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Twitter just announced yet another sum of funding, this including money from Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezo's fund Bezos Expeditions. The company says the money will be spent on building up its... Your News is the place where wonderful, funny, and amazing things exist. This blog delivers informative news in the easiest way.

“(NaturalNews) The rice bran ingredient manufacturer NutraCea has entered an agreement with HerbalScience Singapore to create two joint ventures to expand research, development and marketing of products based on stabilized rice bran. The two companies are forming a third company, Rice Science, to develop stabilized rice bran extracts for use as a nutraceutical ingredient in foods [...]

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter introduced to the market in spring 2006 has been outstandingly well received by customers. To better satisfy the persisting high demand for the vans manufactured in Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde, the Board of Management of Daimler AG has decided to invest a total of 177 million euros in the two German van-making facilities. Decision [...]

June 11, The GuardianThe Google co-founder Sergey Brin has invested in a US space tourism company and hopes to go into orbit himself within three years, according to a report today.The 34-year-old president of the web search giant has put £2.5m into Space Adventures, which has already sent five space tourists into orbit, the New York Times said.The investment also serves as a deposit on a future

DFJ VinaCapital L.P. (DFJV), a US$ 35 million venture capital fund jointly managed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and VinaCapital, announced on May 30 its investment in Yeah1, a media and entertainment production company targeted at teens in Viet Nam. Though the total value has not been disclosed, DFJV now has a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte

Hoan Cau Ltd Co recently invested overt US$500 million in building the Diamond Bay high-class resort area in the southern area of Nha Trang City. The project will full of five-star entertainment services, hotel area, Emerald and Sapphire areas, trade centre, fair centre and theatre centre with the capacity of 7,500 seats, sport area and 18 hole golf course. Diamond Bay Resort will be divided

Singapore GIC invests $549m in US energy firm    THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has bought an 11 per cent stake in United States-based energy infrastructure firm AEI for US$400 million (S$549.2 million). The investment followed a recent foray into the lucrative sector by another Singapore investment company, Temasek Holdings, and came as oil traded at [...]

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) asset management unit announced a $65 million investment in Calyx Agro Ltd. The equity investment will be funded primarily by AIG Brazil Special Situations Fund II L.P. and Louis Dreyfus Commodities CA Holdings Ltd. AIG Investments said Calyx is a venture sponsored by Louis Dreyfus Commodities to acquire, develop, operate and sell

Google has been busy on the legal, tech and policy front lately, and there's a primary theme running through all of their pursuits: Google loves wide open spaces.First up, as is being widely reported, Clearwire and Sprint are combining their wifi and broadband services. But did you know Google is one of the companies behind the $3.2 billion deal? They've teamed with Comcast, Intel Capital, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Trilogy Equity Partners to create the new company.From their blog:We believe that the new network will provide wireless consumers with real choices for the software applications, content and handsets that they desire. Such freedom will mirror the openness principles underlying the Internet and enable users to get the most out of their wireless broadband experi

Kardan NV said Tuesday its real estate unit Globe Trade Centre SA is to invest 27 million euros for a 50 percent stake in an office development project in Russia.The office development, situated near St. Petersburg, is expected to generate annual net revenues of 53 million euros upon its completion.Completion is scheduled for between 2011 and 2013.The company said this is its first venture into the Russian real estate market.

EPA Invests $12 Million to Secure New York City's Drinking Water Supply (New York, N.Y.) Taking proactive steps to protect the nation's drinking water supply through robust investments in water security, the U.S   Read full at: yosemite.epa.gov

Vinaconex-ITC Co and Oman-based State general Reserve Fund (SGRF) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) whereby SGRF will invest some US$20 million in Vinaconex-ITC and become the local company's strategic shareholder. At present, Vinaconex-ITC is carrying out project to build infrastructure for the Cai... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, announced today it made an equity investment in VirtualLogix, a maker of virtualization software for communications devices and infrastructure equipment. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Company (HAGL) on April 15 began the construction of seven key projects in Gia Lai province at the cost of 1,900 billion VND. They include the Hoang Anh Gia Lai 300 bed Polyclinic with an investment of 450 billion VND, a 300 billion VND high-grade apartment and trade complex in Pleiku city, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Citigroup Property Investors has invested Rs 640 crore in four special economic zones (SEZs) being developed by the Delhi-based real estate developer BPTP, picking up a 40 per cent stake in the special purpose vehicle. This is Citigroup’s second major investment in BPTP after recently picking up 5.89 per cent for Rs 322.50 crore. Citigroup Property [...]

