SYDNEY--15 Sep--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
GAME ON...
SHANGHAI, China: PopCap Games, worldwide leader in casual games, today
announced a deal with NCsoft, leading provider of online & MMO games to bring
PopCap's first online multiplayer social game service to Korea later this year.
http://www.popcap.com
http://bit.ly/ahQwve
RUGGED COMPUTING...
LIDKOPING, Sweden: Handheld Group, the Swedish based supplier of rugged
computers, today announced the new Algiz XRW(R) rugged notebook. The Algiz XRW
is a fully rugged laptop with a 10.1-inch widescreen featuring
sunlight-readable MaxView(TM) screen technology, and a powerful 2 GHz Intel Atom
processor.
http://www.handheldgroup.com
http://bit.ly/a478Ta
HERITAGE TRIBUTE...
EPERNAY, France: In what was the Champagne region's most anticipated event
this Harvest season, last night Mo adi?t & Chandon, the world's most loved
champagne, hosted a "Tribute to Heritage" gala at its estate in Epernay.
http://bit.ly/d2Ifof
STAFF APPOINTMENT...
LONDON: PR Newswire, the global leader in innovative communications and
marketing services, announced today the appointment of Garry Durston as
Marketing Communications Director EMEAi.
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/bFYUK6
FINAL BATTLE...
BEIJING: Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the
"Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, today
announced that the company will officially host the first-ever international
cross-over final battle for "Zhu Xian 2" in Beijing on September 18, 2010.
http://bit.ly/9HMpJa
BOX OFFER...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.: LitePoint Corporation, the leader in wireless test
solutions, is the first to offer a one-box solution that meets the testing
needs of 802.11p devices.
http://bit.ly/a9FEWW
BRAND UNIFIED...
NEW YORK: Millward Brown today announces the launch of Firefly Millward
Brown, the new brand for the company's global qualitative practice.
http://www.fireflymb.com
http://www.millwardbrown.com/Home.aspx
http://bit.ly/bZfcoH
BIG MATCH...
LONDON: Supermassive Games today announced that Big Match Striker, the
unique new free-to-play PC football game is live and now available to download
from http://www.bigmatchonline.com.
http://bit.ly/aAJvuc
Q2 RESULTS...
BEACHWOOD, Ohio: Aleris International, Inc. today reported results for the
quarter ended June 30, 2010.
http://bit.ly/avgdtE
WINNERS ANNOUNCED...
ATHENS, Greece: Survey Sampling International today announced the winners of
its first annual SSI QUEST(TM) Awards, honoring companies for creating the most
engaging research experiences.
www.surveysampling.com
http://bit.ly/aYbxAS
BEAM ME UP...
SAN CARLOS: Luidia, Inc., the award-winning developer of eBeam portable
interactive whiteboards and display solutions, and Mitsubishi Digital
Electronics America, Inc., known for award-winning, high-quality,
high-definition presentation and display products, today announced a
partnership through which Mitsubishi will sell eBeam Edge products and
Mitsubishi
projectors as bundled packages.
http://www.mitsubishi-presentations.com
http://www.luidia.com
http://www.e-beam.com
http://bit.ly/bJSitC
ALLEZ CUISINE...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: The food ingredients industry will convene at the end of
the month in Jakarta, Indonesia.
http://www.ingredientsnetwork.com/Asia
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/bTeQWT
NETWORK UNIFIED...
NEW YORK: Millward Brown today announces the launch of Firefly Millward
Brown, the new brand for the company's global qualitative practice.
http://www.fireflymb.com/
http://www.millwardbrown.com/Home.aspx
http://bit.ly/aWipUQ
PHARMA TRADESHOW...
AMSTERDAM: Leading events organiser UBM Live today announced that it expects
the attendance for CPhI Worldwide, the annual flagship tradeshow for pharma
ingredients, now in its 21st year and the year being held in Paris, to exceed
the 25,000 seen at last year's event, held in Madrid.
http://www.cphi.com
http://www.icsexpo.com
http://www.p-mec.com
http://www.bioph-online.com
http://bit.ly/ddnXbo
FOOD EXHIBITION...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Food ingredients (Fi) exhibition series reveals the
potential of the Asian markets; with pioneering events in Indonesia, Vietnam
and the Philippines, the Fi portfolio paves the way for international
ingredients suppliers into South East Asia.
http://www.ingredientsnetwork.com/Asia
http://www.ubm.com.
http://bit.ly/cwVLfi
BRAND EXPANSION...
