La licence couvre initialement des technologies détenues par Hitachi Maxell, Philips, Silicon Image et Sony

DENVER - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--MPEG LA, LLC a annoncé aujourd’hui la disponibilité de la licence de portefeuille de brevets DisplayPort. La licence DisplayPort couvre diverses normes de technologie d'interface numérique utilisées dans la connexion de sources audio/vidéo pour des produits tels que des écrans d'ordinateur, vidéoprojecteurs, téléviseurs, adaptateurs, ordinateurs personnels, cartes graphiques, cartes mères, dispositifs de stockage, téléphones intelligents, tablettes, dispositifs d'affichage à panneau plat et appareils photo.

« Une fois encore, la société MPEG LA est fière d'être partie prenante à la solution », a déclaré le PDG de MPEG LA, Larry Horn. « Comme pour les autres licences de MPEG LA, notre licence DisplayPort offre aux fournisseurs de produits un accès pratique à ... Read more »

41e contrat de service de lancement avec Arianespace pour SES-15/ Signature finale du contrat satellite SES-14 avec Airbus Defence and Space

LUXEMBOURG - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) a annoncé aujourd’hui la commande des services de lancement d’Arianespace pour son nouveau satellite tout-électrique SES-15. Il s’agit du 41e lancement signé par SES avec Arianespace. SES a également officiellement signé le contrat de son nouveau satellite SES-14 à Airbus Defence and Space. La commande a déjà été annoncée le 16 février.

La cérémonie des deux signatures s’est déroulée au siège de SES à Betzdorf au Luxembourg, sous le haut patronage de M. François Hollande, Président de la République française, de Son Altesse Royale le Grand-Duc Henri de Luxembourg et de M. Xavier Bettel, Premier ministre du Luxembourg. Les contrats ont été signés, respectivement, par M. Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology ... Read more »

HH Praises the Efforts of the Nations’ Sons and Daughters and Inspects the New Headquarters

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Head of the Federal Demographic Structure Council (FDSC), reviewed the Council’s projects during his visit to the new headquarters in Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

During his visit, HH Sheikh Saif was accompanied by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Brigadier Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Director General of the Headquarters Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police; and a number of officers and staff members of the Ministry.

His Highness was received by Advisor Rashid Salim Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretariat General of the Federal Demographic Council, general secretariats and the employees; and vie ... Read more »

 41st launch service contract with Arianespace for SES-15 / Final signature of the SES-14 satellite contract with Airbus Defence and Space

LUXEMBOURG - Saturday, March 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -  SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced the order of launch services from Arianespace for its new all-electric SES-15 satellite. It is the 41st launch service contract signed by SES with Arianespace. SES has also officially signed the contract for its new SES-14 satellite with Airbus Defence and Space. This order had already been announced on 16 February.

The signing ceremony for the two contracts was held at the headquarters of SES in Betzdorf in Luxembourg, under the high patronage of François Hollande, President of the French Republic, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, and Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg. The contracts were signed, respectively, by Martin Halliwelll, Chief Technology Officer of SES ... Read more »

 Even in hot, cold, or humid conditions, Patton’s CopperLink™ CL2300E extends industrial Ethernet up to 2 miles over common copper wire—without repeaters—at symmetrical rates surpassing 22 Mbps.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

CopperLink™... Going the distance

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patton Electronics announced today the US-manufactured CopperLink™ CL2300E light-industrial, wire-bonding Ethernet Extender will soon be available for pre-order.

Ideal for extending Long Range Ethernet (LRE) segments in machine-to-machine (MTM) and industrial networks, the CL2300E employs wire-bonding technology to join up to four twisted pairs into a single Ethernet connection with superior speed and distance performance.

Because it operates over any installed copper infrastructure, Patton’s CL2300E eliminates the expense and delay of installing new cabling when interconnecting industrial WiFi Acce ... Read more »

L’hôtel de luxe, situé sur l'île de North Bimini, aux Bahamas, entre dans le portefeuille Hilton

MIAMI et MCLEAN, Virginie - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Worldwide et Resorts World Bimini, la première destination touristique des croisières au monde, ont annoncé que leur tout nouvel hôtel style de vie de luxe aux Bahamas battra pavillon Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Le tout nouvel hôtel marina de luxe, dont l’inauguration officielle est prévue au Resorts World Bimini aux Bahamas cet été, fonctionnera sous l’enseigne Hilton at Resorts World Bimini. Il s’agit du deuxième hôtel de Hilton Worldwide aux Bahamas.

