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Denodo Receives Highest Overall Rating in the 2019 Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer”: Data Integration Tools

SINGAPORE & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denodo, the leader in data virtualization, today announced that it has been recognized for receiving the highest Overall Rating in the Gartner, Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer”: Data Integration Tools, 18 January 2019. Rated 4.9 out of 5 overall by end-user professionals who have experienced purchasing, implementing and/or using the solution, Denodo scored the highest in four out of five categories which include: Willingness to Recommend (100%), Product Capabilities (4.8 out of 5), Evaluation and Contracting (4.8 out of 5), and Integration and Deployment (5.0 out of 5).* The complete list of 64 Peer Insights user reviews and ratings can be seen here

Deputy Adds Innovation Leader Alison Deans to the Roster

High-growth startup Deputy announced today the appointment of business leader, advisor and investor Alison Deans to its Board of Directors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CloudbasedMobileWorkforce--Deputy, recently called one of Australia’s most valuable startups by the Australian Financial Review, announced this week the successful appointment of former Netus Pty Ltd CEO Alison Deans as an independent Director on its board.

The Digitalization of the Water and Wastewater Market in Australia, Forecast to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Digital Transformation in the Australian Water and Wastewater Market, Forecast to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The key factors that promote digital transformation in Australia's water and wastewater market are: the increasing need to optimize performance and efficiency, focus on customer service improvements, billing revenue and accuracy, and the need to reduce non-revenue water loss. This study investigates the digitalization of the water and wastewater market in Australia, whereby the primary focus of Australian utilities is on digital expenditure across the network rather than only smart water meter roll-outs. Large, urban utilities tend to show greater digital maturity, as well as the willingness and capacity to invest in digital transformation than small, rural utilities.

Takeda to Demonstrate Global Leadership in Hematology at ISTH 2019

48 presentations and sessions to showcase Takeda’s hematology gene therapy pipeline and leading factor portfolio CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”), the global biotechnology leader in rare diseases, will present research covering a broad range of rare bleeding disorders at the 27th Annual International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress (ISTH), July 6-10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Showcased in 10 oral presentations and 38 poster presentations, these data underscore Takeda’s pursuit of treatment innovation to achieve optimized and personalized patient care in hematology.
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Assured Guaranty enters into Co-Operation Agreement with DTW Capital Solutions Pty Limited

The alliance may expand use of financial guarantees in the Australian and New Zealand capital marketsLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) announced today that its financial guarantor subsidiaries Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM) and Assured Guaranty (Europe) plc (AGE and, together with AGM, Assured Guaranty)* have entered into an exclusive Co-Operation Agreement with independent arranger and advisor DTW Capital Solutions (DTW), based in Sydney, Australia.

Kroll Expands Cyber Risk Solutions in Australia with the Addition of Enex Carbon Team

Regional leader and pioneer of Security Culture as a Service (SCaaS™) enhances resources in Australia and Asia Pacific, expands global cyber resiliency and incident response solutionsMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, a global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, today announced that it has expanded its cyber security offerings with the addition of Enex Carbon, a regional leader in cyber security management, governance and risk services and a pioneer of Security Culture as a Service (SCaaS™), based in Melbourne, Australia.

Rubicon Announces ArborGen Greenhouse Receives Approval to Operate as Level 3 Quarantine Facility

Approval will accelerate importation of new plant varieties for New Zealand Horticulture GrowersAUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rubicon announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, ArborGen Inc (“ArborGen”), had received approval from the Ministry of Primary industries (“MPI”) to operate its post-entry quarantine greenhouse facility in Te Teko, New Zealand at Level 3. This is the first privately-owned facility in the country to receive this level of accreditation. Receipt of the approval will expand ArborGen’s ability to expand its business with the New Zealand horticultural industry to import new, high performing plant varieties into the country.

HCL Technologies Announces Close of Acquisition of Select IBM Products

Company Launches HCL Software Business Unit to Operate the Enterprise Software Offerings NEW YORK & NOIDA, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#AI--HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today confirmed the official close at the end of June 2019 the previously announced acquisition of select IBM products for security, marketing, commerce, and digital solutions. As part of the deal’s close, HCL takes full ownership of the research and development, sales, marketing, delivery, and support for AppScan, BigFix, Commerce, Connections, Digital Experience (Portal and Content Manager), Notes Domino, and Unica.

