SYDNEY--14 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
KVM SWITCHES...
TOKYO - Raritan today added two new cost-effective KVM switches to its
server management product line targeted at small and midsize server rooms and
data centers.
www.raritan.com/TMCAT
LINCOR CONTRACT...
HONG KONG - Lincor Solutions has been awarded the contract to deliver its
clinical computing and digital entertainment solution at 300 beds within St.
Paul's Hospital, Hong Kong.
www.stpaul.org.hk
www.lincor.com
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES...
NORTHBROOK, Illinois - Underwriters Laboratories, the leading product safety
testing organization, and ICC Evaluation Service, Inc, the United States'
leader in evaluating building products for compliance with code, today
announced a partnership that will provide the building materials industry
with a Dual Evaluation and Certification Program for building products.
www.ul.com
www.icc-es.org
CERAVISION APPOINTMENT...
BLETCHLEY PARK - Ceravision has appointed Fleming Family & Partners as its
corporate advisors to assist the company with its commercialisation strategy as
it enters a new phase of growth and prepares to release its High Efficiency
Plasma technology in the global marketplace.
www.ceravision.com
www.ffandp.co.uk
PATRIARCH PARTNERS...
NEW YORK - Affiliates of Patriarch Partners, LLC today announced that they
have entered into an agreement to recapitalize and acquire a majority interest
in DURA Automotive Systems, Inc.
www.DURAauto.com
www.patriarchpartners.com
INTERNET SOCIETY...
RESTON, Virginia, and GENEVA - The Internet Society and the World Wide Web
Consortium today announced a donation from ISOC for the purpose of advancing
the evolution of W3C as an organization that creates open Web standards.
www.w3.org
www.isoc.org
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues on December 21, 22 and 23 2009 at a redemption price equal to
100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
PROCTER & GAMBLE...
CINCINNATI - The Procter & Gamble Company announced today it has signed a
binding offer with the Sara Lee Corporation to acquire Ambi Pur for euro 320
million.
www.pg.com
www.saralee.com
SOCIAL MEDIA...
HONG KONG - Corporations should become more sophisticated and confident in
their engagement with China's rapidly growing social media if they are to
influence policy and develop commercially, a White Paper released by Edelman
and PublicAffairsAsia magazine says today.
www.bluedzine.com/clients/paa/edelmanwhitepaper.pdf
HOTELSCOMBINED.COM NYE...
SYDNEY - To help travelers find the New Year's Eve party that best fits
their celebration style, HotelsCombined.com, the world's leading hotel search
engine, has named the Top 10 Places to Celebrate New Year's Eve.
www.hotelscombined.com
RECONCILIATION 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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS...
LONDON - The final two films in the series introduce us to EIG and Al Khayat
- two companies from opposite sides of the world tackling different problems
and needing different solutions from their banking provider.
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