BREAST CANCER...
LONDON: Breast cancer charities from around the world are
today celebrating the success of the world's first truly global
breast cancer awareness campaign --'Redefining Hope and
Beauty'.
http://www.hopeandbeauty.org
MICREL INC...
SAN JOSE, Calif: Micrel Inc. has announced the MIC2203, a
step-down (buck) regulator that draws ultra-low supply
current.
http://www.micrel.com
HARRIS CORP...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C: Harris Corporation announced that it
has signed a distribution agreement with Broadcast Services
Australia Limited Transmission Services.
http://www.harris.com
INTERACTIVE BROKERS...
GREENWICH, Conn: In an industry first, Interactive Brokers
will offer direct-access and immediate execution for corporate
bond trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the
BondDesk ECN and IB's market-making affiliate Timber Hill,
starting on Dec. 21.
http://www.interactivebrokers.com
WYETH PHARMA...
MADISON, N.J: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth
(NYSE: WYE), announced today that the company has submitted a
global registration dossier for its investigational antibiotic
Tygacil (tigecycline).
http://www.wyeth.com
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS...
SILVER SPRING, Md: Discovery Communications has announced it
will extend availability of Discovery HD Theater in markets
outside of the United States.
http://www.discovery.com
AMTEL CORP...
HEILBRONN & COLUMBIA, Md: Atmel Corporation and iBiquity
Digital announced today that iBiquity Digital has certified
Atmel's T4260 RF tuner chip for use in automotive and home HD
Radio receivers.
http://www.atmel.com
LASER DIODE...
HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation announced today the
availability of its new laser diode driver family with Low
Voltage Differential Signals (LVDS) for enhanced write speed.
http://www.atmel.com
COMBAT SHIP...
WASHINGTON, D.C: The U.S. Navy today awarded a Lockheed
Martin-led team $188.2 million to commence detail design and
construction of the first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a
revolutionary new class of naval combatant designed to dominate
the world's coastal waters.
http://www.lmlcsteam.com
HELLOTUNES SUCCESS...
SEOUL: WiderThan announced that its global customer, Bharti
Tele-Ventures Limited (BTVL), which offers its mobile services
under the brand name of Airtel, has reached 1 million
subscribers for "HelloTunes," a ringback tone service provided
and operated by WiderThan, just five months after their July
2004 service launch.
http://www.widerthan.com/
ING APPOINTMENTS...
SINGAPORE: ING Bank N.V. today announced a series of key
senior management appointments in Asia.
VIRTUAL HAPPINESS...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc. today
announced that it has signed a contract with Malaysian telecom
operator Maxis Communications Berhad to launch its mobile 3G
product "V-Girl -- your virtual girlfriend" in Malaysia.
http://www.v-girl.com
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION...
SYDNEY: The Fondation dEntreprise Veolia Environnement
(FEVE) and Clean Up the World (CUW) will today announce a
patronage to improve the global state of the environment.
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