Today's signings include the following company information:
The Home Depot's acquisition of The Home Way will bring the world's leading home improvement merchandising and store operations capability to China with 12 stores in six cities. Chinese consumers will have more access to a wide range of exciting American home improvement products due to this acquisition.
Oshkosh Truck Corporation and Quzhou Airport signed an agreement for the sale of an airport rescue and firefighting truck made entirely with U.S. export content.
The vehicle will provide state-of-the-art fire protection to help protect passengers and aircraft, as traffic increases at this major Chinese airport. Oshkosh has been delivering fire fighting vehicles to China since 1982.
VeriSign and MII & China Netcom announced the launch of a new Internet resolution site that will allow VeriSign to deploy a new global Domain Name Service internet constellation site in China. The site will help improve the response time and reliability of the internet for users in China.
The launch of the site demonstrates how U.S. technology companies can successfully partner with the Chinese government and Chinese IT industry to bring the benefits of the internet to Chinese users.
The value of this announcement reflects VeriSign's commitment to continually strengthen the infrastructure that hundreds of millions of internet users rely on everyday for commerce and communications.
GE Aviation and Shanghai Airlines signed an agreement valued at $550 million for the purchase of aircraft engines to power their Boeing 787-Dreamliner aircraft.
The contract also includes a long-term service agreement for parts and maintenance. GE engines were also selected by three additional airlines this year to power Boeing aircraft.
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