ICTV INTRODUCES...
SINGAPORE - ICTV, creator of enhanced VOD solutions that seamlessly blend
the choice and control of broadband video with the quality and responsiveness
of television, is introducing its ActiveVideo platform that combines the best
attributes of television and the Web at the 11th annual Broadcast Asia
Conference and Exhibition June 20-23 here.
http://www.ictv.com
SINGTEL SIGNS...
SINGAPORE - Consilient announced that Singapore Telecommunications Limited
(SingTel), Asia's leading communications group, has selected the Consilient
Push email solution to bring mobile push email to more than 1.2 million
subscribers.
http://www.consilient.com/singtel
www.optus.com.au
www.singtel.com
www.consilient.com
REFUGEE YOUTH...
LONDON - UN Refugee Agency launches innovative global campaign with
corporate partners.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060620/SFTU056LOGO
http://media.ninemillon.org .
http://photoarchive.ap.org
PANAMSAT AND...
SINGAPORE - PanAmSat announced that TVBI Company Limited of Hong Kong had
signed an agreement for capacity on the PAS-8 Pacific Ocean Region satellite
for distribution of its programming throughout the Asia-Pacific region, the
United States and Europe.
http://www.panamsat.com
JAPANESE PM...
TOKYO - The Japanese Government decided today that it will redeploy the
Ground Self-defense Force (GSDF) troops that have been engaged in humanitarian
and reconstruction activities in Samawah, Iraq since the beginning of 2003,
based on the Special Measures Law for Humanitarian and Reconstruction
Assistance for Iraq, judging that the objective of the GSDF's activities was
now fulfilled.
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumispeech/2006/06/20danwa_e.html
ALTAIR ENGINEERING...
ANTONY, France - Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of
technology and services that strengthen client innovation and decision-making,
announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mecalog Group and its
RADIOSS product family of computer-aided engineering (CAE) software technology.
http://www.altair.com
http://www.mecalog.com
http://www.altair.com/mecalog
PEROT SYSTEMS...
CHENNAI, India and PLANO, Texas - Perot Systems Corporation announced at a
news conference in Chennai, India plans to expand its resources and facilities
in India to a fourth city, Coimbatore, with the opening of a new information
technology center there in late summer.
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/122686.html
http://www.perotsystems.com
http://www.sec.gov
MICREL EXPANDS...
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth
communications and Ethernet IC solutions, launched a new dual ultra-low dropout
voltage linear regulator.
http://www.micrel.com
EAGLE INVESTMENT...
BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA - Eagle Investment Systems LLC and Patni Computer
Systems, Ltd. announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance.
http://www.mellon.com
http://www.eagleinvsys.com
http://www.patni.com
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC'S...
PARIS - Boston Scientific Corporation welcomed the results of a new study,
led by Dr. Marc Bosiers of Belgium, demonstrating that the closed cell design
of Boston Scientific's Carotid WALLSTENT Monorail provides superior clinical
outcomes compared to open cell carotid stents.
http://www.bostonscientific.com
http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/en/
CORDANCE AND...
STERLING, Va. - Cordance, the corporate administrator for the i-names global
namespace, and NeuStar, Inc., a leading provider of essential communications
services to the global communications and Internet industry, announced that the
Global Registry Service for i-names will officially open today at 7:00 PM EDT,
(23:00 GMT).
http://www.neustar.biz
http://www.inames.net
http://www.1id.com
http://www.2idi.com
http://www.ezibroker.net
http://www.encirca.biz/html/i-names.shtml
http://www.gbtn.biz
http://www.janrain.com
http://www.linksafe.name /
http://xri.net/=drummond.reed
http://xri.net/=abshire
HUGHES ANNOUNCES...
GERMANTOWN, Md. - Hughes Network Systems, LLC, the world's leading provider
of broadband satellite network solutions and services, announced the
introduction of a new broadband satellite platform, the HX System, a
cost-effective solution for smaller networks that provides high Quality of
Service and employs the most efficient implementation of the DVB-S2 industry
standard with Adaptive Coding and Modulation.
http://www.hughes.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae announced that it priced $2.0 billion of Benchmark
REMIC Trust 2006-B1, Class AB, CUSIP 31395NPD3, a Guaranteed Maturity Class
with a class coupon of 6.000 percent and a final maturity date of June 25, 2016.
http://www.fanniemae.com/mbs/documents/remic/
remicprospectussupplements.jhtml
http://www.fanniemae.com
ALCAN ICELAND...
REKJAVIK - Alcan Inc. announced that its ISAL aluminum smelter is working to
restore production in one of its three pot lines following a power interruption
from a transformer failure.
www.alcan.com
LAW FIRMS...
LOS ANGELES - Custom House has signed an agreement with Thomson Elite, the
legal platform for billing, record-keeping and financial management that gives
the leading non-bank foreign exchange company preferred vendor status with law
firms around the world.
www.elite.com
www.customhouse.com
JAPANESE-BRAZILIANS...
SAO PAULO - Hundreds of green and yellow Brazilian flags are hanging from
the red, Oriental-style street lamps in Sao Paulo's Liberdade district, heart
of the country's Japanese community.
ENGLAND PLAYS...
COLOGNE - England drew 2-2 with Sweden today to earn a second round World
Cup clash with Ecuador while the Swedes go through to face host Germany.
PARAGUAY'S WIN...
KAISERSLAUTERN - Paraguay ended World Cup debutant Trinidad & Tobago's slim
hopes of reaching the last 16 with a 2-0 victory.
ULTRASONIX MEDICAL...
BURNABY, British Columbia - Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a company
dedicated to providing "Smart Ultrasound for better patient care," announces
appointments of three executives, adding high-profile professionals to its
growing list of industry catalysts.
http://www.ultrasonix.com
NANO CHEMICAL...
SEAFORD, Del. - Nano Chemical Systems Holdings Inc., announced that the
company has signed a contract with Benchmark China Limited to provide for the
introduction of its product line to the Chinese market.
VERISIGN EXPANDS...
SINGAPORE - VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent
infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks,
announced that it has expanded its communications network into Asia to meet
customer demand for improved international roaming services.
http://www.verisign.com
VERISIGN INKS...
SINGAPORE - VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent
infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks,
announced that SK Telecom, a member of the SK Group and the number one wireless
communications provider in South Korea, has signed a multi-year contract to use
VeriSign's regional networking services.
http://www.verisign.com
CYBERTRUST MSS...
SYDNEY - Cybertrust, the global information security specialist and leader
in managed security services, announced improved capabilities available through
its full portfolio of MSS offerings.
www.cybertrust.com
http://www.cybertrust.com/solutions/managed_security_services
PREVU CORPORATION...
WELLINGTON - PREVU Corporations range of travel videos are to be made
available on Bezurk one of the Asia Pacific regions most comprehensive travel
search engines.
www.bezurk.com
www.prevucorporation.com
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