SYDNEY, May 17 -- AsiaNet
QANTAS IT...
SYDNEY: Qantas has selected IBM Global Services to manage
its data centre and related information technology
requirements, a media statement said.
www.ibm.com
BENITEC US...
QUEENSLAND and SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Benitec Ltd. has announced
in a media statement the acquisition of Avocel, Inc. of
Sunnyvale, California, a leading RNAi therapeutics company, and
the establishment of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Benitec,
Inc.
ATUGEN & SANKYO...
BERLIN: atugen AG has signed a multi-year contract research
agreement with Sankyo Co. Ltd, one of Japan's leading
pharmaceutical companies, media statement said.
www.sankyo.co.jp
PATENT DISPUTE...
BILLERICA, Mass.: Mykrolis Corporation announced in a press
release that the United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts has ordered Pall Corporation to stop selling
its PhotoKleen EZD-2 Filter Assembly products to its
customers.
www.mykrolis.com
CHINA TELECOMMUNICATIONS...
LOD & WUHAN: Fiberhome, a leading fiber optic and major
broadband telecom equipment provider, has selected AudioCodes'
UMTS compliant Stretto 8000 media gateways for its complete 3G
UMTS W-CDMA solution for the cellular market in China,
according to a press realease.
www.audiocodes.com
DESIGN DUO...
NEW YORK: Designers Pierre Dinand and Tim Girvin have formed
a creative alliance to formulate brand design programs for
prestige beauty and fragrance clients worldwide, a media
statement said.
www.girvin.com
EBAY FRAUD...
CARSON CITY: QuikDrop International and Collectors Universe,
Inc. have launched a joint consumer protection plan to prevent
fakes and forgeries from being offered for sale on eBay, a
media statement said.
www.collectors.com
www.quikdrop.com
PHOSPHATE BINDER...
LISBON: In the wake of its first regulatory approval in
Sweden, Shire's new non-calcium, non-aluminium phosphate binder
Fosrenol is set to undergo further assessment in twin phase
IIIb studies in the US and Europe / Canada, with over 450
patients in each, a press release said.
www.shire.com
RENAL CRISIS...
LISBON: Data presented at this year's ERA-EDTA congress in
Lisbon supports predictions by renal experts that rates of
kidney disease in Europe are set to soar, largely as a result
of the growing worldwide incidence of diabetes, according to a
media statement.
www.shire.com
SK TELECOM...
SEOUL: SK Telecom has awarded IBM a US$120 million, two-year
contract to implement a new process and application
infrastructure to support the transformation of SK Telecom's
business and marketing functions, a press release said.
www.ibm.com/bcs
SCOTT + SCOTT...
COLCHESTER, Conn.: Scott + Scott, LLC, a Connecticut law
firm with offices in Ohio and California, has filed an updated
complaint and extended the class period in a securities class
action lawsuit against Nortel Networks Corporation, a press
release said.
www.scott-scott.com
SHARK TALE...
CANNES: DreamWorks Pictures has issued the following caption
to accompany the photo available at
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040514/LAF054, a media
statement said.
www.dreamworkspresskits.com
www.image.net
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will issue US$4 billion in
5-year benchmark notes, which will mature on May 15, 2009.
www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$200
million on May 24, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100
percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
TRANSPLANT PRESENTATION...
BASEL: Demonstrating the strength of its 20 year commitment
to improving transplant patients' lives, Novartis will present
more than 50 abstracts on existing products and developmental
compounds at the fifth annual American Transplant Congress next
week in Boston, a media statement said.
www.pharma.novartis.com
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