SYDNEY--30 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
BRANDES SUBMITS...
SAN DIEGO: Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. Tuesday announced that on April
11th, 2008 it submitted to Hibiya Engineering, Ltd., an engineering company
based in Japan and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a resolution to be
submitted for shareholder approval at the company's upcoming annual meeting of
shareholders.
http://www.brandes.com/Inv/PressReviews.htm
GRETSCH CELEBRATES...
SAVANNAH, Ga.: To celebrate its 125th anniversary, The Gretsch Company, one
of the world's most well-known drum and guitar manufacturers, is kicking off
the Next Gretsch Greats Unsigned Artist Competition, an online competition to
identify the world's hottest unsigned bands.
http://www.gretsch125th.com/media
http://www.gretsch125th.com
http://www.myspace.com/gretsch125th
http://www.gretsch125th.com/contest
DOMAIN AUCTION...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.: Moniker.com (http://www.moniker.com), an Oversee.net
company and provider of Domain Asset Management services, Tuesday announced an
initial list of premium contenders for a live and online domain name auction at
the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando.
http://www.moniker.com
http://www.moniker.com/liveauction
http://www.oversee.net
MACAU HALTS...
MINEOLA, N.Y.: Kenilworth Systems Corporation, the developer of Roulabette
for playing along from remote locations on LIVE, IN-PROGRESS CASINO TABLE
GAMES, reported the Macau government, in order to prevent competition in an
already over crowded market, has frozen the issuance of new gambling
developments by halting the issuance of additional gambling licenses for the
next ten (10) years; and suspended the acceptance of applications for
additional gambling tables and slot machines from existing casino operators.
http://www.kenilworthsys.com
BIOMARKERS REPORT...
PHILADELPHIA, PA. and LONDON: The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters
Wednesday announced the launch of a new biomarkers report, "Establishing the
Standards in Biomarker Research" which gives a detailed introduction to the
world of biomarkers, an overview of the regulatory context surrounding them,
and highlights ongoing biomarker research in some of the world's leading Pharma
companies.
http://www.thomsonreuters.com
http://scientific.thomson.com/forms/biomarkers
TRIAL FINDINGS...
QUEBEC CITY: At a late breaking presentation made on April 29th during the
Annual meeting of the European Atherosclerosis Society held in Istanbul, the
investigators of ADAGIO-LIPIDS presented the key findings of a one year trial
aiming at further studying the effects of rimonabant on several features of HDL
and on a comprehensive set of cardiometabolic markers.
http://www.HopitalLaval.qc.ca
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of six
securities issues amounting to a total of US$173.751 million on May 9, 2008 at
a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
CELLSPIN LAUNCHES...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: CellSpin, an exciting new mobile application, now lets
anyone share any digitized experience -- audio, video, pictures or text -- from
their mobile phone to their favorite social networking sites very easily and
for Free.
http://www.cellspin.net
SPIRIT RESULTS...
WICHITA, Kan.: Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Tuesday reported first
quarter 2008 financial results reflecting solid revenue and earnings growth in
its core businesses as volume increased on the 737 program and operating
efficiencies across the business offset the impact of delays in the 787 program.
http://www.spiritaero.com
TELEGENT SURVEY...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Telegent Systems, the company that makes television
mobile with its high-performance single-chip mobile TV solutions, Tuesday
revealed key findings of the industry's first post-sale mobile TV survey.
http://www.telegent.com
http://www.telegent.com/resources/survey.html
DIGI REPORTS...
MINNETONKA, Minn.: Digi International Inc. Tuesday reported revenue of $43.1
million for the second fiscal quarter of 2008, compared with $42.9 million for
the second fiscal quarter of 2007, an increase of $0.2 million, or 0.5%.
http://www.digi.com
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