SYDNEY--11 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CANTON FAIR...
GUANGZHOU, China: Year in and year out, nearly a quarter
million perspicacious sellers and buyers from around the world
have the foresight to look beyond economic conditions and
fiscal forecasts to seek real profit. This year, many headed to
the Canton Fair, organized by the China Foreign Trade Centre,
to do just that.
http://neurofocus.com
INDIAN SUMMIT...
ATLANTA: The USA India Business Summit bestowed its first
"Person of the Year" award on Dr. A. K. Pradeep at a glittering
premiere gathering of the two countries' business and political
elite.
http://neurofocus.com
OUE PROFITS...
SINAPORE: Overseas Union Enterprise Limited ("OUE" or the
"Group") has achieved a profit before tax ("PBT") of S$23.7
million in 1Q 2010 (excluding revaluation and impairment write
back), a 173.9% increase from 1Q 2009.
http://www.oue.com.sg
GREENLINE EXHIBIT...
CHICAGO: Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc., a leading
provider of electronic trading marketplace solutions, today
announced it will exhibit at FIX Protocol Limited's 8th Asia
Pacific Trading Summit in Hong Kong on May 13, 2010.
www.greenlinetech.com
TSX VENTURE...
VANCOUVER: Lara Exploration Ltd., ("Lara" or the "Company")
is pleased to report that it has completed 14 diamond
drillholes on behalf of joint venture partner Vertical Minera??o Ltda.
("Vertical"), at the Curion aac?polis Iron Project, Carajas
District, Brazil.
www.laraexploration.com
K-SWISS APPOINTMENT...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE: Iconic footwear and sportswear brand
K-Swiss Inc. (Nasdaq: KSWS) is proud to announce the addition
of Gael Monfils, the second highest ranked French tennis player
and current ATP Tour World No. 18, to its tennis roster.
www.kswiss.com
MRI AUCTION...
WELLESLEY HILLS: Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"),
Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors of Epix Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. ("Epix"), announced today that the MRI imaging
intellectual properties of the EP-2104R MRI imaging agent,
which will be auctioned on May 28, 2010, include potential
revenue sharing from the first commercial sale of non-MRI
imaging agents developed and/or sold by a third party using the
same proprietary technology that resulted in the discovery of
peptides that bind specifically to fibrin.
INVESTMENT TOOLS...
BRISBANE: The Australian Association of Angel Investors
(AAAI), whose members invest millions of dollars each year into
Australian start-up companies, unveiled a new Internet-based
suite of tools that will dramatically enhance the ability of
Australian entrepreneurs to attract startup investments from
angel investors throughout Australia and around the world.
http://www.aaai.net.au
http://www.angelsoft.net
ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE
SAN FRANCISCO: EE Times Group ( http://eetimesgroup.com ), a
UBM company ( http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com ) and the daily
source of essential business and technology news, analysis and
intelligence for the electronics ( http://www.eetimes.com )
industry's decision makers, today announced that more than
8,600 electronics professionals - a 11% year-to-year attendance
increase - participated in the ESC Silicon Valley event held in
San Jose, California, from April 26-29, 2010.
http://esc-sv.techinsightsevents.com
http://www.eetimesgroup.com
HOTEL SURVEY...
SHANGHAI: hotel.info, the free, online hotel reservation
service with more than 210,000 hotels worldwide, has carried
out a survey to ascertain how satisfied their customers are
with the value for money received in the hotels where they
stayed.
http://www.hotel.info
PHARMACEUTICAL AGREEMENT
SAINT-PREX, Switzerland: Ferring Pharmaceuticals today
announced an agreement that will expand its Women's Health
product portfolio with the acquisition of the global rights to
Xanodyne Pharmaceutical's LYSTEDA(TM) (tranexamic acid), a
first-in-class, non-hormonal therapy indicated specifically for
treatment of women with cyclic heavy menstrual bleeding
(HMB).
www.ferring.com
SPILL CLEANUP...
MELBOURNE: A revolutionary new product, which could play a
big role in cleaning up the Gulf oil spill, has just been
launched. The Australian developed product, called Gladiator, is a
silicone-based liquid which spreads across the surface of the
water.
www.aquatain.com
BPO DEAL...
