SYDNEY--2 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
AVERNA ANNOUNCES...
MONTREAL, Quebec: Averna Tuesday announced that it has achieved tight
synchronization of a few nanoseconds for phase diversity applications performed
on the company's Universal Receiver Tester (URT), representing a major step
forward in the generation, capture, and playback of RF signals.
www.averna.com
JETBRAINS RELEASES...
PRAGUE: JetBrains, creators of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for
software developers, have announced the general availability of the fourth
major release of TeamCity, its continuous integration server and distributed
build management tool.
http://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity
DESIGN FAIR...
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands and Hong Kong jointly host this year's Business
of Design Week (BODW), the leading international design fair in Asia.
http://www.chinglish.com
CO2CRC SYMPOSIUM...
CANBERRA: The latest in carbon capture and storage research (CCS) will be
showcased at the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies
(CO2CRC) 2008 Research Symposium, to be held at the Millbrook Resort,
Queenstown, New Zealand from 2-4 December.
www.co2crc.com.au
APIMEC MEETING...
SAO PAULO: The Executive Boards of Itausa - Investimentos Itau S.A. and Itau
Unibanco Banco Multiplo S.A. will make presentations to members of the
Association of Capital Markets Analysts and Investment Professionals,
shareholders and any other interested parties on Dec 9, 2008.
www.itausa.com.br
www.itauri.com.br
www.ri.unibanco.com.br
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of one
securities issue worth US$100 million on Dec 11, 2008 at a redemption price
equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
DANISH BIOTECH...
COPENHAGEN: A strong pipeline makes the Copenhagen Region biotech cluster
well prepared for the challenges ahead, according to the Ernst & Young report
"Biotech in Denmark 2008 - Growing stronger" prepared in cooperation with the
Danish Association of Biotechnology Industries. With 185 drug candidates in
preclinical and clinical development, Denmark ranks third in Europe.
http://www.copcap.com/reports
MUMBAI ATTACK...
MUMBAI: Esha News Monitoring Services Private Limited with their research
and analysis television monitoring team has found out TEZ TV was the first to
break the news through ticker at 2202hrs and IBN 7 gave the first visual of the
Mumbai Terrorist Attack on the Taj Hotel at 2228 hrs.
http://www.eshanews.com
JAPAN PRIZE...
TOKYO: The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan Monday announced the
two fields eligible for the next Japan Prize, one of the world's most
prestigious awards in science and technology.
http://www.japanprize.jp/en
NEW7WONDERS CHOSEN...
JAKARTA: The New7Wonders Foundation has chosen three destinations in
Indonesia such as the Komodo Island national park, Lake Toba and Krakatau
island in its campaign to nominate new7wonders of nature for the 2008-2010
period.
www.new7wonders.com
UTC DIVESTS...
AUCKLAND: UTC Fire & Security has announced that it has sold its New Zealand
manned guarding and mobile patrol businesses to ISS Holdings NZ Limited.
www.utcfireandsecurity.com
MUSIC PRIZE...
LOUISVILLE, Ky.: "The Lost Art of Letter Writing," a four-movement concerto
for violin and orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean, has earned the 2009
University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
www.grawemeyer.org
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