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World Creators Summit - Create, Connect, Respect 2013
Today CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) announced the fourth biennial World Creators Summit - Create, Connect, Respect, which will be held June 4-5, 2013, in Washington, DC (USA).
Formerly known as the World Copyright Summit, this conference is the leading international and cross-industry forum addressing the future of the creative community and the entertainment business in the digital economy. Now in its fourth edition, the Summit brings together the world’s most prominent creative artists, government officials, and industry leaders to exchange views on the value of creative works, the future of copyright, the role of creators, and the collective management of authors’ rights. While copyright issues remain central to a discussion about the economic and moral value of a creative work, the event’s new name expresses the expanded focus on creators. The Summit’s slogan, “Create – Connect – Respect,” encapsulates the event’s vision of a fair and sustainable environment for the creative sector.
“The change to the event name – from World Copyright Summit to World Creators Summit - makes clear the emphasis on the creator, whose work is the foundation of creative industries,” said Hervé Di Rosa, French visual artist and CISAC Acting President. “Copyright remains at the core of any discussion on creative activity and creators’ ability to thrive in the digital era,” said Olivier Hinnewinkel, CISAC Director General.
The Summit aims to establish a constructive dialogue and discuss solutions with all the stakeholders in the new digital economy – from creators, rights organizations and guilds, to content service providers, broadcasters, telecommunications operators, hardware manufacturers, legal experts and policy-makers.
The 2011 edition of the Summit in Brussels brought together over 730 participants from around the world (57 countries represented) and over 130 speakers, including:
Javed Akhtar, Indian scriptwriter, poet and lyricist
Carlo d'Asaro Biondo, Google VP for Southern and Eastern Europe, MEA
Michel Barnier, European Commissioner, Internal Market & Services
Victoria Espinel, White House IP Enforcement Coordinator
Robin Gibb, Bee Gees singer & songwriter and CISAC former President
Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General
Jean-Michel Jarre, author, composer and performer
Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia & music composer
Neelie Kroes, European Commission VP and Digital Agenda Commissioner
Arnaud Nourry, Hachette Livre Chairman & CEO
Frank Stella, US painter & sculptor
See the complete recapof the 2011 Summit, with video and photos.
CISACis the leading worldwide network of collective management organisations and a unique international NGO uniting 231 authors’ societies and guilds in 121 countries, thus representing over 3 million creators and publishers from all creative genres (music, film, visual arts and literary). In 2010, worldwide royalties collected by CISAC members on behalf of creators reached €7.5 billion ($9.6 billion).
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LAS VEGAS - Thursday, October 11th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Directional Atherectomy with SilverHawk™and TurboHawk ™Devices as a Frontline Therapy when Treating PAD
(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Covidien (NYSE:COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced final 12-month results from its DEFINITIVE LE (Determination of Effectiveness of SilverHawk™ / TurboHawk™ Peripheral Plaque Excision Systems for the Treatment of Infrainguinal Vessels/Lower Extremities) study.
DEFINITIVE LE is the largest peripheral atherectomy study conducted to date with independent physician review of the outcomes. The study, which enrolled 800 patients at 47 centers in the U.S. and Europe, demonstrated the long-term effectiveness of directional atherectomy as a frontline therapy for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Directional atherectomy is a minimally invasive treatment that removes plaque from the body and restores blood flow in the native artery.
“For the first time, the DEFINITIVE LE study has provided robust evidence within a large and diverse PAD patient population,” said Lawrence A. Garcia, M.D., Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Interventions at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. “Directional atherectomy, with the SilverHawk and TurboHawk devices, delivers patency results at 12 months post-treatment that are comparable to those reported in stent studies—and with the important advantage of not leaving anything behind in the vessel.”
DEFINITIVE LE 12-Month Efficacy and Safety Results
Clinical outcomes were improved by 30 days and sustained through 12 months of follow-up. Directional atherectomy with the SilverHawk and TurboHawk devices delivered 12-month patency results that were comparable to those reported in stent studies.
Among patients with claudication, primary patency (i.e., the treated artery remained open) was 78% using a peak systolic velocity ratio (PSVR) < 2.4 at 12 months. Notably, this rate did not differ between patients with diabetes (77%) and those without diabetes (78%)—the first such results to be shown in a prospective, powered analysis. Among patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI - a severe form of PAD), 95% were able to avoid a major unplanned amputation of the target limb. The SilverHawk and TurboHawk devices were shown to have a strong safety profile in the study, with low complication rates.
According to the American Heart Association, approximately 10 million people in the U.S. are affected by PAD, which is one of the most common vascular diseases and can lead to heart attack, stroke, amputation and death. It occurs when arteries in the legs become narrowed or blocked by plaque; these blockages can result in severe pain for patients, limited physical mobility and non-healing leg ulcers.
"DEFINITIVE LE confirmed equivalent outcomes between diabetics and non-diabetics in terms of patency and persistent clinical improvement up to 12 months after treatment,” said Prof. Thomas Zeller, M.D., Head of the Department of Angiology at Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Kronzingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany. “Because diabetics have more advanced PAD, re-stenose faster and are more difficult to treat than non-diabetics, it is critical to preserve future treatment options in this patient population. The confirmation from DEFINITIVE LE of directional atherectomy as a treatment modality that provides strong clinical outcomes in diabetics is a welcome and practice-changing finding.”
Dr. Garcia and Prof. Zeller, together with Dr. James McKinsey, Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, served as Co-Principal Investigators for the DEFINITIVE LE study.
DEFINITIVE LE Study Design
The prospective, multi-center study comprised two cohorts—those with claudication and those with CLI. A total of 1,022 lesions (up to 20 cm in length) were treated with the Covidien SilverHawk or TurboHawk Plaque Excision device. The study included a broad patient population, with 52% diabetic, 45% female and 75% claudicants, and a pre-specified sub-analysis comparing patency outcomes in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
Several controls were included to ensure rigor in the study. These included Steering Committee oversight, adverse event adjudication by an independent physician Clinical Events Committee and endpoint analyses conducted by two different independent core laboratories—one that analyzed acute angiographic results and another that analyzed duplex ultrasound follow-up.
"We are pleased with the long-term results from our groundbreaking DEFINITIVE LE study, which is unique among atherectomy studies conducted to date because of the size of the study and the clinical rigor of execution,” said Mark A. Turco, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Vascular Therapies, Covidien. “We are continuing to invest in the DEFINITIVE clinical program around new innovative treatments as a reflection of our commitment to partnering with medical professionals to deliver the best treatment for patients suffering with PAD.”
