IKEA Selects Aconex for Five Store Developments in China
SHANGHAI, July 1/ Medianet International-AsiaNet/ – Aconex will provide its online information management service to facilitate the construction of five IKEA stores in China. Aconex provides a web-based platform for managing project information such as drawings, documents and correspondence. Through using the system, IKEA and its project partners are able to view, distribute and track their files... [Read More...]
Proposals for Canadian Competition and Foreign Investment Refo…
OTTAWA, July 1 /CNW-AsiaNet/ – BY SUBRATA BHATTACHARJEE AND ADAM S. GOODMAN HEENAN BLAIKIE LLP, TORONTO This morning, the Canadian Competition Review Panel delivered its eagerly anticipated report, aptly entitled Compete to Win, to Minister of Industry Jim Prentice. Key amongst the Panel’s recommendations are a broad liberalization of Canada’s foreign investment review... [Read More...]
Banco Itau Announces Filing of Form 20-F
SAO PAULO, July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – The management of Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. (BOVESPA: ITAU3 and ITAU4; and NYSE: ITU) hereby announces that on June 30, 2008, the Bank filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Moreover, the portuguese version of the Form 20-F was... [Read More...]
Marc Andreessen Joins Facebook Board of Directors
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Facebook today announced that Marc Andreessen has joined its board of directors. Currently co-founder and chairman at Ning, Andreessen is an investor in several Internet startups. "Marc is an industry leader, and we’re fortunate to have him join our board," said Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. "He has experience... [Read More...]
GMAC Financial Services Unifies Marketing Effort With Selectio…
NEW YORK, July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – GMAC Financial Services announced that it has selected a marketing team led by BBH New York as its new global marketing agency of record. The decision follows a comprehensive agency selection process, as GMAC plans to strengthen its customer relationships and build its business in key markets around the world. To round out the BBH team, new talent... [Read More...]
California Micro Devices Introduces Praetorian(R) III LC Filte…
MILPITAS, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Offers Superior EMI Filtering for High Speed Data Interfaces with Cost Reduced Architecture California Micro Devices (Nasdaq: CAMD) today announced its third generation Praetorian III LC filter architecture for mobile handsets. Setting a new benchmark for filter performance, Praetorian III products offer higher performance... [Read More...]
Fannie Mae Redemption
WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amount indicated for the following securities issue on the redemption date indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption: Principal Security Interest Maturity Date CUSIP Redemption... [Read More...]
SH Energy and Chemical, Ltd. and Source Rock Energy of Arkansa…
DALLAS, June 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Prime Income Asset Management today announced that SH Energy and Chemical, Ltd., based in Seoul, South Korea has acquired the mineral rights to 3,000 acres in Van Buren County, Arkansas from Source Rock Energy of Arkansas, LLC to begin drilling the Fayetteville Shale. The first drilling project will involve a proposed two-well simulfrac with approximately... [Read More...]
Raptor Pharmaceuticals Closes $10 Million Private Placement
NOVATO, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTP), today announced that it raised U.S.$10 million through a private placement of 20 million units constituting an aggregate of 20 million shares of the Company’s common stock and two-year warrants to purchase 10 million shares of common stock. After deducting placement agent fees, the... [Read More...]
Eurofighter Typhoon Begins Air Surveillance in Austria
HALLBERGMOOS and GRAZ, June 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ – - As of 01 July, Eurofighter Typhoon will take over the protection of Austrian airspace under the leadership of the Joint Armed Forces Command, Graz, and the Air Surveillance Command, Wals, of the Austrian military. The Republic of Austria became the first export customer for Eurofighter Typhoon following selection of the type in 2003.... [Read More...]
