2007'02.10.Sat
Ogilvy Group Acquires Black Arc Advertising, China's Leading Property Specialist
September 11, 2006
New Marketing Opportunities in High Growth Real Estate Sector
BEIJING, Sept. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Ogilvy
Group China announced today it has agreed to acquire Black
Arc Advertising, the country's leading agency specializing
in real estate-related advertising and promotions.
The announcement marks what is believed to be the first
time a multinational marketing group has made investments
aimed at the country's high-growth property market.
Property-related advertising spend in China was estimated
at approximately US$1billion in 2005. (Source: Soufun)
"The property sector is one of the fastest-growing
and most important in the Chinese economy. Our investment
in Black Arc Advertising puts Ogilvy at the forefront of
the property marketing space and allows us to participate
in the significant marketing opportunities being created in
this area," said TB Song, Chairman of Ogilvy &
Mather Greater China. "Black Arc was an obvious
choice for a partner: not only is it the best agency in the
property sector, it is also respected for its high-quality
clients and proven leadership."
Established in 1996, Black Arc is one of the best-known
property-specialist agencies in China, focusing on building
corporate property brands. Headquartered in the southern
city of Shenzhen, Black Arc has built up an unmatched
national network with offices in the major Chinese cities
of Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Chongqing. The agency
plans to open a Shanghai office later in 2007. Clients
include China's largest national property developers such
as China Vanke Co., China OCT, Zhong Hai, Sunco China, and
China Merchants. In the last decade Black Arc has
established a standardized management model and
methodologies that form the company's core competitive
edge.
Ms. Sasa Liu, President and Founder of Black Arc,
commented, "The acquisition will help the two parties
to integrate resources and deliver more significant
performance with global resources, seamless systems and
more comprehensive and professional services in property
communications."
Ms. Liu is an established expert in the field of
property communications, and a published author of books on
the subject of marketing property as brands.
O&M Asia Pacific Chairman Miles Young said,
"The investment in Black Arc represents an important
step forward in Ogilvy's long-term strategy in China, as we
expand both into specialized marketing as well as into 2nd
and 3rd tier cities. It is a further reinforcement of our
leadership position in China, and plays directly to our
strength in 360 degree thinking and practice."
Following the acquisition, which is subject to
regulatory approval, Black Arc is being renamed Black Arc
Ogilvy.
About Ogilvy Group China
The Ogilvy Group China ( http://www.ogilvy.com.cn ) is
the leading marketing communications network in China. It
offers the full range of marketing communication
disciplines including advertising, direct marketing,
interactive media, database management, public relations,
graphic design, and related marketing disciplines. As
Brand Stewards, the agency works to leverage the brands of
its clients by combining local know-how with a worldwide
network, creating powerful campaigns that address local
market needs while still reinforcing the same universal
brand identity. Ogilvy & Mather integrates these
communications disciplines using its proprietary 360 Degree
Brand Stewardship process, which holds that every point of
contact builds the brand.
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide ( http://www.ogilvy.com )
is one of the largest marketing communications network in
the world, operating 497 offices in 125 countries. Ogilvy
& Mather Worldwide is a member of WPP (Nasdaq: WPPGY),
one of the world's leading communications services groups.
Ogilvy & Mather Ranked #1 Agency in China - R3
Survey, February 2006
Ogilvy & Mather Ranked #1 Agency in Asia Pacific -
Media, May 2006
For more information, please contact:
Belinda Rabano
Corporate Communications
Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific
Tel: +86-10-8520-6570 or +86-136-0107-8488
Email: belinda.rabano@ogilvy.com
Dalton Dorne
Corporate Communications
Ogilvy & Mather Beijing
Tel: +86-10-8520-6535 or +86-135-0125-6900
Email: dalton.dorne@ogilvy.com
SOURCE Ogilvy Group China
PR
2007'02.10.Sat
Ogilvy Group, Shanghai Advertising Agree to Renew JV
September 11, 2006
15-Yr Partnership Helped Build Ogilvy's #1 Position in China
BEIJING and SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 11
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Ogilvy Group China and Shanghai
Advertising Ltd. today announced the decision to renew
their joint venture partnership for another 15 years. The
agreement, set to expire in October 2006, has been extended
until October 2021.
The announcement marks one of the few extensions of
joint ventures in China's advertising and marketing
industry. In 2005 the China central government allowed
100% foreign ownership of advertising agencies. The Chinese
advertising market is the fastest growing in the world.
China is now the third-biggest advertising market in the
world, after the U.S. and Japan, posting 21% growth in 2005
to nearly 316 billion yuan (US$40 billion). (Source: Nielsen
Media Research)
Under the new agreement, Ogilvy will continue to retain
a majority interest in the joint venture company.
Established in 1962, Shanghai Advertising is one of the
largest advertising agencies in China. A full-service
agency, Shanghai Advertising is part of the Shanghai World
Expo (Group) Co. With more than 40 years' experience,
Shanghai Advertising possesses in-depth understanding of
the local market and consumers, and extensive experience in
auto, communications, finance/insurance, medical and FMCG.
"Our 15-year partnership with Shanghai Advertising
has proven to be one of the most successful and fruitful in
China's advertising industry. Ogilvy has benefited
tremendously, as the joint venture formed the foundation
for Ogilvy to become the biggest marketing and advertising
group in China," said TB Song, Chairman of Ogilvy
& Mather Greater China.
Mdm. Guo Lijuan, Chairman and GM of Shanghai
Advertising, said, "Our long association with Ogilvy
has set the standard for joint ventures in the industry.
Both companies have prospered during the last 15 years and
become leaders in our own space. Renewing our partnership
is a real show of commitment from Ogilvy to the China
market."
Miles Young, Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Asia
Pacific, said, "Many people have speculated about the
ending of the JV's in China in this sector as they expired.
This new agreement testifies to our belief that, with the
right partner, the combination of global and national
expertise is the best solution. We look forward to another
highly productive 15 years."
In 1991, Shanghai Advertising and Ogilvy & Mather
established Shanghai Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Co.,
which formed the core of what is now Ogilvy Group in China.
Today, the Ogilvy Group is the largest communications group
in the country, encompassing advertising, public relations,
direct and interactive marketing, and activation, with
offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Fuzhou and Xiamen.
Major multinational clients include IBM, Motorola and BP;
major Chinese brands include Lenovo, China Mobile, and
Great Wall Wine.
Ogilvy Group has also been an industry leader, helping
to establish the China 4As Association and regularly
publishing books and articles on brandbuilding in China.
About Ogilvy Group China
The Ogilvy Group China ( http://www.ogilvy.com.cn ) is
the leading marketing communications network in China. It
offers the full range of marketing communication
disciplines including advertising, direct marketing,
interactive media, database management, public relations,
graphic design, and related marketing disciplines. As
Brand Stewards, the agency works to leverage the brands of
its clients by combining local know-how with a worldwide
network, creating powerful campaigns that address local
market needs while still reinforcing the same universal
brand identity. Ogilvy & Mather integrates these
communications disciplines using its proprietary 360 Degree
Brand Stewardship process, which holds that every point of
contact builds the brand.
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide ( http://www.ogilvy.com )
is one of the largest marketing communications network in
the world, operating 497 offices in 125 countries. Ogilvy
& Mather Worldwide is a member of WPP (Nasdaq: WPPGY),
one of the world's leading communications services groups.
Ogilvy & Mather Ranked #1 Agency in China - R3
Survey, February 2006
Ogilvy & Mather Ranked #1 Agency in Asia Pacific -
Media, May 2006
For more information, please contact:
Belinda Rabano
Corporate Communications
Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific
Tel: +86-10-8520-6570 or +86-136-0107-8488
Email: belinda.rabano@ogilvy.com
Dalton Dorne
Corporate Communications
Ogilvy & Mather Beijing
Tel: +86-10-8520-6535 or +86-135-0125-6900
Email: dalton.dorne@ogilvy.com
SOURCE Ogilvy Group China
2007'02.10.Sat
Texas Instruments DaVinci(TM) Technology Powers New IP Set-Top-Box Solution From Konka
September 11, 2006
Konka IPB5310 Leverages Digital Media SoC Based on DaVinci Technology to Deliver Cost-Effective Solution for Surging STB/IPTV Market
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DALLAS, Sept. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China-based Konka Group Ltd. has developed a new Internet Protocol (IP) set-top-box (STB) solution based on DaVinci(TM) technology from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN). The Konka IPB5310, ideal for home video and audio entertainment, delivers a low cost solution that is easy to implement, boosting the adoption of IPTV services in China and worldwide. (See http://www.ti.com/konka.) Industry analysts have predicted rapid growth in the China STB market. An April 2006 iSuppli Corp. market report forecasts domestic shipments to approach six million units by 2010 with exports nearing five million units. The new IPB5310, based on TI's TMS320DM6446 digital signal processor (DSP), will further drive this market by offering an enhanced entertainment experience through improved accessibility and higher quality streaming media content. "The programmable processors at the foundation of TI's DaVinci technology enabled us to develop an IP-STB product that is cost effective and easy to upgrade - both of which are vital in this growing market," said Bruce Chou, IPTV business manager, Konka. "We look forward to continuing our work with TI and leveraging the DaVinci technology-based processors to create industry leading STB solutions." The IPB5310 can be applied for IP television services; video on demand (VoD); time-shifted TV; web browsing service; SMS informing service/MMS informing service; information broadcast service, and local and online gaming service. It can also be used as an MP3 player or electronic album, supporting MP3 audio playback and photo display through a USB interface. The IP set top box supports multiple codecs, including MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9/VC-1, and H.264. "Konka's IPB5310 is a perfect example of how DaVinci technology is enabling the rapid development of cost-effective products for booming markets, such as IPTV," said Suman Narayan, marketing manager, Digital Video - Streaming Media, TI. "With the adoption of IPTV services picking up in China, Europe and the United States, we anticipate greater demand for the benefits of DaVinci technology in solutions that span from media servers and set-top boxes to portable DVRs."DaVinci technology is a DSP-based system solution tailored for digital video applications, including optimized software, development tools, integrated silicon and support to simplify design and stimulate innovation in less time. DaVinci processors are based on the high-performance TMS320C64x+ generation of DSPs and includes host processors and video and audio peripherals that match consumer entertainment equipment specifications. It is optimized for streaming video, image and audio performance. With vast scalability options, DaVinci technology helps streaming media manufacturers keep up with their ever-evolving industry. About Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real-world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductors, the company includes Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com . About Konka Established in 1980, The Konka Group is China's first Sino-foreign joint consumer electronics enterprise, manufacturing and distributing its own brand of prime quality products. The Konka Group's major product lines are Color TV sets and mobile phones. Refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, component, packaging material also form part of the Group ` s product lines. In August 1991, Konka was restructured into a Sino-foreign public share-hold company and on March 1992, the company's A-share and B-share were listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. It has five major manufacturing plants in the North-East, North-West, South, East and South-West of China, and has established production bases in India, Indonesia, Mexico and recently in Turkey. Trademarks DaVinci is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. For more information, please contact: Stephanie Groswirt Texas Instruments Tel: +1-214-280-2512 Email: s-groswirt@ti.com Tara Hanney GolinHarris Tel: +1-713-513-9561 Email: thanney@golinharris.com SOURCE Texas Instruments Incorporated
2007'02.10.Sat
Sipex Announces Three Additions to Board of Directors
September 11, 2006
Pierre Guilbault, Dan Casey and Alan Krock Bring Industry Expertise to Board
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Sipex
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SIPX.PK) today announced
the appointment Pierre Guilbault, Dan Casey and Alan Krock
to its Board of Directors. In order to accommodate the
appointment of the three new directors, the Board has
approved an increase in the number of authorized directors
from eight to ten. The expansion of Sipex's Board of
Directors ensures the Company will continue to benefit from
a diversity of experience and opinions. "We believe
that Pierre, Dan and Alan are excellent candidates because
of their broad management experience in established
companies, proven leadership skills and their reputation as
independent and creative thinkers," said Ralph Schmitt,
Chief Executive Officer of Sipex. "As part of the
transformation of the Company, Sipex has developed a new
operational plan and announced the completion of restating
its financial statements. In addition, we have settled both
the class action and derivative lawsuits, and with the
addition of these three new directors, we have achieved
another milestone. Sipex wanted to add appropriate
representation from our largest shareholder, Future
Electronics, and bring the expertise of an experienced CFO
to the Board."