Final results from the landmark study were presented today during the Late-Breaking Clinical Trials session at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) Conference here.
About Covidien
Covidien is a leading global healthcare products company that creates innovative medical solutions for better patient outcomes and delivers value through clinical leadership and excellence. Covidien manufactures, distributes and services a diverse range of industry-leading product lines in three segments: Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies. With 2011 revenues of $11.6 billion, Covidien has 43,000 employees worldwide in more than 65 countries, and its products are sold in over 140 countries. Please visit www.covidien.com to learn more about our business.
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BUSINESS WIRE / ME NewsWire - BARCELONA - Wednesday, October 10th 2012
Completes validation process to accelerate VMware View® deployments in Branch Offices with enterprise-class VDI in a simple, scalable, and affordable appliance
VMworld Europe 2012
Pivot3, the leading provider of converged storage and compute appliances, today announced full support for the VMware’s Branch Office Desktop validated solution architecture. This solution provides a validated and optimized solution for organizations looking to cost-effectively and reliably support remote branch desktop deployments that are centrally configured and managed, yet have locally deployed performance. The solution is uniquely designed to support the branch office requirements for full (uncompressed) desktop deployments. VMware provides all of the centralized image management through VMware Mirage™ and VMware vCenter™ Server while Pivot3 provides the local branch appliance “View-in-a-box” infrastructure.
“Branch office desktops present a key opportunity for desktop virtualization,” said Mason Uyeda, director, technical and solutions marketing, end user computing, VMware. “With VMware’s latest branch office solution and Pivot3’s vSTAC VDI appliances, customers are able to have a compelling, high-performance branch office solution that is simple, scalable and affordable.”
The Pivot3 vSTAC VDI appliance is a purpose-built and tuned enterprise-ready VDI “building block”. Pivot3 vSTAC VDI appliances unify storage and servers. Remote or branch office IT administrators familiar with standard servers and Ethernet are able to deploy Pivot3 vSTAC VDI appliances, simply and quickly (within minutes not hours or days). The VMware Branch Office Desktop validation by Pivot3 includes architecture support for the latest version of VMware View®, VMware vCenter™ Operations Manager for View, and for enhanced endpoint security working with VMware vShield™, and VMware Mirage.
“The ability to centrally manage desktops yet provide for local performance is a huge breakthrough opportunity for any branch office operation,” said Olivier Thierry, chief marketing officer of Pivot3. “Pivot3’s ability to support the latest VMware Mirage™ technology with our Pivot3 vSTAC VDI appliance delivers the best of both worlds to customers in need of a robust branch office VDI solution, namely centralized image management of simple-to-deploy localized appliances.”
Solution Availability and Pricing
The Pivot3 vSTAC VDI solution for VMware Branch Office Desktop is available immediately.
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For a test-drive of the Pivot3 vSTAC VDI Mobile Secure Desktop solution, visit http://pivot3.com/test-drive/ where you can test drive the Pivot3 vSTAC VDI MSD solution that includes all of the latest VMware technology including; View, vCOPs, vShield as well as Trend Micro’s Deep Security.
Find the latest news and information about Pivot3 vSTAC™ VDI and P Cubed online:
Desktop virtualization whitepaper
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VMware Reference Architecture
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About Pivot3
Pivot3 was founded in 2003 on the idea that today's stack of servers, storage and networks could be radically simplified and unified to drive down complexity and cost. Today Pivot3 has over 600 customers with over 7,000 Pivot3 vSTAC™ appliances deployed across the globe. Pivot3 products are purpose-built and deployed in the data protection, digital surveillance and rich media markets and have seen particular success in the public sector, transportation, education and retail vertical segments. The company has won numerous awards and was most recently selected by the Wall Street Journal for the prestigious "2011 Next Big Thing" category. To learn more about Pivot3, visit www.pivot3.com.
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LAS VEGAS - Tuesday, October 9th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
Purchase Adds Five Resorts and 7,400 Owners to Diamond Resorts International® Network
(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- DIAMOND RESORTS INTERNATIONAL®, a global leader in the hospitality and vacation ownership industries, today announced that it has closed, through its subsidiary Diamond Resorts AB Acquisition Company, Ltd, the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Aegean Blue Holdings Plc. This transaction adds five resorts located on the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete, as well as approximately 7,400 owners to Diamond Resorts International®.
“Our growth strategy is clear as the expansion of the Diamond portfolio remains a high priority in effort to provide more destination choices to our owners, members and guests,” said Stephen J. Cloobeck, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Resorts International®. “We are pleased to finalize this acquisition and bring these resorts into our portfolio. We look forward to integrating the current Aegean Blue owners into the broader Diamond Resorts International® network, offering opportunities to vacation at our more than 220 resorts in 28 countries around the world. In addition, we look forward to an expanded relationship with Guggenheim Partners.” Financing for the acquisition of Aegean Blue Holdings Plc was provided by Guggenheim Partners.
Aegean Blue has resorts in the following locations:
- Village Heights Golf Resort, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
- Sun Beach Holiday Club, Ialyssos, Rhodes, Greece
- Leoniki Residence, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
- Grand Leoniki, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
- The Village Holiday Club, Koutouloufari, Crete, Greece
Diamond Resorts International®, with global headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, is one of the largest hospitality companies in the world with more than 220 branded and affiliated resorts and over 27,000 guest beds in 28 countries with destinations throughout the continental United States and Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Offering simplicity, choice and comfort to more than 497,000 owners and members through the branded hospitality service of approximately 5,000 team members worldwide, Diamond Resorts International® is dedicated to providing its guests with effortless and relaxing vacation experiences every time, for a lifetime.
Annually, nearly 1.4 million owners, members and guests enjoy the simplicity, choice and comfort Diamond Resorts International® offers through our branded hospitality experience.
About Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a privately held global financial services firm with more than $125 billion in assets under management. The firm provides asset management, investment banking and capital markets services, insurance, institutional finance and investment advisory solutions to institutions, governments and agencies, corporations, investment advisors, family offices and individuals. Guggenheim Partners is headquartered in New York and Chicago and serves clients across North America, Europe and Asia from more than 25 offices in nine countries. For more information about Guggenheim Partners, visit www.guggenheimpartners.com.
