SYDNEY--30 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MOBILE PROGRAM...
SINGAPORE: mig33, the world's largest mobile-first community, today rolled
out a powerful new distribution program that gives top VAS (mobile content) and
handset manufacturers access to its thriving virtual economy -- and its
associated revenue -- and introduced the program's first key partners at the
MobileMonday Summit 2010 in Finland.
http://www.mig33.com .
http://bit.ly/d9lTbS
BIOCHEM RESEARCH...
OKAYAMA: Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc. based in Okayama City,
Okayama Prefecture, Japan, has confirmed that the naturally-derived functional
saccharide trehalose has the effect of inhibiting fat cell hypertrophy. The
finding will be presented to the 31st conference of the Japan Society for the
Study of Obesity (JASSO), scheduled to be held at Maebashi Terrsa in Gunma
Prefecture on October 1 and 2.
http://bit.ly/a2nfCr
http://bit.ly/a40qO9
PV CONTRACT...
LEHIGH VALLEY: Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced it has signed a
contract with a leading global photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer in Malaysia for
the company's SunSource(TM) Solutions gases, equipment and services.
www.airproducts.com
http://bit.ly/dwQZ0s
DRILLING PROGRAM...
TOWNSVILLE: Iron Glen Holdings Limited is pleased to announce that the
drilling program for their highly prospective and extremely well located
tenement 40 kilometers south west of Townsville has commenced.
http://www.ironglen.com
http://bit.ly/9nYglI
GAMING APPS...
TOKYO: Square Enix, Ltd. has updated the "FINAL FANTASY" and "FINAL FANTASY
II" apps delivered to the iPhone and iPod touch with the addition of French and
(traditional and simplified) Chinese language versions to the games.
http://www.square-enix.com/jp
http://bit.ly/dpvD9p
ULTRASOUND SYSTEM...
TIRAT CARMEL: InSightec Ltd., the global leader in MR guided Focused
Ultrasound technology (MRgFUS) announced today that it will be launching
ExAblate(R) One for the treatment of uterine fibroids, adenomyosis and research
options in women's health and the ExAblate(R) OR system as the Operating Room
of the future at the upcoming Cardiovascular and Interventional
Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) 2010 meeting.
http://www.insightec.com/
http://bit.ly/9gDyWe
HAVOK CHOSEN...
TOKYO: Havok, the Emmy award winning technology company, is delighted to
announce that PlatinumGames has used their products Havok Physics and Havok
Animation to power Sega's highly anticipated new title VANQUISH(TM).
http://www.havok.com
http://bit.ly/c5pvJA
INVESTMENT APPOINTMENT...
SINGAPORE: Asia Cleantech Capital, an investment firm that focuses on clean
technology ("cleantech") startups, today announced that Franklin L. Lavin has
joined the firm as Senior Advisor.
http://www.asiacleantech.com
http://bit.ly/9ShDj1
SUSTAINABLE EXPO...
MEXICO CITY: Through its sustainable urban development coordinating agency,
UN-Habitat, the United Nations chose the Valle San Pedro Integral and
Sustainable Urban Development (DUIS, by its acronym in Spanish), located in the
city of Tijuana, to be showcased on October 9th at the International
Expo 2010 Shanghai.
http://bit.ly/9k3qp5
COMPANY RESULTS...
CLEVELAND: American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) today announced its
results for the second fiscal quarter ended August 27, 2010.
http://bit.ly/bCNIGb
MOBILE MERGER...
OTTAWA and WATERLOO: Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile
personalization company, and Sandvine (TSX:SVC; AIM:SAND) a leading provider of
network policy control solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today
announced that the two companies have successfully completed integration and
interoperability testing enabling intelligent policy control solutions for 3G
and 4G mobile operators.
www.bridgewatersystems.com .
http://bit.ly/cTHZWV
MOBILE PLAN...
LONDON: Vectone Mobile, the leading provider of low-cost international and
national calls, is the first MVNO to launch a monthly plan on PAYG in the UK.
http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk .
http://bit.ly/agBOUB
MEDICAL CLEARANCE...
