SYDNEY--12 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
GRAEBEL RELOCATION...
AURORA, Colorado - To validate the quality and integrity of the Graebel
Relocation Services Worldwide standards and controls, the SAS 70 Type II
favorable opinion was achieved in 2007 and subsequently in 2008 and in 2009.
www.wipfli.com
www.graebel.com
VENTYX APPOINTMENT...
BEIJING - Ventyx, the world's largest private software, data and advisory
services provider to the global energy and utility industry, today announced
that Scot Spear has been named as Senior Vice President Asia-Pacific.
www.ventyx.com
SAPA QUINTIQ...
SHANGHAI - Quintiq announces today that SAPA Heat Transfer Ltd. has decided
to extend the Quintiq Company Planner and Scheduler for the planning and
scheduling of new work shops in Shanghai, China.
www.sapagroup.com
www.quintiq.cn
www.quintiq.com
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES...
CHICAGO - Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., the world's premier
executive search and leadership consulting firm, today announced that Ira J.
Isaacson, M.D., has joined the firm's Global Life Sciences practice as a
Partner. He will be based in the firm's Atlanta office.
www.heidrick.com
IRAQ TRANSPARENCY...
NEW YORK - The Revenue Watch Institute today congratulated the Government of
Iraq as it joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, taking a
historic step toward the efficient and open management of its oil industry.
www.revenuewatch.org
MOBILE USE...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Adoption of advanced mobile applications will
flourish in the youth markets of most Western European countries, while most
Central and Eastern European markets will see lower adoption levels over the
next several years, 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
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
MCDONALD'S CAMPAIGN...
OAK BROOK, Illinois - Today via a live Webcast, McDonald's unveiled new,
compelling advertising, athlete-themed packaging and the latest news on its
signature programs for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
www.aboutmcdonalds.com
MANCHESTER UNITED...
DOHA - The prestigious ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence is playing host
to one of the biggest football clubs in the world - English Premier League
champions Manchester United - in a 4-days training camp at the academy's world
class football fields and sports facilities.
GILGIT BALTISTAN...
BRUSSELS - A group of Members of the European Parliament are extremely
disappointed to note that the Pakistan media has reported the newly elected
Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan as saying that his government would
constitute a legal committee within a month to determine whether the region
could be given the status of Pakistan's fifth province.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues on January 21, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
MICROSOFT MALAYSIA...
NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp. today announced that MYDIN Mohamed Holdings
Berhad of Malaysia has decided on Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail and
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for its reporting and dashboards.
www.microsoft.com/retail
SAVVIS APPOINTMENT...
ST. LOUIS - SAVVIS, Inc., a global leader in internet infrastructure
services for enterprises, today announced that James E. Ousley will serve as
interim chief executive officer following the departure of Phil Koen.
www.savvis.net
ACISION APPOINTMENT...
READING - Acision, the world's leading messaging company, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Christian Gabetta as VP, Global Markets.
www.acision.com
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