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Osaka, Feb 13, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation has received two Gold Awards, the highest honor in the iF Product Design Award, for its LED Clear Light Bulb (LDAHV4L27CG) and HD Integrated Camera (AW-HE120) at the recent iF Design Awards 2012. Panasonic has also received with iF Product Design Awards for a total of 12 other products from its range of digital HD TVs, digital cameras, electric toothbrushs and others. The honors are presented each year by iF International Forum Design based in Hannover, Germany.This year there were a total of 4,322 entries from 48 counties in all award categories, and 1,218 products were selected by the panel of judges. Among these, 100 products were recognized with the prestigious Gold Awards.The Gold-winning LED Clear Light Bulb provides sparkling light, just like a clear incandescent light bulb. Using Panasonic's proprietary light emission and diffusion technologies, this LED light bulb has achieved virtually the same size, shape, light source position, light color, brightness, and light distribution as clear incandescent light bulbs commonly used worldwide. Its similarity to a conventional clear bulb in terms of its shape and quality of light makes users feel comfortable with it in their homes, encouraging consumers to replace conventional bulbs with long-life energy-saving LED bulbs. Therefore, it is expected to contribute greatly to global energy-saving efforts. The LED Clear Light Bulb also obtained a Gold Award at the 2011 Good Design Award in Japan, and has been well received worldwide.Panasonic's other Gold Award winner, the HD Integrated Camera, is a full-HD remote video camera for the professional market, designed with a variety of usage situations in mind, including broadcast studios, teleconferencing and weddings. With a form that allows the operator and participants to quickly determine the camera orientation, it enables them to reliably capture video with ease, while the wide-opening, removable cover offers trouble-free maintenance. The AW-HE120, available in two colors, has achieved a high level of sophistication in design with an inconspicuous appearance, which allows it to easily blend in with the surroundings where it is used.About the iF Product Design AwardThe iF Design Awards were established in 1953 to encourage and promote industrial design, and are conferred by the iF International Forum Design in Hannover, Germany. The awards include the iF Product Design Award, the iF Communication Design Award, and the iF Packaging Design Award. Every year, renowned designers and corporate design directors review product candidates from all over the world, and select those with the most outstanding industrial design. It is one of the most acclaimed international awards of its kind in Europe, also regarded as the birthplace of industrial design.About PanasonicPanasonic 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.Contact:

Panasonic Corporation
Global Public Relations Office
Tel: +81-3-6403-3040
Fax: +81-3-3436-6766

Agency Brings Top Digital and CRM Expertise to Australia

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MRM, a top-five global digital and direct agency, announced today the launch of MRM Melbourne. This office expands and strengthens MRM’s global footprint, currently operating in over 30 offices, in more than 20 countries. MRM works with some of the world’s leading brands, including General Motors, Nestle, Intel, Dell, Verizon, Mastercard and Johnson & Johnson.

In Melbourne for the launch, MRM global CEO Bill Kolb said the timing of MRM’s entrance into this market couldn’t be better. “MRM’s primary focus is delivering idea driven and performance based marketing solutions .There is a growing need from increasingly tech-savvy clients for solutions that unlock the potential of their CRM, digital and brand platforms. MRM gives them the tools and expertise to create lasting, memorable brand experiences across the entire digital and technology landscape.”

Kolb adds, “With the overall strength and maturity of the Australian market, this provides the perfect opportunity to continue to bring MRM into the mix of the broader global marketplace.”

Said Ben Lilley, McCann Worldgroup Chief Executive: “Our digital transformation has been elevated with the launch of MRM – it’s a seamless addition to the new McCann Worldgroup and the perfect way to launch into the new year. With a strong caliber of people now in place, and more appointments to come, MRM will be a key competitive advantage in our full-service offering across Australia.”

“Few agencies in this market can deliver the seamless combination of creativity, technology and effectiveness that we can now can through McCann and MRM’s combined competencies. We are already in discussions with several new key clients and are delighted with the interest MRM is generating,” continued Liley.

