SYDNEY, July 13 -- AsiaNet
ANTIPODEAN ABEBOOKS
VICTORIA: Abebooks.com, the world's largest online
marketplace for books, has launched www.Abebooks.com.au and
www.Abebooks.co.nz, a microsite to help Australian and New
Zealand booksellers and publishers sell books online, a media
statement said.
www.Abebooks.com.au
www.Abebooks.co.nz
PREM RAWAT...
ROME: Responding to an invitation from current and former
members of the Italian Parliament, Prem Rawat, also known as
Maharaji, addressed a distinguished audience of senators,
deputies, diplomats and government officials on July 7 in the
Conference Hall of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in Palazzo
Marini, according to a press release.
www.tprf.org
FLUOR WIN...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.: Fluor Corporation has been contracted
to provide asset management support services to Australia's
newest alumina refinery with its joint venture partner
Monadelphous Engineering Pty. Ltd., according to a press
release.
www.monadel.com.au
www.fluor.com
ASAT HOLDINGS...
HONG KONG and PLEASANTON, Calif.: ASAT Holdings Limited, a
global provider of semiconductor package design, assembly and
test, will provide stacked die Leadless Plastic Chip Carrier
technology to Integrant Technologies Inc., a Korean-based
fabless semiconductor manufacturer, to meet the increasing
demand for tri-band mobile chipsets required for next
generation wireless phones. a media statement said.
www.asat.com
LA AUTOSHOW...
LOS ANGELES, Calif.: Recognizing the global influence of
Southern California as an automotive design center, the Los
Angeles Auto Show has announced Design Los Angeles is the theme
for the January, 2005 show, according to a press release.
www.LAautoshow.com
MICREL CHIP...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power,
Protect and Connect IC solutions, has launched the MIC2215, a
new triple, low dropout regulator for electronic device
applications including cellular phones, PDAs, PCs and
peripherals such as wireless LAN cards, a media statement
said.
www.micrel.com
SMART CARD...
NANTES: Atmel Corporation's AT83C24 low-cost smart card
interface IC has been approved by NDS for use in Set Top Box,
featuring NDS VideoGuard - a pre-eminent conditional access
software solution for pay-TV, a media statement said.
www.atmel.com
HIV TREATMENT...
INGELHEIM, LONDON and PHILADELPHIA: Boehringer Ingelheim and
GlaxoSmithKline plc have signed a letter of intent for an
accelerated development programme for a co-package for Viramune
and Combivir for chronic treatment of HIV infection in the
developing world, according to a press release.
www.boehringer-ingelheim.com
www.gsk.com
YUKOS OIL...
COLCHESTER, Conn.: Scott + Scott, LLC, a law firm based in
Connecticut with offices in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and San Diego,
California, has filed a class action in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf
of purchasers of the securities of Yukos Oil Company between
February 13, 2003 and October 25, 2003, a media statement
said.
www.scott-scott.com
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