SYDNEY--5 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
OBITUARY: BROWN...
MELBOURNE - The scientific and medical community mourns the loss of our
esteemed colleague and good friend Emeritus Professor James Boyer Brown AM, MSc
(NZ), PhD (Edin), MSc (Melb), DSc (Edin), FRANZCOG (Ad Eundem), Life Member
Fertility Society of Australia, Life Member Endocrine Society of
Australia, who passed away on Saturday 31st October 2009, aged 90.
www.woomb.org
WHITE PAPER...
LONDON - Ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit that
will take place in Singapore on 12-14th November, Amsterdam & Peroff today
issued a White Paper condemning the erosion of political freedoms in Singapore.
http://www.robertamsterdam.com
FULL TILT...
DUBLIN - FTOPS XIV, the fourteenth running of the Full Tilt Online Poker
Series, begins today, Wednesday November 4th. Featuring 25 pro-hosted events,
FTOPS XIV offers more than $16 million in total guaranteed prize money.
www.fulltiltpoker.com
STORAGE INSTITUTE...
CANBERRA - The world needs to broaden the commercial development of carbon
capture and storage (CCS) projects across industries, geographies and
technologies in order to accelerate deployment, according to the Global CCS
Institute's second key report released today.
www.globalccsinstitute.com
AYUDA NETWORKS...
BANGALORE - Ayuda Networks, Inc., a leader in IT infrastructure connectivity
and the provider of IT hosting, data connectivity, and strategy solutions for
the enterprise market, today announced a new partnership with The Planet and
its Partner Plus Channel Program. IT hosting solutions from The
Planet address the needs of IT organizations within startups, enterprise, and
service providers alike through colocation, dedicated hosting, Northstar
hosting, and cloud-based solutions.
ULTIMATE YOUTHMOBILE...
LOS ANGELES - As timeless as hanging out at the mall, automobiles have
played an important role in young people's social lives, have acted as a means
of self-expression and more importantly a necessary tool for interacting with
friends. Today, communication technology is changing how we connect and
perhaps even the role the car plays in young people's lives.
MOBILE INTERNET...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Ringtone revenue falls short in Latin America as mobile
Internet access will account for almost 79 percent of all non-messaging mobile
data revenue by 2014, according to the latest forecast data from Pyramid
Research the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network.
ww.pyr.com
www.lightreading.com
BANCO BRADESCO...
SAO PAULO - Net Income for the 9-month period totaled R$5.831 billion (a
0.2% y-o-y variation relative to the adjusted net income of R$5.819 billion),
corresponding to EPS of R$2.49 (accumulated over 12 months) and a 21.8%
annualized return on Average Shareholders' Equity (1).
WEIZHEN TANG...
TORONTO - On November 13, 2009, Weizhen Tang will be at the Ontario
Securities Commission on his motion to present the signed consents of over 40
investors who want Mr. Tang to be permitted to trade for them.
US AND EUROPEAN BANKS...
BANGALORE, India, BOSTON, Massachusetts and LONDON - Infosys Technologies
Ltd today announced the unveiling of two significant reports on banking
innovation from surveys among senior bankers in US and Europe. The detailed
reports from the research studies are available at: http://www.infosys.com
finacle/usa/solutions
Innovation-in-Retail-Banking-BAI.asp?cid=265.
P&G RECOGNIZES...
CINCINNATI - The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) hosted its annual
supplier awards event last night recognizing the company's top performing
suppliers.
http://www.pg.com
STAR SCIENTIFIC...
PETERSBURG, Va.- Star Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: STSI) announced today that
the company plans to introduce the CigRx(TM) nutraceutical product developed by
its subsidiary, Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals, for worldwide marketing and sales
in partnership with inVentiv Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTIV).
www.inventivhealth.com .
WPCS ACQUISITION...
EXTON, Pa.- WPCS International Incorporated (Nasdaq: WPCS), a leader in
design-build engineering services for communications infrastructure, has
announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pride Electronic Security
Systems located in Queensland, Australia.
www.wpcs.com
QUALCOMM ANNOUNCES...
SAN DIEGO - Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and
innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today
announced results for the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended September 27,
2009.
www.qualcomm.com
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL...
HONOLULU - In a perfect merging of beauty and function, guest accommodations
at Trump International Hotel(TM) Waikiki Beach Walk(R), opening Nov. 16, put
the emphasis on just that accommodating. Almost a dozen distinct room and suite
layouts create settings as ideal for couples seeking a private getaway as they
are for large, multigenerational family gatherings.
www.trumpwaikikihotel.com
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