SYDNEY--15 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NEW CEO...
BANGKOK, Thailand: Berlin Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd., Thailand's
leading manufacturer and marketer of generic pharmaceuticals, named Amal Naj, a
former Senior Vice President of New York-based Pfizer Inc., Chief Executive
Officer and a member of the Board.
http://bit.ly/9Bu4eX
ACCOMODATION FACILITIES...
KYOTO, Japan: Machiya, Japan's historical townhouses registered under the
"2010 Watch List of Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk" announced by the World
Monument Fund, a private organization dedicated to saving the world's
historical heritage, are being turned into accommodation facilities for
foreign tourists.
http://www.kyoto-machiya-inn.com
http://bit.ly/d6QEXg
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS...
BANGALORE, India: UBM India, the Indian arm of leading global business media
company United Business Media Ltd., and EE Times Group, its division for
electronics industry, today announced that the Embedded Systems Conference
(ESC) India 2010 will feature a CXO Panel discussion ( http://esc-india.com
cxo_panel.html) "India Design Houses: More of the same?" aimed at Senior
Management and Engineers from Embedded industry.
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
http://www.eetimesgroup.com
http://bit.ly/cf24Nu
ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT...
MIAMI: Primestream Corp.(TM), the leader in advanced broadcast and IT
solutions, announces the acquisition of Building4Media(TM), creator of
FORK(TM), the state-of-the-art software for broadcast asset management, playout
automation, metadata driven production and publishing.
http://www.primestream.com
http://www.b4m.com
http://bit.ly/9BpBWU
FLEET REVAMP...
BEIJING: Building a strong fleet is seen as one of the most important
strategies in a carrier's growth. To seek its competitive edge in the global
airline market, Air China is pressing ahead with its plan to introduce
wide-bodied airliners to its fleet and make its fleet more efficient, so as to
improve overall operational efficiency, cut costs and reduce carbon emissions.
http://bit.ly/beS6A8
ALLOT REPORT ...
BOSTON, Massachusetts: Allot Communications Ltd. (http:/ www.allot.com/ )
(NASDAQ: ALLT) ( http://finance.yahoo.com q?s=allt), a leading supplier of
service optimization and revenue generation solutions for fixed and mobile
broadband service providers worldwide, released today its new Allot
MobileTrends World Cup Report
( http://www.allot.comMobileTrends-World-Cup.html ).
http://www.allot.com
Dynamic_Actionable_Recognition_Technology.html
http://bit.ly/9WsEuX
NEW DIRECTORIES...
BOSTON: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest
products industry, today announced the release of the new 2010 print editions
of the Lockwood-Post Directories of Pulp and Paper Mills.
http://www.risi.com
http://bit.ly/c2z4GV
ELECTRIC TAXI...
SEOUL, South Korea: Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTC Bulletin Board: ZAAP)
and Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. delivered the first electric taxi
produced through their China venture, ZAP Jonway, to Korean distribution
partner Samyang Optics (Kospi: 008080.KSE).
http://www.zapworld.com
http://www.evkorea.kr
http://bit.ly/9PCZjz
TREATMENT RESEARCH...
HONOLULU: This week, nearly 4,000 scientists from around the world gathered
to report and discuss the latest advances in research on treatments, risk
factors, and diagnosis for the health epidemic of the 21st century -
Alzheimer's disease - at the Alzheimer's Association's 2010 International
Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (AAICAD 2010) in Honolulu.
http://www.alz.org
http://bit.ly/cpgg8k
APPLICATION REVIEW...
WASHINGTON: The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United
States (Ex-Im) today approved proceeding to a full financial, technical and
environmental review of an application for financing of U.S. exports to India's
Sasan coal-fired power plant.
http://www.exim.gov
http://bit.ly/aMqCNO
PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED...
SYDNEY: ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that
its award-winning order management system (OMS), the Eze OMS(TM), has partnered
with PAC-Invest to streamline the process for short order reporting to help
clients comply with ASIC's new short position reporting requirements.
http://www.convergex.com
http://bit.ly/cKH38U
BARTENDER COMPETITION..
ATHENS: From around the globe, 24 of the most talented bartenders have
gathered in Athens for the final stage of their quest to become DIAGEO RESERVE
WORLD CLASS Bartender of the Year 2010.
http://www.weareworldclass.com
http://www.diageo.com
http://bit.ly/c3vXoA
SAFETY REVIEW...
DEERFIELD: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Endocrinologic and
Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management
Advisory Committee held a joint meeting primarily focused on reviewing the
cardiovascular (CV) safety of rosiglitazone, as presented by the FDA and
GlaxoSmithKline.
www.takeda.com
www.tpna.com
http://bit.ly/a4Ynn9
(ISC)2 HONOREES...
HONG KONG: (ISC)2(R) ("ISC-squared"), the not-for-profit global leader in
educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their
careers with nearly 70,000 certified members worldwide, today announced the
honorees for its fourth annual Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership
Achievements (ISLA) Program.
https://www.isc2.org/InnerPage.aspx?id=6120
http://www.isc2.org
http://bit.ly/bi0H6x
NEW CEO...
BRANCHBURG, N.J.: Noveda Technologies, the leader in web-based real-time
energy monitoring systems, today announced that Govi Rao has joined the company
as President and Chief Executive Officer to lead Noveda in its next stage of
growth.
www.noveda.com
http://bit.ly/9HA2YE
COUNTERFEITING CHARGES...
AUSTIN, Texas: Two separate defendants have been charged by the Department
of Justice and pleaded guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods.
www.AbCirclePro.com
http://bit.ly/9rapBc
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