SYDNEY, July 28--AsiaNet/InfoQuest LYCOURGOS KYPRIANOU... NEW YORK: On Tuesday, July 26, 2005, the Nicosia DistrictCourt issued additional Orders in the case by the Trustees ofthe AremisSoft Liquidating Trust on behalf of its more than6,000 beneficiaries, against Lycourgos Kyprianou and others. http://www.gtlaw.com WEB GUIDE... LONDON: Eversheds LLP announced that it has launched thefirst comprehensive web-based guide to critical legal issues inEuropean countries. http://www.eversheds.com/directorslawofeurope/index TIMBER RIGHTS... BOSTON: The Hancock Timber Resource Group announced that ithas signed an agreement to acquire the ownership interests ofentities owning or controlling more than 930,000 acres oftimberland or timber rights managed by the Harvard ManagementCompany. http://www.hancocktimber.com http://www.mfcglobal.com http://www.jhancock.com http://www.manulife.com MICROFINANCE PARTNER... REDMOND: Unitus has announced a $1.1 million investment inmicrofinance institution (MFI) Grameen Koota (GK) in Bangalore,Karnataka, India. The MFI partnership will help GK grow fromserving 22,000 to 500,000 clients by 2009. www.unitus.com www.grameenkoota.org UNITUS EXPANDS... REDMOND: Unitus, an innovative nonprofit organization thathelps alleviate poverty by accelerating the growth ofmicrofinance institutions worldwide, has announced amicrofinance partnership with Bandhan in Kolkata, West Bengal,India. www.unitus.com TVIA INTRODUCES... SANTA CLARA: Tvia, Inc., the world's leading provider ofmultimedia digital display processors for advanced TV, emergingdigital display and consumer electronics markets, announces theavailability of the Tvia HD LCD-TV and HD PTV turnkey ReferenceDesign Kits based on the TrueView 5600 and 5700 series ofadvanced multimedia digital display processors. http://www.tvia.com LABOUR AGREEMENT... MONTREAL: Alcan Inc. has announced that its Kitimat, BritishColumbia smelter's hourly workers have ratified a newthree-year labour agreement with the Company. Members of theCanadian Auto Workers Local 2301 voted in favour of the newagreement yesterday.: MARKETING RELATIONSHIP... GLENDALE: DreamWorks Animation SKG and McDonald'sCorporation have announced a two-year worldwide marketing andpromotional relationship. The first film associated with thetie-in will be Shrek 3, slated for release in 2007 and willinclude such signature promotions as McDonald's Happy Meals. http://www.mcdonalds.com CNH REPORTS... LAKE FOREST: CNH Global N.V. has reported second quarter2005 net income of $114 million, compared to second quarter2004 net income of $83 million. Results include restructuringcharges, net of tax, of $4 million in the second quarter of2005, and $24 million in last year's second quarter. http://www.cnh.com LEADERSHIP ROLE... NEW PROVIDENCE: Inductis announced the appointment of DavidSokal as Principal. His joining, based out of New York,coincides with the global consulting and analytics firm's fifthanniversary and will strengthen senior consulting leadership atInductis. http://www.inductis.com ACQUISITION AGREEMENT... FREMONT: ActivCard Corp. has announced that it has signed anagreement to acquire Protocom Development Systems Pty. Ltd.Under the terms of the agreement, ActivCard will make aninitial cash payment of $21.0 million and issue 1.65 millionshares of ActivCard common stock to Protocom shareholders. http://www.protocom.com http://www.activcard.com KOMAG REPORTS... SAN JOSE: Komag, Incorporated, a leading independentsupplier of thin-film media for disk drives, has announcedsecond quarter of 2005 revenue of $172.7 million, net income of$29.9 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.93 and recordlevel finished disk shipments of 27.6 million units. Secondquarter 2005 financial results significantly exceeded both theprior quarter and year ago quarter. http://www.komag.com NEW STUDY... MINNEAPOLIS: From Lamaze classes to epidurals, expectantmothers will do almost anything to ease the pain duringchildbirth. But now a new study reveals that an innovative formof relief during labor could be right on the tip of yournose. http://www.breatheright.com http://www.cns.com THIRD EDITION... GENEVA: In June 2005 the Ecma General Assembly approved thethird edition of the standards for C# and CLI. With the firstedition of the standards in 2002 and their adoption by ISO/IECin 2003, the industry was given powerful tools to enablevendor-neutral development of Web services. Ecma is keepingpace with the growing needs of the developer community bypublishing the third edition. http://www.ecma-international.org NEW PARTNER... BANGALORE: ING Vysya Life Insurance Co Ltd. (ING Vysya Life)has confirmed that Exide Industries Ltd. (Exide) is set tobecome a major shareholder and partner as the businesscontinues to expand its market share and premium income acrossIndia. Exide will acquire the 49.13 per cent stake held by GMRIndustries Ltd. GEMPLUS REPORTS... LUXEMBOURG: Gemplus International S.A., the world's leadingprovider of smart card solutions, has reported results for thesecond quarter ended June 30, 2005. http://www.gemplus.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.)