SYDNEY--19 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
DIAMOND MEETING...
RAMAT GAN - Moti Ganz, Chairman of the Israel Diamond Institute Group of
Companies today hosted Israel's first ever Diamond Town Hall Meeting with
Gareth Penny, Managing Director of the De Beers Group and Varda Shine, Managing
Director of the Diamond Trading Company.
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.
www.mt.com/newclassic
CABLE&WIRELESS AFRICA...
SINGAPORE -Cable&Wireless' research has shown that approximately 70% of the
companies surveyed from Asia Pacific are more informed about Middle East &
Africa and more hungry to grow in the region than North America or Europe.
Despite the long-term opportunities, businesses from Europe and North America
were seen as being hesitant to make a firm commitment to expansion.
www.cw.com
SOMMELIER COMPETITION...
PARIS - With great panache, Moet & Chandon endorses this 13th Edition in
celebration of its longstanding relationship with sommeliers the world over - a
commitment of both the heart and the mind.
CORONA EXTRA...
MEXICO CITY - Grupo Modelo, the leading company in Mexico in beer
production, distribution and marketing, announced that its Corona Extra brand
was picked by Facebook users as their favorite beer.
IBM SIEMENS...
PLANO, Texas and ARMONK, N.Y - IBM and Siemens PLM Software, a global
provider of product lifecycle management software and services, today jointly
announced offerings that help companies improve the management of products
throughout their lifecycle -- from design and manufacturing to end-of-life
planning and recycling -- and simplify the process of sharing key product data
and manufacturing plans.
www.siemens.com/plm
www.ibm.com/solutions/plm
UAE IRENA...
ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates today completed ratification of the
statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency, signalling to the 98
fellow member countries and the world at large their support and commitment to
bringing renewable energy solutions to all nations, developed and developing.
www.IRENAuae.com
OVERSTOCK.COM AUSTRALIA...
SALT LAKE CITY - Overstock.com, Inc. today announced its launch of
international sales to customers in Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This
announcement now brings to 37 the total number of countries in which Overstock
is selling products to customers.
www.overstock.com
HAPPY MEALS...
OAK BROOK, Illinois - This summer, McDonald's and Twentieth Century Fox
invite kids and families to beat the heat as the fun-loving characters from
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" stampede into Happy Meals worldwide.
www.happymeal.com
www.aboutmcdonalds.com
LDMOS WEBINAR...
SAN JOSE, California - RF Power amplifiers are often exposed to non-ideal
load or severe mismatch conditions. Ruggedness and reliability have always been
very important design parameters in the LDMOS technologies brought to market by
NXP Semiconductors. This webinar addresses the LDMOS technology design for
optimum reliability and ruggedness. Insight will be given in how to create the
most rugged and reliable LDMOS technology available in the industry. Various
methods to characterize ruggedness will be discussed, backed up by practical
examples.
http://seminar2.techonline.com/registrationdistrib.cgi?s=1397&d=2958
www.nxp.com
CONSERVATIVE SPENDING...
HONG KONG - The worst of the recession may possibly be behind us, but
consumers today are still seemingly spending conservatively. What do
recession-minded consumers want? Good prices are a must, newness is essential,
and don't expect they will trade down on style or quality.
www.aplf.com
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