SYDNEY--11 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest WOMEN'S AWARDS... LOS ANGELES, Calif.: On behalf of the World Awards,panelists actress Teri Hatcher, former Soviet President MikhailGorbachev and acting World Awards President, along with GeorgKindel, Founder and Chairman of the World Awards, haveannounced the move of the WOMEN'S WORLD AWARDS 2006from Europe to the USA. http://www.worldawards.com http://www.ots.at/redirect.php?worldawards FILE TRANSFER... LIVONIA, Mich.: MessageWay Solutions, Inc. of Livonia,Michigan, a leading provider of Managed File Transfer and B2Be-commerce solutions, has announced that their MessageWayproduct has been selected by Kale Consultants Limited ofMumbai, India for strategic Managed File Transfer. http://www.messageway.com http://www.kaleconsultants.com DESIGN PRIZE... MILAN: Hong Kong designer, Or Wai Kit has won the runner-upprize in this year's Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competitionfor his glass Dragon Claw. Mr Or who studied design at the HongKong Polytechnic University, collected the US$2,500 prize fromSpanish designer, Patricia Urquiola at the international finalheld this evening as part of Milan Design Week, the largestdesign event in the world. http://www.bombaysapphire.com http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060410/LNM002 ATMEL UNVEILS... HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in thedevelopment and fabrication of advanced semiconductorsolutions, has announced the availability of its new ATR0885laser diode driver IC for use in combined HD-DVD/Blu-ray, DVD,CD players and PC CD-ROM drives. http://www.atmel.com SATELLITE TERMINAL... GERMANTOWN, Md.: Hughes Network Systems, LLC, the globalleader in broadband satellite network solutions and services,has announced that the Hughes 9201 has received type approvalby Inmarsat to operate over their Broadband Global AreaNetwork. http://www.hughes.com http://www.hns.com MARINE ENGINEERS... SAN PEDRO, Calif.: Calling the venture "an essential energydevelopment that requires the most highly skilled and trainedpersonnel," the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association hasannounced its endorsement of a proposal by BHP Billiton toconstruct a liquefied natural gas facility approximately 20miles off the coast of Oxnard, California. MOTOROLA SURVEY... BASINGSTOKE: From the discovery of new trends and wholephone communities to the evolution of e-novels and the instantpostcard, Motorola's global survey of 3G users explores thehuman side of next-generation mobiles. The Generation HEREreport reveals that the take-up of the latest super-handsetsand services is not only growing, but is also fundamentallychanging the way in which users live and communicate. http://www.motorola.com http://www.whatisrazrspeed.com LIVING SURVEY... SINGAPORE: Zurich ranks as the world's top city for qualityof living, according to a survey by Mercer Human ResourceConsulting, with the city scoring 108.2. In contrast, Baghdadis the lowest ranking city in the survey, scoring just 14.5.The analysis is part of Mercer's annual World-wide Quality ofLiving Survey, covering more than 350 cities, to helpgovernments and multinational companies place employees oninternational assignments. www.mercerhr.com/qualityofliving www.imercer.com/qol www.mercerHR.com FIFA PARTNER... SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., and LONDON: Visa International andFIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) haveannounced a milestone agreement in which Visa will become aFIFA Partner with global rights to a broad range of FIFAactivities including the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women'sWorld Cup. http://www.corporate.visa.com ME OPERATIONS... DUBAI: Hill & Associates, Asia's largest risk management &business intelligence consultancy firm has recently appointedGeoffrey Hill as the new General Manager of its Middle Eastoperations. In this post, Geoffrey will manage the UAE andPakistan offices and oversee all projects across the MiddleEast, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)