AMSTERDAM. - Friday, May 8th 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, 5 May 2015.

PSH NAV per share as of close of business on 5 May 2015 was USD28.27.

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. (PSH:NA) is an investment holding company structured as a closed end fund that makes concentrated investments ... Read more »

New processes for real estate acquisition will expedite Regus’ growth to meet the growing global demand for flexible workplaces

LONDON. - Thursday, May 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Regus today announced an agreement with four of the world’s leading property service companies who will become strategic advisors for the global workspace provider and support the further acceleration and streamlining of acquisitions worldwide.

The global real estate partners are DTZ, CBRE, Colliers International and JLL. Each will help Regus expand its unrivalled global network of flexible workplaces.

Working together from strategy through execution, these leading real estate firms will help Regus ramp up its already formidable worldwide network growth rates, and meet rising demand for its flexible workplaces.

Each firm will have responsibility for specific individual markets as Regus’ preferred partner, with CBRE leading in the UK marke ... Read more »

SES partners with I DO IT Co., LTD., to showcase the SelfSat>IP antenna at SES Industry Days

LUXEMBOURG. - Friday, May 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is showcasing the first commercially manufactured Ku-band flat antenna with integrated IP-LNB at its annual Industry Days. The antenna is produced by Korean manufacturer I DO IT Co., LTD., and will soon be available in major European markets.

Its small size of 566x300mm means that this new antenna can be discreetly installed where standard parabolic antenna may not be suitable, such as apartment blocks in cities. Versions with an integrated WiFi router are also available for the camping market.

The SELFSAT>IP antenna is compliant with the SAT>IP communications protocol and incorporates eight satellite tuners. It enables the distribution of live HD and UHD satellite broadcasting through an in-home WiFi network and can serve up to eight different di ... Read more »

LONDON. - Friday, May 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Today, in response to the decision by the London High Court to assist the Republic of Guinea’s investigation into BSG Resources (“BSGR”), Dag Cramer, a non-executive director of BSGR, issued the following statement:

“BSGR welcomes the effort by the UK Government to uncover the fraud that has been perpetrated against BSGR by President Alpha Condé. The decision today is procedural only, and will allow BSGR to provide the SFO with information that can be passed on to the Government of Guinea to demonstrate the absence of any wrongdoing by BSGR. These proceedings also provide an opportunity for BSGR to present evidence of corrupt practices by the Government of Guinea. We will continue to vigorously defend and pursue BSGR’s rightful and legal rights.”

The ruling of the High Court relates only to a request for documents: at no time in these proceedings was BSGR under in ... Read more »

HOUSTON - Thursday, May 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Frontera Resources Corporation (AIM: FRR), an independent international oil and gas exploration and production company, today announces a milestone at its gas operations in Georgia.

Since commencing gas production operations in April 2014 from the Mtsare Khevi Gas Complex, located within the Sagarejo District of its eastern Georgia, Block 12 contract area, Frontera has successfully marked one year of gas production operations.

Over the past year, Frontera’s installation of a 14-kilometer network of gathering, processing and pipeline transportation facilities culminated in the initiation of gas production operations from the Company’s ongoing drilling operations. Continuous gas sales from the area have represented the first time domestically produced non-associated gas has been continuously marketed to Georgia’s national consumption market. Together with extensive technical anal ... Read more »

-The Health Industry Summit to inject momentum into China’s healthcare market-

SHANGHAI. - Wednesday, May 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

tHIS 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With only days to go to the grand launch of The Health Industry Summit (tHIS) in Shanghai, China, the excitement and anticipation is building up to what is the largest health industry event in the world this year. More than 200,000 professionals are ready to travel from 140 countries and all corners of China to attend the event on May 15-18, 2015 at the brand new National Exhibition & Convention Center (NECC), Shanghai.

