SYDNEY--27 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
EQUIPMENT AUCTION...
HYDERABAD - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest
industrial auctioneer, will conduct its first ever auction in
India on September 25, 2009 in Hyderabad. A large selection of
construction, transportation and agricultural equipment items
will be sold with no minimum bids or reserve prices on auction
day.
www.rbauction.com
www.RitchieWiki.com
TISSOT WEBSITE...
LE LOCLE - Traditional Swiss watchmaker Tissot celebrates
ten years of the unique T-Touch with the launch of a new
website at www.tissot.ch. The highly innovative design uses
inspiration from Tissot touch technology to create futuristic
dimensions that put the brand and its products literally in the
spotlight.
www.tissot.ch
CLIMATE ISSUES...
COPENHAGEN - With the UN Climate Change Conference lurking
in the near future, innovative designers are finding new ways
of battling climate change. Can a curtain store and save
energy? Yes, and it is just one of many new Danish design
concepts that will be presented at the international exhibition
'It's a Small World' during the upcoming Copenhagen Design
Week.
www.copenhagendesignweek.dk
www.itsasmallworld.dk
PELLI ARCHITECTS...
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has
been selected to design the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of
Vietcombank. The client is Vietcombank-Bonday-Benthanh Joint
Venture Company Limited.
www.pcparch.com
RISI LEADERSHIP...
BOSTON - RISI, the leading information provider for the
global forest products industry, today announced the return of
two of its founders, Bob Berg and Bernard Fuller to head up
RISI's North American Lumber and North American Wood Panels
Forecasting Services respectively.
www.risi.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae Announces Auction Results for
Reopening of 3-Year Benchmark Notes.
www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae Announces 3-Year Reopening Benchmark
Notes(R) Auction.
www.fanniemae.com
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES...
BANGALORE - Infosys Technologies will manage and operate a
large portion of business systems for BP, one of the world's
largest oil and gas companies, under the terms of a five-year
applications outsourcing and support agreement.
www.infosys.com
www.sec.gov
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc. today announced that
Christine Raynaud, Hudson/Europe President and CEO, is leaving
the company and that Hudson Chairman and CEO Jon Chait will
assume leadership responsibility for the company's European
operations on an interim basis, effective immediately.
www.hudson.com
ZENSAR SOLUTIONS
PUNE - Zensar Technologies, the leading global IT and BPO
services provider, today announced the successful delivery of
application development and support and BPO services to Jetstar
Airways.
RABOBANK PROFIT...
UTRECHT - - Solid Results in Unusual Times
- Net profit at EUR 1.3 billion
- Equity up 10% to EUR 37 billion
- Tier 1 ratio higher, at 13%
- Private sector loan portfolio up EUR 7 billion, at EUR 415
billion
- Bad debt costs at 55 basis points due to adverse economic
conditions
www.rabobank.com
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