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...MORE THAN CIPRO Despite public perception that Cipro is the ultimate-and only-treatment for anthrax, other antibiotics work equally well against the bacteria. Bayer, Cipro's maker, is simply the only company to conduct the additional testing (on animals) required to make the claim on its label. Last week the FDA fast-tracked approval for penicillin and doxycycline as well...
...goods last year. But many companies hope to make fresh inroads because duties on industrial and agricultural goods will disappear over the next decade. U.S. wheat and barley growers and telecommunication and pharmaceutical companies are expected to benefit, as are small firms such as Quigley of Doylestown, Pa., maker of Cold-Eeze lozenges; like many companies, it has sought contacts in Jordan but conducted no business there yet. U.S. workers might also benefit as some American companies that manufacture goods for export to the Middle East shift their plants from Europe back home to take advantage of the agreement...
...sanctions had prohibited the sale of military-related goods and the extension of loans or credit for reasons other than food or humanitarian needs. U.S. makers of engines, engine parts and electronic devices saw their exports to India fall from $297 million in 1997 to $97 million a year later. Similarly, exporters of construction, transportation and mining equipment experienced a drop in exports to Pakistan from $129 million to $38 million. "It'll take six months to be able to reinitiate contact with the agencies" that were under sanction, says Frank Folmsbee, sales and export manager for Aries Electronics...
...stock price has taken a hit in the last year, but Nokia under Ollila's leadership remains far and away the number one handset maker in the world. And while some have turned skeptical about the promise of mobile data, Nokia is forging ahead. In late September it began shipping the first of its next-generation phones, based on the GPRS standard...
...Finnish phone maker is concentrating on developing the software, known as middleware, that will enable this type of enriched content to be delivered to consumers and businesses. Though its competitor in this realm is Microsoft, Ollila is confident Nokia is better positioned to know what mobile users want. Nokia's first 3G mobile terminals - phones with high-speed Internet connections - are expected to start shipping in the third quarter of next year...