TOKYO - Tuesday, November 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has received the interim judgment from the Intellectual Property Court in Taiwan against Taiwan’s Powerchip Technology Corporation, Powerflash Technology Corporation, Zentel Electronics Corporation, and C.T.C. Co., Ltd., for infringement of Toshiba’s Taiwan patents for NAND flash memory.

The interim judgment states the Toshiba’s Taiwan patents Nos. 154717 and I238412 shall not be invalidated, and NAND flash memory products manufactured by Powerchip and sold by Zentel Electronics (part Nos. A5U1GA31ATS-BC, A5U2GA31BTS-BC and A5U4GA31ATS-BC) infringe the Toshiba’s Taiwan patents.

Toshiba is asking the court to enjoin the manufacture and sale of infringing NAND flash memory products, and for compensation for damages, against Powerchip Technology, Powerflash Technology, Zentel Electronics, and C.T.C..

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Civil Defense General Command, will be organizing the UAE International Firefighter Challenge 2016, in collaboration with the UAE-based 911 Firefighting Group. This event will take place on March 15-17, 2016 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), and will be collocated with the International Exhibition for Security and National Resilience (ISNR), Abu Dhabi 2016.

In his statement, to announce the event, Major General Jassem Muhammad Al Marzouqui, Civil Defense General Commander-in-chief, said: “Organizing such activities contribute to boosting the efficiency and skills of Civil Defense personnel. They also constitute the perfect opportunity to assess Civil Defense personnel’s readiness and preparedness, and to showcase the latest practices and modern techniques used to strengthen awareness, prevention and protection against ... Read more »

Flies and Lands World’s First Fully Reusable Rocket

VAN HORN, Texas - Tuesday, November 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Origin today announced that its New Shepard space vehicle successfully flew to space, reaching its planned test altitude of 329,839 feet (100.5 kilometers) before executing a historic landing back at the launch site in West Texas. To receive updates on Blue Origin’s continuing progress and early access to ticketing information, sign up at www.blueorigin.com/interested.

“Now safely tucked away at our launch site in West Texas is the rarest of beasts—a used rocket,” said Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin. “Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard space vehicle flew a flawless mission—soaring to 329,839 feet and then returning through 119-mph high-altitude crosswinds to make a gentle, controlled landing just four and a half feet from the center of the pad. Full reuse is a game changer, a ... Read more »

Security’s Leading Threat Intelligence Platform Snags Second Prestigious Red Herring Award in 2015

ARLINGTON, Va - Tuesday, November 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ThreatConnect®, Inc., today announced it was named a recipient of Red Herring's 2015 Top 100 Global award, a prestigious recognition honoring the year’s most audacious and far-reaching private technology companies and entrepreneurs from across the globe. Earlier this year, ThreatConnect also received the 2015 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award.

“Innovation is at the core of what we do at ThreatConnect and being recognized for our platform and company vision on a global level by Red Herring is a true honor,” said ThreatConnect CEO Adam Vincent. “There has been a shift in the way we need to combat our adversaries, and understanding them is a fundamental way to protect security infrastructures. We’ve seen exponential growth and are not only e ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, November 23rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The seventh preparatory meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministry of Interior Undersecretaries was held today in Qatar to discuss the 34th meeting of the GCC Minister of Interiors, which is scheduled to be held on 25 November in Qatar.

The United Arab Emirates is participating in the two-day preparatory meeting with a delegation headed by Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior. The meeting will host discussions regarding the latest security developments of interest that pertain to the GCC countries. The recommendations reached during the meeting will be presented in the next meeting of the GCC Interior Ministers.

The UAE Ministry of Interior’s delegation included Brigadier Dr. Rashid Sultan Al Khodr, Vice President of Legal Council at the Ministry of Interior;  Lt. Colonel Dr. Jamal Saif Fares, from the H.H Deputy ... Read more »

Mobile Operators, Payment System Enablers and Government Partnerships Play Significant Roles in Developing Pakistan’s Digital Society

ISLAMABAD. - Tuesday, November 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new research report produced by the GSMA, ‘Building digital societies in Asia: Making commerce smarter’, indicates that for Pakistan to harness the full potential of digital commerce, strong collaboration is required among mobile operators, financial and payments companies and governmental agencies. Each of these stakeholders have a crucial role to play in enabling digital commerce, digital access and digital payments.

“Mobile operators have been investing heavily to ensure access to the internet in Pakistan and will continue to do so. By 2020, 3G coverage is expected to reach 90 per cent of the country’s population, and mobile broadband is expected to reach 40 per cent,” said Alasdair Grant, the GSMA’s Head of A ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, November 24th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Abu Dhabi Police have granted the wish of Mohammed Al Mozahmi, a young citizen with a disability who wished to work as a traffic officer for a day with the Highways Traffic Section in Al Ain. Granting Al Mozahmi’s wish comes within the framework of an initiative presented by the Red Crescent in cooperation with the Al Ain Centre for Care and Rehabilitation, and in line with the keenness of the Abu Dhabi Police to enhance the levels of communication amongst all segments of society.

Lt. Colonel Salah Abdullah Al Hemairi, Chief of the Highways Section in Al Ain received Al Mozahmi, who was accompanied by delegates from the Al Ain Centre for Care and Rehabilitation and the Red Crescent. He explained that Abu Dhabi Police have granted his wish to join the Traffic and Patrols Directorate for a day and gave him a military uniform to wear while being t ... Read more »

During Suahil Al Marar’s Majlis

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, November 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Participants in Suhail Mohammed Al Marar‘s majlis, held in Khalifa City in Abu Dhabi, praised the efforts exerted by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police to enhance communication with the segments of society as a part of the ‘Councils are Schools’ initiative and stressed the need to strengthen those efforts. The initiative aims at promoting traffic culture; increasing compliance with the laws and regulations of traffic; and reducing the causes that lead to traffic accidents.

Colonel Jamal Al Ameri, Chief of Public Relations Section at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police, said that awareness-raising efforts are ongoing within the ‘Councils are Schools’ initiative. He noted that the traffic awareness lecture in the majlis is no. 23. This reflects the unrelenting efforts exerted to m ... Read more »

NEW YORK & DUBLIN - Monday, November 23rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    ·         Creates a new global biopharmaceutical leader with best-in-class innovative and established businesses
    ·         Enhances revenue and earnings growth profile of innovative and established businesses
    ·         Broadens innovative pipeline with more than 100 combined mid-to-late stage programs in development
    ·         Transaction expected to close in the second half of 2016
    ·         Expected to be neutral to Pfizer’s Adjusted Diluted EPS1 in 2017, accretive beginning in calendar year 2018 and more than 10% accretive in 2019 with high-teens percentag ... Read more »