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COLOMBES, France - Tuesday, October 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announces that 360 Group, a leading Internet, mobile and security company in China, selected OT’s embedded secure element (eSE), PEARL by OT®, to enable mobile security services on their newly launched Q5 and Q5 Plus smartphones.

Launched by 360 Group in June last year, the 360 Phone brand is already very popular in China with already over 4M smartphones delivered as of end 2015.

With already 225Mu+ deployments worldwide, PEARL by OT® offers a banking-grade security level thanks to an EAL5+ and EMVCo certified component with the largest memory available on the market. This unique multi-application platform also supports access control, biometrics and secure storage use-cases. It is the safest possible place to store and process confidential user information ... Read more »

Acquisition will enhance Murata’s position as a world’s leading provider of high reliability capacitors

KYOTO, Japan & CAEN, France - Wednesday, October 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6981) (ISIN:JP3914400001) & IPDiA S.A.:

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (“Murata”) and IPDiA S.A.(“IPDiA”) today announced that Murata Electronics Europe B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Murata is about to acquire IPDiA, a 3D silicon capacitor technology pioneer headquartered in France, and IPDiA will become a subsidiary of Murata. The transaction is expected to close before the end of October.

This acquisition will enhance Murata's position as the leading provider of high reliability capacitors. It is part of Murata's strategy to strengthen its core business within the communication (mobile) market, and to expand into new applications within the automotive and medical ... Read more »

ATLANTA - Tuesday, October 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Coca-Cola Company today announced its intention to acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (ABI) stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) following the closing of the ABI combination with SABMiller.

The company has chosen to exercise its right to acquire ABI’s stake in CCBA because it intends to implement its long-term strategic plan in these markets with other partners. While the company respects ABI’s capabilities, it has a number of existing partners who are highly qualified and interested in these bottling territories.

During the next few months the company will negotiate the terms of the transaction with ABI according to the contractual parameters, which will later be followed by a regulatory approval process. The Coca-Cola Company also will continue negotiations with potential partners, and plans to refranchise CCBA as soon as practical following regulatory approval. The ... Read more »

ATLANTA - Thursday, October 6th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S.-based Performance Gaming Gear™ company, KontrolFreek®, announced today they were issued three additional patents (patent nos. US D762781 S, US D762782 S, US D762780 S). The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded KontrolFreek with two patents for Game Controller Thumbsticks and an additional patent for Ergonomic Controller Thumbstick. The issuance of these patents adds to KontrolFreek’s existing intellectual property portfolio that spans multiple gaming platforms.

“These additional patents, awarded by the USPTO, bolster KontrolFreek’s intellectual property portfolio for best-in-class performance gaming gear,” said Ashish Mistry, CEO of KontrolFreek. “Our goal with everything we do is to continue to innovate so that we can provide our customers with the best gaming experience possible. Products such as FPS Freek® Galaxy and KontrolFreek Alpha ... Read more »