Sep 18--PRNewswire/AsiaNet TERRORISM AFFECTS MERGER... PURCHASE: PepsiCo will change course and immediately engage in a $US 2 million share buyback, after previously abolishing the repurchase program to qualify for its merger with the Quaker Oats Company, the company reported today. The news follows an emergency relief order from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to fortify the U.S. stock market in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks. "While no company is immune to economic turbulence, we continue to believe we can achieve our previously stated goals", ceo and chairman, Mr Steve Reinemind, said.EMPLOYEES SAFE... NEW YORK: New York headquartered, Multex.com, the investor information and technology solutions provider for the financial services industry, today confirmed that all of its employees in the vicinity of the World Trade Centre had been accounted for, but disruption to its services would temporarily continue due to the severity of the disaster. The company expressed its grief for those "forever impacted by the loss of life and the destruction of property" caused by last week's terrorist attacks.INTERNET SERVICE... TOKYO: Internet Initiative Japan Inc will launch a new connectivity service on the ADSL line under the IIJmio brand, the company's new service line-up, according to a press statement delivered today. While IIJ's traditional business has been corporate-targeted, the ADSL service will prioritise individuals, the company said.NASDAQ WITHDRAWAL... SAN JOSE: Media disk drive manufacturer, Komag Inc, has withdrawn its appeal to the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel and is voluntarily delisting its common stock from the market to be traded on the OTC Bulletin Board, the company said today.NEW STEERING TECHNOLOGY... FRANKFURT: Electrically-assisted steering technologies - phasing out the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and road wheels - will be demonstrated at IAA, TRW Inc, the company responsible for the introduction, said today. Several key European production contracts for the company's braking system have also been announced..BIZ DOMAIN NAME... STERLING: .biz domain name registry operators, NeuLevel Inc, today said it would extend the deadline for applications until September 21.NATIVE DOMAIN NAMES... IRVINE: Internet domain names will be available in native languages via the I-DNS.net International registry, Universal Names announced today, adding that it would donate multilingual domain names to global and regional non-profit organisations. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Russian will feature first-up, the company said. (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).