[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Verastem, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSTM), focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, today announced the appointment of Paul A. Friedman, M.D. to its Board of Directors. “We are delighted to welcome Paul to the Verastem Board of Directors,” said Christoph Westphal, M.D., Ph.D., Verastem Executive Chairman. “Paul has significant development and commercialization expertise gained from leading Incyte and DuPont in the development and commercialization of many successful products. We believe his contributions will be invaluab
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]ACCESS CO., LTD (www.access-company.com), a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile, beyond-PC and digital TV markets, today announced that ACCESS™ Beacon Framework (ABF), which supports Apple’s iBeacon™ technology, was selected by TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX JAPAN, INC. for online-to-offline (O2O) promotions targeting iOS users running iOS 7. The system will go live May 14 at TOHO Cinemas theater complexes in the Nihonbashi and Roppongi Hills areas of central Tokyo to promote the movie “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” which Fox will release in Japan on Fri
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Today, International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS, www.telekom-icss.com/home), the international wholesale division of Deutsche Telekom AG (www.telekom.com/home), revealed the launch of a new point of presence (PoP) in New York. Strategically located on the eastern coast of the United States, the New York PoP provides worldwide connectivity to key partners in North and South America. As part of the core network, it completes the ICSS’s Next Generation Voice international (NGVi) platform. The New York gateway also ensures faster and more reliable quality for intra-Ameri
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]As part of its continued efforts to strengthen and expand its service capabilities across the healthcare continuum, Quintiles today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Encore Health Resources (Encore). Encore is a leader in the health-information analytics and technology services industry focused on healthcare providers. Through its consulting services and solutions, Encore assists customers with a wide range of strategy, advisory, implementation, process-redesign, optimization, analytics and performance-improvement initiatives. Founded in 2009, Encore ha
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The GSMA welcomes the Brazilian government’s decision to pass regulation reducing taxation on machine-to-machine (M2M) devices. The move, which was announced by Brazil's Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo and signed by President Dilma Rousseff, will significantly reduce the SIM card tax on M2M devices, providing a stimulus for operators to develop services, such as smart metering, car tracking or remote health monitoring. “President Rouseuff’s decision to reduce this taxation is a significant move to stimulate the growth of M2M services and should be recognised by oth
[NBC-1TV 육혜정 기자]제1차 한-EU 사이버정책(Cyber Policy)협의회가 12일 브뤼셀에서 우리측 최성주 국제안보대사와 EU측 마치에 포포츠키(Maciej Popowski) 유럽대외관계청 사무차장이 각각 수석대표로 참석한 가운데 개최됐다. 작년 11월 한-EU 정상회담시 양 정상간 합의한 한-EU 사이버분야 협력 강화 후속조치의 일환으로 개최된 금번 협의회에서 양측은, △ 사이버 위협을 포함한 최근 국제 사이버 환경 △ 국내 사이버 정책 및 전략 △ 사이버 공간에 적용될 국제규범 △ 인터넷 거버넌스의 미래 △ 개도국 사이버 역량강화 등에 대한 의견 교환을 통해 향후 협력 확대 방안을 모색 해 왔다.지난해 10월 사이버스페이스 총회를 주최한 우리나라는 2015년 4월 네덜란드에서 개최되는 차기 사이버스페이스 총회를 앞두고 EU와 사이버정책협의회를 개최함으로써 사이버안보 분야에서 책임있는 중견국으로서 의미있는 기여를 할 수 있도록 위상을 강화하고 있다.
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]dmexco goes Asia: On 29 May 2014 the leading international expo and conference for the digital economy will, for the first time, bring the top minds of the Asian digital sector together at an exclusive dmexco Satellite event in Singapore. Held in the Marine Gardens‘ extraordinary Flower Field Hall, the event will feature first-rate presentations by renowned market players as well as several exciting panel discussions under the heading “Video Advertising -- Get with the Programmatic.” However, the event’s main benefit for the invited guests will be the opportunity to engag
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Infoblox Inc. (NYSE:BLOX), the automated network control company, is automating network services for the cloud with the industry’s widest range of supported platforms. Infoblox solutions for managing DNS, DHCP and IP addresses - a category known as DDI - now integrate with private cloud platforms from seven enterprise providers - VMware, Microsoft, HP, Cisco, BMC, CA and ElasticBox - giving customers more choices than any other supplier of enterprise-grade DDI. Private clouds are rapidly gaining traction because they enable agile and scalable delivery of IT services. As p
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NASDAQ OMX today announced two new senior leadership roles, further strengthening the depth and breadth of its leadership team, while advancing the company's strategy to provide companies and financial professionals with technology solutions and intelligence to successfully navigate the global capital markets. Adena Friedman will rejoin NASDAQ OMX as President of the company's Global Corporate, Information, & Technology Solutions, comprising Information Services, Technology Solutions and Corporate Client Group business segments. In this newly created role, Ms. Friedman wi
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Jefferies today announced that it is entering into an alliance with Mirae Asset Securities (Vietnam) JSC (“Mirae Vietnam”) to distribute Mirae Vietnam’s equity research on companies in Vietnam on a co-branded basis to Jefferies’ global client base. Additionally, Mirae Vietnam will provide local equity broking services to Jefferies. Mirae Vietnam was established as a joint venture of which Mirae Asset Financial Group, one of Asia’s largest independent financial services groups, holds the largest stake. Mirae Vietnam is a top player in the Vietnamese securities industry, of