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DMasia Daily Newsletter, 26 June
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Headlines from across Asia, 26 June, 2008
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* Indonesia - Excelcomindo selects Alca-Lu to provide carrier Ethernet services
* India - Rediff invests in Vakow
* Israel - Optibase to delist shares from Tel Aviv market
* China - Wanbosi-FSI win contract for Beijing Capital International Airport
* Hong Kong - Artificial Life launches new version of its mobile TV platform
* New Zealand - Telecom NZ selects Netcracker
* Georgia - Avistar partners with SK Group
* India - Satyam forms partnership with Sciformix
* Israel - Orbotech to acquire Photon Dynamics
* Japan - Viaspace receives order for its Battery Electrode Health Analyzer
* Singapore - Miyowa raises $8m in additional venture capital financing
* World - International Printer enters into licence agreement with Oki
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RUSSIA MARKET REPORT
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- New report from Broadband TV News
Russia's television industry is certainly the largest and undoubtedly also one of the most dynamic in Central and Eastern Europe. This report, the fourth in the Broadband TV News Briefing, provides a complete overview of the fast-changing Russian TV industry. It will provide an extremely useful reference tool for anyone interested in the market and its prospects for the future. Author Chris Dziadul is an acknowledged expert on the Central and East European broadcast sector.
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INTERNET ACCESS
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Indonesia - Excelcomindo selects Alca-Lu to provide carrier Ethernet services
XL will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS portfolio, including its 7750 Service Router, 7450 Ethernet Service Switch and the 7250 Service Access Switch.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31983
INTERNET & E-COMMERCE
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India - Rediff invests in Vakow
Rediff has invested an undisclosed sum in Vakow, an SMS content sharing social community started by two IIT Bombay alumni.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31963
ITV, DTV & STREAMING
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Israel - Optibase to delist shares from Tel Aviv market
Optibase's board of directors have resolved to delist the company's ordinary shares from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31965
MOBILE & WIRELESS
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China - Wanbosi-FSI win contract for Beijing Capital International Airport
BCIA will deploy 36 self-serve kiosks in Terminal 3. The kiosks will use the eFresh OCX module, which connects to a central eFresh server via GPRS.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31981
Hong Kong - Artificial Life launches new version of its mobile TV platform
MoPA-TV 3.0 evolved through the use of SMS Galaxy for a Japanese television show which aired on TV ASAHI.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31966
TELECOMS
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New Zealand - Telecom NZ selects Netcracker
Telecom New Zealand has selected Netcracker's OSS suite to speed the delivery of innovative services and the rapid expansion of next generation networks.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31964
TECH & IT
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Georgia - Avistar partners with SK Group
The agreement sees SK Group assist Avistar in extending the availability of its video-conferencing and collaboration software and services to markets in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31985
India - Satyam forms partnership with Sciformix
The partnership seeks to address the worldwide increase in focus on drug safety.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31984
Israel - Orbotech to acquire Photon Dynamics
This acquisition is a part of Orbotech's strategy for growth and diversification in its flat panel display business.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31988
Japan - Viaspace receives order for its Battery Electrode Health Analyzer
Viaspace has received an order for its BA-1000 Battery Electrode Health Analyzer product from Hohsen of Japan.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31987
Singapore - Miyowa raises $8m in additional venture capital financing
Miyowa's new funding will also be used to expand its operations into the US and Asia, spearheaded by the opening of offices in Cupertino, CA and Singapore.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31977
World - International Printer enters into licence agreement with Oki
International Printer, has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Oki Data covering a portfolio of patents that apply to remote management of imaging devices.
http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=31982
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