SYDNEY--4 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
UPDATING SOFTWARE...
BEIJING - Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management
(MSM), today announced that Beijing Beny Wave Science And Technology Co., Ltd., the
top domestic-brand handset vendor in China, has licensed Red Bend's vCurrent(R)
Mobile firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating software.
http://www.redbend.com
SECURITY CONFERENCE...
TOKYO - The First International Privacy and Security Conference (IPSC2008) will
be held in Tokyo Nov. 11 - 12, 2008 at Bellesalle Kudan http://ipsc2008.org.
http://ipsc2008.org/program.html
USER INTERFACE...
TOKYO - The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source
of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the
launch of a Thomson Innovation(SM) user interface in Japanese
(www.thomsoninnovation.com) to enhance productivity and decision making for
Japanese intellectual property (IP) professionals.
COMMISSION RULING...
SAN FRANCISCO and SEOUL - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has,
for a second time, ruled
in favor of Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. ("KKPC"), by terminating an
investigation initiated by Flexsys America L.P. ("Flexsys").
NEW HANDSETS...
GOTHENBURG - Ascom Wireless Solutions today announces the launch of a new
generation
of IP-DECT handsets to be used in key business segments such as hospitals,
industries, offices, retail and secure establishment.
http://www.ascom.com
PHARMACEUTICALS ACQUISITION...
NEW YORK - NeoStem, Inc. (Amex: NBS), which is pioneering the pre-disease
collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need,
announced today that it has agreed to acquire China Biopharmaceuticals
Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHBP).
www.neostem.com
PERSONALIZATION MACHINE...
PARIS - Nanosec GmbH introduces the "IDForce" the world's smallest and fastest
table-top laser personalization machine at the 2008 Cartes & IDentification
Exhibition in Paris, France this week.
SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM...
ROCKVILLE - The United States Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention is pleased to
co-sponsor a joint scientific symposium with the Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission (ChP)
November 6-7 in Tianjin focusing on important scientific topics including
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and dietary and herbal supplements.
www.usp.org/newscenter .
CONFERENCE CALL...
SAO PAULO - Itau Unibanco Holding is pleased to invite you to participate in
its conference call about the joint venture between Itau (NYSE: ITU) and Unibanco
(NYSE: UBB).
http://www.itauir.com
BIOTECH ACQUISITION...
NEW YORK - NeoStem, Inc. (Amex: NBS), which is pioneering the pre-disease
collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need,
announced today that it has agreed to acquire a Hong Kong corporation, whose
wholly-owned subsidiary, Beijing HuaMeiTai Bio-technology Limited Liability
Company, has a series of contracts with Shandong New Medicine Research
Institute of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine LLC that establish
control over Shandong's business, personnel and finance as though it were a
wholly-owned subsidiary.
www.neostem.com
TESTING LABORATORY...
NORTHBROOK - Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a world leader in product
safety testing and certification services, announced today that it will acquire the
assets of Wakefield Laboratories, an electrical testing laboratory located in
Auckland, New Zealand. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
http://www.UL.com
JOINT VENTURE...
SAO PAULO - The controlling shareholders of Itausa and Unibanco Holdings
announce to the market that a joint venture agreement was executed today to merge the
financial operations of Itau and Unibanco, establishing the largest private
financial conglomerate in the Southern Hemisphere, with a market capitalization
among the top 20 in the world.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amount indicated
for the following securities issue on November 13, 2008 at a
redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus
accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES...
ATLANTA - Paul R. Garcia, Chairman and CEO of Global Payments, announced
several organizational changes for the company today.
http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a leading global
infrastructure consulting, planning, engineering and construction management company, has tapped Verizon
Business to build and manage a secure, state-of-the-art Internet protocol (IP)
communications network, under a three-year, $5 million agreement.
www.verizonbusiness.com
BOARD ADDITION...
NEW YORK - Brand Asset Digital, the distributed technologies company with a
focus on P2P search marketing and efficient LIVE streaming technology, announced today
that Jim Caparro, founder and former CEO of EDC, Chairman/CEO of Island DefJam
and Warner Music Group's WEA, has joined the company's Board of Advisors.
NEW APPOINTMENT...
BENSALEM, Pa. - Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS) today announced the
appointment of Stephen Yeung, Vice President, as Interim General Manager of the CSI Sourcing
Division.
www.charmingshoppes.com
PRESS CONFERENCE...
KULALA LUMPUR - Luncheon and Press Conference by Myscad Philippines Inc &
Geodetic Engineering of Philippines
www.myscad.us
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