SYDNEY--19 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CASH STORE RESULTS...
EDMONTON: The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. ("TCS Holdings") (TSXV:AUC)
Wednesday released first quarter results for the period ended September 30,
2009.
CNPV SIGNS...
DONGYING: CNPV Thursday announced that it has entered into a long-term
strategic partnership sales agreement with STAND-BY Europe, a well-known Czech
Project development and distribution company.
http://www.cnpv-power.com
http://www.standby-europe.com
HI-TECH FAIR...
SHENZHEN: The China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) 2009 raised its curtain in Shenzhen
at 9:30am on November 16.
UNIVERSITIES CONVENE...
LONDON: Over 700 university academics and administrators from around 45
countries will gather at the fifth QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in
Education Conference in Kuala Lumpur next week to hear international experts
from 25 countries speak on globalisation and the role of rankings in higher
education.
http://www.TopUniversities.com
http://www.qsmaple.org
http://www.qsapple.org
VISAGE IMAGING...
ANDOVER: Visage Imaging, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd.
(ASX: PME), announced Thursday it has installed their Visage CS thin client
enterprise solution with The University of Chicago to meet an evolving demand
for powerful workflow improvement.
www.visageimaging.com
www.promedicus.com
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS...
WICHITA: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) Thursday formally opened its
new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) repair station in China through a
joint venture with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) and
its subsidiary Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd. (TAECO).
www.spiritaero.com
FANNIE MAE RESULTS...
WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 2-Year
Pricing Date: November 18, 2009
Settlement Date: November 20, 2009
Maturity Date: November 23, 2011
Reopen Size: $1 billion
Current Outstanding: $5 billion
Coupon: 1.000%
Price: 100.159
Yield: 0.920%
Payment Dates: Each November 23rd and May 23rd, beginning November 23, 2009
CUSIP: 31398AZN5
Listing: Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF
market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
www.fanniemae.com
MICROSOFT SHOWCASES...
LOS ANGELES: During the second day of Microsoft Corp.'s Professional
Developers Conference 2009, Microsoft outlined new opportunities and resources
for developers to create applications that take advantage of the power of
Windows and the reach of the Web.
http://www.silverlight.net/getstarted/silverlight-4-beta
http://www.microsoft.com/2010
CHINA CONFERENCE...
NEW YORK: Brean Murray, Carret & Co. will hold its second annual China
Gaming and Media Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing on Monday,
December 7 & Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
http://www.breanmurraycarret.com/
FANNIE MAE SECURITIES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) Thursday announced its 2010 Benchmark
Securities issuance calendar 2010 Benchmark Securities Calendar (PDF).
http://www.fanniemae.com/markets/debt/pdf/debt_calendar_2010.pdf
INFOGIN, NEXM PARTNER...
HONG KONG: InfoGin, the pioneer and market leader in providing next
generation mobile browsing solutions, and its strategic partner, NexM
communications today announced the successful deployment of InfoGin's
Intelligent Mobile Platform (IMP(TM)) at NTT Resonant Inc.
http://www.infogin.com
FANNIE MAE NOTES...
WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 2-Year
(Reopening)
Pricing Date: November 18, 2009
Settlement Date: November 20, 2009
Maturity Date: November 23, 2011
Reopen Size: $1 billion
Current Outstanding: $5 billion
Coupon: 1.000%
Payment Dates: Each November 23rd and May 23rd, beginning November 23, 2009
CUSIP: 31398AZN5
Listing: Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF
market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Auction Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
www.fanniemae.com
C O R R E C T I O N...
LONDON: In the news release, "Mainstay of the Global Workforce - 40-65 Year
Olds - Hit Hardest by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)" issued on
18 Nov 2009 06:30 GMT, by Education for Health over PR Newswire, we are advised
by a representative of the company that under "References:" the hyperlink
should have read:
" http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/_documents/COPD_Pressrelease.pdf " instead
of: " http://www.educationforhealth.org.uk/pages/_documents/COPD_Release.pdf " as
originally issued inadvertently.
http://bit.ly/3n99Yu
http://www.educationforhealth.org
FORTIFY ACQUIRES...
