SYDNEY--11 May--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
CHINESE APPROVAL...
SEATTLE: HaloSource, Inc. ("HaloSource" or "the Company") (HAL.LN, HALO.LN)
the clean water and antimicrobial technology company, today announces that it
has received formal approval from the Chinese Ministry of Health for its
HaloPure(R) drinking water purification technology for use in China.
http://www.halosource.com/
http://bit.ly/keWIwq
LACE MAKER...
PARIS: After much anticipation across the globe, the wedding dress of the
century was finally unveiled and it was a vision of modern British splendour,
with a fine French touch.
http://bit.ly/mcTtUj
SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS...
LONDON: Hotels.com, the world's leading hotel booking website, has launched
two new smart phone applications for iPhone and Android.
http://www.hotels.com/
http://bit.ly/lJVDLV
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN...
HAMBURG, Germany: "We are realigning the NIVEA brand during its centennial
year. On May 15 we're launching a global campaign, "100 Years Skincare for
Life", centered around the values that have been associated with NIVEA for
generations: trust, honesty, reliability, honesty and family," said Markus
Pinger, Beiersdorf Board Member for Brands, at the NIVEA Skin Journey press
conference on May 10, 2011.
http://www.beiersdorf.de/
http://bit.ly/l1GyIC
CHILD DROWNING PREVENTION...
Danang VIETNAM: DA NANG, TUESDAY: Over 400 experts from 50 countries have
joined together to tackle the epidemic of child drowning in Asia where it is
believed that approximately 300,000 children drown every year.
http://bit.ly/kyyxvd
TECHNICAL CENTER...
WUXI, Jiangsu, China: Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) broke ground
today on a technical center in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
http://www.dana.com/
http://bit.ly/lgLeTc
OUTSOURCING PROVIDER...
COPENHAGEN: ISS is ranked No. 2 on the newly released International
Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) Global Outsourcing 100 list.
http://bit.ly/j9Vfce
GLOBAL TRAINING...
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada: For the second year in a row, Absorb LMS (learning
management system), one of the industry's most powerful e-learning software
programs, won two coveted prizes at the 2010 Brandon Hall Research Excellence
in Learning Awards.
http://www.brandon-hall.com/
http://www.absorblms.com/
http://bit.ly/j6fQiB
OPTIMIZATION AWARD...
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa: TeamQuest Corporation awarded the 2011 IT Service
Optimization (ITSO) Award to Verizon Wireless, the operator of the nation's
fastest and most advanced 4G network.
http://bit.ly/mofHIr
SUSTAINABLE FISHING...
MANTA, Ecuador: Fisheries, research scientists and tuna fishers boarded a
vessel in Manta, Ecuador today and will spend the next two months at-sea
launching the next phase of a globally coordinated project to promote
effective, practical techniques to reduce the environmental impact of tuna
fishing.
http://iss-foundation.org/
http://www.iattc.org/
http://bit.ly/jhaCly
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/kaicus
ETHERNET SOLUTION...
LAS VEGAS: Interop - Tabula, MorethanIP and NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ:
NETL) announce the industry's first complete programmable 100Gb Ethernet
solution that can be deployed cost effectively in production with price points
below $500.
http://www.tabula.com/
http://www.morethanip.com/
http://www.netlogicmicro.com/
http://bit.ly/kvRkSA
LEGAL SERVICES...
LISLE, Ill.: A2SIX, a US-based legal document services provider, today
announced that the company has expanded its portfolio of legal document
services to include international document indexing capabilities.
http://www.a2six.com/
http://bit.ly/kSVX4e
BID SALE...
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.: On Friday, June 10, 2011 at twelve o'clock noon, NMT
Medical, Inc. intellectual property, which has been assigned to Joseph F. Finn,
Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn") of the firm Finn, Warnke & Gayton, LLP will be liquidated
for the benefit of NMT Medical creditors.
http://www.finnwarnkegayton.com/
http://bit.ly/k7IHnN
ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM...
ALMATY, Kazakhstan: On May 3-4, 2011, the 4th Astana Economic Forum was held
at the Palace of Independence on the Left Bank of Astana City.
http://bit.ly/kGxUqY
ONLINE TRAVEL PROVIDERS...
UTRECHT, Netherlands: The recently merged online travel suppliers
CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir, Flugladen and Vayama announce today the
new corporate name of the company: Travix.
http://www.travix-international.com/
http://www.bcd-nv.com/
http://www.vayama.com/
http://bit.ly/lNUdXS
GLOBAL SURVEY...
SYDNEY: Lumesse - the new name from today for StepStone Solutions - has
revealed the first findings of 'Inspiring Talent' - a detailed, independent
survey of employee attitudes to their jobs and employers.
http://www.lumesse.com/
http://bit.ly/mIuHuw
SKILLS UPGRADE...
SINGAPORE: Wincor Nixdorf, a global provider of IT solutions to the retail
and banking industries, has teamed up with Singapore Institute of Retail
Studies (SIRS) to upgrade the skills of Singapore's retail professionals by
supplying modern checkout technology to help train course participants.
http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com/
http://bit.ly/ifdjU8
CEO INTERVIEW...
FRANKFURT, Germany: Alumni from leading technology firms like Infosys, Cisco
and Nortel get together to form a new age software services firm called
Acellere.
http://www.acellere.com/
http://bit.ly/kdA4sc
SPRING2011 VERSION...
MADISON, Wis.: Five months after unveiling the new Allegro(TM)
(http://www.forteresearch.com/allegro.php), cloud-based clinical research
management platform, Forte Research Systems, Inc. has released the Spring 2011
version of Allegro CTMS@Site(TM), the clinical trials management system
designed exclusively for investigator sites.
http://www.forteresearch.com/
http://bit.ly/kCwbVW
BANKING PROTECTION...
LAS VEGAS: Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the largest independent
provider of enterprise security software for System z(R), today announced that
a top ten U.S. bank has selected Vanguard Policy Manager(TM) to secure its
critical z/OS(R) banking and credit card business applications.
http://www.go2vanguard.com/
http://bit.ly/mE3BH2
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