Business

LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop and Promote Mobile Digital TV Standard

Agreement signed on May 14, 2008
- Companies are jointly developing and proposing technology for a mobile/handheld DTV standard to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
- LG President and CTO Woo Paik: “LG and Samsung are already world-class in digital TV and mobile communications. Through this collaboration, we also have an opportunity to lead the North American mobile DTV market.”
- Samsung President, Digital Media Business JongWoo Park: “Our collaboration on North American mobile DTV standardization will help accelerate the ATSC standardization of mobile TV technology, which will benefit both consumers and broadcasters.” Read the rest of this press release »

Business, Technology | May 17th, 2008

New Online Marketing Service and Free Property Search Enables Commercial Real Estate Professionals To Reach More Prospects and Generate More Leads from Their Online Property Listings

BETHESDA, MD – May 15, 2008 – CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSGP), the number one provider of commercial real estate information/marketing solutions, today announced the launch of CoStar Showcase™ (www.CoStar.com), an online property marketing service designed to provide commercial real estate professionals a dynamic new channel for maximizing the visibility of their available office, retail, warehouse/industrial, multifamily, land and other commercial properties before a large audience of online prospects. Read the rest of this press release »

Business | May 17th, 2008

Toshiba and India’s JSW to Establish JV to Manufacture and Market Steam Turbines and Generators in India

MUMBAI and TOKYO — Toshiba Corporation and JSW Group today announced that Toshiba and JSW, one of India’s well-known business groups, have agreed to establish a joint venture company to manufacture and market super-critical steam turbines and generators for thermal power plants in India. Read the rest of this press release »

Business, Economy | May 7th, 2008

Tender of 2-Year Exchange Fund Notes to be held on Wednesday 14 May 2008

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces that a tender of 2-year Exchange Fund Notes will be held on Wednesday 14 May 2008 for settlement on Thursday 15 May 2008. Read the rest of this press release »

Business, Economy | May 4th, 2008

SAP and RIM Usher In a New Era for Enterprise Mobility

May 2, 2008
The Leader in Enterprise Software and the Leader in Mobile Connectivity for the Enterprise Partner to Change the Way People Work. Read the rest of this press release »

Business, Consumer, Technology | May 3rd, 2008

Siemens Mobility Division aims at securing sustainable profits

The Mobility Division is currently developing its “Mobility in Motion” program as a supplementary effort to secure profitability. The goal is to reach and sustain the Division’s medium-term margin target range of 5 to 7 percent. Division structures, organization and portfolio will be analyzed and appropriate measures for cost improvements will be identified – in areas like procurement, manufacturing, sales, administration, and project management – to reach this goal. Implementation of the “Mobility in Motion” program will begin in October 2008 at the latest. Read the rest of this press release »