SYDNEY, July 29 -- AsiaNet BOTANICAL EXTRACT... HONG KONG: PRB Pharmaceuticals (PRB) and Lee'sPharmaceuticals (Lee's) announced the discovery that PRB'Spatent pending botanical extract, V38-AMF-1, completelyinhibits bird flu (H5N1) and Fujian Flu (H3N2) infections invitro. http://www.prbpharmaceuticals.com http://www.leespharm.com VIDEO PHONES... BANGALORE: Ittiam Systems today announced the availabilityof a complete solution for IP video phones that offers highquality full-duplex voice and video communication overbroadband networks including wireless LANs. This integratedsoftware and hardware solution is targeted at OEM customers whoare engaged in the manufacture of two way video communicationssystems. www.ittiam.com TEHCNOLOGY CONFERENCE... HSINCHU: ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. is scheduled topresent at The RBC Capital Markets North American TechnologyConference in Half Moon Bay, California on Tuesday, August 3,2004. Shou-Kang Chen, Chief Financial Officer, will be givingan overview of ChipMOS and its growth strategy. www.chipmos.com.tw JILIN CHEMICAL... JILIN CITY: Jilin Chemical Industrial Company Limitedannounced its unaudited results for the six months ended June30, 2004, prepared under the International Financial ReportingStandards. SOHU.COM INC... BEIJING: SOHU.COM Inc., China's leading online media,communications, commerce and mobile value-added servicescompany, today reported results for the second quarter endingJune 30, 2004. Revenues were up 41 per cent year-on-year toUS$27.3 million, exceeding Company guidance. http://www.sohu.com/about/English/ INDIAN THEATRE... HYDERABAD: IMAX Corporation, and The Prasad Group, India'sleading entertainment developer, today reported successfulresults from the PRASADS IMAX Theatre's first year ofoperation, surpassing performance expectations of the theatre'soperator. www.imax.com BATMAN BEGINS... LOS ANGELES: Warner Bros. Pictures International is pleasedto offer exciting new footage from the highly anticipated June2005 release, BATMAN BEGINS. http://www.batmanbegins.com KOMAG EARNINGS... SAN JOSE: Komag, Incorporated, a leading independentsupplier of thin-film media for disk drives, today announcedearnings of US$8.4 million, and diluted earnings per share ofUS$0.29 for the second quarter of 2004. http://www.komag.com NVIDIA PROCESSORS... SANTA CLARA: NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader invisual processing solutions, today announced that the Company'scurrent and future line of NVIDIA nForce media andcommunications processors (MCPs) will fully support the new AMDSempron processor family introduced earlier today for everydaycomputing. http://www.nvidia.com MAYBELLINE SPOKESPERSON... NEW YORK: Maybelline New York has announced thatEmmy-nominated Sex and the City star Kristin Davis willrepresent the brand as its new celebrity spokesperson. Theradiant actress will be featured in a global TV and print adcampaign launching this winter. http://www.maybellinenewyork.com NORWEGIAN RAIL... LONDON: ACP Rail International - global distributor of allthat is best in European rail travel - is delighted to announcethat it now offers an exciting range of Norwegian StateRailways travel passes and tickets. HUDSON HIGHLAND... NEW YORK: Hudson Highland Group, Inc., one of the world'sleading providers of specialized professional staffing,retained executive search and human capital solutions, todayannounced financial results for the second quarter and sixmonths ended June 30, 2004. http://www.hhgroup.com TAIWAN CONFERENCE... HONG KONG: Global Sources Ltd. today announced the openingof the 4th annual Embedded Systems Conferences-Asia and the12th Electronic Design Automation & Test-Taiwan Conference &Exhibition which runs until July 29 at the Lakeshore Hotel,Hsinchu, Taiwan. GEMPLUS RESULTS... LUXEMBOURG: Gemplus International S.A., the world's leadingprovider of smart card solutions, today reported results forthe second quarter ended June 30, 2004. (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)--