On Tuesday, Shares of STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE:STM), dropped -2.19% to $9.38.
On April 23, STMicroelectronics, has been selected by Shanghai Stollmann Communication Technology Co. Ltd., a leading protocol stack provider in NFC and Bluetooth, for its new NFC/RFID UART1 module.
The new module combines a small form factor with robust performance and optimized power consumption, allowing manufacturers to develop RF reader systems for paired data exchange, authentication, and identification applications in Healthcare, Industrial, Home appliances, and Consumer electronics.
The NFCMod+S68 module integrates ST’s ST95HF NFC/RFID transceiver IC and an STM32F4 microcontroller with Shanghai Stollmann’s NFC protocol stacks and a UART driver. Compliant with the ISO14443 A/B, Felica, and ISO15693 standards, the module supports the reader mode, card mode, and balanced point-to-point data communication, and works with almost all types of contactless smart cards accessible on the market.
Shanghai Stollmann is a leading protocol stack provider in NFC and Bluetooth. Shanghai Stollmann is the daughter company of Stollmann E+V GmbH, a German company.
STMicroelectronics N.V. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets various semiconductor integrated circuits and discrete devices worldwide. From energy administration and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people’s life.
Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), declined -2.11% to $429.31, during its last trading session.
Amazon.com, launched Whispercast 3.0, an update to its free, self-service platform for organizations to easily discover, procure, manage and distribute digital content to nearly any device. Since launch, Whispercast has been adopted by more than 130 of the 250 largest school districts in the U.S., counting Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and Prince William County Public Schools. Over 2,400 higher education organizations—counting 24 of the 30 largest in the U.S.—also use Whispercast, counting The University of Texas at Austin, Santa Barbara Business College, and Seton Hall University.
Whispercast distributes eBooks, eTextbooks, apps, documents, and eTextbook rentals to hundreds or thousands of devices already deployed in schools, counting Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, iOS, Android, Chromebooks, Macs, and PCs.
With Whispercast 3.0, Amazon launches a number of new features to make it easier for education institutions to transition to digital learning, and scale their deployment of technology for every student. The features comprise:
- Tiered Administration and Group Administration – Whispercast administrators now have more control to easily setup organizational hierarchies and permissions, enabling scalable, centralized or delegated control—in addition to organize into structures that make the most sense, whether classes, grades, groups, or other.
- Digital Transition Services – Amazon will now offer Digital Transition Services tailored for K-12 and higher education organizations with named service representatives to assist with on-boarding and implementations at-scale, based on best practices.
- Easier-to-Use Interface – The updated design comprises a new step-by-step setup wizard, making it possible for educators to create groups, add and move users, procure digital content and distribute to their organization, without requiring technology training.
- New Purchasing Options – Whispercast is expanding the payment methods accepted to procure digital content with purchase orders and purchase cards, in addition to credit and gift cards.
Amazon.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, North America and International. The company serves consumers through retail Websites, such as amazon.com and amazon.ca, which primarily comprise merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers.
At the end of Tuesday’s trade, Shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), dwindled -1.99% to $8.87.
On April 22, Ariad Pharmaceuticals, declared the issuance of its first U.S. patent on brigatinib, ARIAD’s investigational ALK inhibitor. The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted U.S. Patent No. 9,012,462 under the title, “Phosphorous Derivatives as Kinase Inhibitors.” The patent provides composition-of-matter protection through at least December 30, 2030 for ARIAD’s investigational ALK inhibitor, brigatinib. Additional patent applications covering brigatinib are pending in the U.S. and in other countries.
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an oncology company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines for cancer patients. The company offers Iclusig (ponatinib), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the United States, Europe, and other territories.
Finally, Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGEN), ended its last trade with -1.95% loss, and closed at $34.78.
Seattle Genetics, declared that administration will present at the following forthcoming investor conferences. The presentations will be webcast live and accessible for replay from Seattle Genetics’ website at www.seattlegenetics.com in the Investors and News section.
40th Annual Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference
Wednesday, May 6, 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time, Boston.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2015 Health Care Conference
Thursday, May 14, 10:40 a.m. Pacific Time, Las Vegas.
Seattle Genetics, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops and commercializes antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer. The company is developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a technology designed to harness the targeting ability of antibodies to deliver cell-killing agents directly to cancer cells.
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