SYDNEY--11 Oct--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
POOR SAVINGS...
WASHINGTON: Groundbreaking study shows potential for microfinance
institutions to serve small savers profitably through cross-selling, fees, and
use of new technologies.
http://www.cgap.org/gm/document-1.9.47356/OP_18_Rev.pdf
http://bit.ly/cyuRPj
DATA CENTER...
TOKYO: NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) 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
MAGIC QUADRANT...
LONDON and NEW YORK and BANGALORE, India: Infosys Technologies Ltd, a global
leader in consulting and services, today 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(TM) core banking solution.
http://www.infosys.com/finacle/solutions/gartner-2010.asp
http://bit.ly/ahH3c9
CHIPSET PARTNERSHIP...
RESTON, Va.: LightSquared(TM), the nation's first wholesale-only integrated
wireless broadband and satellite network, today announced that Qualcomm
Incorporated is integrating L-Band LTE technology in its mainstream chipset
roadmap.
www.LightSquared.com
http://bit.ly/9DpMJm
MONITORING SYSTEM...
ANDOVER, Mass.: Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today
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.
http://www.philips.com/newscenter
http://bit.ly/bYChsG
CONFERENCE PROGRAM...
NEW YORK: BetterInvesting (NAIC)
(http://www.betterinvesting.org/Public/default.htm), PR Newswire
(http://www.prnewswire.com) and MUNCmedia (http://www.muncmedia.com) today
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://bit.ly/9IPGmO
SINGAPORE FOCUS...
MUMBAI, India: MMRSS which has been expanding its geographic footprint over
the past 5 years announced the opening of qualitative research facility in
Singapore.
http://bit.ly/bBIDC6
CSI CONFERENCE...
NEW YORK: As part of National Cyber Security month, Computer Security
Institute is thrilled to announce Jim Jaeger, Director, Department of Defense &
Commercial Cyber Solutions at General Dynamics as a 2010 Annual conference
keynote speaker.
http://www.csiannual.com
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/buQHIV
POOR PLAN...
WASHINGTON: An advertisement in today's Politico newspaper
(http://www.worldgrowth.org/assets/files/WG-Politico%20Ad_10-7-10.pdf) 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
APP COMPETITION...
WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group today 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.
http://www.worldbank.org/appsfordevelopment
http://bit.ly/9oNJPB
ANDROID ROLLOUT...
DUBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland: Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN), a global leader
in mobile technology having shipped over 3.5 billion software applications on
more than 2 billion phones, today announces it has been selected by SoftBank
Mobile ("SoftBank"), 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
FLOOD RELIEF...
BRUSSELS: Four Members of the European Parliament Jurgen Creutzmann, Michael
Theurer, Marietje Schaake and Thomas Mann decided to directly help the flood
victims of the Pakistan-administered region of Gilgit Baltistan, north of
Kashmir, as soon as it became evident that the central Pakistani government was
not distributing the international funds arriving in Islamabad to this region.
http://bit.ly/9qhkTj
ASIAN SECURITIES...
HONG KONG and LONDON and NEW YORK: Data Explorers, the leading global
provider of securities financing data and daily long and short institutional
fund flow insight, released survey findings following the Asian Securities
Financing Forum that took place yesterday in Hong Kong.
http://www.dataexplorers.com
http://bit.ly/c8dnYh
STROKE DEVICE...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Concentric Medical, Inc. today announced the full
European launch of Trevo(TM), the first device utilizing Stentriever(TM)
technology for clot retrieval in ischemic stroke patients.
http://www.concentric-medical.com/home
http://bit.ly/bbxnWW
TOP PERFORMERS...
CINCINNATI: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) recognized its top
performing external business partners during an awards ceremony last night as
the conclusion of the P&G Supplier and Agency Summit.
http://www.pg.com
http://bit.ly/9crFZP
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/dfZxQe
EARLY TERMINATION...
MOSCOW: UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, EuroNext: RUSAL/RUAL), the world's largest
aluminium producer and owner of a 25% stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel ("Norilsk
Nickel" or the "Company"), announced today that Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass
Lewis"), a leading independent institutional proxy advisory service, recommends
that shareholders of Norilsk Nickel vote FOR the proposal to approve the early
termination of the powers of the Norilsk Nickel Board of Directors and FOR two
independent director nominees at the Extraordinary General Meeting of
shareholders ("EGM") to be held on 21 October 2010.
http://www.rusal.com
http://bit.ly/dvzX4R
CEATEC AWARDS...
TOKYO: CEATEC 2010 Innovation Awards "as selected by US journalists" were
presented at a ceremony held October 7th at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.
http://bit.ly/cQvEMC
WHOSE SIDE?...
