows the company to avoid the distraction and uncertainty of lengthy litigation. The settlement was closed at 650 million US Dollar (appr. 470 million €). It comes after a reaffirmation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the positive benefit-risk profile of Pradaxa®, when it published the results of a Medicare study of more than 134,000 patients.1

“Time and again the benefits and safety of Pradaxa® have been confirmed in many clinical trials and in real world data analyses. This settlement doe ... Read more »