SYDNEY, July 26 -- AsiaNet CHIPMOS RESULTS... HSINCHU: ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. announced today that itwill release the second quarter 2004 earnings results onWednesday, Aug 18, 2004. Management will hold a conferencecall with investors and analysts at 7:00PM Taiwan time (7:00AMEDT) to discuss the second quarter results and the businessoutlook. http://www.chipmos.com.tw BRAND LAUNCH... HONG KONG: Esquel Group has announced the launch of anywear- a brand of functional premium cotton shirts. MOULIN INTERNATIONAL... HONG KONG: Moulin International Holdings Limited, a worldleading integrated manufacturing distributor of eyewear, hasannounced that the Group will not proceed at this time with itsproposed bid to acquire Cole National Corporation. CHINESE PETROCHEMICALS... NEW YORK: Platts will expand its coverage of the Chinesepetrochemicals market in late July by introducing several newCFR China aromatics quotes as well as domestic priceassessments denominated in local yuan. http://www.platts.com http://www.mcgraw-hill.com COMPANY ACQUISITION... MASSACHUSETTS: Taral Networks, a provider of messaginginfrastructure to mobile operators and content aggregators,today announced that on July 26, 2004 it acquired SchlumbergerMessaging Solutions (MSG), a UK-based supplier of messaginginfrastructure. WILLIAM TELL... BERN: To mark the bicentenary of Friedrich Schiller's famousplay "William Tell", the multimedia platform of swissinfo/SwissRadio International will explore the mythical past and presentof the celebrated Swiss hero. www.swissinfo.org HELICOPTER TEAM... OTTAWA: The Government of Canada announced the selection ofthe Sikorsky Aircraft-led Maritime Helicopter Team to replaceSea King helicopters currently in service with the CanadianForces. http://www.sikorsky.com/ COMMUNICATION SERVICES... PARIS: NetCentrex, the leading enabler of convergedvoice-video-data networks and next-generation services andLatAm Communications, a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) servicesprovider, announced that its division LatAmNAP has selectedIPlay3 to deliver the feature-rich NetCentrex VoIP solution andHighdeal's advanced transaction management and billing solutionto Homestead Florida residents via FTTH. http://www.netcentrex.net http://www.highdeal.com http://www.latamnap.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of MTN securities issues amounting to a total of US$125million on August 2,3 and 4 at a redemption price equal to 100percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com PEPSICO RESULTS... NEW YORK: The Board of Directors of PepsiCo has declared aquarterly dividend of $0.23 per share on PepsiCo common stock. The dividend is payable September 30, 2004 to shareholdersof record on September 10, 2004. http://www.pepsico.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)--