In addition to Messrs. Guilbault, Casey and Krock, the
members of Sipex's Board are Brian Hilton, Chairman of the
Board; Ralph Schmitt, Chief Executive Officer; Joseph
Consoli, John Arnold, Doug McBurnie, Lionel Olmer and
Thomas Redfern.
Pierre Guilbault has been with Future Electronics since
2002 as Executive Vice President and CFO. Prior to joining
Future, he was Executive Vice President and CFO of
Steinberg, Inc., Executive Vice President and CFO of My
Virtual Model, Inc. and Executive Vice President and CFO of
Motion International, Inc. Mr. Guilbault brings significant
international financial experience to the Board.
Dan Casey is currently an Executive Vice President with
Future Electronics. He has been with Future for 14 years and
during that time has been posted in London, where he managed
Future's European operations and in Singapore, where he
managed Future's Asian operations. He is currently
responsible for International Operations and is based out
of Future's head office in Montreal, Canada. Prior to
Future Electronics, he was President of a division of ABB,
Canada. He was employed at ABB for over 13 years. Mr. Casey
brings a diverse background of international operations,
sales and marketing to the Board.
Alan Krock is a Vice President and CFO of PMC-Sierra,
Inc. Prior to PMC-Sierra, Mr. Krock was the Vice President
and CFO at Integrated Device Technology, Inc., where he
managed all aspects of the company's financial and
administrative functions. He also served as IDT's Vice
President and Corporate Controller and oversaw domestic and
worldwide financial reporting and systems. Prior to joining
IDT, Mr. Krock was Corporate Controller for Rohm USA and a
senior manager at Price Waterhouse, now Price Waterhouse
Coopers, in the United States and Australia. Mr. Krock
brings a wealth of experience to the Board in the areas of
current public financial requirements, mergers and
acquisitions.
About Sipex Corporation
Sipex Corporation is an analog semiconductor company
that addresses standard linear and application specific
standard products (ASSP) for customer systems that are
primarily targeted at the consumer, networking and
industrial markets. The products are categorized into three
synergistic areas of power management, interface and optical
storage. Sipex is a global company with operations in Asia,
Europe and North America. It is the mission of the Company
to create innovative analog products that enable customers
to produce differentiated products. For more information
about Sipex, visit http://www.sipex.com .
Safe Harbor
This press release contains forward-looking statements.
Statements regarding Sipex's beliefs, plans, expectations or
intentions regarding the future are forward-looking
statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act, as amended. All such forward looking
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In
particular, the forward-looking statements include the
statements regarding that Sipex will benefit from the
service of its new directors. These statements are
predictions and involve risks and uncertainties, such that
actual results may differ significantly. Additional risks
and other important factors are detailed in various
Securities and Exchange Commission filings made
periodically by Sipex, particularly in its latest Annual
Report on Form 10-K. The Company disclaims any intention or
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of events or circumstances
after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
For more information, please contact:
Ralph Schmitt
Tel: +1-408-934-7500
Fax: +1-408-935-7678
Email: rschmitt@sipex.com
SOURCE Sipex Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
Important Notice to All Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valve Implantees
September 11, 2006
CINCINNATI, Sept. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Because of
a risk of strut fracture that could result in death or
serious injury, all Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart
Valves (BSCC) were removed from the market by the
manufacturer. Approximately 86,000 of these heart valves
were implanted in patients worldwide. Under a class action
settlement agreement in the Bowling, et al. v. Pfizer Inc.,
et al. heart valve litigation, financial benefits are still
available to certain patients implanted with the BSCC heart
valve.
A Supervisory Panel of experts funded by the Bowling
Settlement has determined that risk of fracture depends on
the patient's age, gender, valve size, valve implant
position, and certain valve manufacturing characteristics.
It is important for people with BSCC heart valves to contact
a cardiologist to discuss whether they are at an increased
risk of fracture or possibly a candidate for a valve
replacement.
If you have a Bjork-Shiley Convexo-Concave Heart Valve,
you are urged to register your name and address with the
court-appointed Bowling Settlement Claims Administrator.
Only if you register will the Claims Administrator be
able to contact you with information about your class
action settlement benefits.
There is no cost or obligation incurred by
registering.
To register, or for more information, please contact:
Wayne Smith, Bowling Claims Administrator
525 Vine Street, Suite 2300
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 U.S.A.
Telephone: +1-513-421-4415 (English only)
Toll Free: +1-800-977-0779 (U.S. or Canada - English
only)
Fax: +1-513-421-7696
E-mail: bowlingpfizer@fuse.net
Website: http://www.bowling-pfizer.com
For more information, please contact:
Wayne Smith,
Bowling Claims Administration
Tel: +1-513-421-4415 or +1-800-977-0779
SOURCE Bowling Claims Administration
2007'02.10.Sat
SMIC Holds Technology Symposium 2006 in Shanghai
September 08, 2006
SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
(NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) ("SMIC" or the
"Company") held its SMIC Technology Symposium
today, attracting more than 300 customers, design services
providers, technology partners, and vendors.
In the opening speech, SMIC Vice President, Dr. Naiyung
Chen reviewed some of SMIC's accomplishments during the past
year, including the commencement of both 90nm logic mass
production on 300mm wafers in Beijing and 65nm logic
process development, which is expected to enter pilot
production in January 2007. Dr Chen also noted that SMIC
has expanded its IP portfolio to over 400 IPs and
strengthened its IP support in the 0.13um and 90nm process
nodes. With its 300mm bumping line and two joint ventures,
TSES (Toppan SMIC Electronics (shanghai) Co.,Ltd) and
AT2(Assembly and Testing 2), having commenced production,
SMIC provides world-class and full chain foundry services
to global and domestic customers.
Dr. David Hu, Chairman & CEO of Chipnuts Technology
(Shanghai) Inc., presented the keynote speech on
"Consumer Electronics and Semiconductor Industry --
Perspectives for a Paradigm Shift ".
SMIC's strategic partner, Saifun Semiconductors,
presented performance results manufactured by SMIC using
90nm logic-based process technology. In addition, SMIC
presented its latest developments and services in advanced
logic technologies, mixed-sign, RF, spice modelling, and
memory, embedded memory technology, high voltage, sensor,
and display technologies.
The symposium also featured an exhibition by over 30
IP, library, EDA, and assembly and testing partners.
About SMIC
SMIC (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) is one of the leading
semiconductor foundries in the world and the largest and
most advanced foundry in Mainland China, providing
integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing service at 0.35mm to
90nm and finer line technologies. Headquartered in
Shanghai, China, SMIC operates three 200mm fabs in Shanghai
and one in Tianjin, and one 300mm fab in Beijing, the first
of its kind in Mainland China. SMIC has customer service
and marketing offices in the U.S., Italy, and Japan as well
as a representative office in Hong Kong. For additional
information, please visit http://www.smics.com .
Safe Harbor Statements(Under the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)
Certain statements contained in this press release,
including the statement regarding the expectation that 65nm
logic process will begin pilot production in January 2007,
may be viewed as "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors (including without
limitation the actual timing of the pilot production of
65nm logic process), which may cause actual events, and/or
the actual performance, financial condition or results of
operations of SMIC to be materially different from any
future performance, financial condition or results of
operations implied by such forward-looking statements.
Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties
and other factors is included in the Company's annual
report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 29, 2006
and such other documents that SMIC may file with the SEC or
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from time to time.
