SYDNEY--31 Mar--AsiaNet/Infoquest
ENERGY EFFICIENCY...
SYDNEY: Apart from dealing with the unprecedented economic downturn, the
Australian building management and control systems (BMCS) market is challenged
by the drop in construction activity, increasingly cost-conscious customers,
scant product differentiation, and more intense competition.
http://www.frost.com
WIRELESS VIDEO...
SINGAPORE: As wireless video surveillance (WVS) involves only a transmitter
and a receiver, WVS can cover wide areas such as airports and even cities
wirelessly, thereby helping users save on wiring and maintenance costs.
http://www.frost.com
CAYMAN ISLANDS...
GEORGE TOWN: The Cayman Islands Government Monday announced that it now has
in place arrangements that provide access to comprehensive tax information
assistance with 20 countries, including the majority of Cayman's major trading
partners.
www.tia.gov.ky
PAVILION KL...
KUALA LUMPUR: Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, one of the most popular shopping
centres in Malaysia, will be firing from all cylinders to celebrate the Grand
Prix season from April 1-5, 2009, by offering treats to racing fans, shoppers
and tourists to make their shopping and holiday in Malaysia a delightful
experience.
AVEVA ACQUIRES...
CAMBRIDGE: AVEVA Monday announced the acquisition of iDesignOffice Pty Ltd,
a technology company based in Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.aveva.com
ZTE, CSL ANNOUNCE...
SHENZHEN: ZTE Corporation ("ZTE") (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share
stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications
equipment and network solutions, together with Hong Kong's number one mobile
operator CSL Limited, Monday announced the availability of the world's first
SDR-based HSPA+ All IP commercial network.
www.zte.com.cn
LOCKHEED MARTIN...
MOORESTOWN: A Lockheed Martin employee guides one of the HMAS Hobart's four
SPY-1D(V) radar antennas into place at Lockheed Martins Production Test Center,
signaling the shift from production to testing for the Royal Australian Navy's
first Aegis Weapon System.
FARO INTRODUCES...
DENVER: FARO, the world's leading provider of portable measurement and
imaging systems, has announced that delivery of a new generation of 3D laser
scanners will begin in the second quarter of 2009.
www.faro.com
CALIFORNIA MICRO...
SAN JOSE: California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) will be showcasing its
broad range of protection solutions, including devices for electrostatic
discharge (ESD) protection and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering at
ESC Silicon Valley 2009 in San Jose, California from March 31 through
April.
http://www.cmd.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's (NYSE: FNM) February 2009 Monthly Summary is now
available at
www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly.
www.fanniemae.com
CHINA'S NEUSOFT...
SHENGYANG: Neusoft Corporation (600718.SH), a leading IT solutions &
services provider as well as the largest offshore software & service
outsourcing provider in China, published its 2008 Annual Report recently.
http://www.neusoft.
CDMA CERTIFICATION...
LAS VEGAS: The CDMA Certification Forum(R) (CCF) Tuesday announced it is
working directly with several operators and vendors from around the world to
meet their requirements for testing and certifying LTE devices and their
aggressive LTE network deployment schedules.
www.globalccf.org
EESTECH SIGNS...
LOS ANGELES: EESTech, Inc., (EESH.PK) has signed a licence agreement with
Impulse Control Pty Ltd giving them access to manufacture and sell EESTechs
JetWater System Technology for water purification projects within Australia.
www.eestechinc.com
PATIENTS RECEIVING...
ORLANDO: New data from the AURORA trial, a study in patients with end stage
renal disease (ESRD) undergoing chronic haemodialysis, showed that there was no
difference between rosuvastatin 10mg and placebo in reducing the combined
endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, nonfatal stroke, and nonfatal myocardial
infarction.
http://www.astrazeneca.com
MICROSOFT AND TOMTOM...
REDMOND: Microsoft Corp. and TomTom N.V. Tuesday announced that they have
settled the patent infringement cases brought by Microsoft before the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of Washington and the International
Trade Commission (ITC) and by TomTom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia.
/C O R R E C T I O N -- FARO...
DENVER: In the news release, FARO Introduces New Generation of Best-in-Class
3D Laser Scanners and Software, issued March 30, 2009 by FARO over PR Newswire,
we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, second sentence, should
read " Two new models, the FARO Laser Scanner Photon 120 and 20, both feature
measuring rates of up to 976,000 points-per-second" rather than "960,000
points-per-second" as originally issued inadvertently.
www.faro.com
MEMPHIS ELECTRONIC...
BAD HOMBURG: The bankruptcy of Flash Memory manufacturer Spansion is leaving
OEMs wondering how they can continue production of designs which rely on
Spansion components.
http://www.memphis.ag/english.
HAYDEN PANETTIERE...
SYDNEY: Hayden Panettiere will be visiting Sydney, Australia on April 1 to
rally support from Aussies, urging them to sign the "Save the Whales Again!"
petition at SocialVibe.com and to oppose any negotiations that will legitimize
commercial whaling and overturn the existing moratorium.
http://www.socialvibe.com
SUPERMICRO SETS...
SAN JOSE: Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in
application-optimized, high-performance server solutions, Tuesday launched a
comprehensive new line of server and workstation solutions specially designed
to support the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series (formerly codenamed Nehalem).
www.Supermicro.com
COATES INTERNATIONAL...
WALL TOWNSHIP: Coates International, Ltd. "The Company" (OTC Bulletin Board:
COTE) is pleased to announce that on March 24, 2009 the Company signed an
agreement with the Executive Director, Secretary of Commerce of the State of
Oklahoma for a cash incentive package of $787,526,057 US Dollars for
setting-up the Coates International Manufacturing and Production Operations and
for the creation of new quality jobs in that state.
www.mostadvancedengine.com.
www.coatesengine.com.
FOOD SECURITY...
PARIS: The completion of the Doha Round will obviously be presented at the
impending G-20 Summit on April 2, as the solution to ward off protectionism.
http://www.momagri.org
CHOICE HOTELS...
SILVER SPRING: Bon voyage! The Choice Privileges rewards program from Choice
Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is going overseas for the second time in
a year.
www.choicehotels.com.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1.805 billion on April 9, 2009 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINS
securities issues amounting to a total of US$266.523 million on April 9, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNR
securities issues amounting to a total of US$310 million on April 9, 2009 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINP
securities issues amounting to a total of US$27.015 million on April 9, 2009 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
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