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PENTAX Lifecare, a division of Hoya Corporation (TOKYO:7741), today announced the acquisition of Digital Endoscopy GmbH, which will expand PENTAX's global R&D capabilities. Based in Friedberg, Bavaria, center of Germany's medical technology frontier, Digital E[...](More)

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The TPL Group announced today that it has filed a Complaint with the US International Trade Commission and a corresponding Complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against 19 companies it believes are infringing its CORE Fl[...](More)

March 30, 2012-- L-3 Communications and Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, announced today that a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program offering the C-27J fully meets Australias Battlefield Airlifter (BFA) requirement while providing Australia up to $300 [...](More)

Atlassian, the leading provider of collaboration software for product teams, today announced Bamboo 4, the newest release of its (More)

CALAIS RESOURCES, INC. (Calais or the Company) (Pink Sheets: CAAUF), reports that on March 23, 2012, the Company received a default notice dated March 22, 2012 from Brigus Gold Corporation (Brigus) pursuant to (i) the Forbearance Ag[...](More)

Tyco International (NYSE: TYC) announced today that its ADT North America Commercial Security business unit, the industrys leading security systems integrator, is changing its name to Tyco Integrated Security. The new name will be phased into use over the comin[...](More)

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Angel Telecom Corporation (OTC: AGLT) announces that its first quarter 2012 results confirm the companys rapid growth. Revenues from interconnected service providers as well as general traffic volumes have significantly gone up for a second consecutive quarter [...](More)

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 2882), a leading financial services provider, and Conning, one of the largest global asset managers focused on the insurance industry, today announced the appointment of Timothy Matson as Chief Investment Officer for Catha[...](More)

CARTES in Asia - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces being selected by KDDI for Japans first commercial launch of mobile NFC services. KDDI serves over 34 million subscribers in Japan. Successfully launched in[...](More)

Nuix, a worldwide provider of information management technologies, today announced it has extended its relationship with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in a three-year agreement to supply eDiscovery and electronic investigation softwar[...](More)

Aptina, a global provider of CMOS imaging solutions that enable Imaging Everywhere, announced today the launch of the AR0130CS image sensor. The 1/3 optical format HD (720p/60fps) sensor provides mainstream surveillance cameras excellent low light (0 lux) pe[...](More)

Aptina, a leading innovator of CMOS imaging technology, today announced the newest additions to the companys growing portfolio of high performance imaging solutions with its launch of the MT9M031 and MT9M021 image sensors. The sensors integrate Aptinas small[...](More)

Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, announced G8K MegaSpiral® hydraulic hose as part of its new and improved (More)

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2012 marks the tenth anniversary of the European Brain Council. One of the EBCs most significant achievements has been the role it has played in the increase in brain disorder research funding over the past decade. In the four years prior to the formation of th[...](More)

REC has launched an industry leading certification program for solar installers including warranty extension and service fees for those who comply. More than 100 installers in six countries are already certified as REC Solar Professionals.

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Upsolar, a leading international provider of solar PV modules, today annou[...](More)

Recent information released by the NSW Ministry of He[...](More)

Akustica, Inc., inventor of the first single-chip complementary m[...](More)

LifeSize, a division of Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI) (SIX: LOGN), is joining forces with Regus (LSE: RGU), the worlds largest provider of flexible workspaces, to bring LifeSize HD video confere[...](More)

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Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its Allynis (More)

FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset algorithmic trading systems, today announced AmInvestment Bank, one of the largest investment banks in Malaysia, has selected (More)

The Heraeus Photovoltaic Business Unit, a world leader in developing front and back-side silver paste for crystalline solar cells, will be highlighting its series of pastes for N-Type cell designs at this years Green Energy Expo in Daegu, Korea, March 28-30, bo[...](More)

Yardi Systems, one of the leading developers of real estate software for investment, asset and property management, has announced the opening of a new data centre in Hong Kong as the company continues to see rapid adoption of the (More)

