SYDNEY--8 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
VIRTUAL OFFICES...
SYDNEY: As recession-battered companies look to save money on real estate
costs, a growing number of businesses are equipping their employees with
BlackBerrys and laptops and moving them out of the main office as a way of
reducing expenses.
CGAP AND WIZZIT...
JOHANNESBURG: CGAP, a microfinance group based at the World Bank, is
supporting WIZZIT Bank to deliver banking services to poor people in South
Africa's small towns and rural areas.
http://technology.cgap.org
http://www.cgap.org
http://www.wizzit.co.za
TATA TECHNOLOGIES...
SINGAPORE, DETROIT, LONDON and PUNE: Tata Technologies Limited, a global
leader in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO), Product Development IT
services, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) this week announced the launch
of its brand worldwide, and the retirement of the brand names of its former
operating companies, INCAT and iKnowledge Solutions (iKS).
www.tatatechnologies.com
PUMA LAUNCHES...
HERZOGENAURACHL: PUMA this week launched its Access All Areas motorsport
campaign in celebration of its 10th anniversary in elite motorsport.
http://www.puma.com
CLICKSOFTWARE...
BURLINGTON: ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NasdaqCM: CKSW), the leading
provider of mobile workforce management and service optimization solutions,
Tuesday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
the workforce management business from Manchitra Services Private Limited.
http://www.clicksoftware.com
GERMAN-KOREAN PARTNERSHIP...
BERLIN: The photovoltaic (PV) industry is a pillar of the strong
German-Korean economic partnership, one that is expected to strengthen as the
Korean PV market expands.
http://www.gtai.com
WEBINAR ALERT...
SAN JOSE: NXP Semiconductors announces the following TechOnline Webinar:
What: NXP Semiconductors Webinar
When: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 11:00am EDT (8:00am PDT, 16:00 GMT)
Where: http://seminar2.techonline.com/registration/distrib.cgi?s=1362&d=2958
How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address
above.
Contact: Rebecca Samuel, Media Relations, NXP Semiconductors,
+1-408-474-8769
www.nxp.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$512.092 million on April 17, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BUSINESS USERS...
CAMBRIDGE: Despite slowing revenue growth in the European mobile enterprise
market, the business sector will fuel mobile data revenues for the next five
years due to its high profitability, low levels of churn, and strong demand for
mobile data services, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the
telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
TOOLWIRE WINS...
PLEASANTON, Calif. and SYDNEY: Toolwire, a leading provider of experiential
distance learning solutions for on-demand, hands-on training, announced that
the company has won a gold award at the LearnX Asia Pacific 2009 E-Learning &
Training Solutions International Conference & Expo.
www.learnx.net
www.toolwire.com
EESTECH SIGNS...
LOS ANGELES: EESTech, Inc. (EESH.PK) has signed a joint venture agreement
with Aryan Clean Coal Technologies of India, to install three 10-mega watt
Hybrid Coal Gas Technology systems over the next five years, valued at more
than USD$60 million.
www.drpr.com.au
www.sainikaryangroup.com
www.eestechinc.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):
2-Year
Pricing Date April 8, 2009
Settlement Date April 9, 2009
Maturity Date April 28, 2011
Issue Size TBD
Coupon TBD
Payment Dates Each April 28th and October 28th, beginning April 28, 2009
CUSIP 31398AWQ1
Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF
market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
BANK OF AMERICA...
NEW YORK: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Wednesday announced that Steven J.
Niemczyk will join the company's Global Corporate & Investment Banking business
as global head of Asset Management Investment Banking in June 2009. Niemczyk
has been global head of Asset Management Investment Banking at UBS Limited in
London.
www.bankofamerica.com
RAPS OFFERS...
ROCKVILLE: The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) has announced
its newest Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), the RAC General Scope (GS).
www.raps.org/rac
XIOCOM WIRELESS...
ATLANTA: Xiocom Wireless announced Wednesday that aCure Technology, a
value-added reseller and systems integration partner, has deployed a
campus-wide indoor and outdoor wireless mesh network solution at Mercedes
College in Perth, WA.
www.xiocom.com
KRAFT FOODS...
NORTHFIELD, Illinois: Recognizing World Health Day, Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT)
and Save the Children Wednesday announced a partnership to help Filipino and
Indonesian families suffering from malnutrition.
www.savethechildren.org
http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com
RED HERRIN...
BERLIN: Red Herring Wednesday announced that Oversi was named a WINNER of
the Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology
companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.
http://www.redherring.com
http://www.oversi.com
SUPERMICRO ADVANCES...
BEIJING: Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in
application-optimized, high-performance server solutions, is showcasing a 2U
Twin2 SuperServer with four hot-pluggable computing nodes in a 2U chassis and a
multi-GPU SuperWorkstation Wednesday at IDF Beijing 2009, Beijing International
Convention Center (BICC), booth GE014.
www.Supermicro.com
RARITAN'S POWER...
TOKYO: Raritan Wednesday announced that its power management solutions for
helping data centers gain better insight on energy usage and costs and in
identifying areas for improvement, will be available in other languages and
support more currencies.
www.raritan.com/poweriq
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