SYDNEY, June 13--AsiaNet/InfoQuest DIABETES STUDY... SAN DIEGO: New Phase II data presented at the 65th annualAmerican Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions showthat GALIDA (tesaglitazar) is well tolerated (adverse eventswere dose dependent) and significantly, and dose-dependently,improves glucose control and lipid abnormalities in patientswith type 2 diabetes (GLAD study). www.AstraZenecaPressOffice.com CB1 BLOCKERS... LIEGE: The reported results of a one-year phase III study in1045 people with type 2 diabetes treated with rimonabant, thefirst in a new class of therapeutic agents called selective CB1Blockers, were that rimonabant 20 mg significantly improvedHbA1c (a measure of blood sugar control), dyslipidemia(abnormal levels of fat in the blood), and systolic bloodpressure with a concomitant substantial reduction in abdominalobesity in people with type 2 diabetes treated with oralanti-diabetic medications and requiring further control. www.idf.org BREAST CANCER... LONDON - An international survey of the attitudes of over1,500 women towards breast cancer has revealed that up to onethird would consider the removal of both breasts to helpprevent the development of the disease. IDIRECT SINGAPORE... HERNDON, Va: iDirect Technologies, a privately held companythat designs, develops, and markets bi-directionalsatellite-based broadband IP solutions, announced the openingof a new office in Singapore to support strong growth in theSouth East Asia market. www.idirect.net BROADBAND SOLUTIONS... HERNDON, Va: iDirect Technologies, a privately held companythat designs, develops, and markets bi-directionalsatellite-based broadband IP solutions, was selected bySpeedCast Ltd to provide the technology for their new satellitebroadband platform. www.idirect.net SOMA NETWORKS... SINGAPORE and SAN FRANCISCO: SOMA Networks, Inc., a providerof last-mile broadband wireless access technology deliveringmulti-megabit broadband access and landline-quality voiceservices, announced that it has secured $50 million inlate-stage funding. www.somanetworks.com FINCENTRIC CORP... HONG KONG: Fincentric Corporation and Velocity Solutions, aHong Kong-based business systems consulting firm with officesthroughout Asia Pacific, entered a partnership agreement todeliver Fincentric's new Wealthview Leadbuilder solution tofinancial institutions in Australia and Hong Kong. www.fincentric.com ETRALI PRODUCTS... SINGAPORE: Etrali will unveil TDM/IP Mach 3D, a tradingturret; Vision, a turret on your PC with IP connectivity andintegration of financial applications; and JADE, a systemmanager to run both Mach 3D and Vision. www.etrali.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)