INCOMM TO LAUNCH PLAYSTATION (TM) NETWORK PREPAID PRODUCTS INTO INDONESIA'S 7-ELEVEN STORES

Atlanta, GA, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- InComm, a leading prepaid product and transaction services company, announced today that, together with MOL Global, Inc., the two companies are launching PlayStation™Network prepaid products to be distributed through 7-Eleven stores in Indonesia. MOL Global is a leading e-payment enabler for online goods and services in emerging and developed markets.

PlayStation™Network prepaid products – including Rp 300,000 and Rp 750,000 prepaid vouchers, as well as PlayStation®Plus 3-Month and 12-Month Membership – will be available in digital codes that can be bought through electronic kiosks located in more than 150 7-Eleven stores in Jakarta. PlayStation becomes one of the first brands to be launched by InComm in the fast-growing Indonesian gaming market. “We are pleased to be working with InComm, MOL and 7-Eleven to offer our products for Indonesian consumers,” said Mr. Hiroyuki Oda at Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia. “Our products are very popular locally, and it is great to have partners that enable our distribution to be accessible and convenient” he added.

Partners since 2002, 7-Eleven and InComm have traced a successful global expansion. Today, over two- thirds of the partnership’s sales are made outside of the United States. Since 2014, this partnership has focused its efforts in Southeast Asia, which stands out in the global payments market, given its size, potential and track record of adopting new payment technologies. 

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RedHill Biopharma Announces Closing of Concurrent Public Offering and Registered Direct Offering of its American Depositary Shares and Warrants and Partial Exercise of the Option of Underwriters

TEL-AVIV, Israel, Dec. 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDHL) (TASE:RDHL) (“RedHill” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development and commercialization of late clinical-stage, proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering and its concurrent registered direct offering of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) and warrants to purchase ADSs for aggregate gross proceeds, from both offerings combined, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, placement agent fees and other offering expenses, of approximately $38 million.

The underwritten public offering was for a total number of 2,250,000 ADSs, each representing ten of its ordinary shares, and warrants to purchase 1,125,000 ADSs, with gross proceeds of approximately $23 million. The concurrent registered direct offering was for a total number of 1,463,415 ADSs and warrants to purchase 731,708 ADSs with gross proceeds of approximately $15 million. Aggregate gross proceeds from both offerings combined totaled approximately $38 million.

The price in both offerings was $10.25 for a fixed combination of one ADS and a warrant to purchase 0.5 of an ADS. The warrants in both offerings have a per ADS exercise price of $13.33 and have a term of three years.

SOURCE : RedHill Biopharma Ltd.

SUNDANCE ENERGY AUSTRALIA LIMITED ANNOUNCES EAGLE FORD TRANSACTIONS

DENVER, Dec 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX:SEA) (NASDAQ:SNDE) ("Sundance" or the "Company"), is a U.S. onshore oil and gas exploration and production company focused in the Eagle Ford and Greater Anadarko Basin.

Sundance Energy Australia Limited (ASX:SEA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of additional working interests in 23 gross (1.5 net) producing wells and 1,449 gross (130 net) acres in McMullen County, Texas for $7.1 million. As of the effective date of the transaction production from these wells, net to the acquired interests, was averaging approximately 300 boepd. Sundance currently operates 12 of the acquired wells.

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QNB GROUP: GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO SLOW AS GOVERNMENT STIMULUS IS EASED

DOHA, Qatar, Dec 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- QNB Group has published its China Economic Insight 2016 report. The report examines recent developments and the outlook for the Chinese economy as concerns about mounting corporate debt and overheating property prices force the government to scale back stimulus.

Real GDP growth has fallen steadily in recent years, eroded by slower growth in private investment and weak external demand, which has prompted the government to support the economy through public investment and easier monetary policy.

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CELEBRATING OUR GOLDEN MOMENTS AS WE COUNTDOWN FOR THE NEW YEAR

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd (KLCCH) wishes to invite everyone to a New Year Countdown at KLCC 2017 (NYC@KLCC 2017) on 31 December 2016 at the Esplanade, KLCC Park. Celebrate the coming of the New Year at an iconic location and experience the most spectacular musical fireworks and be captivated by the stunning PETRONAS Twin Towers in the background. The theme "Our Story … Our Journey … Its Magical" will take us through an amazing end to a year of Our Golden Moments, as we Malaysians celebrate our achievements through resilience and tenacity collaborating our diverse society.  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28180

