2007'02.11.Sun
JBlend(TM) Deployed in Sony Ericsson's First 3G i-mode(TM) Handset
PR
October 04, 2006
TOKYO, Oct. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Aplix Corporation
(TSE: 3727), the global leader in deploying Java(TM)
technology in mobile devices, announced today that its
JBlend(TM) Java platform has been deployed in K610im, Sony
Ericsson's first i-mode(TM) phone.
K610im is Sony Ericsson's first GSM/UMTS phone to offer
full support for i-mode, the operator service that delivers
a richer experience for handling iMail, browsing the
Internet and viewing content. On top of the 2 Megapixel
camera, extendable Memory Stick Micro(TM) (up to 1GB
available) support, as well as pre-installed music and
video player, the JBlend enabled K610im offers
high-performance mobile 3D gaming experiences to i-mode
users, making it as a modern classic true to its Sony
Ericsson heritage -- a highly desirable 3G handset that is
accessible to a wide audience.
The incorporation of Aplix's JBlend technology enables
a variety of compelling content and Java experience for
K610im users to enjoy, including games and multimedia
applications. JBlend platform will also be deployed in Sony
Ericsson's other models that are under development.
As the first-to-market enabler, Aplix has been trusted
by global operators and handset manufacturers to fulfill
their desired Java specifications. The JBlend platform has
already been deployed on over 233 million mobile devices
around the world as of the end of Jun 2006. Aplix continues
its innovative efforts to contribute to the development of
consumer products that are even more appealing and easier
to use than those we have today.
About Aplix Corporation
Aplix Corporation is the global leader in deploying
Java technology in mobile phones. Aplix was first
established in 1986 and has been a Sun Java licensee since
1996. Aplix was publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock
Exchange (Mothers) in 2003. On August 24, 2004 Aplix and
the Taiwan based company iaSolution finalized the
integration of the corporations.
Headquarters: Tokyo
Others offices: San Francisco, Munich, Taipei,
Shanghai, Beijing, Seongnam and Seoul
For more information, please visit: www.aplixcorp.com/
and www.iasolution.net/
About the JBlend Platform
The JBlend platform is the de facto solution for
running Java applications and services in consumer
electronics devices, including mobile phones. The platform
has been licensed by over 50 companies As of December 2005.
JBlend technology:
-- Sets the pace by maintaining market leadership
through
innovation.
-- Has proven results, enabling first-to-market
deliveries for
our customers.
-- Over 233 million mobile phones and consumer
electronics
devices have been shipped with JBlend as of June
2006.
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trademarks
or registered trademarks of Aplix Corporation in
Japan and
other countries.
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or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in
the
United States and other countries.
¡ù i-mode and all other related marks are trademarks
or
registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan
and
other countries.
¡ù All other product or service names are the
property
of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
Aplix Corporation
Maggie Zhang
Tel: +86-10-5869-5837
Email: maggie@aplixcorp.com
Website: http://www.aplixcorp.com
SOURCE Aplix Corporation
2007'02.11.Sun
The World Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association's (WLPGA) 19th Forum Will Focus on the Many Advantages of LP Gas in Meeting the Global Energy Challenges of the Future
October 04, 2006
With the International Energy Agency Predicting That the
World's Energy Requirements Will Increase by 60% in 2030,
the Annual WLPGA Forum Will Focus on how LP Gas has Become,
Thanks to Innovative Leading-Edge Technologies, a Real
Energy Alternative, One That is Clean, Affordable and
Available Anywhere
PARIS, Oct. 4 /Xinua-PRNewswire/ -- The 19th Forum of
the WLPGA, the global LP Gas industry's premium meeting, is
to be held in Chicago on October 17th-20th. The Forum will
be exceptionally wide in scope this year as a result of the
WLPGA's partnership with the National Propane Gas
Association (NPGA) and the Propane Education & Research
Council (PERC). For the first time, an extra day has been
added for a Global Technology Conference to present the
latest technological innovations made in the field of LP
Gas.
Over 700 attendees, including major industrialists as
well as political and economic leaders from around the
world, will join the world's LP Gas experts to discuss the
role of LP Gas in facing the challenges of today's global
energy business. The Forum's key-note speech, to be given
by Gerald Doucet, Secretary-General of the World Energy
Council, is entitled "The Challenges facing the Global
Energy Industry in the 21st Century."
Work sessions and roundtables on the general topic of
"Technology Driving Growth", chaired by renowned
leaders in the industry will be held to provide an overview
of the world LP Gas market, explore new avenues for its use
and examine the role of technological innovation in
promoting LP Gas consumption in emerging countries.
As customary, an exhibition presenting the products and
services offered on today's LP Gas market will accompany the
WLPGA Forum, providing an exceptional opportunity to
discover the latest technological advancements in the field
of LP Gas worldwide.
For more information: www.wlpgasforum2006.com
WLPGA is a professional, not-for-profit association
located in Paris. It has 150 members from 50 countries and
represents the industrial LP Gas chain worldwide.
WLPGA's mission is to promote LP Gas around the globe.
It regularly publishes reports on the economic, social and
environmental advantages of LP Gas. It also carries out
projects with non-government organizations, such as the
United Nations and the World Bank.
Contact:
Volker Andresen
Email: vandresen@worldlpgas.com
Dominique Baumgartner
Email: dominique@interlinks.fr
SOURCE World Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association
2007'02.11.Sun
CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) Council to Hold First Asia-Pacific Marketing Symposium via Web, Live From Tokyo
October 04, 2006
CMO Council Asia Pacific 'Virtual Tokyo' Symposium Offers
Unmatched
Peer-to-Peer Engagement Live and via Global Web Conference
TOKYO, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The CMO (Chief
Marketing Officer) Council, a global network of senior
marketing executives, will host its inaugural Asia-Pacific
CMO gathering, The CMO Council Asia Pacific Virtual Tokyo
Symposium, on October 24, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan, at the
prestigious Tokyo America Club. For regional and global
marketers unable to make the trip to Tokyo, the Symposium
will be simulcast live on the Web, and is sponsored by
global CMO Council partners AT&T, CMP and Symantec, and
Asia-Pacific partner BearingPoint, Ltd., Japan.
Themed "East Meets West; Connecting Across
Cultures," the Asia-Pacific CMO Council Virtual Tokyo
Symposium will feature, as speakers and panelists,
top-level marketers from leading global companies,
including AT&T, Factiva, Symantec, KDDI,
Salesforce.com, Tektronix and BearingPoint, among others,
offering in-person and Web attendees the opportunity to
interact with and gain best practices insight from some of
the world's most accomplished marketing professionals. To
attend the Tokyo Summit in person or to register for the
Virtual Tokyo symposium, go to
http://www.cmosummit.org/register_tokyo.asp .
The CMO Council is a knowledge sharing organization of
more than 2,500 senior marketing decision makers across a
variety of industries. CMO Council members control more
than $60 billion in combined annual marketing expenditures
and represent most major global brands, including Toyota,
Apple, Coca-Cola, Dell, eBay, Google, HP, IBM, JPMorgan
Chase, MasterCard, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nokia, Oracle, SAP,
Sony, Target, Wal-Mart, Yahoo! and many more.
The keynote presentation will be delivered by Martin
Roll, CEO of VentureRepublic, author of Asian Brand
Strategy, and a leading authority on Branding Excellence to
Fortune 500 clients; "Nation Brand Perceptual Change in
Asia Pacific and Around the Globe," will look at the
rapidly emerging economies of Asia's "Tigers" and
"Elephants" (China, India, Taiwan, South Korea,
etc.) and how they are reshaping nation brand perceptions
and the global hierarchy in leading business and industrial
sectors.
This virtual symposium will offer Asian marketers
access to an exclusive network of marketing executives
worldwide, together with a compelling example of the CMO
Council's thought leadership programs that have proven so
successful in markets in North America and across Europe.
Global participants to the Web conference will benefit
greatly from new insights into the business dynamics,
cultural variations, market requirements, operational
challenges and channel structures in Asia Pacific
countries.
Key topics addressed will include:
Pipeline to the Frontline -- A lively examination of
the alignment of sales and marketing functions within the
organization: Although integration continues to grow in
importance, the effectiveness of current efforts seems
often unbalanced -- what are the keys to successful
integration, in Asia and around the globe?
Market Entry & Growth Strategies for Asia: US and
multinational organizations are eager to take advantage of
the enormous, lucrative opportunities in Asia, but many
marketing challenges must be overcome: how to build a
successful dealer and retail network, leverage new digital
channels, manage marketing operations, and segment and
build on customer relationships while identifying market
needs and requirements?
The 2006 Asia-Pacific CMO Summit is the second of three
in the CMO Council Global Summit Series that also include
the North American CMO Summit in San Francisco Oct. 4-5 and
the European CMO Summit in London Nov. 15-16. For more
information go to www.cmosummit.org .
About CMO Council
The CMO Council is dedicated to high-level knowledge
exchange, thought leadership and personal relationship
building among senior marketing and brand decision-makers
across a wide range of global industries. Currently, over
2,500 top marketing executives are represented on the CMO
Council worldwide, collectively controlling over $60
billion in annual marketing expenditures. Visit the CMO
Council web site at www.cmocouncil.org to learn more about
the initiatives created to address executive marketers'
challenges.
CONTACT:
Tri Phan
Senior Regional Director
Asia Pacific of CMO Council
Tel: +1-650-328-5555, ext. 129
Email: tphan@cmocouncil.org
SOURCE CMO Council
2007'02.11.Sun
i-flex solutions Completes Acquisition of Mantas
October 03, 2006
Mantas Now a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of i-flex solutions;
S. Ramakrishnan Appointed as CEO
MUMBAI, India, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- i-flex(R)
solutions (Reuters: IFLX.BO & IFLX.NS), a leading IT
solutions provider to the global financial services
industry, announced the closing of its previously announced
acquisition of Mantas Inc., a provider of regulatory
compliance, loss prevention and revenue generation
solutions headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA.
Under a definitive agreement announced on August 14th,
Mantas was acquired in an all cash transaction of USD 122.6
Million. With the completion of all regulatory approvals,
Mantas is now a wholly owned subsidiary of i-flex
solutions.
S.Ramakrishnan, CEO of Reveleus-i-flex's Business
Analytics division, will take additional charge as CEO of
Mantas. SR has nearly 25 years of banking and technology
experience spanning India, the Middle East, Singapore, New
York and Silicon Valley, and has led Reveleus from a
start-up to a leading product in the Risk and Compliance
space. Simon Moss, who has provided leadership as CEO of
Mantas, will take on the role of Strategic Advisor to
i-flex, focusing on key projects and providing guidance and
support for a smooth transition.
Reveleus and Mantas will bring together two industry
leading solutions into a single unified platform for
governance, risk and compliance. i-flex solutions has
established strong credentials in the risk and compliance
area, with its award-winning Reveleus solution suite
enjoying rapid adoption by global Tier 1 organizations. The
Mantas Behavior Detection Platform is the industry's most
comprehensive solution for detecting risk and addressing
regulatory requirements in the anti-money laundering,
trading and broker compliance areas.
"The convergence of governance, risk and
compliance, presents Mantas and Reveleus with a unique
market opportunity to leverage our complementary
strengths," S. Ramakrishnan said today. "I am
very excited at the opportunity to address this critical
customer need, and to establish a leadership position in
this emerging space."
Commenting on the announcement, Cubillas Ding, Senior
Analyst at Boston based research firm -- Celent said,
"Although firms are at different stages of their
operational risk and compliance initiatives, more
sophisticated institutions are realizing the need to link
up and integrate information and processes in a more
structured manner across an overall governance lifecycle.
