FRIENDSTER ANNOUNCES...
SAN FRANCISCO: Friendster, Inc., a top-10 global website based on traffic
and the #1 social network in Asia, Friday announced that it has deployed
support for the Facebook Platform on http://www.friendster.com as part of the
Friendster Developer Program.
http://www.friendster.com
LSG ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG), a developer and
integrator of intelligent LED lighting solutions, Friday announced in
conjunction with its annual shareholders' meeting, that there have been further
developments in its on-going dispute with Philips Solid State Lighting
Solutions, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and Philips Electronics
North America Corporation.
http://investor.lsgc.com/financials.cfm
http://www.pcalp.com
http://www.lsgc.com
SMOKE-FREE LAW...
WASHINGTON: The government of India has taken a historic step to protect the
health of the nation's more than 1.1 billion citizens by implementing a
national law that requires workplaces and public places to be smoke-free,
Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said in a
statement Friday.
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org
PARTNER AGREEMENT...
HORSHAM, Pa.: Astea International Inc., the leader in service lifecycle
management and mobility solutions, Friday announced that it has signed a
partner agreement with Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd, a leading global IT
services and solutions provider and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the US$7
billion global technology, engineering, manufacturing and construction
conglomerate Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T).
http://www.astea.com
Q1 EARNINGS...
ATLANTA: Global Payments Inc. Friday announced results for its fiscal first
quarter ended August 31, 2008.
http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com
SECOND NOMINATION...
SAO PAULO: RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest
products industry, Friday announced that VCP's Chief Executive Officer, Jose
Luciano Penido, has been selected for the second time as the Latin American CEO
of the Year.
http://www.risiinfo.com
http://www.vcp.com.br
http://www.risiinfo.com/la_conf
http://www.risiinfo.com/events/la_conf/program.html
SUPERMICRO WINS...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader in
application-optimized, high performance server solutions, Thursday announced
that its SuperServer 6015W-NTR earned the top honor from GCN (Government
Computer News) over competitive product offerings from HP, Dell and Fujitsu
based on GCN Lab test results.
http://www.Supermicro.com
NAVTEQ ANNOUNCES...
PARIS: NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for
location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, Thursday announced the
development of a new Map and Positioning Engine (MPE) strategy.
http://www.navteq.com
NEW CAMPAIGN...
GENEVA: UNICEF and Pampers are partnering in a new campaign that will lead
to the vaccination and subsequent protection of over 70 million women of
child-bearing age, and their babies to come from tetanus by 2012.
http://www.unicef.org
http://www.pampers.com
RISI APPOINTS...
BEDFORD, Mass.: RISI Thursday said it has appointed Sampo Timonen, one of
Europe's leading Pulp and Paper industry analysts, as Director, European
Graphic Paper.
http://www.risiinfo.com
DATA-BREACH REPORT...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.: Enterprises should assess their security strategies
knowing that the challenges differ significantly by industry and that a
one-size-fits-all approach is rarely effective, according to a supplemental
analysis of data breaches released by Verizon Business on Thursday.
www.verizonbusiness.com
TANDBERG UNVEILS...
NEW YORK and OSLO: TANDBERG, the leading global provider of telepresence,
high-definition (HD) video conferencing and mobile video solutions, Thursday
unveiled the new immersive TANDBERG Telepresence T3 system, a new telepresence
server and a new package of TANDBERG-certified services that complete the
telepresence experience.
http://www.tandberg.com
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