March 30/PRNewswire-AsiaNet HOSTING AND BANDWITH ROLL-OUT…………….. TAIPEI: iAsiaWorks, the Asia-Pacific hosting services provider, and Adecco SA, the world's largest personnel services provider, have signed a 3-year, multi-country contract to provide hosting and bandwith across Asia, the two companies said today.MASTER SERVICES DEAL…………… DETROIT: Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, the management and IT consulting firm, today announced that it has signed a master services deal for strategic consulting, systems design and integration, with Covisint, provider of collaborative product development for the automotive sector.STRATEGIC ALLIANCE……………… CHARLOTTE: The BF Goodrich Company, the aerospace components supplier, and SIA Engineering Company, have formed a strategic alliance to repair and upgrade aircraft nacelles, thrust reversers and pylons.2000 RESULTS…… HONG KONG: Jilin Chemical Industrial Company today released its audited results for the year ended December 31, posting 2000 turnover at RMB 13.4 billion -up 27 per cent from 1999.CONFERENCE CALL……………. WALNUT CREEK: Homestake Mining Company will release its 2001 first quarter earnings via a conference call on April 30, the company said today.SHANGHAI OFFICE…………. PORTLAND: Electro Scientific Industries, the electronics manufacturer and designer, will establish an office in Shanghai, China, according to a press release distributed today.CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf Company said today that Per-Ulrik Johansson has joined the company's team of staff professionals, signing a long-term endorsement contract.JAPAN'S E-STRATEGY………….. TOKYO: The Japanese Government announced today that its "e-Japan Priority Policy Program" - a key plank of its overall e-Japan Strategy, has been enacted and should situate the country at the forefront of the IT field within five years.KOREAN CERAMICS………….. TOKYO: The Korean province of Kyonggi, the homeland of the Korean ceramic tradition, will play host to this year's World Ceramic Exposition from August 10 to October 28.PRICE REVISION…………….. TOKYO: Crosswave Communications Inc. today revised the prices of its Wide Ethernet Platform Service in response to customer feedback. (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).