WASHINGTON: Today, with the backdrop of the RISI North American Forest
Products Conference wrapping up in Boston, the Consumers Alliance for Global
Prosperity (CAGP) (http://consumerprosperity.com)launched a full page ad in the
Boston Herald (http://pulpwars.com/downloads/101008_boston_herald_risi.pdf)
warning readers that the "Empires of Collusion"
(http://pulpwars.com/empires_of_collusion) continue to push an anti-prosperity,
anti-trade agenda. Participants at the RISI conference consist of groups trying
to prevent high-quality, low-cost foreign competition-the result keeps
thousands in poverty in developing nations and drives up costs for consumers.
http://pulpwars.com
http://bit.ly/9SgXn6
GLOBAL EXPANSION...
ATLANTA: InComm, the leader in sales and marketing of prepaid products and
innovator of transaction processing, has entered into a strategic partnership
with Ezi-Pay, the market leading, technologically innovative prepaid gift card
distributor in New Zealand, to support the retail launch of new prepaid gaming
and content card partners at over 4,500 retail locations.
http://www.incomm.com
http://www.ezipay.co.nz
http://bit.ly/bPuAsJ
IDENTITY RISK...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: New Zealanders have been urged to take action to
protect themselves against identity fraud after a recent Newspoll survey found
an alarming 78% of New Zealanders regularly throw away highly sensitive
information such as utility bills, bank statements, expired credit cards and
application forms, without shredding or disposing of them safely.
www.stopidtheft.co.nz
www.crimestoppers-nz.org
http://bit.ly/bbq8O2
SUMMIT CLOSE...
MANAMA, Bahrain: Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of the
Kingdom's Economic Development Board (EDB), has brought The Education Project
to a close.
http://bit.ly/aMzQuV
CLOUD VISIONARIES...
SYDNEY: NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud
(http://www.netsuite.com/portal/products/main.shtml)-based financials
(http://www.netsuite.com/portal/products/netsuite/financials/financial-managemen
t.shtml) / ERP software
(http://www.netsuite.com/portal/products/netsuite/financials/main.shtml)
suites, announced today that more than 60 channel partners, independent
software vendors (ISVs), and developers will converge at SuiteCloud APAC 2010,
NetSuite's inaugural annual partner event for the Asia/Pacific region.
http://bit.ly/dpRJw7
STAR LINEUP...
LONDON, England: The lineup of artists set to perform and present at the
2010 MTV EMAs spans rock superstars, pop princesses, industry newcomers and
comic icons as MTV today announces yet more talent to be a part of this year's
show, broadcast live from Madrid, Sunday 7th November 2010.
http://www.mtvema.com
http://bit.ly/cXhXj8
FIRST HOSPITAL...
BEIJING, and PALO ALTO, Calif.: Chongqing Cancer Hospital in Southwest China
has become the first treatment center in Southwest China to offer cancer
patients a faster, more precise form of image-guided radiotherapy that
potentially enables doctors to improve outcomes while extending more advanced
care to more patients.
http://www.varian.com/ascns
http://bit.ly/akb9cN
POOR LOSE-OUT...
WASHINGTON: As unions, large American paper producers, and green groups
collude to keep competitively priced pulp and paper imports out of the US, the
Consumers Alliance for Global Prosperity (http://consumerprosperity.com) (CAGP)
sent a letter ( http://consumerprosperity.com/email/consumers_dev_world_lose_from_fsc_certifica
tion) to leading retailers in Australia, calling on them to commit to
supporting poverty alleviation and ensuring consumers have the best prices and
products available on the market by standing up to the immoral attacks by
environmental groups.
http://consumerprosperity.com
http://www.pulpwars.com
http://bit.ly/bl3QOd
TURBINE LUBRICANTS...
SHANGHAI: ExxonMobil's Mobil SHC-branded synthetic gear oil is now being
used to protect more than 30,000 wind turbine gearboxes worldwide,
demonstrating how its lubricants are helping the wind energy industry become
more cost competitive worldwide.
http://bit.ly/c1NAC9
SENIOR ADVISER...
WALTHAM, Mass.: Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products
and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of
open source software, today announced that CEO and President Tim Yeaton was
inducted today as a Senior Advisor to the China Open Source Software Promotion
Union (COPU) Think Tank.
www.blackducksoftware.com
http://bit.ly/cvXbyX
BE THE ONE...
SHANGHAI: Mobil 1 raises the bar again when it launches an online contest in
Asia to offer motor enthusiasts a thrilling Formula Racecar driving experience.
http://www.mobil1.com.sg
http://bit.ly/9sUVW9
FINISHED FINANCING...
PLEASANTON, Calif.: TriReme Medical, a leading developer of innovative
catheters and stents for the treatment of complex vascular disease, announced
today the closing of a $17M Round D financing.
www.edbi.com
http://bit.ly/cqCRXA
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