For more information, please contact:
SMIC Shanghai
Reiko Chang
SMIC Public Relations Department
Tel: +86-21-5080-2000 x10544
Email: PR@smics.com
SMIC Hong Kong
Mei Fung Hoo
Tel: +852-2537-8480
Email: MeiFung_Hoo@smics.com
SOURCE Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
TI Demonstrates a Converged Platform Enabling Multiple Video Services in any Format, on any End Equipment with ANT and RADVISION
September 08, 2006
- Open Framework Based on DaVinci(TM) Technology Combines Flexible Exploration and Cost-Effective Integration of Converged Applications Ranging from IPSTBs and Video Telephony to Portable Multimedia Players
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to drive innovation by providing developers the flexible and extensive development foundation they need to grow their market presence, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) will demonstrate at the International Broadcasters Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 8 - 12, a converged platform running on a single digital signal processor and targeting multiple end equipments including video telephony, internet protocol set-top boxes (IPSTB), media centers and portable multimedia players. For more information, see http://www.ti.com.sc06163 . Converging different applications into one product usually requires additional silicon even though much of the technology and protocols are shared. Leveraging TI's digital video software development kit based on DaVinci(TM) technology enables developers to extend the functionality of existing hardware designs to integrate entirely new applications without adding to the bill of materials (BOM). TI has extended application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow converged functionality by offering access into the framework to enable, for example, an existing set-top box application to provide video telephony functionality without requiring another processor. As a result, other than the addition of a camera and microphone, designing a converged internet protocol television (IPTV) set-top box with video telephony functionality becomes a matter of introducing new software. Coupled with core functionality, the use of extended APIs and frameworks shifts development towards a component-based approach. In this way, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are able to easily explore integrating multiple applications using the same cost-effective base hardware architecture to create a wide family of converged devices including IPTV set-top boxes coupled with video telephony, broadcast TV, video answering machines and home security systems that can then stream content to digital media adaptors and 3G handsets over IP networks and portable multimedia players, to name a few. Real World Convergence To demonstrate the effectiveness of its converged development framework, TI collaborated with several industry leaders to create a single processor-based platform providing IPTV set-top and video telephony functionality. TI's DaVinci technology-based digital media processors provide the flexible hardware foundation capable of supporting multiple codecs such as MPEG-2, H.264, DivX and Windows Media Video (WMV). Software from ANT, a leading provider of software and solutions for the IPTV, hybrid TV and consumer electronics industries, enables interactive content applications that control everything from video-on-demand (VoD) interfaces to dynamic news, information and communication applications. "ANT Galio is compact and highly responsive, making it ideal for embedded applications, the availability of the ANT Galio on TI's converged platform will allow OEMs to quickly deliver sophisticated combinations of digital TV programming with interactive content and services to the customer. Using the very latest industry content programming standards, OEMs can easily improve the consumer interaction with their product, significantly enhancing the end-user experience," said Simon Woodward, CEO, ANT. RADVISION supplied its Multimedia Terminal Framework, including best-of-class, fully-interoperable session initiation protocol (SIP) stack and call control management."Leveraging our extensive know-how in the SIP stacks' development, the powerful and inherent flexibility of DaVinci technology will allow us to drive video telephony capabilities into next-generation connected media devices, such as IP set-top boxes, portable multimedia players, media centers and more," said Adi Paz, senior marketing and product management director, RADVISION. "In addition, the integration of our 3G-324M stack into the converged platform leveraging TI's DaVinci technology will enable the IPTV world to truly address interoperability with 3G mobile phones." "TI provides the flexible platform upon which these converged applications can be explored and then cost-effectively be deployed," said Charlie Gonsalves, digital video new business development manager, TI. "We can now take the converged home network out of the `Future Pavilion,' so to speak, and into the marketplace." TI's DaVinci technology is an integrated offering of processors, software, tools and support, addressing digital video requirements across a range of applications. For more information on TI's DaVinci technology, please see http://www.thedavincieffect.com . About Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational & Productivity Solutions business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com . About RADVISION RADVISION (Nasdaq: RVSN) is the industry's leading provider of high quality, scalable and easy-to-use products and technologies for videoconferencing, video telephony, and the development of converged voice, video and data over IP and 3G networks. For more information please visit our website at http://www.radvision.com . Trademarks DaVinci is a trademark of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. For more information, please contact: Stephanie Groswirt Texas Instruments Tel: +1-214-280-2512 Email: s-groswirt@ti.com Tara Hanney GolinHarris Tel: +1-713-513-9561 Email: thanney@golinharris.com SOURCE Texas Instruments Incorporated
2007'02.10.Sat
ING Capital Life Formally Begins Shandong Operations
September 08, 2006
JINAN, China, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- ING
Capital Life Insurance Company Limited (ING Capital Life),
ING Groep N.V.'s insurance joint venture with Beijing
Capital Group, announced today that it had officially
opened the doors of its Shandong Branch for business.
The Shandong Branch will initially offer a mix of
traditional life, annuities and medical policies to the
citizens of Jinan. These products will be sold via
tied-agents and insurance brokers, while the company is
actively developing its bancassurance sales channel. ING
Capital Life Shandong Branch plans to expand its product
range to include universal life, group insurance and
accident insurance products and open additional sales
offices throughout the province once operations in the
capital are established.
ING Capital Life Shandong Branch is also the first life
insurance operation in China to introduce an ING global best
practice sales model that is increasingly used in other ING
business units. The model emphasizes the provision of
quality life insurance and wealth management services to
customers by well-trained, high quality and professional
sales agents. These agents are chosen from a pool of
highly-qualified individuals who display excellent
management skills and who understand that the provision of
insurance needs to be backed by tailored information and
advice to each customer.
Jacques Kemp, Chief Executive Officer of ING Insurance
Asia/Pacific stated, "Our strategy in China is to seek
sustainable, profitable growth by being the preferred
provider of life and savings products and by setting the
standard to meet our customers' financial needs. Shandong
is one of China's biggest coastal provinces in the east
with good business environment and great potential for
growth. The opening of ING Capital Life Shandong Branch in
Jinan is a milestone for ING's development in the Bohai Bay
region. By leveraging ING's global expertise and the
successful base built by ING Capital Life over the past
three years, I am confident that ING Capital Life Shandong
Branch can offer a unique customer experience and quality
insurance protection to the 90 million citizens in the
province."
Rex Tung, General Manager of ING Capital Life, added,
"We are delighted with the success of ING Capital Life
to date and we view the establishment of the Shandong Branch
as a significant development in the growth and expansion of
our business to the North Eastern region in China. As the
first operation in China to pilot ING's winning sales
model, we are confident that the new, innovative and high
quality products we bring to the market place will provide
a 'best in class' model for customer service in the
country."
ING Capital Life is the first Sino-foreign joint
venture life insurance company to operate in Northeast
China. Headquartered in Dalian, it has two branch offices
in Beijing and Shenyang. As of July 2006, ING Capital Life
saw accumulated premium income reach RMB660 million. The
result puts ING Capital Life among the top three in terms
of new policies in individual life insurance coverage in
Dalian.
ING has two life insurance licenses in China. Its
other joint venture, Pacific Antai Life Insurance Company,
is based in Shanghai and has operations in Dongguan,
Guangzhou, Nanhai and Shunde in Guangdong Province.
ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin
offering banking, insurance and asset management to over 60
million private, corporate and institutional clients in more
than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of
approximately 120,000 people, ING comprises a broad
spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve
their clients under the ING brand.
For more information, please contact:
ING
Karen Williams
Tel: +852-2913-8536
Email: karen.williams@ap.ing.com
Polly Leung
Tel: +852-2913-8792
Email: polly.leung@ap.ing.com
SOURCE ING
2007'02.10.Sat
Largest Online Gambling Player Survey Goes Live Today
September 08, 2006
-- Players Urged to Have Their Say
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- eCOGRA (eCommerce and Online Gambling Regulation and Assurance) http://www.ecogra.org , the player protection and standards authority of online gambling, announces the launch of its much anticipated Global Online Gambler Survey. As of today, millions of poker and casino players worldwide will be offered the opportunity to have their say, in what has been widely reported as the largest research initiative ever undertaken into the behavior and attitudes of online gamblers. Covering areas such as poker, casino, player protection, responsible gambling and luck, the survey will be promoted to players via an unprecedented show of support from leading software providers, operators and portals, as well as through eCOGRA's own contact database. The results are expected to create a better understanding of players' needs and concerns and to hear directly from players as to what makes rewarding and safe online gambling experience. eCOGRA members 888, Microgaming and Ongame, whose software together handles the majority of the online casino industry's turnover, are supporting this survey together with many of their operators that have been awarded the eCOGRA "Play It Safe" seal. In addition, more than 30 top online gambling portals and other leading operators will promote this survey through hyperlinks on homepages, and outreach to the online gambling community. Andrew Beveridge, CEO, eCOGRA comments, "Our aim all along has been to maximise participation in this groundbreaking project, one of the largest of its kind undertaken in any field. Very few players on reputable sites will remain unaware of the survey in the coming weeks and we would urge everyone to complete it in full. The results will give gamblers and organizations a better understanding of how this rapidly expanding industry has developed and where it might be heading, informing future decisions that we hope will ultimately lead to a greater improvement of standards across all aspects of the industry." Devised by the leading gambling research team from Nottingham Trent University and supported by the University of Nevada (Las Vegas), the survey will be supplemented by qualitative focus groups in six of the industry's major markets -- US, UK, Japan, Canada, Germany and Sweden -- due to take place from October. The resulting 'eCOGRA Global Online Gambler Report' is due to be launched to the public in January 2007. "This survey comes at a critical time in the United States," said Frank Catania, board member of eCOGRA. "By working with two universities that are experts in this area, we're able to offer online gamblers a chance to express themselves, and tell us about their experiences with the online gaming industry." Players can find the survey at http://www.ecogra.org/playersurvey and anyone wishing to promote the survey can contact eCOGRA directly for the hyperlink. Notes eCOGRA, the independent standards authority for the online gambling industry, is committed to protecting online casino and poker players around the world. The non-profit organisation addresses the most important issues to players: fast payouts, fair gaming, responsive and efficient service and responsible operator conduct. eCOGRA provides an international framework of best operational and player practice requirements enforced through inspections, reviews, and continuous monitoring by independent global audit companies. To date, over 100 sites comply with these requirements and have been awarded the coveted "Play It Safe" Seal that identifies to players the safest online gambling sites on the Web. For more information on how eCOGRA is constantly improving standards in online gaming for players everywhere, go to http://www.ecogra.org . For more information, please contact: Stuart Hehir, Chameleon PR, London Tel: +44-207-680-5500 Email: stuart@chameleonpr.com Susan Lindner, Lotus Public Relations, New York Tel: +1-212-922-5885 Email: Susan.lindner@lotus-pr.com SOURCE eCOGRA Ltd
2007'02.10.Sat
2006 MasterCard Charity Football Campaign Set For Kick Off
September 07, 2006
BEIJING, Sept. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- On 9th/10th
September, the 2006 MasterCard World Community Cup, a
community based football tournament, will kick-off what
organizers are claiming is China's biggest charity football
campaign.
The claim is based largely on the target of RMB 1
million to be donated to nominated, worthy causes, made
possible by the Title Sponsorship of MasterCard
International for the second year in a row.
"Participation is also a key factor, we begin with
an active tournament as the most appropriate event, but
we'll soon be launching a number of other elements to the
campaign to allow participation and support on a wider
scale." said, Keith Bradbury, General Manager of
ClubFootball the campaign's lead organizers.
Following on from the tournament the club will launch
its new 2006/07 membership card (entitled the ClubFootball
Community Card) offering members discounts and benefits at
a range of lifestyle outlets around the Olympic city.
"With the number of brands and outlets increasing
at a rapid rate, it will appeal to those with a sporty,
outgoing lifestyle simply by saving them money!"
explains Bradbury, although he does admit that there will
be an extra affinity with football fans.
