SYDNEY, May 18 -- AsiaNet
SANDS MACAO...
MACAO: Sands Macao, a one million square foot casino and
entertainment complex, has opened the first American operated
gaming facility in The People's Republic of China's
semi-autonomous region of Macao, a media statement said.
www.venetian.com
CVRD & NIPPON...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the largest iron
ore producer in the world and Nippon Steel Corporation, the
largest steelmaker in Japan, have signed a basic agreement for
the supply of 70 million tons of iron ore for the period
between 2005 and 2014 in Carajas, Brazil, a media statement
said.
www.cvrd.com.br
WYSDOM RELEASE...
TORONTO: Wysdom Inc., a leading provider of mobile service
delivery platform software, has released the latest version of
MAP-OS 5.4, its open, scalable, flagship mobile SDP platform, a
media statement said.
www.wysdom.com
SPLASHPOWER APPOINTMENT...
CAMBRIDGE: Splashpower, a company specialising in wireless
power solutions for portable electronic devices, has appointed
Michiaki "Mike" Tsurumi, the former President of Sony Europe,
to the Splashpower Board of Directors as a Non-Executive
Director, according to a press release.
www.splashpower.com
WEBEX SINGAPORE...
MELBOURNE: GetIT Multimedia, an e-learning and training
solutions company based in Singapore, has integrated the web
communications services of WebEx Communications, into its suite
of online training, content development and delivery services,
a media statement said.
www.getitmm.com
www.webex.com
PCMCIA SEMINAR...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: PCMCIA, a leading technology trade
association, will offer an ExpressCard technology seminar
alongside Computex 2004 in Taipei, a media statement said.
www.pcmcia.org
AIRBORNE INTERNET...
ABOVE CANADA AT 36,000 FEET: Connexion by Boeing, a business
unit of The Boeing Company and Lufthansa German Airlines made
history on flight LH 452 from Munich to Los Angeles by giving
passengers the opportunity to be the first in the world to
experience real-time, WiFi-based, high-speed Internet
connectivity on a commercial flight route, a media statement
said.
www.connexionbyboeing.com
ENERSYS IPO...
READING, Pa.: EnerSys has filed a Registration Statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed
initial public offering of shares of its common stock, a media
statement said.
BUDWEISER GUAM...
AGANA, Guam: Budweiser has launched the Bud Fresh Rewards
Card, a new loyalty program that offers adult consumers in Guam
prizes from can coolies to a new car all year long, according
to a press release.
www.budguam.com
FRANKFURT AIRPORT...
FRANKFURT: The president of the German Industry Association,
Dr. Michael Rogowski and the chairmen of companies belonging
to the "Air Transport Initiative for Germany" presented today
at Frankfurt Airport concepts and strategies for the sustained
strengthening of Germany's air transport industry, a media
statement said.
www.fraport.de
NVIDIA NOTEBOOK...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide
leader in visual processing solutions, along with the world's
leading notebook ODMs, has created a consistent graphics
interface for PCI Express based notebook PCs, a media statement
said.
www.nvidia.com
NVIDIA MXM...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide
leader in visual processing solutions, has announced in a press
release that its Mobile PCI Express Module initiative has seen
tremendous support from industry-leading notebook
manufacturers, designers and key component manufacturers.
www.nvidia.com
ZIGBEE-READY CHIPSET...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Atmel Corporation has unveiled the
industry's first ZigBee-ready chipset with dedicated
controller, 868/900 MHz radio and stacks, the Z-link solution,
according to a press release.
www.zigbee.org
www.atmel.com
NETCRACKER TECHNOLOGY...
WALTHAM, Mass.: Telstra, Australia's leading
telecommunications and information services company, will be
implementing NetCracker OSS for its service delivery needs,
according to a press release issued by NetCracker Technology.
www.netcracker.com
CHINADOTCOM CORPORATION...
HONG KONG: chinadotcom corporation, a leading integrated
enterprise software and mobile applications company in China
and internationally, posted revenues of US$35.9 million in the
first quarter 2004, as compared to US$10.0 million in the first
quarter 2003, an increase of 258%, a media statement said.
www.corp.china.com
CHIPMOS BERMUDA...
HSINCHU, Taiwan: ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd posted
revenue of NT$3,090 million for the first quarter 2004, an
increase of 81% from NT$1,705 million for the same period in
2003 and an increase of 21% from NT$2,555 million for the
fourth quarter of 2003, a media statement said.
www.chipmos.com.tw
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