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Nitto Denko Acquires Turkey's No.1 Tape Maker Bento
Japan's leading diversified materials manufacturer Nitto Denko Corporation (TOKYO:6988)(ISIN:JP3684000007) announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Bento Bantçılık ve Temizlik Maddeleri Sanayi Ticaret together with its sales subsidiary Bento Pazarlama ve Ticaret ("Bento"), Turkey's leading manufacturer of industrial tapes. With Bento joining its global network, Nitto Denko aims to increase within 5 years by 2.5 times its sales from… continue reading »
Infonetics Research: Video Infrastructure Market Tops $800 Million in 2011; Set-Top Boxes Get Cheaper
Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from two recently published video equipment market share and forecast reports, Video-on-Demand (VOD) and Encoder Equipment and Video Subscribers, which tracks video equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers, which tracks IP, cable, satellite hybrid, DVR, and high definition (HD) STBs, as well as OTT media servers. … continue reading »
Panasonic to Broadcast Live the Annular Solar Eclipse from the Summit of Mt. Fuji Using Only Solar Power
Panasonic Corporation has launched "ECLIPSE LIVE FROM FUJIYAMA by SOLAR POWER" and will broadcast the annular solar eclipse on May 20, 2012 (Pacific Standard Time/PST) live to the world from the summit of Mt. Fuji, an important symbol of nature in Japan, using only green power. Promotional Website (Live Broadcast Site) (Photo: Business Wire) This project seeks to highlight to the world Panasonic's devotion to its "Energy… continue reading »
Aeria Games Secures Strategic Investment From So-net Entertainment Corporation
Aeria Games, a leading publisher of free-to-play online multiplayer games, today announced its receipt of a strategic investment from So-net Entertainment Corporation, a listed subsidiary of Sony Corporation, to further strengthen its position as a leader in the global MMO market. So-net becomes Aeria Games’ second external investment partner, following a 2011 investment by NHN Corporation. The agreement comes as Aeria continues its rapid… continue reading »
Garmin® Expands Global Presence in the Automotive OEM Space with New Offices in China, Germany and Japan
Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced that it has opened new offices in Shanghai (China), Stuttgart (Germany) and Yokohama (Japan) to support its growing presence in the automotive OEM market. The new offices are in close proximity to leading car manufacturers and top-tier automotive suppliers and will host a dedicated staff of Garmin associates who specialize in automotive OEM sales, marketing,… continue reading »
Toyota Boshoku Exhibits at Auto China 2012
Toyota Boshoku Corporation (TOKYO:3116)(President Shuhei Toyoda) will present its first exhibit at Auto China 2012 in Beijing, which will take place from April 25th (Wednesday) to May 2nd (Wednesday). Toyota Boshoku group's high technological development capability will be actively promoted with the aim of expanding our enterprise in the Chinese market, which is rapidly becoming the largest market in the world. At Auto China 2012, Toyota… continue reading »
MoneyGram and ICBC Expand Direct-to-Account Service to Money Sent from Japan into 200 million ICBC Accounts
MoneyGram International (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announced today it has expanded its new direct-to-account (or cash-to-account) money transfer service with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to MoneyGram customers sending money from Japan to China. ICBC is one of the largest banks in China, with a nationwide network of locations and more than 200 million accounts. When the sent funds are… continue reading »
Teijin to Strengthen Fiber and Textile R&D Functions in China: Will Establish R&D Company in Jiangsu
Teijin Limited announced today plans to establish Teijin Product Development China Co., Ltd. this August to conduct fiber and textile product research and development in Nantong, Jiangsu Province beginning in April 2013. The move will enhance the Teijin group's R&D functions in China and enable collaborative development with local partners to respond quickly to business opportunities in this fast-growing market. Teijin Product… continue reading »
Hitachi Data Systems Announces Broad Support for System Center 2012
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) (TSE: 6501), today announced new versions of Hitachi solutions built on Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track. These new solutions add broad support for System Center 2012, including System Center 2012 monitoring packs and PowerShell cmdlets (pronounced “command-lets”). This support provides seamless integration with the Virtual Machine Manager component of System… continue reading »
St. Jude Medical Launches New Trifecta Heart Valve in Japan
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and the launch of the Trifecta™ aortic stented, pericardial tissue valve. The first procedures in Japan were performed at Osaka University Hospital and Saitama Medical University International Medical Center. For more than 30 years, St. Jude Medical has offered patients the… continue reading »
Healthcare Robotics Developer Aethon Announces Investment from Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc.
Aethon, the premier developer of autonomous mobile robots for hospitals and health systems, announced today that it has received an investment from Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. The Mitsui USA investment is part of the $7.1 million raised in growth capital in Aethon’s latest round of funding. The investment from Mitsui USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a leading international trade and investment company, supports … continue reading »
CUSTOMER SUCCESS: Leading IT Infrastructure Service Provider Fujitsu FSAS Successfully Manages Private Cloud with BMC Software
Fujitsu FSAS, a leading IT infrastructure service company in Japan, consolidated its nationwide servers and streamlined management of a company-wide private cloud with BMC Software’s (NASDAQ:BMC) BMC BladeLogic Automation Suite. With approximately 5,500 service account engineers spread across 160 locations, Fujitsu FSAS previously deployed systems optimized for each division at about 80 sites throughout Japan. This resulted in a … continue reading »
Japanese Next-Gen Mobile TV “NOTTV” is Powered by Expway’s Mobile Broadcast Middleware and NTT Data MSE Embedded Development Services
NTT DATA MSE, a subsidiary of NTT Data and one of the leading system integrators in the world, and Expway, a mobile broadcast solution provider, announced today that their joint solution powers the next-gen Mobile TV service in Japan, launched 1st April 2012. The solution is being integrated in ten’s of Android mobile devices for this year only and it is expected to reach in 50 million devices in the next 5 years. Expway’s mobile… continue reading »
Mitsubishi Electric Launches Seventh Environmental Plan
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today it has launched as of this month its Seventh Environmental Plan, a three-year action plan aligned with Environmental Vision 2021, the long-term environmental management vision of the Mitsubishi Electric Group. The plan aims to contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions on both the production and end-use sides, supports other efforts to realize recycling-based societies… continue reading »
Sumitomo Electric Launches Optical Thunderbolt Cable Samples
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (TOKYO: 5802) (ISIN: JP3407400005) has commenced sample product shipment of the optical Thunderbolt cable. These products will be used at the Thunderbolt demonstration test to be performed at Intel Corporation's booth during the NAB Show 2012 held by the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas from April 16 to 19, 2012. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. has commenced sample shipments of Thunderbolt… continue reading »
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