SYDNEY--15 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SATELLIER REPORTS...
NEW DELHI: Leading global architecture, engineering, construction, and
building owner (AECO) services provider Satellier is reporting upswings in
project activity in key service areas and geographies, spurring an expansion of
services in response to new opportunities for growth as the industry emerges
from recession.
http://www.screampoint.com
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
CHINESE ROMANCE...
SYDNEY: At the dawn of this Valentine's Day, couples who travelled to Sydney
from China scaled to the top of the world famous Sydney Harbour Bridge for a
most romantic welcome to their New Year.
www.bridgeclimb.com
SPIRIT APPOINTS...
WICHITA, Kan.: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. announced Saturday that Philip
Anderson has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
reporting to Jeff Turner, President and CEO.
HEALTHCARE BREAKTHROUGH...
LONDON: Dr Ananthram Shetty, orthopaedic surgeon based in England, has
recently performed a world's first to save a climbers leg using a
ground-breaking technique combining collagen gel and stem cells to fuse bone
together.
http://www.rmsbio.net
ATK ANNOUNCES...
MINNEAPOLIS: Alliant Techsystems announced Friday that it will participate
as an exhibitor at DEFEXPO 2010 in New Delhi, India.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 30
securities issues on Feb 22-25, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
WCRF CRITICISES...
HONG KONG: World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has accused the British meat
industry of misleading the public by making factually inaccurate and
potentially defamatory comments.
http://www.dietandcancerreport.org
LIGHT READING...
NEW YORK: TechWeb's Light Reading, the leading research-led media company
serving the global communications marketplace, Saturday announced the
re-branding of its mobile and cable news and analysis sites to Light Reading
Mobile and Light Reading Cable, from Unstrung and Cable Digital News,
respectively.
http://www.lightreading.com
http://www.lightreading.com/lr-mobile
http://www.lightreading.com/lr-cable
PYRAMID TEAM...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: As a research partner of Mobile World Congress, Pyramid
Research is sending a team of analysts and directors to the event to discuss
their perspectives on global mobile trends with the most influential players in
the telecoms industry.
http://www.pyr.com
http://www.lightreading.com
http://www.techweb.com
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
PULP PRICES...
BRUSSELS: Monthly historical and forecast pulp prices delivered to China are
now published in World Pulp Monthly by RISI, the leading information provider
for the global forest products industry.
http://www.risi.com
http://www.risiinfo.com/risi-store/do/product/detail/world-pulp-monthly.html
NANORADIO ACHIEVES...
STOCKHOLM: Nanoradio Friday announced that its award-winning NRX710 Wi-Fi
product has been certified under China's Wireless LAN Authentication and
Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) qualification, and the product is already
launched in a Tier 1 mobile phone on the Chinese market.
http://www.nanoradio.com
ASPIRE ACADEMY...
DOHA: ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence in Doha, Qatar, has been hosting
the Grand Finals of "ASPIRE Football Dreams", the world's largest-ever scouting
program in football, from 17th January to 11th February 2010.
NXP SOFTWARE...
EINDHOVEN: The LifeVibes Ambient Experience stand at Mobile World Congress
2010 takes the visitor into a world where mobile phones both respond to their
surroundings and deliver a new level of immersive multimedia. The demos include
"ambient aware" software products.
http://www.software.nxp.com
MOBILE CONGRESS...
NEW YORK: TechWeb's Light Reading, the top research-led media company
serving the global communications marketplace, Friday reminded its readers that
it has a series of video clips to help them prepare for Mobile World Congress,
which takes place in Barcelona on Feb. 15 to 18.
http://www.lightreading.com
http://www.lightreading.com/mobile-world-congress
PORTFOLIO DETAILS...
KUALA LUMPUR: Cisco and TANDBERG Friday provided details about the
integrated product portfolio that will be unveiled after the close of Cisco's
voluntary public cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in TANDBERG.
http://www.cisco.com
http://www.tandberg.com
PRODUCT PORTFOLIO...
BANGALORE: Cisco and TANDBERG Friday provided details about the integrated
product portfolio that will be unveiled after the close of Cisco's voluntary
public cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in TANDBERG.
http://www.cisco.com
http://www.tandberg.com
TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP...
JAKARTA: Cisco and TANDBERG Friday provided details about the integrated
product portfolio that will be unveiled after the close of Cisco's voluntary
public cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in TANDBERG.
http://www.cisco.com
http://www.tandberg.com
TAT GOVERNOR...
BANGKOK: A veteran of the travel and tourism industry, Mr. Suraphon
Svetasreni, TAT Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, has been
appointed the new Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
www.tatnews.org
SOM SHOWCASES...
BEIJING: The Chicago and China offices of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
have designed an urban model showcasing integrated solutions for energy, water
conservation and transit systems in Beijing's Dawangjing District.
NORTHROP PARTICIPATES...
NEW DELHI: Northrop Grumman Corporation will be participating at DefExpo
2010 where it will highlight its range of industry-leading capabilities in
airborne early warning and control systems for maritime reconnaissance, fire
control radars, unmanned aircraft systems, coastal surveillance and marine
navigation, and ships.
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