As represented by prof. Yamanaka widely known for development of iPS cells, the Japanese academia is rich in bio/pharma-related seeds.
Not only drug discovery seeds, various seeds are still hidden in the Japanese academia, such as seeds in early research field[...](More)

Cynar plc, a leading technology company in the waste-to-energy market, has awarded an $11 million contract to Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) to design and build a new end-of-life plastic to fuel conversion plant in Bristol, UK for SITA UK ltd, a Cynar customer an[...](More)

Top-ranking women demonstrate a higher proficiency than their male counterparts in a number of the key skills required to lead in a matrix work environment, according to new (More)

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S2 Security Corporation (S2), the leader in IP-based integra[...](More)

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems, announced today at the JEC Composites Show that it has pioneered a new solution to help kitchen appliance and food processing equipment manufacturers comply wit[...](More)

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Add after the table titled "CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME":  two tables "CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS" and "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Measures."

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The Worldwide Innovative Networking (WIN) Consortium in personalized cancer medicine proudly announces today that (More)

PineBridge Investments (PineBridge), the global multi-asset class investment manager, is pleased to announce the appointment of Talal Al Zain as Chief Executive Officer of the firms Middle East and North Africa (MENA) operations. His appointment mar[...](More)

Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life sciences industries, today announces the opening of a new 2,000 m2 facility in Shanghai Pudong district, China. The site will boost Novasep's process development and engineering capabilities[...](More)

In the current first quarter of 2012 STADA Arzneimittel AG founded a subsidiary based in Sydney, Australia, under the name STADA Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd, which is expected to commence its business activities in the third quarter of 2012.

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A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Good) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to bbb- from bbb of ACS (NZ) Limited (ACS) (New Zealand). Both ratings have been removed from under review with negati[...](More)

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of a- of Ansvar Insurance Limited (Ansvar Australia) (Australia). The outlook for both ratings is stable.

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Smiths Detection, part of global technology business Smiths Group, has won a contract worth more than 100 million to supply all the main security scanning systems at the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) in Qatar.

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All major trade associations representing the forestry sector have together launched a (More)

Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwides portfolio of 10 distinct hotel brands, has announced a new 2012 Spring Promotion. When booking by 6 April, guests can save up to 20 percent off a minibreak when staying by 10 June 2012 at any of the 240 [...](More)

Universal Music Group, the worlds largest music content company, has selected [...](More)

Bloomfire Inc. today announced $10 million in Series A funding fro[...](More)

IIG Capital LLC, a supplier of innovative financing solutions to[...](More)

RED Micro Wire (RMW), a subsidiary of RED Equipment, today [...](More)

Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) will report second-quarter results on April 27,[...](More)

The musics good, the coffees fine, and the natural beauty is stunning all great incentives for visiting Seattle. If you need a little more encouragement before you pack your bags, however, weve got six additional reasons why a trip to the Emerald City[...](More)

Imagine Software today announced that CSOP Asset Management has implemented its award-winning, cloud-based ASP solution to support the risk management requirements of its Greater China Absolute Return fund, a long/short equity and derivatives fund.

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The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit, a world leader in developing front and back-side silver paste for crystalline solar cells, will be exhibiting at this years International Green Energy Expo from March 28 to 30 in Daegu, Korea. During the show, Heraeus wi[...](More)

Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV[...](More)

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NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced today that it would not pursue an appeal of the decision by the European Commission to prohibit its proposed combination with Deutsche Boerse.

While we continue to believe that the European Commission decision was [...](More)

Today marks the 20th annual World Water Day, an occasion established by the United Nations to focus attention on the sustainable management of freshwater resources. To celebrate World Water Day and the significant strides that Coca-Cola has made in its water stewa[...](More)

The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of March 14, 2012 March 21, 2012.

