AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday December 8, 2005
SYDNEY, Dec. 8--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CELLON COMPLETES...
SHENZHEN: Cellon International, a leading provider of
end-to-end design and systems integration services for the
wireless handset industry, announced that it has completed a
Series D round of financing led by Hong Kong-based TVG Capital
Partners.
www.cellon.com
www.tvgfunds.com
GEAC ANNOUNCES...
MARKHAM: Geac Computer Corporation Limited, a global
enterprise software company dedicated to addressing the needs
of CFOs, announced its second quarter financial results for the
quarter ended October 31, 2005.
www.geac.com
www.investors.geac.com
CHINESE MEDICINE...
TORONTO: The McGuinty government is helping ensure that
Ontarians have access to safe, quality services provided by the
health professionals of their choice, with the introduction of
legislation to regulate the profession of traditional Chinese
medicine, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman
announced.
www.health.gov.on.ca
FOOD ALLERGIES...
CHICAGO: Authors Kim Koeller and Robert La France produced
the first-of-its-kind 500-page compendium for living, dining
and traveling gluten and allergy free.
www.rnrpublishing.com
ALCAN PRIZE...
MONTREAL: Alcan Inc. and the Prince of Wales International
Business Leaders Forum are pleased to announce that the US$1
million 2005 Alcan Prize for Sustainability is awarded to the
Aga Khan Planning and Building Services Pakistan for its
efforts to improve Pakistan's urban infrastructure, including
water and sanitation facilities.
www.newswire.ca
AGILYSYS ACQUIRES...
HONG KONG: Agilysys, Inc., a U.S. leading provider of
enterprise computer technology solutions, announced it has
completed a transaction to acquire the China and Hong Kong
operations of U.S. corporation, Mainline Information Systems,
Inc.
www.agilysys.com
PORTABLE BROADBAND...
RICHARDSON: Navini Networks and its customers have taken the
lead in portable broadband commercial deployments worldwide
with over 100,000 consumer subscribers.
www.navini.com
GUERRILLA GAMES...
LONDON: Sony Computer Entertainment announced that it has
acquired leading developer Guerrilla Games to further expand
its development capability as part of Worldwide Studios.
www.playstation.com
www.scee.presscentre.com
www.guerrilla-games.com
BUSINESSWEEK ANNOUNCES...
NEW YORK: In order to most effectively meet current business
and customer needs and to strengthen the franchise for future
growth, BusinessWeek announced that it will reposition its
approach to global markets.
www.mcgraw-hill.com
OTIS WINS...
FARMINGTON: Otis, a unit of United Technologies Corporation,
will supply and install 127 elevators, escalators and
Trav-O-Lator moving walkways to Rome Fair, one of the largest
exhibition and business centers in Italy.
MEDIMMUNE LICENSES...
PRINCETON, N.J.: BioWa, Inc. announced that MedImmune, Inc.
has licensed BioWa's POTELLIGENT technology for use in
researching and developing select MedImmune antibodies for
potential therapeutic applications that require enhancement of
antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity.
www.medimmune.com
www.biowa.com
RECORDING INDUSTRY...
SYDNEY: In a hearing before Justice Conti of the Federal
Court of Australia, his Honour refused the Australian recording
industries' demands that its lawyers be allowed to view an
affidavit required by previous orders from Sharman Networks'
CEO Nikki Hemming.
KONE CORPORATION...
SINGAPORE: KONE, one of the largest elevator and escalator
companies in the world, has significantly improved its ability
to serve Malaysian customers by acquiring an 80 per cent
shareholding in Fuji Lift & Escalator.
www.kone.com
DIGITAL SECURITY...
AMSTERDAM: The boards of Axalto N.V. and Gemplus
International S.A., both leading digital security providers,
have unanimously approved the terms of a recommended merger of
equals to create Gemalto.
www.gemalto.com
DME APPOINTS...
DUBAI: The board of directors of the Dubai Mercantile
Exchange (DME), the joint venture between the New York
Mercantile Exchange and Dubai Holding, announced the
appointment of its Chief Executive Officer, Gary R. King.
TRADING BUSINESS...
SINGAPORE: Reuters, the global information company, and
Standard Chartered Bank, have signed an enterprise-wide deal
for Reuters Market Data System in Singapore.
www.about.reuters.com
LICENSING AGREEMENT...
MUMBAI: Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive
entertainment company and Indiagames, a global leader in the
distribution of mobile entertainment, announced that the
companies have signed an exclusive licensing agreement that
will bring EA's roster of mobile games to consumers across
multiple mobile carriers in India.
www.ea.com
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