SYDNEY--7 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNR
securities issues amounting to a total of US$60 million on September 14, 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$335 million on September 14, 2009,
US$100 million on September 15, 2009, US$340 million on September 16, 2009 and
US$95 million on September 17, 2009, at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
GLOBAL STRATEGIES GROUP...
MCLEAN, Va.- Global Strategies Group, a leading provider of integrated
security and defense technology, today announced that its US defense technology
business, Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. ("GLOBAL Defense
Technology"), has filed a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering of its
common stock. GLOBAL Defense Technology is the newly renamed holding company of
Global Strategies Group (North America) Inc. The number of shares to be offered
and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. The shares
of common stock to be sold in this offering are proposed to be sold by
GLOBAL Defense Technology and certain stockholders. GLOBAL Defense Technology
intends to apply to have its common stock listed on The Nasdaq Global Market
under the ticker symbol "GTEC."
www.globalgroup.com .
CO2PENHAGEN FESTIVAL...
COPENHAGEN - CO2PENHAGEN is the world's first CO2-neutral culture, art and
music festival. At the festival, which takes place 5th-6th September at the
Technical University of Denmark, we open the doors to a fantastic universe of
music, art, film and technology, and demonstrate how the latest green
technology can be used to create a sustainable platform filled with great
experiences.
http://www.co2penhagen.com
ART + AUCTION...
NEW YORK - ART + AUCTION, the leading global art-investment magazine,
published by Louise Blouin Media, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Over the
past 30 years, ART + AUCTION has covered the shifting fortunes of the art world
and its inhabitants. In its September issue, it celebrates by offering
a collector's edition with reflections on three decades of the art market.
http://www.artinfo.com
INTEROIL ISSUES...
CAIRNS, and HOUSTON - InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC) (POMSoX: IOC) today
confirmed that it and its joint venture partners, Petromin PNG Holdings Limited
and Pacific LNG Operations Ltd., have submitted a project agreement to the
government of Papua New Guinea for the construction of a proposed liquefied
natural gas (LNG) plant in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
www.interoil.com
SISVEL RESPONDS...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.- SISVEL today announced its decision to respond to the
Request for Information (RFI) that the Board of the NGMN (Next Generation
Mobile Networks) Alliance issued on August 17, 2009 to facilitate the selection
of an LTE (Long Term Evolution) patent pool administrator by parties owning
patents essential to the LTE standard. In May, SISVEL issued a call for patents
and patent applications essential to the LTE standard, in an effort to support
the creation of a joint licensing program to make LTE technology accessible to
all users on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms and
conditions.
www.sisvel.com .
MARVELL'S VISION...
SHANGHAI - Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a world leader in storage,
communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today celebrates the success of
its collaboration with China Mobile, the world's largest phone carrier, and its
strategy to make early stage investments in the Chinese market.
http://www.marvell.com .
EXPEDIA SIGNS...
BELLEVUE, Wash. and TOKYO - Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE), the world's
leading online travel company, today announced a global partnership agreement
with Prince Hotels & Resorts, the largest independent hotel chain in Japan.
Under the agreement, Expedia(R) will add Prince Hotels properties to the
selection on its more than 70 Expedia- and hotels.com(R)-branded sites in
55 countries worldwide.
http://www.expediainc.com/
UNITUS AND DELL FOUNDATION...
SEATTLE - In an ongoing effort to increase the availability and
effectiveness of life-changing microfinance services, Unitus Inc. and the
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation will launch the Social Performance Management
Implementation Project (SPM IP) to increase adoption of social performance
practice among microfinance institutions (MFIs).
www.unitus.com .
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