SUN INTRODUCES...
HONG KONG: Sun Microsystems, Inc. has introduced its Netra
Dataplane Software Suite for the telecom market - the first
standardized tool to quickly and efficiently deliver dataplane
applications for the aggregation, transport and routing of
voice, video, and data for the telecommunications network.
http://sun.com
SOURCING SOLUTION...
AMSTERDAM and SINGAPORE: Quadrem has released a new sourcing
solution, SourceCentre, that simplifies and streamlines spot
buys, which often involve high volumes of sourcing events with
high volumes of suppliers.
http://www.quadrem.com
JAPANESE MARKET...
BEIJING: Baidu.com, Inc., the leading Chinese language
internet search provider, announced on Tuesday its intention to
enter the Japanese search market in 2007.
CORRIDOR STATUS...
KUALA LUMPUR: Entellium, a global developer of on-demand
Customer Relationship Management software, has announced that
it has received Multimedia Super Corridor Malaysia status from
the Malaysian government.
http://www.entellium.com
CANADIAN BANK...
SHANGHAI: Scotiabank has launched the opening of the only
Canadian bank branch in Shanghai, complementing the largest
presence of any Canadian bank in mainland China
http://www.scotiabank.com
LEUKEMIA TREATMENT...
BUFFALO: Patients treated with lenalidomide for relapsed
chronic lymphocytic leukemia or disease that no longer responds
to chemotherapy have experienced a major response to therapy,
according to a phase II study conducted by Asher Chanan-Khan,
MD, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
http://www.roswellpark.org
JAPAN SUBSIDIARY...
CHATSWORTH, TOKYO: DataDirect Networks Inc., the storage
performance and capacity leader, announced on Tuesday that the
company has opened a fully-owned subsidiary in Japan,
DataDirect Networks Japan.
http://www.datadirectnet.com
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE...
WASHINGTON: General registration is now available for the
2007 BIO International Convention, sponsored by the
Biotechnology Industry Organization.
http://www.bio.org
http://www.bio2007.org
AIA REPRESENTATIVES...
ARLINGTON: About 30 representatives of AIA member companies
arrived in Delhi, India and began six days of meetings and
outreach Monday in the association's first-ever trade mission
to the country.
http://www.aia-aerospace.org
BARIX TREATMENT...
ZURICH: Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, Intercom and
monitoring, announced on Monday The Alfred Wegener Institute
for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany is using
Barix Instreamer IP audio encoding and Barionet IP automation
devices to conduct underwater acoustic observation of marine
life near Antarctica.
http://www.barix.com
http://www.awi.de\acoustics\livestream
SUPPLY SUMMIT...
SHANGHAI: The first-ever summit for greater cooperation and
development between the Chinese and North American automotive
supply chains will be held on April 23 - 24, 2007, in Shanghai,
jointly sponsored by the Automotive Industry Action Group and
China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
http://www.aiag.org
http://www.apsis.com.cn
http://www.caam.org.cn
VERIZON SELECTED...
BASKING RIDGE: AMI Semiconductor, a leader in the design and
manufacture of silicon solutions for the automotive, medical
and industrial markets, earlier this year selected Verizon
Business to design, deploy and manage the company's
consolidated global wide area network infrastructure.
http://www.verizon.com
http://www.verizon.com/news
INNOVATION AWARD...
LONDON: The 2006 Frost & Sullivan European Technology
Innovation of the Year Award is conferred on Astron Clinica
Ltd. of the United Kingdom in recognition of its novel skin
imaging technology - Spectrophotometric Intracutaneous
Analysis.
http://www.astronclinica.com
http://www.frost.com
SIDLEY AUSTIN...
HONG KONG: International law firm Sidley Austin acted as
U.S. counsel to the initial purchasers JPMorgan and UBS in
connection with Greentown China Holdings Limited's issuance of
its US$400 million 9 per cent Senior Notes due 2013, including
"high yield" covenants, pursuant to Regulation S and Rule
144A.
SANYO CUSTOMER...
OSAKA, TEL-AVIV: Waves Audio Ltd., a leading provider of
audio signal processing technologies, announced on Tuesday that
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is its first customer for its new
MaxxVoice(R) technology in their new mobile phone products.
http://www.waves.com
http://www.maxx.com
http://www.global-sanyo.com
RADIAN OFFERS...
HONG KONG: Radian Group Inc., a global credit risk
management company, has announced that its subsidiary, Radian
Insurance Inc., is the first to begin offering mortgage
insurance in Hong Kong on loans that are amortized up to 40
years.
http://www.radian.biz
PHARMA SUMMIT...
