SYDNEY, June 1--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ETRALI LAUNCHES...
SINGAPORE: Etrali will unveil TDM/IP Mach 3D, the most
sophisticated trading turret on the market today, Vision, a
turret on your PC with IP connectivity and integration of
financial applications, and JADE, a state of the art system
manager to run both Mach 3D and Vision.
http://www.etrali.com
NETWORKING PRODUCTS...
HSINCHU: Accton Technology Corporation of Taiwan, global
outsourcing partner for networking and communications
solutions, today announced that it has successfully developed
and demonstrated a new line of highly-advanced wireless LAN
(WLAN) mesh networking products with the company's Wireless
Intelligent Transport Network, WITnet, architecture.
www.accton.com
WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY...
TOKYO: The XML Technology Certification Committee announced
worldwide availability of the "XML Master Professional" exam
today. The "XML Master Professional" exam is a prerequisite for
the "XML Master Professional" certification, a higher-level
certification in the XML Master program.
http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/
http://www.prometric.com
AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS...
SYDNEY: Quadrem, the global eMarketplace, is expanding its
Australian operations to better serve customers in Queensland.
New Quadrem staff in Brisbane will focus on supporting the
electronic procurement programs of the Queensland-based
operations of Anglo American and Rio Tinto. Quadrem also has
offices in Perth, Sydney and Singapore as well as in North
America, South America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
http://www.quadrem.com
PEPSICO PRESENTS...
PURCHASE, N.Y.: PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that President
and Chief Financial Officer Indra Nooyi will present at the
Deutsche Bank Global Retail and Consumer Conference in Paris at
approximately 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET) on Monday, June 6.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible
through PepsiCo's website. The webcast will be available for
replay at the same site for a period of 90 days.
http://www.pepsico.com
INNOVATIVE IDEAS...
NEW YORK: Innovation -- the inspirational act that changes
the world for people in life-enhancing ways. This is the focus
of a prize worth $100,000 to be awarded by the global ideas
company Saatchi & Saatchi. Held every two years, the Saatchi &
Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas for 2005 is currently
open for entries and calls upon innovators from all over to
submit their most communication-focused innovative project that
could help change the world.
http://www.saatchi.com/inno
COMPUTEX TAIPEI...
TAIPEI: IWILL Corporation and PathScale, have announced that
IWILL's AMD Opteron processor-based system boards with standard
HTX slots are being offered with the PathScale InfiniPath
InfiniBand HTX Interconnect to deliver unprecedented
low-latency performance for HPC users. This announcement was
made at the 25th annual Computex Taipei Conference, Asia's
largest IT show.
http://www.iwill.net
http://www.iwillusa.com
http://www.pathscale.com
SINGAPORE OFFICE...
CHICAGO: The Northern Trust Company Singapore Branch has
moved into a new office to support its continued business
growth in the Asia Pacific region. The new office is located on
the 12th Floor of One George Street, a brand-new building
located in the financial district of Singapore that is
custom-designed for financial institutions with state-of
the-art technology features and life-style facilities.
http://www.northerntrust.com
FUJITSU CONSULTING...
EDINBURGH: Fujitsu Consulting integrates the core expertise
of Fujitsu companies and government in the areas of Enterprise
Value Management, Enterprise Mobility, Legacy Migration and
Managed Services. The scope of these offerings extends from
strategic management consulting to the tiniest detail of
infrastructure operations.
http://www.axiossystems.com
SALES AGREEMENT...
ADELAIDE: Santos Limited announced the signing of a
long-term contract for the sale of gas from its 75% owned Maleo
field in Indonesia to PT Perusahaan Gas Negara.
ACCELERATED DELIVERY...
STOCKHOLM: Intentia International AB, the global ERP
solutions provider, has aligned itself to accelerate the
marketing and delivery of its Java-based Intentia Application
Suite. The company is taking advantage of the inherent benefits
of Java, including improved integration and development
combined with delivery resources, to build market share in key
target industries.
SECURITY NEEDS...
GENEVA: Early in the week, Brussels was receiving the first
post-election visit of the US Secretary of Homeland Security,
Michael Chertoff, who encouraged Europeans to tune their
security controls to US methods, to improve the effectiveness
of the fight against terrorism. On Friday, at the Hewlett
Packard (HP) Innovation Center in Geneva, the international
press was invited to a conference that announced the creation
of a new National Identification System developed jointly by
HP, Microsoft and most importantly, Geneva start-up Wisekey.
http://www.wisekey.ch
http://www.agefi.com
IHG CELEBRATES...
ATLANTA: Celebrating Its 10-Year Anniversary as the First
Hotel Company to Take Online Reservations, InterContinental
Hotels Group (IHG) is Offering 20 Percent Or More Off Room
Rates for Summer Travel Around the World.
www.ichotelsgroup.com
www.priorityclub.com.
www.ihgplc.com/media
VIETNAM OFFICE...
TAIPEI: Under the initiatives of both Vietnam's Ministry of
Finance (MOF) and Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission,
Nanshan Life, a Taiwan based life insurance company, officially
opens a representative office in Hanoi, Vietnam. On May 31,
Nanshan Life will host an opening which will be attended by
dignitaries from Vietnamese MOF.
http://www.nanshanlife.com.tw
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE...
BANGKOK: ING Wholesale Banking's ING Advisory has announced
that it has been mandated by Krung Thai Bank (KTB), Thailand's
second largest commercial bank by assets and the country's
largest lender, to assist in the reorganisation of KTB's
management and the organisation structure.
www.ingadvisory.com
TV SHOWS...
NEW YORK: Sir Ivan the 'Peaceman' to be Featured in TV Shows
in Europe and USA in June Europe: Sir Ivan To Star in the
finale of 'Bart In the States' on VTM in Belgium. United
States: Sir Ivan's Castle featured on Travel Channel's Grand
Castles of America.
http://www.sirivanmusic.com
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