SYDNEY, Jun. 10--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
DOCTOR WHO...
AUCKLAND & WELLINGTON - Live on stage, the Tardis will be
travelling to New Zealand stopping in Wellington on 5 August
and in Auckland on 6 August.
http://www.ticketek.co.nz
CONSUMER DATA...
HONG KONG - According to the latest TNS Asiapanel consumer
purchasing data released today, more consumers than ever are
making a move towards a healthier lifestyle.
http://www.tns-global.com
SIZE STANDARDS...
SAN FRANCISCO - When is a firm too big to be considered a
small business? That's a question SBA wants to know as it seeks
public input in June during nationwide hearings on size
standards.
http://www.sba.gov
http://www.sba.gov/size/anprm.pdf
http://www.sba.gov/size/hearings.pdf
EFUNDS ACQUISITION...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - eFunds Corporation, a leading provider
of risk management, electronic payments and global outsourcing
solutions, announced Thursday that it has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire WildCard Systems, Inc.
http://www.efunds.com
http://www.efunds.com/wildcardsystems
http://www.wildcardsystems.com
ASIA PHARMACEUTICALS...
HONG KONG & SINGAPORE - Three global companies have announced
a joint venture to commercialize pharmaceutical products in the
Asia Pacific region: Interpharma Asia Pacific; Temasek Holdings
(Private) Limited; and Quintiles Transnational Corp.
http://www.quintiles.com
http://www.zuelligpharma.com/ip
http://www.pharmaindustries.com
http://www.zuelligpharma.com
http://www.pharmaLink.com
XANDMAIL SUITE...
PARIS - XandMail announced Thursday the availability of the
latest version of its Empowered Messaging Suite, offering
consumer-oriented browser based email, calendar and event
management, address book, virtual storage and photo album
services for fixed and wireless access, built on Rich Internet
Application standards.
http://www.xandmail.com
COURT RULING...
MIAMI - Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company,
Thursday received a ruling from a court in the Netherlands that
found the company infringed a Boston Scientific patent related
to a catheter shaft that is used in the delivery system for the
CYPHER and CYPHER Select Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stents, as
well as several other catheter-based products.
http://www.cordis.com
http://www.jnj.com
WORLD RECORD...
LUGANO - 746 people from around the world made history
Thursday by uniting to break the Guinness World Record for the
largest "Chinese whisper" chain - a record that previously
stood at 718 people.
http://www.roche-oncology.com
http://www.lymphoma-net.org
INVESTMENT VENTURE...
TORONTO & LUXEMBOURG - Royal Bank of Canada and Dexia
Banque Internationale Luxembourg announced they have reached
an agreement to combine their institutional investor services
businesses in an equally owned joint venture to be named RBC
Dexia Investor Services.
http://www.rbcglobalservices.com/iis/rbcanddexia.html
http://www.dexia.com
http://www.dexiafundservices.com
RADWIN PRODUCT...
TEL AVIV - Radwin, provider of carrier class broadband
wireless connectivity of TDM and Ethernet services, announced
Thursday a new addition to its industry-leading WinLink 1000
product family.
http://www.radwin.com
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