SYDNEY, March 11--AsiaNet/InfoQuest IP DEVELOPMENT... ASHBURN - MCI, Inc. today announced it is working withMicrosoft to develop, support and deploy new IP-basedtechnology solutions for customers. http://www.mci.com VISTEON AGREEMENT... VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Visteon Corporation todayannounced a financial agreement with Ford Motor Company thatwill improve Visteon's operating results and cash flow andstrengthen the operations that directly serve the automaker. http://www.visteon.com CANCER MEDICINE... BASEL - Patients in Europe with advanced (metastatic)colorectal cancer are now eligible to receive the unique newlife extending cancer medicine, Avastin (bevacizumab,rhuMAb-VEGF). http://www.roche.com http://www.gene.com http://www.health-kiosk.ch http://www.thenewsmarket.com ACCOUNTS SERVICE... SYDNEY - Financial Models Company Inc. today announced thatModel Portfolios Pty Ltd, a new administration service formanaged discretionary accounts (MDA), are poised to launch inApril and will base their operations on FMCSuite. http://www.fmco.com RELIANCE INDUSTRIES... SAN FRANCISCO - Based on the company's commitment to newclean fuels technology, substantial capacity expansion plans,expanded integration into retail markets and commitment toexcellence and quality control, Reliance Industries Ltd. todayis honored by World Refining magazine as 2005 "InternationalRefiner of the Year." http://www.worldfuels.com http://www.ril.com GIZMONDO DISTRIBUTION... LONDON - Gizmondo Europe Ltd confirmed Thursday it hassigned an agreement with Napoli-based distribution company,Com. Met. S.r.l., for distribution rights in Italy, ahead ofGizmondo's pan-European roll out this spring. http://www.gizmondo.com http://www.tigertelematics.com OFFER INCREASE... FORT WASHINGTON - Coventry First announced Thursday that ithas increased its offer to 21st Services, a provider of medicalunderwriting services, from $5 million to $10 million if 21stServices can provide independent verification that itsunderwriting over the last six years was accurate. http://www.coventryfirst.com XYRATEX MILESTONE... HAVANT - Xyratex Ltd announced Thursday that the Company hadshipped its millionth disk drive production test slot from theorganization's Asia-Pacific production facility based inSeremban, Malaysia. http://www.xyratex.com FRAPORT CONFERENCE... FRANKFURT - Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwidewill be hosting the first industry conference and exhibitiondedicated exclusively to the Airbus A380 jet and the new age ofsuperjumbo travel. http://www.fraport.de http://www.a380conference.com PLANT BUYER... SANTA CLARA, Calif. - National Semiconductor Corporationannounced Thursday that it is seeking a buyer for its assemblyand test plant in Toa Payoh, Singapore. http://www.national.com ASTEA MODULE... HORSHAM, Pa. - Astea International Inc., a global providerof service management solutions, announced a new module for itsAlliance service management solution. http://www.astea.com SATELLITE NAVIGATION... LONDON - Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville,Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., announced Thursday it willbe profiling a satellite navigation software application on theGizmondo stand at the CeBIT European consumer electronics andvideogames show, which starts today in Hannover, Germany. http://www.gizmondo.com http://www.tigertelematics.com http://www.tomtom.com GLOBAL SUMMIT... MEDAN - The Network of Regional Governments for SustainableDevelopment meeting or Lake Toba Summit kicked off in NorthSumatra on Thursday bearing the theme Global Partnership forReconstruction and Rehabilitation of Post DisasterSettlement. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)