AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday April 18

MONTREAL: The 'Global Alliance for Progress in Hemophilia' campaign to promote early diagnosis and treatment of the disorder in developing countries over the next ten years has been launched, a report said. www.wfh.org

ATLANTA: Sporting goods provider Russell Corp. signed a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of Spalding Sports Worldwide for $US65 million, a statement said. www.russellcorp.com or www.spalding.com

SAN JOSE: WebEx ranked number one in Forbes magazine's list of fastest growing technology companies based on revenue growth over the last five years, a release said. www.webex.com www.forbes.com/2003/04/07/0407fasttechtable.html – for results

TOKYO: Technology provider DENSO plans to elect a new president and CEO after its annual shareholders meeting in June, the company announced today. www.denso.co.jp

AUBURN HILLS: Loctite Automotive appointed a new automotive market development manager to maximise growth opportunities, a company statement said.

FINANCIAL RESULTS…

SAN DIEGO: Gen-Probe will webcast a live conference call on Tuesday 29 April after the release its first quarter financial results, a company report said. www.gen-probe.com

PURCHASE: PepsiCo recorded an earnings per share increase of 17% or US$0.45 per share for the first quarter of 2003, the company said today. http://www.pepsico.com

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