SYDNEY--23 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
R&D FACILITY...
NAGOYA, Japan: Menicon Singapore, a subsidiary of Menicon Co., Ltd., Japan's
first and largest contact lens manufacturer, has opened its new R&D and
manufacturing facility. Located at International Business Park, the
6,000-square-meter facility is the company's first manufacturing facility in
the world producing daily disposable contact lenses, and will also house
Menicon's first R&D center in Asia outside Japan.
http://www.menicon.com/
http://bit.ly/fofG8i
CROSS-BORDER PAYMENT...
LONDON: Recognised globally for its specialist Education payment solution
and sector expertise, Travelex Global Business Payments, the world's
cross-border payments specialist, has recently accelerated its international
presence in the Higher Education sector and now works with over 300
Universities worldwide, across the four continents in which it operates.
http://www.travelexbusiness.com/
http://bit.ly/eErJ85
AGREEMENT REACHED...
LONDON: Marex Group Limited ("Marex"), the international broker of commodity
derivatives, financial futures and foreign exchange, which is majority-owned by
JRJ Group ("JRJ") and its partners, Trilantic Capital Partners and BXR Group,
today announces that it has reached agreement with Imarex ASA to acquire its
100% holding of Spectron Group Limited ("Spectron") for approximately 94.5
million pounds.
http://www.spectrongroup.com/
http://www.marex.com/
http://www.jrjgroup.com/
http://bit.ly/fBjrAF
SELECTION MADE...
BEIJINGp: eFront, the leading European software provider of financial
solutions for alternative assets, is pleased to announce that CITIC Private
Equity Funds Management Co., Ltd. ("CITIC PE") has selected the FrontInvest
platform to support its investment operations.
http://www.citicpe.com/
http://www.efront.com/
http://bit.ly/f3inol
PRIZE LAUREATE...
STOCKHOLM: Stephen R. Carpenter, Professor of Zoology and Limnology at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, will receive the 2011 Stockholm Water
Prize. This announcement was made today in connection with the UN World Water
Day.
http://www.siwi.org/SWP2011
http://bit.ly/fB8yNy
DESIGN AWARD...
STOCKHOLM and HOUSTON: The TCO Certified usability and eco-label for ICT
products today awarded the prestigious TCO Certified Edge designation to the
new Samsung Notebook Series 9 for outstanding achievement in outdoor
readability.
http://www.tcodevelopment.com/
http://bit.ly/eX95lr
ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT...
PLANO, Texas: Addressing one of the greatest safety concerns associated with
mobile phone use, Acision, a world leader in mobile data, and Aegis Mobility, a
leading developer of solutions for distracted driving, today announced an
alliance that will enable mobile operators to offer subscribers breakthrough
safe-driving technology.
http://www.acision.com/
http://www.aegismobility.com/
http://bit.ly/g5wm3a
PLANT-BASED HEMOSTASIS...
BAYREUTH, Germany: BioCer Entwicklungs GmbH, a Bayreuth, Germany based
medical device manufacturer, are pleased to announce their attendance at the
China Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) Shenzhen, China 15th-19th April 2011.
http://www.biocer-gmbh.de/en/
http://bit.ly/frEkKe
EARTHQUAKE UPDATE...
TOKYO: NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced on March 22 that it is
steadily restoring communications services, although some still remain
disrupted following the powerful earthquake that hit the Tohoku region of Japan
on Friday, March 11.
http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html
http://bit.ly/gIzkrN
NAME INTEGRATION...
LONDON: Telnic Limited ( http://telnic.tel ), the registry operator for the
.tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that The Al Wahda Express Group of
companies (AWE - http://www.awe.ae ) will be providing .tel domains to its
customers as part of an integrated online marketing solution.
http://bit.ly/fXsZpZ
SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT...
MONACO: FxPro Financial Services Ltd (FxPro), a leading global broker in FX
and CFDs today announces it has agreed a deal to be the official partner of one
of Europe's most prestigious football clubs.
http://www.fxpro.com/
http://bit.ly/i0BzZR
OIL PRICES...
WASHINGTON: The economy continues to show increasing signs of
self-sustaining momentum, however an unexpected jump in oil prices and the
potential for further tightening of fiscal policy suggest less economic
momentum than previously believed, according to the March 2011 Economic Outlook
released today by Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) Economics & Mortgage
Market Analysis Group.
http://www.fanniemae.com/
http://bit.ly/h7ToNv
INSIGHT LAB...
BANGALORE, India: Birlasoft today announced investments to set up a Customer
Insight Lab at its Bangalore facility in India.
http://www.birlasoft.com/
http://bit.ly/fEODTK
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/gA4Yfu
SONG DEDICATION...
LONDON: The brother of missing British journalist Michael Dixon, who
disappeared in Costa Rica in 2009, has released a charity single called COME
HOME, dedicated to Michael Dixon and all those with loved ones missing around
the world.
http://helpfindmichaeldixon.com/content/music-campaign
http://bit.ly/gHBnvp
NEW ECONOMIST...
