SYDNEY--19 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE...
SINGAPORE: Suppliers of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems in
Vietnam have recognized the glut of opportunities in the industries of
telecommunications, IT, and energy, where end users are eager to protect their
expensive electrical and electronic equipment from blackouts, brownouts, and
surges.
NEW ERA...
ATLANTA: Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited (HKLife) announces further
developments of its patented field-assisted LOAC (Lab-on-a-Chip) system,
EFADchip technology at the BIO 2009 International Convention, the Global Event
for Biotechnology held in Atlanta, through 18-21 May 2009.
DIGI PROVIDES...
MINNETONKA: Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) Monday announced that Verizon
Wireless was using Digi Connect WAN 3G high-speed cellular routers to provide
wireless broadband backup connectivity at 300 Verizon Wireless Communications
Stores in the U.S.
http://www.digi.com
http://www.verizonwireless.com
BPC LIMITED...
PERTH: Energy exploration company, BPC Limited (THE COMPANY: (AIM: 'BPC'))
Monday announced a new offshore joint venture with Norway's StatoilHydro (OSE:
'STL', NYSE: STO) to launch the first major exploration project in Bahamian
waters since 1986.
PROFESSOR WING WONG...
SAN DIEGO: Wing Hung Wong, Professor of Statistics and of Health Research &
Policy at Stanford University has been elected to the US National Academy of
Sciences.
MANADO THE ULTIMATE...
MANADO: Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition (MICE) industry in
North Sulawesi Province, especially in Manado is now more ready to compete with
other MICE destination cities, such as Jakarta, Bali, and Yogyakarta.
TALARI NETWORKS...
LAS VEGAS: Interop 2009 - Talari Networks - the leader in transforming
virtualized-WANs by delivering the Internet economics and reliability of
Adaptive Private Networking - announced here Monday the addition of the Mercury
T200 appliance to its revolutionary Adaptive Private Networking (APN) solution.
www.talari.com
ITAU UNIBANCO...
SAO PAULO: As from May 2009, the New York Stock Exchange has authorized
listed companies to use four letters in their trading symbols (denominated
"tickers").
GLOBAL GREEN...
NEW YORK: A worldwide green global portal, www.EcoSeed.org , was officially
launched today by Global Content & Research Ltd. after a short beta launch
period.
www.EcoSeed.org
CSAFE ANNOUNCES...
DAYTON: CSafe, LLC, provider of technology solutions for the temperature
sensitive airfreight market, Monday announced its AcuTemp RKN
( http://www.csafellc.com ) received approval from the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA), making it the first and only active RKN of its kind to obtain
approvals from both EASA and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
www.csafellc.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$20 million on May 28, 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$1.065 billion on May 28, 2009 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
WIPRO, ORACLE, HACKETT...
BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro
Limited (NYSE: WIT) announced that its Business Process Outsourcing division,
Wipro BPO has partnered with Oracle for best-of-breed HR platform solutions.
http://www.wipro.com
http://www.wiprocorporate.com
http://www.sec.gov
QUALISYSTEMS LAUNCHES...
TEL AVIV: QualiSystems, a leading provider of advanced test automation
solutions, announced Tuesday the launch of TestShell Studio, the innovative
latest addition to the TestShell system, at Interop Las Vegas, May 19th - 21st,
booth #1956.
www.qualisystems.com
MARQUIS DE MONTESQUIOU...
NEW YORK: On May 1, 2009 La Maison Montesquiou held an historic dinner at
Thomas Keller's Michelin-starred Per Se showcasing a range of extremely rare
and aged Armagnacs.
COMPETITION HEATS...
CAMBRIDGE: A potential new player in Cameroon's mobile market and regulatory
pressure to cut prices will help to more than double the country's mobile
penetration by 2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the
telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
ALL ABOARD...
UTRECHT: Traveling through Europe by train has never been easier, now that
Eurail Group GIE has launched an interactive new website, Eurailtravel.com.
http://www.eurail.com
http://www.raileurope.fr
http://www.statravel.com
http://www.flightcentre.com
http://www.octopustravel.com
MASTER'S DEGREE...
STUTTGART: In Germany the Master's Degree International Project Management
at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences offers an international
postgraduate with two focuses.
http://www.hft-stuttgart.de
WORLD HEALTH...
GENEVA: Ahead of the second annual World Hepatitis Day, the World Hepatitis
Alliance Tuesday called on governments not to forget the plight of 500 million
people living with hepatitis B and C, as the World Health Assembly postpones
discussion of a World Health Organization (WHO) resolution on viral hepatitis -
one of the biggest threats to global health.
http://www.worldhepatitisday.org
ASTUTE NETWORKS...
BEIJING: Astute Networks, Inc., a leading provider of bladed storage
solutions optimized for the most demanding applications on the edge of the
network, Tuesday announced that Clark Masters, the company's president and
chief executive officer, will be presenting at the 12th China Beijing
International High-Tech Expo and International Forum on High-Tech Enterprises
(CHITEC).
www.astutenetworks.com
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