Acer net rose 41% in quarter: share sales help buoy PC vendor's results; laptop recall in U.S

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First-quarter net profit for Taiwan computer company Acer Inc. increased by 41% to $170.5 mil, driven in part by the selling of shares it holds in other firms. However, faulty lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Sony Corp. caused Acer to voluntarily recall 27,000 laptop computers.

United States, Electronic computers, Product standards, safety, & recalls, Sales, profits & dividends, Facilities & equipment, Household audio and video equipment, Primary Battery Manufacturing, Primary batteries, dry and wet, Lithium Dry Cell Batteries, Computer industry, Japan, Product defects and recalls, Microcomputer industry, Equipment and supplies, Consumer electronics industry, Company sales and earnings, Sony Corp., Company earnings/profit, SNE, Laptop computers, Laptop/portable computer, Notebook computers, Lithium cells, Lithium batteries, Acer Inc.

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Generics challenge Roche's Tamiflu claims

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An avian influenza vaccine, Tamiflu, has been reproduced by Cipla Ltd. of India quickly and easily, contrary to reports by Roche Holding Ltd. that it would take years to copy the medication as a generic. Reports of easy vaccine production ease fears of an avian flu pandemic.

Taiwan, Product development, Product information, Switzerland, Pharmaceutical preparations, Public affairs, India, Pharmaceutical industry, Reports, Influenza vaccines, Public relations, Roche Holding Ltd., Company public relations, Cipla Ltd.

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