SUN ANNOUNCES...
HONG KONG: Sun Microsystems Inc. has announced that
Telefonica Moviles Espana selected Sun hardware, software and
services to develop, implement and support the infrastructure
used to provide its latest generation of customer services.
http://sun.com
http://www.empresa.movistar.es
NEW FEATURES...
HONG KONG: Sun Microsystems Inc., the creator of the open
source Sun Solaris operating system, has announced new features
for the Sun Java System Content Delivery Server, a mobile
content delivery and management platform that enables mobile
operators to launch and sustain content services more
cost-effectively.
http://sun.com
SUN CHOSEN...
HONG KONG: Sun Microsystems announced on Sunday that the
Taiwan telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom has chosen its Sun Fire
servers and the Solaris 10 Operating System -- the most
advanced OS on the planet -- to power its Multimedia-on-Demand
back-end server platforms.
http://sun.com
DEGREE JOINS...
HONG KONG: The Communications Platforms Trade Association
has announced that Degree Controls, Inc has joined as a Sponsor
Member and Interphase Corporation and ZNYX Networks have joined
as Contributor Members.
http://www.cp-ta.org/
BANK APPROVED...
SHANGHAI: Scotiabank has obtained China Banking Regulatory
Commission approval to open a bank branch in Shanghai, the
financial centre of the People's Republic of China.
http://www.scotiabank.com .
SOLUTIONS EXHIBIT...
TOKYO: Nextest Systems Corporation, a leading manufacturer
of automatic test equipment for cost-sensitive semiconductors,
announced that it will exhibit a wide range of test solutions
at SEMICON/Japan.
http://www.nextest.com
TIGER WOODS...
DUBAI: Tiger Woods, the world's number one golfer and
chairman of Tiger Woods Design, and Tatweer, a member of Dubai
Holding, a leading UAE holding Company, announced on Sunday
plans for 'Al Ruwaya,' the first-ever course designed by Woods
in "The Tiger Woods - Dubai."
http://www.tigerwoodsdesign.com
GLOBAL CLASSROOMS...
NEW YORK: On Saturday more than 400 public and private
school students will have the unique opportunity to debate and
resolve current international issues together at the Global
Classrooms: New Delhi Model UN Conference sponsored by the
United Nations Association of the USA and Merrill Lynch.
http://www.unausa.org
http://philanthropy.ml.com
SOURCECODE ANNOUNCES...
REDMOND: SourceCode, the creator of the K2.net Enterprise
Workflow for the .NET Platform, announced on Saturday that it
will release the next generation of the K2.net product line,
which works with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Exchange
Server 2007 and the Windows Vista operating system to provide
customers with increased visibility and manageability of their
business processes.
http://www.k2workflow.com
ENERSYS ACQUIRES...
READING: EnerSys, the world's largest manufacturer, marketer
and distributor of industrial batteries, announced on Friday
that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the
lead-acid battery business of Leclanche SA, based in
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
http://www.enersys.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of seven securities issues amounting to a total of
US$995 million on December 11, 12, 13 and 15, 2006 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
DRIVERS LAUNCHED...
SAN JOSE: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high
bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today
rolled out a new family of 100V drivers designed to drive both
high and low side N-channel MOSFETS in half bridge and
synchronous buck topologies.
http://www.micrel.com
FINE ARTS...
SINGAPORE: In an upcoming internet based sale, the
international auction house DoveBid has named as The Sale of
Three Centuries they will be offering a unique private
collection of art and artefacts spanning 300 years.
http://www.dovebid.com
EXELON FINALIST...
ATLANTA: Cellnet Technology, Inc. announced on Friday that
longtime customer PECO, an Exelon Company, was named a finalist
for the Platts' Global Energy Awards 'Energy Pioneer of the
Year' category.
http://www.cellnet.com
AXA CHOSEN...
BEIJING: AXA Rosenberg, an AXA Investment Managers company
specializing in global, active equity asset management,
announced on Friday that it has been chosen by the National
Council for Social Security Fund to manage the Fund's first
international investments.
http://www.ssf.gov.cn
http://www.axarosenberg.com
WEBSTER PROMOTED...
SINGAPORE: Michael Maedel, president of JWT Worldwide, has
announced that Mark Webster has been promoted from chairman of
JWT Thailand to CEO JWT Japan effective in January, succeeding
Ambar Brahmachary who is joining Young & Rubicam as head of its
Asia Pacific region.
http://www.jwt.com
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