In this instance, the coming together of i-flex and Mantas
is expected to further enable institutions to 'close the
loop' on risk assessment and AML/fraud operations -- to not
just provide a fuller picture of operational risks, but also
generate insights to run the business smarter."
About i-flex solutions
i-flex(R) solutions (Reuters: IFLX.BO & IFLX.NS) is
a world leader in providing IT solutions to the financial
services industry, with more than 660 customers in over 120
countries. i-flex's range of products, custom solutions and
consulting services enable financial institutions to cut
costs, respond rapidly to market needs, enhance customer
service levels and mitigate risk.
For information, please visit:
http://www.iflexsolutions.com
About Mantas
Mantas provides its clients with the industry's most
advanced solutions for regulatory compliance, loss
prevention and revenue generation. Mantas is a global
software company with operations in Europe, the Americas
and Asia/Pacific. Recognized as a leader in global
operational transparency, the company's products are used
by more than 5,000 finance professionals in more than 100
countries. Headquartered in Herndon, Va., the company has
offices in London, New York, and Singapore.
For further information please visit
http://www.mantas.com .
CONTACT:
NORTH AMERICA
Aquin Mathew
Reveleus - an i-flex business
Tel: +1-347-782-2043
Emial: aquin.mathew@iflexsolutions.com
Barry Vasudevan
Mantas - an i-flex business
Tel: +1-703-628-2451
Email: barry.vasudevan@mantas.com
INDIA
Eapen Thomas
i-flex solutions
Tel: +91-22-2823-5132
Email: eapen.thomas@iflexsolutions.com
SOURCE i-flex solutions
2007'02.11.Sun
VWR International, Inc. Acquires Singapore Laboratory Supply Distributor, Sino Chemical Company (Pte.) Ltd.
October 03, 2006
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- VWR
International, Inc., a leading supplier to the global
research laboratory industry, today announced the
acquisition of Sino Chemical Company (Pte.) Limited,
Singapore, an independent Singaporean scientific laboratory
supply distributor. Sino Chemical, founded in 1946, has 37
employees and distributes laboratory chemicals, equipment
and consumables in Singapore.
"We have established relationships with many
multinational companies that have operations in the
fast-growing Singapore area. This new acquisition further
demonstrates our commitment to these key customers and
enhanced support for all our local customers," says
Ted Pulkownik, VWR Senior Vice President of Strategy,
Corporate Development and Emerging Markets. "This
acquisition also underscores our dedication to carrying out
our corporate mission: to have a global presence supported
by first-class local customer service."
The VWR office in Singapore will now be centrally
located at the Kian Teck Road location. This new location
will enhance VWR's support at the local Singapore level,
providing real-time services; local sales representation
and coordination of VWR's Singapore supply chain.
About Sino Chemical
Sino Chemical is one of Singapore's leading independent
suppliers of laboratory chemicals, equipment, and
consumables, representing many of the world's major
equipment and consumables manufacturers. Sino Chemical has
a strong reputation in the local market as a laboratory
chemicals distributor with many years experience in
storage, distribution and technical support for hazardous
products used daily by research laboratories.
For more information on Sino Chemical, phone (65) 6261
9311, visit http://www.sino-chemical.com , or write Sino
Chemical Company (Pte.) Ltd, 70-72 Kian Teck Road,
Singapore 628799.
About VWR International, Inc.
VWR International is a leader in the global research
laboratory industry with worldwide sales in excess of $3.1
billion US dollars. VWR's business is highly diversified
across a spectrum of products and services, customer groups
and geography. The company offers more than 1,200,000
products, from more than 2,500 manufacturers, to over
250,000 customers throughout North America and Europe.
VWR's primary customers work in the pharmaceutical, life
science, chemical, technology, food processing and consumer
product industries. Other important customers include
universities and research institutes; governmental
agencies; environmental testing organizations; and primary
and secondary schools. VWR International affiliates
operate in 20 countries and employ approximately 6,100
people. The company's mission is to deliver excellence in
the distribution of scientific supplies. The VWR
International Group is headquartered in West Chester,
Pennsylvania.
For more information on VWR International, phone
1-800-932-5000, visit http://www.vwr.com , or write, VWR
International, Inc., 1310 Goshen Parkway, P.O. Box 2656,
West Chester, PA 19380-0906.
VWR International and design are trademarks of VWR
International, Inc.
CONTACT:
Ted Pulkownik
VWR International
Tel: +1-610-429-2791
Fax: +1-610-436-1760
Email: ted_pulkownik@vwr.com
SOURCE VWR International Inc.
2007'02.11.Sun
NEC Designates SpikeSource as its Strategic Global Open Source Solution Provider
October 03, 2006
NEC Makes Strategic Investment in SpikeSource to Bring Open
Source Infrastructure and Solutions Software on NEC Hardware
for the First Time
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and TOKYO, Oct. 3
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- SpikeSource, a provider of open
source solutions, and NEC (Nasdaq: NIPNY), today announced
a strategic agreement to deliver SpikeSource certified open
source infrastructure and solutions software on the NEC
server hardware. This marks the first time NEC is bundling
open source infrastructure and solutions software on their
hardware. The agreement is significant because it
designates SpikeSource as NEC's strategic global open
source solution provider.
SpikeSource delivers open source applications and
infrastructure software via a global market of solution
providers. By becoming NEC's strategic global open source
solution provider, SpikeSource will extend its application
portfolio in Japan and other regions to support NEC
customer requirements. NEC will refer Independent Software
Vendors (ISVs) to SpikeSource for inclusion on the Spike(TM)
Ignite infrastructure platform. NEC will deliver
SpikeSource infrastructure software on the NEC Express5800
Server product along with additional open source software
solutions that will be included on the platform.
"We look forward to offering our customers
comprehensive hardware and software solutions through our
partnership with SpikeSource. They have developed
world-class solutions for small and large businesses and
are a perfect fit for the NEC Express5800 Server
platform," said Toshihiko Takahashi, NEC Executive
Vice President.
NEC is a global leader in server and desktop computing
systems with a global network of channel partners. By
collaborating with SpikeSource, NEC will now be able to
offer its network of channel partners a hardware platform
complete with open source infrastructure and application
software that has been tested and updated by SpikeSource.
"SpikeSource is passionate about bringing low-cost
solutions to enterprises of all sizes with our channel
partners," said Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource.
"As we open up new global markets for open source
software, we are pleased to be doing so with NEC."
NEC contributed to SpikeSource's Series B round of
funding that closed in September 2006 and resulted in a
total US $24 million. Other investors included Kleiner
Perkins Caufield and Byers, Fidelity Investments, Intel
Capital, Omidyar Network, CMEA Ventures and Duff Ackerman
Goodrich. The funding will support continued investment in
solutions and expansion of channels across the globe.
About SpikeSource
SpikeSource is a software company which distributes,
integrates, manages and supports open source applications
to enterprises through trusted solution providers.
SpikeSource integrates applications with the right
components and then builds, tests and distributes these
open source solutions on an automated test framework with
over 100,000 daily tests. By testing and certifying open
source applications, SpikeSource offers a portfolio of
SpikeCertified and SpikeIgnited solutions for enterprises
that may not have deployed open source before. These
solutions are delivered with a comprehensive update and
support service called Spike(TM) Net. Through
SpikeSource's trusted solution providers, companies can be
assured that the applications have been deployed and
customized for their unique business requirements. For a
list of SpikeSource solution providers, visit
www.spikesource.com .
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers
of Internet,¡@ broadband network and enterprise business
solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its
diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored
solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and
electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in
IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor
solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC
Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide and had
net sales of approximately 4,825 billion yen (approx. $41.2
billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2006.
For additional information, please visit the NEC home
page at: http://www.nec.com
* Newsroom: http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/
CONTACT:
Japan
NEC Corporation
Public Relations
Yasuhito Jochi
Tel: +81-3-3798-6511
Email: y-jochi@bp.jp.nec.com
Sparkpr
Melissa Shapiro
Tel: +1-415-321-1870
Email: melissa@sparkpr.com
SOURCE SpikeSource, Inc.
2007'02.11.Sun
Avastin and Xeloda Set New Standards for the Treatment of First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
October 03, 2006
XELOX offers a new treatment option; the addition of Avastin to oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy demonstrates superior progression-free survival
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Results
from an international, Phase III study presented for the
first time today at the European Society for Medical
Oncology (ESMO) meeting, show that two innovative cancer
drugs, Xeloda and Avastin, are set to provide new effective
treatment options for patients with advanced colorectal
cancer.
The study showed that:
-- The chemotherapy combination XELOX (oral Xeloda plus
oxaliplatin) is as
effective in terms of progression-free survival and
more convenient
than the current standard treatment FOLFOX-4
(infused 5-FU/leucovorin
plus oxaliplatin) in the treatment of advanced
(metastatic) colorectal
cancer.
-- The addition of the anti-angiogenic agent Avastin to
chemotherapy
(FOLFOX-4 and XELOX) significantly improves
progression-free survival
compared to chemotherapy alone.
No new safety findings related to Avastin or Xeloda
were observed in the trial. Overall survival data are still
maturing. Previous Avastin studies showed both a
progression-free and overall survival benefit for Avastin
when combined with chemotherapy regimens compared to
chemotherapy alone in the treatment of metastatic
colorectal cancer (1,2).
These data further endorse that oral Xeloda should
replace infused
5-FU/leucovorin in colorectal cancer regimens.
"These results are very encouraging for doctors
and patients alike. They confirm that XELOX offers an
important new treatment option for metastatic colorectal
cancer -- one that is equally effective and more convenient
than the current standard treatment. When compared to the
FOLFOX-4 regimen, patients on the XELOX combination have
significantly more free time from infusion treatment, only
2 hrs versus 48 hrs and fewer hospital/clinic visits,"
said Professor Jim Cassidy, co-lead investigator for the
study and Cancer Research UK Professor of Oncology and
Chair of Medical Oncology, Beatson Oncology Centre, at the
University of Glasgow, Scotland. "In addition, the
study confirms that by adding Avastin to chemotherapy we
can improve progression-free survival times even
further."
Avastin added to chemotherapy resulted in a clinically
meaningful and statistically significant improvement of 20
percent in progression-free survival. The duration of
therapy with Avastin was shorter than in previously
reported trials. Early Avastin discontinuation, largely
unrelated to Avastin-specific toxicity occurred at a
three-fold higher rate in this study compared to previous
trials(1,3), which may have contributed to the outcome.
Further analyses are ongoing and results will be presented
at upcoming scientific meetings.
In 2004, colorectal cancer was one of the leading
cancers and accounted for 13 percent of all cancers in
Europe.(4) A World Health Organization report suggested
that, in 2005, 655,000 people worldwide died from
colorectal cancer.(5)
NOTES TO EDITORS:
-- PFS is a measure of the time patients live without
their disease
progressing.
About the Study
The NO16966 trial is a large, international, Phase III
trial which finally randomised 2,034 patients. It was
originally planned to compare XELOX vs FOLFOX as first-line
colorectal cancer treatment including 1000 patients:
-- XELOX (Xeloda plus oxaliplatin) vs FOLFOX
(intravenous bolus and
infusional 5-fluorouracil plus oxaliplatin)
After release of the pivotal Avastin data in colorectal
cancer in 2003, the protocol was amended to investigate
using a 2 by 2 factorial design:
-- XELOX + placebo vs XELOX + Avastin (7.5 mg/kg q3w)
vs. FOLFOX + placebo
vs FOLFOX + Avastin (5.0 mg/kg q2w).
The primary objective was to answer two questions: 1)
whether the XELOX regimen is non-inferior to FOLFOX; 2)
whether the addition of Avastin to chemotherapy improved
results compared to chemotherapy alone. The secondary
endpoints included overall survival, overall response
rates, time to, and duration of, response and safety
profile.
