Investment & Financing
Why Gamble on Bitcoin Craze, Asks Sydney Property Investment Firm
SYDNEY, July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Bitcoin craze sweeping the world, it's no wonder people try to hop onto the gravy train. The electronic currency swept onto the investment scene in 2008, attracting instant attention with its ability to bypass banks -- and thus cut out the proverbial...
Bright Scholar Announces Unaudited Financial Results for Third Fiscal Quarter Ended May 31, 2017
FOSHAN, China, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited ("Bright Scholar," the "Company," "we" or "our") (NYSE: BEDU), the largest operator of international and bilingual K-12 schools inChina*, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third fiscal qua...
July 26, 2017 Open Letter to the Board of China Cord Blood Corp from Jayhawk Capital
NEW YORK, July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is an open letter sent July 26, 2017 U.S. time to the Board of Directors of China Cord Blood Corp (NYSE: CO) from Jayhawk Capital. We recommend the Board repurchase 30 million shares as an effective use of the excess cash on the balance shee...
Robust Demand for AODD Pumps Energizes North American Diaphragm Pumps Market
Players that provide end-to-end solutions will harness untapped growth opportunities,finds Frost & Sullivan's Industrial Automation & Process Control team SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite subdued growth in recent years due tolow oil prices and a sluggish North American ...
Microsoft has Announced Sonata Software as a 'Microsoft ISV Development Center'
BANGALORE and WASHINGTON D.C., July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft has announced Sonata Software as a 'Microsoft ISV Development Center'. The Microsoft ISV Development Centers (Dev Centers) were established to provide strong third-party technical services that can be contracted and leverage...
Liulishuo raises approximately $100M in Series C funding to extend its lead in building smart AI English teachers
BEIJING, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 26, 2017 Beijing time, Liulishuo, China's leading AI + Education company, announced they have closed an approximately$100 million Series C funding at a press conference in Beijing. This new round of funding was led by China Media Capital("CMC") and Wu...
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. Names Orthodontic and Dental Industry Executive David Josza as CEO
HOUSTON, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoAccel® Technologies, Inc. announces that its board of directors has namedDavid Josza, an orthodontic and dental industry senior executive with more than 25 years of experience, as CEO effectiveAugust 1, 2017. A privately owned medical technology start-u...
Frost & Sullivan Applauds SeeQuestor for Developing a Video Forensics Platform Specifically for Law Enforcement and Security Industries
The solution's ability to integrate and standardize video from a wide range of sources aids speedy and effective footage analysis LONDON, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the law enforcement video forensics market, Frost & Sullivan has named SeeQuestor as the recipie...
Mega Trucks: Fleet Operational Efficiency and Enhanced Freight Capacity Drive Global Demand
Improving safety features and use of light-weighting technologies will compound growth opportunities, finds Frost & Sullivan's Mobility team LONDON, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mega trucks are set for growth. Along with easing traffic congestion, lowering emissions, cost per ton, and growing f...
Frost & Sullivan Commends Tacton's Leading-edge Tacton CPQ for Facilitating Manufacturing Companies' Shift to Industry 4.0
Tacton CPQ eases sales processes by aligning with the company's business and technology requirements LONDON, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the configure, price, quote (CPQ) solutions industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Tacton with the 2017 North America Frost & ...
Data Intelligence Company Thasos Brings Much Needed Transparency to Retail Foot Traffic in Its Q2 2017 Mall REIT Research Report
NEW YORK, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Thasos Group, an alternative data intelligence firm that transforms location information from mobile phones worldwide into real-time, objective and actionable insights, today published its Q2 2017 Mall REIT Research Report to bring much needed transparency ...
Ping An Named as "Most Honored Company" in Asia by Institutional Investor for the Fourth Time
HONGKONG and SHANGHAI, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Institutional Investor, a reputed international financial publication, released its 2017 "All-Asia (ex Japan) Executive Team" rankings. In view of its outstanding business management and leadership, as well as professional investor relations pra...
Markel to acquire State National
RICHMOND, Va. and BEDFORD, Texas, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Corporation ("Markel") (NYSE: MKL) and State National Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Markel will acquire all of the outstanding shares of State Nati...
OrionStar Wins Challenge to Recognize One Million Celebrity Faces with Artificial Intelligence
BEIJING, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Beijing OrionStar Technology Co., Ltd. ("OrionStar"), aChina-based artificial intelligence company with which Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE: CMCM) ("Cheetah Mobile") has entered into an investment agreement, recently ranked number one in the "MS-Celeb-1M" challe...
Frost & Sullivan Honors Progress' DataRPM with the 2017 Technology Leadership Award for Cognitive Predictive Maintenance in Automotive Manufacturing
Accompanying report identifies DataRPM as "the pioneer of predictive
maintenance for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications"
SANTA CLARA, California, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Progress
Frost & Sullivan Acclaims CGI's Advanced Genomic & Biomarker Technologies That Drive Industry Innovation in Support of Precision Cancer Treatment
CGI's technologies provide valuable insights across cancer diagnostics through the accurate and sensitive quantitation of clinically relevant genomic signatures & biomarkers from both blood and tissue samples SANTA CLARA, California, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of ...
Together, holding on to breastfeeding! -- Nestle holds a series of activities advocating breastfeeding
BEIJING, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- August 1 to 7 every year is the World Breastfeeding Week and the theme this year is "Sustaining breastfeeding, together!". As an infant nutrition expert that has long kept an eye on maternal and child health inChina, Nestle held a series of publicity activit...
AmCham Singapore Highlights Success of US-Singapore FTA
SINGAPORE, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In its comments to the US government's
Executive Order Regarding Trade Agreements
SAI Global's Environmental Health and Safety Risk Management Software now named a 'Leader' from 'Innovator'
SYDNEY, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SAI Global
Linde further advances its partnership with Wanhua Chemical Group with an additional investment of EUR 108 million in China
SHANGHAI, July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linde Group, a world leading industrial gases and engineering company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Wanhua Chemical Group ("Wanhua Chemical"), the world's largest producer of isocyanate (MDI), to expand the supply of gas to Pha...
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