SYDNEY, Oct. 21 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest
MANAGEMENT CHANGES...
ST. LOUIS: Peabody Energy Wednesday announced management changes at its
Australian unit, Peabody Energy Australia Coal, in Queensland.
http://www.peabodyenergy.com
ENERGY METERS...
VICTORIA, BC: The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has
commissioned a network of intelligent energy meters to help increase the
country's energy reserves during periods of peak usage.
http://www.egat.or.th
http://www.pwrm.com
BENCHMARK NOTES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae Wednesday priced its 3-year US$4.0 billion Benchmark
Notes which mature on December 15, 2007.
http://www.fanniemae.com
LED PRODUCTS...
NAPERVILLE, Ill.: PolyBrite International's Westinghouse LED Lighting
Systems Thursday announced that it will unveil new LED products at the Hong
Kong International Lighting Fair (booth # 1M11) October 27-30, 2004.
http://www.polybrite.com
SHANGHAI OFFICE...
MCLEAN, Va.: Abraxas Corporation, a global risk mitigation services provider
headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Wednesday announced the opening of its
newest office in Shanghai, China to better serve clients both inside and
outside of China.
http://www.abraxascorp.com
WIRELESS VOIP...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power, Connect and
Protect IC solutions, Wednesday announced that it has launched the
next-generation wireless VoIP router reference design that reduces component
count, lowers system cost and supports voice port scalability.
http://www.lsilogic.com
http://www.micrel.com
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and
fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, has been presented with the
prestigious Frost & Sullivan award for Global Competitive Strategy Leadership,
in recognition of its achievements in the smart card IC market throughout 2003,
it was announced Wednesday.
http://www.lsilogic.com
http://www.micrel.com
CULTURAL CENTER...
NAGOYA: Visitors to Nagoya will soon be able to view life as it was in Japan
three centuries ago when the city formally opens a historic and cultural
facility dedicated to the culture of samurai families during the Edo period.
http://www.city.nagoya.jp/english/tokugawa/t_keikaku.htm
IT PROJECT...
MUMBAI: Australian specialist banking software and services company,
Financial Network Services (FNS), and its Indian partner, Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS), have successfully completed the first phase of one of the
largest and most ambitious IT projects ever undertaken by a bank anywhere in
the world.
http://www.fns.com.au
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