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NEC Corporation today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Convergys Corporation's Information Management (IM) business, which is recognized for its industry-leading record of delivering Business Support Systems (BSS) transformations to communications servi[...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it has won two Future Mobile Awards from Juniper Research in the Near Field Communications (NFC) and Mobile Ticketing categories respectively. The awards recognize Gemaltos rol[...](More)

GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that its Fab 1 in Dresden,[...](More)

Room Key, an innovative new hotel search engine owned by six of the worlds leading hotel companies, announced today that it has expanded its presence outside of the United States by launching its first international websites in the United Kingdom, Canada, Austr[...](More)

Gorilla Nation Media, the worlds largest online branded sales company, announced today a global partnership in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada with five sites owned by Penske Media Corporation (PMC). Gorilla Nation will be representing the online adve[...](More)

Every professional has his secrets of success even scam artists. As part of National Consumer Fraud Awareness Week, March 19-25, MoneyGram, a leading global money transfer company, is revealing the five things fraudsters dont want you to know, b[...](More)

On 13 and 14 March this year, the Octavius project dedicated to post-combustion CO₂ capture has been launched at IFPEN (France). The main challenge of the project is to significantly increase the energy efficiency of the capture technologies in order to[...](More)

With a desire to help other companies innovate, Atlassian, the leading[...](More)

SGI (NASDAQ: SGI), the trusted leader in technical computing, announced today that the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), a leading university in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, headed by Dr. Takuya Katayama, has selected an SGI® UV 1000 hi[...](More)

The MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) has launched an online study guide to support their Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional (MEF-CECP) program. With 191 MEF-CECPs already registered in 27 countries since the programs launch last year, the response has been extre[...](More)

PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH] announced today that it has entered into a Joint Memorandum of Understanding with a group of non-governmental organizations consisting of Clean Clothes Campaign, Worker Rights Consortium, The International Labor Rights Forum, and Maquila Soli[...](More)

GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of GE (NYSE: GE) an[...](More)

To help libraries meet the research needs of their entire institutions and maximize their budgets, ebrary®, a ProQuest business, today announced a strategic new approach to e-book acquisition based on three steps: Transition, Diversify and Streamline. Librarie[...](More)

The largest independent producer of SAP-related events and information, SAPinsider, brings BPC Bootcamp to Singapore 22-24 May, 2012. BPC Bootcamp is the definitive event for business, functional, and IT support teams who are responsible for financial plann[...](More)

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today [...](More)

Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI), maker of the worlds m[...](More)

Lumley General Insurance (N.Z.) Limited (Lumley), its parent company Wesfarmers Insurance, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of core system software to general (Property/Casualty) insurers, today announced that Lumley has successfully deployed [...](More)

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: GTAT), today announced that it has received a $12.6 million follow-on order from Zhejiang Shangcheng Science & Technology Co., Ltd (Shangcheng) for additional ASF sapphire growth furnaces. The ASF furnaces will increa[...](More)

Moodys Analytics, a leading independent provider of economic data and analysis, today announced the launch of Dismal Scientist for iPad mobile digital device, a free application providing real-time information for more than 300 economic indicators in 46 countri[...](More)

First graph, first sentence of release should read: Starr Companies announced that it has received a direct general license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate as a direct insurer in the Republic (sted Starr Companies announced that it has re[...](More)

Systagenix (Gatwick, U.K.), announced today that it will launch[...](More)

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) announced today financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended February 29, 2012.

