Developments illustrate how The Connected Enterprise will deliver the next wave of manufacturing productivity.

CHICAGO - November 13, 2015- (BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Industrial workers are increasingly turning to mobile devices to improve productivity and collaboration. However, interfaces need to be tailored to the specific device that is being used, especially to design, operate and maintain industrial automation systems. To meet this user preference, Rockwell Automation and Microsoft Corp. are announcing a mobility co-innovation project designed for industrial environments where a wireless network connection is not always reliable.
The co-innovation brings together leading IP technology from Project Thali (@Thaliproject), an open-source solution incubated by Microsoft. It also includes JXcore from Nubisa Inc., and complements the expanding mobile foundation toolkit from Rockwell Automation. The toolkit enables Rockwell Automation offerings with a consistent web- ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

In the last 10 months of 2015, a total number of 6,287 motorists in Abu Dhabi have been fined for overtaking on the hard shoulder of the road, according to Colonel Hamad Mubarak bin Athath Al Ameri, Head of the Capital's Traffic Department at the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate General Colonel Al Ameri noted that the penalties associated with overtaking on the hard shoulder of the road are stipulated as per Articles (8) and (16) of the Traffic Law, in regards to motorists who endanger the lives of others.  As such, Article (8) stipulates that motorists who pose a risk to others when overtaking will be penalized with a fine of AED 1,000, 12 black points, and vehicle impoundment for one month. Article (16) stipulates a fine of AED 600 and six black points for hard shoulder violations.

“First-time offenders will be asked to pledge never to repeat the violation ag ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Friday, November 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has set up a new plant in Suzhou, China, through its subsidiary, Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd., to produce a new type of catalyst-coated diesel particulate filter that decomposes particulate matter*2 contained in diesel engine exhaust gas. As diesel emissions regulations have become increasingly stringent, particularly in Japan, the U.S. and Europe, Panasonic is expanding its automotive catalyst business for cleaning diesel exhaust. The new plant in Suzhou, slated for operation in December, will produce the innovative filters for its customers, including a new customer in the engine manufacturing sector in China.

Panasonic Ecology Systems, a manufacturer of IAQ (indoor air quality) products for global markets, including ventilation fans and air purifiers, developed a new catalyst to coat diesel particulate filters (DPF) that clean diesel exhau ... Read more »

WILMINGTON, Mass - Thursday, November 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Security Innovation, a cybersecurity provider and leader in the 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Training, will be showcasing their expertise at Black Hat Europe 2015. The company was selected to speak on automated and connected cars as well as mobile security.

Security Innovation’s Principal Scientist, Jonathan Petit will be leading a seminar entitled Self-Driving and Connected Cars: Fooling Sensors and Tracking Drivers. This session will focus on the security of autonomous vehicles and the privacy of connected vehicles, and will feature Petit’s own research and recent public hack on an autonomous vehicle. In an experiment conducted at the University of Twente in The Netherlands, Petit was able to fool a self-driving car into thinking there were other cars and pedestrians around it, stopping the vehicle in its tracks. This was achieved with $60 worth of equi ... Read more »

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Friday, November 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AFECA, Asian Federation of Exhibition & Convention Associations, officially announced the winners of the 2015 AFECA Awards. The COMPUTEX TAIPEI team, led by Mr. Walter Yeh, the Executive Vice President of TAITRA, won the Outstanding Trade Exhibition Award based on 5 indicators: complete show planning, business model, innovation ability, sustainable development and brand influence. COMPUTEX TAIPEI stood out among many international competitors to win this distinctive award.

AFECA is the only Asian Exhibition & Convention Association with 25 association members and 5,000 related enterprises. The 2015 AFECA Awards is conducted for the first time to reward outstanding organizers and professionals. Award categories include best exhibition, best conference, annual event, related services, remarkable youth talents and more.

The Outstanding Trade Exhibition Award comprehended composit ... Read more »

COLOMBES, France - Friday, November 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions today announced that its cutting-edge Lasink™ solution has been selected by Costa Rica, through a multi-year contract to provide highly secure national ID cards.

With the aim of providing its citizens with enhanced security for their ID cards, the Costa Rica government has decided to migrate to a highly secured credential. Thanks to Lasink™, its state-of-the-art polycarbonate technology, OT is providing a laser-engraved high security identification card preventing forgery thanks to its unique features which make it easy to authenticate by police forces, but also governmental agencies, banks, car rentals agencies, etc.

