SYDNEY--15 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES...
HONG KONG: Microsoft Corp. and Citi's Global Transaction Services (GTS)
Tuesday announced their collaboration on a multiyear initiative to support
CitiDirect BE, Citi's newly launched next-generation e-banking platform,
serving its corporate, financial institution and public sector clients and also
optimized for the white-label business model.
www.citigroup.com
www.citi.com
http://www.microsoft.com/financialservices
ONLINE GAMING...
TOKYO: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, Tuesday
released a study of online gaming in Japan finding that the gamer population is
growing rapidly, surging 28 percent over the past year to 16.5 million visitors
in July 2009, and reaching nearly one fourth of Japan's online population.
www.comscore.com/companyinfo
HOMECAMERA WINS...
SINGAPORE: HomeCamera, a global Software-and-a-Service solution that
provides an easy and affordable way for Internet users worldwide to monitor
their homes, families, and businesses won this year's prestigious IEC
InfoVision Innovation Award in the 'Content, Entertainment, Applications, and
Services' Category announced in Paris at the Broadband World Forum 2009.
http://www.homecamera.com
HOTEL PRICES...
LONDON: The average price of a hotel room around the world fell by 17% in
the first six months of 2009, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price
Index.
http://www.hotels.co.uk/press/hotel-price-index.html
MERCEDES-BENZ CARS...
FRANKFURT and STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz Cars is reaching for the skies at
this year's International Motor Show in Frankfurt.
http://www.media.daimler.com
TOMMY BAHAMA...
SEATTLE: Tommy Bahama has entered into a collaborative agreement with NAI
ChaneyBrooks to explore and evaluate the popular island lifestyle brands
strategic entry into the Japanese market.
www.tommybahama.com
SOLIDTHINKING LAUNCHES...
TROY, Mich.: As part of its commitment to provide users with industrial
design/styling software to help their ideas take shape, solidThinking, Inc. has
announced the global launch of its version 8.0 software.
http://www.solidthinking.com
SOLIDTHINKING ANNOUNCES...
TROY, Mich.: Global industrial design/styling software company
solidThinking, Inc. Tuesday announced a breakthrough in digital product
development with the release of morphogenesis, a new technology dedicated to
providing industrial designers and architects with the capability to explore
virtually countless design options.
http://www.solidthinking.com
NEW WEBSITE...
PRINCETON, N.J.: Cruise Shipping Miami, the international exhibition and
conference serving the cruise industry, Tuesday announced the launch of its new
and improved website, www.cruiseshippingmiami.com .
MERCURIA EXPANDS...
LONDON: Mercuria Energy is positioning itself to be one of the world's top
traders in carbon, with strategic hires and a business plan for growth.
HBA EXPO...
NEW YORK: HBA Global Expo has enhanced its New Products Innovation Showcase
to provide attendees with more information and inspiration for future product
development plans and to revitalize existing brands. Taking place September 15
17, at the Javits Center in New York, HBA Global Expo ( www.hbaexpo.com ) is the
largest product development event in the cosmetics, fragrance, skin care and
personal care industries.
www.mintel.com
www.hbaexpo.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 10
securities issues amounting to a total of US$585.269 million on Sept 24, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BRIDGEWATER UNVEILS...
CHICAGO: Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, Monday
unveiled its comprehensive Long Term Evolution (LTE) product suite.
www.bridgewatersystems.com
BRIDGEWATER EXPANDS...
CHICAGO, Ill: Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company,
Monday announced the expansion of its 4G partner and interoperability ecosystem
for LTE and WiMAX networks.
www.bridgewatersystems.com
POLARIS SIGNS...
HONG KONG and CHENNAI: Polaris Software Lab Limited, a leading financial
technology company in India, has signed the Memorandum of Understanding with
PCCW Solutions, a subsidiary of Hong Kong's premier telecommunications
provider, PCCW Limited, to jointly market and deliver Intellect Global
Universal Banking (GUB) 10.0* and a range of other banking and insurance
solutions including software, system integration and support services for
customers in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China.
http://www.polaris.co.in/
http://www.pccw.com
http://www.pccwsolutions.com
KEYNOTE ADDRESS...
SAN FRANCISCO: Jordan Mechner, game designer, programmer, screenwriter, and
creator of the widely acclaimed Prince of Persia franchise will deliver a
keynote address at the 2009 Game Developers Conference China.
www.think-services.com
www.tsgamegroup.com
www.gdcchina.com
GLOBAL ALLIANCE...
NAIROBI: Nearly 100 central bankers and other financial policymakers
gathered here Monday for the official launch of the Alliance for Financial
Inclusion (AFI), a coalition of countries from the developing world committed
to making savings accounts, insurance, and other financial services available
to millions of people living on less than $2 a day.
www.afi-global.org
MOMENTUM GROWS...
LONDON: Telnic Limited, the registry operator for new communications-focused
.tel top level domain (TLD), Monday announced that as momentum for .tel domains
grow in the UK, BT Business is set to launch an advertising campaign across
Bloomberg Television and a new website at http://bt.com/tel .
http:// telnic.org
http://telnic.tel
NEW SURVEY...
DENVER: The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Monday announced
results from a new multinational survey of patients and physicians at the 31st
annual meeting of the American Society of Mineral and Bone Research (ASBMR).
www.iofbonehealth.org
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