SYDNEY--2 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest SMARTSHIRT SYSTEM... BETHESDA, Md.: Sensatex, the premier developer of integrated smart textilesystems, Tuesday announced the Beta launch of its SmartShirt System. http://www.sensatex.com RECOVERY SOLUTION... SYDNEY: SQLTools A/NZ, the Asia Pacific distributor of Idera's award winningmanagement tools for SQL Server, Tuesday announced that SalesForce Australia,the leading outsourced interactions specialist, has deployed Idera's SQLsafehigh performance backup and recovery solution across its mission-critical SQLServer infrastructure. http://www.sqltools.com.au 25TH ANNIVERSARY... FORT COLLINS, Colo.: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. this week celebratesthe 25th anniversary of the corporation. http://www.advanced-energy.com WEIGHT REDUCTION... MELBOURNE: LAP-BAND System surgery is significantly more effective inreducing weight and improving health and quality of life than non-surgicalweight-loss programs, according to a study published in the May 2 issue ofAnnals of Internal Medicine. BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY... MILPITAS, Calif.: California Micro Devices Monday introduced FlexBoost, abreakthrough power saving technology, and four new products (CM93xx) in itsPhotonIC family of white LED (WLED) drivers for wireless handset applicationsthat are based on it. http://www.calmicro.com TRACKING TECHNOLOGY... LAS VEGAS, NV.: RFID Live! Conference -- Ekahau Inc. is playing a centralrole in an automated system for tracking critical ground support equipment(GSE) at Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) in Utah. http://www.ekahau.com http://www.kbsi.com SECURE ACCESS... OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada: DINMAR, a leading North American healthcareinformation technology company, Monday announced that its Oacis Clinical Viewerapplication has been selected from among 61 respondents to the Collaboratory'srequest for "Expression of Interest," to demonstrate how secure access topatient records, along with intuitive clinical data views, can be accomplishedwith relative ease. www.dinmar.com RFID INLAYS... LAS VEGAS, NV.: Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company,Monday introduced at RFID Journal Live!, a portfolio of Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) inlays based on the Generation 2 (Gen 2) standards setforth by the Electronic Product Code (EPC) standards body. http://www.symbol.com SPONSORSHIP DEAL... PHILADELPHIA and LONDON: Thomson Scientific, a business of The ThomsonCorporation, Monday announced it has secured an exclusive sponsorship deal withChina's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) to sponsor the SIPO ChinaIntellectual Property News (CIPN) Public Intellectual Property Contest - knownas the Thomson Scientific Cup China Public Intellectual Property KnowledgeContest. http://www.scientific.thomson.com http://www.thomson.com http://www.innovationinchina.com MICREL LAUNCHES... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidthcommunications and Ethernet IC solutions, Monday launched the MIC2800, a highlyefficient, flexible power management IC that provides three output voltages anda power on reset in a tiny 3mm x 3mm MLF-16 package. http://www.micrel.com SRC APPOINTS... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.: Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), theworld's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and relatedtechnologies, on Monday named well-known physicist Dr. Steven Hillenius as vicepresident for the consortium's community of 23 companies and partners and 100universities worldwide. http://www.src.org SAI ACQUIRES... SYDNEY: SAI Global Limited on Monday announced it has completed theacquisition of ILI, a UK-based international standards publishing and databasesubscription services business, for US$60 million. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)