SYDNEY--27 Jan--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
X-RAY TUBES...
SALT LAKE CITY: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a premier supplier of
X-ray tubes and flat panel digital image detectors, today announced it has been
given certification to assemble and service X-ray tubes in China to support its
growing customer base of X-ray equipment manufacturers and service
organizations.
http://www.varian.com/
CAMERA AUCTION...
VIENNA: On the 29th of May WestLicht Photographica Auction in Vienna, Austria
will auction a historical sensation: a ' Daguerreotype' - the first
commercially-produced camera!
http://www.westlicht-auction.com
RADAR CONTRACT...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.: Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine
business unit has been chosen to supply radars for the Sydney Harbour Ferries
fleet.
PHOTO EDITING...
SYDNEY: Corel Corporation today announced Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3, the
latest version of its renowned photo editing program, that brings advanced
photo management, editing and creative tools together to deliver everything the
photo enthusiast needs in one package.
www.corel.com.au
VIDEO EDITING...
SYDNEY: Corel Corporation today announced a dramatically enhanced version of
its powerful consumer video editing software, Corel VideoStudio Pro X3.
www.corel.com.au
ANNUAL AWARD...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.: The International Customer Management Institute
(ICMI), celebrating its 25th anniversary, is now accepting nominations for its
annual Global Call Center of the Year Award.
www.think-services.com
SOFTWARE LICENSE...
BEIJING: Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management
(MSM, today announced that Inventec Appliances Corporation, a leading
manufacturer of smart handheld products based in Taiwan, has licensed Red
Bend's vRapid Mobile(R) software for firmware over-the-air (FOTA,
http://www.redbend.com/solutions/firmware-updates.asp ) updating and vDirect
Mobile(TM) software for device management (DM,
http://www.redbend.com/solutions/device-management.asp ) on both feature phones
and smartphones using the Qualcomm Brew platform and Windows Mobile platform.
http://www.redbend.com ),
HAITI AID...
DUBLIN: Players at Full Tilt Poker helped raise more than US$500K, in support
of relief efforts for Haiti, through the 'Aid for Haiti' campaign.
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/aid-for-haiti .
LITTLE CHAMPIONS...
SINGAPORE: Five "Little Champions" from Singapore have recently marched onto
the iconic Old Trafford football pitch for the UEFA Champions League fifth
Group Stage match between Manchester United FC and Besiktas JK in Manchester.
http://www.standardchartered.com.sg/littlechampions
ECO-FRIENDLY CARS...
SHELTON, Conn.: As the world narrows its focus on environmental concerns,
interest in eco-friendly cars is broadening, according to a new international
study by Survey Sampling International (SSI).
ESD PROTECTION...
MILPITAS, Calif: California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) today announced the
latest products in the LuxGuard(TM) family of turnkey solutions for ESD
(electrostatic discharge) protection and thermal management for high power,
high brightness light emitting diode (HBLED) lighting applications.
www.cmd.com/products/luxguard/
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amount indicated
for the following securities issue on the redemption date indicated below at a
redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus
accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT...
TIRAT CARMEL: InSightec Ltd. today announced that it has signed a distribution
agreement with Kirloskar, the leading distributor of radiation therapy
equipment in India.
http://www.insightec.com/
NUCLEAR-FREE CALL...
TOKYO: In a proposal released on Jan. 26, "Toward a New Era of Value Creation,"
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda calls for accelerated
moves toward the realization of a world without nuclear weapons.
www.sgi.org
RUSSIAN RESEARCH...
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: A study from Thomson Reuters released today shows
Russia's research output experienced a steady decline over the past 10 years
and is now the second lowest among the so-called 'BRIC' group of nations.
www.thomsonreuters.com
CRUISE TRADESHOW...
PRINCETON, N..J.: UBM International Media, organizers of the annual Cruise
Shipping Miami, the world's largest and most important international tradeshow
and conference serving the cruise industry, announces today the launch of
Cruise Shipping Asia.
www.ubm.com
MELBOURNE and QINGDAO: Chinese tennis star, Zheng Jie, defeated Alona
Bondarenko of the Ukraine by a score of 2-1, in the Hisense Arena to advance to
the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Jan. 24.
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