SYDNEY--21 Apr--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
FREIGHT ROUTE...
BEIJING: At 10:20 am on April 15, an Air China Cargo B747-400 freighter
aircraft took off from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport heading to
Frankfurt, Germany, via Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.
http://bit.ly/hPPp7i
DEALER LICENSE...
NEUCHATEL, Switzerland: MIG BANK, the first Forex broker to have obtained a
Swiss banking license in December 2009, has announced today it has been granted
the Securities Dealer License by the FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market
Regulatory Authority.
http://www.migbank.com/
http://bit.ly/hX1Rmg
RELIEF EFFORTS...
NEW YORK: Coty Inc., a leader in the global beauty industry, recently
donated $100,000 to two humanitarian organizations involved in the earthquake
relief efforts in Japan.
http://www.coty.com/
http://bit.ly/hl3dAY
RESULTS IMPROVEMENT...
ZWIJNDRECHT, Netherlands: The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group achieved a
significant improvement in its result in 2010 compared with the previous year.
http://www.vanleeuwen.com/
http://bit.ly/gNMEmf
NEW WAREHOUSE...
SHANGHAI: 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 today the opening of a
newly expanded warehouse in Shanghai, China, to enhance its product and service
offering to customers in one of the key growth markets for the company in the
Asia Pacific region.
http://www.rs-components.com/
http://www.electrocomponents.com/
http://bit.ly/gWDHSU
ADVANCED BATTERIES...
SHANGHAI: Johnson Controls-Saft, a global leader in the development and
manufacture of advanced lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles,
will supply the complete battery system for two electric vehicles which will be
launched by the Beijing Electric Vehicle Company (BJEV), a subsidiary of
Beijing Automotive Industry Company (BAIC).
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/
http://www.saftbatteries.com/
http://bit.ly/gbIlfg
ASIA-PACIFIC DEBUT...
SHANGHAI: Flexibility, spaciousness, sustainability and a compelling user
experience are evident in Johnson Controls' ie:3 demonstrator vehicle, which is
making its Asia-Pacific debut at Auto Shanghai 2011.
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/
http://bit.ly/g7EBeg
OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT...
BINGEN, Wash.: Insitu Inc. announced today that the Small Tactical Unmanned
Aircraft System (STUAS) Integrator completed its first Operational Assessment
(OA-1), a critical milestone in the STUAS program execution.
http://www.insitu.com/
http://bit.ly/gnD49g
REVIEW COMPLETED...
BINGEN, Wash.: Insitu Inc. has announced that the Small Tactical Unmanned
Aircraft (STUAS) Integrator program conducted a critical milestone after an
in-depth three-day system requirements review by the U.S. Navy in February.
http://www.insitu.com/
http://bit.ly/gsO8mX
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today announced that it
will not utilize its Benchmark Notes announcement date this month.
http://bit.ly/edzA3H
REVENUE GROWTH...
NOIDA, India: HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT services
provider, today announced results for the 3rd quarter of FY 2010-11.
http://www.hcltech.com/
http://bit.ly/eAkBjO
TRAINING PLATFORM...
BRANCHBURG, N.J.: Noveda Technologies, the leader in web-based real-time
energy and water monitoring, announced today that it will be offering an
interactive education, training and collaboration platform for driving energy
and water conservation.
http://www.noveda.com/
http://prazas.com/
http://bit.ly/fCOf1l
MOU SIGNED...
ROCKVILLE, Md.: Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CUR) announced it has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with BaYi Brain Hospital in Beijing, China.
http://www.neuralstem.com/
http://bit.ly/fKnVPR
CENTER EXPANSION...
LOS ANGELES: Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry Company (NYSE: KFY) specializing in
talent acquisition solutions, has announced the opening of its Service
Management Center (SMC) in Auckland, New Zealand.
http://www.kornferry.com/
http://www.kornferryinstitute.com/
http://bit.ly/hXkusP
ENTRY CALL...
AMSTERDAM: Leading events organiser UBM Live (http://www.ubmlive.com) today
announced details of the eighth edition of the CPhI Innovation Awards and
issued a call for entries.
http://www.cphi.com/innovation-awards
http://bit.ly/iiU2Ki
Q2 RESULTS...
SAN DIEGO: Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and
innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today
announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 ended March 27, 2011.
http://www.qualcomm.com/
http://bit.ly/eDFKRA
MOBILE MEDIA...
COSTA MESA, Calif.: www.t3motion.com - T3 Motion, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:
TMMM) a leader in cost-effective, clean-technology electric vehicles has
announced that the R3 Series prototype hybrid electric consumer vehicles
incorporate a Samsung Galaxy Tab into the sleek dashboard design.
http://www.t3motion.com/
http://bit.ly/ey9Dxo
ENERGY FUTURE...
GENEVA: An energy supply producing only a small amount of CO2 is feasible
and financially viable.
http://www.wec2011.org/
http://bit.ly/hKN0K1
MAJOR SAVINGS...
WELLINGTON: One of the top ten UK water utility companies Northumbrian Water
Ltd has awarded a multi-million pound contract to specialist New Zealand water
utility optimization software company Derceto via their UK partner, Mouchel.
http://www.derceto.com/
http://www.nwg.co.uk/
http://www.mouchel.com/
http://bit.ly/dZeZHg
NEW CEO...
REDWOOD CITY, California: NComputing, a global leader in desktop
virtualization, today announced the appointment of Raj Dhingra as the company's
Chief Executive Officer.
http://www.ncomputing.com/
http://bit.ly/gW6ace
TECH ADVANCEMENTS...
HOUSTON: Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a leading global
producer of styrenic block copolymers or "SBCs," announces plans to highlight
six of its latest innovations platforms for distinct end uses including wire
and cable; soft skin technology; protective films and packaging; medical and
high temperature TPE solutions and isoprene rubber (IR) and IR latex during
innovation seminars at the Shangri-La Hotel Guangzhou on May 17-18, 2011.
http://www.kraton.com/
http://bit.ly/eYVUuV
ONE STOP...
SINGAPORE: Online travel agency CheapTickets will now be featured in Asian
Correspondent's Travel Section, Asia's trusted and fastest growing online news
service.
http://bit.ly/h3mUvs
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