SYDNEY--1 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES...
NEW DELHI: As the planet prepares to celebrate World Environment Day on 5
June, earth experts with IEEE, the world's largest technical professional
association, say much more should be done to improve the earth's vital signs,
which include forest health, water cleanliness and availability, climate
stability and habitat preservation.
http://www.ieee.org/
http://www.oceanicengineering.org/
http://www.photonicssociety.org/
http://www.grss-ieee.org/
http://www.ieee-pes.org/
http://bit.ly/llSK1Q
NEW MACHINES, THEMES...
MACAU: International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) will showcase its
dedication to the Asia gaming market with the latest in fun, excitement and
innovation at the Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) June 8-9 in Macau.
http://www.igt.com/
http://www.puredepth.com/
http://bit.ly/iXOs1Z
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING...
NEW YORK: Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, announced today
that its e-commerce website, Barneys.com has introduced international shipping
to 90 countries including Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia,
and China.
http://www.Barneys.com/
http://bit.ly/jpX3IH
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/j6cnUJ
STRONG CLAIMS...
LONDON: In an interview published on 28th May in the Thai newspaper Khao
Sod, the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Suthep Thaugsuban, issued a series
of strongly-worded statements against the London-based international lawyer
Robert Amsterdam, who, acting on behalf of the Red Shirt pro-democracy
movement, seeks justice for the killings of protesters during the government
crackdown during April and May 2010.
http://www.robertamsterdam.com/thailand
http://bit.ly/iMzgzw
PRICE INCREASES...
MINNEAPOLIS: Cummins Power Generation Inc., a division of Cummins Inc.
(NYSE: CMI), is announcing price increases for its commercial diesel-powered
generator sets. These prices will increase up to 2%, effective August, 2011.
http://www.cumminspower.com/
http://www.cumminspowerdocs.com/
http://bit.ly/iSyH75
FUNDING BOOST...
LONDON: SPINLET, the makers of innovative, cloud-based music streaming and
storage applications, announced today that it has received a significant
investment from Verod Capital Management Limited ("Verod Capital"), an emerging
markets investment firm based in Nigeria, with interests across several sectors.
http://www.spinlet.com/
http://www.verodcapital.com/
http://bit.ly/laReRc
AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION...
TULSA, Okla.: Omni Air International (Omni) receives FAA approval to operate
the B777-200ER aircraft including 180-minute ETOPS authority.
http://bit.ly/kJzAYM
MEGA CONTRACT...
KORTRIJK, Belgium: Lapauw International, the Kortrijk-based company that was
taken over by Philippe D'heygere in the summer of 2010, has scooped a
mega-contract in Saudi Arabia.
http://www.lapauwinternational.com/
http://bit.ly/iPQGwN
TRADING CHAMPIONSHIP...
KAZAN CITY, Russia: MetaQuotes Software Corp., a world leader in the retails
Forex software market, today launched the Automated Trading Championship 2011,
an annual competition of trading robots under which, anyone can register as a
participant and compete for the prize money of $80,000.
http://championship.mql5.com/2011/en
http://www.metaquotes.net/
http://bit.ly/j9K0vg
CONSULTING BRAND...
HONG KONG: FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory
firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise
value, today announced that FTI-International Risk, the leading international
risk mitigation and investigation consultancy in Asia, has adopted the FTI
Consulting brand.
http://www.fticonsulting.com/
http://bit.ly/ml8lj2
YACHT DESIGNS...
LONDON: The World Match Racing Tour today unveiled the seven officially
approved new boat designs which will be made available to the Tour's host
venues.
http://www.wmrt.com/boats.html
http://bit.ly/jFOd4N
SECOND-OPINION CONSULTATIONS...
PITTSBURGH: Marking its first medical services agreement in Asia, UPMC
announced today that it will provide remote, second-opinion pathology
consultations to KingMed Diagnostics, the largest independent medical
diagnostic laboratory in China.
http://www.upmc.com/
http://bit.ly/mRhdDX
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