Investment will help establish first human blood fractionation plant in South East Asia

SINGAPORE - Wednesday, October 8th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- PrIME Biologics Private Limited today announced investments from Xeraya Capital Labuan Ltd via its affiliate, Pulau Manukan Ventures Labuan Ltd, and JP Asia Prime Capital Pte Ltd.

This investment will enable PrIME Biologics to establish the first human blood plasma fractionation plant in South East Asia at its Singapore cGMP facility using its patented PrIME technology. The facility is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment and PrIME will be recommissioning the facility at an opening ceremony on October 8. PrIME Biologics plans to have the facility registered with the Singapore Health Science Authority and fully operational in January 2015.

“We’re excited to be working with Xeraya and JP Asia Prime,” said Dr Hari Nair, PrIME Biologics Executive Chairman. “Their in ... Read more »

Proctored online exam now available for the Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Tuesday, October 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Global IT association ISACA—creators of the Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX)—launched the Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate today. Intended for university students and recent graduates, entry-level security professionals, and those seeking a career change, the certificate is knowledge-based and requires passing a proctored online exam.

The Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate is aligned with the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. It tests for foundational cybersecurity knowledge in five areas:

    Cybersecurity concepts
    Cybersecurity architecture principles
    Cybersecurity of networks, systems, applications a ... Read more »

CHANEL would become an important shareholder of COTY upon successful completion of the transaction

       
NEW YORK & PARIS - Tuesday, October 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) and CHANEL today announced that Coty has submitted a binding offer to acquire the Bourjois cosmetics brand from CHANEL for 15 million Class A Coty shares. CHANEL has agreed to enter into exclusive negotiations.

Bourjois’ portfolio of color cosmetic products are sold through approximately 23,000 points of sale in more than 50 countries around the world, enjoying leading positions in some of the most attractive markets for color cosmetics, such as Western Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Bourjois was founded in 1863, by French actor Joseph-Albert Ponsin, who developed a line of color cosmetics for his fellow actors.

"We are looking forward to having the Bourjois brand as part of our portfolio of lea ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, October 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today the appointment of Nancy Mahon to Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship, reporting directly to William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Ms. Mahon will continue as Global Director of the M•A•C AIDS Fund, for which she reports to Group President John Demsey and M•A•C Global President Karen Buglisi Weiler.

In her new role, Ms. Mahon will design and implement a global corporate citizenship strategy, encompassing all philanthropic, cause-marketing, and employee engagement programs across the Company. She will have responsibility for synergizing best practices in these areas across the Company’s brands, regions and functions, further integrating citizenship into the Company’s strategy. She will also play a leadership role in measuring and communicating the ... Read more »

GAITHERSBURG, Md - Tuesday, October 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Patton’s split configuration domain on SmartNode E-SBCs enables secure touchless turn-up of BroadWorks SIP trunks with remote management all the way to the customer premise.

SmartNode™… More than just talk!

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Next week at BroadSoft Connections, Patton Electronics—US-manufacturer of award-winning SmartNode™ VoIP solutions, CopperLink™ Ethernet Extenders, and BODI rS™ high-availability fixed & mobile routers—is unveiling its new automated-provisioning solution for BroadWorks SIP trunks using SmartNode enterprise session border controllers (E-SBCs) deployed as customer-premise equipment (CPE).

A new Patton white paper—to be promoted during next week’s event—details the cloud-based auto-provisioning solution for carrier-providers that features a market-leading deployment by Swisscom AG.

Integrating Patto ... Read more »

Consumers Can Now Mirror their Kindle display and Share Movies, TV shows, Videos, Games, Apps and Photos on the Big Screen

SANTA CLARA, Calif - Tuesday, October 7th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The newly released Amazon Kindle Fire tablets – Fire HDX 8.9, Fire HD 6, Fire HD 7 and Fire HD Kids Edition - display an array of attractive features, including faster processors, the Fire OS 4 operating system, sturdy frames and improved battery life. But one of their most powerful new features is the ability – thanks to the built-in SlimPort® interface – to connect and display content on any size screen with HD theater-quality resolution and high-quality digital audio.

With access to an enormous amount of video and audio through Amazon Prime, as well as popular Android apps to stay connected, ultra-fast web browser and free cloud storage for all Amazon content including photos, the exciting line of new Fire tablets with SlimPort TV-out ... Read more »