SYDNEY, July 23 -- AsiaNet MECA AGREEMENT... WELLINGTON: Public Service Association (PSA) mental health nurses at Bay of Plenty district health board have agreed to join their colleagues at Waikato and Lakes district health boards and ratify a multi-employer employer agreement (MECA), PSA organiser Ron Berry said Friday. INK CARTRIDGES... SINGAPORE: Consumers in the US this month will be able to buy a refill machine, the INKE HS-45, a revolutionary inkjet cartridge refilling device that combines key features such as automation, portability, effectiveness and ease of use. http://www.inkeinkjet.com ENTREPRENEUR COACHING... BYRON BAY: Kate Ramsay and Des Ryan, who started AnD Consulting on January 4, 1994 with the vision of supporting leaders through Leadership Coaching, are now excited to announce the launch of Entrepreneur Coaching or E-Coaching. http://www.andconsulting.org MUSIC PIRATE... LONDON: Global sales of pirate music have hit another record at 1.1 billion discs annually, but thanks to stepped up enforcement efforts the fake CD trade is spreading more slowly than in recent years, according to a new report by the international music industry (IFPI). http://www.ifpi.org CVRD RESULTS... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) will release its 2Q04 earnings on Wednesday, August 11, 2004, after the market closes. http://www.cvrd.com.br LONG-TERM CONTRACT... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO) (CVRD), the largest iron ore producer in the world, and Nippon Steel Corporation, the largest steel maker in Japan, signed a long-term contract for the supply of 70 million tons of iron ore for the period between 2005 and the end of 2014 Japanese fiscal year -- March 2015. http://www.cvrd.com.br CLASS ACTION... SAN DIEGO, Calif.: Scott + Scott, LLC, a U.S. law firm based in Connecticut with offices in Ohio and California, Friday announced that it has filed a complaint in the Northern District of California against Netflix, Inc. for alleged acts in violation of U.S. securities fraud laws. http://www.scott-scott.com OSCAR WINNERS... HOLLYWOOD, Calif.: Three of the most experienced British film makers of recent times have united to make a unique film entitled HARDER THEY FALL. http://www.filmmusicent.com OIL DISCOVERY... SAN RAMON, Calif.: ChevronTexaco affiliate Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd. (COTL) Thursday announced successful exploration and appraisal drilling results in Block G4/43, located in the Gulf of Thailand about 125 miles south of Bangkok. http://www.chevrontexaco.com JOB APPLICATIONS... SYDNEY: Hudson, a leading global provider of recruitment and human resource consulting services, Thursday announced a pilot service using SMS as a new channel for job applicants to register to interested jobs, receive online application packs and be automatically connected to recruitment consultants. http://www.hudson.com http://www.startcorp.com MEDIA PROCESSOR... TOKYO: NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, Thursday announced that Samsung Electronics, manufacturer of the industry leading brand of mobile phones, has selected the NVIDIA GoForce 2100 media processor for the SCH-M500 Mobile Intelligent Terminal by Samsung (MITS) phone. http://www.samsung.com http://www.nvidia.com LED DRIVERS SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power, Connect and Protect IC solutions, Thursday announced that it has expanded its family of high frequency, small size, high efficiency white LED drivers. http://www.micrel.com IR RESULTS... SYDNEY: Integrated Research (IR), leading developer and provider of systems and application management solutions for high availability computing environments, Thursday released its unaudited results for the financial year ended 30 June 2004. http:/www.ir.com SEWING MACHINES... NAGOYA: Brother Industries, Ltd. Thursday introduced five new twin-needle straight-lockstitch sewing machines with the most technologically advanced features and functions. XANDMAIL UNVEILS... PARIS, France: XandMail, the digital communication solutions provider, Thursday announced the availability of XandMail for Kids, a carrier-grade solution that allows Telcos and ISPs to deploy income generating services specifically designed to provide kids with easy and safe access to email while allowing parents to monitor their communications. http://www.xandmail.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.)--InfoQuest (PP)--