AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Tuesday, December 12, 2006
SYDNEY--12 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NEW DATA...
ORLANDO, Fla.: Pharmion Corporation announced new data presented Monday from
three studies of Vidaza (azacitidine for injectable suspension) in combination
with several histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, including Pharmion's
licensed HDAC inhibitor, MGCD0103.
http://www.pharmion.com
NMM ACQUIRES...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Net Music Makers (NMM) Tuesday announced the acquisition
of My Virtual Band (MVB).
http://www.netmusicmakers.com
RGIS EXPANDS...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.: RGIS, the world's largest inventory and retail services
company, has expanded into Australia, New Zealand and Singapore through the
acquisition of Lotons Australia, Lotons New Zealand and Lotons Singapore.
http://www.rgisinv.com
GRAVITY ISSUES...
SEOUL: Gravity, Co., Ltd., an online game developer and publisher, announced
Monday that it issued a letter to its shareholders.
http://www.gravity.co.kr
IP TELEPHONY...
SYDNEY: Integrated Research, developers of PROGNOSIS system performance
monitoring and management software, Monday announced the availability of
PROGNOSIS IP Telephony Manager support for key IP telephony solutions from
Avaya, a global provider of business communications applications, systems and
services.
www.prognosis.com
MIRANT SIGNS...
ATLANTA, GA.: Mirant Corporation announced Monday that it has entered into
a definitive purchase and sale agreement with a consortium of The Tokyo
Electric Power Company, Incorporated and Marubeni Corporation for the sale of
its Philippine business for a purchase price of $3.424 billion plus working
capital at the closing.
http://www.mirant.com
ATMEL RELEASES...
ROUSSET: Atmel Corporation announced Monday the newest member of Atmel's
SAM9 family, the AT91SAM9263 embedding a 200 MIPS ARM926EJ-S-based
microcontroller that overcomes the bottlenecks that occur with conventional
ARM9-based MCUs in graphically-interfaced, data-intensive applications such as
networked medical monitoring equipment and GPS navigation systems.
http://www.atmel.com
AGREEMENT SIGNED...
IRVINE, Calif.: Trussnet USA Development Co. Inc., a member of the Trussnet
family of companies, a global leader in architectural and engineering services,
telecommunication networks, high-tech facilities, turn-key development
projects, business hotels and United PREMAS Limited, a full-service provider of
asset management to real estate, industrial and related industries, announced
Monday that the two companies have signed an agreement to cooperate in the
design, development, construction and management of projects in the United
States and China.
http://www.trussgroup.com
http://www.unitedgroup.com/au
COLORECTAL CANCER...
BASEL: Roche Monday announced that a large, international Phase III study
(NO16967) of 627 previously treated patients with advanced colorectal cancer
met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival.
http://www.health-kiosk.ch/start_krebs
http://www.roche.com/pages/downloads/company/pdf/mboncology05e_b.pdf
http://www.roche.com
REPORT RESULTS...
ORLANDO, Fla.: Pharmion Corporation announced new data presented Monday at
the 48th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology
(ASH) in Orlando, December 9-12, 2006) on Vidaza (azacitidine for injectable
suspension) as single-agent therapy for the treatment of myelodysplastic
syndromes (MDS) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
http://www.pharmion.com
MERCER SURVEY...
SINGAPORE: Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a global leader for trusted
human resources and related financial advice, products and services, Monday
released its latest Total Remuneration Survey (TRS) for Singapore, a bi-annual,
market leading compensation trends report which covers more than 500 companies
in Singapore across 12 industries including aerospace, banking and finance,
chemical, consumer goods, electronics manufacturing, high-tech, life insurance,
logistics, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, property, and other industries.
www.mercerhr.com
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Electricity Generating Public Company Limited or EGCO Group, completed the acquisition of a 49% ownership interest in the 126 MW "Downeast Wind" wind farm which is located in the state of Maine in the United States. The Downeast Wind facility is the first of two renewable energy projects in the "Pinnacle II Portfolio" to be acquired by EGCO Group. The facility started commercial operations on 2 April 2025. The power generated by the wind farm will help EGCO Group move closer towards its goal of