SYDNEY, Feb. 28--AsiaNet/Infoquest KANSAI PORTAL... OSAKA - Kansai Window, which offers visitors a chance to seethe wondrous appeal of Kansai as well as obtain various typesof information on the region, has been redesigned with expandedcontents. http://www.kippo.or.jp/kippo_e/index.html ANATOMICAL EXHIBITION... HEIDELBERG - Recent reports about an exhibit of dissectedhuman bodies - now showing in Sydney - have led manyunsuspecting members of the Australian and New Zealand publicto believe that the display is related to me and Body Worlds,the anatomical exhibitions I created using Plastination. http://www.bodyworlds.com CAR VALUATIONS... AUCKLAND - Car valuation service Red Book has entered into apartnership with Trade Me to deliver car valuations to TradeMes 1.2 million members. VENDOR PARTNERSHIP... RICHARDSON - Austar United Communications has announced thatit has selected Navini Networks as the core vendor partner forits WiMAX-based regional network rollout. http://www.navini.com http://www.AUSTARunited.com.au TRANSMISSION SYSTEM... ATLANTA, GA. - An extensive digital transmission systemdeployed by Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, for Telstraprovided support for Seven Network's recently concludedexclusive broadcast of 2006 Winter Olympic Games coverage toAustralia. http://www.scientificatlanta.com http://www.cisco.com http://newsroom.cisco.com QUADREM RESULTS... PERTH, WA - Quadrem, the global eMarketplace, achieved itsfirst cash-flow positive calendar year in 2005, growingrevenues 60 per cent over 2004 numbers. http://www.quadrem.com EQUIPMENT PROTECTION... LAKE FOREST, Ill. - CNH Capital, the financial servicesbusiness of agricultural and construction equipment maker CNHGlobal N.V., today unveiled its most comprehensive equipmentprotection plans offered to date. http://www.cnhcapital.com http://www.cnh.com RESEARCH AWARD... PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Authoring or co-authoring 11 "HotPapers" on immune-system function, Osaka University's ShizuoAkira surpasses fellow scientists to earn the title of the2004-2005 "Hottest Researcher." http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://www.thomson.com SALES AGREEMENT... MONTREAL - Alcan Inc. announced today that it has reached anagreement to sell selected assets of its North AmericanPackaging Plastic Bottle business to Ball Corporation forUS$180 million. http://www.alcan.com ASSET TRACKER... DALLAS - RFID World - Ekahau Inc. and Symbol TechnologiesInc., The Enterprise Mobility Company, announced a solution tohelp organisations more efficiently track the location ofinventory and assets with radio frequency identification. http://www.ekahau.com http://www.symbol.com CHIP PARTNERSHIP... PALO ALTO, Calif. - Denali has announced that InnovativeSemiconductor teamed with Denali to ensure high-quality USB OTGPHY and controller chips for the USB OTG interface standard. http://www.denali.com http://www.innovative-semi.com XINHUA RESULTS... BEIJING - Citing the impact of a move into new facilitiesand delays in the timing of certain orders because of theBeijing Book Fair, Xinhua China Ltd. reported a net loss of$2.1 million for its second quarter ended December 31, 2005 onsales of $9.1 million. http://www.xinhuachina.com.cn SUNGLASSES AGREEMENT... MILAN - Luxottica Group, the global leader in the premiumand luxury eyewear sector, announced a ten-year licenceagreement with Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. for the design,production and worldwide distribution of prescription framesand sunglasses under the Polo Ralph Lauren name. http://www.luxottica.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)