SYDNEY--18 Mar--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
NEW PRESIDENT...
FRANKFURT, Germany: Terra Resources, PLC, a London, UK based independent oil
and gas company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the trading symbol
"T31" ("Terra Resources") welcomes Dmitriy Salop to its management team.
http://www.terraresourcesplc.com/
http://bit.ly/dNbMNt
FACEBOOK PAGE...
TOKYO: K.K. Kyodo News has opened a page on Facebook to send out information
in English on the latest developments in disaster-stricken Japan to the rest of
the world.
http://www.facebook.com/kyodonews
http://bit.ly/eSgsYi
GOOGLE ANALYTICS...
LONDON: After adding Google(TM) AdSense and enabling image-based adverts for
.tel domains, Telnic Limited (http://telnic.tel), the Registry Operator for
.tel, today announced that all .tel owners can now integrate Google Analytics
to measure and evaluate the performance of their .tel names.
http://ilovemytel.com/
http://telnic.org/
http://bit.ly/ihyYif
AWARDS WINNER...
SYDNEY: CMC Markets (http://www.cmcmarkets.com.au/), the leading independent
financial services provider, has been awarded 'Highest overall client
satisfaction', 'Best website functionality', 'Best customer service', and 'Best
charting'in the Investment Trends Dec 2010 Australia Online Broking Report.
http://bit.ly/gqhTGX
TIE UP...
ABU DHABI, UAE: Xpress Money, the leading global instant money transfer
brand, has entered into a strategic alliance with G-Xchange Inc., a leading
player in mobile commerce services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globe
Telecom, to further extend its strong payout network in Philippines.
http://www.xpressmoney.com/
http://www.globe.com.ph/gcash
http://bit.ly/gcd0lR
BUILDING SUPPORT...
THE HAGUE and KUALA LUMPUR: The President of the International Criminal
Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song of South Korea, concluded an eight-day
official trip to Southeast Asia on Sunday 13 March 2011.
http://bit.ly/ibAURI
SALES PROCEEDS...
NEW YORK: TEMPTU, the worldwide leader in airbrush makeup, announced today
the donation of sales proceeds from TEMPTU websites to Japan Tsunami &
Earthquake Relief to assist the recovery of the victims and areas affected by
the devastating earthquake.
http://www.temptu.com/
http://bit.ly/dF0gw7
DIAGNOSTIC DEAL...
WASHINGTON, LONDON and HONG KONG: SuperNova Diagnostics(R), Inc., a
privately-held global diagnostics company for human and non-human health
applications, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Shenzhen
Kang Sheng Bao Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. ("KSB"), a biotechnology diagnostics
company specializing in research, manufacture and distribution of in-vitro
diagnostic kits and research reagents in China and affiliated markets.
http://www.ksbbiotech.com/en/index.html
http://www.supernovadiagnostics.com/
http://bit.ly/fKwUZt
SERVER CONSOLIDATION...
ROSELAND, New Jersey: Expand Networks, (http://www.expand.com) the leader in
WAN optimization for branch office consolidation and virtualization, today
announced that its advanced WAN Optimization has enabled a company-wide server
consolidation project at Thompsons Solicitors, the most experienced personal
injury practice in the UK.
http://bit.ly/fn1kQ5
SPONSOR SIGNED...
CANBERRA, Australia: QuintessenceLabs, the leader in quantum communications
technology for networking, communications, national security and defense, has
committed to sponsor a new platform for the upcoming FIPS 140-2 OpenSSL FIPS
Object Module v2.0 validation.
http://www.quintessencelabs.com/
http://bit.ly/ehc2Yx
WINNERS ANNOUNCED...
ATLANTA: T.E.N.-Tech Exec Networks, Inc. announced finalists and winners
last evening for the ISE(TM) Southeast Awards 2011.
http://www.techexecnetworks.com/
http://www.iseprograms.com/
http://bit.ly/fdm7nF
INCLUSION OF WOMEN...
