SYDNEY--31 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WATCHDATA SHOWCASES...
PARIS: Watchdata, a well-established and recognized pioneer in smart card
and contactless technology solutions will be participating and showcasing its
latest smart card products at the 2008 Cartes tradeshow in Paris, France from
4th to 6th of November.
http://www.watchdata.com
JETSTAR NAMED...
MELBOURNE: The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) has named Jetstar the
CAPA Low Cost Airline of the Year in the Asia Pacific region for the second
consecutive year.
FLEETPARTNERS OPENS...
AUCKLAND: Leading New Zealand fleet leasing company FleetPartners has
opened lines of credit for vehicle buyers and dealers left out in the cold by
recent events linked to the global credit crisis.
www.fleetpartnersnz.co.nz
PRESSMART OFFERS...
LONDON: Leading the digital publishing revolution, Pressmart, a company
based in South India and a presence in London and New York is offering an
easy-to-deploy and pay-as-you-go service with no set up costs. Everyone from a
start-up magazine to a daily newspaper can have their digitized edition,
online, within hours.
http://www.pressmart.net
VIDEO GAME...
NEW YORK: The Beatles' extraordinary music and phenomenal legacy is set to
rock across the universe in the form of a video game through an exclusive
partnership between Apple Corps Ltd., Harmonix and MTV Games, a part of
Viacom's MTV Networks.
http://www.harmonixmusic.com
http://www.mtv.com
http://www.mtvpress.com
http://www.thebeatles.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's September 2008 Monthly Summary is now available at
http://www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly. The monthly summary report contains
information about Fannie Mae's monthly and year-to-date activities for gross
mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest
rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.
http://www.fanniemae.com
http://www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly
IZB 2008...
BERLIN: Developments in the auto industry from the viewpoint of
manufacturers, equipment suppliers, and mobility ICT providers were the focus
of a business breakfast carrying the title "Driving Global Trends, Shaping
Local Developments" at the IZB (International Suppliers Fair) on October 30,
2008 in Wolfsburg, Germany.
GSMA ANNOUNCES...
LONDON: he GSMA, the global trade association for mobile operators, Thursday
announced a shortlist of 40 nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2008, plus the
15 'Top Innovators' for the Asia-Pacific round of the Mobile Innovation Global
Competition that will be contested and presented at the forthcoming Mobile Asia
Congress, Asia's leading mobile communications event that is set to take place
in Macau, SAR People's Republic of China (18-20 November 2008).
http://www.gsm.org
SENSITECH LAUNCHES...
BEVERLY, Mass.: Sensitech Inc., the global leader in cold chain visibility
solutions, Thursday announced the release of its latest version of TempTale
Manager Desktop software.
http://www.sensitech.com
http://www.carrier.com
OCCLUTECH WINS...
JENA: Occlutech GmbH, the leading European manufacturer of cardiac occlusion
devices, Thursday announced that it has won its litigation case in The Hague,
Holland, against AGA Medical Inc. regarding non-infringement of the Dutch
version of the European patent; EP 0808138.
BAT RESULTS...
LONDON: British American Tobacco p.l.c reported group revenue increased by
19 per cent to GBP8,704m for the quarter ended 30 Sept 2008 as a result of
favourable exchange rate movements, improved pricing, better product mix and
the acquisitions of Tekel and Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni (ST) mid year.
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