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LOS ANGELES - Wednesday, October 10th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
DaVinci 3D ROKU Channel Rocks 3D Summit with 3D Auto Conversion and AS3D Breakthrough.
BUSINESS WIRE / ME Newswire-- DaVinci 3D (http://www.davinci3d.com) premiered their line of AS3D hardware and software advancements at the 3D Entertainment Summit in LA last week. They debuted their Auto Stereoscopic 3DTV, glasses free small screen LCD television package which included 2D/3D content conversion and a Sneak preview of their ROKU 3D Channel.
Michael Oliverira, tech writer for Engadget, TechCrunch and a Huffington Post contributor, raved about DaVinci’s AS3D technologies. “DaVinci has the best ASD 3D I’ve seen yet”, and I have studied them all.”
DaVinci 3D Inventor and CEO Stephen Blumenthal elaborated:
“DaVinci 3D has the only Broadcast Quality, glasses free AS3D platform featuring viewer adjustable depth controls, endless viewing comfort, and technically is a seamless replacement for HDTV. By marrying classical 3D optics with Math based PC processing, we have created the next generation in 3DTV.”
Anthony Vazques, President of LA based Sol Nine Productions observed,
“I’ve worked closely with the DaVinci 3D TV platform and the 3D image quality is without peer. They clearly have the only picture which is Consumer market ready. It has no artifacts, no discomfort and it looks and acts like a real TV. “
The DaVinci 3D TV is a turnkey platform featuring a full line of 55”, 42” and 23” AS3D TV’s customized for Retail, Digital Signage, Hospitality, Security, QC, and Medical applications. DaVinci 3D provides a low cost 2D to 3D content conversion solution and live 3D camera capture as an integral part of their 3DTV B2B solution.
In support of its Consumer market initiative, DaVinci is proud to announce the 3D Summit Sneak Preview of its first to market, VOD 3DTV ROKU Internet channel. Currently in beta mode, is scheduled to launch first quarter 2013, and is designed to provide 3D stereoscopic content for With Glasses Consumer TVs. This online ROKU streaming feed will feature 3D stereoscopic movies / indie music videos, cutting edge animation, sports and 3D art.
Michael Oliverira commenting on the DaVinci 3D Roku Channel, “Their AS3D TV and Roku 3D is extremely exciting for me, as it is the first complete 3DTV home package for with or without glasses, and as such, is a big step forward for the 3D industry.”
Paul Cohan SVP Operations said, “By providing 3D content for With Glasses Consumers via ROKU, we are providing content for our NO glasses AS3D TV’s at the same time. This means that a Consumer can purchase a DaVinci 3D TV NOW, plug it into their Cable Box and watch 3D ESPN live, without glasses, or they can log onto our Roku site and watch all of our 3D content just like “REAL” TV.
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Next generation cardio equipment is first to sync with Android™ devices
Life Fitness, the global leader in commercial fitness equipment manufacturing, introduces the next generation of the Elevation™ Series Treadmills, Cross-Trainers and Lifecyle™ Exercise Bikes with new Discover™ Consoles delivering the personalized technology today’s plugged-in exercisers demand. The new Discover SE and Discover SI Consoles are the first to sync with the Android™ operating system, in addition to Apple’s® iOS platform, and feature an ultra-responsive touch screen with Swipe™ Technology for superior navigation.
Discover cardio products integrate with the company’s new LFconnect™ technology, a cloud-based solution that allows facility owners and managers to customize content for exercisers and enables free asset management. LFconnect gives exercisers log-in capabilities, personalization options, and workout recommendations, plus tracking made popular by the original Life Fitness Virtual Trainer website. With LFconnect, exercisers can also access personal online content, navigate the web directly from the equipment, create their own workout programs and set content preferences.
“Our research shows more than 95 percent of exercisers desire access to online content on equipment,” said Dan Wille, vice president of global marketing and product development, Life Fitness. “This new line of Discover open platform products gives exercisers unprecedented access to not just online content like YouTube and Facebook, but the latest fitness applications and custom entertainment.”
New Elevation Series open platform products include:
Discover SE Treadmill (19” LCD touch screen)
Discover SE Cross-Trainers and Bikes (16” LCD touch screen)
Discover SI Treadmill, Cross-Trainers and Bikes (10” LCD touch screen)
Key features include:
LFopen™ platform products: Life Fitness is the first fitness equipment-maker to open its product Application Programming Interface (API) platform to allow developer access.
Apple and Android Compatibility: First exercise equipment to sync with and charge Android operating systems in addition to Apple devices, including iPads®, providing exercisers access to their music, videos, apps and books.
Surface Capacitive Touch Screen with Swipe Technology: Functions like other personal electronic devices such as tablets. Hyper-sensitive response makes it easier to navigate between high-definition screens.
Ethernet and Wi-Fi Compatibility: Allows for reliable, consistent connection to online content and remote software upgrades.
Interactive Lifescape™ Courses: 17 courses, six exclusive, with high-definition hikes, runs and bikes through famous locations around the world. Integrates machine controls with the exerciser including video speed and resistance.
On-Demand Content: Access a wide selection of music videos and TV programming on equipment.
For more information, visit www.LifeFitness.com/Discoverproducts.
BUSINESSWIRE / ME NewsWire - MILWAUKEE - Wednesday, October 10th 2012
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today announced it has completed the acquisition of the medium voltage drives business of Harbin Jiuzhou Electric Co., Ltd. The purchase enables Rockwell Automation to design, engineer and manufacture medium voltage drives and power solutions for a broader base of Chinese and other customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Jiuzhou Electric has successfully served as Rockwell Automation’s contract manufacturer for seven years.
“Our medium voltage drives business is one of the fastest growing units at Rockwell Automation,” said Mike Laszkiewicz, vice president, general manager, Rockwell Automation power control business. “Based on our successful relationship with Jiuzhou Electric, we look forward to providing our customers with the products, service and solutions they’ve come to expect, and grow the business with our combined expertise.”
Rockwell Automation employs more than 1,900 people in China, working among its 35 sales offices, five training centers, manufacturing facilities, a global research and development center and a software development center. More than 6,000 Chinese students are also trained annually, through Rockwell Automation laboratories and an award-winning educational program offered at universities throughout the provinces.
