SYDNEY--10 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TELCAMP EUROPE...
PRAGUE - Prague-based Internet communications company and .tel consultancy
R3 Tel today announced it will run the first ever TelCamp in Europe on 15th
October 2009 in Prague.
http://telcamp.tel.
KEN LIVINGSTONE...
SYDNEY - Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone will give a free public talk
about sustainable cities and integrated transport in Sydney, Australia on
Wednesday 16 September.
www.ticketmaster.com.au
aTyr PHARMA NOVEL...
SAN DIEGO - aTyr Pharma announced today that the US Patent office has issued
patent US 7,572,452 B2, titled "Method for Stimulating Wound Healing." aTyr
Pharma is the sole assignee of this patent, and Professor Sunghoon Kim, a
scientific co-founder of aTyr Pharma, is the inventor.
www.atyrpharma.com
CHINA YURUN...
HONG KONG -China Yurun Food Group Limited ("Yurun Food" or the "Company",
and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group" (SEHK: 1068), a leading
vertically-integrated meat-product processor and supplier in China, announced
today its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2009 (the "Period").
http://www.yurun.com.hk
SWISS RECORDS...
BERN - No country builds more bunkers than Switzerland. Europe's longest
glacier is in Switzerland. The Swiss are world champions in rail travel,
recycling glass and eating chocolate. Switzerland holds many records. Some are
disputed. And not all are glorious.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$35 million on September 19, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
EMANUEL UNGARO APPOINTS...
NEW YORK - Designer Estrella Archs has been named Chief Designer of the
House of Ungaro. Lindsay Lohan will also be joining Ungaro in a newly created
position as Artistic Advisor. Both Ms. Archs and Ms. Lohan have been
collaborating on the Spring/Summer 2010 runway collection unveiling on October
4, 2009 during Paris Fashion Week.
WAR IN THE PACIFIC...
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today that the nation will
honor War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam through its new
quarter-dollar coin program. The War in the Pacific design will be the 48th to
be featured on coins released under the United States Mint America the
Beautiful Quarters Program, and will be issued in 2019.
www.usmint.gov/catalog
PYRAMID RESEARCH FINDS...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- At the dawn of post-recession growth in Europe, it is time
for large telcos to revise capex cuts and resume fiber rollout plans, according
to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm
of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).
HBA AWARD...
NEW YORK - Mary J. Blige, nine time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter,
producer and actress, will receive the first annual "Positively Beautiful,"
Award from HBA Global Expo on Tuesday, September 15th at the Javits Center in
New York.
www.hbaexpo.com.
ORACLE SELECTS...
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.- Pearson VUE, the leader in secure high-stakes testing,
announced today that Oracle has chosen Pearson VUE as its testing provider. All
exams will be delivered globally through the Pearson VUE(R) Authorized Test
Center network of more than 5,000 sites in 165 countries.
www.pearsonvue.com
SURFRAY ANNOUNCES...
COPENHAGEN and SANTA CLARA, Calif.- Effective immediately Ontolica 4.0 is
available. This new major release of the industry leading search solution for
Microsoft SharePoint includes a Search Intelligence module that provides
extensive improved reporting and analytics on search effectiveness and overall
utilization of corporate information resources.
www.surfray.com
SEARCH SOLUTION...
COPENHAGEN and SANTA CLARA, Calif.- SurfRay announces increased
profitability. The Management reports positive cash flow, new customers and new
hires. This quarter SurfRay is ready to release new versions of its leading
packaged search products Ontolica and MondoSearch to its more than 1000
customers in over 30 countries.
www.surfray.com
SEQUENOM ANNOUNCES...
SAN DIEGO - SEQUENOM, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) and GeneWorks Pty. Ltd. today
announced an exclusive sales agency agreement under which GeneWorks will assist
SEQUENOM in expanding its sales & marketing presence in Australia.
http://www.sequenom.com
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP), one of the world's
leading providers of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent
management solutions, today announced that the company will present at the CL
King Best Ideas Conference. The conference will be held at the Omni Berkshire
Place Hotel in New York, NY on September 16-17, 2009.
http://ir.hudson.com
SURFRAY ANNOUNCES...
COPENHAGEN and SANTA CLARA, Calif., - Effective immediately Ontolica 4.0
Express is available. Transform Microsoft's free search engine Search Server
Express into an cost effective enterprise class search experience by adding
Ontolica Express that installs in 5 minutes.
www.surfray.com
PTA HOLDINGS RELEASES...
CLEVELAND, Ga.- PTA Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PTAH) announced today that
PTA management team and technicians have been in South Korea for the past six
months working on a project that could change the world. The team is led by CEO
Ted Leverette, II and has been financed by Tony Shin, chairman of IGGI., who
last year was named president of PTAs Asian Pacific Division.
www.ptaholdings.com
REGUS OPENS...
SYDNEY - Regus, the leading global provider of innovative workspace
solutions, today announces the opening of its 1,001st centre in the rapidly
growing Dayton suburb of Beavercreek. Hot on the heels of the milestone 1000th
centre opening in Mauritius, the company with a presence in 76 countries and
500,000 customers, is wasting no time embarking on the next 1,000.
www.regus.com
AMERICAN AIRLINES...
FORT WORTH - American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) today announced the
launch of its express temperature-controlled service -- ExpediteTC(SM). The
airline is now offering ExpediteTC to its customers worldwide, following a
highly successful trial in the early summer across 10 international origin and
destination city pairs.
www.AACargo.com.
REGUS MAURITIUS...
SYDNEY - Regus, the leading provider of innovative workspace solutions today
announces the official opening of its 1,000th business centre in Port Louis,
Mauritius. Coming almost 20 years to the day since the company opened its first
centre in Brussels Belgium, Regus now has a presence in 76 territories and more
than 500,000 customers.
www.regus.com
GFK ASIA EXPANDS...
SINGAPORE - GfK Singapore and the Singapore Opticianry Practitioners (SOP)
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, paving the way for a better
understanding of the rapidly changing optical retail market in Singapore.
http://www.gfkrt.com
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