DES MOINES, Iowa: Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), the leading media and
marketing company serving American women, announced today that it will publish
its Diabetic Living and Parents brands in India and Azerbaijan, respectively,
under license with leading media partners in those markets.
http://www.meredith.com
http://bit.ly/aD7CCt
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/cWWYKr
SUSTAINABILITY VISION...
GENEVA: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) will webcast an announcement
and discussion of its new environmental sustainability vision on Monday,
September 27th beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET/5:00 p.m. CEST.
http://www.pg.com
http://bit.ly/aCmTxE
PEABODY PLAN...
MONTREAL: Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H.
Boyce today outlined a multi-step plan to eliminate energy poverty and
inequality by unlocking the power of coal to advance energy security, generate
economic stimulus and create environmental solutions.
http://www.PeabodyEnergy.com
http://bit.ly/cgRd3U
SHAREHOLDER VALUE...
OTTAWA: Iogen Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has
initiated a process to explore strategic alternatives for enhancing shareholder
value and funding the deployment of its world leading renewable energy
technology.
http://www.iogen.ca/
http://bit.ly/az5lw3
EMPLOYMENT ENGAGEMENT...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: For the first time in a decade, global research by HR
consulting firm Hewitt Associates shows that the number of organisations with
decreasing employee Engagement exceeds those with increasing Engagement.
www.hewitt.co.nz
http://bit.ly/cpBUlE
STAFF APPOINTMENT...
ThoughtWorks, the global custom software solutions experts and leaders in
enterprise Agile software delivery, today announced that Jim Highsmith has
joined the company as an executive consultant and strategic advisor.
www.thoughtworks.com
CAREER ASESSMENT...
LONDON: Hult International Business School will award promising Master
Degree candidates with a professional career assessment at a global campus
which could lead to a year-long mentorship with a senior corporate executive.
http://www.hult.edu
http://bit.ly/aiJBxq
EUROPEAN RECORD...
NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands: Mrs Wil Heufkens donated her blood for the five
hundredth time in the Bloodbank in Nijmegen, Netherlands. No other person in
Europe ever donated so often.
http://bit.ly/aqXgfW
CODE COVERAGE...
PRAGUE: JetBrains(R), creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing
development tools, announced today a joint release of dotCover, a brand new
code coverage tool for .NET developers, and dotTrace 4 Performance, a totally
reworked version of their simple yet powerful .NET profiling tool.
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea
http://bit.ly/b9Lqvj
HOTEL ROLLOVER...
BANGALORE, India: Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces today announced the second
phase of their brand architecture exercise with the roll-over of 19 hotels to
their new brand, Vivanta by Taj Hotels & Resorts, slotted in the 5-Star Upper
Upscale segment.
http://www.vivantabytaj.com
http://bit.ly/9TYlNd
COMMONWEALTH CULTURE...
MELBOURNE: The XIX Commonwealth Games in India are not just about sport.
RMIT Gallery in Melbourne is finishing preparations for its exhibition Power
Cloths of the Commonwealth, Australia's only cultural representation at the
Games.
http://bit.ly/bLocNo
INVESTMENT MILESTONE...
ADELAIDE, South Australia: Adelaide-based seed capital investor Playford
Capital is celebrating a major milestone: A$100 million in investment and
support to South Australian technology start-ups.
www.playford.com.au
http://bit.ly/9ISMZP
DEDICATED CHIPSET...
KYOTO, Japan: ROHM Co., Ltd., in collaboration with its affiliated company,
OKI Semiconductor Co., Ltd. announced on September 15 the launch of a dedicated
large-scale integrated (LSI) circuit family designed to support the Intel (R)
Atom (TM) processor E6xx series (formerly code-named Tunnel
Creek).
http://www.rohm.com
http://bit.ly/c1EoB3
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