SYDNEY--11 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
AXSUN ANNOUNCES...
BILLERICA, Mass.: Axsun Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Volcano Corporation, Thursday announced the initial development and successful
testing of a novel integrated light source architecture for OCT imaging.
http://www.volcanocorp.com
WALKERS SEES...
HONG KONG: The worldwide financial market's performance over the last twelve
months has made some financial institutions and investors wary. However,
leading global offshore law firm Walkers sees opportunities for offshore
finance and private equity structures in Asia.
www.walkersglobal.com
NEW CEO...
HONG KONG and CHICAGO: Aon Risk Services, the risk management and insurance
brokerage business of Aon Corporation, today announced the appointment of
Sandeep Malik as chief executive officer of Asia Aon Risk Services, effective
February 1, 2010.
http://www.aon.com
OOVOO ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: ooVoo, the multi-point, cross-platform video and audio
communication service, Thursday announced the expansion of its
computer-to-phone calling feature and offering, with the addition of 12 more
countries.
KEMA PLANS...
ARNHEM: KEMA Thursday said it is determined to significantly expand its
activities in China and other parts of the Asia Pacific region. In line with
its strategy, KEMA will further strengthen the core activities across the
entire energy value chain, namely business and technical consultancy,
measurements, calibration, inspections and testing and certification of
medium-, high- and ultra high-voltage energy equipment.
http://www.kema.com/cn/Default.aspx
X-FEST TARGETS...
HONG KONG: Avnet Electronics Marketing and Xilinx have Asia clearly in their
sights for X-Fest 2010. The global seminar series will kick-off its Asia leg in
Beijing on 12 January 2010, before moving on to 10 cities in Mainland China,
Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia and India.
http://www.em.avnetasia.com
AGREEMENT SIGNED...
TEL AVIV and NISKAYUNA, N.Y.: Power Paper, an Infinity Group portfolio
company, and GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General
Electric Company, Thursday announced that the companies have signed an
agreement to jointly develop self-powered OLED lighting devices.
http://www.powerpaper.com
http://www.ge.com/research
http://www.ge.com
CRUISE SHIPPING...
MIAMI: The 26th annual Cruise Shipping Miami event will feature the debut a
new business-to-business tool. Cruise Shipping's FOCUS ON Series is a new
product designed to give exhibitors a platform to promote their products and
services to the cruise industry via live on-site or online presentations.
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
.TEL NAMES...
SANTA MONICA, Ca.: eNom, Inc., the world's largest ICANN accredited domain
name wholesaler, and BulkRegister , Wednesday announced the immediate
availability of the award-winning, communications-focused .tel domain name
extension.
http://www.enom.com
www.bulkregister.com
http://www.telnic.org
http://www.demandmedia.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of US$5 million of
one securities issue on Dec 19, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
TOP RANKINGS...
KOLKATA: ITC Ltd ranked 2nd among top companies in India and 7th in Asia in
the first of its kind Asian Sustainability Rating released by CSR Asia recently.
http://www.asiansr.com/c_india.php
http://www.itcportal.com
NEWEST RELEASE...
PRAGUE: JetBrains, the creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools
for software developers, has announced the public availability of IntelliJ IDEA
9, the newest version of its award-winning Java IDE.
http://www.jetbrains.com/?I90PR
SIMULATION GAME...
TOKYO: Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., a leading Japan-based asset
management company, Wednesday announced that it will release "Country Pick" in
China in addition to Japan.
http://www.nikkoam.com/files/lists/release/091209_01.html
MCGRAW-HILL LAUNCHES...
NEW YORK: McGraw-Hill Education Wednesday launched a professional
development certification program in India to provide the 21st Century skills
and knowledge necessary for a career in India's retail industry.
http://www.mcgraw-hill.com
http://www.mheducation.com
COGNIZANT ANNOUNCES...
TEANECK, N.J. and HYDERABAD: Cognizant, a leading provider of consulting,
technology, and business process outsourcing services, Wednesday announced a
global product research and development relationship with Invensys Rail, a
leading multinational provider of railway control and communications systems.
www.invensys.com
www.cognizant.com
IGPS ANNOUNCES...
ORLANDO, Fla.: Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC)
Wednesday announced that, commencing in December, Dole Fresh Fruit, a
subsidiary of Dole Food Company, will begin utilizing iGPS' all-plastic pallets
with embedded RFID tags in the shipping of some of its products within North
America.
MBA FAIR...
HONG KONG: UBM Asia Wednesday announced the launch of its first virtual
trade show for business schools, MBA Wired APAC.
http://www.mbawired.com
http://www.ubmasia.com
TANDBERG ANNOUNCES...
KUALA LUMPUR: TANDBERG on Wednesday announced new advanced capabilities for
Movi, its business-quality PC video solution, for collaboration without
boundaries. Movi delivers the total package for mobile video collaboration by
coupling the ability to share content with its already best-in-class video and
audio capabilities and centralized management.
http://www.tandberg.com
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