MILWAUKEE - Wednesday, March 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For the fifth time, the Ethisphere Institute has named Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) as one of the "World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies,” a recognition that highlights companies that outperform industry peers when it comes to business ethics. The Ethisphere Institute is a leading international organization dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, governance, anti-corruption and sustainability.

"The 2013 WME companies are those that truly embrace ethical business practices and demonstrate industry leadership, forcing peers to follow suit or fall behind,” said Alex Brigham, executive director of Ethisphere. "More companies applied for the World's Most Ethical Companies recognition this year than any year in the past, which demonstrates that ethical activity is an important part of many of these companies' business models.”

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TOKYO - Wednesday, March 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Uses "DPAK+" package suited for high-speed switching

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) has launched a 100V low-ON-resistance, low-leakage power MOSFET using the latest trench MOS process as the latest addition to its line-up for automotive applications. The new product, "TK55S10N1", achieves low ON-resistance with a combination of a chip in the "U-MOS VIII-H series" fabricated with the latest 8th generation trench MOS process and a "DPAK+" package that utilizes copper connectors. The product is primarily suited for automotive applications, especially those that demand high-speed switching, such as switching regulators. Samples are available now with mass production scheduled to start in April 2013.
 

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Cloud-Connected Backup and Recovery Leader to Collaborate in the Development of Open Source Standards-Based Cloud Solutions

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SAN FRANCISCO - Wednesday, March 6th 2013

EVault, Inc., a Seagate Company (NASDAQ:STX), today announced it is joining the OpenStack community, a global community of technologists, developers, researchers, corporations and cloud computing experts delivering a massively scalable cloud operating system. EVault will be both contributing to ongoing OpenStack development, and working to add OpenStack support to its cloud storage services.

EVault provides onsite, cloud and cloud-connected data protection solutions to help organizations protect distributed environments, supported by a secure, reliable cloud storage infrastructure and backed by the highest quality customer service. EVault has been a leader in the industry’s move to hybrid storage models, with a uniquely integrated ecosystem of EVault storage software ... Read more »

Authors Conclude Significantly Greater Success with Ultimate Closure after Open Abdomen Management Compared to Barker Vacuum Pack Technique

SAN ANTONIO - Wednesday, March 6th 2013 [BUSINESS WIRE/ ME NewsWire]

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced today that ABThera™ Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy System (ABThera™ OA NPT) was associated with a significantly higher ultimate midline fascial closure rate compared to traditional Barker vacuum pack technique (BVPT) according to a new retrospective study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.1 Improved patient results and savings from successful closure offset the added cost of the negative pressure device, according to the study authors.

"My bias going into this study was that there would be no difference in outcomes between the two techniques,” said Richard C. Frazee, MD, FACS, Vice Chairman Surgical Services, Scott & White Hospital, and lead author of the study. "However, the study showed ... Read more »

HANOVER, Germany - Wednesday, March 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The ZTE Grand Era LTE smartphone will be released in April with distributor Tech Data in Norway, following the smartphone’s recent successful launch in Hong Kong. The high-specification handset will only be available under the ZTE brand in Norway. It will be sold as a SIM-free device through Tech Data’s retailer partners online and in retail stores.

"We are very proud to work together with Tech Data to drive forward the distribution of our high-end Grand series smartphones in Europe,” said Mr. Ao Wen, General Manager of ZTE Europe Mobile Devices. "As the No. 4 global handset manufacturer, we are working to build our brand and our distribution channels. The addition of this important retail partner is a significant step for us in making ZTE-branded devices available around the world.”

The Grand Era LTE supports FDD LTE networks. The powerful 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM provide u ... Read more »

HANOVER - Wednesday, March 6th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE today announced a strategic collaboration with Intel focused on the new Intel® Atom™ Processor Z2580 platform recently announced at Mobile World Congress. The platform will bring significant performance enhancements to the next generation of ZTE smartphones with Intel Inside®.

The collaboration with Intel is an important part of ZTE’s strategy for product development, both in terms of time-to-market and in providing customers’ with a great handset experience. ZTE is currently working with Intel to develop unique smartphones based on the Intel Atom Z2580 processor. The platform’s dual-core processor with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology provides double the compute performance and up to 3x graphics capabilities over the previous generation Intel® Atom™ Z2460 processor while delivering the same competitive battery life.

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INGELHEIM, Germany - Tuesday, March 5th 2013

    80 percent of patients achieved early treatment success* with faldaprevir^ plus PegIFN/RBV highlighting the potential to reduce treatment duration from 48 to 24 weeks
    Interim results indicate potent activity of faldaprevir in HCV/HIV co-infected patients

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Interim study results from STARTversoTM 4 presented today at CROI+ show that 80 percent of hepatitis C (HCV) patients also infected with HIV achieved early treatment success with faldaprevir (BI 201335) combined with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (PegIFN/RBV).1 These patients have a high unmet medical need due to limited treatment options; up to 10 million people2 are co-infected with HIV and HCV worldwide and it is estimated that only around one-third of those diagnosed actually receive HCV treatment.3

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DALLAS - Tuesday, March 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Xtera Communications, Inc. ("Xtera”), a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, today announced the launch of OTN switching capabilities on its advanced 100G optical networking platform, Nu-Wave OptimaTM. Xtera now offers a stand-alone or integrated switching solution capable of providing the flexibility and scale necessary to enable service providers to efficiently respond to the continued growth of the Internet, greater prevalence of video content, and more dependence on network-based storage. The benefits of Xtera’s converged Layer 0 WDM transport and Layer 1 OTN switching solution include scalable transport and switching capacity, efficient capacity utilization in backbone networks, high manageability on per service and per wavelength basis, fast service provisioning, quick failure protection, and policy-based restoration.

Using the latest technologies and chipsets, Xtera’s OTN switch in ... Read more »

- Wearable Prototype Senses Electric Cardio Gram, Pulse, Body Temperature and Movement -

TOKYO - Tuesday, March 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has developed an intelligent vital signs sensor module, Smart healthcare Intelligent Monitor Engine & Ecosystem; Silmee, that simultaneously senses information on key vital signs: Electric Cardio Gram, pulse, body temperature and movements, and that can deliver the data to smartphones and tablet PCs with wireless technology. Toshiba has fabricated a prototype of the sensor module that is small enough to wear, and will present and demonstrate it at the International Symposium on Medical ICT 2013, to be held at Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan on March 7.

Current healthcare cloud and services make use of already developed individual healthcare devices, such as sphygmomanometers or clinical thermometers. Such services face major challenges in ... Read more »