Highlights for the three months ended February 29, 2012, versus the three months ended February 28, 2011:

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ImmerVision, the inventor of the 360-degree panomorph lens and worldwide expert in immersive optical technology, will unveil the latest ImmerVision Enables® 360-degree Innovations at ISC West from March 28-30. Solutions from industry leaders l[...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will issue an additional (More)

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) will showcase several of its[...](More)

XMOS®, developer of the industrys first event-driven 32-bit embedded [...](More)

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On 15 March, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance recommending the novel oral anticoagulant, Pradaxa^® (dabigatran [...](More)

ISYS Search Software, a global leader in embedded search and universal information access solutions, today announced its acquisition by Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK). The company joins Perceptive Software, a stand-alone business unit within Lexmark. [...](More)

Silicon Genesis, a leader in process and technology for engineered substrates and pioneer of beam-induced solar cell wafering, announced today that it has finalized the specifications of its second-generation production system for fabricating thin-silicon solar wa[...](More)

Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, [...](More)

SoloPower, a San Jose, California-based manufacturer of high efficiency, lightweight and flexible thin-film solar cells and modules, announced today that General Wesley K. Clark (USA, Retired), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and a former U.S. Preside[...](More)

Funds managed by New Forests have taken a controlling interest in the 46,000 hectare Auspine estate. New Forests' Australia New Zealand Forest Fund is the lead investor in the transaction, which includes the land and trees of the 64-property estate, formerly owned[...](More)

Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwides 10 distinct hotel brands, has launched its latest global promotion, Double Your HHonors. Through the promotion, HHonors members can register to earn Double Points or Double Miles for hotel stays c[...](More)

Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV[...](More)

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Ernst & Young welcomes the announcement by the FSB on its new audit program. We look forward to participating with other key stakeholders in ensuring that the lessons learnt from the financial crisis are incorporated into discussions around promoting financial[...](More)

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading software engineering and IT Outsourcing (ITO) provider with development centers across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), today announced plans to release its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2011 results before the mar[...](More)

Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an organiz[...](More)

Welch Allyn, a leading global provider of medical diagnostic products and solutions, today announced it has appointed Stephen F. Meyer president and chief executive officer, effective April 16, 2012. Meyer enters this new role having previously served as executive[...](More)

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Cybex International Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBI), a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, yesterday unveiled My Cybex, a video series highlighting true stories about the drastic impact its revolutionary Arc Trainer has had on the lives of users across [...](More)

GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: GTAT), today announced that it has achieved 100 percent mono yields from ingots cast in its DSS450 MonoCast technology. The new milestone in casting technology is a 75 percent increase in yields using the same furnace [...](More)

Fast-growing mobile media buying platform adsmobi announced today the hiring of two mobile advertising veterans to key sales management positions in New York and Singapore.

Michael Coppola will Head up the sales operation in Americas from [...](More)

The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of March 7, 2012 March 14, 2012.

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Smiths Detection has unveiled a new, dual-view X-ray inspection system designed to meet the growing global demands of screening large cargo, pallets and freight items on both passenger and cargo planes.

Cinterion, the global leader in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules and a Gemalto company (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), today announced that its (More)

The FPD industry is being fueled by the expansion of the smartphone market. The world's largest exhibition for the industry, (More)

With the biopharmaceutical industry currently balanced atop tectonic plates, industry leaders must not settle on incremental innovation, but should look toward Asia as a unique opportunity for radical transformation, according to a paper from Quintiles, whic[...](More)

Digital Art Zone (DAZ) today announced a new 3D Model Pro Suite that is compatible with Adobe® Photoshop® software, available at DAZ3D.com.

This bundle offering follows a groundbreaking move to offer full retail versions of its most[...](More)

Charles River Development (Charles River), a front- and m[...](More)

EffRx Pharmaceuticals SA today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BINOSTO^® (alendronate sodium) Effervescent Tablets, previously known as EX101, for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, an[...](More)

Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced that its Board of Directors [...](More)

Cybex International Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBI), a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, and PumpOne, a leader in consumer and professional personal training solutions, today announced a partnership that will provide users of online and mobile fitness applic[...](More)

Demands for photonics & laser technologies are expected to expand rapidly, playing a part in technical innovation in various fields. In Japan leading the industry, (More)

NEC Corporation (NEC) (TOKYO:6701) announced today the latest generation of its Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) software, UNIVERGE 3C(TM).

