SYDNEY--9 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
VIZIO RULING...
IRVINE, California - Today the United States Customs and
Border Protection agency issued a ruling in agreement with
VIZIO that all current models of VIZIO televisions do not
infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,115,074 held by Funai Electric
Company, enabling VIZIO to continue importing America's fastest
selling line of televisions without interruption.
www.VIZIO.com
COVENTRY HK...
HONG KONG - Capitalizing on heightened investor interest in
the U.S. longevity market, Coventry announced today the launch
of Coventry Capital HK Limited, based in Hong Kong.
RISI SOLD...
BOSTON - RISI, the leading information provider for the
global forest products industry, today announced that it has
been fully acquired by United Business Media (UBM).
www.risi.com
www.ubm.com
MICROSOFT APPOINTMENT...
REDMOND, Washington - Microsoft Corp. today promoted Steven
Sinofsky to president of the Windows Division. Sinofsky, a
20-year Microsoft veteran, most recently led the Windows and
Windows Live Engineering Group, contributing to the October 22
availability of Windows 7.
www.microsoft.com/presspass
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY...
BURBANK, California - Sri Lankan business and community
leader Don Anton Deepthi Jayamaha of Colombo has been
recognized by Woodbury University with an honorary Master of
Business Administration degree.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae is issuing TBD securities on
July 9, 2009.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BRIONI RESULTS...
ROME - Brioni, the luxury menswear group, announced on
Monday consolidated 2008 revenues that were substantially
unchanged, and also said it was naming Andrea Perrone as Group
Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.
ITALY TELECOMS...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - In Italy's telecom market, video
revenue will triple its share of total revenue by 2014,
presenting a US$4.4 billion revenue opportunity for operators,
according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom
research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
http://techweb.com/aboutus
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$25
million on July 18, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
PEROT SYSTEMS...
CHANGSHA - Perot Systems Corporation today announced an
agreement with the Hunan Provincial Government of the Peoples
Republic of China that will authorize the company to provide IT
consulting services for healthcare organizations and public
health initiatives throughout the Province.
www.perotsystems.com
www.sec.gov
PERENCO ECUADOR...
LONDON - Perenco Ecuador Limited today called on the
Government of Ecuador to cease efforts to sell oil seized from
Blocks 7 and 21 in defiance of orders by international
arbitration tribunals, and instead to seek a negotiated
solution to the dispute concerning the applicability of Law 42
to Blocks 7 and 21.
www.worldbank.org/ICSID
PALACE VACATION...
KUALA LUMPUR - RCI, the global leader in vacation exchange,
and Palace Vacation Club, one of Asia's most innovative brands
in the vacation ownership industry, today announced a new
multi-year affiliation.
www.grouprci.com
www.wyndhamworldwide.com
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