SYDNEY--11 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
VERITAINER RECEIVES...
FREMONT, Calif.: Silicon Valley based VeriTainer Corporation, the world
leader in crane-mounted maritime container radiation scanning, has received its
fourth patent on its crane-mounted scanning product, the VeriSpreader System.
MCDONALD'S ANNOUNCES...
OAK BROOK, Ill.: McDonald's announced Friday during a live global Webcast
its plans to bring amazing digital experiences to its young adult customers
through its partnership with Academy-Award winning director James Cameron and
Twentieth Century Fox -makers of the highly anticipated film AVATAR, debuting
in theaters worldwide Dec. 18.
www.aboutmcdonalds.com
www.mcdonalds.com/avatar
XOOM.COM LAUNCHES...
SAN FRANCISCO: Xoom Corporation, the fastest growing internet-based global
money transfer company, announced Thursday the launch of their new service to
South Korea.
www.xoom.com
www.xoom.com/korea
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of four
securities issues amounting to a total of US$150 million on Dec 20 and 24, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed
plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
INT'L SUMMIT...
MELBOURNE: An international summit bringing together more than 300
reconciliation experts from around the world to tackle global cultural, racial,
religious and political difference will be held in Amman, Jordan, from Monday.
www.global-cities.info/amman09
SMARTPHONE MARKET...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The smartphone market will climb to 37 percent of global
handset sales in 2014 with emerging markets as the key growth engine, calling
on operators and vendors to make the most of the opportunity, according to a
new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research arm of the Light Reading
Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
http://techweb.com/aboutus
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
POKER MILLION...
DUBLIN: Full Tilt Poker pro James Akenhead won his first major tournament,
taking down the Poker Million VIII event.
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com
SEOUL READY...
SEOUL: Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul is ready to be transformed into
a venue for winter festivities, accommodating Seoul Snow Jam, the fourth in the
"Seoul Dream Series" which is designed to celebrate the dedication of the
city's new landmark square.
PETROALGAE ANNOUNCES...
MELBOURNE, Fla.: PetroAlgae Inc. Thursday announced that it has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with Foster Wheeler AG's Global Engineering and
Construction Group for engineering services to be performed in conjunction with
PetroAlgae's micro-crop technology, which allows for the production of dry
biomass at an unprecedented scale.
www.petroalgae.com
www.fwc.com
FINACLE SOLUTION...
SHANGHAI: Infosys Technologies Ltd. and Societe Generale Thursday announced
the successful implementation of Finacle core banking, CRM, wealth management
and consumer e-banking solution at Societe Generale (China) Limited, the first
French bank offering a wide range of corporate, private and retail banking
services in China.
http://www.societegenerale.com
http://www.infosys.com/finacle
http://www.infosys.com
AFFORDABLE INSURANCE...
GENEVA: The ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility issued a call for
proposals to encourage insurance providers to experiment with new products and
develop strategic partnerships to bring affordable insurance products to
working poor in developing countries.
http://www.ilo.org/microinsurance
BIODEGRADABLE BAGS...
BANGKOK: The National Innovation Agency (NIA), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer
Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ: German Technical Cooperation), Thai Bioplastics
Industry Association (TBIA) and BASF Thursday launched a pilot project to
highlight the potential of composting as a feasible and effective waste
management option.
http://www.basf.com
TEST PROGRAM...
BERLIN: EANTC AG (European Advanced Networking Test Center), the leading
independent test lab - along with ancotel, Europe's largest carrier
interconnect company, and Light Reading, the leading media company in the
worldwide communications industry Thursday announced the launch of a new
extensive test program for service providers to validate and showcase
end-to-end Carrier Ethernet services across multiple carriers.
http://www.eantc.com
http://www.ancotel.com
www.lightreading.com
www.bsonetwork.com
www.teralink.biz
www.pt.lu
www.vegatele.com
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT...
KUALA LUMPUR: MOL Global Pte. Ltd., an affiliate of leading online payment
solutions provider MOL AccessPortal Berhad, and Friendster, Inc., the operator
of a top global web site based on traffic and a leading social network in Asia,
announced Thursday they have entered into a definitive agreement under which
MOL Global will acquire 100% of Friendster.
www.friendster.com
MOVIE CREATION...
TOKYO and TAIPEI: NTT DOCOMO, INC. Thursday announced the launch of a new
service for movie creation, "KEITAIDE DOUGAWO TSUKUROU", which allows its users
to compose and edit their own media content with the ability to create themes,
tell stories and lastly share with their friends by ubitus cloud computing
platform.
http://www.ubitus.net/
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