Video Interview: Peter Leys, Executive Chairman and Director, Materialise [MTLS]

NASDAQ CEO Signature Series Broadcasted From the NASDAQ MarketSite
 
NEW YORK, April 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veteran business journalist Carmen Roberts joins Peter Leys, Executive Chairman and Director, Materialise [MTLS] to discuss the company's industry, strategy, financials and positioning.

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ENMORE: Chinese Bitumen-China Bitumen Market Focus 2015

SHANGHAI, April 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- ENMORE is going to hold the 6th China Bitumen Market Focus 2015 in Chengdu, Sichuan (China) on June 10-11.
 
Chinese buyers began to reduce their procurement when Brent began to drop dramatically from the low price level that has remained since 2014, while China’s consumption tax of fuel oil increased from RMB 812 to RMB 1,218 also made them more hesitant. Meanwhile, teapot refineries in Shandong reverted to cutback bitumen from overseas market.

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New Report Highlights Need for Operators to Check Validated Home Network Data Speeds

SAN RAMON, Calif., April 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report published today by Rethink Research, and sponsored by MoCA®, assesses the performance and reliability of the various home networking standards under real-world conditions and compares these figures with their respective advertised data rates.
 
The report, entitled Performance and Reliability: Home Network Technology Standard Comparison, concludes that there is considerable variation between some of the published and validated speeds. It also sets out a benchmark that can be used by operators to compare validated in-home data speeds.

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Ex-Morning Musume Girls - Mari Yaguchi, Nozomi Tsuji & Ai Takahashi... Has Started a New Girlgroup in Japan! Datsumo Musume. Is Now Here in Singapore!

SINGAPORE, April 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ex Morning Musume members Mari Yaguchi, Nozomi Tsuji & Ai Takahashi have started a new girl group, Datsumo Musume., under the management of Datsumo Labo (Japan HQ/ Singapore Orchard Branch). Datsumo Labo is a hair removal salon that has currently 7 branches in Singapore and 90 branches worldwide. Being a group that “supports all ladies’ beauty and dreams”, they have appeared in Japan’s television, newspapers, magazines, online news, and even on billboards in Shibuya! With their popularity increasing in Japan, their debut in Singapore, Thailand and Hongkong has been confirmed!

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PRA is Named International Clinical Company of the Year

RALEIGH, N.C., April 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRA Health Sciences (PRA) is pleased to announce that it was named Clinical Company of the Year at the International Clinical Researcher of the Year award ceremony in London. This is the second year in a row that PRA has won this prestigious award. PRA also swept the Clinical Team of the Year category. PRA winners include:

• Clinical Research Associate: Charlotte Holmes
• Project Manager: Silvia Casellas
• Clinical Team Leader: Emma Lewis
• Clinical Team: Sarah Gage, Ashley King, Katy Mercer, Jo Perry

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Tinubu Square Announces New Head for Asia Pacific Region

LONDON, April 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tinubu Square, leader in credit risk software solutions for trade credit insurers and businesses, has today announced the appointment of Charles Dufourcq as Vice President for Asia Pacific. After seven years in Singapore, Charles is widely experienced in the region’s technology market, where he has worked for a number of large international organisations.
 
Since the opening of its Singapore office in 2011, Tinubu Square has built a considerable reputation in Asia and Australia establishing strong relationships with influential customers and with credit insurers. The appointment of Charles Dufourcq, will allow Tinubu to accelerate its three-year growth programme targeted at major international accounts.

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smartTrade Technologies Wins Waters Best OTC Trading Initiative Awards

NEW YORK, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- smartTrade Technologies announces today that smart-FI™, its end-to-end trading solution designed for Fixed Income and OTC derivatives businesses, was awarded the best sell-side OTC Trading Initiative at the Sell-Side Technology Awards held by Waters Technology. This award recognizes the new and innovative ways of tackling the increasingly electronic derivatives trading landscape, with demonstrable benefits to sell-side firms.

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NSK Europe Improves Supply Chain Efficiency With Descartes' Cloud-Based Transportation Management Solution

AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands, April 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that NSK Europe, one of the world's leading manufacturers of rolling bearings, automotive components and steering systems, has gained significant efficiencies and enhanced supply chain performance with the cloud-based Descartes Transportation Manager IS™ solution.

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Nasdaq's SMARTS Wins Best Sell-Side Surveillance Product

Waters Technology's 2015 Sell-Side Technology Awards Select SMARTS Trade Surveillance as 'Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product' for Second Year 
NEW YORK, April 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's leading provider of market technology, was recently selected for 'Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product' by Waters Technology's Sell-Side Technology Awards for the second consecutive year. Nasdaq received the award for its SMARTS Trade Surveillance technology, which enables customers to find solutions and insight to evolving compliance challenges.

