SYDNEY, May 5--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
VIDEO SERVICE...
LAS VEGAS, Nev.: Virtela, a global network solutions company, and LifeSize,
the high definition video communications company, Thursday announced their
partnership to provide the first high definition video communications solution
available as a fully managed service.
http://www.lifesize.com
http://www.virtela.net
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS...
WELLINGTON: Software Education Thursday announced the lineup of speakers
presenting at STANZ (Software Testing Australia/New Zealand) Conference running
25-26 August in Canberra and 22-23 August in Wellington.
http://www.softed.com
REGIONAL REBRANDING...
SYDNEY: Premiere Global Services Inc., a leading global provider of
communication technologies that simplify business processes, has announced the
Asia Pacific regional rebranding of its two global communication divisions,
Premiere Conferencing and Xpedite.
http://www.premiereglobal.com
LINE-UP CONFIRMED...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger
Telematics Inc., Wednesday confirmed the line-up of amazing game titles to be
unveiled and demonstrated on the Gizmondo multi-entertainment device at this
year's mammoth E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, which runs from 18-20th May.
http://www.tigertelematics.com
http://www.gizmondo.com
PEPSICO DIVIDEND...
PLANO, Texas: The Board of Directors of PepsiCo Wednesday declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share on PepsiCo common stock.
http://www.pepsico.com
WAFER READER...
DULUTH, Ga.: DVT Corporation Wednesday unveiled its new Wafer Reader
product, priced at US$4995, at the SEMICON Singapore Show.
http://www.dvtsensors.com
ASIA-PAC FUND...
LONDON: CVC Capital Partners (CVC) Wednesday announced that it has raised
US$1.975 billion from a range of international institutional investors and high
net worth individuals to fund investments in companies based in the most
developed economies of the Asia Pacific region (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan,
Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan).
TRIAL RESULTS...
LONDON: AstraZeneca Wednesday announced that a first analysis of data from
the SAINT I trial involving more than 1,700 patients shows a statistically
significant reduction versus placebo on the primary outcome of disability after
an acute ischemic stroke, as measured by the Modified Rankin Scale (MRS).
http://www.astrazenecapressoffice.com
BAT PROFIT...
LONDON: British American Tobacco plc Wednesday released its financial
results for the quarter ended 31 March 2005 showing the group booked operating
profit of 582 million pounds sterling, down 4 per cent from the same period a
year earlier.
SHARE ACQUISITION...
SINGAPORE: Flextronics Wednesday announced its proposal to delist its
India-based subsidiary Flextronics Software Systems Limited ("FSS"), previously
known as Hughes Software Systems Limited, by purchasing all of its outstanding
publicly-held shares.
http://www.flextronics.com
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