SYDNEY--9 Feb--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
SYDNEY CARNIVAL...
SYDNEY: Sydney is set for a blockbuster racing carnival this
year as the best thoroughbreds compete for $18 million in prize
money duringthe Sydney Carnival, held from 19 March 23 April
2011.
www.thesydneycarnival.com.au
http://bit.ly/gfLTxL
ENERGY LAUNCH...
GREENWICH, HOUSTON, LONDON and HONG KONG: First Reserve
Corporation, the world's leading energy industry private equity
firm with US$20 billion of equity in its active buyout funds,
today announced the formation of First Reserve Asia Limited and
the opening of an office in Hong Kong in February 2011.
http://www.firstreserve.com
http://bit.ly/gH7EuN
VENTUS HK...
HONG KONG: Ventus Medical, a privately-held United States
based medical device company focused on sleep-disordered
breathing, is pleased to announce that its proprietary
Provent(R) Sleep Apnea Therapy, an innovative, non-invasive
treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, is now available
throughout Hong Kong.
www.proventtherapy.com
http://bit.ly/fD2Jet
MAREX HK...
HONG KONG: Marex, the international specialist derivatives
and FX brokerage firm, today announces that it has opened an
office in Hong Kong, following the receipt of a Type 2 licence
from the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission.
www.marex.com
http://bit.ly/eR95r0
NEWS COOPERTATION...
GRONINGEN: The Daily Herald in Chicago, Illinois is working
with Crowdynews, a Dutch social media aggregation product.
http://bit.ly/gFvx69
ELEMENT14 COMMUNITY...
CHICAGO: Fans invited to join element14's community for a
chance to win Ben's portable Sega CDX featured on show.
http://www.element14.com/tbhs
TONBELLER KYC...
BENSHEIM: TONBELLER adds Siron Know Your Customer (KYC) to
its Siron compliance solutions portfolio. SironKYC supports
financial institutions in complying with local and
international laws and regulations to ensures compliance with
legal and risk assessment requirements for new and existing
business relations also known as Customer Due Diligence
(CDD).
http://www.tonbeller.com
http://bit.ly/gFvx69
RIEU SYDNEY...
SYDNEY: Following the postponement of his 2010 tour due to
viral infection of the vestibular nerve that left him unable to
carry out his tour commitments, Andr aace Rieu has now fully
recovered and is currently on an incredible world tour.
http://www.andrerieu.com/
http://bit.ly/fLXEyN
NAS EXPANDS...
BOULDER: The Online Nutritional Analysis Service (NAS) from
Culinary Software Services has been enhanced to include the
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR) 23
release.
www.ChefTec.com
http://bit.ly/ggdc9d
SAMSUNG PATENT...
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and IBM (NYSE: IBM)
today announced a patent cross-license agreement, under which
the companies will license their respective patent portfolios
to each other.
www.ibm.com
www.samsung.com
http://bit.ly/gLUmwN
RAK FTZ...
RAS AL KHAIMAH: Defying the challenging economic
environment, the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority (RAK
FTZ) - one of the fastest-growing and most cost-effective free
trade zones in the UAE - continued to achieve steady growth in
its portfolio and revenue during 2010.
http://www.rakftz.com
http://bit.ly/eR7S3s
AERO INDIA...
MOSCOW: The 8th International Exhibition on Aerospace,
Defence and Civil Aviation Aero India 2011, which is one of the
biggest among such events in Asia, is hosted at the Air Force
Station Yelahanka in the suburbs of Bangaluru from 9th to 13th
February 2011.
http://www.rusarm.ru
http://bit.ly/hIgI7v
OTIS GREEN...
FARMINGTON: Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United
Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced a major global
environmental program, The Way to Green(TM), which spans every
aspect of its operations, from design and manufacturing to
products and end-of-life recycling.
http://bit.ly/ge2IQ3
INFORMEX RETURNS...
PRINCETON: Informex (http://www.informex.com), the leading
meeting place for buyers and sellers of high-value chemistry
for a broad range of applications, today announced that next
year's event, the 28th installment of the show, will return to
the home of Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras and Cajun food for
2012.
http://www.informex.com
http://www.ubmlive.com
http://bit.ly/eiQdUs
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/eiQdUs
NCOMPUTING EXTENSION...
REDWOOD: NComputing (http://www.ncomputing.com/), a global
leader in desktop virtualization, today announced it has
extended Windows platform support to include 64-bit support
with the launch of vSpace 6 (http://www.ncomputing.com
product-vspace), the company's desktop virtualization
software.
http://www.ncomputing.com/
http://bit.ly/i0UCX3
RICHFIELD RESULTS...
QUESNEL: Richfield Ventures Corp. (TSX.V:RVC) ("Richfield"
or the "Company") is pleased to report drill results for the
last seven holes drilled in 2010 on its 100% owned Blackwater
Gold Project.
www.richfieldventures.ca/
http://bit.ly/eQEKCT
ALLOT REPORT...
BOSTON: Allot Communications Ltd. (http://www.allot.com/)
(NASDAQ: ALLT), a leading supplier of service optimization and
revenue generation solutions for fixed and mobile broadband
service providers worldwide, announced today that its Allot
MobileTrends Report ( http://www.allot.com
MobileTrends_Report_H2_2010.html) shows that mobile data
bandwidth usage continued its phenomenal rise with 73% growth
during the second half (H2) of 2010.
http://www.allot.com/
http://bit.ly/gHOWgN
SAVVIS RESULTS...
ST. LOUIS: Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in
cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises,
today reported its fourth quarter 2010 financial results, with
revenue of $252.7 million, compared to $219.8 million in the
fourth quarter of 2009.
http://bit.ly/dK9CJj
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