MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. - Saturday, June 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lapmaster Group Holdings LLC, a leading supplier of high-precision equipment and services

for lapping, polishing, grinding, and honing, announced today that it has acquired Peter Wolters GmbH, a provider

of machine tools and systems for high-precision surface processing. Headwaters MB, a middle market investment

banking firm, advised Lapmaster on the transaction.

“This merger of complementary market leaders will create an even stronger global player with unparalleled technical

capabilities in the industry,” said Brian Nelson, President and CEO of Lapmaster. “The team of 600 professionals in

the combined entity will provide the level of service and support that customers have come to expect from

Lapmaster and Peter Wolters across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Headwaters served as an invaluable advisor to

Lapmaster in ... Read more »

Infosario® Platform Revolutionizes Drug Safety  

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Saturday, June 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles, the world’s largest biopharmaceutical services provider, has been named to the 2014 CIO 100. Each year, CIO magazine identifies and honors 100 organizations that have distinguished themselves by creating business value through the effective and innovative use of IT.

Quintiles was named to the CIO 100 because of its transformational Quintiles Infosario® Safety solution, a drug safety technology platform which is fully integrated with relevant regulatory agencies and future-proofed through a community development model.

“We are honored to be included in the CIO 100 for our work in helping to solve industry and customer challenges,” said Quintiles CIO Richard Thomas. “Introduced in 2011, our award-winning Infosario solutions combine our deep scientific and operational exper ... Read more »

Four Tech Leaders Discuss Hardware-Software Integration for Smart Internet of Things

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Saturday, June 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Computex Taipei 2014 Summit Forum, organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and run by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), was held in tandem with the 2014 edition of the internationally-watched ICT (Information and Communications Technology) event, the annual Computex Taipei expo. The Summit Forum was attended by industry luminaries such as Stan Shih, Acer Chairman; Tsai Ming-kai, Mediatek Chairman; Simon Segars, CEO of ARM Holdings and Shane Owenby, Amazon Web Services’ APAC Managing Director. The four leaders were invited to share their insights on the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud services along with the theme of “Integrating Hardware and Software for Smart Internet of Things”, giving event attendees from all over the world a window ... Read more »

Alliance with Leading Global Provider of Marketing Software Positions Cegedim as Multichannel Provider of Choice

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ROME. - Saturday, June 7th 2014

Cegedim Relationship Management today announced that it has entered into a formal partnership with Marketo in order to provide marketing automation and campaign management services to customers worldwide. With this partnership, Cegedim is taking yet another step to be the multichannel provider of choice for Life Sciences, as Marketo’s technology will boost their ability to provide customers with the most effective multichannel marketing services. Marketo is a global leader in the marketing software space, as attested to by Gartner in their 2013 Magic Quadrant for CRM Lead Management. 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 b ... Read more »