SYDNEY--27 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
IT BENCHMARKS...
WELLINGTON - Management consulting firm, Reset Group, has released its 2007
benchmarking study into Australian and New Zealand Information Technology
business performance.
www.resetgroup.com
BEIJING HOSTS...
LONDON - On the heels of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's decision at its March
2007 Board meetings to award to the city of Beijing one of the four "crown
jewel" events that will anchor the streamlined 2009 Calendar under the Tour's
Roadmap plan, officials from the city of Beijing and the China Open are hosting
a major launch party to celebrate and promote the achievement.
RADWIN INTRODUCES...
TEL-AVIV - RADWIN a leading provider of advanced wireless broadband
solutions, announced the immediate availability of its WinLink 1000 IDU-R
solution for automatic backup of leased lines.
http://www.radwin.com
XML EXAM...
TOKYO - The XML Technology Certification Committee has announced that it
will be running a worldwide XML Master Exam Retake Promotion between July 1 and
September 30 for XML Master candidates.
http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/promotion/
http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/
ASAHI TEC...
SHIZUOKA - Hideo Ishii has been named president and co-CEO of Asahi Tec
Corporation, the company announced today.
http://www.asahitec.co.jp
http://www.metaldyne.com
CORPORATE INDIA...
LONDON - India is rapidly becoming one of the leading source countries
worldwide for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, according to new
research from FDI specialist, Oxford Intelligence.
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS...
HONG KONG - Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of
identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for the retail
industry and its supply chain, introduced its line of Enhanced Performing (EP)
radio frequency (RF) electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels during the
company's Advanced Apparel Solutions Conference in Paris.
www.checkpointasiapac.com
ALCAN INVESTS...
PARIS - Alcan Inc. announced that it will invest in a new conversion centre
in Shanghai, China to serve the fast-growing Chinese and Asia-Pacific
composites market.
www.alcan.com .
CONTRACTOR SELECTS...
FARMINGTON, Conn. - Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies
Corp., was awarded a contract to supply, install and maintain 49 elevators and
escalators for the Parque Cidade Jardim complex, one of the largest luxury
mixed-use developments under construction in Sao Paulo.
http://www.otis.com/
ATMEL MICROCONTROLLER...
ROUSSET - Atmel Corporation announced the availability of the
AT91SC192192CT-USB, a FLASH based, ARM SC100 powered, secure microcontroller.
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4158
http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureARM/
http://www.atmel.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of one
securities issues amounting to a total of US$100 million on July 6, 2007 at a
redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BANCO ITAU...
SAO PAULO - Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (ITAU) announces the signing
of a Share Purchase Agreement with Experian Brasil Aquisicoes Ltda.
http://www.itau.com/
ZANA NETWORK...
WASHINGTON and DETROIT, MI. - ZANA Network, LLC launched a business
networking portal that connects small and medium enterprises (SME) in over 100
countries worldwide with sales opportunities, financing, insurance,
partnerships, marketing and other resources to help make them more connected,
efficient and profitable.
http://www.zananetwork.com
VISA INC...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - Visa announced that Hans Morris has been appointed
President of Visa Inc., effective September 1, 2007. Morris fills this newly
created post following a distinguished career at Citi that spanned 27 years.
http://www.corporate.visa.com
http://www.sec.gov
NORILSK NICKEL...
MOSCOW, and TORONTO - OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel announced that with the
receipt of Investment Canada approval yesterday in respect of its all-cash
offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of LionOre Mining
International Ltd all regulatory approvals required in connection with Norilsk
Nickel's offer have now been obtained.
www.nornik.ru/en
www.sedar.com .
EUROFIGHTER AUSTRIA...
HALLBERGMOOS and WIEN - The Eurofighter consortium has reached agreement
with the Government of Austria on cost reductions of the Eurofighter
procurement.
SUNDANCE WINNER...
BEIJING - Following its critically acclaimed debut at the 2007 Sundance Film
Festival and the recent showing at the Shanghai Film Festival, NANKING will
receive its first theatrical release in China on July 7.
http://www.nankingthefilm.com
http://www.thinkfilmcompany.com
KUBC INVESTS...
NEW YORK, and LONDON - Kubera Cross-Border Fund Limited, an investment
company traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange has acquired a
significant minority interest in Adayana Inc. for an equity investment of US$20
million (including the pro rata investment by affiliates of Kubera Partners,
LLC, the Investment Manager of KUBC).
http://www.kuberapartners.com
CLIMATE CHANGE...
WELLINGTON - Celsias is inviting individuals, not-for-profit organisations,
companies and government departments to register their climate change projects
online at Celsias.
www.celsias.com
NUS INSTITUTE...
SINGAPORE - PRMIA announced that the NUS Risk Management Institute at the
National University of Singapore will implement the Professional Risk Manager
Certification Training Program beginning in July 2007.
http://www.rmi.nus.edu.sg/documents/PRM%20Certification%20Training%20Program%20(3).pdf
http://prmia.org/index.php?page=training&option=trainingCertification
http://www.prmia.org
BICYCLE RIDE...
WELLINGTON - New Zealand-based global warming website www.celsias.com is
sponsoring 21-year-old physicist Colin Davis on a three-month, 6400 kilometre
bicycle ride from San Francisco to Boston.
www.celsias.com
PR NEWSWIRE...
LONDON - PR Newswire, the global leader in commercial news distribution,
announced the launch of its Dubai operation, which will provide companies
within the DIFC with access to PR Newswire's leading communications products
and services.
http://www.prnewswire.com
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070626/262831
KIDCAN TO...
SINGAPORE - XL Results Foundation, the world's leading entrepreneur and
social enterprise network, will officially launch in France on June 28.
www.resultsfoundation.com
INDOSAT LAUNCHES...
LONDON - Indosat has selected Celltick, the leading pioneer and provider of
Active Content Marketing solutions, to provide its new mobile content and
promotion service 'i-HotNEWS'.
http://www.celltick.com
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