SYDNEY--20 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TXU UNVEILS...
DALLAS - Friday, TXU Energy introduced its new energy
conservation product - the TXU Energy iThermostat.
http://www.txuenergy.com
GTA PARTICIPATES...
NEW YORK - GTA by Travelport, one of the world's leading
wholesalers of hotels, ground products and services to the
travel industry, has announced that it has been selected to
participate in the National Tour Association's China Inbound
Program.
http://www.travelport.com
http://www.NTAonline.com
http://www.gta-travel.com
JOURNAL PRESENTS...
DURHAM - The journal STEM CELLS announced that Lena Motoda,
M.D., Ph.D. won the 3rd Annual STEM CELLS Young Investigator
Award.
http://www.StemCells.com
http://www.cic.re.kr/symposium
PPR PARTNERS...
PARIS - PPR announced the signature of a long-term strategic
partnership with the Sowind Group, a Swiss holding company
based in La Chaux de Fonds headed by Luigi Macaluso.
http://www.girard-perregaux.com
http://www.jeanrichard.com
BILLBOARD GRABS...
VIENNA - The world's biggest billboard has been grabbing the
attention of football fans flying into Vienna Airport for the
closing stages of Euro 2008 - covering an area of more than 50
football pitches, online betting company Betfair has spent the
last four months growing different kinds of plants to spell out
the message 'NO.1 FOR FOOTBALL AND STILL GROWING!'.
WORTH FORECAST...
BOSTON - The emerging biomass industry is projected to
become a US$1.5 billion fiber market by 2012, RISI indicates in
its International Woodfiber Report (IWR). The market's
explosive growth is due not only to multi-billion investments
from private equity firms and Fortune 500 corporations but also
as a result of numerous legislative initiatives including the
new Farm Bill.
http://www.risiinfo.com
http://www.risiinfo.com/wf
http://www.risiinfo.com/biomass
COURT DETERMINES...
SUNNYVALE - Artecel, Inc., announced Friday that the patent
inventorship litigation concerning the foundational,
composition-of-matter patent covering stem cells isolated from
adipose (fat) tissue has been decided in favor of Artecel's
licensor, the University of Pittsburgh and against Cytori
Therapeutics' licensor, the University of California.
http://www.artecel.com
CONVENTION FEATURES...
SAN DIEGO - A new chemical fertility control technology that
could substantially reduce the devastating impacts of rodents
on rice production in developing countries is being featured at
the BIO 2008 International Convention in San Diego, California
from the 17th through the 20th of June.
http://www.senestech.com
CGI SIGNS...
MONTREAL - CGI Group Inc., announced Thursday the signing of
seven year agreements with Australia and New Zealand Banking
Group Limited and BMO Financial Group to extend their use of
CGI's Proponix global trade platform.
www.cgi.com
EVENT ADDRESSES...
SAN FRANCISCO - TechInsights Thursday announced the
expansion of the RFID World 2008 conference, offering
demonstrable vertical market RFID solutions, discussion forums,
seminars and symposia that address the increased demand from
industry leaders for a RFID solutions-focused event.
http://www.rfid-world.com/2008
DUPONT RAISES...
WILMINGTON - DuPont Titanium Technologies friday announced
its second global price increase for titanium dioxide in two
weeks in an attempt to keep pace with rapidly rising costs of
energy and raw materials.
http://www.titanium.dupont.com
FIRSTGROUP CHOOSES...
ABERDEEN - Quintiq, a leading provider of advanced planning
and scheduling solutions, Thursday announced that it has won
the contract to provide a comprehensive resource optimisation
solution to FirstGroup, the world's leading transport
operator.
http://www.firstgroup.com
http://www.quintiq.com
JAPAN APPROVES...
SUNNYVALE - Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the
field of radiosurgery, announced Thursday that Japan's Ministry
of Health, Labor and Welfare has granted Shonin approval of the
CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System for use in treatment of
extracranial tumors, including tumors that move with
respiration.
http://www.accuray.com
ATMAIL SUPPORTS...
BRISBANE - AtMail, a leading provider of easy-to-use,
Linux-based email management appliances and software, Thursday
announced that its commercial AtMail Webmail system is fully
compatible with the FireFox 3 web browser.
http://www.atmail.org
MEDLEY ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK - Medley Global Advisors, LLC, the leading provider
of policy intelligence to hedge funds, investment banks,
governments, announced Thurday that it has hired christian
distasio to join its content team.
http://www.medleyadvisors.com
NEUFTEC RESPONDS...
ROSEAU - Neuftec Limited, the proprietor of the original
nano-particulate cerium oxide fuel catalyst technology, which
recently issued a claim against Oxonica Energy Limited, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Oxonica PLC, for infringement of its
European Patent in the High Court of Justice, has commented on
a fundamental inaccuracy in Oxonica's AGM Statement issued by
Dr Matthews (CEO) on 19 June 2008.
CB1400 PREVENTS...
LOS ANGELES - Canopus BioPharma, Inc., has confirmed the
efficacy of its oncology candidate, CB1400, as a tumor reducing
agent and has also demonstrated the synergistic effect of this
drug in combination with both cisplatin and cetuximab (Erbitux)
in two mice lung cancer models.
http://www.canopusbiopharma.com .
EXHIBITIONS PRODUCE...
BANGKOK - CMP Media (Thailand) Co Ltd, and the Thailand
Board of Investment (BOI) jointly announced the success of the
recently concluded INTERMACH 2008 and SUBCON THAILAND 2008
machinery exhibition which attracted over 35,000 local and
foreign visitors and produced combined transaction values of
over 4.2 billion baht.
COMPANIES PROFIT...
HANNOVER - Companies looking for the best way to enter the
German-speaking market profit from hannoverimpuls' targeted
options: one of the partners working with the hannoverimpuls
business promotion company is Inline Sales.
www.hannoverimpuls.de
RIGHTS APPEALED...
TOKYO - The 8th United Nations Human Rights Council in
Geneva, Switzerland has unanimously approved a resolution
tabled by Japan, entitled "Elimination of Discrimination
Against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family
Members."
ADVENTURES EMBRACED...
ABU DHABI - Adrenaline Sports Live! will encompass stunts
and sporting action from world-class professional athletes,
whilst giving visitors the opportunity to try out activities
for themselves, to showcase the world's playgrounds to
thousands in Abu Dhabi between 13th and 15th November.
http://www.adrenalinesportslive.com
http://www.cmpiuae.com
ROLLOUT ACCELERATES...
LONDON - Mapesbury Communications Ltd, a UK GSM licence
holder, Thursday announced an agreement with Spectrum
Interactive (UK) Ltd for the rights to broadcast its UK01 GSM
service from hundreds of payphone kiosks; these sites will
accelerate the rollout of its new mobile phone service branded
as UK01.
http://www.uk01.com
LOGWIN STRENGTHENS...
HONG KONG - The Air + Ocean business segment of Logwin AG is
expanding its airfreight management team in line with the high
growth rates in the airfreight sector.
http://www.logwin-logistics.com
http://www.thiel-logistik.com
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