SYDNEY, Nov.16--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED...
SANTA CLARA: TopCoder, Inc., the leader in online programming competition, skills assessment and competitive software development, today announced that Tomasz Czajka of Stalowej, Poland, Adrian Nicolae Carcu of Bistrita, Romania,
and Jin GuanZhou of HangZhou City, China have won the Algorithm, Design and Development Competitions of the 2004 TopCoder Open, sponsored by Microsoft, held at the Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara, CA on November 12th.
http://www.topcoder.com
BREAST CANCER...
LONDON: The American Society of Clinical Oncology Technology Assessment Panel announced a fundamental change to its internationally recognised guidance on the use of aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of postmenopausal women with early
breast cancer.
http://www.astrazenecapressoffice.com
http://www.JCO.org
FUEL CELL...
MILAN: Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., an international developer of multi-fuel reforming and proton exchange membrane fuel cell technology, today announced it has delivered an H2e power module to The Toro Company.
http://www.nuvera.com
http://www.thetorocompany.com
REVENUE ASSURANCE...
LONDON: Azure Solutions, the revenue assurance company,today announced the acquisition of Anite Calculus Limited, the UK-based telecommunications software company that specialises in interconnect, wholesale and partner event billing, rating and settlement applications.
http://www.azuresolutions.com
http://www.nvpllc.com
AUSTRALIAN OFFICE...
GREENWICH: Tudor Investment Corporation is continuing its expansion in the Asia/Australian regions with the opening of an Australian affiliate in early 2005. This will be Tudor's second office in the regions following the opening of its Singapore Office in October.
FOR SALE...
SEATTLE: Colliers International's Advanced Technology Real Estate Group announced today it has been exclusively retained by the Park Company of Oregon to assist in the sale of the former Komatsu silicon wafer manufacturing facility and tools in Hillsboro, Oregon. The facility, a state-of-the-art, infrastructure-rich campus, can support multiple uses and is listed at a significant discount over the replacement cost of $260 million.
http://www.colliersmn.com/atreg
INNOVATION AWARD...
HAIFA: InSightec today announced it has received the Bronze Medal award of the Wall Street Journal 2004 Technology Innovation Award for its ExAblate 2000, newly approved by the FDA for non- invasive surgery for symptomatic uterine
fibroids.
http://www.uterine-fibroids.org
http://www.insightec.com
PRESIDENT ELECTED...
CHIACAGO: Following elections conducted at the XXXIV Biennial World Congress of the International College of Surgeons, Quito, Ecuador, in October 2004, Prof. Nadey S. Hakim, London, United Kingdom, has assumed the World Presidency of the International College of Surgeons for a period of two years -- 2005 and 2006.
http://www.icsglobal.org
LEASE CONTRACTS...
SHANGHAI: Caterpillar (China) Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. has announced the signing of its first customer lease contracts. The announcement was made today at Bauma China 2004, an exhibition for construction machinery, earth- moving
machinery, building material machinery, construction equipment and tools, road and railway machinery as well as accessories and equipment.
http://www.cat.com
CERTIFICATION SERVICES...
MISSISSAUGA: emBoot Inc. today announced that its new division, emBoot Labs, will provide testing and certification services to NIC and NIC ASIC vendors.
http://www.emboot.com/embootlabs
http://www.vntek.com
TRADE FAIR...
SHANGHAI: Caterpillar Inc. will showcase a wide range of quality products and value-added services at the upcoming Bauma China 2004, highlighting the company's commitment to growing its business in the China market. Bauma China is the country's premier construction equipment trade fair and runs from November 16- 19 at the New International Expo Centre in
Shanghai.
http://www.cat.com
ACQUISITION COMPLETED...
SANTA ANA: Ingram Micro Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition of Tech Pacific, creating Asia-Pacific's largest technology distributor with operations in nine countries and a portfolio of products and services unparalleled in the region.
http://www.ingrammicro.com
BUSINESS REPORT...
LOS ANGELES: The partnership between government and industry required to evolve the digital economy in the Americas and Asia is the substance of a report the University of Southern California will deliver to the APEC Business Advisory Council in Santiago, Chile, on November 17.
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/abac
FINANCIAL RESULTS...
HONG KONG: Xinhua Finance Limited (TSE: 9399), China's premier financial services and media company, today announced its financial results for nine months ending September 30,2004.
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