RECELL® System Feasibility Study Results for Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Presented at 11th Annual Congress of the Japanese Society of Limb Salvage & Podiatric Medicine

Innovative regenerative technology using patients’ own skin cells significantly reduced size of wounds caused by diabetic foot ulcers in all patientsVALENCIA, Calif. & MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVITA Medical (ASX: AVH, OTCQX: AVMXY), a global regenerative medicine company, announced today favorable results from an open-label feasibility study of the RECELL® Autologous Cell Harvesting Device (RECELL® System) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). The data, presented by Mr. Tawqeer Rashid at the 11

Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine Australia and BioCurate Enter Into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Accelerate the Translation of Therapies in the Australian Regenerative Medicine Sector

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine Australia (CCRM Australia) is proud to collaborate with BioCurate to advance the translation and commercialisation of life changing therapies in the Australian regenerative medicine sector.This MoU lays the foundation for collaboration between CCRM Australia and BioCurate. The scope promotes identification of suitable projects that parties can contribute towards by leveraging their expertise, networks and financial resources with the goal of joint translation of regenerative medicine. Where appropriate, both CCRM Australia and BioCurate will support each other’s programmes to train the next wave of entrepreneurs on the business of regenerative medicine.

Australia Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Market Forecasts to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Market - Forecasts from 2019 to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Australia MRI market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 0.27% to reach US$0.234 billion by 2024, from US$0.230 billion in 2018The MRI market in Australia is propelling owing to an ageing Australian population, and the prevalence of chronic diseases. Furthermore, growing health expenditure is augmenting the market growth during the forecast period. In addition, growing research activities will provide an opportunity for MRI installations for research purposes, emanating the market growth in this country.

Telaria Named Marketing Technology Company of The Year at the Mumbrella Awards

Win Highlights Video Management Platform’s Innovations for OTT and BVOD Publishers and the Company’s Commercial Success in AUNZSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Telaria (NYSE:TLRA), the complete software platform to manage video advertising for premium publishers, won the award for Marketing Technology Company of the Year at the Mumbrella Awards in Sydney. The Telaria Video Management Platform (VMP) was awarded the honor based on its ability to solve the nuances of advanced TV amid the changing ways audiences watch video, while tackling the workflow and ad delivery challenges faced by publishers today. Winners were selected following a rigorous review process by senior industry leaders from across the digital advertising ecosystem.

Australia Animal Feed Market - Forecasts from 2019 to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia Animal Feed Market - Forecasts from 2019 to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Australia animal feed market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.05% over the forecast period to reach a market size of US$4.992 billion in 2024 from US$4.169 billion in 2018.Increasing poultry meat production is expected to be one of the prime drivers for the growth of the market during the forecast period. According to Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, chicken meat production in Australia has increased from 834409 thousand tonnes in 2009 to 1238000 thousand tonnes in 2017. In addition, growing number of slaughter houses in the country and increasing health awareness is further expected to propel the market growth opportunities in the coming years.

ivWatch Positioned for Market Entry with Australian and European Patent Grants

ivWatch leaps to 17 global patents protecting their innovative technologiesNEWPORT NEWS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ivWatch, a biosensor technology company focused on improving patient safety and the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) therapy, expands their foothold in Australia and Europe by securing two patent grants for core product technologies. Additionally, the ivWatch European Patent No. 2830488 announced in October 2018

PolyMet Announces Preliminary Results for Rights Offering and Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting Voting

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PolyMet Mining Corp. (“PolyMet” or the “company”) TSX: POM; NYSE American: PLM – today announced preliminary results of its US$265 million rights offering following the expiration of the subscription period, which expired on June 26, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Based on the preliminary results, Glencore AG (“Glencore”) will own approximately 71.66 percent of the company’s common shares on a non-diluted basis following closing of the fully backstopped rights offering, which percentage includes Glencore’s exercise of its basic subscription rights, additional subscription rights and common shares purchased pursuant to the standby commitment.

