SYDNEY, Nov. 15 -- AsiaNet TOKYO APARTMENTS... TOKYO: Oakwood Worldwide has expanded in Tokyo servicedapartment-hotel market with the opening of a 69-unit servicedapartment-hotel property named Oakwood Apartments RoppongiCentral. The property is located in the heart of Roppongi,Tokyo's famous international gathering place for business andleisure. www.oakwood.com AUSTRALIAN IDOL... SYDNEY: Kiwi singer Emily Williams is Centrebet's hotfavourite to be crowned Australian Idol next week. Centrebetsays that Emily (1.36) is odds on to beat Kate DeAraugo (3.00)in the Idol showdown. Originally from Auckland, Emily has beenCentrebet's Idol frontrunner for the past five weeks. www.centrebet.com QUINTILES REPORTS... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.: Quintiles Transnational Corp.has announced financial results for the quarter ended September30, 2005. Net revenue for third quarter 2005 was US$470.3million, an increase of 19% from net revenue of US$396.5million for third quarter 2004. www.quintiles.com www.quintiles.com/corporate_info/broadcast_center PROXIMARE REPORT... PRINCETON, N.J.: Proximare, a leading pharmaceuticalconsulting firm, announced the release of "Proximare's IndianClinical Research Industry Report." www.proximareinsight.com VIRTUAL GOLF... ZALTBOMMEL: More and more golf players play on virtualcourses. The newest generation of simulators by ProTee United,the Dutch manufacturer, are very advanced and realistic.Players use actual golf clubs and even hard golf balls ifappropriate in the playing environment. www.protee-united.com/downloads RENAL DISEASE... BASINGSTOKE: According to data presented on Saturday at theannual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology,non-calcium FOSRENOL (lanthanum carbonate) effectivelymaintains reductions in mean serum phosphorus levels whiledemonstrating safety and tolerability in end-stage renaldisease patients for up to six years. www.shire.com IMAGE BRANDING... NEW YORK: Jeff Kennedy of KanDoKid Films, a full-servicemedia company based in New York, has created a series of imagebranding films for Maybelline that currently run in theirflagship stores, mall kiosks and other alternative outletsworldwide. www.kandokid.tv ANADIGICS INTRODUCES... WARREN, N.J.: ANADIGICS, Inc., a leading supplier ofwireless and broadband solutions, has announced a new additionto its family of RF switches. The AWS5532 RF switch provides animpressive 10 W power rating, which is ideal for applicationssuch as automotive telematics, as well as GSM, CDMA, and WLANmobile platforms. www.anadigics.com INTERIM RESULTS... SINGAPORE: Asia Dekor Holdings Limited has announced itsinterim results for the six months ended 30 September, 2005. ATMEL INTRODUCES... NANTES: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced semiconductorsolutions, has announced the release of the AT83C26, a multiplesmart card reader interface device. www.atmel.com KEY APPOINTMENTS... HONG KONG: Swiss Re has announced a number of keyappointments in the Asia and Greater China regions, which willenable the reinsurer to accelerate its growth and cementleadership in these regions. OTIS WINS... FARMINGTON: Otis, a unit of United Technologies Corp., hasbeen awarded a US$14 million contract to supply and install 51heavy-duty escalators and to modernize 11 escalators at Munichsubway stations. www.otis.com BITPASS-MSN AGREEMENT... MENLO PARK: BitPass, Inc., provider of the leading commerceplatform for digital content and services, has announced anagreement with MSN to enable digital content sales on targetedinternational MSN portals. www.flutterbuys.ninemsn.com.au www.bitpass.com ANALOGICTECH UNVEILS... SUNNYVALE: Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated(AnalogicTech), a developer of power management semiconductorsfor mobile consumer electronic devices, has announced theAAT3686, a lithium-ion/polymer battery charger IC designed tooperate off both USB and AC adapter inputs. www.analogictech.com GOLD LEVEL... MINNETONKA: Digi International has announced that SistemasEmbebidos, a Digi International Company, has been selected byMicrosoft for the Gold Level of the Microsoft Windows EmbeddedPartners Program. The Gold level of WEP makes it easy forcustomers of Windows Embedded to identify best-in-classpartners for Microsoft embedded platforms. VISA WINS... LONDON: For the eighth consecutive year the World TravelAwards, the prestigious awards ceremony that acknowledgessignificant achievements in all areas of the travel and tourismindustry, has named Visa the "World's Leading Credit Card". www.worldtravelawards.com www.visadestinations.com www.corporate.visa.com STRATEGIC ALLIANCE... NEW DELHI: Motorola announced that it has joined forces withBharti Teletech Ltd. in a strategic agreement that extendsMotorola's reach across metros, cities and to the smallesttowns in India. www.motorola.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.)