SYDNEY--24 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR...
LAS VEGAS - Aaron Kwok, dubbed the "Asian dancing king," is bringing his
"Dancing King Concert World Tour" to North America exclusively at the Encore
Theater for concerts on April 2 at 11 p.m. and April 3 at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.
EF EDUCATION...
LUCERNE - EF Education First, the world leader in international education,
has launched the latest version of its Efekta English learning system.
http://www.englishtown.com
http://www.ef.com
DLNA QUADRUPLES...
TOKYO - The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) announced at their Spring
Members Meeting that the number of DLNA Certified Network Attached Storage
(NAS) devices has quadrupled in the last two years.
http://www.DLNA.org
http://www.facebook.com/dlnacertified
OHIOLINK EXPANDS...
PHILADELPHIA, LONDON and TOKYO - Thomson Reuters Wednesday announced that
OhioLINK, a long time partner and the first Web of Science customer, has
renewed its subscription for the 14th year in a row.
http://wokinfo.com
http://science.thomsonreuters.jp/press/releases/
EF EDUCATION...
LUCERNE - EF Education First, the world leader in international education,
has launched the latest version of its Efekta English learning system.
http://www.ef-australia.com.au/
http://www.englishtown.com/
NZ PROPERTY SALES...
AUCKLAND: Bach owners increasingly rent out their holiday homes in order to
get through the current property sales plunge - that's the evidence from one of
the leading holiday home marketplaces.
http://www.domegos.co.nz
EF Education...
LUCERNE - EF Education First, the world leader in international education,
has launched the latest version of its Efekta English learning system.
http://www.ef.co.nz/
http://www.englishtown.com/
OPENWAVE ANNOUNCES...
WELLINGTON - Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software
innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions, Wednesday
announced the latest version of Openwave Passport, a key part of its Traffic
Mediation solution.
www.openwave.com
OPENWAVE ANNOUNCES...
WELLINGTON - CTIA WIRELESS 2010, LAS VEGAS, Nevada March 23, 2010 Openwave
Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator delivering
context-aware mediation and messaging solutions, Wednesday announced the launch
of its Openwave Smart User Repository for operators, a highly scalable, highly
reliable user data storage solution built on the proven foundation of Openwaves
directory technology.
www.openwave.com
SKYPE MOBILE...
LUXEMBOURG, LAS VEGAS and BASKING RIDGE - From CTIA WIRELESS 2010 in Las
Vegas, Verizon Wireless and Skype Tuesday announced Skype mobile will be
available this Thursday, March 25, starting with nine Verizon Wireless 3G
smartphones.
www.verizonwireless.com/skypemobile
www.skype.com/go/mobile
SUBSEA STAGEFRAC...
CALGARY - Packers Plus and Schlumberger have successfully completed the
first ever subsea StageFRAC multi-stage fracturing completion for BP
Exploration in the North Sea.
www.packersplus.com
ECOSSE ENERGY...
CALGARY - Ecosse Energy Corp. (CNSX: ECS), a company focused on oil and gas
exploration and production in Indonesia, Tuesday announced it has increased its
onshore resources estimate based on an independent evaluation by Chapman
Petroleum Engineering Ltd of Calgary of Onshore Prospective Resources for the
Bengkulu PSC in South Sumatra Indonesia.
www.sedar.com
ABSOLUT INCREASES...
STOCKHOLM - On Friday, ABSOLUT VODKA released I'm Here, a 30-minute robot
love story written and directed by Spike Jonze.
http://www.imheremovie.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$75 million on April 2, 2010 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINP
securities issues amounting to a total of US$3.193 million on April 2, 2010, at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of FINS
securities issues amounting to a total of US$37.432 million on April 2, 2010 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE...
COLORADO SPRINGS - The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI),
now in its 25th year, Tuesday announced an addition to its growing roster of
more than five dozen training courses: Mastering Contact Center Financials:
Strategies for Planning, Measuring, and Reporting.
( http://www.icmi.com/ccfinancials ).
GTRI LAUNCHES...
ORLANDO - Global Technology Resources Inc. (GTRI) launched its new suite of
fully customizable applications for Unified Communications (UC) systems today
at VoiceCon Orlando 2010 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center (booth #1418).
http://www.GTRI.com
http://www.nojitter.com
http://www.voicecon.com/enews
SUBLIME RETREAT...
HOBART - Rocky Hills Retreat a new luxury accommodation experience - sits
high on a hill with views over Tasmania.
www.rockyhillsretreat.com.au
BSR'S HERPROJECT...
SAN FRANCISCO - BSR's HERproject -- a factory-based women's health
initiative -- has significantly improved women's health awareness, leadership
skills, and relationships with their employers, according to a new BSR report
revealing results of research conducted after the first year of HERproject
programs in China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Pakistan, and Vietnam.
http://www.bsr.org
http://www.herproject.org
COVIDIEN PATENT...
ORANGE COUNTY - Applied Medical announced Tuesday that a United States
District Court jury for the Eastern District of Texas returned a binding
verdict of invalidity of two claims of a Covidien patent covering trocar seal
technology.
http://www.appliedmedical.com
ACISION MESSAGING...
PLANO - In recent research on the messaging market in the U.S., Acision, a
world leader in mobile data, was recognized as the number one vendor of the
world's leading mobile data service, SMS.
http://www.acision.com
BRAND YOURSELF...
LONDON - Telnic Limited, the organization behind the award-winning,
communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), Tuesday announced a new
look and feel for .tel name owners, enabling them to customize and brand their
domains.
http://telnic.org
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