China will invest 5-billion Yuan to build Ethiopia's first industrial park, part of a plan to help the Horn of Africa nation mimic the Asian giant's rapid economic growth, an Ethiopian minister said. Up to 80 Chinese companies involved in textiles, leather and manufacturing construction equipment are expected to invest in the industrial zone being built at Dukem, 37 km (23 miles) east of the capital Addis Ababa."The construction of the industrial zone will help Ethiopia emulate China's 20 years of accelerated development," Trade and Industry Minister Tadesse Haile told Reuters on Friday.Due to be built on a 5 sq km (2 sq mile) plot over the next five years, the China-Africa Development Fund is financing the project.China is investing heavily in Africa and has won favour among many governme

Despite fears of slowdown, investments in the Indian properties continue unabated. The Euronext-listed real estate investment company Yatra Capital has invested nearly Rs 175 crore in Bangalore-based property developments. Yatra has invested Rs 111.62 crore in Palladium Constructions, which will develop a mixed complex of retail and residential buildings, for a 30 per cent stake. Yatra [...]

Google invests in Chinese social-networking firm By John Letzing, MarketWatch Last Update: 6:31 PM ET Mar 25, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc. disclosed Tuesday it has invested $1 million in Chinese online social-networking technology provider Comsenz Inc., a start-up originally backed by former Google board member and venture capitalist Michael Moritz. Google (GOOG) said in a regulatory filing that it [...]

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., invests Rs. 9000 crore in different areas like R&D, warehousing, marketing, logistics and design. The company is setting-up warehouses in eastern, western, southern and central areas of the country to reduce delivery time. Read more...

BEIJING - China's US$200 billion sovereign wealth fund has invested more than US$100 million in Visa's initial public offering, Caijing magazine reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The HCM City-based Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Co (CII) recently announced that the HCM City Department for Transport and Public Works and CII signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build three build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects. The fist project to expand Hanoi Street from Saigon Bridge to Tan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Mekong Capital Wednesday announced that it has committed US$5 million from its Mekong Enterprise Fund II to invest in MAISON Joint Stock Co., the sixth local firm to receive the fund’s investment. Mekong Capital will assist the local fashion retailer, which opened its first outlet in Ho Chi Minh City in 2004... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

You don't need $35 million to invest wisely.It was recently reported that Al Gore's reported net worth is over $100 million. Back in 2000, his net worth was somewhere in the neighborhood of $800,000 to $1.9 million, according to his tax filings. Boy, he did well for himself, huh! But how?Mr. Gore has been involved in many lucrative projects over the past 7 years, and his ties to Google and Apple are most likely primarily responsible. As the self proclaimed founder of the Internet, Mr. Gore has always been involved in technology, and his friends in Silicon Valley have kept him close during the boom years, resulting in his abundant fortune.Now, Mr. Gore is investing $35 million with EBay billionaire and friend Jeff Skoll at his new venture, Capricorn Investment Group, which is said to invest

The Goldman Sachs investment bank, which has real estate investment worth $23.7 billion worldwide, will begin investing in the Russian real estate market. The bank is in the process of forming a $4-billion fund for real estate investments in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Almost half of the money will go to Russia and, of that portion, two-thirds will be invested in Moscow and the remainder in St. Petersburg and other cities with populations over 1 million.

T-Mobile has invested in a Swindon-based, home-networking company called Ubiquisys, which also counts Google among its backers, as it prepares to test the potential of the company's in-home mobile masts in the UK later this year.Femtocells are essentially a very low-powered mobile phone base station, which consumers can place in their home. There are no health risks as the device uses less power than a wii-fi connection. When connected to a broadband line, it greatly increases in-home mobile coverage and allows a mobile user to make free calls while at home from their existing handset.The technology is being tested by mobile phone companies including O2 and Vodafone as a way of increasing take-up of their own residential broadband services and differentiate them from existing providers suc

Invesco Real Estate is going to invest about $200-350 million in Russian commercial property. Central European Real Property Fund II, managed by Invesco, has attracted 700 million Euros of investments to put into real estate projects in Eastern Europe. $200-350 million from the attracted funds will go for construction of business buildings, warehouses and sales centres in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The company is prepared to acquire several commercial real estate objects at the moment, but the representatives of Invesco Real Estate are determined to withhold names of the objects until the close of the transactions.

