SYDNEY--17 Nov--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
AWARDS PROGRAM...
BRUSSELS: RISI is proud to announce the winners of the Pulp & Paper
International (PPI) Awards 2010 program. The winners received their trophies at
the PPI Awards 2010 dinner and ceremony on Tuesday, November 16, in Brussels,
Belgium.
http://www.risi.com.
http://bit.ly/brohfW
CONTROLLER BOARD...
MONTREAL: Matrox Graphics Inc. unveils the ultimate building block for video
wall controllers with the new Matrox Mura(TM) controller board, capable of
capturing four full 1080p HD inputs and simultaneously driving four monitors at
up to 2048x1080, while maintaining full RGB 888 image quality.
www.matrox.com/graphics
http://bit.ly/a1LxVA
HOTELS CONNECT...
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla: A new direct connect between Tourico Holidays(R) and
Choice Hotels allows for more than 6,000 Choice Hotels properties to be
distributed through the global wholesale travel provider.
http://www.TouricoHolidays.com
http://www.travelholdings.com
http://bit.ly/c5gLc2
TRADE TIES...
BERLIN and TOKYO: Japanese and German business leaders are coming together
to address the challenges of smart energy management and the future of mobility
in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Japanese-German trade ties next
year.
http://bit.ly/at8mWv
PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITION...
MIHAMA WARD, CHIBA CITY, Japan: With the support of Japan Broadcasting
Corporation (NHK) and National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan
(NAB-J), the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries
Association (JEITA Chairman, Setsuhiro Shimomura - President of Mitsubishi
Electric Corporation) will hold the "Inter BEE 2010" Audio, Video and
Communications Professional Exhibition at Makuhari Messe (Mihama Ward, Chiba
City) for the three-day period between November 17 (Wed.) and November 19, 2010
(Fri.).
http://www.inter-bee.com
http://bit.ly/cg5Iax
SAMPLING SOLUTIONS...
SHELTON, Conn: Survey Sampling International (SSI), the world's leading
provider of online, offline and mixed access sampling solutions, today reported
strong double-digit revenue and EBIT growth year to date in 2010.
http://www.surveysampling.com
http://bit.ly/abQtzh
NEW STORE...
HONG KONG: New York designer Charlotte Ronson joins forces with MH Concepts
to open her first store in Hong Kong's prestigious Harbour City on November
13th.
http://bit.ly/cvcoOb
INVESTMENT FORUM...
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: The IV Russian-Japanese Investment Forum took place
on 12 November 2010.
http://www.forumspb.com
http://bit.ly/8XfKgU
BENCHMARKING APPLICATION...
ATLANTA: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest
products industry, announced today the release of its new cost benchmarking
application, Analytical Cornerstone 4.0.
http://www.risi.com
http://bit.ly/ciB7DX
BANKING PROGRAMS...
WASHINGTON: Ground-breaking mobile and agent banking programs have enabled
poor people from Kenya to the Philippines to access financial services for the
first time.
http://www.cgap.org
http://bit.ly/bS1oMT
MEDICAL APPROVAL...
HELMOND, The Netherlands: Blue Medical today announced that the company
received CE Mark approval for Blue Medical science based Drug Eluting Balloon
(DEB) and simultaneously for Blue Medical's coronary CoCr stent mounted on a
Drug Eluting Balloon (CoCr Stent on DEB) in Europe for treatment of coronary
diseases.
http://www.bluemedical.com
http://bit.ly/bP4lDL
CARDIAC TREATMENT...
CHICAGO: New results from an observational substudy from TRITON-TIMI 38
presented today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions
annual meeting showed that patients treated with Efient(R)/Effient(R)
(prasugrel) prior to coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) had a reduced
overall mortality rate compared to patients treated with Plavix(R)
(clopidogrel) (2.3 percent versus 8.7 percent respectively, p=0.016).(1)
http://www.lilly.com
http://bit.ly/9CeRPq
KOREA PARTNER...
