SYDNEY--21 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA...
NEW YORK - More than 35 million people worldwide will have dementia in 2010,
according to the 2009 World Alzheimer's Report from Alzheimer's Disease
International (ADI). The new report was released on September 21st, which is
World Alzheimer's Day.
www.alz.co.uk/worldreport
TAG HEUER...
PARIS - The viral marketing campaign developed for Meridiist, TAG Heuer's
luxury telephone, is a true revolution in quality. With an innovative design,
it gives Internet users the opportunity to win a customized Meridiist.
www.tagheuer.com/meridiist
EMBEDONE LINUX...
HELSINKI - Meshcom Technologies, Inc. today announced its new brand name - EmbedOne - for its new embedded Linux line of business. At the same time, new publicly available suite of software and services for the embedded Linux community was announced. http://embedone.com
FIREWORKS COMPETITION...
HANNOVER - In yesterday's final of the 19th International Fireworks
Competition, the Chinese team called 'Vulcan Pyrotechnics' triumphed against
its French, Polish, Maltese and Turkish rivals, putting on a dazzling show to
win first place.
www.hannover.de/fireworks
HAYES LEMMERZ...
NORTHVILLE, Michigan - Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced today
that effective September 1, 2009, the Company realigned its global operational
sites into three regions.
POKER SHOW...
DUBLIN - Full Tilt Poker's Million Dollar Cash Game has completed filming
for its fourth season in London, living up to its reputation as one of the
world's richest cash games.
www.fulltiltpoker.com
www.emblazeproductions.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN and
MTNR securities issues on September 29 and 30 2009 at a redemption price equal
to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
CANTON FAIR...
GUANGZHOU - At the Canton Fair, we are continually working to make sure that
you can get in the fair and in business, without even thinking twice about the
hassle. Right now on our website you can find all you need to get your visa
and get into the fair, right on the front page.
www.cantonfair.org.cn
TECHINSIGHTS' ESC...
SAN FRANCISCO - TechInsights, the daily source of essential business and
technical information for the electronics industry's decision-makers, announces
key aspects of the Embedded Systems Conference UK 2009 as it debuts in the
heart of the UK's tech industry. ESC UK, formerly the Embedded Systems Show
(ESS), will take place October 6-8, 2009 at the FiVE International Show Centre
in Farnborough, UK.
www.embedded.com/uk
www.techinsights.com
CHINESE MEDICINE...
MELBOURNE - Research into the benefits of herbal medicine for managing
chronic respiratory diseases will be boosted through a $1.05 million
partnership between RMIT University and the Guangdong Provincial Academy of
Chinese Medical Sciences.
http://asianet-internal.aap.com.au/special-events
YAMAHA SPEAKERS...
TOKYO - Yamaha Corporation has announced the development of SoundGadget
"PSG-01S" and Projectphone "PJP-25URS", both Skype-certified speakerphones with
high-quality voice and audio.
www.yamaha.co.jp/soundgadget/
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