SYDNEY, Sept. 16 -- AsiaNet
INTERNATIONAL SUBSIDIARY...
SANTA CLARA: Silicon Valley Bank, the primary subsidiary of
U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bancshares, officially opened an
international subsidiary today in Bangalore. SVB India Advisors
Pvt. Ltd. is offering business and consulting services to U.S.
and India-based technology companies and investors conducting
cross-border business between the two tech centers.
http://www.svb.com
TOP RECOGNITION...
TOKYO: Raritan Computer Inc. - a leading supplier of KVM
(keyboard, video, mouse) switches and remote IT infrastructure
management solutions - today announced that its Dominion
KXdigital KVM switch was awarded the Editor's Choice
recognition from ZDNet's Technology & Business magazine in
Australia.
NEW GOALS...
ALMATY: It is the first time when elections to the lower
house of Kazakhstan's parliament of Majilis, scheduled for
September 19, will be held against a backdrop of sustainable
economic growth and significant improvement in people's
standard of living. This has enabled Kazakhstan's President
Nursultan Nazarbayev to set new goals for the parliament.
LEADIS TECHNOLOGY...
SUNNYVALE: Leadis Technology, Inc., a leading mixed-signal
semiconductor developer of color display driver ICs for small
panel displays, today announced production volume shipments of
two low-power single chip 65k Color Organic Light Emitting
Diode display driver ICs with integrated controllers. The
LDS514 and LDS516 are ideally suited for driving color OLED
displays in mobile handset and consumer electronic devices.
http://www.leadis.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae is issuing the following:
10-Year
Pricing Date September 15, 2004
Settlement Date September 17, 2004
Maturity Date October 15, 2014
Issue Size $4.0 billion
Price 99.748
Yield 4.657%
Spread +49.5 basis points/4.250% 08/15/14 U.S. Treasury
Coupon 4.625%
Payment Dates Each Oct 15th and April 15th, starting Oct 15
2004
CUSIP 31359MWJ8
Listing Luxembourg Stock Exchange
http://www.fanniemae.com
EMERGING MARKET...
SAN JOSE: Atmel Corporation, today announced its Principal
membership in the WiMAX Forum, an industry-led organization
that promotes the interoperability and certification of
broadband wireless products based on the IEEE 802.16 standard.
As an experienced manufacturer of advanced wireless
semiconductors, Atmel will play an important role in the
design, production and marketing of silicon to be used in WiMAX
Forum Certified applications for this key emerging market.
http://www.atmel.com
RAILROAD MUSEUM...
BALTIMORE: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum will
celebrate the rebirth of its signature Roundhouse when it
reopens its doors to the public the weekend of November 13-14,
2004. Visitors will be able to celebrate the complete
restoration of the 1884 National Historic Landmark Roundhouse
and also experience some of the museum's expanded facilities.
http://www.borail.org
NO CHANGES...
LONDON: Global index provider FTSE Group said today that no
changes will be made to the current classification (ie
designation as developed or emerging markets) of any countries
in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series during 2005.
SALARIES RISING...
HONG KONG: Global Sources Ltd. today released the results of
its 2004 Annual Salary & Career Development Survey, which
compares compensation levels among electronic engineers in
mainland China's manufacturing industry. Survey results
indicate that salaries are on the increase, particularly among
engineers with advanced degrees.
http://www.eetchina.com/SURVEYS/SALARY04E.PPT
www.csc.globalsources.com
www.globalsources.com
PEACE WEEK...
NEW YORK: "Living a Culture of Peace Week" will take place
September 18-26th throughout the New York metropolitan area.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Anwarul K. Chowdhury is
the honorary chair of the event. The events presented during
this week explore the theme of how individuals can take
personal responsibility and action to open up paths to peace.
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