MEDIA RELEASE PR37450
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Monday Dec. 7, 2009
SYDNEY, Dec. 7 /AsiaNet/ --
COMSCORE ANNOUNCES...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, Monday announced the
availability of reporting on consumer Internet usage for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
MINICOM OPENS...
JERUSALEM: Minicom Advanced Systems, a leading developer of IT & KVM remote access and
management solutions, Monday announced the opening of the Minicom China office in Shanghai.
KIDVILLE ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: Kidville - named 'best of' by New York Magazine and given a five star "extraordinary" customer
rating in The Lila Guide: New Parent Survival Guide - has announced that it will open eleven Kidville locations
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first Kidville location will open in Dubai in Spring 2010.
PROTECTOR COLLECTION...
LONDON: The 'Protector Collection' has been meticulously created with Asprey by Angelina Jolie and Brad
Pitt to benefit a charity close to their hearts.
CONSUMER TRENDS...
AMSTERDAM: trendwatching.com, one of the world's leading trend firms, has just released its '10 Consumer
Trends for 2010'.
ADT ANNOUNCES...
AUCKLAND: ADT Security Services Monday announced a major victory in a patent lawsuit in China against
ZhenTai Science & Technology Company. ZhenTai was found liable for infringing upon ADT's industry-leading
Sensormatic anti-theft Ultra.Max label technology.
FOOTBALL CENTRE...
CAPE TOWN: The first Football for Hope Centre in Khayelitsha in the outskirts of Cape Town opened its
doors on 5 December 2009.
EXCLUSIVE PARTNER...
REDMOND, Wash.: Headroom Learning Strategies Saturday announced that it has selected Intelligaia
Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to be its exclusive implementation partner and representative for college admissions
testing services to be offered throughout the Indian subcontinent.
BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN...
COPENHAGEN: This Monday, 7 December, the first day of the global climate summit (COP15), director
Bjorn Lomborg of the Copenhagen Consensus Center will unveil two billboards in central Copenhagen
designed to confront politicians and delegates with the message that the current approach to solving global
warming is deeply flawed.
VIDEO BLOG...
COPENHAGEN: A ground-breaking online video blog aimed at keeping the pressure on world leaders at the
Copenhagen climate change summit goes live on Monday 7 December.
ACLI JOINS...
WASHINGTON: The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Saturday joined with 11 other global
organizations in urging Japan to honor its commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services
(GATS) as it considers new postal reforms.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of nine securities issues on Dec 14, 15
and 16 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
BRIEFING SESSION...
BRUSSELS: Members of the European Parliament and Members of the South Asia Peace Forum Friday
jointly hosted a briefing session on "Khalistan: The Hidden Story".
CANADIAN ZOO...
SAINT-F aacÉLICIEN: Zoo sauvage de Saint-F aacélicien recorded a major first in Canada last week -- one
that few zoos anywhere in the world have had the chance to experience -- when one of its residents, a female
polar bear named Aisaqvaq, gave birth to two cubs on Monday, November 30, 2009.
AXIGEN RELEASES...
BUCHAREST: AXIGEN, the professional messaging solution vendor, has announced the commercial
release of AXIGEN Mail Server 7.3, designed to be a perfect fit for the Service Provider segment and one
more step towards hosted messaging.
WELLNESS CAMPS...
DELHI: Rotary International (the global humanitarian service organization) India PolioPlus programme, in
partnership with Abbott, the global healthcare company, are running a series of Mega Wellness Camps
throughout five Indian cities during the first week of December.
AIR CHINA...
BEIJING: Air China has won the 'Golden Tripod Award' at the Fifth Annual China Securities Market
Conference.
LICENSE AGREEMENT...
PARIS: Bottega Veneta and Coty Inc., a leader in the global beauty industry, announced Friday the
formation of an exclusive partnership to create, develop, and distribute a line of fragrances under the Bottega
Veneta name. This will be Bottega Veneta's first fragrance collection.
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION...
MELBOURNE: The International Aperture Awards have announced that a late entry period is now open
while the judging schedule is arranged for the competition, extending until the 10th of December. The 2009
International Aperture Awards is the world's most prestigious international online photography competition.
This year a total of US$88,000.00 in cash and prizes is on offer!
BIODEGRADABLE BAGS...
BANGKOK: The National Innovation Agency (NIA), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit
(GTZ: German Technical Cooperation), Thai Bioplastics Industry Association (TBIA) and BASF Friday
launched a pilot project to highlight the potential of composting as a feasible and effective waste management
option.
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