CELEBRATING OUR GOLDEN MOMENTS AS WE COUNTDOWN FOR THE NEW YEAR

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd (KLCCH) wishes to invite everyone to a New Year Countdown at KLCC 2017 (NYC@KLCC 2017) on 31 December 2016 at the Esplanade, KLCC Park. Celebrate the coming of the New Year at an iconic location and experience the most spectacular musical fireworks and be captivated by the stunning PETRONAS Twin Towers in the background. The theme "Our Story … Our Journey … Its Magical" will take us through an amazing end to a year of Our Golden Moments, as we Malaysians celebrate our achievements through resilience and tenacity collaborating our diverse society.  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28180

MFPC & CMDF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME LEADING TO CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE LICENSE (CMSRL)

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) and Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) are offering educational scholarships to study Registered Financial Planner (RFP) and Shariah RFP leading awardees to obtain the Capital Market Services Representative License (CMSRL). The program, which will be administered by the MFPC will honour and grant financial assistance to high-achievers, graduates from various universities and higher learning institutions; and financial practitioners who are keen to practice in Malaysia.

The scholarships are intended to increase the number of qualified and licensed financial planners in the marketplace besides allowing the candidates to attain their educational goals in meeting their professional objectives and succeed as financial planner. Under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), an applicable license is required for anyone to carry out capital market activities including financial planning.

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Mediu Programmes Accredited By MQA

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) has stressed that no revocation of accreditation of Al Madinah International University (Mediu) programmes has taken place as claimed by a local newspaper recently.

MQA, in a statement, said the Mediu programmes had undergone a detailed and comprehensive evaluation process involving evaluation by experts in the related fields appointed by MQA before the programmes were given MQA's accreditation.

--BERNAMA

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STATEMENT BY MQA REGARDING THE ARTICLE ENTITLED "WE WANT OUR DIPLOMA" BY THE SUN ON 20 DISEMBER 2016 (TUESDAY)

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- MQA would like to clarify a report in an English newspaper dated Tuesday, 20th Dec 2016 about 45 students from a local education institution who have graduated but yet to receive their diplomas which was claimed to be accredited by MQA. This report refers to a collaboration in the field of hospitality with an Australian institution.

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NASDAQ LEADS NEW LISTINGS IN THE U.S. AND NORDIC MARKETS

Leading U.S. exchange for total number of IPOs for 12 consecutive quarters and highest IPO win rates in technology, healthcare and financials in 2016

Nasdaq Nordic¹ maintains position as leading hub for new listings across Europe

NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it welcomed a total of 369 new listings so far in 2016 – including 277 in the U.S. and 92 in the Nordic markets – maintaining its position as the leading global exchange venue. With a 73 percent win rate representing 90 initial public offerings (IPOs), Nasdaq has extended its IPO leadership to 12 consecutive quarters in the U.S. Notable wins include trivago, Nutanix, Coupa Software in technology, First Hawaiian Bank in financials, and Extraction Oil & Gas in energy.

Companies from a diverse range of industries and countries successfully launched their IPOs on Nasdaq in 2016, raising a total of approximately $10.3 billion and $8.1 billion in the U.S. and Nordic markets, respectively. Nine of the top 10 best performing U.S. IPOs chose Nasdaq as their listing venue as well as eight of the top 10 performing technology IPOs. Nasdaq-listed IPOs in 2016 performed well, increasing in value by an average of 24 percent, outperforming The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) by 11 percent (as of the market close on December 19, 2016).

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RedHill Biopharma Announces Proposed Concurrent Public Offering and Registered Direct Offering of its American Depositary Shares and Warrants

TEL-AVIV, Israel, Dec. 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDHL) (TASE:RDHL) (“RedHill” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development and commercialization of late clinical-stage, proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced that it intends to offer its American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing ten of its ordinary shares, and warrants to purchase ADSs, concurrently in an underwritten public offering and in a registered direct offering. RedHill also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the securities offered to the public in the underwritten public offering. Both offerings are subject to market conditions and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offerings may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offerings.

Source : RedHill Biopharma Ltd.

MITSUI CHEMICALS; EXPANSION OF ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR TAIWAN JV

Mitsui Chemicals enhances mobility business to capture share in China's environment-friendly car market

TOKYO, Dec 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Formosa Mitsui Advanced Chemicals Co., Ltd. ("FMAC"), a joint venture of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo:4183; President & CEO: Tsutomu Tannowa; "Mitsui Chemicals") and Formosa Plastics Corporation (Taiwan:1301; Chairman & President: Jason Lin; "Formosa Plastics"), is to beef up the capacity of its lithium-ion, battery-use, electrolyte solution production facilities.

Demand for lithium ion batteries has expanded in line with the growth of the laptop, smartphone, and tablet device markets. In the future, greater market growth is forecast for the mobility market with the surge in demand for environment-friendly plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles especially in China.

