AsiaNet Daily Summary – Press Releases for Wednesday, August 1

SYDNEY, Aug 1/AsiaNet/ –

RESEARCH FACILITY…
BANGALORE: Brocade, the leader in networked storage
solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their
information, has announced that it has opened a world-class
research and development facility in Bangalore.
http://www.brocade.com

AERCAP OFFERING…
NEW YORK: AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced that companies
controlled by funds and accounts affiliated with Cerberus
Capital Management, L.P., its selling shareholders, had priced
an offering of 20,000,000 ordinary shares at $25.90 per
share.
http://www.aercap.com

FISHING CLEARPOINT…
VIRGIN GORDA: ClearPoint is helping sport fishermen find
today’s catch faster by charting a course based on accurate sea
temperatures, bathymetry, altimetry and advanced chlorophyll
readings in the world’s most popular fishing locations.
http://www.clearpointweather.com
http://bvibillfishtournament.com

Q2 RESULTS…
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce’s financial
performance in the second quarter of 2007 (2Q07) continued to
show several new records.
http://www.cvrd.com.br /

PEPSI GOALS…
PURCHASE: PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and
beverage companies operating in more than 200 countries, was
among several businesses to support the Declaration launched on
Tuesday at the United Nations calling for the achievement of
the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
http://www.pepsico.com

POINT TO POINT…
BOULDER: Cellport Systems, creators of worldwide patents
which connect wireless phones to home, office, hand-held and
automotive environments, has announced it has granted US
Telematics licenses to Point To Point Technology USA Inc.
http://www.cellport.com

NEW TRUCKS…
NEW HAVEN: General Purpose Vehicles, Inc. a CMI-Schneible
Group Company, headquartered in New Haven, Michigan announced
on Tuesday the introduction and initial commercial production
of a new line of fire truck and rescue vehicles.
http://www.gpv.com
http://www.thecmischneiblegroup.com/

OI SOLUTIONS…
MOUNTAIN VIEW: Ditech Networks, Inc., a leader in the
development of voice processing systems for communications
networks, has announced that Oi deployed Ditech solutions to
ensure voice quality for users of its mobile phone network
during the recent 2007 Pan American Games in Rio De Janeiro,
Brazil.
http://www.ditechnetworks.com

TRAVELCLICK SELECTED…
CHICAGO: TravelCLICK, Inc., the leading provider of
emarketing solutions for the hotel industry, announced on
Tuesday that Voyages Hotels & Resorts, one of Australia’s
leading hotel companies, has selected TravelCLICK for its
central reservations and Internet distribution solutions for
select properties throughout Australia.
http://www.travelclick.net

WIMAX LAUNCH…
PLANO: SyChip, Inc., a leader in Radio Frequency Chip Scale
Modules and a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., has
announced the launch of its first mobile WiMAX chip scale
module.
http://www.sychip.com

FANNIE MAE…
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$60
million on August 10, 2007 at a redemption price equal to 100
percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued
interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com

SOLO DIRECT…
RICHARDSON: Solo Direct Connect has announced it has
selected Navini to provide Mobile WiMAX to over 350,000
residents in the Quad Cities area.
http://www.navini.com
http://www.soloconnect.com

BRISBANE ELEVATORS…
FARMINGTON: Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United
Technologies Corp., was awarded a contract to supply and
install 17 elevators and escalators at 400 George Street, a
150-meter-tall (492 feet) office building in Brisbane’s central
business district in Queensland, Australia.
http://www.otis.com

NEUREN ACQUIRES…
SYDNEY: Neuren Pharmaceuticals has announced that it will
acquire Hamilton Pharmaceuticals in a transaction that will
provide Neuren a late stage compound with proven human efficacy
and add three leading life science investors as shareholders in
Neuren.
http://www.neurenpharma.com

AOZORA RESULTS…
TOKYO: Aozora Bank, Ltd., a leading Japanese commercial
bank, has reported financial results for the three months ended
June 30, 2007.
http://www.aozorabank.co.jp/en/company/

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