SYDNEY--3 Jul--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
COHN MERGER...
NEW YORK - WPP public relations agencies Cohn & Wolfe and GCI Group have
merged to create a dynamic global agency singularly-suited to the transformed
communications environment. The new firm, to be called Cohn & Wolfe, offers a
powerful combination of breakthrough, brand-building creativity and pioneering
digital and social media strategies.
http://www.cohnwolfe.com
PAKISTANI STUDENTS...
NEW YORK - Miscreants of Islami Jamiat Talaba have tried to spread unrest to
other colleges. Agitation has been reported in Rawalpindi Medical College where
three Ahmadi female students were locked up in their rooms after mid-night. The
next day Ahmadi students residing in the hostel had to spend the night
elsewhere for security reasons.
MCDONALD'S OLYMPICS...
OAK BROOK - Calling McDonald's 2008 Olympic Sponsorship "the most innovative
ever" in a webcast today, Mary Dillon, McDonald's Global Chief Marketing
Officer, detailed the company's plans to bring the Olympic Games to life for
customers around the world. As a proud partner of the Games for 40 years,
McDonald's has created unique programs for Beijing, ranging from a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for kids to a cutting-edge web-based Alternate
Reality Game featuring Olympic track and field legend Edwin Moses.
http://www.mcdonalds.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$51.5 million on July 12 and July
16, 2008. Fannie Mae will also redeem the principal amount of FINP securities
issues amounting to a total of US$16.976 million on July 14, 2008 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
www.fanniemae.co
MS DRUG...
MELBOURNE - Research conducted at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has
contributed significantly to a major licensing agreement signed between
Australian biotechnology company, Bionomics, and Germany-based pharmaceutical
company, Merck Serono.
AGRICULTURE PROPOSITIONS...
PARIS - Jacques Carles, Executive VP of momagri, today presented 10 founding
propositions for a new food and agricultural policy.
http://www.momagri.org
MIDEA JV...
GUANGZHOU - Carrier Corp., a unit of United Technologies Corp., and
Guangdong Midea Electric Appliances Co., Ltd, a unit of the Midea Group, have
signed an agreement to form an air-conditioning manufacturing joint venture,
Foshan Midea Carrier Air Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd, in Shunde, China.
Midea will hold a 60 per cent stake and Carrier will hold the minority stake in
the joint venture.
http://www.carrier.com
DIGI SERVER
MINNETONKA - Digi International today introduced the Digi Connect ME 9210, a
high performance embedded device server and newest addition to the popular Digi
Connect ME family. The Digi Connect ME 9210 enables OEMs to easily add secure
Ethernet connectivity to their products and is faster, includes more memory and
has more peripheral interfaces than any other device server.
http://www.digi.com
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