Harbin Jiuzhou Electric Co., Ltd. focuses on research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of high power, electrical and electronic equipment. Jiuzhou was established in 2000 and is registered in Harbin.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
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BUSINESSWIRE - ME NewsWire - BARCELONA, Spain - Wednesday, October 10th 2012
New vSTAC VDI R2 appliance delivers high-performance at breakthrough $165 per desktop
VMworld Europe 2012
VMworld--Pivot3, a leading provider of converged storage and compute appliances, today announced its next generation vSTAC VDI R2 appliance optimized for VMware View® Storage Accelerator. With over four times more RAM, and 10 times more capacity, the vSTAC VDI R2 appliance can save customers up to 45% per desktop over the previous R1 generation.
“With the release of the vSTAC VDI R2, there can be no doubt that Pivot3 has dispelled the myth that VDI cannot compete for cost with conventional desktop PCs,” commented Simon Bramfitt, founder and principle analyst at Entelechy Associates. “Pivot3 has delivered what was once considered impossible, a scalable high-performance VDI appliance that is equally at home in the data center or the branch office, that can deliver a virtual desktop for less than the cost of a PC.”
Purpose built to exploit View Storage Accelerator, the vSTAC VDI R2 appliance allows for the reduction of expensive read caching hardware, while increasing performance by 10X. Tested and certified for VMware View™ 5.1 and VMware vSphere® 5.1, additional features of the purpose-built vSTAC VDI R2 appliance include:
Two next-generation Intel® Xeon® E5-2630 processors with six cores each, enabling super-fast processing for compute-intensive tasks and driving desktop count up to 125 per appliance, a 15% increase over the previous generation;
Selectable network speed configurability introducing a high-performance solution for one gigabit Ethernet environments, while also supporting enterprises with 10GE selectable RAM 128/256/384 permitting maximum configurability for demanding 64 bit desktop workloads;
Selectable SATA storage capacity of 12/24/36TB facilitating user data to be stored in the same array with an optional NAS interface. This additional capacity allows full uncompressed branch office desktops to be deployed using the latest VMware Mirage technology;
Designed, tested and certified for PCI-e graphics cards such as Teradici, the vSTAC VDI R2 can be configured to support the most demanding video workloads;
A pre-packaged and configured P Cubed starter appliance that is certified as part of the VMware Rapid Desktop Program.
“We are pleased to see Pivot3 release its next generation vSTAC VDI R2 appliance, which is optimized for VMware View® Storage Accelerator,” said Mason Uyeda, director, end-user computing technical marketing, VMware. “Following our jointly published reference architectures for the Mobile Secure Desktop and Branch Office Desktop solutions, this next generation appliance, paired with VMware technology can provide a powerful VDI solution for customers.”
“The Pivot3 vSTAC VDI R2 delivers a significant breakthrough in terms of performance, simplicity of deployment and customer value,” said Jesper Trolle, vice president of sales at Arrow ECS EMEA. “We see Pivot3 as the clear leader in “View-in-a-box” appliances that can scale from small to enterprise-class deployments. This next generation appliance further increases that lead, and we are sure that our partners and customers will be delighted with this next generation product.”
“Using the VMware View® Virtual Storage Accelerator technology has allowed us to reduce the hardware cost and complexity of our VDI solution while increasing performance,” said Lee Caswell, founder and chief strategy officer at Pivot3. “Our vSTAC VDI R2 appliance continues to provide substantial enterprise-class value, performance and availability against both appliances and discrete physical server and storage products.”
Pivot3’s latest vSTAC VDI R2 appliance will be available to order in November 2012. List pricing starts at $29,999. For more information, visit www.pivot3.com.
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Find the latest news and information about Pivot3 vSTAC™ VDI and P Cubed online:
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VMware Reference Architecture
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About Pivot3
Pivot3 was founded in 2003 on the idea that today's stack of servers, storage and networks could be radically simplified and unified to drive down complexity and cost. Today Pivot3 has over 600 customers with over 7,000 Pivot3 vSTAC™ appliances deployed across the globe. Pivot3 products are purpose-built and deployed in the data protection, digital surveillance and rich media markets and have seen particular success in the public sector, transportation, education and retail vertical segments. The company has won numerous awards and was most recently selected by the Wall Street Journal for the prestigious "2011 Next Big Thing" category. To learn more about Pivot3, visit www.pivot3.com.
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Mindshare PR
Heather Fitzsimmons
+1-650-800-7160
heather@mindsharepr.com
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Tuesday, October 9th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
Call for Expression of Interest proposals for scientific research focused on new advances in blood safety
(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- Terumo BCT announces the launch of the Blood Safety Innovation Award. The international award is designed to support scientific and clinical research to enable new advances in blood safety in hematology, immunology and other related fields with up to $100,000 in grants. Clinicians, researchers and scientists at academic institutions and associations who are interested in blood safety across all device platforms are encouraged to submit Expressions of Interest, by the Dec. 31, 2012 deadline.
Key Facts:
- The Blood Safety Innovation Award is intended to encourage the investigation of novel scientific ideas, and new concepts, procedures and/or methodologies that have the potential to substantially advance blood safety.
- Applicants must submit an Expression of Interest by Dec. 31st to be considered for the award.
- All Expressions of Interest submitted will be reviewed by the Grant Committee; the Grant Committee will request that finalists complete a Full Submission.
- The Grant Committee consists of representatives from the Terumo BCT Medical Affairs and Clinical Affairs teams, as well as three independent specialists.
- Each application will be reviewed based on the fundamentals of scientific merit, availability of funds and relevance to the priorities of the award program, as well as other application criteria.
- Expenses covered and details about grant recipient responsibilities are available online and by contacting the grant administrators.
- The grant administrators reserve the right to withhold all or partial grant funds based on the quality of submissions.
- Terumo BCT announced on September 10, 2012, that it has awarded a $100,000 research grant to support the investigation of an innovative proposal in therapeutic apheresis, underscoring Terumo BCT’s commitment to continuous learning and advancing blood and blood safety initiatives that touch the lives of donors and patients.
Key Quotes:
Eric Buenz, Ph.D., Director, Medical Affairs
"We are excited to announce the Terumo BCT Blood Safety Innovation Award as a great opportunity to provide support to those in the field with innovative ideas and applications, and novel approaches that will enhance blood safety measures for the benefit of patients in need of transfusion support."
