SYDNEY, June 10 -- AsiaNet
ARTIFICIAL LIFE...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc. a leading provider of
intelligent agent based mobile and Internet technology and applications has
hired Michael Rowan as its Director of Business Development in Europe, a
statement said today.
www.artificial-life.com
TELECOM SOLUTIONS...
HERZLIYA: Formula Telecom Solutions, Ltd. (FTS), a developer and provider of
Billing and CRM solutions for the telecom industry, is expanding its
Asia/Pacific operations and considering the opening of an office in Singapore
and will exhibit at the upcoming CommunicAsia Show 2004, June 15-18, 2004,
where it will focus efforts on meeting potential partners and customers in the
region, a press release revealed.
www.fts-soft.com
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT...
CHICAGO: United Services recently reached a reciprocal maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) agreement with Korean Air, in a distinctive move reflecting
their continued commitment to airline operator-customer relationships.
http://www.united.com
SUBSTRATE TESTER...
SANTA CLARA: AKT, Inc., an Applied Materials company and the world's leading
supplier of PECVD systems to the flat panel display industry, announces the
AKT-40K EBT (Electron Beam Array Tester) for pixel array testing of TFT-LCD
panels on 7th generation substrates, a company statement said.
QATAR PROJECT...
TULSA: Syntroleum announced today the execution of two agreements with
Marathon Oil Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation.
http://www.syntroleum.com
http://www.marathon.com
PHARMACEUTICALS ACQUISITION...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: Quintiles Transnational Corp. has signed an
agreement to sell assets relating to its specialty dermatology products
company, Bioglan Pharmaceuticals, to New Jersey-based Bradley Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., in a transaction valued at approximately $183 million in cash, plus
direct costs for transferred inventory, a release said.
http://www.quintiles.com
BIOTECH MALAYSIA...
SAN FRANCISCO: International biotechnology investors may be granted
additional incentives for investing in Malaysia on top of the existing ones
enjoyed by foreigners in the country. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said
that the government was willing to sit down and discuss the kind of incentives
to be provided for these investors.
COMPONENT DISTRIBUTORS...
HONG KONG: Global Sources Ltd today released its annual EBN-China Electronic
Component Distributor Survey of mainland China electronic component
distributors. Conducted by Electronic Buyers' News-China (EBN-China), the
company's monthly electronics publication, the survey looks at issues such as
market challenges faced by distributors and the methods they use to select the
component brands they represent.
TRW CHINA...
BEIJING: TRW Automotive Holdings Corp, the global leader in automotive
safety systems, has launched production of airbag electronic control units
(ECUs) from its wholly-owned subsidiary in Anting, China.
www.trwauto.com
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