SYDNEY--23 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
GFK ASIA...
SINGAPORE: Recognizing the importance to have a neutral party measuring the
trends and performance of the optical market in Korea, the Korean Optometric
Association (KOA) and GfK Korea inked the partnership agreement between both
organizations.
http://www.gfkrt.com
INDIA CAPITAL...
HONG KONG: The India Capital Fund (ICF), a long-term absolute return fund,
returned 44.8% in May, net of all fees, vs. a gain of 36.5% in dollar terms for
India's Sensex index.
GTMC NET...
SINGAPORE: GTMC Net - a sister company of GTMC Travel, a leading wholesaler
of global outbound travel products and regional inbound ground operations - has
announced the availability of a white label online hotel booking and travel
planning service for travel agents worldwide.
http://www.gtmcholdings.com
COTECNA APPOINTED...
GENEVA: Cotecna, one of the world's leading international trade inspection,
security and certification companies, has been officially appointed by
Indonesia's KSO SCISI, to handle the inspection of iron or steel shipments from
Korea and Japan to Indonesia.
http://www.cotecna.com
WIMAX PATENTS...
SANTA CLARA: The Open Patent Alliance (OPA), a group dedicated to offering
intellectual property rights (IPR) solutions that support the development and
widespread adoption of WiMAX, Monday announced a call for patents, with the
intention of creating a patent pool of essential WiMAX patents.
www.openpatentalliance.com
IGLOO SOFTWARE...
KITCHENER: IGLOO Software, a leading provider of online community and
social software solutions for organizations of any size, Monday announced the
release of its new Desktop Client.
http://www.igloosoftware.com
FIJI WATER...
LOS ANGELES: FIJI Water issued the following statement concerning recent
test results published by Consumer Council in CHOICE Magazine dated 15 June
2009: We believe that important information and perspective is not reflected by
the Consumer Council findings.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$495 million on July 2, 2009 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
NGENERA CORPORATION...
BOSTON: Monday at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston, nGenera
announced four new end-to-end Collaborative Enterprise Management Solutions
designed to deliver greater efficiency, employee and customer engagement, and
innovation to the enterprise.
www.e2conf.com
http://www.ngenera.com/
PTI RECYCLING...
HOLLAND: NeoStem, Inc. (NYSE Amex: NBS), which is pioneering the pre-disease
collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future
medical need, was featured in Gene Marcial's prominent Business Week column,
"Inside Wall Street," on June 18, 2009.
www.neostem.com
QUINTESSENCELABS ANNOUNCES...
CANBERRA: QuintessenceLabs, the leader in quantum communications technology
for networking, communications, national security and defence, announces
partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation to develop applications of Quantum
Key Distribution for markets in Australia and the United States.
www.quintessencelabs.com
RITA WILSON...
NEW YORK: Contention over a rare vintage 1962 Beatles poster has been
amicably resolved.
NEED TO KNOW...
LONDON: With the holiday season upon us, Cheapflights.com.au, the
Australian site of the international travel online price comparison company,
suggests that before visiting the USA it pays to check that you know the new
visa rules before flying.
https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.
http://www.cheapflights.com.au
NOV MONO...
JOHANNESBURG: NOV Mono, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
pumping systems, and Water For All, a non-governmental organisation that
provides access to clean drinking water to schools and communities across
Africa, have partnered to provide green solutions to the world water crisis.
http://www.mono-pumps.com
http://www.waterforall.org
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL...
PARIS: The International School of Management (ISM) is proud to
congratulate Professor Michael Gordon who was recently honored by The
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), with their
2009 Teaching Excellence Award for ACBSP's International Region 8.
http://www.aplf.com
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