Not least because the campaign is also designed to
support the development of grass roots football in China,
an area which is recognized as key to a nation's
footballing strength and which is sorely lacking on the
mainland.
The club plans to build on the momentum of the campaign
by building a 5-a-side, artificial turf football facility to
act as a central base for future charitable events,
international exchanges and regular activities for adults,
children and the wider community.
The final element to the campaign is a series of SMS
based prize competitions featuring genuine, squad signed
memorabilia from some of the biggest names in world
football.
"It's a platform to potentially engage and draw on
the support of millions of football and sports fans across
the country. By making a small contribution in huge numbers
we can achieve an awesome impact." Bradbury says.
The signs are good in that year-on year the
"Community Cup" event has more than doubled
contributions to charitable organizations raising
approximately RMB 300,000 to date.
For a preliminary total and more news updates as they
are announced interested parties are encourage to check the
ClubFootball English and Chinese web sites at:
http://www.clubfootball.com.cn and
http://www.wanguoqunxing.com.
For more information, please contact:
Keith Bradbury
General Manager
Tel: +86-10-6417-0495 x17
Tel: +86-10-6416-7786 x17
Fax: +86-10-6415-0988
Email: keith@wanguoqunxing.com
SOURCE ClubFootball FC
2007'02.10.Sat
Xinhua Finance Subsidiary Market News International Broadens its China News Offerings
September 07, 2006
SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua
Finance (TSE Mothers: 9399 and OTC: XHFNY), China's
unchallenged leader in financial information and media,
announced its subsidiary Market News International
("MNI"), the world's premier provider of global
fixed income and forex intelligence, has further expanded
its China-related news services. Through two news products
-- China Bullet Points and China MainWire - MNI enhances
its coverage of the world's fastest growing economy through
insightful spot news, market commentary, government policy
analysis, and market intelligence.
China Bullet Points (CBP) provides high value,
real-time news and analysis on China's fixed-income and
foreign exchange financial markets in Chinese, including
regular exclusive interviews and insight from top market
professionals. CBP is essential reading for treasury and
forex traders and other financial professionals worldwide
as the bond and money markets in China grow rapidly.
China MainWire (CMW) offers extensive, in-depth news
and analysis on global debt and currency markets, including
translations of MNI's most popular features: the closely
watched "Talk from the Trenches" daily column on
the U.S. Treasury market; market-moving exclusives on the
U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank policy;
timely and insightful analysis of U.S. and European
economic data at release time; and MNI's highly respected
"Reality Check" feature that often correctly
predicts the outcome of the economic data.
President of Xinhua Finance's News service line and CEO
of MNI, Michael Connor said, "Since launch, we've
witnessed swift growth in the demand for our Xinhua Finance
MNI China news offerings. On-going sales efforts are bearing
fruit as our niche coverage becomes increasingly
mainstream." Both China Bullet Points and China
MainWire are delivered via Xinhua Finance's newswire and
leading redistributors. New trials on the Bloomberg
terminal is expected to further boost the products' sales
pipelines.
The proprietary content delivered through these and
other Xinhua Finance news offerings serve as a critical
tool for investment decision-making. MNI provides an added
layer of depth to Xinhua Finance's News service line, which
is anchored by real-time news feed provider Xinhua Finance
News. The Xinhua Finance News -- MNI alliance is routinely
first in reporting major news stories originating from
China and boasts an unrivaled track record for central bank
coverage. Among the company's major news breaks have been
the reporting of the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics'
revision of the 2005 GDP on August 30, 2006, the Central
Bank's reserve ratio hike on July 21, 2006 and People Bank
of China's interest rate hikes on April 27 and August 18,
2006.
Mr. Connor states, "The seconds by which we beat
our competitors to print on these key stories has meant a
serious financial advantage to our clients."
About Xinhua Finance Limited
Xinhua Finance Limited is China's unchallenged leader
in financial information and media, and is listed on the
Mothers board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399)
(OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China's financial markets and
the world, Xinhua Finance serves financial institutions,
corporations and re-distributors through four focused and
complementary service lines: Indices, Ratings, Financial
News and Investor Relations. Founded in November 1999, the
Company is headquartered in Shanghai with 20 news bureaus
and offices in 19 locations across Asia, Australia, North
America and Europe.
For more information, please visit
http://www.xinhuafinance.com .
About Market News International
Market News International (MNI), a Xinhua Finance
company ( http://www.xinhuafinance.com ), is a financial
news and information company dedicated to the global fixed
income and foreign exchange markets. MNI joined the Xinhua
Finance family in March 2004, bringing its niche expertise
and extensive distribution network. Headquartered in New
York, MNI has news bureaus and offices throughout the US,
Europe and Asia.
With more than twenty years of history, MNI is a fully
accredited news agency providing focused, timely, relevant
and critical intelligence for market professionals. Its
press credentials are accepted by all operations of the
U.S. Government, including the White House, the Federal
Reserve, both houses of Congress, all major agencies and
cabinet departments, all similar government operations in
the G-7 countries, as well as by supranational
organizations such as the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund.
For more information, please contact:
Xinhua Finance
Hong Kong/Shanghai
Ms. Joy Tsang
Xinhua Finance
Tel: +852-3196-3983
+852-9486-4364
+86-21-6113-5999
Email: joy.tsang@xinhuafinance.com
Japan
Mr. Sun Jiong
Tel: +81-3-3221-9500
Email: jsun@xinhuafinance.com
Taylor Rafferty (Media/IR Contact)
Japan
Mr. James Hawrylak
Tel: +81-3-5733-2621
Email: James.hawrylak@taylor-rafferty.com
United States
Ms. Ishviene Arora
Tel: +1-212-889-4350
Email: ishviene.arora@taylor-rafferty.com
Europe
Mr. John Dudzinsky
Tel: +44-20-7614-2900
Email: John.Dudzinsky@taylor-rafferty.co.uk
SOURCE Xinhua Finance Limited
2007'02.10.Sat
MEDIA INVITATION -- Launch of WHO Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater in Agriculture and Aquaculture
September 07, 2006
Please find herein your invitation to attend the launch
of the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for the
Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater in
Agriculture and Aquaculture, in Beijing on Tuesday
September 12.
Please confirm your attendance by e-mail to
ElizabethL@chn.wpro.who.int by 4:00 p.m. on Friday
September 8.
As good quality water resources are becoming
increasingly scarce and the process of urbanization
proceeds relentlessly, wastewater is becoming a valued
resource for the urban and rural poor. It will ensure a
continued vital input into crop production to support their
livelihoods. Without effective risk management, however,
the use of untreated wastewater, excreta and greywater
carries serious health risks.
The third edition of the WHO Guidelines for the Safe
Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater in Agriculture and
Aquaculture provide a broad target audience with the
necessary know-how and good-practice information to carry
out risk assessment and management through the entire
re-use process. They provide a basis for the protection
and promotion of well-being in the best of public health
traditions.
Date: 12 September 2006
Time: 13:00 hrs
Venue: Room 3 at level 3 of the Beijing International
Conference Centre
SPEAKERS
-- Dr James Bartram, Coordinator, Water, Sanitation and
Health, Department
of Public Health and Environment, World Health
Organization, Geneva,
Switzerland
-- Professor Thor-Axel Stenstroem, Swedish Institute
for Infectious
Disease Control and Stockholm Environment Institute,
Stockholm, Sweden
-- Dr Peter Edwards, emeritus Professor, Asian
Institute of Technology,
Bangkok, Thailand
-- Dr Blanca Jimenez Cisneros, National Autonomous
Institute of Mexico,
Mexico DF, Mexico
For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth Loughnan
WHO China
Mobile: +86-1361-117-4072
Email: ElizabethL@chn.wpro.who.int
SOURCE World Health Organization
2007'02.10.Sat
SMIC and Magma Announce Availability of Integrated Advanced Reference Flow for SMIC 90-Nanometer Low-Power Process
September 07, 2006
Blast Power-Based Solution Uses SMIC Libraries and Magma's Low-Power Synthesis and Multi-VDD Flow to Optimize Dynamic Power and Minimize Leakage Power
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 7
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Magma(R) Design Automation Inc.
(Nasdaq: LAVA) and Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation ("SMIC", NYSE: SMI and
HKSE: 981) jointly announced today the availability of an
advanced IC implementation reference flow for SMIC's
90-nanometer (nm) low-power process featuring Magma's Blast
Power(TM), Blast Fusion(R) and Blast Create(TM). The
Magma-SMIC flow utilizes SMIC's 90-nm standard cell and IO
libraries, along with Magma's low power synthesis and
multi-VDD design flow, to address the three major concerns
of power management: dynamic power, leakage power and power
distribution.
Blast Power is a key component of Magma's low-power
design methodology. Blast Power optimizes dynamic power
with flexible voltage islands that selectively shut down
different regions of a chip, it meets leakage power
requirements with libraries that automatically select the
cells most suitable to control leakage, and it uses
automatic power grid synthesis to enable optimal power
distribution.
"The availability of Magma's low-power
RTL-to-GDSII reference flow for our 90-nm process
demonstrates both companies' commitment to helping our
customers deliver complex, low-power ICs faster," said
Paul Ouyang, vice president of Design Services at SMIC.
"We look forward to continuing our relationship with
Magma to provide leading-edge solutions that meet the
low-power design needs of our customers."
"We are excited to strengthen our partnership with
SMIC, a leader in IC manufacturing, by offering this new
90-nm flow," said Kam Kittrell, general manager of
Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit. "Our
design flow provides low-power capabilities that are
critical for our customers who are competing in many
high-growth markets, including wireless and handheld
devices."
The low-power reference flow guides designers through
an RTL-to-GDSII methodology enabling fast, optimal
timing-versus-power and area-versus-power tradeoffs at
different stages of the implementation flow. With the
ability to address power considerations during
implementation and within a single environment, designers
can minimize the power consumption of the design and reduce
turnaround time.
Introduction of the Magma-SMIC 90-nm flow completes
Magma's portfolio of 90-nm reference flows available with
major foundries in the world.
About SMIC
SMIC (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) is one of the leading
semiconductor foundries in the world and the largest and
most advanced foundry in Mainland China, providing
integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing service at 0.35mm to
90nm and finer line technologies. Headquartered in
Shanghai, China, SMIC operates three 200mm fabs in Shanghai
and one in Tianjin, and one 300mm fab in Beijing, the first
of its kind in Mainland China. SMIC has customer service
and marketing offices in the U.S., Italy, and Japan as well
as a representative office in Hong Kong. For additional
information, please visit http://www.smics.com.
