SYDNEY, June 21 -- AsiaNet
XAVI TECHNOLOGIES...
CHICAGO: XAVi Technologies, the leading provider of
broadband access solutions, will demonstrate at SuperComm 2004
how its Digital Home Solutions improve the quality of
residential life.
www.xavi.com.tw
AMRAD DEMERGER...
MELBOURNE: As foreshadowed at its AGM last October,
Australian biotech Amrad will spin-out its advanced
anti-infectives drug portfolio into a new corporate entity,
Avexa Limited, according to a press release.
www.amrad.com.au
CHARLES RIVER...
BURLINGTON, Mass. & OHTA-KU, TOKYO: Charles River
Development, a leading provider of financial software and
consulting services to the global investment management
community, and Nissay Information Technology Co. Ltd., the
strategic information technology company of Nippon Life
Insurance Company, have formed an alliance to make the Charles
River Investment Management System available to the Japanese
insurance and asset management markets, according to a press
release.
ASIA-PACIFIC IT...
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.: Businesses in the Asia-Pacific lag
behind in the implementation of IT governance initiatives,
according to the recent IT Governance Global Status Report from
the IT Governance Institute, conducted by
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
www.itgi.org
BEYONCE KNOWLES...
LONDON: Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries unveiled a new women's
fragrance collection inspired by global megastar Beyonce
Knowles at an exclusive press launch party in London, according
to a press release.
BACARDI ACQUISITION...
HAMILTON: Ruben Rodriguez, Chairman of Bacardi Limited, and
Sidney Frank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sidney
Frank Importing Co., Inc., have entered into a definitive
agreement by which Bacardi Limited will acquire Grey Goose
vodka, a media statement said.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of securities issues amounting to a total of US$100
million on June 28, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest,
according to a press release.
www.fanniemae.com
SPRINT & SUNET...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.: Using commercial networks and commonly
available computer networking hardware, a world record has been
set by Sprint and the Swedish National Research and Education
Network for transferring large volumes of data speedily across
the globe, according to a press release.
proj.sunet.se/LSR2
www.internet2.edu
lsr.internet2.edu
www.sunet.se
www.sprint.com
IDIRECT HONG KONG...
RESTON, Va.: iDirect Technologies, a privately held company
that designs, develops, and markets the fastest, most reliable
bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions, has
opened an office in Hong Kong to support market share growth
within the Asia and Pacific Rim regions, according to a press
release.
www.idirect.net
SCOTT + SCOTT...
COLCHESTER, Conn: Scott + Scott, LLC, a Connecticut law firm
with offices in Ohio and California, has filed an updated class
action in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Florida on June 16, 2004 behalf of purchasers or
acquirers of securities of Spear & Jackson, Inc. during the
period between May 28, 2003 and April 15, 2004, a media
statement said.
www.scott-scott.com
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