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Allied World Reports an 88.1% Combined Ratio and 13.1% Annualized Net Income Return on Average Shareholders' Equity for the First Quarter 2015

ZUG, Switzerland, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE:AWH) today reported net income of $124.4 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 compared to net income of $177.0 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.
 
The company reported operating income of $91.7 million, or $0.93 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015, compared to operating income of $129.9 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.

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Horizon Energy Systems Announces New 700Wh/kg Fuel Cell for Drones

SINGAPORE, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Singaporean company Horizon Energy Systems (HES) announced a breakthrough on-demand hydrogen generation technology based on a solid fuel system, further improving the flight endurance of small fuel cell electric drones. The unique ability to perform long endurance missions with a low-altitude mini-UAV provides considerable new benefits in border patrol, infrastructure surveillance, exploration, critical asset and environmental monitoring.

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Teva Proposes to Acquire Mylan for $82.00 Per Share in Cash and Stock

JERUSALEM, Apr 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced a proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL) in a transaction valued at $82.00 per Mylan share, with the consideration to be comprised of approximately 50 percent cash and 50 percent stock. The Teva cash and stock proposal provides Mylan stockholders with a substantial premium and immediate cash value, as well as significant potential for future value creation through participation in a financially and commercially stronger company.

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Powa Technologies and Ingram Micro Expand Global Partnership with Asia Pacific Distribution Deal

Global technology leader delivers competitive advantage to its extensive reseller channels through distribution of next generation PowaPOS T25 tablet POS hardware 
Cards & Payments Asia 2015
 
SINGAPORE, April 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- As it continues to expand its vertical market reach in the retail and finance sectors, Ingram Micro Asia Ltd. has signed a deal with Powa Technologies to distribute the PowaPOS tablet-based POS hardware in Southeast Asia. With this move, the global technology leader showcases its commitment to its growing Point-of-Sale business by expanding its relationship with Powa to accelerate tablet-based payment adoption in the rapidly growing Asian market. Ingram Micro Inc. established a North American deal with Powa Technologies in October 2014. The announcement was made at Cards & Payments Asia 2015, at which Powa Technologies is exhibiting (Booth B01).

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Benu Networks To Participate In Key Industry Events

BOSTON & SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON & SINGAPORE, April 16 (Bernama) -- Benu Networks, innovative provider of solutions for network operators deploying Carrier Wi-Fi and virtualized network services, today announces upcoming participation in leading industry events.

Benu Networks will be participating at Carrier Wi-Fi Asia, Wi-Fi Innovation Summit, and the Wi-Fi Global Congress. Chief Technology Officer Rajat Ghai and Chief Solutions Architect Clayton Wagar to speaking during sessions at these events, where Benu will also be an exhibitor.

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Photo Release -- ANADIGICS WiFi Infrastructure Amplifier Powers New High-Performance TRENDnet Router

ANADIGICS 802.11ac Power Amplifier Delivers an Industry-Leading Combination of Linearity, Efficiency, Gain and Thermal characteristics to Enable WiFi Connectivity in TRENDnet's TEW-828DRU Router
 
WARREN, N.J., April 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANAD) ("ANADIGICS" or the "Company"), a world leader in radio frequency (RF) solutions, today announced that the Company is shipping its AWL5911 power amplifier (PA) in volume for use in the new TRENDnet AC3200 TEW-828DRU tri-band wireless router. This high-performance router, showcased at the 2015 International CES, features all gigabit Ethernet ports, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, and six separate antennas to support ultra-performance 802.11ac connectivity.

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Big Data Solutions Firm Antuit Acquires Prognos

NEW YORK & SINGAPORE, April 15 (Bernama) -- Antuit, a global Big Data solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Prognos, a Chicago-based analytics company specializing in the retail and consumer package goods (CPG) sector. The acquisition strengthens Antuit's offerings to the retail/CPG market, enabling the company to help clients intelligently leverage data to more accurately forecast demand, measure effectiveness of promotions and better understand customer behavior at all stages of the products' lifecycle.

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Mazda-designed Bicycle and Sofa Unveiled

MILAN, Italy and HIROSHIMA, Japan, Apr. 14 (Bernama) --

- Mazda Design: Car as Art in Milan Showcases Concepts of RIN and EN -

Mazda Motor Corporation took the wraps off Mazda-designed artworks, including "Bike by KODO concept" and "Sofa by KODO concept," on the eve of opening the event "Mazda Design: The Car as Art," in the Italian city of Milan from April 14, 2015.

