Asia PR News

SYDNEY, Dec 21 /AsiaNet/ –

SOCIAL NETWORKING…
GENEVA: WISeKey and Publicis Live are inviting their
partners and customers to join "Hightrusted.com", a highly
trusted social network platform. This platform provides a
high-level digital identity solution, which verifies and
authenticates the user’s identity, thus enabling a safer
virtual world and bringing protection and peace-of-mind to
users and their trustees.
www1.wisekey.com/company/default.aspx

EURO RSCG…
NEW YORK: Les Agences de l’Annee, a key trade organization
for the European communications industry, has named Euro RSCG
Worldwide "The European Communications Group of the Year."

UTC ACQUISITION…
BEIJING: UTC Fire & Security announced that it has entered
an agreement to acquire an additional 7.0% share of GST
Holdings Limited, bringing the company’s total ownership to
25.8%. The transaction is subject to regulatory clearance.
www.utcfireandsecurity.com

AERCAP ANNOUNCEMENT…
AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. today announced that it has
closed three debt financing transactions during the fourth
quarter of 2007, increasing committed funding by US$440
million.

QUALCOMM GUIDANCE…
SAN DIEGO: Qualcomm Incorporated today updated its financial
guidance for the first fiscal quarter ending December 30,
2007.
www.qualcomm.com

G.729 CONSORTIUM…
MONTREAL: Sipro Lab Telecom, the administrator of the G.729
Patent Pool which represents the essential IPR and has
contributed to this popular communications standard developed
by the G.729 Consortium members: France Telecom, Nippon
Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation, and Universite de Sherbrooke, announced today that
the patent royalty pricing options available to end-product
manufacturers will be modified as of January 1st, 2008.
www.sipro.com

FANNIE MAE…
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$625
million on January 3, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100
percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
Fannie Mae will also redeem the principal amount of MTNR
securities issues amounting to a total of US$75 million on
December 30, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of
the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com

DUFF & PHELPS…
NEW YORK: Duff & Phelps Corporation, a leading provider of
independent financial advisory and investment banking services,
today announced the creation of two new Group Head positions.
Dan Peters was named Financial Advisory Segment Leader and
Steve Burt was named Investment Banking Segment Leader.
www.duffandphelps.com

AMERICAN GREETINGS…
CLEVELAND: American Greetings Corporation today announced
its third quarter results for the fiscal quarter ended November
23, 2007 and announced a 10 cent per share cash dividend.
http://corporate.americangreetings.com
http://photoarchive.ap.org
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060321/CLTU081LOGO

ALIBABA USA
HANGZHOU and NEW YORK: In a move aimed at enabling consumers
in Mainland China to buy directly online from North American
retailers, Alipay, China’s leading independent third-party
online payment platform and a subsidiary of Alibaba Group,
today announced a cooperation agreement with Philliou Selwanes
Partners (PSP), a New York City based consulting and advisory
firm. PSP will be the cooperation agency of Alipay to promote
the acceptance of this Chinese payment service to North
American merchants.
www.alipay.com
www.philliouselwanes.com

REUTERS MAHARASHTRA…
MUMBAI: Reuters today announced a partnership with
Maharashtra’s Postal Circle, to distribute, sell and support
Reuters Market Light (’RML’). Reuters Market Light is a unique
mobile information service for Indian farmers from Reuters, and
is now available in local post offices across Maharashtra
state.
www.reuters.com

PAN PACIFIC…
SINGAPORE: Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts announces its
plans to debut in Tianjin, China’s third largest city and add a
second hotel in Singapore. This is part of its growth strategy
to extend its brand footprint and establish and consolidate its
presence in key cities around the world.
www.panpacific.com

RABBIT RABBITCORE…
DAVIS: Rabbit is proud to announce the RCM4300 series of
RabbitCore modules. The RCM4300 series enables a new generation
of applications that use more memory for data and code. The
on-board mass storage provides even more performance and easier
design than any other alternative in its price range.
www.rabbit.com/press/productPhotosLogos.shtml
www.rabbit.com
www.xprn.com/xprn/sa/200706131247.jpg

BIRKART GLOBISTICS…
ASCHAFFENBURG, and LIMA: Exemplary donation campaign: Across
the world, the employees of Birkart Globistics air + ocean have
been busy collecting money and the Thiel Group company has
doubled the amount donated rounding it up to a total of 25,000
US dollars. The money will be used by the aid organisation
CARITAS DEL PERU.
www.birkart.com
www.thiel-logistik.com

CHINA EASTERN…
HONG KONG: After a week’s investor roadshow to Hong Kong,
Singapore and Beijing, China Eastern Airlines Corporation
Limited exudes confidence that it will win shareholders’
support at an extraordinary general meeting to be held on
January 8, 2008 where resolutions will be passed to approve the
strategic cooperation plan with Singapore Airlines Limited and
Temasek Holdings Limited.

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