LIBRARY SYSTEM...
SYDNEY: Geac announced that City of Swan Library Service in
Perth, Western Australia has purchased Geac's Vubis Smart
library automation system. The City of Swan becomes the first
Australian public library customer for Vubis Smart, Geac's
innovative library management system, which has gained
considerable market acceptance in Europe and a foothold in
North America over the past year.
http://www.swan.wa.gov.au/library
http://www.geac.com
FREDDIE MAC...
MCLEAN: Freddie Mac announced that it priced $1.25 billion
of Reference REMIC R-001, Class AE, a Guaranteed Maturity Class
with a final maturity date of April 15, 2015. Settlement is
scheduled for April 22, 2005.
http://www.freddiemac.com
DIETARY GUIDELINES...
PURCHASE, N.Y.: With the completion of the new Food Guidance
System, the USDA will now begin its efforts to educate
Americans on the latest Dietary Guidelines recommendations. The
Guidelines highlight energy balance as a key concept in
maintaining health. PepsiCo, in partnership with Discovery
Education and America On the Move, has already started teaching
kids about the importance of this balance.
http://www.pepsico.com
http://www.discoveryschool.com/balancefirst
EUROPEAN LAUNCH...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville,
Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc. announced the eagerly
awaited street date for the Gizmondo multi-entertainment
handheld in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Nordic regions
as the 19th May, in an aggressive expansion of its European
launch activity.
http://www.gizmondo.com
http://www.tigertelematics.com
SINGLE CHIP...
MILPITAS: California Micro Devices introduced the first of
its new PhotonIC family of highly integrated LED drivers. The
PhotonIC CM4600 is a single chip solution capable of driving
all the LEDs in a wireless handset. As mobile phones integrate
higher levels of multimedia capabilities, primary and secondary
display resolutions are increasing and their brightness is a
key selection criterion for consumers.
http://www.calmicro.com
SUBCONCESSION GRANTED...
LAS VEGAS: MGM MIRAGE announced that its joint venture
partnership with Pansy Ho Chiu-king has been granted a
subconcession which allows the partnership to develop and
operate hotel and casino resorts in Macau. The subconcession
has been approved by the government of Macau S.A.R.
http://www.mgmmirage.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$120
million on April 29, 2005 at a redemption price equal to 100
percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
VALEO SUPPLIES...
PARIS: On the occasion of the launch of the Peugeot 107,
Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo, Valeo announces that it supplies
these vehicles with 14 of its product lines. The heating and
air conditioning systems are manufactured in Rakovnik, Czech
Republic and air-conditioning compressors are delivered from
the Humpolec plant. Polish plants of Skawina and Chrzanow
respectively deliver condensers and wiper systems, and
headlamps.
http://www.valeo.com
SWISSCOM BROADCAST...
WALTHAM: NetCracker Technology, a leading provider of OSS
and IT Infrastructure Management solutions, announced that
Swisscom Broadcast Ltd. has been in production with the
NetCracker OSS solution for a number of months and is realizing
positive results.
http://www.netcracker.com
http://www.swisscom.com/broadcast
PHARMA RESEARCH...
TOKYO: Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that
Forerunner Pharma Research Co., Ltd. was jointly established
with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Central Institute for Experimental
Animals. FPR will be engaged in the discovery of innovative new
pharmaceuticals and diagnostic products and is planning to
commence operations from April 22, 2005.
MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP...
SAN MATEO: Siebel Systems, Inc., a leading provider of
business applications software, and Fast Search & Transfer, the
leading developer of enterprise search and real-time alerting
technologies, announced that the companies have formed a
multi-year partnership.
http://www.fastsearch.com
http://www.siebel.com
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