About Magma
Magma's software for IC design is recognized as
embodying the best in semiconductor technology. The world's
top chip companies use Magma's EDA software to design and
verify complex, high-performance ICs for communications,
computing, consumer electronics and networking
applications, while at the same time reducing design time
and costs. Magma provides software for IC implementation,
analysis, physical verification, characterization and
programmable logic design; and the company's integrated
RTL-to-GDSII design flow offers "The Fastest Path from
RTL to Silicon(TM)." Magma is headquartered in Santa
Clara, Calif. with offices around the world. Magma's stock
trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA. Visit Magma
Design Automation on the web at http://www.magma-da.com .
Safe Harbor Statements(Under the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)
Certain statements contained in this press release,
such as statements regarding the ongoing collaboration
between SMIC and Magma, may be viewed as
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors (including without limitation the actual results of
future collaboration between SMIC and Magma), which may
cause actual events, and/or the actual performance,
financial condition or results of operations of SMIC to be
materially different from any future performance, financial
condition or results of operations implied by such
forward-looking statements. Further information regarding
these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in
the Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
June 29, 2006 and such other documents that SMIC may file
with the SEC or The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
from time to time.
Blast Fusion and Magma are registered trademarks and
Blast Power, Blast Create and "The Fastest
RTL-to-Silicon" are trademarks of Magma Design
Automation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks
are held by their respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
SMIC Shanghai:
Reiko Chang
SMIC Public Relations Department
Tel: +86-21-5080-2000 x10544
Email: PR@smics.com
SMIC Hong Kong
Mei Fung Hoo
Tel: +852-2537-8480
Email: MeiFung_Hoo@smics.com
Magma Design Automation
Monica Marmie
Director, Marketing Communications
Tel: +1-408-565-7689
Email: monical@magma-da.com
SOURCE Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
AU Optronics Corp. August 2006 Consolidated Revenues Totalled NT$23.3 Billion
September 07, 2006
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today
announced preliminary consolidated August 2006 revenues of
NT$23,308 million and unconsolidated net sales of NT$23,306
million, both increasing 15.9% sequentially. On a
year-over-year comparison, both consolidated and
unconsolidated revenues of August 2006 increased by 15.7%.
Following the milestone of three-million large-sized
TFT-LCD unit volume set in October 2005, shipments of
large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC,
LCD TV and general display applications, broke the
four-million mark in August 2006 to set a new record of
4.19 million, up 13.7% from the previous month, driven by
strong seasonal demand. Shipments of
small-and-medium-sized panels increased on seasonal
strength by 21.8% M-o-M to reach 6.87 million.
(a) Large-size refers to panels that are 10 inches and
above in diagonal
measurement while small- and medium-size refers to
those below 10
inches.
Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1) (2) Consolidated(3)
Unconsolidated
August 2006 23,308
23,306
July 2006 20,110
20,109
M-o-M Growth 15.9%
15.9%
August 2005 20,140
20,137
Y-o-Y Growth 15.7%
15.7%
Jan to August 2006 170,566
170,535
Jan to August 2005 122,654
122,576
Y-o-Y Growth 39.1%
39.1%
(1) All figures are prepared in accordance with
generally accepted
accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU
Optronics Corp.
(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU
Optronics (L)
Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, and
AU Optronics
(Shanghai) Corporation.
About Au Optronics
AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO") is the world's
third largest manufacturer* of large-size thin film
transistor liquid crystal display panels
("TFT-LCD"), with approximately 15.1%* of global
market share and generated revenue of NT$217.4billion
(US$6.75 bn)* in 2005. TFT-LCD technology is currently the
most widely used flat panel display technology. Targeted
for 40"+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO's next generation
(7.5-Generation) fabrication facility production is
scheduled for mass production in 4Q 2006. The Company
currently operates one 6th-generation, three
5th-generation, one 4th-generation, and three
3.5-generation TFT- LCD fabs, in addition to four module
assembly facilities and AUO Technology Center specializing
in new technology platform and new product development.
AUO is one of few top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable of
offering a wide range of small- to large- size
(1.5"-46") TFT-LCD panels, which enables it to
offer a broad and diversified product portfolio.
* As shown on DisplaySearch Quarterly Large-Area
TFT-LCD Shipment Report
dated June, 2006. This data is used as reference
only and AUO does not
make any endorsement or representation in connection
therewith. 2005
year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of
NTD32.2039:USD1.
For more information, please contact:
Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Dept.
AU Optronics Corp.
Tel: +886-3-500-8899 x3211
Fax: +886-3-577-2730
Email: yawen.hsiao@auo.com
SOURCE AU Optronics Corp.
2007'02.10.Sat
Xenical(R) Shown to Improve Control of Blood Glucose Levels In People With Type 2 Diabetes Beyond Impact of Weight Loss Alone
September 07, 2006
-- First Study to Demonstrate Independent Effect of Xenical on Glycaemic Control
SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The
weight loss medication Xenical(R) (orlistat) has been shown
to significantly reduce weight and improve the control of
glucose levels in the blood (glycaemia) beyond the impact
of weight loss alone in overweight and obese people with
type 2 diabetes, according to study results presented at
the International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Sydney,
Australia.(1)
An analysis measuring the change in blood glucose
levels vs. weight at study end point confirmed that the
improvement in glycaemic control with Xenical was greater
than expected based on weight loss alone. This is the first
study to demonstrate Xenical's independent effect on
glycaemic control and it confirms that Xenical could play a
major role in the management and prevention of diabetes.
More than one billion adults worldwide are now
overweight or obese and most suffer from weight-related
health problems.(2) One of the most common problems
associated with excess weight is type 2 diabetes. More than
90% of all people with type 2 diabetes are overweight, and
excess weight is well recognised as the most important
modifiable risk factor for the development of type 2
diabetes.(3) Unfortunately, many people with type 2
diabetes find it difficult to lose weight as their diabetes
medication can cause weight gain.
"There is clear evidence to show that if weight is
controlled, type 2 diabetes can be prevented or
reversed," said Professor Stephan Jacob, Institute for
Cardiometabolic Preventive Medicine, Germany, and lead study
investigator. "Now we have additional grounds to
recommend Xenical -- not only does it reduce weight in
people with type 2 diabetes, but it independently improves
glycaemic control beyond the impact of weight loss
alone."
The study was an analysis of data from seven studies in
overweight / obese people with type 2 diabetes. Results
showed:(1)
-- Weight loss was significantly greater with Xenical
vs. placebo (3.77 kg vs. 1.42 kg)
-- In Xenical and placebo patients who experienced the
same minimal weight change, Xenical produced significantly
greater improvements in blood glucose levels (HbA1c levels
of -0.29% vs. +0.14%) and fasting plasma glucose
(-0.83mmol/L vs. +0.02 mmol/L)
Furthermore, in an additional study presented at ICO,
Xenical was shown to significantly improve blood pressure
in normotensive and hypertensive patients vs. placebo.(4)
Improvements were seen in both general practice and
hospital clinical settings. Xenical is the only available
weight loss medication to demonstrate this effect on blood
pressure.
Notes to Editors:
Study results
Results of the study showing Xenical improves blood
pressure in both normotensive and hypertensive patients:(4)
Normotensive patients:
-- XENDOS study: SBP reduction 6.9 vs. 4.5 mmHg and DBP
reduction 3.4 vs. 2.1 mmHg
-- X-PERT study (-500 and -1000 kcal/day restricted
diets): SBP reduction 6.0 mmHg both diet groups, DBP
reduction 2.6 and 3.8 mmHg respectively both diet groups
-- XXL study: SBP reduction 5.9 mmHg and DBP reduction
3.3 mmHg Hypertensive patients:
-- XENDOS study: SBP reduction 13.9 vs. 9.5 mmHg and
DBP reduction 9.0 vs. 6.7 mmHg
-- X-PERT study (-500 and -1000 kcal/day restricted
diets): SBP reduction 17.1 and 19.0 mmHg respectively for
both diet groups, DBP reduction 8.9 and 10.9 mmHg
respectively for both diet groups
-- XXL study: SBP reduction 12.9 mmHg and DBP reduction
7.6 mmHg
About Xenical(R) (orlistat)
Xenical is the only available weight loss medication
that works locally in the gut to prevent dietary fat
absorption by around 30% to effectively promote weight
loss. The efficacy and safety of Xenical has been proven in
an extensive clinical trials programme, with over 100 Phase
III/IV trials, in over 30,000 patients. Xenical is the most
extensively studied weight loss medication in the world, and
the only weight loss drug studied up to 4 years.(5) People
can lose up to twice as much weight with Xenical compared
to lifestyle changes alone.(6,7) Xenical also improves
cardiovascular risk factors, reduces the risk of developing
type 2 diabetes, and improves components of the metabolic
syndrome.(5,8) XENDOS was the first study to show that
treatment with a weight loss medication, Xenical, can
significantly reduce the risk of developing type 2
diabetes.(5) Xenical is well tolerated and unlike appetite
suppressants, it does not act on the brain. Xenical is
suitable for use in a broad range of patients, including
those with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes and
multi-morbidities. Since Xenical was first marketed in 1998,
there have been more than 25 million patient treatments
world-wide. Xenical is licensed for use in 149 countries
around the world.
For further information please go to:
http://www.managingyourweight.com .
About Xenical Weight Management Programmes
Roche has developed Xenical Weight Management
Programmes (WMPs) for healthcare professionals to use with
their patients. The programme aims to help patients set and
reach realistic weight goals while modifying their dietary
intake and behaviour in the long-term. The programmes are
individually tailored to help people achieve their weight
loss goals, and maintain weight loss, through healthy
eating, physical activity, behaviour modification and
pharmacotherapy.
Roche provides free patient support programmes in
around 50 countries worldwide to help people taking
Xenical. Recent data demonstrated that patients enrolled in
Xenical WMPs can significantly improve the levels of weight
loss achieved and can increase their overall satisfaction
and compliance with treatment.
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 ( http://www.roche.com ).
References:
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positive effects on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes
beyond improvements produced by weight loss alone. Poster
presented at the 10th International Congress on Obesity,
Sydney Australia.
