SYDNEY--11 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuestTETRA PAK... LAUSANNE - Tetra Pak, a world leader in food processing and packagingsolutions, announced that its Food for Development programme has been awardedthe 2006 World Business Award in support of the United Nations MillenniumDevelopment Goals. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060510/212181 http://www.tetrapak.com/ffdo IBM JAPAN... TOKYO - IBM Japan announced a Business Transformation Outsourcing agreementto transform and manage SANYO Electric Groups human resources and payrollfunctions. http://www-1.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/bus_serv/bcs/a1005264 EURAND INITIATES... MILAN, and VANDALIA - Eurand, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announcedthe initiation of the second of two Phase 3 clinical trials required forregistration of its pancreatic enzyme product, EUR-1008, in patients withexocrine pancreatic insufficiency. http://www.eurand.com EMPREVI DEPLOYS... SUNNYVALE, Calif. - To enhance visibility, management and security ofColombian container shipments, Emprevi Ltda. is deploying Savi Technology'sSmartChain Transportation Security Solution, which leverages real-timeinformation from active Radio Frequency Identification technologies. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051129/SFTU061LOGO www.savi.com http://photoarchive.ap.org INTEROUTE SELECTS... SWINDON - Sonus Networks, Inc., a leading supplier of service provider Voiceover IP infrastructure solutions, announced that Interoute, owner and operatorof one of Europe's most advanced telecommunications networks, has selectedSonus Networks' IP Multimedia Subsystem-ready network infrastructure solutionsto support the multimillion dollar expansion of its IP-based voice network intoseveral major markets, including Madrid, Spain and Milan, Italy. http://www.sonusnet.com DIAMOND FACTORY... SHANNON, Ireland - A new industrial synthetic diamond factory has beenopened on April 19th 2006 in Suzhou, China, in the presence of Element Sixdirectors and shareholders, local government officials, diplomaticrepresentation from Ireland and South Africa and various trade organisations. BUONGIORNO RELEASES... MILAN - The Board of Directors of Buongiorno Vitaminic S.p.A., amultinational operating in the market of multimedia content via telephone anddigital channels, approved the figures for the first quarter 2006, drafted inaccordance with the international accounting standards. http://www.buongiorno.com/press_room/press_room_1.html W.P. STEWART... HAMILTON - W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. held its Annual General Meeting ofshareholders in Hamilton, Bermuda. http://www.wpstewart.com ALAMO LAUNCHES... TULSA, Okla - Alamo Rent A Car announced that it has launched a new servicefor its customers in Japan planning vacations in the United States. http://www.alamo.jp http://www.vanguardcar.com http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060303/DAF008LOGO-a CVRD FULFILS... RIO DE JANEIRO - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informs that it sent toAgencia Nacional de Transportes Terrestres, the Brazilian regulatory agency forthe transportation sector a formal announcement renouncing the voting rightsrelated to common shares regarding MRS Logistica S.A. Shareholders Agreementoriginally held by Ferteco Mineracao S.A., in accordance to Resolution Number1,394, dated April 11, 2006. http://www.cvrd.com.br NIWANO PEACE... TOKYO - The Niwano Peace Foundation awarded the 23rd Niwano Peace Prize to"Rabbis for Human Rights" of Israel in a ceremony held in Tokyo on May 11. http://www.npf.or.jp/english/index.html JOINT AUSTRALIA... CANBERRA - The proposed trans Tasman joint regulatory scheme for therapeuticproducts is expected to begin in the second half of 2007, Australian and NewZealand Government representatives announced. www.anztpa.org (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)