LUXEMBOURG. - Thursday, April 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has called on Africa to begin satellite-powered e-school pilot projects to improve teacher competency on the continent.

The recommendation follows a roundtable discussion, attended by high level politicians and leaders from Africa and Europe, during the first day of the fifth EU-Africa Business Forum which took place in Brussels on Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1. Christine Leurquin, VP, Institutional Relations, SES, chaired the panel, ‘Creating partnerships to bring e-schools to rural Africa: Offering incubator-backed seed and early stage funding’, which discussed how a lack of connectivity in Africa remains a key bottleneck to development.

The roundtable participants concluded that, in order to strengthen education in Africa, it was vital that e-learning connectivity equipment was made exempt from licensing, customs taxes and fees to boos ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS. - Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

ISC WEST 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) ImmerVision, the inventor of the 360° panomorph lens and worldwide expert in immersive optical and imaging technology, announced today that Texas Instruments’ (TI) DaVinci™ DM8127 video processor is now the first ImmerVision Enables 2.0 qualified video processor for onboard panomorph lens dewarping and remote 360° video navigation.

Camera vendors can use TI’s DM8127 video processor to quickly bring to market 360° video devices with ImmerVision Enables 2.0 functionality. This new 360° viewing standard provides compatibility between any certified devices, software and applications by enabling automatic detection of 360° viewing parameters that are embedded within the video content upon capture.

Combining the ImmerVision Enables 2.0 library with TI’s DM8127 video processor offers intuitive 360° viewing and navigation from the ... Read more »

LONDON - Thursday, April 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Cosmoprof & Dubai Beauty 2014 - (BUSINESS WIRE)

Brands:
          

Cinere, Figurite & Reseed

Where & When:
          

Cosmoprof Bologna, Hall 22P, Stand L14, 4-7 April 2014
            

Dubai Beauty, Hall 1, Stand 1H28, 27-30 May 2014

Three hugely anticipated brands, set for global success, are being launched at Cosmoprof 2014 under the acclaimed AEPC UK Ltd umbrella:

*Cinere natural skincare – anti-ageing specialists. www.cinere.co.uk

* ... Read more »

TOKYO. - Thursday, April 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Toshiba TEC (TOKYO:6588), the global leader in printing and imaging products, solutions and services, has announced today that its Multi-functional Peripheral (MFP) has been No.1 for 14 consecutive years since 2000 in Chinese A3 MFP market. Toshiba’s market share scored 16.9 percent according to regional industry analyst KeyResearch Inc.

Although Chinese market growth has declined in 2012, the market took a turn for a better way in 2013, and the sales unit of A3 MFP has increased 9 percent from the preceding year, and was 553,300 units.

To hold the No.1 share in China, Toshiba TEC has been carefully looked into the market needs, and made success for 14 years. Chinese market is one of the important markets for Toshiba TEC, so in the year of 2013 Toshiba TEC has developed the new Monochrome MFP, e-STUDIO2505/2506/2507 series. These models have been aimed for Asia market especially for China, ... Read more »