Thursday, January 12, 2017

PWC'S STRATEGY & INTRODUCES NEW BOOK "FIT FOR GROWTH: A GUIDE TO STRATEGIC COST CUTTING, RESTRUCTURING, AND RENEWAL"




NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Year holds one thing for certain: uncertainty. As business leaders find themselves plagued by sluggish growth, increasing geopolitical tension, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and the rapid pace of digital change, 2017 is gearing up to be “the year of the question mark.” How can businesses achieve and sustain growth despite today’s difficult business environment? They must tightly link their growth and cost agendas, freeing up resources to invest into what truly sets them apart.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ed801a71-9b38-44be-9241-d7d0fa2609cc

Fit for Growth is a new book from Wiley by authors Vinay Couto and Deniz Caglar, leading practitioners in business transformation with Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business. They are principals with PwC US. The third author, John Plansky, is a former principal with PwC US. Fit for Growth serves as the ultimate handbook on strategic cost management, illustrating the importance of investing resources in what makes an organization unique in the market and cutting costs constructively everywhere else. 

DAVOS 2017: JOIN PWC'S CEO SURVEY PRESS BRIEFING & WEBCAST 18:30 CET MONDAY 16TH JANUARY 2017

LONDON, Jan 12 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PwC’s Global Chairman Bob Moritz will present key findings of PwC’s annual survey of international business leaders at a press briefing in Davos, Switzerland, at 18:30 Central European Time on Monday 16th January 2017 (17:30 GMT/12:30 EST).
 
The press briefing will also be webcast live allowing journalists who are not in Davos to take part.
 
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28257

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

TOSHIBA'S NEW LOW-CAPACITANCE TVS DIODES FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERFACES IN MOBILE DEVICES DELIVER THE INDUSTRY'S LEADING-CLASS PROTECTION PERFORMANCE

TOKYO, Jan 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of a new line-up of low-capacitance TVS diodes [1] for use in high-speed interfaces in mobile devices, including smartphones, tablet PCs and wearable devices. The new diodes deliver the industry’s leading-class[2] protection performance. The line-up covers ten products to protect high-speed interfaces, including USB 3.0/3.1 and HDMI, from electronic discharge (ESD) and noise. Shipments start from today.


MURATA MACHINERY'S AUTONOMOUS FLOOR SCRUBBER "BUDDY" OFFICIALLY DEPLOYED AT SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT

SINGAPORE and KYOTO, Japan, Jan 11 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- MURATA MACHINERY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is pleased to announce on January 11 the official procurement and deployment of our autonomous floor scrubber and drier, "Buddy," at Singapore Changi Airport by Changi Airport Group (S) Pte. Ltd. With our independently developed "Intelligent Transfer Navigation System" ("It's Navi (R)"), Buddy enhances cleaning efficiency and reduces the manpower required for cleaning large spaces, especially during night-time cleaning operations.




TOSHIBA LAUNCHES 100V N-CHANNEL POWER MOSFETS SUPPORTING 4.5V LOGIC LEVEL DRIVE FOR QUICK CHARGERS

TOKYO, Jan 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today expanded its line-up of low-voltage N-channel power MOSFETs with the addition of 100V N-channel power MOSFETs supporting 4.5V logic level drive for quick chargers. The two new MOSFETs of the “U-MOS VIII-H Series”, “TPH4R10ANL” and “TPH6R30ANL,” start shipments from today.



ExxonMobil Contributes To Terengganu Flood Relief Efforts

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc has contributed RM150,000 to Mercy Malaysia to assist affected families at flood relief centres in Kuala Berang, Dungun and Besut.

This would, among others, enable personal hygiene kits to be distributed to the families involved.

"We hope our contribution will be able to support Mercy in its humanitarian efforts," said Sukiman Mohamed, general manager of Public and Government Affairs of ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia.

A statement from the company said each kit would cater for a family of two adults and three children and contained items such as toiletries, blankets and undergarments.

-- BERNAMA

TCL RANKS AMONG IDG'S 2016-2017 GLOBAL TOP 50 CE BRANDS AT CES 2017

TCL Quantum Dot TV Receives Global Display Tech Innovation Award of the Year

TCL C15BA Named Global Best Integrated Large Screen Product of the Year

LAS VEGAS, Jan 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- TCL (The Creative Life), the world’s third largest TV manufacturer, today announced that the company was honored by International Data Group (IDG) as 2016-2017 Global Top 50 CE Brands and 2016-2017 Top 10 CE Brands from China, and won the Global Display Tech Innovation Award of the Year for TCL Quantum Dot TV. Besides, a TCL product named C15BA received the award of Global Best Integrated Large Screen Product of the Year.