Newstream.com Digest: Study Reaffirms Safety of Acetaminophen, Motorola Moves to Accelerate Adoption of Next-Generation Wireless, and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists
NEW YORK--Oct. 8, 2001--Results of a study published in the American Medical Association's Archives of Internal Medicine show repeated use of the maximum recommended daily dose of acetaminophen, the medicine in Tylenol(R), is not associated with evidence of liver (hepatic) injury -- even in high-risk patients. Get video here.
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Motorola Moves to Accelerate Adoption of Next-Generation Wireless
The wireless phone: It used to seem like something of a miracle, didn't it? But today it's an indispensable tool for hundreds of millions of users. Having grown accustomed to mobile voice communications, cellular phone devotees now want more from their handsets: access to e-mail, text messaging, data, weather and stock quotes, and even interactive services.
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Vivendi Environnement Replaces FDNY Rescue Vehicle
Vivendi Environnement donated a rescue vehicle to the New York Fire Department as part of the company's New York Stock Exchange listing. The new "pumper unit" will replace one of the rescue vehicles lost during the events of September 11 at the World Trade Center.
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Hill Holliday Chairman and CEO Jack Connors Jr. Joins Navic
Networks' Board of Directors
Navic Networks, a technology service provider offering cable and satellite operators comprehensive services to enhance settop data connectivity, has announced the addition of Jack Connors Jr., founding partner, chairman, and chief executive officer of Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc., to its board of directors.
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Dean E. Taylor Promoted to President of Tidewater
Tidewater announced October 8 that Dean E. Taylor, age 53, has been promoted to President of the Company. He has also been appointed to the Tidewater Board of Directors. Dean was previously Executive Vice President with operating responsibilities for Latin America, West Africa and the North Sea. He replaces William C. O'Malley, age 64, who retains the positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
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TSMC Appoints Sheldon Wu to Liaison Office in Mainland China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced its appointment of Sheldon Wu, vice president of business management for TSMC North America, to the new position of chief representative and general manager of the Shanghai Liaison Office of TSMC. Reporting directly to TSMC deputy chief executive officer Dr. FC Tseng, Dr. Wu will be responsible for exploring business relationships with potential vendors and suppliers to the foundry industry in Mainland China.
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Liberty Productions Auto Shows Names AutomotiveWire Official News
Distribution Service
AutomotiveWire, the automotive news division of Business Wire, has been named the official news distribution service of Liberty Productions Auto Shows, including the California International Auto Show, Oct. 10-14 in Anaheim, Calif. Media days are Oct. 9-10.
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