SYDNEY--28 Feb--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MERCHANDISE MART...
COLON CITY: Yet unseen in Latin America, the Panama
International Merchandise Mart is under development near the
Colon Free Zone as the region's first Wholesale Merchandise
Mart.
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070226/MXM001
www.panamamerchandisemart.com
IT STUDY...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado: HDI, the world's largest
membership association for IT service and support
professionals, has announced the launch of a worldwide
benchmarking study focusing on customer satisfaction with IT
support.
www.thinkhdi.com
www.thinkhdi.com/csistudy
www.thinkhdi.com/files/CSI_Study.pdf
www.thinkhdi.com/publications/pressReleases/pressfeed.xml
ASIA-PACIFIC DIABETES...
SYDNEY: A new finding, from the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies
Collaboration (APCSC) and published in the Asia Pacific Journal
of Clinical Nutrition, shows that up to 12 per cent of
cardiovascular deaths in the region (heart disease and stroke)
are due to diabetes.
www.thegeorgeinstitute.org
RELATIONSHIP EXPANDED...
SAN JOSE, California: Komag, Incorporated and Seagate
Technology have expanded their strategic relationship. In
addition to the existing media supply agreement, Komag will
also provide Seagate with additional aluminum substrates.
www.komag.com
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990816/KOMGLOGO
JUMBUCK ENTERTAINMENT...
MELBOURNE: Jumbuck Entertainment Ltd, the world's leading
provider of mobile chat and dating communities, has announced
to the market revenues of A$7.01 million (US$5.5 million) for
the period from 1 July to 31 December, 2006 ("H1-2007"), +24.3
per cent compared to the same period in the previous year, and
A$2.36 million of NPAT (Net Profit After Tax), +11 per cent
compared to the same period in the previous year.
www.jumbuck.com
COMPANY REPUTATION...
NEW YORK: Global business executives assign nearly 60 per
cent of the blame to CEOs when companies lose reputation after
a crisis strikes, according to a new Safeguarding Reputation
survey by global public relations firm Weber Shandwick with KRC
Research.
www.webershandwick.com
www.webershandwick.com/reputationrx
www.krcresearch.com
INTERACTIVE BROKERS...
GREENWICH, Connecticut: Interactive Brokers has recently
added the trading of stocks and warrants in Hong Kong to its
worldwide direct access platform. www.interactivebrokers.com
www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/products.php
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050926/CGM031LOGO
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$205
million on March 9, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
Fannie Mae will also redeem US$16.555 million in FINS
securities issues on the same date.
www.fanniemae.com
OTIS INFLUENTIAL...
FARMINGTON, Connecticut: Otis Elevator Company, a unit of
United Technologies Corp., is listed in the top 30 of the 500
most influential foreign-invested companies in China for 2006,
according to Southern Weekend, one of China's largest
circulation weekly publications, and the Multinational Research
Center of Nankai University.
www.otis.com
MICREL INTRODUCES...
SAN JOSE, California: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in
analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC
solutions, has introduced the 4A MIC68400, the latest addition
to its MIC68000 family of LDOs designed specifically for
powering FPGA, CPLDs, DSPs and microcontrollers.
www.micrel.com
NEW NEWSPAPER...
KUALA LUMPUR: One of the largest publishers in Southeast
Asia has selected WoodWing Software's industry-leading Smart
Connection Enterprise solution for its new daily newspaper, as
well as its existing weekly and monthly magazines.
www.woodwing.com
PEACE PRIZE...
TOKYO: The Niwano Peace Foundation has announced that it
will award the 24th Niwano Peace Prize to Dharma Master Cheng
Yen of Taiwan, the founder of the Buddhist Compassion Relief
Tzu Chi Foundation.
www.npf.or.jp
EXIST GLOBAL...
MARINA DEL REY, California: Exist Global, Inc., Asia's
leading provider for software engineering services, announced
that it has secured venture financing to accelerate its growth
plans.
www.exist.com
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