SYDNEY, Dec. 3 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest
INSURERS' LIABILITY...
ADELAIDE: Santos Limited Friday advised that its insurers have agreed that
losses resulting from the New Year's Day incident at the Moomba Gas Plant are
recoverable under the property damage and business interruption policy.
CLASS ACTION...
PHILADELPHIA: The dismissal of the securities class action lawsuit against
Bridgestone Corporation has been reversed by the court of appeals, Barrack
Rodos & Bacine (BR&B), the co-lead counsel for lead plaintiffs, announced
Thursday.
http://www.barrack.com
INVESTOR CONFERENCES...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Komag, Incorporated, a leading independent supplier of
thin-film media for disk drives, Thursday announced that it will be
participating in two upcoming investor conferences: Raymond James 2004 IT
Supply Chain Conference in New York on December 8, 2004 and Lehman Brothers
Technology and Telecom Trends for Tomorrow Conference in San Francisco on
December 9, 2004.
http://www.komag.com
LED DRIVER...
MILPITAS, Calif.: Sipex Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance,
analog integrated circuits (ICs), further expands its family of LED drivers
with the SP6685, a breakthrough 1x/2x current regulated charge pump delivering
700mA.
http://www.sipex.com
FPE ACQUISITION...
ITASCA, Ill.: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Thursday announced the acquisition
of FPE Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd. of Sydney, Australia. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
http://www.ajg.com
PMI SURVEY...
LONDON: The November Bloomberg Retail Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)
Eurozone survey results will be released on 6 December 2004.
http://www.bloomberg.com
PRE-ORDERS SURGE...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd., subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based
Tiger Telematics Inc., Thursday confirmed pre-order figures following the first
TV teaser campaign, which began airing on terrestrial, satellite and cable
across Europe in the last couple of weeks.
http://www.gizmondo.com
http://www.tigertelematics.com
IMAGE BOOST...
INGOLSTADT: The product placement in the Hollywood blockbuster "I, Robot"
starring Will Smith has proved a huge success for Audi AG, according to the
results of surveys conducted in the US.
CONTRACT EXTENSION...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) Thursday announced
that it has signed a multi-million contract extension with Schenker,
Germany-based leading logistics giant and one of the top five logistics
providers in the world.
http://www.singtel.com
http://www.optus.com.au
http://www.schenker.com
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