Molson Coors, one of the largest brewers in the world, is diving into the digital signage arena with an investment in The Bar Channel, a Canadian digital out-of-media network that broadcasts programming via closed-circuit Internet to subscriber bars.After launching in April, the network grew to 88 Ontario bars and about $600,000 in first-year revenue, and it expects to add 50 establishments in Calgary and 50 in Ontario during the coming year. Despite the modest scale, the Bar Channel already has attracted a low six-figure investment from Molson Coors. The brewer is intrigued Bar Channel's ability to let it customize messaging at each bar, which gives it the ability to emphasize drink specials, or even show employee-training videos during slower hours. "We've seen share gains in the bars wh

The housing slide is bad news for homeowners in a pinch, but it provides a new opportunity for the state treasury to boost pension fund coffers. That's why the Oregon Investment Council voted last week to sink $600 million in public employee pensions into a Texas private equity firm. Executives at Lone Star Funds say they expect 20 percent or higher returns in the "distressed" markets in the United States and abroad.

The Singapore government's real estate investment fund on Monday announced it was taking the plunge into the Russian market, putting $233 million into a project with leading developer PIK Group to build a self-contained neighborhood in the Moscow region.GIC Real Estate, part of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, said in a statement that an affiliate company had acquired a 25 percent stake in the mammoth, 114-hectare Yaroslavsky development in the town of Mytishchi, northeast of Moscow.

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This new venture is the first project for the Banyan Tree Holdings in the Philippines.   Banyan Tree and its partner, Mr Salvador B Zamora II, a prominent businessman in the mining and real estate industries, have entered into a joint venture to develop and operate luxury resorts on Dinaran Island in the Philippines. The joint venture agreement was signed this morning in the Philippines between Mr. Zamora and Mr Ariel Vera, Banyan Tree’s Group Managing Director. Banyan Tree will acquire a significant interest in the joint venture. The parties plan to develop two resorts on the island, each of which will retain a secluded and intimate ambience due to the island’s size and terrain. The total development costs for these two resorts is estimated at around US$70 million. (more…)

By Lawrence CasirayaMANILA, Philippines -- APAC Customer Services Inc. (APAC) formally opened its third and largest call center in the country and revealed plans to invest in two more sites. Located at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City, APAC's newest facility can employ 2,000 workers. APAC operates two more facilities located in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, which have a combined capacity of 1,700 seats. The company, which started operations locally in 2003, expects to end the year with 4,000 workers in the Philippines. APAC, based in Deerfield, Illinois, runs seven facilities in the US and employs more than 9,000 workers worldwide. Its local operations provide services to the healthcare, publishing and travel industries. Bob Keller, APAC chief executive, said the company will open two additional sites beginning second quarter next year. He mentioned Sta. Rosa (in Laguna province) and Pasay City (near SM Mall of Asia) as possible sites. "Either one of those won't be as big as th

Leonardo DiCaprio, in a deal with Four Seasons Resorts, will open an eco friendly hotel in land he owns in the country of Belize in Central America. Ground breaking for the hotel will be in 2008. His 104 acres are in Blackadore Caye in the Caribbean sea. Only a 25 minute ride away from the country’s top-class diving site off the Belize Barrier Reef. The resort will feature an airstrip, infrastructure and top quality accommodations. The energy will be renewable and the island will be self-sustaining as possible. DiCaprio is heavily interested in environmental concerns. His environmental film on the human impact on the environment is will be out very soon. Share This

Can MTV sell music online?Amid its huge investment of resources into the 'Net, MTV made a big push in early 2006 to launch Urge, a digital music service that would compete with iTunes.But just over a year later, MTV is calling it quits on Urge. Though the company didn't disclose figures, sources indicated it was unsuccessful despite a major marketing push on-air, online and outdoors, as well as a partnership with Microsoft to feature Urge on its ubiquitous Windows Media Player software.So rather than trying to compete on its own, MTV is investing in one of iTunes' biggest competitors, Rhapsody. Cable conglom and that service's parent company, RealNetworks, are turning Rhapsody into a joint venture controlled 51% by Real and 49% by MTV.Verizon Wireless will bring the service to cell phones, though it's not an equity stakeholder.MTV, which is obligated to provide $230 million worth of advertising over five years, along with an undisclosed amount of cash, in exchange for its stake, s

