Even in hot, cold, or humid conditions, Patton’s CopperLink™ CL2300E extends industrial Ethernet up to 2 miles over common copper wire—without repeaters—at symmetrical rates surpassing 22 Mbps.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

CopperLink™... Going the distance

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patton Electronics announced today the US-manufactured CopperLink™ CL2300E light-industrial, wire-bonding Ethernet Extender will soon be available for pre-order.

Ideal for extending Long Range Ethernet (LRE) segments in machine-to-machine (MTM) and industrial networks, the CL2300E employs wire-bonding technology to join up to four twisted pairs into a single Ethernet connection with superior speed and distance performance.

Because it operates over any installed copper infrastructure, Patton’s CL2300E eliminates the expense and delay of installing new cabling when interconnecting industrial WiFi Access Poi ... Read more »

License Initially Covers Technologies Owned by Hitachi Maxell, Philips, Silicon Image and Sony

DENVER - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MPEG LA, LLC today announced the availability of the DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License. The DisplayPort License provides coverage for a variety of digital interface technology standards used in connecting audio/video sources among products such as computer monitors, video projectors, televisions, adaptors, personal computers, graphic cards, motherboards, storage devices, smartphones, tablets, flat panel displays and cameras.

“Once again, MPEG LA is proud to be part of the solution,” said MPEG LA President and CEO Larry Horn. “Like MPEG LA’s other licenses, our license for DisplayPort gives product suppliers convenient access to important technologies under a single patent license enabling them to focus their resources on innovation and new product creation instead of protracte ... Read more »

HH Praises the Efforts of the Nations’ Sons and Daughters and Inspects the New Headquarters

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Head of the Federal Demographic Structure Council (FDSC), reviewed the Council’s projects during his visit to the new headquarters in Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

During his visit, HH Sheikh Saif was accompanied by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; Brigadier Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Director General of the Headquarters Affairs at Abu Dhabi Police; and a number of officers and staff members of the Ministry.

His Highness was received by Advisor Rashid Salim Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretariat General of the Federal Demographic Council, general secretariats and the employees; and vie ... Read more »

Multi-Country Survey Reveals Surprising Differences and Similarities among Sufferers

CINCINNATI - Friday, March 6th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - A new multi-country survey by Vicks®, the world’s #1 selling cough and cold brand*, revealed that the average person spends an astonishing three years of his/her life with a cold**. Globally consumers report 35 billion sick days over a 12 month period based on 22% of respondents confirming they called in sick due to cold or flu symptoms. The results indicated that China tops the list of countries with the most sick days, averaging 12 billion days annually, no surprise given its large population size and high frequency of cold/flu.

In its fourth year, the annual Vicks Global Cold and Flu Survey, the largest of its kind with 15,000 respondents in 15 countries, was designed to enhance understanding of the impact of the common cold and/or flu on individuals. While it revealed some surprising regional di ... Read more »

Luxury Hotel in North Bimini Island, Bahamas to Become Part of Hilton Portfolio

       
MIAMI & MCLEAN, Va - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Hilton Worldwide and Resorts World Bimini, the world’s first cruise destination resort, have announced the newest luxury lifestyle hotel in the Bahamas will fly the Hilton Hotels & Resorts flag. The newly-built luxury marina hotel, slated to have its official grand opening at Resorts World Bimini in the Bahamas this summer, will operate as Hilton at Resorts World Bimini, and marks Hilton Worldwide’s second hotel in the Bahamas.

“With its white sand beaches, turquoise water and world-class casino, Hilton at Resorts World Bimini will be a premier destination in itself and an exciting addition to our portfolio of more than 550 hotels worldwide,” said Rob Palleschi, global head, full service brands, Hilton Worldwide. “Our agree ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Panasonic’s lithium primary batteries have been mounted in the asteroid explorer “Hayabusa2”* launched on December 3, 2014. Three models of BR series** cylindrical-type lithium primary batteries (BR-A, BR-1/2AA, and BR-C) with an extensive shelf life have been mounted this time. The same type of batteries had also previously been mounted in “Hayabusa,” which returned to Earth in 2010. This time, the batteries are being used to support “Hayabusa2”’s mission, which involves traveling 5,240,000,000 km back and forth over 6 years while serving as a power source for four instruments—a beacon signal transmitter for collecting the “re-entry capsule,” which stores particle samples from an asteroid and brings them back to Earth, an impactor for creating an artificial crater (depression) to retrieve sub-surface materials from the asteroid, a deploy ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Ministry of Interior Child Protection Centre is taking part in the activities of the 31st Unified GCC Traffic Week held under the slogan “Your Choice Determines Your Destiny”. This event aims to foster a social culture that achieves the highest levels of traffic awareness for all community members, including both adults and children. The event is also to remind all individuals regarding the importance of abiding by the rules of traffic.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior, asserted that the MoI continuously exerts significant efforts for protecting children and in maintaining their safety by enhancing public awareness regarding safety procedures. He highlighted the importance of instilling the culture ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015:GSMA

Mobile World Congress 2015

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) and the GSMA today announced an agreement to establish a framework of cooperation designed to promote Egypt’s mobile economy, recognising the transformative potential of mobile technology for economic growth, job creation, public services, businesses and wider digital inclusion of Egypt’s citizens.

Under the auspices of His Excellency Eng. Atef Helmy, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at a meeting between Eng. Hesham El Alaily, Executive President of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and the GSMA at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona.

His Excellency Atef Helmy, who chaired the meeting, noted: “Egypt is determined to embrace the sign ... Read more »

Ericsson to sell Cleversafe’s highly secure, reliable and web-scale software platform as the data storage technology underpinning the new Ericsson Secure Cloud Storage solution

CHICAGO - Thursday, March 5th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cleversafe, Inc., the web-scale storage market share leader, today announced its new partnership with Ericsson as the data storage platform provider for the new Ericsson Secure Cloud Storage solution. The next-generation data center infrastructure solution provides telecom operators the ability to offer new cloud storage solutions, addressing security and governance concerns that, until now, have slowed the full adoption of cloud by the world’s largest enterprises.

With Cleversafe providing the highest levels of data security, availability and efficiency to the Ericsson Secure Cloud Storage solution, telecom operators can now deliver cloud data storage services businesses can trust.

With the unprece ... Read more »

BARCELONA, Spain, - Wednesday, March 4th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2015 Mobile World Congress 2015:GSMA

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The GSMA today recognised the governments of Brazil and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the mobile industry’s prestigious Government Mobile Excellence Awards, which honour governments’ significant achievements in driving growth in the use of mobile services and maximising the socio-economic impact of the mobile industry in their respective countries. This year, the Government Mobile Excellence Awards comprised two categories: Government Leadership and Spectrum for Mobile Broadband. The awards acknowledge government policies and regulation that encourage investment and support transparency, competition and regulatory independence.

“The governments of Brazil and Pakistan have demonstrated a clear commitment to putting mobile at the top of their digital agendas,” said Tom Phillips, Chief Regulatory ... Read more »