SYDNEY--5 Oct--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
EUROSPINE CONGRESS...
MILAN: The European congress for spine therapy, surgery and orthopaedics
will take place in Milan, Italy from 19-21 October and will attract numerous
medical experts and industry specialists from around the globe.
http://www.decadeofaction.org/
http://www.eurospine2011.com/
http://bit.ly/qoI4ah
STYROLUTION JOINT VENTURE...
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany: On October 1st, 2011 Styrolution officially started
operating as an independent company, following the approval of the relevant
antitrust authorities.
http://www.styrolution.com/
http://bit.ly/pLK5ks
FI INDIA 2011...
MUMBAI, India: "Fi India 2011", South Asia's leading exhibition & conference
for the food ingredients and food processing industry, organised by UBM India,
was inaugurated successfully by Shri Satej Patil, State Minister for Home,
Rural Development and Food & Drug Administration, Maharashtra.
http://bit.ly/qzo8wn
GUB M180 IMPLEMENTATION...
CHENNAI, India: Polaris Software (POLS.BO), a leading global Financial
Technology Company, today announced that Vietnam Bank of Social Policies (VBSP)
has chosen Polaris' Intellect[TM] Global Universal Banking M180 (GUB) to
centralise its operations across the bank.
http://bit.ly/qm4YFT
TWIN METALS CONTRACT...
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada: Duluth Metals Limited (TSX: DM) (TSX: DM.U) is
pleased to announce that URS Corporation, a leading environmental, engineering,
construction and project management firm, has been retained by Twin Metals
Minnesota, LLC ("Twin Metals"), as the lead environmental consultant for the
proposed Twin Metals underground copper, nickel and platinum group metals
("PGM") mine project located in northern Minnesota.
http://www.duluthmetals.com/
http://bit.ly/qUKuMc
MAGIC QUADRANT...
BANGALORE, India, LONDON, NEW YORK: Infosys, a global leader in consulting
and technology, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned Infosys in
the Leaders Quadrant of the recently released 'Magic Quadrant for International
Retail Core Banking (IRCB) 2011'* report for its Finacle(TM) core banking
solution.
http://www.infosys.com/
http://bit.ly/qEkQPI
HIGHEST RESTAURANT...
DUBAI, UAE: At.mosphere, the innovative lounge and grill located in Burj
Khalifa, showcased its Guinness World Record - Highest Restaurant from Ground
Level for At.mosphere.
http://bit.ly/pWLPH0
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/qGgWaJ
ACQUISITION MADE...
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada: SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased to announce that
it has acquired Interfleet Technology, an international rail technology
consultancy group headquartered in Derby, United Kingdom.
http://www.snclavalin.com/
http://bit.ly/qjvpww
1ST ANNIVERSARY...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: nasair, the smart low cost carrier, is celebrating the
first anniversary of its operations in Kerala. The airline launched its
operations to Kerala in October 2010 by operating four flights between Saudi
Arabia and Kozhikode Airport.
http://bit.ly/qf83uW
GLOBAL GROWTH STRATEGIES...
BEACHWOOD, Ohio: Aleris today announced that it will align its organization
structure to better support the company's global growth strategies and the
global market objectives of its customers.
http://www.aleris.com/
http://bit.ly/r9DFN5
VEHICLE BATTERY SUMMIT...
WARRENDALE, Pa.: An explosion of recent research on Li-ion battery
development, along with the growing international commitment to the market
penetration of battery powered vehicles, has prompted development of the SAE
International 2011 Vehicle Battery Summit [http://www.sae.org/events/battery ],
November 14-15, 2011 in Shanghai.
http://bit.ly/r7rz0N
MERGER ANNOUNCED...
LONDON: MRM London, part of MRM Worldwide (a McCann Worldgroup company) and
Meteorite announced today that they intend to enter into a merger of equals.
http://www.mccannworldgroup.com/
http://bit.ly/ply7U7
NEW PRESIDENT...
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland: TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) announced today
the appointment of V Raja as President of TE Connectivity, India, effective
October 7, 2011.
http://www.te.com/
http://bit.ly/nK2ZK3
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