Propanc Biopharma’s Intellectual Property Portfolio Undergoes Rapid Growth

Over Sixty-Five Patents Either in Force or Pending Covering the Company’s TechnologyMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCBD) (“Propanc”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that Propanc’s intellectual property (“IP”) portfolio has undergone rapid growth recently, with sixty-five patents currently either in force or pending in most major countries and regions around the world. The IP covers Propanc’s underlying anti-cancer technology in development. In the past year, three additional patent families entered national phase, where a patent application is filed in individual countries and regions, in order to achieve grant status.

VRG Announces New Affiliation with ValueTrust Financial Advisors SE in DACH Countries

NEW YORK & MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valuation Research Group (VRG), the international affiliates of Valuation Research Corporation (VRC), a leading provider of independent valuation support, announced an affiliate agreement with ValueTrust Financial Advisors SE (ValueTrust) to offer global valuation and financial advisory services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). “ValueTrust is one of the top valuation and financial advisory firms in the DACH region, and we are proud to partner with them,” said PJ Patel

 Accenture to Acquire Privately Held BCT Solutions, Bolstering Its Defence, National Security and Public Safety Services in ANZ

CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire BCT Solutions (BCT), a privately held technology consultancy that specialises in Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Cyber Defence services and expertise, supporting the delivery of Defence, National Security and Public Safety mission-support capabilities. Accenture has worked to support the objectives of Australia’s government for more than 20 years and the acquisition of BCT will further bolster Accenture’s deep Cybersecurity, Cyber Defence and technical expertise and advance its strategy to be a leading provider of end-to-end capabilities for its government clients.

WEX Providing Services to Japanese Travel Group Time Design

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), a leading financial technology service provider, has expanded its commercial footprint globally with the signing in Singapore of Japanese travel company Time Design. Time Design provides a white-labelled technology booking platform that enables hotels, airlines and online travel agents (OTAs) to sell travel packages on their own websites.As part of the agreement, WEX will issue its virtual cards for Time Design, providing it with the ability to:

Scientist.com Partners with Austrade to Expand Digital Research Marketplace to Australia

Marketplace connects Australian biotechs with global service providers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#fasterscience--Scientist.com, the world’s largest B2B marketplace for outsourced R&D services, today announced a partnership with Austrade, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. The partnership will give Australian biotechnology companies online access to the three thousand pre-qualified research suppliers in the Scientist.com network. It will also help Australia-based research suppliers connect with customers at most of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

PacketFabric Now Available in Sydney, Australia

PacketFabric arrives in Sydney, Australia, and now offers easy to consume transpacific capacity, available from any location on its network CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PacketFabric, the leading Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform and member of the NantWorks ecosystem of companies, today announces the expansion of its platform to Sydney, Australia. The PacketFabric platform is now available at the Equinix SY4 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®). This Sydney point of presence (PoP) is the first data center in the Asia-Pacific region on PacketFabric’s network.

Australian Fixed Broadband Service Providers - Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG, Macquarie Telecom and Vodafone Australia - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - Fixed Broadband Service Providers" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the major fixed broadband service providers in Australia: Telstra, Optus, Vocus, TPG, Macquarie Telecom and Vodafone Australia.Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications provider offering a full range of telecom services throughout Australia. Telstra's mobile network is well-positioned to offer superior services to those offered by the NBN company. Furthermore, through its national Wi-Fi and fibre backbone networks it can rapidly offload any heavy broadband traffic from its mobile network onto its fibre backbone.

TechBrain Finds Evidence of Gendered Language Bias in IT Industry Job Ads – and Pledges Action

A new study of 1,940 IT job ads shows that highly paid jobs use language which is more appealing to menTechBrain pledges to provide its Human Resources partner a 16.4% increase in recruitment budget to assist them in finding a suitably qualified female candidate for their next role PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechBrain, a Perth-based IT support services company, today released a report on the use of gendered language in tech industry

Verrency Appoints Jan McGrath to Global Advisory Board

Proven Payments Executive Brings Valuable Expertise to Help Accelerate Company’s Strategy MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global payment innovation company Verrency today announced the appointment of Jan McGrath to its global advisory board. Ms. McGrath brings extensive experience as an executive in the global financial services sector across major consumer markets, including the US, the UK, Japan, Mexico, Hong Kong and Australia.