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RECALL AWARDED HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY CERTIFICATION

Recall Singapore Recognized for Commitment to Employee Safety and Operational Excellence
 
SINGAPORE, April 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Recall Holdings Limited (ASX: REC), a global leader in information management, today announced it has received the bizSAFE Star and Occupational Health & Safety Management (OHSA) certifications, the highest level of safety certification accorded in Singapore for any industry or organization.

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High Dynamic Range Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video This Year

Amazon will continue its commitment to providing customers with a premium entertainment experience with access to HDR titles including Amazon Originals this year
 
SEATTLE, April 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Prime members and customers in the US, UK and Germany will be able to watch titles in High Dynamic Range (HDR) this year. Amazon Originals will be the first to arrive in HDR video quality later this year. Amazon is working with Hollywood studios, leading technology innovators and global consumer electronics companies to bring Prime members and customers an unmatched HDR experience in 2015.

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Wiley Learning Campaign Brings To Life Leaders Experiences

KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Bernama) -- The Wiley Lifelong Learning Campaign in Singapore from April 1 30, 2015 will offer customers a 20 percent discount on all off Wiley's offerings including, For Dummies, Jossey-Bass, Capstone, Bloomberg Press and Sybex imprints.

The Wiley Lifelong Learning campaign presents five common milestones in an individual's career, starting in tertiary education until when they retire as leaders in their field.

Customers who purchase any of Wiley's promotional items during this period will also stand a chance to win attractive prizes worth up to S$2,500 (RM6,691.44), said Wiley in a statement issued today in Singapore.

Wiley has partnered with local bookstores including, MPH, Times and Popular island-wide to roll out the campaign and individuals looking to deepen their skills and expertise in their job can also visit the Wiley Lifelong Learning website at (http://bit.ly/skillsfuturewithwiley).

"Wiley supports Singaporeans by providing relevant tools and resources to enhance lifelong learning across a wide range of professional activity. Our aim, as always, is to help an individual grow, develop, and succeed as practitioners, professionals and managers," commented Erik Thrasher, General Manager and Marketing Director, Professional Development Asia, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in the same statement.

Follow @WileyBooksAsia on Twitter and WileyBooksAsia on Facebook for more exciting updates throughout the promotion.

-- BERNAMA 

 

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Nasdaq and KBW Announce Strategic Index Partnership

- Partnership expands access to indexes and ETFs with more than $770 million in licensed Assets Under Management (AUM)
 
- Indexes to be re-branded "KBW Nasdaq" in June 2015
 
NEW YORK, April 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), today announced a partnership involving KBW's industry-leading family of financial indexes. Under the agreement, Nasdaq will assume responsibility for the calculation, dissemination and commercialization of these indexes, and will work closely with KBW to jointly promote the products and benchmarks to new market participants worldwide.

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Broadway Video Selects Aspera to Accelerate Production and Distribution of Original Content

Leading Global Entertainment and Media Company Relies on Aspera to Deliver Comedy Programming to Its Distribution Partners
 
ARMONK, N.Y., April 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IBM today announced that Broadway Video has selected Aspera, an IBM company, as the exclusive provider of high-speed file transfer solutions for bi-coastal production and content distribution to VOD and OTT providers. By significantly reducing the time it takes to produce and transfer content, Broadway Video can expand viewing options and quickly deliver new and previously broadcast material to millions worldwide.

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Elixir Introduces Tango+, the First SaaS Platform for Customer Communications that Fully Empowers Non-technical Users

OJAI, Calif., April 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- Elixir Technologies announced today the release of Tango+, a customer communications management solution designed to free enterprises from IT-controlled workflows with a business user experience that empowers non-technical users to perform complex tasks. The Tango+ pioneering 100 percent SaaS, cloud-based platform delivers capabilities beyond legacy customer communications management (CCM) systems that too often have a limited range of functionality. Tango+ makes it possible for business users to manage any part of the workflow with deceptively simple drag and drop actions, allowing them to coalesce and repurpose content as needed. It is the first solution on the market that effectively brings together an environment where technology and business users can collaborate with ease.

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Dentons US And McKenna Aldridge Merger Approved

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- A merger of Dentons US LLP and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP has been approved by the partners of both firms to create the world's largest law firm.

Clients inside the US would gain unrivaled access to markets around the world, and international clients could enjoy increased strength and reach across the US, said Dentons in a statement issued today in New York and Atlanta, Georgia, the United States.

