SYDNEY--8 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SOFTBANK CHOOSES...
DUBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland: Myriad Group AG, a global leader in mobile
technology having shipped over 3.5 billion software applications on more than 2
billion phones, Friday announced it has been selected by SoftBank Mobile, one
of Japan's leading mobile operators, to customize and deliver key solutions in
support of SoftBank's move to broaden its lineup of Android powered smartphones
and services.
www.myriadgroup.com
http://bit.ly/cmrxkl
WB OPENS...
WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group Friday kicked off the "Apps for
Development" competition, the first global contest of its kind. President
Robert B. Zoellick challenged software developers and international experts
around the world to enter the contest. Entries must be filed by January 10,
2011.
http://www.worldbank.org/mdgs
http://bit.ly/9oNJPB
PALM OIL...
WASHINGTON: An advertisement in Friday's Politico newspaper accuses the
World Bank of turning its back on the poor by withdrawing support for palm oil,
a key agricultural crop that feeds over a billion people in Africa, Latin
America and South East Asia.
http://www.worldgrowth.org
http://bit.ly/99cWDo
CSI ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: As part of National Cyber Security month, Computer Security
Institute Friday announced Jim Jaeger, Director, Department of Defense &
Commercial Cyber Solutions at General Dynamics as a 2010 Annual conference
keynote speaker.
http://www.gocsi.com
http://www.ubm.com
http://www.csiannual.com
http://bit.ly/buQHIV
MRSS ANNOUNCES...
MUMBAI, India: MMRSS which has been expanding its geographic footprint over
the past 5 years Thursday announced the opening of qualitative research
facility in Singapore.
http://bit.ly/bBIDC6
INVESTOR CONFERENCES...
NEW YORK: BetterInvesting (NAIC), PR Newswire and MUNCmedia Thursday
announced the launch of "Retail Investor Conferences" -- the first monthly
virtual investor conference series created specifically to connect retail
investors with publicly traded companies.
http://www.prnewswire.com
http://www.muncmedia.com
www.betterinvesting.org
http://bit.ly/9IPGmO
PHILIPS INTRODUCES...
ANDOVER, Mass.: Royal Philips Electronics Thursday introduced the IntelliVue
MX800 patient monitoring system, a new dimension in patient care that provides
immediate access to comprehensive patient information directly at the monitor.
www.philips.com/newscenter
http://bit.ly/bYChsG
LIGHTSQUARED ANNOUNCES...
RESTON, Va.: LightSquared, the nation's first wholesale-only integrated
wireless broadband and satellite network, Thursday announced that Qualcomm
Incorporated is integrating L-Band LTE technology in its mainstream chipset
roadmap.
www.LightSquared.com
http://bit.ly/9DpMJm
INFOSYS POSITIONED...
LONDON and NEW YORK and BANGALORE, India:
Infosys Technologies Ltd, a global leader in consulting and services,
Thursday announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned Infosys in the Leaders
Quadrant of the recently released 'Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core
Banking (IRCB) 2010' report for its Finacle core banking solution.
http://www.infosys.com
http://bit.ly/ahH3c9
DATA CENTER...
TOKYO: NTT Communications Corporation announced on October 7 that it will
open its new premium data center, the Hong Kong Tseung Kwan O Data Center, with
commercial operation scheduled to start between January and March of 2013.
www.ntt.com/index-e.html
http://bit.ly/b63doO
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS...
WASHINGTON: CGAP researchers Glenn Westley and Xavier Martin Palomas were
given full access to the 2008 books of two microfinance institutions that offer
savings for low-income clients -- ADOPEM in the Dominican Republic and
Centenary Bank in Uganda.
http://bit.ly/cyuRPj
DIGI INTRODUCES...
MINNETONKA, Minn.: Digi International Thursday introduced the Digi
ConnectPort X3, a low-cost, programmable cellular gateway for monitoring and
tracking remote assets.
http://www.digi.com
http://bit.ly/cU5LKD
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