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AMSTERDAM - Tuesday, March 26th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has announced that Safaricom, a leading mobile operator in Africa, with over 18 million customers, is using its LinqUs Cloud Backup solution to offer mobile subscribers in Kenya a comprehensive back-up service for phonebook contacts. Compatible with most of the handset models, the solution ensures that Safaricom customers can easily protect themselves against the disruption caused by phone theft, loss, damage or replacement, through saving all their contacts automatically in the mobile operator’s cloud-based storage service.

Gemalto’s LinqUs Cloud Backup is already used by more than 140 million subscribers across the world and is particularly relevant in emerging markets such as those in Africa, where the mobile phone is fast becoming the most widespread computing device, and where the many small businesses ... Read more »

Dr. Carmona Highly Regarded for His Research and Recommendations on Minimizing the Effects of Second-Hand Smoke

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Monday, March 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NJOY, America’s number one electronic cigarette company, today announced that Dr. Richard Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, has been appointed a member of NJOY's Board of Directors and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Carmona was nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, serving from 2002-2006. Dr. Carmona will provide strategic counsel to the company on public health and regulatory issues and spearhead NJOY’s research on the harm reduction potential of electronic cigarettes.

As one of the nation's leading public health experts, Dr. Carmona is well positioned to support this effort. Dr. Carmona comes to NJOY with a wealth of knowledge on the harmful effects of second-hand ... Read more »