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RedHill Biopharma Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase Ib/II Study with YELIVA® for Multiple Myeloma

TEL-AVIV, Israel, Dec. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDHL) (TASE:RDHL) (“RedHill” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on development and commercialization of late clinical-stage, proprietary, orally-administered, small molecule drugs for gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases and cancer, today announced that the first patients have been screened and a first patient has been dosed in the Phase Ib/II clinical study evaluating YELIVA^®(ABC294640) in patients with refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma.

The open-label, dose escalation Phase Ib/II study is being conducted at Duke University Medical Center and is expected to enroll up to 77 patients with refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma who have previously been treated with proteasome inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs.

UiTM Sarawak Maths Lecturer Wins AmBank Credit Card Campaign

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- A mathematics lecturer from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak has won the AmBank 'Swipe and Spot the 8' Credit Card Campaign.

In a statement today, AmBank Group said Ling Siew Ching from Kuching won the grand prize of a brand new Toyota Vellfire in the campaign that ran from June 1 to Sept 30, 2016.

"To participate in the campaign, cardholders only had to register via one-time short message service (SMS) and then swipe a minimum of RM80 with their AmBank credit cards.....

--BERNAMA

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LANDS' END NAMES JEROME GRIFFITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Highly Respected Global Executive Brings Significant Experience

Driving Growth and Innovation for Iconic Consumer Brands
 
DODGEVILLE, Wis., Dec 20 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lands’ End, Inc. (NASDAQ:LE) today announced that its Board of Directors has named Jerome Griffith to be the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer. Griffith is a highly respected global executive with extensive experience driving growth and innovation for iconic consumer brands, who most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tumi Holdings.  He will also join the Lands’ End Board of Directors.

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ELEMENTS HOLDINGS GROUP INC. & SUBSIDIARIES NAMES RICK HAMMELL AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CHICAGO, Dec 20 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elements Holdings Group Inc., a leading, Chicago-based professional employer organization (PEO) and Global Employer of Record (EOR) service provider, announced today the appointment of Rick Hammell as Chief Executive Officer. Hammell will oversee the strategic growth of Elements along with spearheading innovation in the burgeoning international human resource services market.

 
“Elements is dedicated to simplifying human resources and employer compliance while providing cost-effective solutions for clients worldwide,” said Hammell. “Our clients’ successes pushed us into the top 30 nationally and top 5 in Chicago and I’m excited to build on this momentum & continue revolutionizing our industry.”

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AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE UK PAYMENT SERVICES GROUP KALIXA FROM GVC HOLDINGS PLC

TRANSACTION SUMMARY

• Acquisition of Kalixa Group from GVC Holdings PLC for a total consideration of €29.0 million
• Completion expected during Q1 2017, subject to domestic and international regulatory approvals
• Kalixa Group will continue to provide payments processing to GVC Holdings post-Completion
• Acquisition supports Senjō Group’s strategy to create a global payments ecosystem
• Transaction combines Kalixa’s strong market position in Europe with Senjō’s extensive Asia network
• Leverages Senjō’s payments focus and expertise, and Kalixa’s experienced management team

SINGAPORE & LONDON, Dec 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Senjō Group (“Senjō”), a global payments operator and FinTech investment firm, has entered into an agreement with GVC Holdings PLC to acquire its payments processing business Kalixa Group (“Kalixa”) for a total consideration of €29.0 million payable in cash on completion, subject to a completion accounts adjustment. The total consideration is capped at €35.5 million.

Completion of the transaction (“Completion”) is subject to a number of domestic and international regulatory approvals but is expected to close during the first quarter of 2017.

Kalixa is one of the leading providers of payment services in the world and enables consumers, small business and merchants to make and accept payments. The Company processes transactions worth €11 billion annually for more than 800 merchants and supports 100 of the world’s most popular payment methods. In addition to acquiring and gateway capabilities, Kalixa has innovative wallet and issuing technologies and operations. It has offices in London and Vienna. Kalixa generated revenue in the financial year ended 31 December 2015 of €22.7 million. 

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NASDAQ WELCOMES TRIVAGO (NASDAQ: TRVG) TO THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- trivago (Nasdaq:TRVG), a global hotel search platform, visited the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square today in celebration of its initial public offering (IPO) on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

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OPENX GROWS PRESENCE IN JAPAN WITH NEW OFFICE AND EXPANDED TEAM

Kenta Umezu joins as Director of Japan Partner Services

 

TOKYO & LOS ANGELES, Dec 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- OpenX, a global leader in creating programmatic advertising marketplaces that drive superior monetization for publishers, today announced the opening of a new office and an expanded presence in Japan. The company recently moved to larger office space and added account management, sales engineering, technical implementation, technical support and yield management resources to support its rapidly expanding publisher customer base.

