March 14/RNewswire-AsiaNet E-BUSINESS ALLIANCE………… HONG KONG: B2B commerce player, Ariba Inc, and NetCe1360, an Asian e-Business provider, will partner to offer a complete suite of e-Business software and services throughout Asia, the companies said today. CHIPS FOR INTEL……. TAIPEI: Silicon Integrated Systems, logic and graphics chip suppliers, said today it is the first to market and mass produce two chipsets that support Intel's next generation Tualatin system. TELCO DEAL…….. HONG KONG: Cisco Systems Inc, global Internet networker, and New World Telephone Ltd, a broadband carrier and telecommunications service provider, today closed a deal to collaborate on providing their next range of products to Hong Kong. DATA ANYWHERE, ANYTIME………… LONDON: A wireless data services innovation developed by AT&T's and BT's joint-venture, Concert, will mean subscribers can now access data networks directly from their GPRS handset in a foreign country -- just as if they were using their home network, according to a press release circulated today. TARMAC RESIDENCES? FRANKFURT: Fraport AG, Frankfurt Airport's owner-managers, will showcase the airport's achievements in real estate, at Europe's MIPIM 2001, an industry exhibition, the company announced today. SATISFYING RETURNS……… MAINZ: LRP Group's Board Chairman, Klaus G. Adam today reported a 23% net income increase for the company for the 2000 financial year, with equity returns of 21.7%, saying he was satisfied with the gains considering the recent turbulence of European financial and banking markets. LRP SEEKS PRIVATE INVESTORS…. TOKYO: In a second press release, LRP Group, declared its interest in courting Japanese private investors on top of their institutional counterparts, spearheading its strategy with a Japanese-language web site. CARDIOVASCULAR TRIALS….. INGELHEIM: Boehringer Ingelheim today said it would hold an ambitious clinical trial involving 28,000 patients in 700 locations, to study the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. NEW E-BUSINESS PRODUCTS…… DALLAS: iVB Network Solutions, today introduced its new Omvia range of products that enable network service providers and private branding enterprises to offer subscribers premium, customised e-business services. NEW OFFICE………. RESTON: Comsearch, an engineering services provider, today said it would open a new office in Sydney to spearheard its expansion into Southeast Asia. TESTS COMPLETE………… BOTHELL: In a mutual statement delivered today, Vixel Corporation and LSI Logic Storage Systems Inc, said product testing on Vixel switches in LSI Logic's logo program has been completed successfully. SMALLEST CURSOR…… PORTLAND: InControl Solutions today launched a cursor control device - the world's smallest - that allows users to scroll and point using a fingertip. EXECUTIVE RESTRUCTURE….. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: Quintiles Transnational Corporation today announced the appointments of Pamela Kirby to CEO, and Dennis Gillings to Chairman, in a restructure of the executive. PATENT DEAL…… CAMBRIDGE: Millenium Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Protein Design Labs Inc (PDL), today announced a deal which will give Millenium rights to obtain commercial licenses for multiple humanised antibodies under PDL's patent. NEW GENE PRODUCTS… ANN ARBOR: Genomics Solutions Inc, global technology supplier for genomic and proteomic research, today launched two microarray products - GeneMap and Rat Clone. FAIRWAY SUCCESS………. CARLSBAD: The weekend spelt success on the fairway for Callaway Golf Company, as two of its pro's, Annika Sorenstam and Jim Colbert, won their respective titles using the company's "Rule 35" ball, according to a press release distributed today. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated press releases for worldwide clients. Contact: www.asianet.com.au for full-text versions).ASIANET