SYDNEY--28 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
INDIAN UNIT...
GERMANTOWN, Md., HILDEN, Germany and NEW DELHI: QIAGEN (Nasdaq: QGEN;
Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the formation of its India
subsidiary, QIAGEN India Pvt. Ltd., and the beginning of direct sales in the
country.
http://www.qiagen.com
http://bit.ly/h75BE5
TRAVELEX GEO...
LONDON: Travelex Global Business Payments, the leading cross-border payment
services provider, today announced it has commenced international payments
services for Rakuten Bank, part of the Rakuten Group and one of Japan's leading
e-commerce companies, through its GEO international payments platform.
http://www.travelexbusiness.com
http://bit.ly/gaFvMc
RETAIL BPO...
TEANECK: Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of business,
technology, and consulting services, today announced it has helped global
retailers successfully manage the peak shopping season using its business
process as a service (BPaaS) platform, Intellipeak.
http://www.cognizant.com
http://bit.ly/gVVgVO
GCC LAUNCH...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's East Coast Economic Region (ECER) senior officials
will embark on their second investment mission to the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) and Saudi Arabia from Jan 26 to Feb 6 in an effort to attract more
investors from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to come to the
region.
http://bit.ly/i98ONI
VIETNAM AUTO...
TORONTO: 2010 was another strong year for vehicle dealers in Vietnam who buy
vehicles from North American exporters. Throughout the entire year, there was a
constant flow of North American models exported to Vietnam, particularly Toyota
models.
www.naata.org
http://bit.ly/eS9QpH
PHONE APP...
ROTTERDAM: Nimbuzz the only Over-The-Top (OTT) communications app for the
connected generation, today announced the launch of Nimbuzz Ping - a push
notification feature that allows feature phone users to appear online to their
friends and receive a free SMS alert when someone in their Nimbuzz community
wants to get in touch, even when Nimbuzz is closed.
http://www.nimbuzz.com/ping
http://bit.ly/faBb93
CHINA JV...
LONDON: INEOS Phenol and Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Company have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing the framework for the design and
future operation of a phenol/acetone joint venture at the Nanjing Chemical
Industrial park in Jiangsu Province, China.
http://www.ineos.com
http://bit.ly/enkMy4
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board:
FNMA).
http://bit.ly/gGS7CK
DESIGN CONTEST...
LONDON: Today, Telnic the Registry Operator for the .tel top level domain
(TLD), launched a contest for a new template design with the chance to win both
a prize and potentially have the winning design added to the .tel template
gallery.
http://telnic.tel
http://bit.ly/dF3qiz
FINANCIAL RESULTS...
WICHITA: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) will release its
fourth quarter and full-year 2010 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time
on Thursday, Feb. 10.
http://www.spiritaero.com
http://bit.ly/fKE9yt
OLYMPICS CONTRACT...
MONTREAL: Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that Bon Appetit has
incorporated the Matrox TripleHead2Go Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM) to power
a digital signage installation at the building site for the upcoming London
2012 Olympic Games.
www.matrox.com/bon_appetit
http://bit.ly/e18Zun
BRANDED LOBSTER...
BEDFORD: How do you effectively brand a live lobster? This is a question and
a challenge that only an innovator like Clearwater Seafoods could answer. With
increasing global consumer demand for premium seafood and a marketplace rife
with uneven product quality, the ability to effectively brand and differentiate
superior, live seafood can provide a critical competitive advantage.
www.clearwater.ca
http://bit.ly/fqDj6P
E-MARKETPLACE...
NEWARK: UBM through UBM Global Trade announces a container slot
e-marketplace being launched by its subsidiary, JOC Exchange. This intelligent
online technology automates how the global ocean freight community is able to
buy and sell available spot market container slots.
http://www.jocexchange.com
http://bit.ly/es4m2N
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