SYDNEY--20 Apr--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
INFINEON RESULTS...
NEUBIBERG: Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX /OTCQX: IFNNY) announces that
revenues and Total Segment Result for the second quarter of the 2011 fiscal
year are better than expected.
http://bit.ly/e18VkS
RS CATALOGUE...
SINGAPORE: RS Components (http://bit.ly/e5JV6l), the world's largest high
service distributor of electronics and maintenance products and the trading
brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), announced the launch of its 2011
catalogue in Asia Pacific.
www.rs-components.com
www.electrocomponents.com
http://bit.ly/gVAuyP
REFOQ CHINA...
ALEXANDRIA: Refog Inc. has announced its entrance into China's software
market: the key products of the company, as well as its official website (
http://www.refog.com/cn), have been localized into the Chinese language. The
Chinese users can purchase the programs at incredibly reduced prices via Alipay
online payment platform.
http://www.refog.com/cn/
http://bit.ly/fMJJMj
IDC REPORT...
SYDNEY: A recent IDC Energy Insights report ranks Landis+Gyr as the only
company in the market leader category for advanced metering infrastructure
(AMI) technology used by utilities for advanced metering and smart grid
applications.
http://bit.ly/hkD2Ox
AUSTRALIAN GREENBIZ...
LONDON: The Australian sustainable business market will grow to $2.9bn in
2014 from $1.6bn in 2010, according to a new report from independent analyst
firm Verdantix.
http://www.verdantix.com
http://bit.ly/gvh6vW
ZUMBA LAWSUITS...
HOLLYWOOD: Zumba Fitness, LLC, creator of the acclaimed Zumba(R)
fitness-party workout with a global following of millions, announces today that
it has filed five lawsuits in U.S. District Court in California and is
preparing to file several more in the United States and the United Kingdom.
www.zumba.com
http://bit.ly/gHEmuL
NIGERIAN ELECTIONS...
ABUJA: The April 2011 National Assembly and Presidential elections in
Nigeria have 'discarded the notion that the country can only hold flawed
elections' Commonwealth Observers in the country have said.
http://bit.ly/gCF3dV
MICROSOFT CASE...
WASHINGTON DC: In Washington DC today, eight Supreme Court justices heard
oral argument of the appeal for i4i v Microsoft. Microsoft has asked the
Supreme Court to lower the standard of proof, for challenges to the validity of
a properly issued patent, from clear and convincing evidence to a preponderance
of evidence.
www.i4ilp.com
http://bit.ly/euMTim
PEACEWORKS APPOINTMENT...
NEW YORK: The PeaceWorks Foundation (http://peaceworks.com
mission/peaceWorksFoundation.html) officially announced on Monday the
appointment of Dr. Howard J. Sumka as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OneVoice
(http:/ www.onevoicemovement.org).
http://www.onevoicemovement.org
http://bit.ly/fm1n2d
CAS LAUNCH...
COLUMBUS: Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the world's leading provider of
chemical information, today introduced major enhancements to its SciFinder(R)
research tool.
http://www.cas.org
http://bit.ly/gP2r3u
RAK REGISTRATIONS...
RAS AL KHAIMAH: The Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) - one of the
fastest-growing and most cost-effective free trade zones in the UAE - has
announced that 522 new companies registered with the free zone in the first
quarter of 2011, a 17% increase in registrations over Q1 2010.
http://www.rakftz.com
http://bit.ly/fAYtam
VWR ACQUISITION...
RADNOR: VWR International, LLC, a global leader in distributing laboratory
supplies and services, announced today that it agreed to acquire the business
of Anachemia Canada Inc. and its affiliates, pending customary closing
conditions.
http://www.vwr.com
http://bit.ly/h378yi
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/eNcAvI
MELBOURNE MEG...
MELBOURNE: Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology acquires Elekta
Neuromag TRIUX magnetoencephalography (MEG) system to study brain in action.
http://www.elekta.com
http://bit.ly/haxhoe
INSITU EXHIBIT...
BINGEN: Insitu will showcase its combat-proven tactical intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) products, services and capabilities, at
the 2011 Army Aviation Association of America Exposition April 17-20 at the
Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.
www.insitu.com
http://bit.ly/f6gJgX
FARO EDGE...
LAKE MARY: FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's leading
provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, introduces the FARO
Edge and V4 Laser Line Probe, the most advanced, state-of-the-art FaroArm
system ever produced.
www.faro.com/edge
http://bit.ly/fZsB7b
AMTEL CONTROLLER...
SAN JOSE: Atmel(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller
and touch technology solutions, today announced that the Atmel maXTouch(TM)
mXT224 controller has been selected to power the touchscreens for the Kyocera
Echo dual-screen Android phone.
http://www.atmel.com
http://bit.ly/fHWXMr
CLAICO ACQUISITION...
VANCOUVER: Calico Resources Corp. (formerly Cobre Exploration Corp.) (TSX-V:
CKB) (the "Company" or "Calico") announces that it has signed the definitive
option agreement for the acquisition of a 100% interest (subject to certain
royalties) in the Grassy Mountain Project (the "Project") from Seabridge Gold
Inc. ("Seabridge").
http://bit.ly/dGYC3k
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