SYDNEY, March 15 -- AsiaNet
CTI SERVER...
TOKYO: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Monday announced that Shanghai P&S Electronics Co., Ltd., a major electronic component sales company in China, has selected Oki's CTI (computer telephony integration) server, Ctstage(R) 4i for .NET (Chinese version), for its call center system.
http://www.oki.com
DIABETES TRIAL...
SYDNEY: A large collaborative trial on diabetes developing for the first time in pregnancy has just been completed by Professor Caroline Crowther from Adelaide University and the results will be presented for the first time at the Perinatal Congress of Australia and New Zealand.
http://www.psanz.org
BLOOD TESTING...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.: Chiron Corporation Monday announced that Chiron Blood Testing President Jack Goldstein will participate in an international panel of speakers at this year's National Blood Centre Annual Scientific Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, March 14-16.
http://www.eBloodBank.com
DVD SOFTWARE...
TAIPEI: CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and training solutions, Wednesday announced that PowerProducer 2 is the world's 1st DVD authoring software to be endorsed by the DVD Forum.
http://www.gocyberlink.com
SALE AGREEMENT...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Duke Energy announced Sunday it has executed a share sale agreement with Alinta Ltd. to purchase Duke Energy's Asia-Pacific energy assets for US$1.238 billion (A$1.69 billion).
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/257451.html
http://www.duke-energy.com
THAILAND ELITE...
BERLIN: The government of Thailand introduced the Thailand Elite Card to European luxury travelers at the IBT Berlin 2004 travel convention on Saturday.
http://www.travemedia.com
http://www.thailandelite.com
FREE WHEELCHAIRS...
MONGKUL BOREI: With the Rotary Club of San Mateo, CA and members of Rotary District 5000 in Hawaii, the Wheelchair Foundation will distribute 560 free wheelchairs to disabled Cambodians who need but cannot afford one on March 15 and March 20.
http://www.wheelchairfoundation.org
CVRD RESULTS...
RIO DE JANEIRO: New-York listed Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) will release its 4Q03 earnings on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, after market closes.
http://www.cvrd.com.br
PLC SYSTEM...
PALO ALTO, Calif.: PowerWAN, Inc., the Palo Alto-based Broadband-over-Power-Line company, announced Saturday that it would make the first large scale commercial deployment of a power line carrier (PLC) system.
http://www.powerwan.com
http://www.anila.com
LICENSING AGREEMENT...
NEW YORK: Elizabeth Arden Inc. announced Saturday that it has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Britney Spears, the internationally acclaimed music star, to develop and market her own line of fragrance, skincare and color cosmetics products.
http://www.brand-sense.com
LIBRARY SERVICE...
PERTH: Six of the world's principle Science, Technology & Medical publishers Friday announced that they are participating in the launch of eBooks Corporation's landmark new library service, EBL.
http://www.library.ebooks.com
FRANKFURT AIRPORT...
FRANKFURT: Passenger figures at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) once again registered a strong increase in February 2004.
http://www.fraport.de
CLASS ACTION...
COLCHESTER, Conn.: US Law firm Scott + Scott, LLC Friday announced that it has filed a securities fraud action on behalf of purchasers of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and/or The Shell Transport and Trading Company, PLC securities between December 3, 1999 and January 9, 2004 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
http://[email protected]
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