SYDNEY--4 May--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
CUP QUALIFIER...
GYEONGGI PROVINCE, South Korea: The Korea Match Cup Qualifier for the ISAF
World Match Racing Tour Korea Match Cup held in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
from April 27 - May 1, has produced 4-days of outstanding competition yet again.
http://www.wmrt.com/
http://bit.ly/jYfOll
STRATEGIC ADVISOR...
SINGAPORE: Global engineering, infrastructure and project management
consultancy Meinhardt Group today announced the appointment of Stephen Choo as
Strategic Advisor to the Global Chief Executive Officer and its Board of
Directors.
http://www.meinhardtgroup.com/
http://bit.ly/mAyR6c
RAIL SERVICE...
SINGAPORE: DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has rolled out a key
component of its multi-modal offering in China with the launch of daily
continental rail services departing from Beijing and Shanghai to Russia and the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and back.
http://bit.ly/lgKad8
FIRST GUEST...
PHANG NGA, Thailand: Mr. Brian Pullen arrived on 14 April 2011 to Maikhao
Dream Resort & Spa, Natai, Phang Nga and was warmly greeted as the first guest
to this newly opened resort.
http://www.maikhaodream.com/
http://bit.ly/mEiMva
PREMIUM LISTING...
LONDON: Lonrho Plc has announced that the company has been admitted to the
Premium List of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and has appointed
the Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Needham to the Board of Directors.
http://www.lonrho.com/
http://bit.ly/km3tKk
MEETING POSTPONED...
ST. LOUIS: Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS), announced that it is postponing its
annual meeting due to its merger agreement with CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL).
The meeting had been scheduled for May 12 at Savvis' corporate headquarters in
Town & Country, Mo.
http://www.savvis.com/
http://bit.ly/iH4FIF
SALE ANNOUNCED...
CHICAGO: ICAP Patent Brokerage, the intellectual property brokerage division
of ICAP plc and the world's premier patent auction firm announces the sale of a
patent portfolio featuring advanced hydrogen sensor technology.
http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com/
http://www.icap.com/
http://bit.ly/jDmvyw
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/ll4Ke4
NEW FREEDOM...
NEW YORK: Following the record success of the sale of Round Rock Research's
Covenant Not to Sue at ICAP's recent auction for $38.5 million, ICAP Patent
Brokerage presents a limited offer of new Freedom to Operate Agreements from
Walker Digital LLC.
http://www.icap.com/
http://bit.ly/kHVKku
ISSUE FOREGONE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today announced that it
will not utilize its first (May 3rd) Benchmark Notes announcement date this
month. As announced in our 2011 Benchmark Securities Issuance Calendar, the
company may forego any scheduled Benchmark Notes Issuance.
http://bit.ly/msI30Q
DIGITAL ART BOARD...
MONTREAL: Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that Dentsu, one of the
world's largest advertising agencies, used the Matrox M9188 PCIe x16
multi-display octal graphics card to drive a six-monitor, portrait-oriented
digital signage installation in Tokyo Midtown.
http://www.matrox.com/digital_art_board_Matrox_M9188
http://www.matrox.com/graphics
http://bit.ly/lh4jF7
UNIVERSITY RANKINGS...
LONDON: Harvard tops first QS World University Rankings(R) for Life Sciences
in Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
http://www.topuniversities.com/
http://bit.ly/mGAuOB
CHALLENGE WINNER...
NEW YORK: Hult International Business School announced that the University
of Cambridge team from the United Kingdom has been selected as the Global Final
Winner of its 2nd Annual Hult Global Case Challenge.
http://www.hult.edu/
http://hultglobalcasechallenge.com/
http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/
http://bit.ly/lqy4cD
COVERAGE INITIATED...
SAN FRANCISCO: Vista Partners announced today that it has initiated coverage
on Cellmid Ltd.
http://www.cellmid.com.au/
http://www.vistapglobal.com/
http://www.cephalon.com/
http://bit.ly/jno56Q
PRODUCTS EXPO...
SHANGHAI: Shanghai International Children-Baby-Maternity Products Expo
(CBME) is a world-leading trade show after 10 years development.
http://www.ubm.com/
http://www.cbmexpo.com/
http://www.baby023.com/
http://bit.ly/kvSiAa
FINANCING CLOSED...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Crown Bioscience, Inc., a leading company in innovative
oncology R&D partnership and services, today announced the closing of a US$28.8
million Series C financing.
http://www.crownbio.com/
http://www.orbimed.com/
http://bit.ly/kqLeL7
TECH OUTLINE...
MUMBAI, India: A sensors technology seminar being held in Mumbai this week
will address issues that are critical to building advanced infrastructure in
India, including smart grid-ready utilities and process-efficient industrial
facilities.
http://www.lumasenseinc.com/GSSIndia
http://www.lumasenseinc.com/
http://bit.ly/kTf0pe
TESTING APPLICATION...
OULU, Finland: With network equipment manufacturers seeking shorter roll-out
schedules, more effective test environments and minimized launch times for LTE
products, EB, Elektrobit Corporation (NASDAQ-OMX: EBC1V), a developer of
cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless
industries, today announced its EB Wireless Environment Solution (EB WES)
upgrade.
http://www.elektrobit.com/
http://bit.ly/iloOoX
AWARD WINNER...
NEW YORK: The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences today
announced that Freelancer.com, the world's largest outsourcing marketplace, won
a coveted Webby Award as the best Employment Site of the Year, as well as the
Webby People's Choice Award for the same category.
http://www.webbyawards.com/
http://www.freelancer.com/
http://bit.ly/lsJXzh
PRICE INDEX...
SYDNEY: The Easter holiday may be over for 2011, but its impact on the
accommodation industry is still going strong.
http://www.hotelscombined.com/
http://bit.ly/kYUwd4
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