SYDNEY--15 Nov--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
TV STYLIST...
PERTH: Australian fashion designer, Dana Mathers, is set for another spin on
the Wheel of Fortune next week (November 15-19) when she dresses co-host Vanna
White on the iconic US television show, now in its 28th season.
www.danamathers.com
http://bit.ly/cG0IX5
INTERTEK EXPANSION...
YOKOHAMA: Following a presentation to a group of global delegates at the 8th
Annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference, Standards and
conformance for Green Harmonization, Frank Pan, President of Intertek's
Commercial and Electrical APAC Division, committed to further development of
the division's Energy Efficiency testing and certification infrastructure to
meet the growing demands of Japanese manufacturers.
www.intertek.com.
http://bit.ly/cy5cRN
SOFTWARE TESTING...
JAKARTA: Maveric Systems, a leading independent software testing specialist,
today highlighted a growing demand for software testing within banks, financial
institutions and insurance firms in Indonesia. This finding was the result of a
regional survey conducted by Maveric Systems recently, involving 150 customers
from the banking and financial services vertical in the region. A significant
number of responses came from participants in Indonesia.
www.maveric-systems.com
http://bit.ly/ayn0lB
COTY ACQUISITION...
NEW YORK: Coty Inc., one of the world's largest fragrance and leading global
beauty companies, and Kalina Group, a leading Russian cosmetic company, today
announced that Coty has entered into an agreement with Kalina to acquire 100%
of the shares of Dr. Scheller Cosmetics AG and its subsidiaries (DSC), which
are currently detained by Kalina.
http://www.coty.com
http://bit.ly/d3dPGD
ARROW MANAGEMENT...
AMSTERDAM: The Tommy Hilfiger Group, which is wholly owned by Phillips-Van
Heusen Corporation [NYSE: PVH] announced today that it is establishing a new
division that will take control of the ARROW brand in Europe effective
immediately and will manage the future introduction of additional Phillips-Van
Heusen brands to the European market.
http://www.tommy.com.
http://bit.ly/9lsz5M
ITALIAN-UAE TIES...
ABU DHABI: A delegation led by Italian Minister for Economic Development,
Paolo Romani, met with the UAE Minister of Economy, Sultan Bin Saeed Al
Mansouri, on 8-9 November with an expectation to sign a MoU in 2011.
http://bit.ly/bord3o
FM UPDATE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated.
http://bit.ly/92vYAu
METASTOCK CONFERENCE...
SALT LAKE CITY: MetaStock, a product of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI)
announced the expansion of the MetaStock Conference series to Australia and
Singapore today.
www.MetaStock.com/events
http://bit.ly/9vEAOT
RESTORING VISION...
VANCOUVER: Citing two recent examples of medical ingenuity, the Tej Kohli
Foundation wishes to congratulate the scientists and organizations involved for
their advancements in improving the lives of the blind. Both experiments -
which took place in the past year - prove optic nerves can be re-awakened,
enabling the afflicted to see again.
http://bit.ly/cgH6KA
TRADING SOFTWARE...
LONDON: Daiwa Capital Markets ("Daiwa"), one of Japan's leading investment
banks, has signed up to use EquiLend services in Japan.
http://www.equilend.com
http://bit.ly/aCViAs
IP RESEARCH...
TOKYO: The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters showcased its upcoming
release of Japanese Language Search functionality in Thomson Innovation(R), the
company's premiere intellectual property research and analysis platform, at the
Patent Information Fair in Tokyo, Japan, last week.
www.thomsonreuters.com.
http://bit.ly/a0I07B
TCL PAVILION...
GUANGZHOU: A grand opening ceremony was held to celebrate the revealing of
TCL's Happy Cube pavilion to the public, two days before the official Opening
Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games.
http://bit.ly/aCa0kE
ENGLISH APP...
HONG KONG: EF Englishtown, the world's largest online English school, has
launched its Mobile English app for the iPhone, available for free on Apple's
App Store today. Combining Englishtown's powerful learning tools with the ease
of use of the iPhone, the app will allow EF students to learn English anytime,
anywhere.
http://www.englishtown.com
http://bit.ly/bUgXUR
DIAELETRIC EXPO...
GREENVILLE: KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of
tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today
announced that it will be exhibiting the industry's broadest selection of
dielectric solutions at the China Hi-Tech Fair Elexcon 2010 in Shenzhen, China
on November 16-21.
http://www.kemet.com.
http://bit.ly/dp9W1v
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