Jason Fairchild, co-founder and chief revenue officer of OpenX, said, “We recognize the great potential for programmatic growth, and want to bring our extensive experience delivering superior monetization for publishers to Japan and the APAC region. OpenX technology and products like header bidding are profoundly transformational for our clients, with products like OpenX Bidder outperforming other header bidding solutions in head to head comparison. We look forward to continuing to build our business in Japan by remaining focused on the fundamentals -- robust competition, extreme quality controls, and staying aligned with our publisher clients.”

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AFFILIATES OF XURA ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS TO ACQUIRE MITEL MOBILE AND RANZURE NETWORKS TO CREATE A NEW KEY PLAYER IN 5G READY MOBILE NETWORK SOLUTIONS

Pardeep Kohli, Co-Founder and CEO of Ranzure Networks, Appointed CEO of Xura and to Serve as CEO of the Combined Company

- Establishes a pure play in fully-virtualized, 5G ready software solutions across every layer of the mobile network infrastructure stack, helping Communications Service Providers (“CSPs”) drive efficiencies, flexibility and scalability as they adopt the cloud and virtualize their networks

- New solution set enables customers to handle exponential traffic growth from Internet of Things (“IoT”) and 5G applications

- Krish Prabhu, former CTO of AT&T and former President of AT&T Labs, to join the Board of Directors of the combined company

- Combined company will be based in Dallas, Texas

WAKEFIELD, Mass. Dec 20 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xura, Inc. (“Xura”), a leading provider of digital communications services, today announced that its affiliates have entered into definitive agreements to acquire Mitel Mobility, Inc. (“Mitel Mobile”), a division of Mitel Networks Corporation (“Mitel”) (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW), and Ranzure Networks, Inc. (“Ranzure”). 
       
- Mitel Mobile, formerly Mavenir Systems, is a leading provider of Voice-over-Long-Term Evolution (“VoLTE”), Voice-over-WiFi (“VoWiFi”), video, Rich Communication Services (“RCS”), messaging, radio access and packet core solutions

- Ranzure, founded by former Mavenir Systems CEO Pardeep Kohli, is an early-stage venture focused on developing 5G Cloud Radio Access Network (“RAN”) technology

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HITACHI ZOSEN TO ACQUIRE OSMOFLO HOLDINGS

OSAKA, Japan, Dec 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hitachi Zosen Corporation (TOKYO:7004) has announced that it entered into a share sale and purchase agreement to acquire the majority of shares in Osmoflo Holdings Pty Ltd, a leading engineering company for desalination and industrial water treatment utilizing membrane technology such as reverse osmosis. Subject to the completion of procedures, Osmoflo will become a subsidiary of Hitachi Zosen.

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NIPPON EXPRESS ESTABLISHES "GLOBAL LOGISTICS INNOVATION CENTRE" IN SINGAPORE TO CATER TO GLOBAL NON-JAPANESE COMPANIES

TOKYO, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- 

 

Nippon Express (South Asia & Oceania) Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary company of Nippon Express Co., Ltd., has established a new specialized unit, Global Logistics Innovation Centre (GLIC) on the same premises. The dynamic new unit has already commenced business and aims to conduct market research and business development geared towards winning global non-Japanese business. In recent years, numerous global non-Japanese companies are intensifying the authority of their regional headquarters, leading to increased necessity for the approach of catering not only towards their corporate headquarters but also towards their regional headquarters to fully understand customer needs. GLIC will seek out new business opportunities, analyze the clients' business scope, and investigate and develop logistics systems; all with an aim to strengthening the sales strategy. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28159

Botoseal Provides Solution To Document Forgery

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- The recent introduction of Botoseal, the world's most advanced anti-counterfeiting technology by Botosoft Technologies Ltd, finally lays to rest the problem of document forgery and doctoring, content alteration and signature falsification.

"It reverses the norm of easy forgery and difficult verification of document authenticity.

"The company recognises that forgery is rampant because document verification is difficult. If verifications were made easy, forgery would be contained and eventually eradicated," said Chief Executive Officer, Agbeyo Tolulope in a statement here today.

Botoseal facilitates the secure signing and verification of documents authenticity with a tap on a smartphone.

It also features a document management platform, which allow users to set document issuance privileges within any organisation, track usage and revoke access to its use as necessary.

The Botoseal solution comprises three interconnected modules of secure holographic seal, Smartsign application and Verifier application.

