Feb., 17 -- PRNewswire / AsiaNet
SEARCH ENGINE...
PHOENIX, Ariz.: Search engine company BIGontheNet Pte Ltd unveiled p-ZOOM, the first-ever search engine companion to provide Internet users with a hierarchical display of search results across multiple search engines. The web browser-embedded search engine companion provides the ability to "zoom" ahead pages of search results returned by the search engines and cluster them into meaningful folders, a press release said.
http://www.ZOOMstation.com
INVESTOR PROGRAM...
TOKYO: The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. announced plans to host its 11th Tokyo Investor Program in association with Morgan Stanley on February 24th and 25th. The program will be opened by Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel Corporation.
http://www.NASDAQnews.com
ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCES...
SINGAPORE: WRQ, Inc. said it would hold its 2004 WRQ(R) Business Partner Conferences in Sydney, Australia on February 23 and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 27. The conferences will focus on building competency in WRQ host access and integration technologies, as well as identifying business opportunities.
http://www.wrq.com
VIRUS PROTECTION...
CUPERTINO, Calif.: Trend Micro, Inc. a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services, heralded the latest phase of its Enterprise Protection Strategy initiative which extends virus protection into the network layer. Rapid propagation of threats in this layer has become a prominent security concern, the company said.
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/enterprise.htm
OUTBREAK PROTECTION...
CUPERTINO, Calif.: Trend Micro, Inc. introduced its new Trend Micro(TM) Network VirusWall(TM) 1200 outbreak prevention appliance designed to scan, detect and block threats from inside a company network. The VirusWall allows security administrators to block network viruses and identify vulnerable or non-compliant networked devices, a statement said.
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/enterprise.htm
OPTICAL SWITCH...
KAWASAKI: Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. unveiled the ZFALCON (TM), a new type of mechanical multi-channel optical switch incorporating the Oki Group's micro-optics technology. ZFALCON will be on display at the Optical Fiber Conference to be held in Los Angeles from February 24 to 26.
www.okidensen.co.jp/english/e_home.htm
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES...
SYDNEY: Contact centre technology solutions provider Noble Systems will be an exhibitor at the Fundraising Institute - Australia's 27th International Fundraising Conference, the company said. The event is being held 21 - 24 February at the Carlton Crest Hotel in Melbourne.
www.noblesys.com
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT...
DRESDEN: Funakoshi Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, has agreed to distribute Gene Bridges' Red/ET Recombination Kits in Japan, Gene Bridges announced. The agreement includes the distribution of Gener Bridges' BAC Modification Kit, BAC Counter-Selection Kit and BAC Subcloning Kit.
www.genebridges.com
ASTHMA TOLL...
BANGKOK: Asthma is now one of the world's most common long-term conditions, according to figures released today at the World Asthma Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Within Southeast Asia, 1 in 4 adults with asthma lost time from work in the last year and 1 in 3 children with asthma have missed school in the last year due to their asthma, the conference heard.
www.ginasthma.com
FUEL PROCESSOR...
MILAN & CAMBRIDGE: Nuvera Fuel Cells announced the successful completion of testing of its STAR(TM) fuel processor at Argonne National Lab. The results support Nuvera's claim for high power density for an onboard fuel processor capable of powering a fuel cell vehicle, Nuvera said in a release.
www.nuvera.com
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