SYDNEY--3 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuestBUSINESS JET... SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS: Embraer Tuesday introduced the Lineage 1000, anultra-large business jet based on the EMBRAER 190 commercial jet platform. http://www.embraer.com.br AGREEMENT SIGNED... SAO PAULO: Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A. and Itausa -- InvestimentosItau S.A. on Tuesday announced that they have entered into an agreement withBank of America Corporation (BAC) dated 05-01-2006 which involves theacquisition of BankBoston (BKB) in Brazil by ITAU and the exclusive right forITAU to acquire BKB's operations in Chile and Uruguay. http://www.itau.com REQUISITE CONSENTS... CALI: Transtel Tenderco, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transtel S.A. onMay 1 announced that as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 28, 2006, ithad received the consents of holders of more than 95% of each of Transtel'soutstanding (i) 121/2% Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2008, (ii)Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008 and (iii) Shares Trust Certificates. PEPSICO WEBCAST... PURCHASE, N.Y.: PepsiCo Tuesday announced that its annual shareholders'meeting will be webcast live from Plano, Texas, over the Internet on Wednesday,May 3, at 9 AM local time (10:00 AM ET). http://www.pepsico.com FOREX LEADER... LONDON: On Tuesday Euromoney revealed the results of its global foreignexchange survey, which shows Deutsche Bank extending its lead over its rivalsin terms of overall market share. http://www.euromoney.com CNH RESULTS... LAKE FOREST, Ill.: CNH Global N.V. Tuesday reported first quarter 2006 netincome of $43 million, compared to net income of $15 million in the firstquarter of 2005. http://www.cnh.com SMB SOLUTIONS... SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications andconsumer silicon solutions, Tuesday announced the immediate availability of anew set of Ethernet packet processor solutions optimized for the Small andMedium Business (SMB) market. http://www.marvell.com PACKET PROCESSORS... SUNNYVALE, Calif.: Marvell, the leader in storage, communications andconsumer silicon solutions, Tuesday announced the immediate availability of thePrestera 98DX2x5 family of packet processors for the secure enterprise andmetro Ethernet markets. http://www.marvell.com ATMEL LAUNCHES... HEILBRONN: Atmel Corporation, a global leader in the development andfabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced Tuesday theavailability of its highly-integrated ATA6026 motor driver IC, the first memberof a new, upcoming motor driver family. http://www.atmel.com MAJOR MILESTONE... GERMANTOWN, Md.: Hughes Network Systems, LLC, the global leader in broadbandsatellite network solutions and services, Tusday announced that it shipped itsone millionth satellite terminal in Q1 of this year. http://www.hns.com http://www.hughes.com PATENT APPROVED... EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.: NutraCea, a leader in stabilized rice brantechnology, announced Tuesday that its Korean Patent Application entitled"Supportive Therapy for Diabetes, Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia" has beenallowed by the Korean Intellectual Property Office. http://www.nutracea.com ALCAN RESULTS... MONTREAL: Alcan Inc. Tuesday reported operating earnings from continuingoperations of $1.26 per common share in the first quarter compared to $0.60 ayear ago and $0.54 in the fourth quarter of 2005.(x) www.alcan.com HK DISNEYLAND... HONG KONG: Mickey and Minnie Mouse are set to dazzle in glamorous goldcostumes at Hong Kong Disneyland this Sunday as they extend a warm welcome toguests during the Golden Week holiday. SORIN PRESENTS... PHILADELPHIA, PA.: Sorin Group, Europe's largest medical technology companyspecialized in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and leader in CardiacSurgery, presented Tuesday, at the 86th AATS Congress, the latest clinicalresults on Freedom SOLO valve (available in Europe) and MEMO 3D AnnuloplastyRing (CE and FDA pending) during the Satellite Symposium "Aortic and MitralValves Treatment: back to physiological conditions" chaired by Dr. Hargrove(Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia) and Dr. Beholz (Charite UniversityHospital, Berlin, Germany). http://www.sorin.com PROCESS TECHNOLOGY... SUNNYVALE, Calif. and HSINCHU, Taiwan: Advanced Analogic TechnologiesIncorporated, a developer of power management semiconductors for mobileconsumer electronic devices, and Vanguard International SemiconductorCorporation (VIS), a leading specialty IC foundry service provider, on May 2announced plans to integrate AnalogicTech's 0.35-micron multi-voltagemixed-signal ModularBCD process technology into VIS' advanced 200-mm submicronfabrication facilities in Taiwan. http://www.analogictech.com NEW HEAD... TOKYO: Etrali, the leading provider of unified communications solutions forthe trading community, has appointed Christophe Ozer as branch manager to headthe company's Japanese branch in Tokyo. http://www.etrali.com ITSM SOLUTION... EDINBURGH, Scotland: Leading Help Desk and IT Service Management (ITSM)solutions vendor, Axios Systems, has launched the next generation of itsaward-winning ITSM solution, assyst. http://www.axiossystems.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)