SYDNEY--18 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
BENTLEYS JOINS...
SYDNEY: Bentleys NSW ( http://www.bentleys.com.au/contact_bentleys/our_locations/sydney/profile ), an Australian tax, accounting, and business advisory firm has joined forces with the award-winning tax and business consultancy, WTP Advisors ( http://www.wtpadvisors.com ), to become part of a growing global network of firms.
http://bit.ly/fnW183
NEWQUEST ASIA...
CHICAGO, HONG KONG and NEW YORK: NewQuest Capital Partners, a newly-established private equity manager, today announced the formation of NewQuest Asia Fund I, L.P. (the "Fund"), a fund focused on investment opportunities in Asia.
http://www.nqcap.com
http://www.paulcap.com
http://www.harbourvest.com
http://www.axiomasia.com
http://bit.ly/eyHSvM
MENINGITIS DAY...
PERTH: World Meningitis Day, on Sunday 24 April, is dedicated to raising disease awareness, underscoring the importance of prevention through vaccination and improving support for those dealing with the potentially devastating consequences of the disease. The Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) invites people to visit http://www.comoonline.org and become a member of the global family by "joining hands" in the fight against meningitis, and to show support for meningitis awareness and prevention.
http://www.comoonline.org
http://bit.ly/flG11J
ELEMENT14 SHOW...
CHICAGO: element14 (http://www.element-14.com/community/index.jspa), a collaborative social community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, and modding guru Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. Ben Heck, spotlight intriguing questions and comments from the community in a new episode of "The Ben Heck Show" airing today.
http://bit.ly/fyR7oj
WSG&R PARTNER...
PALO ALTO: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, is pleased to announce that Kefei Li has become a partner at the firm.
http://www.wsgr.com
http://bit.ly/hPmw1P
PEACEMAN RECORDING...
NEW YORK: Peaceman Music is pleased to announce that recording artist Sir Ivan's latest single, an electro-pop version of "Hare Krishna", is as of the April 16th issue of Billboard Magazine a bonafide Top 10 hit song.
www.SirIvanMusic.com
http://bit.ly/g6JuhA
LUSH NZ...
AUCKLAND: Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics is this week using its 10 New Zealand stores to launch a national campaign against the use of battery hen cages in New Zealand.
http://bit.ly/gMfYCq
K-MICRO LAUNCH...
SAN JOSE: K-micro (Kawasaki Microelectronics America, Inc.), a leader in advanced PON ASICs, announced a new burst-mode CDR SerDes PHY for XGPON1 OLT applications.
http://www.k-micro.us
http://bit.ly/euFKSl
CMEF LAUNCH...
SHENZHEN: China Medical Equipment Fair, (CMEF) -- United Imaging Healthcare, a leading provider of ultrasound and MRI systems in China, is introducing its iuStar100 - a new 48-channel portable ultrasound machine.
http://www.samplify.com/ultrasound
http://bit.ly/hx32fa
RIEU CHRISTCHURCH...
CHRISTCHURCH: Andre Rieu has confirmed that his show, scheduled to take place in Christchurch on 8th May at CBS Canterbury Arena, will definitely be going ahead.
http://press.andrerieu.com
http://www.andrerieu.com
http://bit.ly/f6YNno
T.E.N. AWARDS...
ATLANTA: T.E.N., a technology and information security executive networking and relationship-marketing firm, announced today that nominations have opened now through June 3, for the ISE(R) West Awards 2011.
http://www.techexecnetworks.com
http://bit.ly/el7gO4
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/i8SHNm
ESSENT AMSTERDAM...
DORTMUND: The Dutch energy utility Essent, a wholly owned subsidiary of RWE AG, was asked by Amsterdam City Council to deliver and install at least 125 charging stations.
http://www.rwe-effizienz.com
http://bit.ly/hvi0MU
INFOSYS RESULTS...
BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY) announces results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2011.
http://bit.ly/gS7DiQ
PROPOSAL COMPETITION...
HONG KONG: The world's most romantic proposal could win one lucky couple one million Asia Miles and luxury stays in every Langham around the world - a once-in-a-lifetime prize worth US$40,000.
http://bit.ly/fdgvzZ
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