SYDNEY--21 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuestICTV INTRODUCES... SINGAPORE - ICTV, creator of enhanced VOD solutions that seamlessly blendthe choice and control of broadband video with the quality and responsivenessof television, is introducing its ActiveVideo platform that combines the bestattributes of television and the Web at the 11th annual Broadcast AsiaConference and Exhibition June 20-23 here. http://www.ictv.com SINGTEL SIGNS... SINGAPORE - Consilient announced that Singapore Telecommunications Limited(SingTel), Asia's leading communications group, has selected the ConsilientPush email solution to bring mobile push email to more than 1.2 millionsubscribers. http://www.consilient.com/singtel www.optus.com.au www.singtel.com www.consilient.com REFUGEE YOUTH... LONDON - UN Refugee Agency launches innovative global campaign withcorporate partners. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060620/SFTU056LOGO http://media.ninemillon.org . http://photoarchive.ap.org PANAMSAT AND... SINGAPORE - PanAmSat announced that TVBI Company Limited of Hong Kong hadsigned an agreement for capacity on the PAS-8 Pacific Ocean Region satellitefor distribution of its programming throughout the Asia-Pacific region, theUnited States and Europe. http://www.panamsat.com JAPANESE PM... TOKYO - The Japanese Government decided today that it will redeploy theGround Self-defense Force (GSDF) troops that have been engaged in humanitarianand reconstruction activities in Samawah, Iraq since the beginning of 2003,based on the Special Measures Law for Humanitarian and ReconstructionAssistance for Iraq, judging that the objective of the GSDF's activities wasnow fulfilled. http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumispeech/2006/06/20danwa_e.html ALTAIR ENGINEERING... ANTONY, France - Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider oftechnology and services that strengthen client innovation and decision-making,announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Mecalog Group and itsRADIOSS product family of computer-aided engineering (CAE) software technology. http://www.altair.com http://www.mecalog.com http://www.altair.com/mecalog PEROT SYSTEMS... CHENNAI, India and PLANO, Texas - Perot Systems Corporation announced at anews conference in Chennai, India plans to expand its resources and facilitiesin India to a fourth city, Coimbatore, with the opening of a new informationtechnology center there in late summer. http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/122686.html http://www.perotsystems.com http://www.sec.gov MICREL EXPANDS... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Micrel Inc., an industry leader in analog, high bandwidthcommunications and Ethernet IC solutions, launched a new dual ultra-low dropoutvoltage linear regulator. http://www.micrel.com EAGLE INVESTMENT... BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA - Eagle Investment Systems LLC and Patni ComputerSystems, Ltd. announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance. http://www.mellon.com http://www.eagleinvsys.com http://www.patni.com BOSTON SCIENTIFIC'S... PARIS - Boston Scientific Corporation welcomed the results of a new study,led by Dr. Marc Bosiers of Belgium, demonstrating that the closed cell designof Boston Scientific's Carotid WALLSTENT Monorail provides superior clinicaloutcomes compared to open cell carotid stents. http://www.bostonscientific.com http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/en/ CORDANCE AND... STERLING, Va. - Cordance, the corporate administrator for the i-names globalnamespace, and NeuStar, Inc., a leading provider of essential communicationsservices to the global communications and Internet industry, announced that theGlobal Registry Service for i-names will officially open today at 7:00 PM EDT,(23:00 GMT). http://www.neustar.biz http://www.inames.net http://www.1id.com http://www.2idi.com http://www.ezibroker.net http://www.encirca.biz/html/i-names.shtml http://www.gbtn.biz http://www.janrain.com http://www.linksafe.name / http://xri.net/=drummond.reed http://xri.net/=abshire HUGHES ANNOUNCES... GERMANTOWN, Md. - Hughes Network Systems, LLC, the world's leading providerof broadband satellite network solutions and services, announced theintroduction of a new broadband satellite platform, the HX System, acost-effective solution for smaller networks that provides high Quality ofService and employs the most efficient implementation of the DVB-S2 industrystandard with Adaptive Coding and Modulation. http://www.hughes.com FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae announced that it priced $2.0 billion of BenchmarkREMIC Trust 2006-B1, Class AB, CUSIP 31395NPD3, a Guaranteed Maturity Classwith a class coupon of 6.000 percent and a final maturity date of June 25, 2016. http://www.fanniemae.com/mbs/documents/remic/ remicprospectussupplements.jhtml http://www.fanniemae.com ALCAN ICELAND... REKJAVIK - Alcan Inc. announced that its ISAL aluminum smelter is working torestore production in one of its three pot lines following a power interruptionfrom a transformer failure. www.alcan.com LAW FIRMS... LOS ANGELES - Custom House has signed an agreement with Thomson Elite, thelegal platform for billing, record-keeping and financial management that givesthe leading non-bank foreign exchange company preferred vendor status with lawfirms around the world. www.elite.com www.customhouse.com JAPANESE-BRAZILIANS... SAO PAULO - Hundreds of green and yellow Brazilian flags are hanging fromthe red, Oriental-style street lamps in Sao Paulo's Liberdade district, heartof the country's Japanese community. ENGLAND PLAYS... COLOGNE - England drew 2-2 with Sweden today to earn a second round WorldCup clash with Ecuador while the Swedes go through to face host Germany. PARAGUAY'S WIN... KAISERSLAUTERN - Paraguay ended World Cup debutant Trinidad & Tobago's slimhopes of reaching the last 16 with a 2-0 victory. ULTRASONIX MEDICAL... BURNABY, British Columbia - Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a companydedicated to providing "Smart Ultrasound for better patient care," announcesappointments of three executives, adding high-profile professionals to itsgrowing list of industry catalysts. http://www.ultrasonix.com NANO CHEMICAL... SEAFORD, Del. - Nano Chemical Systems Holdings Inc., announced that thecompany has signed a contract with Benchmark China Limited to provide for theintroduction of its product line to the Chinese market. VERISIGN EXPANDS... SINGAPORE - VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of intelligentinfrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks,announced that it has expanded its communications network into Asia to meetcustomer demand for improved international roaming services. http://www.verisign.com VERISIGN INKS... SINGAPORE - VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of intelligentinfrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks,announced that SK Telecom, a member of the SK Group and the number one wirelesscommunications provider in South Korea, has signed a multi-year contract to useVeriSign's regional networking services. http://www.verisign.com CYBERTRUST MSS... SYDNEY - Cybertrust, the global information security specialist and leaderin managed security services, announced improved capabilities available throughits full portfolio of MSS offerings. www.cybertrust.com http://www.cybertrust.com/solutions/managed_security_services PREVU CORPORATION... WELLINGTON - PREVU Corporations range of travel videos are to be madeavailable on Bezurk one of the Asia Pacific regions most comprehensive travelsearch engines. www.bezurk.com www.prevucorporation.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. 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