SYDNEY, Nov. 12 -- AsiaNet CARDIOLOGY PRESENTATION... SINGAPORE and NEW ORLEANS: Biosensors Internationalannounced Thursday a presentation given November 10, 2004 atthe American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Ernest N.Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. http://www.ccgir.com/ http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/638336.html QUARTER RESULTS... BETHESDA, Md.: Chindex International, Inc., an independentAmerican provider of Western healthcare products and medicalservices in China, announced Friday results for the quarterended September 30, 2004. http://www.chindex.com http://www.unitedfamilyhospitals.com DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIP... SYDNEY & SEATTLE, Wash.: Flying Lab has partnered with OmakeInteractive Services to pursue strategic publishing andco-development relationships throughout Asia for their upcomingMMOG title Pirates of the Burning Sea. http://www.burningsea.com http://www.omakeinteractive.com DEAF SERVICES... OVERLAND PARK, Kan.: Beginning Nov. 15, 2004, New ZealandRelay services will be available from Sprint for individualswho are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-disabled in NewZealand. http://www.sprint.com http://www.nzrelay.co.nz http://www.sprintrelay.com PROFESSOR APPOINTED... NEW YORK: The Elsevier Foundation is pleased to congratulateProfessor Zheng Li for becoming the first appointee to theElsevier Science and Technology University Professorship. FINANCIAL GUIDANCE... PURCHASE, N.Y.: PepsiCo reaffirmed Thursday its 2005 andlong-term financial guidance of mid single-digit volume and netrevenue growth, and low double-digit EPS growth. http://www.pepsico.com PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION... DENVER: Australian systems management software developerIntegrated Research, announced Thursday that its market-leadingPROGNOSIS IP telephony management products will be distributedin the US by the worlds largest technology distributor, IngramMicro Inc. www.ir.com FILM AWARDS... COLUMBUS, Ohio: The film "Another Way of Seeing Things"which challenges media stereotyping in times of conflict haswon two awards at the 2004 Columbus International FilmFestival, one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivalsin the United States. CERTIFIED VENDOR... HONG KONG: Computer Associates International, Inc. announcedthat CA has become the first multi-national software vendor in2004 to be certified as an officially sanctioned "SoftwareEnterprise" by the Chinese government. http://ca.com/hongkong BENCHMARK INDEX... BEIJING, HONG KONG & LONDON: The FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Indexhas been selected by Barclays Global Investors as theunderlying benchmark for the first ETF to offer internationalinvestors access to the "A" share market in China. http://www.xinhuafinance.com http://www.ftsexinhua.com NEW PRODUCT... SYDNEY: The pure living canopy is a brand new product beingintroduced in Australia and absolutely perfect for protectionfrom mosquitoes, eliminating the need for harmful chemicals andrepellants while you sleep. www.pureliving.co.nz FINANCIAL RESULTS... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce achieved anexcellent operational performance in the third quarter of 2004,setting new records in the production of iron ore, pellets,manganese ore and bauxite. http://www.cvrd.com.br (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)