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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday Dec. 4, 2009
SYDNEY, Dec. 4 /AsiaNet/ --
MICROSOFT AND CONSUMERS...
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. today announced a surge of voluntary reports - more than 150,000 in
the past two years - from people who unknowingly purchased counterfeit software that was often riddled with
viruses or malware. This increase, more than double the amount of previous records, reflects growing concern
for the harm caused by counterfeit software and
Microsoft's efforts to give people a voice in the fight against software counterfeiting.
ONEWORLD JAL...
VANCOUVER - The leaders of all Japan Airlines' partners in the oneworld(R) alliance issued this declaration
today to their colleagues at the airline, to the Japanese government and to the country's flying public: oneworld
is by far the best alliance for JAL.
OMANI ARCHITECTURE...
LONDON - Oman is celebrating the unprecedented success of The Wave, Muscat at the prestigious CNBC
International Residential Property Awards. Michael Lenarduzzi, CEO of The Wave, Muscat, accepted the
award for Best International
Architecture which was announced at a glittering ceremony held in San Diego, California this week.
LIGHTLAKE THERAPEUTICS...
HELSINKI - After two decades of scientifically and medically proven success in their field, Lightlake
Therapeutic's experts have been granted ethical approval to begin selecting and gene testing subjects for a
trial of a simple, safe and effective treatment for what the World Health Organisation has described as a global
epidemic of unhealthy eating and obesity.
ICON2009 SUCCEEDS...
BUSAN - The bureau of ICON2009 (Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (BIPA), President: Gyucheol Kim)
announced that it has successfully hosted ICON2009 (International Contents Creator's Conference) for 2 days
from Nov. 26 to 27, in the biggest scale ever for the event.
COGNIZANT OPENS...
TEANECK, N.J., - Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of consulting, technology, and business
process outsourcing (BPO) services, has announced the opening of an expanded delivery center in Toronto.
The delivery center will continue to serve a growing roster of U.S. and Canadian clients, as well as the
Canadian subsidiaries of global clients that seek the resource flexibility and time zone advantages of near-
shoring.
BUREAU VERITAS...
HSINCHU - Bureau Veritas ADT, a leading WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Lab (WFDCL) for
WiMAX Forum Certification Testing, today announced that it has cooperated with MediaTek, a leading fabless
semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, and supported
MediaTek to acquire its first WiMAX Forum Operator
IOT (Operator Interoperability Testing) & Conformance certificate.
BEIJING COURT...
MCLEAN, Va.- The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court has upheld the right of the Graduate
Management Admission Council (GMAC) to protect its copyrights in the Graduate Management Admission
Test (GMAT) from infringement in China. The GMAT exam is used by more than 4,700 graduate business
programmes in almost 2,000 schools around the world as a critical part of the admission process.
TAG HEUER CELEBRATES...
WOKING - Motor-racing greats Lewis Hamilton joined Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal Martin
Whitmarsh, McLaren Automotive Chairman Ron Dennis, TAG Heuer Honorary Chairman Jack Heuer, TAG
Heuer CEO Jean-Christophe Babin and more than 120 international journalists at the McLaren Technology
Centre (MTC) on Wednesday to celebrate TAG Heuer's 150th anniversary and the 25th year of its winning
partnership with McLaren in F1.
JOHN LENNON MISSING...
LAS VEGAS - Recently some rare and unreleased John Lennon recordings were discovered in a vault.
These recordings were taped on August 19, 1980. They were done separately from the mysteriously missing
video footage that was filmed at what is believed to be John Lennon's last recording session with his
band prior to his death. Even more incredible, these recordings have never been released until now.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNR securities issues amounting to
a total of US$60 million on Dec 13, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
SOUTHERN AIR...
NORWALK, Conn. - Southern Air Holdings, Inc. today announced that Daniel J. McHugh has been named
chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2010. Mr. McHugh succeeds James K. Neff, the company's
founder and CEO who is retiring at the end of the year and will remain a board member and significant
shareholder.
BREATH POWERED...
HENDERSON, Nev.- Zyxio, the pioneer in next-generation Human Media Interaction, debuted the patented
SensaWaft(TM) blowing interaction technology through the Be a Mind Blower contest. The company invited
the tech community at large to unleash its creativity and submit ideas for applications using
its breath powered microchip and is today announcing the top 25 concepts from which the five winners will be
selected.
AUDI A3 GREEN...
LOS ANGELES - The 2010 Audi A3 TDI has been named Green Car Journal's 2010 Green Car of the
Year(R). The clean diesel from Audi rose to the top in a stellar field of hybrids and advanced diesel models
that all offer exceptional fuel economy and low emissions. This marks the second year in a row that a clean
diesel vehicle has taken the top prize.
FANNIE MAE PRICES...
WASHINGTON - The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM):
2-Year
Pricing Date December 3, 2009
Settlement Date December 4, 2009
Maturity Date January 12, 2012
Issue Size $3 billion
Coupon 0.875%
Price 99.790
Yield 0.976%
Payment Dates Each January 12th and July 12th, beginning
January 12, 2010
Spread +25 basis points / 0.750%
11/30/11 U.S. Treasury
CUSIP 31398AB43
Listing Application will be made to list the securities
on the EuroMTF market of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. are the joint lead
managers. The co-managers include Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
FTN Financial Capital Markets, Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Loop Capital Markets.
RISI ANNOUNCES...
BOSTON -
RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of
a new website -- www.woodbiomass.com -- dedicated to providing solutions to North America's emerging
wood biomass industry.
CHINA GRANTS CANADA...
BANFF NATIONAL PARK - Canada's iconic tourism destination has been proudly hosting international
visitors for over a century. Today's announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper is fantastic news and
Banff and Lake Louise are ready to welcome leisure travellers from China to our world class destination.
JETBRAINS RELEASES...
PRAGUE - JetBrains(R), the creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing development tools, announced
today the public availability of TeamCity 5.0, the company's award-winning distributed build management and
continuous
integration tool.
REESE WITHERSPOON...
LONDON - Avon's Global Ambassador Reese Witherspoon today hosted an exclusive tea party for eight
Avon independent sales Representatives. The tea party was held to celebrate the successful launch of
Reese's debut fragrance for Avon, In Bloom.
FREELANCER.COM COMPETITION...
SYDNEY - FreelancerTM, formerly known as GetAFreelancer, the world's top freelance jobs micro-
outsourcing marketplace, today announced that the winner of the US$15,000 global logo competition was
Edward V. Sutrisno from Indonesia.
FRIENDSTER LAUNCHES...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Friendster, Inc., a top global web site based on traffic, today announced a new
brand and web site packed with new features representing a significant milestone in the company's history and
further signifying the company's evolution to focus on the Asian youth market. The notable changes include a
new fun-centric brand, and a redesigned web site with an emphasis on local relevance, enhancing the overall
user experience. The new direction and focus reflect Friendster's dominant position among the youth audience
in Asia.
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