It replaces the conventional seal with a chip-embedded holographic seal, offering unique security and physical attributes that prevent replication and hacking.

This seal is tamper-evident and provides absolute security on documents.

Botosoft Technologies, a security solutions company, said the Smartsign application allows the signing of digital documents, while the Verifier, can verify document authenticity, as well as give users access to tamper-evident digital copies of documents.

This solution offers a cost-saving and efficient means of getting copies of paper documents, without the need for printers or photocopiers.

Botoseal was officially launched at the 20th Annual Conference of the United Kingdom National Recognition Information Centre in November.

It was developed in partnership with HID Global, a world leader in trusted identity solutions.

-- BERNAMA

FEMASYS ANNOUNCES $40 MILLION IN SERIES C FINANCING TO COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF FEMBLOC™

- Funding to support pivotal testing of non-surgical permanent contraception solution FemBloc™ -

- IDE approval granted by FDA for U.S. clinical trial of FemBloc; study to start early 2017 -

ATLANTA, Dec 16 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Femasys Inc., a developer of innovative medical devices for the women's healthcare market, today announced that it has closed $40 million in Series C financing. The transaction was arranged by Salem Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment bank which also participated as a principal investor. The Series C syndicate included multiple institutional investors, family offices and a multibillion-dollar global medical device company. The funding will be used primarily to support the pivotal testing of FemBloc™, the Company's revolutionary, non-surgical permanent contraception solution. Femasys designed FemBloc to provide women with the first non-surgical permanent contraceptive option delivered exclusively in the physician's office.

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THE CITY OF HELSINKI: NEW GENERATION CITY INFORMATION MODELS FOR HELSINKI

HELSINKI, Dec 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The City of Helsinki has commissioned two next-generation 3D city models: a smart, semantic city information model and a visually high-quality reality mesh model. These models are based on the most recent measurement, modelling and city information model methods developed over the past ten years. Helsinki is the first city in the world to simultaneously utilise both 3D city models. They are available as open data.
 

“The city information model is based on the open, global CityGML standard, and many open source code applications have been applied in the model work. This will bring benefits to tax-paying city inhabitants,” project manager, Mr Jarmo Suomisto from City of Helsinki emphasises.

The versatile models enable the calculation and visualisation of city analyses, for example on the possibilities of alternative energy sources, greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impact of traffic. The models can also be applied to the needs of businesses, tourism, navigation, rescue authorities, telecommunication network construction, building management and regional planning. 

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TOSHIBA LAUNCHES MULTI-FUNCTION SYSTEM POWER IC FOR SSD

TOKYO, Dec 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today launched "TC7738WBG," a multi-function system power IC suited for the power supply of SSD components, such as the SoC core block, IO blocks, NAND flash memory, DRAM, and various sensors. Sample shipments start today with mass production shipments scheduled for the end of January next year.

The "TC7738WBG" is a multi-output power supply IC that incorporates a 6-channel DC-DC converter, a 2-channel power supply and an input protection switch. In systems that use SSD, the voltage differs depending on the interface or application. The new IC allows the input voltage mode setting and output voltage of each channel to be changed simply by changing pin settings, enabling use in numerous systems.

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Sustainability Science New Approach To Solving Complex Issues

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Sustainability science is the new holistic approach to solving complex issues affecting well-being in the country, according to MIGHT, the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology.

Tan Sri Prof Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid, co-chair of MIGHT and science advisor to the Prime Minister, said a broader approach is crucial to tackle inter-connected problems related to human well-being such as water, energy, climate change and education.

"For example, energy, water and food security are recognised as a highly inter-related trio of fundamental issues confronting policy-makers, who must weigh and balance choices," he said.

--BERNAMA

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BTS ASIA PACIFIC RECEIVES 2016 HR VENDORS OF THE YEAR AWARD IN BEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT CATEGORY

SINGAPORE, Dec 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- BTS Asia Pacific has been awarded the silver award in the Best Leadership Development Consultant category at the 2016 HR Vendors of the Year Awards. Hosted by Human Resourcesmagazine, the HR Vendors of the Year Awards is the largest event celebrating achievements by human resources solutions providers held in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. Unlike other awards processes, the judging is done by the heads of HR from some of the region’s biggest employers. BTS was honored to not only receive the award but also be identified as one of the companies that “made notable impact on the jury.”

