SYDNEY--7 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
WEDDING WEEKEND...
LOS ANGELES: From director Bruce Leddy (MadTv), "The Wedding Weekend" is now
available at Netflix, and where DVDs are sold. Wedding Weekend stars Molly
Shannon (Kath & Kim, SNL), Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight, Grey's Anatomy) and
Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married, Mad Men).
www.theweddingweekend.com
www.brianevans.com
IP CONTROL...
ZURICH: Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and
monitoring, Thursday announced the installation of more than 1,000 Barix
Barionet IP control devices to monitor power cabinets and substations
throughout Singapore.
www.barix.com
www.ip-audio.info
WWW.CONFIGUREMYPHONE.COM LAUNCHES...
SYDNEY: Configuremyphone.com launches Thursday, offering a solution to the
millions of Australians who struggle to manually set-up their mobile phones for
services such as email, internet browsing and picture messaging.
ZENDESK SECURES...
HONG KONG: Inspiring the help desk 2.0 movement through a focus on
enlightened customer support, Zendesk has secured series A venture capital
financing from Charles River Ventures. The financing will be used to expand
operations and painless customer support to organizations worldwide, starting
with a new U.S. headquarters in Boston.
http://www.zendesk.com
PAY-TV SUBSCRIBERS...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: Pay-TV subscribers are expected to grow by 8 percent in
2009 to reach nearly 733 million worldwide despite the challenging economic
environment, according to the first quarter update of the Media Forecast from
Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications
Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
http://techweb.com/aboutus
FRACTUS SUES...
HOUSTON and BARCELONA: On Tuesday, May 5, 2009, Fractus S.A. of Barcelona,
Spain sued cell phone manufacturers Samsung, LG, RIM, Pantech, Kyocera, Palm,
HTC, Sharp, UTStarcom, and Sanyo for infringing nine different patents held by
Fractus.
www.susmangodfrey.com
www.hpcllp.com
www.ipotential.com
MICROMACHINE SUMMIT...
EDMONTON: Technology experts from over 20 countries are in Edmonton,
Alberta, for discussions on energy and the environment, topics of global
importance and immediacy. The 15th Annual World Micromachine Summit is an
international forum to discuss initiatives in micromachining and nano
technologies and the way in which they deliver economic and social outcomes.
www.acamp.ca
www.mms09.org
PATENT APPLICATION...
NEW YORK: NeoStem, Inc., which is pioneering the pre-disease collection,
processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need,
has filed a patent application claiming the proprietary stem cell technology of
Vincent C. Giampapa, M.D., F.A.C.S. relating to cosmetic facial rejuvenation,
which NeoStem first licensed in February 2009.
www.neostem.com
.ME DOMAINS...
PODGORICA: More than 240,000 Internet users know the power of .ME domains.
Dot-ME domain extensions are one of the most memorable ways to promote yourself
or your business online.
http://www.Domain.ME
MANUFACTURING LICENCE...
HONG KONG: Elcoteq SE, a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS)
company in the communications technology industry, Wednesday announced that the
Ministry of Commerce of China has granted the Elcoteq Beijing plant a license
to manufacture satellite television reception equipment.
http://www.elcoteq.com
http://www.elcoteq-blog.com
SOCIAL NETWORKING...
MUMBAI: ISMore has launched a social networking website, Verdurez.com, for
Indians and NRIs aged 55 years and above to connect and engage with fellow
senior surfers. The aim is to reduce the feeling of loneliness and isolation
which comes with old age and promote life after fifty-five.
http://www.verdurez.com
FROZEN FOOD...
BANGKOK: The Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA) aims to make the most of
their participation at the upcoming THAIFEX
World of food ASIA 2009 with the first-ever Thailand's Frozen Food and Seafood,
a special activity regarded as one of the events many highlights. The event
will run from May 13th-17th, 2009, at the Challenger 2-3, IMPACT Muang Thong
Thani.
POLIO ERADICATION...
LONDON: The Rotary Foundation will honour Mrs. Usha Mittal for her recent
US$1 million contribution to Rotary's effort to end polio worldwide. In a
reception at London's House of Lords, Rotary Foundation Chairman Jonathan B.
Majiyagbe will recognize Mrs. Mittal as a significant major donor to the
Foundation, inducting her into the Arch C. Klumph Society.
http://www.rotary.org
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