Menicon to Introduce World's Thinnest Daily Disposable Contact Lens Flat Pack

Initial rollout in Japan heralds new convenience and functionality for contact lens wearers

NAGOYA, Japan - Tuesday, November 1st 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Menicon Co., Ltd.announced today "Magic," a daily disposable contact lens packaged in a revolutionary wafer-thin and exceptionally hygienic flat-pack, which will be introduced at the company's Magic Store concept shop in Tokyo, Japan on November 7. Nationwide marketing in Japan will begin next spring.

Magic's novel flat pack, created with Menicon's proprietary technology, measures an astonishing 12.5% of the thickness and just 40% of the volume of a conventional pack used to store contact lenses. As the world's flattest and most compact lens pack, Magic offers unprecedented convenience for storage and carrying in a pocket, purse or even wallet.

The flat-pack's unique design also is highly hygienic. Besides ensuring easy lens removal, it always exposes the outer surface of the lens first, reducing the likelihood of touching the inner surface of the lens and thus preventing bacteria or debris from coming into contact with the cornea.

The Magic flat pack sandwiches the contact lenses lightly, but securely between two specially designed foil sheets, in contrast to typical plastic containers in which the lenses float loosely. This enables printing on both sides, something not possible with conventional packaging.

Magic is the first contact lens in Japan to utilize HEMA-GMA (2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate-Glycerol Methacrylate), a lens material offering superior water retention. The unique chemistry of GMA attracts water molecules for high wettability and all-day comfort.

The lens has a base curve of 8.60 mm and a diameter of 14.2 mm. Initially Magic will come in powers ranging from -0.50 to -6.00 and will retail at JPY3,150 for 30 lenses or JPY1,050 for nine (both prices tax inclusive).

Production is underway at the company's factory in Singapore to support nationwide marketing in Japan from April 2012.

For more information about Magic, visit magic.menicon.co.jpor please view the video on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOTdv3KN9gs.

About Menicon

Headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, and represented in over 40 countries, Menicon is a global contact lens company dedicated to every aspect of the field from material development and lens design to manufacturing of lenses and lens care solutions. Menicon offers an expanding portfolio of innovative lenses, packaging and related products that maximize user comfort and convenience. 2011 marks Menicon's 60th year in business. For more information, please visit www.menicon.com

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Contacts

Weber Shandwick

Jeffrey Gilbert, +81-3-5427-7323

jdgilbert@webershandwick.com

12% نمو استثمارات قطاع الأغذية والمشروبات في جافزا

دبي، دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة - يوم الإثنين 31 أكتوبر 2011 [ME NewsWire]

شهدت "جافزا" زيادة بنسبة 12 في المائة في عدد الشركات العاملة بقطاع الأغذية والمشروبات في عام 2010 ليصل عددها في المنطقة الحرة إلى 250 شركة بنهاية العام الماضي، متوقعة المحافظة على هذا الزخم مع السعي لجذب استثمارات جديدة من الشركات الأوروبية العاملة في هذا القطاع.

وللمرة الأولى، تشارك "جافزا" في معرض "أنوجا" للأغذية والمشروبات الرائد والذي تستضيفه مدينة كولونيا في ألمانيا، وذلك ضمن وفد إماراتي رفيع المستوى يهدف إلى الترويج لمكانة دبي ودولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة كمركز تجاري يتمتع بالجاذبية الكبيرة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا.

ومع تواجد شركات الأغذية والمشروبات مثل "مارس-الخليج" و"كرافت فودز" و"بيبسي كو" و"بروكتر آند جامبل" و"هينز" و"ريجلي" و"ماك كاين انترناشيونال" و"ألوكوزاي تي"، والتي تمارس نشاطاتها الإقليمية لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا انطلاقاً من "جافزا"، تتوقع المنطقة الحرة توسيع محفظة عملائها في هذا القطاع لتشمل عدداً من الأسماء العالمية الأخرى.