Bank of America Corp. has invested $2 billion in Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest mortgage lender in the United States.The investment comes in the form of a nonvoting convertible preferred security yielding 7.25 percent annually. The security can be converted into common stock at $18 per share."We believe that in the current turmoil the stock market has been underestimating the value in Countrywide's operations and assets," says Ken Lewis, BofA chairman and chief executive. "This investment reflects our confidence in their business and recognizes the importance of the company in providing home financing across the country."Lewis says he hopes the investment will be a step toward a return to more normal liquidity in the mortgage markets.California-based Countrywide (NYSE:CFC - News) services the mortgages of one in seven U.S. households, he says.Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC - News) is one of the world's largest financial institutions, with more than 5,700 retail-banking offi

Peter Gabriel, the former lead singer of the band Genesis is the lead investor in a new music recommendation web site. He has put $5 million into a music recommendation technology company called The Filter. The money is so they can develop and add digital video and film recommendations to the site. The Filter has 150,000 users and is adding 25,000 a month. Gabriel has a vision of the site that is far bigger. He sees it as a recommendation tool not just for music but for just about anything from wine to fashion. You type in what you already like and the service comes back with another recommendation. Like this: If you like Peter Gabriel then we also recommend Robert Palmer. The Filter works with iTunes, Windows Media Player and Nokia Mobile Phone so you can create your own playlists. Gabriel is a pioneer in digital music technology investment. He developed one of the first consumer music technology products - the Xplora and Eve CDRoms - in the 1990s. He then founded On Demand Distribu

The McGuinty Government is helping Sarnia-Lambton's petrochemical industry develop environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels by supporting a new Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, Minister of Culture Caroline Di Cocco announced today on behalf of the Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation Dalton McGuinty."We are on the side of Ontarians who want a prosperous economy and a clean environment," said Premier McGuinty. "This project is helping Ontario become a leader in environmental protection and driving the new knowledge-based economy that is based on creative, forward-thinking ideas, leading-edge research and new technologies."The new Bioindustrial Innovation Centre will connect researchers and the local petrochemical industry to create and commercialize new sources of clean fuel. The centre, acting in partnership with others in the community, is expected to attract over $1 billion in private sector investment by 2014, immediately support up to 1,000 jobs in research

An investment from billionaire oil and gas tycoon T. Boone Pickens, sent shares of Interoil Corp. (IOC) up more than 20% on Thursday.A SEC filing showed Mr. Pickens has acquired 9.9% of Interoil's outstanding shares.His private investment firm BP Capital Management LP holds a 3.2% stake, as does its general partner TBP Invesments Management LLC.Mr. Pickens is considered one of America's top corporate raiders, reaping huge payoffs through takeover battles.Via: SeekingAlphaInteroil, BP Capital Management, IOC, energy stocks, TBP Invesments ManagementFound this post useful? Consider subscribing to The Energy Data Warehouse Feed/RSS. Advertise on The ENERGY DATA WAREHOUSEwww.BajaeNergyBLOG.com

Amazon is one of the first investors in a service called Amie Street. They sell digital music for indie bands. Here’s an interesting business model. You can download a song free at first but the more popular the song gets the more you will pay per download. Up to 98 cents maximum that is. It doesn’t say how much the artists will make. You can earn credits for downloads by recommending songs to other people and getting them to download indie music. The startup is a bit of an indie company themselves. It was founded in 2006 by three Brown University students. Amazon is going to compete with iTunes soon by launching its own music store sometime this year. Well at least you know that indie music downloads on EZ-Tracks are always free. Look at our selection of indie music - and yes, share your favorites with friends!

Following in the footsteps of Intel, Cisco will acquire 1.6 percent of virtualization company VMware from parent EMC for $150 million in cash. Unlike Intel, Cisco will not receive a board seat, but VMware said it would consider appointing a Cisco executive to its board in the future. More...

Sweden Bio Energy will invest Rp1.3 trillion in biofuel development in Indonesia by opening a jatropha curcas plantation on 100,000 ha land in East Nusatenggara (NTT) province in the near future, an official has said. The Swedish company which for the first time dealt with the biofuel sector in Indonesia last March, would also set up a biofuel processing plant in NTT with a capacity of 350,000 tons per year, Indonesian Biofuel Development national team chairman Al Hilal Hamdi said here Monday. He said the Rp400 billion in investment would be used to procure 100,000 ha of land and the remaining Rp900 billion for funding the construction of the biofuel processing plant. Sweden Bio Energy is one of 50 private companies which interested in building the biofuel sector in Indonesia at a total cost of US$17 billion, or Rp150 trillion in the next few years.Last January, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a $5.5 billion deal on the development of the biofuel sector

