SYDNEY, Aug. 1--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
IBM JAPAN...
TOKYO - IBM Japan, Ltd. today announced the opening of a
Business Transformation Outsourcing Delivery Center in
Makuhari, Chiba City, Japan to transform and operate sales and
marketing related processes based on IBM Japan's web and
telephony sales model.
http://www.ibm.com
BLOOMBERG LINEUP...
NEW YORK - Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data,
news and analytics, today unveiled its lineup of live events
and selected interviews available on Bloomberg Television,
Bloomberg Radio, and to users of the Bloomberg Professional
service for the week ahead, August 1-5.
http://www.bloomberg.com
ASSET FREEZE...
NEW YORK - Madame Justice Hadjiyianni of the Nicosia
District Court continued the worldwide freeze Order, obtained
by the Trustees of the AremisSoft Liquidating Trust, over the
assets of Lycourgos Kyprianou and persons and companies
affiliated with him.
http://www.gtlaw.com
AECL MOBILIZATION...
MISSISSAUGA - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited announced it
is building on its pre-project partnership with NB Power and is
immediately mobilizing and accelerating to meet the
requirements of the Province of New Brunswick and that it has
committed to a fixed price and firm schedule for the retubing
and refurbishment of Point Lepreau.
http://www.aecl.ca
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of 4 securities issues amounting to a total of
US$231.329 million on August 8, 9 and 10 at a redemption price
equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
SCIENCE MAGAZINE...
AUCKLAND - Cosmos, an innovative new popular science
magazine, goes on sale nationally in New Zealand on Monday,
August 1 at newsagents and selected bookstores.
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com
SINGAPORE ACQUISITION...
SINGAPORE - Avnet Inc. has reinforced its commitment to
Singapore following the conclusion of its recent acquisition of
Memec Group Holdings Limited.
http://www.em.avnet.com
AVNET STRATEGY...
SINGAPORE - Following Avnet Inc's announcement on 5 July
that the company had closed its acquisition of Memec Group
Holdings Limited, Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia Pacific
today announced its post-acquisition strategy.
http://www.em.avnet.com
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