SYDNEY, Jan. 17 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest
HARD DRIVES...
TOKYO: Western Digital Corp. Monday announced that its WD Caviar family of
hard drives, now available in capacities up to 320 GB, has been enhanced to
significantly reduce operating temperatures.
http://www.westerndigital.com
VOIP CHIP...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: DSP Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in developing and
providing chipset solutions for residential wireless connectivity, has unveiled
its innovative Cordless Voice Over IP (VoIP) chip at the 2005 International CES
in Las Vegas on January 6th - 9th.
http://www.dspg.com
TSUNAMI AID...
HARTSVILLE, S.C.: Sonoco, the global packaging company, will contribute a
total of $75,000 to relief funds in Asia helping victims of the recent Tsunami,
it was announced Friday by Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., president and chief
executive officer.
http://www.sonoco.com
OFFER REJECTED...
GREENWICH, Conn.: Gramercy Advisors LLC Friday said in a statement that it
intends to reject the current exchange offer by Argentina, that it noted is the
nation's first official offer made to the market since it defaulted on
obligations in December 2001.
http://www.gramercyadvisors.com
CATERPILLAR DONATES...
CHICAGO: Caterpillar Inc. is proud to be the lead corporate donor in The
Nature Conservancy's Great Rivers Partnership project in committing $12 million
over the next five years to the endeavor.
http://www.cat.com
RIVER PROJECT...
CHICAGO, Ill.: The Nature Conservancy, with a generous $12 million gift from
the Caterpillar Foundation of Caterpillar Inc., is undertaking an ambitious
project that will guide protection of the world's vanishing freshwater supply
and transform the way large working river systems are preserved and protected.
http://nature.org
DOLPHIN EXPORTS...
LONDON: The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Friday
welcomed the news that the Solomon Islands government has banned live dolphin
exports, following a disastrous transfer of almost 30 dolphins to Mexico in
July of 2003.
http://www.wspa-usa.org
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of 15
securities issues amounting to a total of US$845 million on Jan 24, 25 and 26,
2005 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount
redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT...
BEIJING: Chindex International, Inc., a leading independent American
provider of western healthcare products and services in the People's Republic
of China, Friday announced an exclusive, multi-year distribution agreement for
the People's Republic of China with Intuitive Surgical, the innovator and
market leader in surgical robotics.
http://www.chindex.com
DIRECTORS APPOINTED...
TORONTO: Novelis Inc., the newly formed global leader in aluminum rolled
products, Thursday announced its board of directors.
http://www.novelis.com
AVASTIN APPROVED...
BASEL: Roche Friday announced that the European Commission has approved
Avastin (bevacizumab, rhuMAb-VEGF), the new innovative anti-angiogenesis drug,
for the treatment of patients with previously untreated metastatic colorectal
cancer.
http://www.roche.com
http://www.gene.com
http://www.health-kiosk.ch
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