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Japan IT Week Autumn 2014

TOKYO. - Friday, September 19th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Reed Exhibitions Japan will be organising the 2014 edition of Japan IT Week Autumn at MAKUHARI MESSE, Japan from October 29-31, 2014. http://www.japan-it.jp/en/aki/

Japan IT Week Autumn is the sister edition of Japan IT Week Spring http://www.japan-it.jp/en/, known as Japan’s largest show for IT and the world’s largest for software and apps. In its fifth year running, Japan IT Week Autumn has grown to be one of the largest comprehensive B-to-B IT shows in Japan held in the second half of the year. This year the show is expected to gather a larger number of exhibitors and professional visitors from the industry.

Overall, the show is composed of 7 independent exhibitions: 5th Cloud Computing Expo Japan (CLOUD JAPAN Autumn), 4th Web & Mobile Marketing Expo (Web-Mo Autumn), 3rd Data Center Expo (DATA CENTER Autumn), 4th Information Security Expo (I ... Read more »

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BURLINGAME, Calif - Wednesday, September 17th 2014

Misfit, makers of Shine, today announced its second wearable product, Misfit Flash, a versatile and easy-to-use fitness and sleep monitor.

Crafted out of a special soft-touch plastic, Flash is comfortable, extremely durable, and waterproof to 30 meters, making it fit for even the toughest uses. It comes in seven unique colors including a lemon-lime Zest, funky Fuchsia, and minimalist Frost.

“Flash is the only fully featured activity and sleep tracker in the world for under $50, making it an incredible value,” said Tim Golnik, VP of Product and Design at Misfit.

Like Shine, Flash never requires charging and can be worn virtually anywhere — on a user’s wrist, pants, shirt, shoes, lapel, or even on a keychain. Flash includes the very best of Shine’s user experience and automatically measures steps, calories, distance, sleep quality and durat ... Read more »

ZTE also named China’s “Most Innovatively Competitive Brand”

BOSTON - Thursday, September 18th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

FutureM 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE, a top global handset manufacturer, today announced it has been recognized as one of “China’s Top 10 Competitive Brands” by the International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, events and research company. IDG also named ZTE “The Most Innovatively Competitive Brand of the Top 10,” recognizing the company’s rapid worldwide growth and commitment to innovation and R&D, at the 2014 FutureM Forum.

“ZTE understands that the value of its brand lies in marketing not just to today’s consumers, but also those of the future,” said Jennifer Xu, VP, IDG Asia. “That’s what makes it one of the global leaders in the age of the mobile internet.”

“We’re honored to have our brand recogni ... Read more »

Newmont’s sustainability performance among the top 10 percent of the world’s largest companies

DENVER - Wednesday, September 17th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the eighth consecutive year. This year, the DJSI World – one of the most highly regarded sustainability indices – includes 319 global companies identified as leaders in the areas of sustainable economic, environmental and social performance. Newmont was the first gold company named to the index in 2007, and has been included on the DJSI North America Index every year since 2006.

“We are proud to be recognized as leaders in this area and to serve as a catalyst for sustainable development everywhere we operate,” said Gary Goldberg, Newmont’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Strong economic, environmental and social performance is fund ... Read more »