Results to date show that:
-- XELOX (Xeloda plus oxaliplatin) is as effective as
FOLFOX (infused 5-FU
plus oxaliplatin) in terms of PFS (hazard ratio:
1.05; upper limit of
the 95 percent confidence interval was below the
non-inferiority margin
of 1.23).
-- Adding Avastin to chemotherapy (FOLFOX and XELOX)
significantly
improved PFS compared to chemotherapy alone (hazard
ratio: 0.83). This
means that adding Avastin to either chemotherapy
combination improves
the chances of delaying progression of the disease
by 20 percent.
-- No unexpected safety findings were identified for
either XELOX or
Avastin in this study:
-- Adverse events which occurred at a rate greater
than 10 percent in
any of the treatment arms were: diarrhoea
(FOLFOX, 11.2 percent of
patients; XELOX, 20.2 percent of patients),
neutropenia (FOLFOX,
43.8 percent of patients, XELOX, 7.0 percent of
patients) and
neurosensory toxicity (FOLFOX, 16.5 percent of
patients; XELOX, 17.4
percent of patients).
-- The percentage of gastrointestinal perforations
was 0.6 percent in
the Avastin arms compared to 0.3 percent in the
placebo group.
Grade 3/4 arterial thromboembolic events occurred
in 1.7 percent vs
1.0 percent respectively. Grade 3/4 proteinuria
was reported for
0.6 percent of all patients receiving Avastin.
Wound healing
complications were not observed in a higher
frequency than in the
placebo group (0.1 vs 0.3 percent).
About XELOX
An abbreviation for a type of combination chemotherapy
used to treat colorectal cancer; it contains Xeloda
(capecitabine) plus oxaliplatin.
About Xeloda (capecitabine)
Xeloda is licensed in more than 90 countries worldwide
including the EU, USA, Japan, Australia and Canada and has
been shown to be an effective, safe, simple and convenient
oral chemotherapy in treating over 1 million patients to
date.
Roche received marketing authorisation for Xeloda as a
first-line monotherapy (by itself) in the treatment of
metastatic colorectal cancer (colorectal cancer that has
spread to other parts of the body) in most countries
(including the EU and USA) in 2001. Xeloda has also been
approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adjuvant
(post-surgery) treatment of colon cancer in March and June
2005, respectively.
Xeloda is licensed in combination with Taxotere
(docetaxel) in women with metastatic breast cancer (breast
cancer that has spread to other parts of the body) and
whose disease has progressed following intravenous (i.v.)
chemotherapy with anthracyclines. Xeloda monotherapy is
also indicated for treatment of patients with metastatic
breast cancer that is resistant to other chemotherapy drugs
such as paclitaxel and anthracyclines. Xeloda recently
received approval in South Korea for the first-line
treatment of patients with locally advanced (metastatic)
pancreatic cancer, in combination with gemcitabine. Xeloda
is licensed in South Korea for the first-line treatment of
stomach cancer.
The most commonly reported adverse events with Xeloda
include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, stomatitis and
hand-foot syndrome (palmar-plantar erythrodysesthaesia).
About Avastin (bevacizumab)
Avastin is the first treatment that inhibits
angiogenesis -- the growth of a network of blood vessels
that supply nutrients and oxygen to cancerous tissues.
Avastin targets a naturally occurring protein called
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), a key mediator
of angiogenesis, thus choking off the blood supply that is
essential for the growth of the tumour and its spread
throughout the body (metastasis).
In Europe, Avastin was approved in January 2005 and in
the US in February 2004 for the first-line treatment of
patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. It received
another approval in the US in June 2006 as a second-line
treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
The first filing for Avastin in Japan occurred in April
2006 for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
Following the filings with FDA in the US, Avastin was filed
with European Health Authorities in advanced breast cancer
in July and in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) in August.
Roche and Genentech are pursuing a comprehensive
clinical programme investigating the use of Avastin in
various tumour types (including colorectal, breast, lung,
pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, renal cell carcinoma and
others) and different settings (advanced and adjuvant i.e.
post-operation). The total development programme is
expected to include over 40,000 patients worldwide.
About Roche
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of
the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups in
the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. As a
supplier of innovative products and services for the early
detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease,
the Group contributes on a broad range of fronts to
improving people's health and quality of life. Roche is a
world leader in diagnostics, the leading supplier of
medicines for cancer and transplantation and a market
leader in virology. In 2005, sales by the Pharmaceuticals
Division totalled 27.3 billion Swiss francs, and the
Diagnostics Division posted sales of 8.2 billion Swiss
francs. Roche employs roughly 70,000 people in 150
countries and has R&D agreements and strategic
alliances with numerous partners, including majority
ownership interests in Genentech and Chugai. Additional
information about the Roche Group is available on the
Internet ( www.roche.com ).
All trademarks used or mentioned in this release are
legally protected.
Further Information Available from Media Relations
Contacts:
-- Colorectal cancer fact sheet
-- Xeloda in colorectal cancer fact sheet
-- Avastin in colorectal cancer fact sheet
-- Xeloda fact sheet
-- Avastin fact sheet
-- Roche in oncology:
www.roche.com/pages/downloads/company/pdf/mboncology05e_a.pdf
-- Roche: www.roche.com
-- Broadcast quality B-roll including doctor, caregiver
and patient
interviews is available for download via
www.thenewsmarket.com
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CONTACT:
Roche
Julia Pipe
International Communications Manager - Xeloda
Tel: +41-61-687-4376
Email: julia.pipe@roche.com
Christine Mage-Hill
Senior International Communications Manager, Avastin
Tel: +41-61-68-88995
Email: christine.mage-hill@roche.com
Shire Health International, New York
Joanne Marlin
Tel: +1-212-625-4174
Email: joanne.marlin@shirehealthinternational.com
SOURCE Roche
2007'02.11.Sun
Sidley Austin Advises Agile Property Holdings Limited on US$400 million High Yield Offering
October 03, 2006
HONG KONG, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- International
law firm Sidley Austin has represented Agile Property
Holdings Limited (Agile), a company listed on The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong, as U.S. and Hong Kong counsel in
connection with its issuance of US$400 million 9% Senior
Notes due 2013 including "high yield" covenants,
pursuant to Regulation S and Rule 144A, with a listing on
the Singapore Stock Exchange. The high-yield issuance,
which closed on Friday, September 22, marks Agile's first
international debt offering and is the first to be offered
by a Chinese-based company since April this year.
The transaction was led by partner, Matthew Sheridan,
of Sidley's Hong Kong office. Mr. Sheridan commented,
"It was a pleasure and an honor to work with the Agile
team, this transaction being the second time we have
represented the company. We first worked with Agile as HK
counsel on its initial public offering in December last
year. Partner Constance Choy led the Hong Kong team in that
transaction."
Agile is a Chinese property developer based in
Guangzhou, China, and is one of the largest property
developers in the rapidly growing Pearl River Delta
region.
Notes for Editors:
Sidley is one of the world's largest full-service law
firms, with more than 1,600 lawyers practicing in 15
offices on 3 continents (Asia, Europe and the U.S.). We
are consistently ranked at the top of the Thomson Financial
league tables. For 2005, we were ranked as:
-- top issuer counsel and third as underwriter counsel
for U.S. debt,
equity and equity-related offerings;
-- top issuer counsel and top underwriter counsel for
U.S. investment grade
debt; and
-- top issuer counsel and third underwriter counsel for
U.S. straight debt,
including asset-backed and mortgage backed
securities.
In Asia, lawyers in the corporate finance team advise
clients on U.S., Hong Kong and English law in connection
with all types of equity, debt and equity-linked
transactions, including SEC-registered offerings in the
United States, international securities offerings pursuant
to Rule 144A and Regulation S governed by U.S. and English
law, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Main Board and Growth
Enterprise Market (GEM) listings, and issuances involving
the creation of ADR or GDR programs.
In 2005, Sidley ranked first in relation to the number
of transactions advising issuers and first (tied) in
relation to the number of transactions advising
underwriters for listings on The Stock Exchange of Hong
Kong Mainboard. (Asian Legal Business, Jan 2006)
In 2006, Sidley was named to Legal Business' Global
Elite, their survey of "the 15 finest law firms in the
world."
For more information, please contact:
Matthew Sheridan
partner of Sidley Austin LLP
Tel: +1-852-2901-3886
Email: msheridan@sidley.com
Lisa Kong
marketing manager
Sidley Austin LLP
Tel: +1-852-2509-7899
Email: lkong@sidley.com
SOURCE Sidley Austin LLP
2007'02.11.Sun
MBVax Bioscience Revives Century-Old 'Coley's Toxins' Cancer Therapy
October 02, 2006
ANCASTER, Ontario, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- MBVax Bioscience ( http://www.mbvax.com ), a biopharmaceutical company, announced today the availability of Coley Fluid (Coley's Toxins) for authorized clinical trials and MB Fluid for immunology research. Coley Fluid, developed by William Coley in 1893, was a mainstream cancer therapy for 60 years. Since the advent of chemotherapy in the 1950s, there have been improvements in 5-year cancer survival, but mortality rates have remained virtually unchanged ( http://www.seer.cancer.gov ). High cancer mortality rates have generated new interest in Coley Fluid because it was effective against advanced cancer. More than 100 scientific publications describe cases of advanced cancers including breast, colon, kidney, liver, sarcomas, lymphomas, myelomas and leukemias that were successfully treated with Coley Fluid. MBVax Coley Fluid is equivalent to the historical preparation responsible for the largest number of successful treatments. For authorized clinical trials, the company will supply Coley Fluid and a complete set of clinical trial documentation without charge. MB Fluid is equivalent to the best historical preparation used in animal models of cancer and for in vitro research. MB Fluid is not suitable for human use. MB Fluid will be of particular interest to researchers studying the innate immune system. About MBVax Bioscience MBVax Bioscience is a biopharmaceutical company with proprietary technology for manufacturing complex biological products such as Coley Fluid and MB Fluid. For more information, please contact: Don MacAdam Tel: +1-905-304-8680 Email: donmacadam@mbvax.com SOURCE MBVax Bioscience
2007'02.11.Sun
Analysys International Says China Mobile's Information Fees of JAVA Services Reached RMB 140 Million in Q2 2006
September 29, 2006
BEIJING, Sept. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Analysys
International, a leading Internet based provider of
business information about technology, media and telecom
(TMT) industries in China, says in its recently released
report "China's MVAS-JAVA Service Market Quarterly
Tracker Q2 2006", that China Mobile's information fee
of JAVA services before revenue sharing settlement reached
RMB 140 million in Q2 2006 with an increase of 17% over Q1
2006.
Just like the WAP services, JAVA services, influenced
by China Mobile's movement in cracking down the
self-consumption phenomenon, the growth rate slowed down.
However, the revenue share from self-consumption of JAVA
services in the second quarter of 2006 still maintained as
high a level as 60%. That left little profit margins for
the SPs. Even China Mobile had not started the cracking
movement; the only result from the rampancy of
self-consumption will be crush and perdition.
In this quarter, SPs' breach of regulations in
Baibaoxiang services obviously increased. Under the
increasingly severe regulations and policies of China
Mobile, many SPs still risked danger in desperation. They
set various fraudulent traps for users to snatch their
money. Breach actions such as bundling and
self-consumption have been used more frequently than
before. Under the macro background of China Mobile's
movement of cracking down on self-consumption in June 2006,
the information fees before revenue sharing settlement of
Baibaoxiang services still went up against the situation
and reached RMB 54.11 million, which showed a sharp
increase of 21% over the RMB 44.64 million of May 2006.
