SYDNEY--21 Oct--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
BIZ PARTNERSHIP...
GENEVA: WISeKey, a 2011 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Growth Company, is
pleased to announce an agreement with the Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot to
extend their breakthrough anti-counterfeiting partnership.
http://bit.ly/oLCWhk
AWARD...
SINGAPORE: RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc
(LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and
maintenance products, has won 'Best eCommerce Marketing Initiative' at the
eCommerce Awards for Excellence 2011.
http://bit.ly/o3KoSF
ELECTRONICS EXPO...
ATLANTA and PENANG, Malaysia: World Micro's VP of Global Quality to Address
Electronics Inspection Standards at Malaysian SMTA Expo.
http://bit.ly/p6hZd8
FINANCING...
SINGAPORE: ViKi Secures $20 Million in Series B Financing From Strategic
Partners SK Planet, BBC Worldwide and Existing Investors Greylock Partners,
Andreessen Horowitz, Others.
http://bit.ly/nDXoIB
JUDGEMENT...
BELLEVILLE, Ontario, Canada: Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. a research-based,
technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that New
York court has granted summary judgment in its favour, dismissing all claims in
a lawsuit brought by a former licensing advisor, Ferghana Partners, Inc.
http://bit.ly/o8GHvC
MCC TAKEOVER...
ST. LOUIS and LUXEMBOURG: CITIC Resources Holdings Limited (CRH) and CITIC
Group to Accept Offer for Macarthur Coal Takeover.
http://bit.ly/pNueeH
BRISBANE, Australia: Virgin Australia group of airlines (ASX: VBA) today
welcomed the Competition Commission of Singapore's (CCS's) approval of its
proposed alliance with Singapore Airlines.
http://bit.ly/qfNfNX
GOLF...
SAO PAULO: Txai Terravista - Trancoso to Offer the Best Golf Course in South
America.
http://bit.ly/qEWrXL
FILM COATING...
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. and LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany: Colorcon, Inc. and BASF have
announced a collaboration for the development of future film coating systems
using Kollicoat(R) Smartseal 30 D, and a new Colorcon pre-formulated additive.
http://bit.ly/q7bNRO
COMMBANK APP...
SYDNEY: This coming Tuesday, Oct 25th at 10:00 (AEDT), the Commonwealth Bank
of Australia will be unveiling a world-first mobile app that marks a
significant change to the way their customers can pay. This app will combine a
number of payment types, with more details to be announced.
http://bit.ly/pbvjai
REAL ESTATE...
DALLAS: Texas' most legendary estate, Mount Vernon at 4009 Lawther Drive,
has been listed for sale by Allie Beth Allman, founder and CEO of Dallas-based
Allie Beth Allman and Associates.
http://bit.ly/p8M5X9
SCIENCE...
SYDNEY: The widely held belief today's cycads are 'dinosaur plants' and were
around during dinosaur times has been categorically debunked in a breakthrough
study of international significance.
http://bit.ly/qKimkG
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE...
COPENHAGEN: BICSI-recognized Advanced Certification training is now offered
to all partners, also with a new Milestone Architecture & Engineering (A&E)
Program to support project design and increase expertise in IP video
surveillance.
http://bit.ly/qV2feM
IP...
MONTREAL: Hydro-Qu?bec (Canada) and Technifin (South Africa) are pleased to
announce that they have entered into an intellectual property collaboration
agreement relating to the licensing of their respective intellectual property
(IP) in lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies, notably for
lithium-ion battery applications.
http://bit.ly/mUathf
ISP...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: The Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey 2011
results, initially previewed at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi,
Kenya, in September, demonstrate healthy growth in awareness, planning and
actual deployment of IPv6.
http://bit.ly/nSAE9b
IP SUIT...
WOODBRIDGE, Ontario, Canada: Litens Automotive Group announces today that it
has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany against Flennor Automotive
and the Walther Flender Group to enforce Litens' patents on automatic belt
tensioners.
http://bit.ly/olF7SF
DHL BUY...
SINGAPORE: DHL Invests in Marine Spare Parts Logistics to Tap on Fast
Growing US$1 Billion Sector.
http://bit.ly/pNrjFh
FINANCIAL RESULTS...
WICHITA, Kan: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. will release its third
quarter 2011 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Thursday, Nov. 3.
http://bit.ly/pwDItT
TRAVEL AGENCIES...
TOKYO: Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau Launches Free Lending Service of
Video Stock Footage of Tokyo to Overseas Organizations.
http://bit.ly/nd43UV
CLOUD SERVICE...
READING, England: Acision Launches Enhanced Personalised Messaging Services
on-Demand.
http://bit.ly/naw1NJ
CPA IP...
SYDNEY: CPA Global, the worlds leading intellectual property (IP) management
specialist, today announced the launch of Insight, a set of custom portfolio
analytics designed to help companies align their IP and business strategies by
making more informed patent portfolio decisions.
http://bit.ly/pvtFc2
SOCIAL NETWORKING...
SYDNEY: Portals Reach Largest Percentage of Australians Online, Social
Networking Accounts for Most Time.
http://bit.ly/qxlCv6
HEALTH...
NYON, Switzerland: This World Osteoporosis Day (October 20) the
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and its 200 member patient and
medical societies are calling on the public and health professionals around the
world to take action for bone health and osteoporosis prevention.
http://bit.ly/oepCmy
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