SYDNEY--6 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ARIZONA INDUSTRY...
PHOENIX: Fueled by aggressive, new business incentives, Arizona is quickly
becoming the premier location for renewable energy companies. The Arizona
Commerce Authority will feature those new incentives and business opportunities
available to companies at Intersolar North America, the leading annual solar
industry exhibition and conference in San Francisco, July 12-14.
www.azsolarstate.com
http://bit.ly/nBHstD
DATABASE STORAGE...
MONTREAL: SAND Technology Inc. (OTCBB: SNDTF.OB), provider of the world's
most advanced column store database, today announced that SAND Analytics has
passed MicroStrategy's comprehensive test suite, certifying it as a supported
database for the MicroStrategy platform.
www.microstrategy.com
http://bit.ly/ngaJ0p
FANNIE MAE...
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/pckh9R
TECHNOLOGY TIE...
ROSELAND: Expand Networks, the leader in optimizing WANs for branch office
consolidation and virtualization, announces that INTERSPORT International has
implemented its Virtual Accelerator (VACC) to optimize SAP, video conferencing
and other critical applications between its headquarters in Switzerland and
China.
http://bit.ly/n4KhgA
SOFTWARE UPDATE...
LONDON and NEW YORK: CD-adapco, the world's largest independent CFD-focused
provider of engineering simulation software, support and services, announced
the latest release of STAR-CCM+ version 6.04 today.
http://bit.ly/nSTCBr
BANK M&A
JOHANNESBURG: Jinchuan announces all-cash offer of ZAR 8.90 per share to
acquire Metorex.
http://www.jnmc.com
http://www.metorexgroup.com
http://bit.ly/psr3O3
NEW CHAIRMAN...
BEACHWOOD: Aleris named Jeffrey A. Byrd vice president, Aleris Operating
System (AOS), effective July 1, 2011. Byrd will lead this global operating
system of integrated principles, operating practices and tools to drive
transformational and continuous improvements. He will report to Aleris chairman
and chief executive officer Steven J. Demetriou.
http://www.aleris.com
http://bit.ly/oYqb1R
POWER SOURCES...
SAN DIEGO: AMETEK Programmable Power today introduced the California
Instruments CSW Series, a completely new generation of AC/DC power sources that
offers more features without additional cost.
http://www.programmablepower.com
http://bit.ly/pYRSRJ
MINING DEAL...
PEORIA, Ill. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and Cat Dealer WesTrac have signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG)
based in Perth, Australia to implement an autonomous mining solution that is
focused on delivering productivity and performance gains for Fortescue's new
Solomon iron ore mine.
http://www.caterpillar.com
http://bit.ly/n6rIC1
DANA EXPANSION...
MAUMEE, Ohio: Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced today that it
has completed two transactions that will enhance its position for further
growth in the emerging markets of China and India.
http://bit.ly/pj8Bkb
MOBILE DEVICES...
NEWTON, Massachusetts: InfoGin , a global market leader of mobile browsing
solutions that enable mobile carriers and publishers to provide the ultimate
browsing experience on any mobile device, announced today that it has recently
launched its services with two additional Indian Carriers, covering nearly 40%
of this remarkably fast growing mobile market. Their subscribers can now enjoy
the full Web's richness on any device, regardless of its capabilities.
http://www.infogin.com
http://bit.ly/o4LhRW
HEALTH COMPETITION...
WASHINGTON and INGELHEIM, Germany: As part of a three-year global initiative
to identify and support the most promising solutions to challenging health
problems around the world, Boehringer Ingelheim and Ashoka's Changemakers(R)
today announced the launch of the Making More Health: Achieving Individual,
Family, and Community Well-Being ( http://tinyurl.com/3bu5fnq ) competition.
www.boehringer-ingelheim.com
www.changemakers.com
http://bit.ly/nyHQjG
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