SYDNEY, Aug. 2--AsiaNet/InfoQuest HOTEL CONNECTIVITY... MELBOURNE - TravelCLICK, through a partnership with BeijingGreat Consulting Co., Ltd., has reached a multi-year agreementwith BTG-Jianguo Hotels and Resorts to provide GDS and websiteconnectivity via the iHotelier central reservation system. http://www.travelclick.net http://www.btgjianguo.com.cn http://www.bgcc.cn H1 RESULTS... SAO PAULO - Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. reports netincome of R$ 2.5 billion for the first half of 2005 - completefinancial statements are available on the Itau website: http://www.itauri.com.br. BRAIN PROTECTION... PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Living Cell Technologies Ltd announcedpre-clinical results today showing its brain protectionproduct, NeurotrophinCell produces a marked reduction in thesize of brain lesions in a Huntingtons disease model. http://www.lctglobal.com BALLROOM DANCING... CORAL GABLES, Fla. - In the United States, millions ofAmerican television viewers have learned what Australians havebeen enjoying for years - celebrity and instructor pairs incompetition ballroom dancing. http://www.arthurmurray.com ESTATE AUCTION... SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - More than 12 years after his death thecontents of the Dizzy Gillespie estate will be sold. http://www.dawsonandnye.com/dizzy NCIRCLE MARKETING... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - nCircle, provider of enterprise-classvulnerability and risk management solutions, announcedLightsource Technologies of Australia and K Solutions of Asiahave joined the nAble Partner Program and will market anddistribute nCircle products to enterprise customers inAustralia. http://www.ncircle.com CHINA APPOINTMENT... PALO ALTO, Calif. - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, thepremier provider of legal services to technology, lifesciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced that ithas hired Carmen Chang to lead its China practice and expansionto the region. http://www.wsgr.com IT CONTRACT... PLANO, Texas - Perot Systems Corporation announced thatMetaldyne, a leading global designer and supplier of automotiveindustry components, has selected the company to providenetwork management, service desk and data center operations aspart of a 10-year Information Technology services contract. http://www.sec.gov http://www.perotsystems.com TV FEATURE... PORTLAND Ore. - Axial Vector Engine Corporation announced itwould be featured on the nationally acclaimed businesstelevision show, "World Business Review," a weekly televisionseries hosted by General Alexander Haig (RET) and formerSecretary of State under former President Ronald Reagan. http://www.aeromarinengine.com http://www.runonideas.com IMAGINE CUP... REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. announced winners of theImagine Cup 2005 after an intensive week of competition amongfinalists from a pool of nearly 17,000 students representingmore than 90 countries, all vying for the chance to win cashprizes totaling close to a quarter of a million dollars. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/imaginecup/ http://www.microsoft.com/ GLOBELEQ ACQUISITION... HOUSTON, Texas - Globeleq, the emerging markets power company,announced that it had reached an agreement with El PasoCorporation to purchase their portfolio of power generationassets in South Asia for $109 million. http://www.globeleq.com SATELLITE RADIO... NEW DELHI - Delphi Corporation, a world leader in automotivesystems and components, announced it has signed an agreementwith WorldSpace, Inc., the only global satellite radiobroadcaster spanning India and China, to make mobile satelliteradio available in Asia for the first time. http://www.delphi.com/media SCO PRODUCT... NEW DELHI - SCO India Pvt. Ltd, announced the launch of SCOOpenServer Release 6 in India, with events to be held inKolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. http://www.SCO.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)