SYDNEY--3 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
PHARMA SHOWS...
MAARSSEN: Returning confidence across the global pharma ingredients and
services sector was marked by the buoyant CPhI Worldwide and co-located
exhibitions -- ICSE, P-MEC and BioPh -- in sunny Madrid last month (12 — 15
October).
www.ubm.com
CHINA FASHION...
BEIJING: On the evening of Nov. 2, 2009, global fashion circles' attention
will focus at the Golden Hall of the Beijing Hotel, where NE.TIGER, China's
leading luxury brand, raises the curtain on China Fashion Week for the eighth
successive year as the opening show.
http://www.ne-tiger.com
MUSIC SEARCH...
NEW YORK and BEIJING: Qtrax announced today that Baidu, China's leading
Internet search engine, has agreed to direct music related search inquiries
from its Entertainment Portal, and Qian Qian Music Online sites to Qtrax's
independent, free and legal download service, wherever Qtrax has the queried
artist or song in its catalogue.
( www.qtrax.com )
ESCAPE GAME...
NAGOYA: Ateam Inc. is pleased to announce the November 2, 2009 release of
their original Escape Game for WiiWare(TM) titled "Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game.
http://www.a-tm.co.jp/outline_en.html
PERSONAL TRAINER...
SYDNEY: World (&NZ’s) largest fitness franchise, launches revolutionary new
'CurvesSmart', the first ever electronic personal trainer to regulate every
workout for a precise personal best.
www.curves.com
SILICONE RUBBERS...
SHANGHAI: The XIAMETER(R) web-enabled business model from Dow Corning is
launching a new set of China-made silicone rubbers to better serve its
customers, especially in China and the Asia region.
www.xiameter.com
COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM...
SAN JOSE: eOn Communications Corporation(TM) (Nasdaq: EONC), a leading
provider of telecommunications solutions, announces today the debut of its new
server-based IP communications platform called the eConn IP-PBX at the
VoiceCon(R) San Francisco show being held at the Moscone North Convention
Center from November 2-5, 2009.
http://www.eoncommunications.com
TWIN SERVERS...
SAN JOSE: Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in
application-optimized, high-performance server solutions, today launched the
latest addition to the company's extensive Twin family product line, the new 2U
Twin servers.
www.supermicro.com
TELECOM SUMMIT...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass: Pyramid Research ( www.pyr.com ), the telecom research arm of
the Light Reading Communications Network, has been chosen to participate in the
Next Generation Telecom Summit for Latin America, to be held on November 10-12
in Panama ( www.ngtsummitla.com ).
REDEMPTION DATES...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amounts
indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated
below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount
redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
SYNTHETIC SIRNA...
FREMONT: Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical
company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel RNA
interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, today announced that James D. Thompson,
Ph.D., Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development, will present a case history
of QPI-1002, the first systemically administered synthetic siRNA, at the Joint
Symposium of the 5th Annual Meeting of Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society and
the 19th Antisense Symposium in Fukuoka, Japan, November 3-6, 2009.
www.quarkpharma.com
SEOUL FACILITY...
RALEIGH, N.C.: PRA International, a leading Clinical Research Organization,
announces the opening of a new office facility in Seoul, South Korea.
www.PRAinternational.com
ISO CERTIFICATION...
INDIANAPOLIS: AMD LASERS today announced it has attained International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485:2003 certification of its medical
device quality management system in North America, Canada, and the European
Union.
www.AMDLASERS.com
LUXURY PHONE...
PARIS: Inspired by the mythic Lamborghini Murci?lago, TAG Heuer, the world
leader in luxury sports watches and chronographs has teamed up with the famous
Italian super sports car manufacturer to create the limited-edition MERIDIIST
Automobili Lamborghini phone.
http://meridiist.tagheuer.com
THINKERS FESTIVAL...
ABU DHABI: The third Festival of Thinkers (FoT) convened today. The opening
address was given by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister for
Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE and Chancellor of the
Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) to an audience of over 2,000.
http://www.festivalofthinkers.com
FREQUENT FLYER...
BEIJING: Air China and Continental Airlines launch frequent flyer program
cooperation beginning October 27, 2009.
http://www.phoenixmiles.com
PRICE ASSESSMENT...
MOSCOW: Platts, the energy information division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, plans to launch a price assessment for the new Russian crude oil
which is slated to start flowing to Asian markets on December 16.
http://www.platts.com
GATEWAY TECHNOLOGY...
KUALA LUMPUR: Today, TANDBERG(R) (OSLO: TAA. OL) further established its
leadership in open standards with the announcement of a Unified Communications
Gateway technology, demonstrating high definition video interoperability with
Microsoft Office Communicator R2.
http://www.tandberg.com
FLEXIBLE HOSE...
SOWERBY BRIDGE: Aflex Hose Ltd has today unveiled Corroline, a revolutionary
flexible hose developed to stand up to the toughest chemical and process
applications.
EMERGING MARKETS...
JERSEY CITY, N.J., LONDON and HONG KONG: Knight Capital Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq: NITE) today announced that Knight Libertas has established a Global
Emerging Markets Sales team based in Greenwich, Conn., Hong Kong and London.
www.knight.com
CHEMICAL COMPANY...
MIDLAND, Mich: For chemical companies to thrive as the global economy
recovers, size is not as important as innovation, efficiency and
sustainability, according to Shelley Bausch, global executive director of the
XIAMETER(R) online-based business of Dow Corning.
www.xiameter.com
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