SYDNEY, Jan. 20--AsiaNet/InfoQuest RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS... LAFOX, ILL: Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (Nasdaq: RELL),today announced the appointment of Arthur Buckland toPresident, Chief Operating Officer, and Board Member effectiveJanuary 20, 2006. http://www.rell.com/investor.asp http://www.rell.com PRICE INCREASE... READING: EnerSys (NYSE: ENS), the world's largestmanufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries,will increase prices on all battery products and accessories inresponse to increased commodity costs. http://www.enersys.com HYDROWORX TAKE-UP... MIDDLETOWN: Chelsea and Manchester United teams, currentlyfirst and second, respectively, in the 05/06 PremiershipStandings, have purchased a HydroWorx pool complete with avariable speed underwater treadmill and directional resistancejets and video monitoring system. http://www.hydroworx.com/ GPS PRODUCT... THALWIL: u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of innovativeGPS receiver technology, has released its Firmware 5.00 GPSproduct, featuring spectacular navigation, SuperSense weaksignal performance and unmatched coverage in the most difficulturban canyons, even when the antenna is located inside vehicleswith coated windows. http://www.u-blox.com/news/fw5.jpg ASIA-PACIFIC EXPANSION... MOERS and BEIJING: Falk eSolutions, a global provider ofonline marketing delivery and management solutions, plans toexpand it presence in Asian Pacific markets with a strong focuson China, Singapore and Australia and a new office in Beijingwas recently opened. http://www.falkag.com ALCAN-BOEING AGREEMENT... RAVENSWOOD: Alcan Rolled Products - Ravenswood, awholly-owned subsidiary of Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL), hassigned a multi-year agreement with The Boeing Company to supplythe aircraft manufacturer's 787 Dreamliner program withadvanced lightweight aluminum products from Alcan's portfolioof proprietary alloys and innovative solutions. COMPANY DISCLOSURE... PORTLAND: Axial Vector(TM) Engine Corporation (OTC BulletinBoard: AXVC), a company developing exciting and potentiallyrevolutionary internal combustion engine technologies, incomplying with the requirements of Regulation FD Thursdayannounced certain material facts that were disclosed in theconference call it held yesterday with investors, brokers, andfund managers. http://www.axialvectorengine.com TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIE-UP... TOKYO/MADRID - NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) andTelefonica International Wholesale Services (TelefonicaWholesale), two leading global telecommunications carriers,have agreed to allow the interconnection of their internationaldata networks. www.telefonica-wholesale.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)