JCN Newswires back issues from December 2008:
Marubeni Acquires 21.42% Shares of Hsin Tao Power Corporation Gas-Fired Combine Cycle Power Plant in Taiwan.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 1, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Marubeni Corporation has concluded the Share Purchase Agreement acquires 21.42% shares of Hsin Tao Power Corporation through Taiwan Top Power Holdings. Co., Ltd., which is the holding company 100% owned by Marubeni. Hsin Tao Power, located in Hsin Chu ...
Nitto Denko Invests S$10 Million To Pioneer Organic Electronic Device Research In Singapore.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Tokyo and Singapore, Dec 1, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Nitto Denko Corporation, a leading diversified materials company, today opened the Nitto Denko Asia Technical Centre (NAT), the company's second centre in Singapore to spearhead and manage its R&D operations. The new Centre will focus ...
SITEX 2008: New Record Set for Visitorship and Sales.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Singapore, Dec 1, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - The 20th edition of SITEX, Singapore's longest running consumer IT fair, concluded its 4-day run yesterday with top-notch results, attracting a record number of over 800,000 visitors (up from last year's 751,800) and chalking an estimated $45 ...
Top Italian Animation Studio Rainbow S.p.A. Sets Up Asian Headquarters in Singapore.
Dec 01, 2008 ... Singapore, Dec 1, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore's animation and gaming industry looks set to brighten with Italy's top animation studio Rainbow S.p.A. setting up its global headquarters for its video gaming business in Singapore. The new gaming arm of Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow ...
MCN Wins EContent 100 Recognition for Innovation in Mobile Search; Mobile Search Pioneer Joins Nokia, Microsoft, Google and Other 'Companies that Matter Most in the Digital Content Industry'.
Dec 03, 2008 ... Tokyo and Mountain View, CA. , Dec 3, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mobile Content Networks (MCN: www.mcn-inc.com), the pioneering provider of search management, search merchandising, and PPC content promotion solutions for the global mobile industry, has been named one of the Top 100 most ...
Panasonic to Showcase Latest Environmental Solutions at Eco-Products 2008.
Dec 04, 2008 ... Osaka, Dec 4, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic Corporation will showcase its latest environmental solutions at Eco-Products 2008, one of the largest exhibitions of environmentally-friendly products in Japan, to be held from December 11 to 13, 2008 at the Tokyo International Exhibition ...
World Economic Forum Names Mobile Healthcare Inc as 2009 Technology Pioneer; 2nd Japanese Company Ever to Win.
Dec 05, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The World Economic Forum today named Japan-based Mobile Healthcare Inc (MHC) as a 2009 Technology Pioneer. The company, which develops real-time mobile health solutions for preventing and managing diabetes, obesity and other lifestyle-related illnesses ...
IR Magazine Hong Kong and Taiwan Awards 2008 Nominees Announced; Tough Times and Good IR Bring More Companies to Investor Attention.
Dec 06, 2008 ... Hong Kong, Dec 6, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - More than 66 percent of nominated companies at this year's IR Magazine Hong Kong and Taiwan Awards have not been previously nominated for the awards. The volume of new nominees could indicate that investors are seeing improved IR in the region, ...
IR Magazine China Awards 2008 Nominees Announced; Banking, Transport and Insurance Sectors Top Nominations.
Dec 08, 2008 ... Beijing, Dec 8, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Banking, transport and insurance sectors gained the most nominations for the IR Magazine China Awards 2008 - surprising news, considering the international financial industry's current problems and the recent high-profile difficulties suffered by ...
LG Develops World's First LTE Handset Modem Chip.
Dec 09, 2008 ... Seoul, Dec 9, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced today that it has independently developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards. The ...
IR Magazine Hong Kong and Taiwan Awards 2008 Winners Announced; Electronics Manufacturing Sector Leads the Way in IR.(Awards list)
Dec 11, 2008 ... Hong Kong, Dec 11, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Companies from the electronics manufacturing sector won awards in seven out of 20 categories at this year's IR Magazine Hong Kong and Taiwan Awards. In the grand prix categories that percentage was higher, with four of the eight winners coming ...
All-new Mazda3 to be Exhibited at the 2009 North American International Auto Show.
Dec 11, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Dec 11, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that the all-new Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) four-door sedan and five-door hatchback models will be shown at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), to be held in Detroit from ...
JAL Group To Participate in Trials of Japan Emissions Trading Scheme.
Dec 11, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 11, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Today, the JAL Group has made the decision to participate on a voluntary basis in trials of a Japan only emissions trading scheme set up by the Japanese government. The trial scheme runs from FY2008 to FY2012, the financial years ending ...
Suprema Named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008.
Dec 15, 2008 ... Seoul, Dec 15, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Suprema, Inc., a leading global provider of fingerprint recognition technology and systems, has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences ...
Fujitsu Laboratories Develops Power-Saving CMOS Technology for 32nm-Generation and Beyond.
Dec 16, 2008 ... Kawasaki, Dec 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced today the development of power-saving CMOS technology(1) for logic LSI chips for 32 nanometer- (32nm-) generation and beyond. The new technology enables employment of a specific silicon crystal surface(2), ...
JAL Biofuel Demo Flight First to Use Energy Crop Camelina.
Dec 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that it will be the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel refined from the energy crop, camelina. The airline also announced that the demo flight is planned for January 30, ...
maneo Raises 187 Million Yen in Venture Capital.
