SYDNEY--18 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
GROWTH KEY...
NEW YORK: The affluent, aging populations of the developed world represent
one of the most likely sources of profitable growth for consumer products
companies in the coming years, according to a new report by Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu Limited.
http://www.deloitte.com/consumerbusiness
http://bit.ly/hNh8n6
AGREEMENT MADE...
SINGAPORE: mig33, the world's largest mobile-first community, today
announced an agreement with GREE, a major Japanese social networking service
provider, to adopt the GREE Platform for smartphone, opening mig33's community
to a vast array of social game developers throughout Japan and far beyond.
http://developer.mig33.com/
http://www.mig33.com/
http://bit.ly/g6ifpQ
PAYMENT SOLUTION...
LONDON: Telnic Limited (http://telnic.tel), the registry operator for the
.tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that its regional partner TelChina
(http://telchina.tel) and China Mobile ( http://www.chinamobileltd.com/), one
of the world's largest mobile phone companies, have entered into a strategic
relationship to develop Mobile-Pay services on the .tel platform.
http://bit.ly/h6Dohm
MOBILE PAYMENTS...
NEW YORK: Payfone (http://www.payfone.com), a leading provider of mobile
payments, today announced the closing of its $19 million strategic funding
round, making it one of the largest mobile payments funding rounds to date.
http://www.americanexpress.com/
http://www.serve.com/
http://www.rogersventures.com/
http://bit.ly/gYMuNK
REAR IS HERE...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.: With swimsuit season right around the corner, Bikini.com,
The World's Biggest Beach Party (http://www.bikini.com), scoured the designer
runways to report on the most cutting edge looks for the coming year.
http://bit.ly/eJV7sX
LEAGUE SPONSORSHIP...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: FxPro Financial Services Ltd (FxPro), a leading
global broker in foreign exchange, today announced it has agreed a deal to be
an official partner of Asia's premier club football competition, the Asian
Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League, for the 2011 season.
http://www.fxpro.com/
http://www.the-afc.com/
http://www.worldsportgroup.com/
http://bit.ly/hnKUba
INTERNATIONAL MARKET...
NEW YORK: McGraw-Hill Higher Education today announced the expanded
availability of McGraw-Hill Create, an innovative platform that gives
instructors unprecedented control over and customization of university
classroom content in English, Italian and Spanish - and by the end of 2011,
Chinese and Marathi.
http://www.mhhe.com/domore
http://www.mheducation.com/
http://bit.ly/i76RBy
AUCTION SERVICES...
AMARILLO, Texas: EnergyNet is pleased to announce that the State of North
Dakota has retained EnergyNet's services to develop and host an online auction
for the state's offering of potash leases and associated subsurface minerals in
Burke County, North Dakota.
http://www.energynet.com
http://gov.energynet.com
http://bit.ly/fjm8hE
FILM WORKSHOP...
SAN FRANCISCO: After the recent success of the Levi's(R) Print Workshop in
San Francisco and the Levi's(R) Photo Workshop in New York City, Levi's(R), the
original, definitive jeans brand, announces the opening of its third Levi's(R)
Workshop on April 17 in Los Angeles.
http://workshops.levi.com/
http://www.levi.com/
http://bit.ly/hToGEd
LUSH DESTINATIONS...
SYDNEY, Australia: We all know the feeling you get when you settle into your
favorite couch with a glass of wine.
http://www.hotelscombined.com/
http://bit.ly/fPBCM3
UNMANNED VEHICLES...
BINGEN, Wash.: Insitu Pacific announced today that the unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS) manufacturer and service provider will be the new Australian
distributor of iRobot Corporation's (Nasdaq: IRBT) line of unmanned ground
vehicles (UGVs).
http://www.insitu.com/
http://www.irobot.com/
http://bit.ly/hcjMaS
COFFEE SUPPLY...
AMSTERDAM: In the first quarter of 2011 almost 40,000 metric tons of UTZ
CERTIFIED Good Inside coffee was sold, an increase of 25% compared to the same
period last year.
http://www.utzcertified.org/
http://bit.ly/eVE9wO
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