Companies will work together to optimize renal disease trials

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & MINNEAPOLIS - Wednesday, August 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Quintiles, the world’s largest provider of product development and integrated healthcare services, and DaVita Clinical Research, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a leader in kidney care, today announced a global strategic alliance. The alliance combines DaVita’s world-class clinical care and expansive footprint of research sites with Quintiles’ industry-leading operational delivery and therapeutic expertise in clinical trials.

“Through this alliance with DaVita Clinical Research, we will have the power to provide biopharmaceutical customers with nephrology expertise and global delivery capabilities to truly advance clinical research,” said Jeanne Hecht, senior vice president and global head, Site and Patient Networks at Quintiles. &ld ... Read more »

Low Voltage Operation (1.6V min.) and Industry-leading write speed of 4 ms (max.)

CHIBA, Japan - Wednesday, August 3rd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SII Semiconductor Corporation, an affiliate of Seiko Instruments Inc., released the S-93CxxCD0H Series (105˚C) and the S-93AxxBD0A Series (125˚C), new automotive 3-wire (Microwire) serial EEPROM products available in the ultra-small HSNT-8 package (2030) (2.0×3.0×t0.5 mm). With an industry-leading write speed of 4ms (max.) and low voltage operation down to 1.6V, the S-93CxxCD0H Series (105˚C) is suitable for a wide range of applications.

With in-vehicle electronic options on the increase, more and more serial EEPROMs are being used in throughout the automotive industry. Due to the increased electronic content in automobiles there is a need for space savings parts due to the limited space available. Commonly used leadless small packages have always posed issues in areas such as mounting strength ... Read more »

Upcoming Edition Set to Surpass 2016 Attendance, Exhibitor Marks

LONDON - Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the first details of the 2017 Mobile World Congress, including exhibitors, sponsors, programmes and activities taking place at the annual mobile industry event. Under the theme “Mobile: The Next Element”, Mobile World Congress will be held 27 February – 2 March 2017 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc. The GSMA expects that more than 101,000 professionals from across the mobile industry and adjacent industry sectors will attend Mobile World Congress 2017.

“Over the past three decades, mobile has evolved from an emerging communications technology to a phenomenon that is now at the foundation of everything we do. It has inextricably changed how we communicate, interact, work and play as individuals, and it’s transforming entire industrie ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, August 2nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Funds managed and/or advised by Partners Group AG or its affiliates (“Partners Group”) formed a joint venture with affiliates of Spear Street Capital LLC (“Spear Street”) to acquire approximately 2.2 million square feet of office properties located in select suburban markets in Dallas, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Austin and Boston (the “Whetstone Portfolio”). Formerly owned by certain funds managed by Spear Street, the Whetstone Portfolio comprises The Campus at Legacy, a 726,700-square foot Class A office campus located in Plano, Texas; Atrium Corporate Center, a 467,000-square foot Class A office building located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois; Trinity Centre, a four-building, Class A office park totaling 488,200 square feet located in Centreville, Virginia; Research Park Plaza I & II, a 272,000-square foot Class A office project located in the Northwest submarket ... Read more »

HONG KONG - Monday, August 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (NYSE: NTT) announced today that PLDT (NYSE: PHI; PSE: TEL), the leading telecom and digital services provider in the Philippines, has strengthened its global network infrastructure by leveraging the 100 gigabit-per-second (100Gbps) connectivity powered by NTT Com’s Tier 1 Global IP backbone. This ultra-high capacity will help PLDT improve internet speed for both individual and enterprise customers.

According to global statistics reports, the Philippines along with the rest of Asia has seen an upsurge in demand for international bandwidth, with a significant 300% growth over the last four years.

“Strengthening our connectivity with NTT Com’s industry-leading Tier 1 IP backbone provides a solid foundation for PLDT and our customers to adopt new business m ... Read more »