SYDNEY--16 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WORLD'S LOWEST...
TOKYO: Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced on June 15 the S-5844 series,
the world's lowest power consumption 180nA temperature switch IC.
http://www.sii-ic.com/en/
http://www.sii-ic.com/cn/
http://bit.ly/k3hxex
POWER CONSUMPTION...
TOKYO: Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced on June 15 the S-5844 series,
the world's lowest power consumption 180nA temperature switch IC.
http://www.sii-ic.com/en/
http://www.sii-ic.com/cn/
http://bit.ly/l4ZuB7
TEMPERATURE SWITCH IC...
TOKYO: Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII) announced on June 15 the S-5844 series,
the world's lowest power consumption 180nA temperature switch IC.
http://www.sii-ic.com/en/
http://www.sii-ic.com/cn/
http://bit.ly/is8uPO
BEIJING-MILAN ROTATIONS...
BEIJING: With Air China's flight CA949 taking to the sky on June 15, the
carrier's direct rotations between Beijing and Milan were introduced to the
market.
http://www.airchina.com/
http://bit.ly/j1ERZF
NEW PLATFORM...
READING, England: Acision, a world leader in mobile data, today announced
that Orange Botswana is deploying Acision Multi-VAS (Value Added Services),
meaning the operator can consolidate a number of its services, including voice,
text and multimedia messaging, onto one single platform.
http://www.acision.com/
http://bit.ly/kt1Vph
MENS UNDERWEAR...
SYDNEY, Australia: Lifestyle international brand aussieBum launches its new
hipster underwear Flame.
http://www.aussiebum.com/
http://bit.ly/kJEhDR
INVESTMENT SECURED...
BERLIN: Rocket Internet and Kinnevik have invested $90 million in Wimdu
following their prior success with companies such as Groupon/City Deal and
Zalando.
http://www.wimdu.com/
http://bit.ly/lHPMBX
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT...
LONDON: International Power (IPR), PT Supreme Energy (Supreme Energy) and
Marubeni Corporation have entered into a joint venture agreement for the
development of the Rantau Dedap geothermal project located in South Sumatra
Province.
http://www.iprplc-gdfsuez.com/
http://www.gdfsuez.com/
http://bit.ly/kgBd1G
KUALA LUMPUR PLAN...
CHICAGO: Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt
affiliate has entered into an agreement with Bahagia Investment Corporation
(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to manage Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.
http://www.hyatt.com/
http://bit.ly/lcfLco
SERVICE UPDATE...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Jetstar wishes to provide a further update (as at 2000
AEST) on its Australian and New Zealand services (Trans Tasman and domestic) as
a result of a volcanic ash cloud caused by Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in
Chile.
http://www.twitter.com/JetstarNews
http://bit.ly/mPYWFo
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT...
SAN DIEGO: CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading global medical technology
company, today announced a five-year exclusive agreement with Spanish company
Grifols, to become the reseller of BlisPack(R), the first robotic system for
identifying, cutting and overwrapping unit doses from blisters in the hospital
pharmacies across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
http://www.carefusion.com/
http://bit.ly/mz4q89
HNW MARKET...
NEW YORK and BOSTON: Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of
financial services technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced
the successful completion of a significant performance benchmark on Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 R2 against Eagle's latest software version, V11.0.
http://www.eagleinvsys.com/
http://bit.ly/mU3hHe
MEMBERS ANNOUNCED...
SINGAPORE: The Digital Life Academy today announced its final selections for
the Academy session in Singapore this summer.
http://bit.ly/kxcE5Y
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board:
FNMA).
http://bit.ly/krpVGN
EDGEWALK ATTRACTION...
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada: Stepping out on CN Tower's EdgeWalk - by Mark
Laroche, President and CEO of Canada Lands Company.
http://www.clc.ca/
http://www.cntower.ca/
http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
http://bit.ly/iipPEV
VIDEO DECODING...
MONTREAL: Matrox Graphics Inc. today introduces the Matrox SMD-2 streaming
media decoder, a second-generation universal IP video decode solution designed
to decode - in parallel - large numbers of network video streams in different
resolutions and formats.
http://www.matrox.com/smd-2
http://bit.ly/mMglS2
SERVICES SUSPENDED...
