SYDNEY--31 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
NEW PEN...
TOKYO: Platinum Pen Co., Ltd. released a new PLAISIR Fountain Pen model this
summer. A new, refurbished cap, which prevents ink from drying, enables smooth
writing even after no use for a whole year.
http://bit.ly/bvE9jh
CLINICAL RESULTS...
PARIS: Sanofi-aventis announced today that the investigational once-daily
oral drug teriflunomide significantly reduced annualized relapse rate (ARR) at
2 years versus placebo in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis
(RMS), thus achieving the primary endpoint in the TEMSO phase III trial.
http://bit.ly/9lybUd
ANALYSIS RESULTS...
STOCKHOLM: According to the results of a late-breaking analysis involving
more than 200 000 patients who participated in recent clinical trials,
antihypertensive treatments with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors
significantly differ in their ability to preserve lives.
http://bit.ly/am35BR
SURVEY RESULTS...
LISBON: A new international survey shows that over 90% of pharmacists
believe they are key to improving patients' health, and while most pharmacists
surveyed see their responsibilities increasing, they voice concerns on training
and pay.
http://www.fip.org
http://bit.ly/aHFYVs
TELCO DEVICE...
VANCOUVER: Telstra Ultimate(TM) USB Modem by Sierra Wireless now available
in Australia; new Sierra Wireless AirPrime(TM) HSPA+ embedded wireless modules
introduced to support device manufacturers
www.sierrawireless.com
http://bit.ly/9efk88
ULTRASOUND SYSTEM...
STOCKHOLM: Royal Philips Electronics today announced the enhanced iE33
xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system featuring a new ergonomic solution for more
efficient adult echocardiograms, the X5-1 transducer.
http://bit.ly/PhilipsatESC201
http://bit.ly/aQgND9
STUDY RESULTS...
PARIS: The international ATOLL study sponsored by the Assistance Publique -
Hopitaux de Paris showed that enoxaparin reduced the composite of death,
complication of myocardial infraction, procedure failure or major bleeding by
17% in comparison with standard heparin (p=0.07) in acute heart-attack
(STEMI) patients managed with primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
http://bit.ly/9P9pP1
FANNIE REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) 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.
http://bit.ly/bGVjdS
ENERGY SAVINGS...
SINGAPORE: Rising energy costs and increased public awareness of going green
and energy efficiency means businesses are looking for ways to reduce energy
consumption in order to achieve costs savings.
http://www.ingersollrand.com
http://bit.ly/cHIRuK
NCOMPUTING EXPANSION...
REDWOOD CITY: NComputing, a global leader in desktop virtualization, today
announced expanded operations including international senior hires, country
expansion, an aggressive channel expansion program, an enhanced OEM program,
and integrated solutions with Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware.
http://www.ncomputing.com
http://bit.ly/aI5HRb
MASTEK SELECTION...
MUMBAI and BANGKOK: Mastek Ltd, a high-end IT solutions player with global
operations providing new technology and IP-led enterprise solutions to
insurance, government, and financial services organizations worldwide, today
announced that Ocean Life Insurance Co Ltd. (OLIC), Thailand has selected
ElixirAsia, Mastek's enterprise-wide policy administration system.
http://www.mastek.com
http://bit.ly/9woPLL
AUCTION DATE...
NEW YORK: Doyle New York, one of the world's leading auctioneers and
appraisers, will hold an auction of Asian Works of Art on Monday, September 13
at 10am (EDT).
http://www.doylenewyork.com
http://bit.ly/9ryIyG
SOFTWARE RELEASE...
PALO ALTO: Kx Systems, the leader in high-performance database and
timeseries analysis, has announced today the release of kdb+ v2.7.
http://kx.com
http://bit.ly/aeGK8n
SAPIENS SELECTION...
CARY: Sapiens International Corporation N.V., a global provider of
innovative software solutions for the insurance industry, and a member of the
Formula Group, announced today that it has been selected by Vision Super, an
Australian superannuation fund, serving predominantly local government
employees, to deliver its core administration platform on a Windows server
environment.
http://www.sapiens.com
http://bit.ly/btgAPO
MIYOWA EXPANSION...
PARIS: Miyowa, the world leader in aggregating social networks on mobile,
has today announced the further expansion of its global pre-embedded client
range, embedding for the first time on Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer
in the world.
http://www.miyowa.com
http://bit.ly/cpF6xW
BANK HIRE...
GENEVA: Union Bancaire Priv aacee's Asset Management division announced
today that it has hired Lawrence Lo as Chief Executive Officer and Head of
Sales for Asia ex Japan.
http://www.ubpbank.com
http://bit.ly/cBGGZy
NEW SECURITY...
SEOUL: The first mobile security cloud model was introduced by Dr. Lin Yu,
CEO of NetQin Mobile Inc., today at the Wireless Security Symposium held in
Seoul, South Korea.
http://www.netqin.com
http://bit.ly/9x6Nz7
THAIQUEST AWARD...
BANGKOK: Among all winners this year, ThaiQuest Limited, Thailand's leading
information management and search technology solution provider swept two awards
in "Thailand ICT Awards 2010 (TICTA 2010)" in two categories: "iQNewsClip" for
e-Government and Services category and "ThaiQuest e-Edition" for Research and
Development category.
http://bit.ly/dqKOSV
WATER AGREEMENT...
SEATTLE: HaloSource, a leading clean water company, has signed an agreement
with Bajaj Electricals Ltd, the Indian home appliance products company, for the
use of HaloSource's revolutionary HaloPure(R) disinfection cartridges in Bajaj
water purification products.
http://www.halosource.com
http://bit.ly/cBUCBC
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