SYDNEY--28 Jul--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
HISTORIC QUALIFICATION...
PARIS: Oscar Pistorius, who had both of his legs amputated when he was
eleven months old and who now runs with the help of two metal prosthetics,
qualified last Tuesday (July 19, 2011) for the World Championships in Korea
this August, by running the 400 meter race in Lignano (Italy) in 45.07 seconds
(the maximum qualifying time was 45.25 seconds).
http://bit.ly/pd62Nm
NEW MANAGEMENT...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Archipelago Hotels and Resorts (AHRSB), a new niche
player in the high-end luxury hotel and resorts market has been appointed to
manage the iconic luxury resort The Datai Langkawi, effective from July 28,
2011.
http://www.thedatai.com.my/
http://www.shr.my/
http://bit.ly/nN2mJh
EARNINGS RESULTS...
SAO PAULO: The main figures obtained by Bradesco (BM&FBovespa: BBDC3;
BBDC4), (NYSE: BBD) in the first half of 2011 are presented below.
http://bit.ly/rthlB7
VIRTUAL GOODS...
NEW YORK: meemo LLC, the Virtual Goods marketing, licensing and distribution
company, has formalized a partnership with bebo, the social media network, to
offer its 7 million active users a line of Virtual Goods from TRANSFORMERS:
DARK OF THE MOON the latest hit movie from the worldwide entertainment
franchise.
http://www.meeemo.me/
http://bit.ly/r7O4n0
APP ACCESS...
DUBLIN, Calif.: Sybase, Inc., an SAP company (NYSE: SAP) and industry leader
in enterprise and mobile software, today released the results of a new survey
by Kelton Research highlighting employee demand for, and impatience with, IT
departments to support not only a growing list of mobile device types, but also
the apps that will help improve mobility and productivity in and out of the
workplace.
http://www.sybase.com/
http://bit.ly/pGSS8y
ZIGBEE GATEWAY...
SAN RAMON, Calif.: The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of
organizations creating wireless solutions for use in energy management,
residential, commercial and consumer applications, today announced the public
availability of its 10th standard, ZigBee Gateway(TM).
http://www.zigbee.org/
http://bit.ly/qUhjYT
SUSTAINED LIQUIDITY...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today announced that in
the first half of 2011, the company issued $10.3 billion in MBS backed by new
multifamily acquisitions delivered by our lenders, and sold $5.3 billion in MBS
pools and GeMS(TM) structured transactions, enhancing tradable float and
supporting liquidity in the multifamily MBS market.
http://www.fanniemae.com/
http://bit.ly/nli3sU
CHINESE CHARITY CHALLENGE...
BEIJING: For the first time in his career, NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP,
Olympic Gold Medalist, seven-time NBA All-Star, Dwyane Wade comes to China to
the Forbidden City in Beijing to meet "The One Million RMB" Basketball Charity
Challenge.
http://video360.world-television.com/hublot
http://bit.ly/nkPBIt
STUDY CONFIRMS...
HONG KONG: OrbusNeich today announced that data from an ex vivo
arteriovenous (AV) shunt model of human circulating blood, in addition to
results from three preclinical studies, demonstrated that the Genous Stent
effectively captures circulating CD34+ endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs)
leading to accelerated re-endothelialization and decreased thrombogenicity
compared to bare metal stents (BMS).
http://www.orbusneich.com/
http://bit.ly/oxlRZC
INDONESIAN MARKET...
ALEXANDRIA, USA: Refog Inc. has announced its entrance into Indonesian
software market: the key products of the company, as well as its official
website (http://www.refog.web.id/), have been localized into the Indonesian
language.
http://bit.ly/qyL24B
PROSTATE CANCER INFORMATION...
SYDNEY: The peak body representing urological surgeons, who treat prostate
cancer in New Zealand, believes more lives could be saved if inquiry
recommendations calling for changes to the advice doctors give their patients,
in favour of earlier testing and treatment are implemented.
http://bit.ly/obwy9v
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