SYDNEY, May 17--MediaNet International-AsiaNet/InfoQuest
KAPLAN ACQUISITION...
SINGAPORE - Kaplan, Inc. today announced that it has
acquired Asia Pacific Management Institute, one of the largest
private education providers for undergraduate and postgraduate
students, executives and managers in Asia.
http://www.kaplan.com
INKJET CARTRIDGES...
TOKYO - Inke has a new lineup of models for black and color
inkjet cartridges which will be on display at the Inke booth at
Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Japan
from 18th - 20th May 2005.
http://www.inke.com.sg
MELANOMA TRIAL...
BRISBANE - Progen Industries Limited today announced results
from a Phase II melanoma pilot clinical trial which showed
signs of benefit in some patients with advanced melanoma.
http://www.progen.com.au
DOMAIN REGISTRAR...
MELBOURNE - Last week, Instra Corporation, the leading
international Domain Registrar, was accredited by AusRegistry
to provide Electronic Number Mapping (ENUM) registration
services.
http://www.enumregistry.com
PLASTICS NEWS...
AKRON - Plastics News in mid-June is launching a weekly
electronic news service for the Greater China region. The
e-mail news broadcast will be free to subscribers.
http://www.PlasticsNews.com/China
http://www.crain.com
BREAST CANCER...
MACCLESFIELD - The crucial benefits of using 'Arimidex'
(anastrozole) to help postmenopausal women continue to live
free from breast cancer, were confirmed by the latest data from
the groundbreaking ATAC trial, presented at the American
Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
http://www.astrazenecapressoffice.com
ASSYST SOLUTION...
EDINBURGH - The manufacturing and service functions of
William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd., which owns, amongst
others, two of the world's most revered single malt Scotch
whiskies, Glenfiddich and The Balvenie, are now underpinned by
assyst, which plays the central role in handling its Incident,
Asset & Configuration and Service Level Agreement Management.
SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY...
SAN FRANCISCO - Zero G Software announced general
availability of InstallAnywhere 7, the latest version of its
award-winning multi-platform software deployment solution.
http://www.zerog.com
BROADBAND MANUFACTURER...
HICKORY, N.C. - CommScope, Inc., a world leader in cable and
connectivity solutions for communications networks, announced
Monday the opening of a broadband cable manufacturing facility
in the Peoples Republic of China.
http://www.commscope.com
BILL GATES...
GENEVA - In a major address to international health
officials, Bill Gates said the world now has a "historic
chance" to achieve dramatic improvements in health, and called
on governments, the scientific community, and the private
sector to more aggressively fight the diseases that affect
hundreds of millions of the world's poorest people each year.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org
PR ACQUISITION...
SEATTLE, Wash. & HONG KONG, - Waggener Edstrom Inc. has
announced that it will acquire Shout Holdings Limited, a public
relations firm headquartered in Hong Kong.
http://www.shoutasia.com
http://www.wagged.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of 1 securities issue amounting to a total of US$250
million on May 26, 2005, at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
SEMICONDUCTOR RANGE...
GRENOBLE - Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the
development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor
solutions, announced a new range of products for its well known
AVIIVA SM2 and AVIIVA SC2 Smarter Linescan cameras.
http://www.atmel.com
QUADRANT POSITION...
DENVER - Virtela, a global network solutions company,
announced Monday that Gartner, Inc. has positioned it in the
Visionary quadrant in the 2005 Managed Remote Access & Mobility
Services Magic Quadrant.
http://www.virtela.net
COOL VENDORS...
DENVER - Virtela, a global network solutions company, has
been included in the list of "Cool Vendors" in Gartner, Inc.'s
"Cool Vendors in Network Services 2005" report by K. Adams, E.
Paulak, et al, published March 31, 2005.
http://www.virtela.net
GAMING INCOME...
MINEOLA, N.Y.- Kenilworth Systems Corporation's lobbying
efforts assisted in the signing into law on May 11, 2005, the
House Enrolled Act 1120, which, in addition to providing
funding for a new stadium for the Indianapolis Colts, requires
the Indiana Gaming Commission to study alternative forms of
games or trends in casino gaming that could create additional
income for Indiana without expanding casino gaming within the
state.
http://www.roulabette.com
FREDDIE MAC...
MCLEAN, Va. - Freddie Mac Monday announced the company's
intent to issue an additional US$1 billion of Reference
REMIC(SM) R-001 Guaranteed Maturity Class securities, with a
final maturity date of April 15, 2015. Settlement is scheduled
later this month.
http://www.freddiemac.com
RITUXIMAB TREATMENT...
ORLANDO, Fla. - Data presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Clinical Oncology showed that continuing to
use MabThera (rituximab) as maintenance therapy after the
completion of an initial treatment of MabThera plus
chemotherapy can almost double the time a lymphoma patient
remains in remission.
http://www.roche.com
http://www.gene.com
http://www.biogen.com
http://www.health-kiosk.ch
http://www.lymphoma-net.com
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