DIGIMESH NETWORKING...
MINNETONKA, Minnesota - Digi International today introduced
DigiMesh on 900MHz and 2.4GHz XBee embedded RF modules.
DigiMesh is an advanced peer-to-peer mesh networking protocol
optimized for battery powered networks that simplifies mesh
networks while providing advanced features such as sleeping
routers and support for dense networks.
www.digi.com
LOGWIN BRAZIL...
HONG KONG and SINGAPORE - The international logistics
service provider Logwin is expanding its network of locations
in Brazil. In addition to its existing locations in Santos and
Sao Paulo, Logwin is now present in Campinas.
www.logwin-logistics.com
ASIANINVESTOR CONFERENCE...
BEIJING - At the AsianInvestor conference for institutional
investors and pension funds in Beijing, Rudolf Hagendijk, CEO
of Mn Services, advocated the adoption of best corporate
principles by private equity houses and hedge funds and other
relevant stakeholders.
SURF COMMUNICATION...
YOKNE'AM - Surf Communication Solutions ("Surf"), a leading
provider of multimedia embedded processing solutions, announced
today that NEC Corporation ("NEC"), a multinational company
providing information technology (IT) and network solutions to
business enterprises, communications services providers and
government, has selected Surf's SurfExpress/PCIeTM multimedia
processing solution to provide simultaneous voice and video
processing capabilities for their core network mobile and fixed
service delivery platforms.
www.surf-com.com
www.nec.com
ALTAIR SEMICONDUCTOR...
HOD HASHARON - Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company
developing the world's most advanced 4G mobile semiconductors
for handsets and handheld devices, today announced that it
closed a U.S. $22M Series C funding round.
www.altair-semi.com
PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY...
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Technology Fund, the first pure play
technology-focused private equity firm in Japan, announced
today that it has completed an investment in Altair
Semiconductor.
www.altair-semi.com
CINCOM SYSTEMS...
SYDNEY - Worldwide software provider Cincom Systems will
unveil its latest enhancements to its Program Management
software, a module of its Cincom Enterprise Management
solutions at the 2008 Queensland Manufacturing Exhibition held
21 - 23 October 2008 at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition
Centre.
www.cincom.com
ELECTRIC CHRYSLERS...
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler LLC announced today that the Company
and its ENVI organization have new production-intent, advanced
electric-drive technology packaged in three different vehicles
-- one for each of its brands, Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge.
media.chrysler.com
www.chrysler.com
www.Chryslergoeselectric.com
WORKING BUILDINGS...
LONDON - As energy costs rise and the need to reduce carbon
emissions grows, many businesses are looking to their
facilities managers to cut energy use and create a more
sustainable business model. Greater public scrutiny is making
environmental performance almost as important as financial
performance in today's business climate.
www.working-buildings.com
NUCLEAR INDIA...
WASHINGTON - Sanjay Puri, Chairman of USINPAC, is available
for media inquiries or interviews regarding the status of the
U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Agreement process, its impact on
U.S.-India relations, and its importance to the Indian-American
community.
www.usinpac.com
New RISI Biomass Study Finds Government Renewable Energy
Mandates Would Lead to Unsustainable Harvests
BOSTON - A new study -- The Emerging Biomass Industry:
Impact on Woodfiber Markets --published by RISI, the leading
information provider for the global forest products industry,
found that federal and state mandates, if fully implemented,
would lead to over-harvesting of forests in the United States
and are therefore unrealistic.
www.risiinfo.com
www.risiinfo.com/biomass
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL...
MUMBAI - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced that
USFDA has granted an approval for the Abbreviated New Drug
Application (ANDA) to market generic Paraplatin, carboplatin
injection.
www.sunpharma.com
GUANGHUA SCHOOL...
BEIJING - Guanghua School of Management, at Peking
University, and the Schulich School of Business, at York
University, will announce Scotiabank Scholarships in
International Business at a media reception this week.
MOBILE HEALTHCARE...
BOSTON and NEW DELHI - The Center for Cell Phone
Applications in Healthcare, a division of Medical Records
Institute, will hold a two-day symposium on phone applications
in healthcare on 25-26 November 2008 at the Ambassador Hotel in
New Delhi, India.
www.C-PAHC.com
PNEUMONIA PREVENTION...
COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a
division of Wyeth, today announced the initiation of the
Community Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults a
major study in adults of an investigational 13-valent conjugate
vaccine designed to help prevent pneumococcal pneumonia -- the
leading cause of bacterial pneumonia in adults.
CANADIAN SHRIMP...
BEDFORD, Nova Scotia - Canadian coldwater shrimp join
Argentine scallops as Clearwater Seafoods' second MSC certified
offering.
www.msc.org
www.clearwater.ca
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$25
million on October 3, 2008 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
AXCELER CONTROLPOINT...
WOBURN, Massachusetts - Axceler, the global leader in
administration software for collaborative platforms, today
announced ControlPoint 2, the next major release of one of the
fastest growing administration tools for Microsoft
SharePoint.
www.axceler.com
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS...
PRESTWICK - Spirit AeroSystems Inc. today formally opened
its new Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul repair station in
Europe. The Spirit facility, based at the Spirit AeroSystems
European headquarters in Prestwick, Scotland, will support
customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
www.spiritaero.com
REAL SOFTWARE...
AUSTIN, Texas - REAL Software, creator of REALbasic, a
cross-platform development environment for Windows, Mac OS X
and Linux developers, began shipping REALbasic 2008 Release 4
today.
www.realsoftware.com
NETWORK18'S IN.COM...
MUMBAI - Within a few weeks of being available in beta mode,
in.com has made a spectacular start. In.com is the latest
online foray from Web18, one of India's leading online
networks.
GOLF TRAINING...
PHOENIX - seeitgolf today announced the release of its first
product, Aaron Baddeley: Putting, a groundbreaking tool for
golfers to mentally improve their game and literally change
their minds about how they putt.
BLOOMINGDALE'S DUABI
DUBAI - The Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest shopping
and entertainment destinations, will open the Middle East's
first Bloomingdale's store.
ACISION ARCHITECTURE...
PRAGUE - Acision, the world's leading messaging company,
announces the launch of Acision Charging Engine, a new
visionary platform at the heart of its unified charging
architecture.
www.acision.com
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