LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, January 8th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

2013 International CES

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PointGrab Ltd., a pioneer in hand gesture control solutions, today announced a new and advanced version of the hand gesture recognition software that will be available on Samsung’s latest premium Smart TV models worldwide. PointGrab’s gesture control solutions have been available on selected Samsung Smart TV models since early 2012.

PointGrab’s patented hand gesture recognition solution empowers consumers to completely immerse themselves and experience true Natural User Interface (NUI) capabilities. PointGrab’s sophisticated and customizable hand tracking software enables a level of human-machine interaction far beyond simple motion detection. Leveraging existing 2D cameras, with minimal impact on processing resources and power consumption, the technology can accurately and reliably track human hands individually and together, detecting both hands separately within the same ... Read more »

World’s Number One Photo App on Android and Kindle has its Sights Set on iOS Platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Monday, January 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PicsArt, Inc., the world’s premier, full-featured mobile photo editor, is now available on iPhone after much anticipation from its passionate fan base. Having seized the number one spot among mobile photo editors on Android and Kindle, PicsArt is poised to dominate the mobile photography market on iOS, following a flood of demand from iPhone users. PicsArt, a self-funded and crowdsourced application, combines the complete functionality found in desktop editing and design tools with intuitive features that empower users to unleash their inner creativity and turn their photos into works of art.

"PicsArt’s iPhone launch is a testament to our growing, passionate community of users, whose thoughtful feedback has truly shaped PicsArt into the app it is today,” said Artavazd Mehrabyan, PicsArt’s co-founder ... Read more »

LAS VEGAS - Monday, January 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:

    The LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 platform is the third generation of LEGO Education robotics technology designed for classroom use. It is a full teaching solution developed with educators to actively engage students in a number of key curriculum areas such as computer science, science, technology, engineering, and math correlated to national standards.
    The EV3 platform includes customizable curriculum and digital workbooks; a hardware platform based on real-world robotics technology for engaging, hands-on activities; an intuitive software platform consisting of both programming and data-logging interface including 48 step-by-step tutorials; and extensive professional development courses.
    The LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 platform is backwards compatible with the previous MINDSTORMS Education NXT platform, ensuring that existing sens ... Read more »

Influential Publication Picks EnVerv as the Only Chip Company Amongst its Top Ten List

Business Wire / ME Newswire

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Monday, January 7th 2013

EnVerv announced today that is has been selected as one of the top 10 venture-backed green companies of 2012 by the Wall Street Journal and the only chip company on the list.

"We are very pleased by the selection of EnVerv by one of the most influential publications in the world as it acknowledges the hard work and dedication of all our employees as it does the direction and execution of our company,” said Reza Mirkhani, Co-Founder and President of EnVerv. "We will use this selection as further impetus in driving EnVerv toward achieving our goals in 2013 and beyond,” he added.

EnVerv has been at the forefront of advanced Power Line Communications (PLC) semiconductor System on Chip (SoC) development for the past two years with a full line of PLC products in mass production.

About EnVerv I ... Read more »

INGELHEIM, Germany - Monday, January 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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Medical Media Only.

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced top-line results for four completed Phase III clinical trials for empagliflozin, an investigational sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor being studied for treatment of patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). In all four studies, the primary efficacy endpoint defined as significant change in HbA1c from baseline compared to placebo, was met with empagliflozin (10 and 25 mg) taken once daily.

These four pivotal studies from the empagliflozin trial programme are:

    Study 1245.20 (n=986) evaluated 10 mg and 25 mg doses of empagliflozin as monotherapy versus placebo for 24 weeks. 1
    Study 1245.23 (n=1,504) compared 10 mg and 25 mg doses of empagliflozin as an add-on to metformin and metformin plus sulfonylure ... Read more »

BURBANK, Calif. - Monday, January 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Phoenix Audio Technologies, a world leader in real time audio solutions, today announces enhancing the partnership with Vidyo Inc. a world leader in personal telepresence and video conferencing solutions.

Vidyo has tested and chosen Phoenix Audio Technologies’ Duet PCS personal audio solution to be distributed as a recommended personal audio solution to Vidyo users worldwide.

"We are very proud that Vidyo has chosen to add the Duet PCS as a recommended personal audio solution for Vidyo users worldwide,” said Jacob Marash Phoenix Audio Technologies’ COO. "Our best in class audio solutions will be perfect for Vidyo users, providing HD audio for Vidyo’s best in class Personal Telepresence solutions.”

Phoenix Audio Technologies’ Duet PCS is the only personal speakerphone that provides real HD audio (16KHz).

About Phoenix Audio Technologies

Founded in 2004, Phoenix Audio Tech ... Read more »

J.P. Morgan introduces its multi-asset trading platform designed for a post-regulatory trading environment

NEW YORK - Monday, January 7th 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE/ ME Newswire)-- J.P. Morgan today announces the roll-out of J.P. Morgan Markets, the firm’s new multi-asset class trading platform, bringing pre-trade, trade and post-trade functionality onto a single platform for the first time. Debuting with a first wave of trading solutions, it is a complete redesign and consolidation of the firm’s existing e-trading offerings from front to back, and will present a seamless client experience throughout the entire trade lifecycle.

"We have created J.P. Morgan Markets to give clients an intuitive user experience, and a convenient and efficient way to trade across different asset classes, all in one place,” said Troy Rohrbaugh, global head of FX & Rates Trading. "By having a high degree of automation at every stage of a trade, clients will be able to focus on trading idea ... Read more »

Members Receive Double HHonors Points or Double Airline Miles for Stays between January 7 and March 31, 2013

MCLEAN, Va. - Friday, January 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide’s 10 distinct hotel brands, today launches its latest global promotion, Double Your HHonors. Through Double Your HHonors, members can earn Double HHonors Points or Double Airline Miles for qualified hotel stays completed between January 7 and March 31, 2013, at participating Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.

"Back by popular demand, we are excited to announce the return of the Double Your HHonors promotion,” said Jeff Diskin, executive vice president, Hilton Worldwide. "Last year, HHonors members earned more than 5 ... Read more »

ATLANTA - Friday, January 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SIPCO, LLC is pleased to announce that Control4 Corporation, a world-wide leader in automation, control and energy management technology, has become a proud member of the Essential Wireless Mesh™ Patent Portfolio by taking a license to SIPCO’s patents, including U.S. Patent Numbers 7,103,511; 7,468,661; and 7,697,492.

About SIPCO, LLC

SIPCO is a leading innovator of mesh networking and related technology based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded by renowned inventor T. David Petite, SIPCO developed technologies enabling robust self-organizing wireless networking and related technologies known as Wireless Mesh in conjunction with IntusIQ. Wireless Mesh is used in protocols such as ZigBee, Z-Wave, IEEE 802.15.4, WirelessHART and proprietary mesh network and in other wireless applications such as SmartGrid, building automation, industrial controls, network backhaul, smart vehicles, home appliances, home autom ... Read more »

IRVING, Texas - Saturday, January 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Development of field offshore Newfoundland and Labrador to produce more than 700 million barrels of oil, an increase versus earlier estimates
    Gravity-based platform designed for daily oil production of 150,000 barrels
    First oil anticipated in 2017

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Exxon Mobil Corporation(NYSE:XOM) announced today it will develop the Hebron oil field offshore the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador using a gravity-based structure that will recover more than 700 million barrels of oil, an increase versus earlier estimates.

Capital cost for the project, which is expected to begin oil production around the end of 2017, is estimated at $14 billion. The platform is being designed for daily production of 150,000 barrels of oil.

"Hebron is one of several large-scale oil developments that ExxonMobil will bring on stream in the next five ... Read more »