Amazon will continue its commitment to providing customers with a premium entertainment experience with access to HDR titles including Amazon Originals this year

SEATTLE - Friday, April 10th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Prime members and customers in the US, UK and Germany will be able to watch titles in High Dynamic Range (HDR) this year. Amazon Originals will be the first to arrive in HDR video quality later this year. Amazon is working with Hollywood studios, leading technology innovators and global consumer electronics companies to bring Prime members and customers an unmatched HDR experience in 2015.

“4K Ultra HD picture resolution was just the beginning—we’re excited that Prime members will soon be able to view movies and TV shows including Amazon Originals in HDR quality,” said Michael Paull, Vice President of Digital Video at Amazon. “HDR is the natural next step in our co ... Read more »

AMSTERDAM - Friday, April 10th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of the close of business on Tuesday, 7 April 2015.

PSH NAV per share as of close of business on 7 April 2015 was USD27.31.

Weekly net asset value is calculated at the close of business on each Tuesday and posted on the following Thursday. In the event that Tuesday is not a business day, PSH will calculate the close-of-business NAV as of the business day immediately preceding that Tuesday. In the event that Thursday is not a business day, any such NAV will be posted the next business day following that Thursday.

About Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. is a concentrated, research-intensive, fundamental value investor in the public markets.  &nb ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award work team has finished receiving the candidacy applications for the final phase of the award. The Minister of Interior’s Excellence Award represents the various general headquarters of the police and sectors at the Ministry of Interior in a bid to achieve the objectives of the award.

Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior, stressed the keenness to follow-up with the motivation of all the ministry’s sectors in their participation of the award. He pointed out the importance of justly evaluating each applicant participating in the Ministry of Interior’s Excellence Award, so as to motivate all police general headquarters and MoI sectors, departments, work teams, members and individuals.

During his visit to the committee in the Federal Police School in Sharjah, the Undersecretary at t ... Read more »

- S-8240 Series enables high component density designs, excellent detection accuracy, and low current consumption -

CHIBA, Japan - Wednesday, April 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced the release of the S-8240 Series, 1-cell lithium-ion battery protection IC available in an ultra-small package (1.2 x 1.2 x 0.4 mm). The S-8240 features an industry leading ±5mV charge and discharge overcurrent detection voltage accuracy and ultra-low 1.5µA current consumption. The S-8240 has been optimized for use in smart phones, wearable devices, and other battery-operated portable device designs.

Lithium-ion battery protection ICs protect lithium-ion batteries from failure including over-charging, over-discharging, over-current, and short-circuiting.

Leveraging SII’s HSNT-6 (1212) ultra-small package, the S-8240 requires only half the footprint of SII’s conventional SNT-6A packaged ICs and is ultra- ... Read more »

ISO 22301:2012 certification conferred upon TECOM’s business continuity management system

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, April 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

TECOM Investments, a member of Dubai Holding and established master developer and operator of world class industry-focused business communities, announces that it has been recognised for its business continuity management system by DNV GL, one of the world’s leading certification bodies.

TECOM Investments has had its business continuity management system certified for ISO 22301:2012, making it one of very few organisations in the UAE to achieve this rating. The rating provides a globally recognised validation for TECOM Investments’ disaster response capabilities and mechanisms for fast recovery.

The certification is a reinforcement of TECOM Investments’ ongoing commitment to business excellence, ensuring that it is able to offer best in class services and support to its bus ... Read more »

LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium & TOKYO - Thursday, April 9th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    Collaboration signed to enhance access to proton therapy and carbon therapy worldwide
    Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation to become IBA’s Proteus®ONE distributor in Japan
    IBA to become Toshiba’s carbon therapy agent outside of Japan

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announce the signing of a global collaboration to expand access to advanced particle therapy worldwide. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation will become the distributor in Japan for Proteus®ONE, IBA’s compact single-room proton therapy solution, and IBA will become the agent for Toshiba’s Carbon Therapy Solutions outside Japan.

IBA and Toshiba will collaborate on activities such as customer education for Proteus®ONE and Toshiba's carbon therapy solutions. ... Read more »