SYDNEY--30 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SERVICE UPDATE...
MELBOURNE, Australia: Since the resumption of all Jetstar's scheduled
services on Monday, we have received further information regarding the return
of the Chilean volcanic ash cloud.
http://www.twitter.com/JetstarNews
http://bit.ly/kJeVbD
BRIGHTER FUTURE...
ATHENS, Greece: Months in the planning, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and
Renzo Piano Building Workshop unveiled today the final designs for the Stavros
Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) - a world-class cultural,
educational, and recreational complex/destination and a new urban symbol of
21st century Athens.
http://www.snf.org/
http://bit.ly/iwYlMk
PARTNERSHIP EXPANDED...
TORONTO: Points International Ltd. (TSX: PTS; NASDAQ: PCOM), owner and
operator of the world's leading travel reward program management platform,
www.Points.com has expanded its relationship with Asia Miles(TM), Asia's
leading travel reward programme.
http://www.pointsinternational.com/
http://www.asiamiles.com/
http://bit.ly/lfM52m
Q1 EARNINGS...
CLEVELAND: For the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company reported total
revenue of $402.3 million, pre-tax income of $50.8 million, and net income of
$32.6 million or 78 cents per share (all per-share amounts assume dilution).
http://investors.americangreetings.com/
http://corporate.americangreetings.com/
http://bit.ly/k7Gb5O
WEBEX PARTNER...
CHICAGO: InterCall, the world's largest conferencing and collaboration
services provider, today announced that the company has become an authorized
Cisco WebEx partner for delivery of online collaboration solutions in India.
http://www.intercallapac.com/
http://www.west.com/
http://bit.ly/jMf1ts
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/kBGNKu
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT...
BRUSSELS and PHOENIX: Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of
next generation payment solutions for financial institutions, today announces
it has acquired Lexcel Solutions, Inc., a US-based provider of payment test
applications for core payment platforms and system capacity.
http://www.clear2pay.com/pages/en/index.htm
http://www.lexcel.com/About_Lexcel.html
http://bit.ly/lDvwK9
KABUL HOTEL BOMBING...
LONDON: Following extensive media coverage, InterContinental Hotels Group
(IHG) would like to confirm that the hotel Inter-continental in Kabul is not
part of IHG and has not been since 1980.
http://www.ihg.com/
http://www.priorityclub.com/
http://bit.ly/jhBmd8
UNIVERSAL GAME ADAPTOR...
LAS VEGAS: International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) today announced it is
offering an open standards-based video adaptor as a safe add-on to slot
machines that allows operators to deliver rich media across their floor.
http://www.igt.com/
http://bit.ly/mKIZp2
Operating as Normal...
DOUGLAS, Isle of Man: In light of today's news that Alderney Gambling
Control Commission has suspended Full Tilt Poker's license, PokerStars wishes
to assure our customers that their funds are completely safe and that our
operations are completely unaffected.
http://www.pokerstars.com/
http://www.pokerstars.fr/
http://bit.ly/lhqAJa
ACADEMIC REPUTATION SURVEY...
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Reuters today announced the completion of
its Academic Reputation Survey for 2011, achieving more than 17,500 responses
from professional scholars in 137 countries.
http://www.thomsonreuters.com/
http://bit.ly/lR1Eoq
BURTON MINE...
ST. LOUIS: Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) today said it has agreed to acquire
Thiess Investments Pty Ltd's 5 percent joint venture interest in the Burton
Mine for AU$35 million.
http://bit.ly/io9Uox
RECOGNITION GIVEN...
SYDNEY: FireScope, Inc., the leader in aligning customers' technology
performance to their business and customer experiences, today announced that
FireScope Orchestrate has been recognized as the "Most Easily Administered
CMDB" in Enterprise Management Associates' Radar for CMDB/CMS: Q2, 2011, in
addition to being rated as a Value Leader and Strong Value.
http://www.firescope.com/
http://bit.ly/jaZNDZ
PORTAL SOLUTIONS...
HAMBURG, Germany: Keen High Mediatech Ltd, the Chinese company which
supplies components to many well-known consumer electronics brands, provides
media players with interactive user interfaces supplied by the Hamburg-based
portal provider NetRange MMH.
http://www.netrange.de/
http://bit.ly/jVkMcP
CHINESE LANGUAGE SOFTWARE...
SYDNEY, Australia: Reset Carbon and CarbonSystems have partnered to deliver
the first Chinese language carbon and energy supply-chain solution for the
Asian business market.
http://www.globalcarbonsystems.com/
http://resetcarbon.com/
http://bit.ly/mPystS
TRUEBEAM SYSTEM...
SHANTOU, China: Shantou University (STU) Medical College's Affiliated-Cancer
Hospital has become the first cancer treatment center in China to acquire and
install the TrueBeam(TM) system for image-guided radiotherapy.
http://www.varian.com/
http://bit.ly/kNMf2x
CHINA RELATIONSHIP...
SYDNEY: Goodman Group (Goodman or Group) is pleased to announce the
acquisition by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) of the Group's 50%
interest in the Hong Kong Interlink Project.
http://www.goodman.com/
http://bit.ly/llyXb2
AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,
translated news releases for worldwide clients.
Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.