SYDNEY--24 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS...
SINGAPORE: GfK Asia releases its 2007 Half Year Pan Asian Consumer
Electronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's consumer
electronics sector.
http://www.gfk.com
http://www.gfkms.com
MARTEK APPROVED...
COLUMBIA: Martek Biosciences, a DHA omega-3 market leader, announced
Thursday that the Ministry of Health in China has authorized the use of the
company's life'sDHA as a novel food ingredient.
http://www.martekbio.com
http://www.samuels.cn
NEUSTAR LAUNCHES...
STERLING: NeuStar, Inc. announced Friday that it has deployed
internationalized domain names (IDNs) for the Korean language in the .BIZ
top-level Internet domain as of August 19, 2007.
http://www.neustar.biz
HOSPITALIZATIONS REDUCED...
GAITHERSBURG: MedImmune, Inc. Thursday announced that in a Phase 3 study,
motavizumab was shown to reduce hospitalizations due to respiratory syncytial
virus (RSV) by 83 per cent as compared to placebo as the trial's primary
endpoint.
http://www.medimmune.com
http://www.medimmune.com/products/synagis/index.asp
ACCOR RENEWS...
LONDON: Interval International, a leading global vacation exchange company
and operating business of IAC, Friday announced the renewal and extension of
its master affiliation with Accor Premiere Vacation Club (APVC).
http://www.resortdeveloper.com
TELEPHONY TRENDS...
SAN FRANCISCO: Dr Fiona Lodge, Integrated Researchs Product Manager for IP
Telephony, Thursday presented on Emerging Trends in IP Telephony Management and
Troubleshooting IP Telephony Networks at VoiceCon San Francisco.
www.prognosis.com
LUNG CANCER...
LONDON: Learn more about Fresh Perspectives on Mutational Research, Future
Treatment Prospects in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and a Milestone
Announcement From Boehringer Ingelheim at the upcoming international media
webcast, 'The second generation -- revealing the next chapter in the evolution
of lung cancer care' coinciding with the 12th World Conference on Lung Cancer.
Available on-line 6 September 2007.
http://www.lungcancer-thenextchapter.com
CEPHALON ACQUIRES...
MILAN and DAYTON: Eurand N.V. announced Thursday that Cephalon, Inc. has
signed an agreement to acquire Amrix from ECR Pharmaceuticals.
http://www.eurand.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of mtn
securities issues amounting to a total of US$1 billion on 5 September, 2007 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
PROGEN RESULTS...
SYDNEY: Progen Pharmaceuticals Ltd Thursday released its financial results
for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2007.
ACISION INCREASES...
ISLAMABAD: Acision Thursday announced that following a competitive tender,
leading Pakistani operator Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) has upgraded its
Acision high performance Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) to support rapid
uptake of SMS for its mobile service brand, Ufone.
http://www.acision.com
MICROSOFT RETROFITS...
REDMOND, Wash: Microsoft Corp Thursday announced that it is taking a
precautionary measure and voluntarily providing customers with a free retrofit
to the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel.
http://www.microsoft.com
http://www.xbox.com/xbox360
http://www.xbox.com/support
AHF REJECTS...
NEW DELHI: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which operates free AIDS
treatment clinics in India under AHF, will host a press conference in New Delhi
on August 24 in which it will refute Cipla's assertions regarding its claim of
"defamation" and address Cipla's legal threat to the NGO.
http://www.aidshealth.org
GFK RELEASES...
SINGAPORE: GfK Asia Thursday released its 2007 Mid-Year Pan Asian Mobile
Phone and Digital Imaging summary which shows retail sales of color camera
phones continued to dominate the mobile phone market across the 12 countries
assessed across the region in the first half of 2007.
http://www.gfkms.com
http://www.gfk.com
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