SYDNEY--10 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ANNUAL CONFERENCE...
BEIJING: Air China is to play host to and chair the 68th Annual Conference
of International Air Transportation Association (IATA) and the World Civil
Aviation Summit to be held in Beijing, China in 2012, which will bring together
executives and decision makers of the world's airlines, airports, aircraft
manufacturers and service suppliers.
http://bit.ly/jHNWBU
U.S. PATENT...
SAN FRANCISCO: Splunk ( http://www.splunk.com/ ), a leading provider of
Operational Intelligence software, today announced that the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office has issued the company a new patent for organizing and
understanding machine data through use of a "machine data web."
http://www.splunk.com/
http://bit.ly/kUgpVh
ONCOLOGY WEBSITE...
ZUG, Switzerland: Amgen announced today the launch of its first oncology
website for the international oncology community outside the United States.
http://www.amgen.com/
http://bit.ly/iQfeR1
GERMAN REPORTERS...
PHUKET, Thailand: Maikhao Dream Hotels & Resorts welcomed a group of
incentive and leisure travel writers from Germany to stay and enjoy the Maikhao
Dream Experience.
http://www.maikhaodream.com/
http://bit.ly/lT1hW1
EURAIL SUMMER ALERT...
UTRECHT, Netherlands: Eurail Group G.I.E. wants to alert travelers to
Europe, especially ardent soccer fans on their way to the Women's World Cup
Soccer in Germany, that Eurail Passes continue to offer great value for money
and provide tremendous flexibility in planning itineraries for travel
throughout Europe.
http://www.eurailgroup.com/
http://bit.ly/m5UrYG
EXECUTIVES UNSATISFIED...
LOS ANGELES: A majority of global executives are less than satisfied with
the level of innovation in their companies, according to a Korn/Ferry Executive
Quiz released today.
http://www.kornferry.com/
http://www.kornferryinstitute.com/
http://bit.ly/iz7yLG
DRILLING RESULTS...
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada: Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX: DM)
(TSX: DM.U) is pleased to announce assay results for 15 holes drilled on the
Nokomis Deposit, one of four qualified resources on the Twin Metals Project in
northeastern Minnesota.
http://www.duluthmetals.com/
http://www.twin-metals.com/
http://bit.ly/j23ot6
SUPPORT CENTER...
BIELEFELD, Germany and SHANGHAI: itelligence AG announces expansion of its
presence in China and opens its first SAP Application Support und Maintenance
Center in the country.
http://bit.ly/mQonw8
SUPER POST-PANAMAX CRANES...
HALIFAX: Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, the owner of Halterm Container
Terminal Limited, will invest in two additional Super post-panamax cranes
(SPPX) at the Port of Halifax.
http://www.portofhalifax.ca/
http://bit.ly/iYEIWJ
RETAILING SESSION...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Award winning provider of Retail BI solutions,
Manthan Systems, joins hands with regional Malaysia partner Wincor Nixdorf to
host an incisive and illuminating session for retailers entitled 'Action Points
in Retail' at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on June 09, 2011.
http://www.manthansystems.com
http://bit.ly/juLW4a
COLLABORATION AGREEMENT...
WEST CHESTER, Pa. and INDIANAPOLIS: Synthes, Inc. (SIX: SYST.VX) and Eli
Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced the signing of an exclusive
worldwide collaboration agreement to address the needs of patients who are
cared for by orthopedic surgeons, including those with osteoporosis and those
with bone fractures.
http://www.lilly.com/
http://www.forteoregistry.org/
http://bit.ly/jUOb4M
PATENT INFRINGEMENT...
TORONTO: In Washington DC today, the Supreme Court of the United States has
ruled unanimously in favor of i4i in the long-running i4i v Microsoft patent
infringement lawsuit.
http://www.i4ilp.com/
http://bit.ly/m9uc8X
TOP AGENDA...
LONDON: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will lay particular
stress on youth employment, underachievement by boys and strengthening economic
resilience during his six-day trip to the Caribbean region, 12-17 June 2011.
http://bit.ly/j3vpM7
PERFORMANCE METRICS...
SYDNEY: IBFX Australia Pty Ltd, one of the industry's leading global
providers of forex trading, allows its performance metrics to speak for
themselves as they continue on the path to provide the best trading experience
for customers and partners.
http://www.ibfx.com/
http://www.ibfx.com.au/
http://bit.ly/mFHI4x
MISSING JOURNALIST...
LONDON: Commenting on the case of missing British journalist Michael Dixon,
Costa Rican foreign minister Rene Castro has said: "We will welcome the
co-operation of the [British] police and we will be open to share whatever
clues we have and we will not hesitate in opening the door to the specialised
and very well equipped police to work with us."
http://www.helpfindmichaeldixon.com/
http://bit.ly/j9Ax4l
ENERGY FUTURE...
WATERLOO, ON: A unique, international summit of scientists, engineers,
entrepreneurs and future leaders from around the world has concluded with the
release of the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 Communique.
http://wgsi.org/
http://www.tvo.org/
http://bit.ly/ikkCik
DOUBLE UPDATE...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic: Prague, Czech Republic, June 9, 2011 - JetBrains(R),
creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing development tools, today
announced a prominent update release of two .NET tools: dotTrace 4.5
Performance, a powerful .NET application performance profiler, and dotCover
1.1, a .NET code coverage plug-in for Visual Studio.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
http://bit.ly/kga7qr
ONEVOICE ACTIVISTS...
NEW YORK: OneVoice activists spread thousands of Palestinian flags and
flyers with the headline, "Self-determination and statehood is a right and
duty," throughout the West Bank this week, backing a Palestinian state based on
the 1967 lines.
http://www.onevoicemovement.org/
http://bit.ly/j3Yqqo
TOP CEO...
HONG KONG: DHL Global Forwarding North Asia Pacific CEO Dr. Kelvin Leung has
been named CEO of the Year in this year's prestigious Customer Relationship
Excellence (CRE) Awards, the most important award of its kind in the Asia
Pacific.
http://press.ap.dhl.com/
http://bit.ly/kqp9KP
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY...
LAS VEGAS: Sir Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono & Sean Lennon, Olivia & Dhani
Harrison, Sir George & Giles Martin join family and friends for Beatles' LOVE
reunion at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/
http://www.mirage.com/
http://bit.ly/lVB89V
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