وتعليقاً على المشاركة في المعرض، قال ابراهيم محمد الجناحي، نائب المدير التنفيذي في جافزا، والمدير التنفيذي للشؤون التجارية: "لقد شهدتالاستثمارات الاستراتيجية في قطاع الأغذية والمشروبات في جافزا نمواً ملحوظاً خلال الأعوام القليلة الماضية. ولم نشهد ارتفاعاً في عدد الشركات بنسبة 12 في المائة فحسب، بل تمكنا من المحافظة على هذا الزخم خلال الأعوام الخمسة الماضية على الرغم من الركود الاقتصادي العالمي الأخير. ومنذ البداية جذبت جافزا الاستثمارات الأجنبية المباشرة في قطاع الأغذية والمشروبات العالمي نظراً للموقع الاستراتيجي للمنطقة الحرة وإمكانياتها التجارية وقدرات التوزيع التي تمتلكها، إضافة إلى فرص الأعمال التي توفرها منطقة الشرق الأوسط".

وخلال مشاركته في المعرض ممثلاً المنطقة الحرة، قال منصور البستكي، المدير الإقليمي الأول للمبيعات العالمية - أوروبا في جافزا: "تعتمد دول الخليج على واردات الأغذية التي تقدم الكثير من الفرص، وتتمتع الشركات العالمية المتواجدة في جافزا بوصول سهل إلى أسواق الشرق الاوسط وشمال افريقيا وآسيا حيث يواصل الطلب على الغذاء ارتفاعه المضطرد والثابت. وتوفر جافزا من خلال العروض المتميزةللمستثمرين بيئة عمل مثالية للشركات الأوروبية. وقد ساعدت مشاركتنا في هذا المعرض على إيصال وتعزيز هذه العروض لدى العملاء المحتملين".

وقدمت "جافزا" للزوار والمشاركين في معرض أنوجا 2011، موجزاً عن نموذج أعمالها للاستثمار البسيط، إلى جانب البنى التحتية التي تتمتع بقدرات عالية، والخدمات ذات المستوى العالمي.

وحضر المعرض العالمي الرائد للأغذية وتجارة التجزئة وخدمات الأغذية والتوصيل "أنوجا 2011"، أكثر من 155 ألف زائر من أكثر من 180 دولة اطلعوا على طيف واسع من المنتجات التي عرضها نحو 6596 مزود من 100 دولة.

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Contacts

أديتي تشانغولاني

حصاد كوميونيكيشنز

جوال: 5576 429 50 00971

adeti.changulani@hasaad.ae

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Ascom's Mobile Monitoring Gateway Achieves MDD Clearance

A key component of the GE Ascom Solution

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Tuesday, November 1st 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ascom Wireless Solutions, a leading supplier of mission critical on-site wireless communications announced today that they have received Medical Device Directive clearance by the Swedish Medical Products Agency for their Mobile Monitoring Gateway (MMG). The MMG is a component in the GE Ascom Solution.

Jointly developed by GE Healthcare and Ascom, the GE Ascom Solution is a wireless hospital-wide messaging system designed to improve workflow and communication for healthcare providers. The Mobile Monitoring Gateway (MMG) provides an interface between GE Healthcare CARESCAPE™ Network and Ascom Unite Professional Messaging and Alarm Application. It enables hospitals to customize, filter and send secondary alarms to inform healthcare professionals of particular medical related events captured by the GE Healthcare CARESCAPE Network. The alarm is forwarded to Ascom handsets or a wide variety of devices, including pagers, mobile handsets and/or LED signs.

“Ascom and GE Healthcare have worked together over the past year to ensure that the end-toend solution satisfies the requirements within the hospital environment,” says Dahn Jubell, Director of Direct Sales Channels for Ascom Wireless Solutions. “This effort has produced a significant wireless messaging solution with patient safety and increased efficiency focus and marks Ascom’s continued commitment to the hospital and healthcare market.”

“By providing easy access to quality patient information from any networked device—wireless, desktop or bedside—GE Healthcare is providing clinicians with valuable productivity gains and the unique opportunity to act earlier in the care process to preserve and help improve patient care”, adds Jubell.

“The clearance of the MMG paves the way for sales of the GE Ascom Solution within the EU,” says Jose Herraez, General Manager Monitoring Solutions EMEA, GE Healthcare.

“The GE Healthcare and Ascom Wireless Solution is part of a hospital-wide wireless messaging system, to improve workflow and communication for healthcare providers”, adds Herraez.

