SYDNEY, July 1 --AsiaNet/InfoQuest SUPPLY AGREEMENT... TOKYO: Calpis Co., Ltd. has entered agreements with Unilever (Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V.) to license the technologies,patents and trademark and to provide the blood pressure regulating ingredient AmealPeptide for blood pressure controlling foods to be manufactured and sold by Unilever in Europe. www.AmealPeptide.com SALES MANAGER... TOKYO: Izi Amado has been appointed Sales Manager for Japan at RAD Data Communications. The announcement was made by Dario Zipris, RAD's Vice President of Sales. "Izi brings to his new position a wealth of experience in understanding the Japanese market," Zipris stated. "We are confident that his appointment will assist us in expanding our already significant activity in the country." http://www.rad.com FILTER ARRAYS... MILPITAS: California Micro Devices has introduced a new family of packaged Centurion ASIP (Application Specific Integrated Passive) EMI (electromagnetic interference) filter arrays that feature superior EMI filtering performance combinedwith robust ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection in the most compact package available for use in mobile handsets. http://www.calmicro.com ACQUISITION AGREEMENT... NEW YORK: Bank of America Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire MBNA Corporation. The acquisition combines the country's largest domestic bank with a leading provider of credit card and payment products, significantly enhancing Bank of America's product mix and customer reach. http://www.bankofamerica.com http://www.mbna.com MOBILE-PHONE PRODUCTION... EL SEGUNDO: After suffering the typical seasonal slowdown in the first three months of the year, mobile-phone unit production will rise sequentially in the second quarter and for the remainder of 2005, according to the market research firm,iSuppli Corp. http://www.isuppli.com SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY... SYDNEY: Tasmanian wood products derived from forests managed by Forestry Tasmania and Gunns have been independently verified as sustainable, Managing Director Evan Rolley said. Wood products from these forests are supplied under the nationallyand internationally recognised Australian Forestry Standard, which confirms our commitment to long-term, sustainablesupply. CEO APPOINTED... TOKYO: AXA Rosenberg Group LLC, the specialist global equity investment management firm within the AXA Investment Managers group, has announced the appointment of Mikifumi Watanabe as chief executive officer of AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Limited (Japan). Watanabe-san will replace Bruno Guilloton, whohaving completed his five-year assignment as chief executive officer of AXA Rosenberg Japan will return to France to undertake a new role with AXA Investment Managers. http://www.axarosenberg.com http://www.axa-im.com MINE APPROVED... SYDNEY: Allegiance Mining NL is pleased to announce that at a special meeting held on 28th June 2005 the West Coast Council of Tasmania approved the Development Application P87/2004 and Environmental Management Plan for the Avebury Nickel Project. www.allegiance-mining.com.au ARROW DEAL... LONDON: Arrow Therapeutics has announced a deal with Novartis, involving the development and commercial sale of its small molecule inhibitor A60444 for the treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Under the terms of the agreementNovartis will undertake most of the further development and all commercialisation activity for the compound which is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials. All future work on the project will be funded by Novartis. http://www.arrowt.co.uk SKATEBOARDING FEAT... SYDNEY: Quiksilver, Global Village Media Group and MegaRamp Events announced the sponsorship of world skateboarding champion Danny Ways attempt to jump across the Great Wall of China on Saturday, July 9 in Beijing China. The feat is scheduled to take place at the historical Juyongguan Gate, a landmark site considered among the top tourist destinations of the Great Wall. AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.