Thursday, 7 January 2016

FLEETMATICS TO RELEASE FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016

DUBLIN & BOSTON, Jan 5 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE:FLTX), a leading global provider of mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS), today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter of 2015 on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 after the market closes.

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WIRECARD FURTHER EXTENDS DIGITAL SERVICES TO COMFORTDELGRO WITH THE ROLL OUT OF MASTERPASS IN TAXIS

ASCHHEIM/MUNICH & SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) --Wirecard Singapore Pte Ltd, a Wirecard Group company, supports ComfortDelGro Taxis in offering digital payments via MasterPass, a payment service by MasterCard. ComfortDelGro is a Singapore-based multinational land transport company which operates 46,500 vehicles in seven countries and manages the largest taxi fleet in Singapore. As part of the cooperation, Wirecard handled the technical integration of the wallet solution into the ComfortDelGro Taxi Booking App and is responsible for payment processing. With this development, ComfortDelGro Taxis, which has a fleet of 17,000 taxis, has become the first taxi company in Singapore to accept MasterPass.


Wednesday, 6 January 2016

Gordagen Enters Collaboration Agreement With Japan's Matsumoto

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- Gordagen Pharmaceuticals, an Australian company developing evidence-based nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, today announced it has entered into a Collaborative Product Development Agreement with long-standing Japanese company Matsumoto Trading Co, Ltd.

The Agreement covers the development of a new functional food product for the Japanese market, which will incorporate Gordagen's proprietary and patented MELT3(TM) tocotrienol delivery technology.

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION MALAYSIA ASSIGNED AA1/STABLE/P1 CREDIT RATING FROM RAM RATINGS


KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Malaysia Berhad (“SMBCMY”, President and CEO: Yoshimi Gunji, Headquarter: Kuala Lumpur), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”, President and CEO: Takeshi Kunibe, Headquarter: Tokyo), is pleased to announce that SMBCMY has been assigned a rating of AA1/Stable/P1 by RAM Rating Services Berhad (“RAM Ratings”). 

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Tuesday, 5 January 2016

NTT Com Named A Leader In IDC ITMarketScape: Worldwide UCaaS Service Provider 2015 Vendor Assessment

TOKYO, Jan 5 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today that it has been positioned as a Leader in International Data Corporation's (IDC) "IDC ITMarketScape: Worldwide UCaaS Service Provider 2015 Vendor Assessment (doc # US40612315, December 2015)". The IDC ITMarketScape represents a vendor assessment including both quantitative and qualitative characteristics that define success in today's UCaaS services market.

The IDC ITMarketScape cites NTT Com's key strengths as:

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Blackboard Inc. Names William L. Ballhaus Chairman, President And Chief Executive Officer

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- Blackboard Inc., the world's leading education technology company, today announced that William "Bill" L. Ballhaus, PhD has been named Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Jay Bhatt, who has led Blackboard since 2012. Mr. Bhatt will serve as a special advisor to the chairman and is committed to ensuring a smooth transition.

Dr. Ballhaus joins Blackboard from SRA International, where as CEO he fostered a culture of innovation that emphasized anticipating customer needs, and he enhanced the company's portfolio in cyber security, cloud computing, mobilization, agile system development, ERP and data analytics. Previously, he served as President and CEO of DynCorp International, a global government services provider. Dr. Ballhaus has also held senior leadership positions at BAE Systems, Boeing and Hughes where he led global government and commercial technology businesses, particularly focused on software and IT.

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HERBALIFE APPOINTS FILIPINO DOCTOR TO ITS NUTRITION ADVISORY BOARD

HONG KONG, Jan 4 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global nutrition company, Herbalife welcomes Dr. Francis Gregory Samonte, an expert in pediatric neurology, to become the first Filipino appointed to its prestigious Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB), effective January 1, 2016. 

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