SYDNEY--23 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
PALM OIL LABELLING...
CANBERRA, Australia: The Chairman of World Growth, the pro-development NGO,
Alan Oxley, today called on the Australian Government and the Opposition to
oppose a bill restricting imports of palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia.
http://www.worldgrowth.org/
http://bit.ly/jtbXgM
GPS SOLUTION...
HSINCHU, Taiwan: MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for
wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced its
latest GPS solution, MT3339, successfully achieved positioning using QZSS, GPS
and SBAS.
http://www.mediatek.com/
http://bit.ly/ktrZjT
PENANG FACILITY...
BAYAN LEPAS, Penang, Malaysia: National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI), a global
company that develops and manufactures software and hardware products engineers
and scientists use for test, control and embedded design applications, today is
holding a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned R&D and operations facility
in Penang, Malaysia.
http://www.ni.com/
http://www.jobstreet.com/
http://bit.ly/ifcsdb
AIR NETWORK ENHANCEMENTS...
TOKYO: DHL, the world's leading logistics company, today announced an
investment of euro100 million with three Boeing 747-400 Converted Freighters
(BCFs) added to its Asia Air Network.
http://press.ap.dhl.com/
http://bit.ly/jgAV6H
FIRST AWARD...
LONDON: Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) is the first headset company to be
certified for TCO Certified Headsets 2.
http://www.tcodevelopment.com/
http://www.greenitedge.com/
http://www.plantronics.com/
http://bit.ly/mmYbP2
SERVICE UPDATE...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Due to the ongoing impacts of the volcanic ash cloud,
Jetstar advises that its services to and from Tasmania, will be cancelled until
approximately 10am tomorrow AEST, June 23.
http://www.twitter.com/JetstarNews
http://bit.ly/k2feFZ
APPROVAL RECEIVED...
BURSCHEID, Germany: Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global leader in
automotive seating, interiors and electronics, completed the previously
announced acquisition of Keiper and Recaro Automotive.
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/
http://bit.ly/lZiPq4
DRILLING UPDATE...
HOUSTON: Far East Energy Corporation (OTC BB: FEEC) today announced a
drilling update on the Shouyang Block and details for an upcoming conference
call.
http://www.fareastenergy.com/
http://bit.ly/mozhRE
MAGNETIC-LOGIC-UNIT TECHNOLOGY...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Crocus Technology, a leading developer of magnetic
semiconductors, today announced its Magnetic-Logic-Unit (MLU) architecture, a
scalable evolution of Crocus' Thermally Assisted Switching(TM) (TAS)
technology, that permits practical implementation of advanced logic and memory
capabilities, a first for the industry.
http://www.crocustechnology.com/
http://bit.ly/lDW1IP
A LEADER...
BEIJING: CRI/CRITERION Marketing Asia Pacific Pte Ltd's (CCMAP) CRI
catalysts aim to use its strong position in Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol
(EO/EG) catalyst technology, technical services and commercial development to
help petrochemical companies realize cost savings, quicker payback and meet
strict emissions requirements.
http://www.cricatalyst.com/
http://www.criterioncatalysts.com/
http://www.shell.com/globalsolutions
http://bit.ly/kX9fGC
COLLABORATIVE LICENSING TECHNOLOGIES...
BEIJING: Shell Global Solutions and CRI/CRITERION Marketing Asia Pacific Pte
Ltd (CCMAP) are stepping up efforts to offer collaborative licensing
technologies and CRI catalysts offerings to petrochemical companies in Greater
China and Asia Pacific.
http://www.cricatalyst.com/
http://www.criterioncatalysts.com/
http://www.shell.com/globalsolutions
http://bit.ly/l4b0Xs
ONLINE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKERS...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network
with more than 100 million members worldwide and more than 350,000 members in
New Zealand, today released data on the differences between men and women when
it comes to networking professionally online.
http://www.linkedin.com/
http://bit.ly/mmEjmG
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) announced Susan R.
McFarland will be the company's new executive vice president and chief
financial officer (CFO) effective July 11, 2011.
http://twitter.com/FannieMae
http://bit.ly/lZyf6K
EDUCATION APP...
HONG KONG: Forget boring flashcards. EF Education First, the world's largest
international education company, recently released the iPad app, EF High Flyers
English Vocabulary Game for kids.
http://www.englishtown.com/
http://www.ef.com/
http://bit.ly/ip4vPx
http://bit.ly/m9Amqr
http://bit.ly/j8kyVA
http://bit.ly/ireL47
http://bit.ly/lluiRU
ACCEPTING PATENT SUBMISSIONS...
CHICAGO: ICAP Patent Brokerage, a division of ICAP plc and the world's
largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm, is now
accepting patent submissions for the upcoming Fall 2011 Live IP Auction to be
held November 16-17th in San Francisco, California.
http://www.icappatentbrokerage.com
http://icapoceantomo.com/auction/submitip
http://icappatentbrokerage.com/auction/submitip
http://bit.ly/mtYSGg
SUPPORT FOR ADF...
BINGEN, Wash.: Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu
Inc., today announced it has achieved 25,000 operational flight hours of
ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) services with the Australian Army in
Afghanistan.
http://www.insitu.com/
http://bit.ly/mBUf4W
SERVICE UPDATE...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Due to the ongoing impacts of the volcanic ash cloud,
Jetstar advises that its New Zealand services, both domestic and Trans Tasman
will be cancelled for the rest of today, June 23.
http://www.twitter.com/JetstarNews
http://bit.ly/mAsixJ
CHINA OFFICE...
FRANKFURT, Germany: For the first time Atelier Markgraph will open a branch
office outside its home Frankfurt. The official grand opening of the China
Representative office will be celebrated on June 24th in Shanghai.
http://www.markgraph.de/
http://bit.ly/kq5AxF
INDONESIAN BANKING SECTOR...
SINGAPORE and GERMANTOWN, Md.: CommunicAsia, 2011 -- Hughes Network Systems,
LLC (Hughes), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services,
today announced that two major banks in Indonesia have awarded expansion orders
totaling more than 1,500 Hughes HX satellite terminals to expand their existing
branch and ATM networks.
http://www.hughes.com/
http://bit.ly/iClBuy
ENGLISH APP...
HONG KONG: Forget boring flashcards. EF English First, the world's largest
international education company, recently released the iPad app, EF High Flyers
English Vocabulary Game for kids.
http://www.englishtown.com/
http://www.ef.com/
http://bit.ly/l2UIYM
AUTOMOTIVE MICROCONTROLLER FAMILY...
SINGAPORE: Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) announced on
Jun 21, 2011 the cost-optimized extension of its successful XC2000 automotive
microcontroller portfolio enabling 32-bit equivalent performance at 8-bit
prices.
http://www.infineon.com/automotive
http://www.infineon.com/microcontrollers
http://www.infineon.com/XC2000
http://bit.ly/mQXGEK
SERVICE UPDATE...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Jetstar is pleased to advise flights to and from
Launceston will resume from 1600 AEST this afternoon.
http://www.twitter.com/JetstarNews
http://bit.ly/ikAMrZ
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