« Avec ses plages de sable blanc, la mer aux eaux turquoises et son casino de classe mondiale, le Hilton at Resorts World Bimini sera une destination de premier choix en soi et un ajout intéressant à notre portefeuille de plus de 550 hôtels dans le monde entier, » a déclaré Rob Palleschi, res ... Read more »

License Initially Covers Technologies Owned by Hitachi Maxell, Philips, Silicon Image and Sony

DENVER - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License. The DisplayPort License provides coverage for a variety of digital interface technology standards used in connecting audio/video sources among products such as computer monitors, video projectors, televisions, adaptors, personal computers, graphic cards, motherboards, storage devices, smartphones, tablets, flat panel displays and cameras.

“Once again, MPEG LA is proud to be part of the solution,” said MPEG LA President and CEO Larry Horn. “Like MPEG LA’s other licenses, our license for DisplayPort gives product suppliers convenient access to important technologies under a single patent license enabling them to focus their resources on innovation and new product creation instead of protracte ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic’s lithium primary batteries have been mounted in the asteroid explorer “Hayabusa2”* launched on December 3, 2014. Three models of BR series** cylindrical-type lithium primary batteries (BR-A, BR-1/2AA, and BR-C) with an extensive shelf life have been mounted this time. The same type of batteries had also previously been mounted in “Hayabusa,” which returned to Earth in 2010. This time, the batteries are being used to support “Hayabusa2”’s mission, which involves traveling 5,240,000,000 km back and forth over 6 years while serving as a power source for four instruments—a beacon signal transmitter for collecting the “re-entry capsule,” which stores particle samples from an asteroid and brings them back to Earth, an impactor for creating an artificial crater (depression) to retrieve sub-surface materials from the asteroid, a deploy ... Read more »

Multi-Country Survey Reveals Surprising Differences and Similarities among Sufferers

CINCINNATI - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - A new multi-country survey by Vicks®, the world’s #1 selling cough and cold brand*, revealed that the average person spends an astonishing three years of his/her life with a cold**. Globally consumers report 35 billion sick days over a 12 month period based on 22% of respondents confirming they called in sick due to cold or flu symptoms. The results indicated that China tops the list of countries with the most sick days, averaging 12 billion days annually, no surprise given its large population size and high frequency of cold/flu.

In its fourth year, the annual Vicks Global Cold and Flu Survey, the largest of its kind with 15,000 respondents in 15 countries, was designed to enhance understanding of the impact of the common cold and/or flu on individuals. While it revealed some surprising regional di ... Read more »

Luxury Hotel in North Bimini Island, Bahamas to Become Part of Hilton Portfolio

       
MIAMI & MCLEAN, Va - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Hilton Worldwide and Resorts World Bimini, the world’s first cruise destination resort, have announced the newest luxury lifestyle hotel in the Bahamas will fly the Hilton Hotels & Resorts flag. The newly-built luxury marina hotel, slated to have its official grand opening at Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas this summer, will operate as Hilton at Resorts World Bimini, and marks Hilton Worldwide’s second hotel in the Bahamas.

“With its white sand beaches, turquoise water and world-class casino, Hilton at Resorts World Bimini will be a premier destination in itself and an exciting addition to our portfolio of more than 550 hotels worldwide,” said Rob Palleschi, global head, full service brands, Hilton Worldwide. “Our agree ... Read more »

Mobile World Congress 2015 Mobile World Congress 2015:GSMA

BARCELONE, Espagne - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - L'Autorité nationale de régulation des télécommunications en Egypte et la GSMA ont annoncé aujourd'hui avoir conclu un accord pour établir un cadre de coopération visant à promouvoir l'économie mobile en Egypte, reconnaissant ainsi le potentiel de transformation de la technologie mobile en faveur de la croissance économique, la création d'emplois, les services publics, les entreprises et une plus large inclusion numérique des citoyens égyptiens.

