SYDNEY, Oct.27--AsiaNet/InfoQuest LEASED CIRCUIT... SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia's leading communications group, entered into a supply-distributorship agreement with TIME dotCom Berhad (TIME), Malaysia's preferred communications solutions provider, a news release said. http://www.singtel.com/ http://www.optus.com.au/ http://www.time.com.my/ ICE CREAM... AUCKLAND: Emerald Group announced its purchase of a controlling interest in Sydney-based premiere ice cream company New Zealand Natural, served in over 200 franchised ice cream parlours throughout Australasia and the United Kingdom, with retail sales in excess of $70 million. http://www.icecream.co.nz/ http://www.newzealandnatural.com/ CNH PROFIT... LAKE FOREST, Ill.: CNH Global N.V. reported third quarter 2004 net income of $25 million, compared to a net loss of $36 million in the third quarter of 2003, thanks to strong revenue growth in the Americas, a statement said. http://www.cnh.com/ FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount indicated of six securities issue at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption. http://www.fanniemae.com/ MEDICAL SYSTEMS... LONDON: IMPAC Medical Systems, a leading provider of information technology solutions for oncology care, announced that the London Oncology Clinic LLP has selected IMPAC's specialised chemotherapy electronic charting, practice management and statistical analysis solutions for its newly refurbished clinic at 95 Harley Street. http://www.impac.com/ WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES... SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Marvell, a technology leader in the development of extreme broadband communications and storage solutions, announced a new family of 802.11a/g wireless devices with innovative, patent-pending features tailored for the digital home and office. http://www.marvell.com/ MP3 DECODER... NANTES: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the availability of the AT89C51SND2C, a new MP3 decoder, which combines in a single package all features needed in a mobile phone to play MP3 ring tones and to convert a cell phone into a pen drive. http://www.atmel.com/ SATELLITE NETWORKING... HERNDON, Va.: iDirect Technologies, a privately held company that designs, develops, and markets the fastest, most reliable bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions, announced at the 2004 SatCon Exhibit and Conference in the Jacob Javits Center in New York that they are broadening their product offering to better support their customers and the industry. http://www.idirect.net/ B2B CLIENT... REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: E2open today announced that the E2open B2B Client has passed its 200th deployment milestone as industry leaders like Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, LG Electronics and Panasonic as well as their trading partners have successfully deployed in production the free E2open B2B Client. http://www.e2open.com/ IP TELEPHONY... DENVER, Colo.: Systems performance management software developer Integrated Research, announced plans to open a new office in the Washington DC area of North Virginia to better support customers in the Eastern time zone of the United States and to address growing opportunities in the IP telephony market. http://www.ir.com/ LITHOGRAPHY OPERATIONS... AUSTIN, Texas: Molecular Imprints, Inc. (MII), the leading manufacturer of Step and Flash Imprint Lithography (S-FIL(TM)) equipment announced today that it has expanded its operations into Asia. http://www.molecularimprints.com/ TOBACCO REPORT... LONDON: British American Tobacco reported operating profit, before charging goodwill amortisation and exceptional items, 1 per cent higher at GBP2,138 million in its quarterly report to 30 September 2004. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)