SYDNEY--21 Sep--AsiaNet/InfoQuest PLATFORM IMPLEMENTED... LONDON: Thunderhead, the leading provider of enterprisecommunications technology, announced on Thursday that it hasimplemented the Thunderhead Document Generation Platform at UBSInvestment Bank to automate the creation of its TreasuryExotics trade confirmations. http://www.thunderhead.com EXHIBITION OPENED... BRISBANE: Thirty-seven artists and two multi-artist projectsfrom Asia, Australia and the Pacific will participate in The5th AsiaPacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, the openingexhibition at Brisbane's new Gallery of Modern Art andrefurbished Queensland Art Gallery. http://www.asiapacifictriennial.com HOSPIRA ACQUIRES... LAKE FOREST: Hospira, Inc., a leading global hospitalproducts company, and Mayne Pharma Limited, a leadingAustralia-based specialty injectable pharmaceuticals company,have announced that the companies have entered into anagreement for Hospira to acquire Mayne. http://www.hospira.com http://www.maynepharma.com . AMITIZA EFFECTIVE... BETHESDA - Study results demonstrating that AMITIZA, thefirst selective chloride channel activator for the treatment ofchronic idiopathic constipation, was effective andwell-tolerated in relieving symptoms of chronic idiopathicconstipation in the elderly population were presented at theNeurogastroenterology and Motility 2006 Joint InternationalSociety Meeting in Boston. http://www.sucampo.com http://www.amitiza.com SERVICE BOON... DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Texas: A new economic surveyperformed by the respected global aviation consulting firm SH&Econfirms that the proposed new nonstop service from DFWInternational Airport to Beijing, China on American Airlineswould be a boon to the state and regional economies, adding$180 million to the Texas economy every year. http://www.dfwairport.com http://www.flytochinaonaa.com ROBOTIC RETAIL... LIBERTYVILLE: First mobile device manufacturer to offerconsumers convenience and ease with immediate, automated accessto products Motorola, Inc. has announced it is the first mobiledevice manufacturer to offer its products to consumers throughrobotic retail stores in a pilot program providing automated,on-demand retail solutions in key markets. http://www.motorola.com http://www.zoomsystems.com APPLICATIONS SHIPPED... PARIS: Realeyes3D, the pioneer of handwritten messaging,announced on Wednesday that its handwritten messagingapplications have been shipped in more than 10 million handsetsover the past 12 months. http://www.realeyes3d.com EESTECH APPOINTS... BRISBANE: EESTech Inc. has announced the appointment of ErylEdwards, former Country Director for Thames WaterInternational, (a United Kingdom based multinational utilitycompany), to its Advisory Board. http://www.eestechinc.com SYMBOL LAUNCHES... HOLTSVILLE: Symbol Technologies, Inc., The EnterpriseMobility Company, announced on Wednesday that it has launchedthe RD5000, a compact, mobile Gen 2 RFID reader that can beintegrated with forklifts, pallet jacks, stretch wrappers, andother material handling equipment, and utilized in variousspace-constrained environments. http://www.symbol.com TREATMENT POSITIVE... MELBOURNE: Australian adult stem cell company, MesoblastLimited, on Wednesday announced positive initial results ofclinical adult stem cell trials for the treatment of heartdisease being conducted in conjunction with its UnitedStates-based sister company Angioblast Systems Inc. http://www.mesoblast.com http://www.angioblast.com I-FLEX ANNOUNCES... MUMBAI: i-flex solutions, a leading provider of technologysolutions to the global financial services industry, announcedthe launch of the "i-flex Process Framework for Banking," atool for transforming banking operations. http://www.iflexsolutions.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)