SYDNEY, Oct. 4 -- AsiaNet
STREAMING TECHNOLOGY...
TOKYO: Digital 5, Inc., a leading software provider enabling
the secure management and distribution of premium video, photo
and audio content throughout the connected home, today
announced that it would be demonstrating its interoperable
multimedia streaming technology as part of the Digital Living
Network Alliance booth at CEATEC Japan 2004.
http://www.digital5.com
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD...
TOKYO: SkyWave, Inc., Ltd., a voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) pioneer and leading provider of VoIP services and
applications in Japan, has won the prestigious Pulver 100
Award, an industry honor reserved for the top 100 new growth
companies in the communications arena.
http://www.pulver.com
http://www.SkyWave.ne.jp
COSMETICS STUDY...
WEST PALM BEACH: A new, first and only study comparing the
safety and efficacy of BOTOX Cosmetic to three
over-the-counter, topical wrinkle creams, Hydroderm,
StriVectin-SD and Wrinkle Relax demonstrates that BOTOX
Cosmetic is significantly more effective than these products at
reducing the appearance of moderate-to-severe glabellar lines
(frown lines between the brow).
CARDIOVASCULAR SAFETY...
NEW YORK: Pfizer Inc said today that three large long-term
Celebrex (celecoxib capsules) studies involving more than 6,000
patients have not shown any significant safety issues and are
expected to continue to completion. The ongoing studies, which
are assessing Celebrex as a potential preventative treatment in
both Alzheimer's disease and colorectal cancer, have been under
way at multiple medical centers worldwide for several years.
The studies are being conducted by the National Cancer
Institute, the National Institutes of Health and Pfizer.
http://www.pfizer.com
http://www.celebrex.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTNR securities issues amounting to a total of US$25
million on October 12 at a redemption price equal to 100
percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
Fannie Mae will also redeem $US50 million MTN securities issues
on the same date.
http://www.fanniemae.com
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