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 Banks and investors embrace solution for automated connectivity

LONDON -Friday, June 2nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Banks and their investment firm clients spoke loudly in May: they chose financial platform company Dealogic to connect them electronically on 10 major deals—globally.

Dealogic Connect, which allows investors to place electronic indications of interest as well as reconcile and evaluate all sellside-provided activities, is growing fast. “We’re pleased at how quickly the industry is adopting Connect,” said Jody Drulard, Chief Product Officer. “We’re seeing major IPOs, like the largest telecom IPO in Europe this year, open for orders. In fact, we just had the first orders to joint bookrunners on Connect and the first electronic deal in Asia.”

One reason behind Dealogic Connect’s rapid adoption is the need for firms to comply with MiFID II directives by January 2018. This regul ... Read more »

GMC Software Launches Business Partner Track of Newly-expanded Partner Advantage Program

BOSTON-Thursday, June 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- www.gmcsoftware.com: GMC Software, the award-winning leader in Customer Communications Management (CCM), announced today the launch of the Business Partner track of its newly-expanded Partner Advantage Program intended to engage, empower and enable all types of GMC Software partners. The Business Partner track is the second of four tracks to be launched. The first was the Delivery Partner track, announced in April 2017, designed to provide seamless implementation services for GMC Software’s customer base.

Companies approved to become certified Business Partners have experience helping customers define, identify, evaluate and purchase the right CCM solution. Partners are authorized to resell the GMC Software solution suite and provide customers with functional and technical product expertise in a range ... Read more »

Phishing Defence Leader Provides Regional Client Support to Mitigate Threats and Leverage Phishing Expertise

LONDON-Thursday, June 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PhishMe Inc., the leading provider of human phishing defence solutions, today announced the opening of their London Phishing Defence Centre (PDC). This new regional centre will provide clients with dedicated professional services to automate and orchestrate phishing incident response programmes utilising PhishMe Triage™ and PhishMe Intelligence™.

The London location is the latest of such regional PDCs, co-located in the company’s European headquarters. The facility has more than 40 employees, including a growing dedicated team of malware analysts continually tracking existing and emerging regional threats. The PhishMe PDC team performs in-depth analysis of suspicious emails reported by customers’ employees to rapidly identify emails with malicious intent and operat ... Read more »

América Móvil, AT&T, Coca-Cola, IBM Watson, Jaunt, Facebook, Google, Nokia, PayPal, Sprint, UPS and Verizon Wireless Executives to Speak at Inaugural Event; Additional Exhibitors, Partner Programs and Sponsors Announced

ATLANTA -Thursday, June 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA announced the first confirmed speakers for the Mobile World Congress Americas debuting September 12-14, 2017 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. The GSMA also released additional details for the inaugural Americas event today, including new programs, exhibition elements, exhibitors and sponsors.

“Mobile World Congress Americas will reflect an experience truly representative of North, Central and South America, capturing many of its region- and culture-specific nuances,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Mobile is an essential part of how we interact, communicate, work and play, and the event will highlight key areas i ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO -Thursday, June 1st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Global is proud to announce the launch of the Andersen name in Germany with the addition of a new member firm, Andersen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH, in Cologne, Germany. The team of ten joins Andersen Global primarily from Luther law firm, and will provide tax and legal services under the name Andersen Tax & Legal. The team is led by Stefan Kraus and Hermann Knott.

“Germany is one of the key markets in the world and the addition of the team in Cologne demonstrates our commitment to making the expansion of our platform there a top priority,” said Andersen Tax CEO, Mark Vorsatz. “Stefan and Hermann were among the founding partners of Andersen Legal in Germany and Stefan was Managing Partner of Luther law firm for 15 years. The team in Cologne brings with them the experience, values and culture of Andersen that continues to play a very im ... Read more »

Settlement Reached in Brazil

SAN FRANCISCO -Wednesday, May 31st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Tax has achieved another legal victory in its determined and successful effort to protect the trademark rights in its iconic brand name, Andersen, in jurisdictions around the world.

In a settlement agreement this week, the Brazilian firm, MP Cont Sociedade Simples Ltda., agreed never to use the terms “Andersen,” Arthur Andersen,” or any mark incorporating the term “Andersen” (or any confusingly similar term) to promote its services anywhere in the world. The agreement resolves legal action that Andersen Tax filed before the Brazilian intellectual property authorities and other related disputes.

It is a another legal blow to a French firm, Arthur Andersen & Co., formerly named Quatre Juillet Maison Blanche, which illegally used the trademark Arthur Andersen to recruit and promote the Brazilian firm as part of ... Read more »

 − Takeda to Share Data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, the Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) and the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML) –

 − Data Underline Takeda’s Mission to Address the Unmet Needs of Patients Across a Wide Range of Cancers –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan-Wednesday, May 31st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that the company will feature new clinical analyses and outcomes research during three upcoming medical meetings: the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), June 2-6 in Chicago, the 22nd Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA), June 22-25 in Madrid, and the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma 2017 (ICML), June 14-17 in Lugano, Switzerland. Presentations at this year&r ... Read more »

Influential report finds that hospitals outside the US choose InterSystems more than any other Electronic Medical Record software vendor, to meet shifting demands of today’s healthcare environment.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -Sunday, May 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The electronic medical record (EMR) technology from InterSystems has been deployed by more hospitals than any other vendor’s software during the past four years, according to a research report published today by the internationally recognized research organization KLAS. InterSystems TrakCare®, a unified healthcare information system, has ‘pulled ahead’ of its competitors as a preferred solution, winning significantly more new hospitals globally (non US) than any other supplier in 2016, the report found.

The influential report examines new hospital EMR contracts worldwide, outside of the United States, and found a significant increase in EMR purchasing decisi ... Read more »

 Industry Standard Based on DisplayPort over USB-C Will Accelerate Growth of VR Ecosystem

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -Wednesday, May 31st 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ICVR, LLC has been founded by LG Electronics, Analogix Semiconductor, Tencent, and Dell to develop the Interface for Connected VR (ICVR™) standard, which defines how virtual reality source (VRS) devices, such as smartphones, PCs and other consumer electronics, connect and interoperate with head-mounted displays (HMD).

An open industry standard for virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) headset connectivity based on DisplayPort™ over USB-C™, ICVR carries high quality multi-channel audio, high-definition video, and the head tracking measurement data required to render the virtual environment between the VRS and the HMD. Industry standard content protection technology is also available.

Separating the VR source device from the head-mou ... Read more »

SAINT-PREX, Switzerland-Tuesday, May 30th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

    Bedwetting affects 1 in 15 seven year olds1
    Boys are twice as likely to suffer as girls and the risk is 44% if one parent wet the bed and 77% if both did, suggesting a genetic link2
    Bedwetting has a serious impact on self-esteem, emotional well-being, functioning and school/work performance3,4,5
    Treatment is available, yet in most cases there may be a significant delay before a child is seen by a healthcare professional about their bedwetting problem

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The World Bedwetting Day Steering Committee (WBD-SC) has launched simplified practical guidelines to help healthcare professionals understand how best to treat bedwetting.

“For decades, people thought children would outgrow wetting the bed, but we know now that it is a medical condition which can be treated relatively easily,” says Professor Serdar ... Read more »