SYDNEY--6 May--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
IGT AWARDED...
LONDON: International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today that it
has been named Slot Provider of the Year at the eGaming Review (EGR) B2B Awards
in London.
http://www.IGT.com
http://bit.ly/lVfEwi
SSOE TIANJIN...
SHANGHAI: SSOE Group, a global engineering, procurement and construction
management (EPCM) firm, has opened an office in Tianjin, China - their third in
China - to enhance its presence within the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.ssoe.com/china
http://bit.ly/m3K1fh
CAREERBUILDER ACQUISITION...
CHICAGO: CareerBuilder continues an aggressive expansion into markets around
the globe with its latest acquisition of JobsCentral, a leading job board in
Singapore that also has a fast-growing presence in Malaysia.
http://www.careerbuilder.com
http://bit.ly/ieu2vK
ADELAIDE PREMIERE...
ADELAIDE: Last Tuesday at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre was the world
premiere of a unique collaboration between two worldwide artists.
http://www.andrerieu.com
http://bit.ly/ktfXqC
RWANDA PLANT...
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON: Guarantee facilitates development of ContourGlobal
KivuWatt's $142 million gas extraction facility and power plant in Rwanda.
http://www.contourglobal.com
http://www.miga.org
http://bit.ly/m3ty6G
KRATON RESULTS...
HOUSTON: Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a leading global
producer of styrenic block copolymers, announces financial results for the
quarter ended March 31, 2011.
www.kraton.com
http://bit.ly/jcfGfi
KORN/FERRY APPOINTMENT...
SEOUL: Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), a premier global provider of
talent management solutions, has appointed Sean Kim as Office Managing Director
of its Seoul office. He assumes the role from Jonathan Holmes, who has moved to
Dubai to serve as Managing Director, Middle East.
www.kornferryasia.com
http://bit.ly/lebfmW
WITCHERY CAMPAIGN...
MELBOURNE: Today Witchery announced the launch of the 2011 White Shirt
Campaign, with the aim of raising funds and awareness for the Ovarian Cancer
Research Foundation (OCRF).
http://bit.ly/lhA2i6
MATROX ANNOUNCEMENT...
MONTREAL: Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that the Matrox DualHead2Go
DP Edition and TripleHead2Go DP Edition are now compatible with the latest
Apple(R) MacBook(R) Pro notebooks featuring the new Thunderbolt(TM) port.
http://www.matrox.com/thunderbolt_firmware
http://bit.ly/l0ZiXt
EPG FEEDBACK...
LONDON: The Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group (EPG) is inviting feedback on
its recommendations to help reform and renew the Commonwealth.
http://bit.ly/iDzspK
POKERSTARS CHAMPIONSHIP...
DOUGLAS: It's just a few days until the 2011 Spring Championship of Online
Poker (http://www.pokerstars.com/scoop/) (SCOOP) gets under way this coming
Sunday, exclusively at PokerStars - the world's largest poker site.
http://www.pokerstars.com
http://bit.ly/mTqgwd
YOGURT STANDARDS...
SAO PAULO: The world's leading frozen yogurt franchise, Yogen Fruz -
http://www.yogenfruz.com, is excited to announce that they are officially,
based on findings found by www.Proteste.org.br and reported in O Globo, the
only frozen yogurt brand based on the new standards for food titled as "Frozen
Yogurt."
http://bit.ly/iOrvqB
COLOCON AWARDED...
HARLEYSVILLE: Colorcon, Inc., a world leader in the development, supply and
technical support of formulated coatings and other excipients, was selected by
Eli Lilly and Company for their 2010 Lilly Global Supplier Award.
http://bit.ly/inQ7om
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/kDyAdc
SIMBIONIX RESULTS...
CLEVELAND: Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of
medical education and simulation training products for medical professionals
and the healthcare industry, is pleased to report on the results of a
controlled randomized trial on the company's GI Mentor, conducted by a team
headed by Arnulf Ferlitsch, MD at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
http://www.simbionix.com
http://bit.ly/lC3srX
NAME CHANGE....
HONG KONG: The CASH Group (HKEx: 1049), a focused developer of Mobile
Internet services in China, through its Moli Group Limited, today announced
that its Board of Directors proposes to change the Company name to "Net2Gather
(China) Holdings Limited".
www.cash.com.hk
http://bit.ly/maHPI3
NXSTAGE APPROVAL...
LAWRENCE: NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of
innovative dialysis products, today announced that it has received regulatory
approval from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the
NxStage System One(TM) and signed a five-year agreement, the first year of
which is exclusive, with Regional Health Care Group (RHCG), a leading
distributor of medical products in Australia and New Zealand.
http://www.nxstage.com
http://www.rhcg.com.au
FEEC EXPANSION...
HOUSTON: Far East Energy Corporation (OTCBB: FEEC) today announced that the
Chinese news service Xinhua, has recently advised that the PRC's CBM subsidy
will be increased this summer in conjunction with the release of the 12th Five
Year Plan and could be increased as much as 0.2 RMB per cubic meter (or $0.86
per Mcf based on the March 31, 2011 exchange rate).
http://bit.ly/lwtUtt
RS SHOWROOM...
BRISBANE: RS Components (http://bit.ly/RSAustralia), the world's largest
high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has opened an
industry-leading concept showroom in Brisbane on the back of strong industry
growth in the resources, process manufacturing and transport sectors.
www.electrocomponents.com
www.rs-components.com
http://bit.ly/iu6uKU
OCEANFRESH MAKRO...
LONDON: Lonrho Plc's seafood division, Oceanfresh, has been chosen to
provide sixteen product lines to Makro under Makro's private label 'M brand'.
http://bit.ly/m2fV2I
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