AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday, June 2, 2011

Thursday 02 June 2011 15:27
KEY APPOINTMENT...

SINGAPORE: Amobee, the world leader in end-to-end mobile advertising

solutions and services, today announced the appointment of Grant Watts to

Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region.

http://www.amobee.com/

http://bit.ly/k7ONRt

HANDHELD CAPABILITIES...

SYDNEY: Getac's ultra-rugged handheld PDA, already accredited for explosive

environments, now adds RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) capability for use

in the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors.

http://apac.getac.com/

http://bit.ly/kNvaFK

YOGURT CUP...

MINNETONKA, Minn.: Danone has switched to Ingeo(TM) - a plastic from plants,

not oil - for its Activia yogurt in Germany.

http://www.natureworksllc.com/

http://bit.ly/jaM2ne

GLOBAL WIND DAY...

BRUSSELS: On 15 June 2011, 'Global Wind Day', citizens from around the world

can discover the benefits of wind energy while having fun.

http://www.globalwindday.org/

http://bit.ly/jPig7J

MINDA BHPD 2011...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The Malaysian Directors Academy (MINDA) will be

conducting its premier programme, Building High Performance Directors (BHPD) in

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 6-9 June 2011.

http://www.minda.com.my/

http://bit.ly/mfvruJ

SYSTEMATIC ELIMINATION...

BALI, Indonesia: Case of alleged sexual abuse against Indonesian Spiritual

Leader Anand Krishna is almost certainly just engineered.

http://www.freeanandkrishna.com/

http://bit.ly/iUExo0

NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY...

MANASSAS, Va., PRINCETON, N.J. and LOS ANGELES: Caerus Discovery, LLC was

launched today to develop a novel platform for rapid discovery and development

of therapeutic targets and biomarkers.

http://www.biowa.com/

http://www.imuc.com/

http://bit.ly/iu8hb7

ERP SOFTWARE...

CHICAGO, Illinois: Business management software developer Pronto Software

has introduced the new PRONTO-Xi Dimensions, an innovative product that brings

together ERP transactions and BI Analytics in a unified, out-of-the-box

solution.

http://www.pronto-software.com/

http://bit.ly/jeXNe5

ECONOMIC FORUM...

ST. PETERSBURG: One of the key issues to be discussed at this year's St

Petersburg International Economic Forum on 16-18 June is the financing of

Russia's modernization.

http://forumspb.com/en/

http://bit.ly/jfdm9n

SINGLE-CHIP SOLUTION...

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Computex -- Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in

integrated silicon solutions, today demonstrated its leadership in China's

fast-growing TD-SCDMA market by showcasing at Computex 2011 a full complement

of smartphones, tablets and mobile hotspot devices incorporating Marvell

products now shipping in China.

http://bit.ly/l4Ut3e

ANTI-CANCER AGENT...

HOBOKEN, N.J. and PHILADELPHIA: Niiki Pharma announced today that it will

present interim data from the ongoing Phase I clinical study for its lead

product, NKP-1339, at the 2011 American Society for Clinical Oncology meeting

in Chicago, IL.

http://www.niikipharma.com/

http://www.tgen.org/

http://sarahcannonresearch.com/

http://bit.ly/iNd8sf

TRUE LOVE...

NEW YORK: As the jeweler synonymous with true love, Tiffany & Co. introduces

a new website and iPhone(R) App for all brave hearts who venture into this

realm. Now they have a guide.

http://bit.ly/is3DRv

NETWORK ACCELERATION...

ROSELAND: Expand Networks, the leader in optimising WANs for branch office

consolidation and virtualisation, today announced Oxfam Australia, the

humanitarian charity, has deployed Expand Networks Accelerators across its

international network of offices.

http://www.expand.com/

http://bit.ly/kqgB0z

NEW CIO...

GENEVA: Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) continues the implementation of its

Private Banking division's strategic plan by appointing Alan Mudie as Chief

Investment Officer (CIO) of UBP Private Banking.

http://www.ubp.com/

http://bit.ly/iMtibO

ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT...

LONDON: ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative

medical technologies for community and hospital care today announced that

Amcare Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConvaTec Holdings UK Ltd, has acquired

Arthur Wood Ltd (operating as "Trent Direct"), a UK-based company that

specialises in the discreet home delivery of prescribable stoma and continence

care products.

http://www.convatec.com/

http://bit.ly/ilTzuj

SYDNEY SEMINAR...

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and SYDNEY: Merced Systems, Inc., the leading

provider of Performance Management solutions that drive business execution in

Sales and Service functions, today announced it is co-hosting a seminar today

in Sydney, Australia with Accenture Consulting, a leading global management

consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, featuring insights

from the former CIO of T-Mobile and Dish Networks.

http://www.mercedsystems.com/

http://www.accenture.com/australia

http://bit.ly/iGqvKo

SEALED BID SALE...

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.: NMT Medical, Inc. will sell its BioTREK technology

platform, which has been assigned to Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn") of

the firm Finn, Warnke & Gayton, LLP to be liquidated for the benefit of NMT

Medical creditors, at its sealed bid sale of June 10, 2011.

http://www.finnwarnkegayton.com/

http://bit.ly/itDfy3

FIFTH SELECTION...

SINGAPORE: The Digital Life Academy today announced that Leong Jia Yi of

Singapore has been selected to attend the Academy for its 2011 session this

summer.

http://internship2011.mycube.com/

http://bit.ly/mnMm27

PREFERENTIAL DESTINATION...

CHENGDU, China: Chengdu Tianfu Software Park, the largest professional

software park in China, co-organized with Chengdu HI-tech Zone, held a medium

and high-end talent recruitment fair in Beijing.

http://tianfusoftwarepark.com/

http://bit.ly/keje9W

HCM OFFICE...

HO CHI MINH, Vietnam: Robert Walters PLC (LSE: RWA), one of the world's

leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies, announced today the

expansion of its Asian network with a new office in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

http://www.robertwalters.com.vn/

http://www.asiajobindex.com/

http://bit.ly/iP64bd

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