The Pune-based RSB Group, a $100 million company in the engineering and automotive components maker, on Monday announced to have concluded a private equity placement totaling Rs 154.35 crore with the IL&FS Investment Managers (IIML). RSB Group is looking forward to its capital expansion activities through its private equity infusion. It envisages nurturing itself further through joint ventures and acquisitions. The group has recently acquired Miller Bros, a US based auto ancillary. With such an addition, RSB expects to expand its international manufacturing, product design, and marketing potential. The auto ancillary and construction equipments sector have emerged as the fast growing business in India.  Their development is largely pushed by upcoming infrastructure facilities including development of roads, railways, and highways along with increasing exports. Choosing IIML as a prospective partner will help the RSB Group in stretching its knowledge in the private equity sector. I

AMD said Friday that it would invest $7.5 million in Transmeta in order to support its work in developing efficiency technology for microprocessors. In turn for cash infusion, AMD would receive preferred stock in the company. More...

Innovation goes to the heart of what Google does. Google recently announced its plans to positively make a contribution to the environment. The company has set out its strategy to help build a cleaner energy future. This plan will enable the company to go carbon neutral by 2008 and help support environmental innovation that could ultimately benefit everyone.Google has finished its Phase 1 of a 1.6 megawatt (MW) solar panel at its headquarters in Mountain View. Google says its committed to creating an additional 50 MWs of renewable energy generating capacity by 2012 (good enough to power 50,000 homes). This Google project is the largest solar installation to date on any corporate campus in the United States and one of the largest on any corporate site in the world.Leveraging its assets to make an impact beyond its business. Google also plans to invests in innovative projects like plug-in hybrid cars (plug-ins) in order to make cleaner technologies commercially viable more quickly. Googl

Mobile Guru: Nokia Invests in Web Video Start-Up Kyte.tvKyte.tv, a new Web site for sharing pictures and video via cell phone, has received funding from Nokia. By Sinead CarewNEW YORK (Reuters) - Kyte.tv, a start-up Web site for sharing pictures and video, said on Tuesday it received funding from the investment arm of Nokia.Kyte.tv, which aims to extend video sharing to cell phones, did not disclose the size of the investment, but its co-founder hoped the deal would lead to a distribution agreement with the world's biggest mobile phone maker."With Kyte being on Nokia phones, can you imagine the distribution?" said Daniel Graf, chief executive of Kyte.tv.The huge popularity of sites such as Google Inc.'s YouTube has spawned interest in services that let users create and share media, which tend to be viewed on desktop computers.Nokia Growth Partners partner Rob Trice did not say if Nokia would put Kyte.tv's application on its phones, though he said the investment ties in with Nokia's

Mmhmm, it smells like 1989… Whoever this brotha is, he has got that Diddy impersonation down to a tee. [via Smartenupnas] Related PostsLil Jon goes down in the history books.50 cent - ‘fully loaded clip’ (disses, Jay, Nas, P. Diddy, JD, Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne)Random Banger #11

By Andrea R. Mihailescu MayIndonesia`s state-owned PT Pertamina said it plans to invest up to $1.2 billion on its upstream oil sector this year. Jakarta will disperse the money to various projects and ventures to boost much-needed production. Pertamina will invest $50 million to develop the Kedung Tuban and Alas Tua oil fields in the Cepu Block in East Java, Pertamina President Ari Hernanto Soemarno said. The company submitted its plan of development to the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body, BP Migas, for the Kedung Tuban and Alas Tua fields. The two fields are not included in the operation area of the Joint Operating Committee of Pertamina and ExxonMobil, which have a 45 percent share of the Cepu Block each. Ari said the Cepu Block had many oil and gas fields and that most of them were controlled by Pertamina. Pertamina would also finance the drilling of 170 oil and gas wells this year, including 35 exploration wells, he said. This year, Pertamina said it will also invest in oil

The Kings Arms Hotel and Restaurant,19 Market Street,Woodstock.OX20 1SUhttp://www.kings-hotel-woodstock.co.uk/index.shtmlWhere is it?Head straight from the front door towards the restaurant (not into the bar). The ladies is on the left. Men carry on and left just before the door to the restaurant and the door is there (under the stairs).What’s it like?This restaurant is the second most stylish in Woodstock. The bar is a mix of cool and traditional with great leather winged chairs. The food in the restaurant is consistently good and great value even though its not the cheapest around. It is also a good place to go to have a meeting as it’s quiet and spacious enough to get on with things without being disturbed.Considering the toilets are under the stairs they are very spacious. In fact they have the feel of real luxury. Well thought out design, high quality fittings (the sink is obvious but look at the urinals – virtually space age) and the whole place has a sparkly clean feel. Th

