SYDNEY, Aug. 10--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CURTIN UNIVERSITY...
PERTH: Professor Kevin McKenna will lead Curtin University
of Technology's international focus following his appointment
as Pro Vice-Chancellor International.
FRANKFURT AIRPORT...
FRANKFURT: Based on successful cost management and positive
development of revenues during the first six months of 2005,
the Fraport Group once again increased earnings substantially
in comparison to the same period last year.
CPE ACQUISITION...
THE HAGUE: NetEconomy, a provider of real-time enterprise
risk monitoring and fraud solutions for the finance and telecom
industries, announced that it has been acquired by Cazenove
Private Equity (CPE).
www.cazenoveprivateequity.com
CANCER TRIALS...
BRISBANE: Australian cancer drug development company Progen
Industries Limited announced the expansion of the Phase II
clinical trial program of its lead anti-cancer product PI-88
into prostate cancer.
VIRTELA APPOINTMENTS...
DENVER, Colo: Virtela, a global network solutions company,
announced the appointment of two sales executives to the senior
management team.
www.virtela.net
FUEL CELLS...
MILAN & CAMBRIDGE, Mass: Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., a
designer, developer and manufacturer of fuel cell power systems
announced its next-generation automotive fuel cell stack,
called Andromeda II, achieved several major milestones during
recent qualification tests conducted at the company's facility
in Milan, Italy.
www.nuvera.com
ALCAN LAUDED...
CHICAGO, Ill: Alcan received three awards at the 18th Annual
DuPont Flexible Packaging Innovation ceremony, held on August
5, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for its pharmaceutical
and food packaging solutions.
COLFAX CORP...
RICHMOND, Va: Colfax Corporation announced it has completed
its acquisition of Tushaco Pumps Private Limited in Mumbai,
India from the Turakhia, Shah and Cowlagi families who were the
founding shareholders of Tushaco.
www.colfaxcorp.com
INTERNET COMMUNICATION...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & TOKYO: PeerMe, Inc., a peer-to-peer
voice communications technology company, has introduced its
first beta product that provides free, unlimited, voice
communications for Internet users.
www.PeerMe.com
ELMO-TECH DEAL...
SYDNEY: Elmo-Tech, a provider of electronic monitoring
technologies, will announce a new 3-year lease contract to
provide electronic monitoring systems to the Government of
South Australia.
www.elmotech.com
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