SYDNEY, Oct. 18--AsiaNet/InfoQuest CHINA VISIT... NEW YORK: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. President and CEOBob Greifeld will visit China beginning November 28. Amongother events, Mr. Greifeld will deliver an address at theprestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing on November 30. http://www.nasdaq.com http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER... SEOUL: The armed variant of the Bell 407 is attracting a lotof attention from countries around the world. Already thefastest selling commercial helicopter in its class with over650 aircraft in service globally supported by the world'srecognized number one customer support network, this aircraftoffers agility, speed and reliability at an excellent pricepoint. http://www.bellhelicopter.textron.com http://www.textron.com HELICOPTER UNVEILED... SEOUL: Once again the customer centric Bell 429 light twinhelicopter is drawing the attention of major aerospace tradeshow attendees. A full-scale mock-up of this versatile aircraftis on display at the Seoul Air Show in a newly installedutility configuration. http://www.bellhelicopter.textron.com http://www.textron.com AUSTRALASIAN EXPANSION... BOSTON: Iron Mountain Incorporated, the world's trustedpartner for records management and data protection services,has announced that it has begun its expansion into the PacificRim with the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire theAustralian and New Zealand operations of Pickfords RecordsManagement for total cash consideration of approximately US$87million. http://www.sirva.com http://www.ironmountain.com DRUG TRIALS... NEW YORK: The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development andBayer Healthcare AG have announced a partnership to coordinatea global clinical trial program to study the potential of anexisting antibiotic, moxifloxacin, to shorten the standard6-month treatment of tuberculosis (TB). http://www.tballiance.org CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED... GLASTONBURY: TopCoder, Inc., the leader in onlineprogramming competition, skills assessment and competitivesoftware development, has announced that Eryk Kopczynski ofPoland, Nikolay Archak of the Russian Federation, and Qi Liu ofChina have won the Algorithm, Design and Development Componenttournaments of the 2005 TopCoder Open sponsored by Sun, held atthe Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, CA on October 14th. http://www.topcoder.com http://www.sun.com NEW STUDY... WASHINGTON: Results from the SISR trial, a multi-center,randomized study of the CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stentversus radiation from within a vessel (brachytherapy) inpatients with bare-metal in-stent reblockage (restenosis), werepresented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular TherapeuticsScientific Symposium. http://www.cordis.com http://www.cypherusa.com http://www.tct2005.com CLINICAL OUTCOMES... PARIS: A review of subgroup data from a randomized,controlled drug-eluting stent clinical trial, TAXUS IV, foundthat the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting stent system hassubstantially improved clinical outcomes in insulin-dependentpatients. http://www.bostonscientific.com COSMETIC SCALPELS... CUIJK: A new range of Diamond Cosmetic Scalpels manufacturedby Element Six has been launched with the first sets ofscalpels being delivered to one of the premier Dutch clinicsfor aesthetic surgery, Medisch Centrum Scheveningen. CHARGE PUMP... SUNNYVALE: Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated, adeveloper of power management semiconductors for mobileconsumer electronic devices, has introduced the AAT2803, amulti-function, high efficiency, dual charge pump that supportsboth white LED backlight and camera flash applications forportable systems that run on lithium-ion/polymer batteries. http://www.analogictech.com WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY... MINNETONKA: Digi International has announced a partnershipwith PetroCom to deliver high-speed GSM wireless connectivityover PetroCom's network to offshore oil and gas industrydevices in the Gulf of Mexico. www.petrocom.com www.digi.com SOFTWARE COMPETITION... HONG KONG: Sun Wah Linux Limited (Hong Kong) announces thesuccessful completion of the 2005 Golden Penguin Greater ChinaOpen Source Software Competition on October 14 in Hong Kong,aimed at promoting the research and strategic development ofnew software, and encouraging the development and establishmentof Open Source Software in Greater China. HIGH-DEFINITION COLLABORATION... CANNES: Rainbow HD Holdings LLC, Mega Media Pte Ltd. and theMedia Development Authority of Singapore have announced apartnership to create US$20 million worth of HD programs overthe next three years. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)