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http://www.who.int )
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orlistat as an adjunct to lifestyle changes for the
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For more information, please contact:
Liz Gofton
Shire Health International
Tel: +44-207-108-6518
Mobile: +44-798-082-4860
Email: liz.gofton@shirehealthinternational.com
Dr. Paul King
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
Mobile: +41-79-788-8270
SOURCE Roche
2007'02.10.Sat
JBlend(TM) Powers Nissan's HS706D-A Car Navigation System
September 07, 2006
Sanyo And Nissan Co-Developed The World's First Car Navigation System That Incorporates A Terrestrial Digital TV Tuner
TOKYO, Sept. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Aplix Corpration
(TSE: 3727) announced today that it's JBlend(TM) Java(TM)
platform is deployed in HS706D-A, the world's first car
navigation system that features a terrestrial digital
broadcast tuner supporting both standard TV and mobile TV
broadcasts. HS706D-A is a high-end model of Nissan's
original navigation series that has been available in the
market since July 2006, and uses a JBlend-supported ARIB
BML(*1) browser jointly developed by Sanyo and Aplix.
Japan's television market is scheduled to fully transit
to digital technology by 2011, and the digitization of
television broadcasting is proceeding on a global basis.
Amid the rapid changes in the satellite broadcasting field,
Sanyo has been very astute in its products launch time that
work the best with the different new standards, including
BS digital broadcasting, 110-degree CS digital broadcasting
and terrestrial digital broadcasting. Given Java-based
MHP(*2) is rapidly growing in popularity as an application
platform, Java technology will be an increasingly important
element in the digitization of television broadcasting.
Having deployed JBlend in over 40 different models of
its digital television tuner since 2001, Sanyo can continue
using Java-based software developed for its other models in
HS706D-A and future products even if the hardware and
software platforms need to be changed. This will enable
Sanyo to add new functions or make use of the same software
in completely new products easily, thus shortening time to
market for new innovations.
Companies are becoming increasingly inventive in
creating new forms of digital content for television
broadcasting. Aplix is playing an important role in
supporting the use of Java technology in all kinds of
broadcast receivers, such as mobile phones, digital
televisions and new kinds of data communication devices.
Its JBlend Java platform has been deployed on over 233
million devices around the world as of the end of Jun 2006.
Aplix continues its innovation to contribute to the
development of consumer products that are even more
appealing and easier to use than those we have today.
(*1)¡GBML
XML application language for broadcasting, based on the
STD-B24 specification (Data Coding and Transmission
Specification Standards for Digital Broadcasting)
established by Association of Radio Industries and
Businesses (ARIB).
(*2)¡GMHP
The Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) defines a generic
interface between interactive digital applications and the
terminals on which those applications execute. It enables
digital content providers to address all types of terminals
ranging from low-end to high-end set top boxes, integrated
digital TV sets and multimedia PCs. The MHP extends the
existing, successful DVB open standards for broadcast and
interactive services in all transmission networks.
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:
http://www.aplixcorp.com and http://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.
* JBlend and all related trademarks thereto are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Aplix Corporation in
Japan and other countries.
* Java and all other Java-based marks are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the
United States and other countries.
* All other product or service names are the property
of their respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Maggie Zhang
Aplix Corporation
Tel:¡G +86-10-5869-5837
Email: maggie@aplixcorp.com
Web: http://www.aplixcorp.com
SOURCE Aplix Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
WuXi PharmaTech and British-based AstraZeneca Hold Media Round Table
September 07, 2006
SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi
PharmaTech, China's leading pharmaceutical R&D service
company, and AstraZeneca, one of the world's largest
pharmaceutical companies, jointly held a media round table
on Aug. 25 at WuXi PharmaTech's Shanghai headquarters to
celebrate their two-year, US$ 14 million collaboration.
(Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040705/CNM002LOGO )
At the Media Round Table, AstraZeneca promoted its
position of "in China for China." When asked if
the collaborative relationship between the two companies
would be expanded, James Cai, vice president of R&D for
AstraZeneca China elaborated that, "Thus far the
relationship has been very successful, should this
continue, I see no reason that our efforts and
collaboration will not expand."
AstraZeneca has cooperated with WuXi PharmaTech as a
local collaborative partner to, "not only take
advantage of the relatively lower cost of operation, but
also focus on the differences between diseases of China and
those of the west," said James Cai.
Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi PharmaTech
expressed great faith in this collaboration by adding,
"This is a win-win opportunity for both sides. For
WuXi PharmaTech, this is a great opportunity to learn the
most advanced R&D techniques and to improve our
operation and customer services. This kind of partnership
will certainly help us to become a first-class R&D
service company. "
AstraZeneca seeks to utilize its WuXi PharmaTech
collaboration and in-China research centers to discover and
develop drugs specific to Chinese market, which is
forecasted to grow to fifth largest pharmaceutical market
in the world by 2010.
For more information, please contact:
Sherry Shao
Tel: +86-21-5046-4002
Email: pr@pharmatechs.com
SOURCE WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd.
2007'02.10.Sat
MAC Viva Glam 6 Campaign - Debbie Harry, Lisa Marie Presley, Eve & Dita Von Teese
September 07, 2006
-- Asia Satellite Feed
WHO: Debbie Harry, Eve, Lisa Marie Presley and Dita
Von Teese have
been appointed the new spokespeople for the
MAC Viva Glam VI
campaign.
Party guests include `Lil Kim, Christina
Aguilera, Nas, Kelis,
Petra Nemcova, Maggie Rizer, Narcisco
Rodriguez, Roberto Cavalli,
Nina Garcia and other surprise guests.
WHAT: Viva Glam VI Lipstick and Lipglass, available
starting
September 6th, are the primary fund-raising
products in which
100% of the sales are donated to people living
with HIV/AIDS.
Since its inception in 1994, Viva Glam
lipsticks (Viva Glam 1
through 5) have raised more than $70 million
-- approximately
5 million lipsticks -- positioning the MAC
AIDS Fund as one of
the most significant corporate supporters in
the fight against
HIV/AIDS. According to Funders Concerned
About AIDS (2005
report), the charity is the top corporate US
grant maker in the
fight against HIV/AIDS, behind four of the
largest pharmaceutical
companies. Not stopping there, the fund will
announce the
largest grant initiative in its history,
totaling $6 million.
MORE: The MAC AIDS Fund provides vital support to
men, women and
children living with HIV and AIDS. Proceeds
are distributed to
organizations worldwide that provide direct
care services and
daily essentials to those afflicted with the
virus, as well as
offering education, awareness and prevention
programs and support
the elimination of prejudice and
discrimination against
HIV/AIDS-affected individuals. For more
information, log on to
http://www.macaidsfund.org
B-ROLL: Soundbites with all celebrity spokeswoman and
behind-the-scenes
of their ad campaigns; soundbites with John
Demsey, Chairman of
the MAC AIDS Fund; press conference, dinner
and celebrity party
footage and Viva Glam product shots.
SATELLITE INFORMATION - ASIA
Feed #1
Date: Friday, September 8, 2006
Time: 5:00 AM - 5:30 AM, GMT
(2:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Tokyo Local)
Feed #2
Date: Friday, September 8, 2006
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM, GMT
(7:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Tokyo Local)
Satellite: PAS 2
Transponder: 4 CH. D, C Band
Orbital Slot: 191 WL
Downlink Freq: 3791 H
FEC: 2/3
Symbol Rate: 6.62
Color: NTSC
Trouble #: +1.707.251.1101 or +1.646.336.7977
For more information, please contact:
Robin Applebaum
Dogmatic
Tel: +1-646-336-7977
Email: robin@dogmatic.com
SOURCE MAC
2007'02.10.Sat
CASINO ROYALE TRAILER DEBUT
September 07, 2006
Daniel Craig stars as "007" James Bond, the
smoothest, sexiest, most lethal agent on Her Majesty's
Secret Service in Casino Royale. Based on the first Bond
book written by Ian Fleming, the story, which has never
been told on film until now, recounts the making of the
world's greatest secret agent.
SATELLITE INFORMATION
EUROPE
Feed 1
September 8th, 2006
7:00AM-7:15AM London Local (0600-0615 GMT)
Feed # 2
September 8th, 2006
11:00AM-11:15AM London Local (1000-1015 GMT)
Feed # 3
September 8th, 2006
3:00PM-3:15PM London Local (1400-1415 GMT)
Satellite: Eutelsat W2 Transponder B6 8H
Downlink Frequency: 11189.83 (H)
FEC: 3/4
Symbol: 6.1113
Color: PAL
Also available at BT Tower on ABQ H3.
Call Pacific Television Center London for access
+44.207.702.1427
ASIA/PACIFIC
Feed 1
September 8th, 2006
3:00PM-3:15PM Tokyo Local (0600-0615 GMT)
Feed # 2
September 8th, 2006
7:00PM-7:15PM Tokyo Local (1000-1015 GMT)
Satellite: PAS-2/08C MCPC CH.2 (169' E)
Downlink: 3901.000 MHz Horizontal
FEC: 3/4, Symbol Rate (Ms/s): 30.80000
Virtual Channel: 2, Network ID: 1
Feed # 3
September 9th, 2006
6AM-6:15AM Tokyo Local (2100-2115 GMT on 9/8/06)
Satellite: PAS-2/08C MCPC CH.4 (169' E)
Downlink: 3901.000 MHz Horizontal
FEC: 3/4, Symbol Rate (Ms/s): 30.80000
Virtual Channel: 4, Network ID: 1
Playout: Pacific Television 310.287.3800
LATIN AMERICA
Feed 1
September 8th, 2006
3:00AM-3:15AM Buenos Aires Local (0600-0615 GMT)
Feed # 2
September 8th, 2006
7:00AM-7:15AM Buenos Aires Local (1000-1015 GMT)
Feed # 3
September 8th, 2006
11:00AM-11:15AM Buenos Aires Local (1400-1415 GMT)
Satellite: PAS-9/10C MCPC CH.7 (58' W)
Downlink: 3880.000 MHz Horizontal
FEC: 7/8,
Symbol Rate (Ms/s): 27.69000
Virtual Channel: 7, Network ID: 5002
Playout: Pacific Television 310.287.3800
Casino Royale (C) 2006 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists
Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. 007 Gun
Logo and related James Bond Trademarks (C) 1962-2006
Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. Casino Royale,
007 and related James Bond Trademarks are trademarks of
Danjaq, LLC.
All Rights Reserved
Information or hard copy:
Toni Nicholls
Tel: +1-310-244-4321
SOURCE Sony Pictures Entertainment
2007'02.10.Sat
Herman Miller Announce Investment in China
September 07, 2006
SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Herman
Miller, the world's leader in office furnishings and
related services, is pleased to announce the expansion of
its business operation in Asia, as it embarks on a
multi-million dollar investment in China.