The Kings Arms Hotel and Restaurant,19 Market Street,Woodstock.OX20 1SUhttp://www.kings-hotel-woodstock.co.uk/index.shtmlWhere is it?Head straight from the front door towards the restaurant (not into the bar). The ladies is on the left. Men carry on and left just before the door to the restaurant and the door is there (under the stairs).What’s it like?This restaurant is the second most stylish in Woodstock. The bar is a mix of cool and traditional with great leather winged chairs. The food in the restaurant is consistently good and great value even though its not the cheapest around. It is also a good place to go to have a meeting as it’s quiet and spacious enough to get on with things without being disturbed.Considering the toilets are under the stairs they are very spacious. In fact they have the feel of real luxury. Well thought out design, high quality fittings (the sink is obvious but look at the urinals – virtually space age) and the whole place has a sparkly clean feel. Th

Schaumburg, IL and Cupertino, Calif., April 25, 2007 — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, today announced that it has made an equity investment in Vocera Communications. Vocera Communications, developers of the Vocera Communications System, allows mobile workers to connect and communicate business-critical information over a facility’s wireless network through a hands-free, wearable badge. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.“Leading hospitals have recognized improved workflow efficiency and patient care with the Vocera System, and it is clear that Vocera is making a significant impact on in-facility communication,” said Reese Schroeder, managing director, Motorola Ventures. “Our investment demonstrates our commitment to innovative companies, such as Vocera, to drive seamless mobility into daily work environments."The Vocera Communications System, which is comprised of the Vocera System Software and a weara

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A - News; NYSE:BRK-B - News), which built a 10.9 percent stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE:BNI - News), has acquired stakes in two...

Motorola, Inc. today announced that it has made an investment in GoTV Networks, a made-for-mobile television provider. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.GoTV Networks (www.4gotv.com) is the first made-for-mobile television network and studio group, which applies an on-demand model to allow consumers to select and watch up-to-the-minute news, sports, entertainment and other compelling content. GoTV’s team of Emmy® award-winning producers and mobile technology experts produce a wide array of digital and licensed on-demand programming that  connects consumers to what interests them the most. GoTV’s channel offerings include music: Hip Hop Official and Altitude; sports: Fantasy Sports Edge and College All Access; and GoTV Superchannel, which combines a variety of news, entertainment and comedy. 

Follow the money. If you take that advice and look at Fortune Brands you will come to the conclusion that Bourbon is back in vogue.The company is heavily investing at facilities in Kentucky. The Booker Noe Distillery in Bardstown that makes Jim Beam is getting a $70 million upgrade that will enable it to boost production by 50 percent to 15 million gallons of whiskey a year. Meanwhile, almost $50 million is being spent by Fortune Brands at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto and another facility in Frankfort.The investment is being prompted by the biggest boom is Bourbon consumption since just after the end of World War II. Much of the growth is coming from higher end products and distillers are expanding now anticipating they will need the whiskey several years down the line to keep up with worldwide demand.

 Actuality March 4, 2008    Goldman Sachs (GS) Investment Bank starts to invest facilities into the Russian development projects. GS' investments into the real estate all over the world exceed $23 bln. As it was found out, GS forms the real estate fund with $4 bln volume for investments ...

The two companies struck an agreement to form a new retail joint venture in Europe. Best Buy will invest $2.1 billion in the joint venture, which will attempt to grow both firms' presence in the European retail markets. Best ...

 Updated June 2, 2008    Production of "aspheric optical elements on a machine using nano-positioners" became the first investment project of Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RCNT; Rusnanotekh). NCP Nanotekh company receives €8,66 from RUR 130 billion allotted by the government to nanotechnologies development. . In RCNT assure they had ...

Gao Ruibin, Chairman of Motorola China, says his company has invested US $1 billion in research and development projects in China and is planning to route additional investments into related projects. Gao points out that future R&D projects will cover product innovation and technology upgrades. The R&D center of the ...

 Updated June 3, 2008 Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and four banks are finishing to work on loan at 550 billion yen ($5,3 billion) for Sakhalin-2 project. As reported the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, it is assumed that JBIC would allocate around $3,7 billion to the project, and the ...