AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday August 20, 2009

Thursday 20 August 2009 16:01
JETSTAR ANNOUNCES...

MELBOURNE: Low fares leader Jetstar Asia has announced it will operate three

additional services* between Singapore and Manila from the 25 October 2009.

ZIGBEE ALLIANCE...

SAN RAMON, Calif.: The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies

creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and

consumer applications, Thursday announced the certification of 17 devices from

10 manufacturers using ZigBee Home Automation, plus enhancements to the public

application profile.

www.ZigBee.org

GOODING ACHIEVES...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.: Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the

Pebble Beach Concours dElegance, sold 129 lots over their weekend auctions,

achieving more than $50 million in sales.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS...

NEW YORK: One of the few bright spots of this year in the beauty industry is

the naturals and organic market and HBA Global Expo has obtained one of its

most well-known innovators and activists to deliver a Keynote Presentations on

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in the Special Events Hall of the

Javits Center in New York. Horst M. Rechelbacher, founder of Intelligent

Nutrients and Aveda, will share his unique insight and his consumer passion for

all things natural and organic.

www.hbaexpo.com

www.hba365.com

DYADEM ANNOUNCES...

TORONTO: Dyadem, the market leader in Operational and Quality Risk

Management, Thursday announced the availability of an entry-level version of

its popular Stature enterprise risk management platform.

www.dyadem.com

DIRECT SALES...

HENDERSON, Nev.: Beyond Commerce, Inc., an E-commerce solutions, local

advertising and social-commerce community, Thursday reported on its success

with its advertising division, LocalAdLink.

www.beyondcommerce.com

www.tonydavislawyers.com

www.i-SUPPLY.com

www.LocalAdLink.com

www.BOOMj.com

MUSIC FESTIVAL...

NEW YORK: Bliss Beverages C.E.O. Aaron Fraser, says he will be hosting a

global music festival to promote cultural, racial, religious and social

tolerance in the world. The event is slated for August 14th of 2010, the

anniversary of Woodstock, and would take place over seven days.

LCD HDTV...

IRVINE, Calif.: VIZIO, America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company,

Wednesday announced that according to preliminary Q2 2009 iSuppli reports, is

again the #1 shipper of LCD HDTVs in the U.S. at 21.7%, with a 165% increase

over their 2008 2nd quarter unit sales.

www.VIZIO.com

RELIEF ASSISTANCE...

TOKYO: In response to the devastation caused by Typhoon Morakot, which

caused heavy flooding and landslides in the central and southern parts of

Taiwan on August 7 and 8, SGI organizations in Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong

responded with provision of humanitarian assistance and donations in support of

government rescue efforts.

www.sgi.org

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