ESPN STAR...
SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports has announced a new appointment
to its management team, with Shawn Galey taking on the role of
Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs effective
March 2005.
SOLERA NETWORKS...
SALT LAKE CITY: Solera Networks announces the formal launch
of its company, Solera Networks Incorporated.
http://www.soleranetworks.com
PRETTY BECKS...
NEW YORK: Coty Inc. announced today the signing of a global
licensing agreement with David and Victoria Beckham.
http://www.Coty.com
GOODRICH CORP...
CHARLOTTE, N.C: Goodrich Corporation has been selected by
Air China Cargo to supply the main deck and lower lobe cargo
handling system for its new B747-400F freighters.
http://www.goodrich.com
DELAWARE NORTH...
MELBOURNE: International catering company Delaware North
Companies Australia has been awarded the contract to feed up to
6000 local and international athletes and officials during the
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
http://www.delawarenorth.com
SHINGLES AWARENESS...
MONTREAL: Results from a recent international survey reveal
that most people are aware of herpes zoster -- more commonly
known as shingles -- but do not truly understand the complexity
of the condition or the potential impact it has on their
overall health if left untreated.
http://www.shingles.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae is to issue one securities
issue amounting to a total of US$3.0 billion.
http://www.fanniemae.com
DRUG SCANDAL...
CAPE TOWN: As its unscrupulous business practices are being
revealed in the United States and in other industrialized
countries, the pharmaceutical industry is turning to the
developing world to make up for lost profits.
http://www.drrathresearch.org
CHINA NETCOM...
SHANGHAI, and ATLANTA, Ga: China Netcom (CNC), China's
second largest service provider, has announced the completion
of the first stage of its GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical
Network: ITU-T G.984.x) deployment linking 15 cities in the
north of the country.
http://www.FlexLight-networks.com
OPPENHEIMERFUNDS ASIA...
HONG KONG: OppenheimerFunds (Asia) Limited announced today
that Oppenheimer International Bond Fund, a sub-fund of
OppenheimerFunds plc and one of 12 OppenheimerFunds
International Ltd. products offered by OFI (Asia) to Hong Kong
investors, was recently recognized for its continued strong
investment performance by Morningstar Asia, the South China
Morning Post and Lipper (Hong Kong).
http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com
MAKING BABIES...
LONDON: Only 6 per cent of the 90 million couples across the
world experiencing conception difficulties (representing an
average of approximately 1 in every 6 couples) receive the
treatment they need, according to revealing epidemiological
data, announced by the newly formed Assisted Conception
Taskforce (ACT), an independent global taskforce of patients
and healthcare professionals.
QBE INSURANCE...
SYDNEY: The directors of QBE Insurance Group today announced
a record operating profit after tax of $820 million for the
year ended 31 December 2004, up 43 per cent on last year.
http://www.qbe.com
LUFTHANSA AIRLINES...
SINGAPORE: Lufthansa German Airlines is to start a new daily
non-stop service between Guangzhou and Frankfurt.
HEART TROUBLES...
MIAMI, Fla: Clinical data regarding the use of the CYPHER
Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent in difficult-to-treat coronary
lesions will be presented at the 2005 American College of
Cardiology Scientific Session (ACC), taking place March 6 - 9
in Orlando, Florida.
http://www.CYPHERusa.com
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