Figure: China Mobile's Wireless JAVA Market Size in Q2
2006 (RMB Mln)
http://english.analysys.com.cn/3class/detail.php?advertisement=002&id=246&name=report&FocusAreaTitleGB=&daohang=Report&title=
Analysys International had pointed out that the simplex
marketing promotion channel (position) is the major reason
to result in the self-consumption phenomenon. Meanwhile,
self-consumption disturbs the normal market competition
landscape. As self-consumption can bring huge revenue in
the short term and change the rankings, the SP competition
landscape always falls into turbulence, and the changes
cannot reflect the genuine product and marketing strength.
"Unfortunately, this condition has not been improved in
the second quarter 2006. The regulations from China Mobile
tightened, and the environment of SPs continues
deteriorating. The worse competition environment increased
the possibilities of SPs to take up breach actions including
self-consumption, while the breach actions induce to severer
regulations from the carrier. And this creates a vicious
circle," says Jin Hui, an analyst from Analysys
International, "The continuity of this situation is
very harmful to the long-term healthy development of JAVA
services. The carrier should adopt practical methods to
expand the SPs' marketing channels and solve the problem
from the root while cracking down on the self-consumption
and rectifying the SPs' fraud actions."
This subject is further discussed in Analysys
International's research report "China's MVAS-JAVA
Service Market Quarterly Tracker Q2 2006." For more
information, please check the website:
http://english.analysys.com.cn .
About Analysys International
Analysys International is the leading Internet based
provider of business information about technology, media
and telecom (TMT) industries in China with the mission to
help their clients make better business decisions. They
provide data, information and advice to 50,000 clients
worldwide, representing 1,500 distinct organizations; they
also deliver over 150 consulting engagements a year, and
hold more than 20 events that draw in over 8,000 attendees.
Their clients include executives from companies like
technology vendors, vertical information technology users,
as well as professionals from professional service
companies, the investment community and government
agencies. For more information, please visit the website at
http://english.analysys.com.cn .
For more information, please contact:
Jessica Wang
Analysys International
Tel: +86-10-6466-6565 x394
Fax: +86-10-6466-7103
Email: jessica_wang@analysys.com.cn
SOURCE Analysys International
2007'02.11.Sun
Partnering to Build Up Environmental Awareness in China
September 29, 2006
UNDP Teams Up With Norway to Promote Environmental Protection, Awareness and Biodiversity
BEIJING, Sept. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and Government of Norway
announced a new partnership today in Beijing to support
China in its objectives to promote environmental
protection, awareness and biodiversity.
This US$1 million partnership framework signed today
between the Royal Norwegian Embassy and UNDP in China is
designed to raise awareness and build knowledge of policy
makers and the general public on environmental challenges
facing China through strengthening two of UNDP's ongoing
programmes with the State Environmental Protection
Administration (SEPA) -- the China Environmental Awareness
Programme (CEAP) and the EU-China Biodiversity Programme
(ECBP).
"Effective implementation of environmental
management and conservation programmes depends on
education, awareness raising and training in the relevant
areas," said Alessandra Tisot, UNDP Senior Deputy
Resident Representative in China while speaking at the
ceremony.
"Without an understanding of how to conserve their
natural resources, or indeed, why they must do so, few
people and communities would be motivated to take actions
to curb environment degradation. That's why Norway's
contribution is very crucial and timely."
Signed in June with a total fund of $US3.5 million, the
CEAP is expected to raise the public's awareness of the
environmental challenges facing China and to convert the
knowledge into a change in behavior, attitude and practice
towards environmental protection. Under this initiative, a
high-profile national and local awareness campaigns will be
conducted, targeting the youth, rural and urban residents
and communities.
According to Tisot, the campaigns will consist of
public service announcements, films, TV shows,
documentaries, events/performances as well as goodwill
ambassadors to help disseminate information through TV,
print, radio, internet and mobile telephones.
The signing marked the continuation of a strong
partnership between the Royal Norwegian Embassy and UNDP in
the area of energy and environment, having previously
collaborated on climate change and Clean Development
Mechanism initiatives. Under the CEAP, a portion of the
new contributions will lead to a series of public service
announcements on the environment which will be disseminated
leading upto and during for the 2008 Beijing
"Green" Olympics.
On her official visit to China the Norwegian Minister
of Environment Ms. Helen Oddveig Bjornoy participated in
the signing ceremony, she said that: "Environmental
awareness and public participation plays a crucial role in
environmental policy and in order to achieve environmental
objectives. I am very happy that the good cooperation
established between Norway and UNDP in China now also cover
this important area."
Norway's funding, as part of the ECBP, will also
support the process of updating the China Biodiversity
Action Plan formulated in 1994 while also promoting
awareness raising activities through multi-stakeholder
dialogue with the surrounding communities of the project
sites.
With a budget of over US$57 million, ECBP represents a
significant investment into conserving China's
biodiversity. It will fund on-the-ground "Field
Projects" that will test innovative and replicable
mechanisms for biodiversity management, policy
implementation, and the establishment of wide-ranging
partnerships between international, national, and local
governmental and non-governmental agencies.
UNDP fosters human development to empower women and men
to build better lives in China. As the UN's development
network, UNDP draws on a world of experience to assist
China in developing its own solutions to the country's
development challenges. Through partnerships and
innovation, UNDP works to achieve the Millennium
Development Goals and an equitable Xiao Kang society by
reducing poverty, strengthening the rule of law, promoting
environmental sustainability, and fighting HIV/AIDS.
http://www.undp.org.cn
For more information, please contact:
UNDP China:
Ms. Zhang Wei,
Communications Officer,
UNDP in China
Tel: +86-10-8532-0715
Email: wei.zhang@undp.org
Royal Norwegian Embassy:
Ms. Tone Helene Aarvik
Tel: +86-10-6532-2261
Email: taar@mfa.no
SOURCE United Nations Development Programme; Royal
Norwegian Embassy
2007'02.11.Sun
Techwell Expands Strategic Presence in Asia With New Office in China
September 29, 2006
The Establishment of a Regional Office in China Represents Techwell's Strong Commitment to the Chinese Market
SAN JOSE, Calif. and SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 29
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Techwell, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWLL) -- To
meet the increasing demand for its products, Techwell,
Inc., a leading designer of mixed signal video
semiconductor solutions for the security surveillance,
automotive and consumer electronics markets, today
announced the opening of its first sales and support office
in China. Located in Shenzhen, near the center of China's
fast growing technology base, the office is the latest
addition to Techwell's network of sales and support offices
throughout the Asia/Pacific region. Techwell has had
research and sales presences in Asia for a number of years,
but the addition of the Shenzhen office serves to strengthen
its relationships with customers through day-to-day local
support, engineering and sales services required by the
rapidly growing market.
"With two other offices in the Asia/Pacific region
we already have solid footing in the territory," stated
Mr. David Nam, Techwell's VP of Sales and Marketing.
"Our Taiwan and Korean offices have enabled Techwell
to take advantage of the enormous potential that Asian
markets provide us. We have been very successful
throughout Asia, and are seeing increased business activity
in the fast paced China market. Having a local team enables
us to better focus on addressing customer requirements. The
new sales and support center will allow us to quickly
accommodate the needs of our valued China customers and
further penetrate the enormous growth and business
potential of the Chinese market."
The Techwell China office will provide sales, training
and support services, allowing Techwell to better respond
to the needs of its local customer base. Techwell also
plans to add an office in the Shanghai district to provide
customers in China and the region with an additional sales
and technical support infrastructure, bringing key
engineers and sales personnel to each and every account.
Mr. Darron Ma, Director of China Sales added his
comments, saying, "The establishment of our Shenzhen
office in China represents our strong commitment to the
Chinese market. Techwell can offer China-based consumer
electronic, security surveillance and automotive companies
flexibility and nimble responsiveness by having a local
office. We are committed to bringing face-to-face corporate
support into China to strengthen existing relationships,
build new relationships, and participate directly with key
Chinese partners. Our goal is to provide customers with
excellent support tailored to their development and
production cycles. Our new office will allow us to build
closer working partnerships with these key customers."
The Techwell China office is located:
Techwell China
Shenzhen Branch Office
Room 2111, 21F, Block A, United Plaza,
No. 5022 Binhe Road, Futian District
Shenzhen P.R.C.
Tel: (86) 755-8294-5668
Fax: (86) 755-8294-5607
About Techwell
Techwell is a fabless semiconductor company that
designs, markets and sells mixed signal integrated circuits
for multiple video applications in the security
surveillance, automotive and consumer electronics markets.
Techwell designs both general purpose and application
specific products that enable the conversion of analog
video signals to digital form and perform advanced digital
video processing to facilitate the display, storage and
transport of video content. Headquartered in San Jose, CA,
Techwell currently has over 80 employees in the U.S.,
Korea, Taiwan, China and Japan. Please visit
http://www.techwellinc.com for more information.
Media Contact:
Sabrina Joseph
Morphoses
Public Relations & Marketing Firm
techwellpr@morphoses.com
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to be forward-looking and reflects management's current
expectations. These forward-looking statements may be
identified by terminology such as may, will, could, should,
anticipate and expect and the negative of these terms or
other similar expressions. These are statements that relate
to future events and include, but are not limited to
anticipated trends in our business and markets in which we
operate. We remind you that these statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, among others: our ability
to identify and retain key customers; our ability to
anticipate consumers' desires and design new products that
incorporate feature sets that are attractive to our
customers; our ability to manage and maintain our
suppliers; our dependence on key employees; the continued
development of our target markets; and other risk factors.
Please refer to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended June 30, 2006 for a more detailed description
of some of these and other risks and uncertainties that
could affect our performance or achievements. You should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements.
NOTE: Techwell and the Techwell logo are trademarks of
Techwell. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
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Morphoses Public Relations & Marketing Firm
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Email: techwellpr@morphoses.com
SOURCE Techwell, Inc.
2007'02.11.Sun
World Premiere of center.tv
September 29, 2006
-- For the First Time, the IP-TV Transmitter Broadcasts Two Church Services Live From Cologne Cathedral
COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- World
premiere for the Cologne Homeland Transmitter. For the first
time, center.tv will be broadcasting church services from
the most famous German cathedral. Chosen only recently as
the favourite venue of Germans, viewers will shortly be
able to watch two live services on their screens and
worldwide via the Internet.
After the grandiose success on World Youth Day 2005 in
Cologne, the newly created pilgrimage to the cathedral that
is currently taking place will also meet with great
international response. Pilgrims from all over the world
are pouring into Cologne. Already during the first pilgrim
choral mass, the cathedral was full to the brim.
"It is a joy for us to be able offer all friends
of Cologne Cathedral and the Pilgrimage participation in
two outstanding church services." says Andre
Zalbertus, Head of Broadcasting at the Cologne Regional
Television Service, "And that the local program is
initially also being broadcast simultaneously worldwide via
the Internet." On the occasion of the pilgrimage to the
cathedral, center.tv will take over sound and images from
the Archbishop's cathedral radio and show the pontifical
choral masses on Saturday and Sunday in its programs.
On Saturday, 30th September from 6.30 p.m. CET, Dr.
Rainer Woelki, the auxiliary bishop of Cologne, will
solemnize a mass together with thousands of pilgrims.
On Sunday, 1st October from 10 a.m. CET, Joachim
Kardinal Meissner, the Archbishop of Cologne will celebrate
a pontifical choral mass to close the pilgrimage.
Both church services will be broadcast live on
television via center-tv and also worldwide via the
Internet at http://www.center.tv or http://www.domradio.de
.
