AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010
AUTOMOBILE STANDARDS…
SHENZHEN: The United Nations is set to revise the international standards
for automobiles in March 2010. Global unified safety standards will be set for
hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles then.
http://lbi2010.cbichina.com
STUDENT SERVICE…
BERLIN: studdex.com launches new online service for students globally.
For the first time, applying online to the right higher education programs
has never been easier.
http://www.studdex.com
BIOMASS RULES…
BOSTON: The Wood Biomass Market Report today commented that new “draft”
rules announced by the Farm Services Agency for the Biomass Crop Assistance
Program (BCAP) come closer to providing assurances that wood for higher-value
products will not be diverted for use as biomass.
http://www.risi.com/woodbiomass
FREELANCER EARNINGS…
SYDNEY: Freelancer.com, the world’s #1 micro-outsourcing marketplace today
announced that earnings generated through the site by freelancers had exceeded
US$50 million.
www.freelancer.com
SECURITIES REDEMPTION..
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) 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: CHEMICAL INDUSTRY…
CHICAGO: Chemical Sourcing, Procurement and Global Logistics expert, Austin
Chemical is introducing Austin Consulting Services’ Supply Chain Risk
Assessment (SCRA) Program at Informex, the Pharmaceutical Fine Chemical
industry trade event, in San Francisco, on February 16, 2010.
http://www.austinchemical.com
MOBILE DATA…
OTTAWA: Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization
company, today announced the publication of new research into the mobile data
surge, highlighting cost reduction strategies that can save mobile operators up
to 60 per cent per annum by 2013.
www.bridgewatersystems.com
MOBILE TRAFFIC…
BOSTON: Allot Communications Ltd. ( http://www.allot.com/ ) (NASDAQ: ALLT),
a leader in IP service optimization and revenue generation solutions based on
Dynamic Actionable Recognition Technology (DART), announced today that its
Allot MobileTrends: Global Mobile Broadband Traffic Report
(http://www.allot.com/mobiletrends.html) indicates that worldwide mobile data
bandwidth usage has increased significantly by approximately 72% during the
second half of 2009.
http://www.allot.com/
STAND-UP VEHICLE…
COSTA MESA, Calif.: T3 Motion, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TMMM) received
worldwide exposure for its iconic clean-energy T3 Series Electric Stand-up
Vehicle (ESV) in last night’s Super Bowl XLIV broadcast.
http://www.t3motion.com
DIGITAL SECURITY…
GENEVA and VALENCIA: WISeKey, the sole provider of security software and
services for Alinghi, released today the Digital Security Kit (see picture),
which is a state-of-the-art digital security system to protect Alinghi’s
operations and sailing technology during the entire event. http://www.ekeyplus.com
ARCHITECTURE LEADERSHIP…
READING: Acision, the world’s leading messaging company, today announced
its leadership in SMSC, the architecture behind the world’s number one mobile
data service, as calculated by Informa Telecoms & Media. http://www.acision.com GERMAN IT…
BERLIN and MUMBAI: Innovation by Germany’s Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) industry is a key to rapid economic recovery. Europe’s
largest market and a propeller of cutting-edge technology, Germany’s IT
industry is responsible for 80 percent of German innovations in all
industries. http://www.gtai.com CLEARED TRADES…
SINGAPORE: IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator
of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter
(OTC) markets, today announced the first cleared trades of its Platts Iron Ore
62% IODEX swap contract. http://www.theice.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,
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