SYDNEY, April 14 -- AsiaNet MARCH REVENUES... TAIPEI: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. Wednesday announced its unaudited consolidated net revenues and the unaudited net revenues for its packaging operations in Kaohsiung for the month of March and first quarter of 2004. http://www.aseglobal.com ASE REVENUES... TAIPEI: ASE Test Limited Wednesday announced that its unaudited consolidated March 2004 net revenues were US$47.9 million, a new record for the company. http://www.asetest.com PILOT COMPANY... SHENZHEN: On 4th, March, 2004, BroadenGate Systems, Inc. was selected by the Chinese National Science & Technology Bureau as one of the Pilot Companies qualified for Chinese Software Export to US & European Markets. POWER GENERATION... BEIJING: Huaneng Power International, Inc. Wednesday announced its power generation for the first quarter of 2004. http://www.hpi.com.cn EDUCATION PROGRAM... BEIJING: An education program aimed at helping executives of Chinese companies to better understand global financial disclosure and transparency objectives and practices was kicked off here Wednesday by Xinhua PR Newswire (XPRN), the business news communications service here. http://www.xinhuaprnewswire.com EXPLORATION BLOCKS... HONG KONG: CNOOC Limited Wednesday announced that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), is offering 10 new exploration blocks offshore China to international oil and gas companies for PSC (Production Sharing Contract) exploration, effective immediately. http://www.cnooc.com.cn NAME CHANGE... HONG KONG: Leopard Capital, Inc. Wednesday announced that it has obtained a new trading symbol CXTI which became effective today following the change in the company's name to China Expert Technology, Inc. http://www.chinaexpertnet.com ELECTRONICS FAIR... SHANGHAI: Global Sources Ltd. chairman and chief executive officer, Merle A. Hinrichs, Wednesday officially opened the sold-out China Sourcing Fair at Shanghai Mart. http://www.chinasourcingfair.com/bd6 GIGAMEDIA RESULTS... TAIPEI: GigaMedia Limited, a diversified provider of broadband and entertainment services, Wednesday announced the company's fourth quarter and full-year 2003 consolidated operating and financial results. http://ir.giga.net.tw GIGAMEDIA ACQUIRES... TAIPEI: GigaMedia Limited, a diversified provider of broadband and entertainment services, Wednesday announced that it has acquired Grand Virtual, a privately held software developer and application service provider based in the Boston area, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$32.5 million. http://ir.giga.net.tw IMAX 3D... HYDERABAD: The Prasad Group and IMAX Corporation, the world leader in large format entertainment technology, Wednesday announced that PRASADS IMAX Theatre in Hyderabad will become the first commercially operated IMAX theatre in India to offer the world's most immersive 3D experience -- IMAX 3D. http://www.imax.com http://www.prasadz.com OPTICAL WIRELESS... SINGAPORE: LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of optical wireless products based on free-space optics (FSO) technology, has been selected by MobileOne (M1) to provide connectivity for new and existing networks. http://www.m1.com.sg http://www.lightpointe.de http://www.lightpointe.com CONTACT CENTRE... NEW YORK: EagleIP, LLC, the newest member of the Eagle.net telecommunications group, Wednesday launched hosted contact center services aimed at small, medium and large enterprises. http://www.eagleacd.com SERVER PRODUCTS... TAIPEI: OSA Technologies, Inc. and Supermicro Computer Inc. Wednesday announced the use of OSA's Intelligent Platform Management Interface version 2.0 (IPMI v2.0) firmware and software building blocks in Supermicro server products. http://developer.intel.com/design/servers/ipmi/spec.htm http://www.osatechnologies.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$320 million on April 23, 2004 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest. http://www.fanniemae.com MAHARAJI'S INSPIRATION... LOS ANGELES, Calif.: Between February 14 and April 4, more than 1 million people throughout the Indian subcontinent came to seek the inspiration and guidance of Prem Rawat, also known as Maharaji. http://www.tprf.org http://www.rajvidyakender.org RFID STANDARD... HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation Tuesday announced that its German subsidiary, Atmel Germany GmbH, has joined the EPCglobal Hardware Action Group (HAG), which is developing the standard for the next-generation UHF RFID specification. http://www.epcglobalinc.org http://www.atmel.com POWER EQUIPMENT... HOUSTON, Texas: Triple-S Steel Tuesday announced that it has created an affiliate to acquire and resell power generation equipment at substantial discounts. http://www.sss-steel.com http://www.intselsteel.com http://www.steelpowerpartners.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)