BRISBANE, Australia: Pacific Blue, an airline of the Virgin Australia Group
of Airlines, has suspended services into and out of Auckland and Hamilton in
New Zealand, effective immediately because of the volcanic ash plume.
http://bit.ly/lH4tjg
COMMAND FLEXIBILITY...
SYDNEY, Australia: Getac Technology Corporation has launched a unique, COTS
(commercial off the shelf) rugged military command laptop computer designed to
meet the demanding requirements of battlefield command positions, military
field control centres and maintenance facilities.
http://apac.getac.com/x500
http://bit.ly/k6ILUa
INTERACTIVE TELEVISION...
HAMBURG, Germany: Vestel Group, one of the largest largest TV manufacturers
in Europe, is to only use portal solutions from the German supplier NetRange
MMH for configuring Internet-compatible televisions.
http://www.netrange.de/
http://bit.ly/kiLMM3
MUTUAL FUND...
SINGAPORE, HONG KONG and SEOUL, South Korea: Nikko Asset Management Co.,
Ltd. (Nikko AM) today announced its appointment as the actual investment
manager of a NYSE listed mutual fund for Greater China (the Fund).
http://en.nikkoam.com/
http://bit.ly/iIHYjl
MINIATURISED AV TRANSMITTER...
SINGAPORE: Adder, the experts in connectivity solutions today unveil the
latest generation of miniaturized AV transmitters to work alongside the hugely
successful ADDERLink AV 100 Series.
http://www.adder.com
http://bit.ly/jry9Gz
YOUTRACK 3.0...
PRAGUE: JetBrains(R), creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing
development tools, today announced the release of YouTrack 3.0, a fully
customizable version of its intelligent keyboard-centric issue and bug tracker
including a Free Pack.
http://www.jetbrains.com/
http://bit.ly/iXLjh6
KENYAN CHIEF JUSTICE...
NEW YORK: The Trustees and staff of the Ford Foundation warmly congratulate
their colleague Dr. Willy M. Mutunga, who today was confirmed by the Kenyan
Parliament as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
http://www.fordfoundation.org/
http://bit.ly/kGKRyI
SERVICE UPDATE...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Jetstar wishes to provide a further update (as at 1000
AEST) on its Australian and New Zealand services (Trans Tasman and domestic) as
a result of a volcanic ash cloud caused by Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in
Chile.
http://www.twitter.com/JetstarNews
http://bit.ly/jbK1wj
SHONIN APPROVAL...
TOKYO: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), the world's leading
manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer with radiotherapy,
announced today it has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of
Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market the TrueBeam(TM) system for
image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery in Japan.
http://www.varian.com/
http://bit.ly/lANPq6
BEYONCE PULSE...
NEW YORK: Coty Beauty, a leading global beauty company, announced today the
launch of the highly anticipated newest scent in the Beyonce Parfums portfolio
-- Beyonce Pulse.
http://www.coty.com/
http://bit.ly/iE4d58
BLUETOOTH HEADSET...
HONG KONG: MyVoice 610, a new Bluetooth headset from i.Tech Dynamic, is
ideal for busy professionals who demand a combination of cutting-edge style and
features that enhance their productivity.
http://www.itechdynamic.com/
http://bit.ly/iV06Wd
I.TECH MYVOICE 610...
HONG KONG: MyVoice 610, a new Bluetooth headset from i.Tech Dynamic, is
ideal for busy professionals who demand a combination of cutting-edge style and
features that enhance their productivity.
http://www.itechdynamic.com/
http://bit.ly/m5HxyK
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT...
WETTENBERG, Germany: PVA TePla AG, Wettenberg, a manufacturer of silicon
crystallization systems as well as vacuum and high-temperature systems, is now
marketing a further development of the MultiCrystallizer crystal-growing
system, generation G5, for higher loads.
http://www.pvatepla.com/
http://bit.ly/mgkfvJ
PHASE 1 STUDY...
SINGAPORE: Inviragen announced today the initiation of the first clinical
trial of the Company's proprietary Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
investigational vaccine, INV21, a highly purified virus particle preparation
designed to protect against HFMD caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71).
http://www.inviragen.com/
http://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/
http://bit.ly/kX218Y
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