SYDNEY--5 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
THINK SERVICES...
SAN FRANCISCO Think Services' Game Developers Conference China (GDC China)
has secured formal support from two key government agencies aligned with the
China game industry.
www.China.GDConf.com
www.think-services.com
ASIA PACIFIC...
SYDNEY: TPI, the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world and a
unit of Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leader in the
information-based services industry, revealed that Asia Pacific had record
outsourcing contract awards in 2008, with 88 contracts valued at US$12.3B.
www.tpi.net
PRODUCT LIABILITY...
BANGKOK: Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor,
Wednesday warned that Thai businesses are not prepared for the Act on Liability
for Injury from Unsafe Products (the "new Act") which comes into effect on 21
February 2009.
http://www.marsh.com
http://www.mmc.com
SVOX ACQUIRES...
ZURICH: SVOX, the leading provider of embedded speech solutions Wednesday
announced the acquisition of the Professional Speech Processing Group of
Siemens AG, according to SVOX CEO Volker Jantzen.
www.svox.com
WORLD-CHECK ANNOUNCES...
LONDON: With the addition of International Enhanced Due Diligence (IEDD)
reports to its existing portfolio, World-Check is positioned to provide an
end-to-end risk management service providing Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know
Your Employee (KYE) identity authentication, reputation screening, customized
country risk assessments and comprehensive due diligence reports for in-depth
analysis, reporting and monitoring across multiple industries.
http://www.world-check.com
BLUEGIGA PROVIDES...
CONTINUA WINTER SUMMIT and TOKYO: Bluegiga announced Wednesday that its OEM
Bluetooth modules are now available with Bluetooth Health Device Profile (HDP).
http://www.bluegiga.com
RARE BRADMAN...
MELBOURNE: A bat owned by Sir Donald Bradman created history when it sold
last September for AUD$145,000. Another Bradman bat from the same 1930 UK tour
will be sold in February with a more modest pre-sale estimate of AUD$40,000 -
$50,000.
www.leski.com.au
PR NEWSWIRE...
NEW YORK: Experienced leader in the distribution and technology industry,
Ninan Chacko, is set to take the helm at PR Newswire with the planned
retirement of Chief Executive Officer Charles Gregson, the company announced
Wednesday.
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
ACCUITY ACQUIRES...
LONDON: Accuity, the global leading provider of payment routing data, AML
screening software and services, Wednesday announced that it has acquired 100%
of London-based CB.Net, a reference data provider for the global banking
community.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$150 million on february 14, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BRADY GROWTH...
LONDON: Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading global supplier of trading, risk
management and settlement solutions to the metals and commodities sectors, has
Thursday announced that it is to open its first office in Asia later this
month. http://www.bradyplc.com
BRIGHTSTAR AND CSL...
MIAMI: Brightstar Corp., a global leader in customized distribution and
integrated supply chain solutions for the wireless industry, has been awarded
an exclusive supply chain services contract with CSL Limited, Hong Kong's
leading mobile network operator.
www.brightstarcorp.com
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