SYDNEY--26 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CHINA HI-TECH FAIR...
SHENZHEN: The China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) is a state-level, international
hi-tech event held annually in Shenzhen.
EPIX PHARMACEUTICALS...
WELLESLEY HILLS: The previously announced auction of assets of EPIX
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was conducted on October 21, 2009.
SINGAPORE WIMAX...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Main Board listed Green Packet Berhad ("Green
Packet"), a leading developer of WiMAX products and solutions, has, via its
subsidiary, Packet One Sdn Bhd, the holding company of Packet One Networks
(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, entered into an agreement with Pacnet for the transfer of
Pacnet's redundant Facilities-based Operator ("FBO") license in Singapore and
its associated Wireless Broadband Access ("WBA") spectrum right to Green
Packet's newly incorporated company, Packet One (S) Pte Ltd ("P1 Singapore").
www.greenpacket.com
http://www.pacnet.com
SRI LANKAN TERRORISM...
NEWARK: Indicted Wall Street hedge fund manager Rajakumara Rajaratnam and
his father, J. M. Rajaratnam, knowingly provided financial and other support to
the Tamil Tigers, more than 30 victims and survivors of the terrorist group's
attacks alleged today.
http://www.ldgrlaw.com
http://www.victims-of-ltte-terrorism.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: The following is being issued by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM): 5-Year
bonds, with a pricing date of October 23, 2009, a settlement date of October
26, 2009; the maturity date is November 20, 2014; the issue size and coupon
rate is to be announced; the payment dates are November 20th and May 20th,
beginning November 20, 2009.
www.fanniemae.com
TREATMENT SATISFACTION...
MONTREAL: New data on patient treatment satisfaction from the LEAD 6 trial
presented on the 22nd October at the 20th World Diabetes Congress
(International Diabetes Federation) shows that patients have higher overall
treatment satisfaction with liraglutide than they do with exenatide.
http://www.novonordisk.com
ATYR PHARMA'S...
SAN DIEGO: aTyr Pharma announced Thursday that Dr. Floyd Bloom Professor
Emeritus, Molecular and Integrative Neuroscience Department at The Scripps
Research Institute, has joined their scientific advisory board.
www.atyrpharma.com
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS...
WICHITA: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) will release its
third quarter 2009 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Thursday,
Nov. 5.
http://www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx
http://www.spiritaero.com
DESIGNBOXX: FRAMEBOXX...
MUMBAI: Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects, India's fastest growing
network of Media & Entertainment training centers, Thursday announced the
launch of Designboxx courses.
http://designboxx.frameboxx.in
NAPC LAUNCHES...
LONDON: The NAPC Annual Conference 2009 on 17th and 18th November in
Birmingham will provide critical clarity on the commissioning, financial and
business challenges facing primary care today.
www.napcannual.co.uk
INTERSOLAR INDIA...
PFORZHEIM and FREIBURG: In association with SOLARCON India, Intersolar India
will take place for the first time from November 9 - 11, 2009 in Hyderabad,
India and is the country's premier photovoltaics conference.
http://www.intersolar.in
ABSA LIFE...
TORONTO: The industry leader in providing incentive compensation (ICM) and
sales performance management (SPM) solutions, Varicent Software Incorporated,
is excited to announce that Absa Life has adopted Varicent SPM to improve their
sales effectiveness.
www.varicent.com
BUILD HISENSE...
QINGDAO: Hisense successfully held its 40th anniversary ceremony and 4th
Global Customer Conference in Qingdao on October 21.
http://www.hisense.com/en/
JESPER BALSER...
COPENHAGEN: Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video
management software, announces that Jesper Balser has joined the Board of
Directors to add further strategic competence with an eye towards the
organization's continued international expansion.
http://www.milestonesys.com
BIOPOWER SYSTEMS...
SYDNEY: Australia's ocean energy company, BioPower Systems, Thursday
announced that it had entered into a collaborative agreement with the City of
San Francisco to investigate the generation of wave energy from the Pacific
Ocean.
ww.biopowersystems.com
BLOOMBERG CHAIRMAN...
MUMBAI: Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg L.P., Thursday rang the
opening bell at Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to signal the start of trading.
http://www.bloomberg.com
S.D.E COMPANY...
TEL AVIV: Recently, S.D.E's subsidiary, Om Sai Mantra Powergen Pvt ltd, has
signed on an MOU with the Government of Gujarat, represented by Energy &
Petrochemicals Department.
GFK ASIA...
KUALA LUMPUR: GfK Asia releases the first ever retail measurement report of
aftermarket passenger car engine oil within the central region of Malaysia,
covering the area of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
http://www.gfk.com
ASIA:THE FUTURE...
KUALA LUMPUR: In 2010, ICANN, also known as Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers will begin accepting new generic Top Level Domain
(gTLD) applications in Latin and non-Latin characters.
http://www.AsiaTheFuture.org
http://www.registryasp.com
ADT SUPPORTS...
SINGAPORE: ADT Security Services announced Thursday its support for two new
GS1 EPCglobal publications, a Strategic Overview Guide and a Technical
Implementation Guide.
http://www.sensormatic.com
http://www.epcglobalinc.org
http://www.gs1.org
OTIS EXPANDS...
CHONGQING: Otis Elevator Company President Didier Michaud-Daniel announced
plans for a new Otis manufacturing facility in Chongqing, reaffirming the
company's commitment to expanding operations in China.
CHINA EUROPA...
LE HAVRE: China Europa is an exhibition and business convention which aims
to foster trade relations between China and Europe.
http://www.china-europa.org
QNX SOFTWARE...
OTTAWA: As part of QNX Software Systems' 10 year anniversary of operation in
Japan, the company announced plans to hold its annual QNX Japan Technology
Innovation Conference, Tuesday, October 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the
Canadian Embassy in the North/South Halls in Tokyo.
www.qnx.com
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