E-GOVERNMENT FORUM...
SEOUL - From 7 to 9 July 2008, World e-Government Mayors Forum will take
place in Seoul with the participation of mayors and governors from some 40
cities across the globe. Along with the heads of the cities, CIOs and IT
experts of cities from every continent will get together in Seoul to discuss
future perspectives of e-governments and ways to boost further collaboration
between the cities.
wegmf.seoul.go.kr
FRIENDSTER INDONESIAN...
SAN FRANCISCO and JAKARTA - Friendster Inc., the seventh largest website in
the world and the number one social network in Asia, today announced that its
mobile site is now available in Indonesian, accessible at m.friendster.com from
any web-enabled mobile device. This allows Friendster users and visitors in
Indonesia a greater choice of languages with which to navigate the mobile site,
enter content and use Friendster's core set of social networking features.
www.friendster.com
m.friendster.com
FRIENDSTER MALAYSIA...
SAN FRANCISCO and KUALA LUMPUR - Friendster, Inc., the seventh largest
website in the world and the number one social network in Asia, today announced
that its mobile site is now available in Malay, accessible at m.friendster.com
from any web-enabled mobile device.
www.friendster.com
m.friendster.com
NORTHERN TRUST...
LONDON - Northern Trust has hired Michael Wu as Deputy Chief representative
of Northern Trust's Beijing representative office, as the corporation focuses
on continuing to develop in mainland China.
www.northerntrust.com
GIESECKE STOPPAGE...
MUNICH - The Management Board of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, Munich, today
decided to cease delivering banknote paper to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe with
immediate effect. The company has taken this step in response to an official
request from the German government and calls for international sanctions by the
European Union and United Nations.
www.gi-de.com/press
SENNHEISER RESULTS...
WEDEMARK - With sales up by 10.9 per cent, audio specialist Sennheiser has
presented a positive balance for fiscal year 2007 and has once again achieved a
record result. Total sales at the Sennheiser Group amounted to EUR 395.3
million.
www.sennheiser.com
PEPSICO WEBCAST...
PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its second-quarter 2008
earnings conference call and slide presentation for financial analysts and
investors will be webcast live over the internet on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at
11 a.m. eastern standard time. The Company will issue its financial results
before the stock market opens that morning.
www.pepsico.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$25 million on July 11, 2008 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
www.fanniemae.co
MAGNACHIP MOSFETS...
SEOUL - MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd., a leading provider of analog and mixed
signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications, today
announced the launch of its 30V N-Channel MOSFET series for use in computing
applications.
www.magnachip.com
SAMSUNG TESTING...
SUNNYVALE, Calif - Simplay Labs, LLC, the leading solutions provider of
technologies, testing programs, development tools, and interoperability and
performance design standards for the high-definition consumer electronics
industry, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. will be
implementing a pilot program of Simplay HD testing and verification at
Samsung's facilities.
www.siliconimage.com
VISTAJET ACQUISITION...
ZURICH - VistaJet Holding SA and Bombardier Aerospace today announced that
the companies have signed definitive agreements under which, for an undisclosed
sum, VistaJet has acquired Skyjet International, a leading business aviation
company with offices in London, Hong Kong and Dubai.
www.vistajet.com
www.skyjetinternational.com
WEB MOBILE...
LONDON - A leading group of mobile operators today unveiled a new initiative
to create a blueprint and roadmap for opening up mobile functionality to
encourage the development of exciting mobile applications without compromising
customer security. The new initiative will be known as BONDI.
MOBICOM CELLTICK...
LONDON - Celltick, the pioneer of mobile idle screen marketing solutions,
today announces an exclusive deal with Mobicom, Mongolia's first mobile
operator. Under the terms of the deal, Mobicom will employ Celltick's
LiveScreen Media platform to broadcast meaningful and relevant content to their
subscribers' idle screens using cost effective cell broadcast technology.
www.celltick.com
www.mobicom.mn
LOSS PREVENTION...
THOROFARE, N.J. - Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and
marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising solutions for
the retail industry and its supply chain, today announced the results of a
survey on loss prevention budgeting trends among retailers that illustrates the
relationship between LP budgets and theft levels.
www.checkpointsystems.com
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