Nov. 30--PRNewswire/AsiaNet
AFGHAN AID...
TOKYO: The Singapore Soka Association , part of the lay Buddhist group Soka Gakkai International (SGI), has collected approximately US$11,000 to aid the growing number of Afghan refugees, a media release said today.
MULTIMEDIA LAUNCH...
HONG KONG: Internet and multimedia service provider SpeedCast Ltd today announced the Pan-Asian commercial launch of NetTV, an online multimedia service. NetTV is to deliver "over 20 channels of streaming multimedia programs around-the-clock" including news, business, entertainment, lifestyle, cultural and sports content "directly into ISP networks throughout Asia and the Middle East".
CRAYFISH RELOCATION...
TOKYO: Web service provider Crayfish Co Ltd has announced the relocation of its headquarters on December 21, 2001, to Toshima-ku, Tokyo, a press statement said today. Crayfish Co Ltd is "a leading provider of e-mail and web-hosting and other Internet-related services to small and medium-sized businesses in Japan."
CANYONING TRIAL...
BERN: Eight members of the now defunct company, Adventure World, are to go on trial in December for manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 21 people in a canyoning accident near Interlaken in 1999, it was revealed today.
FRANKFURT AIRPORT...
FRANKFURT: At the IATA flight scheduling conference, Frankfurt Airport's summer timetable for 2002 forecasts more daytime flights and fewer nighttime flights, it was announced today. This is attributed to the FRA's increased coordinated aircraft capacity and airline noise quotas, according to a press release.
PAYROLL SOLUTION...
VENTURA: Business services provider Vsource Inc today announced Agilent Technologies has selected the Vsource Payroll Solution in the Asia-Pacific.Vsource "provides payroll administration, leave management, and time and attendance tracking from a centralized payroll database" using a custom-designed software platform, a media release said.
HIGH TECH ALLIANCE...
NEW ORLEANS: Resurgence Software and Ulysses Systems, Inc. are to formally integrate and jointly market their maritime software packages, it was announced today. The alliance will "provide customers with an integrated software package that takes advantage of Ulysses Systems' advanced knowledge management and organizational features and Resurgence Software's equipment failure analysis and reliability benchmarking tools."
McDATA LISTING...
BROOMFIELD: Network solutions storage provider McDATA Corporation has announced the company will be included in the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index, beginning today. McDATA will be "added to the S&P MidCap 400 Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), Networking Equipment sub-industry group and the Computers (Hardware) industry group" a press release said.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS:
TOKYO: Internet-related services provider Crayfish Co Ltd today announced that Mr. Shinya Kinoshita has been appointed "Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of the Administration Department, effective December 1, 2001."
HONG KONG: Technology company VTech Holdings Ltd today announced the appointment of "Four senior executives from Hong Kong's business community to its Board of Directors, Dr. Raymond Ch'ien, Executive Chairman, chinadotcom corporation; Dr. William Fung, Group Managing Director, Li & Fung; Mr. Michael Tien, Chairman, The G2000 Group; and Mr. Patrick Wang, Chairman and Chief Executive, Johnson Electric Group". Allan Wong, Chairman and CEO of VTech, also announced Mr. Hirsch will "chair a VTech advisory committee in the United States that will include industrial leaders and prominent executives in the technology and telecommunications sector".
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
HONG KONG: Technology company VTech Holdings Ltd today announced its half year results for the year ended September 30, 2001, reporting a net profit improvement to US$3.3 million. The result reflects the Group's focus on "higher margin products and the impact of the restructuring begun in early 2001, which has significantly cut costs" a media release said.
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