SYDNEY--11 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY...
MONTREUX: Achilles Information Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) to drive forward the
progress of one of the world's foremost collaborative initiatives that tackles
the complex issue of corporate responsibility in global supply chains.
http://www.e-tasc.com
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS...
NORTHBROOK, Ill: Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in product
safety testing and certification services, worked with Better Place, the
leading electric vehicle services provider, to address the necessary safety
requirements needed to help the company bring the world's first electric taxis
with switchable batteries to Japan.
http://www.ul.com/newsroom
LICENSE AGREEMENT...
OAKDALE, Minn. and BOULDER, Colo.: Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN), a global leader
in removable data storage and a founding member of the RDX Storage Alliance,
together with ProStor Systems, the leader in enterprise-class removable disk
storage systems for business backup, archiving, and long-term data retention
and management, today announced Imation has extended its RDX(R) license
agreement with ProStor Systems.
http://www.imation.com
WOMEN'S JUSTICE...
WASHINGTON: Vital Voices ( www.vitalvoices.org ) and The Avon Foundation for
Women ( www.avonfoundation.org ) today announced The Global Partnership to End
Violence Against women, a new innovative collaboration with the U.S. State
Department to combat the most destructive types of violence against women and
help ensure justice for women and girls worldwide.
www.avoncompany.com
AIRLINE CAPACITY...
WASHINGTON: Global airline capacity for March 2010 shows positive growth, when
compared to the same month in both 2009 and 2008, reports OAG
( www.oagaviation.com ), the global leader in aviation intelligence, in its
monthly report on trends in the supply of airline seats and flights.
www.oagaviation.com
GOLF BRAND...
HERZOGENAURACH: Sportlifestyle company PUMA announces today that it has signed
an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the golf equipment brand Cobra Golf from
Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc.
http://www.puma.com
AUDIENCE INSIGHTS...
SAN FRANCISCO: Quantcast announced today that it now delivers audience insights
localized for every country around the globe to support its burgeoning slate of
international publishers and marketers.
http://www.quantcast.com
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT...
BURLINGTON: Gennum Corporation (TSX:GND) today announced that it has entered
into an exclusive agreement with Inventure Inc. (a subsidiary of Zuken) to
distribute Gennum's Snowbush IP core portfolio and provide design-in support in
Japan.
www.gennum.com
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:
INTEROPERABILITY TEST...
LONDON: The Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association today announced the first
DMR Interoperability test session will take place in Milan, Italy the week of
26th April 2010.
http://www.dmrassociation.org
AIR CARGO...
ROSWELL, Ga: Air Cargo World, the global news authority on air logistics and
freight transport, has unveiled the findings of its sixth annual Air Cargo
Excellence (ACE) Survey, which measures carriers and airports on specific
criteria and ranks them to identify above or below average performance.
http://www.aircargoworld.com/
SOCIAL MEDIA...
HOUSTON: Oil and gas industry professionals in Asia Pacific lead the industry
in the use of social media and collaboration tools at work, reports recent
Microsoft Corp. and Accenture survey findings unveiled at CERAWeek 2010, with
three out of four respondents from that region saying social media tools
improve their work performance.
http://www.accenture.com
http://www.microsoft.com/oilandgas
NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS...
SINGAPORE: Researchers at NTU are exploring ways to bring the speed and quality
of wireless network communications up to par with that of wired communications.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg
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