SYDNEY, Nov. 11--AsiaNet/InfoQuest R&D SOLUTION... PENANG: Arrow Components (M) Sdn Bhd Friday announced it will provide Agilent Technologies Inc. with a research and development supply-chain support solution that is expected to reduce the risk and complexity of the R & D process while driving improvements in time-to-market. http://www.arrowasia.com ADDITIONAL FINANCING... REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: Visto Corporation, the world's leading provider of secure mobile push email, Friday announced it has secured $70 million in an oversubscribed financing round led by DFJ ePlanet Ventures and joined by current investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Oak Investment Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Rustic Canyon, VantagePoint and Allegis Capital. http://www.eplanetventures.com http://www.visto.com BID ENDED... GREENWICH, Conn.: Interactive Brokers Group (IBG), the technology leader in global brokerage services, late on Wednesday ended its bid for the regulated assets of Refco Inc. http://www.interactivebrokers.com BREAKING NEWS... NEW YORK: CMP Asia has named PR Newswire the official breaking news service of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction to be held in Mumbai, India, on November 16-18, the companies announced Thursday. http://www.prnewswire.com http://www.wcdr.gfdr.org/background.asp PRODUCT ROLLOUT... SYDNEY: Unilife Medical Solutions Limited Thursday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Integrated BioSciences, Inc., a US-based international leader in medical device contract manufacturing. http://www.ibiosci.com ACHIEVO PROMOTES... DUBLIN, Calif.: Achievo China Thursday announced the appointment of Dr. James C. Li as Senior Vice President of Business Integration. http://www.achievo.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.)