LONDON: Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), the provider of
world-class talent and resourcing functions, and leading global
provider of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions
today announced a new contingent workforce outsourcing deal
with the UK's largest food producer, Premier Foods.
http://www.alexandermannsolutions.com
BPO AQUISITION...
TEANECK, N.J.: Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider
of information technology, consulting, and business process
outsourcing services, announced today it has acquired The PIPC
Group, a global program management consulting firm based in
London.
http://www.pipc.com
http://www.cognizant.com
BPO EXPANSION...
BANGALORE: Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing
subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, has launched an enhanced
offering in the areas of sales support and fulfillment
operations.
http://www.infosys.com/bpo
PACKAGING AWARD...
NEW YORK: HBA Global Expo announced that it is now accepting
nominations for its annual IPDA (International Package Design
Awards) at www.hba-ipda.com .
www.hbaexpo.com
VIDEO DEVELOPMENT...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and OULU, Finland: VeriSilicon Holdings
Co. Ltd. (VeriSilicon), a world-class ASIC design foundry and
custom SoC solutions provider, and On2 Technologies Finland Oy
(On2 Finland), leader in embedded Video Encode/Decode IP cores,
today announced a wide-ranging partnership that adds the
multi-format video encode/decode solutions from On2 Finland to
VeriSilicon's expanding, system level star IP portfolio.
Q1 RESULTS...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) today reported its
first-quarter 2010 results and filed its quarterly report on
Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.fanniemae.com/
COMPUTING AWARD...
SAN JOSE, California: Super Micro Computer, Inc. (http:/
www.supermicro.com ) (Nasdaq: SMCI), the leader in server
technology innovation and green computing, today announced that
its widely available TwinBlade(TM) ( http://www.supermicro.com
products/Superblade/TwinBlade ) won the Best Blade-Based
Solution award at the 4th annual BladeSystems Insight Summit
2010 on April 20 in Orlando, Florida.
http://www.supermicro.com
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$325
million on May 20 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent
of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
INFANT STUDY...
STOCKHOLM: New Reuteri Study Published shows that infants
supplemented with L. reuteri Protectis had a significantly
reduced number of gastrointestinal symptoms compared to those
supplemented with L. rhamnosus (LGG) and controls.
http://www.biogaia.com
ISLAMIC FORUM...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Musa Hitam, Malaysia's Former Deputy Prime
Minister Of Malaysia And Chairman Of The World Islamic Economic
Forum Foundation Talks About How Businesses Can Bring The Two
Worlds Together.
www.6thwief.org
ISLAMIC FORUM...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 6th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF)
with the theme Gearing for Economic Resurgence to be held in
Kuala Lumpur from 18-20 May 2010 will be looking at the role of
Islamic banking and finance in paving the way for a more stable
global financial system.
www.6thwief.org
NOTEHOLDER MEETING...
ARAUCARIA, Brazil: Imcopa International Cayman Ltd. (the
"Issuer") and Imcopa Importacao, Exportacao Industria e Oleos
S.A. (the "Guarantor" or "Imcopa") announced today that they
have called a meeting of the holders (the "Noteholders") of its
U.S.$100,000,000 10.375% Notes due 2009 (ISIN: XS0275709094)
(the "Notes") on 1 June 2010 (the "Meeting"), and in connection
therewith has commenced a consent solicitation (the "Consent
Solicitation").
CHIVAS DIGITAL...
LONDON: Chivas Regal, the world's leading premium Scotch
whisky, today announced the launch of a specifically created
digital module, http://chivaspresscannes.com , which will serve
as the international centre-point for the brand's ambitious
'Live with Chivalry' movement during the 63rd Cannes
International Film Festival.
MENICON APPOINTMENT...
NAGOYA: Menicon Co., Ltd. announced on May 10 the
appointment of Jackson Leung as North Asia Business Development
Director in Menicon's Global Strategy & Operations group with
immediate effect.
www.menicon.com
REUTERS SURVEY...
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Reuters, the authority on
research analytics and decision support citation data for more
than half a century, today announced preliminary results of its
Academic Reputation Survey.
www.thomsonreuters.com
WI-FI COOPERATION...
AUSTIN, Texas and TOKYO: The Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless
Gigabit Alliance (WiGig Alliance) today announced a cooperation
agreement for multi-gigabit wireless networking.
www.wigig.org
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