AsiaNet Daily Summary - Press Releases for Friday, May 9, 2008
Asianet Press Release -- Fri 9 May 2008 16:28:14
SYDNEY--9 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SOLES4SOULS MYANMAR...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Soles4Souls, the international
worldwide, announced they have sent 25,000 pairs of shoes to
the victims of the recent cyclone in Myanmar, also known as
Burma.
www.giveshoes.org
MEDICAL TEAMS...
PORTLAND, Oregon - Nearly a week after Myanmar's horrific
cyclone, Medical Teams International staff are on standby in
Jakarta today, ready to enter the country once visas are
approved.
www.medicalteams.org
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae today priced US$2.25 billion, or 82
million shares, of a new offering of its common stock at
US$27.50 per share. The company also announced it priced
US$2.25 billion, or 45 million shares, of 8.75 per cent
Non-Cumulative Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series
2008-1.
www.fanniemae.com
LUTHERAN RELIEF...
BALTIMORE - Lutheran World Relief is supplying desperately
needed emergency aid to Myanmar (Burma) in the wake of the
devastating cyclone that struck there over the weekend.
www.lwr.org
SILVERADO GOLD...
VANCOUVER - Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. will be featured
TONIGHT on The History Channel, May 8, 2008, in their new TV
series 'Tougher in Alaska'. The episode is entitled 'Gold
Mining'.
www.silverado.com
SUPERMICRO REVENUE...
SAN JOSE, California - Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader
in application-optimized, high performance server solutions,
today announced that the company has surpassed the US$2 billion
milestone in cumulative sales revenue since it was founded in
1993.
www.supermicro.com
DAVID BECKHAM...
LOS ANGELES - Soccer superstar David Beckham was on location
in Los Angeles recently, shooting print and TV ads for a new
Sharpie ad campaign that will have Beckham fans and TV insiders
taking notice.
www.sharpie.com
VOLCANO CORP...
SAN DIEGO and BRUSSELS - Volcano Corporation, a leading
manufacturer and developer of intravascular ultrasound,
functional measurement and Optical Coherence Tomography
products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of
coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today the
first human procedure using the Volcano OCT Imaging catheter.
www.volcanocorp.com
FXDD APPLICATION...
NEW YORK - FXDD, a global leader in online foreign exchange
trading, today announced its applications for becoming a
National Futures Association member and for registration as a
Futures Commission Merchant with the CFTC are pending
approval.
www.fxdd.com
www.nfa.futures.org
WORKFORCE MOTHERS...
LOS ANGELES - Despite great strides made in the global
workplace, more than three-quarters of executives indicate that
it is difficult for mothers re-entering the workforce today,
according to the latest Executive Quiz from Korn/Ferry
International, a premier global provider of talent management
solutions.
www.kornferry.com
NTT AWARD...
TOKYO - NTT Communications today announced that its global
data network services have won the Platinum Award for ranking
highest in terms of overall customer satisfaction in the latest
"Voice of the Customer: Global Data VPN" report issued on April
24, 2008 Telemark Services of the United Kingdom.
www.ntt.com/index-e.html
YAMAHA LAWSUIT...
TOKYO - Yamaha Corporation has announced that the Company
secured a favorable ruling and settlement in its copyright
infringement lawsuit in China.
www.global.yamaha.com
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