SYDNEY, June 7 -- AsiaNet
DIABETES DRUGS...
BASEL: Research presented today showed that the investigational drug,
LAF237, the first in a new class, improved glycemic control in patients with
type 2 diabetes.
http://www.novartis.com
SANDOZ ACQUISITION...
VIENNA: Sandoz, a Novartis company, today announced plans to acquire Sabex
Holdings Ltd. in a USD 565 million cash transaction that will provide strong
growth opportunities in injectable generics and new entry into the Canadian
generics sector.
http://www.sandoz.com
http://www.novartis.com
XINHUA ACQUISITION...
HONG KONG: Xinhua Finance, Chinas premier financial services and media
company,has reached an agreement to acquire Mergent, Inc., a leading provider
of global business and financial information on publicly traded equity and
debt, a statement said today.
www.xinhuafinance.com.
www.mergent.com
ANALYST APPOINTMENT...
HONG KONG: ING Financial Markets today announced the appointment of Philip
Wickham as Director, Debt Market Research, Asia, effective 7th June 2004.
PERSONAL DATA...
TAIPEI: Taiwanese prosecutors recently broke up a syndicate that allegedly
illicitly obtained the personal data from several telecommunication companies
and law enforcement units, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd announced today.
MICRODISPLAY TEAM...
SAN PABLO: MicroDisplay Corporation, technology leader in Liquid Crystal on
Silicon (LCOS) components, announced today that it has appointed three new
industry leaders to its executive Sales, Engineering and Operations staff.
www.microdisplay.com
GOVERNANCE REPORT...
ROLLING MEADOWS: While more than 91 percent of executives recognize that
information technology (IT) is vital to the success of their businesses, more
than two-thirds of CEOs are not comfortable answering questions about
governance and control over their IT processes, a news release said.
http://www.itgi.org
SURVIVAL RATE...
BASEL: New MabThera/Rituxan data announced at the American Society of
Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting reveal extremely positive survival
benefits for younger patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL).
www.roche.com
BREAKTHROUGH DRUG...
BASEL: Roche OSI Pharmaceuticals and Genentech today announced that their
investigational drug Tarceva (erlotinib) achieved a significant 42.5%
improvement in median survival compared to placebo in patients with advanced
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
www.roche.com
COMPETITION CASE...
SAO PAULO: The Brazilian government has cleared Microsoft under the
accusation of preventing competition in the software sector, a news release
said.
http://www.microsoft.com/brasil
MESZAROS SPEECH...
BEIJING: Steve Meszaros, managing director of Visteon Corporation's China
operations, will speak at the China Business Update 9th Annual International
Conference on June 8, 2004, at the Great Wall Sheraton Hotel in Beijing,
China.
http://www.visteon.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON D.C.: Fannie Mae announced details of a redemption, a statement
said.
http://www.fanniemae.com
OFFER SERVICE...
HERNDON: Network Solutions, the first and largest registrar of domain names,
today announced the launch of its patent-pending Certified Offer Service, an
innovative approach to helping Internet users quickly obtain already-registered
domain names.
http://www.networksolutions.com
THUNDERBIRD PRESIDENT...
GLENDALE: In a special report on the "Stars of Europe," BusinessWeek
magazine has named Dr. Angel Cabrera, the incoming president of Thunderbird,
The Garvin School of International Management, one of Europe's most outstanding
"Agenda Setters."
www.t-bird.edu
GLUCOSE CONTROL...
LONDON: Control to Goal, a new integrated diabetes education and support
initiative for healthcare professionals, has been launched today by the Global
Partnership for Effective Diabetes Management - a taskforce of internationally
respected diabetes experts from leading institutions and diabetes
organisations.
MICROSOFT WISEKEY...
GENEVA: WISeKey has launched its new service to enable users of Microsoft's
Windows Server 2003 to issue globally trusted digital signatures using
Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 inbuilt PKI technology that allows use of
digital signatures with Microsoft applications.
http://www.wisekey.com
GIZMONDO GAME...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, FL based Tiger
Telematics Inc (TIGR) announced today that it's strategic partner, game
designer Indie Studios, will produce the second of a unique series of games for
the exciting Gizmondo device.
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