SYDNEY--1 Feb--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
BA ENERGY SEEKS...
CALGARY - BA Energy Inc has called a meeting of its
shareholders and optionholders to seek approval of a corporate
reorganization pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the
Business Corporation Act (Alberta) (the "Arrangement").
LANCET PUBLISHES...
WORCESTER - ENDORSE multinational study (Epidemiologic
International Day for the Evaluation of Patients at Risk for
Venous Thromboembolism in the Acute Hospital Care Setting)
published Thursday in the LANCET demonstrates the high
prevalence of patients at risk for VTE (according to the ACCP
guidelines) in the world: 52 per cent of hospitalized patients
surveyed were at risk for VTE, corresponding to 64 per cent of
surgical patients and 42 per cent of medical patients.
http://www.umassmed.edu
CATERPILLAR COMPLETES...
QINGZHOU CITY - Caterpillar Inc. Friday has received final
regulatory approval and completed the purchase of the remaining
shares of Shandong SEM Machinery (SEM), a leading wheel loader
manufacturer in China.
http://www.CAT.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTNR securities issues amounting to a total of US$25
million on February 10, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$375
million on February 10, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
TRANCHE LAUNCHES...
HALLBERGMOOS - Following signature of the Aircrew Synthetic
Training Aids Supplement 5 agreement between Eurofighter GmbH
and NETMA on 13 December 2007, Thursday, January 31, 2008,
marks the formal launch of the contract.
DIRECTOR DELIVERS...
SAN MATEO - Jaman.com, the leading online destination for
quality international and independent entertainment, Thursday
announced the free, global availability of Mira Nair's AIDS
Jaago, four short dramatic films which aim to dismantle myths
and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.
http://www.jaman.com
YANMAR OPENS...
OSAKA - Yanmar Co Ltd is proud to announce the opening of
Yanmar Kota Kinabalu R&D Center in Kota Kinabalu-city of Sabah,
Malaysia, the first R&D Center to be established outside of
Japan.
http://www.yanmar.co.jp/en/
AVNET RELEASES...
SINGAPORE - Avnet Electronics Marketing, a part of Avnet,
Inc., Thursday announced the release of the Xilinx Virtex-5 LXT
SXT Development Kit -- a complete development platform for
designing and verifying applications based on the Xilinx
Virtex-5 LXT and SXT Field Programmable Gate Array families.
http://www.em.avnet.com
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