CLEVELAND: Simbionix Ltd., a subsidiary of Simbionix USA Corporation, the
world's leading provider of medical education and simulation technology, is
proud to announce the receipt of FDA clearance for the PROcedure Rehearsal
Studio(TM) Software.
http://www.simbionix.com
http://bit.ly/c0wtoW
SOFTWARE PARTNERSHIP...
DALLAS: Synerzip, a leading dual-shore Agile software product development
partner for small to midsized, typically venture funded technology companies,
announced today that it has partnered with Quickoffice to build a portfolio of
office productivity applications for the Android platform.
http://bit.ly/cMAg8n
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) August 2010 Monthly
Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir monthly.
http://bit.ly/csMkvh
CDMA CERTIFICATION...
SAN DIEGO: The CDMA Certification Forum(R) (CCF), the certification
authority for all CDMA2000(R) devices announces Declaration of Certification, a
strategic enhancement to its certification process that allows vendors to
self-declare compliance to CCF certification criteria.
http://www.globalccf.org .
http://bit.ly/cD8unf
ROBOT CONFERENCE...
LAS VEGAS: The largest medical robotic conference will convene Jan. 13-16,
2011 at the Wynn Las Vegas.
http://www.henryford.com/IRUS
http://bit.ly/b7IfUp
TRADE WARS...
WASHINGTON: In a public advocacy shot to be heard literally around the
world, the Consumers Alliance for Global Prosperity today released a new
report, "Empires of Collusion" and launched the website.
http://bit.ly/9ExUGX
GOLF APP...
SCOTTSDALE: Golfshot: Golf GPS(R), maker of the No. 1 golf app on the
iPhone, is releasing Golfshot: Golf GPS(R) onto Google's Android system today.
This launch will mark a significant growth period for Golfshot as the company
expands its reach onto additional smartphones.
http://www.shotzoom.com/
http://bit.ly/aIvLE1
BEAUTY AWARD...
NEW YORK: Iconic supermodel, entrepreneur and philanthropist Christie
Brinkley, received the 2nd Annual HBA "Positively Beautiful" Award from HBA
Global Expo for her active support of Smile Train and its mission. Smile Train
provides free cleft surgery for millions of poor children in developing
countries and free cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals.
http://bit.ly/bTNvZJ
CANTON FAIR...
GUANGZHOU: The 108th Canton Fair, featuring three different phases with 23
thousand exhibitors and 57 thousand stands, will run from 15th October to 4th
November.
http://bit.ly/ata5aw
MUSIC SOFTWARE...
STOCKHOLM: Modern day beat makers such as Printz Board, musical director of
the Black Eyed Peas, and Adam "Adrock" Horovitz of the Beastie Boys want to be
able to make music wherever inspiration strikes them.
http://bit.ly/cwJShy
CLOUD COMPUTING...
SYDNEY: NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of
cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the details of a
special Sydney-based event to help Australian enterprises tap the power of
cloud computing to run their global business operations while slashing IT costs
and driving high performance.
www.netsuite.com .
http://bit.ly/cW4Eqp
EXIM RESULTS...
WASHINGTON: The Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the
United States Fred P. Hochberg testified today before members of the House
Financial Services committee regarding an unprecedented year for export finance
authorizations and U.S. jobs supported by the Bank.
http://www.exim.gov
http://bit.ly/9XQABz
APAC SOFTWARE...
REDWOOD SHORES and SYDNEY: Merced Systems, Inc., the leader in sales and
service performance management software, and OpenSymmetry, a worldwide leader
in designing, implementing, integrating and communicating incentive management
solutions, today announced a key partnership for the Asia-Pacific region.
www.mercedsystems.com
http://bit.ly/928yCT
STARCRAFT MONITORS...
KRASNOYARSK: Most of StarCraft II players prefer the "Fullscreen" display
mode because it provides the fastest video output and the smoothest game
experience. However, as the game does not support multiple monitors those users
who have more than one monitor quickly discover that the fullscreen StarCraft
II occupies the primary display only.
http://bit.ly/aFswRF
PAYPAL PROTECTION...
SINGAPORE: PayPal announced today that it will expand its consumer
protections for shoppers just in time for the busy holiday shopping season.
https://www.paypal.com
http://bit.ly/c08RS9
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