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NANAROQ Inc. Announcing Publishing of iBook "Life After Shock" Created by the Victims of Japanese Disaster Themselves
NANAROQ Inc. published a digital book for iPad (i.e. iBooks) "Life After Shock" on May 4, 2012, created by the victims of the Japanese Tsunami and Earthquake of March 11, 2011. "Life After Shock", a photo documentary, compiles the events of the disaster as seen through the eyes of Yuki Nakamura who survived the tsunami that devastated his hometown of Kamaishi City in Iwate Prefecture. Yuki narrates his raw experiences and feelings through… continue reading »
Hoya Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results
HOYA Corporation (TOKYO:7741) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended March 31, 2012. For the quarter under review, revenues from all operations decreased 13.2% to 87,525 million yen compared with the same period last year, however, profit before tax increased 38.2% to 17,661 million yen and profit for the term increased 30.1% to 11,475 million yen. Profit from continuing operations was 9,278 million yen for the… continue reading »
DeNA Reports Highest Quarterly Sales to Date at $529 Million and Annual Sales Topping $1.82 Billion
DeNA Co., Ltd. (2432.T), a leading global Internet company, has announced today its financial results for the quarter and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. The company reported that its quarterly net sales performance was $529 million*, 32 percent higher than the same quarter last year, and operating income rose to $234 million, 19 percent higher than the same period of the previous year. DeNA concluded a successful fiscal year, with record-high… continue reading »
Samsung Electronics Purchases CORE Flash™ Portfolio License
Alliacense today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has purchased a license for its CORE Flash™ Portfolio Licensing Program. The agreement resolves the ITC Investigation and District Court lawsuit recently filed against the Korean electronics giant. Samsung joins a rapidly growing list of CORE Flash Portfolio licensees, including Lexmark, ASUStek, Philips and Lenovo. In order to protect the investments of the CORE Flash licensee … continue reading »
Hitachi Receives FDA Clearance for Widest Bore 1.5T MR System
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging equipment, announced FDA clearance to market its Echelon Oval 1.5T Ultra-Wide MR system. Hitachi Echelon Oval (Photo: Business Wire) Echelon Oval sets a new standard for premium wide bore 1.5T MRI with its patient shaped design, resulting in a 74 cm oval bore – the widest in the industry. “With the evolving changes in health care… continue reading »
DisplayLink Powers World’s First USB 3.0 Port Replicator with DisplayPort from Fujitsu Technology Solutions
DisplayLink, the leading provider of technology for virtual graphics and USB-connected computing announced the introduction of the Fujitsu USB 3.0 Port Replicator PR08 powered by the latest DisplayLink’s DL-3900 graphics technology IC, enabling the first USB docking station to feature DisplayPort connectivity, reaching resolutions of up to 2560x1600. Fujitsu USB 3.0 Port Replicator PR08 powered by DisplayLink (Photo: Business Wire) … continue reading »
Ubiquitous Supports New DTCP+ Standard Enabling Secure Content Distribution Over the Internet
Ubiquitous Corporation, a Tokyo based leading embedded software company [JASDAQ NEO:3858], announces that it has added software libraries for DTCP-IP1 Ver. 1.4 (hereafter DTCP+2) to Ubiquitous DTCP-IP, it's DTCP-IP content protection solution enabling copyrighted content to be viewed on digital TVs, Blu-ray recorders, PCs and other digital consumer appliances connected to home networks. Ubiquitous has started offering this new solution - an industry… continue reading »
The Okura Prestige Bangkok Opens May 14
The Okura Prestige Bangkok, the international luxury hotel group Okura Hotels & Resorts’ newest property, will open May 14th. The hotel occupies the first through third and top 12 floors of Bangkok’s new Park Ventures Ecoplex, built with cutting-edge green technology and energy-saving techniques. The hotel is an ideal base for both business and leisure travelers, conveniently located at the corner of Ploenchit Road and… continue reading »
Clinigen gains US FDA approval for Foscavir in HIV/AIDS-related cytomegalovirus infections and herpes
Clinigen Healthcare, the pharmaceutical products division of Clinigen Group, announced today that its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Foscavir (foscarnet sodium), a treatment for HIV/AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and herpes, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Clinigen appointed Hospira (NYSE: HSP) to distribute Foscavir to US patients on an emergency supply basis in September 2011.… continue reading »
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Announces Change in Representative Directors
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. hereby announces the following change in its representative directors. Resignation of Representative Director effective May 15, 2012 Name New Position Current Position … continue reading »
Mitsui Direct Selects Guidewire ClaimCenter for Claims Management
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of core system software to General (property/casualty) insurers, today announced that Mitsui Direct General Insurance Company, Limited (Mitsui Direct), a major Japanese direct general insurance company, has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter® as its new claims management system. By using ClaimCenter, Mitsui Direct aims to further enhance the quality of its customer service, make significant reductions in… continue reading »
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Reports that Latuda® (lurasidone HCl) Met Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints in Two Phase III Trials in Bipolar I Depression
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (DSP) announced today results from two Phase 3 clinical trials designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LATUDA as adjunctive therapy and monotherapy, respectively, in patients with bipolar I depression (PREVAIL 1 and PREVAIL 2; PRogram to EValuate the Antidepressant Impact of Lurasidone). On an overall basis in both studies, patients with bipolar I depression treated with LATUDA experienced statistically… continue reading »
DMP Introduces High-End OpenGL ES 2.0 IP Cores and Multi-Core Configurations to Its SMAPH-S Product Family
Digital Media Professionals Inc. (DMP)(TOKYO:3652), a leading provider of 2D/3D graphics Intellectual Property (IP) cores, today announced significant product expansion to its scalable SMAPH-S shader based Graphics IP Core product family including: New high-end and OpenGL ES 2.0 compliant IP cores with multi core deployment (MP) support that offers the industry leading graphics rendering and computing performance. … continue reading »
RECRUIT : Hotel Booking Website, 'PegiPegi' Launched in Indonesia
RECRUIT CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masumi Minegishi) has licensed system technologies to PT. Go Online Destinations (Headquarters: Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia; CEO: Davy Makimian), an operator of hotel booking websites in Indonesia, launching the grand opening of 'PegiPegi' (http://www.pegipegi.com), a domestic hotel booking website within Indonesia. Further, through its subsidiary, Recruit Global… continue reading »
Nocimed, LLC Announces “Inside Business” Show Hosted by Fred Thompson to Feature the Investigational Nociscan Virtual Discogram - Discovery Channel and CNN Headline News
Nocimed is pleased to announce an upcoming segment on the television show “Inside Business” hosted by Fred Thompson featuring Nocimed’s investigational Nociscan Virtual Discogram MR spectroscopy diagnostic technology and product in clinical development. This segment is scheduled to broadcast nationally on the Discovery Channel, via most major cable and satellite providers across the United States, on Thursday, May 10 between 7-7:30am Eastern and… continue reading »
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