[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]LS Cable & System (President & CEO Ja-Eun Koo) is the first Korean cable maker to enter the South American submarine cable market. LS Cable & System announced on March 13 that it would supply 230kV extra-high-voltage submarine cables to the state power corporation of Venezuela (CORPOELEC). These cables will connect the 40km distance between Chacopata in the inland state of Sucre and Margarita island, and be used to supply electric power in the region. LS Cable & System won this contract on a full turnkey basis, including not only the delivery of cables, but also installat
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]27 of LG Electronics’ (LG) 2013 products were recognized by the red dot design awards for their excellence in the field of design. A panel of 37 independent judges considered over 4,662 products from 1,865 manufacturers, designers and architects from 54 countries. LG took top honors by receiving the coveted red dot: best of the best award for its new curved OLED TV. LG also received 24 other red dot design awards in addition to two honorable mentions. “Design has always been an important part of our DNA and in recent years it’s become even more important that we different
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]As the nationally administered English test, NEAT is to be offered starting from next month in a full-fledged manner, there are those who claim that it is necessary to strengthen English book reading education in order to increase English test score. Class 1 National English Ability Test (NEAT) will be administered for the first time on March 9. The first test will be administered to select the teachers who applied for the overseas training program. The test for the general public will be offered starting from May of this year. This year, Class 1 NEAT test will be offered
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]GuestLogix Inc. (TSX:GXI), the leading global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines and the passenger travel industry, today announced that it has partnered with global technology leader and major in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) provider, Thales. The partnership involves the integration of GuestLogix‘’ Transaction Processing Engine (TPE) into Thales‘’ TopSeries® IFEC systems, enabling payment acceptance via state-of-the-art seatback screens. Implementation of the joint solution will commence immediately, and Thales‘’ custo
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Globe Tracker® International (GTI), a leader in data sharing, data analytics, and asset tracking and monitoring, announces the introduction of its revolutionary Smart Autonomous Asset Solution that combines all three of its areas of expertise. Globe Tracker‘s Smart Autonomous Asset Solution combines GTI’s Trade Data Exchange Network (TDEN) and Smart Autonomous Asset Network (SAAN) with its Globe Tracker Communications Unit to deliver the most functional, reliable and cost effective global tracking, monitoring and trade data sharing solution in the industry. GTI‘s Trade Da
[NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Limelight Networks (Nasdaq:LLNW), a global leader in digital presence management, has received the ranking of a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Online Video Platforms Q1 2013, published March 8, 2013. The Forrester Research report evaluated select companies on 21 criteria related to current offering, strategy and market presence with Limelight and its Orchestrate Video 2012 platform receiving the highest scores for Content Delivery Network (CDN) support, search and metadata support and among the highest scores for extensibility. According to the report, “Limelight‘s
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]8 To Infinity Pte Ltd, one of Asia‘s longest-established Internet hosting companies, today announced it will base its servers at Telin’s Singapore data center, benefitting 8 To Infinity customers with higher speeds, throughput and reliability. “The Telin data center is a premiere facility that allows 8 To Infinity to scale to higher levels of service and to introduce additional product offerings,” said Konstantin Bezruchenko, chief technical officer at 8 To Infinity parent company XBT Holding Ltd. “8 To Infinity enjoyed unparalleled growth in 2012. The move to Telin and o
[bY nbc-1tv h. j YOOK]LG’s Optimus L SeriesII family of devices welcomed another member today with the launch of the Optimus L5II. The Dual SIM Optimus L5II will be initially available in Brazil followed by single and Dual SIM models in South and Central America, Europe, Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Africa. The core design elements of the Optimus L5II includes Seamless Layout crafted to fit comfortably in the hand, sleek and balanced design with Laser Cut Contour, Radiant Rear Design made of premium materials and Smart LED Lighting around the home button with various colors to alert users
[NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare (KOHI, Dr. Lee Sangyong) successfully concluded ‘2013 Dr. Lee Jong-wook Fellowship Doctor’s Training Orientation program’ with Korea Foundation of International Health, KOFIH. 21 doctors from 4 countries: Cambodia, Laos, Tanzania and Vietnam participated in the program from 26th, Feb. to 1st, Mar. in 2013. The orientation course was designed to review successful Korean health care, and understanding National health insurance. Lectures and study visits at KOHI, KCDC, KNIH, and KFDA located in Osong Health Techn
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the development of the CSeries aircraft is making excellent progress as the program readies to transition to the flight test phase in order to achieve first flight by the end of June 2013. “We are very pleased with the progress being made on the CSeries aircraft program and we are excited to open our facility and publicly show the world the advances and key milestones we have achieved as we get ready for first flight,” said Mike Arcamone, President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “The CSeries aircraft program is making solid prog