DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT...
HONG KONG: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow
Electronics, Inc., announced that it has signed a distribution
agreement with Diodes Incorporated, a leading manufacturer and
supplier of high-quality application-specific standard products
within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets.
www.arrowasia.com
www.diodes.com
AIRLIVE WL-5470AP...
TAIPEI: AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands
for networking and communication equipments, has announced its
AirLive WL-5470AP.
www.airlive.com
www.airlive.com/WL-5470AP.htm
PLANT CLOSURE...
TOKYO: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has decided to shut down the
Bayonne, New Jersey Plant of AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. at
the end of December 2007, stopping production of
fluorochemicals there.
COMSCORE RELEASES...
TOKYO: comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world,
has released its ranking of the top Internet and top-gaining
properties in Japan based on data collected through its
comScore World Metrix audience ratings service.
www.comscore.com
SICON SEMICONDUCTOR...
LINKOPING: "We are delighted that Karl-Henrik Sundstrom will
now join us as Chairman of the Board" says Roland Andersson,
CEO of Sicon.
www.siconsemi.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$50
million on October 7, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
www.fanniemae.com
NIKE NAMES...
BEAVERTON, Oregon: Nike announced that company executive
Sandy Bodecker has been named to the newly created position of
Vice President of Nike Global Design. In his new role, Bodecker
will oversee all aspects of design for the Nike brand, from
concept creation to retail presentation.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS...
ATLANTA, Georgia: Global Payments Inc. has announced results
for its first quarter ended August 31, 2007.
www.globalpaymentsinc.com
FRIENDSTER LAUNCHES...
SAN FRANCISCO, California: Friendster, Inc. announced the
launch of Fan Profiles, a new feature enabling over 40
different entity types - such as musicians, artists, models,
non-profits, athletes and more - to connect with existing fans
and build a fan base within Friendster's global community.
www.friendster.com
www.friendster.com/fanprofiles
TOKYO PROPERTY...
TOKYO: Tokyo ranks as the third most promising Asia Pacific
city in terms of real estate investment prospects, according to
Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2008, just
published by the Urban Land Institute and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
www.uli.org
www.pwc.com
AERCAP ANNOUNCES...
AMSTERDAM: AerCap Holdings N.V. announced that it has
recently closed the acquisition of a Boeing 737 New Generation,
which was delivered new from the production line this month.
MANAGING DIRECTOR...
CHICAGO, Illinois: The Warranty Group announced that Robert
B. "Bob" Mulcahy, 49, has been appointed Managing Director of
its business units in Australia and New Zealand which includes
The Warranty Group Australasia, Pty. Ltd. and branch operations
of Virginia Surety Company, Inc.
www.thewarrantygroup.com
ABBOTT AWARDED...
ABBOTT PARK, Illinois: Abbott, a leader in the treatment of
autoimmune diseases, has received the 2007 Galen Prize for Best
Biotechnology Product for HUMIRA (adalimumab), the first
approved fully human antibody.
www.HUMIRA.com
www.abbott.com
LP GAS...
PARIS: By choosing Africa and the theme "fuelling life" for
its 20th Forum (Cape Town, South Africa, October 24-26, 2007),
the WLPGA (World LP Gas Association) is asserting its
commitment to proving the major contribution that LP Gas can
make towards improving global living conditions, especially in
disadvantaged areas.
www.wlpgasforum2007.com
KARL LAGERFELD...
PARIS: KARL LAGERFELD SAS has announced a strategic
licensing alliance with Marchon Eyewear, Inc., to create KARL
LAGERFELD men's and women's eyewear starting with the 2008
collection.
PLAWA PRESENTS...
SHANGHAI: At the Imaging Expo China/Interphoto Shanghai 2007
in Shanghai, plawa will present a new AgfaPhoto digital camera
product family with the models DC-8338i, DC-8330i and
DC-1338i.
www.plawa.com
www.panama-pr.de/download/agfaphotoShanghai.zip
GORE ANNOUNCES...
ELKTON, Maryland: W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore), a global
leader in providing high technology solutions for the
electronics industry, announced that it has entered into a
strategic alliance that includes an equity investment in
Quellan, Inc., a leader in low power analog noise cancellation
ICs.
www.gore.com
www.quellan.com
UK UNVEILS...
LONDON: The UK takes a major step towards cementing closer
business, investment and trade ties with India on a bilateral
level with the official launch of the UK India Business
Council, at the UK Trade and Investment Awards in Mumbai,
India.
www.ukibc.com
MOBILE WIMAX...
CHICAGO: Navini Networks and Beceem Communications announced
at WiMAX World in Chicago a partnership under which Beceem's
Mobile WiMAX chipsets will be part of Navini's newly announced
Surfer product line for Mobile WiMAX.
www.beceem.com
www.navini.com
MICREL LAUNCHES...
SAN JOSE, California: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in
analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC
solutions, has introduced a family of the industry's smallest
fully-integrated 6A synchronous buck regulators, the MIC2260x
series for 3V and 5V supply rails.
www.micrel.com
BNY SELECTED...
LONDON: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, a global leader in
securities servicing, has been selected by PCA Asset China
Dragon A Share Fund - Korea's first locally domiciled fund that
invests in China A-share market - to provide custody
services.
www.bnymellon.com
GALOC PROJECT...
PERTH: Nido Petroleum Ltd is pleased to announce that the
drill ship Energy Searcher has come on-hire to the Galoc
Project which signals the start of the Galoc oil field
development, the first offshore development in the Philippines
for almost seven years.
THOMSON ACQUIRES...
STAMFORD, Connecticut: The Thomson Corporation, a leading
provider of information solutions to business and professional
customers worldwide, announced that it has acquired Prous
Science, a global leader in the provision of life sciences
information solutions.
www.thomson.com
www.prous.com
www.scientific.thomson.com
CHICAGO SPIRE...
CHICAGO: The Chicago Spire was officially launched at an
event held in Chicago's Millennium Park. An invited audience of
nearly 500 people heard presentations by Santiago Calatrava,
the architect of the 2,000-foot iconic residential building on
the shores of Lake Michigan, and Garrett Kelleher, executive
chairman of Shelbourne Development Group, Inc.
www.thechicagospire.com
REUTERS RELOCATES...
SINGAPORE: Reuters has announced plans to relocate David
Gurle Executive Vice President, Global Head of Reuters
Communication Services and its communication services business
to Singapore.
www.reuters.com
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