NEW YORK: Pharmaceutical R&D Global Summit," taking place
February 4- 7, 2007 in New Delhi, India, is a new event
organized by ALM's Strategic Research Institute designed to
bring together pharma and biotech executives from around the
world to gather strategic information and network amongst each
other to facilitate new investment and foster new
partnerships.
http://www.srinstitute.com
http://www.alm.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of one securities issue amounting to a total of US$100
million on December 14, 2006 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BIG TIME...
EL SEGUNDO: After years of coming close to breaking into the
top-10 global semiconductor rankings, Advanced Micro Devices
Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. finally hit the big time in
2006, according to a preliminary ranking from iSuppli Corp.
http://www.isuppli.com
NETOMAT SELECTED...
NEW YORK: netomat, Inc. has been selected by the World
Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer. netomat is one of 47
Technology Pioneers selected from over 225 nominees by the
world's leading venture capital and technology companies.
http://www.netomathub.com
STUDY REVEALS...
BANGKOK: Hewitt Associates Study reveals the average overall
salary increase budget in thailand ranged from 6.3 per cent to
6.6 per cent in 2006.
http://www.hewittasia.com
KIT LAUNCHED...
SAN JOSE: deCarta, the leading supplier of software
platforms and services for the Location-Based Services
industry, has announced the launch of the deCarta Navigation
Software Developer Kit.
http://www.decarta.com
AMTEL ANNOUNCES...
SAN JOSE: Atmel Corporation, announced on Tuesday that its
ATF15xxBE family of ROHS-compliant, 1.8V CPLDs with standby
power consumption of just 5 uA -- over 60 per cent less power
drain than the nearest competing CPLD. Operating power
consumption is 1 mA at 20 MHz or less.
http://www.atmel.com
QUELLAN VP...
SANTA CLARA: Quellan Incorporated, a leader in RF noise
cancellation ICs, announced on Tuesday the addition of Frank
Ellis as Vice President of World-Wide Sales.
http://www.quellan.com
DIABETES DATA...
CAPE TOWN: The International Diabetes Federation has
published new data indicating the enormity of the diabetes
epidemic.
http://www.unitefordiabetes.org
http://www.eatlas.idf.org/media
HEART ATTACK...
LONDON: The risk of heart attack can be reduced by more than
50 percent by combining a cholesterol-reducing drug,
atorvastatin calcium, with a blood pressure-lowering drug,
amlodipine besylate, and the benefits are evident for heart
attacks as early as 90 days after the start of treatment.
http://www.prnewswire.com/media
http://www.ascotstudy.org
SINGAPORE SALARIES...
SINGAPORE: Hewitt study reveals average overall salary
increase budget in Singapore ranged from 4.3 per cent to 4.7
per cent in 2006.
http://www.hewittasia.com
PHILIPPINES SALARIES...
MANILA: Hewitt study reveals average overall salary increase
budget in the Philippines ranged from 7.6 per cent to 8.8 per
cent in 2006.
http://www.hewittasia.com
JAPANESE SALARIES...
TOKYO: Hewitt study reveals average overall salary increase
budget in Japan ranged from 2.5 per cent to 2.7 per cent in
2006.
http://www.hewittasia.com
MALAYSIAN SALARIES...
KUALA LUMPUR: Hewitt study reveals average overall salary
increase budget in Malaysia ranged from 6 per cent to 6.4 per
cent in 2006.
http://www.hewittasia.com
KOREAN SALARIES...
KUALA LUMPUR: Hewitt study reveals average overall salary
increase budget in Korea Ranged From 6.7 per cent to 7.7 per
cent in 2006.
http://www.hewittasia.com
COMMONWEALTH APPOINTS...
SYDNEY: The Commonwealth Bank has announced the appointment
of Richard Nunn as the new head of the Commonwealth Private
Bank reporting to Edward Tait, Executive General Manager
Private Client Services.
AIDS MOU...
NEW DELHI, LOS ANGELES: On World AIDS Day 2006, India's
National AIDS Control Organization and AIDS Healthcare
Foundation, the US' largest HIV/AIDS healthcare and prevention
and education provider, is pleased to announce they will enter
into a memorandum of understanding.
LIGHTING ACQUIRES...
SYDNEY: Australia's leading lighting distributor, Lighting
Corporation Ltd, has enhanced its market share in the New
Zealand lighting market with the acquisition of Wellington
based Aesthetics Lighting.
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