Additional information about the CARESCAPE portfolio and GE Healthcare’s approach to patient monitoring can be viewed at gehealthcare.com. Additional information about the Ascom portfolio can be viewed at www.ascom.com.

For more information visit www.ascom.com/ws

ABOUT ASCOM WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

Ascom Wireless Solutions (www.ascom.com/ws)is a leading provider of on-site wireless communications for key segments such as hospitals, elderly care, independent living, manufacturing industries, secure establishments, retailand hotels. More than 75,000 systems are installed at major companies all over the world. The company offers a broad range of voice and professional messaging solutions, creating value for customers by supporting and optimizing their Mission-Critical processes. The solutions are based on VoWiFi, IP-DECT, nurse calland paging technologies, smartly integrated into existing enterprise systems. The company has subsidiaries in 10 countries and 1,200 employees worldwide. Founded in the 1950s and based in Göteborg, Sweden, Ascom Wireless Solutions is part of the Ascom Group, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

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Contacts

Ascom Wireless Solutions

Anne Thingvall, Manager Marketing Communications

Tel: +46 (0) 31 – 55 93 87

Mobile: +46 (0) 705 – 55 93 87

Email: anne.thingvall@ascom.se

Systagenix Adds Two Members to Board of Directors

GATWICK, England - Tuesday, November 1st 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SystagenixWound Management (Gatwick, United Kingdom) today announced the appointments of Oern Stuge and Jack Wilkens as members of the company’s Board of Directors. Oern Stuge is currently owner and CEO of ORSCO Life Sciences A.G. (Zug, Switzerland), while Jack Wilkens is currently CEO of RevDia (Hialeah, FL, USA).

“We are delighted that Oern and Jack have agreed to join the Board of Directors of Systagenix,” said Ernest Waaser, Chief Executive Officer.“Oern brings many years of international experience in commercializing innovative medical devices, and Jack brings over ten years of experience in point of care diagnostics. Both have expertise that will be of great value as we bring new systems of diagnostics and targeted therapies to the global wound care market.”

Oern Stuge said of his appointment: “I am very pleased to join Systagenix at this pivotal time in the company’s history and look forward to working with the management team as they add new therapeutic and diagnostic offerings to their existing strong wound care business”.

“Systagenix’s imminent entry into wound diagnostics addresses an important unmet clinical need and has the potential to significantly improve patient care,” said Jack Wilkens.“I am excited to work with them to further develop and execute this growth strategy”.

Oern Stuge is currently involved in a portfolio of companies in different roles from Executive Chairmanships, non-executive board positions to advisory roles through ORSCO Life Sciences A.G. He was previously Senior Vice President of Medtronic, Inc. with responsibility for over $4 billion in sales in EMEA, Latin America, India and Canada. He also held executive roles in the cardiac and neurologic divisions at Medtronic. Prior to Medtronic, Oern Stuge held senior executive roles with Abbott and Medinor A/S. He is a trained physician in internal medicine and holds an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.

Jack Wilkens is CEO of RevDia, a medical diagnostic company having just launched a rapid point of care diagnostic for periodontal disease and is developing diagnostics for other infectious diseases. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of Inverness Medical Innovations (now Alere). Prior to Inverness, Jack Wilkens held senior executive roles at Sterling Diagnostic Imaging (a private equity backed medical imaging company) and Polaroid. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an MBA.

Home of the Let’s Heal® system, and focused 100% in wound care, Systagenix is a leading global supplier of advanced wound care solutions. Committed to improving patient outcomes in wound care through the application of point of care diagnostics and targeted therapies, the company expects to launch the world’s first point of care test to detect elevated protease activity, a key indicator of stalled wound healing, later this year in Europe. Once available, this and other point of care diagnostic tests under development will be the entry point of the Let’s Heal® system, which will provide critical diagnostic information and corresponding therapies to improve outcomes in chronic and hard-to-heal wounds.

Formed via the acquisition of Johnson & Johnson’s advanced wound care business in 2008, the company supplies over 20 million wound dressings per month into over 100 countries worldwide for use in treating hard-to-heal acute and chronic wounds. Its leading edge product portfolio includes ADAPTIC TOUCH®, TIELLE®, SILVERCEL® NON-ADHERENT, ACTISORB®, INADINE®, PROMOGRAN®, and PROMOGRAN PRISMA®.

