SYDNEY, Jun. 9--AsiaNet/InfoQuestGLOBAL DISTRIBUTION... MILPITAS - Sipex Corporation, a leading provider of highperformance, analog integrated circuits announced Wednesdaythat it has entered into a Global Distribution Agreement withFarnell InOne, a leading distributor of electronic and MROspecialist products and services throughout the UK, Europe,North America and Asia. http://www.sipex.com PEPSICO WEBCAST... PURCHASE, N.Y. - PepsiCo, Inc. announced Wednesday that itssecond quarter 2005 earnings conference call and slidepresentation for financial analysts and investors will bewebcast live over the internet on Tuesday, July 12, at 11:00 am(ET). http://www.pepsico.com CCTV EXPANSION... WILTON, Conn. - PanAmSat announced Wednesday that ChinaCentral Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of thePeople's Republic of China, signed a multi-year expansionagreement for the distribution of its premium programming toWestern Africa. http://www.panamsat.com AMTEL DEMULTIPLEXER... GRENOBLE, France - Atmel Corporation, a global leader in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced semiconductorsolutions, announced Wednesday a new 10-bit demultiplexer withselectable 1:4 or 1:2 output ratios and a maximum clockfrequency of 2.2 GHz directly interfacing to Low VoltageDifferential Signaling compatible FPGAs, DSPs and ASICs. http://www.atmel.com LINUX APPOINTMENT... SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The Linux Networx board of directorsannounced the appointment of Robert H. "Bo" Ewald as chiefexecutive officer. http://www.linuxnetworx.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)