AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday Nov. 20, 2008

ข่าวต่างประเทศ Thursday November 20, 2008 16:57 —Asianet Press Release

SYDNEY--20 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest DIET PROBLEMS... WELLINGTON - This week’s Australian launch of a revolutionary website strives to solve age-old problems faced by dieters and parents. www.sizeXchange.com.au SATELLITE DEPLOYMENT... SAN DIEGO - Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced at the Milcom Conference in San Diego, the deployment of its Warrior Satellite Monitoring and Surveillance System throughout the Asian region. ENGINE CONTRACT... GENEVA - Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that its International Turbine Engine Company (ITEC) has been awarded a contract to deliver F124-GA-200 engines to Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, for the production of the Advanced Jet Trainer M-346. http://www.aermacchi.it ACQUISITION AGREEMENT... SAN FRANCISCO - Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC, a leading independent proxy advisory and investment research firm, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Washington Analysis Corporation ("Washington Analysis"), a top-rated political and economic advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. SERVER SELECTION... SAN JOSE - Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced that its 1U Twin(TM) serverboards (X7DWT-INF+) were recently selected for the prestigious Hyperion Project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). http://www.Supermicro.com MOBILE GROUP... MACAU - Acision, the world's leading messaging company, today announces that it has become a member of the GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry. As an infrastructure supplier, Acision will join the GSMA as an associate member, becoming part of a group of key mobile companies that provide communications technologies and services to more than 3 billion people worldwide. TEST DROP... YUMA - Airborne Systems, a world leader in parachute design and manufacturing, announced today they successfully completed a test drop deploying 40,000 lbs. of payload under a single ram-air parachute, surpassing the previous payload record of 33,000 lbs. set in September. http://www.airborne-sys.com SALES DRIVE... MELBOURNE - High fuel prices, rising air travel and the economic slowdown will drive worldwide sales for vistime?, as companies seek to work more efficiently, says Firmware Technologies Inc. President Jacques Blandin. www.vistime.com OIL DEPENDENCE... DUBAI - Due to high volatility in the crude oil market, it becomes necessary for the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) to invest in diversifying their economy and reduce its dependence on oil. http://www.frost.com MOVIE DEAL... SINGAPORE - Disney's "A Christmas Carol," the spectacular 3D 2009 holiday release from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, will be the first film from The Walt Disney Studios slated for IMAX(R) theatres under a new five-picture arrangement the studio reached with IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX; TSX: IMX), it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. www.imax.com 3D CLASSIC... SINGAPORE - Further demonstrating its commitment to quality 3-D motion picture entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios has begun re-rendering its Oscar(R)-winning animated favorite, "Beauty and the Beast," in preparation for its Disney Digital 3-D(TM) debut on the big screen in 2010, it was announced today by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group. UNICEF CEREMONY... NEW YORK - Multi-platinum MTV, Grammy, and American Music Award winning artist Rihanna and Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini will light the UNICEF Snowflake at the Grand Army Plaza in New York City. www.dogmatic.com/MNR/gucciUNICEFrihanna OUTSOURCING APPOINTMENT... NEW YORK - Pangea3 LLC, the global leader in legal process outsourcing to corporate in-house counsel and U.S. law firms, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Koza as Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Discovery Services. Koza will join Pangea3’s senior management team. http://www.pangea3.com FLEXIBLE PACKAGING... MUMBAI - As flexible packaging's benefits of ease of handling and lesser storage space become increasingly appreciated, traditional rigid packaging will take a backseat. http://www.frost.com COMPUTER PUBLICATION... ORLANDO - How to Build the Perfect Computer, by author Thomas Thompson, explains how to customize and construct your own custom computer. www.dcorpit.com SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS... MACCLESFIELD - Cyprotex are proud to announce the introduction in their facilities of one of the most sensitive ion trap and triple quadrupole instruments in the industry. http://www.cyprotex.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.

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