Information on Systagenix wound care can be found at www.systagenix.com.

Contacts

VSPR for Systagenix

Vicky Stoakes

+44 (0)7747 534 519

vicky@vs-pr.com

Panasonic EVOLTA Finishes the 230km Triathlon in Hawaii

OSAKA, Japan - Tuesday, November 1st 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation(NYSE:PC) (TOKYO:6752) ("Panasonic") announced today that the EVOLTA Robot finished its toughest challenge yet, the EVOLTA World Challenge IV, at 10:56am on October 30, 2011 (HAST).

The EVOLTA World Challenge IV began at 12:00pm on October 23, 2011 in Hawaii, USA at the Ironman ® Triathlon Course. Three EVOLTA Robots powered by three EVOLTA AA rechargeable batteries took on the 230km triathlon with a goal of finishing within 168 hours.

Results of the Challenge

EVOLTA Swim Robot finished the 3.8km swim in 5hours and 36 minutes at 5:36pm on October 23.
EVOLTA Bike Robot finished biking 180.2km in 97 hours and 42 minutes at 7:19pm on October 27.
EVOLTA Run Robot finished the 42.2km run in 63 hours and 38 minutes at 10:56am on October 30.
The official result of the 230km triathlon challenge was 166 hours and 56 minutes.

Mr. Tomotaka Takahashi, who is known Internationally as one of Japan’s leading creator of robots, the founder of ROBO-GARAGE and a Research Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, said at the goal ceremony:

“We are happy to have made it to the finish line. I want to thank everyone, every member of the crew and the people of Hawaii. These days, robots are evolving rapidly due to the technological evolution of batteries and various other devices. I believe Panasonic EVOLTA batteries and this challenge have turned a new page in history for the robot industry.”

For more information please refer to:

EVOLTA World Challenge PressKit on Panasonic News Portal
EVOLTA Official WEBSITE
EVOLTA Robot’s Official Twitter
EVOLTA Official YouTube Channel
EVOLTA World Challenge IV Web Album on Picasa
Previous 53 Stations of Tokaido Challenge on Panasonic News Portal
EVOLTA World Challenge in 2008 & 2009 Official Site

About Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated net sales of 8.69 trillion yen (US$105 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2011. The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:PC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at http://panasonic.net/

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Contacts

Global Public Relations Office

Panasonic Corporation

Tel: +81-3-6403-3040



Panasonic News Bureau

Tel: +81-3-3542-6205

Arthur D. Little Identifies Solutions for the Future of Urban Mobility

Hong Kong outperforms with networked, multimodal systems

London, United Kingdom - Tuesday, November 1st 2011 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With existing systems close to breakdown urban mobility is one of the toughest challenges that cities face. In its new study The Future of Urban Mobility: Towards networked, multimodal cities of 2050, innovation consultancy Arthur D. Little (ADL) showcases best practice from around the world, identifying strategic imperatives for meeting this challenge.

Using 11 criteria, ADL has assessed the mobility maturity and performance of 66 cities worldwide using 0 to 100 index points. The average score was just under 65, showing the majority of cities today are only achieving two thirds of their potential. Hong Kong and Amsterdam are the only two cities to score over 80 points, with Atlanta and Tehran at the bottom of the spectrum with 46.2 and 47.7 points respectively.

“Seventy per cent of the world’s population will live in a city by 2050 and the majority of urban mobility systems simply can’t cope. Our research and analysis shows that there are a wide range of available solutions and technologies to meet today’s mobility challenges but most urban mobility systems have proved hostile to innovation,” says Wilhelm Lerner, Partner for Strategy and Organisation at Arthur D. Little.

To meet the urban mobility challenge cities must implement one of three strategies dependent on their location and maturity:

Network the System: High performing cities must provide a single point of access for the travel value chain to promote multimodal transportation
Rethink the System: Cities in mature countries with a high proportion of motorized individual transport need to fundamentally redesign their mobility systems to become more public and sustainability orientated
Establish Sustainable Core: Emerging countries cities must establish a sustainable mobility core that can satisfy short term demand at a reasonable cost without requiring major redesign later.