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ONLY 30% OF SUBSCRIBERS ARE AWARE OF RISKS POSED BY MOBILE NETWORK VULNERABILITIES

Nearly a third never check their bill to verify correct charges and detect suspicious activity

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Dec 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research commissioned by Xura, Inc, a leading provider of secure, digital communications services, has revealed the extent to which mobile subscribers are unaware of vulnerabilities in their mobile operator's network that could lead to their calls or texts being intercepted, so becoming victims of fraud or unauthorized location tracking. Only 30 percent of respondents to the survey - conducted with consumers in the US, UK and Australia - claimed awareness of any security weakness in mobile phone networks.

Respondents provided a list of reasons for their security concerns including vulnerabilities in operating systems (nine percent), apps (six percent), operator data leaks (three percent) and vulnerabilities in Bluetooth, WiFi, and voicemail hacking. However, only six percent indicated specific awareness of vulnerabilities in the technology of the telecoms network itself.

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MILREM: IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE SOLDIERS IN MOST DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WILL BE REPLACED BY SMART ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

TALLINN, Estonia, Dec 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- During the next dozen years smart unmanned ground systems (UGS) will start to replace soldiers on the battlefield, concludes a study published by the Estonian defence solutions provider Milrem together with esteemed academics from several countries. Milrem in cooperation with Singapore defence industry ST Kinetics has just recently finished live firing tests with weaponized robotic platform.

"UGSs can promise greater effectiveness and efficiencies as they do not need sleep and cannot experience the horror of war, with its inevitable emotional impact," writes James Rogers, one of the authors of the book and the Director of the Department of Political and Strategic Studies at the Baltic Defence College.

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COVISINT LAUNCHES SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR SAIC GENERAL MOTORS AND NEXTEV IN CHINA

DETROIT and SHANGHAI, China, Dec 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Covisint Corporation (Nasdaq:COVS) today announced that it has signed agreements with Chinese automotive OEMs, SAIC General Motors (SGM) and NextEV to launch supplier engagement platforms for each of their global enterprises.

The Covisint platform provides the foundation for SAIC General Motors (SGM) and NextEV to provide easy access to critical applications and content to their ecosystem of suppliers, regardless of size or location, and enable both SAIC General Motors and NextEV to realize the following benefits:

- Extend their enterprise to manage external supplier users with single sign-on to critical resources based on user types.
- Delegated administration both for security and access, as well as for content management and collaboration resources.
- Manage, automate and govern the complex network of people, systems, and things that need access to resources.
- Authenticated and unauthenticated content that can be personalized and presented to users based upon attributes such as location, division and role.
- Anytime, anywhere support with industry-leading service level agreements and availability.

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TOSHIBA LAUNCHES 40V/45V N-CHANNEL POWER MOSFET WITH INDUSTRY'S LEADING-CLASS LOW ON-RESISTANCE

Expands line-up of low-voltage “U-MOS IX-H Series” MOSFETs   TOKYO, Dec 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today expanded its “U-MOS IX-H Series” of low-voltage N-channel power MOSFETs with new 40V and 45V products delivering industry leading-class[1] low on-resistance and high-speed performance. The new products —nine 40V and five 45V versions—are designed for industrial and consumer applications, including high-efficiency DC-DC converters, high-efficiency AC-DC converters, power supplies and motor drives. Shipments start today. The new MOSFETs utilize Toshiba’s latest generation low-voltage trench structure U-MOS IX-H process to achieve the industry’s leading-class[1] low on-resistance and high-speed performance. The new structure lowers the performance index for “RDS(ON) * Qsw”[2], improving switching applications to a level surpassing current Toshiba products[3]. Output loss is improved by the reduction of output charge, which can contribute to higher set efficiency. Furthermore, the cell structures used in the new MOSFETs are optimized to suppress spike voltage and ringing during switching, which can contribute to lowering set EMI. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28108

FIRST ADVANTAGE RECOGNISED BY HUMAN RESOURCES LEADERS AS THE BEST BACKGROUND SCREENING COMPANY IN SOUTH ASIA

Best performing company for two years in a row at the prestigious Human Resources Magazine HR Vendor of the Year Awards

Judged by 54 top Human Resources Directors across Asia

SINGAPORE & KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia & HONG KONG, Dec 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- First Advantage, a Symphony Technology Group company and the leading global provider of background screening service, won two gold and one bronze award in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore at the Human Resources Magazine HR Vendors of the Year Awards 2016. The Awards was organised by the Human Resources Magazine, the leading source of HR-related news in Asia. Judged by 60 of the biggest-spending HR directors in Asia, including Fortune 500 companies, local conglomerates and other esteemed Multinational Corporations, this award is one of the most established regional awards celebrating the provider of best HR products and services in Asia.

