EDISON, N.J. - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mformation® Software Technologies LLC, the leading global provider of solutions for managing wirelessly connected devices, is extending its carrier network to Russia through partnership with Tele2 Russia.

Tele2 Russia has selected Mformation to provide mission critical network components that will enable automated device detection using SS7 and LTE standards, device configuration for data services, and over-the-air SIM management. The Tele2 Russia instance of the highly scalable, multi-tenanted Mformation device management platform will be localized and customized to support the unique needs of Tele2 Russia and its customers.

“Tele2 Russia has clearly made a commitment to mobile service development,” says David Shimoni, President of Mformation. “We are honoured to have been selected as one of their infrastructure partners. We look forward to supporting Tele2 Russia an ... Read more »

Heritage Global Partners to Participate in the Intersolar Europe Conference in Munich, Germany on June 4-6

SAN DIEGO & MUNICH & MERANO, Italy - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Intersolar Europe 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB:HGBL and CSE:HGP), today announced that it has been retained by MEMC Electronic Materials SpA, a SunEdison Semiconductor Limited company, to secure an enterprise buyer for the entirety of its proven polysilicon production processes in Merano, Italy. SunEdison Semiconductor Limited develops, manufactures, and sells silicon wafers to the semiconductor industry.

Heritage Global Partners is now accepting offers for SunEdison’s facility. For more detailed information, interested buyers are invited to visit Heritage Global Partners at the Intersolar Europe Conference in Munich, G ... Read more »

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) recently launched a UCITS fund umbrella structure to further expand distribution of its strategies to non-U.S. investors.

Our UCITS Fund will mirror Scout’s Unconstrained Bond Strategy and is currently registered in Luxembourg and Singapore, with plans to expand distribution into additional countries.

The Strategy is managed by lead portfolio manager Mark Egan and a seasoned team of fixed income investment professionals, including Tom Fink, Todd Thompson and Steve Vincent. The team has managed unconstrained fixed income accounts for more than 16 years and was among the first in the industry to do so.

“The cross-border distribution of Scout’s Unconstrained Bond Strategy allows us to offer non-U.S. investors a fixed income portfolio diversifier with a proven track record,” said Andy Iseman, chief executive officer of Scout ... Read more »

GENEVA - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and the outlook for Japanese equities is highly favourable, as they are currently attractively priced, on a relative as well as an absolute basis, thus creating opportunities for active stock-pickers.

The launch of “Abenomics” – which consists of monetary, fiscal and structural reforms to beat deflation and stimulate sustainable growth – has acted as a true catalyst for the Japanese economy and investor sentiment towards Japan is evolving. Thanks to these ambitious reforms, the third arrow of which Prime Minister Abe shot in April with the VAT increase, Japan seems to be recovering from deflation and is steadily shifting towards private sector-led economic growth. After a great year in 2013, Japanese equities have corrected in 2014, underperforming global equity markets – mainly due to short-term players taking profits; but tha ... Read more »

-Suit names Taiwan’s Powerchip Technology Corporation and three other companies-

TOKYO - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has filed a suit in the Intellectual Property Court in Taiwan against Taiwan’s Powerchip Technology Corporation and three companies, Powerflash Technology Corporation, Zentel Electronics Corporation, and C.T.C. Co., Ltd., together, for infringement of Toshiba’s Taiwan patents for NAND flash memory Nos. 154717 and I238412. Toshiba is asking the court to enjoin the manufacture and sale of infringing NAND flash memory products, including part No. A5U2GA31BTS-BC, etc., and for compensation for damages.
Powerchip Technology and three other companies offer NAND flash memories without a license to use technologies covered by Toshiba patents. Toshiba has issued notices to Powerchip Technology, all of which have been ignored, leaving no recourse other than ... Read more »

— Lionic Antivirus Software to Safeguard Today’s Connected Home From Online Threats —

HSINCHU, Taiwan. - Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) Lionic Corporation, a worldwide supplier of innovative network security solutions, today announced an intelligent anti-virus solution for gateways in the connected home.

Hackers consistently pose a threat, developing viruses that can compromise systems and identities. The threat of viruses can come from anywhere from bogus anti-virus software that contains a hidden virus to websites that pose as respected institutions requesting users’ personal information as part of an identity theft scam. In short, the Internet is not a secure place by any means, and even those that consider themselves to be tech savvy have unknowingly allowed viruses to access the devices they use on-the-go as well as the home.

The Lionic Anti-Virus Solution will now be offe ... Read more »