The venture includes opening a National Design Center
in Shanghai, which will serve as headquarters of the Asia
operation, as well as a client showroom. Here, Herman
Miller will display its Asia product offering, including
classics from Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, the
iconic Aeron Chair, as well as more recent designs such as
the Resolve system, the award-winning Mirra and Celle
chairs, and the latest in intelligent furniture systems,
AbakEnvironments. Shanghai was chosen as the headquarters
location, not only to facilitate the acquisition of new
business, but also to support Herman Miller's rapidly
expanding client base in Asia.
The manufacturing hub will be in Ningbo, where two
factories will operate to ensure efficiency, lead-times and
quality for China and Asia markets. Both factories will
produce Herman Miller's seating portfolio, the classics and
furniture products. Distribution will be through a highly
trained and professional sales force and dealer community,
offering our customers a global capability at a local
level.
Herman Miller will develop its brand in China through
communicating its heritage, innovation, and commitment to
sustainable design. In addition, the company will support
and encourage design in China, delivering workplace
knowledge through regular lectures, workshops and
exhibitions.
Commenting on the expansion of operations in China,
Steve Cox, Herman Miller's Vice-President for Asia, stated,
"We are confident that our formula of product
innovation, solution delivery, operational excellence and
local dealer service will enable us to succeed in the China
market".
The official opening of the National Design Center is
Tuesday 12 September, and workshops and events will be
taking place throughout the week. Interested parties
wishing to attend should contact Dawn Chen
(dawn_chen@hermanmiller.com)
About Herman Miller
Herman Miller helps create great places to work, heal,
learn, and live by researching, designing, manufacturing,
and distributing innovative interior solutions that support
companies, organisations, and individuals all over the
world. The company's award-winning products, complemented
by furniture management and strategic consulting services,
generated over $1.7 billion in revenue during fiscal 2006.
Herman Miller is widely recognised for both its innovative
products and business practices. Herman Miller is a
recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for
product design from the Smithsonian Institution's
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In 2006, the company
was once again cited by Fortune magazine as the "Most
Admired" company in its industry and is among Business
Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens."
The company trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol
MLHR. For additional information, visit
http://www.HermanMiller.com .
For more information, please contact:
Dawn Chen
Tel: +86-21-614-17066
Email: dawn_chen@hermanmiller.com
Address:
17F, Headquarters Building, No.168, Xizang Road (M),
Shanghai, 200001
SOURCE Herman Miller
2007'02.10.Sat
FARO Launches New, More Customer-Focused Website
September 06, 2006
LAKE MARY, Fla., Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- FARO
Technologies, Inc., the world's single source for a
complete line of portable CAM2 solutions, has launched its
new Web site that enables visitors to easily access
information most relevant to their industry, application or
product preference.
"We re-created the entire site from the ground up
based on our customer's input," FARO President and
Co-CEO Jay Freeland said. "We sell several different
products to a number of different industries, to companies
of all sizes worldwide, so the goal wasn't just to make the
site look different, but rather to be so intuitive to use
that any potential customer could visit our site and
quickly discover how our technology can address his or her
problem."
For example, a nuclear reactor quality manager who
wants to reduce inspection time can now visit faro.com and
select "Power Generation" in the Industry
category, or simply go to "Inspection" in the
Applications category. He will see examples - ranging from
videos and case application stories, to technical
specification sheets and white papers - of how FARO's
technology can be used to help improve and streamline the
respective process.
In addition to enhanced usability, other site
improvements include:
* Extensive industry listings, including everything
from automotive and aerospace to plant, process, piping and
forensics
* Faster turnaround on quotes and information requests
* More frequent information updates
* More region-relevant content, including new exclusive
sites for Poland and the Netherlands, bringing the total
number of language specific sites to 11
* Expanded country listing; more than 17 represented
* Improved readability for Asian languages
* A special Promotions page for regional sales
incentives
* Content optimized based on user habits
"In the same way that FARO offers a total
measurement solution from initial design to final analysis,
faro.com offers the total information solution," said
FARO's Asia-Pacific Marketing Director James Needham, whose
team spearheaded the new website design. "The
educational approach helps our customers match the right
tool for the job."
For more information visit the all-new
http://www.faro.com .
About FARO
With approximately 12,500 installations and 5,500
customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO)
and its international subsidiaries design, develop, and
market software and portable, computerized measurement
devices. The Company's products allow manufacturers to
perform 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop
floor. This helps eliminate manufacturing errors, and
thereby increases productivity and profitability for a
variety of industries in FARO's worldwide customer base.
Principal products include the Platinum, Titanium,
Advantage, and Digital Template FaroArms; the FARO Gage,
Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE; the FARO Laser ScanArm; the FARO
Laser Tracker X and Xi; the FARO Laser Scanner LS; and the
CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting
software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001:2000 certified, and
accredited to ISO-17025 Calibration Laboratory Standard.
For more information, please contact:
Darin Sahler
Global PR Manager
Tel: +1-407-333-9911
Email: Darin.Sahler@faro.com
SOURCE FARO Technologies, Inc.
2007'02.10.Sat
Cadence and SMIC Deliver 90-Nanometer Low-Power Solution For Energy-Efficient Soc
September 06, 2006
Cadence Encounter Timing System Adopted for SMIC's 90-nm Process
SAN JOSE, Calif. and SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 6
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CDNS) and Semiconductor Manufacturing
International Corporation (SMIC) (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK)
today announced the companies have jointly developed the
low-power digital reference flow to support SMIC's advanced
90-nanometer process technology. The reference flow, which
includes support for the Cadence(R) Encounter(R) Timing
System, is now available to address the increasing needs of
designers developing ICs for the computing, consumer,
networking and wireless markets.
The reference flow incorporates the Cadence Encounter
digital IC design platform and Cadence Design for
Manufacturing (DFM) technologies to address nanometer
design challenges such as low power, complex hierarchical
designs, timing and signal integrity (SI) signoff. The
reference flow was developed using SMIC's 90-nanometer
process technology and validated with sample designs.
Cadence is one of the first electronic design automation
company to launch a 90-nanometer RTL-to-GDSII reference
flow with SMIC. New Cadence technologies, such as the
Encounter Timing System, were incorporated into this flow
for static timing analysis (STA) signoff.
"Our collaboration with Cadence helps to drive our
goal of continuing to enable the Chinese as well as global
semiconductor market," said Paul Ouyang, vice
president of Design Services at SMIC. "As a leader in
complex, low-power and digital design solutions, Cadence has
provided its unique technology and expertise to create this
reference flow". Mr. Ouyang continued, "The
90-nanometer SMIC low power reference flow, fuelled by
Encounter Timing System and other advanced digital IC
design technologies from Cadence, along with SMIC's process
technologies, will ensure high levels of quality and
productivity for our customers, and offers a faster,
validated, reduced-risk path to silicon."
The SMIC-Cadence Reference Flow is a complete
RTL-to-GDSII, low-power flow focused on efficient energy
utilization for 90-nanometer system-on-chip (SoCs). It
consists of power awareness throughout all necessary design
steps, including logic synthesis, simulation, design for
test, equivalence checking, silicon virtual prototyping,
physical implementation and complete signoff analysis.
Encounter low-power flow is one of the industry's first
complete low-power solution for the modern energy efficient
SoCs. The design, implementation and verification
technologies are completely integrated to provide the
designers with a big productivity boost. This reference
flow deploys the Cadence Encounter wires-first
continuous-convergence methodology and allows designers to
quickly generate a feasible netlist and virtual prototype
to identify and optimize power, timing, SI and routing
early in the design cycle.
In addition, this flow provides a comprehensive
platform for designers to drive RTL-to-GDSII with emphasis
on fast, accurate and automatic timing, power and SI
closure. It addresses hierarchical block partitioning,
physical timing optimization, 3-D RC extraction, IR drop,
leakage and dynamic power optimization, crosstalk glitch
and delay analysis. This flow enables designers to
architect and optimize advanced designs in a systematic,
predictable way, providing the highest quality of silicon.
"We are pleased to collaborate with SMIC and
launch this reference flow based on its 90-nanometer
process technology," said Mike McAweeney, vice
president of business development of Industry Alliances at
Cadence. "Our engagement with SMIC puts in place
another vital link in our customers' design chain, ensuring
a manufacturing aware design chain from idea to silicon. It
also highlights the growing number of foundries and design
houses in China that rely on the Cadence digital IC design
flow."
The SMIC-Cadence low-power digital reference flow
offers a starting point to create energy-efficient, sub-130
nanometer SoCs. The flow incorporates several innovative
Cadence technologies, including power aware design flow,
Encounter Timing System, Encounter RTL Compiler global
synthesis, SoC Encounter RTL-to-GDSII system, Cadence
extraction technology, VoltageStorm(R) power analysis with
PowerMeter functionality, and CeltIC(R) Nanometer Delay
Calculator (NDC), using the highly accurate effective
current source delay model (ECSM) to reduce time-to-volume
for low-power consumer applications.
Availability
The SMIC and Cadence low-power digital reference flow
kit is available to SMIC customers. SMIC customers may
request the reference flow by contacting SMIC's Design
Services at design_services@smics.com, or please contact
your SMIC account manager.
About SMIC
SMIC (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981) is one of the leading
semiconductor foundries in the world and the largest and
most advanced foundry in Mainland China, providing
integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing service at 0.35mm to
90nm and finer line technologies. Headquartered in
Shanghai, China, SMIC operates three 200mm fabs in Shanghai
and one in Tianjin, and one 300mm fab in Beijing, the first
of its kind in Mainland China. SMIC has customer service
and marketing offices in the U.S., Italy, and Japan as well
as a representative office in Hong Kong. For additional
information, please visit http://www.smics.com .
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic-design innovation and
plays an essential role in the creation of today's
integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence
software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design
and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics,
networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer
systems. Cadence reported 2005 revenues of approximately
$1.3 billion, and has approximately 5,100 employees. The
company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales
offices, design centers, and research facilities around the
world to serve the global electronics industry. More
information about the company, its products, and services
is available at http://www.cadence.com .
Safe Harbor Statements
(Under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995) Certain statements contained in this press
release, such as statements regarding the ongoing
collaboration between SMIC and Cadence, may be viewed as
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors (including without limitation the actual results of
future collaboration between SMIC and Cadence), which may
cause actual events, and/or the actual performance,
financial condition or results of operations of SMIC to be
materially different from any future performance, financial
condition or results of operations implied by such
forward-looking statements. Further information regarding
these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in
the Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
June 29, 2006 and such other documents that SMIC may file
with the SEC or The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
from time to time.
