[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LG Electronics (LG) will mark the expansion of its global lighting business by introducing its newest lighting products at the Light+Building 2014 trade show from March 30 to April 4 at the Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre in Germany. Under the theme of Simply Smart in Lighting, LG will showcase advanced lighting technologies in the areas of Energy Savings & Payback, Connect & Control and Comfort & Well-being. Making its global debut following its introduction in Korea will be LG’s Smart Lamp, which can be connected directly to a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth and
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Ooyala today announced a strategic relationship with Microsoft Corp. to help develop, promote and accelerate the deployment of next-generation IP video services utilizing Microsoft Azure Media Services (Media Services) in conjunction with Ooyala's SaaS-based video distribution, analytics and monetization technology. Ooyala also formed a global sales and marketing alliance with Microsoft, which is designed to drive standardization of new personalized TV services for broadcasters and operators around the world. Through this partnership, Ooyala becomes a preferred online vid
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Webzilla, part of XBT Holding Ltd., joins the digital community in acknowledging the importance of data security via backup. Data loss is a major issue, with 70% of small businesses experiencing data loss yearly and just 6% of them managing to continue their operations without significant consequences. Limited diversification of backup solutions, with most users having backups only on external hard drives or dedicated servers, is one of the main reasons for data loss. Recent development however, shows positive signs as cloud backup solutions become more affordable and wid
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]2014 FIDAE Air Show - Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Calgary-based WestJet Encore Ltd. has signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen airliners. This transaction is a conversion of five of the 25 options booked by the carrier‘s parent company WestJet and announced on August 1, 2012 along with WestJet’s firm order for 20 Q400 NextGen airliners. Based on the list price of the Q400 NextGen airliner, the transaction announced today is valued at approximately $167 million US. “In just under one year, WestJet Encore has re-shaped the regional aircraft mar
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Korea clinched one gold and one silver on the second day of the 10th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei on March 24, 2014.Russia took home one gold and one bronze, while host Chinese Taipei, Spain and Croatia grabbed one gold each. Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Germany won one silver each.The second-day competition, which takes place at the Taipei Arena in downtown Taipei City, featured five weight categories: the junior female 44kg, the junior female -63kg, the junior male -48kg, the junior male -51kg, and the junior male -73kg.In the ju
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]A total of 39 countries took at least one qualification place for the taekwondo competition at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, after two days of competition at the WTF YOG Qualification Tournament in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei on March 21, 2014.Out of 74 qualification places up for grabs at the two-day qualification tournament, which was held at the Taipei Arena, host Chinese Taipei clinched five tickets, showing its supremacy in taekwondo. The taekwondo competition of the 2014 Nanjing YOG are scheduled for Aug. 17-21, 2014.Five countries took home four qualificati
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]A total of 24 countries earned at least one qualification place for the taekwondo competition at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, after one day of competition at the WTF YOG Qualification Tournament in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei on March 20, 2014.Out of 36 qualification places up for grabs on the first day of the two-day qualification tournament, which was held at the Taipei Arena, Egypt won three tickets. Ten countries clinched two qualification places. They are host Chinese Taipei, France, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Colombia, Germany, Turkey, Russia, Belgium and Iran.A
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2 and Gear Fit are on display and available for pre-order at more than 1,400 shops around the world beginning on March 21, 2014. The preview offers an advanced experience of Galaxy S5, Gear 2, and Gear Fit, with the help of dedicated Galaxy Specialists who will be showcasing the unique new features including rich tone HDR camera, finger print recognition, and Heart Rate Monitor. “The new Galaxy S5 and Gear devices are designed for what matters most to our consumers,” said Younghee Lee, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing, IT& Mobile Divisi
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]PayGate Co. Ltd. will going to appoint Mr. Dong-Wook Shin as a Chief Financial Officer after 15th annual shareholders' meeting. The meeting will include sales report, 3-year business plan, introduction of Mr. Shin, the approval of 2013 financial reports and the compensation of directors. PayGate Co. Ltd. expects to see improved management support from having a new CFO in terms of finance and accounting management. Beginning of 2014, PayGate is planning on improving overall services to prepare for the year 2015 by creating financial statistics, planning on new services, ri
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Bloomberg announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement to integrate Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) data into the Bloomberg Professional service. Markit’s PMI surveys are leading indicators of business and economic conditions and influence a wide range of global markets. Conducted in more than 30 nations, these surveys are viewed as the most timely and internationally comparable economic datasets. Through this agreement, Bloomberg will provide its 319,000 subscribers with real-time access to Markit‘s headline PMI data, along with three yea