BOSTON: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest
products industry, today announced the hiring of Wade Camp as Senior Wood
Products Economist.
http://www.risi.com/
http://bit.ly/gyd5X2
JAPAN DONATION...
SPRINGVILLE, Utah: Neways ( http://neways.com/en/home.aspx ) has created a
special "Power of People" fund for donations from the company's distributors,
staff, and other interested people to benefit those affected by Japan's recent
earthquake and tsunami.
http://bit.ly/idMUeY
LONE RUNNER...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.: To fight the global problem of online child pornography one
man is running the entire length of the Taiwan Island in an effort to raise
money for the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC).
http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/mikedenoma
http://bit.ly/eJ2BwY
JAPAN STATEMENT...
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa.: "Environmental Tectonics Corporation would like to express
our heartfelt concern for the victims of the catastrophic events which have
occurred in Japan. Our thoughts remain with our friends, colleagues, and the
entire Country of Japan as they continue to recover from this unprecedented
event.
http://www.etcusa.com/
http://bit.ly/eNnM1a
200TH ANNIVERSARY...
PARIS: First day of Spring, 2011. Last night saw Champagne House Perrier-Jou
adi?t celebrate its bicentenary with the unveiling of Bi-Centenairethe very
first Living Legacy champagne designed to be passed on to future generations.
http://www.perrier-jouet.com/
http://bit.ly/fTK8Qc
NEW AMBASSADOR...
HAMILTON, Bermuda: Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits
company in the world, announces tennis champion Rafael Nadal as the new Bacardi
Limited Global Social Responsibility Ambassador.
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/bacardi/48890/
http://bit.ly/fjIAjh
IP PORTFOLIO...
MENLO PARK, Calif.: Telome Health, Inc. (THI) officially launched today with
an exclusive worldwide intellectual property portfolio.
http://www.telomehealth.com/
http://bit.ly/ed47so
CHARITY AUCTION...
LOS ANGELES: Play For Japan (PFJ), a global campaign designed to raise funds
for the victims of the recent tragedies in Japan, announced today the launch of
its online charity auction.
http://bit.ly/fNO9Iz
DRUG-DELIVERY SYSTEM...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Ikaria Australia Pty Ltd. today announced the launch
of its next-generation INOMAX (nitric oxide) for inhalation drug-delivery
system, the INOMAX DSIR.
http://www.ikariaaust.com/
http://www.ikaria.com/
http://bit.ly/gyFES3
NEW FOUNDATION...
LONDON, NEW YORK, SYDNEY: The GDS Foundation, a charitable fund for the
autistic sector that was officially launched in the UK today, was inspired by
very personal circumstances - Spencer Green, founder and Chairman of GDS
International, a global events company, has a eight-year-old son who suffers
from Asperger's, an autism spectrum disorder.
http://www.gdsfoundation.com/
http://bit.ly/eg4rWB
JAPAN DONATION...
NEW YORK: FXDD, a leader in online Forex trading, has donated $25,000 to the
American Red Cross for earthquake relief efforts in Japan. The company
announced that it will also match client donations to the American Red Cross to
aid with Japan relief.
http://american.redcross.org/fxdirect-emp
http://www.global.fxdd.com/
http://bit.ly/gljQZL
SUSTAINABILITY FORUM...
SAO PAULO: Former US President Bill Clinton, former California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and filmmaker James
Cameron will all speak at the 2nd INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABILITY, which
is scheduled to take place March 24 through 26 in Manaus, Brazil.
http://bit.ly/dTTzew
SERVICES RELATIONSHIP...
LOS ANGELES: Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company (NYSE: KFY), today announced
that it has been re-engaged by Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter and
New Zealand's largest employer, to provide Recruitment Process Outsourcing
(RPO) and consulting services over the next five years commencing April 1st.
http://www.kornferry.com/
http://www.kornferryinstitute.com/
http://bit.ly/gJoMNr
SOCIAL MEDIA...
SYDNEY: The second section of the latest CMC Markets (
http://www.cmcmarkets.com.au/ ) Share Trader Insight Survey: A Look Into What
Drives Today's Share Traders was released today.
http://bit.ly/dX2cKe
ACTION BLUEPRINT...
NEW DELHI: Ashoka's Changemakers is celebrating the International Women's
Day Centennial by saluting women architects of social change around the world
through its ChangemakeHERS campaign ( http://www.changemakers.com/blog ).
http://www.changemakers.com/blog
http://india.ashoka.org/blog
http://bit.ly/fsZzpo
MARKET CLEAN-UP...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Symex Holdings Limited (Symex) announced some
aggressive plans for marketing leading bleach brand Janola in New Zealand
today, after acquiring the iconic brand late last year.
http://bit.ly/dRoiis
BIO-DIVERSE TOWER...
NEW YORK: Kevin Kennon, International Architect,
( http://www.kkarchitect.com ), has designed a new 90,000 square meter mixed-use
commercial building for Eco-City, Tianjin, China, a joint development between
China and Singapore.
http://www.kkarchitect.com/
http://bit.ly/gSCwNe
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