SYDNEY--22 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuestCIBER EXPANDS... BANGALORE - CIBERsites India Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of U.S.-based ITConsulting Services Organization CIBER, Inc., announces the grand opening ofits third software development center in Bangalore. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010927/CBRLOGO www.ciber.com http://photoarchive.ap.org STEELWORKERS CALL... WASHINGTON - United Steelworkers (USW) from throughout the United States areparticipating in a demonstration at the Embassy of Malaysia in Washington, D.C.calling upon the Malaysian government to intervene in a dispute at CognisCorporation's Cincinnati, Ohio chemical plant. http://www.usw.org/strategiccampaigns GOODRICH EXPANDS... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Goodrich Corporation broke ground on a 300,000-square-footexpansion of its Singapore-based nacelle/thrust reverser Maintenance, Repair &Overhaul (MRO) facility. http://www.goodrich.com ANALOGICTECH ANNOUNCES... SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated, a developerof power management semiconductors for mobile consumer electronic devices,announced the AAT2505, the latest addition to the company's growingSystemPower(TM) family of power management IC products. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050829/SFTU089LOGO www.analogictech.com http://photoarchive.ap.org PANACEA PHARMACEUTICALS... GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced the award of aPhase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of $880,000 from theNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the U.S. National Institutes ofHealth (NIH) to complete pre-clinical studies on a novel drug to treat ischemicstroke. http://www.panaceapharma.com TEKVET CEO... NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah - D. Bret Smith, chief executive officer of TekVet,LLC, a Utah-based developer of agricultural technologies, applauded Japan'sdecision to lift its ban on U.S. beef imports. http://www.tekvet.com/japanbeef.htm http://www.tekvet.com AUSTRALIA TO... OEHRINGEN - Socceroos coach Guus Hiddink says his team will play to winagainst Croatia in their decisive World Cup Group F match despite needing onlya draw to qualify for the second stage of the tournament. IRAN EQUALISER... LEIPZIG - Angola hopes of World Cup glory were dashed when Iran rallied todraw 1-1 in their final World Cup Group D match in Leipzig. CROATIA MAKE... STUTTGART - Croatia made two changes to their team for tomorrow's World CupGroup F clash with Australia. ARGENTINA DRAW... FRANKFURT - Two-time World Cup winners Argentina drew 0-0 with theNetherlands in Frankfurt today to finish top of Group C and line up a last of16 clash with Mexico. IVORY COAST... MUNICH - Ivory Coast fought back from two goals down to beat Serbia &Montenegro 3-2 and secure their first World Cup win in an entertaining andfiercely fought battle to avoid ending bottom of group C. ZICO HOPING... DORTMUND - Japan coach Zico has given his players the silent treatment inthe hope that it will fire them up for the Asian champions' make-or-break clashwith Brazil on Thursday night. JAPAN MUST... BONN - Japan coach Zico has told his players not to fear Brazil when theytake on the five-time world champions in a do-or-die Group F clash in Dortmundon Thursday. QSV BIOLOGICS... EDMONTON - QSV Biologics, Ltd, a North American based biologics CMO locatedin Edmonton, Canada, and Proteon Therapeutics, Inc, of Waltham, Massachusettsand Kansas City, Missouri, announced the signing of a contract for processdevelopment and manufacturing of PRT-201, Proteon's lead drug candidate. www.proteontherapeutics.com www.qsvbiologics.com INSIGHTEC'S EXABLATE... HAIFA, Israel - InSightec Ltd. announced it has been awarded regulatoryapproval by the Australian and Taiwanese governments for commercialdistribution of the ExAblate 2000 Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound(MRgFUS) incisionless surgery system for the treatment of uterine fibroids. http://www.insightec.com ADVANTAGE PARTNERS... TOKYO - Advantage Partners, one of the foremost private equity firms inJapan, and Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm, completedthe acquisition of MEI Conlux from Mars, Incorporated. http://www.meiglobal.com http://www.advantagegroup.co.jp http://www.baincapital.com http://www.mars.com CVRD SETTLES... RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), the world'slargest iron ore producer, announces that it concluded the iron ore pricenegotiations with the Chinese steelmakers. http://www.cvrd.com.br IBM INCREASES... SYDNEY - IBM, continuing its focus on high growth markets, announced theexpansion of its Business Transformation Outsourcing Centre in Brisbane,Australia, to meet the growing demand for multilingual business and technologyservices across the Asia Pacific region. http://www-1.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/bus_serv/bcs/a1005264 http://www.thinkhdi.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net forfull-text versions.)