SYDNEY, Jan 18 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ANTARCTIC LEGACY...
ANTARCTICA: A group of international experts in heritage conservation has
arrived in Antarctica this week to ensure the conservation of Sir Ernest
Shackleton's Nimrod Hut.
IT CENTRE...
TOKYO: Equinix, Inc., the leading provider of network-neutral data centres
and Internet exchange services, Tuesday announced that F@N Communications,
Inc., a leading Internet advertising and marketing services firm, will deploy
the company's IT operations within Equinix's Tokyo Internet Business Exchange
(IBX) centre.
http://www.equinix.com
UATP SERVICES...
AUCKLAND: Gilpin Travel, an Auckland-based travel agency, will utilize UATP
to enhance customer service and lower its distribution costs by settling all
UATP transactions through UATP Settlement Services (USS), a low-cost, weekly
settlement system commercially launched by UATP in New Zealand in 2004.
http://www.uatp.com
http://www.executivetravel.co.nz
NOVELIS EARNINGS...
TORONTO: Novelis Inc. Monday announced that fourth quarter earnings as
reported in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
will reflect the negative impact of asset-impairment charges totaling about $65
million (pre-tax) relating to two rolling assets in Italy.
http://www.novelis.com
HOCKEY LEAGUE...
SINGAPORE: Sports fans in India can look forward to some of the best hockey
action after the country's national game moved into a league of its own
following a joint agreement between Asia's number one sports broadcaster ESPN
STAR Sports and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Leisure Sports
Management (LSM).
MAJORITY STAKE...
HOUSTON and HAUGESUND, Norway: PowerWell Services Holdings LLC, through its
Norwegian subsidiary, has signed an agreement to acquire 93.61% of Petrotech
ASA, a Norwegian well testing technology and service company.
http://www.powerwellservices.com
http://www.firstreserve.com
http://www.petronett.com
REPATRIATION CENTRE...
PHUKET: Kenyon International Emergency Services is nearing completion of an
International Repatriation Center in Phuket, Thailand, where foreign victims of
the Tsunami disaster will be prepared for return to their families once they
have been positively identified.
http://www.kenyoninternational.com
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