SYDNEY--30 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NEW ZIGBEE...
SAN RAMON, Calif.- The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global
ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in
energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today
announced development of the ZigBee Green Power feature set to
establish a global, standard technology for self-powered
devices operating through energy harvesting techniques.
www.ZigBee.org .
PANGU BIOPHARMA...
SAN DIEGO - Pangu BioPharma, a subsidiary of aTyr Pharma in
Hong Kong, today announced the filing of its third patent
application on proprietary, naturally occurring, resected human
tRNA synthetases. Although tRNA synthetases are universal and
essential components of protein synthesis machinery found in
all organisms, human synthetases have naturally occurring
resected variants with potent cell signaling activities that
are vital to normal functioning of humans.
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK - Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP) today
clarified recent market commentary regarding its business
trends. On June 24, 2009, the global recruitment and talent
management company was quoted by Dow Jones News Service as
saying demand is up 15 percent for its temporary workers. This
growth figure was in specific reference to Hudson's increase
since the beginning of 2009 in the number of legal contractors
on billing serving its U.S. client base.
www.hudson.com .
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$25
million on July 9, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
VIETNAMESE DRUG AUTHORITY...
ROCKVILLE, Md.- As Vietnam's industrial capabilities have
developed rapidly in recent decades, government officials have
recognized the importance of helping to secure the nation's
supply of medicines. In an important milestone addressing this
need, the Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia Commission (VPC) has signed
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Pharmacopeial
(USP) Convention. USP is a scientific nonprofit organization
that sets standards for the identity and quality of
prescription and over-the-counter drugs that are enforced by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the United States.
www.usp.org
SURVEY REVEALS...
BENSHEIM - Organizations are spending millions of dollars
each year on their compliance programs. However, many senior
executives have become frustrated. Despite the high costs
involved in implementing compliance programs, they are seeing
little business value other than being able to pass an annual
audit.
http://www.tonbeller.com/roadshow .
FANNIE MAE RELEASES...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae's (NYSE: FNM) May 2009 Monthly
Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly . The
monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae's
monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage
portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees,
interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.
GREY GROUP...
SINGAPORE - Grey Group Asia Pacific, a leading marketing
communications company, today released its latest 2009 Eye on
Asia study, which looks at the hopes and dreams of people in 16
countries and regions across the Asia Pacific region.
www.greyeyeon.asia .
XIAMETER(R) BRAND LAUNCHES...
MIDLAND, Mich. - The XIAMETER(R) web-enabled marketplace
from Dow Corning launched today an expanded business model and
new website to provide more products, better functionality, and
an easier method to order silicone-based products.
www.dowcorning.com/goxiameter
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES...
ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab
Emirates, has been selected to house the secretariat of the
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), marking the
first time an international organization has chosen a Middle
East city for its headquarters. IRENA will be located in Abu
Dhabi's Masdar City, the world's first carbon-neutral,
zero-waste city powered entirely by renewable energy.
CROWN RECORDS...
SEOUL - Crown Records Management, the world's number one
private, business information storage company, has launched its
new interactive Web site, in Korean:
http://crownrms.co.kr .
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