SYDNEY, Aug. 8--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
AUCTION CHANGES...
WASHINGTON, D.C: Fannie Mae has announced changes to the
minimum sizes of its Benchmark Bills auctions. As of August 10,
2005, the company will reduce the minimum weekly three-month
and six-month auction amounts to $1 billion each. The monthly,
one-year auction minimum size will remain at $1 billion.
www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$550
million on August 15 and 17 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
GIZMONDO SALES...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd subsidiary of Jacksonville,
Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc, announced a trio of major
UK retailers will be stocking the Gizmondo multi-entertainment
handheld.
www.gizmondo.com
GIZMONDO LAUNCH...
LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd subsidiary of Jacksonville,
Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc, has rescheduled the launch
of the Gizmondo multi-entertainment handheld in North America
from its original 11 August street date in favour of targeting
the more active fourth quarter sales period commencing in
October.
www.gizmondo.com
BLOOMBERG SCHEDULE...
NEW YORK: Bloomberg has unveiled its lineup of live events
and selected interviews available on Bloomberg Television,
Bloomberg Radio and to users of the Bloomberg Professional
service for the week ahead, August 8 through August 12.
www.bloomberg.com
INFLUENZA TREATMENT...
SAN DIEGO, Calif: NexBio, Inc. announced that the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a
component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has
awarded the company a $6 million Phase II SBIR Grant to
furthertest the company's lead drug candidate, Fludase
(DAS181), for the prevention and treatment of influenza.
www.nexbio.com
CLOAKWARE INC...
VIENNA, Va: Cloakware Inc., a developer of solutions for
protecting software and systems from unauthorized use and
piracy, announced that the company is opening operations in the
Asia Pacific region.
www.cloakware.com
NZ ODDS...
SYDNEY: Labour is firming as Centrebet's favourite to
provide the prime minister following next month's election,
while New Zealand is odds on to beat Australia in Saturday's
Bledisloe Cup match.
www.centrebet.com
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