About Terumo BCT:
Terumo BCT, a global leader in blood component, therapeutic apheresis and cellular technologies, is the only company with the unique combination of apheresis collections, manual and automated whole blood processing, and pathogen reduction coupled with leading technologies in therapeutic apheresis and cell processing. We believe in the potential of blood to do even more for patients than it does today. This belief inspires our innovation and strengthens our collaboration with customers.
Contacts
Terumo BCT
Laura Fusco, +1-303-205-2546
Global Corporate Communications
BUSINESS WIRE/ ME Newswire
Established through a unique public-private partnership, the project will drive economic growth and provide clean, reliable power for Ugandans
Completion of project showcases successful public-private partnership for infrastructure development, bringing together the Government of Uganda, Industrial Promotion Services (IPS - the infrastructure and industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development) and Blackstone Portfolio Company, Sithe Global
The 250MW hydropower plant has nearly doubled Uganda’s electricity supply and virtually eliminated power shortages and blackouts
The total project cost is approximately $900 million
Uganda’s President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, today inaugurated the 250MW Bujagali Hydropower Plant in the presence of the Aga Khan and project partners Sithe Global, a company majority owned by a fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its investors. The ceremony, which took place on the eve of celebrations marking 50 years of Uganda’s independence, was attended by government officials, heads of State from across Africa, international dignitaries and members of the diplomatic community. The plant, constructed at a cost of approximately US$900 million, was jointly funded by Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), the infrastructure and industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Sithe Global Power LLC (USA), a company majority owned by Blackstone Capital Partners IV, L.P., a fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its investors, and the Government of Uganda. It has eliminated Uganda’s previous energy shortage by nearly doubling the country’s effective generation capacity (it currently meets 49% of the country’s energy requirements) and provides clean, reliable power at lower costs than existing power generating facilities. Construction of the plant commenced in August 2007. It comprises five units of 50MW each, commissioned in phases between February 2012 and June 2012.
Bujagali represents one of the largest privately-funded power sector investments ever made in Sub-Saharan Africa and sets a unique precedent for public-private partnerships. The plant will be operated by Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL), a company established by the project partners to operate and manage the plant, for a 30 year period, following which it will be transferred to the government of Uganda for a nominal price of US one dollar.
Uganda’s electricity demand has been growing by 10% every year, while supply prior to the commissioning of Bujagali has remained stagnant. Frequent power shortages and blackouts accounted for between 1 to 1.5% loss to Uganda’s GDP, thereby slowing the country’s economic development. Since the first unit became operational in February 2012, Bujagali has provided a reliable solution to Uganda’s power demands, serving as a catalyst for economic growth and replacing emergency thermal generation costs, thereby saving US$ 9.5 million per month in government subsidies.
Commenting on the role of the Aga Khan Development Network, His Highness the Aga Khan, said, “But let me emphasize that this has also been a global story. As we try to count up the key participants, we find that they come from at least 37 different countries - a truly international network of partners. Those of us who represent the Aga Khan Development Network are proud to have been associated with so many fine allies in this work, including our close, central partnership with Sithe Global and Blackstone.”
The project serves as an example of a highly successful public-private partnership model, ideal for replication throughout the region.
Speaking at the event, David Foley, Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Energy Partners, said, “Bujagali showcases how successful partnerships between the public and private sectors can create development opportunities for growing economies. Blackstone is proud to have played an important role, together with our partner the Aga Khan, in the development of Bujagali, the successful completion of which is a credit to the leadership of President Museveni and the commitment of the Government of Uganda. Africa is a resource rich continent and is primed for the development of hydroelectric power generation facilities like Bujagali. On behalf of our investors, Blackstone has committed billions of dollars of equity capital to build energy businesses on four continents around the globe and will continue to invest in emerging market countries to provide them with the affordable, safe and reliable energy to sustain their economic growth.”
The Bujagali Hydropower Project has already impacted the surrounding communities with the creation of approximately 3,000 new jobs for Ugandan workers during peak construction; improved community services such as clean water supply, education and health facilities in nearby villages; the provision of micro-credit funds to surrounding rural populations and the enhancement of infrastructure.
“That a project of Bujagali’s size and complexity has been completed on time and within budget whilst adhering to the highest technical as well as social and environmental standards is a huge testimony to the quality and experience of the sponsor, development and construction teams, with whom I am truly proud to be associated. The Bujagali experience is invaluable and we will certainly draw from it when developing future projects in the region,” observed Mr. Nizar Juma, the Chairman of Bujagali Energy Ltd.
Bruce J. Wrobel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sithe Global who was also present at the commissioning said, “We believe that projects like Bujagali, which has both impacted the energy sector in Uganda in a far-reaching positive way and mitigated the ecological footprint of a generation, is the key to sustainable development. We are proud to have joined our partners, the lenders and the Government of Uganda in bringing this project to a reality and it is gratifying to see the impacts the project is already having, not only by making available ample, clean, renewable energy, but also by having a positive effect on the lives of the people living in the community and region around this project.”
The Project has also been registered as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), making it the largest project ever registered in a Least Developed Country. Bujagali will yield an average of 900,000 Carbon Dioxide Emission Reductions (CERs) annually, putting it at the forefront of clean energy efforts.
The project was also made possible by support from a number of other lenders: International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), the European Investment Bank, African Development Bank (“AfDB”), Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelinsslanden N.V. (“FMO”), Societe de Promotion et de Participation pour la Cooperation Economique (“Proparco”)/Agence Francaise de Development (“AFD”), DEG-Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft MBH (“DEG”) and KfW. Barclays/ABSA Capital and Standard Chartered Bank are providing commercial debt under an International Development Association (“IDA”) Partial Risk Guarantee, while MIGA is providing insurance guarantee cover for Sithe Global’s equity.
The Company’s Trusted Delivery Model Improves Equipment Safety and National Security
BUSINESS WIRE / ME NewsWire - WASHINGTON - Tuesday, October 9th 2012
ZTE today reiterated its support for its Trusted Delivery Model and renewed its commitment to work with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Committee), government agencies, and the private sector to address all cybersecurity concerns.
ZTE has set an unprecedented standard for cooperation by any Chinese company with a US congressional inquiry. ZTE has presented the Committee with ample facts that demonstrate ZTE is China’s most transparent, independent, globally focused, publicly traded telecom company. ZTE is listed on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. The company already is recognized as a Trusted Delivery Partner by 140 governments and 500 network carriers.
