SYDNEY--20 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WOMEN'S GBA...
WASHINGTON: The Global Banking Alliance for Women, a consortium of leading
financial institutions driving women's business growth globally, is convening
over 40 organizations here this week at the GBA for Women's 10th Anniversary
Summit, hosted by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and a GBA for Women
member.
http://bit.ly/d56CA9
CIPLA LAUNCH...
MUMBAI: Cipla, among the world's leading generic pharmaceutical companies,
has introduced Pirfenidone in India under the brand name Pirfenex, for the
treatment of IPF.
http://www.cipla.com
http://bit.ly/dcfjiQ
SOFTWARE MERGER...
SUNNYVALE & DUBLIN: Mirapoint Software Inc., the secure enterprise messaging
experts, and Critical Path, Inc., a leading provider of messaging software and
services, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to
merge.
http://www.mirapoint.com
http://www.criticalpath.net
http://bit.ly/bhveCr
ZVELO FORECAST...
GREENWOOD VILLAGE: zvelo, Inc., a leader in secure web filtering database,
website categorization and reputation services announced today that the company
foresees significant growth and that it will be hiring engineers, database and
operations specialists in the United States, specifically Colorado, as well as
Manila, Philippines, specifically Makati City.
www.zvelo.com
http://bit.ly/ayg9DA
PCP NOMINATION...
NEW HAVEN: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' ( http://www.pcparch.com ) ARIA
Resort & Casino ( http://tinyurl.com/yh3vuuk ) has been selected for a 2010
American Architecture Award.
http://bit.ly/abt16R
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/b1OxQC
WASHINGTON INSPIRATION...
NEW YORK: For Bond No. 9's high-spirited, holiday-time Eau De Parfum Launch,
the inspiration is Washington Square.
http://bondno9.com
http://bit.ly/bq0rLT
GENIVI GROWS...
SAN RAMON: The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive and consumer electronics
industry association driving the development and adoption of an open In-vehicle
Infotainment (IVI) reference platform, announced today that Jaguar Land Rover
and SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Company have joined the Alliance, bringing the
number of OEM members to eight.
http://www.genivi.org
http://bit.ly/aLybaK
PRN STRENGTHENS...
LONDON: In line with its strategy of providing PR and corporate
communicators with the tools to engage their audiences on a global basis, the
acquisition of Hors Antenne by PR Newswire significantly strengthens its reach
in the European French-speaking markets.
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/cfD3YT
SISVEL PATENT...
STUTTGART: Sisvel announced today that a group of leading patent owners have
asked Sisvel to act as the facilitator for the creation of a DVB-C2 joint
patent licensing program, or patent pool.
http://bit.ly/cYXgAo
FREELANCER DISCUSSION...
SYDNEY: Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer.com, the world's largest outsourcing
marketplace, will lend his insight to tonight's Pearcey Awards during the panel
discussion on research commercialization.
http://www.freelancer.com
http://bit.ly/9LuJxy
MTV AWARDS....
LONDON: MTV will present US rock legends Bon Jovi with the Global Icon award
at the MTV EMA 2010, set to broadcast live from Madrid, Spain on 7th November
2010.
http://www.mtvema.com
http://www.calvinklein.com
http://www.dell.com
http://bit.ly/diUrgI
FUJITSU ITS...
KOBE: FUJITSU TEN to exhibit at 17th ITS World Congress, Busan 2010.
http://www.fujitsu-ten.co.jp/english/
http://bit.ly/cqsrxP
FUJITSU RADAR...
KOBE: FUJITSU TEN to develop vehicle-mounted 76-GHz millimeter wave radar:
compact, low-priced and improved functions.
http://www.fujitsu-ten.co.jp/english/
http://bit.ly/bSbW1G
SOLAR PACT...
SUNNYVALE: Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held company that manufactures a
proprietary nanotechnology-based silicon ink and licenses a proprietary
platform process to solar cell manufacturing companies, announced today a
three-year commercial agreement with Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:
SOLF).
http://www.innovalight.com
http://www.solarfun-power.com
http://bit.ly/br0E4o
MARSH AWARDED....
SINGAPORE: Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has
been named "Broker of the Year" at the 14th Annual Asia Insurance Industry
Awards. This is the fourth year in a row and fifth time in six years Marsh has
taken home this accolade.
http://bit.ly/daUYfU
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