[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]With an eye on showing consumers that accuracy and comfort should not have to be sacrificed for good looks, LG Electronics (LG) will introduce its first fitness wearable devices to consumers starting this month. LG Lifeband Touch and Heart Rate Earphones offer practical features and the most accurate data collection and analysis currently available, making it easier for wearers to take control of their health. Both devices can be wirelessly connected to most of today’s popular smartphones to create a full-featured wearable ecosystem. LG Lifeband Touch features a bright, f
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]CSC® Digital Brand Services (http://goo.gl/V7Iqmo), the global leader in online brand protection, monitoring, and enforcement services, is pleased to announce the addition of expanded mobile app monitoring and portfolio management services. This is a pivotal time for brands to take control of their intellectual property rights on mobile apps, which present opportunities, challenges, and risks in equal measure. Apple and Google’s app stores now offer about 1.5 million apps between them. Users spend roughly two hours a day interacting with apps. According to the research fi
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Pinstripe & Ochre House, the world’s leading global talent acquisition and management partner, today unveiled its new brand identity and name, Cielo. The rebranding reflects the successful integration of U.S.-based Pinstripe, Inc. and UK-based Ochre House, which joined forces in July 2013, leveraging the combined company's global scale and entrepreneurial agility to deliver transformational talent solutions to its clients worldwide. The announcement also coincides with the launch of the firm’s annual Cielo Talent Activation Index, which demonstrates the increasing importa
[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