Cadence, the Cadence logo, CeltIC, Encounter, and
VoltageStorm are registered trademarks and Encounter is a
trademark of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Cadence:
Lynda De Vol
Tel: +1-408-944-7226
Email: lyndav@cadence.com
SMIC Shanghai:
Reiko Chang
SMIC Public Relations Department
Tel: +86-21-5080-2000 x10544
Email: PR@smics.com
SMIC Hong Kong:
Mei Fung Hoo
Tel: +852-2537-8480
Email: MeiFung_Hoo@smics.com
SOURCE Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation
2007'02.10.Sat
Amlodipine Based Regimen to Lower Blood Pressure, Reduces the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes in Hypertensive Patients by More Than a Third
September 06, 2006
-- Issued on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Anglo-Scandinavian
Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT)
Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT)
BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A
hypertension regimen based on the calcium channel blocker
amlodipine has been shown to reduce the risk of new-onset
diabetes by 34 percent in people with high blood pressure,
compared with a widely used beta-blocker-based
antihypertensive regimen, according to findings from the
largest study of hypertensive patients ever conducted in
Europe (nearly 20,000 patients). The results were presented
today at the World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona.
The Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT)
compared the regimen of the beta-blocker atenolol plus or
minus the diuretic bendroflumethiazide or the regimen of
the calcium-channel blocker, amlodipine plus or minus the
angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor perindopril
for control of hypertension. 19,257 patients who enrolled
in the study, 14,120 did not have diabetes at the outset
and 1,366 of these patients developed diabetes over the
study period: 567 (8%) in the amlodipine arm and 799
(11.4%) in the atenolol arm.
"One of the most important risk factors for
developing new-onset diabetes was being allocated to the
beta-blocker plus or minus diuretic treatment
strategy," Dr Ajay Gupta of the International Centre
for Circulatory Health, Imperial College London, UK, said.
"Patients allocated to the more modern blood
pressure-lowering strategy -- amlodipine plus or minus
perindopril -- were 34 percent less likely to develop
diabetes. This is important as diabetes significantly
increases the risk of myocardial infarctions (heart
attacks) and strokes."
Additionally, the ASCOT study showed that patients who
received the beta-blocker based regimen were at increased
risk of new-onset diabetes irrespective of all other
diabetes risk factors, e.g. increased weight, blood glucose
at study entry and initial blood pressure level.
Commenting on the results, Professor Neil Poulter, a
member of the Executive Committee of the ASCOT study, said:
"These findings have critically important implications
for many thousands of people. Hypertension already
increases the risk of diabetes 2-3 times. Now we know that
the commonly used combination of a beta-blocker plus or
minus diuretic significantly increases the risk compared
with a new combination, amlodipine plus or minus
perindopril. Physicians should think carefully before using
the beta-blocker based strategy to treat
hypertension."
Results of the five-year ASCOT trial showed that
patients on the amlodipine based regimen experienced an 11
percent reduction in total mortality, a 23 percent
reduction in fatal and non-fatal strokes and a 24 percent
reduction in cardiovascular death, compared with patients
taking the beta-blocker-based regimen. In addition, they
had a 10 percent reduction in the primary endpoint of fatal
coronary heart disease and non-fatal heart attack, which did
not reach statistical significance as the study was halted
early due to the mortality benefit associated with the
amlodipine based regimen.
A number of independent organisations, such as the UK
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
(NICE), working with the British Hypertension Society, have
recommended that beta-blockers should no longer be the
preferred initial therapy for hypertension, and that a
calcium-channel-blocker or thiazide-type diuretic should be
the first choice for initial therapy in hypertensive
patients ages 55 or over, or in black patients of any age.
If therapy is initiated with a beta-blocker and a second
drug is required, a calcium-channel-blocker should be added
rather than a thiazide-type diuretic to reduce the patient's
risk of developing diabetes.(3)
"This data highlights the additional risk of new
onset diabetes with a beta-blocker plus or minus diuretic
and provides support for this recommendation,"
Professor Poulter said.
References
Gupta AK on behalf of the ASCOT investigators.
Determinants of new onset diabetes using hypertension
patients questioned in the ASCOT-BPLA Trial, World Congress
of Cardiology, Barcelona, 6th September 2006.
Dahlof B, Sever PS, Poulter NR, Wedel H et al.
Prevention of cardiovascular events with an
antihypertensive regimen of amlodipine adding perindopril
as required versus atenolol adding bendroflumethiazide as
required, in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes
Trial-Blood Pressure Lowering Arm (ASCOT-BPLA): A
multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet.
2005;366:895-906.
3. NICE Clinical Guideline 34. Hypertension: Management
of hypertension in adults in primary care, June 2006.
Note to Editors
Funded by Pfizer, ASCOT was an investigator-led trial
coordinated by an independent steering committee. The study
began in 1998 and enrolled more than 19,000 patients in the
United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland,
and Iceland. In November 2004, the ASCOT steering committee
endorsed the recommendation of the Data and Safety
Monitoring Board to stop the trial early due to benefits
including mortality, demonstrated in patients who received
the calcium-channel-blocker-based regimen.
In ASCOT, all patients had hypertension and at least
three pre-specified cardiovascular risk factors such as
being greater than or equal to 55 years old, a smoker and
having a family history of coronary events. The aim of the
ASCOT trial was to test the hypothesis that
calcium-channel-blocker-based antihypertensive treatment
regimen is more effective than a beta-blocker-based
antihypertensive regimen in the primary prevention of
coronary heart disease. The average length of treatment was
about 5.5 years.
The early cessation of the study because of the
benefits of the amlodipine plus or minus perindopril
regimen in the secondary endpoint of all cause mortality
meant that there was not enough statistical power for the
primary endpoint (non-fatal MI + fatal CHD) to reach
statistical significance, although there was a
non-significant 10 percent reduction in favour of the
amlodipine plus or minus perindopril strategy. The
secondary endpoint included all-cause mortality,
cardiovascular mortality, fatal and non-fatal stroke, and
total coronary events and procedures all of which were
significantly reduced by the use of the newer regimen. New
onset diabetes was a prespecified tertiary end point.
Norvasc (amlodipine besylate) is indicated for high
blood pressure and angina. In clinical trials, the most
common side-effects for Norvasc versus placebo were edema
(8.3% vs 2.4%), headache (7.3% vs 7.8%), fatigue (4.5% vs
2.8%), and dizziness (3.2% vs 3.4%).
For more information, please contact:
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SOURCE Pfizer
2007'02.10.Sat
WuXi PharmaTech Aids BASF Crop Protection Discover Research
September 06, 2006
SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi
PharmaTech, a leading provider of pharmaceutical R&D
services in China, announced today that the extensive
synthesis cooperation with BASF's central research units at
Ludwigshafen and Limburgerhof has been very successful, and
the number of chemists dedicated to BASF projects are now
doubled.
(Logo:
http://www.pharmatechs.com/newsmore.asp?newsid=88 )
WuXi PharmaTech helps the Agricultural Products
division of BASF to synthesize chemical compounds that are
needed in the wide-ranging quest for new active
ingredients. These new compounds will eventually lead to
innovative products and processes including new crop
protection active ingredients.
Cooperation with partners throughout the world is an
important aspect of the research strategy of BASF and BASF
spends nearly Euro 100 million a year on more than 1,300
collaboration projects. According to Dr. Peter Eckes,
Senior Vice President of Agricultural Products and
Development, Global Crop-protection Research is the first
unit of BASF to work together with a Chinese company.
"Cooperation with external partners makes a
valuable contribution to the efficient organization of our
research processes," said Dr. Alfred Hackenberger,
President Specialty Chemicals Research "We enhance
flexibility and can thus achieve even more with our
research budget, for example by channelling more substances
into screening in a shorter period of time. That is an
important success factor because only a few of those
substances turn out to be successful crop-protection active
ingredients."
All external BASF partners are extensively scrutinized
to make sure that no knowledge leaks out and that no
potentially new active ingredients are jeopardized. Success
factors in cooperation are unconditional reliability and
open communication. Naturally, product quality and
synthesis competence are evaluated because the BASF
researchers have to be able to depend upon the partner in
difficult situations to try everything they would also have
attempted to achieve results.
"We are very pleased and honoured to be selected
by BASF as its collaboration partner," said Dr. Ge Li,
Chairman and CEO of WuXi PharmaTech, "This demonstrates
our superior R&D service capability and capacity have
been well recognized by our clients. We will continue
improving our service quality and help our partners achieve
their business goals sooner and more cost
effectively."
About BASF
As the world's leading chemical company, BASF's
portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance
products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude
oil and natural gas. BASF's intelligent system solutions and
high-value products help its customers to be more
successful. BASF develops new technologies and uses them to
open up additional market opportunities. It combines
economic success with environmental protection and social
responsibility, thus contributing to a better future. In
2005, BASF had approximately 94,000 employees and posted
sales of more than Euro 42.7 billion. BASF shares are
traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London
(BFA), New York (BF), and Zurich (AN). Further information
on BASF is available on the Internet at http://www.basf.com
.
For more information, please contact:
Sherry Shao
Tel: +86-21-5046-4002
Email: pr@pharmatechs.com
SOURCE WuXi PharmaTech Co., Ltd.
2007'02.10.Sat
Kennametal Lands in TEDA
September 06, 2006
TIANJIN, China, Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Kennametal (China) Co., Ltd. recently landed in the Western
Zone of TEDA.
About Kennametal Inc.
Kennametal Inc., established in 1938 and headquartered
in Pennsylvania, is the world second largest carbide
inserts manufacturer. Its global sales reached USD2.3
billion in 2005. Kennametal (China) Co., Ltd. is its solely
owned subsidiary in Tianjin, occupying a land area of 80,000
m2 and involving an investment of USD70 million in total;
USD31 million is invested in the first phase to build a
plant covering an area of 23,000m2 that produces carbide
inserts, drills and wear parts. Now, most of the products
are exported to the Asia-Pacific Region and other parts of
the world for use in the machinary processing, automotive,
aerospace, mining and other industries.
Carlos M. Cardoso, Markos I. Tambakeras, President and
CEO of Kennametal Inc. from the U.S. notes that it's easy
for him to understand why the TEDA is recognized as one of
the best investment and industrial parks in China every
time he comes to Tianjin. "We are proud that from now
on, Kennametal formally becomes part of this dynamic area
and our business will step into the most vigorous period in
our history. We will focus investments on infrastructure and
quality materials as well as the talents who are capable of
providing the world-class engineering technologies.
Kennametal will bring its latest technology and experience,
engineering products and advanced materials to the
Asia-Pacific Region via its Tianjin plant."
For more information, please contact:
Ding Lei
Tel: +86-22-2520-1576
Xu Hui
Tel: +86-22-2520-1118
SOURCE Tianjin Economic Development Area
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