MEDIA RELEASE PR36955
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Thursday 5 November, 2009
SYDNEY, Nov. 5 /AsiaNet/ --
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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