SYDNEY, Aug. 26 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest NANOTECHNOLOGY R&D... NEEDHAM: The Product Development Company, today announced its partnership with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in a Hong Kong Government funded research and development project for the advancement of nanotechnology. http://www.ptc.com GROUND HANDLING... FRANKFURT: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide has signed an agreement with the Jacksonville Airport company to establish a subsidiary for offering ground handling, the U.S. debut for Fraport's renowned aircraft handling expertise. http://www.fraport.de PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED... DENVER: Motorola to resell PROGNOSIS as part of emergency dispatch solution Systems performance management software developer Integrated Research, announced today that Motorola, Inc. has signed a Distribution Agreement to market, supply and implement Integrated Researchs cross-platform PROGNOSISsoftware as part of its Premier CAD computer aided dispatch system, designed to manage emergency support services across the U.S. http://www.ir.com. ORDERS RECEIVED... SAN JOSE: Atmel Corporation, a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions, including secure microcontrollers and smart card ICs and On Track Innovations Ltd, a global leader in contactlessmicroprocessor-based smart card solutions, for homeland security, micropayments, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that they have received the first commercial quantity orders of contactless microprocessors developed for the MasterCard PayPass contactless paymentprogram. http://www.otiglobal.com http://www.atmel.com MICREL CHIPS... SAN JOSE: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power, Connect and Protect IC solutions, today announced two new 2x2 ultra fast crosspoint switch ICs, the SY58023U and the SY58024U. The ICs are part of Micrel's high-speed, Precision Edge product line and are ideal for demanding networking applications thatrequire low jitter and high crosstalk isolation between channels. The chips are currently shipping in volume with pricing starting at $11.90 in 1K quantity. http://www.micrel.com RECORD PROFIT... HONG KONG: CNOOC Limited is pleased to announce that for the six months ended June 30, 2004, net profit increased to RMB7.0 billion (US$850 million), a 11.2 per cent year-over-year increase from RMB6.3 billion (US$765 million). The Company's Board of Directors has approved an interim dividend of HK$0.03per share (US$0.385 per ADS) and a special dividend of HK$0.05 per share (US$0.641 per ADS). SPONSORS PLEASED... SINGAPORE: As sport continues to drive out of home viewing across Asia, sponsors on ESPN STAR Sports are enjoying higher brand recall and brand recognition through the network's strategy of creating innovative 360-degree integrated solutions-based packages around key sports programming on itschannels. US$1.7MLN ORDER... HONG KONG: LJ International, Inc., one of the fastest-growing fine jewelry companies in the world, today said it has received an order of about US$1.7 million from one of the leading retail jewelry chains in the U.S. Revenue from the order will be realized during the second half of 2004. http://www.ljintl.com MERGER UPDATE... HONG KONG: chinadotcom corporation and Ross Systems, Inc. today announced that the currently scheduled closing date for the acquisition of Ross Systems by chinadotcom is 10:00 a.m. on August 26, 2004. The average closing price of chinadotcom shares for the 10 trading days preceding the second trading daybefore the anticipated closing date is US$4.31. As a result, the exchange ratio for stockholders of Ross Systems who elected to receive US$19.00 in a combination of cash and chinadotcom shares in connection with the merger is 3.25. www.corp.china.com www.rossinc.com CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES... HSINCHU: ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. has, through its 70.3 per cent owned subsidiary, ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC., and 35.2 per cent owned subsidiary, ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp., entered into an agreement with First International Computer Testing and Assembly Technology, Inc. whereby ChipMOSagrees to purchase all of FICTA's testing and assembly assets from its Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan operation. www.chipmos.com.tw CYNTHESIZER ADOPTED... SAN JOSE: Forte Design Systems announced today that Sanyo Electric Co., LTD has adopted Forte's SystemC behavioral synthesis product, Cynthesizer, for the implementation of its high-performance designs for multimedia and other consumersemiconductor devices. http://www.forteds.com MOBILE GAMING... LONDON: The World's Smallest Flash Disk Provides 64MB of High-Performance Internal Storage for Windows CE .NET Operating System and a Variety of Software Applications. Tiger Telematics' eagerly anticipated handheld multi-entertainmentdevice, the Gizmondo, will come complete with the industry's most advanced on-board non-volatile memory chip, mDiskOnChip G3 from M-Systems. http://www.m-systems.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 (SP)--