SYDNEY--18 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuestPDA SHIPMENTS... TAIPEI, Taiwan: According to the newest IDC report on the global market forPDA (Handheld Devices), Mio Technology's shipments of these devices reachedapproximately 100,000 units in the first quarter, for a market share of 7.1%. TOP VENDOR... BEIJING: According to a report published by IDC recently, UFIDA was rankedas the NO.1 local ERM software vendor in the APEJ Region in 2005, and themarket share of its ERP software apparently surpassed that of Microsoft. BYTEMOBILE EXPANDS... MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in optimizedInternet protocol (IP) services for mobile data networks, Wednesday announcedthe appointment of Lee Peng Tan as general manager for Southeast Asia. http://www.bytemobile.com CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME... SINGAPORE: Oracle, the world's largest enterprise software company, andSingapore Management University (SMU) Thursday launched the Asia Pacificregion's first certification programme for Enterprise Grid Architects. www.smu.edu.sg http://www.oracle.com BOND FIXINGS... HONG KONG and NEW YORK: Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data,analytics and news to the financial community, Wednesday announced that it hasestablished the first China bond fixings in cooperation with the largestChinese bond market participants. http://www.bloomberg.com IT SECURITY... HONG KONG: CPCNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Pacific, andCybertrust, the global information security specialist, have unveiled plans tooffer an Integrated Suite of Information Security Services to companiesoperating in Greater China. www.cybertrust.com www.CPCNet.com LOUIS VUITTON... CANNES: During the Opening Ceremony of the 59th Cannes Film Festival 2006 onMay 17th 2006, the President of the Jury of Cannes Film Festival, Mr. Wong KarWai, the Chinese director, was wearing a tuxedo from Louis Vuitton. http://easyshare.oodrive.com/workspace/vuitton/index.htm FILM AWARD... LONDON: British Movietonews, the newsreel company, was named FootageLibrary of The Year at the Focal Awards, the Oscars of the archive filmindustry. http://www.movietone.com THUNDERHEAD APPOINTS... LONDON and PHILADELPHIA: Thunderhead, the leading provider of enterprisecommunications technology, on Wednesday announced the appointment ofChristopher McLaughlin as Chief Marketing Officer. http://www.thunderhead.com MARKETING APPROVAL... FRANKLIN, Mass.: PLC Systems Inc., a leader in cardiac laser technologies,on Wednesday reported that Ktec Corporation, PLC's exclusive distributor inJapan, received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor andWelfare (MHLW) to market PLC Systems' first generation CO2 TMR Heart LaserSystem (HL1) in Japan. http://www.plcmed.com COLLABORATION AGREEMENT... KOBE: Carna Biosciences, Inc. and Enamine Ltd. on Wednesday jointlyannounced the signing of a collaboration agreement to cooperate on discoveryand development of lead compounds against targeted kinase. http://www.enamine.net http://www.carnabio.com MEDICAL TRAINING... NATICK, Mass. and PARIS: Boston Scientific Corporation Wednesday announcedplans for the construction of a new state-of-the art medical training facilityin Brussels, Belgium designed to help health care professionals advance thestandard of patient care. http://www.bostonscientific.com CORONARY STENT... NATICK, Mass. and PARIS: EuroIntervention, the peer-reviewed medical journalaffiliated with the Paris Course on Revascularization, Wednesday released anintegrated analysis that further supports the strong performance of the TAXUSExpress (2TM) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system for the treatment ofcoronary artery disease in diabetic patients. http://www.bostonscientific.com INT'L SEARCH... BRISBANE: PIPE Networks Limited, an award winning network infrastructureprovider, on Wednesday launched an international search for innovative productsand solutions to bring to the Australian telecommunications market. www.pipenetworks.com ENGINEERING STUDY... BOSTON and HANOVER: Universities with highly demanding engineering programsmust intensify their internationalization activities significantly if they wantto keep pace with the ever increasing dynamics of economic globalization andthe growing complexity of challenging worldwide value-added chains, accordingto the comprehensive study on the future of engineering education. http://www.global-engineering-excellence.org http://www.conti-online.com BORDEAUX WINE... SEOUL: From August this year, the French Bordeaux wine brand 'S Lesailo'comprising wines that have received the AOC (Appellation d'Origine Controlee)class, that suit Asian tastes and preferences will be distributed in Japan,China, Hong Kong, South Korea and other Asian countries. NAFSA CONFERENCE... ADELAIDE: StudyAdelaide is holding a cocktail reception in Montreal on 22May to coincide with the annual NAFSA conference aimed at reinforcing Adelaideas Australia's leading destination for international studentswhether for graduate degrees, vocational courses, study abroad or study tours. www.studyadelaide.com SOFTWARE INTEGRATION... NICE, Telemanagement World: Axiom Systems, the leader in Service Fulfilmentsoftware for telecommunications, Wednesday announced that its AXIOSS for IPServices solution is now integrated with the Alcatel 5620 Service Aware Manager(SAM). (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)