Acquisition Will Bolster Quintiles’ Expertise in Health-Information Analytics Services and Create Foundation for Expanded Services Suite

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Tuesday, May 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

 (BUSINESS WIRE) As part of its continued efforts to strengthen and expand its service capabilities across the healthcare continuum, Quintiles today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Encore Health Resources (Encore). Encore is a leader in the health-information analytics and technology services industry focused on healthcare providers. Through its consulting services and solutions, Encore assists customers with a wide range of strategy, advisory, implementation, process-redesign, optimization, analytics and performance-improvement initiatives.

Founded in 2009, Encore has more than 300 employees located throughout North America, including approximately 250 consultants. Its primary business is focused on implementation and advisor ... Read more »

SlimPort Pro converges Audio, Video, Data and Power onto a single interface, giving smartphones the connectivity of a personal computer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Tuesday, May 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

SlimPort Summit 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Analogix Semiconductor, Inc., is announcing the second annual SlimPort Developers Summit, featuring SlimPort® Pro, its one-chip solution for connectivity of audio, video, data and charging for today’s mobile ecosystem.

The one-day event features industry experts addressing current trends and the future of mobile device connectivity, covering topics such as:

    “Competition in Mobile” (Whitey Bluestein, Mobile Strategist)
    “The SlimPort® experience” (LGE)
    “Mobile market trends” (Paul Semenza, DisplaySearch)
    “SlimPort® Pro value proposition” (Analogix)
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TOKYO. - Wednesday, May 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will demolish the No. 2 semiconductor fabrication facility (Fab 2) at Yokkaichi Operations, the company’s NAND Flash memory plant in Mie prefecture, Japan, and replace it with a new fab on the same site. Toshiba also entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) to invest jointly in the new facility. The primary purpose of the new wafer fab is to secure space for converting existing Toshiba and SanDisk 2D NAND capacity to 3D NAND beginning in 2016.

Demolition work on the current Fab 2 will start in May with construction beginning in September 2014, with a target completion date of Summer 2015. The clean room within the new fab will be built in phases to align the clean room investment with the timing of conversion of 2D NAND capacity to 3D NAND. Construction of the initial cleanroom will be co ... Read more »

CHICAGO. May 14, 2014(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire) Krebs & Sisler LP, a suburban Chicago energy research firm, has developed a low-cost CO2 separation and recycling method called Enhanced Photosynthesis and Photocatalysis Water Treatment/Biomass Growth Process. It is described in U.S. Patent No. 8,673,615 granted March 18, 2014. It neatly compliments the O2/CO2 combustion and condensing boiler system of our U.S. Patent No. 6,907,845 which separates and recovers CO2 and all other combustion-generated exhaust gases.
“We discovered economical CO2 recycling in the finding that hydroponic biomass growth can be increased more than 100 times the natural rate by continuous CO2 infusion and simultaneous LED visible light saturation. This improvement is outlined in the 8,673,615 patent,” stated inventor Bill Krebs.
In O2/CO2 combustion, oxygen is diluted with CO2 for temperature control of the fuel oxidant used to combust coal, petroleum coke or natural gas. Excludin ... Read more »

WILMINGTON, Del. - Tuesday, May 13th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CSC® Digital Brand Services, the global leader in online brand protection, monitoring, and enforcement services, is pleased to announce the addition of expanded mobile app monitoring and portfolio management services.

This is a pivotal time for brands to take control of their intellectual property rights on mobile apps, which present opportunities, challenges, and risks in equal measure.

Apple and Google’s app stores now offer about 1.5 million apps between them. Users spend roughly two hours a day interacting with apps. According to the research firm Gartner, the market will achieve global revenues of $25 billion in 2014, up 62% year-on-year. The exploitation of brands on mobile apps is on the rise, making this a critical time for brands to exercise their brand rights.

CSC Digital Brand Services’ Mobile App Monitoring Service detects and enforces against unautho ... Read more »

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Monday, May 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) This year’s 7th annual d&i awards formed a venue of fierce rivalry from 288 entries entered from 125 manufacturers (up 21.8% & 13.4 % respectively from 2013).

A total of 74 products were awarded d&i awards in this TAITRA organized event. To guarantee fairness, the award is executed by the famous German-based International Forum design, namely iF, and is now the major showcase for innovative products.

A large amount of awarded products went to wearable devices, mobile devices and network communication products. First time contender, Qualcomm, from the semiconductor sector tightened the race by fielding its Toq Smartwatch to open all options: calls, social media, music, charts appointments, and daily activity checklist. All of this seamlessly links technology with lifestyles.

Some of the Winners are …

Launched at the beginni ... Read more »