On Monday, Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), lost -0.89% to $45.73.
On June 3, Wednesday during a keynote address at the Taipei International Convention Center, Nick Parker, corporate vice president OEM Division, Microsoft Corp., discussed how Windows 10 is enabling the next generation of devices and cloud-based solutions. Parker highlighted the vast opportunities that Windows 10 creates for partners to grow their businesses by selling the innovative Windows 8.1 devices that are in the marketplace now, promoting the great experience that Windows 10 will offer on those devices when upgraded, and building new hardware across traditional and emerging device categories. These new devices will bring Windows 10 to life when it becomes accessible in 190 countries around the world on July 29 and in the following months.
Parker was joined onstage by Tony Prophet, corporate vice president for Windows and Search Marketing, and Roanne Sones, general manager of Windows Engineering. Prophet highlighted the ambitious aim of 1 billion devices running Windows 10 in the next two to three years and discussed how Microsoft will drive excitement and demand for Windows 10 and new devices. Sones demonstrated rich new experiences and scenarios that Windows 10 enables counting Start menu enhancements, universal apps and drivers, multitasking, and PC security features. She demonstrated the latest innovations in Cortana, Continuum, Microsoft Edge and Windows Hello, and she discussed how DirectX 12 will improve the gaming experience, in addition to the opportunity for OEMs to develop unique hardware to light up these new capabilities.
Parker shared Microsoft’s commitment to hardware partners to foster opportunities, drive innovation, enhance demand and grow the market for Windows devices. “Our device partners continue to push the envelope of innovation, developing stunning PCs that are sure to delight customers,” said Parker. “And our commitment to broaden the ecosystem opportunity with Windows 10 is revolutionizing how people interact with their devices and create new opportunities for revenue growth.”
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, markets, and supports software, services, and devices worldwide. The company’s Devices and Consumer (D&C) Licensing segment licenses Windows operating system and related software; Microsoft Office for consumers; and Windows Phone operating system.
Shares of The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), inclined 0.36% to $77.71, during its last trading session.
The consumer products company has received bids from Coty and Germany’s Henkel for separate parts of its beauty-related businesses, according to Reuters. Those businesses could be worth a total of up to $12 billion.
The Procter & Gamble Company, together with its auxiliaries, manufactures and sells branded consumer packaged goods. The company operates through five segments: Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; and Baby, Feminine and Family Care.
At the end of Monday’s trade, Shares of Southern Company (NYSE:SO), lost -0.14% to $42.60.
Lightbridge Corporation (LTBR), a leading innovator of nuclear fuel designs and provider of nuclear energy consulting services, declared that the Korean Intellectual Property Office has approved and issued to Lightbridge a key patent covering the Company’s multi-lobed metallic fuel rod design and fuel assemblies. Patent No. 10-151116 — “Nuclear Reactor (Variants), Fuel Assembly Comprising of Driver-Breeding Modules for a Nuclear Reactor (Variants) and a Fuel Cell for a Fuel Assembly” — expands international protection of Lightbridge’s proprietary fuel technology with indicated benefits of improved reactor safety and improved operating economics.
“The South Korean patent is another important milestone in the development of our fuel assembly designs for existing and new build pressurized water reactors,” said Seth Grae, Lightbridge President and Chief Executive Officer. “Korea represents a noteworthypotential market for Lightbridge metallic fuel with 24 operating pressurized water reactors and an additional 12 reactors either under construction or planned by 2035, according to the most current data compiled by the World Nuclear Association.”
The advantages of Lightbridge’s metallic fuel design were confirmed in independent third-party analyses published in 2012 and 2013, Grae added. These reports, which comprise a peer-reviewed article published in Nuclear Technology, are accessible for download at http://ir.ltbridge.com/. He said the indicated benefits of Lightbridge’s fuel comprise:
- A 1,000*C reduction in average fuel operating temperature, contrast to conventional uranium dioxide pellet fuel, resulting in dramatic safety improvements;
- Improved heat transfer and fluid flow, raised structural strength, and improved performance during transients and accidents;
- 10% more power and longer fuel cycles or up to 17% more power with the same fuel cycle length for existing pressurized water reactors (PWRs);
- Up to 30% more power with the same fuel cycle length for new build PWRs;
- Raised revenue and improved profit margins for existing nuclear power units;
- Lower total levelized cost per kilowatt-hour for new build reactors;
- Raised competitiveness of nuclear power as compared to fossil or renewable energy sources;
The commercial nuclear energy industry is projected to grow rapidly at a time of rising global demand for reliable, carbon-free, base load electric power. There are presently 437 operable civil nuclear reactors in 30 countries around the world, with 66 reactors under construction and 490 on order, planned or projected, according to the World Nuclear Association. By 2040, the International Energy Agency projects a 58% enhance in nuclear capacity from a combination of power uprates and reactor construction.
In April 2015, the nuclear fuel managers at Dominion Generation (NYSE:D), Duke Energy (DUK), Exelon Generation (EXC) and Southern Company (SO) asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to prepare to review Lightbridge’s fuel design, in advance of an predictable application in 2017 to use the Company’s fuel in a U.S. reactor as early as 2020. The NRC relies on communications from U.S. utilities to adjust Commission staffing levels and budgets in anticipation of regulatory review of licensing applications.
The Southern Company, together with its auxiliaries, operates as a public electric utility company. It is involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity through coal, nuclear, oil and gas, and hydro resources in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi.
Finally, Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS), ended its last trade with -1.91% loss, and closed at $20.
Cadence Design Systems, declared the next-generation Cadence® JasperGold® formal verification platform. This new formal verification solution integrates Cadence Incisive® formal technology and JasperGold technology into a single platform that delivers up to 15X performance improvement as compared to previous solutions. Moreover, as an integrated part of the Cadence System Development Suite, the JasperGold technology can assist to reduce verification plan by up to three months.
The JasperGold platform significantly improves design quality and efficiency by integrating a comprehensive set of features into one solution, counting:
- Design compilation and formal engine technologies from Incisive® Formal Verifier and Incisive Enterprise Verifier, counting the innovative Trident multi-cooperating engines. This enables easy migration for existing Incisive customers and up to 15X performance improvement for both bug-hunting and proof convergence modes.
- The next-generation JasperGold platform has been fully integrated with the Cadence System Development Suite’s Incisive simulation and Palladium® emulation platforms, and with vManager™ tool to enable comprehensive metric-driven verification. This results in an up to three-month plan reduction through formal-assisted verification closure.
- Proven JasperGold Visualize™ and QuietTrace™ technologies, which have been integrated with the Indago™ debug platform to further expand analysis and on-the-fly what-if exploration, assisting reduce root-cause debug time up to 5-100X.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. develops, sells, leases, and licenses electronic design automation (EDA) software, emulation and prototyping hardware, verification intellectual property (VIP), and design intellectual property (design IP) for semiconductor and electronics systems industries worldwide.
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