SYDNEY--4 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ARROW OPENS...
HONG KONG: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc.,
Monday announced that it has established a new office in Ho Chi Minh City of
Vietnam.
http://www.arrowasia.com
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS...
TOKYO: Seiko Instruments (SII) announced availability of the S-25A series of
SPI Serial EEPROMs, specifically designed for use in the highly demanding
automotive market.
NI ANNOUNCES...
AUSTIN, Texas: National Instruments Monday announced LabVIEW 8.6, the latest
version of the graphical system design software platform for control, test and
embedded system development.
http://www.ni.com
CENTRE STAGE...
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.: Singer/philanthropist Sir Ivan is preparing to take
center stage at the Metro NY Balloon & Music Festival at Calabro Airport in
Brookhaven on Saturday, August 9 at 3:30 p.m.
http://www.sirivanmusic.com
SHOPPING HABITS...
LONDON: If you live in Roman Abramovich's world you might be forgiven for
thinking that everyone owns a yacht and private jet. It's a sure thing we
don't, but an annual investigation into the shopping habits of the rich and
famous by investment bank Merrill Lynch suggests that more and more super rich
are placing orders for a yacht, and anything up to 200ft.
EXPLORATION UPDATE...
TORONTO: Glass Earth Gold Limited Friday reported on its exploration
activities in Muirs/Mamaku and Central Volcanic Regions in the North Island of
New Zealand.
www.glassearthgold.com
AIAG PARTNERS...
SHANGHAI: AIAG China and Intertek Friday announced that they have signed an
agreement to co-develop a series of unique services that will assist the
automotive industry in becoming compliant with the new European Union (EU)
regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of
Chemicals (REACH) entered into force on 1st June 2007.
http://www.aiag.org
http://www.intertek.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of three
securities issues amounting to a total of US$835.008 million on Aug 12 and 13,
2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
NORKOM RESEARCH...
SYDNEY: Recent research conducted by Norkom Technologies reveals that, while
the costs associated with watch list management continue to rise, most
financial services organisations are struggling to meet their regulatory
obligations and are ill-prepared to monitor suspected terrorist activity in
times of crisis.
http://www.norkom.com
YAMAHA COMPLETES...
TOKYO: As previously announced on June 19, 2008, Yamaha Corporation decided
to seek to acquire NEXO SA, a leading French manufacturer and seller of
professional acoustic speaker systems. This decision followed Yamaha's
successful strategic alliance with the company since 2005.
SUNGARD ACQUIRES...
GENEVA and PARIS: SunGard and GL TRADE Friday announced SunGard's intention
to acquire a majority stake in GL TRADE, a global financial software solutions
company serving more than 1,600 customers.
http://www.sungard.com
http://www.gltrade.com
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