SYDNEY--10 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WOMEN IN JAPAN...
PARIS: "Women are being underused in the Japanese economy, which can
ill-afford to waste precious human talent, especially as the country reels from
the impact of the global recession in its export market," says a new article on
WOMEN-omics.com, the first Website to make the business case for gender balance
and exploring the economic impact of women on companies and countries.
www.WOMEN-omics.com
ARTIST CREATES...
SYDNEY: African Australian digital artist, Colin Colorful, precursor of New
Imaginism, is about to launch his innovative and cutting edge first piece of
art entitled 64^32 Spam Cans
Art Wants to be Free.
www.SpamCans.com/uk
MOBILE BANKING...
WINDSOR Despite regulatory challenges and the financial crisis, policymakers
are embracing mobile banking as a means of providing financial access to the
unbanked poor.
http://technology.cgap.org
http://www.afi-global.org
http://www.cgap.org
http://www.dfid.gov.uk
CHAMPAGNE PERRIER-JOUET...
EPERNAY: This weekend, 12 of the world's top wine and champagne experts flew
from all corners of the globe to the boutique Champagne House Perrier-Jouet for
the chance to taste 20 historic vintages from the House's own cellars,
including the oldest champagne in the world: Perrier-Jouet Vintage 1825.
http://www.perrier-jouet.com
GAYSORN SHOPPING CENTRE...
BANGKOK: If you are looking for a one-stop luxury shopping centre in Amazing
Thailands capital city Bangkok, Gaysorn is where you will discover the ultimate
of the citys high-end shopping.
EXECUTIVES EXPECT...
ANGELES: Today's economy presents job seekers with unrivaled challenges,
uncertainty and the expectation of prolonged periods of unemployment, according
Executive Quiz results released Monday by The Korn/Ferry Institute.
www.kornferry.com
UNICORN INVESTMENT...
MANAMA: The sale of UAE cement company Orimix Concrete Products LLC (Orimix)
by Bahrain-based Unicorn Investment Bank (Unicorn) has been named the 'Islamic
Finance Deal of the Year' by pre-eminent international financial magazine
Euromoney.
http://www.unicorninvestmentbank.com
CHINESE CONSUMER...
SHANGHAI: 45% of Chinese consumers reduced spending in February, an increase
of 7% over January. Over 85% of consumers are now concerned about the outlook
for the economy, while 26% of consumers are concerned about their own job
security.
IFMR CAPITAL...
MUMBAI: In a path breaking deal in the micro-finance sector, IFMR Capital
and Equitas Micro Finance India Pvt Ltd (Equitas) have completed the first
rated micro loan pool backed securitisation with a principal amount of
pass-through certificates (PTCs or securities) equal to Rs. 157 million.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1 billion on March 19, 2009 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
CALIFORNIA MICRO...
MILPITAS: California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) Tuesday announced the
PicoGuard CM1282, a single channel ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection
device for the FM radio, GPS, Bluetooth and WLAN antennas used in todays most
advanced mobile handsets.
http://www.cmd.com
BARIX IP...
ZURICH: Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and
monitoring, Tuesday announced that Milestone Systems, the leading global
developer of open platform IP video management software, has accepted Barix
into its Manufacturers Alliance Partner (MAP) program.
www.barix.com
www.milestonesys.com
GRUPO IBEREOLICA...
MADRID: GRUPO IBEREOLICA continues its plan on the development of its viable
renewable energy projects.
www.inveravante.com
IMPAC SOFTWARE...
SUNNYVALE: Impac Software, part of the Elekta Group and leading provider of
software solutions for anatomic pathology (AP) laboratories Tuesday announced
the introduction of PowerPath version 9.3 including new features and interfaces
- at the USCAP conference in Boston.
www.impac.com/pathology
www.elekta.com
RISI'S 2009...
BOSTON: The 24th North American Forest Products Conference will take place
September 14 - 16, 2009 at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, California,
USA.
www.risiinfo.com
VERITAINER ANNOUNCES...
SINGAPORE and SAN FRANCISCO: VeriTainer Corporation, the world leader in
crane mounted maritime security solutions, Tuesday announces the formation of
VeriTainer (Asia) Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of VeriTainer
Corporation.
OBIO PHARMACEUTICAL...
HONG KONG: Obio Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ("Obio"/ "the Company")
announced the discovery of a new indication of a drug, TG21, against main
strains of influenza virus (including avian and human influenza strains) such
as H3N2 and H5N1.
http://www.obiopharma.com
MANPOWER SURVEY...
SYDNEY: According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released
Tuesday, the employment prospects for job seekers in Wellington has declined
further as employers place their decision making on hold in the second quarter
of 2009.
www.manpower.com
MANPOWER SURVEY...
SYDNEY: According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released
Tuesday, the employment prospects for job seekers in Auckland have fallen
considerably, as hiring managers place their decision making on hold in the
second quarter of 2009.
www.manpower.com
MANPOWER SURVEY...
SYDNEY: According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released
Tuesday, the employment prospects for job seekers in Christchurch have fallen,
as employers place their decision making on hold in the second quarter of 2009.
www.manpower.com
MANPOWER SURVEY...
SYDNEY: The New Zealand Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Indicates a
Struggling Labour Market in The Second Quarter of 2009.
www.manpower.com
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER...
MUMBAI: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare Tuesday announced plans to
increase the availability of their therapeutic nicotine products to reach more
than 800 million people world-wide over the next four years.
http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/en/
ART FAIR...
AMSTERDAM: Kaikai Kiki, the company of the renowned Japanese pop artist
Takashi Murakami launched the Geisai art market to support cutting edge
upcoming Japanese artists.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090310/340531
YAHOO! ATTRACTS...
TOKYO: comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital
world, Tuesday released its ranking of the top search properties in Japan based
on data from the comScore qSearch service.
www.comscore.com/companyinfo
OVERSI WINS...
PETACH TIKVA: Oversi, a pioneer of over-the-top (OTT) caching and delivery
solutions, Tuesday announced that Chile's largest cable communications company,
VTR Global Com S.A., has selected Oversi's caching and content delivery
platform.
http://www.vtr.com
http://www.lgi.com
http://www.oversi.com
FILEMAKER PRO 10...
BEIJING: FileMaker, Inc. Tuesday announced the immediate availability of
FileMaker Pro 10 Simplified Chinese version in China.
http://www.filemaker.cn
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