UNIVERGE 3C delivers essential UC&C tools to business users for virtually any [...](More)

Ernst & Young has appointed Uschi Schreiber as the new Global Leader for its Government and Public Sector Center, which provides innovative solutions to clients around the world including national, state, and regional governments, international institutions, a[...](More)

Vordel, a provider of Application Gateways for Cloud and SOA Computing, today announced the immediate availability of its Vordel SharePoint Gateway solution to help enterprises make their Microsoft (MSFT) SharePoint deployments more secure, more acce[...](More)

Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) announced the results from todays Annual Gen[...](More)

SoloPower, a San Jose, California-based manufacturer of f[...](More)

A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating of bbb to The Education Benevolent Society Incorporated (EBS) (New Zealand). The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable.

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Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) today issued the following statement in response to the counterclaim filed yesterday by Kazuo Okada, Aruze USA, Inc. and Universal Entertainment Corp.:

Despite its enormous length and scurrilous allegations, [...](More)

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GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ: GTAT), today announced that OCI Company, Ltd., its long-time South Korea-based PV and now also a sapphire equipment customer, has begun production of sapphire boules and cores in its new manufacturing facility. The company h[...](More)

SailPoint today announced two changes to its executive tea[...](More)

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GoNet Systems, a leading provider of 3G offload beamforming Wi-Fi solutions for cellular operators and service providers, announced today that KDDI Installed GoNet Systems access points in a number of stadiums and high density city areas in Tokyo.

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The Khronos Group, an international industry consortium creating open standards for the acceleration of graphics, parallel computing, dynamic media and sensor processing, today commenced the opening events of its most recent tour to Beijing and Shanghai. The Kh[...](More)

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces that Mobily, Saudi Arabias leading mobile operator, has selected Gemaltos (More)

Kurion, Inc., an innovator in nuclear waste management, today announced that since the June 17 start-up of its (More)

Cosworth is pleased to announce that it has been contracted by Rolls-Royce Distributed Generation Systems to demonstrate the potential of its market-leading heavy fuel engine technology.

Rolls-Royce and Cosworth have entered into a research and dev[...](More)

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced the Australian launch of the Accent MRI pacemaker and Tendril MRI lead. The new pacemaker and lead allow patients to undergo full-body, high-resolution magnetic resonance ima[...](More)

SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company enabling content rich connectivity systems, today announced that ASTRO Gaming has selected SMSCs KleerNet technology to deliver lossless wireless audio streaming for its gaming headsets. Interoperability a[...](More)

New research conducted by the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Department of Physical Therapy calls into question the conventional wisdom that non-impact cardio machines, such as adaptive motion trainers (AMTs), apply minimum stress to the joints. The study sho[...](More)

The Board of Directors of Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. (Reuters CPRI.MI - Bloomberg CPR IM) approved the consolidated full year results for the year ending 31 December 2011.

Bob Kunze-Concewitz, Chief Executive Officer: Full [...](More)

A new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research report, commissioned by Citi, reveals that New York, London and Singapore rank first, second and third in competitiveness, out of 120 of the worlds major cities. Released today, the report, entitled Hot Spots<[...](More)

International Institute for Learning, Inc. is honored to announce that Gregory Balestrero, former President and CEO of PMI®, has joined IIL. He will advise on new program development attuned to Corporate Consciousness, Leadership, and Sustainability.

SES (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced that ITC Global, an international provider of satellite communications services to remote mining, oil and gas, and maritime operations, has renewed a capacity deal to deliver connectivity to rigs and vessels throughout [...](More)

Covington & Burling LLP has applied to open a new office in Seoul to better serve its Korea-based clients and has tapped William H.Y. Park, a veteran corporate lawyer based in Korea, to help oversee the expansion.

Mr. Park will work closely wit[...](More)

Synergy drive announces the simultaneous global launch of a live sound and communication space, voice SNS: 'VoiceLink' from March 9th, 2012.