SAN FRANCISCO - Saturday, April 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

)-- WTAS Global announces locations in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Moscow through the recent addition of the Taxperience Group. Founded in 2005 by Managing Directors Ruben van Aarle, Ramon van Aarle and Sam Abbing, Taxperience provides tax advisory and consultancy to businesses in the Netherlands, Russia and Europe with a focus on corporate and international tax as well M&A issues.

“The addition of Taxperience to WTAS Global is part of a natural progression. We have a long standing relationship with Taxperience. They are trusted colleagues and part of a very high quality firm with a terrific reputation,” said Mark Vorsatz, CEO of WTAS and Chair of WTAS Global Management Council. “This is a great fit for our clients and for WTAS Global.”

Also joining WTAS Global from the Taxperience Group are Managing Directors Erik van Peursem and Diederic Hauser in 's- ... Read more »

China Mobile selects vendors including ZTE in annual tender for GPON equipment

SHENZHEN, China - Monday, April 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, won orders from China Mobile for GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) equipment in the operator’s annual tender.

ZTE was one of only three successful vendors in China Mobile’s tender after a stringent selection process. China Mobile’s tender for more than 614,000 ONUs (Optical Network Unit) and over 3,000 OLTs (Optical Line Terminal) was a test of each vendor’s product quality and capabilities in research and development, solution customization, delivery and technical support. Apart from ZTE, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell and FiberHome were the other winning bidders.

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Shared technology allows global capacity for 14nm FinFET fabrication in the U.S. and Korea

SEOUL, South Korea & SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Thursday, April 17th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced a new strategic collaboration to deliver global capacity for 14 nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology. For the first time, the industry’s most advanced 14nm FinFET technology will be available at both Samsung and GLOBALFOUNDRIES, giving customers the assurance of supply that can only come from true design compatibility at multiple sources across the globe. The new collaboration will leverage the companies’ worldwide leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, with volume production at Samsung’s fabs in Hwaseong, Korea and Austin, Texas, as well as GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ fab in Saratoga, New York.

Developed by Samsung and licensed to GLOBALFOUNDRIES, the 14nm FinFE ... Read more »

Preferred Provider Among Small, Mid-Size and Large Biopharmaceutical Customers

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Thursday, April 17th 2014

For the second year in a row, Quintiles has been named the industry leader that best differentiates itself on service quality for Phase II/III research in Industry Standard Research’s (ISR) 2014 CRO Quality Benchmarking Phase II/III Service Providers Report. According to the 148 pharmaceutical and biotechnology decision makers surveyed by ISR in this year’s report, Quintiles is the preferred provider for Phase II/III research among small, mid-size and large biopharmaceutical companies.

“At Quintiles, we are focused on leading our customers through an increasingly complex and ever-changing drug development landscape,” said Paula Brown Stafford, president of Clinical Development at Quintiles. “We are delighted once again to be recognized as the industry leader in ... Read more »