Regus plans another workplace revolution

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GENEVA - Tuesday, February 18th 2014

A self-driving car concept will transform the car into a fully connected office. Road journeys will no longer be dead-time away from work or home.

Flexible workspace provider Regus has partnered with Rinspeed to develop the concept car, the XchangE, which will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The concept backs Regus’s drive to help people work on the road, and links to its growing Regus Express ‘third place’ network across Europe’s motorways.

The design of the XchangE allows the front seats to swivel backwards, creating a mobile work and meeting space for four people. The car’s infotainment systems allow passengers to connect to their office and work productively.

As well as boosting productivity, the car offers professionals more flexibility over their working schedules. With business completed wherever they are, there’s le ... Read more »

The results from a world-first collaboration between Oriflame and the WTA

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 17th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Oriflame, the international beauty company selling direct, announced the official launch of its WTA Strong is Beautiful range. The sportswomen of the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) have been working exclusively with Oriflame on this world-first collaboration, the result of which is three products at the top of the tennis players’ wish list.

"We are a beauty company inspired by dreams. So when we asked the players of the WTA about their dream beauty products, we found that they want high performance personal care for daily freshness and hydration. That was when the WTA Strong is Beautiful range was born,” said Michael Cervell, Senior Vice President Global Direct Sales at Oriflame. "Oriflame has always been a supporter of strong women, so the WTA’s ‘Strong is Beautiful’ campaign was the perfect fit. ... Read more »

Adoption of SSOP16 Package Contributes to Reduction of Assembly Cost

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TOKYO - Saturday, February 15th 2014

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has expanded its line-up of digital-control and sinusoidal-wave fan motor driver ICs with the launch of "TC78B002FNG”, which adopts an SSOP16 package. The new IC is the latest addition to the company’s "TC78B002” series and designed for use in home appliances, such as refrigerators, and PCs. Mass production shipments start on February 21.

The new product adopts an SSOP16 package while offering the same features as the "TC78B002FTG,” already in mass-production, allowing customers to apply low-cost solder flow assembly. This allows manufacturers to bring down production costs by using single-layer PCBs instead of high cost double-layer PCBs.

The "TC78B002" series incorporates an original digital control circuit that realizes sinusoidal control of the motor current, ... Read more »

Rakuten accelerates its digital strategy by entering global messaging and VoIP, reinforces its focus on rapid growth of its global membership and Internet services ecosystem

TOKYO - Sunday, February 16th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Rakuten Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world’s largest Internet services companies, announced today its acquisition of pioneering messaging and VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total consideration of $900 million. The acquisition represents another bold step for Rakuten into the digital content space, following its acquisitions of Kobo, Wuaki.tv, and Viki.

As people continue to shift from traditional content and communications platforms to mobile applications, Viber, one of the most popular mobile communications services worldwide with a rapidly growing global user base of 300 million registered users, perfectly complements Rakuten’s strategy in the digital space. As Rakuten aims to become the world’s No.1 Inter ... Read more »

According to US Department of Commerce’s Study

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, February 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

In its 2013-2014 annual report, the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration published a recent study on security and safety resources. According to the study, the UAE is set to double its spending on homeland security from $5.5 billion to more than $10 billion in the next 10 years.

Moreover, the study showed that the UAE spending on airport security is estimated to reach $57.7 million by 2015, with a view to increase investment on homeland security, economic development and rapid population growth, to curtail regional unrest and the increased complexity of potential threats.

The 2014 International Exhibition for Security and National Resilience (ISNR), which will run from1-3 April, 2014 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), will discuss the results of the study extensively. The ISNR will cover th ... Read more »

Enables Voice, Video and Messaging Services to be delivered from Web Browsers

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RICHARDSON, Texas - Saturday, February 15th 2014

Mavenir Systems (NYSE: MVNR) today announced that it had provided its WebRTC Gateway to T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), Croatia's largest telecommunications company and a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, as part of the TeraStream1 project.

Mavenir’s WebRTC Gateway has been delivered as a virtualized solution into the T-HT data center, which enables seamless interworking with their multi-vendor IMS network from mobile or wired devices. The gateway acts as a bridge between IMS-based services (voice, video and messaging) and the WebRTC-enabled browser applications. The ubiquitous nature of the web translates into service ubiquity for the IMS subscriber.

Mavenir’s client expertise and user experience centre in Zagreb has engaged with T-HT to identify and prototype innovative user experiences and use cases th ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, February 12th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Dubai Airports demonstrated its support for global cancer awareness today by unveiling the world’s largest cancer awareness ribbon on an air traffic control tower at Dubai International as part of a major global campaign under the theme "Early Detection Saves Lives!” The massive ribbon, made in 24 colours to represent all types of cancer – measures 128 feet in length and 60 feet across, and spans nearly the entire height of the ATC tower. Launched under the patronage of H. H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Dubai Airports, the campaign will offer airport employees free check-ups at facilities set up by Dubai’s Saudi German Hospital and International Modern hospital at Terminals 1 and 3.

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A selection of images of the campaign and the cancer awareness ribbon at Dubai International is available for download on our image library ... Read more »

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Saturday, February 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013. For the fourth quarter of 2013, excluding certain items, the Company generated adjusted earnings per share of $0.36 and adjusted operating income of $70 million. For the fourth quarter of 2013, reported earnings per share were $0.27 and reported operating income was $65 million. A reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share to reported earnings per share and adjusted operating income to reported operating income is included on page 4 of this press release.

Highlights

    Strong fourth quarter operating performance in all three segments
    Near record high volume in aerial transmission cable shipments in North America and Brazil for the fourth quarter of 2013 and the full year
    Submarine turnkey project business stabiliza ... Read more »

HONG KONG - Saturday, February 15th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Strong execution, innovative products and PC Plus growth drive another record setting quarter

    Record 32.6 million total units shipped, nearly 5 devices per second
    Continued to expand lead as number one PC maker with 18.5% market share
    New PC Plus products excite consumers and drive growth
    US$10.8 billion in revenue; passing US$10 billion milestone for first time ever
    Records of US$321 million in pre-tax income and US$265 million in earnings
    Basic EPS of 2.56 US cents, or 19.85 HK cents
    Net cash reserves of US$ 3.4 billion (as of December 31, 2013)

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lenovo Group today announced record results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013, driven by strong global execution, an innovative product portfolio and an increasing mix of PC Plus rev ... Read more »

FRANKFURT, Germany - Friday, February 14th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- J.P. Morgan today announced changes to strengthen and reshape its leadership team across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Martin Wiesmann will become the Senior Country Officer (SCO) of Germany with responsibility for all operations across all lines of business in the country, effective immediately. With more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry, Wiesmann has worked on a large number of M&A and capital market transactions in the transport, industrials and financial institutions sectors, and has gained broad expertise in the area of privatization. Wiesmann has been head of Investment Banking in Germany and Austria since August 2012. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2007, he worked for 12 years in the Investment Banking division of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt.

Pascal Ravery will become Chairman of the Swiss Management Committee in addition to his current role as a Vice C ... Read more »