SYDNEY, March 18--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TOP FIRM...
SHANGHAI: Korn/Ferry International, the premier provider of executive
search, outsourced recruiting and leadership development solutions, has retaken
its position as the largest executive search firm in the world, according to
industry analysts at Hunt-Scanlon Advisors and Kennedy Information, Inc.'s
Executive Recruiter News (ERN).
http:// www.futurestep.com
http://www.kornferry.com
LITHOTRIPTER INTRODUCED...
ISTANBUL: The inventor of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL),
Dornier edTech, has introduced the Compact Delta II lithotripter during the
20th annual European Association of Urology meeting.
http://www.dornier.com
NIKE RESULTS...
BEAVERTON, Ore.: NIKE, Inc. Friday released its financial results for its
third quarter ended February 28, 2005, showing a 14 per cent on-year jump in
revenues to US$3.3 billion.
http://www.nikebiz.com
FINANCING PROGRAM...
NEW YORK: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and WL Ross & Co. LLC Thursday
set up a program to invest up to US$300 million in secured debtor-in-possession
financings to companies reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code.
PRODUCT ROADMAP...
TOKYO: IPFlex Inc. Friday announced it has issued a product roadmap taking
the company through mid-2006, giving an overview of DAPDNA-2C dynamically
reconfigurable processor and DAPDNA-FW II v3.0 Integrated Development
Environment.
http://www.ipflex.com
EVALUATION KIT...
TOKYO: IPFlex Inc. Friday announced the immediate availability of the
DAPDNA-EB4 Evaluation Kit, with a PCI-board powered by the dynamically
reconfigurable processor DAPDNA-2, for prototyping and testing PC-based systems.
http://www.ipflex.com
GPS RECEIVER...
THALWIL: u-blox AG Thursday announced that the TIM-LH GPS receiver module
with ANTARIS SuperSense Weak Signal Tracking technology is now available for
ordering.
http://www.u-blox.com
TOYOTA AWARDS...
NAGOYA: Toyota Motor Corporation Friday presented Delphi Corp. with two
special awards for performance during 2004 at Toyota's Global Supplier
Convention held here.
http://www.delphi.com/media
INSIGHT AWARDS...
OTTAWA: Semiconductor Insights (SI), the leader in technical and patent
analyses of integrated circuits and structures, Thursday unveiled its 2005
Insight Awards program.
http://www.semiconductor.com
SUMMER TIMETABLE...
FRANKFURT: Frankfurt Airport's (FRA) Summer Timetable 2005 -- which goes
into effect on March 27 -- will offer travelers an even greater choice than
last year.
http://www.fraport.de
IRELAND DISTRIBUTOR...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger
Telematics Inc., Thursday made an announcement regarding its distribution and
retail partnerships for Ireland, following what has been an tremendously
fruitful trade show for the company at this year's CeBIT in Hannover.
http://www.gizmondo.com
http://www.tigertelematics.com
OAB TREATMENT...
ISTANBUL: New landmark data (the STAR Study) show that patients suffering
from Overactive Bladder (OAB) syndrome will see considerably better improvement
in their symptoms when being treated with the new antimuscarinic drug
solifenacin, than on tolterodine ER - an antimuscarinic drug that is widely
used.
http://clients.world-television.com/yamanouchi-03-2005
NET-MR CERTIFICATION...
SEATTLE: Following the first certification training of its kind, GMI
announced six BPO vendors in India have achieved Net-MR Certification.
http://www.gmi-mr.com
DECISION DISAPPOINTS...
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Timber Industry Federation Thursday said it is
extremely disappointed at the outcome of the APVMA's decision to phase out the
use of CCA (copper, chrome, arsenate) treated timber in domestic applications.
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