Asia PR News

MONTREAL, July 28 /CNW-AsiaNet/ –

Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) announced today that its Kitimat, British
Columbia smelter’s hourly workers have ratified a new three-year labour
agreement with the Company. Members of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local
2301 voted in favour (more…)

OAK BROOK, Ill. & GLENDALE, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

DreamWorks Animation SKG and McDonald’s Corporation today announced a
two-year worldwide marketing and promotional relationship. The first film
associated with the tie-in will be Shrek 3, slated for release (more…)

LAKE FOREST, Ill., July 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

- Construction Equipment Profit Improvement Continues
- CNH Capital Continues Strong Performance
- Agricultural Equipment Market in Latin America Deteriorates
- Materials Costs and Supply Issues Constrain Results (more…)

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., July 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Inductis announced the appointment of David Sokal as Principal. His
joining, based out of New York, coincides with the global consulting and
analytics firm’s fifth anniversary and will strengthen senior consulting
leadership (more…)

FREMONT, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Company Announces Management Additions and Board Changes

ActivCard Corp. (Nasdaq: ACTI) today announced that it has signed an
agreement to acquire Protocom Development Systems Pty. Ltd. Under the terms of
the agreement, (more…)

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Komag, Incorporated (Nasdaq: KOMG), a leading independent supplier of
thin-film media for disk drives, today announced second quarter of 2005 revenue
of $172.7 million, net income of $29.9 million, diluted earnings per share of (more…)

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Breathe Right(R) Nasal Strips Offer Women Drug-Free Relief in the Delivery
Room

From Lamaze classes to epidurals, expectant mothers will do almost anything
to ease the pain during (more…)

GENEVA, July 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

In June 2005 the Ecma General Assembly approved the third edition of the
standards for C# and CLI. With the first edition of the standards in 2002 and
their adoption by ISO/IEC in 2003, the industry was given powerful tools to
enable (more…)

LUXEMBOURG, July 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Second quarter 2005 highlights:

- Operating income more than tripled, to 22.4 million euros.
- Strong revenue growth in all core businesses: up 12.2%
year-on-year, even in comparison to robust sales in the quarter (more…)

SYDNEY, July 27 /AsiaNet/ –

NZ PUNTERS…
SYDNEY: Centrebet’s Kiwi punters are betting on Labour’s
student loans policy being an election winner. The election
bookmaker’s odds on Labour providing the prime minister
following the September 17 election have fallen from 1.90
(10-11) (more…)