SYDNEY--8 Dec--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
POWER REPORT...
WASHINGTON: Private investments in G-20 clean power projects could total
$2.3 trillion by the end of the decade, according to a report released today by
The Pew Charitable Trusts.
www.PewEnvironment.org/CleanEnergy
http://bit.ly/fScFOI
JAPAN INVESTMENT...
TOKYO: 2011 Investment Focus on Japanese Markets - by Shinji Higaki
(Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investment Japan).
http://bit.ly/dYfPGh
JACKSON AVIATION...
SAN FRANCISCO: Jackson Square Aviation, LLC ("JSA") is pleased to announce
that it has closed a $400 million secured credit facility, which provides the
company with committed long-term debt capacity.
www.jacksonsquareaviation.com
http://bit.ly/i1VQtm
BRIDGEWATER INDIA...
NEW DELHI: Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization
company, today announced that a major operator in India with over 80 million
subscribers is expanding mobile broadband services across India using the
Bridgewater(R) Service Controller anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber Data
Broker(TM).
www.bridgewatersystems.com
http://bit.ly/f5Me8A
VIETNAMESE FOOD...
HO CHI MINH CITY: The first Food ingredients exhibition in Vietnam has
exceeded all expectations, gathering highly-qualified food professionals and
providing essential knowledge to the country.
http://www.ingredientsnetwork.com/Vietnam
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/gSj2CI
SAVVIS DISTRIBUTION...
ST LOUIS: Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS) today announced that Welsh, Carson,
Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), which holds 27.2% of SVVS outstanding shares through
its WCAS VIII investment fund, said in a regulatory filing that it has
distributed 5 million Savvis shares to investors in the fund.
http://bit.ly/i8GQsN
AEI QANTAS...
HOOFDDORP: AEI (Aircraft Engineers International) is becoming extremely
concerned about the safety image being projected within the Qantas group.
http://bit.ly/ee73Pa
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/gq83q3
ACCUMETRICS REPORT...
SAN DIEGO: Accumetrics, Inc., a privately-held developer and marketer of the
VerifyNow(R) System, the first rapid and easy-to-use point-of-care system for
measuring platelet reactivity to multiple antiplatelet agents, closes 2010 with
continued positive medical community and industry support surrounding the
importance of measuring response to antiplatelet therapy.
www.accumetrics.com
http://bit.ly/fxNGg0
RIVERDANCE SINGAPORE...
SINGAPORE: Riverdance, the riveting production and thunderous celebration of
Irish music, song and dance created a unique spectacle on top of Marina Bay
Sands' SkyPark by performing on their highest stage to date.
http://bit.ly/gfdWjP
WISEID RANKING...
NEW YORK: WISeID.mobi, part of WISeKey's Identity Platform ecosystem, has
risen to the Top 200 iPhone apps in its category and is progressing quickly to
the top.
http://www.wiseid.mobi
http://bit.ly/dFUmu2
RETAIL THEFT...
SEOUL: Global retail theft totaled KRW116,092 billion (US$107.3 billion) in
2010, representing a 5.6% decrease from the prior year (6.5% in Asia-Pacific),
according to the fourth annual edition of the Global Retail Theft Barometer.
http://www.retailresearch.org
http://www.checkpointsystems.com
http://bit.ly/h0fHg4
ASIAN TRANSACTIONS...
SINGAPORE: PayPal saw an approximately 160 percent increase in online
shopping transaction value from Asian consumers on November 7th, highlighting
that the holiday shopping period across the region began in early November.
https://www.paypal.com
http://bit.ly/evU7Um
CYPROTEX VALIDATION...
MACCLESFIELD: Cyprotex (LSE:CRX), the preclinical ADME Tox services company,
announces the successful cross validation of the CellCiphr(TM) cytotoxicity
panels and their official relaunch as a Cyprotex service.
http://www.cyprotex.com
http://bit.ly/enGi6U
FINSCAN RELEASE...
PITTSBURGH: FinScan, a leading global provider of sanctions, PEP and
heightened risk screening solutions, today announced the release of FinScan
3100, which supports all ISO-classified character sets, including Russian,
Ukrainian, Georgian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Greek, and allows clients to
automatically screen customers and transactions in any available high risk
database.
http://www.finscan.com
http://bit.ly/hhbRkB
MENICON APPOINTMENT...
NAGOYA: Menicon Co., Ltd. has announced the appointment of Steven Newman as
Chief Technical Officer for the company.
http://www.menicon.com
http://bit.ly/hihdBA
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