June 3 -- PRNewswire / AsiaNet
NEW YORK: Perfume company Coty successfully brokered a deal to acquire the fragrances licenses of American fashion designers Kenneth Cole and Marc Jacobs, a media report said. www.coty.com
GREENSBORO: TIMCO Aviation Service's subsidiary, Brice Manufacturing reports selling over US $10 million worth of economy passenger seats to retro-fit Lufthansa German Airlines Boeing 737s, a statement said.www.timcogso.com
HELSINKI: Weight loss medication Xenical is significantly more effective than diet alone in reducing weight and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with Metabolic Syndrome, the 12th European Congress on Obesity has heard.www.managingyourweight.com
WASHINGTON: US Airway's application to join Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance has been approved, expanding Star Alliance's network in eastern US and the Caribbean, a release said.
SAN DIEGO: CDMA digital wireless technology provider QUALCOMM and Indian telecommunications engineering company Mack Telecom Services will join forces to provide CDMA training in India, a media release said.www.qualcomm.com or www.macktel.com
MONTREAL: The acquisition of Teleglobe's world-wide Internet and mobile roaming businesses by TeleglobeInternational Holdings has been completed, a company statement revealed. www.teleglobe.com
CHICAGO: Patients strongly prefer zoledronic acid to pamidronate for the treatment of bone metastases caused by cancer, according to study results presented to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.www.health.qld.gov.au
SANTA CLARA: NVIDIA's nForce2 platform with Unified Driver Architecture technology for enhanced IT deployment will be used to power HP's new Business Desktop, the company said today.www.nvidia.com or www.hp.com
SANTA CLARA: Northeast Utilities, New England's largest energy provider has deployed NVIDIA nForce-based PCs to support its corporate IT infrastructure, the company announced today. www.nvidia.com
SINGAPORE: ING Financial Markets today announced the appointment of a new Director and Head of Equity Research for Singapore, a company report said.www.ing.com
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