Sous les auspices de Son Excellence l'ingénieur Atef Helmy, ministre des Communications et des Technologies de l'Information, le protocole d'entente a été signé lors d'une réunion tenue entre l'ingénieur Hesham El Alaily, président exécutif de l'Autorité nationale de régulation des télécommunications et la GSMA, au Mobile World Congress 2015, à Barcel ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior Child Protection Centre is taking part in the activities of the 31st Unified GCC Traffic Week held under the slogan “Your Choice Determines Your Destiny”. This event aims to foster a social culture that achieves the highest levels of traffic awareness for all community members, including both adults and children. The event is also to remind all individuals regarding the importance of abiding by the rules of traffic.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior, asserted that the MoI continuously exerts significant efforts for protecting children and in maintaining their safety by enhancing public awareness regarding safety procedures. He highlighted the importance of instilling the culture ... Read more »

Ericsson to sell Cleversafe’s highly secure, reliable and web-scale software platform as the data storage technology underpinning the new Ericsson Secure Cloud Storage solution

CHICAGO - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cleversafe, Inc., the web-scale storage market share leader, today announced its new partnership with Ericsson as the data storage platform provider for the new Ericsson Secure Cloud Storage solution. The next-generation data center infrastructure solution provides telecom operators the ability to offer new cloud storage solutions, addressing security and governance concerns that, until now, have slowed the full adoption of cloud by the world’s largest enterprises.

With Cleversafe providing the highest levels of data security, availability and efficiency to the Ericsson Secure Cloud Storage solution, telecom operators can now deliver cloud data storage services businesses can trust.

With the unprece ... Read more »

Ericsson est sur le point de vendre la plateforme logicielle hautement sécurisée, fiable et à l'échelle du Web, de Cleversafe en tant que technologie de stockage de données à la base de la nouvelle solution Ericsson de stockage sécurisé dans cloud

CHICAGO - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

 (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cleversafe, Inc., leader du marché du stockage à l'échelle du Web, a annoncé aujourd'hui son nouveau partenariat avec Ericsson en tant que fournisseur de plateforme de stockage de données pour la nouvelle solution Ericsson de stockage sécurisé dans le cloud. La solution d'infrastructure de centre de données nouvelle génération, donne aux opérateurs de télécommunications la possibilité d'offrir de nouvelles solutions de stockage dans le cloud, en répondant aux problèmes de sécurité et de gouvernance qui ont jusqu'à présent ralenti l'adoption complète du cloud par les plus grandes entreprises du monde.

Maintenant que Cleversa ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain, - Wednesday, March 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015 Mobile World Congress 2015:GSMA

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today recognised the governments of Brazil and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the mobile industry’s prestigious Government Mobile Excellence Awards, which honour governments’ significant achievements in driving growth in the use of mobile services and maximising the socio-economic impact of the mobile industry in their respective countries. This year, the Government Mobile Excellence Awards comprised two categories: Government Leadership and Spectrum for Mobile Broadband. The awards acknowledge government policies and regulation that encourage investment and support transparency, competition and regulatory independence.

“The governments of Brazil and Pakistan have demonstrated a clear commitment to putting mobile at the top of their digital agendas,” said Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory ... Read more »

Acquisition strengthens Samsung’s entry into LED display market to meet growing market demand

SEOUL - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its acquisition of Logan, Utah-based YESCO Electronics, LLC, a leading LED sign and display manufacturer with more than 2,000 installations across the U.S. and abroad. The acquisition reinforces Samsung’s entry into the LED display market, extending the reach of the company’s pioneering technologies and expertise beyond large-format displays (LFDs) using LCD panels, where the company has been the worldwide market leader for six consecutive years.1

YESCO Electronics was a subsidiary of the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO), a privately-owned custom sign manufacturer.

