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SAN DIEGO. - Thursday, September 11th 2014

Pathway Genomics Corporation, a San Diego-based CLIA and CAP accredited clinical laboratory that offers genetic testing services globally, today announced it has launched BreastTrueTM High Risk Panel, a blood or saliva next-generation sequencing test with deletion/duplication analysis to detect mutations in seven high-risk breast cancer susceptibility genes, including BRCA1, BRCA2 and PALB2.

Recent studies of breast cancer survivors have shown that approximately 70 percent of the mutations identified were BRCA1/2 mutations. Approximately 4 percent had germline mutations in other cancer-susceptibility genes, including high-risk genes. These additional high-risk genes include CDH1, PALB2, PTEN, STK11, and TP53. Pathway Genomics’BreastTrue High Risk Panel analyzes all of these genes.

“The development and launch of this breast cancer high risk panel is a necessity to effecti ... Read more »

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LONDRES. - Dimanche 14 Septembre 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Le prix IBC2014 International Honour for Excellence, la plus haute distinction qu’IBC accorde, va être attribuée à FIFA TV, l’activité gérant les droits médias et la diffusion au sein de l’instance dirigeante du football mondial. Le prix sera décerné à IBC le dimanche 14 septembre à Niclas Ericson, représentant la FIFA à IBC et Directeur de FIFA TV.

La Coupe du Monde de la FIFA est de loin l’événement sportif le plus populaire du monde, et l’audience télévisuelle internationale de la finale rivalise avec celle des Jeux Olympiques. Depuis que la FIFA a modifié la structure de sa gestion des droits médias et de la production en 2007, la couverture télévisée de la Coupe du Monde, comme celle des autres compétitions de la FIFA, relève de la responsabilité de FIFA TV. Cela permet de garantir que chaque personne dans le monde bénéficie de la meilleure qualité d ... Read more »

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SAN DIEGO - Dimanche 14 Septembre 2014

Pathway Genomics Corporation, un laboratoire clinique accrédité CLIA et CAP basé à San Diego, offrant des services de tests génétiques dans le monde entier, a aujourd’hui annoncé le lancement du panel de susceptibilité à haut risque BreastTrueMC, une analyse de séquencement du sang et de la salive de prochaine génération avec analyse de duplication/suppression pour détecter les mutations de sept gènes de susceptibilité du cancer du sein pour les patientes à haut risque, et notamment de BRCA1, BRCA2 et PALB2.

Des études récentes sur les survivantes du cancer du sein ont montré qu’environ 70 % des mutations identifiées étaient des mutations du gène BRCA1/2. Environ 4 % présentaient des mutations de la ligne germinale dans d’autres gènes de susceptibilité au cancer, y compris les gènes à haut risque. Ces gènes à haut risque additionnels sont les gènes CDH1, PALB2, PTEN, STK11 et T ... Read more »

KANPUR, India - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)  MKU, a leading manufacturer of ballistic protection solutions for personnel and platforms has introduced the new 6th Generation ballistic protection technology Ammoflex-6 and Polyshield-6 that help to reduce the weight and thickness of personal body armour by 40%. This reduction not only increases the agility and speed of the soldiers but also greatly reduces stress and enhances endurance.

A personal ballistic vest manufactured using 6th generation Ammoflex 6 technology which conforms to the stringent norms as per NIJ 0101.06 Level II weighs 1.5 Kg, and Level 3 of VPAM BSW 2006 weighs only 1.3 kg. An armour insert for Rifle protection made using 6th generation Polyshield 6 technology weighs less than 850g.

These 6th Generation protection solutions will be showcased at the upcoming exhibitions- SMM in Hamburg, Germany (9-12 Sep), GPEC in Germany (9-11 Sep) and ADEX in Azerbaijan (1 ... Read more »

Additional photo, textile and advertising technology to be made available within the year

RADEBEUL, Germany. - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Over the next few weeks and months, unitedprint will launch a preliminary set of eight product lines (in the fields of photography, textiles, advertising, gastronomy, stationery, promotional and web services) with over 100 new products on its online portals www.easyprint.co.uk, www.print24.co.uk, www.unitedprint.co.uk, www.getprint.co.uk, www.printwhat.co.uk.

The new product lines supplement and expand the existing portfolio (which consists of classical print products such as flyers, business cards and postcards) by adding such high-quality items as photo prints, photo books, photo calendars, plastic cards and books (hard and soft cover) as well as t-shirts, polo shirts and bags. New advertising products include display stands, display boards and banners as well as beer mats, drink cups and me ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan. - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Panasonic Corporation was named again in 2014 to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI World), one of the world's renowned socially responsible investment (SRI) indexes. This is the tenth consecutive year that the company was named to DJSI World since 2005.

DJSI World is a stock index created by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC in the US and RobecoSAM AG in Switzerland, which evaluate the sustainability of companies in terms of the economy, environment, and society. Each year, about 2,500 of the world's largest companies are evaluated, and only the top 10 percent of these companies are named to DJSI World. This year there were 319 companies named to the index.

