SYDNEY--24 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
YAHOO! MOBILE...
SINGAPORE - Yahoo! today announced the winners of the inaugural Yahoo!
Mobile Developer Awards, the first of several competitions showcasing
innovation and talent of Singapore students, who created mobile-optimised
applications using Yahoo!'s latest mobile development platform - Yahoo!
Blueprint.
http://mobile.yahoo.com/newsroom
VALE 3Q...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce operational and financial
performance in the third quarter of 2008 continued on an excellent track,
marked by records in the production of iron ore, pellets, nickel, bauxite,
alumina, aluminum, cobalt, and thermal coal, shipments of iron ore and pellets,
copper, alumina, cobalt and thermal coal, gross revenue, operational profit and
cash generation.
www.vale.com
WOODFIBER REPORT...
BOSTON - The International Woodfiber Report, following a flurry of pulp and
paper mill closures and OSB mill curtailments, today reported that North
American virgin woodfiber demand could fall more than 20 million green tons by
2009.
www.risiinfo.com
TELMISARTAN NEWS...
BEIJING - New results from the landmark ONTARGET Trial show that, in Asian
patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, telmisartan 80mg is as
effective as, and significantly better tolerated than, ramipril 10mg in
reducing the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke and
hospitalisation for congestive heart failure.
www.news-landmarktrials.com
www.boehringer-ingelheim.com
www.news-ontarget.com
www.ontarget-telmisartan.com
www.micardis.com
www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/index.html
www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/resources/atlas/en
index.html
CHRYSLER DAIMLER...
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan - Today, Daimler AG reported a net loss of euro 351
million for its 19.9 percent share of Chrysler Holding LLC's second quarter
2008 results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). On a
U.S. GAAP basis, Daimler AG's net loss for Chrysler Holding LLC was euro 88
million, of which a euro 76 million net loss is attributable to the automotive
business of Chrysler LLC.
media.chrysler.com
www.chrysler.com
ANADIGICS INC...
WARREN, N.J - ANADIGICS, Inc., today announced its AWB7220 power amplifier,
the first in the company's new line of products targeted at the 3G and 4G
femtocell markets.
www.anadigics.com
www.anadigics.com/worldwide_sales
BRIDGESTONE CORP...
PHILADELPHIA - Class Counsel for the Plaintiffs in the In re Bridgestone
Securities Litigation class action suit, announced the following:
http://bsl.hrsclaims.com
www.hrsclaimsadministration.com
VOLCANO JAPAN...
TOKYO - Volcano Japan today announced the availability of the Revolution 45
MHz rotational IVUS catheter for use on Volcano's s5 platform of IVUS systems.
www.volcanocorp.com
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS...
WICHITA, Kansas - Spirit AeroSystems has been selected by Mitsubishi
Aircraft Corporation to design and build the pylon for its new next-generation
regional jetliner, known as the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
www.spiritaero.com
EZEEGO1.COM...
MUMBAI - Ezeego1.com, the meta search site with booking capabilities,
invites people to be part of their Home Based Agents, network and earn
attractive commissions while making bookings for relatives and friends.
BLOGGER PARTY ...
JAKARTA - The Indonesian government and US Embassy in Indonesia support the
2008 Blogger Party to be held in Jakarta on Nov 22, 2008 and Indonesian the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism was also supporting the event by inviting five
bloggers from the US, Australia, China, Hongkong, Malaysia, and Singapore.
NERVIANO MEDICAL...
NERVIANO - Aurora inhibitors play a key role in cell duplication and are
implicated in both the onset and progression of numerous types of tumour. A
lecture focusing on Aurora kinase inhibitors will be presented today by Dr.
Bernard Laffranchi during the 20th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium "Molecular Targets
and Cancer Therapeutics" organised from 21st to 24th October 2008 in Geneva.
www.nervianoms.com
BROWNBOOK.NET EARNINGS...
BRIGHTON - Brownbook.net, the world's largest user contributed local
business directory, today announces the launch of the 'User Earnings' program.
www.brownbook.net
BAGGY GREEN...
MELBOURNE - Richie Benaud's 'baggy green' is being offered for sale by Leski
Auctions on Wednesday, November 5th at 5.30pm. It has a pre-sale estimate of
$20,000 - $25,000.
www.leski.com.au
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