LONDON: Speaking minutes ago at the Commonwealth Lecture in London, Sonia
Gandhi called for women's voices and concerns to be heard in the global climate
change debate, to "help the world find a more sustainable and less consumerist
path to development".
http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/
http://bit.ly/ibEVz8
JAPAN RELIEF...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. and LOS ANGELES: Soles4Souls and Sport Chalet have joined
forces again to bring shoes to victims of the devastating earthquake and
tsunami in Japan and the Pacific Rim.
http://www.clothes4souls.org/
http://www.giveshoes.org/
http://bit.ly/hYKTKR
SUCCESSFUL MEETING...
SYDNEY: Goodman Group (Goodman or Group) is pleased to note that the
Goodman-led Consortium's proposal to acquire all of the ordinary units in IIF
has been approved by ING Industrial Fund (IIF) Unitholders at a Meeting held in
Sydney today.
http://www.goodman.com/
http://www.cppib.ca/
http://www.apg.nl/
http://www.china-inv.cn/
http://bit.ly/h3W4AO
PRICE INCREASE...
TROY, Mich.: The automotive OEM coatings business of PPG Industries (NYSE:
PPG), the world's leading manufacturer of transportation coatings, announced
today that it will implement price increases and surcharges for its electrocoat
primer coatings line and related products effective May 1 or as contracts
permit.
http://www.ppg.com/
http://bit.ly/hkftI0
CHINA COLLABORATION...
BEIJING: Beijing Perfect World Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("Perfect World"
or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China,
announced that it has officially collaborated with Hilton Worldwide Hotel Group
("Hilton") in Greater China to build a unique virtual five-star hotel in
Perfect World's popular online casual game "Hot Dance Party."
http://bit.ly/gHy1C0
PLANS POSTPONED...
SKILLMAN, N.J.: ConvaTec Healthcare, a world-leading developer, manufacturer
and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital
care, today announced that, following a review of current conditions in the
credit markets, it is postponing the refinancing of its senior secured term
loans originally entered into on December 22, 2010.
http://www.convatec.com/
http://bit.ly/f1WaHq
ATTORNEYS ADDED...
CHICAGO: Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that it is being joined by
more than 40 Howrey intellectual property and commercial litigation attorneys
whose groups complement Winston's own global IP and litigation practices.
http://www.winston.com/
http://bit.ly/i6QpMy
SECURITY RESPONSE...
MCLEAN, Va.: NCL Security has learned from the Afghan Government's March 15,
2011 "Bridging Strategy for Implementation of Presidential Decree 62" that it
is among a series of private security companies whose licenses are to be
discontinued within 90 days from a date yet to be specified "because of having
ties with the GIRoA" (the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan).
http://bit.ly/eGiQra
NO TRANSFER FEE...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.: The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global
payment services, in cooperation with its Agents, has activated a limited-time
"No Transfer Fee"* program for money-transfers sent to Japan from participating
Agent locations around the world.
http://www.westernunion.com/
http://bit.ly/hQ9ebg
NO FEES!
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.: The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global
payment services, in cooperation with its Agents, has activated a limited-time
"No Transfer Fee"* program for money-transfers sent to Japan from participating
Agent locations around the world.
http://www.westernunion.com/
http://bit.ly/ifh73Y
STILL NO FEES!...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.: The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), a leader in global
payment services, in cooperation with its Agents, has activated a limited-time
"No Transfer Fee"* program for money-transfers sent to Japan from participating
Agent locations around the world.
http://www.westernunion.com/
http://bit.ly/g573cf
GOLD MEDAL...
SYDNEY, Australia: Third-generation family winery, Taylors Wines, has picked
up the only Australian gold medal at the 18th annual Chardonnay du Monde
international wine competition held at the Pasteur Institute, Saint-Lager,
Burgundy, France March 2011.
http://www.chardonnay-du-monde.com/Fr/70_presse/index.en.html
http://www.eightyacres.com.au/taylors/
http://www.taylorswines.com.au/
http://bit.ly/f0z1lw
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