SYDNEY, Aug. 11--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CHUNGHWA TELECOM...
TAIPEI: Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. announced after the close
of trading in New York on August 9, 2005 that the company's
secondary offering of 135.1 million American Depositary Shares
(ADSs) by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of
the Republic of China was priced at US$18.98 per ADS.
ESPN STAR...
SINGAPORE: The Board of Directors of ESPN STAR Sports
announced the appointment of Jamie Davis as the company's next
Managing Director with effect from 1 September 2005.
FAST SEARCH...
OSLO: Fast Search & Transfer, a developer of
enterprise search and real-time alerting technologies,
announced the general availability of FAST InStream Version
4.2. FAST InStream is an OEM-specific enterprise search
solution developed specifically to meet the complex
application-based search requirements of independent software
vendors (ISVs).
www.fastsearch.com
MICREL INC...
SAN JOSE, Calif: Micrel Inc has launched a family of
high-current power switches.
www.micrel.com
CALYPTO APPOINTMENTS...
SANTA CLARA, Calif: Calypto Design Systems, Inc. has
announced the appointment of two new members to the company's
technology advisory board (TAB): Dr. Edmund Clarke, FORE
Systems Professor of Carnegie Mellon University's School of
Computer Science and Dr. Farid Najm, professor and vice chair
of the University of Toronto's Electrical and Computer
Engineering (ECE) department.
www.calypto.com
MOON VOYAGE...
NEW YORK: Space Adventures, Ltd. has announced the
availability of the first-ever tickets for a voyage to the far
side of the moon.
www.GoToOrbit.com
CHIPS TALK...
TOKYO: Tomoyoshi Sato, co-founder, CTO and Vice President of
IPFlex Inc., will present a paper on DAPDNA-2 processor
technology at Hot Chips 17 at Stanford University, an annual
conference on high-performance chips on August 16.
www.ipflex.com
BIOSE PAPER...
BOISE, Idaho: Boise Paper announced today that it is
proceeding with investments following the completion of its
strategic review announced on May 24, 2005.
www.boiselabelrelease.com
CVRD SUCCESS...
RIO DE JANEIRO: CVRD said it has taken advantage of the
opportunities offered bys the long cycle of mining and
metals.
www.cvrd.com.br
ARROW ASIA...
HONG KONG: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. has announced a franchise
distribution agreement with Imagic Technologies Co., Ltd., a
designer and manufacturer of customized compact camera
modules.
www.arrowasia.com
IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT...
SYDNEY: In-flight entertainment, voice and data links will
be crucial battlegrounds for airlines in 2006 especially
long-haul carriers like Qantas and Air New Zealand, according
to analysts Frost & Sullivan.
www.frost.com
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