SYDNEY--13 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
HABITAT HUMANITY...
SEOUL - KOICA joins former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, his
wife, Rosalynn, thousands of volunteers from around the world
and partner families to support Habitat for Humanity's 26th
annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. The five-day
event from, Nov. 15-20, 2009, will serve to construct and
rehabilitate 166 houses in Asia.
SMARTPHONES' MARKETSHARE...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - A dramatic shake-up in the U.S.
market for new handset sales will ensue as smartphones grow to
comprise roughly 60 percent of new handsets sold in the U.S. by
2014, according to the latest forecast data from Pyramid
Research, the telecom research arm of the Light Reading
Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
http://techweb.com/aboutus
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
Tranen Capital...
ROAD TOWN - Tranen Capital Alternative Investment Fund Ltd.
is pleased to announce a successful listing on the Irish Stock
Exchange.
www.ise.ie
Allied World Announces Branch Office in Singapore
PEMBROKE - Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd
today announced the opening of a branch office in Singapore in
order to further expand its operations in Asia, and has
appointed Bruce Ford as its Principal Officer and Head of
Treaty Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.
www.awac.com.
ACISION MTN...
CAPE TOWN - Acision, the world's leading messaging company,
today announces that MTN Nigeria, the largest mobile operator
in Nigeria with nearly 50 per cent market share and serving
over 27 million subscribers as of June 30 2009, has
successfully been using the Acision SMSC to significantly boost
SMS traffic in the region.
www.acision.com
www.mtnonline.com
IBM HONOURED...
ARMONK - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announces it has received
IDC's first SMB Excellence Award for the effectiveness of its
Express Advantage program in helping mid-market businesses
thrive in a rapidly changing business environment. IBM, the
only firm to receive awards in two categories, was also
recognized in the "Innovative Alliances" category for the
Intuit QuickBooks Enterprise Solution via IBM Smart Cube.
www.idc.com
AXIS XL...
JAKARTA - AXIS and PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk have today
signed a Memorandum of Understanding for national roaming, the
first such agreement of its kind in the region.
www.axisworld.co.id.
www.XL.co.id
MERSANA THERAPEUTICS...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Mersana Therapeutics, a
platform-based cancer therapeutics company, announced today
that a review of the Company's lead compound, XMT-1001, will
appear in the November 12, 2009 special issue of Advanced Drug
Delivery Reviews on Polymer Therapeutics: Clinical Applications
and Challenges for Development.
www.mersana.com
BUILDING CODES...
ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Government has recently signed up
to new and rigorous codes in urban and industrial building
,enforced by tough and inquisitive regulators, with hundreds of
delegates from both private and public sector being despatched
to training courses on every aspect of construction from
seismic protection to fire control.
V AUSTRALIA...
BRISBANE - New Mardi Gras today announced the signing of a
new sponsorship agreement making Sir Richard Branson's Virgin
Blue Airlines Group official airlines for the Sydney event.
CHINA HI-TECH...
SHENZHEN - Under the dramatic impact of the global financial
crisis, the China Hi-Tech Fair 2009 has made encouraging
achievements in attracting international exhibitors and
visitors through innovative measures. A total of 17 countries,
including the US, Russia, the Republic of Korea, Hungary,
Belgium, and Finland, have confirmed their participation.
AAP CEO...
SYDNEY - Australian Associated Press announced today that
Chief Executive Officer Clive Marshall will leave the company
at the end of January 2010 following his appointment as Chief
Executive Officer of the Press Association Group in London.
www.aap.com.au
www.pressassociation.com
SHIMADZU EDDA...
KYOTO and PRINCETON, N.J. - Shimadzu
Corporation (Kyoto Japan) and EDDA Technology Inc. today
announced that both parties have entered into a business
partnership on X-ray chest CAD systems based on the Radiography
System of Shimadzu featuring its direct conversion flat panel
detector and EDDA's CAD applications.
EXPEDIA AGREEMENT...
BELLEVUE, and SILVER SPRING - Choice Hotels International
and Expedia, Inc., the world's leading online travel company,
today announced they have signed a new three-year agreement to
include Choice Hotels International properties on the more than
80 Expedia and Hotels.com-branded sites that Expedia operates
worldwide.
www.choicehotels.com
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