Low On-resistance Reduces Conduction Loss in Mobile Equipment

TOKYO - Thursday, July 11th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has expanded its line-up of low voltage N-channel MOSFETs, used in protection circuits for lithium ion batteries and the power management switches of mobile equipment, with the "TPN2R203NC". Fabricated with eighth generation process, TPN2R203NC realizes low ON-resistance, which reduces conduction loss in equipment.

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25-year communications and technology veteran joins company to accelerate innovation and investments at industry leader

DENVER - Wednesday, July 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Harris Broadcast, a portfolio company of The Gores Group and a global supplier of networking, routing and software solutions that create, manage, transmit, distribute and monetize multimedia content, today announced it has appointed Charlie Vogt as CEO, effective today. The 25-year information technology and communications leader joins Harris Broadcast following nine years as President and CEO of GENBAND where he led a company transformation that encompassed six acquisitions, including Tekelec SSG, NextPoint Networks and Nortel’s VoIP Business. Through successful organic innovation, attention to operational integration and relentless focus on customers, GENBAND became no. 1 in VoIP and delivered a compound annual growth rate of ~100 percent during his tenure. Mr. Vogt succeeds Harris Morri ... Read more »

LUGANO, Switzerland - Wednesday, July 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BOARD International, a leading global provider of software for unified Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management, today announced that users rate BOARD #1 for Overall Satisfaction* and #2 for Product Experience (allows business users to get the information they need with reduced reliance on IT) and Implementation Experience (implementation was cheaper than expected) in Gartner’s recent report "User Survey Analysis: Customers Rate Their CPM Vendors, 2012” **.

Download report here: http://www.board.com/in/CPM-vendors-compared

Regarding the results of specialized vendors and megavendors, the report states "Many specialist CPM vendors score consistently higher than the megavendors, which shows they have credible solutions, despite their relatively small size and market share".

"We are very pleased to receive this acknowledgement as we believe it confirms our strategy ... Read more »

Global promotion offers members Double Points during the week and Triple Points on weekends

MCLEAN, Va. - Wednesday, July 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, announced the launch of its latest global promotion, Triple Your Trip. Coinciding with The Great Getaway*, now Hilton HHonors members can earn Triple Points Friday through Sunday and Double Points Monday through Thursday for hotel stays completed between July 9, 2013 and September 30, 2013 at participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.

During the summer months, travel is calling everyone to take a relaxing spa weekend, explore a new cultural location or find their next adrenaline rush. Whatever the o ... Read more »

LOS ANGELES - Wednesday, July 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) The Blu-ray Disc Association ("BDA”) announced today that it has secured a permanent injunction against Pivos Technology Group, Inc., permanently preventing Pivos from infringing the BDA’s trademark rights.

"Since its introduction in 2006, consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc products has continued to grow and there are now nearly 60 million Blu-ray Disc households in the United States and there are approximately 180,000,000 Blu-ray Disc playback devices in homes worldwide,” said Blu-ray Disc Association President, Roel Kramer. "The format’s strong growth has been a function not only of the superior picture and sound Blu-ray delivers, but also of the quality experience consumers associate with the Blu-ray Disc logo.”

The lawsuit, filed earlier this year, centered on Pivos’ manufacturing and marketing of its AIOS HD Media Center, which made unauthorized use of BDA trademarks and enabled unauthorized ... Read more »

Global Blue TFS Japan Co., Ltd. established to make retail transactions between Japanese merchants and their foreign customers, easier and faster

EYSINS, Switzerland - Wednesday, July 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Global Blue, the experts in international shopping and spending and NTT DATA, the leading Japanese system integration company, has announced today a joint venture to provide tax refund services in Japan to foreign travellers shopping in Japan. Global Blue TFS Japan Co., Ltd will start business nationwide at the end of September 2013.

"Asia is the world’s fastest growing tourism region and the Japanese government has exciting plans to boost Japan as a tourism nation. We have created this joint venture to support these plans and to help Japanese retailers to capture their share of the fast growing globe shopper segment.” said Per Setterberg, Global Blue President and CEO. "The introduction of tax refund services across the country will make Japan ... Read more »

Re-launches competitive RFP process to add new registrars to sell .CO domain names

BOGOTÁ, Colombia - Wednesday, July 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- .CO Internet SAS (www.COinternet.co), the Registry operator of the .CO top-level domain, today announced the re-launch of its competitive Request for Proposal ("RFP”) process to help identify and select additional Accredited Registrar partners to sell .CO domain names.

Taking a measured approach to accreditation, the .CO Registry will be accepting additional partners that meet established standards and criteria. Selection will be based on a variety of factors, including each candidate’s demonstrated ability and commitment to expand brand awareness, grow sales in local markets, and enhance the overall competitive landscape for .CO domain names.

"Partners from every corner of the world have expressed a keen interest in becoming an official .CO Accredited Registrar,” said Crystal Peterson, Director of G ... Read more »

CelluTome™ Epidermal Harvesting System makes harvesting and subsequent grafting of epidermis accessible to more clinicians and patients

SAN ANTONIO - Wednesday, July 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced that its CelluTome™ Epidermal Harvesting System is commercially available in the US. The CelluTome™ Epidermal Harvesting System offers an automated, precise and reproducible process of harvesting autologous, non-damaged epidermal tissue. The simplicity of the new system makes the benefits of epidermal grafting accessible to a much broader range of clinicians and patients than before.

"The CelluTome™ System allows for a simplified and convenient way to harvest epidermis and provide autologous epidermal micrografts,” said Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD, professor and vice chairman, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. "Our experience, to date confirms harvesting with min ... Read more »