SYDNEY, June 16--AsiaNet/InfoQuestVSKYPE BETA... SANTA CRUZ, Calif: Santa Cruz Networks has launched vSkypeBeta, the first in a series of plug-ins enabling IM users toengage in video, voice, and data sharing calls right from theirIM client. www.vskype.com OTIS CONTRACTS... FARMINGTON, Conn: Otis has been awarded contracts valued atmore than US$22 million to install 277 elevators, escalatorsand Trav-O-Lator moving walkways in six new shopping mallslocated in Austria and several Eastern European countries. www.otis.com VIRTELA APPOINTMENT... DENVER, Colo: Virtela, a global network solutions company,announced the appointment of Larry Morgan as president andCEO. www.virtela.net VIRTELA AWARD... DENVER, Colo: Virtela, a global network solutions company,was named Technology Service Provider of the Year at the fifthannual Colorado Software and Internet Association (CSIA) ApexAwards. www.virtela.net VOICEAGE NETWORKS... MONTREAL: VoiceAge Networks Corporation, which is involvedin multimedia content adaptation, announced it has received aUSD$2 million investment from Innovacom, the venture capitalsubsidiary of France Telecom. www.voiceagenetworks.com NEWFIELD EXPLORATION... HOUSTON, Texas: Newfield Exploration Company signed a newPSC on block PM 323 offshore Malaysia. www.newfld.com PRA INTERNATIONAL... RESTON, Va: PRA International, a global clinical researchorganization, announced the completion of a secondary offeringof 7,200,000 shares of its common stock, all of which will besold by certain stockholders of PRA. www.prainternational.com INTERNET SECURITY... OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. & BRUSSELS: VASCO Data SecurityInternational, Inc announced that HSBC in Hong Kong willprovide all its online@hsbc customers additional security forInternet banking through VASCO's Digipass GO3. www.vasco.com www.hsbc.com.hk BREAST CANCER... LONDON: Today, an international survey of the attitudes ofover 1,500 women towards breast cancer, has revealed that up toone third would consider the removal of both breasts to helpprevent the development of the disease. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)