For more information, please contact:
Andre Zalbertus
center.tv Heimatfernsehen
Aachener Strasse 1051, D-50858 Koln/Cologne, Germany
Tel: +49-221-888-12-100
Fax: +49-221-888-12-20
Email: andre.zalbertus@center.tv
Web: http://www.center.tv
SOURCE Center.tv
2007'02.11.Sun
Data I/O's New PS288, Medium-volume/High-mix Automated Programming Solution
September 28, 2006
PS288 combines Data I/O's patented FlashCORE programming technology with Windows XP, new Vision System and optional Tape-out for best in class package changeover and Job setup times
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Data I/O(R) Corporation, (Nasdaq: DAIO), the leading provider of advanced programming solutions, has integrated its highly acclaimed FlashCORE(TM) programming technology, Windows XP software, new Vision System and Tape-out option into the new PS288 automated programming system. The PS288 is designed to program Microcontrollers and high-density Memory devices at near theoretical minimum times, creating a machine that produces the industry's lowest cost per programmed part. This is accomplished by a combination of exceptional programming speed, reliable handler platform, system scalability, and software-based process control. For High Resolution Image: http://client.ggcomm.com/DataIO/images/PS288FC.JPG The PS288 is an automated programming system that accommodates four FlashCORE(TM) programmers (16 programming sites) supporting high volume programming of NAND and NOR flash memory devices and programmable Microcontrollers. The broad device support makes the PS288 ideal for OEM manufacturers of wireless and consumer products, automotive electronics systems, and industrial controls products. "The PS288 answers the real business needs of our customers, offering them the highest programming flexibility and the lowest possible programming cost," said Dave Rohona, Data I/O Product Manager for Automated Systems. "Because the PS288 is modular and is now available with specialized equipment for fast changeover and setup times, it will enable customers to operate at optimum uptime and production efficiencies. For example, the new tape-out option offers an innovative setup and changeover design, allowing the PS288 operator to change over carrier and cover tapes in just minutes. In addition the new universal heat sealer eliminates the need for inventory management of package specific heat sealers," Rohona added. The PS288 Provides Cost Efficiencies Costs are driven even lower by using the efficiencies of network control for firmware distribution and revision. For example, Programming Center managers will be able to streamline first article qualification and distribution of jobs globally, lowering their variable costs. OEM managers will gain control of their intellectual property as it moves from design to production, and prevent disruptions associated with outdated firmware. Across the shop floor or across other geographies, today's electronics manufacturers require the ability to continually monitor their automated processes to maximize system efficiencies. The PS288 supports Data I/O's new Remote Monitoring software which plays an important role in the quality management process. When programming tasks are initiated on the PS288, the system memory is sampled periodically and generates a statistics folder, viewable on your remote PC. Managers can track system utilization and programming yields in near real time. The Benefits of PS288 Automated Programming PS288 brings the benefits of network control and advanced programming architecture to automated Memory and Microcontroller programming environments, assuring that programming is current, secure, traceable and failsafe. For example, integrated with Data I/O's FlashPAK programmers, the PS288 becomes part of an end-to-end, networked programming solution that ensures the same current programming algorithm and adapter is used at each step of product development and production. The PS288 offers the combination of up to 1350/pph, 16 FlashCORE(TM) programming sites, options for tube, tray and tape I/O, memory and Microcontroller support, and laser and label marking. Along with TaskLink process control software, vision alignment, fast changeover times, remote monitoring software, high performance socket adapters, lowest cost per part and world class service and support, the PS288 is in a class of its own. About Data I/O With more than 34 years of innovative leadership in device programming solutions, Data I/O Corporation provides manual and automated device programming systems that specifically address the requirements of engineering and manufacturing operations. FlashCORE(TM) is the architecture behind a family of Flash programmers that deliver the highest throughput and the lowest cost per programmed device. The MultiSyte and UniSite families provide universal support and versatility to address a wide variety of programming needs. The company's newest products are the ImageWriter line of In-System Programming products, and the new FLX500 automated desktop device programming system. Data I/O provides solutions beyond products, including a unique Applications Services offering and global service and support capability. Data I/O Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. More information is available at http://www.dataio.com or call 800-426-1045. Forward-Looking Statements All company and product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purposes only. The matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary significantly. These risks include market and competitive factors, and other risks described in the Company's most recent annual report and/or in any of its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release. Reference to the Company's website above does not constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon into this press release. For more information, please contact: Dave Rohona Data I/O Corporation Tel: +1-425-881-6444 Email: rohona@dataio.com Dennis McFarland Goldstein Group Communications Tel: +1-216-573-2300 Email: dmcfarland@ggcomm.com SOURCE Data I/O Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Announces Winners of the 2006 WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS
September 28, 2006
Teri Hatcher to Co-Host Third Annual Awards Gala Honoring Women Worldwide on October 14th at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom
Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, NASA's Shana Dale, Claudia Schiffer and Susan Sarandon Are Among This Year's Honorees
Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, NASA's Shana Dale, Claudia Schiffer and Susan Sarandon Are Among This Year's Honorees
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The World
Awards Association is pleased to announce the 2006 WOMEN'S
WORLD WINNERS honoring twelve truly unique and
extraordinarily talented women today. Former Soviet
President Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the World Awards,
will co-host the exclusive awards ceremony along with Teri
Hatcher and other celebrity guests, marking the first time
the gala event has taken place in the United States.
The WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS honor women from around the
world whose achievements contribute to furthering
self-determination, gender equality, freedom and the
elimination of all forms of social and economic
discrimination. Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, NASA's Shana
Dale, Claudia Schiffer and Susan Sarandon are among this
year's honorees in the following categories:
WORLD ENTERTAINMENT AWARD 2006:
Whoopi Goldberg is being honored for her amazing
versatility and unique talent, which has given women not
just in Hollywood but around the world a new perspective in
the entertainment industry. As UN Ambassador, she is
actively involved in numerous projects supporting
underprivileged children, the homeless, women's rights as
well as AIDS awareness campaigns.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2006:
Susan Sarandon is being honored in recognition of her
unique cinematic accomplishments. She continues to
captivate audiences around the globe with her remarkable
performances as well as her inspirational real-life
persona. Ms Sarandon is also recognized for her vocal
support for numerous important contemporary causes as well
as her many valuable philanthropic contributions. She
actively supports humanitarian causes, raising much needed
funding for Africa and AIDS research as well as fighting
for the causes of peace, justice and democracy.
WORLD CHARITY AWARD 2006:
Sharon Stone is being honored for using her fame to
actively support numerous charities including the fight
against poverty and AIDS. She has spoken out on important
contemporary issues including women's rights and social
equality. At the World Economic Summit in Davos she
single-handedly raised more than $1 million for malaria
victims in Tanzania. Ms. Stone has organized charities for
the victims of the tsunami in Asia, is a spokesperson for
the American Foundation for AIDS research (AMFAR) and was
the star of this year's internationally acclaimed Life Ball
in Vienna, Austria.
WORLD STYLE AWARD 2006:
Claudia Schiffer is being honored for the grace and
style she brings to one of the most demanding professions.
Her face has graced over 900 magazine covers around the
world and her campaigns for renowned fashion houses such as
Chanel have revolutionized the fashion industry. The German
beauty understands the importance of giving back and has
generously supported numerous humanitarian projects.
WORLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2006:
Shana Dale is being honored for her pioneering spirit,
vision and commitment to exploring the fascinating realm of
space. As Deputy Administrator of NASA, she is the
highest-ranking woman in the history of the American
Aeronautics Agency. She is co-responsible for the
world-renowned space shuttle program as well as the future
of manned space exploration. Shana Dale has proven beyond a
doubt that not only is not just a man's world, but it's also
very much a woman's universe.
Other award winners will be announced shortly.
The WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS will take place on October
14th at the Manhattan Center (Hammerstein Ballroom) in New
York City. The grand gala ceremony will be taped for
television and broadcast internationally. A television
special will be produced by John Cossette, one of the
leading show producers in the United States (annually
producing the Grammy's).
"We are proud that the award winners have
confirmed that they will personally attend the gala awards'
presentation on October 14," said Georg Kindel,
Chairman and Founder of the WORLD AWARDS. "With their
debut in North America the WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS will, in
the third year of their existence, firmly establish
themselves as one of the most important annual global
women's award."
"The WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS recognizes the vital
contributions of exceptional women today and I am proud to
host this spectacular gala that will be seen by audiences
around the globe," said WORLD AWARDS President Mikhail
Gorbachev. "Equality, self-determination and the end of
social, political and economic discrimination are just some
of the important women's issue that will be highlighted for
international attention at the WORLD AWARDS."
SUPERFUND Investment Group presents WOMEN'S WORLD
AWARDS
The WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS are being presented by the
SUPERFUND Investment Group, one of the world's leading
managed futures funds providers with about 50,000 clients
and offices in 16 countries including the United States,
Germany, Switzerland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Hong
Kong, Poland, Monaco and Austria. Says SUPERFUND's Founder
Christian Baha on the reason for his leading investment
group's support of the WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS: "We are
happy to sponsor this important, prestigious event and its
worthy causes, particularly the timely issue of women's
rights. As a multinational company, we can do our part to
make this event happen."
The WORLD AWARDS were established by Georg Kindel in
2000 in Vienna and have evolved into one of the most
prestigious global awards. Among the previous WORLD AWARDS
winners (honoring exceptional men) and WOMEN'S WORLD AWARD
winners are such internationally acclaimed individuals as
Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Ted Turner, Steven
Spielberg, Dionne Warwick, Simon Wiesenthal, Donatella
Versace, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Richard
Branson, Teri Hatcher, Linda Evangelista, Karl Lagerfeld,
Sarah, the Duchess of York, Morgan Freeman, Luciano
Pavarotti and Pope John Paul II.
For more information about the WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS and
its affiliate organization, the Women's World Forum, please
visit http://www.worldawards.com .
For more information, please contact:
Shawn Purdy
PMK/HBH Public Relations
Tel: +1-212-582-1111
Fax: +1-212-582-6666
Email: shawn.purdy@pmkhbh.com
Dan Strickford
PMK/HBH Public Relations
Tel: +1-310-289-6200
SOURCE WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS
2007'02.10.Sat
Align Technology Reaches Agreement to End OrthoClear Litigation
September 28, 2006
-- OrthoClear to Stop Accepting Cases, Stop Importing Aligners and Transfer IP to Align
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN), the inventor of
Invisalign(R), a proprietary method of straightening teeth
without wires or brackets, announced today that it has
signed a Binding Settlement Term Sheet with OrthoClear,
Inc., OrthoClear Holdings, Inc., and OrthoClear Pakistan
Pvt. Ltd. ("OrthoClear") to end all pending
litigation between the parties and execute a formal
settlement agreement within fifteen days. Effective
immediately, OrthoClear will no longer accept new patient
cases for treatment. Upon the earlier of the Closing of the
formal settlement agreement or October 12, 2006, OrthoClear
will consent to the entry of an Exclusion Order by the
International Trade Commission (ITC), prohibiting
importation of OrthoClear aligners into the United States,
and will assign and transfer to Align all intellectual
property rights with application to the correction of
malocclusion.
The Binding Settlement Term Sheet includes the
following terms:
-- Effective immediately, OrthoClear will stop
accepting new patient cases
for treatment;
-- OrthoClear will consent to the entry of an exclusion
order by the
United States International Trade Commission (ITC),
enforced by the
United States Customs Service, which prevents
OrthoClear from importing
its dental aligner products into the U.S., either
directly or through a
third party;
-- OrthoClear and Zia Chishti, its CEO, and Charlie
Wen, its President,
will transfer and assign to Align all intellectual
property rights with
application to the treatment of malocclusion;
-- OrthoClear principals Zia Chishti, Charlie Wen,
Peter Riepenhausen, and
Christopher Kawaja will sign 5-year, global
non-compete agreements in
the field of removable aligner therapy products and
related software
market;
-- OrthoClear employees Joe Breeland and Jeff Tunnell
will sign 5-year
U.S. non-compete agreements prohibiting their
personal participation in
the removable aligner therapy product and related
software market;
-- Align will make Invisalign treatment available to
OrthoClear patients
in the United States, Canada and Hong Kong at no
charge from Align;
-- The Parties will dismiss all pending litigation
against each other and
release all related claims;
-- Align will make a one-time cash payment of $10
million to OrthoClear
Holdings, Inc.
