Sydney--4 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
TELCO AGREEMENT...
KUALA LUMPUR: Intec, one of the world's leading providers of Business Support System solutions, together with Virgin Mobile Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of SingTel Optus, one of Australia's largest full-service telecommunications carriers, has announced the signing of a two-year strategic agreement.
www.intecbilling.com
http://bit.ly/b6Xzbm
AUTHOR INTERVIEW...
SYDNEY: Dr Raymond Moody, New York Times Best selling Author of Life After Life (Harper Collins) which has sold over 13 millions copies worldwide, has just announced one of the most exciting discoveries of our time: an answer to the question of Life after Death. And it has come from an unexpected source:
ancient philosophical texts, not science.
www.toursoftheafterlife.com
http://bit.ly/9zEjm4
SPIRIT RESULTS...
WICHITA: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. reported second quarter 2010 financial results reflecting solid operating performance.
http://bit.ly/9zEjm4
LINC SALE...
BRISBANE: Linc Energy Chief Executive Officer Peter Bond today announced the sale of one of his Company's non-core coal tenements in the Galilee Basin in northwest Queensland to Adani Mining Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, for $A500 million in cash and a $2 per tonne royalty (indexed for C.P.I.) for the first twenty years of coal production, creating a total cash stream of approximately $3.0 billion.
http://bit.ly/aL8SNc
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE...
LOS ANGELES: Air Lease Corporation, a company led by Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, Chairman/CEO, and Air France have signed sale and lease-back agreements for one used A319-115, two new Airbus A320-200's, one used Airbus A321-200, one used A330-200 and one new Boeing 777-300ER.
http://bit.ly/aSKja0
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/cWhc4Z
FISA AWARDS...
SAO PAULO: The FiSA awards are given in recognition of the most innovative food products and ingredients, and to companies that invest in technology and innovation focusing on development of new products and solutions for the sector.
http://www.fi-events.com.br
http://bit.ly/9bklKs
FISA SHOW...
SAO PAULO: In parallel with its Trade Show, exhibiting new technologies, processes and products, FiSA 2010 - Latin America's largest and most comprehensive event for food ingredients - will also hold an international Congress, with presentations on the sector's main innovations and trends.
http://www.fi-events.com.br
http://bit.ly/90D3OY
FM NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Announces Offering of New Issue 3-Year Benchmark Notes(R) Due September 23, 2013 and Auction (Reopening) of 5-Year Benchmark Notes(R) Due July 28, 2015.
http://bit.ly/b23qpC
FN ANNOUNCEMENT...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Announces Auction Results for Reopening of 5-Year Benchmark Notes(R) due July 28, 2015.
http://bit.ly/agOqPF
RISI CEO...
BOSTON: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that Domtar President and Chief Executive Officer, John D. Williams, has been selected as this year's RISI North American CEO of the Year for the forest products industry.
http://www.risi.com/naconf
http://bit.ly/a5db44
MMRSS OFFICES...
MUMBAI: MMRSS, which has been expanding its geographic footprint over the past 5 years, announced the opening of new full service offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
http://bit.ly/d52wlG
EDUCATION TOUR...
TALLMADGE: S.D. Myers, Inc. has been developing training and education for power transformer maintenance since 1975 and is known throughout the world as the transformer experts. The issues of an aging and retiring workforce, aging and failing transformers, lower tolerances in new transformers and the scarcity of up-and-coming transformer experts has created "The Perfect Storm," one that S.D. Myers addresses in this revolutionary education experience.
http://www.sdmyers.com/passport
http://bit.ly/cDO4al
HABELE SCHOLARSHIPS...
COLUMBIA: Twenty-one students from across Micronesia will enroll in prestigious private schools this fall with the help of scholarships from the Habele Outer Island Education Fund.
http://bit.ly/bliHlt
NEW DOMAIN...
PODGORICA: A captivating online identity is as important in the virtual world as a good personality is when you meet someone face-to-face. No matter what you're planning to share online -- a personal blog, a photo album, your business ideas, or a collection of your favorite social sites -- the destination you create needs to be easy for anyone to find. Using your name with a .ME domain can be unique and memorable.
http://www.Domain.Me .
http://bit.ly/aTrDVH
TUV OFFICE...
COLOGNE: TUV Rheinland has opened its seventh laboratory worldwide in Electronics City in the Indian city of Bangalore for testing solar modules and systems. The world leader in independent safety and quality testing for solar modules has invested EUR 2 million in the new solar test centre, which in particular will offer services to India's growing solar industry.
http://www.tuv.com/press
http://bit.ly/8Xmj9W
VIEWSONIC PROJECTORS...
SAN CARLOS: Luidia, Inc., the award-winning developer of eBeam portable interactive whiteboards and display solutions (http://www.luidia.com), today announced that ViewSonic(R) (http://www.viewsonic.com) Corp., a leading global provider of computing, consumer electronics and communications solutions, will now sell eBeam Edge for Education units as part of bundled packages with ViewSonic projectors ( http://www.viewsonic.com/products/projectors ). The partnership will provide the educational community various packages to enhance interactivity in the classroom to better engage students.
http://bit.ly/cnGCjs
SUNPOWER INSTALLATION
BELMONT,: SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems, today announced it has completed a 505-kilowatt solar power installation for Horizon Power, a government-owned utility providing power to remote and regional communities and resource operations in Western Australia.
http://www.sunpowercorp.com
http://bit.ly/dgvsna
BRIGHTSTAR EXPANSION...
MIAMI and HONG KONG: Brightstar Corp., a global leader in services and solutions for the wireless industry, has expanded its existing global distribution relationship with Research In Motion (RIM) to Hong Kong, one of the world's most dynamic and advanced mobile markets. Brightstar will distribute BlackBerry(R) smartphones to multiple retail channels in Hong Kong.
www.brightstarcorp.com
http://bit.ly/dm972e
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