Panasonic has been lauded for its environmental management, climate strategy, operational eco-efficiency and other environmental initiatives in the Leisure Equipment & Products and Consumer Electronics Industry, whic ... Read more »

Service Providers and Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Select VidiPath™ Brand to Identify Products

AMSTERDAM - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

News Highlights:

    Subscribers will be encouraged to look for new brand name, VidiPath, when shopping for retail devices that deliver service providers’ full viewing experience on many different screens in home.
    Previously identified as CVP-2, Guidelines were developed through a close collaboration between service providers and consumer electronics (CE) product manufacturers.
    More than 15 companies have already begun pre-testing their products to prepare for Certification.

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(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IBC (Hall 14, Booth L22) - The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®) today launched the VidiPath Certification program for retail CE products supporting the organization’s subscription TV content-viewing Gui ... Read more »

App providers keep 100 percent with “All the Revenue is Yours” offer

SAN RAMON, Calif - Wednesday, September 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE)-- More than 4,000 smart TV application developers are working with the Smart TV Alliance Common Developer Portal, which launched in June, to build smart TV apps in a single, integrated process for multi-manufacturer publication. The portal simplifies the development and testing process and triggers publication across multiple TV manufacturers, allowing smart TV apps to reach more devices and users faster.

The first apps launched from the Common Developer Portal include AOL On, Anixe Mediathek, Baeble Music, Innovation TV and Lifeshow Player. They will be available for LG, TP Vision (for Philips), Toshiba and Panasonic smart TVs. Apps under development in the portal include video on demand, news, gaming, social networking and more.

A new “All the Revenue is Yours” of ... Read more »

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LONDON. - Thursday, September 11th 2014

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IBC today announces that registration for IBC Content Everywhere MENA is now open. The event will take place in Dubai on 20-22 January 2015 at the Madinat Jumeirah. Pioneering an entirely new way to do business and with unprecedented networking opportunities to penetrate the region, IBC Content Everywhere MENA will provide a unique forum for the vibrant media sector of the Middle East and North Africa to interact with technology companies and service providers dedicated to opening up global opportunities for online content distribution – ‘content everywhere’.

By the end of the first quarter of 2013, 284 million mobile subscribers in the Middle East represented mobile growth nearly twice that in Western Europe and North America combined and mobile penetration of 109% now exceeds USA, APAC and the global average. Following forecasts that Middle East mobile data t ... Read more »

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LONDON. - Thursday, September 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) The IBC2014 International Honour for Excellence, the highest honour IBC bestows, is to go to FIFA TV, the media rights and broadcast operation within football’s global governing body. The award will be presented at IBC on Sunday 14 September to Niclas Ericson, representing FIFA at IBC and Director of FIFA TV.

The FIFA World Cup is far and away the most popular single-sport event in the global calendar, and television audiences for its finals rival the Olympics in terms of international audiences. Since FIFA changed its structure of the management of media rights and production from 2007, television coverage of the World Cup, along with other FIFA competitions, has been the responsibility of FIFA TV. This is to ensure that everyone in the world benefits from the highest quality coverage and innovations in services.

The first radio broadcast of a World Cup was in 1930 fr ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic Investigations Branch at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police managed to arrest the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run accident, which killed an elderly woman in Al Yahar North in Al Ain city, within 48 hours of the accident.

Major Salah Abdullah Al Hemairi, Chief of Al Ain Traffic Section at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate, elaborated on the details of the accident. “The Operations Room received notification about a hit-and-run accident in Al Yahar North in Al Ain City,” indicated Major Al Hemairi, pointing out that a search and investigation team was immediately formed.

Major Saif Mohammed Nuaif Al Ameri, Traffic Investigations Branch Manager at the Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section, noted that the team managed to collect trace evidence belonging to the vehicle that caused the accident. “The owner ... Read more »

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Recognizing the critical role that emerging biopharmaceutical companies play in the global marketplace, Quintiles today expanded its solution set with the launch of the Quintiles Emerging Biopharma Solution – a new offering designed to meet the unique clinical development needs and goals of these companies.

“Emerging biopharmaceutical companies have been important Quintiles customers throughout our 30+ year history, and we understand the unique challenges they face,” said Paula Brown Stafford, president of Clinical Development at Quintiles. “This new offering focuses squarely on those challenges – combining an operational model designed to meet these customers’ needs with access to Quintiles’ global infrastructure, integrated technology and therapeutic expertise. It is a combination we believe will help provide superior delivery and improv ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. - Friday, September 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) 3i Infotech Ltd., a global provider of IT solutions launches its latest ORION 11j- Enterprise Resource Planning Solution. Orion 11j is an integrated, cross-industry solution that is a functionally rich, integrated, advanced solution with tools that maximize ROI and minimize turnaround time.

A fully integrated multi-user, enterprise solution, ORION 11j empowers a seamless interaction between modules, enables sharper decision-making and facilitates greater control over business processes. Orion 11j ERP Framework offers a latest technology solution that allows capitalizing on latest trends in technology with its comprehensive features. The Cloud Ready Architecture provides the applications with all the architectural benefits. The product Orion 11j is fabricated with a true Cloud Based architecture adhering to web 2.0 standards.

Integrated ORION 11j solution has enhanced prod ... Read more »