Jul 19--PRNewswire/AsiaNetHISTORIC TRANSITION FOR SATELLITE CO... WASHINGTON: Intelsat, the first global commercial communications satellite provider, officially moved from being treaty-based to becoming a private company today, claiming 200 shareholders across 145 countries. "For nearly 40 years, Intelsat has provided the most extensive and reliable satellite connections on the planet," said Conny Kullman, CEO of Intelsat, Ltd. "As a private company, we will now build on this success, offering new levels of flexibility and customer service."MOBILE NETWORK FOR BANGLADESH... ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector has scored a $US 12 million supply contract to extend Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd's network and install hardware and software equipment. Construction would begin late 2001, the company said.DRUG COMPANY GETS SOFTWARE SAVVY... CAMBRIDGE: Millenium Pharmaceuticals and Pharsight Corporation today announced a deal that will integrate Pharsight's computer-based trial design and decision-making methodologies into Millenium's drug development programs.PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES DEAL... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: Global pharmaceuticals services provider, Quintiles Transnational Corp, would provide up to 50 per cent of Solvay Pharmaceuticals clinical development services over five years, under a non-exclusive deal outlined today.CIGAR CENTRAL... GENEVA: A cigar portal website, www.CubanCigars.com, previously financed by three tech sector angel investors and sold for an undisclosed sum to a consortium has been relaunched as a Cuban cigar retail website, integrating several domain names and translated into multiple languages, a news release has announced.MULTIMEDIA BREAKTHROUGH... TOKYO: Media Drive Corp today released its latest product, CrossMedia, which indexes and retrieves multimedia clips such as video, image, sound and text, working from Macintosh's most advanced operating system, Mac OS X.ASIA COOLS DOWN... LONDON: Magicool, an instant cooling spray invented in Britain, was launched in Malaysia and Singapore today, following its success in the UK. The spray uses coolant/propellant and de-mineralised water and can be used on the body or hot surfaces, the company said.SOFTWARE OFFER... SAN JOSE: Selectica Inc today said it would provide discounts of up to 50 per cent to clients who wish to upgrade their configuration software product from their competitors' products to one of the company's platforms.STAFF PRO JOINS GOLF FRAY... CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf Company today announced that golfer, Gary Player, 65, has joined its list of staff professionals, signing a long-term endorsement deal to play with the company's golf clubs, balls and branded bag.FINANCIAL RESULTS: CAMBRIDGE: Millenium Pharmaceuticals has reported revenues of $US 59.1 million for the second quarter of 2001, attributing the growth from 2000's figure of 46.5 million to its strategic alliances.CARLSBAD: Callaway Golf Company would release its second quarter earnings results on Wednesday 25 July, followed by a conference call, the company said today.BROOMFIELD: McDATA Corporation, the open storage network company, has reported a 44 per cent revenue increase to $81.3 million for second quarter, 2001.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK: Quintiles Transnational Corp today announced that it has exceeded analysts' consensus expectations for its second quarter earnings, with $US 9.7 million in net income compared to $US 8.2 million for 2000. (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).