CONNECT BEGINS...
SINGAPORE - Connect Holdings Limited announced that it has commenced its
voluntary conditional cash general offer to acquire all the issued shares of
Nasdaq-listed Pacific Internet Limited.
www.sec.gov
ACONEX CONTROLS...
MELBOURNE - Aconex, will provide its web-based information management
service to support Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltds (CCCL)
construction of a factory in Chennai, India, for Taiwanese electronics good
manufacturer, Foxconn.
www.aconex.com ,
.MOBI REGISTRATIONS...
DUBLIN and WASHINGTON - dotMobi, the company behind the first and only
Internet address designed specifically for mobile phones, announced more than
500,000 .mobi domains have been registered in 104 countries since the domain's
commercial launch in October 2006.
http://mtld.mobi
http://blog.mobi
http://www.dotmobi.mobi
VENETIAN MACAO...
MACAO - The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, a Las Vegas Sands Corp. property,
said it continues to book Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE)
business at a strong pace and has inked several prominent tradeshows over the
past few weeks.
http://www.venetian.com
BULLGUARD WINS...
COPENHAGEN - BullGuard, specialists in user-friendly PC & Mobile security
solutions, won the IT Channel Vision Award for Best System Builder Marketing
Program/Promotion.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070502/255849
ELSEVIER ENHANCES...
ST. LOUIS - Elsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services, has enhanced MD Consult, its online
clinical reference tool, to accelerate access to information and educational
content for better diagnosis and treatment.
http://www.mdconsult.com
FDA CLEARANCE...
MELBOURNE - Australia's adult stem cell company, Mesoblast Limited announced
that the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has cleared the
Investigational New Drug Submission (IND) of its US-based sister company,
Angioblast Systems Inc., to commence a Phase 2 clinical trial of its
allogeneic, or 'off-the- shelf', adult stem cells for patients with heart
attacks.
www.mesoblast.com
APELON VOCABULARY...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. - Apelon, a leading provider of terminology and data
interoperability solutions, announced that it has placed its Distributed
Terminology System (DTS) software in SourceForge as an open source project.
http://www.apelon.com/products/dts/dts faq.htm
www.Apelon.com
http://sourceforge.net/projects/apelon-dts
http://www.apelon.com
PEPSICO ANNOUNCES...
PLANO, Texas - The PepsiCo Board of Directors approved a plan to increase
cash returns to shareholders by raising both the Company's targeted dividend
payout rate and its share repurchase authorization amount.
http://www.pepsico.com
CHINA LOTSYNERGY...
HONG KONG and RENO, Nev - China LotSynergy Holdings Limited and
International Game Technology announced that China LotSynergy Holdings Limited
and International Game Technology have entered into a strategic alliance
through a Subscription Agreement and a Technical Cooperation Agreement on May
1, 2007.
http://www.IGT.com
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER...
VALENCIA - Former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher tries his hand
at a different kind of driving behind the wheel of the Emirates Team New
Zealand boat.
GATE GOURMET...
ZURICH - Gate Gourmet, a global airline catering and logistics provider, has
taken its first step to expand into India, one of the world's fastest growing
economies.
http://www.gategourmet.com
INCOMM EXPANDS...
ATLANTA - Consumers in Australia and New Zealand will soon be able to enjoy
enhanced products and services and vastly improved purchase experiences as
InComm, North America's leading provider of stored-value gift and prepaid
products, is extending its product and technology solutions to the Australian
and New Zealand marketplaces.
http://www.incomm.com
ENSR CONDUCTS...
KUALA LUMPUR - ENSR has conducted comprehensive health and safety training
to leading petroleum, chemical and manufacturing companies in three locations
in Asia.
http://www.ensr.aecom.com
http://www.aecom.com
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc., one of the world's leading providers
of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management
solutions, announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,
2007.
http://www.hhgroup.com
http://www.yahoo.com
VWR INTERNATIONAL...
WEST CHESTER, Pa. - VWR International, Inc., a portfolio company of Clayton,
Dubilier & Rice, Inc. and a leader in the global laboratory supply industry,
announced that CDRV Investors, Inc., its parent company, has entered into a
definitive agreement that will result in VWR being acquired by Madison Dearborn
Partners.
http://www.cdr-inc.com
http://www.mdcp.com
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