SYDNEY, Oct 1 -- AsiaNet
SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN...
SAN DIEGO: Qualcomm Incorporated, pioneer and world leader
of Code Division Multiple Access digital wireless technology,
today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
Spike Technologies, Inc., a leading semiconductor design
services company, headquartered in Milpitas, California, with a
design center in Bangalore, India.
http://www.qualcomm.com
ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND...
RIO DE JANIERO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce informs that its
Executive Committee will submit, on October 13, 2004, a
proposal to the Company's Board of Directors to distribute, in
2004, additional dividends to shareholders in the amount of US$
250 million, equivalent to US$ 0.21 per common or preferred
share. On the same date, the second installment of the minimum
dividend for 2004 will be paid, in the amount of US$ 275
million, equivalent to US$ 0.24 per common or preferred
share.
http://www.cvrd.com.br
RESIDENTIAL DEPLOYMENTS...
PARIS: NetCentrex, the leading enabler of converged
voice-video-data networks and next-generation services,
announced it has exceeded 1 million Class 5 end-to-end voice
over IP (VoIP) CPE-based lines. Leveraging worldwide hyper
growth in DSL and Fiber as well as the introduction of VoIP
into cable markets, NetCentrex customers are currently
activating over 3,000 lines per day. This figure includes
Fastweb, the largest residential triple play VoIP deployment
worldwide.
http://www.netcentrex.net
MEDICAL STUDY...
SAN DIEGO: Results of a multi-center, prospective study
involving two leading drug-eluting stents were presented today,
with data indicating that patients with long areas of vessel
blockage (> 24mm) treated with the Cypher Sirolimus-eluting
Stent had less in-stent late loss (tissue growth inside the
stent) and less in-stent restenosis (reblockage) than patients
treated with the Taxus Express 2 Stent or a bare metal stent.
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/467347.html
NEW VICE-PRESIDENT...
CLEVELAND: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. announced today
that Thomas A. Flohn has been elected Vice President and
President, Lincoln Electric Asia Pacific, effective January 1,
2005. He will succeed Michael J.F. Gillespie, who will become
Vice President and Special Assistant to the President, Lincoln
Electric Asia Pacific, until he retires at the end of the 2005
first quarter.
http://www.lincolnelectric.com
INTERNET RECORD...
OVERLAND PARK: Sprint and the Swedish National Research and
Education Network were today officially awarded the Internet
Land Speed Record from Internet2 at their fall member
conference in Austin, Tex. The Sprint/SUNET engineering team
used readily available hardware and software to send bulk data
over the public Internet farther and faster than before,
beating academic teams operating specialized private networks
and topping its own current listing in the Guinness Book of
World Records.
http://lsr.internet2.edu
http://proj.sunet.se/LSR3
http://proj.sunet.se/LSR2
http://www.sunet.se
http://www.sprint.com
STRONG RESULT...
PURCHASE: PepsiCo delivered another strong quarter, with
earnings per share of $0.79 that included tax benefits of
$0.13. Excluding the tax benefits, earnings per share were
$0.66, up 14 per cent versus year ago. Top-line momentum
continued, as revenues grew over 6 per cent in the third
quarter. Year to date, revenues were up over 8 per cent and
earnings per share were $1.86 including the tax benefits.
Excluding the tax benefits, earnings per share year to date
were $1.73, up 13 per cent versus year ago.
http://www.pepsico.com
AGREEMENTS SIGNED:
TOKYO: BBMF Corporation announced today that it has signed
two definitive agreements with Atlus Co. Ltd., a leading
manufacturer of gaming software for platforms such as
commercial arcade games and home gaming consoles.
http://www.bbmf.net .
http://www.atlus.co.jp
http://www.takaratoys.co.jp
http://www.sec.gov
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