SYDNEY--12 Oct--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
MOU ANNOUNCED...
BRANCHBURG, N.J. and CHENNAI, India: Branchburg, N.J. based Noveda
Technologies and Chennai, India based Wysine Technologies today announced their
intent to explore a strategic alliance.
www.noveda.com
http://bit.ly/cn0Rna
MAJOR ORDERS...
NEW DELHI, India: KHD Group, one of the world's major suppliers of cement
manufacturing equipment, has won major orders from India-based UltraTech Cement
Ltd. for two cement lines, a member of the Aditya Birla Group, the 8th largest
cement producer in the world.
http://bit.ly/cdEfQn
STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP...
TEANECK, N.J.: Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of consulting,
technology, and business process outsourcing services, announced today it has
entered into a multiyear, multimillion-dollar agreement with 3M, a recognized
global leader in research and development that produces thousands of innovative
products for dozens of diverse markets.
http://www.cognizant.com
http://bit.ly/ddvCty
TEE OFF...
BANGKOK, Thailand: It's true! Thailand has earned its stripes as Asia's Golf
Hub. The Southeast Asian nation has worked hard to gain the right to be the
golf capital of the region.
http://bit.ly/9Yivy3
JOHNSON PARTNERS...
MILWAUKEE: Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader in delivering
products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings,
today announced a global alliance with German-based Concentrix Solar GmbH, a
subsidiary of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris).
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com
www.soitec.com
www.concentrix-solar.de
http://bit.ly/9vli66
FINAL ANALYSIS...
MILAN: Mature data from the IPASS study, presented today at the 2010 ESMO
congress, showed that overall survival (OS) was similar, with no significant
difference, between IRESSA (an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)) and
carboplatin/paclitaxel (doublet chemotherapy) in the overall population
(HR=0.90, 95% CI 0.79-1.02, p=0.11, median OS 18.8 vs. 17.4 months).
http://www.egfr-mutation.com
http://www.astrazeneca.com
http://bit.ly/9Pbzju
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/d7UUWg
GOES BIG...
NEW YORK: HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones and long-time
Microsoft partner, today unveiled five new Windows Phone 7 smartphones: HTC 7
Surround, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy, HTC 7 Pro and HTC HD7.
http://www.htc.com
http://bit.ly/9zF8Q6
PORTFOLIO UNVEILED...
REDMOND, Wash.: Microsoft Corp. today joined its partners in revealing nine
new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from
leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
http://www.windowsphone.com
http://www.microsoft.com/news
http://bit.ly/b85PJT
NEW CENTERS...
ZURICH: With the new EF International Language Centers, EF Education First,
the world's largest private education company, reacts to the growing demand for
learning a language abroad.
http://www.ef.com
http://bit.ly/bDacjV
HUNGER BUSTER...
SAN MATEO, Calif.: NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider
of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced that The Chefs
Toolbox (www.chefstoolbox.com) has implemented the NetSuite OneWorld solution
to run its international cookware sales and distribution business in Australia,
New Zealand, and the United States.
www.netsuite.com/oneworld
http://bit.ly/aOYPJN
SOLAR DEMAND...
BERLIN: Photovoltaic system installations in the first eight months of 2010
surpassed 4.8 GWp. With demand over 300 percent higher than the same period
last year, Germany accounts for approximately half of all photovoltaic (PV)
systems installed worldwide in 2010.
http://bit.ly/amEDKZ
SAFETY CONFIRMED...
VIENNA: Since 2003, breast augmentation utilizing stem cells from autologous
fat has been developed enabling silicon-free breast reconstruction following
cancer surgery.
http://www.breastaugmentation-without-silicone.com
http://bit.ly/aA4fu6
FINAL BREAKTHROUGH...
BERN, Switzerland: The new Gotthard Base Tunnel - at 57 kilometres the
longest railway tunnel in the world - will achieve breakthrough on October 15,
2010. swissinfo.ch is devoting a multimedia special dossier to this important
stage in the new transalpine transit route, explaining the most important
aspects of the project to people around the world.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/
http://bit.ly/bPg5nm
SOCIAL NETWORKING...
SAN FRANCISCO: Miyowa - the leader in aggregating social networks and IM on
mobile - has embedded their InTouch5(TM) Social and IM client onto the Samsung
Craft by Metro PCS.
http://bit.ly/9yvM1A
IMAGE DETECTORS...
SALT LAKE CITY: CMEF Booth #E2-C22 - Varian Medical Systems- X-Ray Products
unit, a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and digital X-ray detectors, will
showcase a broad array of X-ray tubes and the company's PaxScan(R) line of
digital X-ray image detectors at the China International Medical Equipment Fair
(CMEF) in Shenyang City, China, October 12-15, 2010.
http://www.varian.com
http://bit.ly/9qK0NO
PATENTED TECHNOLOGY...
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.: Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"), announced
today that he is offering for sale the patented technology to integrate
germanium photodetectors with silicon circuits at the November 5, 2010 sealed
bid sale of NoblePeak Vision Corp. assets.
http://bit.ly/atVaft
INFANT FORMULA...
ALLEGAN, Mich.: Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO; TASE) today announced that
its U.S. infant formula division, formerly PBM Products, LLC, has been
supplying the Vietnamese nutritionals distributor Phamatech/Cong Ty TNHH TM
Hung Phuong with the exclusive Insulac IQ brand infant formula for more than
one year.
http://www.perrigo.com
http://bit.ly/9rlx8e
I AM IRONMAN:
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: Iconic California Sport footwear and apparel brand
K-Swiss is thrilled to congratulate Mirinda Carfrae, Andreas Raelert and Julie
Dibens on their respective first, second and third place performances in
K-Swiss footwear and apparel at the 32nd Ford Ironman World Championship in
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on Saturday, October 9th.
www.kswiss.com
http://bit.ly/b0VPr1
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