ANALOGICTECH BATTERYMANAGER...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated, a developer
of power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices,
announced the AAT3681, an extremely small, single-cell Lithium-ion/polymer
battery charger IC designed to operate from either a USB or an AC adapter on
the same input.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050829/SFTU089LOGO
www.analogictech.com
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MICREL LDOs...
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth
communications and Ethernet IC solutions, launched a new family of dual
ultra-low dropout voltage linear regulators.
http://www.micrel.com/
HARRIS CORPORATION...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Harris Corporation, a leading global provider
of wireless equipment and services, announced that its digital microwave radios
will play a key role in the network expansion of Bangladesh Telephone and
Telegraph Board, a leading provider of telecommunication services in Bangladesh.
http://www.harris.com
BANCO BRADESCO...
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Banco Bradesco posted Net Income of R$ 1.530 billion in
the 1st quarter of 2006 (equivalent to EPS of R$ 1.56), compared to the R$
1.205 billion Net Income recorded in the same period of 2005, a 27 per cent
increase.
http://www.bradesco.com.br/ir
RED HERRING...
BARCELONA - Red Herring has recognised Fractus, the fractal antenna
technology pioneer, as one of the most innovative technology companies of 2006
with its inclusion in the top 100 private companies in Europe and the Middle
East, announced.
www.fractus.com
www.redherring.com
www.axicom.com
TECK COMINCO...
VANCOUVER - Teck Cominco Limited announced that it will make a C$17.8
billion cash and share offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Inco
Limited, conditional on Inco not completing its announced takeover bid for
Falconbridge Ltd.
www.teckcominco.com
www.sec.gov
MARVELL JOINS...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Marvell, the leader in storage, communications and
consumer silicon solutions, announced it has become a corporate sponsor of the
"One Laptop Per Child" initiative.
http://www.marvell.com/
INTERVIEW SECRETS...
LOS ANGELES - Talking too much is the most common interview mistake that job
candidates make, according to 36 per cent of recruiters who completed the ninth
edition of the quarterly Executive Recruiter Index, released by Korn/Ferry
International, the premier global provider of executive search, outsourced
recruiting and leadership development solutions.
www.kornferry.com
www.futurestep.com
TUNDRA SEMICONDUCTOR...
OTTAWA - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation, the leader in System
Interconnect, announced it has completed the acquisition of the Systems
Solutions Business Unit of Alliance Semiconductor Corporation.
www.tundra.com
NETALTER TO...
Mumbai - About a year ago, NetAlter Software Limited embarked on an
ambitious project which has the potential of bringing about a profound change
in how we compute, communicate and share information with others.
http://www.netalter.com/Solutions/netalterbrowser.pdf
www.netalter.com
ICE OPENS...
ATLANTA - IntercontinentalExchange, the leading electronic energy
marketplace, announced that it has opened its new Singapore telecommunications
hub.
www.theice.com
ANTARES EXHIBITS...
GILBERT, Ariz. - Antares conTech, the world's largest provider of high-end
sockets/connectors for the semiconductor industry, announced that it will
exhibit for the first time as an independent company, at SEMICON/Singapore 2006.
http://www.antarescontech.com
WORLD BUSINESS...
CHICAGO, Ill. - In yet another example of Chicago reaching out to the
ever-growing Chinese economy, World Business Chicago's director of
international business development, Tom Bartkoski, this week will address
business leaders in Nanjing, China at a forum on developing the Yangtze River
Economic Belt.
http://www.worldbusinesschicago.com
FEMALE HEALTH...
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Female Health Company announced it has received an
initial order for 500,100 FC Female Condoms for the National AIDS Control
Organization of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.
http://www.femalehealth.com
http://www.femalecondom.org
SONUS REPORTS...
CHELMSFORD, Mass. - Sonus Networks, Inc., a leading supplier of service
provider Voice over IP infrastructure solutions, reported its financial results
for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006.
http://www.sonusnet.com
SINGERS COMPETE...
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - The 46th International Vocal Competition in
's-Hertogenbosch will be held from the 11 to 25 September 2006.
http://www.ivc.nu
CHINA GUIYANG...
BEIJING and PLEASANTON, Calif. - Guiyang CMCC, a provincial operator of
China Mobile Communication Corporation, has selected FlexLight Networks'
Gigabit Passive Optical Network system for deployment in its metro Converged
Network.
http://www.FlexLight-networks.com
CAPITAL RAISING...
SYDNEY - Allegiance Mining NL is pleased to announce a capital raising of
$51.2 million through an institutional placement of 165 million shares at $0.31
per share.
www.allegiance-mining.com.au
UFIDA JOINS...
BEIJING - On 21 April 2006, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
(ICBC) and UFIDA Software Co. Ltd., the largest commercial bank and management
software company in China, respectively, jointly held the ICBC-UFIDA Strategic
Cooperation & New Products Release Conference.
BRITNEY SPEARS...
NEW YORK - Britney Spears celebrated the astounding success of her three
fragrances, Curious, Fantasy and In Control, with Elizabeth Arden, the company
that manufactures and markets the scents, at a celebration today at the Hudson
Hotel.
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