Dec 16, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - maneo Inc., the pioneer in social lending in Japan announced today the closing of a 187 million yen round of venture financing. The round was led by Yasuda Enterprise Development, based in Tokyo, Japan, with participation from DIT Partners, iSigma ...
Mazda to Showcase Eco-Tech at 'Eco-Products 2008' Exhibition in Japan.
Dec 17, 2008 ... Hiroshima, Dec 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation will exhibit its latest eco-friendly technologies aimed to reduce CO2 emissions even further at the Eco-Products 2008 exhibition over the period December 11 -13, 2008. Taking place at the Tokyo International Exhibition ...
Mazda Launches Freshened Roadster in Japan.
Dec 17, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 9, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the launch of the freshened Mazda Roadster (known as the MX-5 overseas) into the Japanese market. Mazda's updated iconic lightweight, open-top sports car goes on sale today (December 9, 2008) at all Mazda and ...
Eldecalcitol, an Active Vitamin D3 Derivative, Reduces Incidence of New Vertebral Fractures in Osteoporosis Patients in Phase III Clinical Trial.(Clinical report)
Dec 17, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 16, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that the active vitamin D3 derivative being co-developed by the two companies for treatment of osteoporosis (generic name: eldecalcitol; Chugai development code: ...
Sony and Nagoya University Develop Next Generation Cryptographic Hash Algorithm.
Dec 17, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 15, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation today announced "AURORA"[2], a new secure and efficient cryptographic hash algorithm[1] developed in cooperation with Tetsu Iwata, Associate Professor, Nagoya University. This technology is essential in the growing field of digital ...
DOCOMO Produces Low-Power LSI with MIMO Signal Detection and Decoding for 100 Mbps Downlink Transmissions.
Dec 17, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has successfully developed a trial large-scale-integration (LSI) chip that consumes less than 0.04 W of power yet supports multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)[1] signal detection and decoding for downlink ...
Honda Motors' Summary of 2008 Year-End CEO Speech.
Dec 18, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - The abrupt change involving the global automobile industry from mid-September of this year that was triggered by the financial crisis, forced all the automakers to change various plans over a very short period of time. The situation is worsening day ...
Fujitsu Develops CMOS Logic-Based High-Voltage Transistor for Power Amplifiers.
Dec 19, 2008 ... Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, Dec 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited today announced the development of a CMOS logic[1] process-based high-voltage transistor featuring high breakdown voltage, suitable for power amplifiers used in ...
Mitsubishi Heavy, AREVA, Mitsubishi Materials and Mitsubishi Corp Establish Full-fledged Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Business in Japan.
Dec 22, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 22, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), AREVA, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have signed a four-party agreement towards the establishment of a joint company ("New Company") in the nuclear fuel fabrication ...
Toyota Issues 2008 Sales, Production, Exports Forecast.
Dec 22, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 22, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) issues its forecast for CY2008 sales, production and exports from Japan, as follows: Forecasted CY2008 results <Pre>Unit: 1 million vehicles; ( ) indicates year-on-year increase/decrease ...
DIOTEK Releases DioPen 7.0 Handwriting Recognition Software for Pocket PC.
Dec 22, 2008 ... Seoul, Dec 22, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Korean mobile software developer DIOTEK Co., Ltd. has announced the release of DioPen(TM) 7.0, handwriting recognition software for Windows Mobile devices such as touchscreen Smartphone and Pocket PC. DioPen in version 7.0 recognizes ...
Fourth Annual Internal Auditors Forum to be Held in Mumbai on 15-16 January.
Dec 23, 2008 ... Mumbai, Dec 22, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Marcus Evans announces the 4th Annual Internal Auditors Forum, a two day conference to be held 14-15 January, 2009, at the JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai, India. The change in measuring and managing business risk is causing management, the board ...
Honda Announces Monthly Production, Sales, and Export Results.
Dec 24, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic market sales, and export results for the month of November 2008. Production Total Japan domestic market auto sales for the month of November ...
DENSO Announces Revision of Full-year Financial Forecast.
Dec 24, 2008 ... Kariya, Japan, Dec 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation today announced that it has revised its financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, announced on October 30, 2008. "The perception of the business economy worldwide is significantly deteriorating ...
Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for November 2008.(Financial report)
Dec 24, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for November 2008. Total global production came in at 91,750 units, a decline of 27.7 percent over November 2007 and the ninth ...
SoftBank Launches 'White Office' FMC Service for Corporates.
Dec 24, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. and SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. announced that they will launch 'White Office' around the end of March 2009, an FMC* service that enables corporate customers to use SoftBank handsets as extension of fixed-line telephone. ...
Fusion Network 'Officede for Skype' Now Skype Certified.
Dec 25, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 24, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Officede for Skype corporate-use administration software, provided by Rakuten Group's Fusion Network Services Corp. ('FUSION GOL'), was certified as an official Skype software product in November 2008, making it only the second such product to be thus ...
CyberAgent Reports Consolidated Results for November 2008.(Financial report)
Dec 29, 2008 ... Tokyo, Dec 29, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - CyberAgent (TSE: 4751), a Tokyo-based leader in Internet media markets, has announced consolidated monthly results and overall position through November 2008. Consolidated net sales for November increased 10.7ï¼…from the level in the ...
Privity to Introduce Sci-Paint Japan 'SUPRA' to Middle East.
Dec 29, 2008 ... Dubai, Dec 29, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Sci Paint Inc. of Japan, a leading 'Green' paint manufacturer, has selected Dubai-based Privity LLC as its regional consultant in introducing the company's architectural paints to the Middle East. Sci-Paint's high level team is currently visiting the ...