SYDNEY--16 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SOFTWARE TOOL...
COLLEGE PARK, MD: DfR Solutions Thursday announced that a cooperative of
avionic companies and government agencies has asked DfR to develop a software
tool for predicting integrated circuit (IC) reliability.
www.dfrsolutions.com
DESIGN CONFERENCE...
LONDON and SHANGHAI: As global automakers such as Porsche put the finishing
touches to their show cars in the run-up to the Shanghai Motor Show on April
20th, quarterly automotive interior design magazine Interior Motives and its
online sister publication Car Design News are preparing to host their second
Chinese design conference in the city the following day.
http://www.ultimamedia.com
http://www.cardesignnews.com
http://www.interiormotivesmagazine.com
CYBERTECH SIGNS...
AMSTERDAM: CyberTech International, a leading global provider of advanced
voice and data recording technologies, Thursday announced the signing of a
contract for 6,000 channels of recording for a globally-branded financial
services organisation.
http://www.cybertech-int.com
TRANSPORT FORUM...
PARIS: Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum
(ITF) in Paris, on Wednesday said the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray
LaHood will make his first visit to Europe on the occasion of the 2009 Forum on
"Transport for a Global Economy: Challenges & Opportunities in the Downturn" in
Leipzig from 26 to 29 May. He also said many Ministers of member countries have
confirmed their presence at this year's International Transport Forum.
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/2009/forum2009.html
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org
FOUNDING MEMBER...
ST. LOUIS: Peabody Energy Thursday announced an agreement with the
Government of Australia to become a founding member of the Global Carbon
Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute, an international initiative to accelerate
commercialization of CCS technologies.
ZETTACORE LAUNCHES...
DENVER and KYOTO: ZettaCore, Inc., a developer of molecular electronics,
Thursday announced Molecular Interface (MI) technology. This nano treatment
technology makes possible dramatic improvement in interconnect density without
requiring expensive and often time-consuming introduction of new materials and
processes.
www.zettacore.com
RISI CONFERENCE...
BRUSSELS: RISI Thursday announced that its European Pulp and Paper Outlook
Conference, held in Berlin on March 29-31 exceeded attendance expectations.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 42
securities issues on April 25 and 27, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
WEBINAR ALERT...
WILMINGTON, Mass.: Analog Devices, Inc. and Digi-Key Corp. Wednesday
announced a TechOnline/EETimes Webinar on Understanding and Optimizing Sampled
Data Systems (Part I) to be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
(Pacific)/12:00 p.m. (Eastern).
http://www.analog.com
NEOSTEM ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: NeoStem, Inc., which is pioneering the pre-disease collection,
processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need,
Wednesday announced that it will be moving its commercial adult stem cells
processing and storage operations and utilizing exclusively Progenitor Cell
Therapy, LLC (PCT), a leading international provider of cGMP cell therapy
manufacturing and storage.
http://www.neostem.com
BUILDING MANAGEMENT...
SINGAPORE: Frost & Sullivan's Environmental & Building Technologies Practice
will host an analyst briefing via webinar on the Australian Building Management
Control System Suppliers - Challenges and Opportunities in an Economic Downturn
on Thursday, April 23rd 2009, at 14:00 hrs (GMT+08:00hrs) Singapore time.
http://www.environment.frost.com
HILL PARTNERS...
HONG KONG: Hill & Associates Limited, Asia's largest risk management &
business intelligence consultancy firm, and Inter Partner Assistance Limited (a
subsidiary of AXA Assistance), the inventor and global leader in assistance
services, Wednesday announced that they have formed a partnership to offer
clients an integrated risk mitigation and assistance services.
AUTO INDUSTRY...
SINGAPORE: GfK Asia is expanding its industry sector coverage despite
worldwide concerns in the automotive industry. GfK Korea, a subsidiary of GfK
Asia, will start tire measurement in 5 key regions (Seoul, Inchon, Kyunggi,
Kyungbuk and Kyungnam) and explore the market further to track engine oil and
other spare automotive parts in future.
http://www.gfk.com
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