March 11, 2008

HP has expanded the HP BladeSystem portfolio with an Integrity blade designed to handle memory-intensive data center workloads while helping businesses lower cost, save energy and space, and decrease deployment time. Designed and developed by the HP research and development team in Singapore, HP

Intermec (NYSE:IN), the leading vendor of supply chain asset identification, tracking and management technologies, will be hosting its Intermec 2008 Asia Pacific Partner Summit from 11 to 13 March 2008 at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The Partner Summit brings together key Intermec

Watch lovely star Sririta “Rita” Jensen transform herself into a hippy with the help of a trusty wig and phony glasses as part the Trace of Love series. Rita recently commented on her character, saying that she isn't very attractive and is also slightly insane. “This is the

Cathay Pacific Airways announced a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$7,023 million in its 2007 annual results, compared to HK$4,088 million the previous year. The 2007 result, the first to include a full year’s contribution from wholly owned subsidiary Dragonair, is a record annual

AustCham Thailand has organised its Annual General Meeting, as well as the election for its new board at The Dusit Thani Hotel. Mr Shane Torr (seated-3rd right), Consultant of ISM Technology Recruitment Ltd has been elected by the chamber members to be the new President of AustCham Thailand,

Phuket - Leading Phuket hotel consultancy C9 Hotelworks has announced its annual "Gekko Awards" for excellence in the Greater Phuket property and hospitality industries at a gala ceremony on the island. In line with Phuket's idyllic lifestyle, the Gekkos represent a serious, yet lighter side

M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula (center), Chairman of Puey Ungphakorn Institute, and Dr. Apichai Boontherawara (left), President of Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), congratulated Mr. Suwan Kongkhunthien (right), Managing Director of Yothaka International Co., Ltd., an EXIM

Mr. Eric Mallace, Managing Director together with the executives of Jotun Thailand, the leading manufacturer and supplier of premium paints and coatings, recently launched its newest innovative product “Majestic” as a better choice of non-toxic paints for better living. This new

After months of development and heavy investment, Conrad Hotels & Resorts has lifted the curtain on its brand new website. The slick and stylish ConradHotels.com boasts a smart design, improved functionality and greater accessibility. The site, which went live early this month, marks the

On of the most fun festivals in Thailand is “Songkran” which is the Thai New Year. Choose The Conrad Hotel, Bangkok to join in the fun in the heart of the city, with “Songkarn Splash & Dash Package” from 10-21 April 2008. A Classic Room is at Baht 4,900++* per

Future Park Rangsit Shopping Complex is repositioning itself following an across-the-complex renovation under a budget of more than Bt1 billion. Poised to move forward under a new image as ‘The Natural-Metro Shopping Park: the Convergence of Nature, Fashion, and You’, the mega shopping

Program Title: Mummy Forensic: The Fisherman Mystery Channel: The History Channel Telecast date: Wednesday, 12 March, 2008 Telecast Time: 9.00 p.m. (Thai) Duration: 1 hour In a hidden corner of a London storage facility lies an ancient Peruvian mummy that has hardly seen the light of

Venezuela has announced it is restoring diplomatic ties with Colombia, a week after it cut relations over Bogota's cross-border raid into Ecuador. The presidents of Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia agreed Friday to peacefully end the dispute at a meeting of the Rio Group in the Dominican

Michael Cronins job as a college admissions officer took him to India two or three times a year, so he had already seen the usual sites temples, monuments, markets when one day he happened across a flier advertising slum tours. It just resonated with me immediately, said Mr. Cronin, who was

BERLIN (eTN) This years edition of the eTurboNews-sponsored Das Godene Stadttor (The Golden Gate) has been the biggest so far and the awards ceremony was a rousing success, with Egypt bagging the coveted Best in Online Advertising award. Awarded last Friday, March 7, Egypts Egyptian Tourist

Mr. Chen Lian Pang (first left) and Mr. Soammaphat Traisorat (first right), respectively CEO and Deputy CEO of S&S Residential Limited, which is a sister company of TCC Capital Land Limited, were joined by Dr. Saranarat Kanjanavanit (second left), Secretary General of Green World Foundation,

The Asia-Pacific region is currently home to thousands of telecentres, which provide many communities with their first chance to go online or learn about computer basics. These centres help to improve the lives of many, for instance, by enabling farmers and rural entrepreneurs learn about market

CHINA ARCHITECTURE... NEW YORK: BusinessWeek and Architectural Record will honor building and planning projects that are reshaping modern China at the second biannual "Good Design Is Good Business" China Awards in Shanghai on May 23, 2008. www.mcgraw-hill.com

Figures released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) showed that visitor arrivals in January 2008 reached 2,518,566, 16.2% more than in the same month in 2007. The achievement is especially notable as it represents all-round performance of markets worldwide. Notwithstanding the high

According to a global food packaging survey conducted by The Nielsen Company, a shop’s environmental friendliness is the last consideration for consumers when choosing a grocery store, while Good Value for Money ranks as the number-one influencer of store choice. Environmental Friendliness

Symantec Solutions Offer Complete Infrastructure Portfolio to Secure and Manage Windows Enables organizations of all sizes to deploy Microsoft Windows with Confidence Symantec Corp today announced Symantec Solutions for Windows, an enterprise-ready portfolio of products and services enabling small,

Market leader in Windows data protection offers unmatched backup and recovery for Windows Server 2008 environments as well as leading Microsoft applications Symantec Corp today announced Symantec Backup Exec 12 for Windows Servers, the market standard in Windows data protection—from server to

New offsite protection, granular restore capabilities, multi-product integration, and Windows Server 2008 support ensure rapid and reliable Windows system recovery Symantec Corp. today announced Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8, the latest version of its complete and rapid Windows system

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(PRIME NEWSWIRE)--March. 10, 2008 * Fourth quarter GAAP loss of $0.45 per share after non-recurring charges of $15.7 million, or $0.34 per share * Full year 2007 GAAP loss of $0.68 per share after non-recurring charges of $41.6 million, or $0.85 per share * Cash

According to IDC's recent report entitled “Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Home Storage Survey, 2007” (Doc#AP654108P), the proliferation of digital content is creating more opportunities for personal storage devices in various countries in the Asia/Pacific region. Respondents to a

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia faces renewed uncertainty on Monday under a caretaker government which will lead the country into its most important election since voters ended the era of the late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic A deep division over the importance of Kosovo versus future European Union

Arusha, Nigeria (eTN) Nigerian aviation workers under the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN) have raised their objection against the Nigerian governments plan to concession the four international airports in the country. The Nigeria government through

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) has welcomed Syrus Securities PCL (SYRUS) and UOB Kay Hian Securities (Thailand) PCL (UOBKH) as new members. Both will provide services from March 17, 2008, TFEX Managing Director Kesara Manchusree said. In preparation for joining TFEX, SYRUS and UOBKH have

Listed companies on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and market for Alternative Investment (mai) have announced their dividend payments for 2007. Their total payment for 2007 was THB 194,250 million (approx. USD 6.13 billion), an 8.26% increase on 2006. The three industry groups yielding the

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will provide a subsidy for companies which have lodged initial public offering (IPO) information and draft prospectuses with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) between April and June. This will be an incentive for firms, particularly those 107