SYDNEY, Aug. 3 -- AsiaNet
MARKET LEADER...
TAIPEI: BEA Systems, Inc. today announced that the company
remains the leader in the Linux-based Application Server
Software Platform market for the third year in a row, and that
it grew by 166% in 2003 over 2002, as measured by worldwide
license and maintenance revenue, according to IDC's Worldwide
and North American Application Server Software Platform 2003
Vendor Analysis.
www.bea.com
INDUSTRY'S SMALLEST...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Global Locate Inc., a leading provider of
Assisted GPS products, today introduced Stingray, a single
package A-GPS system-in-package, according to a press
release.
www.globallocate.com
NEW NAME...
LOWELL, Mass.: Lynntech Industries, Inc., a leading
developer of innovative test solutions, yesterday announced it
has renamed the company to Fideris Inc., according to a press
release.
www.fideris.com
NEW ACQUISITION...
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.: Pentair, Inc., announced yesterday
that effective July 31, 2004, it completed the acquisition of
Wicor Industries, a unit of Wisconsin Energy Corporation,
Milwaukee, a media statement said.
www.pentair.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal
amount of one securities issue amounting to a total of US$150
million on August 12 at a redemption price equal to 100 percent
of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
www.fanniemae.com
COST-SAVING TECHNOLOGY...
WASHINGTON: Radius - the global travel company unveiled
yesterday a unique proprietary technology tool, The Radius
Wheel, at the National Business Travel Association convention
in Orlando, Florida, according to a press release.
www.radiustravel.com
NETWORK EXPANSION...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.: NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide
leader in visual processing solutions, yesterday announced it
has signed agreements with six companies to sell and support
the NVIDIA Gelato 1.0 GPU-accelerated final-frame renderer, a
media statement said.
www.nvidia.com
POWER SWITCHES...
SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power,
Connect and Protect IC solutions, yesterday launched the
MIC94062 and MIC94063, two new soft-start, high side load
switches featuring the compact, Teeny SC-70- packaging,
according to a press release.
www.micrel.com
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY...
HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation announced yesterday the
availability of a new voltage regulator system IC, the ATA6405,
which is based on a fully integrated system voltage supply
concept and consumes extremely low power, a media statement
said.
www.atmel.com
IN-FLIGHT SMS...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: VeriSign, Inc., a leading provider of
intelligent infrastructure services that make the Internet and
telecommunications networks more reliable and secure, yesterday
announced an agreement with Singapore International Airlines to
enable customers to check-in to flights from their mobile
devices, using global, two-way Short Message Service, according
to a press release.
www.verisign.com
JAPANESE PATENT...
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa.: Environmental Tectonics Corporation
yesterday announced that it has applied for a Japanese patent
on the Gyrolab technology, which delivers high-quality Spatial
Disorientation training to high-performance jet pilots and for
entertainment applications, a media statement said.
www.etcusa.com
US ACCREDITATION...
SYDNEY: SAI Global Limited yesterday announced the
accreditation of its certification services by the United
States accreditation authority ANSI-RAB NAP to provide
management systems certification worldwide, according to a
press release.
www.sai-global.com
www.rabnet.com
CHINESE LEATHERGOODS...
HONG KONG: Global Sources yesterday released its Market
Intelligence Report - Leather Bags and Wallets: Supplier
Capability in China, which indicates that 27 per cent of
manufacturers surveyed are planning to increase export prices
by at least 10 percent in the next 12 months, a media statement
said.
www.globalsources.com
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