My site

NFV and SDN enable flexible configuration and operation of core networks

SHENZHEN, China - Monday, February 24th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices has launched its Cloud UniCore Solution, which enables the virtualised operation of EPC/IMS core network equipment. Responding to changes in network load capacity, the Cloud UniCore Solution uses virtual platform technology to enable the flexible configuration and operation of network equipment, meeting the demanding network operation requirements of the age of 4G, big data, converged networks.

The ZTE Cloud UniCore Solution makes use of the latest network function virtualization (NFV) and software defined network (SDN) technologies. By decoupling software and hardware, it achieves the flexible sc ... Read more »

ME NewsWire/ Business Wire

NEW YORK - Sunday, February 23rd 2014

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) today announced a conditional open offer to acquire up to 2,650,000 equity shares of ICRA Limited, a leading provider of credit ratings and research in India. The offer is conditional upon acquiring at least 2,149,101 equity shares, which would increase Moody’s ownership stake from 28.5% to just over 50.0%. Full acceptance of the offer would increase Moody’s ownership stake in ICRA to approximately 55.0%.

The offer price, payable in cash, is INR 2,000 per share, which represents a 25.9% premium to ICRA’s closing price on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) on February 21, 2014, and a 28.7% and 42.5% premium to the one-month and six-month trailing average stock price, respectively. The offer price represents a 22.2% premium to ICRA’s all-time closing high on the NSE of INR 1,637 per share on December 31, 2013.

The tender period is expected to begin ... Read more »

Mobile World Congress 2014

COLOMBES, France - Saturday, February 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced that Device Cloud Networks (DCN) has selected its M-Connect solution to remotely manage the mobile connectivity subscriptions of M2M devices across its mobile network operator alliance in service of its OEM and enterprise customers.

OT’s M-Connect solution has been designed to securely load a subscription in M2M devices over-the-air, not only at the first activation but also during the entire device lifecycle. DCN will integrate M-Connect to its comprehensive M2M service offer to manage global connectivity of M2M devices and will address the need of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), such as car makers or smart meter manufacturers, to efficiently streamline manufacturing, distribution, and device lifecycle management. DCN will commercialize the s ... Read more »

NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia. - Saturday, February 22nd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) VersAi, Inc. ("VersAi” or "the Company”), a Canadian Federal Corporation, headquartered in Irvine, California, an Intellectual Property Holdings company known for developing OEM Intelligent Middleware™ for next generation computing environments, is pleased to announce that it has acquired certain intellectual property assets including the worldwide distribution and licensing rights to the product lines and technology developed by Espion International, Inc., an 11 year old leading email and UTM ("Unified Threat Management”) appliance manufacturer.

Espion, founded in 2003, developed and sold a line of AI-based email security appliances known as the "Interceptor.” The Interceptor soon was recognized and featured in several Network World Magazine articles in 2004 and 2005 as a strong contender in the email security space, alongside similar appliance products of competitors such as ... Read more »

Waldorf Astoria Beijing opens as second Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts hotel in China

BEIJING - Sunday, February 23rd 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hilton Worldwide and Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of Waldorf Astoria Beijing, marking the second Waldorf Astoria hotel in China and the brand’s continued international expansion. An expression of its unique location, Waldorf Astoria Beijing features 176 luxuriously appointed guest rooms and suites, three unique restaurants, including Peacock Alley, Brasserie 1893 and Zijin Mansion, 796 square meters of function meeting space, a spa and fitness center with heated indoor swimming pool. The hotel is operated by Hilton Worldwide and owned by China Oil & Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO).

"Waldorf Astoria Beijing is the epitome of luxury, a true expression of Beijing’s heritage and unique culture in a location providing global travelers with personalized service and inspirati ... Read more »

Worldwide Leader in Oral Care Brings Smartphone Technology to Toothbrushing for the Well-Connected Bathroom

CINCINNATI. - Friday, February 21st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Oral-B® will introduce its interactive electric toothbrush – the world’s first of its kind with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity – at Mobile World Congress 2014 beginning Monday, February 24. As an essential element to the well-connected bathroom, the product will be showcased in the GSMA Connected City exhibition space, a realistic city environment showcasing cutting-edge mobile products and services for the increasingly connected life. Available for purchase in limited quantities this spring, the product is poised to set a new standard in personal oral care.

This new innovation gives you unprecedented control over your oral care, and in turn, the outcome of your dental appointments. Via Bluetooth 4.0 technology, the interactive electric toothbrush connects to the Oral-B App that provides r ... Read more »

ZTE White Paper "5G – Driving the Convergence of the Physical and Digital Worlds” presents future of service ubiquity and intelligent network architecture

ME Newswire / Business Wire

SHENZHEN, China - Saturday, February 22nd 2014

ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, today unveiled the company’s vision of the future 5G landscape, in which super-broadband wireless connectivity give consumers and organizations instantaneous on-demand access to real-time applications and information covering large swaths of everyday life and work, bringing together the physical and digital worlds.

According to ZTE’s White Paper, "5G – Driving the Convergence of the Physical and Digital Worlds,” 5G will enable seamless interactions between people, as well as human-machine connectivity, creating a new digital ecosystem in which ... Read more »

ORLANDO, Fla. - Thursday, February 20th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today the global launch of UpToDate® Anywhere, enabling hospitals and healthcare organizations worldwide to provide clinicians with mobile access to its acclaimed clinical decision support resource anytime, anywhere and with local-language search and navigation. The announcement, made during the HIMSS14 Annual Conference & Exhibition, expands access of UpToDate Anywhere beyond the U.S. and Canada to all major markets worldwide, initially in Australia and New Zealand.

UpToDate Anywhere provides hospitals, healthcare systems and hospital trusts with robust tools to streamline user registration for, and ongoing management of mobile access to UpToDate for clinicians. CMIOs in the US and Canada are already leveraging UpToDate Anywhere to achieve workflow integration objectives b ... Read more »

ME Newswire / Businesswire

SHENZHEN, China - Friday, February 21st 2014

ZTE Corporation ("ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, was the fastest-growing vendor in the global LTE market in 2013.

4G Networks

According to the IHS research paper Global LTE Market Analysis, ZTE was one of the top three LTE infrastructure vendors with 17.9 percent market share. In 2013, China witnessed the construction of more 4G networks than the rest of the world combined, with ZTE becoming China's largest LTE solution provider. ZTE gained the largest share of the tender for China Mobile's 4G-LTE Phase I Project, with 26 percent. In the tender for the main equipment for China Telecom's 4G-LTE Network Project, ZTE gained around 40 percent share, and placed its LTE products in 90 percent of the target provinces. In addition, ZTE won the tenders fo ... Read more »

ME NewsWire/ Business Wire

LONDON - Thursday, February 20th 2014

Outfit7, the entertainment company behind the global phenomenon Talking Tom and Friends, today sends a forceful message to companies producing counterfeit products with the news of its legal win against Chinese app company, NanJing oooo3d Ltd.

Outfit7’s attorneys, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed the lawsuit in January 2013 in response to NanJing oooo3d illegally publishing apps that claimed to be sequels to the original Talking Tom and Friends franchise – developed and owned by Outfit7. Unlawfully profiting from the success of Outfit7’s app series with its counterfeit apps, Talking Tom 3 and Talking Tom 4, NanJing oooo3d has been ordered to pay compensation to Outfit7 for the loss of goodwill and significant value suffered to the brand.

In one of the first lawsuits filed in the US courts against mobile app IP infringement, NanJing oooo3d has been found guilty of copying the Talking Tom v ... Read more »