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Turkish medical products and services distributor provides strategic benefits

LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Terumo BCT has acquired GADA® Turkey, an exclusive supplier and world-class distributor of blood bank components and equipment to Turkish public and private healthcare facilities.

GADA Turkey has been a Terumo BCT distributor to blood banks and hospitals since 2009. The acquisition provides Terumo BCT with a direct relationship with Turkish blood banks and the ability to drive further adoption of critical blood transfusion technologies that can improve the safety and quality of blood in Turkey. The acquisition will also enable hospitals to have expanded access to Terumo BCT’s therapeutic aphaeresis technologies.

KEY FACTS:

    Prior to the acquisition, GADA Turkey was a subsidiary of The GADA® Group Holding, a United Kingdom-based, leading pan-European, distributor of speciali ... Read more »

VANTAA, Finland - Tuesday, November 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Valimo, the world leader in mobile identity authentication, has electronically signed a cooperation agreement with Iceland’s national certification authority Audkenni, for the delivery of Valimo’s Mobile ID technology. Audkenni is the national leading identity solutions provider for the banking sector, jointly owned by the country’s commercial banks and largest telecom operator. By the end of 2013, Valimo’s Mobile ID solution will enable all mobile users in Iceland to use strong authentication and legally-binding signatures that are essential to securing banking and eGovernment services.

Audkenni has been issuing Icelanders with certificates embedded in debit cards to securely access online services, notably in the eBanking and e-Government fields. Mobile ID will extend the existing nationwide electronic ID infrastructure to each and every citizen, via their mobile phone. This move will give Icel ... Read more »

Solution Provides Businesses Turnkey Data Protection for Laptops and Desktops

SAN FRANCISCO - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EVault, Inc., a Seagate company (NASDAQ: STX), today announced that Windows Azure customers who sign a new Windows Azure Enterprise Agreement will receive one year of free EVault Endpoint Protection, a cloud-connected backup, recovery and data security solution for endpoint devices.

EVault’s offer is available to Microsoft Enterprise and Partner Group (EPG) customers signing a new Windows Azure Enterprise Agreement with an annual commitment of $50,000 USD or more and is valid now through June 30, 2014. The global promotion includes free unlimited device licensing, unlimited licensing for optional network caches, vault set-up, and 24/7 support from EVault’s team of data protection experts. EVault has been supporting cloud-connected backup and recovery services on Windows Azure since October 2010.

"While worki ... Read more »

MEUDON, France - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Netsize, a Gemalto company, is expanding its mobile operator billing platform to include Microsoft’s Windows Phone Store. This means that now, even more Windows Phone users can easily purchase apps directly on their handsets and pay for them through their existing mobile phone bill. The first deployment of the expanded Netsize solution has already started with a leading European mobile network operator.

The launch represents the first in a series of deployments planned by Microsoft across different countries, offering Windows Phone Store users the best possible payment experience when choosing from an ever expanding array of gaming, entertainment, lifestyle, news and social apps. This new collaboration with Microsoft further strengthens Netsize’s position as the preferred operator billing provider for app stores worldwide. The Netsize platform, a robust and flexible infrastr ... Read more »

HONG KONG - Monday, November 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Business Wire today announced the opening of a full-service office in Hong Kong, reaffirming its commitment to personalized local service coupled with unparalleled global reach. The new office is Business Wire's third in Asia, and 32nd worldwide.

Working with various partners, Business Wire has had representative sales offices in the region for more than a dozen years. The decision to open its own dedicated office is in response to its many multinational corporate and agency clients eager to have a direct Business Wire relationship.

"Hong Kong possesses a sophisticated corporate communications environment, perfectly suited to Business Wire's gold standard solutions and services," said Michael Becker, senior vice president, who spearheaded the Hong Kong project. "We look forward to establishing close working relationships with local public relations and investor relations professionals, and becomi ... Read more »

The ZTE Grand S Flex combines stylish design and modern technology

SHENZHEN, China - Tuesday, November 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) ZTE today celebrates the introduction of its latest mobile phone, ZTE Grand S Flex, to Europe, with the device ranged in Germany, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Spain. The handset is a stylish and user friendly HD LTE Smart phone, combining intuitive technology with elegant design. Movies and videos can be played in outstanding quality with its sharp 5” HD display. In addition, high quality pictures can be taken quickly and easily with the handset’s 8MP camera and 1MP front camera which is optimised for video calling. The eye catching device, due to be sold across multiple countries, is structured on clean and simple lines, combined with an ultra-thin 8.9mm touch screen.

Mr. AO Wen, General Manager of ZTE Handset European Operation Office, said, "The driving force behind the ZTE Grand S Flex is a combination o ... Read more »