The judging criteria included client satisfaction, the scope of product and services offered, the company’s contribution to the Human Resources industry and the recognition of the company as a thought leader among others. Since the “Background Screening” category was included in year 2015, First Advantage has consistently been the best performing Background Screening Company against other providers in the Asia Pacific region.

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NUMARES AG OPENS SINGAPORE SUBSIDIARY TO EXPAND ITS DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM INTO ASIA

- Company's AXINON® system and diagnostic tests enable laboratories to perform precision diagnostics using metabolomics

- Richard Yap, experienced medical technology executive in Asian markets, will head the office, numares Singapore Pte. Ltd., as managing director.

REGENSBURG, Germany, Dec 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- numares AG, a fast growing, innovative diagnostics company focused on the development and use of metabolomics networks in high-throughput test systems for clinical diagnostics and life science research, today announced its expansion into the Asian diagnostic market with the opening of its Asian subsidiary in Singapore. Richard Yap, a medical technology marketing executive with extensive experience in Asia, will head the Singapore office.

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XAXIS NAMES NICOLAS BIDON GLOBAL PRESIDENT

Previously CEO, EMEA for Xaxis, Bidon Succeeds Brian Gleason in Top Spot; Gleason Moves to GroupM’s [m]PLATFORM as Global CEO

 

NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Xaxis, the world’s largest programmatic media and technology platform, announced today the promotion of Nicolas Bidon to serve as global president. Bidon was previously CEO, EMEA where he led Xaxis operations across the company’s 25 markets in the region, including helping to drive growth for Xaxis specialist companies Light Reaction, Bannerconnect and plista. As global president, Bidon will be responsible for guiding Xaxis’ overall company strategy, growth, client development and operational leadership across the regions. He succeeds Brian Gleason, who previously led Xaxis and is joining GroupM’s just announced [m]PLATFORM as global CEO.

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MONSTAR LAB CAPITAL INCREASE OF 250 MILLION JPY

TOKYO, Dec 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Monstar Lab, Inc., Japan’s leading Mobile & Web Application Development company, has announced today that it has raised 250 million yen (USD 2.5 million) from The Gogin Capital Co., Ltd. (HQ: Matsue, Japan / CEO: Yasuhiro Takesako), Resona Capital Co., Ltd. (HQ: Tokyo, Japan / CEO: Hirochika Sato) and its existing investors.

 
This round of financing will be used to fund Monstar Lab’s continued global expansion in the International Markets and for further growth with Mergers & Acquisition to becoming one of the world’s biggest software development arm for new and upcoming technologies.

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APPLE USERS IN SINGAPORE GAIN CONTROL OF PDF FILES WITH NUANCE PDF CONVERTER FOR MAC

Latest Release Drives Better Macintosh Experience with Better PDF Software

 
SYDNEY, Dec 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuance Communications, a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced PDF Converter for Mac version 6, an intelligent solution that empowers Apple users in Singapore to easily convert, edit and securely collaborate with industry-standard PDF files. The software offers a rich set of tools to help users save valuable time, increase productivity and drive more value out of their PDF documents.
 

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BROADSOFT ANNOUNCES ONE-CLICK VIDEO CONFERENCE ROOM EXPERIENCE

Conference Room app allows businesses to easily and affordably add multi-point physical conference rooms to any virtual conference

 
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec 6 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT), a global unified communication software as a service (UCaaS) leader, today announced the commercial availability of BroadSoft UC-One^® Conference Room – a one-click conference room system experience that enables businesses to easily and affordably connect existing conference rooms to any UC-One virtual conference.

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THE 'SECRETS' OUT - INTERNATIONAL SPORTING STAR ANGELIQUE KERBER PARTNERS WITH AUSTRALIAN BRAND

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec 7 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- In major news for Australian endorsements, Australian health-food snack company, Slim Secrets unveils signing female Australian Open tennis champion and current world number #1, Angelique Kerber as its Official Ambassador for 2017. This is the first time an international sporting star of this calibre has aligned with an Australian health food brand.

The collaboration is a significant achievement for an Australian small business, with many international stars partnering with large global brands.

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PAXATA CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF ASIA PAC HEADQUARTERS IN SINGAPORE

Company Continues Asia-First International Expansion Strategy with Singapore Presence Serving as Regional Hub to Support Partner and Customer Growth

SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Strata + Hadoop World 2016) – Paxata, provider of the only enterprise-grade, self-service adaptive information platform, today announced the formal grand opening of its Asia Pacific headquarters office in Singapore. Executing upon its Asia-first international expansion strategy, Paxata has driven massive customer adoption of its platform, critical partner engagement in high growth industries, including financial services and high tech manufacturing, and new venture capital investments from firms across Asia.

