SYDNEY--3 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
BOOK LAUNCH...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.: The glitterati and literati were out Wednesday night
in celebration of author Paul Pope's The Deeds of My Fathers VIP party at
Ferrari-Maserati.
http://bit.ly/cDGxj0
BROADBAND MOBILITY...
READING, England: Acision, a world leader in mobile data, today announced
that it will be working with Telefonica Group, one of the largest
telecommunications companies in the world, to install key elements of Acision
Broadband Mobility Suite for policy management.
http://www.acision.com
http://bit.ly/d972Hd
RETAIL THEFT...
BANGKOK: Global retail theft totalled THB 3,261 billion (US$107.3 billion)
in 2010, representing a 5.6% decrease from the prior year (6.5% in
Asia-Pacific); while Thailand continues to suffer from high retail shrinkage at
1.57% of total retail sales.
http://www.retailresearch.org
http://www.checkpointsystems.com
http://bit.ly/cGrLaD
Q3 RESULTS...
WICHITA, Kan.: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) reported third
quarter 2010 financial results reflecting solid core operating performance with
lower delivery volumes.
http://bit.ly/9CNoW4
CLOUD PLATFORM...
REDMOND, Wash.: Microsoft Corp. has won another key customer with its
collaboration platform and cloud solution. Following an evaluation phase,
Daimler AG decided to migrate onto Microsoft's unified communications,
messaging and collaboration solutions.
http://www.microsoft.com/automotive
http://bit.ly/bXsxN7
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/cHMYEc
APPROVAL GIVEN...
NEW YORK: NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NBS) ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), an
international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China,
today announced that Weihai Municipal Price Bureau, the local authority in
charge of pricing for public medical services in China, approved the pricing
for single side and bilateral arthroscopic orthopedic autologous adult stem
cell based treatment being administered at Wendeng Orthopedic Hospital
("Wendeng Hospital"), one of the leading specialist orthopedic hospitals in
China based in Wendeng, Shandong Province, China.
http://www.neostem.com
http://bit.ly/bCWQeo
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT...
CLEVELAND: Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of
medical education and simulation technology, is pleased to announce they have
signed a collaboration agreement with the American Association for Bronchology
and Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP) on the development of a Bronchoscopic
Essential Skills module.
http://www.simbionix.com
http://www.aabronchology.org
http://bit.ly/9xMwzq
ZONE SUMMIT...
RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE: The two-day World Free Zone Convention 2010 opened at
Ras Al Khaimah's Al Hamra Convention Centre today with a clarion call for
increased cooperation between the world's free zones to ultimately benefit
their clients and remain profitable.
http://www.wfzc2010.com
http://www.rakftz.com
http://bit.ly/cutErn
BROADBAND CAPABILITIES...
GERMANTOWN, Md.: Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in
broadband satellite networks and services, successfully demonstrated 16 Mbps of
TCP throughput and over 20 Mbps of UDP streaming throughput to a single HN9400
Ka-/Ku-band broadband satellite terminal.
http://www.hughes.com
http://bit.ly/ckSjda
WINNERS LIST...
LONDON: Sachin Tendulkar, AR Rahman, Vijay Mallya, Yash Chopra, George
Alagiah OBE were all announced winners at the inaugural Asian Awards 2010, in
partnership with Lebara, on October 26th at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park
Lane London.
http://www.theasianwards.com
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/aLzAPD
CELL TREATMENT...
BEIJING: "For brain cancer patients after surgery, the combined DC-CIK and
stem cell therapy from Cellonis Biotechnologies can be a very effective method
in preventing cancer recurrence," says renowned cancer doctor Dr. Dinggang Li.
"This is a new hope for cancer patients".
www.cellonis.com
www.cellonis-anticancer.com
http://bit.ly/9aEmp0
CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS...
LONDON: Travelex Global Business Payments, a leading provider of
international payments and foreign exchange solutions, continues to emerge as a
clear industry leader in global payment solutions, according to a Tower Group
research report released today.
http://www.travelexbusiness.com/na
http://bit.ly/cAOyVQ
CHARGING TECHNOLOGY...
LONDON: One week after launching its revolutionary wireless charging system
for electric vehicles, technology development company HaloIPT will be
exhibiting at the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS 25), which this year is being
held in Shenzhen, China; from 5th to 9th November, at booth number C042.
http://bit.ly/bEqb6L
BUSINESS AWARDS...
SEOUL: Pure Commerce, a leading provider of currency and payment outsourcing
services, today announced that it won the coveted award for 'Best Services
Company' at the AustCham Korea 2010 G20 Australian Business Awards in Korea,
ahead of Macquarie Securities and Jones Lang LaSalle.
www.pure-commerce.com
http://bit.ly/cgbWNE
AWARD WINNER...
SEOUL: Pure Commerce, a leading provider of currency and payment outsourcing
services, today announced that it won the coveted award for 'Best Services
Company' at the AustCham Korea 2010 G20 Australian Business Awards in Korea,
ahead of Macquarie Securities and Jones Lang LaSalle.
www.pure-commerce.com
http://bit.ly/cFQwQ1
GLOBAL DEAL...
SAN FRANCISCO: Miyowa, the world leader in aggregating Social Networks and
Instant Messaging on mobile, has signed a global deal with ZTE Corporation, (H
share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global
provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions.
http://www.zte.com.cn
http://bit.ly/artCEi
DRUG DEVELOPMENT...
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Pharmaceutical companies in the Asia Pacific region
are increasingly adapting their business models from the production of generic
drugs towards more high-risk, high-return research and development, according
to a new report released today by CMR International, a Thomson Reuters business.
http://www.thomsonreuters.com
http://bit.ly/a3Bfjf
D1G1TAL DR1VE...
Remy Electric Motors and MotoCzysz have collaborated in the development of
the all new D1g1tal Dr1ve, the world's most advanced electric drive system for
electric cars and light duty trucks and vans.
www.remyinc.com
www.motoczysz.com
http://bit.ly/bOrUT7
COMPANY RANKING...
SINGAPORE: PetroChina Company Limited again took first place among the
Asia-Pacific companies and moved up two places to rank seventh worldwide when
the ninth annual Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings(TM) were
unveiled here yesterday evening.
http://singapore.iew.com.sg
http://www.solarc.com
http://www.platts.com
http://bit.ly/bCtm5T
Q2 RESULTS...
BANGALORE, India: Infinite Computer Solutions (India) Limited (BSE: 533154,
NSE: INFINITE), a global provider of IT Services, Infrastructure Management
Services (IMS) and Intellectual Property Leveraged Solutions, today announced
its results for the second quarter of the Fiscal 2010-11.
http://bit.ly/9kBCaU
ONLINE CONTEST...
VALETTA, Malta: FXDD Malta, ( www.fxdd.com.mt ), a leading online Forex
broker, today announced that it will host an online trading contest for
individual foreign exchange traders in China from November 7 to December 10,
2010.
www.fxdddemo.com
http://bit.ly/avPK9V
GIFTED STUDENTS...
DURHAM, N.C.: The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP),
in partnership with Assessment of Scholastic Skills through Educational Testing
(ASSET), announces its inaugural Duke TIP in India Talent Search.
http://www.tip.duke.edu/india/index.html
http://www.ei-india.com
http://bit.ly/94c9oE
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