SYDNEY, July 20--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
JOINT DEVELOPMENT...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & SHANGHAI: Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in
semiconductor design software, Wednesday announced that it has jointly
developed reference design flow 2.0 with Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation, the largest foundry in China.
http://www.smics.com
http://www.synopsys.com
SENIOR NOTES...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.: Bank of America Corporation Wednesday priced three senior
note offerings of $1.250 billion in 10-year fixed-rate notes, $1.250 billion in
5-year fixed-rate notes and $500 million in 5-year floating-rate notes for sale
in the United States and abroad.
http://www.bankofamerica.com
RETIREMENT SURVEY...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: AARP, a 35 million member organization representing people
over the age of 50, Wednesday released the findings of its International
Retirement Security Survey conducted on the general population in ten countries.
http://www.aarp.org
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of US$25
million of one securities issue on July 29, 2005 at a redemption price equal to
100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.: Quintiles Transnational Corp., the world's
leading pharmaceutical services organization, Wednesday announced that it has
signed an agreement with Aptuit Inc. to enter a strategic partnership.
http://www.quintiles.com
CONTEX MERGES...
BURLINGTON, Mass. & ALLEROD: Contex Scanning Technology and Z Corporation
Tuesday announced that the companies will merge to create a global leader in
color scanning and 3D printing solutions for engineering markets, including
computer-aided design (CAD), geographic information systems (GIS) and
architecture, engineering and construction (AEC).
http://www.zcorp.com
http://www.contex.com
http://www.eqt.se
MOBILE STRATEGIES...
SINGAPORE: The forthcoming 3GSM World Congress Asia in Singapore this
September will include a number of top agenda items, including discussions on
strategies for driving mobile phone growth in Asia, which is set to have more
than a billion subscribers by 2006.
http://www.3gsmasia.com
http://www.gsmworld.com
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