SYDNEY--10 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
EPC CONTRACT...
PORSGRUNN: On behalf of the future partnership of the European CO2
Technology Centre Mongstad, StatoilHydro has signed an engineering, procurement
and construction (EPC) contract with Aker Clean Carbon AS (ACC) for an amine
plant at TCM.
http://www.gassnova.no
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$425 million on February 18, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
V AUSTRALIA...
SEATTLE: Australia's New International Airline Takes off this Month
Australia's newest international airline, V Australia, has taken delivery today
of the first of seven brand new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at a formal handover
ceremony at the Boeing factory in Seattle.
www.vaustralia.com
GENOCIDE INDICTMENT...
WASHINGTON: A 12-count indictment on charges for genocide was filed with
Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice Friday, against Sri
Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Defense Secretary Sarath Fonseka.
U.S. PATENT...
IRVINE: VIZIO, Inc. announced Saturday that the U.S. Patent Office has
issued a second rejection of all claims in Funai Electric Co.s United States
Patent No. 5,329,369.
www.VIZIO.com
GRAHAM PACKAGING...
YORK: Graham Packaging Company, L.P., Sunday reached agreement to acquire
minority ownership in PPI Blowpack Pvt. Ltd., a leading privately held
container manufacturing company based in Mumbai, India.
GREATEST RACE...
HONG KONG: China's women's Greatest Race on Earth team captured a thrilling
victory in the North East Asia and Rest of The World category, when Yang
Fengxia finished sixth overall in Sunday's Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Marathon.
http://www.thegreatestrace.com
UPLOADED TV...
HILVERSUM: Uploaded TV, the Dutch social & video sharing network announces
the sale of the Upload 2 TV master license to Indonesia.
http://www.uploaded.tv
QUINTIQ CLOSES...
HERTOGENBOSCH: Quintiq, a leading provider of Advanced Planning and
Scheduling (APS) solutions, Monday announced that it grew by 35% in 2008, its
11th consecutive year of profitability.
http://www.quintiq.com
AMBERFIN LAUNCHES...
LONDON: In the latest upgrade to its flagship content mastering and
transcoding software solutions, AmberFin announces the immediate availability
of iCR 4.5, which further enhances file-based workflow efficiency and raises
the bar on image quality, while reducing cost per deliverable.
http://www.amberfin.com
NORTHROP GRUMMAN...
BALTIMORE: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has selected
Bangalore-based Bharat Electronics Limited and Dynamatic Technologies Limited
to manufacture components of the F-16 APG-68(V)9 fire control radar as part of
a broader initiative to engage Indian industry as strategic business partners.
NETDRAGON PARTNERS...
HONG KONG: NetDragon Websoft Inc., a leading game developer and operator in
the PRC announced that it has signed an agreement with Saigon Telecommunication
& Technologies Corporatio, a listed company in HOSE stock exchange in Vietnam,
to license Zero Online in Vietnam market.
http://www.nd.com.cn
FIRST UNIVERSAL...
NUREMBERG: NCP offers the first universal IPSec Client Suite for Windows 7
on the Remote Access VPN market.
ACISION PREPARES...
ISLAMABAD: Acision, the world's leading messaging company, announced Monday
that Telenor Pakistan, one of the leading mobile operators in Pakistan, has
again selected the Acision SMSC to expand its messaging capacity to cater for
continued SMS traffic growth.
http://www.acision.com
WEST PACES...
BALI: On April 1, Horst Schulze of The Ritz-Carlton fame and founder and
Chairman of The West Paces Hotel Group will assume management responsibilities
for The Ritz-Carlton, Bali Resort & Spa.
www.ayanaresort.com
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