ZTE’s equipment is safe for US telecom infrastructure. In its Fourth Recommendation, the Committee encourages companies to offer “more consistent review by independent third-party evaluators of their cybersecurity processes.” The Committee has credited ZTE with advocating a solution, based on a Trusted Delivery Model, in which the telecom vendor transfers hardware, software, firmware, and other structural equipment elements to an independent third-party threat assessment laboratory with US government agency oversight.
The Committee has raised technical questions regarding the effectiveness of Trusted Delivery Systems, but the Committee recommends continuing efforts to identify effective mitigation solutions. David Dai Shu, ZTE’s director of global public affairs, said “ZTE appreciates the Committee’s recognition that ZTE has offered US carriers a Trusted Delivery Model solution. ZTE will work with the Committee, US government agencies, and ZTE’s US customers to identify and deploy the most effective equipment cyber-security measures possible. ZTE is committed to assuring US carriers and US government agencies its equipment is safe.”
Dai Shu said, “It is noteworthy that, after a year-long investigation, the Committee rests its conclusions on a finding that ZTE may not be ‘free of state influence.’ This finding would apply to any company operating in China. The Committee has not challenged ZTE’s fitness to serve the US market based on any pattern of unethical or illegal behavior.”
According to the Committee, ZTE was included in this investigation simply because it is one of “the top two Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturers.” Virtually all of the telecom infrastructure equipment now sold in the US and throughout the world contains components made, in whole or in part, in China. That includes the equipment manufactured and sold by every Western vendor in the United States, much of which is made by Chinese joint venture partners and suppliers.
Dai Shu said, “Particularly given the severity of the Committee’s recommendations, ZTE recommends that the Committee’s investigation be extended to include every company making equipment in China, including the Western vendors. That is the only way to truly protect US equipment and US national security. National security experts agree that a Trusted Delivery Model will strengthen national security. In fact, major US carriers are increasingly requiring Trusted Delivery Model in their contracts.”
ZTE has presented the Committee with the following facts:
ZTE is China’s most transparent, independent, globally focused, publicly traded telecom company. Every business decision and action taken within ZTE serves the Company’s 140,000 public shareholders on the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges, including many of the world’s leading institutional investors. As ZTE’s Independent Director, an American citizen, has confirmed in a sworn affidavit: ZTE’s business decisions and actions are not directed or influenced by China’s government.
ZTE has an unbroken history as a commercial telecom technology innovator for three decades. The company is a leader in international equipment standards-setting organizations, and it is recognized as a Trusted Delivery partner by over 500 network carriers in 140 countries. ZTE was the pioneer among Chinese companies entering into technology licensing agreements with US suppliers, with its first licensing agreement with Qualcomm in 1999. In recent years, ZTE has spent over $14 billion on US chip sets and other US equipment, and has created over 20,000 direct and indirect US jobs. ZTE will continue as a major customer of US telecom equipment suppliers for years to come.
To assure US supply chain security, ZTE offers US carriers its Trusted Delivery Model, a fully transparent and comprehensive review and monitoring system conducted by a highly respected independent US threat assessment laboratory. ZTE’s Trusted Delivery Model provides for a thorough end-to-end security evaluation of ZTE’s software, firmware and hardware throughout the equipment life cycle. The Trusted Delivery Model also makes audits available for US Government agency review to facilitate additional assurance and oversight.
Given ZTE’s cooperation and the facts ZTE has presented to the Committee, ZTE is disappointed that the Committee chose to narrowly focus its review on just the two largest Chinese companies and to exclude Western telecom vendors and their Chinese joint venture partners. Given that virtually all US telecom equipment is produced in China, in some measure, the Committee’s narrow focus addresses the overall issue of risk to US telecom infrastructure so narrowly that it omits from the Committee’s inquiry the suppliers of the vast majority of equipment used in the US market. ZTE is a relatively small US telecom infrastructure equipment supplier in comparison with most of the Western vendors. Sales of ZTE’s telecom infrastructure equipment in the US comprised less than $30 million in revenue last year. Two Western vendors, alone, last year provided the US market with $14 billion worth of equipment.
US carriers and the US Government have come to rely upon the Trusted Delivery Model as the best protection for telecom infrastructure equipment. A Trusted Delivery Model is vendor-neutral. US carriers can trust the equipment and that is the best protection of US national security.
“ZTE recognizes and fully respects the Committee’s obligation to protect US national security,” said Dai Shu. “ZTE believes the Committee focused its examination too narrowly on vendor locations not on equipment security. The Committee omitted the Western vendors and their Chinese manufacturing partners, which provide most of the US equipment now in use. The Committee also overlooked the opportunity to advance universal application of the Trusted Delivery Model which protects critical telecom networks on a vendor-neutral basis.”
About ZTE
ZTE is a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions with the most comprehensive product range covering virtually every telecommunications sector, including wireless, access & bearer, VAS, terminals and professional services. The company delivers innovative, custom-made products and services to over 500 operators in more than 140 countries, helping them to meet the changing needs of their customers while growing revenue. In 2011, ZTE’s revenue increased by 29 per cent to USD13.7 billion. Its overseas operating revenue grew 30 per cent to USD 7.4 billion during the period, accounting for 54.2 per cent of overall operating revenue. ZTE commits 10 per cent of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in several international bodies devoted to developing telecommunications industry standards. ZTE provides US carriers with its Trusted Delivery Model; state-of-the-art cybersecurity protection through transparent, comprehensive and continuous standards-based evaluation by independent US threat assessment laboratories. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global Compact. The company is China’s only listed telecom manufacturer that is publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) with 140,000 public shareholders including many of the world’s leading financial institutions. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.
Contacts
ZTE
David Dai Shu
202-758-9701
dai.shu@zte.com.cn
Anna Hughes
Rory Davenport
202-729-4000
BUSINESS WIRE/ ME Newswire
Delphi Genetics SA (“Delphi”) has announced today a broad licensing agreement with a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, for the use of the StabyExpress™ technology, which allows high yield, cost effective protein expression without the use of antibiotics.
Under the agreement, Merck receives a non-exclusive license to use the StabyExpress™ technology for protein expression in research and product development. In exchange, Delphi is eligible to receive milestone payments associated with the development of Merck product candidates that utilize the StabyExpress™ technology, as well as royalties on sales of such products. The financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Cédric Szpirer PhD, Delphi Genetics Founder and CEO, explained: “This is Delphi's first broad-based licensing agreement that covers potential use of the StabyExpress™ technology for protein based product in the areas of human and animal health.”