"This resolution achieves all of Align's
litigation objectives and allows us to fully focus the
Company's energies and resources on providing innovative
products and excellent service to Invisalign
customers," said Thomas M. Prescott, Align President
and Chief Executive Officer. "We are particularly
committed to helping OrthoClear patients and their doctors
minimize disruptions in their treatment by getting started
with Invisalign."
Align will pay OrthoClear an additional $10 million if,
at or prior to the Closing of the formal settlement
agreement, OrthoClear obtains requisite approval from its
shareholders to discontinue all design, manufacture,
marketing and sales of removable dental aligners worldwide.
If at the Closing OrthoClear does not have the requisite
shareholder approval, Align will place $10 million in
escrow for a period of 30 days. If OrthoClear obtains and
certifies the requisite shareholder approval on or prior to
the 30th day, the escrowed amount plus accrued interest will
be released to OrthoClear. If OrthoClear does not certify
that it has shareholder approval by the 30th day, all
escrowed funds will be returned to Align and Align shall
have no further payment obligation.
The Binding Settlement Term Sheet is the result of a
settlement conference mandated and supervised by an
administrative law judge as part of pre-trial proceedings
in the ITC action against OrthoClear. There has been no
finding of wrongdoing by any Party or by Joe Breeland, Zia
Chishti, Christopher Kawaja, Ross Miller, Peter
Riepenhausen, Jeff Tunnell or Charlie Wen.
Align Technology will host a conference call and web
cast on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. EDT /
5:30 a.m. PDT. To access the web cast please visit the
Investor Relations section of Align Technology's website at
investor.aligntech.com. To access the conference call,
please dial +1-201-689-8341 approximately fifteen minutes
prior to the start of the call. If you are unable to listen
to the call, an archived web cast will be available
beginning approximately one hour after the call's
conclusion and will remain available through 5:30 p.m. EDT
on October 25, 2006. Additionally, a telephonic replay of
the call can be accessed by dialing 877-660-6853 with
account number 292 followed by # and conference number
215292 followed by #. The replay may be accessed from
international locations by dialing +1-201-612-7415 and
using the same account and conference numbers referenced
above. The telephonic replay will be available through 5:30
p.m. EDT on October 10, 2006.
About Align Technology, Inc.
Align Technology designs, manufactures and markets
Invisalign, a proprietary method for treating malocclusion,
or the misalignment of teeth. Invisalign corrects
malocclusion using a series of clear, nearly invisible,
removable appliances that gently move teeth to a desired
final position. Because it does not rely on the use of
metal or ceramic brackets and wires, Invisalign
significantly reduces the aesthetic and other limitations
associated with braces. Invisalign is appropriate for
treating adults and older teens. Align Technology was
founded in March 1997 and received FDA clearance to market
Invisalign in 1998.
To learn more about Invisalign or to find a certified
Invisalign doctor in your area, please visit
http://www.invisalign.com or call 1-800-INVISIBLE.
For more information, please contact:
Investors
Barbara Domingo
Align Technology, Inc.
Tel: +1-408-470-1000
Email: investorinfo@aligntech.com
Shannon Mangum Henderson
Ethos Communication, Inc.
Tel: +1-678-540-9222
Email: align@ethoscommunication.com
SOURCE Align Technology, Inc.
2007'02.10.Sat
Accton Technology Partners with Beceem to Provide WiMAX CPE Solutions, as the First and Only Taiwan ODM Vendor Participating in the Fall 2006 WiMAX Plugfest Event
September 28, 2006
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Accton
Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 2345), the global premier
provider of networking and communications equipment, today
announced that it is partnering with Beceem Communications,
the leading provider of chipsets for Mobile WiMAX, to bring
a wide range of WiMAX CPE solutions to the market. Accton
is the first ODM supplier to make available 802.16e CPE
devices and to participate in the Fall 2006 WiMAX Forum(TM)
Plugfest event in Frederick, Maryland from September 24 to
October 1, demonstrating interoperability with different
WiMAX Base Stations.
Cashew Chen, Vice President of Accton Technology said,
"We are very excited to partner with Beceem for our
WiMAX CPE solutions. We selected Beceem's MS120 802.16e
chipset solution because Beceem is the only company
providing the chipset with field-proven, high performance
and good compatibility with standards. Through this
partnership, Accton will provide 802.16e Mobile WiMAX CPE
solutions that will lead the market with respect to
availability and performance"
"Accton's selection of our MS120 Mobile WiMAX
chipset will enable them to rapidly deliver a set of highly
competitive and robust WiMAX CPE's for multiple
markets," said David Patterson, VP of Marketing for
Beceem. "Accton is aggressively developing solutions
for the wireless broadband equipment market, and we are
delighted that Accton has chosen us as their preferred
chipset technology partner."
About Accton Technology Corporation
Accton Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 2345) is a global
premier provider of networking and communications solutions
for top tier networking, computer, and telecommunications
vendors. Leveraging its advanced software applications and
state-of-the-art ASIC, Accton collaborates with its
strategic partners to design, develop and manufacture
innovative, leading-edge technologies. The company's
constantly-evolving core technology, highly-qualified
employees and aggressive cost engineering make it possible
for Accton to deliver superior products that are as
affordable as they are robust. For more information about
Accton and its subsidiaries, visit http://www.accton.com .
About Beceem Communication
Beceem Communications Inc. is a leading provider of
semiconductor solutions for the wireless broadband market,
and the first with commercially available terminal chipsets
for the IEEE 802.16e-2005 Mobile WiMAX standard. For more
information about Beceem please visit http://www.beceem.com
.
About the WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit
corporation formed to help promote and certify the
compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless
products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless
MAN specifications. The forum's goal is to accelerate the
introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX
Forum Certified(TM) products will be fully interoperable
and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and
Mobile Applications. For more information about the WiMAX
Forum and its activities, please visit
http://www.WiMAXForum.org .
For more information, please contact:
Lucille Lu
Tel: +886-3-577-0270 x3503
Email: lucille@accton.com.tw
SOURCE Accton Technology Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
RIA and CombiTel Select Kasenna PortalTV Platform for Australia's First MPEG-4 IPTV Roll-Out
September 28, 2006
Regional Internet Australia (RIA) First to Deploy Advanced TV and VOD Services for Australian Mass Market Using Kasenna PortalTV(TM) Platform
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 28
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Kasenna(R), The IPTV Company(TM), a
leading provider of video-on-demand (VOD) content and
MPEG-4 ready IPTV applications for Triple Play services
over broadband networks, and Australian systems integrator
CombiTel today announced that Kasenna PortalTV has been
chosen to deliver first of its kind IPTV services for
Regional Internet Australia (RIA). The CombiTel solution
for Australia's first MPEG-4 IPTV roll-out integrates
Kasenna's PortalTV solution into the IPTV delivery platform
that has been developed for the project. The initial
roll-out, starting in September 2006, will provide
Broadcast IPTV and advanced VOD services in addition to
high-speed Internet to about 20,000 subscribers in two
regional cities, Townsville and Cairns in Northern
Queensland, with further expansion planned into other
towns.
For the first time, Australian RIA consumers will be
able to enjoy advanced IPTV services such as Broadcast TV,
Video-On-Demand, Games, Music and other value-added
services, in addition to high-speed Internet, all from the
same delivery platform.
Warren Thompson, CEO of RIA, said: "The roll-out
of these IPTV services is hugely significant for us; not
only is it the first such project in Australia, but it also
demonstrates our market leadership position in offering the
most advanced Broadcast TV and VOD services to our
subscribers. Kasenna, through CombiTel, has been an
essential element to our success. The expert local
representation and support provided by CombiTel have been
invaluable, which when coupled with the proven integration
capability, scalability, efficiency, and open architecture
of the Kasenna PortalTV platform made the solution very
compelling."
Kumar Shah, Chief Executive Officer of Kasenna, states:
"We are delighted to have been chosen by CombiTel to
provide the IPTV delivery platform for this exciting
project for RIA. This endorsement by RIA is another
testament to Kasenna's market leadership and proven
benefits of the Kasenna IPTV solution for service providers
for delivery of next-generation MPEG-4 IPTV services."
PortalTV, Kasenna's blueprint for integrated delivery
of Television and Internet video content, is built on a
standards-based web services platform, enabling service
providers to rapidly deploy IPTV services for immediate
revenue generation while positioning them for Internet
video content delivery. Consisting of Kasenna's LivingRoom
2.0 IPTV middleware, MediaBase XMP video delivery platform,
and vFusion video network management system, PortalTV is the
fastest and most cost-effective route to profitable IPTV
services available in today's market.
About Kasenna
Kasenna(R) -- The IPTV Company(TM) -- is a leading
provider of video-on-demand (VOD) content and MPEG-4 ready
IPTV applications for triple play services over broadband
networks. Kasenna PortalTV(TM) is a fully-integrated IPTV
solution that enables telecom service providers, cable
operators and others to generate additional revenue,
increase profits and raise customer satisfaction by
delivering advanced television services. Proven through
dozens of global deployments, Kasenna's patented software
technology is built on open standards, allowing providers
to easily customize services and the viewer experience.
Through its subsidiary ViewNow, Kasenna offers the
industry's only turnkey IPTV solution that includes
scalable IP video infrastructure, subscriber applications,
and VOD programming.
Kasenna is a privately-held company with headquarters
in Sunnyvale, California, and office locations worldwide.
For more information, please visit http://www.kasenna.com
.
About Regional Internet Australia Pty. Ltd.
Regional Internet Australia (RIA) is an innovative
Internet Service Provider based in Northern Queensland,
with a strategy of delivering triple play services via
ADSL2+ and wireless 3G broadband to residential and
business subscribers in regional and rural Australia. For
more information, please visit
http://www.regionalinternet.com.au .
About CombiTel
CombiTel is a specialist IPTV systems integrator
focusing on service providers and enterprises. We offer
unmatched value to our customers based on our unique mix of
skills and many years of experience in both
Telecommunications and Broadcasting. CombiTel represents
Kasenna in Australia and New Zealand. For more information,
please visit http://www.combitel.com.au .
For more information, please contact:
Heike J. Stabenow
Kasenna, Inc.
Tel: +1-650-943-8813
Email: heike@kasenna.com
James Cooper
Ascendant
Tel: +44-208-241-6226
Email: jcooper@ascendcomms.net
SOURCE Kasenna, Inc.
2007'02.10.Sat
Boxiang Wang, MD, China's Leading Expert on Liver Diseases, Presents at Fifth Annual U.S. Educational Forum on Traditional Chinese Medicine
September 28, 2006
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Boxiang
Wang, China's leading expert on the treatment of liver
diseases joins the 2006 faculty of Building Bridges of
Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine. He will
co-present with Dan Wen, MD, president of Honso USA, Inc.
on Treating Chronic Liver Diseases with Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Friday, October 6, 3-5:00 p.m. at the Sheraton
Meadowlands Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ.
A graduate of Hubei Medical College, Dr. Wang has
engaged in patient care, clinical research and academic
teaching in the treatment of liver diseases for the past 52
years. Since the 1970s, Dr. Wang has served as director of
the Liver Institute of Hubei College of TCM. His research
on treating liver diseases with Chinese medicine has helped
this institution become China's premier research center for
liver diseases.
