MEDIA RELEASE PR37594
AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009
SYDNEY, Dec. 15 /AsiaNet/ --
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TANDBERG MOVI...
TOKYO - Today, TANDBERG announced new advanced capabilities for Movi, its business-quality PC video
solution, for collaboration without boundaries.
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