NEW YORK: Stylesight (www.stylesight.com), the leading global provider of
trend content, tools and technology for the style industry, takes pride in
announcing that International Textile Design Co., Ltd (ITD) is now its
exclusive channel partner in Korea.
http://www.stylesight.com
http://bit.ly/aUz3vy
TRIAL RESULTS...
SAN DIEGO: Accumetrics, Inc., developer and marketer of the VerifyNow(R)
System, today announced that the GRAVITAS (Gauging Responsiveness With A
VerifyNow Assay-Impact On Thrombosis And Safety) Trial found that in patients
with high residual platelet reactivity, doubling the maintenance dose of
clopidogrel did not reduce the risk of further ischemic events after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
http://www.accumetrics.com
http://bit.ly/co6NhL
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/dapp80
ONLINE PLATFORM...
NEW YORK: IntraLinks, a leading provider of critical information exchange
solutions, today announced IntraLinks for Study Management, a secure, online
platform for managing and monitoring all communication and activity with
investigative sites and other outside parties during clinical trials from study
start-up through study close-out.
http://www.intralinks.com
http://bit.ly/9KL1Z5
COMPANY PURCHASE...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Purchase of Indonesian Coal concession is an important
step for Mercuria in the development and growth of its Asian and Global coal
business.
http://bit.ly/9ZfVZm
PLATINUM DEMAND..
LONDON: Gross platinum demand is forecast to rise by 11 per cent to 235.1
tonnes in 2010, according to Johnson Matthey in "PLATINUM 2010 INTERIM REVIEW",
released today.
http://www.platinum.matthey.com/publications/pgmreview.html
http://bit.ly/b0H2qE
CASH CALL...
AUSTIN, Texas: FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation (NYSE Amex: FPP) announced
today that it has received and delivered on a cash call from Cimarex Energy
Co., (NYSE: XEC) to prepay approximately $975,000 in net drilling costs.
http://www.fppcorp.com
http://bit.ly/9Lt4NP
EDUCATIONAL TOURS...
BANGKOK: The Minister of Tourism and Sports (MOTS), encourages the
educational tours for the ASEAN youth, which coincide with the current Youth
Travelers' Year.
http://bit.ly/9lrfMp
HUG THAILAND...
BANGKOK:Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) throws down big
budgets to focus on supporting the tourism industry by introducing a bonding
activity for the ASEAN neighbors: "Hug Thailand Grand Rally."
http://bit.ly/buFF7Y
E-MAGAZINE...
BANGKOK, Thailand: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has created the
newest E-Magazine for promoting travel within the country named “Highlight
Thailand”.
www.highlightthailand.com
http://bit.ly/dlCiO9
MUSIC GAME...
HELSINKI: Universal Music has hand picked music making game SongHi.com as
their collaborator on the release of Rihanna's newest album, LOUD.
http://www.songhientertainment.com
http://bit.ly/dvhher
SIGNATURE FRAGRANCE...
NEW YORK: Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company, officially announces
the signing of international and multifaceted artistic force Lady Gaga to
develop and market her first-ever signature fragrance.
http://www.coty.com
http://bit.ly/cPEMUD
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER...
MADISON, Wis: Forte Research Systems, a leading developer of clinical
research management software, has expanded its operations with the addition of
Forte Research Systems India, Pvt., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forte
Research Systems, Inc.
http://www.forteresearch.com/oncore.php
http://bit.ly/9YLP6N
MEDIA REQUESTS...
LOS ANGELES: Girls Gone Wild has received numerous media requests regarding
Ryan Bowman.
http://bit.ly/cE4WaL
ASIA APPOINTMENT...
REDMOND, Wash: Unify Square, Inc., a highly specialized consulting firm for
Microsoft's Unified Communications (UC), today announced the appointment of
Tit-Meng Ang as Managing Director for Asia Pacific region.
http://bit.ly/ab8f3
DOMAIN SECURITY...
BEIJING: At the 79th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in
Beijing, China, Afilias and DotAsia jointly announced that Domain Name System
Security Extensions (DNSSEC) has been enabled for the ".ASIA" top-level domain.
http://www.afilias.info/
http://bit.ly/b3Y39r
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