SYDNEY, June 24--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
FDA APPROVAL...
HAYWARD, Calif. and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Farallon Medical, Inc., a
California headquartered developer of point-of-care diagnostic and drug
monitoring technologies, Thursday announced the United States Food and Drug
Administration has accepted and cleared for marketing the Immedia PT System.
http://www.farallonmedical.com
COGNOS RESULTS...
OTTAWA & BURLINGTON, Mass.: Cognos Incorporated, the world leader in
business intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management (CPM)
solutions, has posted a 15 per cent on-year jump in revenue to US$200.1 million
for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 ended May 31, 2005.
http://www.cognos.com
CONTRACT OFFER...
WASHINGTON: After 32 months in negotiations, the Independent Pilots
Association Thursday called on UPS to make its last, best and final offer on a
new pilot contract.
SYNDICATED LOAN...
SEOUL & NEW YORK: New Songdo City Development, LLC (NSC), the developer of
the International Business District of New Songdo City, Thursday announced that
it has successfully concluded a US$1.5 billion (KRW $1.5 trillion) syndicated
loan in cooperation with the three coordinating arrangers -- ABN Amro, Kookmin
Bank and Woori Bank -- along with 23 other financial institutions.
INCINERATION PLANTS...
COLOGNE: Four of the total 33 refuse incineration plants (RIP) in South
Korea are already being operated with activated lignite from Germany that is
distributed world-wide by the company Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH (RBB) under
the brand name "Activated Lignite HOK".
http://www.hok.de
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two
securities issues amounting to a total of US$175 million on July 5, 2005 at a
redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
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