HONG KONG - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT Communications Corporation, the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT (NYSE:NTT) Group, has announced the introduction of its payment solutions to help merchants expand their reach and gain access to the global e-Commerce market’s vast potential. The solutions lower the barriers of entry for merchants, allowing rapid access to high-growth e-Commerce markets such as China.

“Asia’s e-Commerce market is expected to reach over US$525 billion¹ in 2014, with China a key driver of growth. However, implementing and managing an effective payment strategy can be a very complicated process for merchants. In our survey² of 200 large US and European global merchants, 99 per cent of organisations reported challenges when delivering e-Commerce in Asia such as dealing with different domestic payment methods, currency restrictions, tax regulations, and ... Read more »

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill - Friday, June 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ISACA, a global professional association serving 115,000 information systems assurance, security, governance and risk professionals, has selected Matthew S. Loeb, CAE, as its new chief executive officer. With a strong background in enterprise strategy, corporate development, global business operations and governance, Loeb brings his extensive experience in leading innovation and strategic growth to ISACA.

 “The ISACA Board of Directors welcomes Matt, and we look forward to working closely with him and building on our 45-year history helping our members and their enterprises drive value through information and information systems,” said Tony Hayes, 2013-2014 international president of ISACA and chair of the CEO search panel. “Matt is the right person to lead ISACA and is an ideal match for the execution of ISACA’s Strategy 2022, a long-term plan to expand the asso ... Read more »

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SAN DIEGO & DUBLIN. - Thursday, June 5th 2014

Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB: HGBL, CSE: HGP), today reported that its collaboration with Cloud Investment Partners, a global organization with expertise in the aerospace industry – the global online auction of the Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) Plant assets (Dublin, Ireland) – was a resounding success with total receipts significantly exceeding owners’ expectations. The sale was conducted on behalf of Irish-based Auctioneering Company E-Auctions.

Other highlights of the auction:

    Over 1800 lots sold
    420+ bidders
    245+ buyers from 11 countries across three continents

“We are very pleased with the final results of our sale of LTAI’s plant assets ... Read more »

Cegedim Life Sciences Customers to Benefit from Cost-Effective Data Integration with Core Business Applications

PARIS - Friday, June 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cegedim Relationship Management today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Scribe Software, a recent winner of the prestigious Globee and Red Herring Top 100 awards, and now one of the fastest-growing cloud and software providers of data integration in the world. Leveraging Scribe’s innovative data integration platform, Cegedim customers will be able to cost-effectively and seamlessly move and integrate data between Cegedim Relationship Management and other enterprise applications without needing to create and maintain custom or code-based integrations.
Open Solutions and End-to-End Data Integration for Growth and Increased Effectiveness To remain competitive in today’s market, Life Sciences companies must be able to achieve a 360-degree view of all busi ... Read more »

LONDON. - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Smartmatic has once again demonstrated its extensive experience in election automation and electronic voting. This time, the world’s leading voting technology and service provider shared its knowledge at the election observation mission and the Election Knowledge Fair, organised by the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) in Seoul, South Korea from 30 May – 4 June.

The events gathered electoral commissioners, as well as representatives from parliamentary and civic organisations, from over 32 countries, including China, Iraq and Russia. South Korea held local elections on 4 June.

The A-WEB was originally formed to protect the integrity of elections through observation missions, but it’s evolved into a forum for exchanging election information and good practices.

South Korea’s President, Park Geun-Hye, commenting on the importance of the A-WEB initiative, sta ... Read more »

Life Sciences-Specific CRM Now Provides Complete Single Platform that Brings Multichannel Together, Empowering Better Customer Interactions

ROME - Friday, June 6th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cegedim Relationship Management today announced the availability of the latest release of its Life Sciences-specific Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform, Mobile Intelligence, which features a groundbreaking, complete, single platform that brings multichannel together, empowering Life Sciences teams to create better customer interactions. The announcement was made at Cegedim’s annual customer conference in Rome, where Life Sciences leaders have gathered in a spirit of co-creation to explore the advances in technology that make their businesses run more efficiently.

Executing a Multichannel Strategy for Comprehensive Customer Engagement

As the healthcare industry continues to evolve and increase in complexity considering multiple s ... Read more »

Surgical incision management could generate savings of more than 60 million Euros in Germany alone

SAN ANTONIO. - Wednesday, June 4th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced today that a new study, published in the International Wound Journal, showed the Prevena™ Incision Management System used over closed incisions for the first six to seven days reported a significantly lower infection rate than conventional dressings in patients undergoing cardiac surgery via median sternotomy. Post-sternotomy wound infection is a serious, potentially fatal complication of cardiac surgery which often requires additional surgery, and is associated with significantly increased health care costs.

This study compared the infection rates of 3,745 patients who had received median sternotomy for cardiac surgery; 237 patients received surgical incision management via the Prevena™ System (-125mmHg) for six to seven days, and the remaining 3,5 ... Read more »

See It Through His Own Eyes Thanks to the Panasonic A500 Wearable 4K Camera

OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic has teamed up with Brazilian football superstar, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, to

promote its latest 4K wearable camera, the A500.

Panasonic asked Neymar Jr to wear a prototype of its A500 wearable 4K camera and challenged him to score the

hardest ‘goal’ of his career!

Panasonic today released 4K/30P footage taken by the A500 from Neymar Jr’s very own perspective as he took on

the challenge. To discover if he succeeded or not – and to see exclusive behind the scenes footage – take a look at

the YouTube video, entitled “Neymar’s Eye” located at http://youtu.be/C0vo5B92GgI.

About the A500

Panasonic’s HX-A500 is the world’s first 4K/30p (25p) Wearable Camera and enables you to shoot scenes tha ... Read more »

SAP Licensees Leveraging Independent Support to Drive Rapid, Cost-Effective Innovation into Their SAP Landscape

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Wednesday, June 4th 2014

SAPPHIRE NOW 2014

SAPPHIRE NOW 2014 Conference -- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE: ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion and Oracle Retail software, today announced continued year-over-year growth and client success for its SAP support product line. Annual revenue for Rimini Street support for SAP applications increased by 64.4 percent for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2014, compared to the prior 12 months, with more than 100 total clients to date who have switched from SAP to Rimini Street support. Beyond the significant cost savings achieved b ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany. - Thursday, June 5th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

    Acceptance of marketing authorisation application marks the beginning of regulatory review process for nintedanib* in IPF in EU
    EMA has accepted the request for accelerated assessment
    Application for nintedanib* in IPF is supported by pivotal data from two replicate Phase III trials involving more than 1,000 patients
    Data show that nintedanib* consistently slows disease progression by reducing annual decline in lung function by half

(BUSINESS WIRE) For non-US health media only

Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the application for marketing authorisation of nintedanib*, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been validated and granted accelerated assessment by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).The acceptance of this marketing authorisation app ... Read more »