SYDNEY, Oct.3--AsiaNet/InfoQuest GIZMONDO EUROPE... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd subsidiaries of Jacksonville,Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc has appointed leading brandinnovators and marketeers, ID Agency, to spearhead marketingactivities for the forthcoming Gizmondo multi-entertainmenthandheld's launch in North America. QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C: Quintiles Transnational Corp.today announced the completion of the previously announcedagreement with Aptuit, Inc., to enter a strategicpartnership. www.quintiles.com SPACE LAUNCH... BAIKONUR COSMODROME: Space Adventures, Ltd. announced thatAmerican technology entrepreneur Greg Olsen, Ph.D. and hisSoyuz TMA-7 crew successfully launched to the InternationalSpace Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome inKazakhstan. www.SensorsInc.com FOUR SEASONS... TORONTO: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is grateful toconfirm that the recent bombings in Bali did not affect anyguests or employees at Four Seasons Resort Bali at JimbaranBay. The bombings took place half a kilometre from the propertyand the Resort itself was unaffected physically. www.fourseasons.com/jimbaranbay/index.html DIABETES TREATMENT... LYON: Newly published global guidelines for the managementof patients with type 2 diabetes recommend metformin forstarting oral treatment. This was the conclusion of theClinical Task Force of the International Diabetes Federation(IDF). www.idf.org JDA ANNOUNCEMENT... SUNNYVALE, Calif: The Marlin Joint Development Association(JDA), a consumer electronics industry technology developmentalliance formed by Intertrust Technologies, Matsushita ElectricIndustrial (Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, SamsungElectronics, and Sony Corporation to create specifications foran open standard interoperable Digital Rights Management (DRM)platform for consumer electronics, has announced the creationof the Marlin Developer Community (MDC). www.intertrust.com www.panasonic.co.jp/global/top.html www.philips.com/newscenter www.samsung.com www.sony.net MICROFLUIDICS METROLOGY... BEAVERTON, Ore: Cascade Microtech is entering a new field ithopes to pioneer -- Microfluidics Metrology. www.cascademicrotech.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)