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AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Wednesday, 21 October 2009
SYDNEY, Oct. 21 /AsiaNet/ --
IEEE JAPANESE...
TOKYO: IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, announced Wednesday that the IEEE
Japanese members will host the last of eight events around the world celebrating IEEE's 125 years of
Engineering the Future.
TERRI BILLINGTON...
PERTH: On October 8, Telstra held an awards dinner and ceremony for its Telstra Business Awards
finalists, where they announced the winners. Terri Billington was announced as the runner-up for Telstra's
Business Woman of the Year award.
BILL & MELINDA GATES...
ARUSHA: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wednesday announced 76 grants of US$100,000 each to
pursue bold ideas for transforming health in developing countries.
BILL & MELINDA GATES...
ARUSHA: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Wednesday announced 76 grants of US$100,000 each to
pursue bold ideas for transforming health in developing countries.
MO adiËT & CHANDON...
TOKYO: Further reinforcing its long-standing love affair with cinema, Mo adiët & Chandon on Tuesday night
hosted a fabulous "Tribute to Cinema" celebration in Tokyo, with special guest of honor Scarlett Johansson,
the Mo adiët Muse.
NORTHERN TRUST...
CHICAGO: Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced Wednesday that Robert W. Lane,
chairman of the board of Deere & Company, has been elected to its board of directors, effective Nov. 1, 2009.
MO adiËT & CHANDON...
TOKYO: Further reinforcing its long-standing love affair with cinema, Mo adiët & Chandon on Tues night
hosted a fabulous "Tribute to Cinema" celebration in Tokyo, with special guest of honor Scarlett Johansson,
the Mo adiët Muse.
ADVANCE REVEALS...
MONTREAL: New results from ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and
Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation), the largest clinical trial ever performed in patients with type 2 diabetes
worldwide, provide important insights into the therapeutic strategy to adopt for efficient and safe blood glucose
control aimed at the reduction of severe diabetes complications.
DOW AND FUJI...
GENEVA: The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) (NYSE: DOW) and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Fuji Xerox), a joint
venture between Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, have joined the Eco-
Patent Commons, a first-of-a-kind business effort coordinated by the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD) to help the environment by pledging environmentally beneficial patents to the public
domain.
TENSILICA ANNOUNCES...
SANTA CLARA: Tensilica announces the following TechOnline Webinar.
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTN securities issues amounting to a
total of US$335 million on October 30, 2009 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal
amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
HUDSON HIGHLAND...
NEW YORK: Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HHGP), one of the world's leading providers of
permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management solutions, will issue its third quarter
financial results for the period ended September 30, 2009 after the market closes on Tuesday, November 3,
2009.
TWO TREES...
NEW YORK: Two Trees Management Co. announces the debut of one of the world's most spectacular
triplex residences, the ClockTower, a $25 million, three-story home perched atop One Main Street in DUMBO,
Brooklyn.
OTIS WINS...
FARMINGTON: Otis Elevator Company was awarded a contract from AIG Korean Real Estate Development
YH to provide 125 elevators, escalators and moving walkways for International Finance Centre (IFC) Seoul in
Korea.
Q2 REVENUES...
GURGAON: Polaris Software Lab Limited (POLS.BO), a leading Financial Technology company, Tuesday
announced the second quarter results for FY 2009-10.
WORLD OSTEOPOROSIS DAY...
ROME: Speaking in Rome, Italy on Tuesday on the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, International
Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) CEO Patrice McKenney called for individuals and governments around the
globe to join the fight against osteoporosis.
NOVAVAX LAUNCHES...
ROCKVILLE: Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced Tuesday that it has initiated a two-stage clinical
study of its virus-like-particle (VLP) H1N1 influenza vaccine in Mexico in collaboration with Avimex
CHINESE REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: The "Sales Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009" report released by CRIC
(China) Information Technology Co., Ltd. revealed many new changes.
LENOVO'S ULTRA-GREEN...
BEIJING: The Lenovo ThinkVision L2251x Wide desktop computer display is the first to be awarded the new
TCO Certified Edge designation for excellence in combining green and high performance in IT design.
CHINESE REAL ESTATE...
BEIJING: CRIC (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd., China's largest integrated information services
provider for the real estate sector, in cooperation with China Real Estate Appraisal, released the "Sales
Rankings of Chinese Real Estate Companies for Q3 2009" on Oct 9.
JEWELLERY & GEM FAIR...
staged from 21 to 27 September at Hong Kong's leading exhibition centres, was a great success due to a new
hall and exhibit arrangement and a surprisingly strong attendance.
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