SYDNEY, Sept. 22 -- AsiaNet WEB SITE... BOULDER, Colo.: Customers of Aurora Energy in Tasmania, Australia are served by the best utility Web site in Australia and New Zealand, according to an independent comprehensive review of over 170 international utility Web sites conducted by Platts. http://www.platts.com SALES MILESTONE... SAN DIEGO, Calif.: LightPointe, a designer and manufacturer of optical wireless products based on free-space optics (FSO) technology, Wednesday announced that it has reached a new company milestone, eclipsing sales of 2,500 systems worldwide for enterprise and service provider customers in more than 60 countries. http://www.lightpointe.com CONVERGENCE 2004... DEARBORN, Mich.: Convergence 2004, the world's premier automotive electronics conference, provides the backdrop for automotive and electronics leaders as they discuss Vehicle Electronics to Digital Mobility: The Next Generation of Convergence. http://www.convergence2004.org PHOTO DETECTOR... MILPITAS, Calif.: Sipex Corporation Tuesday announced its latest photo detector IC, the SP8058, which was designed to support the growing trend toward "Super Multi" DVD-writable drives. http://www.sipex.com COOPERATION AGREEMENT... BEIJING: Atomic Energy Canada Limited (AECL) Tuesday announced that it has signed a "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) on cooperation in nuclear safety with the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NSSA) of China. PRICE INCREASE... INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.: Dow AgroSciences LLC has announced an minimum five percent price increase on Dithane* fungicides worldwide. The price increases are effective immediately. http://www.dowagro.com VOLTAGE REGULATORS... MILPITAS, Calif.: California Micro Devices Tuesday announced the CM3004 and CM3065 families of 1.0 Amp and 2.0 Amp low dropout (LDO) linear regulators. http://www.calmicro.com MEDIA PROCESSOR... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., Tuesday announced that the NVIDIA GoForce 3D 4500 wireless media processor (WMP) has been selected for the eagerly anticipated Gizmondo game pad. http://www.tigertelematics.com http://www.nvidia.co.uk http://www.gizmondo.com MERGER AGREEMENT... HERNDON, Va. and NEW YORK: Betrusted Holdings, Inc. and TruSecure Corporation Tuesday announced a definitive merger agreement to create the world's largest privately-held information security company. http://www.betrusted.com http://www.trusecure.com http://www.ubizen.com AMINO ACID... TOKYO: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., one of Japan's leading companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, Tuesday announced it has developed a novel, efficient, and versatile process for manufacturing amino-acid dimers (di-peptides). http://www.kyowa.co.jp http://www.potelligent.com LEAP MICROSCOPE... MADISON, Wis.: One of the world's most innovative hard drive makers, Seagate Technology, has adopted Imago's LEAP Microscope to meet unique manufacturing challenges. http://www.imago.com http://www.seagate.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)--