SYDNEY--14 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
REVENUE RESULTS...
NEW YORK: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited today announced aggregate member
firm revenues of US$26.6 billion for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2010.
http://bit.ly/dmzUew
SCHOOL MODEL...
ABU DHABI: H.E Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, Director General of Abu Dhabi
Education Council (ADEC), announced today the launch of the New School Model
(NSM).
http://www.adec.ac.ae
http://bit.ly/bWvBN7
PLANT DIVESTMENT...
TOLEDO, Ohio: Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass
fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial
building materials, today announced a decision to divest its fiberglass
reinforcements plant in Capivari, Brazil.
http://www.owenscorning.com
http://bit.ly/cEPXX3
HALOGEN-FREE DISPLAY...
STOCKHOLM: In a major advancement for green technology, the TCO Certified
eco-label for electronics, together with display industry leader NEC, today
announced the NEC MultiSync EA222Wme wide computer monitor as the first to
receive the TCO Certified Edge award for groundbreaking achievements in
environmental design.
http://www.tcodevelopment.com .
http://bit.ly/9pQyt9
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/c1LOYo
NICE RACK...
SAN JOSE, Calif: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
(http:/ www.supermicro.com/index.cfm ) (Nasdaq: SMCI), the global leader in
server technology innovation and green computing, today announced the launch of
its new SuperRack(TM)
solution( http://www.supermicro.com/products/rack/superRack.cfm ) at the Intel
Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco.
http://www.supermicro.com
http://bit.ly/9JttDS
PORTFOLIO ADDITION...
PHILADELPHIA: With the addition of Washington State University as IDP
Education's 77th partner institution, IDP Education has established itself as
the pre-eminent student placement service for the United States.
http://www.usa.idp.com
http://bit.ly/dxjUMA
BOTTOMS OUT...
LONDON: The average price of a hotel room around the world rose 2 per cent
in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the same period a year earlier,
according to the Hotels.com(R) Hotel Price Index(TM) (HPI(R)).
http://bit.ly/d1Nkad
NEW STAFF...
NEW YORK: Conway Del Genio Gries & Co., LLC (CDG), a leading financial
advisory firm, announced last week that Matthew McGowan, a veteran investment
banker with a 25 year track record of completing middle market M&A
transactions, has joined the firm as Managing Director, effective September 7,
2010.
http://bit.ly/9578fn
CAPITAL INVESTMENT...
BATON ROUGE, La.: Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), announced today that it
has begun its largest capital investment in the fast growing Asia Pacific
region of Yeosu, South Korea.
http://www.albemarle.com
http://bit.ly/dlCC8S
NEW RELEASE...
LAKE MARY, Fla.: FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), the world's leading
provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, announced today the
release of their new 3D imaging product line, featuring the FARO AMP.
http://bit.ly/c8jNLc
SOLUTION COMPLETE...
SAN FRANCISCO: Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), the global leader
in server technology innovation and green computing, is showcasing its
capability to deliver all the IT hardware needs of data center,
high-performance computing (HPC) and server farm customers at the Intel
Developer Forum (IDF) 2010, Moscone Center West, San Francisco, September 13-15.
http://www.supermicro.com
http://bit.ly/dt6Gua
FIRST CLOUD...
SAN FRANCISCO: Joyent, a leading global provider of smart computing
solutions, announced today that it has partnered with Switch to power the first
public and hybrid cloud offering in the world's most efficient, high-density,
ultra-scale data center, the Switch SuperNAP in Las Vegas.
http://www.joyent.com
http://bit.ly/bI6heG
25TH ANNIVERSARY...
NEW YORK:
Tommy Hilfiger showed his Spring 2011 collection at The Theater in The Tents
at Lincoln Center last night to a packed house teeming with celebrities, family
and friends.
www.tommy.com
www.pvh.com
http://bit.ly/bqEvA4
SECURITY SURVEY...
NEW YORK: CSO Security Standard -- Fortify Software, the market leader in
Software Security Assurance (SSA) solutions, today released the results of an
in-depth study with Mainstay Partners to find the true Return on Investment
(ROI) of software security assurance solutions at the CSO Security Standard
Conference in New York, NY.
http://www.fortify.com
http://bit.ly/bgTLEM
SUSTAINABLE CITY...
SINGAPORE: CSC Holdings Limited (CSC), Singapore's largest foundation and
geotechnical engineering specialist, and Singapore Emulsion Fuel Pte Ltd
(SgEF), producer and supplier of environment-friendly Super Green E-Diesel, are
taking concrete steps to support Singapore's vision of becoming a Sustainable
City.
http://www.cschl.com.sg
http://www.sgef.com.sg
http://bit.ly/d3vj7F
GLOBAL STANDARDS...
SYDNEY: Wincor Nixdorf (Frankfurt: WIN), one of the world's leading
providers of IT solutions to retail banks and retailers, supplies ATMs and
self-service devices that comply with stringent card security measures to
prevent criminal attacks.
http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com
http://bit.ly/a9AKPq
LARGEST SHAREHOLDER...
TOKYO: Taiyo Pacific Partners announced today that it has accumulated a
position in excess of 5 per cent in IwaiCosmo Holdings Co, Inc. (8707) to
become its largest shareholder. Taiyo Pacific Partners is known for its
cooperative investment style working with senior management to enhance
shareholder value.
http://bit.ly/ddYGNf
RISK MITIGATION...
SINGAPORE and HONG KONG: Investors in Asia are returning to the merger and
acquisition table with a renewed interest in risk mitigation tools such as
Warranty & Indemnity Insurance (W&I Insurance), according to a report by Marsh,
the world's leading risk advisor and insurance broker.
http://www.mmc.com
http://www.marsh.com
http://bit.ly/9ak2Sb
REFUSED COOPERATION...
ISLAMABAD and WASHINGTON: The Government of Pakistan has refused to
cooperate with the efforts of an international delegation of prominent experts
scheduled to visit Pakistan to advocate for the repatriation of Dr. Aafia
Siddiqui, a U.S.-educated child specialist, being tried in a NY Court for the
attempted murder of U.S. soldiers.
http://bit.ly/9g7ZMm
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