Guy Hélin, CBO, added: “This is the third licensing agreement that we have announced with a world leading healthcare company. The non-exclusive nature of this agreement enables us to consider similar collaborations with other strategic partners, including partners in other fields than biopharma production.”
Delphi also has licensing agreements with Sanofi-Pasteur, announced in June 2009, and with GSK, announced in September 2010.
There were over a hundred political parties that were clamouring to be registered before the last general elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was magnanimous enough to register a good number of them (over 60). Out of this large number, only five were able to win seats at governorship level in the general election. Since then, the other so called political parties have gone into oblivion. Most of their offices are obsolete and locked up. Hardly any of them is currently making efforts to restructure their parties, mobilize membership and build their parties for the next election. In few years time, you would see them springing up to distract Nigerians from making a reasonable choice of the few serious political parties. Out of the serious five, PDP has cleverly shown serious growth and consistency. They still have the largest number of membership and the most spread in the country. Their website is still the most consistent and best organized. What actually they need to do is to review their constitution to be grassroots oriented. The party is designed like an oligarchy and monarchy instead of democracy. If this is done, many people will have the opportunity to participate. The ACN is filled with effective strategies to improve in the next election. Out of the whole parties in the country, I think they are the most hardworking. The strategy to join forces with CPC and APGA will make it a national party and if this is effectively done, they may wrest the power from PDP come 2015. They also need to review their constitution to be people oriented. Currently, the party is run like a monarchy where office holders are picked by the blue blood and after they are elected, they become kings and not civil servants. The party is still revolving around one individual. The party should build a website to enable people access information. Currently, they do not have an effective one. All Progress Grand Alliance (APGA) with base in Anambra and Imo States looks like a child of circumstance. The party has been enmeshed with leadership crisis for a long time thereby hampering its growth. The party does not have large membership strength and is doing nothing to improve on this. Where they are at the seat of power, other parties are controlling the grassroots. To worsen matters, their leaders seem to be eyeing higher positions which might lead to either joining forces or decamping. The latest news item on their website was in 2008. It might not go far wearing the toga of an ethnic party. Her best survival bait is to merge with other upcoming progressives at this point in time. The CPC has a very strong base in the North. It may stand out as the most credible party in the country. Their leader’s credibility is also very transparent even though he is not loved by politicians. The good thing is that Gen. Buhari, the leader of CPC seems the only person who can look the politicians and their corrupt practices in the face and dare them. However, such party as CPC will need time to sensitize and orientate Nigerians on their vision. As far as I am concerned, the party has no religious bias with top faith zealots as its leaders. Merging with other parties in the south will pave way for its success. The challenge I foresee is that ACN may not be as disciplined as CPC especially in fighting corruption and in strengthening the polity and this might bring conflict. I also wonder what the party will be in absence of Gen. Buhari. The one State Labour Party is revolving around Gov. Mimiko. It is just managing to survive. There is actually no sign of further growth beyond Ondo State in the next three years. The party may not be sustained after the current governor leaves office. The best it can do for itself is to merge with the upcoming progressives with its current structure. For other political parties in Nigeria, your best survival strategy is to merge with either of the two biggest parties so we can have two effective national political parties. Experience has shown that we do not need more than these. Others are mere distractions.
ME Newswire / Business Wire
PARIS - Monday, October 8th 2012
Thanks to G-cluster’s patented cloud technology, Orange IPTV customers are now just two clicks away from enjoying a top quality gaming experience on TV in France !
Starting from October 11, 2012, Orange broadband customers will experience a seamless and easy-to-access top quality video gaming experience directly on their TV.
The Orange cloud gaming service powered by G-cluster offers to Orange customers a gaming solution free of any old generation hardware concerns and allows them to easily access and play a wide catalogue of video games directly on TV.
With a catalogue of about 100 video games at launch, the Orange cloud gaming service provides valuable gaming content for the whole family! This innovative gaming solution provides many benefits for the end user: simplicity of access and use, attractive prices, a diversified and wide catalogue of games.
G-cluster has been rendering cloud gaming service since 2010. The launch of the Orange cloud gaming service reinforces G-cluster’s position as the leading cloud gaming platform in Europe.
Simplicity and immediate access
As with video on demand, the end user can access games directly and quickly without the need to download content or purchase any new physical devices. To play, just use the remote controller or a gamepad (any USB gamepad or the one recommended by Orange). The end user can play alone, with other players in the same room or remotely with other Orange TV customers who have subscribed.
Attractive Price point
Orange offers a new model of usage for interactive content to its new TV users with an attractive price point. End users will be able to enjoy a diversified catalogue of games thanks to unlimited and no commitment monthly subscription packs or with 24h, 48h or 1 week rental offers. A free try-before-you-buy offer is available for all the games in the catalogue.
- Discovery pass: 5€/month for unlimited access to 50 top casual games
- Premium pass: 10€/month for access to premium console games on top of the entire catalogue of casual games
- Rentals: 24h, 48h or weekly rentals of games at affordable prices
A comprehensive catalogue for the whole family
Orange and G-cluster have partnered with top leading casual and premium publishers such as Disney, Ubisoft, Playrix, MumboJumbo and Alawar to provide a fun and entertaining experience to all the household members.
The Orange games on demand service will offer games for anyone in the family: action and air fighting games like H.A.W.X® 2 from Ubisoft and kids’ games like Toy Story 3 from Disney. Pixar.
Erik Piehl, president of G-cluster Global says, "G-cluster is very happy to provide its white-label cloud gaming service to Orange, the largest IPTV provider in Europe. This further expands G-cluster's lead as the largest scale TV cloud gaming provider."
Jean-François Rodriguez, VP Games and social media at Orange says, “Orange and G-Cluster have built a strong partnership to offer a new gaming experience by leveraging on Orange high speed broadband network and G-Cluster cloud gaming technology. After Video on Demand, streaming music, Orange customers will now enjoy games on demand service.”
About G-cluster Global Corporation:
G-cluster Global provides cloud services worldwide, using its cloud-based content provision technology, G-cluster. In Japan, the company and its partners offer a streaming video broadcast service for digital televisions, T’s TV <http://t-s.tv/>;. The firm is also actively present in the rest of the world, with offices in Finland and Paris.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
© 2010 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Tom Clancy's, H.A.W.X., the Soldier Icon, Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries.
