THAI FC2...
LAS VEGAS - FC2 Blog has recently released the Thai version
of their blog because of its popularity amongst Thailand
users.
KOREAN FC2...
LAS VEGAS - FC2 Blog has recently released the Korean
version of their blog because of its popularity amongst Korea
users.
HARRY WINSTON...
NEW YORK - Harry Winston, the legendary Jeweler to the
Stars, unveils its Red Carpet Trends for the 81st annual
Academy Awards.
www.dogmatic.com/MNR/HarryWinston/
GM PLAN...
WASHINGTON - General Motors today presented the United
States Department of Treasury with an updated plan that boldly
responds to the weaker global auto market conditions and
details the company's long term viability.
www.gm.com
http://media.gm.com
www.sec.gov
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES...
NORTHBROOK, Illinois - Underwriters Laboratories, a world
leader in product safety testing and certification, announced
today the expansion of its global photovoltaic testing services
to Suzhou, China, where it will open a Photovoltaic Technology
Center of Excellence.
www.ul.com/dge/photovoltaics
www.UL.com/newsroom
ANYDATA CORPORATION...
IRVINE, California - AnyDATA Corporation, a global leader in
the design and manufacture of wireless communications devices,
is introducing at the 3GSMA Mobile World Conference a series of
3G smartphones for carriers worldwide.
www.anydata.com
BUSINESS SCHOOL...
PARIS - The Chancellor of the International School of
Management, Dr. Peter Horn, was elected President of the
International Region of the Association of Collegiate Business
Schools and Programs at the Association's annual Regional
Conference in Athens, Greece.
www.ism.edu
PYRAMID RESEARCH...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Pyramid Research, a worldwide
leader in telecom research and consulting services, has
launched a new research product line aimed specifically at
identifying and analyzing growth opportunities in emerging
markets.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
www.pyramidresearch.com
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
http://techweb.com/aboutus
ESERVGLOBAL ROAMING...
BARCELONA - eServGlobal Limited, a worldwide supplier of
independent and flexible mobile payment and convergent charging
solutions, today announced that it will be demonstrating its
unique pre-paid data roaming solution at the GSMA Mobile World
Congress.
www.eservglobal.com
BRITISH CROPS...
LONDON - Delegates at this year's British Crop Protection
Congress can look forward to a fresh approach when they convene
at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow in
November.
www.bcpc.org
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
RAPIDARC RADIOTHERAPY...
HONG KONG - Doctors in Hong Kong have carried out the first
treatments in south-east Asia using a new, faster form of
radiotherapy that extends more advanced care to more
patients.
www.varian.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN and FINS securities issues on February 27, 2009
at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal
amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS...
SAN CARLOS, California - Nektar Therapeutics announced today
that the first patients have been dosed in a Phase 1
dose-escalation study of NKTR-105, a novel PEGylated form of
docetaxel.
www.nektar.com
PIXELOPTICS TRIALS...
ROANOKE - PixelOptics, Inc. of Roanoke, Virginia has
announced the start of wearer trials for its dynamic electronic
eyeglasses with changeable dynamic focus.
www.pixeloptics.com
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc., one of the world's
leading providers of permanent recruitment, contract
professionals and talent management solutions, today announced
financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended
December 31, 2008.
www.hudson.com
www.yahoo.com
GLOBAL PAYMENTS...
MUMBAI - Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited, a joint
venture between The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Limited and U.S.-based Global Payments Inc., has introduced its
Global HomeCurrencyPay service to merchants in India, following
the successful launch of this dynamic currency conversion
service in China, Malaysia and Taiwan.
www.globalpayments-asia.com
EVENTS 2012...
LONDON - The programme for the forthcoming Events 2012 &
Beyond conference has been announced, and includes sessions on
Managing Expectations, Sponsors, Media, Corporate Hospitality
and Supply Chain.
www.events2012andbeyond.com
HANDWRITING RECOGNITION...
BARCELONA - Stantum Technologies, a pioneer developer of
multi-touch sensing technology, and Vision Objects, the
industry leader in handwriting recognition, have combined their
respective technologies to provide a state-of-the-art solution
for the mobile market.
www.stantum.com
www.visionobjects.com
ACISION SUITE...
BARCELONA - Acision, the world's leading messaging company,
today announces the launch of Acision Broadband Mobility Suite,
the only network independent end-to-end solution which
dynamically controls and builds back profit into broadband
services across any device, network, application and payment
method.
www.acision.com
GIORGIO ARMANI...
NEW YORK - Giorgio Armani & Celebrity Friends Celebrate the
Grand Opening of Armani / 5th Avenue. Guests Include Alicia
Keys, John Mayer, 50 Cent, Victori Beckham and Josh Hartnett.
www.dogmatic.com/MNR/Armani5thAvenue
SOCIAL NETWORKING...
RESTON - comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital
world, today released a report on the top social networking
sites in India, finding that visitation to the site category
increased 51 per cent from the previous year to more than 19
million visitors in December 2008.
www.comscore.com
ELECTRONICS SUMMARY...
SINGAPORE - GfK Asia releases its 2008 Year End Pan Asian
Consumer Electronics Data Summary, which shows overall growth
in terms of value and volume despite degrading global economic
conditions.
www.gfkrt.com
NETBOOKS SUMMARY...
SINGAPORE -GfK Asia releases its 2008 Year End Pan Asian IT
Retail Data Summary, showing mixed results in both volume and
value in the region's IT sector.
www.gfkrt.com
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