SYDNEY--12 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
STAKE INCREASE...
TOKYO - The Taiyo Pearl Fund announced today that it has accumulated a
position in excess of 5% in Message Co., Ltd. (2400) to become its fourth
largest shareholder.
TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE...
NEW YORK: With the formal addition of Afghanistan to the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative this week, leaders and citizens gained a new
tool in the struggle for regional stability, and the embattled country signaled
a commitment to sound natural resource management and increased public
accountability.
http://www.revenuewatch.org
AWARD NOMINEE..
PISCATAWAY, N.J.: Telcordia ( http://www.telcordia.com ) today announced
its Service Delivery & Charging Suite
( http://www.telcordia.com/portfolios/service_delivery/index.html ), currently
deployed by more than 35 mobile operators worldwide, is a nominee for the
GSMA's 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards
( http://www.gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2010/4568.htm ) in the Best
Billing or Customer Care Solution category.
http://www.telcordia.com
CASH STORE...
EDMONTON: The Cash Store Australia Holdings Inc. ("Cash Store Australia")
(TSXV:AUC) today announced results for the three and six months ended December
31, 2009.
CHINA PARTNERSHIP...
ACTON, Mass., and SHANGHAI: Carbon Design Systems(TM), the leading supplier
of tools for the automatic creation, validation and deployment of system-level
models and VeriSilicon(R), a silicon solutions company based in China,
announced today that they have partnered to integrate VeriSilicon's ZSP models
into the Carbon SoC Designer virtual platform.
http://www.carbondesignsystems.com
NET INCOME...
PEMBROKE: Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) today
reported net income of US$161.3 million, or US$3.05 per diluted share, for the
fourth quarter of 2009 compared to net income of US$19.9 million, or US$0.39
per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008.
http://www.awac.com
PROJECT AWARD...
LOME: ContourGlobal Togo SA announced today that its 100 MW tri-fuel power
project has been awarded African Private Power Deal of the Year 2009 by
Euromoney's Project Finance Magazine.
http://www.contourglobal.com
NEW PARTNERS...
LONDON: L.E.K. Consulting, an international strategy consultancy, has
appointed 13 new partners across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
http://www.lek.com
PATENT POOL...
STUTTGART: Following Sisvel's LTE/SAE facilitation meeting last week in
Frankfurt, Sisvel announced today that the participating holders of essential
LTE/SAE patents are making significant progress toward establishing the
framework for a broad-based patent pool, and invited all others interested in
contributing to this process to join before the group's next meeting in Hong
Kong on April 21-22.
http://www.sisvel.com
MCDONALD'S VANCOUVER...
VANCOUVER, B.C.: Today at the McDonald's restaurant in the Olympic Main
Media Center, McDonald's officially launched its global activities for the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
www.aboutmcdonalds.com
TERMINAL INITIATIVE...
LONDON and MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA: OMTP is proud to announce the
newest release of its BONDI terminal initiative which is gaining increasing
industry support.
http://www.omtp.org
CHICAGO: New Northern Trust facilities in Bangalore, India, the Chicago
area and Fort Myers, Florida, each have been awarded the U.S. Green Building
Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold
Certification, recognizing the use of designs and materials that minimize
environmental impacts.
http://www.usgbc.org
VIDEO CHAT...
BARCELONA: Consumer research among users of video conferencing services
like Skype and ooVoo indicates that two-thirds of users surveyed would like the
ability to have video chat on their mobile devices.
http://www.ooVoo.com
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amounts
indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated
below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount
redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:
IPHONE APP...
GOTHENBURG: Late in 2009, the premier version of SwirlyNet(TM), the new,
cool feature of iPhone application SwirlyMMS(2), was launched. Now more than
10,000 clients have started to use SwirlyNet(TM) to save money when messaging.
http://swirlyspace.com
AIRPORT BUILDING...
BEIJING: Airport City Development Co., Ltd. (ACL) recently announced the
completion of their new ACLP International Building located next to the Airport
City Logistics Park (ACLP) part of the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone.
http://www.airportcity.cn
NEW ACQUISITION...
MILPITAS, Calif: JDSU today announced that it has entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire the Network Solutions communications test
business of Agilent, including the unit's innovative Long Term Evolution (LTE),
or 4G, network verification and deployment products, for $165 million in cash.
http://www.jdsu.com/
MOBILE PARTNERSHIP...
SAN FRANCISCO and LIDKOPING: Handheld Group, supplier of rugged mobile
computers, and IPWireless, a leading provider of 3GPP solutions for new
applications and markets, today announced a partnership to deliver state of the
art products to the fast growing public safety sector.
http://www.handheldgroup.com
PHARMACOLOGY ARTICLE...
SINGAPORE: The January issue of "Neuropharmacology", publishes the article
entitled "Neuroprotective and neuroproliferative activities of NeuroAiD",
reporting pharmacological data establishing NeuroAiD (MLC 601) protective
effects on neuronal and brain injuries as well as its effectiveness in
neurological functions recovery.
http://www.moleac.net
HAITI SONG...
LOS ANGELES: Quincy Jones, producer, and Lionel Richie, co-writer, of the
iconic 1985 philanthropic anthem "We Are The World," today announced details
surrounding the world premiere and global distribution of the contemporary
version of the song and accompanying video We Are The World 25 For Haiti.
http://www.youtube.com/wearetheworld
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