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 PROGNOSIS
software 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 contactless
microprocessor-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 payment
program.
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 that
require 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$0.03
per 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 its
channels.
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 day
before 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 ChipMOS
agrees 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 consumer
semiconductor 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-entertainment
device, 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
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