Prospective RCT Highlights Technical Success and Performance of Cook Medical’s 20 Gauge ProCore FNB Needle

BRISBANE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A newly published prospective, randomised controlled trial concluded that 20 gauge fine needle biopsy (FNB) needles consistently outperformed 25 gauge fine needle aspiration (FNA) needles in terms of histological yield and diagnostic accuracy, in pancreatic and non-pancreatic lesions. The data reported a 99% technical success rate for 20 gauge FNB needles (success was defined as the ability to obtain tissue from the target lesion) even though a ’significant number of lesions were sampled from an angulated endoscope position, including pancreatic head masses.’

Propanc Biopharma Appoints Carlo Campiciano as Chief Financial Officer

CFO Adds Substantial Financial, Medical Technology and Senior Exchange ExperienceMELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCB) (“Propanc”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that Propanc has appointed Mr. Carlo Campiciano as its Chief Financial Officer, commencing July 1, 2019. Mr. Campiciano brings significant experience to the Company across a broad range of financial disciplines in the healthcare sector, including taxation, finance, operations, planning and financial strategy.

SpeeDx announce a collaborative agreement with GSK to supply tests and technology

SpeeDx tests and technology will be used to support GSK antibiotic clinical trialsSYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#PlexPCR--SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostic solutions, has signed a collaborative agreement with GSK, to provide a combination of existing tests and custom test development to support certain GSK antibiotic clinical trials and new product development. “We welcome this extension of the utility and application of our tests and technology,” said Colin Denver, SpeeDx CEO. “SpeeDx has a demonstrated commitment to improve patient care, and our tests currently used in clinical practice are supporting Resistance Guided Therapy, positively impacting cure rates and helping to minimise the spread of antimicrobial resistant infections.”

AXIS Re Welcomes Robert Hands as Head of Australia

PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE: AXS), today announced the expansion of AXIS Re Strategic Partners with the hiring of Robert Hands as a Strategic Account Executive and Head of Australia. In this role, Mr. Hands will be responsible for leading global client relationships for Strategic Partners headquartered in Australia, as well as overseeing all client management activities.

Teijin Acquires Exclusive Sales Rights in Asia to BARLEYmax®

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teijin Limited announced today that it has reached an agreement with The Healthy Grain Pty. Limited, an Australian venture company, to acquire the exclusive sales rights in Asia to BARLEYmax® non-genetically modified barley rich in resistant starch and water-soluble dietary fiber, such as β-glucan and fructan. BARLEYmax® was developed by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Managed Security Services Market Forecast to 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Managed Security Services Market, Forecast to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. In 2017, the MSS market in the ANZ region recorded a growth of 13.5%Australian companies are increasingly witnessing cybercrimes, making the region one of the most targeted Asia-Pacific region. Ransomware and phishing attacks are the most frequent, and governments are now looking at the growing number of cyber incidents as a major area of concern.

Lamb Weston Signs Agreement to Acquire Australian Frozen Potato Processor Ready Meals Pty Ltd

EAGLE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ready Meals Pty Ltd (Ready Meals), a frozen potato processor in Australia. Terms were not disclosed. Ready Meals sells frozen potato products under the Harvest Choice brand and operates frozen potato processing and storage facilities in Hallam, Victoria. “The Ready Meals acquisition is the continuation of our strategic work to strengthen and expand our global capabilities,” said Tom Werner, President and CEO. “The acquisition complements our presence in Australia, providing us additional avenues to increase our position in Australia’s 1.1 billion pound market.”

ASEAN-6 and Australia Quarterly Facilities Management Trends, 2018 - Growing Outsourcing Culture & Emphasis on Cost Efficiency is on the Rise - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "ASEAN-6 and Australia Quarterly Facilities Management Trends, 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This analysis on the FM market in ASEAN-6 and Australia observes multiple market trends in each quarter of 2018. The insights in this analysis are derived using extensive secondary research and cover multiple parameters. The analysis covers quarterly 2018 trends in macroeconomic development, new FM contracts, mergers and acquisitions, emerging technologies, and influencing policies. The analysis also provides an overview of the existing markets in the region.

Australia National Broadband Network Statistics and Analysis 2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Australia - National Broadband Network - Statistics and Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) is delivered via a multi-technology mix (MTM) to homes and businesses including: fibre to the premises (FTTP), fibre to the building (FTTB), fibre to the node (FTTN), Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC), fixed wireless and satellite.

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