FRIENDSTER SUPPORT...
SAN FRANCISCO - Friendster, Inc., a top-10 global website based on traffic
and the #1 social network in Asia,* today announced that it has deployed the
OpenSocial standard application programming interfaces as part of the
Friendster Developer Program. Companies and individual developers can now use
the OpenSocial standard to introduce their applications, or features, to
Friendster's 75 million users around the world.
www.friendster.com.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP...
HONG KONG - The Global Leadership Seminar, an MBIcoach Open Enrollment
Program, is Scheduled to Take Place on Wednesday, 22-OCT-2008, From 9am to 6pm,
at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The seminar is an excellent
opportunity for those individuals who seek to refine their leadership skills
and for those organizations who want to develop their management for bigger
tasks.
www.MBIcoach.com
HERMAN MILLER...
HONG KONG - Herman Miller Inc today announces that it has negotiated an
International strategic alliance agreement with POSH Office Systems (Hong Kong)
Ltd. POSH is a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of office
systems across the Asia Pacific region. With a design office in Hong Kong, and
ISO 9001/14001 accredited manufacturing facilities in China, POSH design and
produce seating, systems furniture and storage solutions for business and home
environments. The company sells through a substantial franchise network across
China, and through a number of international distributors in Asia.
www.hermanmiller.com
www.posh.com.hk
ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL...
LAGRANGE, Ill. - The first EMD-designed JT56ACe high powered diesel-electric
locomotive jointly manufactured by CNR Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co.
and USA-based Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., rolled out on July 2, 2008 in Dalian
China. The JT56ACe locomotive utilizes a 6,000 HP engine and is one of the most
fuel efficient and environmentally friendly diesel-electric locomotives in its
class anywhere in the world.
www.emdiesels.com
DIRECT PETROLEUM...
SOFIA - Direct Petroleum Exploration Inc. has finished the initial phase of
the completion of its Deventci R1 gas discovery well in northern Bulgaria.
Limited flow testing was undertaken on the high pressure Lower Jurassic Ozirovo
zone on Sunday 17-August at the well site some 150 kilometers northeast of the
capital, Sofia. Substantial gas and rich condensate flows were observed at the
surface though no verifiable measurements were taken due to the limited
availability of testing equipment for the high pressures encountered. The 12
hour shut-in tubing pressure was measured at 8,000 psi. The indicated BHP was ~
11,500 psi.
www.directpetroleum.com
PROPERTYINDEX.COM LISTINGS...
LONDON - Agents looking to reach the influx of Brits, who are looking
towards Australia for a better life, can now market their properties and
related services via http:/www.propertyindex.com
- a 'pay for results' property portal, free of commission, monthly
subscriptions, set-up fees and minimum term contracts. Despite being less than
a year old, PropertyIndex.com has over 150,000 overseas property listings from
a client base of 850 agents and developers across 4,000 destinations.
www.propertyindex.com
THOMSON PHARMA...
LONDON and PHILADELPHIA - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has announced the
availability of the Pharma Matters reports covering the time period
January-March 2008. Launched more than two years ago, the quarterly Pharma
Matters reports cover all aspects of the pharmaceutical pipeline, leveraging
strategic intelligence and competitive analysis from Thomson Pharma, Newport
Horizon Premium and the Thomson
Messaging Mapping System.
www.thomsonreuters.com
http://scientific.thomson.com/pharma/forms/matters
HOTELEX INDIA...
MUMBAI - CMP India, a subsidiary of United Business Media Ltd, a leading
global business media company has announced hosting Hotelex India 2008. The
event will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai from November 21
to 23, 2008. This year, marks the second edition of Hotelex India.
www.hotelexindia.com
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
TITAN TECHNOLOGY...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - TITAN Technology Partners, a global provider of consulting
and outsourced industry solutions, today announced it has acquired Pinnacle
Group Worldwide, a global consulting firm specializing in Oracle's Hyperion
financial system solutions primarily to Fortune 1000 clients. Pinnacle Group
Worldwide was founded in 1995 and is a two time member of Inc. magazine's
fastest growing privately held companies published as the Inc.500.
www.s2v.com
AQUARAMA 2009...
SINGAPORE - As always, Aquarama 2009 will include a brilliant display of the
latest fish, invertebrates and aquatic plants on offer to the international
trade. It will also include a specially designated area with 1,500 tanks set
aside for the highly prestigious and unequalled range of Aquarama competitions
featuring fish, invertebrates, aquatic plants, ponds and water gardens.
www.aquarama.com.sg
EESTECH PROGRAM...
LOS ANGELES - EESTECH Inc. and Chinas Datong Coal Mine Group, based in
Shanxi Province, have signed an exclusive agreement to undertake a feasibility
and project development program that will use methane and waste coal to supply
power for the mining operations. The program, which will be based on EESTECHs
Hybrid Coalmine Gas Technology, uses methane and waste coal to produce clean
energy.
www.eestechinc.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1,039,030,000.00 on August 28,
2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
www.fanniemae.com
SHELL VIDEO...
NEW YORK - The Shell-operated Perdido Regional Development Spar has arrived
in the ultra deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico and is currently being secured to
the sea floor in about 8,000 feet of water. Once completed, the Perdido spar
will be nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower and weigh as much as 10,000 cars.
Perdido will be the deepest oil development in the world, the deepest drilling
and production platform in the world and have the deepest subsea well in the
world.
http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=35458
www.mediaseed.tv
DIGI DEVICES...
MINNETONKA, Minn. - Digi International today introduced a line of wired and
wireless device networking solutions designed for reliable operation in
hazardous environments. The product line includes the Digi Connect WAN IA
cellular router, XTend radio frequency modem, PortServer TS Haz serial server
and Digi One IAP Haz serial server. The products are designed to network enable
devices in manufacturing and industrial environments where exposure to volatile
liquids and gases and severe temperature ranges is common.
www.digi.com
GFK ASIA...
SINGAPORE - GfK Asia releases its 2008 Mid Year Pan Asia Consumer
Electronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's growing
consumer electronics sector and showing a retail spend of approximately US$
11.5 Billion dollars in the first half of 2008, which is an increase of 13%
year on year. The report includes data from 13 countries* overall, covering the
following products: television; DVD player recorder, and DVD portable; audio
home system and home theatre system; camcorder; MP3 digital portable audio
player and MP4 digital portable video player; car navigation; and, headphones.
www.gfkms.com
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