ASIA NETCOM...
HONG KONG - Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese incumbent
telecommunications service provider, China Netcom, has completed a major
network upgrade that will bring a 50 per cent increase in lit capacity to its
pan-Asia submarine cable systems, EAC.
www.asianetcom.com
AXA ROSENBERG...
ORINDA, Calif. - AXA Rosenberg Group LLC, the specialist global equity
investment management firm within the AXA Investment Managers group, announced
the extension of its highly successful global equity strategy with the launch
of the AXA Rosenberg Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy and an All Country
World Equity Strategy.
www.axarosenberg.com
NOVELIS TO...
ATLANTA - Novelis Inc. announced that it will invest $30 million over the
next two years to expand its capacity to produce aluminum rolled products at
its 68 per cent-owned plant in Yeongju, Republic of Korea.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050105/CLW073LOGO )
www.novelis.com
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DINMAR OPENS...
OTTAWA, - DINMAR, a leading North American healthcare information technology
company, announced today that it has expanded its business operations into
Australasia.
www.dinmar.com
CVRD IRON...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce informs that its iron ore
shipments suffered a reduction of one million tons due to interruptions of
train traffic on the Carajas railroad, which links its Carajas mineral province
to the Ponta da Madeira maritime terminal.
http://www.cvrd.com.br
BHARTIYA INTERNATIONAL...
HARTLAND, Maine and CHENNAI - Irving Tanning Company (Irving) and Bhartiya
International Limited (Bhartiya) are pleased to announce their strategic
partnership to design and build a Bovine (Cowhide) tannery in India.
http://www.bhartiyainternational.com
http://www.irvingtanning.com
VOCOLLECT ANNOUNCES...
TOKYO and PITTSBURGH - Vocollect, the world leader in voice-directed work,
has appointed Cesar Sison of Tokyo as Representative Director and Country
Manager for Japan.
http://www.vocollect.com
GEECF SALE...
NASSAU, Bahamas - Global Environmental Energy Corp. confirmed that its
subsidiary, Biosphere Development Corp, has concluded its sixth Chinese
Biosphere Process System sale for US$8,500,000.
http://www.globalenvironmentalenergy.com
http://www.geecf.net
CVRD BOARD...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informs that its Board of
Directors approved a forward-stock split proposal.
http://www.cvrd.com.br /
CVRD DIVIDEND...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informs that its Board of
Directors authorized CVRD Executive Board to decide on April 12, 2006 about the
first installment of the Company's minimum dividend, in the amount of US$ 650
million, as publicly announced on January 26, 2006.
http://www.cvrd.com.br /
IBM OPENS...
SHANGHAI - IBM opened a new global delivery center in Shanghai, China, to
address the growing global demand for the delivery of application services.
www.ibm.com/services
PERCIPIA OPENS...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, and CHENNAI - Percipia, Inc. opened a new branch office in
Chennai, India, to pursue the hospitality market for Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) and other services in Asia, and to enhance its ability to
deliver Percipia products and services worldwide.
http://www.percipia.com
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