Jun 27--PRNewswire/AsiaNetSUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RULING... TOKYO: Japan's Supreme Court yesterday dismissed claims from Mr Junko Nobuhiro concerning the sexual assault of his wife by Soka Gakkai's honorary president, Mr Daisaku Ikeda, with a company spokesperson saying "(the) allegations naturally caused a huge amount of damage to the reputation of Mr. Ikeda and the Soka Gakkai. This ruling brings to an end five years of struggle to clear his name." NEW GREATER CHINA OUTPOST... KUALA LUMPUR: IBM today announced the opening of its advanced e-Business hosting centre in Hong Kong, consolidating its position in the Greater China region.MEDIA GIANT RE-BRANDS... NEW YORK: PR Newswire today launched its new corporate logo symbolizing its achievements as an innovative global communications force and its new role as a major component of parent company United Business Media plc.GLOBAL AIRCRAFT DEAL... PARIS: A global aircraft deal for research and development has been struck between Onera and Dassault Aviation, the companies announced today.NATURAL THERAPY DEAL FOR ASTHMA... WINSTON-SALEM: Developer of natural therapeutics for chronic disease, Pilot Therapeutics Inc and Quintiles Transnational Corporation, have jointly announced that they will team to deliver a clinically-validated, natural therapy product for asthma sufferers.EUROPEAN VENTURE CAPITAL... SUNNYVALE: European venture capitalists have injected DigiLens Inc, the optical components developer for the telecommunications sector, with $14.5 million to acquire new capital equipment, the company said today.RATIO CHANGE ANNOUNCED... TOKYO: Internet antivirus company, Trend Micro Inc, today announced a ratio change of its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program, to one share of common stock per one American Depositary Share (ADS). AWARD-WINNING SOFTWARE OFFERED... SAN FRANSCISO: Intermost Corporation's latest swag of software supply chain management tools, recipients of an IBM-sponsored Outstanding E-Commerce Software Award, were launched today, a company news release said. ENGINEERING SYSTEM ENDORSED... SUNNYVALE: Internet protocol company, P-Cube Inc, today confirmed that its engineering system would inter-operate with Hewlett Packard's HP Internet Usage Manager.SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY NEWS... LEHIGH VALLEY: European and Asian semiconductor manufacturers would benefit from Air Products and Chemicals Inc's four nitrogen trifluoride facilities, which provide a reliable local supply of the world's chamber cleaning specialty gas, the company said today.KOREAN MOBILE MARKET... SEOUL: Mobile/wireless technology provider, Fonix Corporation, has invited the public to witness the unveiling of its latest Korean office at the capital's JW Marriott, with company ceo and president, Thomas A Murdock, saying "we are thrilled to officially launch our presence in the (Korean) market and to display our solutions to the Japanese community."AUTO INDUSTRY... AUCKLAND: The Red Book company, charged with distributing vehicle I.D's and pricing services for New Zealand's automotive, finance and insurance industries, today named Kelli Lawson, Business Development Manager. HONG KONG: Beacon Light Holding is preparing for worldwide growth with new capital and management, the company's chairman and ceo, Hans Lodders, announced 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).