AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday March 3, 2006
SYDNEY, Mar. 3--AsiaNet/Infoquest
SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE...
MONTREAL - Alcan Inc. announced that the Alcan Prize for
Sustainability Conference is successfully facilitating the
exchange of best practices for the development of global
sustainability initiatives.
http://www.alcan.com
MODEL UN...
BEIJING - More than 300 middle and high school students from
all across China will step into the shoes of United Nations
ambassadors to debate and resolve current issues at the Peking
University National Model UN (PKUMUN) Conference for High
School Students, a Global Classrooms program sponsored by the
United Nations Association of the United States of America
(UNA-USA) and Merrill Lynch.
http://www.unausa.org
http://volunteer.ml.com
INVESTMENT SURVEY...
CHICAGO, Ill. - Chicago reigns as "Top Metro" for 2005 in
Site Selection magazine's annual business investment survey of
American cities.
http://www.worldbusinesschicago.com
http://www.siteselection.com
SOFTWARE AGREEMENT...
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Harvey Software announces it has reached
an agreement with LeCroy Corporation in which LeCroy plans to
deploy Harvey Software's new CPS shipping system for
Asia-origin shippers at LeCroy's newest facility in Malaysia,
where some of LeCroy's lower-priced products are now
manufactured.
http://www.harveysoft.com
http://www.harveysoft.com
http://www.lecroy.com
EMPLOYMENT SURVEY...
LOS ANGELES - Only five per cent of global executives
surveyed cite inadequate or inconsistent compensation as the
primary reason for leaving their last job, according to the
latest Executive Quiz from Korn/Ferry International, the
premier provider of executive search, outsourced recruiting and
leadership development solutions.
http://www.kornferry.com
http://www.futurestep.com
OVERSEAS ACQUISITION...
MILWAUKEE - Brady Corporation, a world leader in
identification solutions and specialty materials, has announced
that it has acquired Accidental Health & Safety Pty. Ltd., and
its business unit Trafalgar First Aid Pty. Ltd., headquartered
in Australia.
http://www.bradycorp.com
http://www.afas.biz
http://www.firstaid.com.au
FOSSIL SAMPLES...
BREMEN - An international team of scientists, supported by
the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, reunited at the
University of Bremen to analyze a trove of coral fossil samples
retrieved from Tahitian waters during October and November
2005.
http://www.iodp.org
http://www.ecord.org/exp/tahiti/310.html
RADIOGRAPHY PRODUCTS...
HERNDON - Vidar Systems Corporation, a leader in medical
imaging technology, has unveiled its new VIDAR VISION Digital
Radiography product line of full-featured, affordable DR
systems designed for all radiography environments.
http://www.vidar.com
http://www.filmdigitizer.com
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