[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]ABeam Consulting today announced it is the recipient of a SAP Regional Partner Excellence Award 2014 in the category “Services.” Awards were presented by SAP (NYSE:SAP) to the top-performing SAP alliance partners in the APJ region that have made outstanding contributions that impact overall SAP sales and pipeline-generation goals. ABeam Consulting received its award during the SAP Field Kick-Off Meeting Singapore (SAP FKOM Singapore), held in Jan. 13-15. “ABeam and SAP have a long and successful history of collaboration to deliver innovative solutions that help streamline
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The board of directors of ASG (www.asg-worldwide.com/), a leading global specialty-packaging manufacturer, announced today the company has been reorganized to provide increased regional focus and responsiveness to its customers. Effective immediately, ASG will now operate as three affiliated business units: ASG Americas, ASG Europe, and ASG Asia. The new structure is consistent with the company’s continuing efforts to simplify process, tighten its lean business model, and increase focus on its customers’ needs. With this change, the board has named Welson Zhou CEO of ASG
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Dubai International (http://goo.gl/tzq9c), the world’s second busiest international hub, registered another banner year with annual passenger traffic reaching 66,431,533 in 2013, following a record-breaking December when passenger numbers eclipsed the 6 million mark for the first time. Annual passenger traffic of 66,431,533, up 15.2 per cent compared to 57,684,550 recorded during 2012, represents the airport’s highest total ever. Passenger numbers in December reached a record 6,047,126, an increase of 13.6 per cent compared to 5,320,961 recorded during the same month in 2
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]GM Korea Company sold 10,873 vehicles in the domestic market in January, which was an increase of 8.4 percent from 10,031 vehicles sold in the same month last year. It was the automaker’s best January since 2007 and its seventh consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth. The Cruze and Malibu led the way in the domestic market. Sales of the Cruze, which recently added a 1.4-liter gasoline turbo model to its lineup, increased 65.4 percent from January 2013. The 2014 Malibu, which comes with new convenience and safety features such as Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Cross
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/p8j1Ek) (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of photorelays in the industry’s smallest[1] package. Shipment of mass production products starts from today. The new products, “TLP3403” and “TLP3412”, utilize the industry’s smallest package for photocouplers, the Toshiba-developed VSON (Very Small Outline Non-leaded) package. Compared to equivalent Toshiba products in a USOP package, the new photorelays reduce the assembly area by 50% and volume by 60%. This can contribute to the development of smaller and thinner sets and also makes it
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Nordson EFD (http://goo.gl/zHDJY), a Nordson company (NASDAQ:NDSN, http://goo.gl/SsjSh3), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, is working with manufacturers around the world to help them improve their lubrication process and control fluid costs with its 781S Spray Valve. This valve enables precise and consistent application of medium-viscosity oils, grease, reagents, marking inks, and adhesive activators .for many manufacturing processes in the electronics, automotive, cosmetics, food, and medical industries. The 781S valve uses low-volume
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Burrows Paper Corporation, headquartered in Little Falls, New York, today announced another step in its Innovate and Invest global strategy. The company is implementing a simultaneous conversion and expansion project, part of a comprehensive strategic plan to expand Burrows domestic paper and global packaging business groups. Burrows is a worldwide supplier of light weight specialty paper and packaging solutions. In announcements to staff and customers today, Rose Mihaly, President and Chief Operating Officer, stated the investment will both advance Burrows market positio
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Bank of Montreal (the Bank) (TSX: BMO)(NYSE: BMO) today announced that it has received approvals from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) to proceed with its previously-announced normal course issuer bid through the facilities of the TSX to purchase, for cancellation, up to 15 million of its common shares commencing February 1, 2014, and ending January 31, 2015. The maximum number of common shares that may be repurchased under the normal course issuer bid represents approximately 2.3 per cent of the