In order to support the Costa Rican government in the modernization of their identity documents, OT will implement a turnkey end-to-end syst ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Friday, November 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    First data from post-marketing surveillance was consistent with the safety profile of OFEV® from the clinical studies supporting its FDA approval1
    In two separate post-hoc analyses of an open-label extension of the Phase III trials, in one analysis of OFEV® treated patients, a similar decline in lung function was observed regardless of the person’s level of disease severity at the start of the study while another study suggests that OFEV® was effective over approximately two years2,3
    Post-hoc analysis of the Phase III trials suggests that OFEV® had a similar effect even if people reduced or held doses to manage side effects4

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the presentation of new analyses of OFEV® for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation& ... Read more »

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wednesday, November 11th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The only professional B2B trade show in the world featuring a complete ICT supplier chain, COMPUTEX TAIPEI is the ideal platform for establishing partnerships in Internet Computing Ecosystems. Exhibitors all over the world are signing up for the show, to be held May 31st to June 4th, 2016, and booth space is expected to be sold out by the end of the year.

Show organizer TAITRA states that for 2016, in addition to the SmarTEX and InnoVEX exhibits targeting IoT technology and startups, COMPUTEX will also debut the iStyle area, which features Apple-certified peripherals and apps. Located in the Nangang Exhibition Hall, all iStyle exhibitors are specially selected and must be Apple MFi-certified companies.

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 9th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met in his office at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters on Monday with Lieutenant General Dr. Wilhelm Schmidbauer, Chief of Bavarian State Police, accompanied by Munich Police Chief, Lieutenant General Hubertus Andrae, and Brigadier Andrea Remi, Director General of the Office of the Munich Police Chief.

HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed the visiting German delegation, stressing the importance of international cooperation, mutual field work and the exchange of expertise between the German and Emirati Police, to enhance community service efforts.

The meeting was attended by Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Resources and Support Services; Brigadier Sheikh Mohammed bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Director General of Sec ... Read more »

 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 9th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

VMCS provides managed security and managed services providers with a view of all the Vortex appliances deployed at customer locations from a single console

Managed FZ-LLC, a leader in innovative solutions in online cyber-threat management, brand abuse monitoring and managed security services, today announced the new release of its VMCS controller and monitoring software solution for its Vortex line of Managed Services Appliances.

The Managed Vortex Appliances are a flexible, scalable and fully customizable platform for Managed Security and Managed Services Providers, including Telcos and IT system integrators, who are looking for a cost-effective path for providing Managed Services data collection, management and forwarding, for their Enterprise and Medium sized Business clients.

“This new release of the VMCS adds a very clean and streamlined dashboard for monitoring a m ... Read more »

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Wednesday, November 11th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Certified for interoperability with MetaSphere IP-telephony software, Patton’s SmartNode VoIP CPE helps network operators reach more enterprise customers with

Metaswitch-based services.

SmartNode VoIP... more than just talk!

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patton Electronics—US-manufacturer of award-winning SmartNode™ VoIP solutions, CopperLink™ Ethernet Extenders, and BODI rS™ High Availability Fixed &

Mobile Internet Routers—announces certified interoperability for its SmartNode VoIP CPE with MetaSphere IP-telephony software as a member of the Metaswitch Mosaic

technology partner program.

>>View the Interop Partner Certificate

Patton’s own technology partner program is extensive: the company’s SmartNode VoIP devices offer proven interoperability with every major vendor in the telecom

industry.

Su ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Friday, November 13th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) 2015 will be held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center on Nov. 16-21. With the theme of “innovative entrepreneurship, cross-border integration”, CHTF 2015 aims to attract innovative resources, promote entrepreneurship and innovation, push for cross-border integration, and facilitate international exchange and cooperation in science and technology.

The fair will be divided into five sections, namely the exhibition, conferences and forums, activities, Hi-Tech Human and Intellectual Resource Fair and a year-round fair. This year, it will boast a total exhibition area 150,000m2, the largest in its history, and a large number of foreign delegations. The exhibition will showcase national high-tech projects, projects from Chinese provinces and municipalities, projects from universities and institutes and foreign delegations, as well as several s ... Read more »

BERLIN - Thursday, November 12th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- After the successful cooperation with the MSc. “Global Production Engineering Solar” (GPE Solar), the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin and the German company Renewables Academy (RENAC) have given a further step into preparing engineers for the latest renewable energy challenges with the launching of the international MSc. “GPE New Energy Technologies” (GPE NET). In October 2015, students from Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Europe started their first semester in Berlin (Germany).

GPE NET allows students to become experts in a specific renewable energy technology, or focus on the big picture, getting an insight into different technologies and their implementation fields. GPE NET covers all aspects of the industrial value chain: from product development and production, over the planning, installation and operation of applications up to financing, law and management. Hot ... Read more »