SYDNEY--12 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MAGICALPHOTO APPLICATION...
TOKYO: MotionPortrait, Inc. announced on September 9 that it began offering
an iPhone application service, MagicalPhoto, on the same day.
http://www.motionportrait.com/e/
http://labs.mppark.jp/apps/
http://bit.ly/rlbiEB
ODDS LOOK UP...
SYDNEY, Australia: The Rugby World Cup (RWC) is almost upon us and things
look bleak for Australia.
http://www.taylorfry.com.au/
http://bit.ly/nMYLry
NEW STADIUM...
TURIN, Italy: Juventus inaugurated this evening its new stadium, the premier
club-owned facility in Italy.
http://www.kevents.it/
http://bit.ly/qsCBJ8
DEEPWATER OIL DISCOVERY...
LONDON: As part of the Tullow-operated joint venture, Shell today confirms
an oil discovery in the Guyane Maritime permit approximately 150-kilometers
offshore French Guiana.
http://www.shell.com/investor
http://bit.ly/qctPnZ
SCIENTIFIC OKTOBERFEST...
MUNICH, Germany: The "Scientific Oktoberfest" will be this year's meeting point for some of the internationally most distinguished researchers in the field of Chemical Biology. http://www.cipsm.de/fest
http://bit.ly/p2lPkb
VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE...
INGOLSTADT, Germany: At Audi, the gates to the IAA 2011 are already opening
today: At http://www.audi.com/iaa2011 , users can go on a virtual tour through
the brand's show hall that has been set up especially for the occasion.
http://audi-media-iaa.mobi/
http://www.audi-mediaservices.com/
http://bit.ly/n724PG
FANNIE MAE REDEMPTION...
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/pc3UAA
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT...
ABU DHABI, UAE: The Abu Dhabi investment company, Aabar Investments PJS
("Aabar"), has entered into a partnership agreement with Niki Lauda, three-time
Formula One World Champion.
http://www.aabar.com/
http://bit.ly/q9fD9A
.NGO DOMAIN EXTENSION...
RESTON, Va.: At CIVICUS World Assembly
( http://www.civicusassembly.org/index.php ) in Montreal, Canada next week, Brian
Cute, CEO of The Public Interest Registry ( http://www.pir.org ) (PIR), the
organization that manages the .ORG domain name, will present PIR's proposal to
apply for the new top-level domain (TLD), .NGO.
http://www.icann.org/
http://bit.ly/n653Xb
WAVE GLIDER...
SAVANNAH, Ga.: The Savannah Ocean Exchange proudly announces that Liquid
Robotics of Sunnyvale, CA is the recipient of the 2011 Gulfstream Navigator
Award.
http://www.liquidr.com/
http://www.savannahoceanexchange.org/
http://www.gulfstream.com/
http://bit.ly/pzWa8m
SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY...
HONG KONG: The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and
the World Health Organization are co-sponsoring World Suicide Prevention Day on
September 10th. Events are being held on every continent.
http://www.iasp.info/wspd/
http://bit.ly/p3Be8N
AUDI URBAN CONCEPT...
INGOLSTADT, Germany: Audi is once again opening up new horizons: the Audi
urban concept is a 1+1-seat, ultra-light car for congested urban spaces.
http://bit.ly/qWts21
FESTIVAL PARTNERSHIP...
SYDNEY: The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, Australia's most spectacular
running festival today announced the association with Wipro Technologies, the
Global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing business of Wipro
Limited (NYSE: WIT) as a Major Partner and Official Technology Partner.
http://www.sydneyrunningfestival.com.au/
http://www.blackmores.sydneyrunningfestival.com.au/
http://www.blackmores.com.au/
http://bit.ly/pzrhUt
FIRM FAVOURITE...
BANGALORE, India: Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces scored highly at Conde Nast
Readers' Travel Awards 2011, cementing the iconic status of the group's
flagship, Taj Mahal Palace, and recently-opened jewel in its crown, Falaknuma
Palace.
http://bit.ly/n6iBE1
EXPANDS USE...
BUSAN, Korea: AVEVA (LSE:AVV), a leader in engineering design and
information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries,
announced today that SungDong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.
(SungDong) has extended its contract for the use of AVEVA Marine to drive the
design of commercial vessels.
http://www.aveva.com/
http://bit.ly/qaxBqG
TAIWAN EXPANSION...
MIAMI and TAIPEI, Taiwan: Brightstar, a global leader in services and
solutions for the wireless industry, announced today that it has expanded into
Taiwan, strengthening its operations in its Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa
(APAC MEA) region.
http://www.brightstarcorp.com/
http://bit.ly/qXG6kz
NEW FRIENDSTER SITE...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Friendster, the pioneer social networking site that
was just relaunched as a social gaming platform is gaining momentum with
increasing users and premium games.
http://bit.ly/nXPbWV
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT...
HONG KONG: Neonlite Electronic & Lighting (HK) Limited, the renowned
energy-efficient lighting brand owner of MEGAMAN(R), today released its first
Sustainability Report, marking the company's commitment to conducting its
business in a socially sustainable manner.
http://www.megaman.cc/
http://bit.ly/qOMyu0
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