SYDNEY--21 Aug--AsiaNet/--
DUFF/PHELPS EXPANDS...
NEW YORK: Duff & Phelps, a leading provider of independent financial
advisory and investment banking services, today announced that Masafumi Takeno
has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Tokyo office.
http://www.duffandphelps.com
CACHELOGIC'S AUDIENCE...
CAMBRIDGE: CacheLogic, provider of the worlds leading Digital Asset Delivery
Network, a new generation of CDN (Content Delivery Network) services designed
to meet the rich media needs of the 21st century Internet, provided a live
global Internet video broadcast service for the Singapore National Day Parade
held on August 9th.
http://www.cachelogic.com
http://www.cachelogic.com/home/pages/National_Day/index.php
DATASQUIRT EXTENDS...
WELLINGTON: Despite market volatility, New Zealand contact centre software
company, Datasquirt, is going ahead with its public offering on the ASX, but
has reduced the minimum subscription from $A10 million to $7 million. The
maximum subscription remains the same at $A12 million.
www.datasquirt.com
www.bellpotter.com.au
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae Monday announced that it will not issue a
Benchmark Note this month.
http://www.fanniemae.com
XLGAMES SELECTS...
FRANKFURT and SEOUL: XLGames, the game company founded by Jake Song, former
Executive VP of Development at NCSoft, and creator of Lineage, the most
successful MMORPG game released to date, Monday announced that they have
entered into an agreement with German developer Crytek to license the award
winning CryENGINE 2 for use in their newest MMORPG.
http://www.crytek.com
http://www.xlgames.com
WAVETREND JOINS...
SURREY: Wavetrend, a world leader in the deployment of active RFID
solutions, Monday announced that it has joined the International Air Transport
Association's Strategic Partnerships programme.
www.wavetrend.net
www.iata.org
TRANSUNION ENHANCES...
CHICAGO and MUMBAI: TransUnion Monday announced the appointment of S. A.
Raveendhrun to vice president of fraud solutions. In his role, Raveendhrun
will have the primary responsibility of fraud solution development, overseeing
this area for all Asia Pacific markets.
http://www.transunion.com/business
http://www.transunion.com
ARROW NAMES...
HONG KONG: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc.,
Monday announced the appointment of CC Lim to vice president, Marketing. Lim
will be responsible for setting the direction on all aspects of supplier
strategy and execution including supplier relationships, asset management,
technical strategy and product strategy.
www.arrowasia.com
POLYSILICON COMMENCES...
XINYU CITY, and SUNNYVALE, Calif: LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading
manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers, announced that the company
hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on August 18, 2007 to celebrate the
commencement of construction on its polysilicon production plant.
http://www.ldksolar.com
OCCLUTECH INITIATES...
JENA: Occlutech GmbH, the leading European manufacturer of cardiac occlusion
devices such as ASD, PFO and LAA occluders Monday announced that it has
initiated invalidation proceedings against AGA's European patent in the U.K.
SUBORBITAL LAUNCHES...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand company, Rocket Lab Ltd, plans to commence low-cost
suborbital payload rocket launches from New Zealand in September, 2008.
www.rocketlab.co.nz
ANANTARA OPENS...
BANGKOK: Anantara Resorts is set to open a luxurious boutique property on a
prime beachfront location in the chic resort area of Seminyak, Bali.
www.anantara.com
CONSISTEL COMPLETES...
SINGAPORE: Consistel Pte Ltd Monday announced the completion of a successful
round of equity financing jointly led by JAFCO Asia and Intel Capital.
http://www.consistel.com
http://www.jafcoasia.com
http://www.intelcapital.com
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