Mark Cripps, MRM Regional Director Asia Pacific, will oversee the Australian operation of MRM, while Renee Stewart, Digital Director, will head the Australian account service team. Prior to joining McCann Worldgroup, Renee spent two and a half years at Wunderman London, working across the Ford and Land Rover portfolios.

Natasha Wood and Matt Stoddart are the senior creative team, who recently joined from Wunderman Melbourne where they worked across clients including Ford, AGL and Colonial.

Daniel Gray, previously at Fusion Group, joins as CRM and Social Media Strategist, and Ash Pegram as Senior Digital Producer. Senior Designer Cayne Snowden, formerly of senior creative roles at Spin Communications, Mustard Creative and Spinnaker in London, also joins the creative team.

About MRM

MRM is a top-five global digital and direct agency focused on creativity, performance and technology. MRM offers a suite of capabilities including branding, strategy, relationship marketing, design, measurement & analytics, mobile, search, social, loyalty programs, platform & application development, system integration, engagement planning, asset production, & asset distribution. The agency has 34 offices in 25 countries and counts Bristol-Myers Squibb, General Mills, General Motors, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Nestlé, U.S. ARMY, Verizon and Wells Fargo among its clients. MRM is a part of McCann Worldgroup, an Interpublic company. For more information, please visit www.mrmworldwide.com.

About McCann Worldgroup

Since its formation in 1997, McCann Worldgroup has grown to become one of the world’s leading marketing communications organizations. It currently operates in more than 110 countries.

The company is comprised of a roster of best-in-class agencies, including McCann Erickson Worldwide (the world’s largest advertising agency network); MRM (digital marketing/relationship management); Momentum Worldwide (event marketing/promotion); McCann Healthcare Worldwide (professional/dtc communications); WGEXP (global production); UM (media management); Weber Shandwick (public relations) and FutureBrand (consulting/design).

MRMSue R.E. Geramian, 646-865-6041SVP, Global Brand Communicationssue.geramian@mrmworldwide.comorErin Hughes, 646-865-3308Manager, Global Brand Communicationserin.hughes@mrmworldwide.com

Source: MRM

Strategic Drug Development and Consulting Practices Provide Knowledge-Based Approach

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To help biopharmaceutical companies navigate the complexities of the Asia market, Quintiles today launched two unique services – Strategic Drug Development and Consulting at Quintiles – to bolster the probability of success in developing and commercializing new medications in the region.

Quintiles’ new Strategic Drug Development organization was designated specifically to help BioPharma companies design and implement drug development strategies that take into account the Asia product commercialization opportunity and regulatory hurdles in advance of the standardized development process.

“Beyond simply helping customers meet their needs in the region, our goals are to help define them,” said Amar Kureishi, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Strategic Drug Development for Quintiles in Asia. “Today marks the formal service launch, yet our world-class team already has worked with customers on more than 15 projects to transform their development aspirations into reality.”

Also launched today is Consulting at Quintiles practice in Asia to help customers navigate the New Health by linking business strategy, industry expertise and data-driven insights within six practice areas to deliver transformational change. This unique amalgamation of strategy and operations across regulatory, clinical and commercial serves an unmet demand for comprehensive guidance on how to release the latent value locked in Asian assets and markets.

“Drug development and commercialization in Asia will benefit greatly from new, strategic approaches,” said Christian Gabel, Ph.D., Vice President and Head of Consulting at Quintiles Asia. "Quintiles draws on expertise and lessons learned from 30 years of product development and commercialization in the West to bring differentiated approaches to companies in the East. We are introducing new strategic consulting services to the Asia market, such as our Health Technology Assessment that deploys social networking techniques to anticipate shifts in global market access and our Market Accelerator end-to-end solution to transpose local drugs to global markets.”

Commenting on Quintiles’ news, Healthcare Associate Research Director Jay Chandran with leading business research and consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific, said, “Anticipating the business needs of its biopharmaceutical customers, Quintiles is making the right move to expand its Consulting and Strategic Drug Development groups in Asia at this time to provide deep life-science expertise to help clients design the right strategies for the challenges they face in this market.”

