SYDNEY--3 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SAMSUNG LAUNCHES...
SEOUL and TAIPEI - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone
provider, and ubitus launch the Pocket Media application in Latin America
market this month. Pocket Media, standing for Pocketing all your Media
Entertainment, allows users enjoying multimedia sharing from their or their
buddies' home PCs and mobiles -- music, photos, videos -- while they are
on the move.
http://www.samsung.com
CONGRESS OF LIGHT...
VIENNA - CIE, the International Commission on Illumination, will host the
"World Congress of Light 2010" in Vienna, Austria, March 14-17, 2010. "Lighting
Quality & Energy Efficiency" will be the worldwide focus points on technical
and scientific topics, policy frameworks and their implementation as well as on
recommendations to end users.
http://vienna2010.cie.co.at/
CATERPILLAR CELEBRATES...
BEIJING - Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) executives and governmental leaders
from Wuxi, and Jiangsu province China today officially opened the company's new
multi-functional research and development (R&D) center in Wuxi, Jiangsu
province.
www.cat.com/sec_filings .
FOOTBALL LEGENDS...
CAPE TOWN - McDonald's today announced its most comprehensive FIFA World Cup
global sponsorship featuring an array of consumer-focused programs that will
engage football fans around the globe. World Cup 2010 marks McDonald's fifth
time as an Official Sponsor and the Official Restaurant of the
tournament.
www.aboutmcdonalds.com
HIGGS ANNOUNCES...
SYDNEY - Higgs International Publishing Logistics (A DHL Company), the
market leaders in the export of press products distributing over 200 million
copies worldwide, announced it has signed a digital distribution partnership
with Pressmart Media Ltd, leading digital publishing solution provider.
http://www.pressmart.com
FAR EAST ENERGY...
HOUSTON - Far East Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FEEC) announced
today that gas production in the Shouyang Block of Shanxi Province, China, has
now risen to 500,000 cubic feet, or 500 Mcf per day. Previously, on November
30, Far East announced that gas production from the Shouyang Block had
exceeded 400,000 cubic feet per day.
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES...
CUPERTINO and MILPITAS - Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global
leader in Internet content security, and Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:
PTEC), a global leader in core systems software, security solutions and
instant-on operating systems environments, today announced that Phoenix
Freeze(TM), a powerful Bluetooth-enabled laptop proximity security system, will
be bundled as a recommended application in Trend Micro Internet Security Pro.
http://www.phoenix.com .
SEAMBIOTIC CHINA...
ASHKELON - Seambiotic, a global leader in the development and production of
marine microalgae for the nutraceuticals and biofuel industries using flue gas
from electric power plants, has announced that it has signed a License
Agreement and a Joint Venture Agreement with Yantai Hairong Electricity
Technology Ltd. and Penglai Weiyuan Science & Trading Ltd., companies
associated with China Guodian Corporation, to establish a Chinese joint venture
for the commercial cultivation of microalgae.
http://www.seambiotic.com
ISO/IEC 20000...
UTRECHT - The skill-based broad approach to IT frameworks has earned EXIN's
ISO/IEC 20000 certification program an official status within ITIL V3
Qualification Scheme. The complementary status awarded to the ISO/IEC 20000
certification grants one ITIL V3 credit to successful ISO Foundation
candidates which can then contribute to ITIL V3 Expert certification.
http://www.takeanotherlook.it
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$235 million on Dec 12, 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$51.174 million on Dec 14, 2009 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE ANNOUNCES...
WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):
5-Year (Reopening)
Auction Date December 2, 2009
Settlement Date December 4, 2009
Maturity Date November 20, 2014
Reopen Size $1 billion
Current Outstanding $3.5 billion
Coupon 2.625%
Price 101.751
Yield 2.250%
Payment Dates Each November 20th and May 20th
CUSIP 31398AZV7
Listing Application will be made to list the securities on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE OFFERING...
WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):
2-Year 5-Year (Reopening)
Pricing/Auction Date December 3, 2009 December 2, 2009
Settlement Date December 4, 2009 December 4, 2009
Maturity Date January 12, 2012 November 20, 2014
Issue Size/Reopen Size TBD $1 billion
Current Outstanding N/A $3.5 billion
Coupon TBD 2.625%
Payment Dates Each January 12th Each November 20th
and July 12th, and May 20th
beginning January 12,
2010
CUSIP 31398AB43 31398AZV7
Listing Application will be Application will be
made to list the made to list the
securities on the securities on the
EuroMTF market of EuroMTF market of the
the Luxembourg Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Auction Time N/A 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EST
For the new issue, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. are the joint lead managers. The co-managers
include Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
FTN Financial Capital Markets, Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Loop Capital
Markets.
http://www.fanniemae.com
AXIGEN RELEASES...
BUCHAREST - AXIGEN, the professional messaging solution vendor, announced
today the commercial release of AXIGEN Mail Server 7.3, designed to be a
perfect fit for the Service Provider segment and one more step towards hosted
messaging. Only two months after the launch of the desktop-like Ajax
Webmail interface, this new version comes to further emphasize the user-centric
trend of the product, by focusing on effortless manageability and a higher
level of security, through the introduction of a brand new Identity
Confirmation system.
http://www.axigen.com
TEDA WINS...
TIANJIN - According to the latest comprehensive appraisal results released
by the Ministry of Commerce of China on the investment environment of
state-level development zones in 2008, Tianjin Economic-Technological
Development Area ("TEDA") has once again retained its first position among its
peers, wining 12 consecutive championships since the inception of the appraisal.
AVON GLOBAL...
LONDON - Reese Witherspoon, Global Ambassador for Avon, headlined a press
conference at the House of Commons today to promote a powerful new campaign
against domestic violence. The campaign has been launched jointly by Avon
Cosmetics and Refuge, the national domestic violence charity.
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