Page 5 - Sphere No.18 (Feb 2007)

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PORTS & RELATED SERVICES
PROPERTY & HOTELS
RETAIL
ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENTS & OTHERS
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SPHERE 3
CODE MODE
US-based mobile solutions
provider Vidiator has started supporting NTT
DoCoMo’s i-mode service with the Xenon En-
coder. The Xenon Encoder provides the
highest quality multimedia encoding for
mobile devices, allowing real-time con-
version of analogue, digital
and video signals.
Vidiator has also
announced the launch of
the Stan Lee POW! Mobile channel on
Sprint which features animated video
of creations such as The
Drifter and Accuser.
U N I T E D S T A T E S
A Big HIT
Hong
Kong International
Terminals (HIT) was
a winner at the Asia
Pacific Information
and Communication
Technology Awards
(APICTA) 2006 in the
Industrial Applications
domain, confirming
the industry’s recogni-
tion of the excellence
of HIT’s proprietary
operating system, nGen
(Next Generation Terminal
Management System).
H O N G K O N G
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Superdrug Launches
Mole Clinics
Superdrug has launched
the first-ever high-street mole clinics in the UK,
offering skin check-ups to shoppers. The clinics
are part of Superdrug’s SAFE campaign that
involves working with the Institute of Cancer
Research to help raise funds and promote
“Skin Awareness For Everyone”. Clinics at the
four London Superdrug stores have been fully
booked since the campaign launched.
U N I T E D K I N G D O M
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NEW PORT OF CALL
Hutchison Port Hold-
ings has been awarded a concession
to build and operate a new con-
tainer terminal at the Port of Manta,
Ecuador. The new terminal is scheduled to be
operational this year and will have a quay length
of 1,250 metres with a depth alongside of 15
metres. Manta is a natural deep-sea port located
approximately an hour from international ship-
ping routes.
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FUN INTHE SUN
Some 12,000 staff and family
members enjoyed a relaxing Sunday at the
Hutchison Whampoa Group’s annual sports
and family day at the Hong Kong Sports Insti-
tute. About 70 mentally and physically challenged
students also took part.
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