SYDNEY, Sept. 28 -- AsiaNet BATH SCALES... HONG KONG: Bonso Electronics International, Inc., a designerand manufacturer of sensor based and telecommunicationsproducts, is manufacturing bath scales and Body Fat Monitorsfor Sunbeam Products, Inc. being sold under the Health o meterbrand, according to a press release. www.bonso.com SPEECH RECOGNITION... ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.: PrairieComm, Inc., a leadingdeveloper and supplier of 3G-baseband processors andcommunications software, has partnered with ART AdvancedRecognition Technologies, a leading provider of voice interfacesolutions for the mobile communications industry, to enableintegration of the smARTspeak product line into PrairieComm'sFronTier 3G reference phone platforms, a media statementsaid. www.prairiecomm.com NEW CEO... PHOENIX: The Board of Directors of Best WesternInternational has appointed David Kong as the hotel chain's newpresident and chief executive officer, a media statementsaid. TAIWAN DISTRIBUTION... OTTAWA: Semiconductor Insights, the leader in technical andpatent analyses of integrated circuits and structures, hassigned a distribution agreement with Professional PublicationsAgency of Taiwan, according to a press release. www.semiconductor.com IP SEMINAR... TOKYO: Brooktrout Japan will host a seminar on nextgeneration IP applications at The Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo onSeptember 29, 2004 from 9:30am to 5:30pm, a media statementsaid. www.brooktrout.co.jp DESIGN AWARD... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of Jacksonville,Florida-based, Tiger Telematics Inc., along with its designhouse, Plextek Ltd, scooped a leading electronics industryaward at a ceremony on Thursday 23rd September for the eagerlyanticipated game pad, according to a press release. www.gizmondo.com www.tigertelematics.com SMS ACCESS... PARIS: XandMail, the digital communication solutionsprovider, has launched XandMail SMS Access Solution, acomprehensive and carrier-grade solution providing access topersonal data - Mail, Address Book, Calendar and Photo - fromany mobile phone using simple SMS commands, a media statementsaid. www.xandmail.com JAPANESE SCIENTISTS... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson will sponsor a celebratoryevent in Tokyo on November 2, 2004 to honor Japanese scientistsleading the way in emerging Research Fronts, according to apress release. www.thomson.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of 3 securities issues amounting to a total of US$200million on October 5 and 6 at a redemption price equal to 100percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. www.fanniemae.com ASIP PROCESS... MILPITAS, Calif.: California Micro Devices has launched itsnew patent-pending Praetorian advanced ASIP (ApplicationSpecific Integrated Passive) process that enables theintegration of spiral inductors with resistors, capacitors andESD protection diodes in a single chip design, a mediastatement said. www.calmicro.com SINGAPORE MANUFACTURING... TORONTO: MDS Sciex will open a new manufacturing facility inSingapore as part of a larger business strategy to maintainmarket leadership and low cost capability in the manufacturingof its scientific instruments used globally in the drugdiscovery and development process, according to a pressrelease. www.mdsintl.com IPV6 DEPLOYMENTS... SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Marvell, a technology leader in thedevelopment of extreme broadband communications and storagesolutions, has introduced the new Prestera-EX116 and -EX126packet processors that offer the industry's most comprehensivesupport for IPv6 and enable customers to quickly incorporateIPv6 features into their product portfolios, a media statementsaid. www.marvell.com DESIGN SOFTWARE... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power,Connect and Protect IC solutions, has launched its new "It'sOOK To ASK" QwikRadio design software, a solution aimed atgreatly simplifying the implementation of RF designs, accordingto a press release. www.micrel.com IRRITABLE BOWELS... BASEL, Switzerland: Data presented at the 2004 UnitedEuropean Gastroenterology Week congress show Zelnorm(tegaserod) is both effective and well-tolerated in thetreatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation, amedia statement said. ASIAN ACQUISITION... SANTA ANA, California: Ingram Micro Inc. has signed adefinitive agreement to acquire Tech Pacific, one of theregion's largest technology distributors, for A$700 million(US$493 million) in cash, which includes the assumption ofdebt, according to a press release. www.ingrammicro.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.--InfoQuest (PP)--