SYDNEY--21 Sep--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
RICOH EXHIBITION...
TOKYO: Ricoh Co., Ltd., announced on September 21 that an exhibition titled
"Eikoh Hosoe: The Human Rodin Exhibition" will open on September 22, 2010, at
its RING CUBE photo gallery in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
http://ringcube.jp
http://bit.ly/aFpGeP
ALZHEIMER REPORT...
LONDON: The World Alzheimer Report 2010 - issued on World Alzheimer's Day by
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) - provides the most current and
comprehensive global picture of the economic and social costs of the illness.
http://bit.ly/9tRpvE
MMC TRANSACTION...
LOS ANGELES: MMC, the leading publisher and digital media company that owns
content properties such as OnCars.com, Deadline.com, HollywoodLife.com,
Movieline.com, BGR.com, YHAwards.com, HollyBaby.com, Fan.com, India.com and
others, today announced a strategic transaction related to its Mail.com
asset with Europe's largest Internet company, United Internet Group.
http://bit.ly/9naack
ISLAMIC TOLERANCE...
JAKARTA: As controversy swirls across the world about the true nature of
Islam, from the banning of the burka in France to the Ground Zero mosque in New
York City, leading Muslim theologian K.H. Mustofa
Bisri(http://www.libforall.org about-us-board-of-advisors.html) will hold a
press conference here on Thursday, September 23 beginning at 10:30am.
http://www.libforall.org
http://bit.ly/a8YWWi
WIND CONFERENCE...
BERLIN: Germany Trade & Invest will have representatives at this year's
HUSUM WindEnergy 2010 conference in Husum, Germany, from September 21-25 to
introduce opportunities for wind energy companies in Germany.
http://bit.ly/9r3awd
CADWALADER LAUNCH...
NEW YORK: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world's most
prominent law firms, is proud to announce the launch of the Cadwalader
International Law and Litigation Center, an on-line hub of information and
perspective on topics and trends in international law and litigation practice.
http://www.cadwalader.com
http://bit.ly/cJZnsm
METAQUOTES LAUNCH...
KAZAN: Today MetaQuotes Software Corp. launches a new partnership campaign
(http://www.teamwox.com/en/partners saas?source=prnw ) for hosting companies
offering them a chance to be SaaS providers.
http://bit.ly/cvvxGg
VERTICA EXPANSION...
BILLERICA: Vertica Systems, the leading provider of next-generation software
platforms for real-time analytics, today announced the expansion of its
presence in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) with the appointment of Vinay E.
Samuel, vice president of Asia.
http://bit.ly/aQsOFY
JOC SUPPLY...
NEWARK: Retailers and manufacturers anxious to reduce costs, lower their
risk and get goods into the right place at the right time are making key
operational changes in their supply chains to remain lean and flexible.
http://www.joc.com
http://bit.ly/bqnyal
KINETIC APPOINTMENT...
DURHAM: Kinetic Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of process and
mechanical solutions to electronics, biopharmaceutical and general industry
clients, announced today the appointment of Peter M. Maris as President and
Chief Executive Officer as well as to its Board of Directors.
http://bit.ly/drlFK5
GAYLORD CONFERENCE...
NEW YORK: CSI 2010 Annual Conference, which will be held at the Gaylord
National, Washington DC Area, October 28-29 has announced further details of
its extensive speaker and exhibitor line-up.
http://bit.ly/9lkdXl
http://www.csiannual.com
INFORMEX CONFERENCE...
PRINCETON; Informex (http://www.informex.com), the leading meeting place for
buyers and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications,
today announced that for the first time in the event's 27 year history,
InformexUSA will feature an educational conference program, which will run
alongside the tradeshow in Charlotte on the mornings of Wednesday February 9th
and Thursday February 10th, 2011.
http://bit.ly/9rEpYe
MORRIS ALBUM...
HONOLULU: Musician David Morris, working under the artist name Picture An
Accident (http://www.pictureanaccident.com/ ), has released his debut modern
rock album entitled Picture An Accident.
http://www.pictureanaccident.com
http://bit.ly/cUeo5k
LIF SUMMIT...
NEW YORK: The Louise Blouin Foundation (LBF) is pleased to announce the
fifth annual Blouin Creative Leadership Summit(BCLS), a forum in partnership
with the United Nations Office of Partnerships that engages in dialogue and
exchanges best practices to successfully confront the challenges and
opportunities brought about by globalization over the coming decade.
www.creativeleadershipsummit.org
http://bit.ly/9CWi4b
LUNG SURVEY...
ZURICH: A global survey of clinicians and COPD patients released today shows
that the long-term (12-month) impact of exacerbations (also known as lung
attacks) is underestimated.
http://www.nycomed.com
http://bit.ly/bXPjKu
TALISMAN PARTNER...
CHEXBRES: Talisman Capital is pleased to announce that effective September
1, 2010 Peter R.S. Bakker has joined the firm as a Partner.
www.talismancap.com
http://bit.ly/aLkTPy
SECURITIES 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/cP8q8D
AIR CHINA...
BEIJING: Air China has launched several new routes for the late summer and
autumn seasons, giving further options to customers who plan on travelling over
the coming months.
http://www.airchina.com.cn
http://bit.ly/bupLga
CARRYQUOTE CONTENT...
ZUG: CarryQuote(R) A.G., a pioneer in integrated desktop and mobile
financial information solutions, announced today that it will now offer content
from CNBC, the global leader in business news, as part of its enterprise
solutions subscription package.
www.carryquote.com
http://bit.ly/9ae2nt
GULF EDUCATION...
MANAMA: The Gulf must collaborate in matching education to future labour
market needs as a population boom transforms the region and its increasingly
pivotal role in the global economy, opinion leaders have said ahead of an
education summit in Bahrain.
http://www.bahrainedb.com
http://bit.ly/bSXxuR
SANOFI-AVENTIS RESULTS...
PARIS: Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today results
of two studies presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
(EASD) 46th Annual Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.
http://www.sanofi-aventis.com
http://bit.ly/cFnqin
SANOFI-AVENTIS TRIAL...
PARIS: Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today the
first Phase III results of the GetGoal clinical trial program assessing the
efficacy and safety of lixisenatide, a once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist, as
monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
http://www.sanofi-aventis.com
http://bit.ly/a2wYO2
SENTRYSUITE LAUNCH...
HOCHBERG: CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company,
today announced the commercial release of SentrySuite(TM), the next-generation
clinical diagnostics software for the Jaeger(TM) and SensorMedics(R) Pulmonary
Diagnostics and CardioPulmonary Diagnostics instruments.
www.carefusion.com
http://bit.ly/d7VBeG
TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIP
BRUSSELS: Alaya, Inc. and Jonckers Translation & Engineering have formed a
formal partnership to offer Japanese companies seamless, combined services:
technical writing translated into multiple languages.
http://www.alaya.co.jp/english.html
http://bit.ly/dhtmwr
CLINICAL STUDY...
STOCKHOLM: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY)(http:/www.bms.com) and
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN)(http:/www.astrazeneca-us.com) today announced results
from a randomized, double blind Phase 3 clinical study, which demonstrated that
the addition of the investigational drug dapagliflozin to existing glimepiride
(sulphonylurea) therapy produced significant reductions in glycosylated
hemoglobin levels (HbA1c) in adult patients with type 2 diabetes compared to
glimepiride alone.
http://www.bms.com
http://www.astrazeneca.com
http://bit.ly/duChXH
MAGGIES AWARDS...
SYDNEY: Magazine covers battle it out for top spot.
www.themaggies.co.nz
http://bit.ly/duChXH
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