SYDNEY--19 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SWISS RE ESTIMATES...
HONG KONG: According to initial estimates from the forthcoming Swiss Re
sigma study on catastrophes, more than 238,000 people lost their lives to
natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2008 -- the fourth largest
number of deaths since 1970. The total cost to society was USD 225 billion,
with China's Sichuan earthquake being the costliest at USD 85 billion.
http://www.swissre.com
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK: Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP), one of the world's
leading providers of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent
management solutions, today announced revised guidance for the fourth quarter
and an update on its annual impairment testing, both of which reflect the
impact of the global economic slowdown.
www.hudson.com
COCHLEAR SETS...
TORONTO: Dyadem, the market leader in Quality Lifecycle Management and Risk
Lifecycle Management solutions, has announced that Cochlear Limited, the
industry leader in hearing implant innovation, is using software from Dyadem to
enhance and standardize its quality assessments. Dyadems FMEA-Med, a software
solution that helps automate compliance reporting, enables Cochlear to link
risk and quality assessments, and to set a new standard in quality for its
hearing implant solutions.
www.cochlear.com
SUPPLYCORE AWARDED...
ROCKFORD: SupplyCore, a leading supply chain management and logistics
services provider, has been awarded a ten-year contract (SPM7LX-06-R-0157) with
the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to support the U.S. Military's land-based
vehicles including the HMMVEE, Bradley, and the M939 Series under the Fleet
Automotive Support Initiative-Global (FASI-G) Program. This indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a maximum value of $4.4 billion over
the next ten years.
http://www.supplycore.com
GIGLE SEMICONDUCTOR...
REDWOOD CITY: Gigle Semiconductor, the leading developer of any wire home
networking solutions today announced that the GGL541 will be used in Blusens'
Multi-Media Home Entertainment equipment to provide the high-speed connection
from the media center to the HDTV over existing home wiring during CES2009. The
GGL541 is the first time that a dual channel solution for HomePlug(R)AV
(200Mbps over powerline) and mediaxtream(TM) (1Gbps over any wire) has been
implemented in a single low cost IC.
http://www.gigle.biz
PROGENTECH PARTNERS...
EMERYVILLE: ProGenTech Limited, a life science and molecular diagnostics
company based in Shanghai, China and the San Francisco Bay Area has signed a
collaboration agreement with the China CDC to create a joint laboratory that
will focus on developing next generation molecular diagnostic systems and
assays.
http://www.progentech.com
MEDICINAL PRODUCTS...
SAINT PREX: Ferring Pharmaceuticals received today notification that the
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), part of the European
Medicines Agency (EMEA), has adopted a positive opinion and is recommending to
grant a marketing authorization for FIRMAGON(R) (degarelix), a new GnRH
receptor antagonist indicated for patients with advanced, hormone-dependent
prostate cancer.
http://www.ferring.com
HUMANITARIAN EFFORT...
SAN FRANCISCO: An humanitarian effort to fight world hunger, protect
endangered species and counter global warming has been sidelined for the
holidays - and beyond - because of a legal challenge filed by Apple Inc.
http://www.glupod.com
PACKERS PLUS...
CALGARY: Packers Plus hit a major milestone for 2008 - 1000 multi-stage
completion systems in Canada this year alone. "We preformed our 1000th job in
Canada on December 4th," said Canadian Business Unit Director Doug Bobrosky.
www.packersplus.com
PACKERS PLUS...
CALGARY: Packers Plus recently completed a very successful open hole
multi-stage frac in China."We completed a 5 stage multi-stage completion in
China for a new client earlier this year," said Packers Plus International
Operations General Manager, Jim Athans. "It was a text book job and the entire
well operation went very smoothly. The well has exceeded the customer's
expectations."
www.packersplus.com
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