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Panasonic Announces Continuation of Policy Toward Large-Scale Purchases of Company's Shares [ESV plan]
Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752)("Panasonic") today announced that its Board of Directors has decided to continue the company's policy toward Large-scale Purchases of Panasonic shares. This policy, called the ESV (Enhancement of Shareholder Value) Plan, was originally announced on April 28, 2005, and since then, the Board of Directors has announced the continuation thereof each year. As stated in the April 28, 2005 press release, the ESV… continue reading »
Panasonic Announces That It Makes Firepro Systems Private Limited (India) Its Sub-Subsidiary Through Share Acquisition
Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752)("Panasonic"）today announced to acquire shares of Firepro Systems Private Limited (India). There shall be no material effect on the financial results of Panasonic for fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. For further detail, please see the attached. Panasonic to Acquire Shares of Firepro Systems Private Limited (India) Osaka, Japan, May 11, 2012 - Panasonic Corporation… continue reading »
Dolby Announces World’s First Implementation of Dolby TrueHD 5.1 in Online Music Distribution Service
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) announced today that e-onkyo music, the high-quality music distribution service managed by Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of Onkyo Corporation, will be the first online music distribution service to feature Dolby® TrueHD 5.1-channel surround sound. Expected to launch on May 30, 2012, in Japan and in fall 2012 elsewhere in the world, this service will enable users to download music from 100… continue reading »
A4 Launches “ALIEN FARM” on iTunes® App Store™
A4 Co., Ltd., a developer and publisher of innovative social games and smartphone apps in Japan, has just released ALIEN FARM, available on the iTunes® App Store™ for only US$0.99. This game combines farm-themed gameplay with a multiplayer battle system into an amazing new style of game. For the celebration of the first title from A4, the Download Campaign is held until May 17 and you will get three special ALIEN characters for a … continue reading »
SEPTENI HOLDINGS Sees Strong First Half Results on Strong Sales of Internet Advertising, Social Games
SEPTENI HOLDNGS (JASDAQ:4293), a leading Japanese Internet advertising and related services company, recorded strong earnings during the first half results of fiscal year September 2012 on the back of strong sales growth in social games within the Media Contents Business and favorable demand for Internet Marketing Business. Consequently sales, and operating and ordinary incomes rose by 15.3%, 48.1% and 65.2% year-over-year respectively. At the… continue reading »
WMS Licenses Content for Online Platforms from Konami Gaming
WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS), announced today an agreement to license select slot titles and game content from Konami Gaming, Inc., a subsidiary of KONAMI CORPORATION, for use on WMS online platforms. The agreement provides WMS with access to multiple Konami titles, including the Norse Warrior, Jumpin’ Jalapenos and Rawhide themed slot games, which are among Konami’s most popular titles. WMS expects the first… continue reading »
Nexon Releases First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games, has released its first quarter 2012 financial results by posting them on its website. Please visit the investor relations section of Nexon’s website at http://ir.nexon.co.jp/en/ to view the letter to shareholders and financial results. Nexon management will host a live Q&A session in English at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) to discuss the Company’s financial results… continue reading »
Rakuten Reports First Quarter Earnings of Fiscal 2012
Rakuten, Inc. (JASDAQ:4755) today announced consolidated financial reports for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Rakuten Group achieved first quarter consolidated net sales of ¥98,706 million, a solid result that represents 13.6% growth from the first quarter of the previous fiscal year. Operating profit and ordinary profit were also strong with 13.9% year-on-year growth to ¥17,182 million in operating profit and 14.3% year-on-year… continue reading »
Research and Markets: Games Software in Japan
Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xj2nwp/games_software_in) has announced the addition of the "Games Software in Japan" report to their offering. Games Software in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial… continue reading »
Nexon Raises 2012 Business Outlook
NEXON Co., Ltd. (“Nexon”) (3659.TO), a worldwide leader in free-to-play online games, today revised its business outlook for the first six months and full fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, which was originally released on February 14, 2012. The increase in guidance reflects better than expected performance in the first quarter from existing titles in the Asian region. Revisions to consolidated forecast figures for the first six months of… continue reading »
PUES International Ltd. Announces Participation in Automotive Technology Exhibition "2012 Automotive Engineering Exposition"
PUES International Ltd. (Headquartered in Hong Kong; CEO: Hiroyuki Iibuchi; hereafter "PUES Int'l"), involved primarily in electric vehicle development, technical consulting and parts sales will jointly present with affiliates Tokyo R & D Co., Ltd. and PUES Corporation at the automotive technology exhibition "2012 Automotive Engineering Exposition". This event runs from May 23 (Wed) to May 25 (Fri) at Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition… continue reading »
Nitto Denko Obtains US Patent for Antifibrotic Therapies with Molecular Targeting DDS Technology
Japan's leading diversified materials manufacturer, Nitto Denko Corporation (TOKYO:6988)(ISIN:JP3684000007), today announced that a basic patent regarding the company's epoch-making antifibrotic therapy has been successfully registered in the USA. Nitto Denko has been developing antifibrotic drugs in collaboration with Professor Yoshiro Niitsu at Sapporo Medical University since 2008, and has already been granted this patent in Japan, China and… continue reading »
SGI Awarded $27.8 Million DoD Contract
SGI (NASDAQ:SGI), the trusted leader in technical computing, today announced that the United States Department of Defense (DoD) has selected an SGI® ICE™ X high performance computing (HPC) system as part of its High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) to provide compute resources for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) DoD Supercomputing Research Center (DSRC). The agreement also includes storage and four years of support… continue reading »
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to Present Webcast of Analyst Conference on Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2012
Masami Iijima, CEO of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8031) hosted an analyst conference on Tuesday May 8, 2012 to announce financial results for the year ended March 31, 2012. An audio webcast of this conference is now available at: http://www.mitsui.com/jp/en/ir/meeting/account/index.html About Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Mitsui & Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, is one of the largest general trading companies in Japan.… continue reading »
Zenverge Powers the SKnet Monster TV Evo. 4, the First Single-Chip 4 Channel TV Transcoder Product in Japan
Zenverge Inc., a leading developer of Advanced Content Networking ICs, and SKnet Corp., a leader in multimedia aftermarket accessories, announced today that the Monster TV Evo. 4 will be shipping in major retail stores in Japan on May 11, 2012. Using a single Zenverge ZN200 SoC and its powerful TransALL™ technology, this innovative product is the first on the market that enables a PC to become a 4 channel HD DVR with up to 15 times more… continue reading »
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