SYDNEY--8 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CARGO ACCREDITATION...
FORT WORTH: American Airlines Cargo Division (AA Cargo) today announced it
has been awarded accreditation as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) by
Envirotainer(TM), the Sweden-based manufacturer of temperature-controlled
shipping containers.
www.AACargo.com
ENGINE PROTOTYPE...
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.: Scuderi Group, LLC has released the first video
footage - with sound - of its Scuderi Engine prototype running, on its own, in
the laboratory test cell.
www.scuderiengine.com
NEW CHIEF...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.: Outspark, the premier North American publisher for
free-to-play massively multiplayer online (MMO) games, today announced the
appointment of Owen Mahoney as Chief Executive Officer.
http://www.outspark.com
EYE HEALTH...
LONDON: The theme of World Sight Day 2009 (WSD09) is Gender & Eye Health -
equal access to care, recognising that two-thirds of blind people worldwide are
women and girls, and that in many places men have twice the access to eye care.
www.VISION2020.org
SELF PUBLISHING...
SINGAPORE: ePublishing innovator, Pressmart Media today announced the
availability 'eMag Lite' a first of its kind Web self-publishing tool, with
multilingual capability plus a host of new features, critical for publishers to
successfully digitize their content.
(http://www.pressmart.com)
BUSINESS SCHOOL...
LYON: "Although there are definite signs of an economic upturn around the
world, businesses of all sizes need the adrenaline of entrepreneurship if we
are not to risk a 'double dip' recession," says Patrice Houdayer of the leading
European business school, EMLYON.
http://www.msc-entrepreneurship.com
NEW MEMBER...
MCLEAN, Va.: The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the
association of international graduate business schools and owner of the GMAT
exam, has admitted the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore as its newest
member.
www.gmac.com
PHARMA MEETING...
MAARSSEN: CPhI Worldwide and connected events - the global pharma ingredients
and services community's largest annual meeting - returns to Madrid on 12 - 15
October for its 20th staging.
www.cphi.com
2009 CEO...
SAO PAULO: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest
products industry, today announced that Suzano's Chief Executive Officer,
Antonio Maciel Neto, has been selected as Latin American CEO of the Year for
2009.
www.risi.com
JV CONTRACT...
BRUSSELS: An Important Joint Venture Contract has Been Signed Today in
Brussels in Presence of the Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Belgian Prime
Minister Herman Van Rompuy.
http://www.enfinity.biz
CHEMISTRY EVENT...
PRINCETON: Informex, the leading meeting place for buyers and sellers of
high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications, today announced the
launch of its Latin American event, which will be comprised of chemical
solutions and innovations from all over the world at a single location.
www.informex.com.
MOBILE INTERNET...
SAN DIEGO: Novarra, the Internet Mobility(TM) Company, has announced the
results of its latest Mobile Internet Experience Update, providing a broad
overview of how consumers use the internet via mobile phones.
www.novarra.com
MOBILE SEARCH...
SAN JOSE, Ca.: deCarta, the leading supplier of software and services for
the Location-Based Services (LBS) industry, today announced the launch of
deCarta Mobile Search, a brand-able mobile local search alternative to
traditional Internet search engines, designed specifically for mobile
operators, directory service providers, and handset manufacturers.
http://www.decarta.com
INDIAN JV...
MEDINA, Ohio: RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM), a holding company of
global specialty coatings, building materials and services businesses, today
announced that its Carboline subsidiary has acquired a majority interest in its
Indian joint venture, CDC Carboline India Pvt. Ltd.
www.rpminc.com
GREEN CAR...
LOS ANGELES: Green Car Journal announced today its five finalists for the
2010 Green Car of the Year(R), including the Audi A3 TDI, Honda Insight,
Mercury Milan Hybrid, Toyota Prius and Volkswagen Golf TDI.
WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT...
SAN JOSE, Calif: CEVA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), a leading licensor
of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores,
announces the following TechOnline Webinar:
www.ceva-dsp.com
VIDEO CLOUD...
TAIPEI: Ubitus Inc. is invited by NVIDIA to attend the GPU Technology
Conference this month to announce and demonstrate its video cloud computing
platform as well as its related benefit by the integration of NVIDIA products.
http://www.ubitus.net
CHP PLANT...
NEW YORK: ContourGlobal and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company announced
today the inauguration of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant located at
Coca-Cola Hellenic's bottling facility in Ploiesti, Romania.
www.contourglobal.com
DESKTOP MESSAGING...
READING: Acision, the world's leading messaging company, today announces the
successful launch of Desktop Messaging at MTS, the largest mobile operator in
Russia and the CIS.
http://www.acision.com
CLINICAL STUDY...
DUBLIN: Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty
biopharmaceutical company, today announces the publication in Clinical
Nephrology of findings from a head-to-head clinical study comparing the
efficacy of two non-calcium based phosphate binders, FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum
carbonate) and sevelamer hydrochloride (Genzyme's Renagel(R)) in chronic
kidney disease (CKD) patients on haemodialysis.
http://www.shire.com
INNOVATION MILESTONES...
SAN DIEGO: Acision, the world's leading messaging company, today announces
its innovation network achieved significant milestones during its first year of
operation.
http://www.acision.com
TV FORMATS...
CANNES: The international trade association FRAPA presented yesterday
at MIPCOM the new Report "FRAPA Report 2009 - TV Formats to the World",
compiled in association with the global TV research agency The WIT and TV
Sisters, a journalistic office that provides international programme
research.
http://www.frapa.org
IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS...
SYDNEY: Sydney-based Clinical Genomics Pty Ltd and CSIRO have entered into a
new phase in their collaboration to develop improved diagnostics for cancers of
the colon and rectum (bowel cancer).
NEW OFFICE...
CHICAGO: Omnium LLC, a global provider of fund administration and middle
office services for financial institutions, announced today that it has
expanded its global presence with the opening of a Hong Kong office.
www.omnium.com
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