“As the market for LED display technology continues to grow, we understood the critical importance of having the right experience to be successful in this area,&rd ... Read more »

BARCELONE, Espagne - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015

Mobile World Congress 2015:GSMA

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- La GSMA a distingué aujourd’hui les gouvernements du Brésil et de la République islamique du Pakistan dans le cadre des prestigieux Government Mobile Excellence Awards accordés au secteur des communications mobiles. Ces prix récompensent d’importantes réalisations gouvernementales visant à favoriser la croissance et à optimiser l’impact socio-économique des services mobiles à l’intérieur d’un pays. Cette année, des Government Mobile Excellence Awards étaient décernés dans deux catégories : leadership gouvernemental et spectre pour service mobile à large bande. Les prix soulignent les politiques et réglementations gouvernementales qui encouragent l’investissement et appuient la transparence, la concurrence et l’indépendance en matière de réglementation.

« Les gouvernements du ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015:GSMA

Mobile World Congress 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) and the GSMA today announced an agreement to establish a framework of cooperation designed to promote Egypt’s mobile economy, recognising the transformative potential of mobile technology for economic growth, job creation, public services, businesses and wider digital inclusion of Egypt’s citizens.

Under the auspices of His Excellency Eng. Atef Helmy, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at a meeting between Eng. Hesham El Alaily, Executive President of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and the GSMA at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona.

His Excellency Atef Helmy, who chaired the meeting, noted: “Egypt is determined to embrace the sign ... Read more »

Extensive Awareness via Social Media

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate, announced an extensive traffic-related awareness drive via the various media outlets and social networking sites in conjunction with the GCC Traffic Week, which runs from 8 to 19 March 2015. The week-long awareness program will be carried out in collaboration with the Security Media Department, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

In his statement, Colonel Jamal Salem Al Ameri, Chief of the Public Relations Section at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police, said: “As a part of the traffic awareness programs, some 50 thousand awareness brochures will be printed and distributed to the public. The brochures will include guidance and advice aimed at enhancing traffic culture; improving road users’ be ... Read more »

 L’acquisition renforce l’entrée de Samsung sur le marché des affichages à LED visant à satisfaire une demande de marché croissante

SEOUL - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. a annoncé aujourd’hui l’acquisition de YESCO Electronics, LLC, une société basée à Logan, dans l’État américain de l’Utah, qui est un fabricant de premier plan d’enseignes et d’affichages à LED, comptant plus de 2000 installations à travers les États-Unis et dans d’autres pays. L’acquisition renforce l’entrée de Samsung sur le marché des affichages à LED, étendant la portée de l’expertise et des technologies novatrices de la société au-delà des affichages grand format utilisant des panneaux LCD, un secteur dans lequel la société est le leader mondial du marché depuis six ans.

YESCO Electronics était une filiale de Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO), un fabricant privé ... Read more »

- Realizes camera modules with height of 6 mm or less for smartphones and tablets -

TOKYO - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO: 6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company has reinforced its line-up of BSI CMOS image sensors with the introduction of the “T4KA7”, a new 20-megapixel(MP) device with an optical format of 1/2.4 inch. Mass production shipments start today.

The 20MP resolution of the new sensor puts it in the highest class of CMOS sensors for smartphones and tablets, and ensures display of crisp, detailed images, even when zooming in close with digital zoom.

The sensor’s 1.12 micrometer pixel size supports an optical format of 1/2.4 inch and makes possible the realization of camera modules with a height of 6mm or less for mobile devices.

“T4KA7” employs the same high speed circuit technology used in Toshiba’s latest products[1] which pus ... Read more »

 Avec plus de 93 000 visiteurs, fréquentation en augmentation de 9 %

BARCELONE, Espagne - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Par rapport au Congrès mondial 2014

Mobile World Congress 2015:

GSMA Mobile World Congress 2015  

(BUSINESS WIRE)--La GSMA a fait savoir aujourd’hui que plus de 93 000* visiteurs venant de 200 pays ont participé au Congrès mondial de la téléphonie mobile (Mobile World Congress, MWC) 2015, qui s’est déroulé au Fira Gran Via et au Fira Montjuïc, à Barcelone, ce qui établit un nouveau record pour cet évènement prestigieux du secteur de la téléphonie mobile. Le Congrès mondial de la téléphonie mobile 2015 a rassemblé plus de 2 000 sociétés exposantes, qui ont présenté des produits et services d’avant-garde, sur une surface d’exposition et d’accueil de 100 000 m2 nets. Plus de 3 800 analystes internationaux des médias et de la téléphonie mobile étaient présents pour diffuser les nombreuses ... Read more »

