SYDNEY--26 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SEOUL, BUSAN MANUFACTURERS...
SEOUL: MFG.com, the world largest global sourcing marketplace for the
manufacturing industry, today attended IMAC2011 held in Seoul and BUTECH in
Busan.
http://bit.ly/jFYX1D
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE...
LONDON: Hotels.com was named "Best Overall Customer Experience" according to
a study by Keynote Competitive Research that examines nine of the top online
travel websites in the U.S.
http://bit.ly/kMIBiS
SKIN CANCER...
SEOUL, Korea and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.: The International League of
Dermatological Societies (ILDS) and Stiefel, a GSK company, today announced the
launch of Hats On For Skin Health, a global initiative on sun protection for
albinos in sub-Saharan Africa.
http://www.hatsonforskinhealth.org/
http://www.stiefel.com/
http://bit.ly/lBW6xC
LIVE COVERAGE...
LANGENARGEN, Germany: Live coverage of stage 2 of the World Match Racing
Tour (WMRT), Match Race Germany, will begin on Wednesday with the first
Qualifying Session after the teams finished honing their skills on the new
fleet of Bavaria 40S yachts on Lake Constance.
http://www.wmrt.com/multimedia/video-gallery.html
http://bit.ly/lJek5b
PROMOTIONS MADE...
PALO ALTO, Calif.: Vivo Ventures, LLC ("Vivo") announced today the
promotions of Dr. Chen Yu and Dr. James Zhao to Managing Partner in recognition
of their contributions to the firm.
http://www.vivoventures.com/
http://bit.ly/j3wDho
TRIAL AGAINST...
BALI, Indonesia: The trial against Indonesia Interfaith Spiritual Activist
Anand Krishna, who allegedly violating Article 290 and 294 of the Criminal
Penal Code about Sexual Harassment entered a new phase.
http://www.anandkrishna.org/
http://www.aumkar.org/
http://bit.ly/jB24yj
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amount indicated for the following securities issue on the redemption date
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/kXAro3
PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED...
MONTREAL: SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF), provider of leading column
database software today announced a strategic partnership with Averna, a global
test engineering company for communications and electronics device makers
worldwide.
http://www.sand.com/
http://www.averna.com/
http://bit.ly/lh9NVD
NEW CEO...
LONDON: The Marken Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment
of Wesley P. Wheeler, MBA as Chief Executive Officer.
http://www.marken.com/
http://bit.ly/layDdH
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION...
REDWOOD CITY, California: NComputing, the global leader in end-to-end
desktop virtualization, today announced technology integration between
NComputing vSpace(TM) virtualization software and desktop devices, and
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows Multipoint Server (WMS) 2011 (
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/multipoint/default.aspx ) multiuser
operating system.
http://www.ncomputing.com/
http://bit.ly/iGK4cY
EXTENDER SOLUTION...
MONTREAL: Matrox Graphics Inc. today unveils Matrox Avio(TM) Series, a new
line of fibre optic KVM extenders for graphics intensive design and
visualization applications within the process control, automotive, oil & gas,
and government and military markets.
http://www.matrox.com/avio_series_kvm_extenders
http://bit.ly/l4ZgMp
POWER SOURCES...
AMETEK Programmable Power today introduced the California Instruments RS
Series of high-power AC/DC power systems.
http://www.programmablepower.com
http://www.calinst.com/go/rs/
http://bit.ly/klTlo8
MID-EAST MERGER...
DUBAI, UAE: International law firm Eversheds has today (25 May 2011)
announced that it has merged (and associated in Saudi Arabia) with Middle
Eastern law consortium KSLG in a groundbreaking move that will see the firm
treble in size in the region.
http://www.eversheds.com/
http://bit.ly/jlSNyC
NEW PRODUCTS...
YOKNEAM, Israel: Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS) held a media panel on
the specific challenges of Asian skin and ways to successfully satisfy the
increasing demands of Asian consumers regarding skin tone and appearance.
http://bit.ly/mjDALQ
GLOBAL RISK CONSULTING...
CHICAGO: Crowe Horwath Global Risk Consulting (CHGRC) is a newly formed
global professional services firm assisting multinational companies with their
governance, risk and compliance needs.
http://www.crowehorwath.net/risk/
http://bit.ly/jE9z7o
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