SYDNEY--30 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ASTADIA FLEXES...
ADDISON: Astadia, a global leader in technology-enabled business consulting
and top Salesforce.com partner, Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive new Cloud
computing online resource
www.astadia.com.
WOMBATS SLAUGHTERED...
SYDNEY: Hundreds of wombats are being slaughtered with the South Australian
government issuing unregulated destruction permits.
www.WombatAwareness.com
ELITHIS TOWER...
DIJON: The Elithis Tower, designed and constructed as the world's most
environmentally sound building, has just been unveiled.
ASTADIA FLEXES...
ADDISON: Astadia, a global leader in technology-enabled business consulting
and top Salesforce.com partner, Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive new Cloud
computing online resource.
www.astadia.com.
WE PREDICT...
LONDON: We Predict is the developer of an innovative cost forecasting system
called Indico that enables automotive manufacturers to better control their
warranty expenses.
http://www.WePredict.co.uk
SPB MOBILE...
TAIPEI: SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer and a holder of
numerous globally recognized mobile application awards, officially announced
the release of SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 for Windows Mobile Wednesday at a press
event in Taipei, Taiwan.
http://www.spbsoftware.com
TRADING PLATFORM...
HONG KONG: Carbon Bank Ireland, Ltd., an Irish investment bank, Wednesday
announced the execution of a joint-venture agreement with the Chinese financial
conglomerate, CITIC GROUP, to implement a trading platform for Voluntary
Emission Credits (VERs).
SOCIAL MISSION...
BAIKONUR COSMODROME: Guy Lalibertaac? announces confirmed participation of
additional world-renowned celebrities and musicians in his Poetic Social
Mission, as he prepares for the Expedition 21 launch.
www.spaceadventures.com.
MOBILE MARKET...
CAMBRIDGE: In-country consolidation in the mobile market has already begun
in Africa and the Middle East and will become a more important trend over the
next few years, pushing incumbents to find new ways to protect their customer
base, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm
of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
ATYR PHARMA...
SAN DIEGO: aTyr Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company discovering and
developing a new class of naturally occurring proteins as biotherapeutics, will
present at the Japan Biopharma Conference in Tokyo on Tuesday October 6.
www.atyrpharma.com
CRUISE SHIPPING...
PRINCETON: Cruise Shipping Miami, the international exhibition and
conference serving the cruise industry, is pleased to announce the appointment
of Marilyn McHugh, as portfolio director.
www.cruiseshippingmiami.com
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
LINEDATA SERVICES...
LONDON: Linedata Services (LIN:FP), the global leader for investment and
credit software, services and support, Wednesday announced version 6 of its
Beauchamp FundManager product, the award-winning portfolio management solution
for alternative investments.
http://www.linedata.com
PR NEWSWIRE'S...
NEW YORK: PR Newswire has unveiled a new corporate Web site featuring its
best-in-class Optimized News Platform which provides communications
professionals with the most powerful, most effective search engine optimization
available for press releases today.
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
PR NEWSWIRE...
NEW YORK: PR Newswire, the global leader in innovative communications and
marketing services, has launched a new, interactive Web site that helps
visitors navigate quickly to the products, services, knowledge resources, press
releases, photos and videos for which they are searching.
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
CHENGDU BLADES...
TWICKENHAM: On 29 September, 2009 a vision of the future was fulfilled with
the launch of the Chengdu Blades Academy.
AUTOMAKERS UNVEIL...
LOS ANGELES: A cautiously optimistic automotive industry will kick off the
North American auto show season by launching all-new vehicles and featuring
ground-breaking technology at the Los Angeles Auto Show's press days Dec. 2-3.
www.laautoshow.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$155 million on October 9, 2009 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
INDUSTRY VETERAN...
SAN JOSE: deCarta, the leading supplier of software and services for the
Location-Based Services (LBS) industry, Tuesday announced the appointment of
Brian MacDonald as Vice President, Mobile Business Development.
http://www.decarta.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's (NYSE: FNM) August 2009 Monthly Summary is now
available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly.
www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly
PERFECT WORLD...
BEIJING: Beijing Perfect World Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("PW Network" or
"the Company"), one of the leading integrated online game service providers in
China, announces that it launched a new expansion pack "Zhu Xian 2.0 Special
Edition" for its popular 3D MMORPG "Zhu Xian" on September 22, 2009.
http://www.wanmei.com
http://www.gameflier.com
PERFECT WORLD...
BEIJING: Beijing Perfect World Network Technology Co., Ltd. ("PW Network" or
"the Company"), one of the leading integrated online game service providers in
China, today announces that it launched its first 2.5D mysterious adventure
MMORPG "Battle of the Immortals" in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau on September 24
through Game Flier International Corporation ("Game Flier"), a subsidiary of
Soft-World International Corp. (OTC: 5478).
http://www.gameflier.com
http://www.wanmei.com
COMBA CREATES...
HONG KONG: Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited ("Comba" or the "Group",
Hong Kong Stock code: 02342), a leading wireless enhancement solutions
provider, announced the expansion of its solutions and services offerings to
the global markets with the formal launch of its Comba Network Solutions (CNS)
division.
http://www.comba-telecom.com
Strategic Airlines...
BRISBANE: Strategic Airlines has become the newest operator in the domestic
and international market after being awarded its Australian Air Operators
Certificate (AOC) by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Tuesday.
www.flystrategic.com
RECESSION CONCERNS...
LOS ANGELES: The most recent Executive Quiz results released Tuesday by The
Korn/Ferry Institute reveal a significant improvement in the overall attitude
of global executives about the direction of the economy, but lingering anxiety
about labor markets.
www.kornferry.com
www.kornferryinstitute.com
ANTI-PALM OIL...
BANGKOK: Today at the United Nations climate change meeting in Bangkok, the
NGO World Growth released a new report
(http://www.worldgrowth.org/assets/files/Palm_Oil.pdf) exposing the damaging
economic and environmental consequences for developing countries of misguided
campaigns by Western "green" groups to halt production of palm oil, the most
sustainable vegetable oil available.
http://www.worldgrowth.org/
MENINGITIS ADVOCATES...
WELLINGTON: The Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) is holding
its 4th Annual Members Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sha Tin, Hong
Kong on 3rd - 5th October 2009.
www.comoonline.org
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