SYDNEY--25 May--AsiaNet/InfoQuest BABYLON 6... OR YEHUDA: Babylon Ltd., the leading provider ofsingle-click translation and dictionary software, has announcedthe release of the latest version of its software, furtherstrengthening its market presence. www.babylon.com PEPSICO FOUNDATION... WASHINGTON: The PepsiCo Foundation has announced it willmake a US$1 million contribution to help build a memorial toMartin Luther King, Jr. on the National Mall. www.pepsico.com www.buildthedream.org CHINA SOFTWARE... SHANGHAI: Telcontar, the leading supplier of softwareplatforms and services for the location-based services market,has announced the launch of its Drill Down Server 4.1. Thenewest version of the LBS industry's most widely deployedgeospatial software platform adds China map data and a host ofcustomized performance enhancements that enable Telcontarcustomers to deploy dynamic location-enhanced applications thatmeet the region-specific needs of China's burgeoning market. www.telcontar.com EUROPEAN RAIL... LONDON: ACP Rail International - leading distributor ofEuropean rail products including BritRail, Eurail andEurodomino Pass - is enjoying rapid business growth around theworld as the demand for stress-free travelling at great valueprices encourages tourists to take the train. The travel tradecan earn attractive commissions from selling rail using ACP'ssimple, easy to use booking tools. www.acprail.com www.accesrail.com www.agentbritrail.com NASDAQ SIGNS... NEW YORK: The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. has announced that ithad signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ZhejiangProvince Financial Affairs Office, based in Hangzhou, China andthe Jiangsu Province Economic and Trade Commission, based inNanjing, Jiangsu province. Both signing ceremonies took placein New York. www.nasdaq.com THE BEATLES... LAS VEGAS: Media from around the world experienced the first'sneak preview' of the latest Cirque du Soleil show, LOVE, aco-production with Apple Corps Ltd., which celebrates themusical legacy of The Beatles. A press conference was held inthe custom-built theatre at The Mirage in Las Vegas. www.thebeatles.com www.mirage.com www.cirquedusoleil.com ATTICUS CAPITAL... NEW YORK: "We continue to believe that consolidation createsvalue in the exchange industry. We applaud Mr. Hessels and Mr.Theodore for carefully exploring all opportunities, and believethey are sincerely trying to create shareholder value byworking towards a deal. Euronext's industry consolidationexperience makes them uniquely prepared to evaluate both theDeutsche Boerse and New York Stock Exchange offers." Atticuscurrently controls approximately 9 per cent of Euronext, 6 percent of NYSE, and 5 per cent of Deutsche Boerse. MICREL LAUNCHES... SAN JOSE, California: Micrel Inc., an industry leader inanalog, high-bandwidth communications and Ethernet ICsolutions, has added to its family of high-speed clock and datadistribution ICs with the introduction of the SY89835U, a 1:2LVDS fanout buffer featuring Internal Termination and fail safeinput in a tiny 2mm x 2mm 8-pin foot print. www.micrel.com HERCEPTIN APPROVED... LONDON: Roche has announced that the European Commission hasapproved Herceptin (trastuzumab) for patients with early-stageHER2-positive breast cancer following surgery and standardchemotherapy. HER2-positive breast cancer, which affectsapproximately 20 per cent to 30 per cent of women with breastcancer, demands special and immediate attention because thetumors are fast-growing and there is a higher likelihood ofrelapse. www.roche.com www.health-kiosk.ch/start_krebs www.gene.com www.thenewsmarket.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)