SYDNEY--20 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NORTHERN TRUST...
CHICAGO and HONG KONG - Northern Trust has appointed Madhu Gayer, an
experienced risk professional, as head of Investment Risk & Analytical Services
for asset servicing clients in the Asia-Pacific region.
www.northerntrust.com
ARRIVEDOK TRACKER...
AUSTIN, Texas - ArrivedOK, the personal flight arrival tracker and arrival
messenger is now available in Japanese and Russian languages and open for beta
testing in most countries of the world.
http://twitter.com/arrivedok
www.eyeline.mobi
www.arrivedok.mobi
BEAUTY CHINA...
SINGAPORE - We, parties including Dunross Asia Pte Ltd, Zesiger Capital
Group LLC, Blue Pool Capital Ltd, Krohne capital, LLC, Lotus Partners LP and
Sean Wright, represent funds controlling approximately 23% of the outstanding
stock of Beauty China Holdings Ltd. In addition, we have indications that
shareholders representing another 5% of outstanding stock are willing to
support our efforts.
GENOMIC HEALTH...
REDWOOD CITY - Genomic Health, Inc. today announced results of a
multi-center Japanese study demonstrating that the Oncotype DX breast cancer
assay had significant prognostic value in Japanese women with estrogen
receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer.
www.oncotypedx.com
www.genomichealth.com
AVON LADIES...
SYDNEY - Avon ladies are coming and t hey have a story to share. One of good
news in these uncertain economic times as Avon becomes the answer for women
across New Zealand. Celebrate a message of hope throughout your community by
showcasing a local representative with a real story.
MERSANA XMT-1107...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Mersana, a platform-based cancer therapeutics
company, today announced positive results of preclinical studies for its second
development candidate, XMT-1107, in two posters at the 2009 Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) in Denver.
www.AACR.org
www.mersana.com
GREY GROUP..
NEW YORK - Recently an ad execution from Grey Germany, which has never
appeared in any paid media, found its way to internet websites devoted to
showcasing advertising. We have asked that the ad be taken down immediately.
www.greygroupasiapacific.com
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS...
WICHITA, Kansas - Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. will release its first
quarter 2009 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Thursday, April 30.
www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx .
www.spiritaero.com
SPAIN TELECOM...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Despite Spain's pronounced economic slowdown, its
telecom market will see mobile data revenue double within the next five years,
driven by an uninterrupted expansion of mobile data and Internet-based
services, according to a new report from Pyramid Research, the telecom research
arm of the Light Reading Communications Network.
www.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
http://techweb.com/aboutus
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
HEMOPHILIA TWINNING...
COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania - In honor of the twentieth Anniversary of World
Hemophilia Day, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth, together with the
World Federation of Hemophilia, announce the addition of five new partnerships
to the WFH Twinning Program.
www.wfh.org
www.hemophiliavillage.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN, MTNR,
FINS, and FINP securities issues at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of
the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest on April 27, 28 and 19,
2009.
http://www.fanniemae.com
SIMBIONIX RUSSIA...
CLEVELAND - Simbionix, the world's leading developer of medical simulation
systems, today announced an agreement with Johnson & Johnson LLC for
distribution of Simbionix's simulators and related products
www.simbionix.com
WINCOR NIXDORF...
SINGAPORE - Puregold, a leading hypermarket operator in the Philippines, is
the first retailer in the country to begin installing TPLinux software across
its point of sale and store server network.
www.wincor.nixdorf.com
GFK ASIA...
SINGAPORE - GfK Malaysia's survey shows 17,800 spare parts shop, garages and
tire specialists serving the pool of more than 12 million motorcycles,
passenger and commercial vehicles.
www.gfkrt.com
www.gfk.com
GFK ASIA...
SINGAPORE - GfK Asia is pleased to release its first ever Malaysia contact
lens retail measurement for the optical industry today in line with the 14th
MAPO Fair 2009.
www.gfkrt.com
www.gfk.com
ANZAC POPPY...
WELLINGTON - From today Australians and New Zealanders at home or abroad can
get an ANZAC poppy sent directly to their mobile phone by making a donation
online.
www.anzacpoppy.com
.ME AUCTIONS...
PODGORICA - If you want to grab one of the snappiest domains available for
use online today, don't miss the latest auction opportunities available from
the .ME Registry.
www.Domain.ME
GEORGE SOROS...
BURKE, Virginia - Today, Citizen Outreach launched a new website, exposing
the activities of billionaire George Soros that we believe undermine the global
economy and cripple the livelihood of impoverished communities in the
developing world. The website serves to educate the public about how Soros
hurts the very people he claims to help by employing his global philanthropic
network as a facade to deflect his dubious, non-transparent trading schemes
that bankrupt countries, capital markets, and private sector companies.
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