BARCELONE, Espagne - Lundi 9 Mars 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015  

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oberthur Technologies (OT), un leader mondial dans les solutions de sécurité numérique pour la mobilité, annonce ce jour l’adoption massive de ses cartes MultiSIM avec 40 millions d’unités fournies à plus de 90 clients dans le monde.

La MultiSIM associe tous les facteurs de forme dans une carte unique, facile à utiliser ; cela améliore de façon significative la praticité de la carte SIM. Concrètement, une même carte SIM peut être utilisée dans tous les téléphones portables. Si un utilisateur veut changer de téléphone, il n’a plus besoin de demander à son opérateur une nouvelle carte SIM ; il lui suffit de « dépluger » ou « repluger » sa MultiSIM selon le besoin. Ainsi, l’utilisateur peut facilement utiliser le corps de carte de la MultiSIM comme adaptateur pour n’importe quel téléphone mobile.

Av ... Read more »

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will be the sponsoring host of the global financial industry on March 31st, 2015 when it welcomes up to 300 delegates to the premier regional conference held by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry body. The exclusive event will convene star portfolio managers, institutional investors and economists to debate macro trends, regional market developments and alternative investment opportunities for the year ahead.

Sohail Jaffer, Deputy CEO of FWU Dubai Services and Middle East regional representative of AIMA, said, “Increased interest in hedge funds and alternatives comes at a time when institutional investors are seeking out investments uncorrelated to their portfolios. Pursuit of such strategies has broadened beyond sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and proprietary capital asset allocators. Ou ... Read more »

 With More Than 93,000 Visitors, Attendance Up By 9 Per Cent

BARCELONA, Spain - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Over Mobile World Congress 2014

Mobile World Congress 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today reported that more than 93,000* visitors from 200 countries attended the 2015 Mobile World Congress at the Fira Gran Via and Fira Montjuïc venues in Barcelona, setting another new record for the mobile industry’s premier event. The 2015 Mobile World Congress featured more than 2,000 exhibiting companies showcasing cutting-edge products and services across 100,000 net square metres of exhibition and hospitality space. More than 3,800 international media and industry analysts attended the event to report on the many significant industry announcements made at the Congress. Preliminary independent economic analysis indicates that the 2015 Mobile World Congress will have contributed more than €436 million and nearly 12,675 part-time jo ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain. - Wednesday, March 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announces massive adoption of its MultiSIM cards with 40 million units provided to more than 90 customers worldwide.

MultiSIM combines all the form factors on one single, easy-to-use card. It dramatically improves the user-friendliness of the SIM card. Concretely, the same SIM card can be used in any mobile phone. If end-users want to change from one form factor to another, they do not need to ask their operator for a new SIM card, but can just deplug or replug their MultiSIM. Thus, end-users can easily use the SIM card body as an adaptor for any existing handset.

Prior to MultiSIM, mobile operators had to maintain several stocks, one for each form factor. OT’s MultiSIM enables operators to make important savings as it helps them to rational ... Read more »

SANTA CLARA, Calif - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- eASIC Corporation, (@easic) a fabless semiconductor company that delivers a custom integrated circuit (IC) platform (eASIC Platform), today announced that it has shipped over twenty million custom ICs. eASIC custom ICs are used by electronics companies that need the right combination of fast time to market, high performance and low power consumption, in a cost effective and customizable solution that enables high volume production. Examples of where eASIC solutions are used include NAND based storage systems, wireless infrastructure equipment including digital front end applications for 3G and LTE, microwave backhaul solutions and wired communications equipment.

“This milestone demonstrates that the eASIC solution continues to be an attractive alternative to traditional ASICs or FPGAs. Increased adoption in both infrastructure equipment and end user applications indicate that our sca ... Read more »