SYDNEY--23 Jun--AsiaNet/InfoQuestFARADAY SHOWCASES... HSINCHU, Taiwan and TOKYO - Faraday Technology Corporation, a leading ASICand IP provider, announced that it will showcase state-of-the-art ASICtechnologies, platforms and IP products throughout the 2006 Embedded SystemsExpo & Conference at Booth #5-29 from June 28 to 30 in Tokyo. http://www.faraday-tech.com NANOINK AND... SKOKIE, Ill. - NanoInk, Inc. and SII NanoTechnology Inc. (SIINT), asubsidiary of Seiko Instruments Inc., announced that they have signed anexclusive licensing agreement to provide nanoscale repair solutions to thephotomask industry. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060410/NANOLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.nanoink.net http://www.siint.com/en ARROW ASIA... HONG KONG - Arrow Asia Pac announced that it has been named "Distributor ofthe Year" in the Asia Pacific region by National Semiconductor, one of theworld's leading manufacturers of analog components. www.arrowasia.com www.national.com ASIA NETCOM... SINGAPORE - Asia Netcom announced that it has completed the upgrade of itspan-Asian submarine cable network, EAC, to the Lucent Technologies LambdaUniteMulti-Service Switch. www.asianetcom.com http://www.lucent.com ONBOARDING PROCESS... LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Just 30 per cent of global executives surveyed arepositive about their employer's onboarding and assimilation process for newhires, according to the latest Executive Quiz from Korn/Ferry International,the premier global provider of executive search, outsourced recruiting andleadership development solutions. http://www.kornferry.com http://www.futurestep.com UNITED INDUSTRIAL... HUNT VALLEY, Md. - United Industrial Corporation announced that its whollyowned subsidiary AAI Corporation has acquired privately held Aerosonde Pty Ltd.and Aerosonde North America, Inc. in stock purchase transactions for anaggregate purchase price of $6.5 million, with additional consideration payableupon the achievement of certain milestones. http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/113559.html http://www.unitedindustrial.com http://www.aaicorp.com ALCAN, GHANA... ACCRA, Ghana - Alcan Inc. announced the signing of a Memorandum OfUnderstanding (M.O.U.) with the Republic of Ghana for the creation of a jointventure between Alcan (51 per cent) and Ghana (49 per cent) to explore thefeasibility of developing a bauxite mine and alumina refinery, with an initialcapacity of 1.5-2 million tonnes per year. www.alcan.com ALCAN SUPPORTS... ACCRA, GHANA - Alcan Inc. announced that it will support the Government ofGhana's efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through a3-year US$300,000 collaboration, which is aligned with the Company's commitmentto the United Nations Global Compact. www.alcan.com MOTOROLA JOINS... LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Motorola, Inc. and the Eclipse Foundation, an opensource community focused on providing a universal development platform,announced that Motorola has joined Eclipse as a Strategic Developer Member. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020307/MOTLOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020415/MOTNOTAGLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org http://www.motorola.com EESTECH INC... SYDNEY - EESTech Inc is the new name for water reuse specialists Aqua DyneInc. and the symbol will change to EEST.OB. www.aquadyne.com MTV K SET... NEW YORK - MTV World announced the launch of its third network, MTV K, thefirst channel dedicated to young Korean-Americans set to premiere on air andonline on June 27 at 8 pm ET/PT. http://www.mtvk.com http://www.mtv.com ITALY DOWN... HAMBURG - Italy knocked the Czech Republic out of the World Cup on Thursdaywith a 2-0 win in Hamburg, as Ghana set up a likely second-round meeting withBrazil by snatching the Group E runners-up spot with a controversial 2-1 winover the United States in Nuremberg. CORDIS CORPORATION'S... MIAMI, FL. - Cordis Corporation, the world leader in the drug-eluting stentmarket, announced that its CYPHER SELECT PLUS has become the firstthird-generation drug-eluting stent to receive CE (Communite European) Markapproval. http://www.cordis.com GHANA BEAT... NUREMBERG - Ghana carried African hopes into the second round of the WorldCup when they beat the United States 2-1 to ensure qualification from Group E. GERMAN REFEREE... NUREMBERG - German referee Markus Merk was at the centre of more World Cupcontroversy after the United States criticised his officiating in theirtournament-ending 2-1 defeat to Ghana. RONALDO TIES... DORTMUND - Brazil striker Ronaldo equalled Gerd Mueller's World Cup finalsrecord of 14 goals, scoring twice in the 4-1 win over Japan in Group F. AUSSIES THROUGH... STUTTGART - Australia secured a place in the second round of the 2006 WorldCup with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Croatia in Stuttgart on Thursday,setting themselves up for a clash with Italy. WORK COMMENCES... CALGARY, Alberta - FEC RESOURCES INC. announces significant progress on theGeologic investigation of MPSA148 in which the Company has the exclusive rightto earn a 40 per cent interest through a Joint Venture (Lascogon MiningCorporation) with Philex Gold, Inc. http://www.fecresources.com (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited,translated news releases for worldwide clients. 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