SYDNEY, May 7 -- AsiaNet
TIES EXPANDED...
SINGAPORE: Equinix, Inc., the leading provider of network-neutral data
centers and Internet exchange services and IBM Friday announced that IBM has
expanded its relationship with Equinix and will begin operating within
Equinix's neutral Internet Business Exchange (IBX) center in Singapore.
http://www.equinix.com
http://www.ibm.com/sg
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong based Artificial Life, Inc., a leading provider of
intelligent agent based mobile and Internet technology and applications, Friday
announced that it is launching its mobile technology platform SEMP in Europe.
http://www.artificial-life.com
CHINA EXPANSION...
HONG KONG & LOS ANGELES, Calif.: LJ International, Inc., one of the
fastest-growing fine jewelry companies in the world, Friday announced that it
has begun selling jewelry featuring colored stones in China under a new
strategic vendor contract with global retailer Carrefour.
http://www.ljintl.com
JOINT VENTURE...
SHENZHEN: On April, 29th, 2004, Zensar Technologies Limited and BroadenGate
Systems Inc. signed the official contract to establish a joint venture in
overseas development and outsourcing business, targeting American and European
clients and multinational companies in China.
http://www.zensar.com
CMO RESULT...
TAINAN: Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) (TAIEX: 3009) Friday reported that net
sales for 1Q2004 totaled NT$ 24,709 million, representing a 115.0% growth over
1Q2003's sales of NT$ 11,490 million and a 16.1% growth over the previous
quarter sales of NT$ 21,283 million.
http://www.cmo.com.tw
INTERNET CONTRACT...
RESTON, Va.: iDirect Technologies, a privately held company that designs,
develops and markets the fastest, most reliable bi-directional satellite-based
broadband access solutions, Thursday announced that the Puerto Rico Department
of Education (PRDE) has selected iDirect Technologies to support a contract to
provide high-speed internet to 1,539 school locations throughout Puerto Rico.
http://www.idirect-tech.com
http://www.mobileuniverse.com
http://www.mobileuniversepr.com
http://www.ussi.org
GOOGLE TRIAL...
HAMBURG: Similar to France, where Google's use of registered trademarks as
AdWord was taken to court by Luis Vuitton, the internet travel agency "Bourse
des Vols" and the AXA insurance group as well as by the American Blind &
Wallpaper Factory in the United States, the marketing strategy of Google Ad
Words will now be legally verified in Germany.
http://www.presseportal.de
EDB AWARD...
ZWIJNDRECHT, The Netherlands: Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube (Singapore) Pte Ltd
received the Regional Headquarters Award from the Singapore Economic
Development Board (EDB) Thursday.
GLOBAL SOURCES...
NEW YORK: Global Sources Ltd. expects to release results for the first
quarter after the close of regular trading on the Nasdaq stock market on May
12, 2004.
www.investor.globalsources.com
BIPOLAR DEPRESSION...
ALDERLEY PARK: Important new clinical trial data announced Thursday show
that patients with depressive episodes associated with the debilitating mental
illness manic depression (bipolar disorder) benefited from rapid and
significant symptom improvement when treated with quetiapine.
http://www.astrazenecapressoffice.com
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