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TOSHIBA LAUNCHES 1.3A LDO REGULATOR FOR MOBILE DEVICES WITH THE INDUSTRY'S LEADING-CLASS SMALL PACKAGE

Realizes industry’s leading-class low dropout voltage

TOKYO, Dec 5 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of a 1.3A output current CMOS LDO regulator, TCR13AGADJ, for use in the power supplies of mobile devices, housed in the industry’s leading-class^[1] small package. In the WCSP6F package, the new regulator measures just 0.8mm x 1.2mm, t: 0.33mm (max). Shipments start from today.

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SEMINAR ON 'THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN FRASER'S HILL' (27 OCTOBER, 2016)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- JICA in collaboration with SW Corp has organised the ‘Seminar on The Improvement of Solid Waste Management in Fraser’s Hill’ on 27 October, 2016 at the KPKT Training Centre, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang.

About 100 representatives from various government agencies, universities, organisations and companies have participated in the said seminar.

This seminar aimed to share the overall activity report & outcome of the Project including waste composition analysis, composting of food waste recycling, proposal for safe landfill as well as improvement of waste collection, reduction & recycling system in Fraser’s Hill.

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UMW SUFFERS PRE-TAX LOSS OF RM121.62 MLN IN Q3

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- UMW Holdings Bhd suffers a pre-tax loss of
RM121.62 million in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2016 compared a pre-tax
profit of RM72.24 million in the same quarter a year ago.
    Revenue fell to RM2.86 billion from RM3.53 billion previously, it said in a
filing to Bursa Malaysia here today.
    "The lower revenue was due to the challenging economic environment in the
oil and gas (O&G) industry coupled with the weak ringgit which had impacted the
group's results," it said.
    In a statement, President/Group Chief Executive Officer, Badrul Feisel Abdul
Rahim, said the group's performance was hit by the present downturn in the O&G
industry, softer local demand for motor vehicles and the weakening ringgit.
    The O&G (unlisted) segment registered a lower revenue of RM58.4 million in
the current quarter from RM70.0 million in the same quarter of 2015 due to the
impact of continued low oil prices, he said.
    Badrul said the moror vehicle segment's revenue fell to RM2.26 billion from
RM2.60 billion due to soft market sentiments and intense competition from other
car makers.
    The equipment segment posted a lower revenue of RM342.8 million against
RM474.8 million due to the decline in equipment sales resulting from the
slowdown in the mining sector and stiff competition in the construction sector, he said.
    He said the sales performance in Myanmar was weighed down by the continued
restriction imposed on the import of heavy equipment by the government of Myanmar.
    The manufacturing and engineering segment recorded a lower revenue of
RM144.6 million in the current quarter compared with RM183.8 million in the
previous year s corresponding quarter, he said.  
    Badrul said the challenges and uncertainties in the current business
environment might add pressure for asset impairment in the last quarter of the
year, hence, might adversely impact the group s results.  
    "Nevertheless, the management will take appropriate measures to contain
cost, increase operational efficiency and continue to improve business
potentials," he said.

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PAXATA TO FEATURE CUSTOMER AND INDUSTRY LUMINARY PRESENTATIONS AT STRATA + HADOOP WORLD IN SINGAPORE

Singapore (Strata + Hadoop World 2016), Dec 2 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paxata, pioneer of the first self-service data preparation application and provider of the only enterprise-grade, self-service adaptive information platform, announced it will be hosting multiple customer presentations, product demonstrations and speaking sessions at Strata + Hadoop World, taking place in Singapore on December 6 – 8, 2016.

What: Paxata Launch Seminar – Paxata will be hosting an informative seminar on how companies around the world are leveraging big data innovations and deploying self-service business intelligence by fundamentally transforming their data-to-insight workflows. The agenda is packed with great opportunities to network and learn from visionary technologists from Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank and Gartner.
When: Tuesday, December 6, 2016, 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM SGT
Where: The Ritz Carlton, Millenia Singapore, 7 Raffles Avenue, Singapore
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paxata-launch-seminar-tickets-29347059846

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NEW ONE-STOP SERVICE RANGING FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION FOR DIGITAL LOYALTY MARKETING

-Service to facilitate speedy adoption of loyalty programs for E-Commerce-

TOKYO, Dec 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Brierley Partners Japan, Inc. (Brierley Japan), one of group companies of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI, TOKYO:4307), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, has announced the launch of a one-stop service (the Service) as part of their consumer-oriented E-Commerce (EC) offering. Commenced on November 1st, the Service offers a wide range of solutions including the designing of loyalty programs for top customer retention as well as the implementation and operation of omnichannel*1 platforms for those programs.

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