SYDNEY, June 17--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TYGACIL APPROVAL...
MADISON, N.J: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
has approved Tygacil (tigecycline), a novel I.V. antibiotic
with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity, including
activity against the drug-resistant bacteria
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
www.wyeth.com
PARADIGM AWARD...
MUMBAI: Paradigm, a provider of petroleum geoscience and
drilling technology to the oil and gas E&P industry, has
announced that its regional office Paradigm India has been
awarded the international Quality Management Award ISO 9001:
2000 for the Provision of Seismic Data Processing, Imaging and
Reservoir Studies, including Interpretation Services.
www.paradigmgeo.com
COREL PROMOTION...
HONG KONG: Corel, a company specialising in graphics and
office productivity software, has announced the launch of the
Legal Corel Software Campaign with its latest offer - receive a
FREE Apple iPod Shuffle MP3 player with every purchase of the
software package CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12.
www.corel.com
FAST FOURIER...
TOKYO: RIKEN Wako Institute's Toshikazu Ebisuzaki
Computational Astrophysics Laboratory and IPFlex Inc. announced
that they have jointly developed two-dimensional fast Fourier
transform accelerator using a DAPDNA-2 reconfigurable
processor, shortening phase retrieval process by an order of
magnitude.
www.spring8.or.jp/j/
LODESTAR FINANCIALS...
PEABODY, Mass: LODESTAR Corporation, a provider of software
solutions for energy providers, has reported solid 2004
financial results.
www.lodestarcorp.com
SCIENTIFIC AGREEMENT...
SAO PAULO: The Teaching and Research Institute of the
Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo (Instituto de Ensino e
Pesquisa do Hospital Sirio-Libanes) announced today a
scientific agreement in Brazil.
EURO RSCG...
NEW YORK: Jim Heekin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Euro RSCG Worldwide, has announced the appointment of George
Gallate, 41, as Chief Executive Officer of Euro RSCG
Asia-Pacific, India, Middle East.
www.eurorscg.com
PAUL KLEE...
BERN: swissinfo/Swiss Radio International (SRI) is paying
homage to the life and work of the world famous avant-garde
artist Paul Klee.
www.swissinfo.org
AZURE SOLUTIONS...
LONDON: Azure Solutions, the revenue-assurance company, has
announced that it has secured a further $15 million of funding.
This round of funding was led by Doughty Hanson Technology
Ventures with additional financing coming from Intel Capital.
www.azuresolutions.com
XYRATEX LTD...
HAVANT: Xyratex Ltd, an OEM provider of enterprise-class
data storage subsystems and network technology, announced a new
OEM agreement with Acer Inc, the world's fifth largest IT
Equipment and Information System Supplier.
www.acer.com
CCB STAKE...
CHARLOTTE, N.C: Bank of America Corporation announced a
definitive agreement to buy approximately 9 per cent of the
stock of China Construction Bank (CCB) for US$3 billion, with
the option of increasing its stake in future years.
www.bankofamerica.com
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