Jun 20--PRNewswire/AsiaNetVISUAL VP... SEATTLE: Getty Images Inc, visual content provider for the world's communications industries, has today named Lewis Blackwell as senior vice president, creative direction.EMERGING MARKET TARGETED... TOKYO: Internet Initiative Japan Inc today announced an upgrade of its original router, SEIL T1, "to help (support) the launch of emerging IPv6 market."INTERNET VIRUS BOOSTER... TOKYO: Japan's Internet services have just been given a booster shot, with the launch of a new email-scanning virus detection and removal platform, Internet Initiative Japan Inc said today. EUROPEAN NETWORK EXPANDS... BROOMFIELD: Open storage network provider, McDATA Corporation, has opened an office in Zurich, Switzerland, to enlarge its European market participation, according to a company news release.FOOD MEETS STANDARDS SAYS PRODUCER... HONG KONG: A spokesman from global food manufacturer, Lee Kum Kee, today reassured consumers that its products comply with the food standards of their respective markets, in response to a UK regulatory body's recent findings. PSYSCHIATRISTS' THINK DIFFERENTLY... ADVANCE: The occasion of the European Think Tank will allow a panel of leading psychiatrists to bring 2-COM, a two-way clinical communication tool check-listing patients' condition, before 700 colleagues, to advocate its benefits in treating schizophrenia, according to a news release distributed today.STOCK EXCHANGE SHIFT... HONG KONG: Asia Global Crossing has today released its new New York Stock Exchange trading symbol, "AZ", ahead of its changeover from the Nasdaq Stock Market. NIGHTMARE TURNS DREAM FOR GAMES COMPANY... PARIS: Infogrames Entertainment's latest video-game distribution, "Alone in the Dark: the New Nightmare", is Europe's top-selling game on Playstation, the game's developer, Darkworks S.A announced today. FINANCIERS LIVEN UP... HONG KONG: Financial institutions now have the opportunity to get live streamed business video content, delivered via subscription to their desktop PC's 24/7, thanks to internet service provider, SpeedCast Ltd's, latest broadband multimedia release, BizTV, the company said today. TYPHOON-PROOF RIG... BEIJING: Oil and gas explorer, CNOOC Ltd, today said that it has successfully floated its typhoon-proof, first-of-its-kind, Chinese oil production, storage and offloading facility, the Nanhai Endeavor.INTERNET TRAVEL J-V... HONG KONG: hongkong.com has teamed in a joint-venture with the South East Travel Service Co, under the banner, Travio Global Inc, to deliver synergistic online and offline travel products and services, the company said today in a press release.NEW SCOPE FOR INTERNET... TOKYO: Project-based consulting and network integration would be business services accessible over Internet Initiative Japan's next-generation Internet protocol, the Ipv6, a company news release has declared.AGM CLEARS DECK... HONG KONG: Today's AGM for Jilin City Chemical Industrial Company has settled miscellaneous company business, including 2001's profit distribution plan and working reports, directors' remuneration, and last year's audited financial statements, the company has announced. (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).