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Consumers from 16 markets across the globe to be enabled to shop and pay using Visa Checkout

SAN FRANCISCO - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

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(BUSINESS WIRE) Visa Inc. today announced that Visa Checkout will become available in a total of 16 markets in 2015, continuing the early momentum the product has seen since launching in three markets in the summer of 2014.

“Visa Checkout has seen tremendous growth in the U.S., Canada and Australia in just the few months since its launch,” said Sam Shrauger, senior vice president of Digital Solutions at Visa. “Consumers and merchants alike love its simplicity and ease, which is particularly important as people shop and buy more frequently on smaller devices like phones and tablets. Building on this positive momentum, we are aggressively carrying the service into new markets across the world throughout 2015 and beyond.”

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AMSTERDAM - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. (ticker: PSH:NA) today released its regular weekly Net Asset Value (NAV) on its website, www.pershingsquareholdings.com. The NAV was computed as of the close of business on Tuesday, 17 February 2015.

PSH NAV per share as of close of business on 17 February 2015 was USD27.93.

Weekly net asset value is calculated at the close of business on each Tuesday and posted on the following Thursday. In the event that Tuesday is not a business day, PSH will calculate the close-of-business NAV as of the business day immediately preceding that Tuesday. In the event that Thursday is not a business day, any such NAV will be posted the next business day following that Thursday.

About Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd.

Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. is a concentrated, research-intensive, fundamental value investor in the public markets.&nbs ... Read more »

LONDON & BONN, Germany - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS) and Colt Technology Services have today announced a five-year partnership covering international telephony services. As part of this collaboration, Colt will use Deutsche Telekom’s network interconnects to complement its footprint, allowing it to expand and strengthen its portfolio of voice services for both wholesale and enterprise customers. Deutsche Telekom ICSS will have access to Colt’s comprehensive voice portfolio and extensive network in Europe, allowing it to better support its customers across Europe.

By joining forces, Colt and Deutsche Telekom benefit from lower network and voice termination costs outside their network footprint without the requirement of extensive investments, allowing them to address European enterprises’ increasing need for high-quality international voice servi ... Read more »

SAINT PREX, Switzerland - Wednesday, February 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has acquired the assets of BioSurface Engineering Technologies, Inc. (BioSET), including two phase III ready orthobiologic product candidates designed to improve bone repair. The initial indications for AMPLEX® and PREFIX® to be investigated are fusion in foot/ankle and lumbar spine surgical procedures, respectively. Both products are based on a unique biomimetic peptide designed to enhance the body’s own natural mechanisms of bone repair.

Orthopaedics has grown to become one of five key therapeutic areas for Ferring since the 2005 launch of EUFLEXXA® (1% sodium hyaluronate) for the treatment for knee pain due to osteoarthritis.

“With the acquisition of the BioSET portfolio, Ferring intends to build on its growing success in orthopaedics,” said Michel Pettigrew, President of the Ferring Executive ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - ZTE Corporation welcomes the withdrawal of three patent claims by Vringo Infrastructure Inc. against ZTE (UK) Ltd.

The discontinuation of Vringo’s claims concerning European Patents 1,808,029, 1,186,119 and 1,221,212 before the High Court of Justice Chancery Division in London followed ZTE’s efforts to demonstrate that the patents asserted against it are not infringed.

ZTE is committed to defending the company against related claims over the ‘029, ‘119 and ‘212 patents by Vringo in other jurisdictions. In Germany, ZTE’s appeal of a ruling over the ‘119 patent is pending. In France, a court hearing on a case concerning the ‘119 and ‘212 patents is set for April. Litigations in Australia, Malaysia and the Netherlands are also pending.

ZTE looks forward to a trial in UK court concerning Vringo’s claim on European Patent ... Read more »

BravoSolution Cements its Position as a Leading Strategic Sourcing Provider

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, February 16th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

Gartner, Inc. released the latest Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites today, and BravoSolution is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for the third straight report (2010, 2013 and 2015). BravoSolution was among the most highly-placed vendors for both its ‘completeness of vision’ and 'ability to execute.'

“Our clients face immense pressure to expand their market share, drive financial performance and effectively balance the risks, uncertainty and opportunities in today’s global market,’ said Jim Wetekamp, CEO of BravoSolution. “We believe Gartner’s continued recognition is a testament to our ability to stay one step ahead of these demands and enable our clients to outperform the market and their competitors with an innovative approach to sourcing ... Read more »

Oral REVLIMID is approved for treatment until disease progression

BOUDRY, Switzerland - Friday, February 20th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated multiple myeloma who are not eligible for transplant.

The REVLIMID Marketing Authorisation has been updated to include this new indication in multiple myeloma, building upon the already approved indication of REVLIMID in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of multiple myeloma in adult patients who have received at least one prior therapy.

Multiple myeloma is a persistent and life-threatening blood cancer that is characterised by tumour proliferation and suppression of the immune system.1 It is a rare but deadly disease: around 38,900 people were newly ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan. - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. (Takuji Yamamoto, president), a premium sponsor of AC Milan in the Italian football Serie A league releases a unique promotional video titled “# we are ac milan. Forza Milan by TOYO TIRES.” This video shows how fans around the world are connected by a ball.

# we are ac milan. Forza Milan by TOYO TIRES. http://youtu.be/1jS5gUr7y8I

The video was produced by editing together numerous short duration video scenes. Video entries were sent in from Milanista (AC Milan fans) all around the world. During the submission period of one month starting from the end of November 2014, a total of 95 videos were submitted through Instagram. The entries were then voted on and favorites selected from the 7,827 votes sent in by online viewers through SNS Twitter and Facebook. The selected scenes were edited along with scenes of four AC Milan players (*1), the c ... Read more »

Number of 4G Operators Worldwide Surpasses 350; 4G Forecast to Account For More Than 30 Per Cent of Mobile Connections Globally by 2020

LONDON - Thursday, February 19th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to new data from GSMA Intelligence, 4G-LTE networks will cover more than a third of the global population by year-end as 4G deployments continue to accelerate across the world. The new data released today calculates that 4G coverage will be available to 35 per cent of the global population by the end of 2015, up from 27 per cent at the end of last year.

The first commercial 4G networks were launched in December 2009; by the end of January 2015, the number of live 4G operators globally stood at 352. The number of 4G connections is also growing rapidly, more than doubling from 200 million at the end of 2013 to almost half a billion (490 million) at the end of last year. Seven per cent of all global mobile connections1 were running on 4G networks at ... Read more »

African nation shakes up Malaysian website industry with free domains

BAMAKO, Mali - Wednesday, February 18th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) - Mali, one of the largest countries in West Africa, has introduced the .ML domain name registry today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a new Malaysian domain extension. AGETIC, the governmental agency responsible for Mali's public infrastructure, is using new technologies to offer domain name registrations to all individuals and businesses in Malaysia at no cost.

"We have introduced a new .ML domain platform to internet users in Mali two years ago. With the introduction of free internet domain names and a modern platform, we instantly became the fastest growing country code top level domain in Africa.", says Mr. Moussa Dolo, the Managing Director of AGETIC. "Over the last year we have seen a large increase of registrations from Malaysian users. We did our research and found out that the ML extension ... Read more »