Nov. 28--PRNewswire/AsiaNet
SHAREHOLDER CHOICE ...
DENVER: Newmont Mining Corporation today said it "provides a better alternative for the shareholders of Normandy Mining Ltd than the offer made by AngloGold Limited". With the corporation's focus on gold investment, Newmont President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Murdy said, "the Newmont offer provides more certain long term value"
MEDICAL COLLABORATION ...
CAMBRIDGE: Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc is to collaborate with biopharmaceutical company XOMA on two vascular inflammation research and development programs, a press release said today.
CANCER THERAPEUTICS ...
CAMBRIDGE: Millennium Pharmaceuticals has been granted license to Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics Inc's intellectual property on aspects of colorectal cancer as part of its research and development into the disease, it was revealed today.
JAVAONE CONFERENCE ...
TOKYO: The JavaOne Developer Conference is to be held in Japan on November 28-30, 2001 and "promises to be the one stop shop for in-depth education on Java technology, innovation and immersion", a media release said.
SOFTWARE ANNOUNCEMENT ...
BROOMFIELD: McDATA Corporation and IBM Corporation today announced the availability of new Management Server software products for data storage networks.
PHARMACEUTICAL COLLABORATION ...
SAN DIEGO: Discovery Partners International Inc has announced "the expansion of its existing Master Agreement with Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd to include a significant drug discovery research collaboration" which includes screening, chemistry and drug design services, it was revealed today.
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE ...
RIYADH: The winners of the 2002 King Faisal International Prize have been announced today by HRH Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Director General of King Faisal Foundation. According to a press statement issued today "Professor Yuri I. Manin (Russian), Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn, Germany, shares the Prize for Science (Mathematics) with Dr. Peter Williston Shor (American), a member of the research staff at the AT&T Shannon Research Laboratory in the US."
I.T PARTNERSHIP ...
CANONSBURG: Information technology development company ANSYS(R), Inc.today announced a partnership with service provider SAS LLC "focused on the joint development of a new computer-aided engineering solution that will be distributed exclusively by ANSYS, Inc," a media release said today.
MANILA PROJECT ...
FRANKFURT: Fraport AG today announced it "continues to participate as planned in the construction of the new International Passenger Terminal 3 (ITP3) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, the capital of the Philippines," contrary to reports published in "Handelsblatt".
MERGER AGREEMENT ...
PALM BEACH: Safe Technologies International, Inc today announced a Merger Agreement with Pro Con A/S, "a leading European supplier of e-commerce, mid and back office solutions and neutral ticketing to the travel and related industries."
CONFERENCE DEBUT ...
SANTA CLARA: Sun Microsystems, Inc. today kicked off the JavaOne(SM) Developer Conference in Japan (November 28-30, 2001, the Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama). According to a press statement, "over three days, more than 5,000 attendees will meet with over 80 exhibitors showcasing their latest Java(TM) innovation, learn the latest in Java(TM) technology in over 65 technical sessions and network with more than 110 speakers."
JAVA INNOVATIONS ...
SANTA CLARA: As part of its process to "develop and revise Java technology" the Java Community Process program today announced "a record number of innovations submitted as Java specifications to the JCP over the course of 2001" a press statement said today.
JAVA PRODUCT ...
SANTA CLARA: Sun Microsystems today announced it is "offering an enhanced version of the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Micro Edition Wireless Toolkit" with live demonstrations at the JavaOne(SM) Conference in Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, November 28-30, 2001, a press release said.
FIFA ALBUMS ...
NEW YORK: Sony Music today announced it is to release the Official Albums of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan (TM). The International Official Album "will be released immediately before the start of the FIFA World Cup(TM) in May of 2002".
MIRANT ACQUISITION ...
HONG KONG: Global competitive-energy company Mirant Corporation has "completed the acquisition of HEI Power Guam from HEI Power Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawaii Electric Industries" it was announced today. Rick Kuester, chief executive officer of Mirant's Asia business group, said, "this acquisition provides Mirant the opportunity to enter a new market that leverages our operational excellence and extensive presence in the Asian region."
OBESITY DRUG ...
CAMBRIDGE: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Abbott Laboratories today announced the initiation of a clinical trial of a target drug for obesity, a media release said.
UNION LOCK-OUT ...
WASHINGTON: The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) "has lent its support to a six-month campaign to end a lock-out of American workers employed by Continental Carbon", a press release said. The factory makes carbon black, a major ingredient in tire manufacturing. "The workers in Ponca City have been locked-out since May 7, 2001, when the company broke off negotiations" the release stated.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS ...
TORONTO: Natural resources company Sherritt International Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has "appointed Mr. Dennis G. Maschmeyer as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sherritt International Corporation, effective December 1, 2001."
HAMILTON: Global Crossing Ltd. and Asia Global Crossing Ltd announced today changes to their respective boards of directors to "reduce the number of overlapping directors", a press release stated. Additionally, Asia Global Crossing has announced that Walter Beran has joined its board of directors.
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