SYDNEY--11 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
BLOOMBERG AND UTV...
NEW YORK and MUMBAI - Bloomberg, the global leader in business news and
information, and the promoters (founders) of UTV, India's leading integrated
media and entertainment enterprise, today announced that they will collaborate
on a television channel to deliver unsurpassed real-time business, economic and
political news to households across India. The newly co-branded channel will
become the premier business and financial broadcast news outlet in this
important market.
HSBC CAPTURES...
LONDON - Financial advertising has been a rather predictable beast of late.
Banks are clamouring to reassure us that they are safe, strong and, above all,
surviving. HSBC's latest TV spots by JWT London offer a different perspective.
In these new spots, we go from the celebrity-obsessed arena of the paparazzo
to the daily struggle of the fisherman - two worlds which are more alike than
you might think.
http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/about/advertising/
HANDHELD GROUP...
LIDKOPING - Handheld Today Announced its Continued Global Expansion by
Joining Forces With Australian Based Distributor, AvanTEC Pty Ltd. Led by
General Manager and seasoned industry veteran Dave Cawsey, AvanTEC Pty Ltd
distributes rugged mobile computers via an extensive partner network throughout
the Oceania region.
http://www.handheldgroup.com
PREUKSA SIGNS...
BANGKOK - Mr. Thongma Vijitpongpun, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Preuksa Real Estate Public Company Limited, revealed that, "We are delighted to
announce that we have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Mr. Do Huu Ha, the President of Hoang Huy Services Investment Joint Stock
Company, to jointly invest in Vietnam. Through this
collaboration, a joint venture under the name Preuksa Vietnam Limited Liability
Company is established with a primary ojective to develop residential property
projects in Vietnam.
INTERSOLAR EXPANDS...
PFORZHEIM and FREIBURG - Intersolar, the world's largest trade show for
solar technology, is expanding into India. Intersolar India will take place for
the first time in 2009 in association with SOLARCON(R) India, being held in
Hyderabad from November 9-11. Alongside the Intersolar events in Munich
and San Francisco, the trade show will now have a third international location.
http://www.intersolar.in
TELECOM EXECUTIVES...
SINGAPORE and LONDON - Telecom executives, investment bankers, law firms and
professional intermediaries are gathering in Singapore on November 5-6 at TMT
Finance and Investment Asia ( http://www.tmtfinance.com/asia ), the global
content and networking rich forum.
( http://www.tmtfinance.com/asia
WEBER SHANDWICK...
NEW YORK - Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading global public
relations firms, has been awarded the gold medal by PRWeek for its first global
agency report card. The report tracks performance over the last 12 months for
24 global agency networks against four key criteria: business development,
people, network initiatives and cohesion, and external recognition.
http://www.webershandwick.com
2010 GREEN CAR...
LOS ANGELES - The winner of the 2010 Green Car of the Year(R) (GCOY) award
will be announced Dec. 3, 2009 during the Los Angeles Auto Show's Press Days.
Green Car Journal, the leading automotive environmental magazine, initiated
this annual award in 2005 and each year it has continued to grow in
significance as consumer demand for more fuel efficient and environmentally
positive vehicles has increased exponentially.
www.LAautoshow.com
CDMA CERTIFICATION...
SAN DIEGO - The CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) announced today that the CTIA
CDMA Certification Program has been integrated into the CCF certification
process by creating a CTIA Certification Market Endorsement. This latest
milestone comes in addition to the CDMA Development Group (CDG)
transferring its 1, 2 and 3 test guidelines and endorsing the CCF as the
official certification authority for all CDMA2000(R) devices worldwide.
www.globalccf.org
MOBILE DATA...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The telecommunications market in Guatemala is expected to
grow at a CAGR of 5.3 per cent over the next five years, reaching $2.8 billion
in 2014, with mobile data, broadband, and pay-TV leading the expansion,
according to the latest report from Pyramid Research , the telecom research arm
of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
PRODUCER AND MANUFACTURER...
CHANDLER, Ariz., and CUMMAQUID, Mass.- In a difficult global economy,
companies are seeking every lever in their production plants to keep business
performance high so they survive to thrive in the upturn. To find out whether
these operational improvements are driving business success, Manufacturing
Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International and its research partner
Cambashi Inc. are now inviting producers and manufacturers to respond to a new
industry survey, Correlating Plant Performance to Business Performance.
www.mesa.org
BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL...
LONDON - Business Monitor International Limited ("BMI"), a leading global
provider of country risk analysis, macroeconomic forecasting and industry
research, announced today that it has received a substantial, non-controlling
equity investment from Spectrum Equity Investors. http://www.spectrumequity.com
TATA COMMUNICATIONS...
MUMBAI - Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of
communications, announced today that it has extended its Ethernet service
portfolio into China, with immediate availability. Tata Communications will
provide market-leading Ethernet services to global enterprises and carriers
wanting to connect China with major global business centers worldwide, and
builds on its existing MPLS and IPLC capabilities in the country.
http://www.sec.gov .
TAIYO FUND...
TOKYO - The Taiyo Fund announced today that it has accumulated a position in
excess of 5 per cent in ULVAC Inc. (6728) to become its second largest
shareholder. The Taiyo Fund is known for its cooperative investment style
working with senior management to enhance shareholder value.
KORN/FERRY APPOINTS...
HONG KONG - Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider
of talent management solutions, today announced that Jimmy Ho has been
appointed as Managing Director of its Hong Kong office. He assumes the role
from Mike Bekins, who is Regional Market Leader for Korn/Ferry's Asia Pacific
Technology Market, based in Hong Kong.
www.kornferry.com
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