SYDNEY, Dec 15 -- AsiaNet
NEXTHOP TECHNOLOGIES...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif: NextHop Technologies Inc. has launched
a new product family, GateD NGS 2.0, a complete set of Layer 2
switching software.
www.nexthop.com
MONEY TRAIL...
SEOUL: An investigation conducted by Speak Up For Diversity
(SUFD) alleges that the Korean Information Security Agency
(KISA) is granting money to Carnegie Mellon University, USA,
despite criticism that the school and its research scientist,
David Touretzky, have misused monetary grants.
http://www.speakupfordiversity.com
FRANKFURT AIRPORT...
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Frankfurt Airport, which is expected in
the next week to top the 50 million passenger mark for the
first time in the airport's history -- again registered new
record traffic figures for the reporting month of November
2004.
http://www.fraport.com
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE...
NEW YORK & LONDON: Global index provider FTSE Group and
corporate governance firm Institutional Shareholder Services
(ISS) will release the first phase of the joint FTSE ISS
Corporate Governance Index (CGI) Series.
http://www.ftse.com/corpgov
BLOOMBERG INDONESIA...
LONDON: Bloomberg, a provider of business and financial news
and data around the globe, has announced the opening of the
first Overnight Index Swaps market in Indonesia.
KYOTO WRONG...
BUENOS AIRES: A new report by the Australian APEC Study
Centre says the fastest growing economies in the world would be
damaged if they adopted Kyoto Protocol targets to cut
emissions.
http://www.apec.org.au
BIGGER, BETTER...
SYDNEY: When Kelly told her fiancaac? Paul that she wanted a
breast enlargement, she never expected this: a plastic surgery
honeymoon with 14 days luxury holiday in Malaysia!
www.gorgeousgetaways.com/plastic_surgery_gift_voucher.htm
CHROMIUM PICOLINATE...
PURCHASE, N.Y: Nutrition 21, Inc. -- The UK Food Standards
Agency (FSA) have announced that consumers can be confident
that chromium picolinate is a safe dietary supplement, revising
earlier recommendations.
http://www.food.gov.uk
GLOBAL EMARKETPLACE...
HOUSTON, Texas: Quadrem, the Global eMarketplace, and OFS
Portal LLC, a community of major upstream oil and gas suppliers
that participate in the advancement of e-commerce, have signed
an interoperability agreement enabling members of both
communities to connect with each other and engage in
business-to-business transactions.
http://www.ofs-portal.com
AMERICAN DESI...
NEW YORK: American Desi, the first and only 24-hour English
language American television network for South Asians living in
America, announced the appointment of senior management,
advisors and on-air talent.
http://www.AmericanDesi.tv
US TV...
NEW YORK & ENGLEWOOD, Colo: American Desi, the first
24-hour, English-language American television network for South
Asians living in America, was officially unveiled.
http://www.AmericanDesi.tv
INTEGRATED RESEARCH...
SYDNEY: Integrated Research announced the release of
PROGNOSIS Transaction Surveillance for ATM (Automated Teller
Machine) and POS (Point of Sale) systems.
www.ir.com
GENTEX CORP...
ZEELAND, Mich: Gentex Corporation, a supplier of
automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry,
has begun shipping interior auto-dimming mirrors for the 2005
Kia Sportage, a compact SUV.
http://www.gentex.com
CAR FEST...
LOS ANGELES: Imagine what the Ultimate LA Machine would be.
Then, ask automobile designers to come up with their
interpretation and you'll get a broad array of creative ideas.
That's precisely what the Los Angeles Auto Show asked Los
Angeles area automobile design studios to do -- and the results
are fascinating, entertaining and thought provoking.
http://www.laautoshow.com
SMELLS GOOD...
SYDNEY: A battle of the airwaves of a different kind is
heating up across New Zealand as the country's leading air
freshener brands slug it out for a slice of the lucrative air
care market.
ALERTING TECHNOLOGIES...
OSLO: Fast Search & Transfer, a developer of enterprise
search and real-time alerting technologies, announced that it
has received a number of prominent awards from leading search
and IT industry media for the company's innovation and
technology advancements, as well as its corporate growth.
http://www.fastsearch.com
BRAZILIAN ONCOLOGY...
RESTON, Va: PRA International has announced the formation of
an alliance with the Brazilian Cooperative Oncology Group
(GBOC), one of the largest oncology consortiums in South
America.
http://www.prainternational.com
MANILOW MAGIC...
LAS VEGAS, Nev: The Las Vegas Hilton has signed Barry
Manilow to a long-term engagement through 2005 and beyond, it
was announced by Las Vegas Hilton executives.
http://www.lvhilton.com
QUANTUM DATA...
ELGIN, Illinois: Quantum Data, a provider of video testing
products, announced an upgrade to their popular 802-series
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) generators and
analyzers.
http://www.quantumdata.com
COPPER PLANT...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) said it
will build a plant to process copper using the
hydrometallurgical route.
http://www.cvrd.com.br
QUALCOMM INDIA...
MUMBAI: QUALCOMM Incorporated, developer of Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, announced
the opening of a BREW Developer Lab in Mumbai, India.
http://www.qualcomm.com
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