AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Wednesday 23 February 2011 16:16
XIAMETER PRODUCTS...

MIDLAND: Drivers may have fewer potholes to dodge, and local governments may

be able to save money, thanks to XIAMETER(R) brand silanes for concrete

formulators that can help repel water and protect highway infrastructure from

weather damage.

http://www.xiameter.com

www.dowcorning.com

http://bit.ly/gUKd6r

EDUCATION CONFERENCE...

HONG KONG: The British Council to host academic policymakers and industry

leaders at its fifth annual international education conference.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/goingglobal.htm

JETSTAR QUAKE...

MELBOURNE: Jetstar wishes to provide a further update on the status of our

New Zealand operations as a result of yesterdays earthquake.

CAREERBUILDER APP...

GURGAON: CareerBuilder launched a new Facebook application that is helping

companies in India turn up the volume on their employee referral programs and

cut down on time and money spent on recruitment.

http://www.CareerBuilderIndia.com

FFT CONTRACT...

MOUNTAIN VIEW: Future Fibre Technologies (FFT), the world leader in fiber

optic intrusion detection, has been awarded another contract for the physical

protection of highly sensitive communication and data networks at a US military

facility.

http://www.fftsecurity.com

EDUCATION CONFERENCE...

HONG KONG: The British Council to host academic policymakers and industry

leaders at its fifth annual international education conference.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/goingglobal.htm

EDUCATION CONFERENCE...

HONG KONG: The British Council to host academic policymakers and industry

leaders at its fifth annual international education conference.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/goingglobal.htm

http://bit.ly/i45AnO

EIG DELIVERY...

LONDON: Global communications industry leaders have begun to accept delivery

of the first part of the Europe India Gateway (EIG) cable system.

http://bit.ly/gpO94l

MOHAWK RESULTS...

CALHOUN: Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) today announced 2010 fourth

quarter net earnings of $46 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of

$0.66.

EDUCATION CONFERENCE...

HONG KONG: The British Council to host academic policymakers and industry

leaders at its fifth annual international education conference.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/goingglobal.htm

EDUCATION CONFERENCE...

HONG KONG: The British Council to host academic policymakers and industry

leaders at its fifth annual international education conference.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/goingglobal.htm

SWEDISH AUTOMOWER...

STOCKHOLM: The new Automower(R) 305 robotic lawnmower represents the third

generation of silent, automatic robotic lawn mowers that provide a perfect,

trouble-free lawn.

QUAKE CALLS...

ASHBURN: In response to the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck

Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday and severely damaged the South Island city,

VIP Communications, a leading provider of international calling services and

solutions (http://www.joinvip.com), is offering US customers free calls to New

Zealand to help the New Zealand community in the US contact their loved ones.

http://www.JoinVIP.com

DAVID PRIZE...

TEL AVIV: The international Dan David Prize, which annually awards three

prizes of US$1 million each for outstanding achievement, announced the names of

its 2011 laureates today.

http://www.dandavidprize.org

SECURITIES REDEMPTION...

WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal

amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates

indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal

amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.

APA HUTCHENCE...

BEVERLY HILLS: APA is pleased to announce the exclusive representation of

the significant assets of Michael Hutchence's life works.

http://www.michaelhutchence.com.au

INTRALINKS M&AS...

NEW YORK: The end of year and Q4 2010 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator(TM)

(DFI) was released today and reports a 33 percent increase in global M&A deal

activity in 2010 from 2009.

http://www.intralinks.com

SAVIS PRESENTATIONS...

ST. LOUIS: Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in cloud

infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced that

Jim Ousley, chairman and chief executive officer; Greg Freiberg, chief

financial officer; and Bryan Doerr, chief technology officer, will be

presenting at the following investor conferences in March.

http://www.savvis.net

http://bit.ly/gPjC6S

EQUILEND HK...

HONG KONG: EquiLend, the automated securities finance trading platform, has

announced they have opened an office in Hong Kong. EquiLend Asia Limited was

established on Monday, February 14 and will service clients across the Asia

Pacific region.

http://www.equilend.com

JETSTAR QUAKE...

MELBOURNE: Jetstar wishes to provide a further update on the status of our

New Zealand operations as a result of todays earthquake and ongoing closure of

Christchurch International Airport.

EITAROSOFT PACT...

TOKYO: EitaroSoft, Inc.* announced on Feb. 22 that the company and The9

Limited* have concluded a license agreement to jointly deploy in the Chinese

market a smartphone version of EitaroSoft's "Galaxy Frontier,"* which has

become the first Japanese mobile 3D Action MMORPG, currently in service at two

media sites -- "esgames" ( http://esgm.jp/pc/ ) operated by EitaroSoft and the

"docomo market" operated by Japan's largest mobile carrier NTT DOCOMO.

http://www.eitarosoft.co.jp/

JETSTAR QUAKE...

MELBOURNE: A significant earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has

occurred in Christchurch late this morning.

SHENZHEN EXHIBITION...

SHENZHEN: In order to give industry professionals a closer look at the

latest mobile innovations, Creativity Convention & Exhibition will host

"Portable Innovate 2011," July 14-15 at the Shenzhen Exhibition Center.

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