SYDNEY--2 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TOUCHSCREEN SMARTPHONE...
TAIPEI, Taiwan: At Computex Taipei 2010 Wednesday, Telegent Systems, the company that makes television mobile, and Innocomm, a Taiwan-based provider of broadband wireless solutions, announced the introduction of the first 3.5G touchscreen smartphone based on the Android operating system to incorporate
LICENSING DEAL...
LONDON: Mind Candy, developer of the popular children's online game, Moshi Monsters, Wednesday announced its first major licensing deal with Penguin Group to publish a series of books based on the Moshi Monsters property.
ATREG APPOINTED...
DRESDEN, Germany: ATREG, a division of Colliers International, has been appointed as advisor to market the sale of the advanced 300mm manufacturing campus of Qimonda in Dresden, Germany.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS...
NEW YORK: Digitas and its brand content unit, The Third Act, Wednesday announce the keynotes speakers, Arianna Huffington and Martha Stewart, moderated by Kara Swisher for its upcoming online brand content event and marketplace, Digital Content NewFront (DCNF).
MARLIN ACQUIRES...
HORSHAM, Pa.: Liquent, Inc. Wednesday announced that Marlin Equity Partners has acquired Datafarm, Inc., a leading provider of software and services solutions designed to support the regulatory business processes of life sciences companies.
REALNETWORKS ANNOUNCES...
TAIPEI, Taiwan: COMPUTEX -- RealNetworks, Inc., the digital entertainment services company, Wednesday announced that RealVideo has been shipped on more than 600 million mobile and consumer electronic devices worldwide.
CASCAL RESPONDS...
LONDON: Cascal N.V. Wednesday announced it has filed a Schedule 14D-9 Solicitation/Recommendation Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to an unsolicited tender offer by Sembcorp Utilities PTE Ltd and Sembcorp Industries to purchase all shares of Cascal N.V. at a purchase price of $6.75 (or $6.40 , if certain conditions of the Offer are not met) net per share in cash, without interest, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated May 21, 2010.
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT...
ZURICH: SVOX, the leading provider of speech solutions, Wednesday announced that it has entered into a wide-ranging partnership agreement with Cyberon Corporation, a leading Taiwanese embedded speech firm.
GUIDE2GO TOUR...
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii: The Battleship Missouri Memorial has launched a Chinese-language version of its "Guide2Go" tour, which uses Apple iPod touch units -- pre-loaded with hours of historical video footage and interviews -- for visitors who wish to explore the 887-foot historic battleship, nicknamed "Mighty Mo," at their own pace.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$550 million on June 11, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
EREADERS LAUNCHED...
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Computex -- Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, and Hanwang, the leading eReader solution provider in China, Tuesday unveiled a new generation of eReaders aimed at higher performance, greater versatility and true mass market pricing.
TAT ADVISES...
BANGKOK, Thailand: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Tuesday advised travelers that the situation in Thailand has returned to normal. In a statement, TAT Governor Suraphon Svetasreni said the events of the past few weeks only took place in a few areas of the country. He said major tourist destinations outside of Bangkok, and most of the city itself, were not affected.
RUCKUS ANNOUNCES...
NEW DELHI: Ruckus Wireless, the smart mobile networking company, Tuesday announced that Thapar University, a leading engineering and technology institution in north India, has standardized on next generation Wi-Fi products and technology from Ruckus Wireless.
DQE SIGNS...
HYDERABAD, India: DQE, the animation, gaming, live action entertainment production and distribution company, Tuesday announced that it has signed a three year agreement with The Copyright Promotions Licensing Group Limited, Europe's leading licensing agency, for licensing and merchandising of 'The Jungle Book', DQE'S high-end 3D animation TV series.
VALENTINO RETROSPECTIVE...
BRISBANE, Australia: A major retrospective exhibition of the House of Valentino will show exclusively at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Brisbane from August 7 until November 14, 2010.
AUSTRALIAN ACQUISITION...
PORTLAND, Ore.: ESCO Corporation (USA), a leading global provider of wear parts and attachments for the mining and construction industry, has accelerated its expansion into Australia with the pending acquisition of the Service/Engineering and Mining Product divisions of Swift Group.
FESTIVAL CELEBRATION...
JAYAPURA, Indonesia: The Lake Sentani Festival (FDS) to be organized by the Jayapura district administration on 19 - 23 June 2010 will present various of Papua's enchanting potentials under the theme "Loving Culture For Our Future."
MILITARY CONTRACTS...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Allied Telesis, Inc., a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of converged multi-play networks, has been selected by the Italian Air Force, or Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI), for five multiservice charters, or contracts, for an integrated networking solution, which includes the Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908, AT-x900 advanced layer 3, and AT-x600 gigabit edge switches.
IEEE INITIATES...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.: In celebration of the 2010 World Environment Day (WED), and the positive impact global sustainability technologies have made on the environment, IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, initiates a call-to-action: asking citizens of the world to accept the IEEE Green Your World Challenge.
HUMAN RIGHTS...
SYDNEY: Nobel peace laureate Bishop Desmond Tutu has joined an international human rights campaign condemning Australia's treatment of a moderate Iranian cleric facing imminent deportation.
TRAINING SEMINAR...
SHANGHAI, China: Alcan (Tianjin) Alloy Products Company, part of Alcan Engineered Products - a business unit of Rio Tinto - conducted an extensive educational seminar on their STABILOY brand of aluminum alloy building wire products at the Beijing Empark Grand Hotel on May 26th.
WIND POWER...
CANTON, Ohio: Leveraging organic investments sustained during the recession to expand both its wind power offering and capacity domestically and internationally, The Timken Company this week introduced what is for the company a record number of new product developments for the industry at the 2010 Windpower Conference and Exhibition.
BERLIN DAYS...
SHANGHAI: The EXPO 2010 in Shanghai witnessed the start of Berlin Days. The series of Berlin-related events was launched by Berlin Mayor and Senator for Economics, Technology, and Women's Affairs Harald Wolf. Until June 5, the German capital and its be Berlin campaign will present the Berlin Days in Shanghai and Shenzhen under the motto "The Future is Made in Berlin".
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