SYDNEY--24 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
CLINICAL MANAGER...
NAGOYA, Japan: Menicon Company Ltd. announced on August 23 the appointment
of Dr. Jennifer Choo as Manager of Specialty Lens Clinical Affairs for Menicon
Holdings B.V. Dr. Choo will oversee the company's Rose K business while also
handling professional and clinical affairs for the company's growing specialty
lens portfolio.
http://www.menicon.com/
http://bit.ly/oBIaZM
ALLERGY, AUTOIMMUNITY DIAGNOSTICS...
UPPSALA, Sweden: Today Phadia, the global leader in allergy and autoimmune
related diseases diagnostics, announced the launch of Phadia's new allergy and
autoimmunity testing instruments; Phadia 2500 and Phadia 5000.
http://www.phadia.com/
http://bit.ly/oBzPQ3
SSL RESELLER INDUSTRY...
SINGAPORE: GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com.sg), a specialist in SSL partner
programs and security automation technologies, on Aug. 8 2011, announced
results of a survey revealing the challenges SSL resellers face, including an
extremely competitive industry, an antiquated workflow, and increasingly
complex hosting technical environments requiring flexible SSL technology.
http://bit.ly/oHhRTP
20 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE...
KIEV, Ukraine: Tomorrow marks a pivotal turning point in Ukraine's history,
as its nation gears up to celebrate 20 years of independence from Soviet rule.
http://bit.ly/qcIe4j
FANNIE MAE 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/ngBLSB
APIMEC MEETINGS 2011...
SAO PAULO: Follow today, August, 23, at 2:30pm (Brazil time) a live webcast
of the Bradesco (BM&FBovespa: BBDC3; BBDC4), (NYSE: BBD) APIMEC Meeting in the
city of Sao Paulo.
http://www.bradescori.com.br/apimec2011
http://bit.ly/nLC84y
AUSTRALIAN PARTNER...
CHELMSFORD, Mass.: Datawatch Corporation [http://www.datawatch.com ]
(NASDAQ-CM: DWCH), the leading global provider of report analytics
[http://www.datawatch.com/_products/monarch_landing.php ] products and
services, today announced a strategic partnership with leading Australian
analytics consulting firm, Quantalytic Pty Ltd [http://www.quantalytic.com.au ].
http://bit.ly/qEwYgs
MULTI-CURRENCY CARD...
SAO PAULO: Banco Cruzeiro do Sul, which has been operating in the market for
credit cards and consigned loans since 1933, is launching Star Cash today
(August 23), the first and only pre-paid, multi-currency card in Brazil,
accepted all over the world.
http://www.starcash.com.br/
http://bit.ly/q5KIpn
AUCTION HISTORY...
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.: Gooding & Company [ http://www.goodingco.com ], the
official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, sold more than
$78 million in collector cars at its Pebble Beach Auctions on Saturday and
Sunday.
http://bit.ly/oOqhTR
NEW SALES DIRECTOR...
ORANGEBURG, N.Y.: Chromalloy announced today that it has appointed industry
veteran Jean Benert as Director of Sales for the company's Industrial Gas
Turbine (IGT) business in Asia.
http://www.chromalloy.com/
http://www.sequa.com/
http://bit.ly/p2ltag
SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR...
NEW YORK: Blackglama is pleased to announce that Janet Jackson will be the
first legend to be featured for the second year consecutively in the brand's
iconic "What Becomes a Legend Most?" advertising campaign.
http://blackglama.com/
http://americanlegend.com/
http://bit.ly/patjDw
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