SYDNEY--21 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
TEDINDIA FELLOWS...
MYSORE - Organizers of the TED Conference today announced
they would begin the search for 100 TEDIndia Fellows to
participate in the TEDIndia Conference in Mysore, India,
following upon the successful TED Fellows program launch at
TED2009 this past February in Long Beach, California.
www.ted.com/fellows/apply
PLENTYROOMS.COM TOURS...
SINGAPORE - From two-day city breaks in Europe to week-long
luxury limousine tour packages in major European cities to
family getaway packages in exotic and popular Asian tourist
destinations, plentyRooms.com tour packages offer a great means
to put economic woes on a backburner and enjoy great
holidays.
www.plentyrooms.com
GAME CONFERENCE...
SAN FRANCISCO - The call for submissions to present
lectures, tutorials, and panels at the 2009 Game Developers
Conference China is open now through May 22, 2009.
www.China.GDConf.com
www.tsgamegroup.com
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
www.think-services.com
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc., a leading provider
of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent
management services worldwide, today announced that it will
release first quarter financial results for the period ended
March 31, 2009 after the market closes on May 4, 2009.
www.yahoo.com
www.hudson.com
ILLICIT OUTFLOWS...
WASHINGTON - Global Financial Integrity issued a statement
today on its 2008 report "Illicit Financial Flows from
Developing Countries: 2002-2006," in response to growing
interest in and citation of the report's estimates of illicit
capital flight out of India, which is ranked fifth out of the
127 developing countries analyzed.
www.gfip.org
BRIDGEWATER SYSTEMS...
OTTAWA - Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization
company, today announced that the company has been recognized
as the global policy server market share leader in 2008 by
Infonetics Research in its April 2009 report "Policy Servers
Market Share, Size, and Forecasts".
www.bridgewatersystems.com
CLINTON AIDS...
PITTSBURGH - Mylan Inc. today announced that Matrix
Laboratories Limited, its India-based subsidiary in which it
holds a 71.2% controlling interest, has been selected by the
Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative under its UNITAID-funded projects
as the primary supplier of five antiretroviral drugs used in
second-line HIV/AIDS treatment regimens.
www.mylan.com
PROGEN TECHNOLOGY...
BRISBANE - Progen Pharmaceuticals Limited has released data
that shows its epigenetic technology successfully inhibits
tumor growth.
www.progen-pharma.com
NEHALEM SUPERBLADE...
LAS VEGAS - Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader in
application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today
unveiled live SuperBlade server demonstrations including new
solutions optimized for Intel Xeon 5500 processors at
BladeSystems Insight 2009 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
www.supermicro.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN, MTNR and FINP securities issues on April 30,
2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the
principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
REDPINE SIGNALS...
SAN JOSE, California - A new module for supporting WiFi RTLS
tags from Redpine Signals, Inc., offers the first 802.11n
single stream solution for asset tracking.
www.redpinesignals.com
PSYLIN NEUROSCIENCES...
SAN DIEGO - Psylin Neurosciences Inc., a joint venture
biotechnology company spun out of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and PsychoGenics, Inc. announced today that it has initiated
IND-enabling development of a novel compound, PSN0041, for the
treatment of depression.
www.psylin.com
BANK AMERICA...
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Bank of America Corporation
today reported first-quarter 2009 net income of $4.2 billion.
After preferred dividends, including $402 million paid to the
U.S. government, diluted earnings per share were $0.44.
www.bankofamerica.com
CLASSICAL TV...
NEW YORK - Classical TV launches this week with
the greatest
performances online
-- a free library of videos of the most
exciting arts performances, concerts, and special events of
recent times, ranging from Handel to Herbie Hancock.
www.classicaltv.com
BLOOD CANCERS...
SYDNEY - Australian medical research company, Immune System
Therapeutics Ltd, has launched a clinical trial to test its
breakthrough treatment for terminal blood cancers.
www.ISTL.com.au
LIGHTHOUSE HELIOS...
HONG KONG - Expanding its lineup of innovative LED display
products, leading LED technology provider Lighthouse
Technologies Ltd., announces the launch of HELIOS, a powerful
DOOH system that delivers your advertising messages more easily
and efficiently, in virtually any kind setting.
http://HELIOS.lighthouse-tech.com
http://www.lighthouse-tech.com
PORSCHE PANAMERA...
SHANGHAI - Porsche chose Auto Shanghai 2009 for the world
premiere of the brand new Panamera. This unique four-door Gran
Turismo appeared among 15 iconic Porsche cars on a
state-of-the-art exhibition stand, where guests also witnessed
the Asia premiere of Cayenne GTS Porsche Design Edition III,
alongside the national debut of the Cayenne S Transsyberia.
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