[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today announced plans to release Tizen-based Samsung TV SDK, marking the industry’s first Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows developers to build applications for the Tizen-based TV. Samsung’s Tizen-based TV SDK Beta will be available early July following the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco from June 2-4th. The Tizen-based Samsung TV SDK Beta supports the HTML5 standard through its framework called Caph and enables developers to write apps that run on a Tizen OS -based TVs. “We are excited to offer app developers the oppor
[NBC-1TV H. J Yook]NASDAQ OMX today announced that PowerShares launched a new exchange traded fund (ETF), PowerShares Multi-Strategy Alternative Portfolio ETF (Symbol:LALT), which is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market® (NASDAQ®). LALT began trading on NASDAQ on Thursday, May 29, 2014. “One of the primary goals for investors that use alternative strategies is to minimize exposure to equity and bond markets, and to achieve better risk-adjusted returns compared to portfolios consisting only of traditional asset classes,” said Dan Draper, Invesco PowerShares Managing Director of Global ETFs. “LALT
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) today announced the appointment of Bob J. Alig as executive vice president, School Products, effective July 1, 2014. Alig will lead a new GMAC division dedicated to the development of new products for GMAC‘s school members and clients, as well as enhancing and expanding GMAC’s professional development services and products for school admissions professionals. GMAC is the association of leading business schools that administers the GMAT exam and promotes management education worldwide. Alig comes to GMAC having served as vic
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]CAFleksy, the award-winning touchscreen keyboard company, today announced that it just broke the Guinness World Record for fastest texting on a touch-screen mobile phone. Marcel Fernandes, a longtime Fleksy user, broke the record in New York City with a time of 18.19 seconds at an official Guinness event, making Fleksy the fastest smartphone keyboard in the world. Fleksy takes the coveted title while introducing its much anticipated next-generation accuracy engine on both mobile platforms. The new Fleksy engine features improved correction accuracy, including space error
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yool]As the solar industry begins recovering; manufacturers are again turning to Despatch Industries, a leading technology and equipment provider. The company has seen a rapid increase in firing furnace sales since the first of the year, including the new Safire with Dri-Tech Dryer. With these tools solar manufacturers are able to realize an increase in overall production performance and profitability in a very challenging market. At several first in fab production testing environments, the Safire Firing Furnace with Dri-Tech Dryer was able to achieve a 0.1 percent absolute im
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Taiyo Pacific Partners LP (“Taiyo”), a pioneer in friendly activist investing in Japan, has joined Junichi Miki, the CEO of Roland Corporation (TSE1: 7944; CEO: Junichi Miki), a global digital musical instruments manufacturer, to conduct a management buyout (“MBO”) of Roland for 42.6 billion Yen. Since its founding in 1972, Roland has applied innovation and creativity to develop and manufacture digital musical instruments loved by professional and amateur musicians the world over. However, after recent and rapid changes to the business environment, Roland now faces the ne
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Regus (www.regus.com), the global workplace provider, has opened its 2,000th global location. The continued growth of its network illustrates the strength of global demand for more flexible and less fixed working. Mark Dixon, Group CEO and founder, Regus plc: “We continue to grow our network in response to strong customer demand, underpinned by the ongoing move to flexible working. It’s no surprise that our 2,000th location is in the US, our largest market and also the one where we continue to see huge potential.” Based on recent Regus global research, more than a third (
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook] Neos Therapeutics, Inc. (“Neos” or “the Company”), a highly differentiated oral drug delivery company with a portfolio of proprietary technologies and a late-stage pipeline of innovative controlled release (CR) products for ADHD, announced today that it has been granted a patent covering its novel amphetamine ADHD products. Neos has developed an extended release (XR) amphetamine oral disintegrating tablet (ODT) and an extended release amphetamine liquid suspension both of which are expected to be filed for FDA approval in the next 12-15 months. “We are pleased with the g