"We're privileged to have Dr. Wang share his
unique and extensive knowledge on such an important health
issue as liver diseases with our participants,"
commented Nan Lu, OMD, conference founder and co-chair.
Professor Wang also founded the Chinese Journal of
Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine on Liver
Diseases, China's most influential publication on
integrative treatment of these conditions. His book,
Chinese Medicine for the Prevention of Liver and Gall
Diseases has won the prestigious Li-Fu Award of Traditional
Medicine. Recently he was elected chairman of the Specialty
Committee of Liver Disease of World Federation of Chinese
Medicine Societies (WFCMS).
This year's conference convenes twenty-two Eastern and
Western health-care experts to explore wellness, prevention
and health issues in forty workshops, including TCM for
Post-Hysterectomy Syndrome; HIV Wellness; Metabolic
Syndrome; TCM and pediatrics, ear acupuncture and more. The
conference also debuts a four-hour workshop, Clinical
Problem-Solving, featuring integrated diagnosis and
treatment as practiced at UCLA's Center for East-West
Medicine.
Some of the best-known experts in complementary
medicine, TCM and acupuncture are featured, including Efrem
Korngold, Lonny Jarrett, Misha Cohen, Thea Elijah, Xiaoding
Cao (China), Lixing Lao, Haihe Tian, Xiao-Tian Shen, and
Xiu-Min Li. Keynoters are Brother Bernard Seif, David
Felten, Anne Harrington and Nan Lu. Registration is at
http://www.tcmconference.org , or 1.800.TCM.6909.
For more information,please contact:
Ellen Schaplowsky
Ruder Finn, Inc.
Tel: (W) +1-212-593-6316
(C) +1-201-303-4163
SOURCE Traditional Chinese Medicine Foundation
2007'02.10.Sat
FTSE Selected by Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to Take Over Calculation of its Domestic Indexes
September 28, 2006
HONG KONG, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- FTSE Group
("FTSE") the global index provider, has been
selected by the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to take
over the calculation of its domestic indexes. The
partnership to be set up will allow FTSE to redesign and
update the index series in line with international indexing
standards. FTSE will undertake a full market consultation
process with local investors and other index users, as the
first stage of this project.
FTSE currently works with a number of stock exchanges,
both internationally and in the Asia Pacific region. It has
recently been selected by the ASEAN group of exchanges to
design and calculate the first pan-ASEAN index, and earlier
this year created a new domestic Malaysian series, the FTSE
Bursa Malaysia Index Series. Worldwide, FTSE works with
over 20 stock exchanges to bring its innovative and
internationally recognised indexing skills to financial
markets.
Paul Hoff, Managing Director, FTSE Asia Pacific said,
"It's a great honour to be selected by SET for this
important step in its strategy to internationalise its
financial markets. FTSE is committed to working with both
local investors and the exchange, and looks forward to
beginning consultation with all parties."
More information about FTSE and its suite of index
products can be found at http://www.ftse.com
Notes to Editors
About FTSE Group
FTSE Group is a world-leader in the creation and
management of indexes. With offices in Beijing, London,
Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Madrid, Paris, New York, San
Francisco, Boston, Shanghai and Tokyo, FTSE Group services
clients in 77 countries worldwide. It calculates and
manages the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, which includes
world-recognized indexes ranging from the FTSE All-World
Index, the FTSE4Good series and the FTSEurofirst Index
series, as well as domestic indexes such as the prestigious
FTSE 100. The company has collaborative arrangements with
the Athens, AMEX, Cyprus, Euronext, Johannesburg London,
Madrid, NASDAQ and Taiwan exchanges, as well as Nomura
Securities and Xinhua Finance of China. FTSE also has a
collaborative agreement with Dow Jones Indexes to develop a
single sector classification system for global investors.
FTSE indexes are used extensively by investors
world-wide for investment analysis, performance
measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for
creating a wide range of index tracking funds. Independent
committees of senior fund managers, derivatives experts,
actuaries and other experienced practitioners review all
changes to the indexes to ensure that they are made
objectively and without bias. Real-time FTSE indexes are
calculated on systems managed by Reuters. Prices and FX
rates used are supplied by Reuters.
For more information, please contact:
Meredith Blakemore
FTSE Group
Tel: +852-2230-5801
Email: meredith.blakemore@ftse.com
SOURCE FTSE Group
2007'02.10.Sat
msystems(TM) and Data I/O Corporation Announce Mass Programming Solution for mDOC H3 Embedded Flash Drive Products
September 27, 2006
Mobile handset, consumer electronics, and other device manufacturers can now swiftly load operating system and application code onto mass quantities of mDOC H3 chips
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 27
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- msystems (Nasdaq: FLSH), a leader in
smart personal storage, and Data I/O(R) (Nasdaq: DAIO), the
leading provider of manual and automated programming
systems, today announced the availability of a mass
production programming solution for mDOC H3. The msystems'
version of mDOC H3 is the industry's first multi-source
embedded flash drive (EFD) specifically designed for mobile
handset vendors and consumer electronics manufacturers.
Data I/O's FlashCORE(TM) family of manual and automated
programming solutions, utilized by mobile handset vendors
and consumer electronics manufacturers to load operating
system and application code onto flash memory chips, has
now been adapted and optimized to program mDOC H3 devices
at very high speeds. This enables mass adoption of mDOC H3
in mobile handsets and consumer electronics devices.
"With all of the activity surrounding mDOC H3 from
msystems, Hynix and Toshiba, we immediately recognized the
need for a mass production programming solution for mDOC
H3. Our solution, developed in concert with msystems, is
part of a bigger picture being laid out around this smart
embedded flash drive," said Harald Weigelt, VP of
Worldwide Sales at Data I/O Corporation. "We are
pleased that the performance of H3 technology is well
matched with our FlashCORE programming platform so that our
mutual customers can increase their factory
throughput," said Kelly Hirsch, Data I/O's Chief
Technologist.
Data I/O, a leading provider of programming solutions
for the handset and consumer electronics markets, is the
first manufacturer to provide full mDOC H3 programming
support.
"Programming solutions, like this one from Data
I/O, are mandatory for mass production," said Noam
Kedem, Vice President of Marketing for msystems. "With
Data I/O's solutions, customers can quickly manufacture mDOC
H3-based devices in mass quantities, further optimizing
design and production costs. By working together, we are
all changing the way the latest flash technology is
seamlessly getting integrated into new mobile handsets and
consumer electronics devices. Our collaboration with Data
I/O means 'Programming made smarter.'"
DOC H3 products from msystems, Hynix and Toshiba will
be available in quantities suitable for mass production
later this year.
About mDOC H3
mDOC H3 is the DOC H3 product marketed by msystems. DOC
H3 is a self-contained EFD with msystems TrueFFS(R) flash
management software running internally as firmware from
within the in-chip flash controller. This architecture is
designed to minimize overall system integration complexity
and help reduce end-product design cycles by offering
mobile handset and consumer electronics device
manufacturers a virtually plug-and-play, bootable EFD.
About Data I/O
Celebrating over 34 years of innovative leadership in
the device programming industry, Data I/O Corporation(R)
(Nasdaq: DAIO) provides manual and automated device
programming systems that specifically address the
requirements of engineering and manufacturing operations.
FlashCORE(TM) is the architecture behind a family of Flash
programmers that deliver the highest throughput and lowest
cost per programmed device. For Flash, microcontroller and
logic device support, the MultiSyte and UniSite families
provide universal support and versatility to address a wide
variety of programming needs. Data I/O Corporation is
headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and has sales and
service offices worldwide. For more information, see
http://www.dataio.com or call 800-426-1045.
About msystems
msystems has been transforming raw flash material into
smarter storage solutions since 1989. From embedded flash
drives deployed in millions of mobile handsets to U3 USB
smart drives designed for leading global brands, msystems
creates, develops, manufactures and markets smart personal
storage solutions for a myriad of applications targeting
high growth markets. msystems product lines include:
-- mDrive (formerly DiskOnKey(R)) U3 USB smart drives
for personal,
portable computing
-- mDOC embedded flash drives for mobile handsets and
consumer electronics
devices
-- mSIM MegaSIM(R) series high-density SIM cards and
mSIM M.MAR(R) series
SIM cards and highly secure cards (available both
from msystems and its
subsidiary Microelectronica)
-- mCard, high-quality memory cards for mobile handsets
and digital cameras
-- mTrust (formerly Xkey(R)) end-to-end enterprise
access, control and
management solution for USB flash drives and other
removable media
-- mSSD (formerly FFD(TM)) rugged solid state disks for
mission-critical
applications
-- mModule (formerly DiskOnChip(R) modular family)
modular flash storage
for embedded systems
-- mSafe (formerly SuperMAP(R) family) secure hardware
and software crypto
cores
More information is available online at
http://www.m-systems.com. msystems. made smarter .
Note to Editors: High-resolution photo images of
msystems products can be found on the Internet at
http:///www.m-systems.com/site/en-US/Corporate/PressRoom/ImageLibrary
.
msystems Forward-Looking Statements
All company and product names mentioned may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders and are used for identification purposes only.
This press release includes forward-looking statements
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
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markets in particular, shifts in supply and demand, market
acceptance, the impact of competitive products and pricing,
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dependence on flash component suppliers; changes in
msystems' and its customers' inventory levels and inventory
valuations; timely product and technology
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market conditions as needed; market acceptance of new
products and continuing product demand; the impact of
competitive products and pricing on msystems' and its
customers' products and markets; the development, release
and sale of new products by strategic suppliers and
customers; the development and growth of anticipated
markets for msystems' and its customers' products; and
other risk factors detailed from time to time in msystems'
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
msystems assumes no obligation to update the information in
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update or revise any such forward-looking statements to
reflect any change in its expectations or in events,
conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements
may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual
results will differ from those set forth in the
forward-looking statements. Reference to msystems' website
above does not constitute incorporation of any of the
information thereon into this press release.
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All company and product names mentioned may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders and are used for identification purposes only. The
matters discussed in this news release include
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to vary
significantly. These risks include market and competitive
factors, and other risks described in the Company's most
recent annual report and/or in any of its other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company
assumes no obligation to update the information in this
release. Reference to the Company's website above does not
constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon
into this press release.
For more information, please contact :
David Coates
Brodeur
Tel: +1-617-587-2927
Email: dcoates@brodeur.com
Kennan M. Yilmaz
Data I/O Corporation
Tel : +1-425-867-6910
Email: yilmazk@dataio.com
Investor Contacts for msystems
Jeff Corbin / Lee Roth
KCSA Worldwide
Tel: +1-212-896-1214/1209
Email: jcorbin@kcsa.com / lroth@kcsa.com
Dennis McFarland
Goldstein Group Communications
Tel: +1-216-573-2300
Email: dmcfarland@ggcomm.com
SOURCE Data I/O Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. Announces First Sales of its Seasonal Influenza Vaccine, Anflu(TM)
September 27, 2006
BEIJING, Sept. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sinovac
Biotech Ltd. (AMEX: SVA) announced today that the third
product of the Company, seasonal influenza vaccine, is
successfully released for sale by National Institute for
the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products
("NICPBP"). On the same day, the first bunch of
purchase orders is signed with several customers. These
purchase orders represent a major step for the Company as
its third vaccine product begins sales in China. And it is
expected to be another major source to generate sales
revenue for the Company.