Contacts
G-cluster Global Corporation
Sevan Kessissian
email: sevan.kessissian@g-cluster.com
+33612106425
Africa’s first dollar-denominated Visa credit cards
BUSINESS WIRE / ME NewsWire - COLUMBUS, Ga. & NAIROBI, Kenya - Monday, October 8th 2012
Kenya’s Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), one of East Africa’s leading banks, has launched the first U.S. dollar-denominated Visa credit cards in Africa using TSYS’ PRIME card management solution.
The credit cards offer convenience, and the ability to save on foreign exchange fees, to CBA’s customers travelling to the U.S. Purchases in the U.S. can simply by debited from the customer’s USD account instead of having every transaction converted to the local currency.
CBA has been a TSYS client since 19971 when it began using the PRIME solution to manage issuing, acquiring, collections and rewards for its suite of Visa products. Four new USD credit cards will be added to this portfolio — Classic and Gold versions for personal users and Silver and Gold for business users. The U.S. dollar-denominated cards will be the first foreign currency cards issued by any bank in Kenya.
“The new U.S. dollar cards offer our customers flexibility and convenience when choosing to use their CBA cards internationally, and reflects our commitment to offer innovative products that we believe will be highly successful in the African market,” said Gladys Akinyi, Head of Personal Banking at CBA. “Our warm thanks go to TSYS for its help in making this launch possible and its excellent support in ensuring we could bring the new cards to market in record time.”
“TSYS congratulates CBA on its decision to leverage our proven PRIME solution to successfully bring the new currency cards to market,” said Jaffar Agha-Jaffar, managing director for the Middle East and Africa, TSYS. “Once again, PRIME has shown it is the leading platform for payments innovation, able to deliver an exciting range of new products and services backed by renowned support and global expertise.”
TSYS’ PRIME is a multi-lingual, multi-currency, multi-institutional and multi-product, single platform solution for issuers and acquirers. It has a global footprint spanning more than 130 clients in more than 70 countries. TSYS has an established presence in Africa and supports more than a dozen banks from its business support team offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
1Commercial Bank of Africa was formerly a client of Card Tech Limited (CTL) which was acquired by TSYS in 2006
About TSYS
At TSYS, (NYSE: TSS), we believe payments should revolve around people — not the other way around. We call this belief "People-Centered PaymentsSM." By putting people at the center of every decision we make, with unmatched customer service and industry insight, TSYS is able to support financial institutions, businesses and governments in more than 80 countries. Offering merchant payment-acceptance solutions as well as services in credit, debit, prepaid, mobile, chip, healthcare and more, we make it possible for those in the global marketplace to conduct safe and secure electronic transactions with trust and convenience.
TSYS’ headquarters are located in Columbus, Georgia, with local offices spread across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. TSYS provides services to more than half of the top 20 international banks, is a Fortune 1000 company and was named one of the 2012 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine. For more information, please visit us at www.tsys.com.
About Commercial Bank of Africa
Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd (CBA) was founded in 1962 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and immediately thereafter established branches in Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya, and in Kampala, Uganda. With the nationalisation of banks in Tanzania, CBA was incorporated in Kenya in 1967 with headquarters in Nairobi.
Today, CBA is one of East Africa’s largest privately owned banks with assets of more than USD$900m and 27 branches throughout Kenya and Tanzania.
Contacts
TSYS Investor Relations
Shawn Roberts, +1.706.644.6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com
TSYS Media Relations
Cyle Mims, +1.706.644.3110
cylemims@tsys.com
TSYS
Sara Ruffell, +357.22882600
sararuffell@tsys.com
Commercial Bank of Africa
Chris Pasha, +254 20 2884305
Chris.pasha@cbagroup.com
ME Newswire / Business Wire
MEDWAY, Mass. - Friday, October 5th 2012
Cybex International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBI), a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, proudly announced that it will hold its Fourth Annual Cybex Pink Ribbon Run throughout the month of October. The initiative is designed to promote breast cancer awareness and highlight the important role exercise plays in reducing the risks associated with breast cancer.
Cybex is partnering with fitness clubs and other organizations to install special-edition pink treadmills around the country. For each mile logged on every new qualifying pink Cybex treadmill during October, Cybex will donate 10 cents to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. More than $100,000 has been raised in the first three years of the Pink Ribbon Run, with this year expected to surpass previous years. Fitness enthusiasts are embracing this initiative more than ever regionally, nationally and internationally, with new initiatives launched this year in Denmark and the U.K.
“More and more studies are illustrating how exercise can lower a woman’s breast cancer risks,” said Lisa Juris, vice president of marketing for Cybex. “We’re excited to work with our partners once again to raise awareness and funds to support women’s health and wellness through the Pink Ribbon Run this October.”
The facts regarding breast cancer are staggering:
One out of every eight women will develop breast cancer.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer.
One out of 210 breast cancer cases occurs in women under the age of 40.
But research has shown that fitness and exercise play a key role in reducing the risks associated with breast cancer. A study published in the journal Cancer in June 2012 found that women who engaged in 10 to 19 hours of exercise per week had about a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer. Research conducted by the Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found that overweight or obese women who lose as little as 5 percent of their body weight through diet and exercise may lower their breast cancer risk by 22 percent. Exercise is also important for women who already have breast cancer. The Yale Exercise and Survivorship Study found that two to three hours of exercise per week resulted in a 40 percent to 67 percent reduced risk of death.
For more information about Cybex’s Pink Ribbon Run, please visit http://cybexintl.com.
About Cybex
Cybex International, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment primarily for commercial use. The Cybex product line, including a full range of strength and cardio training machines, is designed using exercise science to reflect the natural movement of the human body. Led by the Cybex Research Institute, Cybex fitness equipment is engineered to produce optimal results for users from the first-time exerciser to the professional athlete. Cybex designs and builds its products in the USA for a wide range of facilities, from commercial health clubs to home gyms, in more than 85 countries worldwide. For more information on Cybex and its products, visit the Company’s website at www.cybexintl.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made above. These include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to comply with the terms of its credit facilities, competitive factors, technological and product developments, market demand, economic conditions, and the resolution of litigation involving the Company. Further information on these and other factors which could affect the Company’s financial results can be found in the Company’s previously filed Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, its Reports on Form 10-Q, its Current Reports on Form 8-K, and its proxy statement dated April 12, 2012.
Contacts
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David Fouse, 703-938-6430
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