SANTA CLARA: Fortify Infrastructure Services, (Fortify) a leading provider
of IT services, announced its acquisition of New Jersey-based UCA Services,
Inc., (UCA), a Managed Services provider offering Data Center and System
Management Services.
www.FortifyIS.com
LEE'S PHARMACEUTICALS...
SAN FRANCISCO and HONG KONG: Jennerex, Inc., a clinical-stage
biotherapeutics company developing a proprietary breakthrough class of targeted
oncolytic virus therapeutics, Thursday announced in conjunction with Lee's
Pharmaceutical Holdings, the execution of a collaboration and license agreement
for Jennerex's lead product candidate, JX-594, in certain Asian territories.
www.jennerex.com
INFOGIN, NEXM PARTNER...
HONG KONG: InfoGin, the pioneer and market leader in providing next
generation mobile browsing solutions, and its strategic partner, NexM
communications Wednesday announced the successful deployment of InfoGin's
Intelligent Mobile Platform (IMP(TM)) at NTT Resonant Inc.
http://www.infogin.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$520 million on November 28, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNR
securities issues amounting to a total of US$55 million on November 28, 2009 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINP
securities issues amounting to a total of US$17.692 million on November 30,
2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
IPC LAUNCHES...
JERSEY CITY: IPC Systems, the leading provider of indispensable trading
communications solutions to the world's leading financial services firms,
Thursday announced a shared IP access strategy in conjunction with strategic
upgrades to its network and trading solutions.
www.ipc.com
IBM SIGNS...
LONDON: IBM (NYSE: IBM) Thursday announced a three-year extension to an
existing 10-year agreement to help DVLA transform the way in which it delivers
services to customers.
www.dft.gov.uk/dvla
www.ibm.com/easyaccess/publicsector
STARPHARMA CAPITAL...
MELBOURNE: Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX:SPL, OTCQX:SPHRY) is pleased to
announce a successful capital raising of A$15.6 million through a private
placement to institutional and sophisticated investors, taking the companys
cash reserves to approximately A$24 million.
www.starpharma.com
LUNG DISEASE...
BRUSSELS, INGELHEIM, and LONDON: Boehringer Ingelheim and GSK, companies
with a strong heritage in COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and a
commitment to improved patient care, have Wednesday announced their support of
The European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations'
(EFA) call for urgent improvement in the care of people with COPD.
VARICENT GROWTH...
TORONTO: Varicent Software Incorporated, a leading innovator and provider of
sales performance management (SPM) and incentive compensation (ICM) solutions
Wednesday announced strong company-wide performance for Q3.
http://www.varicent.com/BankingRoundTable
DOTASIA LAUNCHES...
HONG KONG: Following announcements by ICANN to approve the use of
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN), the global top-level domain ".Asia", will
accept IDN registrations starting in the second half of 2010 to address pent up
demand in Asia for multilingual web addresses.
http://www.idn.asia
http://www.registry.asia
CHEMICAL PARKS...
LEVERKUSEN and NANJING: CHEMPARK, with its sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and
Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, and Nanjing Chemical Industry Park (NCIP) in China
entered into the first worldwide partnership agreement between chemical parks
on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
http://www.press.currenta.com
DOTASIA LAUNCHES...
HONG KONG: Following announcements by ICANN to approve the use of
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN), the global top-level domain ".Asia", will
accept IDN registrations starting in the second half of 2010 to address pent up
demand in Asia for multilingual web addresses.
http://www.idn.asia
http://www.registry.asia
CLINICAL DATA...
GOTHENBURG: Albireo Wednesday announced the completion of a phase 1b study
showing a favourable tolerability and safety profile of A3309 in patients with
chronic idiopathic constipation.
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
http://www.albireopharma.com
MOBILE BANKING...
LONDON: The growing use of branchless banking, including mobile phone
banking, is inevitable in most countries.
http://www.cgap.org
www.dfid.gov.uk/
GLOBAL WORKFORCE...
LONDON: COPD Uncovered, a new report issued Wednesday reveals for the first
time that people between the ages of 40 to 65 are emerging as the new face of
this disease. http://bit.ly/3n99Yu
http://www.educationforhealth.org
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