SYDNEY, June 15--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MOTOROLA PRODUCTS...
SINGAPORE: At CommunicAsia2005 (Exhibit Stand Hall 4 B3-01),
Motorola, Inc. is promoting its `Seamless Mobility' via its
portfolio of mobile devices and network solutions that enable
enhanced communication, connectivity, entertainment and
productivity for mobile lifestyles.
www.motorola.com
DESIGN AWARDS...
HONG KONG: The Asia-Pacific region's design award HKDA
Awards 05 announced an open invitation to all designers in the
region to take part in this opportunity for design talents
across disciplines to present their works of design excellence
for recognition at the professional and regional levels.
www.hongkongda.com/awards05
VOIP BREAKTHROUGH...
OSLO, Norway: IPdrum, a VoIP solutions provider, has
introduced the IPdrum Mobile Skype Cable, a bridge between
Internet telephony and mobile phones.
www.ipdrum.com
TRACKING TECHNOLOGY...
HEILBRONN, Germany and THALWIL, Switzerland: Atmel, involved
in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor
solutions, and u-blox AG announced the availability of a new
GPS weak signal tracking technology, called SuperSense,
supporting Atmel's ANTARIS GPS chipsets and GPS modules from
u-blox.
www.u-blox.com
www.atmel.com/products/GPS/
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of one security issue amounting to a total of US$250
million on June 24, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
TREND MIRCO...
CUPERTINO, Calif: Trend Micro Inc., a developer of network
antivirus and Internet content security software and services,
announced it has acquired Kelkea Inc. by Trend Micro's United
States subsidiary.
www.trendmicro.com
BUFFETT LUNCH...
SAN FRANCISCO: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway,
will dine with the highest bidder for the Warren Buffett Lunch
to be listed on eBay, The World's Online Marketplace. Bidding
starts June 23, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. PDT and runs through June 30,
2005 at 7:00 p.m. PDT.
www.ebay.com/glide
RECRUITMAX AUSTRALASIA...
SYDNEY: Recruitmax has reaffirmed its commitment to the
Australian market by announcing an alliance with BML &
Associates, a provider of enterprise software implementation
and consulting services in Australia and New Zealand.
www.recruitmax.com
INSPIRING HEART...
LONDON and LOS ANGELES, Calif: Closer to the Dream Ltd.
announced the launch of Inspiring Heart, a DVD magazine
covering the positive lifestyle, with features on personal and
spiritual development, entertainment, news and opinion, healthy
living, the arts, and more.
www.inspiringheart.com
ALLOT APPOINTMENT...
TOKYO: Allot Communications, the Traffic Management Company,
announced that Kazuo Omaru has been appointed President of
Allot Communications Japan K.K. Based in Allot's Ginza office,
Mr. Omaru will run the company's sales, marketing, customer and
channel support activities in Japan.
www.allot.com
KOREAN U-CITY...
INCHEON, and NEW YORK: New Songdo City Development, LLC
(NSC), a joint venture between U.S. based The Gale Company, a
privately held commercial real estate company, and Korea's
POSCO E&C, a subsidiary of Korea's steel company, announced
that it had signed an MOU with LG CNS to establish "Songdo
U-Life, LLC," a joint venture which will play a role in
constructing a U-city in New Songdo City, Incheon, South
Korea.
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