SYDNEY, May 6--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
ORGANIZATION CHANGE...
DALLAS: The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard W.
Fisher, Thursday announced a change in the organization and focus of the
bank's Research Department in order to better analyze the effects of
globalization on monetary policy.
http://www.dallasfed.org
GOLDENPALACE.COM WINS...
SAUERLAND: GoldenPalace.com has won an eBay auction for Pope Benedict XVI's
previously-owned 1999 Volkswagen Golf for euro 188,938.88 (about US$244,590.83).
KOMAG PRESENTS...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Komag, Incorporated, a leading independent supplier of
thin-film media for disk drives, Thursday announced that the Company's chief
executive officer, Mr. T.H. Tan will be presenting at the Piper Jaffray
Technology Conference in New York on May 13, 2005.
http://www.komag.com
SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP...
RESTON, Va.: PRA International (Nasdaq: PRAI), one of the world's leading
clinical research organizations (CROs), Thursday announced the first successful
outcome resulting from a strategic alliance formed with the Geriatric Oncology
Consortium (GOC), a non-profit organization and leading provider of
community-based geriatric oncology research and education.
GENTEX SUPPLIES..
ZEELAND, Mich.: Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of
automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has begun
shipping interior and exterior auto-dimming mirrors for the 2005 Kia Opirus, a
luxury passenger car manufactured and sold in Korea.
http://www.gentex.com
HIGHER REVENUE...
NEW YORK: Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP), one of the world's
leading providers of specialized professional staffing, retained executive
search and human capital solutions, Thursday released financial results for the
first quarter ended March 31, 2005, showing that it posted revenue of $352.9
million, up 21.8 percent year-on-year.
http://www.hhgroup.com
(AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,
translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for
full-text versions.)