AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Wednesday, August 17, 2011

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SYDNEY--17 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest


$1.25 A DAY...

WASHINGTON: According to a report released by the Microcredit Summit

Campaign, a program of the U.S.-based advocacy group RESULTS Educational Fund,
nearly 9 million Indian households involved in microfinance including
approximately 45 million family members, on net rose above the $1.25 a day
threshold between 1990 and 2010.
http://www.microcreditsummit.org/
http://www.idfresearch.org/
http://bit.ly/oL6viF

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER...

DOUGLAS, Isle Of Man: PokerStars today announced that Alex Payne has joined

the entertainment and technology company as Chief Marketing Officer responsible
for all aspects of consumer marketing across the business.
http://www.pokerstars.com/
http://bit.ly/p5Oc3Z

QUALITY ASSURANCE BUSINESS...

NORTHBROOK, Ill. and ENFIELD, Conn.: UL, a world leader in advancing safety,

announced today the execution of a definitive agreement whereby UL will acquire
the Quality Assurance business of STR Holdings, Inc., an Enfield,
Connecticut-based company.
http://www.strholdings.com/
http://www.strquality.com/
http://bit.ly/n5vpCl

FANNIE MAE 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 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/nxMkPS

BRADESCO APIMEC MEETINGS...

SAO PAULO: Follow today, August, 16, at 7pm (Brazil time) a live Webcast of

the Bradesco (BM&FBovespa: BBDC3; BBDC4), (NYSE: BBD) APIMEC Meeting in the
city of Belo Horizonte.
http://www.bradescori.com.br/apimec2011
http://bit.ly/p7XkCG

CLOUD-BASED ROAMING SERVICE...

SAN JOSE, California: Roamware, Inc., the global leader in the mobile

roaming solutions, launched RoamCloud[TM], a comprehensive suite of cloud-based
roaming services for mobile operators.
http://www.roamware.com/
http://bit.ly/obpHrd

RESEARCH DIVISION...

NEW YORK: Casimir Capital [http://www.casimircapital.com ], a premier North

American investment bank specializing in natural resources, officially
announced today that Eric Allison, a 30 year industry veteran, will serve as
its new Director of Research and Chief Geologist.
http://www.finra.org/
http://www.sipc.org/
http://www.msrb.org/
http://bit.ly/qYeTwm

5-YEAR BENCHMARK NOTES...

WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board:

FNMA).
http://bit.ly/oEKO3D

BRIBERY REPORT...

WASHINGTON: The United States enforced its foreign anti-bribery laws at a

stepped up pace in 2010, while other countries around the world stepped back
from enforcement activities, according to a report released today by TRACE
International.
http://www.traceinternational.org/
http://bit.ly/pybuTM

MANUFACTURING CAPACITY...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill.: Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it will invest

$230 million (USD) to build a state-of-the-art nutrition manufacturing facility
in Jiaxing, China.
http://www.abbott.com/
http://bit.ly/pse5nV

MEMBER COMPLIANCE PROGRAM...

SAN RAMON, Calif.: The GENIVI Alliance, an automotive and consumer

electronics industry association driving the development and adoption of an
open In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) reference platform, today announced the
availability of its newly-created Compliance Program to its member companies.
http://www.genivi.org/
http://bit.ly/qufSHG

CEO TO SPEAK...

WICHITA, Kan.: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief

Executive Officer, Jeff Turner, will speak at the Morgan Stanley Aerospace &
Defense Unplugged Conference in Boston, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.
http://www.spiritaero.com/
http://bit.ly/mQUqz6

GRC OFFERING...

EDISON, N.J.: Birlasoft, the global IT services arm of the multi-billion

dollar C K Birla Group, today announced its Governance, Risk and Compliance
(GRC) strategy designed to help businesses become more agile, gain greater
visibility into their data, and balance business risk and responsiveness.
http://bit.ly/pVk1Yp

MICRO, NANO TECHNOLOGY...

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta, Canada: On October 2 - 5, 2011, in Lake Louise,

Alberta, Canada, WAVE 2011 brings together global business leaders and
innovative companies to discuss growing business opportunities driven by micro
and nano technology (MNT).
http://www.wave2011.com/
http://www.acamp.ca/
http://bit.ly/roF7ui

WIMAX SUBSCRIPTIONS...

BEAVERTON, Ore.: The WiMAX Forum is pleased to announce that WiMAX

technology has broken the 20 million global subscriber mark.
http://www.wimaxforum.org/
http://bit.ly/ooCWKB

TO ACQUIRE...

GENEVA, Switzerland: Union Bancaire Privee, UBP SA and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

have announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby UBP will
acquire ABN AMRO Bank (Switzerland) AG.
http://www.ubp.com/
http://bit.ly/qnYnah

SOUTH KOREAN SUBSIDIARY...

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.: Chromalloy, a leading independent provider of advanced

repairs, services and solutions for aerospace, industrial gas turbine (IGT) and
aero-derivative engines, has established a new subsidiary in Seoul, South Korea
Chromalloy Korea, Ltd.
http://www.chromalloy.com/
http://www.sequa.com/
http://bit.ly/pCT6mI

GERMAN GAMING INDUSTRY...

BERLIN and COLOGNE, Germany: Gaming industry revenues in Germany have

overtaken both the music industry and cinema-going.
http://bit.ly/olFm9d

GLOBAL TRAVEL SOLUTIONS...

BEIJING: According to an agreement signed by Air China and Siemens on August

16, 2011, Air China becomes the first provider to be considered by Siemens when
it comes to global travel solutions.
http://www.airchina.com.cn/
http://bit.ly/rp72Vu

RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEMS...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Medical physicists researching RapidArc(R)

radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) have reported
that, compared with conventional approaches to radiotherapy, RapidArc treatment
plans for lung, abdominal and spinal tumors do a better job of sparing healthy
tissues and organs.
http://www.varian.com/
http://bit.ly/qYuVzs

FIRST MILESTONE...

BEIJING: On the heels of the high-profile announcement of the company's

shift to a "Smart" strategy three months ago, on August 16th in Beijing,
Hisense Group announced the launch of a revolutionary product in China's color
TV industry -- I'TV, the personalized smart TV.
http://bit.ly/nalWxG

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