SYDNEY--5 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
AAP ACQUIRES...
SYDNEY: Australian Associated Press, the national
newsagency, has announced the acquisition of The Media Research
Group, the Melbourne based media monitoring and analysis
company.
YUSUF, KENNA, XZIBIT...
LOS ANGELES: Live Earth organizers have announced that music
legend Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens), rapper, actor and
television personality Xzibit, and electronica artist Kenna
will be joining the blockbuster line-ups of performers at the
Live Earth concerts in Hamburg, Tokyo and New York,
respectively.
http://liveearth.org
http://liveearth.msn.com
http://www.eventim.de/eve/liveearth
http://www.ticket-navi.ne.jp
http://eee.eplus.co.jp
http://www.livenation.com/liveearth
MERCHANTS OF BROOKLYN...
FRANKFURT and SAN DIEGO: Paleo Entertainment, a new
independent development studio based in San Diego, California,
has announced that they have begun developing an original FPS
game entitled "Merchants of Brooklyn" which will be powered by
the new CryENGINE 2 middleware from Crytek.
http://www.crytek.com
http://www.paleoent.com
LEADERSHIP NOMINEES...
HONG KONG: (ISC)2, the non-profit global leader in educating
and certifying information security professionals throughout
their careers, has announced the honourees for its inaugural
Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements
programme.
http://www.isc2.org
http://www.informationsecurityasia.com
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