April 4--PRNewswire/AsiaNet
US GOVT OUTSOURCE...
HO CHI MINH CITY: The US government would outsource software development to Vietnam, according to a statement delivered today by Research Vietnam and Andersen. “The agreement recognizes the little-known potential of Vietnam to offer cost-effective IT solutions that can support municipal services in the United States", Oklahoma State Senator, Mark Snyder said.
MINING COUP...
DENVER: Newmont Mining Corporation said today that it now has interests in Metallica Resources, Echo Bay Mines and Banff Resources, after acquiring Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation and taking a “controlling interest” in Normandy Mining.
AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGY...
DETROIT: Two new strategic business units introduced by Covisint will “better support its mission to connect the global automotive industry and deliver the kinds of strategic products and services that enable automakers and auto suppliers worldwide to increase efficiencies, reduce costs and improve time-to-market”, the automotive company said today.
NUTRITION DEAL...
PURCHASE: Nutrition, fitness and wellbeing will be the key planks of a deal struck today between PepsiCo and Cooper Concepts, the pair said today. "Dr. Cooper is one of the foremost experts on health, nutrition and exercise in the world. We're very excited to have this opportunity for PepsiCo to benefit from his knowledge and insights as we expand our product portfolio to include new functional foods and beverages," said PepsiCo chairman and ceo, Steven S Reinemund.
INSURANCE REACH...
COLUMBUS: Commerical insurance brokers, Assurex Global, today announced five new partners across North and South America and Africa. “With independent insurance brokers on six continents, Columbus, Ohio-based Assurex Global is staffed by more than 12,000 experienced industry professionals generating annual premiums in excess of $14 billion”, according to a company media release.
SAN MANAGEMENT...
BROOMFIELD: McData Corporation today said its latest SAN software management product brought new value to the market as it “addressed the entire SAN lifecycle”.
TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENT...
BROOMFIELD: Open storage network company, McData Corporation, will announce its upcoming technology releases during a live conference call over the Internet on April 3, the company said today.
VOCAL INTERNET...
SAN DIEGO: BuddyPhone, the American Internet telephony service provider, said today that it now offers voice over IP services for domestic and international customers.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS...
DETROIT: Automotive company Covisint today named Wes Arrington, as vice president, General Motors Global Account Leader, and Philipp Popov, as vice president and DaimlerChrysler Global Account Leader.
AUCKLAND: Genesis Research and Development Corporation today named Dr Benjamin Twombly and Dr Nathan Bach as new Vice Presidents, Business Development.
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