[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Smartmatic, the world’s leading voting technology and services provider, has been awarded a contract by Brazil´s Superior Electoral Court (TSE), to guarantee data and voice communications in the 15 most isolated states during the general elections to be held in October. The Smartmatic-led consortium -Smartitec- will be deploying 1,424 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) SABRE satellite terminals to help the TSE conduct the elections. Thanks to their portability and ease of operation, these devices are crucial to reach voters who live in rural areas. “Enfranchising voters
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]WiTricity (www.witricity.com), an industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance, today announced a technology licensing agreement with Intel Corporation. As part of this licensing agreement, WiTricity will work with Intel to integrate WiTricity’s patented technology to enable efficient, high performance wireless charging solutions for computing devices powered by Intel, enabling more freedom and a seamless wireless charging experience for users. The agreement is centered on the Rezence™ specification, which was developed by the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4W
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Digital payments experts Consult Hyperion, in conjunction with the GSMA, today published a guide to help banks and mobile operators understand the Host Card Emulation (HCE) and SIM Secure Element approaches for NFC payments. The guide, “HCE and SIM Secure Element: It’s not Black and White”, follows the recent introduction of HCE into Android 4.4 (KitKat) and concludes that the SIM Secure Element and HCE approaches to NFC payments each offer important benefits for financial institutions. Further, they should not be viewed as mutually exclusive and a combination of the appr
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Amobee(http://www.amobee.com/), the company defining digital advertising, today announced that it has signed agreements to acquire Adconion Direct North America and Adconion Australia (together, Adconion) as well as Kontera Technologies, Inc. (Kontera). The acquisitions will strengthen Amobee's position as the leading provider of mobile-led digital marketing technology and solutions across all channels and screens for global brands. With the combined capabilities, Amobee is positioned to better capitalize on the fast growing global digital advertising market. Adconion wil
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Today, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. released the first episode of the highly anticipated “Galaxy 11: The Match” video after months of fan speculation and excitement around the outcome of the “winner takes the Earth” match. In addition to the video being available to fans around the world to enhance their excitement for football this summer through the latest smart phone technology, fans in Brazil can enjoy the complete Galaxy 11 experience in person at the Galaxy 11 World Tour Studio in Sao Paulo. Beginning last fall, fans worldwide have been captivated by the story of G
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that major semiconductor manufacturers highly value its leading-edge “Green Innovations” environmental technologies, introduced to Gigaphoton’s flagship “GT Series” of ArF immersion lasers. Since its establishment in 2000, Gigaphoton has consistently focused on achieving the highest levels of output power, performance, and stability in the industry, as well as implementing technologies and design principles that deliver the higher efficiency required for environmentally conscious “green fab.”
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Moody’s Analytics, a unit of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO), announced today that it has agreed to acquire WebEquity Solutions, LLC. (“WebEquity”), a leading provider of cloud-based loan origination solutions for financial institutions. The acquisition strengthens Moody’s Analytics’ position as a leader in loan origination software and bolsters its suite of award-winning risk management products for banks, insurance companies and corporations. “WebEquity is a trusted provider of solutions that enable banks to improve the efficiency of their loan origination process while
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]China is the global leader in the adoption of M2M technology with over 50 million connections or more than one quarter of the total M2M market in 2013, according to “How China is Set for Global M2M Leadership”, a new report issued today by the GSMA. Close collaboration between the country’s leading mobile operators China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, state-owned enterprises and the government has enabled the market to grow dramatically in a relatively short period of time, laying the foundations for further expansion and the development of the Internet of Things