Committed to delivering the highest quality legal counsel at home and abroad, Dentons will serve clients from more than 125 locations across 50-plus countries.

It would boast approximately 6,600 lawyers and professionals worldwide, with more than 1,100 of them based in the United States, the statement added.

Virtually every sector and practice group will gain added depth, breadth and geographic reach, creating, among others a substantially enhanced Corporate practice, the world's dominant Real Estate practice, a premier Public Policy and Regulation practice in the US and an Intellectual Property practice with substantial presence in leading markets such as Silicon Valley, Washington, DC, New York and San Diego.

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A.M.Best Special Report on Insurance Capitalizing ASEAN Open Market

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- The Best's Special Report, titled "Capitalizing on the Benefit and Opportunity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Open Market," said that the region's insurance industry has reached a common ground on the benefits of operating beneath such a model.

It also characterizes the shared benefits of building a stronger regional bloc to attract new business along with improved resilience to potential external shocks, said A.M. Best in a statement issued today in Singapore.

The report noted that the free flow of services, including those from the financial sector, would allow insurers to build commercial presence and sell products on a more regional basis with professionals able to move throughout the countries within ASEAN.

These countries include Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The combined gross domestic product of this ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) stood at USD 2.4 trillion (RM8.7 trillion) in 2013 and is projected to nearly double by 2020.

Under the AEC blueprint, ASEAN member countries have identified insurance sub-sectors for liberalization by 2015. So far, only Indonesia and the Philippines have committed to opening their markets for life, non-life, reinsurance, and intermediation and auxiliary services.

"As the markets develop and mature, the level of sophistication in the insurance framework is expected to increase. Achieving an open market requires a leap forward towards building trust and cooperation among member nations, along with recognition of existing differences," explained Moungmo Lee, General Director at analytics in the same statement.

On the whole, A.M. Best believes that the growth in the insurance industry will benefit the AEC in the long run.

To access a copy of this special report, please visit http://www3.ambest.com/bestweek/purchase.asp?record_code=235496.

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UnionPay International Joins Hands with Chinese E-commerce Firm to Provide Cross-border Payment Convenience

SHANGHAI, China, April 8 (Bernama)-- UnionPay International announced on April 8 it entered cooperation with DinoDirect Ltd in cross-border online businesses, enabling the latter's B2C platform DinoDirect, B2B platform Osell and related websites to accept UnionPay cards (card number starting with 62) issued outside the Chinese mainland.

This is the first time UnionPay International has established cooperation with a Chinese cross-border e-commerce company to allow overseas cardholders to pay with UnionPay cards on a Chinese e-commerce platform.

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London Capital Group (LCG) gains Competitive Advantage with smartTrade Technologies

LONDON, April 8 (Bernama)-- smartTrade Technologies, a global leader in multi asset, end-to-end trading solutions for Tier1, Tier2, regional Banks, Brokers and Asset Managers, has been selected by London Capital Group,a leading provider of online retail and private clients trading services, to deliver a fully automated and hosted FX trading platform.

"We have deployed our proven LiquidityFX solution in our private cloud in record time so that LCG is able to provide the best prices and trading experience to its clients across devices, including mobile. The rich functionalities of our platform guarantee that LCG maintains its sustainable business model. Our internalisation component also brings enormous cost efficiencies" said David Vincent, CEO of smartTrade Technologies.

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Season 2 of Yamaha Motor's Original Short Anime "Master of Torque" Released

IWATA, Japan, April. 8 (Bernama) --

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has globally released the second season of "Master of Torque," an original short anime series for entertainment purposes initially released online from the spring through the summer of 2014.

The Master of Torque anime is set in Tokyo in the near future and tells the fictional story of a group of young motorcycle riders. It is meant to help communicate the fun of motorcycles to younger people, primarily in their teens and twenties.

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Microza (TM) Hollow-fiber Membrane Selected for Singapore's Largest Wastewater Reclamation Plant

TOKYO, April 7 (Bernama) -- Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. announced on April 7 that its Microza (TM) hollow-fiber membrane was selected for Singapore's largest wastewater reclamation plant, the Second Changi NEWater Plant (capacity: 288,000 cubic meters/day) with operation scheduled for start-up in October 2016.

Over the past decade, the government of Singapore has constructed several wastewater reclamation plants called "NEWater" plants in order to secure sufficient water resources. The NEWater plants use various types of microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, including Microza (TM) hollow-fiber membrane at the Ulu Pandan NEWater Plant (capacity: 191,000 cubic meters/day; start-up: 2007) and the Bedok NEWater Plant (capacity: 73,000 cubic meters/day; start-up: 2008).

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