MEDIA RELEASE PR37634
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday Dec. 17, 2009
SYDNEY, Dec. 17 /AsiaNet/ --
BANK OF AMERICA...
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The Bank of America Board of Directors today elected Brian T. Moynihan as
chief executive officer and president of the company. He will assume the office and join the Board of Directors
following the retirement of Kenneth D. Lewis on December 31, 2009.
WWE TRIBUTE...
SYDNEY - 7th Annual WWE Tribute to the Troops Airs Christmas Day at 11.45pm on SKYNZ the BOX
New ZigBee Remote Control Profile: Delivering Next Generation Remote Control
SAN RAMON, California - The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions
for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced the availability of
ZigBee Remote Control, the new global standard for advanced remote controls.
CME GROUP...
CHICAGO - CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced
that it is expanding its international electronic trading fee incentive programs to provide clients outside of North
America with greater access to COMEX metals futures products.
EURAIL GROUP...
UTRECHT - According to the Eurail Group this vibrant Mediterranean nation has climbed the charts to
become the second most popular country of choice for Pass holders, while the One Country Pass available for
Italy is currently the best selling Eurail Pass overall.
AVAX TECHNOLOGIES...
PHILADELPHIA - AVAX Technologies, Inc. today announced that it recently closed a bridge loan financing
pursuant to a Convertible Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement with Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd.
BRAIN CANCER...
BEIJING - Using a novel stem cell based technology of Cellonis Biotechnologies, Beijing, a Chinese
research/medical team may eliminate a glioma -- brain cancer -- of a 36 year old Norwegian patient in a
hospital in Beijing.
GDC 2010...
SAN FRANCISCO - The 2010 Game Developers Conference, produced by the Think Services Game Group,
has revealed the first keynotes from two of the Summit programs that kick off the week of GDC.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae announces auction results for reopening of 5-Year benchmark notes.
VIRGIN DIGITAL...
LONDON - Sutherland Global Services, a leading multi-national Business Process Outsourcing organisation,
announced that it will provide a state of the art technology platform and technical support for the Virgin Group
to enable around the clock, around the world assistance and support for a
variety of digital devices.
SOUTH ASIA...
STRASBOURG - Members of the South Asia Peace Forum of the European Parliament met at Strasbourg
on 16th December 2009 to review international developments of concern to the members and to plan the
future activities of the forum.
AKSHAY KUMAR...
TORONTO - Akshay Kumar, Indian superstar of more than 120 films, is heading to "Bollywood North" to run
with the Olympic Flame in Toronto on Dec. 17. Prior to his run, Mr. Kumar will meet with media.
OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION...
PUTEAUX - Studies Conducted at INRA-AgroParisTech Laboratory Under Pr. Daniel Tom aacé Supervision
and Published* in November 2009, in the Official Journal of the International Bone and Mineral Society
"Bone", Reveal new Benefits for Peptan in Osteoporosis Prevention
TAG HEUER...
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 on Wednesday to celebrate TAG Heuer's 150th anniversary and the
25th year of its winning partnership with McLaren in F1.
COPENHAGEN PROGNOSIS...
COPENHAGEN - Today Stockholm Environment Institute, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
Research and The Energy and Resources Institute launch A Copenhagen Prognosis: towards a safe climate
future, a synthesis of the latest science on climate change, environment and development.
MERIDIUM PIA...
BANGKOK - Meridium, the world leader in asset performance management software and consulting
solutions, and PIA Group Sdn Bhd, a prominent plant integrity services company based in southeast Asia,
have partnered to provide Asia-Pacific customers with a range of Meridium APM tools and services
through a revolutionary data-hosting service.
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