SYDNEY--14 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
COMSCORE RELEASES...
HONG KONG: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, Thursday
released its first report on Web usage in Hong Kong.
www.comscore.com/companyinfo
http://twitter.com/comScore
http://twitter.com/gfulgoni
http://twitter.com/m_abraham
ASIAB2B LAUNCHES...
SINGAPORE: AsiaB2B, the first Standard-Independent B2B user community in
Asia Pacific, Thursday announced its launch at the AsiaB2B Inauguration
Conference on 14 October 2009 in Taipei.
http://www.asiab2b.org
http://www.edifice.org
OVERSI INTRODUCES...
PETACH TIKVA: Oversi, the global leader in high-performance Internet video
and P2P caching solutions, Thursday announced enhancements to OverCache MSP
(multi-service platform) with support for popular file hosting, delivery and
sharing sites.
http://www.oversi.com
OLR ANNOUNCES...
SYDNEY: OLR, a global pioneer and leading innovator in implementing and
upgrading retail systems, Thursday announced the go-live of Payless Shoes on
Oracle Retail v13.
www.PaylessShoes.com.au
www.OLRretail.com
FPS INSTALLATIONS...
HOUSTON: The number of floating production systems (FPSs) installed over the
course of the 2009 to 2013 time period will be lower than many industry
watchers predict. The near-term FPS market will see near decade lows in new FPS
installations following the paucity of new contract awards since the third
quarter of 2008, according to Robert Moers, Product Manager - Floating
Production at ODS-Petrodata.
www.ods-petrodata.com
CHINESE DEVELOPERS...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Ranking of China's Real Estate Developers
in the First Three Quarters of 2009" released by CRIC, China Real Estate
Appraisal and E-house China R&D Institute on October 9th, the sales of 16 real
estate enterprises listed in the top 20 are all over RMB 10 billion, with the
sold area of each exceeding 1,000,000 square meters.
PSYCHIATRY CONFERENCE...
AUCKLAND: Addiction, schizophrenia, suicide, psychosis, depression,
self-harm and early intervention are just some of the topics which will be
discussed by mental health experts at The Royal Australian and New Zealand
College of Psychiatrists' New Zealand Conference on 14 to 16 October 2009 in
Rotorua.
http://ranzcp.tcc.co.nz
REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies
for Q3 2009" report released on October 9th by CRIC (China) Information
Technology Co., Ltd., in cooperation with China Real Estate Appraisal and
Shanghai E-house R&D Institute, the recovery of the real estate market in China
during the first three quarters of 2009 enabled real estate developers in China
to hit new highs.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS...
WARRENDALE, Pa.: UBM International Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of
United Business Media plc, and AIM, the international association and
recognized authority on bar code, RFID, and enterprise mobile computing,
Thursday announced that the FDA's Jay Crowley, senior advisor for patient
safety, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, will deliver the keynote
address for the Track & Trace Virtual Trade Show on opening day, December 2nd
in the online presentation theater.
www.ubmtrackandtrace.com
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
www.aimglobal.org
www.rfid.org
ACONEX RELEASES...
SAN FRANCISCO: Technology firm Aconex has released a white paper outlining
three critical challenges government agencies and project managers will
experience when managing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
projects, and how they can be overcome by using an online collaboration system.
www.aconex.com
MICROSOFT LAUNCHES...
REDMOND, Wash.: Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced it has developed a
reference architecture based on familiar, cost-effective Microsoft platforms
that can serve as the basis for development of the "integrated utility of the
future."
http://www.microsoft.com/utilities
http://www.microsoft-hohm.com.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/contactpr.mspx
COMO URGES...
SYDNEY: The Confederation of Meningitis Organizations (CoMO) Thursday issued
a call to action to parents in Asia to immunise their children against
pneumococcal disease, to reduce their children's risk of serious illness and
preventable death.
www.comoonline.org
OSS CONFERENCE...
LONDON: Light Reading, the leading online publication for the telecom
industry, and Heavy Reading, its prestigious market research division, will be
hosting their first OSS event on Wednesday in London.
www.lightreading.com
www.heavyreading.com
www.lightreading.com/oss
http://techweb.com/aboutus
FMO ANNOUNCES...
MELBOURNE: FMO, the portfolio management system for hedge funds with
industry leading reporting and attribution analysis, announced a new release of
the FMO system Tuesday.
www.fmo.asia
EAP EXHIBITS...
SHANGHAI: Esquel Accessories and Packaging (EAP) will be showcasing its
comprehensive range of trims and packaging materials at the Intertextile
Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2009 which will be held in Shanghai New International
Expo Center on 21 - 23 October.
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