SYDNEY, July 28 -- AsiaNet
LAB TESTING...
MONTREAL: MDS Pharma Services, a leading provider of
innovative drug discovery and development solutions, announces
the expansion of its central lab network with the development
of a clinical safety-testing laboratory in Singapore. This new
facility is an extension of the offerings MDS Pharma Services
currently provides in Singapore, which includes central lab
study coordination services, logistics and global clinical
development services.
www.mdsps.com
NEW LICENSEE...
SUNNYVALE: PalmSource, Inc. provider of Palm OS, a leading
operating system powering next generation mobile devices and
smartphones, and QTech, Inc., today announced QTech has
licensed Palm OS to bring next generation Palm Powered
smartphones and mobile solutions to the Indian and Latin
American markets.
http://www.qtechinc.com
http://www.palmsource.com
CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES...
HSINCHU: ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. today announced
positive guidance for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as
ChipMOS continues to benefit from increased demand for testing
services for memory semiconductors, in particular DRAM and
flash memory semiconductors and testing and assembly services
for liquid crystal display and other flat-panel display driver
semiconductors.
JOINT VENTURE:
MICHIGAN: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's operating group,
Cooper-Standard Automotive, has formed a joint venture company
with Saiyang Sealing Products Company of China for the
manufacture and sales of automobile sealing systems under the
name Cooper Saiyang Wuhu Automotive.
http://www.coopertireandrubber.com
MEDICAL IMAGING...
MASSACHUSETTS: Synarc, Inc., a leader in providing highly
specialized medical imaging and molecular marker services for
global clinical trials, announced today that it has completed
the acquisition of IoDP Medical Imaging Research, a provider of
medical imaging services focused on clinical trials in
cardiovascular diseases, stroke and other indications focused
on asthma, contrast media studies, and retinal angiography
analysis.
http://www.synarc.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTNR securities issues amounting to a total of
US$40.549 million on August 6 at a redemption price equal to
100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
LAWSUIT FILED...
CONNECTICUT: Scott + Scott, LLC, a law firm based in
Connecticut with offices in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and San Diego,
California filed a class action in the United States District
Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of the
purchasers of Commerce Bancorp securities between the period of
June 1, 2002 and June 28, 2004, inclusive.
http://www.scott-scott.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040715/155355_1.html
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT...
SYDNEY: FMC Software Pty Limited, a leading provider of
solutions and services to the investment management community,
today announced that Dalton Nicol Reid, a Brisbane based
boutique Fund Manager with approximately $200m under
management, have selected FMC's integrated investment
management solution.
http://www.fmco.com
CNT ULTRANET...
LAS VEGAS: CNT, a global expert in storage networking
solutions, today announced that IBM will resell its new
UltraNet Multi-service Director, a new generation storage
networking infrastructure platform with superior scalability in
ports, protocols, and speeds.
http://www.cnt.com
MUSIC PIRACY...
LONDON: Global sales of pirate music have hit another record
at 1.1 billion discs annually, but thanks to stepped up
enforcement efforts the fake CD trade is spreading more slowly
than in recent years. Music piracy remains a huge US$4.5
billion illegal business driven by organised crime, government
apathy and corruption.
MICREL LDOS...
SAN JOSE: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power, Connect
and Protect IC solutions today rolled out four new
high-performance, low-dropout regulators in the industry's
smallest plastic packaging; the 2x2 MLF. The MIC5219/47/52/55
series is part of Micrel's family of popular micropower LDOs
aimed at a wide range of portable electronics applications.
http://www.micrel.com
COMMUNICATION SERVICES...
KUALA LUMPUR: JARING, one of Malaysia's largest Internet
service providers, and SOMA Networks, Inc., today announced
they have signed a contract to deliver broadband and voice
services across Malaysia using SOMA Networks' last-mile
wireless access solution.
http://www.JARING.my
http://www.somanetworks.com
DARBY ASIA...
HONG KONG: Darby Asia Investors, Ltd., announced that its
Asian Infrastructure Mezzanine Capital Fund led a syndicate to
acquire for total cash consideration of US$84.6 million a 20
per cent interest in Meiya Power Company Limited, an
independent power producer specializing in developing and
operating power projects located in Asia, primarily China and
South Korea
INTERIM REPORT...
LONDON: Operating profit, excluding goodwill amortisation
and exceptional items, was 1 per cent higher at GBP1,346
million, affected by the translation of results to sterling
which strengthened against almost all currencies. At comparable
rates of exchange, operating profit would have risen by 7 per
cent. .
NEW TECHNOLOGY...
ILLINOIS: On the eve of its annual financial analysts
meeting, Motorola, Inc. unveiled groundbreaking products and
partnerships that will create a seamless mobile experience for
customers.
http://www.motorola.com
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