Sinovac's VP of Marketing and Sales commented, "We
expect Chinese flu vaccine market to bear a high growth rate
when people's awareness of health is enhanced and their
disposable income is increased. This is the third product
of Sinovac. Our sales team is encouraged. And they are
confident to successfully bring this product to the Chinese
market. "
About Sinovac
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a China-based biopharmaceutical
company that focuses on the research, development,
manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect
against human infectious diseases. Sinovac's vaccines
include Healive(TM) (hepatitis A), Bilive(TM) (combined
hepatitis A and B) and Anflu(TM) (influenza). Sinovac is
currently developing human vaccines against the H5N1 strain
of pandemic influenza, Japanese encephalitis and SARS.
Additional information about Sinovac is available on
its website, http://www.sinovac.com . To be added to our
distribution list, please email: info@sinovac.com .
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements.
These statements are made under the "safe harbor"
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by words or phrases such as "will,"
"expects," "anticipates,"
"future," "intends," "plans,"
"believes," "estimates" and similar
statements. Among other things, the business outlook and
quotations from management in this press release contain
forward-looking statements. Statements that are not
historical facts, including statements about Sinovac's
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those contained in
any forward-looking statement. Sinovac does not undertake
any obligation to update any forward-looking statement,
except as required under applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
Helen G. Yang
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
Tel: +86-10-8289-0088 x871
Fax: +86-10-6296-6910
Email: info@sinovac.com
SOURCE Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
2007'02.10.Sat
Wartsila, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Joint Manufacturing of Low-Speed Engines in China
September 27, 2006
HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Wartsila, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC)
and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are establishing a
joint venture to manufacture large, low-speed marine
engines in China. CSIC will hold 50% of the joint venture,
Wartsila 27% and Mitsubishi 23%. The investment will total
around 75 million euros, spread over several years.
Production is scheduled to start during the fourth quarter
of 2008.
The joint venture will be called Qingdao Qiyao Wartsila
MHI Linshan Marine Diesel Co Ltd (QMD). The start-up of the
joint venture is subject to final approvals, which are
expected to be received by the end of October 2006.
Central to Wartsila's growth strategy
"Our aim is to better serve the shipbuilding
industry in China and thereby strengthen our market
position in the low speed engines in rapidly growing
Chinese shipbuilding market. The QMD factory is a practical
demonstration of our strategy of working through
partnerships to bring the aspirations of the partners into
reality," says Mr Ole Johansson, President and CEO of
Wartsila.
"For CSIC, the QMD factory is much more than
increased manufacturing capacity. It enables CSIC to
further develop the technological capabilities of its ship
machinery industry; an objective which is greatly
facilitated by international co-operation with strong
technological partners such as Wartsila and MHI. Improved
technological capabilities will, in turn, also encourage
technical innovation among CSIC employees that will raise
the competitiveness of Chinese shipbuilding and grow its
market share," says Mr Li Chang Yin, President of
CSIC.
"Developments such as the QMD factory will raise
the reputation of Mitsubishi UE engines in world
shipbuilding markets while extending the Mitsubishi UE
engine business in an important country that is a rising
dragon in shipbuilding. It will also bring more
opportunities to offer Mitsubishi UE engines to shipowners
in the world," says Mr Hiroo Uchimura, General
Manager, Industrial Energy Power Systems Department of
MHI.
Strong demand in China
The Chinese shipbuilding industry is growing rapidly
and currently requires more engines than can be
manufactured locally. As China has set itself the target of
being the world's leading shipbuilding country by 2020,
demand for low-speed engines is increasing correspondingly.
QMD will primarily serve Chinese shipyards, it will also be
able to export engines to other shipbuilding markets such
as Europe and India.
Co-operation continues
The QMD joint venture continues the co-operation
started by Wartsila and CSIC in 2005 to produce auxiliary
engines. With MHI Wartsila is co-operating in the form of a
strategic alliance to develop two-stroke marine diesel
engines.
Two-stroke engines with Wartsila and MHI licences
The QMD factory will produce large marine engines for
Chinese shipyards. It will develop, manufacture and sell a
new generation of energy-saving and
environmentally-friendly low-speed two-stroke marine
engines under licence from Wartsila and MHI. The factory
will be built in the Shanghai area, where CSIC is setting
up a marine industry cluster.
Local supplier network
The QMD factory will use local suppliers as much as
possible. It will thus do much to add both to the local
economy while channelling the transfer of technology that
will support local companies in raising and maintaining
their production to world-class standards. The
technological importance of QMD factory will also be
enhanced through its use by Wartsila and MHI for the
research and development testing of new engines, further
emphasizing its technological importance.
About Wartsila Corporation
Wartsila enhances the business of its customers by
providing them with complete lifecycle power solutions.
When creating better and environmentally compatible
technologies, Wartsila focuses on the marine and energy
markets with products and solutions as well as services.
Through innovative products and services, Wartsila sets out
to be the most valued business partner of all its customers.
This is achieved by the dedication of 13,000 professionals
manning 130 Wartsila offices in over 60 countries around
the world.
About China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) is the
largest group in China in the field of merchant and
military ships, marine engineering and marine equipment
which it designs, manufactures and sells. CSIC consists of
more than 100 subsidiaries, including six shipyards, 48
industrial enterprises and 28 research institutes. Its
factories manufacture many types of ship equipment and
include four major engine factories. The total number of
CSIC employees in China is 160,000.
About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI), headquartered
in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading heavy
machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,790
billion yen (approx. EUR 19 billion) in fiscal 2005. MHI's
operations encompasses shipbuilding, steel structures,
power plants, chemical plants, steel plants, environmental
equipment, industrial and general machinery, aircraft,
space rocketry and air-conditioning systems. It has 32,600
employees.
For the marine industry, MHI supplies a wide range of
products, including diesel engines, turbines, boilers,
propellers, deck machinery, water jets and pumps. The
company supplies high-, medium- and low-speed diesel
engines and provides related services for various types of
vessels.
A press conference will be held in Hamburg at 11.00 am
CET and can be viewed on the Internet at the following
address:
http://wcast.goodmood.tv:80/wip/directlink.do?newbrowser=1&pid=1203198
.
For more information, please contact:
Clas-Eirik Strand
President,
Wartsila Switzerland Ltd
Tel: +41-52-262-2266
Email: clas-eirik.strand@wartsila.com
Mr Weng Zhenping
Deputy Director,
Planning & Development Department,
CSIC
Tel: +86-10-6804-7784
Email: wzp@csic.com.cn
Mr Tomoo Kuzu
Senior Manager,
Marine Diesel & Machinery Business Section
Industrial Energy Power Systems Department,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
Tel: +86-3-6716-3383
Email: tomoo_kuzu@mhi.co.jp
SOURCE Wartsila
2007'02.10.Sat
Corning Ophthalmic Enters into Manufacturing and Distributing Finished Molds
September 27, 2006
BEIJING, China, Sept. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning
Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced on Sept. 26 it is
entering manufacturing and distributing high-quality
finished mineral molds for plastic lens manufacturers
(casters).
For 250 years, the Corning Ophthalmic Group has devoted
its energy and resources to making life easier for its
customers through a search for relevant solutions.
Corning has set up a state-of-the-art free form
production technology machines that allows the manufacture
of products of extraordinary technical sophistication. The
production and distribution sites will provide product
ranges that meet a variety of customer needs.
"Corning Ophthalmic will manufacture and supply
the full product range (bifocal, aspheric and progressive
lenses) for manufacturers who already have their own
progressive designs but wish to subcontract their
production," said Pradeepak Malvai, director, sales
& marketing, Ophthalmic South Asia, Greater China &
Korea. Malvai announced the news during the China
International Optics Fair 2006 in Beijing.
"For manufacturers who do not have their own
design, Corning will assist them in getting a design from
reputable mold design suppliers," Malvai continued.
"Corning Ophthalmic has a explicit objective:
facilitate the difficult management of producing finished
molds in a market that increasingly demands innovation and
originality with regard to plastic lens products,"
said Philippe Engel, global sales manager of Corning
Ophthalmic. "This objective is a logical complement to
the line of metallic inserts for polycarbonate lens
production that Corning already supplies to its customers
through the Corning Diamond Turning division."
Additional information about Corning Ophthalmic
products can be found at http://www.corning.com/ophthalmic
.
About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is a
diversified technology company that concentrates its
efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning
combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic
materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties
of light, with strong process and manufacturing
capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize
significant innovative products for the telecommunications,
flat panel display, environmental, semiconductor, and life
sciences industries.
For more information, please contact:
Media Relations Contact:
Lydia Lu
Tel: +86-21-5467-4666 x1900
Email: lulr@corning.com
Sales Contact:
Wan Hong
Tel: +86-21-5467-4666 x1701
Email: wanh@corning.com
SOURCE Corning Incorporated
2007'02.10.Sat
Industry Leaders Join Forces to Mobilize Gaming for the Masses
September 27, 2006
-- Nokia, Samsung, SK Telecom, Square-Enix, Symbian, Tao Group, and Texas Instruments Unite with the Open Mobile Alliance to Support Open Gaming Specification
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Leading
companies in the wireless and mobile gaming value chain
have joined forces with the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) to
further define and support an open gaming specification for
premium-quality native games for mobile phones. Platform
fragmentation is a barrier to fully realizing gaming's
potential in the wireless marketplace, and OMA's ongoing
commitment to interoperability made the organization a
solid venue around which these players could coalesce. With
more than a billion mobile phones in the marketplace today,
this initiative will fuel the growth of mobile games for
the masses by crafting an open approach for gaming
development.
Formed in early 2006, the mobile gaming initiative is
comprised of companies across the mobile gaming value chain
whose aim was to streamline the process of developing and
delivering games for a range of mobile environments. The
companies who were part of this gaming initiative will now
join OMA's Game Services Working Group to broaden industry
participation among world's leading mobile operators,
device and network suppliers, information technology
companies, application developers and content providers.
The Game Services Working Group's efforts create an
environment for reduced platform fragmentation, lowered
development costs, and a richer mobile gaming experience
for the consumer.
"Developing specifications under the OMA Game
Services Working Group is a natural move that allows
participating companies to rapidly develop the
specifications needed to enable a richer, more consistent
mobile gaming experience for consumers," said Kevin
Mowry, chairman of the OMA Game Services Working Group, and
OMAP(TM) software product marketing manager for Texas
Instruments.
"The Open Mobile Alliance applauds the efforts of
these industry leaders to address the fragmentation and
interoperability issues facing mobile operators, game
publishers, and manufacturers," said Jari Alvinen,
Chairman of the Board, Open Mobile Alliance.
"Utilizing market driven specifications developed by
the industry allows all parties in the mobile value chain
to invest with confidence in innovative games products and
services that offer consumers the most exhilarating
experience possible."
Developing the game services specification will
establish a common definition for minimum device
capabilities and measurable performance characteristics
that game publishers and developers can rely upon. This
will result in easier and more efficient games portability
from one mobile handset to another and greater revenues
from games for the entire industry. With less time spent
developing multiple versions of a single game to account
for the broad range of device capabilities, content
developers will instead be able to focus on creating new
gaming titles for mobile consumers with richer graphics and
features.
About the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) delivers open
specifications for creating interoperable services that
work across countries, operators, fixed and mobile
terminals. Driven by users' needs and the expanding market
for data services, the member companies of the Open Mobile
Alliance stimulate the adoption of new and enhanced
information, communication and entertainment services. The
Open Mobile Alliance includes contributors from all key
elements of the wireless value chain, and contributes to
the timely and efficient introduction of services and
applications.
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) name and logo are
trademarks of Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. OMAP is a trademark
of Texas Instruments. Other product and company names
mentioned herein may be trademarks or trade names of their
respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Jones,
OMA Marketing and Communications
Tel: +1-415-265-7204
Email: sjones@omaorg.org
SOURCE Texas Instruments Incorporated
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