May 9/PRNewswire-AsiaNetGLOBAL ONE EXPANDS CLIENT BASE... HONG KONG: Global One, the e-business solutions provider, today said that eight new major Asia-Pacific enterprises have engaged the company's Global IP VPN service. JAPANESE PATENTS APPROVED... VALENCIA: Air Packaging Technologies Inc, manufacturers of air cushion packaging, today announced that its myriad patent applications have been approved by the Japanese Patent Office.DRUG PRESENTATION WEBCAST... CAMBRIDGE: Millenium Pharmaceuticals Inc today said it would webcast its presentation to the Deutsche Banc Alex Brown Health Care Conference on May 8.PEDIATRIC VACCINE ALLIANCE... EMERYVILLE: Chiron Corp today announced its collaboration with Rhein Biotech NV to manufacture and market combination pediatric vaccines through international organisations in developing countries.INVESTOR CONFERENCE WEBCAST... HAMILTON: W.P Stewart today invited interested parties to participate in its investor conference on Thursday 10 May.SOFTWARE LICENSE DEAL... PITTSBURGH: Ansoft Corporation and Agilent Technologies Inc have signed a deal whereby Agilent will license its High Frequency Structure Simulator software product line to Ansoft. (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).