SYDNEY, May 10--AsiaNet/InfoQuest VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE... SINGAPORE: Shunra Software Ltd., leading provider ofapplication and network performance management solutions fordistributed enterprises, today announced version 3.5 of itsShunra Virtual Enterprise solution. The new version deliversenhanced automation for rapid testing and assurance ofdynamically-changing network environments such as disasterrecovery, business continuity, network load balancing and dataintegrity. http://www.shunra.com http://www.shunra.com/butler.php ASIA-PACIFIC FUND... LONDON: CVC Capital Partners today announced that it hasraised US$ 1.975 billion from a range of internationalinstitutional investors and high net worth individuals to fundinvestments in companies based in the most developed economiesof the Asia Pacific region (Australia, Hong Kong, Japan,Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan). This is the second Asianfund to be raised by CVC and is a joint venture withCitigroup. DOMAIN NAME... LUXEMBOURG: Responding to the Increased Demand for EuropeanDomains Provoked by the Imminent Launch of the '.eu' Domain,AsiaDNS.com Now Offers Visitors the Option to Directly Searchand Register all European Domain Name Extensions. With theEuropean Commission's active support of Euro-China andEuro-India trading relations, now is an excellent time forlocal companies in these countries to develop and extend theirlinks with Europe. http://www.asiadns.com GOLF SIMULATION... ZALTBOMMEL: ProTee United B.V. announced today the ProTeeGolf Simulator 2005, a state-of-the-art golf simulation system.This simulation goes beyond gaming: real clubs and real ballscan be used and computing results can be projected onto a largescreen. http://www.protee-united.com http://www.protee-united.com/downloads SURFCAM AUSTRALASIA... MELBOURNE: SURFCAM Australasia will demonstrate Surfware'snew patent-pending TrueMill technology at Austech 2005.TrueMill provides a revolutionary tool path engine thatprecisely controls a tool's engagement with the material,enabling the use of much more aggressive machining parameters,which results in significantly reduced cycle times. http://www.surfware.com http://www.surfcam.net.au NEW RESEARCH... WELLINGTON: New research shows that parents of overweightand obese preschoolers are often not concerned or even awarethat their child is overweight. The research finding by DrMichele Campbell and team from the Murdoch Childrens ResearchInstitute at the Royal Childrens Hospital in Victoria wassubmitted at the RACP Annual Scientific Meeting held inWellington today. BIOTECHNOLOGY PLANTING... CHICAGO: Farmer leaders from the American SoybeanAssociation , the National Corn Growers Association and theNational Cotton Council met in Chicago today to recognize theplanting of the one-billionth acre of biotech-enhancedagricultural commodities. Representatives from Truth AboutTrade and Technology were also on hand to talk about an acreagecounter that is being used to track the planting of biotechacres around the world. http://www.soygrowers.org OPENING ANNOUNCED... SINGAPORE: The Tudor Group today announced the officialopening of its Singapore affiliate, Tudor Capital SingaporePte. Ltd. at One George Street in Singapore. Paul Jones,Chairman and CEO of Tudor Investment Corporation said, "We aredelighted to open Tudor Capital Singapore as part of ourefforts to build a strong presence in Asia. Ian and Julian areproven investment professionals who give us tremendous depthand leadership." DRUG DELIVERY... CARY: Cornerstone BioPharma, Inc. (Cornerstone) and LupinLtd announced a development and licensing agreement in whichboth companies will collaborate in the clinical development ofa novel drug delivery system for an anti-infective product. Inthe agreement, Cornerstone has the rights to sell and marketthe prescription drug in the US, upon FDA approval. http://www.cornerstonebiopharma.com http://www.lupinworld.com PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED... SANTA CLARA: Aprio Technologies Inc., the technology leaderin design-for-manufacturing solutions, announced its firsttechnology partnership with NEC Electronics, a world leader inadvanced semiconductor manufacturing. Aprio's DFM products willbe applied to NEC Electronics' methodologies in advanced ICmanufacturing throughput, robustness and accuracy by employingmodular, hierarchical and incremental approaches in thehandling of reticule enhancement technology. http://www.aprio.com CONTRACT WON... EDINBURGH: Axios Systems, the international software firm,has hit new heights in the USA by winning a contract from theFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide a centralizedIT Service Management solution. The FAA is installing Axios'assyst product on Help Desks in Oklahoma City supportingDesktop Office Automation, Mainframe Host, the Office ofInformation Technology's Systems Management Facility and theDepartment of Transportation's financial accounting package. http://www.axiossystems.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.)