SYDNEY--21 Oct--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
IEEE JAPANESE...
TOKYO: IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association,
announced Wednesday that the IEEE Japanese members will host the last of eight
events around the world celebrating IEEE's 125 years of Engineering the Future.
http://www.ieee.org
TERRI BILLINGTON...
PERTH: On October 8, Telstra held an awards dinner and ceremony for its
Telstra Business Awards finalists, where they announced the winners. Terri
Billington was announced as the runner-up for Telstra's Business Woman of the
Year award.
BILL & MELINDA GATES...
ARUSHA: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wednesday announced 76 grants of
US$100,000 each to pursue bold ideas for transforming health in developing
countries.
www.gatesfoundation.org
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations
BILL & MELINDA GATES...
ARUSHA: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wednesday announced 76 grants of
US$100,000 each to pursue bold ideas for transforming health in developing
countries.
www.gatesfoundation.org
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations
MOadiET & CHANDON...
TOKYO: Further reinforcing its long-standing love affair with cinema,
Moadiet & Chandon on Tuesday night hosted a fabulous "Tribute to Cinema"
celebration in Tokyo, with special guest of honor Scarlett Johansson, the
Moadiet Muse.
http://www.fabulousmoetcelebration.com/gallery/
NORTHERN TRUST...
CHICAGO: Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced Wednesday that
Robert W. Lane, chairman of the board of Deere & Company, has been elected to
its board of directors, effective Nov. 1, 2009.
www.northerntrust.com
MOadiET & CHANDON...
TOKYO: Further reinforcing its long-standing love affair with cinema,
Moadiet & Chandon on Tues night hosted a fabulous "Tribute to Cinema"
celebration in Tokyo, with special guest of honor Scarlett Johansson, the
Moadiet Muse.
http://www.fabulousmoetcelebration.com
ADVANCE REVEALS...
MONTREAL: New results from ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease:
Preterax and Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation), the largest clinical trial
ever performed in patients with type 2 diabetes worldwide, provide important
insights into the therapeutic strategy to adopt for efficient and safe blood
glucose control aimed at the reduction of severe diabetes complications.
http://www.advance-trial.com
DOW AND FUJI...
GENEVA: The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) (NYSE: DOW) and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
(Fuji Xerox), a joint venture between Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, have joined the Eco-Patent Commons, a
first-of-a-kind business effort coordinated by the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to help the environment by pledging
environmentally beneficial patents to the public domain.
http://www.wbcsd.org/web/epc
www.dow.com www.fujixerox.com
http://www.xerox.com
TENSILICA ANNOUNCES...
SANTA CLARA: Tensilica announces the following TechOnline Webinar.
http://seminar2.techonline.com/registration/distrib.cgi?s=1441&d=3329
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN
securities issues amounting to a total of US$335 million on October 30, 2009 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.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, will issue its third quarter financial results for the
period ended September 30, 2009 after the market closes on Tuesday, November 3,
2009.
www.hudson.com
TWO TREES...
NEW YORK: Two Trees Management Co. announces the debut of one of the world's
most spectacular triplex residences, the ClockTower, a $25 million, three-story
home perched atop One Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
www.ClockTowerNY.com
OTIS WINS...
FARMINGTON: Otis Elevator Company was awarded a contract from AIG Korean
Real Estate Development YH to provide 125 elevators, escalators and moving
walkways for International Finance Centre (IFC) Seoul in Korea.
Q2 REVENUES...
GURGAON: Polaris Software Lab Limited (POLS.BO), a leading Financial
Technology company, Tuesday announced the second quarter results for FY
2009-10.
http://www.polaris.co.in
WORLD OSTEOPOROSIS DAY...
ROME: Speaking in Rome, Italy on Tuesday on the occasion of World
Osteoporosis Day, International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) CEO Patrice
McKenney called for individuals and governments around the globe to join the
fight against osteoporosis.
http://www.iofbonehealth.org
NOVAVAX LAUNCHES...
ROCKVILLE: Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced Tuesday that it has
initiated a two-stage clinical study of its virus-like-particle (VLP) H1N1
influenza vaccine in Mexico in collaboration with Avimex Laboratories (Avimex)
and GE Healthcare. www.novavax.com
CHINESE REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: The "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009"
report released by CRIC (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd. revealed many
new changes.
LENOVO'S ULTRA-GREEN...
BEIJING: The Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide desktop computer display is the
first to be awarded the new TCO Certified Edge designation for excellence in
combining green and high performance in IT design.
http://www.lenovo.com
http://www.tcodevelopment.com
CHINESE REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: CRIC (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd., China's largest
integrated information services provider for the real estate sector, in
cooperation with China Real Estate Appraisal, released the "Sales Rankings of
Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009" on Oct 9.
JEWELLERY & GEM FAIR...
HONG KONG: The September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair
( http://www.JewelleryNetAsia.com ), staged from 21 to 27 September at Hong
Kong's leading exhibition centres, was a great success due to a new hall and
exhibit arrangement and a surprisingly strong attendance.
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