SYDNEY--27 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
HOTEL AWARDED...
MUMBAI: General Manager Jagdish Saigal and Owner S. Maredia of the Comfort
Inn Heritage hotel are returning home from the United States with more than
memories of a pleasant trip. They are bringing home the prestigious
International Hotel of the Year award from Choice Hotels International, Inc.
(NYSE: CHH), franchisor of the Comfort Inn brand.
www.choicehotels.com
CHINESE BASEBALL…
BEIJING: QSL Sports Limited (QSL) is pleased to announce its six-year
exclusive partnership with an extension option for another six years with the
Chinese Baseball Association (CBA) to develop the China Baseball League (CBL),
the only official professional baseball league in China.
FIBER SHOW...
WASHINGTON: North America's largest fiber to the home trade show, the 2010
FTTH Conference & Expo (http:/ www.ftthconference.com ), will take place
September 12-16, 2010 at the Venetian Hotel-Resort-Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada,
USA.
www.ftthcouncil.org
VIRUS PROTECTION...
PRAGUE: JetBrains(R), creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing
development tools, today announced the release of YouTrack 2.0, a more
customizable version of its fast and innovative keyboard-centric bug and issue
tracking system.
http://www.jetbrains.com
PR APPOINTMENT...
ST. LOUIS: Fleishman-Hillard International Communications today announced
that longtime McDonald's Corp. communications executive John Blyth has joined
the firm as a senior vice president and partner.
www.fleishmanhillard.com
CARGO CONFERENCE...
NEWARK: Recovery forecasts and upcoming challenges for the various sectors
of the breakbulk industry were highlighted at UBM Global Trade's 5th Annual
Breakbulk Europe Conference last week, organized by Breakbulk Magazine and The
Journal of Commerce.
http://www.breakbulk.com
WIRELESS SOLUTION...
SAN RAMON: The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating
wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer
applications, today announced the certification of 13 products from three
different companies using ZigBee Telecom Services(TM).
http://www.ZigBee.org
CDMA FORUM...
SAN DIEGO: The CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) will be presenting a topic
focus session about "Testing and Certification" of CDMA2000 handsets and
devices at the 2010 CDMA World Forum.
http://www.cdma-world.com
ITAUSA OFFERING...
SAO PAULO: Itausa - Investimentos Itau S.A. ("Itausa") (BM&FBOVESPA:
ITSA3.SA; ITSA4.SA), in connection with the Material Fact issued on May 18,
2010, announces that the price per American Depositary Share - ADS to be sold
by Bank of America Corporation ("BAC") in the secondary offer mentioned
therein has been established on the date hereof.
CEBIT EXHIBITION...
SYDNEY: The Australia CeBIT Exhibition brings together many guests on May 25
as the award ceremonies for eight awards, including the Excellent New Media
Award, Business Advantage Award and Excellent Technology Service Award.
NURTITION FORUM
DUBAI: Opened by HE Reem Al-Hashimy, State Minister, Cabinet of the UAE, the
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)'s Global Forum is hosted in the
MENA region for the first time.
AUTO ACQUISITION...
BANGALORE: Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. today strengthened its position in the
electric vehicles domain with the acquisition of a majority stake in REVA
Electric Car Co Ltd. Bangalore.
USP SALE...
PARIS: eServGlobal Limited (LSE: ESG & ASX: ESV), a provider of smarter
transaction management solutions, today announced the sale of its USP
(Universal Services Platform) business to Oracle.
http://www.eservglobal.com
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