SYDNEY--29 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WARNER LICENSES...
SAN DIEGO and LOS ANGELES: DivX, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment
Wednesday announced an agreement that will enable online retailers to offer
Warner Bros. titles in the high-quality DivX standard definition format in
October 2008 and high definition format in September 2009 for playback on DivX
Certified consumer electronics devices.
http://www.divx.com
http://www.warnerbros.com
http://www.divx.com/certification
QNX SUPPORTS...
TOKYO: In response to the growing demand for its software in the Japanese
automotive market, QNX Software Systems Wednesday announced that the QNX Aviage
Acoustic Processing Suite now supports the Renesas Technology SH-2A Series
microcontrollers, such as the SH7261, SH7262, SH7263, SH7264 and the
micro-ITRON realtime kernel.
SPB ONLINE...
ST. PETERSBURG: Spb Software, the world's leading Windows Mobile
applications developer, Wednesday announced the first commercial implementation
of its Spb Online - a set of premium online services for 3G networks, designed
to stimulate subscriber uptake of streaming content on handsets.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com
TECAN OPENS...
MadiNNAEDORF: Tecan has opened its new Asia Pacific region headquarters,
based in the heart of Shanghai's pharmaceutical and life science centre.
http://www.tecan.com
HUDSON ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: Hudson Highland Group, Inc., one of the world's leading providers
of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management
solutions, Wednesday announced financial results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2008.
http://www.hudson.com
K2 BLACKPOINT...
REDMOND, Wash.: K2 Wednesday announced the free availability of K2
blackpoint beta 2 software, featuring a tech preview of the Silverlight-based
K2 Web Designer for workflows.
http://www.k2.com
GROUNDBREAKING SETTLEMENT...
NEW YORK: The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP),
and Google Wednesday announced a groundbreaking settlement agreement on behalf
of a broad class of authors and publishers worldwide that would expand online
access to millions of in-copyright books and other written materials in the
U.S. from the collections of a number of major U.S. libraries participating in
Google Book Search.
http://books.google.com
http://www.google.com
http://www.authorsguild.org
http://www.publishers.org
EPROCUREMENT SOLUTION...
WALLED LAKE, Mich.: Paramount Technologies, the leading provider of
middle-market Employee Workforce Automation solutions, Wednesday announced the
introduction and immediate availability of a platform-independent version of
their popular WorkPlace eProcurement solution.
http://www.paramounttechnologies.com
PERSHING PRESENTS...
NEW YORK: Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. announced Tuesday that it
will host a public presentation on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 where it will
detail a potential transaction that Pershing Square believes will build
long-term value for Target Corporation and all of its stakeholders.
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/pstgt
SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH EXPANDS...
BAD KREUZNACH: The Schneider Group, a leading manufacturer of high-precision
lenses and servo hydraulics, is expanding its position in the Chinese market
with a subsidiary in Shenzhen, a city with twelve million inhabitants in the
south of China.
http://www.schneiderkreuznach.com
http://www.fishermen-com.de
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of three
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1,810 million on Nov 7, 2008 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
Q3 RESULTS...
HEBEI: JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., a fast-growing manufacturer of
high-performance solar cells, Tuesday announced that it will hold a conference
call on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 at 8:00 am Eastern time to discuss the
company's third quarter 2008 results.
http://www.jasolar.com
JOB WEBSITE...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Simply Hired Tuesday launched an international job
search website for Australia. The site will include over 200,000 job listings
aggregated from the leading job boards, content websites, newspapers,
organizations and company career pages throughout the country.
http://www.simplyhired.com.au
http://www.simplyhired.com
BIOWA LICENSES...
PRINCETON, N.J.: BioWa, Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered into an
agreement with KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., under which BioWa licenses to
KaloBios its Potelligent Technology for enhancing the antibody-dependent
cellular cytotoxicity (ADDC) of select KaloBios therapeutic antibodies.
http://www.biowa.com
NAME CHANGE...
LONDON: Apollo Real Estate Advisors Tuesday announced that it will change
its name to AREA Property Partners effective January 15, 2009.
http://www.apollorealestate.com
ACISION CELEBRATES...
SAO PAULO: Acision, the world's leading messaging company, celebrates the
first anniversary of its Latin America offices, with a market share of over 80%.
http://www.acision.com
POPCAP INTRODUCES...
DUBLIN: PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games,
Monday introduced an irresistible innovation in its flagship Bejeweled
franchise.
http://www.popcap.com/games/bejeweledtwist
http://www.popcap.com
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