SYDNEY, Nov. 30 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest ULTRASOUND SYSTEM... TOKYO: Aloka Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of ultrasound systems Tuesday announced the introduction of a new diagnostic ultrasound system. http://www.aloka.com MARKETING AGREEMENT... TIANHE, Guangzhou: China World Trade Corporation Monday announced that New Generation Group, a subsidiary of China World Trade Corporation, entered into an agreement with the Guangzhou branch of Air China. http://www.chinawtc.com PLAYER AWARD... VICTORIA, BC: Ian Taylor, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing of Custom House Global Foreign Exchange, which recently signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Rugby Canada, presented the company's first 'Player of the Year Award' to Sevens Captain Marco Di Girolamo on November 26 at a special Custom House dinner to kick-off of Rugby Canada's IRB 7s World Tour. http://www.customhouse.com HANDSET ANTENNA... BARCELONA, Spain: Telecoms antenna developer Fractus Monday started deliveries of the first handset antenna using its patented FracPlane technology, which enables a combined antenna and ground plane height of just 3.2mm. http://www.fractus.com http://www.vitelcom.es MAINTENANCE BASE... FRANKFURT/MAIN, Germany: The Hesse Ministry of Economics, Transportation, and State Development Monday issued zoning approval for the construction of the A380 maintenance base at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). http://www.fraport.com AUTO SHOW... LOS ANGELES, Calif.: The covers will be flying off more than two dozen new vehicles as they make their World or North American debuts during media days, Jan. 5 and 6, at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show. http://www.LAautoshow.com URL FILTERING... SUNNYVALE, Calif. and TOKYO: Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a leading provider of proxy appliances, Monday announced it has partnered with ALSI (Alps System Integration), a leading provider of URL filtering software in Japan, to deliver ALSI's InterSafe URL database on the high-performance Blue Coat ProxySG appliances. http://www.alsi-usa.com http://www.alsi.co.jp http://www.netstar-inc.com http://www.bluecoat.com NEW TRANSCEIVER... HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, Monday announced the availability of its new 2.4-GHz transceiver IC ATR2806 manufactured using Atmel's advanced SiGe BiCMOS process. http://www.atmel.com BOOST REGULATOR... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in Power, Connect and Protect IC solutions, Tuesday launched the MIC2295, a high power density DC/DC boost converter featuring up to 34V output voltage capability and more than 1.2A of input switch current for powering hefty loads. http://www.micrel.com DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: On the heels of officially launching the company, Aprio Technologies Inc. Tuesday extended its global reach in the design-for-manufacturing arena with the addition of distributors in Japan and Asia. http://www.aprio.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.)