SYDNEY--15 Dec--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CIRCADIN APPROVAL...
TEL AVIV - Circadin, currently approved for use in 33 countries, is a novel
sleep aid indicated for treatment of primary insomnia. The latest approval in
Australia by the TGA, was based on clinical studies showing positive effects on
both sleep induction, sleep quality, and most importantly, day-time-functioning
as well as quality of life.
www.Circadin.info
www.neurim.com
ACTOS CHINA...
OSAKA and NEW YORK - Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and Pfizer Inc.
today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Pfizer in
China will co-promote Takeda's Actos with Tianjin Takeda Pharmaceuticals in
China.
www.takeda.com
www.pfizer.com
RED BEND...
WALTHAM, Massachusetts - Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile
Software Management, today announced that C-motech Co., Ltd., the world's
number one supplier of wireless data cards and modules, has adopted Red Bend's
vRapid Mobile for firmware over-the-air updating and vDirect Mobile for
device management in the CMU-300 USB data modem, the world's first WiMAX/EVDO
dual-mode USB modem.
www.cmotech.com
www.redbend.com
Sky and Oaktree Re-Unite With $500 Million Global Aircraft
Leasing Partnership
SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES - Sky Holding Company and Oaktree Capital
Management, L.P. are pleased to announce a new partnership with the goal of
once again becoming the premier provider of capital to airlines around the
world.
Oncologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to Chair
International Childhood Cancer Organization
PHILADELPHIA - Peter C. Adamson, M.D., a pediatric oncologist and leading
scientist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, has
been selected to lead the Children's Oncology Group in its efforts to find
cures for children with cancer.
www.chop.edu
PAPER CONFERENCE...
BRUSSELS - The 12th European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference will take
place March 9 - 11, 2010 at the Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. The conference
will feature regional and global industry forecasts presented by RISI
economists and engineers, plus guest speakers from other leading companies
from throughout the sector.
www.risi.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN and
MTNR securities issues on December 24, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100
per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
BRIDGEWATER SYSTEMS...
OTTAWA - Bridgewater Systems, the mobile personalization company, today
announced that MetroPCS Communications Inc. the nation's leading provider of
unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications service, has
selected its LTE product suite including the Bridgewater Home Subscriber Server
and Policy Controller, both anchored by Bridgewater's Subscriber Data Broker
for its 4G LTE network.
www.metropcs.com
www.bridgewatersystems.com
PR NEWSWIRE...
NEW YORK - PR Newswire announced today the acquisition of Virtual Press
Office, bringing together the leading global providers of tradeshow news
distribution solutions and online press office management.
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
www.ubm.com
LIGHT READING...
NEW YORK - TechWeb's Light Reading, the leading media company serving the
worldwide communications industry, and Heavy Reading, its prestigious market
research division, ran their first interactive video broadcast combined with a
live twitter feed on Thursday, Dec. 10.
www.lightreading.com
www.heavyreading.com
www.twitter.com/ltelive
http://techweb.com/aboutus
www.unitedbusinessmedia.com
GOOGLE BOOK...
NEW YORK - Distribution of the Supplemental Notice in the Google Book Search
Settlement is now taking place. The Supplemental Notice summarizes the
principal changes from the Original Settlement to the Amended Settlement.
www.googlebooksettlement.com
Air China Signs Exclusive Partnership with Expedia Affiliate
Network
BEIJING - Air China has signed an exclusive partnership with the Expedia
Affiliate Network. More than 100,000 EAN products will now be available to Air
China customers across 27 overseas markets.
www.airchina.com
MOBILEONE ACISION...
SINGAPORE - Acision, the world's leading messaging company, today announced
that MobileOne, a leading mobile communications provider in Singapore, has
deployed the Acision Multimedia Messaging Service Centre to support ongoing
growth in MMS traffic.
www.acision.com
www.m1.com.sg
Caterpillar Announces Remanufacturing Joint Venture With China Yuchai to
Promote China's Sustainability and Environmental Preservation Initiatives
PEORIA, Illinois - Caterpillar Inc., through Caterpillar (China) Investment
Co., Ltd., and China Yuchai International Limited, through its main operating
subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Co., Ltd. (Yuchai) have signed a
joint-venture agreement to establish a company to provide remanufacturing
services for Yuchai diesel engines and components and certain Caterpillar
diesel engines and components.
www.cat.com
www.cyilimited.com
ATYR PHARMA...
SAN DIEGO - Research published in the December 13, 2009 edition of Nature
Structural Biology uncovers the structural basis for the multifunctionality of
aminoacyl tRNA synthetases. Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases are universal and
essential enzymes of protein synthesis machinery found in all organisms.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1706
Seoul Snow Jam Closed at Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul
SEOUL - Seoul Snow Jam, a three-day winter festival held at Gwanghwamun
Square, downtown Seoul, closed on December 13 with the FIS Snowboard World Cup
Big Air Competition as its grand finale.
INFOSYS FLYPP...
BANGALORE, LONDON and NEW YORK - Infosys Technologies Ltd
today announced the launch of Flypp, an application platform which will empower
mobile service providers to delight digital consumers through a host of
ready-to-use experiential applications across the universe of devices.
www.infosys.com
www.sec.gov
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS...
BRUSSELS - A global survey reveals that rheumatoid arthritis has a severe
emotional and physical impact on people living with the disease and their
families. Feelings of detachment and isolation from those closest to them due
to RA are especially prevalent at Christmas, which should be one of the
happiest times of the year.
www.ucb.com
MILE TRAFFIC...
LONDON - MILE Traffic and Travel GmbH, is pleased to announce that it has
been awarded a new multi-year contract from BMW AG to provide Next generation
Real Time Traffic Information throughout Europe.
NEXANS CONTRACT...
PARIS - Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has won a
contract worth approximately 100 million Euros to design, manufacture and
supply the high voltage subsea power export cables that will connect the London
Array wind farm to the UK grid.
www.nexans.com
INDIAN NEWS...
MUMBAI - comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today
published a report on the top online news brands in India based on data from
its comScore World Metrix service.
www.comscore.com
GMMOS LOAN...
DUBAI - Abraaj Capital and Waha Capital backed Gulf Marine Maintenance and
Offshore Service Company, a leading United Arab Emirates based provider of
marine services to the offshore oil & gas industry, has secured a US$100
million term loan facility from Standard Chartered Bank, Abu Dhabi Commercial
Bank, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank to refinance existing debt and fund
acquisitions in the offshore supply vessel sector, with a focus on the GCC and
South East Asia markets.
www.gmmosgroup.com
www.abraaj.com
www.wahacapital.ae
TANDBERG MOVI...
TOKYO - Today, TANDBERG announced new advanced capabilities for Movi, its
business-quality PC video solution, for collaboration without boundaries.
www.TANDBERG.com
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