Themed “where the world of Pharmaceutical and Medical industries converge”, this mega event is expected to turn a new chapter in the healthcare industry in China.

tHIS, to cover more than 280,000sqm, is the first B2B event to employ all halls of NECC (Shanghai). Among the highlights of the Summit is the premier investment conference - Healthcare China ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France. - Thursday, May 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space today announced the strengthening of its long-standing partnership with Swedbank with a 6-year renewal contract to provide Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with payment cards, personalization and Smart Services.

Since 2009, OT has been the sole supplier of Swedbank, in order to support the bank in its objective to strengthen and broaden its card programs, in the countries where Swedbank operates and issues payment cards. For the next six years, OT will provide all Swedbank’s contact and dual interface payment cards portfolio, as well as personalization services, operated in OT’s services centers in the Nordic region.

OT will also provide Smart Services to the bank, such as Smart Assure and Smart OneCard. OT’s Smart Assure is a comprehensive business continuity planning s ... Read more »

The selected site will receive a $10,000 grant for the advancement of apheresis education and research

LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Thursday, May 7th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Terumo BCT, a global medical device manufacturing company, is seeking applications from around the world for a $10,000 grant to further the practice and positive impact of therapeutic apheresis. The Terumo BCT 2015 Advancing Apheresis Award is for clinicians, physicians and operators who are leaders in the practice of therapeutic apheresis and cell collections. The deadline for applications is 4 September 2015.

KEY FACTS:

    To apply for the award or learn more about it, go to TERUMOBCT.COM/advancingapheresis
    The Terumo BCT 2015 Advancing Apheresis Award will support an initiative to further apheresis therapies through education, research, training or improvements in patient care
    One $10,000 educational grant will ... Read more »

SINGAPORE. - Friday, May 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Towards improving market visualisation, Panasonic Asia Pacific and its group companies (Panasonic) opened four showrooms in Myanmar, Indonesia and Cambodia in the first half of 2015. The three showrooms in Yangon and Mandalay, Myanmar; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia; which showcase the company’s full array of Business-to-Consumer (B2C) products and Business-to-Business (B2B) solutions, are integrated with service centres. Panasonic Business Showroom in Jakarta, Indonesia, is a dedicated B2B showroom targeted at government and business partners.

As fast-growing countries with sizeable young populations and untapped opportunities, Myanmar; Indonesia; and Cambodia are key markets for Panasonic in the Asia Pacific region. Panasonic aims to create a better life and a better world by enhancing quality of living through innovative electronics that cater to different lifestyle needs. These include home and cooki ... Read more »

IoT and the Cloud: Software to Hardware—The Next Step

TAIPEI, Taiwan. - Friday, May 8th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) COMPUTEX TAIPEI Summit Forum 2015, the most seminal event in the global ICT industry and the most momentous tech gathering in Asia this year, will be held in the Banquet Hall (3F) of the Taipei International Convention Center at 9:00 on June 3rd, 2015. With mobile applications, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud technology still highly relevant, the theme of this year’s Summit Forum is “IoT and the Cloud: Software to Hardware—The Next Step”, and high-level decision makers from leading global tech companies have been invited. Together, the speakers and participants will explore the integration of software and hardware, brought about by mobile and cloud technology and the IoT, and its profound impact on the global industry and our lives.

According to research agency IDC, the Io ... Read more »

Since 2001, the Western Union Foundation has made over 3,000 grants supporting NGOs worldwide

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Wednesday, May 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Western Union Foundation today announced it has surpassed a major milestone, donating more than US$100 million in support to more than 2,700 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide support to thousands of families and individuals in more than 135 countries and territories.

The Western Union Foundation works with a full spectrum of large global NGOs to small local non-profits and charities worldwide including UNICEF, Save the Children, Mercy Corps, Pratham and others.

From increasing global access to school and improving the quality of education to providing relief and rebuilding efforts for families and communities impacted by disasters worldwide, the Western Union Foundation has supported charitable organizations dedicated to providing a better future for individuals, fam ... Read more »