SYDNEY, Nov. 23 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ING THAILAND...
AMSTERDAM: ING Life, Thailand has signed an agreement to become the title sponsor of the Thailand Temple Run. The marathon will be officially titled the "ING Thailand Temple Run" and will be held on Saturday, 19 March 2005.
INTERNET ADVENTURE...
SEATTLE, Wash: A new internet portal, ExpeditionQuest.com, offers members the opportunity to participate on expeditions and share in the excitement of discovery and adventure.
http://www.expeditionquest.com
NORTHERN TRUST...
CHICAGO, Illinois: Northern Trust Corporation and ING Group N.V. (Netherlands) announced today that they have reached an agreement for Northern Trust to acquire Baring Asset Management's Financial Services Group.
http://www.northerntrust.com
http://www.ING.com
CHINA THESIS...
ROTTERDAM: On November 18, Mr. Guoyong Liang will defend his PhD thesis, entitled 'New Competition. Foreign Direct Investment and Industrial Development in China' at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University.
DSPAM PARTNERSHIP...
ATLANTA: DSPAM, an open source Antispam development project, today announced a partnership to integrate DSPAM into Sensory Networks' NodalCore Security Accelerator.
http://www.sensorynetworks.com
KRISPY KREME...
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.has reported unaudited financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2004.
http://www.krispykreme.com
ATMEL CORP...
HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation has confirmed the availability of its new DAB baseband processor ATR2740 for DAB
applications.
http://www.atmel.com
MICROTEC DISPLAY...
DUSSELDORF, Germany: MicroTec will present its high density packaging for biosensor and camera miniaturization applications at this year's Medica trade show.
http://www.microtec-d.com
SIPEX CORP...
MILPITAS, Calif: Sipex Corporation has announced the SP8027, an automatic power control (APC) IC that raises the ASIA PULSE performance standard in several key areas.
http://www.sipex.com
SHIPS AHOY...
WASHINGTON: Gibbs & Cox, Inc. announced they have completed their Phase 1C design studies for the Commonwealth of Australia's SEA 4000 Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Project, and have submitted their proposal for the role of Preferred Ship Designer for Phase 2 of the Project.
http://www.gibbscox.com
INTENTIA CFO...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Intentia International AB has announced the appointment of Arthur Gitajn as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, effective January 1, 2005. Mr.Gitajn will report to Bertrand Sciard, CEO, and will join the
company on December 1, 2004.
http://www.intentia.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$55 million on various dates at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
KENDLE INT'L...
CINCINNATI: Kendle International Inc., a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, announced the appointment of Ric DeGaris, PhD, as Country Manager, Australia, effective Jan. 1, 2005.
http://www.kendle.com
CRICKETERS RACE...
SYDNEY: Online bookmaker Centrebet says that Australian batsman Darren Lehmann is odds on to beat Kiwi opener Mark Richardson in their eagerly anticipated foot race at Adelaide Oval next week.
http://www.centrebet.com
U-BLOX AG...
THALWIL, Switzerland: u-blox AG today announced the delivery of its millionth GPS receiver to Socket Communications, Inc.,for Socket's new wireless GPS Nav Kit.
http://www.u-blox.com
PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES...
ROCHESTER, N.Y: Performance Technologies, a developer of integrated platforms, components and software solutions for the communications, military and commercial markets, announced it has enhanced its Web site to include Chinese translation for key products and technology papers.
http://www.pt.com
MEDAIRE APPOINTMENT...
TEMPE, Ariz: Health and security assistance provider MedAire, Inc. today announced that James E. Lara, 57, has been appointed the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer effective immediately.
www.medaire.com
KAZAA LAUNCH...
SYDNEY: Sharman Networks Limited, distributor of the popular file sharing software, today launched Kazaa v3.0.
www.kazaa.com
SPIRITUAL FOOD...
ST. JOHNS: In a perfect example of Americana pop culture phenomenon, a grilled cheese sandwich that bears the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold on eBay to Internet casino GoldenPalace.com for an eye-opening $28,000.
http://www.GoldenPalace.com
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