SYDNEY--26 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
FC2 ANNOUNCEMENT...
LAS VEGAS: FC2, Inc. (http://fc2.com/en/ ), a leading Japanese and global
web service company, announced that FC2ID account holders have exceeded
7,777,777.
http://fc2.com/
http://bit.ly/dfrmCn
S.KOREAN FLIGHTS....
HONOLULU: Hawaiian Airlines announced today the start of ticket sales for
its new nonstop flights between Honolulu and South Korea's Seoul-Incheon
International Airport, which will commence with the inaugural departure from
Honolulu on January 12, 2011.
www.HawaiianAirlines.co.kr
http://bit.ly/b61O2N
PP PACT...
NORTHBROOK: Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety
testing and certification, announced today that G&M Compliance, a provider of
product certification services, has signed a Preferred Partner Agreement with
UL.
http://www.UL.com/newsroom
http://www.gmcompliance.com
http://bit.ly/9N2eSe
HULT SCHOLARSHIP...
LONDON: With a goal to attract a new generation of global Asian business
leaders, the Hult International Business School is offering scholarships for
the 2011-2012 academic year to industry experts in a variety of fields as well
as to top university students or graduates majoring in business.
http://www.hult.edu
http://bit.ly/aZ6s07
JOYENT LAUNCH...
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO: Joyent, the premiere provider of smart computing
solutions (http://www.joyent.com), today announced the launch of its Smart
Solution for Digital Agencies, a new one-stop-shop program designed to meet the
unique needs of digital development agencies with infinitely scalable capacity
backed by professional services to empower innovation and reduce project
start-up costs.
www.joyent.com
http://bit.ly/aTVrNs
MATROX INTEGRATION...
SYDNEY: Matrox Graphics Inc. and Milestone Systems today announced superior
integration between the Matrox VDA-1164 IP Video Decoding Accelerator and the
latest Milestone XProtect Corporate, Smart Client and Smart Wall VMS platforms.
www.milestonesys.com
www.matrox.com/graphics
http://bit.ly/dgsRfA
SWISSINSO MOVE...
LAUSANNE: SwissINSO, a major innovator in the application of solar-power to
water purification/desalination and heating cooling of buildings, announces its
move to Switzerland's prestigious EPFL Science Park, joining an exclusive club
of world-class players.
http://www.epfl.ch/index.en.html
http://www.science-park.ch
http://bit.ly/ahzZS1
SPIRIT SPEECH
WICHITA: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief Executive
Officer, Jeff Turner, will speak at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials
Unplugged Conference in New York City, at approximately 4:15 p.m. Eastern time
on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.
http://www.spiritaero.com
http://bit.ly/dyuUYd
CO2 NZ...
WELLINGTON: Today CO2 New Zealand announced expansion of its carbon forestry
program into the Taupo catchment.
http://bit.ly/9JmH3K
HBA FINALISTS...
NEW YORK: HBA Global Expo (http://www.hbaexpo.com), the leading product
development event for the beauty and personal care industry, has announced the
finalists of its Annual International Package Design Awards (IPDA).
http://www.hbaexpo.com
http://bit.ly/acIX01
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
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 per cent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/9Gg0QO
TS2 POLAND...
WARSAW: TS2 has been awarded a contract for the supply of 150 satellite
phones to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
http://www.ts2.pl
http://bit.ly/axQgAV
PIERS LAUNCH...
NEWARK: PIERS, the standard in trade intelligence, today announced the
launch of two new products, PIERS Prospects(TM) and PIERS StatsPlus(TM) -
powerful online trade intelligence tools enabling sophisticated import and
export trade analysis and increased lead generation within minutes.
www.piers.com
www.ubmglobaltrade.com
http://bit.ly/bufwJU
AVON VOICES...
NEW YORK: Avon confirms today the launch of Avon Voices, its first-ever
global online singing talent search for women, and songwriting competition for
women and men.
www.avonvoices.com
http://bit.ly/apInXZ
FACEBOOK INDIA...
MUMBAI: comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital
world, today released a report on traffic to Social Networking sites in India,
revealing that Facebook.com grabbed the number one ranking in the category for
the first time in July with 20.9 million visitors, up 179 per cent versus year
ago.
www.comscore.com/companyinfo
http://bit.ly/csRJtJ
ALPHA AWARDS....
BANGKOK: Alpha Southeast Asia today announced the fourth annual Best
Financial Institutional Awards 2010 in Thailand.
http://www.alphasoutheastasia.com/
http://bit.ly/d9daEP
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