Report Concludes that China has over 5 Million Commercial Telematics Units in Service and Is on Track to Surpass the U.S. Market in the Near Future

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. - Tuesday, August 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- C.J. Driscoll & Associates, a leading supplier of market research and consulting services for the GPS and wireless communication industries, has released the China Commercial Telematics Market Study, which is the first in a new series of C.J. Driscoll reports on global telematics markets. China has the fastest growing fleet market in the world, and also one of the fastest growing commercial telematics markets. Today, over five million GPS fleet tracking and Beidou (BDS) tracking devices are used to monitor fleet vehicles, heavy equipment, and other assets. Due to government regulations and other market forces, the number of units in service will grow to over 12 million by 2018.

This comprehensive report assesses the factor ... Read more »

AeroCHECK provides an integrated testing solution for the aircraft industry.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, August 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, is expanding its global network of AeroCHECK laboratories into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE is a major and growing aviation hub for the Gulf and the Middle Eastern region. The AeroCHECK service provided by Intertek’s Sharjah, UAE laboratory supports the increasing demands of the aviation industry for quality testing and complex investigative analysis.

AeroCHECK provides a full suite of oil, fuel, hydraulic fluid, and filter/debris analysis services which assists operators in identifying potential component failures before they occur, and helps reduce unscheduled maintenance to a minimum.

Until now, complex quality testing and investigative analysis for regional airl ... Read more »

TOKYO - Wednesday, August 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Tec (TOKYO:6588) today announced that it has received two notable awards for its unique eco-friendly e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 that lets customers reuse office paper for multiple printing.

The Toshiba e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 has been awarded as a gold winner in the category Most Innovative Product of the Year by Best in Biz 2014 International. Best in Biz 2014 is an independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. Subsequently in Australia, being recognized as an eco-product that demonstrate product leadership offering a point of difference from its competitors, the e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 has been named an ABA100 winner for the Best Eco Product in The Australian Business Awards 2014.

Toshiba Tec accentuates green attributes in ‘Unique Differentiations’, its essential strategy in the printing business. The e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 is an innovative multi-f ... Read more »

Two recipients to receive cutting-edge services from EA and Illumina to advance new applications in oncology research

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Tuesday, August 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Expression Analysis (EA), a Quintiles company, today announced that it is co-sponsoring a grant program that provides scientists with leading-edge products and services to advance genomics research. In the sixth year of the grant program, EA and co-sponsor, Illumina, will award two fully funded oncology research grants. Each grant will enable winners to investigate genomic data locked within Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) tumor samples - focusing on a largely untapped data pool in an effort to enhance researchers’ understanding of cancer biology.

“Our grant program offers motivation, encouragement and resources to researchers who share our commitment to identify genetic factors that influence health and disease,” said Steve McPh ... Read more »

Aiming to cut down response time

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, August 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Ibrahim Al Ameri, Head of the Emergency and Public Safety Department at the Abu Dhabi Police, announced that the “Be a Paramedic” campaign for the employees of governmental institutions, which was launched by the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, aims at educating and training at least 70% of employees at ministries and government institutions and departments across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Lieutenant Colonel Al Ameri explained that the 3-phase plan will run over a 3 year period. In the first phase, 30% of the employees will be trained, while 20% will receive training in the second and the third phases over a 2-year period.

In a press conference he held on Tuesday at the ADP Forensic Evidence Hall, and attended by Lieutenant Colonel Zeyad Al Hajri, Deputy Head of the Emergency and Public Safety Department, Lieutenant Colonel ... Read more »