SYDNEY--15 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MADAME TUSSAUDS...
HONG KONG: Film-star fever hit Macau Friday, when Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
sent the wax likeness of revered Bollywood actor and the IIFA Brand Ambassador,
Amitabh Bachchan to The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, to stand side-by-side the
real movie-industry veteran for the first time in Asia.
http://www.madametussauds.com/hongkong/
FROM KYOTO...
KYOTO: On May 31, 2009, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held
a publicity event for the 'Cool Biz 2009' campaign in Kyoto, the first such
event in Kansai (the western district of Japan) in its 5-year history.
www.team-6.jp/english/
NZ GAMING...
SYDNEY: The Gaming Technologies Association ("GTA") Friday announced that
next years New Zealand Gaming Expo will be held at SKYCITY Auckland Convention
Centre on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 April 2010.
www.nzgamingexpo.com
MADAME TUSSAUDS...
HONG KONG: Film-star fever hit Macau Friday, when Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
sent the wax likeness of revered Bollywood actor and the IIFA Brand Ambassador,
Amitabh Bachchan to The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, to stand side-by-side the
real movie-industry veteran for the first time in Asia.
http://www.madametussauds.com/hongkong/
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL...
MACAU: ZAIA dazzled silver screen Indian Cinema superstars Friday night as
an exclusive performance of the Cirque du Soleil spectacular marked the launch
of the Videocon International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend at The
Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel.
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com
http://www.onedrop.org
MANSIONPOKER.COM PLAYERS...
GIBRALTAR: Online poker players who qualified for the WSOP Main Event
through MansionPoker.com's satellite poker tournaments have automatically been
entered into a special freeroll for a chance to win a place at the WSOP
Celebrity Bounty Bash.
RETAILER REWARDS...
LONDON: Barclaycard, a leading payment provider in the UK, has announced
that it has taken a step forward with its plan to introduce a retailer rewards
scheme by signing an agreement with Welcome Real-time to provide the scheme's
IT infrastructure.
http://www.welcome-rt.com
DIGI INTERNATIONAL...
MINNETONKA: Digi International Inc. (Nasdaq: DGII) Friday announced the
purchase of substantially all the assets of the U.S., Indian and Singapore
affiliates of MobiApps Holdings Private Limited, a developer of
machine-to-machine (M2M) communications technology, focusing on satellite,
cellular, and hybrid satellite/cellular solutions.
http://www.digi.com
http://www.mobiapps.com
IDIGI TANK...
MINNETONKA: Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) Friday introduced iDigi Tank,
a wireless M2M solutions bundle optimized for storage tank monitoring.
http://www.idigi.com
http://www.digi.com
WIN A SHARE...
GIBRALTAR: Launching themselves up the leader board with 'Tournament Take
Off', Sit & Go players are being rewarded simply for the number of games they
play.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNR
securities issues amounting to a total of US$80 million on June 24, 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 MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$230 million, US$375 million, and
US$1.175 billion on June 22, June 23, June 24, 2009, respectively at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
Radio Access Networks...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Radio access networks will evolve to provide solid platforms for new
services and applications, making mobile broadband the main driver of revenue
growth for mobile operators in Latin America, according to a new report from
Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications
Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
XEBEC ADSORPTION...
BLAINVILLE: Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSX: XBC), the company formed by the
merger of QuestAir Technologies Inc. and Xebec Adsorption Inc., Friday
announced that the previously approved statutory plan of arrangement involving
QuestAir and Xebec Adsorption, has been completed.
www.xebecinc.com
WIPRO CITED...
EMEA BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro
Limited (NYSE:WIT) Friday announced that it was named a leader in SOA System
Integrator space in the recently published market assessment report "The
Forrester Wave(TM): North American System Integrators, Q2 2009 (May 2009) and
"The Forrester Wave(TM): EMEA System Integrators, Q2 2009 (May 2009).
http://www.wipro.com
http://www.sec.gov
MORGAN, PURVIS & WADE...
ANGELES: Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions
Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Saturday announced that Peter Morgan
(Frost/Nixon, The Queen), Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Quantum of Solace,
Casino Royale) will be the screenwriters of the 23rd James Bond adventure.
http://www.mgm.com/
MARATHON INTERSECTS...
TORONTO: Marathon PGM Corporation ("Marathon") Friday announced the
completion of a 6 hole, 549 m drill program on the Coppermine Zone located in
the western end of the Bird River Project in southeast Manitoba.
EUROJET's EJ200...
HALLBERGMOOS and PARIS: EUROJET Turbo GmbH, the leading European military
engine consortium is exhibiting the EJ200 engine at the Paris Air Show 2009.
http://www.eurojet.eu
HERMAN MILLER ...
ZEELAND: Herman Miller, the international leader in ergonomic seating
design, announces the next generation of multipurpose chair for all the places
we work and live now.
http://www.HermanMiller.com
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH...
UTRECH: The largest worldwide investigation into connection, carried out in
14 countries among 10,000 respondents, indicates that strongly connected people
have more enjoyment in their life and work. They are not only happier, but also
more successful.
http://www.intoconnection.com
METTLER TOLEDO...
GREIFENSEE: METTLER TOLEDO, a leading global supplier of precision
instruments and services is introducing a new balance range, NewClassic, thus
replacing the current Classic portfolio.
http://www.mt.com
VERWATER BUILDS...
HOOGVLIET: Monday, investment company Lenstar signed a contract at Verwater
Group Headquarters in Hoogvliet, for the build of a new tank farm in Kedah,
Malaysia.
http://www.verwater.com
SHI-ME LAUNCHES...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering (SHI-ME) Co., Ltd., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., has successfully delivered
the first ship yard designed using AVEVA Marine.
http://www.aveva.com
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