SYDNEY--2 Sep--AsiaNet/ Infoquest
MAJOR REORGANIZATION...
NAGOYA, Japan: Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on September 1 major
reorganization in its international operations and creation of a new global
management team in Menicon Holdings B.V. located in The Netherlands.
http://www.menicon.com/
http://bit.ly/ps5GOM
http://bit.ly/ncg7m9
CHANGZHOU PLANT...
CHANGZHOU, China: On August 26, Changzhou Bridgestone Flowtech Co., Ltd.
laid the foundation stone for its new plant in Changzhou National High-Tech
District, Jiangsu Province.
http://www.czxx.org.cn/
http://bit.ly/pduRjn
PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT...
CORAL SPRINGS, Florida: In an extensive article reviewing the most popular
prostate cancer treatments available to men today, prominent U.S. urologist Dr.
Bert Vorstman takes a critical view on manufacturers, hospital systems and some
colleagues who minimize the after effects of radical surgeries while continuing
to endorse the procedures as a viable option.
http://www.hifurx.com/
http://bit.ly/nn5ih5
I LOVE NEW YORK...
NEW YORK: Bond No. 9 is known for its New York-centric neighborhood scents.
Now we are ecstatic to be partnering with the iconic I LOVE NEW YORK brand to
launch a second luxury eau de parfum collection, inspired by the entire Empire
State.
http://bit.ly/nMS99A
STENA SUPERIOR...
GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Today Mrs Rosa Jose Marie Sumbe, wife of Mr. Baptista
Sumbe, Executive Chairman of Sonangol Holdings Ltd, named Stena Bulk's first
ultra modern, low consumption and partly in-house designed, Suezmax tanker
Stena Superior at a ceremony at Samsung HI, Geoje, Korea.
http://www.stenabulk.com/
http://bit.ly/qDdeby
SEARCH & SOCIAL FEATURES...
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.: Today, Vizit a provider of social collaboration and
content visualization [http://www.vizit.com/learn ] solutions for Microsoft
SharePoint, announced general availability of Vizit 4.0. Vizit 4.0 introduces
new visual search [http://www.vizit.com/vizit-essential ] and social
collaboration [http://www.vizit.com/vizit-sx ] features for SharePoint 2010.
http://bit.ly/o0pprS
CYBER SECURITY CONFERENCE...
BANGKOK: Registration is open for a few more weeks to attend the "2nd Annual
Regional Collaboration in Cyber Security & Cyber Terrorism Conference" on 27-28
September 2011, in the exciting, cultural city of Bangkok, Thailand.
http://www.ndu.edu/
http://bit.ly/pHOysv
ACQUISITION MADE...
SKILLMAN, N.J.: ConvaTec Inc., a world-leading developer and marketer of
innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care today announced
that the company has acquired Boston Medical Device, Inc. (BMD), a distribution
company that offers a platform of specialized medical devices throughout Latin
America.
http://www.convatec.com/
http://bit.ly/qE0Cf9
MOBILE APP...
MELBOURNE, Australia: St. Hilda's School in Australia has become the first
K-12 school worldwide to launch a custom-designed mobile application powered by
Blackboard Mobile(TM) Central, bringing an interactive campus experience to
students' smartphones and tablet devices, Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB)
announced today.
http://www.blackboardmobile.com/
http://www.sthildas.qld.edu.au/
http://bit.ly/oNLmjs
GERMAN SOCCER FANS...
BERLIN and HAMBURG, Germany: With German soccer season in full swing,
international solar companies are aggressively marketing to the country's
die-hard soccer fans.
http://www.gtai.com/pv/industry-overview
http://bit.ly/pgBN3a
COSPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP...
TOKUSHIMA, Japan: The animation festival "mati-asobi Vol. 7" will be held by
the Anime Festival Executive Committee ( http://www.pref.tokushima.jp/chinese/ =
available in English, Chinese, German and Korean) from September 23 to October
10, 2011, in Tokushima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, accompanied by "The
Moving Pictures Festival," an anime festival where more than 20 anime movies,
including "Idol Master," "Fate/Zero" and "Tales of XILLIA," will be shown.
http://bit.ly/o8SJnr
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