MEDIA RELEASE PR36564
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Wednesday, 14 October, 2009
SYDNEY, Oct. 14 /AsiaNet/ --
COMSCORE RELEASES...
HONG KONG: comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, Thursday released its first report on
Web usage in Hong Kong.
ASIAB2B LAUNCHES...
SINGAPORE: AsiaB2B, the first Standard-Independent B2B user community in Asia Pacific, Thursday
announced its launch at the AsiaB2B Inauguration Conference on 14 October 2009 in Taipei.
OVERSI INTRODUCES...
PETACH TIKVA: Oversi, the global leader in high-performance Internet video and P2P caching solutions,
Thursday announced enhancements to OverCache MSP (multi-service platform) with support for popular file
hosting, delivery and sharing sites.
OLR ANNOUNCES...
SYDNEY: OLR, a global pioneer and leading innovator in implementing and upgrading retail systems,
Thursday announced the go-live of Payless Shoes on Oracle Retail v13.
FPS INSTALLATIONS...
HOUSTON: The number of floating production systems (FPSs) installed over the course of the 2009 to 2013
time period will be lower than many industry watchers predict. The near-term FPS market will see near decade
lows in new FPS installations following the paucity of new contract awards since the third quarter of 2008,
according to Robert Moers, Product Manager - Floating Production at ODS-Petrodata.
CHINESE DEVELOPERS...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Ranking of China's Real Estate Developers in the First Three Quarters of
2009" released by CRIC, China Real Estate Appraisal and E-house China R&D Institute on October 9th, the
sales of 16 real estate enterprises listed in the top 20 are all over RMB 10 billion, with the sold area of each
exceeding 1,000,000 square meters.
PSYCHIATRY CONFERENCE...
AUCKLAND: Addiction, schizophrenia, suicide, psychosis, depression, self-harm and early intervention are
just some of the topics which will be discussed by mental health experts at The Royal Australian and New
Zealand College of Psychiatrists' New Zealand Conference on 14 to 16 October 2009 in Rotorua.
REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: According to the "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009" report released
on October 9th by CRIC (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd., in cooperation with China Real Estate
Appraisal and Shanghai E-house R&D Institute, the recovery of the real estate market in China during the first
three quarters of 2009 enabled real estate developers in China to hit new highs.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS...
WARRENDALE, Pa.: UBM International Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media plc,
and AIM, the international association and recognized authority on bar code, RFID, and enterprise mobile
computing, Thursday announced that the FDA's Jay Crowley, senior advisor for patient safety, Center for
Devices and Radiological Health, will deliver the keynote address for the Track & Trace Virtual Trade Show on
opening day, December 2nd in the online presentation theater.
ACONEX RELEASES...
SAN FRANCISCO: Technology firm Aconex has released a white paper outlining three critical challenges
government agencies and project managers will experience when managing American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects, and how they can be overcome by using an online collaboration system.
MICROSOFT LAUNCHES...
REDMOND, Wash.: Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced it has developed a reference architecture based
on familiar, cost-effective Microsoft platforms that can serve as the basis for development of the "integrated
utility of the future."
COMO URGES...
SYDNEY: The Confederation of Meningitis Organizations (CoMO) Thursday issued a call to action to
parents in Asia to immunise their children against pneumococcal disease, to reduce their children's risk of
serious illness and preventable death.
OSS CONFERENCE...
LONDON: Light Reading, the leading online publication for the telecom industry, and Heavy Reading, its
prestigious market research division, will be hosting their first OSS event on Wednesday in London.
FMO ANNOUNCES...
MELBOURNE: FMO, the portfolio management system for hedge funds with industry leading reporting and
attribution analysis, announced a new release of the FMO system Tuesday.
EAP EXHIBITS...
SHANGHAI: Esquel Accessories and Packaging (EAP) will be showcasing its comprehensive range of trims
and packaging materials at the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2009 which will be held in Shanghai New
International Expo Center on 21 - 23 October.
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