SYDNEY--29 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SMARTPHONE SOFTWARE...
SANTA CLARA, Calif: Synaptics Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), a leading
developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, communications,
and entertainment devices today announced that Meizu has implemented its
ClearPad(TM) 3000 capacitive sensing solution for the recently released Meizu
M9 smartphone.
www.synaptics.com
http://bit.ly/eus8oX
SHANGHAI OFFICE...
CarryQuote AG, a pioneer in real-time mobile financial information
solutions, today announced that it has opened a new sales office in Shanghai,
China, and has named Liran Wang as its Director of Sales, China, continuing the
aggressive expansion of its global presence and sales team.
http://www.carryquote.com/cn
http://bit.ly/hGbjOX
SECURITIES SALE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) sold four separate
Multifamily Mega securities totaling $538 million under its Fannie Mae
Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS) program on Thursday, March
24, 2011. Structure details for the four securities are included in the table
below.
www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/gjP8uI
MEDIA APP...
SYDNEY: Pagemasters, Australia's premier provider of newspaper editorial
services, has launched an iPad production service.
http://bit.ly/hRXSam
www.fanniemae.com
http://bit.ly/gjP8uI
COMPANY AGM...
HAMILTON, Bermuda: Oil Insurance Limited (OIL) held its 2011 Annual General
Meeting(AGM) on March 23rd, 2011 at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel in Bermuda.
http://www.oil.bm
http://bit.ly/gcKLb4
CANCER AWARENESS...
MELBOURNE: Today, Witchery has announced the launch of the 2011 White Shirt
Campaign, with the aim of raising funds and awareness for the Ovarian Cancer
Research Foundation (OCRF).
http://bit.ly/gyPwWi
CHUBB DONATION...
WARREN, N.J: The Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) has established a $750,000
fund for disaster relief efforts related to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
http://www.chubb.com
http://bit.ly/emWIUq
CFO AWARD...
NEW YORK: McCann Worldgroup announced today that its Worldwide CFO, Tara
Comonte, has been selected as a 2011 honoree for the Crain's NY "40 under 40"
award. Ms. Comonte, 37, is considered the model for the modern CFO - a true
business leader with a clear vision for transformation, business strategy,
talent development, retention, and the company of the future.
http://bit.ly/dVPLXV
HOTEL PRICING...
SYDNEY: HotelsCombined.com has revealed the HotelsCombined.com Price Index
review of global hotel prices for April 2011. Every month we search and
analyze our database of over 2,500,000 hotel deals to identify the biggest
hotel destination reductions available over the upcoming month as well as
year-on-year falls and rises.
http://www.HotelsCombined.com
http://bit.ly/h0G3eH
CONFERENCE CALL...
HOUSTON: Far East Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FEEC) today
announced that it will host an operations conference call for shareholders and
other interested parties Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time -
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
http://www.fareastenergy.com
http://bit.ly/ebEn4r
FANNIE 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/eC0tgq
HEALTH AWARD...
DARTMOUTH, NS, Canada: Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC), the world's
largest Omega-3 EPA/DHA solutions provider, and supplier of MEG-3 brand Omega-3
EPA/DHA (eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid) ingredients, is pleased to
announce that it recently presented Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar) with
an award for 2010 Most Significant Contribution to Human Health in the Omega-3
Sector.
www.wilmar-international.com
www.ocean-nutrition.com
http://bit.ly/e0skMn
CRICKET ONLINE...
MUMBAI: comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital
world, today released results from a study of Internet traffic to cricket
websites during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo
http://bit.ly/ghNrA8
DONATION APP...
TOKYO: The Nippon Foundation has developed an application through which
people can make donations via their iPhone or Android-based phone.
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/
http://bit.ly/g7cYAS
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT...
LONDON: Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in cloud infrastructure
and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, will provide hosted operations and
services to the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as part of a
five-year, 14 million pound agreement.
http://www.savvis.com
http://bit.ly/eSNMOi
GOVERNMENT SOFTWARE...
LONDON: Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS) today announced its Government Wide
Service (GWS) platform is now available to all government departments and
third-party suppliers in the United Kingdom. The Infrastructure-as-a-Service
platform provides a solution for government agencies looking toward a "G-Cloud"
model of hosted, reduced-cost IT operations and services.
http://www.savvis.com
http://bit.ly/eAozbG
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY...
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada: QuickFRAC is a new game-changing technology for
the energy industry.
www.packersplus.com .
http://bit.ly/fwBohR
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