About Quintiles

Quintiles is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical services company offering clinical, commercial, consulting and capital solutions worldwide. The Quintiles network of more than 20,000 engaged professionals in 60 countries works with an unwavering commitment to patients, safety and ethics. Quintiles helps biopharmaceutical companies navigate risk and seize opportunities in an environment where change is constant. For more information, please visit www.quintiles.com.

QuintilesMedia Relations, Asia Pacific:Jessie Lee, +65 8181 3805jessie.lee@quintiles.comorMedia Relations:Jay Johnson, 919-998-2066jay.johnson@quintiles.comorInvestor Relations:Greg Connors, 919-998-2000invest@quintiles.com

Source: Quintiles

Worldwide Leader in Display Wall Technology Visualization to Provide Products That Support Country’s Infrastructure in Transportation, Telecom, Power, Manufacturing, and Mining

MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jupiter Systems, the industry leader in display wall technology, today announced that it will participate in the InfoComm India 2012 Roadshow. The company also plans to seek relationships with additional Indian systems integration companies that can represent Jupiter Systems in India. Dorothy Farris, V.P., Worldwide Sales, will speak at the Manufacturer’s Presentations and Transportation Industry Conferences in New Delhi on February 13; Mumbai, February 15; and Bangalore, February 17, 2012.

“While most of the world economies have struggled with the financial crisis and recession, India’s economy has remained strong,” said Brady Bruce, Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Jupiter Systems. “India is Asia’s third largest economy, with growth that is expected to outpace China’s within the next three to five years. Jupiter Systems is expanding sales in India, and we are building a strong network of systems integrators and consultants to support it. We believe in the energy and enterprise of the Indian people and that Indian investment in the country’s infrastructure will continue to drive economic growth and demand for our products.”

Jupiter provides processors used to control large display walls that enable the visualization of large numbers of data inputs and sources. These display walls are frequently used in industries that support a country’s basic infrastructure, such as transportation, defense, security, power, telecommunications and mining. Display wall processors provide the nerve center for video walls used in control room operations. These powerful systems elicit data from a broad range of information sources and present it on a large display wall or an operator’s desk where it can be viewed, shared, and manipulated. Jupiter controllers provide an easy-to-use, high resolution graphical user interface that enables the viewer to see events as they happen in the field and that allows users to zero in on specific areas within that field of reference.

Fusion Catalyst™

Jupiter’s Fusion Catalyst line of display wall processors provide a centralized solution for control room projects that require high performance and reliability in a cost effective, space-efficient platform. A Fusion Catalyst Display Wall Processor incorporates all of the visual data sources found in a control room environment and displays them in movable, scalable windows on a virtual display comprised of multiple output devices: monitors, LCD flat panels, plasma panels, projection cubes, or a rear projection system. Data sources can include local applications, remote network applications, remote network RGB streams, compressed network video streams, directly connected SD and HD video, VGA, and DVI inputs. All data sources are accessed from an intuitive and consistent software interface that provides complete control of the virtual display surface.

PixelNet®

Jupiter’s PixelNet® distributed display wall system utilizes data network technology to capture, distribute, control and display digital and analog video sources for audiovisual applications. PixelNet adopts Gigabit Ethernet and Ethernet switches for use with high resolution, real-time video. Using packet-switching technology, PixelNet® allows any information source to be shown on any display, whether as a window on a single display or as a window spanning multiple display devices in a display wall. In addition, PixelNet® allows any source to be shown at any size on any display or array of displays.

For More Information

For additional information on all Jupiter System Products and Resellers in Europe and the Middle East, contact Alain Cayrel, Regional Sales Manager, EMEA, Jupiter Systems. Phone: +33 (0)-4-66-71-2595, Fax: +33 (0)-4-66-71-2236, Email: acayrel@jupiter.com.

About Jupiter Systems

Jupiter Systems is the leading worldwide supplier of display wall processors for command-and-control applications. Jupiter’s best-of-breed products are designed for continuous, 24/7 operation and are used in network operation centers, electric power generation and distribution control rooms, boardrooms, intelligent traffic control rooms, 911 dispatch centers, financial management control centers, surveillance and security centers, and fixed and mobile military operations control centers in thousands of installations around the world. For more information, please visit www.jupiter.com.

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Source: Jupiter Systems