SYDNEY--4 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TALENT MANAGEMENT...
SINGAPORE: More than half of senior leaders anticipate their companies'
performance will soon suffer because they don't have the right talent in place,
according to a recent report from Development Dimensions International (DDI)
written in co-operation with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
http://www.ddiworld.com/aboutddi
TRANSPORT FORUM...
PARIS: "The International Transport Forum offers a unique opportunity for
the transport sector to say how it will deal with global warming," said Jack
Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum in Paris on
Tuesday, while introducing the programme of the Forum 2008.
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/forum2008.html
BAIRD EXPANDS...
CHICAGO, IL.: Baird Private Equity, the global private equity group
affiliated with Robert W. Baird & Co., Tuesday announced the establishment of
Baird Capital Partners Asia (BCPA), an investment team focused on providing
growth equity capital to smaller, high potential companies in China or with
substantial operations and growth opportunities in Greater China.
http://www.bairdprivateequity.com
COFFEY ACQUIRES...
SYDNEY: Coffey International Limited Monday announced it has acquired
Canadian geotechnical firm Shaheen and Peaker Limited and its subsidiary
companies S&P Geo Engineering and Geo Canada for approximately C$11.0 million
in a mixture of C$8.8 million in cash and C$2.2 million in shares.
EMERGENCY SERVICES...
UTRECHT: With bushfires in WA's Goldfields region and floods in Mackay,
Australia's emergency services are needed more than ever but many are
unreachable, according to
WatchMouse, a leader in website performance monitoring. WatchMouse Tuesday
said it tested the sites belonging to Australian Emergency Services
organisations for errors, availability & performance and found only one of the
26 monitored sites to have 'good' uptime while seven sites had 'serious user
issues'.
http://www.watchmouse.com
SOFTWARE UPGRADE...
ST. PETERSBURG: Spb Software House, the world's leading Windows Mobile
software vendor, Tuesday said it has upgraded its outstanding Spb Mobile Shell
software to version 2.0.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Tuesday said it will issue US$3 billion of 3-Year
Benchmark Notes which will mature on April 11, 2011.
http://www.fanniemae.com
STARTECH REPORTS...
WILTON, Conn.: Startech Environmental Corp., a fully reporting company and
the internationally recognized, award-winning environment and energy company
announced Monday that its 2007 year end report, filed on schedule with the SEC,
shows shareholders' equity in excess of $4.4 million with approximately $11.6
million in cash on hand, along with plasma converter sales bookings of
approximately $25 million.
http://www.startech.net
JAPANESE APPROVAL...
MEMPHIS, Tenn.: Smith & Nephew, Inc.'s orthopaedic reconstruction business
Monday announced Japanese regulatory approval of its award winning OXINIUM
oxidized zirconium technology.
http://www.smith-nephew.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 26
securities issues on March 13, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent
of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
CROSS LICENSING...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: ROBODOC, a Curexo Technology Company, and IBM announced
Monday that they have entered into a major patent cross licensing agreement.
http://www.robodoc.com
http://www.ibm.com
CLINICAL TRIAL...
SAN FRANCISCO: IBC Conference -- HUYA Bioscience International (HUYA), the
leader in U.S./China pharmaceutical co-development, Monday announced the
completion of three Phase I clinical trial protocols in China of a promising
anti-arrhythmic compound, HBI-3000 (Sulcardine sulphate).
http://www.huyabio.com
COMPUTERSHARE EXPANDS...
CANTON, Mass.: Computershare Ltd. (ASX: CPU) Monday announced its continued
international expansion of IML, a Computershare company, with the acquisition
of Machine Dreams Inc.'s business.
http://www.computershare.com
http://www.imlworldwide.com
LICENSE AGREEMENT...
PRINCETON, N.J.: BioWa, Inc. Monday announced that it has expanded the
license agreement with Genentech, Inc. providing Genentech additional access to
BioWa's POTELLIGENT Technology for the research and development of select
antibodies for potential therapeutic applications that require enhancement of
antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).
http://www.biowa.com
GLOBAL SUMMIT...
NEW YORK: Avon and the United Nations
Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) will hold the Global Summit for a Better
Tomorrow on March 4, 2008 to raise awareness of International Women's Day,
which will be recognized globally on March 8, 2008. At a UN press conference
prior to the Summit, Avon and UNIFEM will announce a new public-private
partnership that represents the largest corporate one-year grant made to the UN
Trust Fund to End Violence against Women.
http://www.avon.com
GERMANY'S SOLUTIONS...
WASHINGTON: With oil prices exceeding US$100 a barrel, the United States,
and the world, is being forced to recognize that fossil fuels may not only be
damaging the environment, but also losing their competitive edge regarding
price. Germany, which is pioneering solutions to this problem, will present
results and how to benefit from them at WIREC 2008, the Washington
International Renewable Energy Congress from March 4-6..
http://www.invest-in-germany.com
INCREASED SURVIVAL...
BASEL, Switzerland: Physicians from countries worst-affected by the deadly
bird flu (H5N1 influenza virus) have reported an increased survival rate in
patients treated with the oral antiviral Tamiflu (oseltamivir).
http://www.roche.com
MEIJI UNIVERSITY...
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation
and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and
business communities, Monday announced that Century of Science has been
purchased by Meiji University in Japan, expanding its subscription to Web of
Science earlier this year.
http://www.scientific.thomson.com
http://isiwebofknowledge.com
http://www.thomson.com
THOMSON LAUNCHES...
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation
and leading provider of information solutions to the worldwide research and
business communities, Monday announced the launch of ScienceWatch.com, a free,
open Web resource for science metrics and analysis.
http://www.scientific.thomson.com
http://www.thomson.com
http://ScienceWatch.com
HIGHER REVENUE...
SYDNEY: Heidrick & Struggles Monday said it increased its net revenue by
58.8 per cent in the Asia Pacific region last year, driven by continuing high
demand for leadership advisory and executive search services.
http://www.heidrick.com
PATENT INFRINGEMENT...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.: Motorola, Inc. Sunday announced that in 2007 it filed a
lawsuit against a Chinese company known as Guangzhou Weierwei Electronic
Science and Technology Co. Ltd.
http://www.motorola.com
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