SYDNEY, April 5--AsiaNet/InfoQuest EVOGENIX MERGES... SYDNEY: Australian protein therapeutics company EvoGenix Pty Ltd Monday announced a merger with California-based Absalus Inc. to create an integrated company with a primary focus on developing new antibody-based drugs. http://www.evogenix.com BEIJING OFFICE... CHICAGO: Northern Trust Monday announced that it has received official approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to open a representative office in Beijing. http://www.northerntrust.com SHARE PRICE... JACKSONVILLE, Fla.: Tiger Telematics Inc. Monday said the company is not aware of any reason for the recent share price volatility of its stock, as plans are moving forward as anticipated for the Gizmondo multi-entertainment device. http://www.tigertelematics.com http://www.gizmondo.com SALES MOMENTUM... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc., Monday announced that it has begun shipping worldwide orders taken on the official website since going live on 29th October 2004. http://www.gizmondo.com http://www.tigertelematics.com BOOK DONATION... AMSTERDAM: Elsevier, a world leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical publications, Monday announced that it will donate books to 10 university libraries in the developing world in celebration of the House of Elzevir's 425th anniversary and the 125th anniversary of the modern Elsevier company. http://www.reedelsevier.com http://www.elsevier.com/425-125 SETTABLE EQUALIZER... SANTA CLARA, Calif.: Quellan Incorporated, a developer of analog integrated circuits, Monday announced the EQ601 CMOS settable equalizer. http://www.quellan.com FAST ETHERNET... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, Monday announced the KS8001 family of Fast Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX) PHYs. http://www.micrel.com IC SOLUTIONS... SHENZHEN: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in IC analog, high bandwidth and Ethernet solutions, Monday announced that it would be showcasing its Analog, High Bandwidth and Ethernet IC solutions at the 2005 IIC Electronics trade show. http://www.micrel.com AUTO CONFERENCE... LONDON: Interior Motives magazine will hold its first Interior Motives Design Conference on June 28-29 in Berlin, a forum for leading designers and experts from automotive design and technology. http://www.interiormotivesconference.com SECURITY SERVICE... TOKYO: NTT Communications Monday announced that it will launch the Arcstar Global Security Operation Service which becomes immediately available in 88 countries worldwide. http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html SGI STATEMENT... TOKYO: Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Monday issued a statement expressing condolences on the death of Pope John Paul II. http://www.sgi.org TOOL-LESS MANUFACTURING... BAD DURKHEIM, Germany: Tool-less serial manufacturing directly from 3D-CAD data can help boost market share and cost advantages. http://www.microtec-d.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.)