SYDNEY--15 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NEW CHAPTER...
TOKYO: Faced with the rapid change of the mobile terminal industry,
traditional publishers have regarded digital publishing as a strategic mission
that is related to their own survival and development.
http://www.hanvon.com/
http://www.hwebook.cn/
http://bit.ly/ePbz6p
IPAD LEARNING...
ZURICH: Better language learning with the help of an iPad? EF International
Language Centers is now providing students who travel abroad with iPads to
bring real-life language and hands-on learning into the classroom.
http://www.ef.com/
http://bit.ly/fr0V9v
SALES DONATIONS...
TOKYO: MotionPortrait will be donating all sales from the company's 12
iPhone apps to the Japan Tsunami & Earthquake Relief to assist the relief and
recovery of the victims and areas affected by this devastating earthquake.
http://www.motionportrait.com/
http://bit.ly/hEOV9e
PARTIAL DISRUPTION...
TOKYO: NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced on March 14 that some of its
services have been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that hit the Tohoku and
Kanto regions of Japan on Friday, March 11.
http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html
http://bit.ly/dODNR5
EXCHANGEABLE NOTE...
HOUSTON: Far East Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FEEC) announced
today that Dart Energy (formerly Arrow Energy International) has exchanged US
$6.8 million in aggregate principal amount of its US $10 million exchangeable
note for an aggregate of 14,315,789 shares of FEEC common stock in a series of
transactions at an exchange price of US $0.475 per share, as follows.
http://bit.ly/g6wqKs
NO INJURIES, DAMAGE...
ST. LOUIS: Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) reports that no one was injured at the
company's facility in Kashima, Japan during Friday's earthquake, which was
centered about 250 kilometers from Kashima.
http://www.solutia.com/
http://bit.ly/iagmYD
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/dXxpVB
SEAMLESS MANAGEMENT...
TAMPA, Fla., and SYDNEY: ConnectWise, the leading business management
solution designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARs and MSPs announced
today that iSell Pty Ltd., an Australian provider of business systems to the IT
reseller market, has completed integration of its ITQuoter with the ConnectWise
software.
http://www.isell.com.au/
http://www.connectwise.com/
http://bit.ly/gbYxyX
DONATE SHOES...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Soles4Souls Inc., the shoe charity, is offering
individuals looking to assist the victims of the devastating 8.9 magnitude
earthquake that hit Japan last week an opportunity to help.
http://www.giveshoes.org/
http://bit.ly/dUUabk
MEDIA ACCREDITATION...
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: This year's Forum will take place under the slogan
"Emerging Leadership for a New Era".
http://bit.ly/gMPpia
MILL FEARS...
BRISBANE, Australia: A massive 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan last Friday
has put several large pulp and paper mills out of commission.
http://www.risi.com/
http://bit.ly/eDuiz1
NEW MD...
AMSTERDAM: Leading b2b media company UBM Live ( http://www.ubmlive.com ) today
announced the appointment of Nik Rudge as Managing Director of UBMi BV, the
Dutch based business which includes the market leading Food and Pharma
Ingredients events portfolios, with full responsibility for the ongoing
development of the two most prominent businesses in the UBM Live portfolio.
http://www.ubm.com/
http://bit.ly/dMsnwR
RED CROSS DONATION...
NORTHFIELD, Ill.: The Kraft Foods Foundation announced today a $200,000
donation to the Red Cross for relief efforts in Japan, days after an earthquake
and tsunami devastated the country.
http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kraftfoodscorporate
http://bit.ly/fNZQDp
DAY WITHOUT SHOES...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.: On Tuesday, April 5, TOMS Shoes will ask the world to
go without shoes so that kids don't have to with its annual One Day Without
Shoes event.
http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/
http://bit.ly/hOFJGk
JAPAN RELIEF...
ABBOTT PARK, Ill.: Abbott (NYSE: ABT), through its philanthropic foundation
the Abbott Fund, is providing $3 million (245 million yen) to support immediate
relief efforts in response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
http://www.abbott.com/
http://www.abbottfund.org/
http://bit.ly/fjrgOd
JAPAN CONTRIBUTION...
DETROIT: The General Motors Foundation today approved an immediate $500,000
contribution to the American Red Cross relief fund to help earthquake-stricken
Japan.
http://media.gm.com/
http://www.gm.com/corporate/responsibility/community
http://bit.ly/gO1x70
THIRD TIME...
NUREMBURG, Germany: NCP engineering GmbH today announced that Info Security
Products Guide has named the NCP Secure Enterprise Solution the best IPsec/SSL
VPN product in the publication's 2011 Global Product Excellence Awards.
http://www.ncp-e.com/
http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/
http://www.marchpr.com/
http://bit.ly/eNSnwj
JAPAN DONATION...
TORONTO: In response to last week's tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan,
Spin Master Ltd. has announced that it will be donating $100,000 to search and
rescue initiatives for those who have been displaced.
http://www.spinmaster.com/
http://bit.ly/e3AL5l
PAYPAL DISCOUNT...
BEIJING: To promote the introduction of PayPal as a payment method, Air
China is offering discounts to international customers who use PayPal to buy
their flights on the airline's U.S., Australian or Singaporean websites.
http://www.airchina.us/
http://www.airchina.com.au/
http://www.airchina.sg/
http://bit.ly/hPE9xY
RULE CHANGER...
ST. PAUL, Minn.: H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), a leading global adhesives
provider, has launched Advantra Encore(TM) adhesive, a new custom designed,
proprietary technology platform that transforms hot melt performance.
http://www.hbfuller.com/
http://www.hbfullerstrength.com/
http://www.hbfullerstrength.com/blog/
http://twitter.com/GlueTalk
http://bit.ly/hVKuDs
MICROFINANCE TECHNOLOGIES...
SALT LAKE CITY: Kredits, a leading provider of technology solutions for
microfinance institutions ("MFIs"), today announced it has received a USD $4.5
million investment from Sophia ApS, a Danish investment vehicle.
http://www.kredits.com/
http://bit.ly/h8uiWU
NEW OPENING...
PHUKET, Thailand: Maikhao Dream Hotels & Resorts announces the opening of
its first luxury beachfront resort on Maikhao Beach Phuket, Maikhao Dream Villa
Resort & Spa which is ready to welcome its guests on the 2nd of April 2011.
http://www.maikhaodream.com/
http://bit.ly/dNhM9u
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