In addition, ADL has identified three long term sustainable business models for mobility suppliers:

The Google of urban mobility: Built on a core asset of a user friendly customer interface, it provides a single point of access for multimodal mobility and supplementary services to end consumers on a large scale to drive uptake.
The Apple of urban mobility: At the core of this business model are integrated mobility services and solutions to the end consumer or cities. Integrated mobility services for end consumers provide a seamless, multimodal journey experience such as public transport interlinked with car and bike-sharing. Suppliers that target cities provide integrated, multimodal mobility solutions on a turnkey basis.
The Dell of urban mobility: This is a basic offering such as cars or bike sharing, without integration or networking. It can also include disruptive technological solutions such as transponders that make the Google and Apple models feasible.

The full report can be downloaded at www.adl.com/Urban_Mobility

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Contacts

Arthur D. Little GmbH

Marion M. Sommerwerck

Global Director Marketing & Communications

+49(0)2118609523

Sommerwerck.marion@adlittle.com



Say Communications

Sue Glanville

Tel: +44(0)2089716400

arthurdlittle@saycomms.co.uk

Interface Masters Launches 24 Port 10 Gigabit Hardware PacketMaster Integrated with Twelve 10 Gigabit Passive TAP Segments

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tuesday, November 1st 2011 [ME NewsWire]

Niagara 3224PT Supports 960Gbps of Packet Filtering, Packet Mirroring, Packet Slicing, Session Based Traffic Distribution, and Traffic Aggregation targeted at traffic monitoring applications

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Interface Masters Technologies,an industry leader and innovator in networking solutions, announced the first member of a new product family of 10G PacketMaster Systems that supports 24 Ports of 10Gb sophisticated Hardware-based LoadBalancingtightly integrated with 12 built in segments of 10G Passive Fiber TAP. Niagara 3224PTprovides extensive packet management functionality including filtering capabilities, L2-L3-L4 filtering, packet slicing, mirroring options, session based traffic distribution and traffic aggregation. In addition, the 12 passive TAP segments support full duplex, zero packet loss, passive 10G network monitoring of critical network links. The PacketMaster supports 12 segments of 10G passive multi-mode and single-mode TAP. Niagara 3224PThas local and remote management including an intuitive and simple-to-use Web-GUI which enables easy configuration.

“Niagara 3224PTis an intelligently designed, first-of-its-kind 10G super TAP, packet distribution and passive monitoring system built upon leading edge technologies that enables datacenters, service providers, tier 1 security providers, and enterprises to attain full visibility into the network and proactively manage data distribution, security, and network monitoring all in one comprehensive system,” states Ben Askarinam, founder and CEO of Interface Masters Technologies. “The sophisticated 960Gbps system demonstrates Interface Masters’ ingenuity in delivering advanced and innovative systems that address unmet market demands at an unmatched price-performance.”

Niagara 3224PTprovides 960Gbps real traffic processing/monitoring and features that are essential for security applications, datacenter applications and data monitoring appliances including:

Low Power
Versatile traffic distribution
Session based load balancing -- Enabling multiple appliances to monitor a network segment
MPLS handling
L2-L3-L4 filtering
24 Bidirectional and configurable ports including speed and media
12 segments Passive TAP for network monitoring
Traffic Mirroring, aggregation and redirection: one-to-one, many-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many
Advanced Management Capabilities including Syslog, TACACS+, RMON, HTTPS, SSH and CLI management
1U rack
Dual Redundant power supplies

Pricing and Availability

The product is available for evaluation and volume production. For pricing information, please contact us at sales@interfacemasters.comor http://www.interfacemasters.com/products/3224PT.html

About Interface Masters Technologies

Interface Masters Technologiesis a leading vendor in the high speed networking market including Bypass, TAP, switchesand smart NICsproducts. Interface Masters' expertise lies in Gigabit, 10Gb and 40Gb Ethernet networking solutions that integrate with monitoring, inline networking, IPS, WAN-acceleration, and other mission-critical security appliances. Flagship product lines include hardware load-balancers, specialized 10GE internal NICs, switches, 10Gb external intelligent Network TAPand Bypasssystems. For more additional information, go to www.interfacemasters.com

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Contacts

Interface Masters Technologies

Aaron Nankin, 408-441-9341 ext. 122

Sales-Marketing Manager

aaronn@interfacemasters.com