SYDNEY, June 8 -- AsiaNet NASSCOM PRESENTATION... DALLAS: ACS , a premier provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, announced that Gary P. Sprehe, ACS Senior Vice President for Infrastructure Outsourcing Services, will present today at NASSCOM's Information Technology-Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) Strategy Summit in Bangalore, India, a statement said. http://www.acs-inc.com MICRODISPLAY LCOS... ATLANTA: MicroDisplay Corporation, technology leader in Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) components, announced today that Korea-based Uneed Systems, a leading vendor of high definition television (HDTV) projection engines, televisions and monitors, has selected the company's E-WX(tm) 1280x720 single panel LCOS for use in Uneed rear projection television products. www.microdisplay.com www.uneedsys.com VISTEON DIRECTOR... SHANGHAI: Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) has named Daniel Linder to the position of director of product development, Asia Pacific. Based in Shanghai, China, Linder will guide Visteon's technical capabilities to support new business opportunities in the region, and will facilitate coordination with Visteon's network of global engineering centers, a news release said. http://www.visteon.com NOVARTIS DATA... LAGUNA NIGUEL: Novartis unveiled new data on key developmental projects at the Goldman Sachs Healthcare Conference in Laguna Niguel. The company, which has gained market share and turned in above-market growth for the past nine quarters, announced clinical trial results for some late-stage pipeline compounds and in-market products, according to a company statement. http://www.novartis.com LODESTAR SUITE... PEABODY, MASS: Lodestar Corporation announced that it will roll out its LODESTAR Customer Choice Suite Version 4 this summer. The complete energy business solution package offered by LODESTAR has been enhanced to successfully continue adhering to changes arising in the energy industry. Both customer needs and performance enhancements have been taken into consideration with this new release, a statement said. http://www.lodestarcorp.com CHINA CONTRACT... TROY, MICHIGAN: PPG Total Service Solutions recently signed a contract with Wuxi Vehicle Body Co. to provide the vehicle manufacturer with a chemical and process management program at its facility in Wuxi, China. Initial implementation of the program -- the supplier's first comprehensive product and service program in China -- began in March. HORMONAL THERAPY... BASEL: New data from the landmark MA-17 study demonstrated a significant 40% reduction in the rate of distant breast cancer recurrences, or metastases, with extended adjuvant (post-tamoxifen) Femara(R) (letrozole) in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer. These data were presented today during the "Best of Oncology" session at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in New Orleans. http://www.novartis.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON D.C.: Fannie Mae announced a redemption of securities issues. http://www.fanniemae.com SINGLE-CHIP TRANSCEIVER... HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation announced today the availability of a fully integrated transceiver IC ATR2406 designed for low-cost cable replacement applications in the 2.4-GHz ISM band. This cost-effective device addresses the growing need for low-complexity, wireless transceiver solutions without networking capabilities that are easy to use and cost sensitive, a news release said. http://www.atmel.com PROGNOSIS INTEGRATION... DENVER: Software developer Integrated Research today announced integration of its PROGNOSIS suite of systems management software with HP OpenView, through the newly released PROGNOSIS Smart Plug In (SPI) for OpenView Operations (OVO). http://www.ir.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.)