June 8/PRNewswire-AsiaNet
TRADE SHOW COUP...
TAIPEI: ICP, providers of Network Attached Storage applications, today reported that its booth at the Taipei trade show, Computex 2001, generated enormous interest, with the company considering it a roaring success.
SME'S TARGETED...
HONG KONG: E-commerce company, eGuanxi.com, today announced a partnership with the Hong Kong Productivity Council to facilitate marketplace exchange for SMEs - small and medium-sized business enterprises.
HIGH GROWTH EXPECTED FOR PROTEOMICS...
FOSTER CITY: The proteomics sector, dedicated to developing protein-based technologies for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, is expected to grow from $US 561 million to $2.77 billion by 2005, according to a new report issued today by Front Line Strategic Management Consulting Inc.
NEW AFRICAN AUTO PLANT...
PORT ELIZABETH: Visteon Corporation, providers of consumer-driven technologies to the automotive manufacturing industry, today said it would open a new facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, producing air fuel charge assemblies for the Ford Rocam engine.
HERPES BREAKTHROUGH...
BASEL: A new treatment is being tested for herpes zoster, known commonly as shingles, is predicted to reduce the risk of eye complications traditionally connected with the virus, pharmaceutical company, Novartis International, said today.
TELCO SCOOP...
DALLAS: Two Central European multinational telecommunications companies have placed orders to the tune of $6.3 million for Intervoice-Brite Inc's Omvia Communication portal and content portal products, the company announced today.
LUCRATIVE CONTRACT CONFIRMED...
DALLAS: InterVoice-Brite said today that it would extend its existing contract with BT Cellnet, the European mobile communications operator, to provide a pre-paid mobile phone service for it's the telco's UK customers.
INDUSTRY PRAISES PRODUCT...
WALNUT CREEK: WildPackets Inc, the internet management tool developer, today said that its wireless analyser product, AiroPeek, has been granted the "Best of Show" special award at the Tokyo N+1 2001 trade show.
PHARMACEUTICAL CORP WEBCASTS DELIVERY...
CAMBRIDGE: Millenium Pharmaceuticals' address to the Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference will be webcast live at https://www.gs.com/ir/conf., a company press release declared today.
SUPPORT FOR CONTENT PROVIDERS...
TOKYO: Internet Initiative Japan Inc today announced it will partner with Sun Microsystems to support start-up broadband content providers.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS:
SAN JOSE: Komag Inc, the producer of media for disk drives, today named Ali Dabier as managing director of the company's Malaysian manufacturing facility.
SINGAPORE: BAX Global Inc, provider of transportation and logistics, today announced three new executive appointments: Reinhold Goeschl, to managing director, New Zealand, Chee Chi Meng to regional director, legal and Wan Fook Keong to regional human resources director.
BROOMFIELD: McDATA Corporation, the open storage network provider, has named Bob Finley as vice president, manufacturing.
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