SYDNEY--6 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
JLT LIXIN...
SINGAPORE: JLT Lixin Insurance Brokers has expanded its
presence in China with a new branch office in Shanghai. The
Shanghai branch will allow JLT Lixin to leverage its
international specialist expertise, coupled with domestic
regulatory and market knowledge, to introduce to clients a wide
scope of insurance and reinsurance products and services that
have been tried and tested in worldwide markets.
www.jltasia.com
FENOFIBRATE EYE...
SYDNEY: Fenofibrate is the first and only widely available
lipid modifying agent to demonstrate significant protection to
the eye of patients with type 2 diabetes, reducing the need for
laser therapy in a wide spectrum of patients which should
decrease the risk of progressive loss of vision.
www.thelancet.com/journals/eop
ISPA RECALL...
LEXINGTON: The International SPA Association Monday issued a
recall of its 2007 Global Consumer Studies conducted by a major
outside research firm, citing a number of statistical and
analytical errors associated with the research. This recall
includes all information contained in the ISPA 2007 Global
Consumer Report; the ISPA 2007 Asia-Pacific Consumer Report;
and the Spa & Institut Beyond Beauty Paris 2007 European
Consumer Report, done in partnership with ITEC France.
www.beyondbeautyparis.com
NIKE FOOTBALL...
BEAVERTON, Oregon: NIKE, Inc. today announced Bert Hoyt as
Vice President and General Manager of Global Football, one of
the company's biggest businesses in which Nike is a global
brand leader in the world's most popular sport.
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990818/NIKELOGO
www.nikebiz.com
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DUKE ENERGY...
NEW YORK: At the inaugural Platts Lecture on "Climate,
Energy, and the Climate for Energy," Duke Energy Chairman,
President and CEO Jim Rogers is expected to challenge the
energy industry to "build a bridge to a low-carbon economy."
The lecture will be held Nov. 29 at the Digital Sandbox in New
York City.
www.platts.com
www.mcgraw-hill.com
Marvell Handset Alliance
SANTA CLARA, California: Marvell, a leader in storage,
communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced
that the Company has joined the Open Handset Alliance, a
multinational organization of technology and mobile industry
leaders who share a common goal of fostering innovation on
mobile devices and giving consumers a far better user
experience than much of what is available on today's mobile
platforms.
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070411/SFW034LOGO
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www.marvell.com
MARVELL CARBON...
SANTA CLARA, California: Marvell today announced energy
efficient digital power factor correction technology for power
supplies that is designed to cut PC energy use and help reduce
the carbon footprint by reducing the need to add more power
plants.
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071105/AQM120
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070411/SFW034LOGO
www.marvell.com/products/power/pfc_controllers/index.jsp
www.marvell.com
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HEART FAILURE...
ORLANDO: New data from the CORONA study presented today at
the American Heart Association 2007 Scientific Sessions showed
that adding a statin to optimised heart failure treatment did
not significantly improve the prognosis for patients with
advanced heart failure because it could not reverse or prevent
the deterioration of a failing heart.
www.astrazeneca.com
www.AstraZenecaPressOffice.com
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES...
MILPITAS, California: Phoenix Technologies Ltd., the global
leader in core systems firmware, today announced Phoenix
HyperSpace, an innovative platform that promises to ignite a PC
revolution by transforming the mobile personal computing
experience. Enhanced by Intel processor technology, Phoenix
HyperSpace provides a secure foundation of 'embedded
simplicity.
www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070410/SFTU048LOGO
www.phoenix.com
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PEPSICO STRUCTURE...
PURCHASE, New York: PepsiCo announced today a strategic
realignment of its organizational structure to position the
company for continued strong growth and more fully leverage the
talents of its senior leaders.
www.pepsico.com
XSUNX, INC...
ALISO VIEJO, California: XsunX, Inc., announced today that
it has secured a total of $21,000,000 in financing with Fusion
Capital Fund II, LLC, a Chicago-based institutional investor,
to support the launch of its phased plans to build a 100
megawatt amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic solar module
manufacturing facility.
www.XsunX.com
BULLGUARD SECURITY...
COPENHAGEN: Today BullGuard releases its Internet Security
8.0, the latest version of BullGuard's flagship product. New
features include a 5 gigabyte Online Backup Drive, improved
Firewall and Spamfilter engines and remote access for BullGuard
Support.
www.bullguard.com
EPOETIN DELTA...
BASINGSTOKE: New data presented today at the 40th annual
American Society of Nephrology meeting and scientific
exposition in San Francisco, CA, USA, show that epoetin delta
-- the only erythropoiesis-stimulating agent produced in a
human cell line -- has less pronounced angiogenic properties
than darbepoetin alfa in vitro at similar pharmacokinetic
concentrations.
www.shire.com
HUA FU...
BEIJING: NE.TIGER announced today that it will take part in
China Fashion Week for the sixth time since its inception. NE.TIGER is the
first Chinese luxury brand to bring us the
grand opening ceremony -- this time, with 2008 NE.TIGER Hua Fu
Series.
www.xprn.com.cn/xprn/sa/200711051436.jpg
SENATOR WOLF...
BERLIN:Berlin Mayor and Senator for Economics, Technology,
and Women's Affairs Harald Wolf will be visiting Hong Kong,
Shenzhen, and Beijing November 7-12, where he'll be meeting and
holding talks with politicians and business representatives.
www.berlin-partner.de
www.berlin-china.net
www.shenzhen-berlin.com
FOOD SAFETY...
LONDON: At FI Europe, the world's largest food ingredients
event, with a record breaking 23000 visitors and over 1,000
exhibitors in London this week, a distinguished panel of judges
has awarded its prestigious Gold Award to EBI Food Safety of
The Netherlands.
www.ebifoodsafety.com
GATSBY CONTEST...
OSAKA: Mandom Corporation started a CM contest last year,
inviting entries from students, who are the core target of its
GATSBY brand. The competition provides an opportunity for young
commercial film creators to present their work to the wider
public.
www.gatsby.co.kr
www.mandom.co.jp/gbcmp/
GLIDE MOBILE...
NEW YORK: Today TransMedia launched Glide Mobile, localized
in Hindi for mobile phone users in India. Glide Mobile is
available on your cell phone at http://www.GlideMobile.com.
www.transmediacorp.com
www.GlideOS.com
www.GlideMobile.com
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