Sydney--4 Aug--AsiaNet/InfoQuest ELECTRONIC PASSPORT... WASHINGTON: Gemalto, a world leader in digital security,announced today that the United States of America GovernmentPrinting Office (GPO) placed its first order with the company,following Gemalto's electronic passport technologyqualification completion. www.gemalto.com WIRELESS LEADER... MINNETONKA, Minnesota: Digi International Inc. has announcedthe acquisition of MaxStream, Inc., a fast-growing, privatelyheld corporation and a leader in the wireless device networkingmarket. www.digi.com CASH DELIVERIES... PRETORIA: All cash deliveries made by the COIN SecurityGroup (PTY) Ltd in South Africa can be tracked from start tofinish with the tracking and tracing solution of theNetherlands based company Transtrack International. CEO APPOINTMENT... SAN JOSE, Calif.: Komag, Incorporated, a leading independentsupplier of thin-film media for disk drives, announced that itsBoard of Directors has completed its search for a new chiefexecutive officer to succeed T.H. Tan, who had previouslyannounced his intention to retire by the end of 2006. www.komag.com HAMBURG SUMMIT... HAMBURG: In addition to the Chinese prime minister WenJiabao, a 40 member delegation of high ranking business leadersare slated to attend "Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe" fromSeptember 13-15, 2006 at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce andIndustry. http://www.hk24.de http://www.hamburg-summit.com GERD DIFINITION... MADISON, Wis.: An international consensus group of theworld's leading experts in gastroenterology today published theMontreal Definition(1) of gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD), in the August issue of the American Journal ofGastroenterology. DATA PROTECTION... WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.: Syncsort Incorporated announced thatthe Australian division of Open Channel Solutions (OCS) hasbecome Australia's newest distributor of Backup Express,Syncsort's high-performance data protection product. http://www.syncsort.com http://www.ocs.com http://www.ocs.au.com GROWTH MOMENTUM... RIO DE JANEIRO: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) reports inthe second quarter of 2006 (2Q06) performance consistent with its path of continuous improvement in results, which began inthe last quarter of 2002 -- once again posting records for sales volume, revenue, net earnings, and cash generation. http://www.cvrd.com.br COMPANY ACQUISITION... MILAN: Buongiorno USA, Inc., the US subsidiary of theBuongiorno SpA Group, a multinational operating in the marketof multimedia content via telephone and digital channels, said it has signed the final agreement to acquire up to 100% stake in Rocket Mobile, Inc. http://brew.qualcomm.com/brew/en/ EXECUTIVE SEARCH... NEW YORK: Hudson Highland Group, Inc., one of the world's leading providers of specialized professional staffing,retained executive search and talent management solutions,today announced that the company expects to report revenue forthe quarter ended June 30, 2006 of between $363 to $367 million and EBITDA of between $8.0 to $9.0 million, compared to revenueof $365 million and EBITDA of $9.6 million in the secondquarter of 2005. http://www.hhgroup.com GAMING REVENUE... LAS VEGAS and MACAU: Globalysis Ltd. issued a forecast ofexpected gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau SpecialAdministration Region (Macau SAR) for calendar year 2007, whichestimated that legal casino gaming revenue in Macau would riseto approximately USD$8.0 billion in the calendar year 2007 froman estimated figure of USD$6.8 billion in calendar year 2006;this would represent an approximate 18% increase year overyear. http://www.globalysis.com AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.