AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday February 2, 2006 - newswit
SYDNEY, Feb. 2--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CFK ANNOUNCE...
MELBOURNE: Childs Family Kindergartens Limited is pleased to
announce that a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Bank
Limited (Macquarie) intends to acquire up to a 30 per cent
interest in CFK.
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS...
SYDNEY: As winter approaches, there are growing fears for
earthquake victims trying to rebuild their lives, said Pakistan
Press Foundation Secretary-General, Mr Owais Aslam Ali.
www.asianetnews.net
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING PROGRAM...
NEW ALBANY: Abercrombie & Fitch announced that it is
significantly expanding its commitment to combat the
counterfeiting of its products on a global scale by launching a
new anti-counterfeiting program, which will be known as the
Abercrombie & Fitch Brand Protection team.
http://www.abercrombie.com
http://www.abercrombiekids.com
http://www.hollisterco.com
DEVICE SERVER...
WEST JORDAN: Opengear Inc., a quality supplier of console
server and remote management solutions, has announced the
availability of Opengear's Secure Device Server line.
http://www.opengear.com
PATENT LAW...
TAIPEI and HSINCHU: Fish & Richardson P.C. and the
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will present an
intensive half-day seminar on "United States Patent Law and
Litigation" in Taipei on March 7, 2006 and in Hsinchu on March
9, 2006.
http://www.fr.com/taiwanpatentseminar
DINMAR LINKS...
OTTAWA: DINMAR, a leading North American healthcare
information technology company, announced that four hospitals
in Eastern Ontario's Champlain Region have successfully
implemented the company's Oacis EMPI (Enterprise Master Patient
Index) solution suite as a first step towards linking patient
records region-wide.
www.dinmar.com
VIDEO SURVEILLANCE...
LOVELAND: A4S Security, Inc. has announced the results of a
test on the company's ShiftWatch Video Surveillance product
simulating last year's London bus bombing.
www.storagebysony.com
www.mediabysony.com
http://www.shiftwatch.com
INNOCENTIVE SECURES...
ANDOVER, Mass.: InnoCentive announced it has closed a $9
million Series A Preferred venture capital financing round led
by Spencer Trask Ventures, Inc., a New York-based venture
capital firm.
http://www.omidyar.net
http://www.spencertrask.com
http://www.innocentive.com
OTIS ELEVATORS...
FARMINGTON, Conn.: Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United
Technologies Corp., will supply and install 21 elevators for a
29-story office tower under construction in London's historic
Square Mile district.
http://www.otis.com
MURDER ARREST...
CANBERRA: Almost four years after the body of Janelle Patton
was found on Norfolk Island, a New Zealand man has been
arrested in relation to her murder.
WATER DESALINATION...
BRISBANE: Aqua Dyne, Inc and the Australian, Commonwealth
Scientific and Industry Research Organisation (CSIRO), the
Federal Governments Premier Research Organisation will be
advancing the study and use of Solar Energy in thermal water
desalination for the Coal Mining Industry.
CORPORATE IN-BOXES...
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.: World leading enterprise threat
protection company, SurfControl, has announced a partnership
with Canon System Solutions to release a co-branded version of
SurfControl RiskFilter in Japan.
http://www.surfcontrol.com
http://www.canon-sol.co.jp
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