SYDNEY--17 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
BANK OF AMERICA...
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The Bank of America Board of Directors today
elected Brian T. Moynihan as chief executive officer and president of the
company. He will assume the office and join the Board of Directors following
the retirement of Kenneth D. Lewis on December 31, 2009.
www.bankofamerica.com
WWE TRIBUTE...
SYDNEY - 7th Annual WWE Tribute to the Troops Airs Christmas Day at 11.45pm
on SKYNZ the BOX
http://securefile.wwecorp.com
New ZigBee Remote Control Profile: Delivering Next Generation Remote Control
SAN RAMON, California - The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies
creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and
consumer applications, today announced the availability of ZigBee Remote
Control, the new global standard for advanced remote controls.
www.ZigBee.org
CME GROUP...
CHICAGO - CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives
marketplace, today announced that it is expanding its international electronic
trading fee incentive programs to provide clients outside of North America with
greater access to COMEX metals futures products.
www.cmegroup.com
EURAIL GROUP...
UTRECHT - According to the Eurail Group this vibrant Mediterranean nation
has climbed the charts to become the second most popular country of choice for
Pass holders, while the One Country Pass available for Italy is currently the
best selling Eurail Pass overall.
www.eurailtravel.com
www.eurailgroup.com
AVAX TECHNOLOGIES...
PHILADELPHIA - AVAX Technologies, Inc. today announced that it recently
closed a bridge loan financing pursuant to a Convertible Note and Warrant
Purchase Agreement with Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd.
BRAIN CANCER...
BEIJING - Using a novel stem cell based technology of Cellonis
Biotechnologies, Beijing, a Chinese research/medical team may eliminate a
glioma -- brain cancer -- of a 36 year old Norwegian patient in a hospital in
Beijing.
GDC 2010...
SAN FRANCISCO - The 2010 Game Developers Conference, produced by the Think
Services Game Group, has revealed the first keynotes from two of the Summit
programs that kick off the week of GDC.
www.gdconf.com .
www.tsgamegroup.com
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
www.think-services.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae announces auction results for reopening of 5-Year
benchmark notes.
www.fanniemae.com
VIRGIN DIGITAL...
LONDON - Sutherland Global Services, a leading multi-national Business
Process Outsourcing organisation, announced that it will provide a state of the
art technology platform and technical support for the Virgin Group to enable
around the clock, around the world assistance and support for a
variety of digital devices.
www.sutherlandglobal.com
www.virgindigitalhelp.co.uk
SOUTH ASIA...
STRASBOURG - Members of the South Asia Peace Forum of the European
Parliament met at Strasbourg on 16th December 2009 to review international
developments of concern to the members and to plan the future activities of the
forum.
AKSHAY KUMAR...
TORONTO - Akshay Kumar, Indian superstar of more than 120 films, is heading
to "Bollywood North" to run with the Olympic Flame in Toronto on Dec. 17. Prior
to his run, Mr. Kumar will meet with media.
http://ctc.pathfireondemand.com/main.action
OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION...
PUTEAUX - Studies Conducted at INRA-AgroParisTech Laboratory Under Pr.
Daniel Tomaace Supervision and Published in November 2009, in the Official
Journal of the International Bone and Mineral Society "Bone", Reveal new
Benefits for Peptan in Osteoporosis Prevention
www.rousselot.com
TAG HEUER...
WOKING - Motor-racing greats Lewis Hamilton joined Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren Automotive Chairman Ron Dennis, TAG
Heuer Honorary Chairman Jack Heuer, TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Christophe Babin and
more than 120 international journalists at the McLaren Technology Centre on
Wednesday to celebrate TAG Heuer's 150th anniversary and the
25th year of its winning partnership with McLaren in F1.
http://presscorner.tagheuer.com
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tagheuer/40760
COPENHAGEN PROGNOSIS...
COPENHAGEN - Today Stockholm Environment Institute, the Potsdam Institute
for Climate Impact Research and The Energy and Resources Institute launch A
Copenhagen Prognosis: towards a safe climate future, a synthesis of the latest
science on climate change, environment and development.
www.sei-international.org
MERIDIUM PIA...
BANGKOK - Meridium, the world leader in asset performance management
software and consulting solutions, and PIA Group Sdn Bhd, a prominent plant
integrity services company based in southeast Asia, have partnered to provide
Asia-Pacific customers with a range of Meridium APM tools and services
through a revolutionary data-hosting service.
www.piagrp.com
www.meridium.com
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