SYDNEY, Nov. 16--AsiaNet/InfoQuest EASIC SELECTS... YOKOHAMA: eASIC Corporation, a provider of Programmable ASICproducts including Configurable Logic IP and Structured ASICs,has chosen Fujitsu as a foundry supplier for the company's 90nmStructured ASIC devices. www.easic.com www.easic.jp KIWI PUNTERS... SYDNEY: Centrebet says that only Kiwis are betting on NewZealand hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Kiwi punters haveplaced more than 95 per cent of the bets on New Zealand stagingthe event. In spite of Kiwi betting support, New Zealand isCentrebet's outsider to win tomorrow's vote. www.centrebet.com COMBINATION TREATMENT... DALLAS: A new study has shown for the first time thatreversal of atherosclerosis - a primary cause of stroke andheart attacks - can be achieved with a combination of NIASPAN(prolonged-release nicotinic acid) and a statin. INDONESIA PRESENCE... SINGAPORE: Quadrem, the global eMarketplace, is poised toaccelerate its expansion in Indonesia and further strengthenits presence across Asia. The company has signed agreementswith PT Mitrais, an IT outsource solutions provider, and withPT EMS Paramitra, a consulting and IT services firm. www.quadrem.com PRESS CONFERENCE... MAINZ: SCHOTT AG, the international manufacturer ofspecialty materials, components and systems, is investingfurther in the market for TFT glass substrates, both in itshome country of Germany and also in Korea. You are invited tolearn more at a press conference in Seoul with Dr. UdoUngeheuer, SCHOTT Chairman of the Board of Management, at theShilla Seoul, Room "Ruby", 202, Jangchungdong 2-GA, Jung-Gu,Seoul 100-856 on Thursday, 24 November 2005 at 10:30 a.m. ETHERNET SOLUTIONS... YOKOHAMA: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, highbandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, hasannounced that it will be showcasing its full suite of Ethernetsolutions at the Embedded Technology Conference and TradeShow. www.micrel.com MARKETING AUTHORIZATION... PARIS: Procoralan (ivabradine, Servier), the first selectiveand specific If inhibitor, has received marketing authorizationin 27 European countries from the European Medicines EvaluationAgency (EMEA) for the symptomatic treatment of chronic stableangina pectoris in patients with normal sinus rhythm who have acontraindication or intolerance to beta-blockers. PARTNERSHIP RENEWED... LINDEN, N.J.: Trinchero Family Estates, producers of SutterHome Wines, and Colavita USA, distributors of authentic Italianextra virgin olive oil, announce the continuation of theirpartnership into 2006. www.sutterhomeforhope.com www.teamcolavita.com www.tfewines.com www.Colavita.com PEPPERCON INTRODUCES... ZWICKAU: Peppercon AG, Raritan's OEM division and a leadingvendor of embedded KVM-over-IP solutions, has announced theKIRA100 - the industry's first single chip solution forhigh-quality platform control and remote server access tocombine KVM-over-IP technology with all the key platformmanageability access methods. www.raritan.com www.peppercon.com LED DRIVER... MILPITAS: California Micro Devices announce the CM4072, asingle-chip low noise charge pump/linear regulator LED (lightemitting diode) driver designed to power white LEDs tobacklight TFT LCD displays in wireless handsets, PDAs and LCDmodules. www.calmicro.com MIDDLE EAST... SOHAR: Speaking at the Middle East Economic DigestConference, Alcan Inc.'s Senior Vice President and Presidentand Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Primary Metal Group, CynthiaCarroll, said that the Company is well positioned forsustainable business growth in the Middle East Gulf region. www.alcan.com FINANCIAL FORUM... SEOUL: Maeil Business Newspaper & TV (Maekyung), Korea's No.1 business news media group, announced that the Maekyung MediaGroup will host a Global Financial Forum, November 22 to 23,2005. www.mkgff.org SINGTEL INTRODUCES... SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel),Asia's leading communications group, has announced theavailability of a new international Ethernet service for itsglobal corporate customers. www.singtel.com www.optus.com.au TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE... PALO ALTO: Denali Software will host a technology conferenceon November 22 at the Leela Palace in Bangalore, India. Inhonor of the rapidly growing community of local customers andpartners, Denali will hold a special one-day conference tocelebrate the opening of Denali operations in India. www.denali.com www.denali.com/bangalore_openhouse.html (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)