[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company and leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions for healthcare providers, was selected by two leading university hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to solve their enterprise advanced visualization challenges. Both King Fahad Hospital in Jeddah and King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh selected Vital's PACS integrated VitreaAdvanced® for its clinical applications to serve its radiology, cardiology and other specialty physician community. “Having the ability to pro
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Gigaphoton Taiwan Inc., local subsidiary of Gigaphoton Inc.(http://www.gigaphoton.com/?lang=en Head office: Oyama-shi, Tochigi-ken, President & CEO: Hitoshi Tomaru) was commended and received a letter of appreciation from each Fab for the special contribution to TSMC as a supplier at the Supplier Service Appreciation Ceremony held at Fab 12 and Fab 14 at TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited) in November and December 2013. This letter of appreciation is sent out to suppliers for their services and support with the major recipients being equipment manuf
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Global consultancy Arthur D. Little, together with its partner the UITP - The International Association of Public Transport - identifies three strategic directions and 25 imperatives for cities to consider to better shape the future of urban mobility December 2013 saw the release of the second edition of the Arthur D. Little Urban Mobility Index, assessing the world’s cities in terms of mobility maturity and performance and revealing that most cities are still struggling to cope with future mobility challenges. “The Future of Urban Mobility 2.0 - Imperatives to shape exte
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has opened a new office in Bangalore which will focus on developing new technologies and innovating current solutions, including the next generation Investor Relations platform. The opening underscores the expansion of the global exchange company's footprint in India, as it looks to deepen its business relationships and outreach within the Southeast Asia region. “At NASDAQ OMX, technological innovation is at our core - from creating the first electronic exchange to building secure, SaaS, cloud-based solutions,” said Bob Waghorne, Senior Vice Presi
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The dmexco is counting on a further increase in exhibitors from home and abroad in 2014. The reason for this forecast: Shortly before the end of the early bird phase, the demand for exhibition space at the largest and most prestigious show for the global digital industry is greater than ever. Significant growth in the number of exhibitor registrations has already been recorded at the start of 2014, which even beats the record figures of last year. In addition to numerous new registrations from renowned companies from all over the world, there is a trend towards many of th
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) today announced that Craig Nomura, a 25-year industry leader, will join the company as executive vice president and president of global retail, effective Feb. 3, 2014. Mr. Nomura will lead a global team of 7,300 employees responsible for driving a world-class omni-channel retail experience across a footprint of approximately 2,800 owned and operated, franchise, and outlet stores. He will drive new, innovative solutions to continue LS&Co.’s rapid and profitable retail growth and define new opportunities to connect the company’s iconic brands wit
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Algae.Tec Limited (ASX:AEB)(OTCQX:ALGXY)(FWB:GZA:GR) said the signing of agreements with Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings (RIIHL) was the backing the Company needed to fund and launch its Global Biofuels Division. RIIHL is part of the Reliance Group, India’s largest private sector enterprise. The agreements encompass a subscription agreement, and technical and equipment supply agreements. These agreements also discuss conditions for future commercial algae plants, following the successful completion of the pilot plant. The subscription agreement details the is
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Today, HootSuite, the world‘s most widely adopted social relationship platform, announced it has acquired uberVU, an innovative social analytics solution. HootSuite and uberVU combine the next generation of social analytics with the power of the world’s leading social relationship platform to help organizations understand the value of their social relationships and drive more meaning from the conversations happening on social media. Financial terms of this deal have not been disclosed. uberVU‘s roster of more than 200 enterprise customers include 3M, NBC, Heinz, Fujitsu,
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]During a private event at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, leadership of Education Above All (EAA), a global initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, made a call for the world’s business and philanthropy leaders to accelerate the effort to provide and finance quality basic education for the world’s estimated 57 million out of school children. With fewer than 700 days before the Millennium Development Goals deadline, EAA highlighted the long-term impact of investment in primary education on GDP as the imperative for immediate and sustained a
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 59.28 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, which is an increase of 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter. For the quarter, the company posted consolidated operating profits of 8.31 trillion won, representing an 18-percent decline Q-o-Q. Consolidated net profit for the quarter was 7.30 trillion won. In its earnings guidance disclosed on January 7, Samsung estimated fourth quarter consolidated revenues would reach approximately 59 trillion won with consolidated operatin